I need to vent!

[heroic_decepticon]

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Oh, and poured a cup of Coke and ice down my wife's seat. (-_-) Charming.
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If that happened to my wife, I'd go bananas, no I'd go ballistic. The parents are certainly not getting away with "There's nothing I can do about it".

[Sky Shadow]

Yes, it's inconvenient, but that's what happens when you have a baby. Don't like it? DON'T HAVE KIDS! I cannot stand the selfishness of some other people who insist on bringing their infants or babies to movies without caring about the viewing experience of other audience members. It ticks me off more when _I_ make the effort to ensure that my baby doesn't ruin the movie for other people, but some other people don't pay the same respect.

I have no intention of bringing my daughter to a public cinema until I feel that she's mature enough to sit still and focus on a movie. If she starts getting unsettled, then I'd take her outside (rather than sit there and engage in a full conversation). If she ever poured her drink onto another patron, I'd tell her off there and then and make her apologise to the patron. Everyone in the theatre paid their hard-earned money to watch the movie and has the right to enjoy it in peace. Surely this is not a difficult concept to grasp.

I totally agree with everything you've said, Goki. You're a good parent. (Sadly, not everyone is.)

[5FDP]

This has also happened to me more than once. Unfortunately there is little that can be done. Some parents just shouldn't be allowed to breed if they refuse to take responsibility / action for their child’s behaviour.

Back in the day, cinema staff used to 'patrol' the theatre and pull people up on things like this e.g. talking, putting feet on seats etc. Nowadays, they just turn a blind eye.

I have complained to cinema staff before and they did offer me a ticket for another session (which was nice of them), however I wouldn't be at the session I am at if I preferred another time.

This is a HUGE reason why I don't go to the movies very often. It always ends up being spoilt by some inconsiderate individual(s).

If there is a silver lining for you Goki, you get to go home... those parents have to live with those unruly children.

[MV75]

Cinema stuff

Dude, I'm being turned off going to the movies too. Last one I saw was ironman 2. Craploads of ads, followed by loads of previews, and people behind me coughing and sneezing and carrying on with their colds. Loved the movie, but I think I'd enjoy it a helluva lot more at home because since then I've gotten blu-ray and 5.1 sound to go with my 46" tv. I'd get a better experience at home now.

For less than the price of just two tickets, I can buy the blu-ray of the movie and fully enjoy that instead of having to put up with rude people. Hear that cinemas? Too much pre-screening crap and lack of ushers is loosing you to home theatres.

[heroic_decepticon]

what really gets to me is people taking things out and putting things into plastic bags... that crackling sound just transmits so well in cinemas

[Fungal Infection]

Dude, I'm being turned off going to the movies too. Last one I saw was ironman 2. Craploads of ads, followed by loads of previews, and people behind me coughing and sneezing and carrying on with their colds. Loved the movie, but I think I'd enjoy it a helluva lot more at home because since then I've gotten blu-ray and 5.1 sound to go with my 46" tv. I'd get a better experience at home now.

For less than the price of just two tickets, I can buy the blu-ray of the movie and fully enjoy that instead of having to put up with rude people. Hear that cinemas? Too much pre-screening crap and lack of ushers is loosing you to home theatres.

Yep, great logic at work there, wait atleast 3 months for the movie to appear on a home format while everyone else has already seen it at the cinemas.

[5FDP]

Yep, great logic at work there, wait atleast 3 months for the movie to appear on a home format while everyone else has already seen it at the cinemas.

Works for me... especially when I can watch it in the comfort of my own lounge room without screaming kids / mobile phones / crackling chip packets / sticky seats / ads / people talking / people kicking my seat / 100% mark-up on sweets and drinks etc. etc. etc.

[Bartrim]

Yep, great logic at work there, wait atleast 3 months for the movie to appear on a home format while everyone else has already seen it at the cinemas.

I've got to agree. Maybe it's that we don't get as many rude people in a small town or it's better policed by the staff or maybe I'm getting old but my wife and I really enjoy a night out together involving dinner and a movie without the kids.

[Golden Phoenix]

Yep, great logic at work there, wait atleast 3 months for the movie to appear on a home format while everyone else has already seen it at the cinemas.

It doesn't really matter. Some people prefer to watch it in their own home, others in the cinema. Both have advantages and disadvantages. The key point is that you find a way to enjoy it.

I personally don't mind. The cinema's have bigger screens. I try to see a movie late in its run to get a pretty much empty cinema. But I do like to sit in bed and watch. Means I can pause it when I gotta pee or get more food

[loophole]

Dude, I'm being turned off going to the movies too. Last one I saw was ironman 2. Craploads of ads, followed by loads of previews, and people behind me coughing and sneezing and carrying on with their colds. Loved the movie, but I think I'd enjoy it a helluva lot more at home because since then I've gotten blu-ray and 5.1 sound to go with my 46" tv. I'd get a better experience at home now.

For less than the price of just two tickets, I can buy the blu-ray of the movie and fully enjoy that instead of having to put up with rude people. Hear that cinemas? Too much pre-screening crap and lack of ushers is loosing you to home theatres.

i totally agree with that but sometimes you just want the cinema experience, however i now have learnt to pick certain times to go to the movies to try weedout the annoying moviegoer