Loud kid at Wall-E matinee

[DizBelle]

WOW, i am surprised at some of the comments here. I would have EXPECTED that the Disney Movie (at any time of the day) would be loud. You would hear kids talking and so forth. It is disturbing YES, but this is after all A CHILDRENS MOVIE in the early afternoon. (No, the WORLD does not revolve around Children, but The G rated movie DOES!)
I don't understand why people are so anal about things like this. (???) Unless your child was on the floor screaming and holloring or something similar to completley disrupt the movie, then i don't see the big deal???

Someone else that thinks that I, as an adult, can't possibly want to see a G rated movie.

Sheesh.....

 

[Evil Genius]

So don't teach your child respect for others or control because it's a G rated movie?

 

[dogluva]

One more thing that bothers me about responses that I've seen. A lot of people are justifying their responses by how much money they paid for the movie. Something about this just sounds a bit wrong to me. If we agree that loud children are innaproriate for any movie theater, regardless of movie rating or time, then that should be the final answer. It doesn't matter how much you paid. I'm not sure we should ever be justifying our expectations for an event based on how much we paid. Something about it just seems wrong to me. I know I haven't articulated it well; I can't quite put my finger on it, but it just sounds wrong to me.

To me it sounds wrong that you don't get it. I have six kids so money is a big issue. And yes, if it was free, I probably wouldn't be so ticked off because after all, you get what you pay for (not saying that a noisey child is appropriate in a movie theater even if it is rated G). I am shelling out a big amount of money TO US. Maybe you are not that strapped and you can afford to go out to the movies many times. To some of us families, it is a rare treat. I want it to be enjoyable.

 

[Kath2003]

You're paying to watch the movie. That means that everyone, including all the children in the audience, should be able to enjoy the movie. If someone, anyone, is disturbing the rest of the audience then they need to leave. It doesn't matter if the audience is children or adults - you pay your money, you watch the film. Matinee performances are cheap because the cinema can't sell many tickets at that time, NOT because they are aiming them specifically toward small children. If they could get people to pay full price, they would!

 

[Tinkerbelle's Mom]

Matinee performances are cheap because the cinema can't sell many tickets at that time, NOT because they are aiming them specifically toward small children. If they could get people to pay full price, they would!

Nobody has said any differently. I do think that after a movie marketed for children (sure adults can enjoy it too) has been out for a long time that is playing in the middle of the day is an appropraite choice to take children to.

 

[Kath2003]

Nobody has said any differently. I do think that after a movie marketed for children (sure adults can enjoy it too) has been out for a long time that is playing in the middle of the day is an appropraite choice to take children to.

I agree - but if the child cannot let the other people - including other children - enjoy the movie then they should not be taken to it. Everyone who goes to a matinee performance expects children and a greater degree of disruption as a result but they shouldn't have to expect their enjoyment of the movie to be significantly diminished by it.

 

[dogluva]

I agree - but if the child cannot let the other people - including other children - enjoy the movie then they should not be taken to it. Everyone who goes to a matinee performance expects children and a greater degree of disruption as a result but they shouldn't have to expect their enjoyment of the movie to be significantly diminished by it.

I agree. I don't really care about a children's movie so if I had to watch it (by force, trust me) I wouldn't give a rat's behind if a small child talked or was noisey (screaming, totally different, I can't stand that for too long). But if I was with my children (which would be the only reason I am there) and my children are being bothered to the point where they are not enjoying it, then I would be bothered. My children deserve to some peace and quiet. Sorry, if a child is too distruptive, he or she needs to see the DVD at home.

 

[ZipaDeeDooDah]

Wow, judging by the responses to this thread, I must have waaaaaay too much tolerance for people who should or should not attend a G-rated movie.

Is tolerance such a bad thing??? Does anybody teach tolerance anymore?

 

[hipchickie]

Wow, judging by the responses to this thread, I must have waaaaaay too much tolerance for people who should or should not attend a G-rated movie.

Is tolerance such a bad thing??? Does anybody teach tolerance anymore?

tolerance is outlawed, sorry.
Children should be stuffed in front of the DVD player until age 18, at which point they may join society

 

[ZipaDeeDooDah]

This is the MPAA definition of a G-rated movie:

G - General Audiences
All ages admitted.
No nudity, no sex, and no drugs, violence must be minimal, and there may be language that goes beyond polite conversations, such as the word darn.

Perhaps the point of contention does not lie with BostonRob but rather with the definition of 'General Audiences' as posted by the MPAA?

 

[hipchickie]

I think your niece and nephew are LUCKY to have such great, considerate people as parents. That will serve them well in life.

I have to at this though - you have no idea what kind of parents they are, never mind if they are great or considerate.
Maybe they keep the kids at home in a cage in the cellar...but hey, as long as they don't show up at movie, right?

my child has the ability to interact in public because he gets to do it - just like we tell him, if you want to learn how to do something, you need to practice

 

[ZipaDeeDooDah]

tolerance is outlawed, sorry.
Children should be stuffed in front of the DVD player until age 18, at which point they may join society

 

[MELSMICE]

Wow, judging by the responses to this thread, I must have waaaaaay too much tolerance for people who should or should not attend a G-rated movie.

