Bringing a baby into the theaters with you?

[Mr.HyDe807]

:confused:

I saw The matrix Revolutions yesterday {8/10} and while i was waiting i saw a man and his wife coming into the theater with their baby. I was confused on why they would bring the baby but i forgot about it quickly as the movie started....until during the movie the baby startred screaming and crying. Seriously, why bring your baby into the damn theater if theres a pretty good chance it could start crying. Call a damn baby sitter and go by yourselves rather than bringing your kid!
Well thats another complaint from your favorite Mr. Hyde ;)

[Mad Maggot]

Lol, same happened to me.

I was seeing Revolutions the second time on Friday, which was a day off here (and a day off during the week is the holy thing here, believe me). There were a lot of 3-6-year old kids, which I found stupid. But I was totally shocked when I saw a baby of about 10-11 months there, he was carried by his fucked up mom, since he obviously isn't even a toddler yet.

The baby cried just once and for like 5 seconds, but, my God, his parents are sick morons! I mean he's a little baby! All those noise sounds could have hurt his ears and, I wonder how that is for a kid to be in a crowded dark place!

Plus those 3-6-year old kids... I don't think it was right to take them to the theatre.

[Scarface98.9]

I know that it's good to expose the wonders of cinema at a young age, but not when they're still in their diapers. I've never understood why they would let some parent with their hellspawns into a movie where it's clear they're not gonna enjoy, it's clear that they're gonna disturb others, and when it's clear the babies gonna cry. I mean, you don't bring a baby to Black Hawk Down and expect them to be captivated to the point where they don't express themselves

[Annie Hall]

Second time I saw Kill Bill there were wee ones in there that couldn't have been older than 5. I told the manager, and he got them to leave. It's just inappropriate, I don't care if they WERE with their guardians. They were talking and crying and bothering everybody.

I can't stand it when parents bring their little kids to movies that are R for loud noises, violence and brutality. For sex and the like I think it's OK to cover their eyes, but eyes being torn out and innards spewing? No. Way.

[Draccoca]

This is a little off track as i don't go to the theaters but I am a father of two kids and I don't believe in censorship my kids are 3 and 2 and have watched every movie (other then porn) that i ahve watched and I'm a big horror fan. My kids have seen people eaten by zombies, monsters and the like, and you know something they are no different then the kids of bible thumpers who are not even allowed to watch halloween specials. They have never had a nightmare.

Now i don't agree with taking little kids into theaters because they don't have the attention span to sit in one seat for 2 hours or so. But censorship is the worst thing ever invented there are worst things on the news.

[Lynn7]

Babies should not be allowed in the theatres at all. That is the cinemas' responsibility. If someone can afford the movie ticket, they can afford the babysitter. Or maybe the cinemas should start a baby sitting service for people who can't find one.

Draccoca, everyone has the right to do what they want with their kids but you never can tell what bothers a kid until later. Some things lay dormant and come out when you least expect it- (I worked on a psych unit for 7 years ).

Another bad effect might be when your kids start talking dismemberment to their friends Moms and all of a sudden your kid isn't invited to anyone's house. Your kid thinks it's normal to talk like this and other peope think there must be something not right in your house. Not everyone understands the mind of a movie fanatic.:D

[Mr.HyDe807]

Originally posted by Draccoca
This is a little off track as i don't go to the theaters but I am a father of two kids and I don't believe in censorship my kids are 3 and 2 and have watched every movie (other then porn) that i ahve watched and I'm a big horror fan. My kids have seen people eaten by zombies, monsters and the like, and you know something they are no different then the kids of bible thumpers who are not even allowed to watch halloween specials. They have never had a nightmare.

Now i don't agree with taking little kids into theaters because they don't have the attention span to sit in one seat for 2 hours or so. But censorship is the worst thing ever invented there are worst things on the news.

true true My dad let me watch rated r movies that he rented when i was little. The funny thing was when i got older, i wasnt allowed to rent them lol

[deatheater]

Babys have no need to be in the theater for R rated movies.At TCM a little girl kept crying during it...for 45 mins...........and the mother just slapped the crap out of her.As far as R movies go my parents dont care what it is.they trust me.

