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My friend and I went to the movies this afternoon to see "The Betrayed" and not one, but TWO morons brought their little kids to see it with them.

Not to mention the fact that such lovely words as the F-word and the C-word were used in it, the kids were bored out of their minds and were talking and crying during the movie!!!

Is it just me or does anybody think that it is RUDER THAN HELL to bring little kids to Rated R movies???

BTW - it was a GREAT movie! If you can, go see it!!

2006-10-16 11:17:45 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Etiquette

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Thank you so much for addressing this issue. I recently went to see “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning” and people had the audacity to bring in children as young as infants to three or four years old to see a film that is patently of an adult nature. Aside from all the talking, crying, and whining being a disturbance to others who are trying to watch the film, the act of taking them to see a film like this, or any other film of R rating is down right irresponsible, if not immoral.

These kids are way too impressionable, and their minds are far too fragile to be exposed to all the lewdness, lechery, vulgarity, brutality, and vile mayhem that is inundated in R rated productions. What are these sorry excuses for parents thinking, subjecting these kids to this graphic material?

Children should maintain their innocence for as long as possible. It’s the parent’s responsibility to preserve this quality. To have these kids view material that could potential desensitize them to violence, while also engendering them to mimic criminal and profane behavior, does the kids a disservice and it also does the society a disservice because these kids will eventually grow up to be adults who will hold nothing sacred because they were exposed to the worst demonstrations of human behavior at an age where they could not discern good from bad.

There is always talk in the media of watchdog groups that seek to censure moviemakers for gratuitous violence and flagrant displays of wanton sex. Whenever I see delinquent parents take their kids to see films that are inappropriate for their age, I sometimes wonder if instead of imposing limits on what the filmmaker can do, we impose limits on who can be parents? I know it’s a farfetched suggestion, and I never would want our world to come down to this Orwellian extreme, but it is sometimes tempting to suggest when I see the utter negligence and incompetence that passes for parenting these days.

To these inept and twisted parents, please have the decency to keep you kids at home when it comes to R rated films. It’s a good way for you to be civil to your fellow neighbors who go to the movies, and it is a good way to preserve some semblance of civility in your kids. Thank you.

2006-10-16 11:39:13 · answer #1 · answered by Lawrence Louis 7 · 5 0

Your comments are right on! I haven't been to many movies for some of the reasons you stated. People bring their kids to the movies and they can't sit still. Some bring babies who cry. I understand that some people need to get away.. I don't want to listen to a crying child while I am in the movies. I paid to see a movie, not to hear crying babies and kids screaming and yelling.

I miss the theatre experience. It's too bad that people use the theatre as their personal home theatre: talking, using cell phones, entertaining children, etc.

I guess I can complain to the manager. I may get a rain check or something similar. But, the afternoon is ruined. And, I wasted my hard-earned money.

I don't know what the answer is. Maybe a "Mom's " movie, or have a crying room in one of the theatres like churches have. That would be too expensive to install, I suppose.

2006-10-16 11:46:48 · answer #2 · answered by Malika 5 · 2 0

Yes they are DUMB as hell, and many have asked in this very forum if it's ok, but you can tell, despite the many protests, that they are going to do it anyway.


I think if they bring a kid to an R movie that they shouldn't be in, it should be perfectly ok to throw coke on them when they kids start interfering.

AND to you people justifying it, there is no "law" as one of you put it, but people goto the movies to enjoy the experience. And notice, you aren't on the Law board, you're on the "Etiquette" board. It's extremely bad taste to do this. People like you are the reason that the home theater industry is booming, and Hollywood is moaning, only churning out the same chum they turn out every year. GET A SITTER. If you can't afford a sitter, find something else to do, or wait till it comes out on DVD!