Is tolerance such a bad thing??? Does anybody teach tolerance anymore?

I think the same could be said about manners or consideration for others.

I don't believe I should have to be overly tolerant of someone else's misbehaving child.

I compare it to this: I work with young children (teach them dance). It is not often, but on occasion I have had to tell a parent that I am removing their misbehaving child from the class.

It is not fair to all the other paying customers that this one child should misbehave & disrupt the entire class.

Like I said, it is not often. It is a last resort. I tell the parents they are not ready yet & they should try again at a later date. The child just is not mature enough.

Same thing applies to other things in life - including the movie scenario which this thread is about.

 

[pajamommy]

This is ironic to me, because when my son aged 9 and myself went to WALL-E, we had the same thing happening next to us.....not a loud child or whatever, but just a younger child asking alot of questions and just talking a lot throughout the movie. To be honest, I found it annoying and I just wanted to enjoy the movie with my child. Sometimes it is hard to judge if a movie is age-appropriate, so I understand, but I just don't want to hear a child talk through a whole movie. I think that even somewhat younger children can understand that you can't talk a lot during a movie in a theater....I teach preschool, and they get that when we watch a movie in class as a treat. But, I understand it is hard being a parent!!!!

 

[Scurvy]

This is the MPAA definition of a G-rated movie:

G - General Audiences
All ages admitted.
No nudity, no sex, and no drugs, violence must be minimal, and there may be language that goes beyond polite conversations, such as the word darn.

Perhaps the point of contention does not lie with BostonRob but rather with the definition of 'General Audiences' as posted by the MPAA?

But the MPAA ratings don't have anything to do with behavior. They are simply there to indicate what ages the content of a movie is appropriate for. By your logic, an unruly adult could never be removed from theater due to bad behavior, which of course is ridiculous.

No one has said that people should be excluded from a movie theater based on age, just based on their behavior.

Several people have pointed that out in this thread - perhaps you missed it.

 

[ZipaDeeDooDah]

I think the same could be said about manners or consideration for others.

I don't believe I should have to be overly tolerant of someone else's misbehaving child.

I compare it to this: I work with young children (teach them dance). It is not often, but on occasion I have had to tell a parent that I am removing their misbehaving child from the class.

It is not fair to all the other paying customers that this one child should misbehave & disrupt the entire class.

Like I said, it is not often. It is a last resort. I tell the parents they are not ready yet & they should try again at a later date. The child just is not mature enough.

Same thing applies to other things in life - including the movie scenario which this thread is about.

I cannot agree with your analogy.

Removing misbehaving children from a class that has designated ages is one thing. (Whether kindergarten or dance class, most classes have a designated age that one can start and for a reason).

However, in this case when a rating says 'All Ages Admitted,' then you have to expect that you are going to see all ages at that movie.

 

[Tinkerbelle's Mom]

I have to at this though - you have no idea what kind of parents they are, never mind if they are great or considerate.
Maybe they keep the kids at home in a cage in the cellar...but hey, as long as they don't show up at movie, right?

my child has the ability to interact in public because he gets to do it - just like we tell him, if you want to learn how to do something, you need to practice

I just have to say that this so true! Best post on the thread if I may say so!

 

[ZipaDeeDooDah]

But the MPAA ratings don't have anything to do with behavior. They are simply there to indicate what ages the content of a movie is appropriate for. By your logic, an unruly adult could never be removed from theater due to bad behavior, which of course is ridiculous.

No one has said that people should be excluded from a movie theater based on age, just based on their behavior.

Several people have pointed that out in this thread - perhaps you missed it.

Like I said, perhaps the point of contention then lies with the MPAA ratings. WALL-E is a G-rated movie by MPAA standards.

The MPAA definition does not say "All ages admitted except those who cannot behave themselves." That would be entirely different.

I can't believe this debate is all about the WALL-E movie.

 

[dis ms.]

Wow, judging by the responses to this thread, I must have waaaaaay too much tolerance for people who should or should not attend a G-rated movie.

Is tolerance such a bad thing??? Does anybody teach tolerance anymore?

Again...it's not about who should or shouldn't attend a G-rated movie. FTR, it's also not about whether or not children should be locked up until adulthood.

To answer your question about tolerance: Parents expecting other people to tolerate their children's loud, disruptive behavior is a bad thing, IMO.

Removing misbehaving children from a class that has designated ages is one thing. (Whether kindergarten or dance class, most classes have a designated age that one can start and for a reason).

However, in this case when a rating says 'All Ages Admitted,' then you have to expect that you are going to see all ages at that movie

Seriously, how are people getting this twisted? I mean, look at the thread title: "Loud kid at Wall-E matinee."

I've seen maybe one or two posters saying the OP's daughter was too young to be in the movie theater. The majority are saying the OP's daughter was to loud to be in the movie theater. Big difference.

 

[Tinkerbelle's Mom]

I've seen maybe one or two posters saying the OP's daughter was too young to be in the movie theater. The majority are saying the OP's daughter was to loud to be in the movie theater. Big difference.

Seriously though, how do we (meaning all the posters) really know? Other than the op and the people actually there none of us (once again refering to the posters) on this thread could in reality possibly know exactly how loud the child in question was.