[Damned Martian]

Well, who would bring their 4 year kids to see John Carpenter's Vampires? Apparently, a woman in my city was this smart. It was one of the 7 closer times i've been to slap a child. ;)

[Antonio]

While I never blame the baby, I think that most new parents are either too lazy, cheap or impatient to hire a babysitter or leave the tyke with grandma!

[SykkBoy]

I had "The Blair Witch Project" ruined for me by a crying baby...right during the end when the action was starting..not only was it annoying, it killed the suspenseful buildup....totally ruined it...

I have 3 hellspawns of my own and have always managed to find a babysitter, so people with one baby shouldn't have a problem...

[adamjohnson]

Originally posted by damned martian
It was one of the 7 closer times i've been to slap a child. ;)

Really, only 7 huh?

[Lynn Minmei]

Yeah sure, you all don't want babies in theatres, but what if YOU were a baby, huh? That's right...

[syxxpac]

Babies are the biological equivalent of a cell phone.

Parents should either find a babysitter or risk having me grab the tot and punting it through the screen.

People annoy me.

[bankholdup]

Originally posted by Lynn Minmei
Yeah sure, you all don't want babies in theatres, but what if YOU were a baby, huh? That's right...

If we were babies, we wouldn't know what the hell is going on and cause trouble...therefore we don't belong there.

[Squirrel_X]

See the best thing about babies in the theater is that their ears are really small so many more than normal can fit on your trophy necklace. I'm up to four already (this week at least):D

No but seriously, people who bring babies are NOT as bad as:

a) people who laugh obscenely loud and at inopportune times (sorry mother! I'll burn in Hell one more day for that)

b) people who get inside jokes and feel possessed by the devil to make it readily apparent to everyone in the vicinity that they got the joke by snorting or laughing to themselves (OMFG YOU SONOFABITCH I READ HAMLET TOO NOW SHUT YOUR FAT POPCORN-EATIN FACE!) (HA!):D

...and sorry beforehand if I piss anyone off, but
c) people who cry at movies. That's right goddammit, life is shit. I go to movies to escape from the horrible fleetingness of the inescapable cauldron of doom named "life" (ack! its not that bad, eh?). THEREFORE...nothing you see in a nationally released movie can begin to compare with the horrors, atrocities, and unfairness that can be found on many streetcorners in urban America (URBAN not SUBURBAN you soccer mom sonsof....) That being said, shutup and eat your $5 popcorn and drink your $4 coke, you bastards.

the end

p.s. im outta smokes if you can't tell

[Lynn Minmei]

Originally posted by bankholdup
If we were babies, we wouldn't know what the hell is going on and cause trouble...therefore we don't belong there.

Someone hasn't seen BABY GENIUSES...

[bankholdup]

Originally posted by Lynn Minmei
Someone hasn't seen BABY GENIUSES...

The first 20 minutes was enough for me, pal. I'm going to assume I didn't pick up on a joke, in which case I apologize.

[Annie Hall]

Originally posted by Draccoca
This is a little off track as i don't go to the theaters but I am a father of two kids and I don't believe in censorship my kids are 3 and 2 and have watched every movie (other then porn) that i ahve watched and I'm a big horror fan. My kids have seen people eaten by zombies, monsters and the like, and you know something they are no different then the kids of bible thumpers who are not even allowed to watch halloween specials. They have never had a nightmare.



I respect your right as a parent to decide what you want your kids to see, but, I don't think that a mother saying her 4 year old shouldn't see a movie because it's scary or violent is "censorship".

[Draccoca]

I think you missed the point I never said that it's censorship when a parent decides what their kids can watch. I do consider it censorship when someone else tells me what my kids can and can't watch. I was just doing a comparison in my last post.