2006-10-16 12:28:56 · answer #3 · answered by Manny 6 · 2 0

I'm going to quote my favorite author ever on this one, because I can't say it any better:

There should be a notice ahead of the movie that says 'This movie is PG. Can you read? You are a Parent. Do you understand what Guidance is? Or are you just another stupid toddler who thinks they're an adult simple because they've grown older and, unfortunately, have developed fully-functioning sexual organs? Would you like some committee somewhere to decide everything for you? Get a damn grip, will you? And shut the wretched kid up!'
-- Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett

2006-10-16 11:37:53 · answer #4 · answered by lcraesharbor 7 · 4 0

It's very rude to stay in the theater in that situation. However, parents often attempt it because sometimes it works and the infant cooperates and the parent has an opportunity for a bit of "real" life as an adult while still caring for the child. It's as simple as that... to gain a dose of sanity and normality amidst a baby-defined existence. Again... if the baby doesn't cooperate, it's incredibly rude to stick it out... take the hit on the ticket price, try to get a refund, and leave.

2016-03-28 12:06:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Drive in movies rule. I've done it before my self but not too a rated r movie. Took my week old son with me to see a pg 13 movie. he sleept the entire time so I didn't see a problem with it. O'ya it was a drive in. He just set in his car seat and I watched the movie. Kept the volume just high enough so I could hear it but wouldn't bother him. I would say it is wrong to take a baby to the theater. The loud noise can scare even a todler. I prefer drive ins anyways because I don't have to worry about other people and it is perfect for parents because you feed them and get them to sleep by driving around then watch you movie and they get to sleep aswell as makes it so you don't have to stay in the house or watch G movies just because you have kids. America needs drive n movie theaters.

2006-10-16 11:33:56 · answer #6 · answered by knight35966 4 · 1 0

Well, I saw 3-4 year olds at Matrix 3 and that whole movie was just blood and guts, so I had a bit of a complaint about that one.

2006-10-16 12:46:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

I figure as long as the kids aren't making noise, who cares? You can't parent the world, that's for sure. And maybe the kids really wanted to see it or maybe the parents just could not get away. You have to consider that kind of stuff.

I took my baby (like 2 months old) to see Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. I'm sad that I'm admitting to seeing that movie. My kid cried and I'm sure it made people mad, but there is no law saying I can't bring my kid into the movies. She eventually calmed down and nobody said anything. I was a single mom at the time and really wanted to enjoy my only day off from two jobs. Had no babysitter and really wanted to see the movie. So I took my little one with me.

You should really watch who you judge. If you think that's bad, remember being like 15 or 16, having your 17-year-old friends buy you a rated-r ticket for a movie just so you all can go in there, laugh loud, talk loud, throw popcorn at the screen and what not. NOW that's rude. You know you did it. I couldn't get through Texas Chiansaw Massacre without some kids screaming and laughing and carrying on in the movie theatre. If the kids didn't ruin your movie going experience, what's the big deal?

As far as being childless by choice, I understand. I was that way once before. We have to deal with adult ******* whom are, at times, worse than any child. We all have to coexist in this world. Also, As long as there is a parent or guardian present, anyone can view a Rated-R movie. The movie theatre can't do anything about that. That is done by the MPAA (Motion Picture Association Of America) and it's pretty assenine of ANYONE to insist that one can't bring their child into a movie. Whichever one they want to view. You don't have to deal with the nightmares, and the kids picking up pretty little slang words they hear at the movie, now do you? And if it was a great movie, obviously the kids and their "moronic" parents didn't bother you too much. It just sounds like you want to rant.

And now that I read again.... it says you went in the AFTERNOON! Do you think the parent was trying to be considerate by going in the middle of the day, when there are less people in the theatre. You probably should have been somewhere else, anyway....say, working or at school.

2006-10-16 11:30:38 · answer #8 · answered by Summer 5 · 1 6

It was improper to bring todlers to and R movie. They learn from everything they hear. Its inconsiderate to keep noisey children in theraters and restaurants. If the child is crying, the parent should take him/her outside until the child gets control of himself. Its not fair to spoil the movie or meal for everyone.

2006-10-16 13:12:26 · answer #9 · answered by robinallsup 3 · 3 0

I think it's unspeakably rude to bring a noisy child to an adult movie. The parents are obviously not the least bit concerned about anyone but themselves.

Being childless by choice - this really bugs me.

FP

2006-10-16 11:20:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6 0

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