Anyone else nervous about kids in the theater? - Page 4

*The Boston Ninja Turtle* · 08-03-2014, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by snake

Midnight premiers man. It's kid free.

not true...ive been to midnight premieres whose audience was people of all ages

parents, fans, kids,old folks, critics, people on dates trying to make out ,students just going cause its the it thing, cosplayers. you name it

what was once a fan thing has become to cool thing to do now a days..hence why i skip them

~~Puddinpop~~ · 08-03-2014, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

..... yeah... it's a Ninja Turtles movie. PG-13 or not, it'll be still considered a kids movie and it will be packed with them.

Yep... and to think that I had an hour long back and forth with someone on this forum about whether this was a kids movie or not.. or even a key demo for the movie.. what a waste of time lol. There is no question now.

*Coola Yagami* · 08-03-2014, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Puddinpop

Yep... and to think that I had an hour long back and forth with someone on this forum about whether this was a kids movie or not.. or even a key demo for the movie.. what a waste of time lol. There is no question now.

Sorry you felt you wasted your time, but you know to the general audience at large this will seem like a kid movie based in the main characters alone.

They could honestly make an R rated tmnt that involves rape, murder and excessive swearing.... And there'll still be dumbass parents taking their kids to see it only to be shocked and get the soccer moms riled up.

*The Boston Ninja Turtle* · 08-03-2014, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

They could honestly make an R rated tmnt that involves rape, murder and excessive swearing.... And there'll still be dumbass parents taking their kids to see it only to be shocked and get the soccer moms riled up.

Watchmen and Kickass....i remember a few parents got pissed off because "a superhero movie had blood, swearing and sex"

*Coola Yagami* · 08-03-2014, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by The Boston Ninja Turtle

Watchmen and Kickass....i remember a few parents got pissed off because a superhero movie had blood, swearing and sex"

See? There ya go.

*Warhorse* · 08-03-2014, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by The Boston Ninja Turtle

Watchmen and Kickass....i remember a few parents got pissed off because "a superhero movie had blood, swearing and sex"

So did some critics. I remember Ebert hated Kick Ass, and even said he was disturbed that there are people out there who would actually enjoy it. Some things are just too much for some of the general adult to handle I guess.

*Wildcat* · 08-03-2014, 10:26 PM

Just don't go opening day or week. Wait for the initial crowds to settle down.

I never see a movie opening week. There might still be kids but you're more likely to get a calm theater with less people.

MrJoshua327 · 08-03-2014, 10:47 PM

At this point I never know what to expect. Adults and kids both suck at the theaters. Ratings never matter and parents that get outraged are generally oblivious to the content of any movie going in and then blame everyone else for their child hear a swear word.

I'd have to say my most frustrating experience in a theater recently was a 10pm showing of Riddick that some a-hole parent brought their 4-year old to. They knew in advance that their child shouldn't watch the movie so they sat in the middle of the theater, brought their ipad, and then let their child watch videos and play games during the first half of the movie until he fell asleep.

*Warhorse* · 08-03-2014, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by MrJoshua327

At this point I never know what to expect. Adults and kids both suck at the theaters. Ratings never matter and parents that get outraged are generally oblivious to the content of any movie going in and then blame everyone else for their child hear a swear word.

I'd have to say my most frustrating experience in a theater recently was a 10pm showing of Riddick that some a-hole parent brought their 4-year old to. They knew in advance that their child shouldn't watch the movie so they sat in the middle of the theater, brought their ipad, and then let their child watch videos and play games during the first half of the movie until he fell asleep.

F***k that sh!t, this is when I would go behind them and pretend to trip and accidentally drop my soda on the kid and IPad.

*Zulithe* · 08-04-2014, 12:30 AM

I go to the movies a lot... A LOT. And I very rarely have problems with kids around me ruining the experience.

I have more problems with adults or teenagers. Being very rude and loud, sometimes putting their feet on top of the chairs DIRECTLY NEXT TO ME (just about the most disrespectful thing you can do to someone in a theater -- nobody wants to smell your feet and see them in their field of vision, plus they make noise)

oh and don't get me started on the making out. nobody wants to see that and hear the nasty sucking sounds during the movie. please do that **** somewhere else.

as much as i love going and will continue to go, it's a constant thing on my mind when going to a theater. how rude will the other people be and how destroyed will the experience be as a result of their behavior? sadly it is a big issue.

