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Joined: Aug 26 2007 Posts: 2752

No offense to anyone who is a parent on the forums, i'm confident that you are intelligent people. But i went to the theater today and . . . well i might as well tell the story:

I finally when to see 'Pubic Enemies' today, In short, awesome movie, best i've seen this summer because it had 1930s Gangster shootouts. Oh and Johnny Depp was awesome too but i digress.

The film was coming to a close, Christen bale was giving one of his monalogs when a woman with 9 kids (i kid you not, and it could have been more) walked in and started to come up the stairs. Now the Regal had a lot of kids earlier, obviously to see that retarded G-Force thing . . . i mean bus loads of kids where coming out of the Regal when we got there. Anyway, i had a feeling she was in the wrong theater, she got almost to the back of the theater when i asked her:

"Ma'am what movie are you looking for?"

I thought to myself "please don't say G-Force"

Sure enough she said "G-Force"

I then told her "This is public enemies"

She giggled about it and left. There wasn't a person in the theater who didn't think she was dumber then a box of kitty litter.

Seriously! The dark tone of Christan Bale didn't clue you in? The fact the movie didn't have cute little ginny pigs running around didn't sink in something was up? The fact that there were no other kids in the theater, including the fact that the seats were practically empty? And the biggest insult of all ma' am, now i know you don't know me, but do i look like the type of person that would fucking see goddamn G-Force? Or better yet, the fact that above the door was the damn movie, displaying: 'Public Enemies' with Johnny Depp in Gangster drobe and the convenient to read 'R' next to him.

I mean, what did happen, miss? did one of your kids really want to see a rated R movie and thought they could trick you into seeing Johnny Depp blow some feds away? I really hope that wasn't the case because if so it makes me sad that your own child is smarter then you . . . way too smart to be suffered through G-Force. In fact, let him watch 'Public Enemies', it's by far better then fucking . . . CGinny pigs.

I think i know what did happen though, one of your kids got overzealous and ran into Public Enemies thinking it was G-Force . . . and you followed without even looking at the movie screen to confirm a kids movie was playing. So . . . i'm probably half right. Your lucky you didn't walk in during a shoot out scene and traumatize your kids.

Sorry about my out burst everyone, but she came in at a really dramatic and climatic movement and . . . stupidity like that is hard for me to not notice or talk about.

Anyway as for public enemies, as i said earlier, it was by far the best movie I've seen this summer, probably because it wasn't something PG-13 catered to a younger audience. Good Adult (non-porn) movies are hard to come by these days. 'The Orphan'?, Bruno?, give me a break. District 9 actually looks decent though.

Anyway, has anyone else seen Public Enemies? For a Rated R movie it seemed pretty tame. The graphic violence wasn't as graphic as you'd expect, i only heard the word 'fuck' twice and the leading lady (or any lady) didn't get the T and A out. I think it would have gotten a PG-13 rating if not for the fact that it might bore the kids and basically by making it R, Hollywood is saying to parents "nah, you don't want to see this movie, it's too complex and grown up for your kids. They'll fall asleep the moment the awesome gunfights stop. Taking to Transformers instead"

We need more classy movies in theaters, because Public Enemies actually rekindled my hope that Hollywood can produce something . . . you know . . . GOOD. Although i'm a fan of old school gangster movies so . . . i'm bias right now. Plus how much press did the movie get? It seems like a lot of decent movies get unnoticed while the garbage gets ridiculed or appraised.

So to move on from my rant with some questions:

What is your experience with dumb parents in theaters?

What did you think of Public Enemies? Award winning movie or fade into obscurity?

Posted: Jul 29 2009 09:57 pm

I used to work as a janitor at a movie theatre a few years ago, so I have some good stories to share. But the best example of parental stupidity was back in 2007, when Spider-Man 3 was still new at the time in the cinema.

My co-worker heard this kid crying in the men's room. That's because the kid ran into a restroom with a wet floor and fell down, literally breaking some of his teeth. Oh, and there was a wet floor warning sign right near the entrance of that room in clear sight for everyone to see, so there wasn't any negligence on my co-worker's part because he did the proper procedure.

