Warning laughter during Despicable Me might get you in trouble !

[charming23]

I can't believe people who go to "kids" movies then complain because they are laughing and enjoying themselves.

When I went to see Toy Story 3 a few weeks ago I was surprised at how the teenagers and adults in the room were less behaved than the smaller children. There was a whole group of teenage girls in front of us texting and talking loudly. There was also an adult who kept narrating the entire movie outloud. to herself. I was thankful when and usher came to talk to the girls in front of us and they eventually stopped.

 

[pansmermaidzlagoon]

man, they would have hated us!!!! My family, and the family with young girls that sat behind us, all laughed out loud much of the time!!!!!

OP, sorry you had to put up with that! I can't believe the theater workers took that person seriously and would ask someone not to laugh in a comedy!!!!!

 

[whatcateydid]

She complained about laughter? Someone's grumpy. I understand getting annoyed with children's behaviour at the cinema - I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean 2 when it came out and a woman was there with four or five children, who spent the majority of the film running around in front of the screen But actually complaining about someone's laughter? Get over it!

I'm not going to lie, I'm quite a grumpy cinema-goer, but I make an effort to go to the cinema when I can be pretty sure that the screen is going to be quiet. It's not that difficult - childrens' films are quieter on a night, adults' films during the day. I appreciate that not everyone's schedule works to accommodate this, but maybe the grumpy lady should try and fit it in if she's that bothered by other people enjoying themselves.

 

[joshsmom]

Sounds like the "snowflake" needed to either go to later movie time or wait until this comes out on DVD!! Some people aren't happy unless they're complaining!!!

 

[asta]

This reminds me of the time I took my daughter and three of her 11 year old friends to see Nsync in concert. We had terrible seats way up in the rafters. About three songs into the concert I glance over a see that all four of the girls were sitting very still while practically everyone else in the place is standing and screaming. Turns out that a couple behind us had brought their 5 year old son to the concert and she had told the girls that they couldn't stand up or make noise because it was bothering their little boy. Keep in mind that we were surrounded on all sides by young girls doing that high pitched girl's scream. I explained to her that when they sat down they couldn't see over the people who were standing in all 10 rows in front of them in the upper deck. My girls stayed seated through two more songs but she finally got up and left anyway.

 

[whatcateydid]

This reminds me of the time I took my daughter and three of her 11 year old friends to see Nsync in concert. We had terrible seats way up in the rafters. About three songs into the concert I glance over a see that all four of the girls were sitting very still while practically everyone else in the place is standing and screaming. Turns out that a couple behind us had brought their 5 year old son to the concert and she had told the girls that they couldn't stand up or make noise because it was bothering their little boy. Keep in mind that we were surrounded on all sides by young girls doing that high pitched girl's scream. I explained to her that when they sat down they couldn't see over the people who were standing in all 10 rows in front of them in the upper deck. My girls stayed seated through two more songs but she finally got up and left anyway.

This is straying OT, but a couple of years ago I went to see Ross Noble, a comedian who is pretty well known in the UK after appearing on several comedy panel shows. Obviously his material was family friendly on television, but as I thought everyone would expect his live shows were more adult-oriented, and this was reflected in the language and content throughout the show. About 3/4 of the way through a woman in the row in front of me started waving her arms and shouting until she got Ross' attention. She then proceeded to ask him if he could watch his language, because she'd brought her ten year old daughter with her and it wasn't appropriate for her. Ross Noble and everyone else in the audience was like She'd sat through the whole first half, decided to come back after the interval and then wait for a while before asking the performer on stage to watch his language for her daughter in an audience of more than 1,000? To his credit, he told her that he would try and did so for about fifteen minutes before telling her that she'd made him feel really awkward, and that if she didn't want her daughter to hear adult material she should probably take her outside for the rest of the show. The woman left, but was really unhappy about it. Surely you'd check what was appropriate before you took your child to a show like that?

Wow, that turned into a rant! Sorry!

 

[bumbershoot]

To his credit, he told her that he would try and did so for about fifteen minutes before telling her that she'd made him feel really awkward, and that if she didn't want her daughter to hear adult material she should probably take her outside for the rest of the show.

It's pretty cool that he tried...I'm now looking at his website, because it was so nice of him that he tried.

 

[Liberty Belle]

Geez. She's lucky she wasn't in front of the kid behind us in Toy Story. He was kicking our seats, standing up with his head between them, talking LOUDLY and repeatedly touching my son's head! All the time, the mother said absolutely nothing that we could hear and even if she did, it certainly didn't do any good.

 

[Ember]

Sounds like a grown up snowflake to me

Teacup. When snowflakes grow up, they become teacups.

 

[tzolkin]

This must have been the same lady I sat behind for Simon Birch many years ago.

When the film came on there was absolutely no sound. Everyone was silent for several minutes, but eventually it was obvious that they were supposed to be talking and there was an issue. My friends and I started quitely talking and the woman in front of us loudly shushed us and then yelled at us that we needed to be quiet. We politely said, "Ma'am, there is something wrong with the film. They will either fix the problem and restart the movie or give us a refund. We will not talk when the movie is playing properly." She then left to get an usher to remove us from the theater because we were talking and she "couldn't hear" the movie. He was not as polite as we were and told her, "Lady, there's no sound. There's nothing for you to hear. Everyone else in the theater is talking and we have the lights on so we can try to fix it."

 

[bdoyledimou]

Could you imagine these people at a showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show?!!?

 

[Hollywoodhaha]

Could you imagine these people at a showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show?!!?

What I would pay ..

 

[DeluxePrincess]

I remember DH and I saw The Hangover in a theatre last year. People were laughing so hard we missed a lot of jokes, but you know what? We loved it! Laughing just makes me feel good. I certainly cold not ever imagine calling an usher to tell a child to stop laughing at a kids movie!

 

[DizBelle]

It's rated PG. That's not a "kid's movie". That doesn't mean that kids shouldn't see it but it should be parental guidance.

Animated <> kid's movie

It's an "everyone" movie.

 

[Darsa]

It's an "everyone" movie.

"Everyone" who has a sense of humor. That lady should have been thrown out!

 

[moburg]

We were at the funny scene where the bad guy shrinks the toilet & you guessed it, DS & myself laughed & I see the lady in front get up, & here comes another usher, this time an older gentleman I heard him whisper to the lady what was the problem, more whispering & then I heard him tell her "you're kidding right ? You want me to tell a child not to laugh in a kid's movie" That was the last of the complaints.

The movie was great but careful if you laugh too much !

Good for the older gentleman!!


On the other side of things, I sat through Toy Story 3 Friday night with a kid kicking the back of my chair periodically. I didn't say a word. But is it too much to ask for parents to watch what their kids are doing and stopping them when they are kicking the chair in front of them.

 

[DarthKTrava]

Don't go to a theater if you don't like laughter while watching a funny movie... Some people should just stay home.