*IndigoErth* · 08-04-2014, 12:35 AM

Random curious question... Does there ever seem to be any difference in audience behavior between regular screen and 3D? Any chance people are more engrossed with the 3D that they might be more focused and settled down? (Never done 3D so just wondering.)

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Originally Posted by MrJoshua327

I'd have to say my most frustrating experience in a theater recently was a 10pm showing of Riddick that some a-hole parent brought their 4-year old to.

Please no... lol

I swear, if people can't get a sitter then you don't go out that night. Probably the same sort of people who would always have a young child out late in the large store I used to work at, past closing time, refusing to hurry up, pay and get out, and their darn kid has been carrying on for god damned ever because it's late, the child is exhausted and should be in bed. So many self centered people anymore, the kid is just something necessary to bring along, not a small person (as well as other adults in public) to be given consideration to.

*Warhorse* · 08-04-2014, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Zulithe

I go to the movies a lot... A LOT. And I very rarely have problems with kids around me ruining the experience.

I have more problems with adults or teenagers. Being very rude and loud, sometimes putting their feet on top of the chairs DIRECTLY NEXT TO ME (just about the most disrespectful thing you can do to someone in a theater -- nobody wants to smell your feet and see them in their field of vision, plus they make noise)

oh and don't get me started on the making out. nobody wants to see that and hear the nasty sucking sounds during the movie. please do that **** somewhere else.

as much as i love going and will continue to go, it's a constant thing on my mind when going to a theater. how rude will the other people be and how destroyed will the experience be as a result of their behavior? sadly it is a big issue.

Yeah, I have to nearly agree. It's teens and adults who flip their damn phones on and cannot seem to keep them shut for very long. And whenI went to see Transformers 4, I'm sorry someone is sick, but there was this woman behind me that was constantly sneezing, and loud. Really, if you are that sick that you are sneezing, coughing and keep blowing/sniffling your nose, stay home so the rest of the audience doesn't catch what you got. Some people man!

madyankees · 08-04-2014, 04:39 AM

I'm wary about young kids but more often than not it's some teen or adult with a seriously unhealthy obsession with their smart phones and social media that ruins the movie

~~fridaynightdestination~~ · 08-04-2014, 08:14 AM

Here's my share of bad movie experiences, hope you actually enjoy reading them, lol.

What the kid behind me was doing throughout Guardians of the Galaxy was laughing at EVERYTHING, seriously, even things that weren't supposed to be funny. When Rocket was all like I DIDN'T ASK TO BE MADE, the kid laughed the loudest, most annoying, obnoxious laugh ever, at one of the most dramatic parts of the movie. I really wanted to punch that kid after that. Like I said, I need to see it again.

When I went and saw Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters, some kids came in behind me and were like OH MY GOD STRANGERS, THERE ARE SO MANY STRANGERS HERE! Yeah, kid, its a movie theater, you are gonna see strangers. And throughout the first 30 minutes of the movie, there was a baby crying and SCREAMING and that was horrible, but luckily they left 30 mins in.

This is small, but at times you could hear a baby screaming during the opening night IMAX 3D show of Godzilla (2014) at 7 PM. It wasn't that much, it only happened about 4 times during the movie, but it was annoying when it happened.

Next up, is Muppets Most Wanted, however this was brief, mostly. Behind me was a little girl who looked to be the age of 4 was talking really loud throughout the first 30 mins of the movie, not whispers, talking LOUDLY. But about 30 or so minutes in, the dad grabbed the kid and left, however the girl was screaming I DON'T WANNA GO!!!! I DON'T WANNA GO!!!! At the top of her lungs, and that was annoying. However, the rest of the movie was peaceful after that.