Eventually the kid's mom was holding her son and taking care of him while he was undergoing the stressful experience. I felt sorry for the kid and walked up to his mom, asking if I could help her in any way. She said no, and then I saw the father come up to his son saying stuff like, "What the fuck is this?! Ah, shit!" As soon as I heard that, I walked away.

The mother complained to the manager and demanded a refund, but the owner was there as well and said no refunds allowed unless the theatre was at fault, which we weren't. The mother even told us that her son went alone without any parental guidance. Yes, that's right; the kid was alone when going to the restroom.

As if the father's behavior wasn't bad enough, I realized how lousy he and his wife were! I couldn't help but shift blame towards the parents for not going with their own child! I mean, what if something worse happened? What if he got kidnapped and nobody saw anything to help out authorities? And what kind of man cusses like a sailor in front of his child during a dramatic event in which the kid's teeth are broken?! Geez, I can learn a lot of good lessons from people like that. Rolling Eyes

They eventually walked out of the theatre and left, probably wondering how to pay up for dental operations. At least they didn't have to see the rest of Spider-Man 3, but still. Poor kid.

But yeah, this one takes the cake for example of worst parenting I've seen at a theatre. And I worked nearly a year at that place.

Posted: Jul 29 2009 10:00 pm

I saw Public Enemies a few weeks ago. I thought it was really well done. I agree that for an "R" rating it was fairly tame. The only really violent scenes I recall are the scene in the orchard where Christian Bale is introduced and going after Pretty Boy Floyd, the shootout in the field, and the last scene.

I'm not sure what kinds of awards it could win. It was adapted from a book so it should be nominated for that. Johnny Depp was really good in this movie and maybe he'll get nominated too.

Posted: Jul 29 2009 11:31 pm

BTW, I haven't seen Public Enemies yet. I'll probably catch it on DVD. I've been doing that for most movies lately, actually.

Posted: Jul 30 2009 10:45 am

I saw it and thought it was pretty okay. Supposed to be going to see Orphan today, following a picnic that might be a picnic in a rainstorm.

Banned Joined: Sep 13 2008 Posts: 3129

When i was younger i went with my friend to go see Ice age 2. this little girl kept piping in every now and then with comments like "look" and "wow" and "look mommy". and every other time i would wisper shh. then towards the middle of the movie after i whispered shh for the tenth time the mom says pretty much at the top of her lungs "well if you don't like it go sit somewhere else" And it was pretty clear that there wern't any seats left because it was opening night.

I still wish i had turned around and said to her "it's a theater lady your supposed to be quiet"

Joined: Apr 09 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3112

Ginny Pig sounds like a great bar drink.

Posted: Jul 30 2009 03:37 pm

I simply said we need more diversity besides Tyler Perry movies..... And I was told to shut the hell up.

Joined: Aug 26 2007 Posts: 2752

Greg the White wrote:

Ginny Pig sounds like a great bar drink.

I'd pay to see a drinking movie called Ginny Pig Twisted Evil

Posted: Jul 30 2009 04:43 pm

Hacker wrote:

When i was younger i went with my friend to go see Ice age 2. this little girl kept piping in every now and then with comments like "look" and "wow" and "look mommy". and every other time i would wisper shh. then towards the middle of the movie after i whispered shh for the tenth time the mom says pretty much at the top of her lungs "well if you don't like it go sit somewhere else" And it was pretty clear that there wern't any seats left because it was opening night.

I still wish i had turned around and said to her "it's a theater lady your supposed to be quiet"

Ice Age 2 gets exemption from the absolute silence rule in movie theaters because its target audience is young children exclusively.

Posted: Jul 31 2009 02:07 am

SpraCoalee wrote:

I simply said we need more diversity besides Tyler Perry movies..... And I was told to shut the hell up.

Context please, where was this said?

