Screaming babies and cell phones in movie theaters

Galvatron · Post by **Galvatron** » 2003-05-24 05:36pm

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.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-05-24 05:38pm

I would have told her to take the brat out, she obviously has no respect for the other people who paid to watch that film in peace and quiet.

Taking a baby into a cinema is bloody stupid in itself, but that is just too much.

BrYaN19kc · Post by **BrYaN19kc** » 2003-05-24 05:45pm

There are just some places that babies do NOT belong. Theaters, Restaurants, and Bars. Yes I said bars! It is the same with cell phones.

There is nothing I hate worse than to go to a restaurant and have a slobbering crying baby at a table near me. It's the same way with cell phones. I think that some people think that a ringing cell phone in front of a bunch of people makes them feel important - don't they realize that probably one out of three people have a cell phone. I hate it when they sit next to me and scream into their cell phone. Take the dang call OUTSIDE! I don't even like to hear them vibrate while sitting in a move.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » 2003-05-24 05:47pm

That's too bad since X2 was fucking amazing.

Can't you complain to the theatre staff in situations like these and try and get a refund or ask them to tell the mother to do something with the baby?

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-05-24 05:47pm

Taking babies into a theatre is stupid; it is a venue where it is understood that you must either remain quiet or leave. Taking a baby to a restaurant, however, is perfectly reasonable unless you're one of those jack-asses who thinks that parents should be essentially locked down in house arrest for the first year of parenthood to preserve your precious dining ambience at Pizza Hut

BrYaN19kc · Post by **BrYaN19kc** » 2003-05-24 05:50pm

Darth Wong wrote:Taking babies into a theatre is stupid; it is a venue where it is understood that you must either remain quiet or leave. Taking a baby to a restaurant, however, is perfectly reasonable unless you're one of those jack-asses who thinks that parents should be essentially locked down in house arrest for the first year of parenthood to preserve your precious dining ambience at Pizza Hut

I don't eat a Pizza Hut! Too many kids.

I'm talking about places like Houston's and places that are for quiet conversation. Places that are not classified as "family eating establishments".

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-05-24 05:51pm

Darth Wong wrote:Taking babies into a theatre is stupid; it is a venue where it is understood that you must either remain quiet or leave. Taking a baby to a restaurant, however, is perfectly reasonable unless you're one of those jack-asses who thinks that parents should be essentially locked down in house arrest for the first year of parenthood to preserve your precious dining ambience at Pizza Hut

Hey, I like my dining ambiance at Pizza Hut, thank you!

Anyway, I'd have to agree on some of the resteraunt bit. Something like Mickey Ds and Pizza Hut and such. But, at one of those fancy pants resteraunts, keep 'em out. Because there, it IS about getting away from it all.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-05-24 05:51pm

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.

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.

And that said, don't take your shreeching little monsters out in public. If you kid, at any age, is going to be an impossible pain don't take them out. Get a baby sitter or something.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-05-24 05:54pm

Stormbringer wrote:
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.

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.

And that said, don't take your shreeching little monsters out in public. If you kid, at any age, is going to be an impossible pain don't take them out. Get a baby sitter or something.

That's my take on it. Obviously kids are allowed in certain restaurants, but take a kid that is obviously going to bail all night whilst at a decent restaurant is simply not on no matter how you cut it.

Pizza Hut is not in that category though since it's basically a McDonalds for pizza.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-05-24 05:55pm

RogueIce wrote:Hey, I like my dining ambiance at Pizza Hut, thank you!

Anyway, I'd have to agree on some of the resteraunt bit. Something like Mickey Ds and Pizza Hut and such. But, at one of those fancy pants resteraunts, keep 'em out. Because there, it IS about getting away from it all.

You'd have to be something of a loony to take a baby to a "fine-dining" (read: huge bill) restaurant anyway. Hell, my kids have grown beyond the screaming stage and we still don't go to that kind of restaurant. You wouldn't believe the cost of feeding a family of four if you've gotten used to dining by yourself. My older boy can already eat as much as some adults.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-05-24 05:59pm

Darth Wong wrote:Taking babies into a theatre is stupid; it is a venue where it is understood that you must either remain quiet or leave. Taking a baby to a restaurant, however, is perfectly reasonable unless you're one of those jack-asses who thinks that parents should be essentially locked down in house arrest for the first year of parenthood to preserve your precious dining ambience at Pizza Hut

Pretty much in agreement of this thought.

At such *fine* establishments of Pizza Hutt/McDonalds/etc I don't really care...I've been the loud group before.

But for a movie...it ranks up there with people babbling about the movie while it's still rolling.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-05-24 06:00pm

Darth Wong wrote:You'd have to be something of a loony to take a baby to a "fine-dining" (read: huge bill) restaurant anyway. Hell, my kids have grown beyond the screaming stage and we still don't go to that kind of restaurant. You wouldn't believe the cost of feeding a family of four if you've gotten used to dining by yourself. My older boy can already eat as much as some adults.

Yellowtext: You could say the same about taking a kid to the theaters, where you not only gotta pay your ticket price, but it's not like you're gonna see the movie anyway after the first loud boom. Yet people still do it.

