Do you think I was wrong?

[boettj]

Friday night I took my DS9 to see Star Trek. DS has not seen any of the others, and was full of questions. As soon as the movie started he was firing questions off one after the other. About 5 minutes into the movie, the person (I'd love to call him something else...) turned and asked if DS could stop asking questions. My reply was "NO, he is asking questions about the movie." I was rather annoyed at his tone. Unfortunately it's not possible to convey his tone. I then told him, "you are welcome to move it's bothering you much." ********'s wife then asked nicely if he could wisper. Which I replied politely "sure." The rest of the movie went without incident.


Look, I am sort of a Trekky myself, but I was set off by this ********. Please tell me if I was in the wrong.

 

[mjkacmom]

You were 100% wrong. When you are in a theater, there is no talking. If your child is very young (3, 4), and won't stop asking questions, you leave the theater. I've become appalled with people who don't know this! My dd12 was just in a play, and the family behind us would not shut up! And her concert choirs just had a musicale, and a mother and her ds12 kept right on talking, even when I took out my video camera (you can hear them throughout the entire performance). I can't tell you how often I turned to glare, but they obviously had no manners whatsover.

 

[ringaswan]

if you were watching a movie and someone close to you was talking during the movie, would it bother you at all? Or would you just shrug it off and/or move?

 

[luvmyboys]

To be perfectly honest, I do think you were wrong. I have two question-asking boys myself, but I make it clear to them that the movie theater is not theirs alone for enjoyment-- lots of people pay a lot of money to watch a movie and don't want it ruined by their chattering. If they have questions they have to save them for afterward.

 

[mickeyboat]

Sorry, OP, I also think you were wrong.

 

[SharpMomOfTwo]

Sorry, but its quite rude, to talking durring a movie, even if you are whispering. And when someone asked you to stop, you suggested that THEY moved?!?? Are you serious?? I guess the whole world should just stop for you and your son???

 

[Abbie]

I'll have to agree too, I think it was very wrong to be answering questions, even whispered ones, during the movie. Very distracting for anyone near you!

 

[laurie31]

The bit about the wife having to ask him to WHISPER made me shudder. You mean he was just talking out loud? Yikes. If he did have questions about the movie, they should have been the barest whispers in your ear. No one else should have been able to hear him speaking.

It costs a fortune to go to the movies now. We go maybe twice a year. DH and I were just saying that ST should be something we see in the theater. We'd be very unhappy if we sat near people who talked, even if they were talking about the movie. It still means I can't hear the dialogue.

 

[Narnian_Princess]

There is nothing more annoying and rude than people talking in the theater. Your DS should know to wait until the movie is over to ask questions. If he can't do that, you should wait and rent the movie so you can watch it at home and he can ask all the questions he likes.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Movie theaters are not a trivia show. You discuss it after. You were in the wrong.

 

[alexandria674]

Sorry, OP, but yeah you were wrong.

 

[Darcy03231]

I think you were wrong too. Your son should have saved his questions until after the movie.

 

[Tikitoi]

Yes, you were wrong. And also not being a good example to your son. But we all live and learn.

 

[Minnesota!]

You were WAY wrong. Really? You didn't know this???

 

[Minnie824]

First of all, I agree with others, I always tell my DDs 'ssshhh!!' if they need to say anything during a movie. They know not to talk during it. If he had questions, he definitely should have at least been whispering and you should have corrected that.

Secondly, I'm curious who sat down first? Because if these people who said something to you were there first, you sat down, then told them to move, thats pretty rude.

 

[kacaju]

Yes you were wrong. We are a family of 5, we very rarely go to the movies due to the expense. If we were there it would have been a special treat, you bet I'd be annoyed to listen to your child ask questions throughout the movie.

 

[diznygirl]

I'm sorry - the people doing the talking are the ones that are wrong and should move. I understand wanting to explain things that are happening in the movie, but you were obviously doing it in a way that was bothersome to others. Maybe you could have found some seats that were out of the way enough that you could answer his questions and not bother anyone.

 

[ozarkmom]

I'm sorry but you were incredibley wrong.

 

[disbridemimi]

Yes, you were wrong. 100% Now you know for next time. Shhhhhhh in the movie theater, and in the library.

 

[DrCavin]

You were wrong, you should have moved....