New Law: Children Under 12 Not Allowed in Movie Theaters

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally posted by Cluey
I don't care how much a babysitter costs, if you want to see a 9:30 movie and you have a 2 or 3 year old, you should shell out the big bucks for one.

I completely agree with everything you said, ZTAngel.

Ditto here!

[Senusret I]

There is a movie theater in DC....I have forgotten the name of it completely, but it is at Mazza Gallerie in Friendship Heights (for all of you near American University and Bethesda, MD.) You basically can't get into this particular theater unless you are 21, because they have a bar in that joint....it was soooo peaceful and clean in there. The seats were ultra big and comfy.

There is a "normal" theater in there, too, but now that I am spolied by the "club" theater, I don't think I'll go back tot he normal one.

Down with kids! lol

[Taualumna]

Originally posted by Senusret I
There is a movie theater in DC....I have forgotten the name of it completely, but it is at Mazza Gallerie in Friendship Heights (for all of you near American University and Bethesda, MD.) You basically can't get into this particular theater unless you are 21, because they have a bar in that joint....it was soooo peaceful and clean in there. The seats were ultra big and comfy.

There is a "normal" theater in there, too, but now that I am spolied by the "club" theater, I don't think I'll go back tot he normal one.

Down with kids! lol

Do they show indies? If so, then yeah, it makes a difference!

[Senusret I]

Originally posted by Taualumna
Do they show indies? If so, then yeah, it makes a difference!

I am not sure. It is either a Loew's or AMC theater, perhaps they do.

[ZTAMich]

Originally posted by James
You willfully had the kid, you willfully signed up for 18 years of contract slavery.

Don't make your choice, or inability to instill discipline in kids, an inconvenience to others.

Babysitters are expensive? Guess what, you don't have to go to the movies, stay home and rent.

Same thing with restaurants .. you can always order take out.

I fall in love with you more and more everytime you post comments like this James Going out in NYC I always wonder similar things. This city is full of take out & rental places so why is there a 3year old next to me at a restaurant in the Village?? I would glady babysit to supplement my teacher's salary. LOL

[tinydancer]

One of the live theatres in my area has this announcement in their program:

"Please turn all cellular phones, pagers, and children under 5 to the mute position."

LOL

[AchtungBaby80]

You guys crack me up! Seriously, though, I agree...noisy children get on my nerves worse than almost anything else. I don't like children much (and I'm gonna be a teacher--hahahaha! ), but I don't mind them if they can behave. It just seems like there's a lot more badly behaved kids out there now. My parents would never have taken me out in public that late at night to begin with, but whenever we did go out I understood that if I did not act like I was supposed to, a trip to the restroom to have my butt paddled was in order. Simple as that.

Those kids in the front should've had their butts busted, too...that's ridiculous, the way they talked. If I'd said something that rude and my mom got wind of it, I'd have been toast. Kids today...

[phisigduchesscv]

An experience like what you had the theater is why I long for the days of the good old Drive-In Movie theater. That way the kids were able to drive their parents batty without disturbing anyone else. Plus they used to have the small playground up under the screen (or sometimes next to the snackbar) where the kids could go play if they didn't want to sit still for the movie.

I wish there was a way to start building drive-ins again but here in L.A. there just isn't any open space anymore.

As for the kids screaming in the theater and throwing popcorn I would have given them a few minutes to see if they stopped in then went to tell management about it. If they didn't do anything I would have asked for a refund plus the contact info for the corporate office to complain.

[ms_gwyn]

like most people have said, kids in movies THAT late at night have no business being in the theater.

Unfortunately today, I've come to believe more and more have no home training. Any type of discipline is seen today as child abuse, but I'm sorry getting paddled in the bathroom for acting a fool in public is a motivation for not acting a fool. Of course I knew my mother wouldn't stand for it, so I didn't do it.

I like the idea of "kid friendly" shows and a time/age ban on when kids and enter a theater.

[swissmiss04]

I think at the very least people under 16 should not be allowed into the theatre w/o an "adult" (someone 21+). Even in high school I was annoyed w/ people my age that couldn't shut the hell up for 2 hours (or less). I don't know about y'all, but I had limited $ from the folks and going to a movie was a chunk out of that. I resented paying $8 only to *not* hear or see the movie I wanted. Is it my imagination or is this problem getting worse??