Still, the day I see a screaming kid in a fine dining resteraunt is the day I go to the Police Academy and rigidly enforce those noise pollution laws, or whatever I can do to stop that idiocy.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-05-24 06:01pm

Darth Wong wrote:
RogueIce wrote:Hey, I like my dining ambiance at Pizza Hut, thank you!

Anyway, I'd have to agree on some of the resteraunt bit. Something like Mickey Ds and Pizza Hut and such. But, at one of those fancy pants resteraunts, keep 'em out. Because there, it IS about getting away from it all.
You'd have to be something of a loony to take a baby to a "fine-dining" (read: huge bill) restaurant anyway. Hell, my kids have grown beyond the screaming stage and we still don't go to that kind of restaurant. You wouldn't believe the cost of feeding a family of four if you've gotten used to dining by yourself. My older boy can already eat as much as some adults.

Not to mention the kids will be BORED AS FUCKING HELL at a fancy restaurant. I fucking hated restaurants when I was a kid: Just my luck my damn mom loved 'em....

Arrow · Post by **Arrow** » 2003-05-24 06:03pm

Taking this thread off in another tangent, how about parents that bring their kids into R-rated movies!!!!! Come on man, Saving Private Ryan or Starship Troopers aren't kids films, ESPECIALLY if your going to spend the ENTIRE film covering your child's eyes! Sheesh.

Oh and Starship Troopers was really sad, as not only were the kid's parents covering his eyes, but they spend most of the film covering their own! WTF!?! Why did they even bother with the movie in the first place?

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-05-24 06:05pm

Arrow Mk84 wrote:Oh and Starship Troopers was really sad, as not only were the kid's parents covering his eyes, but they spend most of the film covering their own! WTF!?! Why did they even bother with the movie in the first place?

Who knows? Though for me, the co-ed shower scene and killing and mutilating was a pretty good draw.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-05-24 06:06pm

Arrow Mk84 wrote:Taking this thread off in another tangent, how about parents that bring their kids into R-rated movies!!!!! Come on man, Saving Private Ryan or Starship Troopers aren't kids films, ESPECIALLY if your going to spend the ENTIRE film covering your child's eyes! Sheesh.

Oh and Starship Troopers was really sad, as not only were the kid's parents covering his eyes, but they spend most of the film covering their own! WTF!?! Why did they even bother with the movie in the first place?

They were idiots?

BrYaN19kc · Post by **BrYaN19kc** » 2003-05-24 06:10pm

RogueIce wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:You'd have to be something of a loony to take a baby to a "fine-dining" (read: huge bill) restaurant anyway. Hell, my kids have grown beyond the screaming stage and we still don't go to that kind of restaurant. You wouldn't believe the cost of feeding a family of four if you've gotten used to dining by yourself. My older boy can already eat as much as some adults.
Yellowtext: You could say the same about taking a kid to the theaters, where you not only gotta pay your ticket price, but it's not like you're gonna see the movie anyway after the first loud boom. Yet people still do it.

Still, the day I see a screaming kid in a fine dining resteraunt is the day I go to the Police Academy and rigidly enforce those noise pollution laws, or whatever I can do to stop that idiocy.

We have a really great restaurant here in the downtown area called "The Majestic" it is very nice and they have jazz and blues bands, great wine selection, and really are not THROUGH THE ROOF as far as price. We did see the Materdee (botched spelling) once tell a couple with a small child that they simply didn't have any high chairs or booster seats. The couple left.... I mean we're there because we want a nice dinner, decent music, conversaion, and a little wine. Not WHINE!

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-05-24 06:13pm

Both showings of The Matrix Reloaded I've been to have had at least five kids under 3 in them and a couple babies. Thank god when one baby started screaming an usher came in and asked the women to go outside, and she did.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-05-24 06:13pm

Darth Wong wrote:You'd have to be something of a loony to take a baby to a "fine-dining" (read: huge bill) restaurant anyway. Hell, my kids have grown beyond the screaming stage and we still don't go to that kind of restaurant. You wouldn't believe the cost of feeding a family of four if you've gotten used to dining by yourself. My older boy can already eat as much as some adults.

Unfortunately a lot of parents are loony. And even in Pizza Hutt or McDonalds a certain amount of behaviour on a child's part is reasonable. The same goes for anywhere really. If some one's kid can't or won't behave in public they shouldn't be allowed out.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-05-24 06:15pm

Last weekend I went to family barbacue, the family being entirely composed of second cousins that, with one exception, I had no memory of ever seeing. One of them, a third cousin, I think, gleefully took his eight year old son to see 'The Matrix Reloaded'.

Um, WTF?

DarthBlight · Post by **DarthBlight** » 2003-05-24 06:18pm

I know the psychs say there's no evidence, but what would be the effect on the mind of a kid whose parents took him to see "End of Days" or "The Devil's Advocate"?

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-05-24 06:19pm

HemlockGrey wrote:
Um, WTF?

Got to start desensitizing them some day.

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-05-24 08:10pm

Yes, babies crying during movies is annoying, and even more so when parents do nothing to at least help the situation, but do you know what REALLY annoys the fuck out of me at movie theatres? When people:

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!!!!!

Grrrrrrrrrr.

And don't even get me started on what people do during band/orchestra concerts, the fuckwits...

Ignorant_Boy · Post by **Ignorant_Boy** » 2003-05-24 08:11pm

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

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-05-24 08:15pm

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...

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