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junecleaver · 02-16-2008, 03:53 AM

Tonight around 9:45 I was standing in line at the movies, and there was a couple ahead of me with a little boy (he looked about 4). They asked to see some movie, it was rated PG-13. The person in the box office said "No children under 6 are allowed to see a PG-13 movie after 9:00". What the hell??? Since when was this stupid rule made? I dont have kids but i dont appreciate anyone trying to control what movies parents and their kids see and what times they can see it. I used to go to the movies all the time with my parents when i was young, sometimes we'd go see a late movie together and they'd even be rated R sometimes. I turned out fine.

I'm beginning to feel like an idiot more and more dishing out my money to these theaters, another thing i hate is they dont let you bring food in (i got around that, i sneak in my snacks and refuse to buy their nasty food). But even if i DID want to buy their food, i better have about 20 bucks on me for a small soda and small popcorn because that's about how much it costs.

HuntingtonM15 · 02-16-2008, 04:01 AM

I remember when I went to see American Wedding when I was 17, I had to show ID, because that theater took it upon themselves to treat it as an NC-17 movie, instead of the R-rated movie that it is. The guy at the ticket booth said that some old man complained and said it was the raunchiest thing he had ever seen, so because of that they changed the rating. Insane.

Dean Winchester · 02-16-2008, 04:01 AM

actually, I like the rule to an extent, because sometimes people will bring their little brats to the theaters with them (even tho the kids are just tagged along and the parents wanted to see the movie) and the whole time they're being kids. If you want to see a movie and you have a little one who you're just tagging along with you, get a sitter. The whole theater shouldn;t have to pay because you didn't call a babysitter, the kids are not everyone else's responsibility.

HuntingtonM15 · 02-16-2008, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Dean Winchester

actually, I like the rule to an extent, because sometimes people will bring their little brats to the theaters with them (even tho the kids are just tagged along and the parents wanted to see the movie) and the whole time they're being kids. If you want to see a movie and you have a little one who you're just tagging along with you, get a sitter. The whole theater shouldn;t have to pay because you didn't call a babysitter, the kids are not everyone else's responsibility.

That's a good point, too. Though, I also don't want to see 16 year olds making out during the whole movie. So many things you can't avoid at a movie theater!

junecleaver · 02-16-2008, 04:11 AM

True, that's one good point lol. But there are some good natured kids out there, I was good according to my parents, never got up once, my eyes were always glued to the screen and you didn't hear a peep out of me. But if i have a kid and it's good, i want to be able to take them to see a movie and i dont want to be told i can't go because my kid is under 6. Some kids under 6 are actually good, i know only a few though, lol. Bottom line on this though, if your kid is a brat, the responsible thing to do is forget bringing them out, get a sitter or something. I wouldn't dare try to escort a brat to the movies.

junecleaver · 02-16-2008, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by HuntingtonM15

That's a good point, too. Though, I also don't want to see 16 year olds making out during the whole movie. So many things you can't avoid at a movie theater!

Hell, i saw a pair of 40 year olds making out yesterday. People need to learn to do that stuff at home. It's not cute.

Zoneboy · 02-16-2008, 04:21 AM

I like this next one, A child under 6 can't watch an R-rated movie after 6PM, I thought they weren't supposed to be admitted at all. Also notice how they jack up the Hannah Montana tickets to $15.

Dean Winchester · 02-16-2008, 04:27 AM

wtf? you'd have to pay me $15 to see Hannah Montana

Zoneboy · 02-16-2008, 04:29 AM

You're not kidding, John.

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Originally Posted by Dean Winchester

wtf? you'd have to pay me $15 to see Hannah Montana

Dean Winchester · 02-16-2008, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by junecleaver

True, that's one good point lol. But there are some good natured kids out there, I was good according to my parents, never got up once, my eyes were always glued to the screen and you didn't hear a peep out of me. But if i have a kid and it's good, i want to be able to take them to see a movie and i dont want to be told i can't go because my kid is under 6. Some kids under 6 are actually good, i know only a few though, lol. Bottom line on this though, if your kid is a brat, the responsible thing to do is forget bringing them out, get a sitter or something. I wouldn't dare try to escort a brat to the movies.

well, the main problem is that the parents of the brats are usually not as good parents so they don't even care, and they're usually the people who think because they have kids, it should be everyone else's problem as well. You see people like this at restaurants and in stores. They think their bratty five year old is adorable.

junecleaver · 02-16-2008, 05:10 AM

Wow, and the people who said that "Minors under 21" don't realize how many men and women are in Iraq for our country right now who are supposedly "minors". Way to thank those who serve our country, idiots.

Yeah Dean, i agree, i believe i see more bad kids than good kids these days. Thanks to stupid parents who think Little Tommy is cute for screaming his lungs out. I remember there was a little girl in a high chair, who was laughing at something and she would let out an ear piercing scream every few seconds. Her parents and grandparents and whoever else just sat back and laughed at her and saying how cute she was. I felt like getting up and punching the crap out of everyone at that table. This is when you are supposed to discipline your kids. They should start issuing parents tickets for disturbing the peace, if they aren't TRYING to make their kids behave. I love the kids in my family but when it comes to kids i dont know, i have no tolerance.

Dean Winchester · 02-16-2008, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by junecleaver

Wow, and the people who said that "Minors under 21" don't realize how many men and women are in Iraq for our country right now who are supposedly "minors". Way to thank those who serve our country, idiots.

