Do you think I was wrong?

[SplashMtnCrew]

And this is why we wait 4 months to buy the movie on blu-ray for less than the cost of getting 3 of us into the movie theatre! We avoid listening to people talking during the film and don't take the chance that someone may "SHHH" us

 

[dismom2]

I also think you were completely wrong, and you're teaching your son bad manners, too. You need to think about everyone around you, not just you and your son. Movies are expensive, and they can be totally ruined by someone who is talking, using a cell phone, allowing their kids to run around, etc... do you really not care if you spoil the movie for those around you? I can't understand when people don't "get it". And for you to call the man a vulgar name just because he wanted a little common courtesy? It's wrong....way wrong. I think you need to reevaluate who was in the wrong here.

 

[ckay87]

Sorry the delay in responding. I have been on a flight for the past couple hours.


Thank you for all that took the time to provide constructive criticism. While I encourage my DCs to ask questions, you are all right. This was not the proper venue.


I will say my response for him to move was more out of his tone. However, that does not warrant my comment.

Truly, this has been a mind-blowing thread. 2 things that never ever happen on these boards....everyone in agreement and an OP admitting he might have been wrong. My hat is off to you man!

 

[EthansMom]

Sorry, OP, you were in the wrong.

Our family mostly watches movies at home... where we don't have to put up with other people texting or talking during the movies... and where we can stop the movie for restroom breaks or rewind if there's something one of missed or didn't understand.

I find it's far easier to explain serial movies (like Star Wars/Star Trek/Harry Potter) to DD5 and DS7 at home than in the theater.

Actually, given the choice between seeing a movie at home or at the theater, my kids choose "at home" just like DH and I. DS7 once said, "I'll wait to see WallE when it's on DVD so I don't miss any of the movie when I have to pee." That's my son.

 

[ilovepcot]

To the OP:

I beg of you...for all that's holy, please be mindful of others on your next trip to WDW. Can you imagine "being in the wrong" and encountering a DISER while there? They'll get you straight!

 

[PaulaSB12]

Ohhhhhh loooorrd kumbaya

Sorry I would join in with the singing but if I do I will be banned for auditory torture!!!!!!!!!

 

[C.Ann]

I'm in the "yes, you were wrong" group.. Sorry..

My adult DD has a bad habit of watching a television show with me (a "series" type of show) and if she hasn't watched the previous episode she tends to keep asking me question while the current episode is on.. Very annoying - so I can see where it would be even more annoying to listen to people talking while you are in a movie theater - where patrons have to purchase tickets to see the show..

Maybe next time you can fill your DS in on details about a series type movie prior to getting inside the theater..

 

[shortbun]

Moving was the right solution but you should have done it. When my young son had lots of questions, I'd immediately ask him to whisper and limit his talking. If he couldn't, we'd leave unless it was a film for small children and there was lots of talking. I understand that it irritated you for the man to ask for quiet as your son is young but perhaps he was too young to see the film, especially in the first week when theatres were more crowded and movie watchers excited to see a film they had waited for.

 

[figment52]

As a Trekker why didn't you and your son having a viewing of the other movies at home first so he would have the background for this one.

 

[wdwmom0f3]

Truly, this has been a mind-blowing thread. 2 things that never ever happen on these boards....everyone in agreement and an OP admitting he might have been wrong. My hat is off to you man!

I was thinking the very same thing! By the way, it was rude, but I am sure that he will never let his son talk again during a movie after reading this thread.

 

[robinb]

As a Trekker why didn't you and your son having a viewing of the other movies at home first so he would have the background for this one.

Um ... you don't need any background to see this one as it has the original characters.

 

[Becky2005]

Yes. He was totally in the wrong.

Actually, I can't believe someone was really a Trekkie if their child had not seen any of the films (and/or shows) by the time they were 9.

