
MikeTheKnife
Shared on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 13:57I have not one but two issues to complain about on this fine Friday (it's technically not, but really it is). Both have to do with kids and movie theaters.
First--I saw Wanted the other day. I loved it, but if you aren't the type who can set physics aside, and you like to bitch about how unrealistic it is to shoot a bullet in an arc, then don't bother going to see it. But here's the problem--the douchebag family in front of us had not one but TWO small children with them. I'm guessing like 5-6 years old. So after the movie opens up with fuck, shitfuck ass nut fuckass language, there's a sex scene. And these fuckers in front of us, three adults with these two kids, look sheepishly at one another, like 'whoopsie-daisy! we appear to have made an error in judgment!' Fucking shit, people, have a god damn brain in your head. It wouldn't take much research to determine that you should not, under any circumstances bring your toddler to this film. The amazing part is they weren't the only really small kids there! I am no parent, so maybe I can't judge, but really if you want to see the movie that bad is it that hard to find a sitter?
Now on to the second movie, last night we saw Wall-E. Great film, absolutely hilarious. And there were kids there, that was fine. And of course when there are kids, there's talking and asking of stupid questions during the movie. This I understand as well. But when your kid talks non-fucking stop for the first 20 minutes of the film, when there's no dialogue and not a lot of noise on screen? SHUT HIM UP. Holy shit. I don't know if this fucker was back there reading Leviticus, or trying to memorize 'Friends, Romans, Countrymen' for his oral report in class tomorrow, but holy shit. Seriously do parents just block this shit out, so you don't even hear it? And dont' think I'm exaggerating here. It's not like the kids was all 'mommy what's the cockroach?' and then 10 seconds later 'mommy what's that big ship?' . No, this was a single, uninterrupted fountain of bullshit that wasn't even in a 'quiet' voice. And no, I did not get the usher. That's all I want is to get booed out of a damn theater full of parents for having a kid shut up. I'm not even sure the usher would do it.
So maybe I'm an asshole, I mean it's a kid's picture right? Well it's Pixar, so it's supposed to be good for adults. Do I have the right to go see a 'kid's' movie without having some chatterbox with an oblivious parent right behind me? Should I only go see animated films after 10:00? I'm not attacking children or parents here--just parents who think their kid is the center of the world, and everyone else should be glad to share a theater with them while they decide to share all their unique insights on the film.
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