Yeah Dean, i agree, i believe i see more bad kids than good kids these days. Thanks to stupid parents who think Little Tommy is cute for screaming his lungs out. I remember there was a little girl in a high chair, who was laughing at something and she would let out an ear piercing scream every few seconds. Her parents and grandparents and whoever else just sat back and laughed at her and saying how cute she was. I felt like getting up and punching the crap out of everyone at that table. This is when you are supposed to discipline your kids. They should start issuing parents tickets for disturbing the peace, if they aren't TRYING to make their kids behave. I love the kids in my family but when it comes to kids i dont know, i have no tolerance.

very true. Just because you decide to have a kid isn't an entitlement to annoy the hell out of everyone else. Parents who think their snot-nosed three year old who screams and runs around the resteraunt is cute don't want to realize that in 12 years, they won't obey a word you say and will be cussing you out because they've been conditioned not to fear you

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 02-16-2008, 12:35 PM

imo the rating should be just that, a rating that is simply there to let people know what the movie is going to involve. Let people see wtf they want to see, regardless of their age. This is a free frikkin country.

TJL · 02-16-2008, 12:46 PM

I thik it's a bit dumb to take your 4 year old to see a movie at 10 PM. Hire a sitter or stay home.

It looks like there are a lot more rules in some theaters nowadays.

Oh, and jacking up the Hanna Montana ticket prices is extortion. Hopefully that theater was repoeted.

Superstar · 02-16-2008, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*

imo the rating should be just that, a rating that is simply there to let people know what the movie is going to involve. Let people see wtf they want to see, regardless of their age. This is a free frikkin country.

I agree with that. I think that a rating should just be a guideline so people will know whether the movie is suitable or not. Then if people still want to see the movie, let them.

In this day and age, I don't think that someone should be stopped from going to a movie.

02-16-2008, 03:53 AM	#1
junecleaver Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2003 Location: i'm a southerner! :D Posts: 1,298	Are movie theaters trying to control us? Tonight around 9:45 I was standing in line at the movies, and there was a couple ahead of me with a little boy (he looked about 4). They asked to see some movie, it was rated PG-13. The person in the box office said "No children under 6 are allowed to see a PG-13 movie after 9:00". What the hell??? Since when was this stupid rule made? I dont have kids but i dont appreciate anyone trying to control what movies parents and their kids see and what times they can see it. I used to go to the movies all the time with my parents when i was young, sometimes we'd go see a late movie together and they'd even be rated R sometimes. I turned out fine. I'm beginning to feel like an idiot more and more dishing out my money to these theaters, another thing i hate is they dont let you bring food in (i got around that, i sneak in my snacks and refuse to buy their nasty food). But even if i DID want to buy their food, i better have about 20 bucks on me for a small soda and small popcorn because that's about how much it costs.

02-16-2008, 04:21 AM	#7
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02-16-2008, 12:46 PM	#14
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	Of course I'm no parent, but... I thik it's a bit dumb to take your 4 year old to see a movie at 10 PM. Hire a sitter or stay home. It looks like there are a lot more rules in some theaters nowadays. Oh, and jacking up the Hanna Montana ticket prices is extortion. Hopefully that theater was repoeted.
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02-16-2008, 04:01 AM	#2
HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,060	I remember when I went to see American Wedding when I was 17, I had to show ID, because that theater took it upon themselves to treat it as an NC-17 movie, instead of the R-rated movie that it is. The guy at the ticket booth said that some old man complained and said it was the raunchiest thing he had ever seen, so because of that they changed the rating. Insane.

02-16-2008, 04:01 AM	#3
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	actually, I like the rule to an extent, because sometimes people will bring their little brats to the theaters with them (even tho the kids are just tagged along and the parents wanted to see the movie) and the whole time they're being kids. If you want to see a movie and you have a little one who you're just tagging along with you, get a sitter. The whole theater shouldn;t have to pay because you didn't call a babysitter, the kids are not everyone else's responsibility.

02-16-2008, 04:11 AM	#5
junecleaver Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2003 Location: i'm a southerner! :D Posts: 1,298	True, that's one good point lol. But there are some good natured kids out there, I was good according to my parents, never got up once, my eyes were always glued to the screen and you didn't hear a peep out of me. But if i have a kid and it's good, i want to be able to take them to see a movie and i dont want to be told i can't go because my kid is under 6. Some kids under 6 are actually good, i know only a few though, lol. Bottom line on this though, if your kid is a brat, the responsible thing to do is forget bringing them out, get a sitter or something. I wouldn't dare try to escort a brat to the movies.

02-16-2008, 04:27 AM	#8
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	wtf? you'd have to pay me $15 to see Hannah Montana

02-16-2008, 05:10 AM	#11
junecleaver Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2003 Location: i'm a southerner! :D Posts: 1,298	Wow, and the people who said that "Minors under 21" don't realize how many men and women are in Iraq for our country right now who are supposedly "minors". Way to thank those who serve our country, idiots. Yeah Dean, i agree, i believe i see more bad kids than good kids these days. Thanks to stupid parents who think Little Tommy is cute for screaming his lungs out. I remember there was a little girl in a high chair, who was laughing at something and she would let out an ear piercing scream every few seconds. Her parents and grandparents and whoever else just sat back and laughed at her and saying how cute she was. I felt like getting up and punching the crap out of everyone at that table. This is when you are supposed to discipline your kids. They should start issuing parents tickets for disturbing the peace, if they aren't TRYING to make their kids behave. I love the kids in my family but when it comes to kids i dont know, i have no tolerance.