Screaming babies and cell phones in movie theaters

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-05-24 09:23pm

Captain_Cyran wrote:
Ignorant_Boy wrote:Every species has its assholes.
And I remember my daycare showed us Aliens on day......
Daycare?! What the fuck is wrong with some of these people...

He's joking.... uhm, I hope so...

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-05-24 09:25pm

The one thing that really shits me in movies:

When bloody "holiday daycare" groups (Ages 2-12) make excursions to the movies, I remember when I saw Independence Day, there was about 15 children all there, calling out, running up and down the aisles and all other fun things.

Not to mention the 4 year olds with spitballs when I saw Ep2...

Arrow · Post by **Arrow** » 2003-05-24 09:25pm

If people feel their kids are mature enough to watch something like The Matrix, Aliens, Starship Troopers or whatever, its fine with me. I remember seeing Red Dawn on HBO when I was six. But if you don't want your kid to see the film in the first place, it makes no sense to take them to the theater.

Ignorant_Boy wrote:Every species has its assholes.
And I remember my daycare showed us Aliens on day......

As for showing Aliens in daycare, I'm willing to bet that they broke some regulation or a law or two. Did you have any nightmares from watching that?

Zaia wrote:1) leave their cell phones on, get calls in the middle of the movie, AND THEN START HAVING A FUCKING CONVERSATION AND PRACTICALLY YELL INTO THE PHONE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T HEAR OVER THE MOVIE!!!

2) ask stupid questions about what's going to happen in the movie and do so loud as fuck so that everyone in the theatre can bear witness to how utterly retarded they are. Morons. WATCH THE FUCKING MOVIE AND FIND OUT!!!!!

Thankfully my theater has its own Gestapo. Anybody that has a cell phone, pager or kid that goes off gets thrown out. If you need to be on call, don't go to the movies.

Captain Underling · Post by **Captain Underling** » 2003-05-24 09:43pm

Yeah, if the parents think their kid can handle it, it's fine. But some parents need to seriously think about taking their kids into see movies. If you want to see something as a family, wait till it comes out on DVD. Anyone with enough money to go to the movies as a family a lot is not spending their money wisely, in my opinion.

And why on earth would you take a baby in to see amovie anyway? Don't these people know about baby sitters? (read: family friend you can dump your kids on.) That's what my parents did if they wanted to go out, which wasn't often, until I was old enough to look after my siblings.

Ignorant_Boy · Post by **Ignorant_Boy** » 2003-05-24 10:33pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote: He's joking.... uhm, I hope so...

Sorry, nope.

Arrow Mk84 wrote: As for showing Aliens in daycare, I'm willing to bet that they broke some regulation or a law or two. Did you have any nightmares from watching that?

Nah, I didn't remember most of the movie. The only things I really remember were when Ripley and Newt were trapped in a room with Burke's facehugger on the loose and Hicks running through the plexiglass, and when Ripley and Hicks were trying to track Newt on the locator. Didn't really remember much about the aliens, did remember getting into an argument whether that plexiglass could have survived being hit with a computer or something though. Think I was 7 or 8 at that time.

Alex Moon · Post by **Alex Moon** » 2003-05-25 01:39am

When I was working at a movie theater, I always hated the people who came to the movies with three kids under ten, and bought them each a jumbo bucket of popcorn or nachos. The little fuckers made such a mess.

But anywho, you should have complained to an usher. If they get complaints about it, they'll usually ask the person politly to leave the theater until their child calms down.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-05-25 09:41am

just out of interest but how did she get the baby into X2 anyway? Last time i checked it had a UK certificate of 12, ie. anyone under 12 is not allowed in?

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-05-25 09:47am

2000AD wrote:just out of interest but how did she get the baby into X2 anyway? Last time i checked it had a UK certificate of 12, ie. anyone under 12 is not allowed in?

The new 12A cert means that kids can get in if below that age provided an adult is with them.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-05-25 09:53am

Point. Forgot about that. Even so isn't it stretching it to let a baby go nito a movie with people getting stabbed, slashed, maimed, blown up and genearrl killed all over the place?

And on that case with the kids in the Matrix isn't Matrix a 15?

