It wasn't any better before cell phones. People still talked during the movie, kids ran up and down the aisles, people would get up in the middle of the movie t

It wasn't any better before cell phones. People still talked during the movie, kids ran up and down the aisles, people would get up in the middle of the movie to go to the bathroom. What changed was big home televisions got cheaper, and those of us who value decorum during movies can get it at home, with cheap snacks and the ability to pause the movie.