[Jon Lyrik]

I used to think that babies should not be allowed in cinemas at all unless it is a family film. I've changed my mind to having them taken out when they annoy. Which means 99.9% of them will be taken out.

Lest it's a loud film like The Matrix or Saving Private Ryan. That can do serious harm to a pre-schoolers ears.

[Annie Hall]

Originally posted by Draccoca
I think you missed the point I never said that it's censorship when a parent decides what their kids can watch. I do consider it censorship when someone else tells me what my kids can and can't watch. I was just doing a comparison in my last post.

Ah, ok, your point is clearer to me now. I just read it as you saying it's censorship for anyone to tell anyone what they can or cannot watch. However, I think (not for you, of course), that some guidelines for what kids can and cannot see is necessary for those parents who are less responsible. As I said, if a kid is talking, screaming and SCARED of a movie...and their parents aren't doing anything, it's nice to be able to tell someone just what's happening. It's better for the kids, and for the people in the theater.

[scottish-movie-freak]

I hate children as much as everyone else (thank God I never was one) but my local arthouse cinema (Cameo Cinema, if you're ever in Edinburgh I recommend going) does something called "The Big Scream" when whatever movie they're showing is dedicated to mothers with young children. They can even get a cup of coffee afterwards. I think this is a very nice idea, they cant see 15s or 18s but anything else is fine (the idea of someone taking they're child to see The Texas Chainsaw Massacre just appauls me).

At least if all little kids were taken to this, no one else would have to bitch about little children at cinemas.

[vtadave]

Originally posted by scottish-movie-freak
I hate children as much as everyone else (thank God I never was one)

nice. Hope you were joking.

[AceD]

I think that if the kid is too young to understand the movie, he shouldn't be in there because he will be loud and get bored, and if the kid is old enough to understand it (and is still a "kid") he shouldn't be watching the movie because of it's content (assuming it is not a kid's movie--in that case I think you should not expect a theatre as silent as one watching "Mystic River" or something of the like). Overall, I sympathize with couples with your children that don't want to or cannot hire a sitter, but why not save yourself some money and go rent a DVD.

And yes, kids are smart and the news covering the war in Iraq probably will haunt them a little more than the violence in a movie like "The Core" or something, but frankly they will not see stuff like "Kill Bill" or "Texas Chainsaw" on the news. Telling your kid that he can't watch a movie because it's too violent or has too much sex or nudity is being a good parent, not imposing or supporting censorship.

Draccoca, I am not trying to come down on what you said at all. At age 3 or 2, there is a difference then letting your 8 or 9 year old watch Kill Bill or 28 Days Later.

[Draccoca]

no problem there everyone has a right to an opinion and mine is that my kids will watch whatever i watch (except XXX) that's the way i was raised and I haven't killed anybody, i'm not morbid or other shit like thatmy first horror movie was a freddy movie at the age of 2.

[scottish-movie-freak]

Originally posted by vtadave
nice. Hope you were joking.

Rest assured, I was but if you ever see any of the unwashed fuckers that go to my school, you'd feel the same way.

[badberry]

I can not comprehend the mentality of any parent that brings an infant to a movie. Any movie. They're not going to enjoy it, and more than likely, they'll cause a disturbance.

[FeverDog420]

I went to a late show of Seven (a 10:30 screening, I think) on a weeknight in early November. I was shocked to see a mom bring her three children with her (one was in a stroller!).

Same thing happened with Final Destination.

Ditto Nurse Betty.

A matinee is one thing (even if these three are all rated R for violence), but bringing children to a late-night show indicates poor parenting. Don't these kids have school in the morning?

[Deathbox]

Originally posted by Lynn7
Babies should not be allowed in the theatres at all. That is the cinemas' responsibility. If someone can afford the movie ticket, they can afford the babysitter. Or maybe the cinemas should start a baby sitting service for people who can't find one.

excellent.