Just wanted to report that I went to a matinee of the movie "13 Going On 30" today. While there were a lot of kids under 13 (no babies), all the kids were really behaved. I keep thinking of this thread and looking around. Obviously some parents ARE doing their job!

That's just obnoxious... That mother should have taken the crying kid out of there, AND done something about her other kid and his friends who was being obnoxious, disrespectful brats. I would have NEVER gotten away with anything like that!!

I agree with the age limit thing... My friend and I went to see "The Girl Next Door" Friday night, and there was a 7 YEAR OLD behind us. She giggled every time they swore, more if it began with an f... There's a LOT of sexual stuff in there, and every time any of that came up, she was all "Oh my God!!" or "Ewww!!" rather loudly. That movie was rated R for a reason, and in reading the writeups or seeing the previews, her parents must have been stupid if they didn't think that there was stuff like that.

Maybe this is another thread, but don't you find it ironic that parents whine and moan about the decline of respect and decent behavior of children, yet they're taking their kids to R or PG-13 rated movies? Maybe these people are two separate groups, but I know that when I was little I wasn't allowed to see anything above PG in the theatres. I could watch PG-13 at home if Mom or Dad was there until I was about 10 or so. I didn't see an R rated movie in its entirety until I was probably at high school. My parents just realized that there are certain things kids just shouldn't see or hear. I wish some parents realized this now. The moral of the story is this: Sure, take your kids to Kill Bill. Don't be surprised when they're beating the isht out of each other and using words you've never even heard before! :)