Sunday, June 10, 2007

Late night movies are for grown ups

Kids below the ages of 10 do not belong in the cinema for night movies. Whether it is a cartoon or an animated film, the should be in bed.

I’m not saying this to be harsh, but a child talking /whining/ crying throughout a movie can be extremely annoying. And I blame the parents, if you’re unable to keep your child quiet to two hours plus, you shouldn’t be out at night watching a movie. At the risk of sounding harsh again, I don’t care if that’s the only time you get to catch the film, or if you are busy chasing careers and keeping house, if you cannot make your young child understand that he or she needs to be quiet for the duration of the film, then you have no right ruining the movie for the oh, only 100 plus more people watching it.

I know the concept of Mommy & Me shows haven’t really caught on here, and those would be perfect for bringing kids to the movies. But still, think of all the other people who were keen on catching the dialogue of the movie. If babysitters are really so hard to come by, then go for a matinee. If you want to bring your child to catch the cartoon, then do it at a time in the day where more families are likely to be attending (and to be more understanding) then for the 10pm shows which are usually filled with young adults who are easily annoyed and would not hesitate to turn around and shush the kid. I do not see why I should give up watching a movie I’ve paid premium price for because some parents are irresponsible. Kids get more and more tired and restless as the day goes by, even if you’ve made sure little darlings have had their naps in the afternoon, the tendency of them asking questions, simply because they’re curios at that age, is very high. Therefore, the onus lies on you, the mommies and the daddies, to figure out how you can least annoy the other people in the cinema.

As you may have guessed by now, incessant 'whys' during my catching of Shrek 3 is the cause of this rant. And yes, i shusshed a five year old. So shoot me.

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