Also, I have some small but still bad moments with the 2 times I went and saw Toy Story 3 in theaters. First time, towards the end of the movie during the scene with Sid, some kid in front of me just randomly stood up for about 30 seconds. Seriously, he just randomly STOOD UP for NO REASON, before his mom pushed him down. That sucked. And this happened only during the trailers, but hey, I like the trailers. It happened when I went and saw Toy Story 3 for a second time, this old woman wouldn't shut up during the trailers. I remember during the trailer for Tangled she was all like OOOOOH RAPUNZEL and during The Smurfs teaser trailer she was all like OOOOOH THE SMURFS I USED TO WATCH THOSE GUYS and I was worried she was gonna be a problem throughout the movie, but she turned quiet when it came on, so that's nice.

I went and saw The King's Speech for my mom's birthday with my dad and sister. My mom and I are were enjoying the movie, but needless to say, my dad and sister were not. My dad who is usually quiet during movies starting complaining THIS MOVIE IS SO BORING and my sister was like YEAH I AGREE and kept commenting really loudly next to us, and my mom and I went up and moved to the back.

Next up is Lincoln, but this too is brief. During the first 15 mins of the movie, a little girl who looked like she was 2 years old was running up and down the aisles, but the mom eventually ran up and grabbed her, then left. It was actually kinda funny when the mom ran up and snatched her.

So yeah, those are my bad movie experiences. The thing that scares me that I forgot to mention is the kid behind me was wearing a TMNT shirt. Yeah, that's one of the reason why I am really worried.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 08-04-2014, 11:50 AM

No, it's rated 15

*The Boston Ninja Turtle* · 08-04-2014, 11:54 AM

i once posted this in another thread but my worst movie experience, Spider-man 3, and not because of the movie itself..just the dude next me me kept trying to make out with his girl and ended up quietly fighting right in my ear

the other was when i saw wanted, and a guy brought his entire family which ended up with 6 kids crying and screaming the entire first half of the movie

of course i also have a friend who falls asleep every movie, and then wakes up when something usually jumps on the screen and jumps on someone next to him..or starts snoring

*Bry* · 08-04-2014, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by The Boston Ninja Turtle

i once posted this in another thread but my worst movie experience, Spider-man 3, and not because of the movie itself..just the dude next me me kept trying to make out with his girl and ended up quietly fighting right in my ear

I can top that! Not related to the thread topic at all, but... when I saw Spider-Man 3 on opening night, two groups of people almost got into a fist-fight in the aisles. Like two-thirds of the way through the movie. Got kinda weird after that.

*oldmanwinters* · 08-04-2014, 12:06 PM

Oh, y'all just hate kids. Don't you remember when you used to be one.

I'm kidding, I'm kidding...

I was the kind of kid whose parents didn't allow to see a PG-13 movie until I actually passed the age of 13, and now I actually wish more parents would keep their immature kids out of the film for the rest of our benefit.

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Originally Posted by Roseangelo

I had Captain America 2 almost ruined for me because some idiots decided to show up with their 1 year old and sat right in front of me. Then the same idiots showed up again when I saw X-Men (but this time I knew to move before the movie started so that saved it for me).

Wow, in all my years of movie watching in small towns, I don't ever remember seeing the same people at any given showing, let alone having them sit in front of me both times!

It's a small world, after all!

*Warhorse* · 08-04-2014, 12:06 PM

My latest worst experience, besides the Transformers, would have been during X-Men DOFP. A man and his pregnant wife/gf sat right next to me, and within the first 5 minutes, she started asking him all these questions, like who is that, what can that person do, why are those robots attacking them. When the man told the woman to hush, then she started to go on, very loud, how this movie i so stupid and that she could feel some of her brain cells melt for watching such a stupid movie. When everyone finally turned to look at the couple, that is when the man turned and and got hostile with her "I told you, you wouldn't like this, you should have just stayed home! Now STFU and either watch the movie, or here, take the keys and leave, I'll go get a cab." She sat there, with the keys, and it sounded like she was crying a bit. And then she started to take the keys and chink them. When he tried to grab them from her, she yanked back, laughing and then bumped my drink, almost spilling it on me. She was like oops. I finally told her, oops my ass, and I took some ice cubes and flung them at her, and warned next time, the entire soda will be on her head. The husband chuckled, but after that, the lady was finally silent.

graphic_content · 08-04-2014, 12:13 PM

Kids are the reason I HATE seeing movies in the theaters, especially when school is out, because there are more of them around.

to be fair, people of ALL ages can be jerks. I nearly got into two fights in theaters

1) this girl, without knowing kept kicking the back of my brothers chair, we asked her politely to stop, she politely apologized, and stopped, but then her idiot boyfriend had to step in and swing his junk around when the matter was already settled.

