OK this is too far: Someone brought an actual chicken to A Minecraft Movie

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A Minecraft Movie had a great opening weekend in terms of box office numbers, but the staff at certain theaters—and one chicken—might describe the film's theater run differently.

As we reported earlier this week, young audiences have made a thing out of overreacting to a scene in which Jack Black shouts "chicken jockey" at a baby zombie riding a chicken, a phenomenon you'll very occasionally see in Minecraft, the game.

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"It's safe to say we got kicked out," the uploader added on top of the video.

Young people are under a lot of pressure in this unstable world, which isn't a good excuse to bring a live chicken to a screening of A Minecraft Movie, but I do my best to be understanding.

Please be kind to animals. They are not videogame creatures.

And be kind to theater employees, too.

(Sorry for mentioning you after chickens, theater employees, it's just that a chicken is much less likely to be encountered in a movie theater than a movie theater employee, and we might need to set a low bar to start with.)

Tyler grew up in Silicon Valley during the '80s and '90s, playing games like Zork and Arkanoid on early PCs. He was later captivated by Myst, SimCity, Civilization, Command & Conquer, all the shooters they call "boomer shooters" now, and PS1 classic Bushido Blade (that's right: he had Bleem!). Tyler joined PC Gamer in 2011, and today he's focused on the site's news coverage. His hobbies include amateur boxing and adding to his 1,200-plus hours in Rocket League.

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