Taking kids to a movie not rated PG

Oh, it would DEFINITELY bother me. It would probably even piss me off. Kids do NOT belong in the theater (unless it's a kids movie). And if it's a baby, then it REALLY shouldn't be there. Kids movie or not! I can't stand it when people talk during a movie, either. I suppose this is why I hate going out to see a movie and would prefer to watch it at home and ALONE.

I stopped going to movies while back.. just to expensive. And I much prefer watching them at home so I can do so calmly and rewind if I want to, stop if I need to and even watch it again if it was really good! But I do remember this happening.. I'd hate it and would want to say something, but I knew the parents wouldn't do anything about it. If they cared, they wouldn't have brought a child to an inappropriate movie. I also hated having to "relocate" to let someone out of the row as they ventured for more food or the bathroom. Coming back with hands full of food and tripping over my feet and all.. just hated that to. So now I just enjoy them at home alone or with others and make a fun evening out of it!

I can see several sides to this and firstly if a movie is not rated suitable for children I don't care how old they are, even a baby, they shouldn't be in that screening full stop. But I also feel that a couple should be able to watch an appropriately certificated movie and not be penalised for having a children. As long as they act in a manner sympathetic to those around them who have come to watch a movie and not listen to a kid crying. So in that case I feel that if they can't control the child then they should leave rather than spoil it for everyone else. I know that when I was younger my parents would have rather taken me out of the cinema rather than spoil it for everyone else. Finally, this is actually one of the many reasons why I don't go to the cinema much these days, as some parents act in a manner which is not sympathetic to those around them whilst watching a movie and don't care if they spoil it for everyone else.

Oh my gosh!! This is one of the reasons I don't go to movies very often. Why on earth people would think it's a good idea to bring a young child or infant to an obviously adult-oriented movie (or at least a movie geared toward an older crowd, I didn't mean to use the term "adult" in the sense that we usually hear it in..) It's beyond me. The MINUTE a baby starts screaming is the minute that I walk out of the theater and go into another movie that's playing..Just to get away from the noise. Oh my.

Aboslutely I hate it! Why the heck would you bring a little infant and a 5 year old kid to a R-Rated movie? The movie is scary as hell, and it also has some dirty scenes in it. It is the middle of the exciting part and then some kid starts whaling and crying his heart out! I couldn't hear the movie, and it also disrupts other audiences also. It really ignores me and I'm really glad you had brought up this topic. Just recently this has happened to me so this really relates to part of my life.

It drives me nuts, while i understand that couples with children want to go out and see a movie, they can hire a babysitter or something so they don't have to bring the child along. The worst thing is the kid ALWAYS starts screaming during the best parts lol Its really hard to not go up to the parent and hand them a card with my number and be like...next time...call me and I'll babysit LMAO

I wouldn't yell and tell them to hush their child up, but I would be upset that they brought their little ones to the movies in the first place. Especially those that bring their babies and toddlers. It's not fair to the others that are trying to enjoy the movie just to have it be ruined by a screaming baby or a child that can't sit still. It may not be fair to those that are willing to risk bringing their little ones, but they should consider other peoples feelings before bringing little ones with them to places like this. I never took my kids to the theater when they were that age, even to a PG movie. I waited until they were older so that they could enjoy it too. Heck, as it is I took my oldest for the first time only a few months ago and here he is 12 years old. As he is autistic I didn't know how he would react to going to a theater so I never bothered to take him before this. Turns out he did exceptionally well. He watched the movie all the way through and behaved a lot better than I thought he would. Speaking of movie theaters, one thing that bothers me is when I find a seat and a few minutes later a person wearing a rather large hat sits directly in front of me so I can only see a small part of the screen. This only happened a couple of times, but it was so annoying. The last time it happened I pretended to have a coughing fit in hopes that they would move to a different seat. Fortunately for me it worked. Happy mylotting!