2) this group of guys, clearly snuck into the movie, clearly had already seen the movie, and would recite lines before the character on-screen, and kept doing so for a good chunk of time. they were asked to stopped, but kept going, until they finally got bored, and left. my brother was readying himself to ask them to stop one last time, and i knew if had to, a fight would break out...but guaranteed, those guys were getting alot of people angry, my brother and I would not have been unsupported.

*i dont condone fighting, not that anyone cares, but i just wanted to make it clear considering the stories i just wrote.

08-03-2014, 10:26 PM	#67
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,513	Just don't go opening day or week. Wait for the initial crowds to settle down. I never see a movie opening week. There might still be kids but you're more likely to get a calm theater with less people. __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything.

08-04-2014, 11:54 AM	#76
The Boston Ninja Turtle Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Boston MA Posts: 2,440	i once posted this in another thread but my worst movie experience, Spider-man 3, and not because of the movie itself..just the dude next me me kept trying to make out with his girl and ended up quietly fighting right in my ear the other was when i saw wanted, and a guy brought his entire family which ended up with 6 kids crying and screaming the entire first half of the movie of course i also have a friend who falls asleep every movie, and then wakes up when something usually jumps on the screen and jumps on someone next to him..or starts snoring __________________ I didn't choose the ninja turtle life. The ninja turtle life chose me. https://www.facebook.com/TheBostonNinjaTurtle

08-03-2014, 10:47 PM	#68
MrJoshua327 Random Punk Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Maryland Posts: 28	At this point I never know what to expect. Adults and kids both suck at the theaters. Ratings never matter and parents that get outraged are generally oblivious to the content of any movie going in and then blame everyone else for their child hear a swear word. I'd have to say my most frustrating experience in a theater recently was a 10pm showing of Riddick that some a-hole parent brought their 4-year old to. They knew in advance that their child shouldn't watch the movie so they sat in the middle of the theater, brought their ipad, and then let their child watch videos and play games during the first half of the movie until he fell asleep.

08-04-2014, 12:30 AM	#70
Zulithe Ninjutsu Master Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,418	I go to the movies a lot... A LOT. And I very rarely have problems with kids around me ruining the experience. I have more problems with adults or teenagers. Being very rude and loud, sometimes putting their feet on top of the chairs DIRECTLY NEXT TO ME (just about the most disrespectful thing you can do to someone in a theater -- nobody wants to smell your feet and see them in their field of vision, plus they make noise) oh and don't get me started on the making out. nobody wants to see that and hear the nasty sucking sounds during the movie. please do that **** somewhere else. as much as i love going and will continue to go, it's a constant thing on my mind when going to a theater. how rude will the other people be and how destroyed will the experience be as a result of their behavior? sadly it is a big issue.

08-04-2014, 04:39 AM	#73
madyankees Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Singapore Posts: 329	I'm wary about young kids but more often than not it's some teen or adult with a seriously unhealthy obsession with their smart phones and social media that ruins the movie