[mmcat]

oh for the old days od the drive ins...the dancing hot dogs and popcorn during intermission, the playground, kids in their pjs, and the one price per car

[smiley21]

i am going to see 'the punisher' tonight. there better be no youngins floating about!

[DG515]

First of all, when I was a kid (:rolls her eyes at her own statement:....)we had to walk uphill BOTH ways just to get to be LUCKY enough to see a movie.......wait a minute...........

ok, seriously though...when I was little, we had no choice but to behave...if we didn't behave, we didn't go, that was that...

My mom often commented that she was more willing to take the dog some places because the dog was more well-behaved :-P (and it's true...sometimes I'd have to stay home with my brother while mom was at the Grocery store) *brother is 7 years older than me* She just simply didn't put up with it....so I learned early on that if i went out with her, I had to behave or we'd leave...and if we left....because of something I was doing....well, you get the idea.......it just wasn't something I wanted to willingly do....

Anyways, I digress a bit.......

I've heard about theaters that have the silent room, at the back of the theater, where parents take their children for whatever reason....if the kid can't sit still (they have toys) if it's a mom that has to breastfeed (so there's some privacy) if the kids are crying (to quiet them down)....its soundproof so everyone else doesn't hear it, but they've got sound pumped in for the parents in there....I think it's a great option for parents that want to go out, but don't have a babysitter....

As far as the whole arguement in general...
*those kids were punks, and I'd have given the manager a piece of my mind as soon as they started up
*After 9:30 the toddler should have been in bed......that's stupid for it not to be...it's 9:30 at night!
*Babysitters are expensive, and I see the arguement about if you have the money to go out, you have the money for a babysitter, but at the same time, there MAY have been an extenuating circumstance..........it is possible..... :shrugs:

Overall, i'm sorry you had a sucky time.....days like that always suck....


OH! I almost forgot..............

Drive-ins don't solve ALL the problems :-) *sometimes they create them ;-) * But actually, in seriousness, we have a drive-in near my house that i go to all the time and parents just let their kids run crazy and it's nothing to hear kids running and giggling through the drive in........and then when the shadow puppets come onto the screen.............yeah, a bit annoying..........BUT for them to be able to do that, they get close enough to the projection room that the staff gets them before they escape and their parents and them are kicked out.......but it usually happens at least once a show.....

But drive-ins ARE fun.......in HS we used to get about 5 pickups, throw some lawnchairs, matresses, and even a couple of old couches, in the back and go up, park super close to one another and then have ourselves a whole section of fun :-)

:sighs: they need to make more drive-ins
.:Mandie:.

[norcalchick]

Originally posted by DG515
*Babysitters are expensive, and I see the arguement about if you have the money to go out, you have the money for a babysitter, but at the same time, there MAY have been an extenuating circumstance..........it is possible..... :shrugs:

I understand that babysitters are expsensive or whatever, but in her case, she brought that toddler, and all those punk lil kids. they ALL should have stayed home and saved that money and let everyone else enjoy the movie. that was just bad parenting. having kids out late at night. letting the baby cry. having those lil brats run back and forth with the baby, disrupting the movie. having them be that disrespectful calling people bitches and isht. and trying to start some isht when they followed them out of the theater, you don't let your child out of your site nowadays with all these kidnappings. i say those are ones that should have gotten spanked when they were younger. even now. lil brats! (can you tell i don't like disrespectful little kids)

[AGDee]

The theater that I go to has the "no under 12's for PG-13 and higher after 6 pm" rule. I always take my kids to the first show of the day. Of course, we only go to "kid" movies anyway. I love the first show of the day... good parking spots, no lines for concessions, it's great.

I must say though that there are adults out there who can be just as annoying. I wish they would not just ask people to turn off their cell phones, but cement walls that would block signals would be great! I hate having to sit through someone's entire conversation because they don't turn off their phones!

I just heard a news story the other day about a new drive in movie being built somewhere in the Detroit area but can't find the article online and didn't get details about where it was going to be. I loved the drive in!

Dee