When you see adults bring kids to violent or sexually explicit movies, do you want to say something to them? Do you ever?
My husband and I were at Saw 3 and there was a lady their with little kids. LITTLE. Maybe 2, 4 and 6. So on the way out I said very loudly to my husband "What kind of idiot takes their kids to a slasher flick? That's just ASKING for your kids to need therapy." The lady said back to me "well, why are you here?" and I replied "because I'm THIRTY."
I seriously think that people should start saying something to these stupid people. Maybe they can be shamed into being responsible, at the very least.
2007-07-14 00:26:35 · 18 answers · asked by Epitome O 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Yes the parents are stupid for taking their kids to these kind of movies. But I think the movie theaters share in this stupidity. What ever happened to looking at id's? They just don't do it anymore. As far as I am concerned, they should not allow a child into a movie that is obviously not meant for children. Unfortunately the all mighty dollar is more important. Sad, isn't it.
2007-07-14 01:11:38 · answer #1 · answered by Moo Moo Mair 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you 100% that the kids should not be there. They process things totally different than we do as rational adults and they can end up really fearful or more confused as to what reality is.I have always wanted to say something but I dont because I dont want to get into an arguement with the parents in front of their kids. If they are dumb enough to bring them to a movie like this, they might be dumb enough to start a fight in front of them as well. If it was someone I knew, I would say something on the side later when the kids werent around.
Instead of taking this approach, it might be better to go to the higher ups and make it a law that children under a certain age cannot enter these rated R movies. Maybe it should be any child under 16 cannot go in without an adult. I dont understand why they are allowed to with an adult anyway They rate these movies for a reason. The adult doesnt know what is going to happen and does not explain the confusing or scary parts during the movie. The children dont need to see the sex acts either.
2007-07-14 07:32:32 · answer #2 · answered by jms62394 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although you are absolutely right about how it is inappropriate for children that long to be watching it. The theatre can't do anything about it as long as the children are with a legal adult they can see any movies they want. Trying to stop them may risk having legal action against the theatre. So maybe the parent just believes that violece wont affect them people used to think that reading comics was causing huge amounts of violence in children and messing them up. Then they said that T.V. was causing lots of violence because its realistic looking. Now they are saying its video games because people can interact in the games. The point is although ratings are their to help parents in the end they have the end choice of wether their children can go and watch a violent movie if they want to go and show children a movie with people dying and being brutally murdered that no 2 or 3 year old would probably be even intrested then even though they are idiots thats their choice.
2007-07-15 00:01:53 · answer #3 · answered by dudemanofdoom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Totally Agree Epitome,
But Its Not Only The Mothers Fault - Though The Mother Is Mostly To Blame,
What Im Wandering Is What The Hell The Usher Was Doing In Accepting The Tickets Of Those Young Kids,
Letting Them See That Kind Of Horrer,
Its Irisponsible && Just Plane Dumb,
People Need To Start To Think Bout What There Kids Are Getting Exposed To,
Before We Raise Another Genneration Of Vilence-Obsesed Kids,
xAshalei:]
PS: I Have Seen The Saw Movies,,, In My Own Home, Because I Know I Am Old Enough To Comphrend What Is Happening And Because Im Mature Enough To Handle It!
2007-07-14 08:02:45 · answer #4 · answered by Ashalei [4] Adam 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I personally would not take my daughter to see saw 3 or even a movie like that till i thought she was old enough, to a movie theater......I was watching freddy and jason at 5 years old and never got scared or had bad dreams and i didnt turn out needing help or therapy if my daughter wanted to when she got older shes only 10 months now but yeah id let her watch it not everyone thats 2 4 or 6 that sees a horror flick is going to need therapy i wouldnt bring her to a movie theater to see these till she was old enough though this way im right there she isnt the dark it isnt as scary an experience and if she gets to scared i can turn it off and not waste 20 bucks going to see it and having to walk out, and i can explain to her everything.....
and most theaters its 17 to see a rated r movie unless your with an adult
2007-07-14 08:28:58 · answer #5 · answered by irishcountrybabe 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes. My husband's sister took her kids- 6 and 8 at the time I think, to see a really scary movie. I think it was the new King Kong when it very first came out. She invited us to go along, whiel I declined my husband DID take my daughter, 11 then. His niece was climbing up over my husband to try and hide from it. But her mother just laughed!!! Thankfully, my husband at least had the sense to take my daughter and LEAVE!! He said it was definately NOT what he expected.
2007-07-14 07:42:00 · answer #6 · answered by Betsy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fast Forward to bedtime that night. I'll bet that parent had a really hard time getting those kids to sleep. I won't even let my 4 year old watch certain Scooby Doo episodes let alone an actual horror flick.
2007-07-14 09:30:28 · answer #7 · answered by Candy517 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing you can do about other peoples parenting skills, but I'm hoping to really make people think by answering some of these questions.
Just make sure you do the right thing for your children to help contribute to a better society.
2007-07-17 19:12:50 · answer #8 · answered by jonesk_92656 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I want to say something to the theater owner, the staff, the usher and just about everyone else employed by that cinema.
Confronting the parents will do little good, as your incident demonstrates.
FWIW I don't think anyone should be watching such utter crap.
2007-07-14 07:34:03 · answer #9 · answered by Lyn 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well i see where your coming from but i let my little cousins watch movies with me when i get them on dvd. its just the same as going to the movies and my little cousins are just fine (i look after them every day before and after school til there parents come and collect them...usually at about half past 11 at night and they get dropped off at 7 in morning so they usually just stay over.) At that age kids dont understand and it just washes over there heads...or they just fall asleep in the movie theatre. The cousinI look after the most has just turned 6 and it was his birthday last week so i bought him a box and filled it with dvd's i know he likes such as the exorcist, the saw trilogy, pshycho, the whole set of halloween and a nightmare on elm street, the chucky movies, all 5 american pies, the exorcism of emily rose, IT, evil dead 1 and 2 and some other stuff. He watched his first horror film at the age of 2...ghost ship i borrowed the dvd off him...and he has turned out perfectly fine and is not at all violent. Little kids love to be scared just as much as adults do...so i am encouraging him to carry on with his love of horror...because who knows what career paths it may open for him.
xxx
2007-07-14 07:38:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