So *very* true! Heck....my 5 year old was BEGGING us to go to Burger King so he could get the toys. He is also begging us to go see the movie but he will NOT be seeing it in the theatre! I'm sure eventually, he will end up seeing it on the computer since DH will get it on there. My 8 year old couldn't care less about Star Trek but he could tell you the characters -- at least the original one. According to my DH it's Trekker though not Trekkie but whatever.

I can't imagine anyone thinking it was OK to talk loudly during a movie. Other than someone telling you they have to go to the bathroom (and then in a whispered tone) would be acceptable. I know I have taken mine to the movies when they were little but if they asked questions, I hushed them immediately & told them "afterwards". I think it may have happened once or twice with each kid but then they got it.

 

[C.Ann]

OP, I wish you had put up a POLL on this thread.

"If" a poll had been posted, it would have been "off the charts"..

I posted earlier, that if someone were sitting behind me, and talking, I'd get up and move to another area, as long as there was another area to move to. If no other area to move to, then I'd ask them to please be quiet. That's not being in agreement with everyone.

In a crowded theater this is equally disruptive and inconsiderate as well.. Standing up in front of those behind you - blocking their view - and then saying, "Excuse me, excuse me," as you pass in front of numerous people who have to squish back in their seats, move their legs and feet to the side, juggle their snacks and beverages while you are trying to squeeze by, and all the while blocking their view of what is currently happening on the screen..

That does not sound like an "ideal" solution to me.. It's every bit as disruptive to the other people who have also paid good money to see a movie uninterrupted..

 

[figment52]

Um ... you don't need any background to see this one as it has the original characters.

Sorry, I fell asleep during the frst one and haven't seen any since. I thought they were all inter-related. Maybe I was thinking of Star Wars - I slept through that one too. Not my genre (in case you couldn't guess that-lol)

 

[RLccweems]

I hate to say it but this is one thing that drives me crazy....talk after the movie or before but not during the movie. We had this happen to us at The Lion King musical. And it's fine one or two questions...after that be quiet.

 

[N&B'smom]

I am definitely not a fan of people talking or asking questions during a movie. It is VERY distracting.

As a matter of fact, last year I took my son and 6 of his friends to see Speed Racer at the IMAX for his 9th b'day. They were as good as gold, never made a peep. Unfortunately I was sitting next to a kid who was about 14 years old, his mom felt the need to explain the entire movie to him. She also explained the story before it even happened giving everything away! It was VERY aggravating.

I do think it's pretty rude to talk during a movie even if it is questions about the movie. If you're going to do that you need to whisper so you don't disturb anyone else.

 

[DVCLiz]

I hate to say it but this is one thing that drives me crazy....talk after the movie or before but not during the movie. We had this happen to us at The Lion King musical. And it's fine one or two questions...after that be quiet.

One day I want to go back and see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular - without the five year old narrator who sat next to me and asked her grandmother a question, loudly, about every 30 seconds. I am sure it is a lovely show but I was so distracted and ultimately furious that I didn't get the full effect. Several of us had to intervene at intermission with an usher but it didn't help much.

Oh, and sorry to all the dads who apparently ARE sensitive to this issue - keep up the good work!!

 

[PrincessKitty1]

When I saw The Da Vinci Code in the theater, there was a teenager behind me talking through the film. After about 15 minutes of his narration (I think he read the book), I turned around and said, "Could you be quiet please?"

Much to my surprise, this kid was doing all this blabbing to a woman who was obviously his MOTHER. Why couldn't SHE ask him to be quiet? I feel sorry for a kid whose parents won't teach him common, everyday manners!BTW the kid was quiet throughout the rest of the movie, so he was perfectly capable of learning.

And 9 years old is plenty old enough to be taught to be quiet in movies.

 

[crz4mm2]

I would have asked you (and your DS) to be quiet too.

Very Rude to speak out loud in a movie.

 

[bubie2.5]

I, for one, think you were totally reasonable...
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I'm sorry I can't add more as to why you were in the wrong. Everything has already been said in previous posts.