i went to see 'man on fire' last night. i heard a baby crying. i saw little children go in with their families like it was a family affair:rolleyes:
that movie is insanely violent. but i guess since there is a little girl in the movie, it must be okay for kids:mad:

Babysitters make a lot more than they did when they were your age because everybody makes a lot more than they did when they were your age, just like how a Coke no longer costs a nickel at the corner soda fountain.

I abhor screaming children in public - and thankfully so does my store manager! Yesterday this lady came in with two crying children and our manager asked her to leave until she had her children under control. :D

Senusret, if I end up moving out there, you are so hooking me up with the name of that theater. I can watch movies in PEACE.

Dee, I think they show Drive-In Movies in the parking lot at the Silverdome. I'm not sure if it's every night, just weekends, or a few times a month. I haven't heard about any others being built though.

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I believe many of the theaters in my area still go by the "No children under 13 after 6pm without a parent or adult over 18" (kids are looking a lot older these days so I'm not sure how closely the policy is enforced). However, if there is an incident in a theater, I think the kids should be kicked out without a refund and the parent/adult should take responsibility for their behavior. At an 8pm or later show, other movie-goers should not have to be exposed to those discipline/bratty kid problems.

There is simply no excuse. Like GP said, babysitters really aren't being paid that much more--there's this nice little thing we like to call INFLATION.

When I was young (say, under 10) the only movies I saw in the theater were G and PG-rated. If my parents wanted to see another film, then it was off to the babysitter for me OR they waited until it came out on video. Even when we went to see family movies, I was expected to exhibit the BEST of behavior.

The thing is, people aren't willing to sacrifice when they have children--and the rest of us have to suffer for it. Family is all about compromise.

Babysitters still get paid more comparatively. When I was babysitting, minimum wage was $3.35 an hour and babysitters got $1 an hour. Now, in my state, minimum wage is $5.15 an hour and babysitters make at least $5 an hour. We made 1/3 of minimum wage, they make almost minimum wage.

(not defending people who take little kids to adult movies, just addressing that issue)

Dee

Some towns that have curfews have sort of eliminated this prob since kids can't be out past a certain hour, therefore can't be at movies disturbing the rest of us. I do think they should ID everyone (unless they look over 30) to prevent little punk ass 12 year olds from throwing popcorn and giggling during sex scenes. When Titanic came out, I saw it in the theatre w/ my little sister. She's pretty well behaved, but no one else seemed to be. Someone had a "Tickle Me Elmo" shirt that when pressed said "hee hee that tickles!!" Take a wild guess which scene they pressed their shirt :)

But, still--$10-15, when chances are you're paying at least $20 for tickets, etc., really isn't that much. It's all about priorities.

I'm going to get on my high horse here for a minute and brag that my sister and I were always the best-behaved children in a movie theater or restaurant. However, our parents knew better than to have us out past our bedtimes. They raised us to be respectful and well-mannered. All my mom had to say was "do we need to go to the little girls' room?" and we'd shut up right then and there. Things rarely ever got to that point. I plan on raising my kids the exact same way my parents raised me. You can call my methods harsh or damaging to the child's self-esteem or whatever- it *obviously* works! (Disclaimer- I would never BEAT my children, but a pat on the bottom works wonders.)

Now that I have a marriage and a family in my near future, I am well aware that I will have to sacrifice some luxuries like going to the movies. Like James said, you sign up for the package deal. If you don't want kids getting in your way, don't have em! And remember, the right to swing your fist ends where the other man's nose begins (can't remember who said that) so the minute your baby's crying interferes with someone's enjoyment of the movie, take them out! Okay, that's all from me :)

GMU bunny, we must be related. My mom's threat of "Do we need to go to the ladies' room?" was enough! My sister and I knew better than to scream, cry, run around, etc. And as I said previously, I wasn't spanked very often. Neither was my sister. All it takes is establishing very early on "I am your mom/dad, you will listen to me, you know what I expect, so do it." I'm sure that establishing this isn't easy, but neither is having a bratty kid.

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! :)