Axis Kast · Post by **Axis Kast** » 2003-05-25 11:28am

If you go to a restaurant, bar, or movie theater, expect children.

I agree that you are not out-of-order to ask a crying child's mother to step out until the tantrum ends. Or to call security for spitball-flinging, aisle-running brats.

I will say however that I've seen grown men become bent-out-of-shape at the movies over babies - which is really sad, considering it's a fact of life.

By the way, how do we feel about seat reservations? I've been to at least two movies where one person saved upwards of thirty seats in a packed theater ...

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-05-25 01:07pm

Ignorant_Boy wrote:Every species has its assholes.
And I remember my daycare showed us Aliens on day......

Could be worse. Could be "The Story Of Ricky."

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-05-25 01:43pm

Axis Kast wrote:If you go to a restaurant, bar, or movie theater, expect children.

I agree that you are not out-of-order to ask a crying child's mother to step out until the tantrum ends. Or to call security for spitball-flinging, aisle-running brats.

I will say however that I've seen grown men become bent-out-of-shape at the movies over babies - which is really sad, considering it's a fact of life.

By the way, how do we feel about seat reservations? I've been to at least two movies where one person saved upwards of thirty seats in a packed theater ...

I would laugh at the guy as I took a seat, seat reservation for a friend or two isn't bad, but when you get into "I'm sorry this row is saved." I say "Fuck You."

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-05-25 02:01pm

Axis Kast wrote:By the way, how do we feel about seat reservations? I've been to at least two movies where one person saved upwards of thirty seats in a packed theater ...

When I went to see the Matrix Reloaded, some jackass reserved half of the damn seats in that theatre, and no I'm not exaggerating. What is worse is I looked up there and only like an eighth of them were filled and I'm not exaggerating about that either. Meanwhile, the bottom half of the theatre was packed like sardines... it was fucked up.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-05-25 03:18pm

I went to see X2 during the day. I had just finisged an interview early and as i had the day off on full pay i thought i'd go see it while the brats where in school. The Warner Cinema in Belfast is pretty big and there where loads of seats but this family of 5 parked their asses in the row behind mine. I can live with that. The movie started and the children didn't shut up. I can put that out of my head. Then the wee bastards started kicking the crap out of the back of MY seat. This got me annoyed but i clamped my teeth. I was a kid once. Then the popcorn started showering me and i exploded. I told their parents to kindly control their kids. I didn't shout because i really didn't want to escilate things or annoy the other 10 people there. The mother went on a rage shouig how i'd know when i had kids and they had every right to be there. I retorted that when i had kids i'd make sure they behaved better in public, at this point the dad rose to his feet and started threatening me. At that point the ushers came in and asked the family to leave. Some people have no sense of how to behave in public.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-05-25 03:25pm

Darth Pounder wrote:I went to see X2 during the day. I had just finisged an interview early and as i had the day off on full pay i thought i'd go see it while the brats where in school. The Warner Cinema in Belfast is pretty big and there where loads of seats but this family of 5 parked their asses in the row behind mine. I can live with that. The movie started and the children didn't shut up. I can put that out of my head. Then the wee bastards started kicking the crap out of the back of MY seat. This got me annoyed but i clamped my teeth. I was a kid once. Then the popcorn started showering me and i exploded. I told their parents to kindly control their kids. I didn't shout because i really didn't want to escilate things or annoy the other 10 people there. The mother went on a rage shouig how i'd know when i had kids and they had every right to be there. I retorted that when i had kids i'd make sure they behaved better in public, at this point the dad rose to his feet and started threatening me. At that point the ushers came in and asked the family to leave. Some people have no sense of how to behave in public.

I feel pity for what those kids are gonna become...God I hate some parents.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-05-25 03:25pm

Darth Pounder wrote:I went to see X2 during the day. I had just finisged an interview early and as i had the day off on full pay i thought i'd go see it while the brats where in school. The Warner Cinema in Belfast is pretty big and there where loads of seats but this family of 5 parked their asses in the row behind mine. I can live with that. The movie started and the children didn't shut up. I can put that out of my head. Then the wee bastards started kicking the crap out of the back of MY seat. This got me annoyed but i clamped my teeth. I was a kid once. Then the popcorn started showering me and i exploded. I told their parents to kindly control their kids. I didn't shout because i really didn't want to escilate things or annoy the other 10 people there. The mother went on a rage shouig how i'd know when i had kids and they had every right to be there. I retorted that when i had kids i'd make sure they behaved better in public, at this point the dad rose to his feet and started threatening me. At that point the ushers came in and asked the family to leave. Some people have no sense of how to behave in public.