Posted: Jul 31 2009 10:58 am

its GUINEA PIG

Posted: Jul 31 2009 11:20 am

A couple with two kids sat behind me when I went to see Watchmen.
No comments.....

Joined: Aug 26 2007 Posts: 2752

username wrote:

its GUINEA PIG

Sorry username, i was raised on 'Hooked on Phonics'. Embarrassed

Posted: Jul 31 2009 03:21 pm

I'm pretty sure it's rated R because (*SPOILER*) someone gets shot through the face.

Posted: Jul 31 2009 04:02 pm

ReeperTheSeeker wrote:

username wrote:

its GUINEA PIG

Sorry username, i was raised on 'Hooked on Phonics'. Embarrassed

its cool. normally i look the other way when people misspell stuff, but my OCD got the best of me this time

Joined: Jul 19 2009 Location: England Posts: 91

Not really parent related, but when I went to see The Dark Knight last year, this couple walked over to another couple sitting down and told them they were sitting in their seats. I thought at first that they got up to get a snack or something and had their seats taken in their absense, but no, they actually claimed that the tickets had seated them there, when that's not how it works. Anyway...huge argument ensued, and the dumb couple were booted out.

That's pretty much the best story I have, though. Children aren't allowed into R (or 18 ) movies over here no matter what, so I don't get to witness the art of bad parenting in cinemas. Sad

Posted: Jul 31 2009 05:12 pm

Dorkus wrote:

Not really parent related, but when I went to see The Dark Knight last year, this couple walked over to another couple sitting down and told them they were sitting in their seats. I thought at first that they got up to get a snack or something and had their seats taken in their absense, but no, they actually claimed that the tickets had seated them there, when that's not how it works. Anyway...huge argument ensued, and the dumb couple were booted out.

That's pretty much the best story I have, though. Children aren't allowed into R (or 18 ) movies over here no matter what, so I don't get to witness the art of bad parenting in cinemas. Sad

lol wow. i havent had an assigned seat at the theater in... ever, actually. its always been 'sit whereever you can'

Joined: Aug 26 2007 Posts: 2752

Dorkus wrote:

Not really parent related, but when I went to see The Dark Knight last year, this couple walked over to another couple sitting down and told them they were sitting in their seats. I thought at first that they got up to get a snack or something and had their seats taken in their absense, but no, they actually claimed that the tickets had seated them there, when that's not how it works. Anyway...huge argument ensued, and the dumb couple were booted out.

That's pretty much the best story I have, though. Children aren't allowed into R (or 18 ) movies over here no matter what, so I don't get to witness the art of bad parenting in cinemas. Sad

I'm kind of curious why 'no kids in R movies' is not the universal norm in the USA too. Seriously, there are people who are so harsh about rating a movie all because 'we can't let the kids see it!' Then why are parents in states like New York aloud to let their kids into a R rated movie? This is exactly the kind of shit that will stur up Hillary and Jack Thomson types, and guess what? If the kids are violent after seeing such a movie then the parents will be the LAST people blamed for their kids behavior. It will be all on the movie makers or even the theater's fault.

I'm sure by high school most kids are smart enough to know not to duplicate what's in a movie and adult responsibilities start to settle in but kids in middle school may not be so perceptive. I guess it really is all on the parents.

Then again freedom to do what you please has been the motto in america, even if it's something everyone agrees is batshit stupid. Evil

Posted: Jul 31 2009 09:05 pm

Regarding G-Force: It's a movie about secret agent guinea pigs. This isn't a movie, it's a bad SNL sketch.

Posted: Jul 31 2009 10:16 pm

I didn't like Public Enemies too much. The acting was very good, as was the dialogue, but I felt like somebody had accidently left the cameras zoomed too far in the entire time, and it really, really bugged me.

And I have not had bad experiences with kids at theaters. The kids act fine. It's their asshole parents who always have to narrate for their kids what'ss going on, or say to their kids at regular intervals "Wow!", "Look at that!", "That's Cooool!" or "Did you see that?" No, I didn't, cause I wasn't looking at the giant screen right in front of me.