08-04-2014, 08:14 AM	#74
~~fridaynightdestination~~ Banned Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Michigan Posts: 553	Here's my share of bad movie experiences, hope you actually enjoy reading them, lol. What the kid behind me was doing throughout Guardians of the Galaxy was laughing at EVERYTHING, seriously, even things that weren't supposed to be funny. When Rocket was all like I DIDN'T ASK TO BE MADE, the kid laughed the loudest, most annoying, obnoxious laugh ever, at one of the most dramatic parts of the movie. I really wanted to punch that kid after that. Like I said, I need to see it again. When I went and saw Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters, some kids came in behind me and were like OH MY GOD STRANGERS, THERE ARE SO MANY STRANGERS HERE! Yeah, kid, its a movie theater, you are gonna see strangers. And throughout the first 30 minutes of the movie, there was a baby crying and SCREAMING and that was horrible, but luckily they left 30 mins in. This is small, but at times you could hear a baby screaming during the opening night IMAX 3D show of Godzilla (2014) at 7 PM. It wasn't that much, it only happened about 4 times during the movie, but it was annoying when it happened. Next up, is Muppets Most Wanted, however this was brief, mostly. Behind me was a little girl who looked to be the age of 4 was talking really loud throughout the first 30 mins of the movie, not whispers, talking LOUDLY. But about 30 or so minutes in, the dad grabbed the kid and left, however the girl was screaming I DON'T WANNA GO!!!! I DON'T WANNA GO!!!! At the top of her lungs, and that was annoying. However, the rest of the movie was peaceful after that. Also, I have some small but still bad moments with the 2 times I went and saw Toy Story 3 in theaters. First time, towards the end of the movie during the scene with Sid, some kid in front of me just randomly stood up for about 30 seconds. Seriously, he just randomly STOOD UP for NO REASON, before his mom pushed him down. That sucked. And this happened only during the trailers, but hey, I like the trailers. It happened when I went and saw Toy Story 3 for a second time, this old woman wouldn't shut up during the trailers. I remember during the trailer for Tangled she was all like OOOOOH RAPUNZEL and during The Smurfs teaser trailer she was all like OOOOOH THE SMURFS I USED TO WATCH THOSE GUYS and I was worried she was gonna be a problem throughout the movie, but she turned quiet when it came on, so that's nice. I went and saw The King's Speech for my mom's birthday with my dad and sister. My mom and I are were enjoying the movie, but needless to say, my dad and sister were not. My dad who is usually quiet during movies starting complaining THIS MOVIE IS SO BORING and my sister was like YEAH I AGREE and kept commenting really loudly next to us, and my mom and I went up and moved to the back. Next up is Lincoln, but this too is brief. During the first 15 mins of the movie, a little girl who looked like she was 2 years old was running up and down the aisles, but the mom eventually ran up and grabbed her, then left. It was actually kinda funny when the mom ran up and snatched her. So yeah, those are my bad movie experiences. The thing that scares me that I forgot to mention is the kid behind me was wearing a TMNT shirt. Yeah, that's one of the reason why I am really worried.

08-04-2014, 11:50 AM	#75
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	No, it's rated 15

08-04-2014, 12:06 PM	#79
Warhorse Emperor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 5,544	My latest worst experience, besides the Transformers, would have been during X-Men DOFP. A man and his pregnant wife/gf sat right next to me, and within the first 5 minutes, she started asking him all these questions, like who is that, what can that person do, why are those robots attacking them. When the man told the woman to hush, then she started to go on, very loud, how this movie i so stupid and that she could feel some of her brain cells melt for watching such a stupid movie. When everyone finally turned to look at the couple, that is when the man turned and and got hostile with her "I told you, you wouldn't like this, you should have just stayed home! Now STFU and either watch the movie, or here, take the keys and leave, I'll go get a cab." She sat there, with the keys, and it sounded like she was crying a bit. And then she started to take the keys and chink them. When he tried to grab them from her, she yanked back, laughing and then bumped my drink, almost spilling it on me. She was like oops. I finally told her, oops my ass, and I took some ice cubes and flung them at her, and warned next time, the entire soda will be on her head. The husband chuckled, but after that, the lady was finally silent.

08-04-2014, 12:13 PM	#80
graphic_content Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,423	Kids are the reason I HATE seeing movies in the theaters, especially when school is out, because there are more of them around. to be fair, people of ALL ages can be jerks. I nearly got into two fights in theaters 1) this girl, without knowing kept kicking the back of my brothers chair, we asked her politely to stop, she politely apologized, and stopped, but then her idiot boyfriend had to step in and swing his junk around when the matter was already settled. 2) this group of guys, clearly snuck into the movie, clearly had already seen the movie, and would recite lines before the character on-screen, and kept doing so for a good chunk of time. they were asked to stopped, but kept going, until they finally got bored, and left. my brother was readying himself to ask them to stop one last time, and i knew if had to, a fight would break out...but guaranteed, those guys were getting alot of people angry, my brother and I would not have been unsupported. *i dont condone fighting, not that anyone cares, but i just wanted to make it clear considering the stories i just wrote.