Thank Godess for ushers.

What the fuck is wrong with those 'people'?

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-05-25 03:27pm

Next time i go to the cinema i'm bringing elephant tranquilisers.

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2003-05-25 03:34pm

Galvatron wrote:I've experienced both at the last four movies I've been to. A screaming baby sitting directly across the aisle virtually ruined X2 for me. What made it even worse is that the mother did nothing to help the situation. She went so far as to loudly pat the baby's diapered butt for a full ten minutes during the climax while giggling herself at the uber cuteness of her child's glass-shattering squeals and coos.

What did I do? Nothing, except turn red and seethe in impotent rage because it's considered dastardly in this country to even suggest that babies don't belong in movie theaters.

That is generally why I either wait until a movie has been out for a while and then go see it in a manitee, or I wait for it to come out on video and watch it at home. No screaming babies at home (yet)...

Adelfi · Post by **Adelfi** » 2003-05-25 03:39pm

Screamin Babies suck
Screamin Babies at a 1am showing (Spider-man) is ridiculous

I really dont mind cell phones so long as the person doesnt take the call during themovie itself.

If someone can take a call in a restaurant and speak n a normal voice (no yelling) I dont mind either.

What i hate is the endless barrage of "can you ear me"s that this dingbats spew out at the top of their lungs.

Post by **Beowulf** » 2003-05-25 06:12pm

2000AD wrote:Point. Forgot about that. Even so isn't it stretching it to let a baby go nito a movie with people getting stabbed, slashed, maimed, blown up and genearrl killed all over the place?

And on that case with the kids in the Matrix isn't Matrix a 15?

Not everyone lives in the UK...

People can take their kids to see a R-rated movie, so long as there's an adult with them.

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-05-25 06:23pm

Crying babies or misbehaving children should not be in an adult film. Usually, when I turn and stare, the kids will stop for a little while.

I DETEST people who talk through the entire damn movie. THIS IS NOT MST3K and YOU ARE NOT AT HOME! Respect others, for fuck's sake.

Cell phones. Good fucking god... that's just stupid to leave it on and ANSWER it. What's worse are those damn flashy antenas. GAH!

Anyway, I always send my husband out to tell the ushers because he doesn't want me going out. I'll get a bit irate and probably get US thrown out.

interesting aside: ESB:SE, midnight showing.... a row full of college guys drinking behind us. They kicked our seats and talked often. The group we were with each turned and STARED at them. Finally, they got the idea and shut up.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-05-25 06:39pm

Kelly Antilles wrote: interesting aside: ESB:SE, midnight showing.... a row full of college guys drinking behind us. They kicked our seats and talked often. The group we were with each turned and STARED at them. Finally, they got the idea and shut up.

Nothing is more frightening then a 30 year old woman giving you the look...

Arrow · Post by **Arrow** » 2003-05-25 07:44pm

I just saw Matrix Reloaded, and damn if another women and her kid sat in front in of me and damn if she didn't spend half the movie covering his eyes! Talk about distracting (especially when the kid was pushing her hand away).

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2003-05-25 07:50pm

Stormbringer wrote:Should have gone to the theater people and complained. They'll usually give you free tickets for stuff like that. At least the chain I go to does.

I actually got thrown out of a theater because I complained about a stupid bitch and her cellphone... Damn lazy-ass ushers!

She was one of those bitches that had her phone on the loudest ringer setting, and screamed to be heard over the movie....and then complained because people were telling her to shut up. Of course, she's black, and the manager was black, so that was a loose-loose situation because every 'whitey' is a racist bastard to them.

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-05-25 08:03pm

This is why when I go to movies now I take tranq-darts, tasers, air-tasers and chloroform.

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