Infants in Movie Theaters

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Dude, I TOTALLY agree, it annoys the hell out of me. There's a "nonsmoking" section in restaurants so people won't get bothered by cigarettes, why isn't there a "children" section so people won't get bothered by kids?
Let's start a revolution and take back out right to watch the newest "Shrek" movie!!
(Runs out door, flailing arms and carrying flag) "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!"

babies in theaters are the most annoying thing ever,you think folks would know better and just find a sitter. yes there should definatley be a rule...i so agree!

Get the crying babies out! WOOOOO!!

they honestly need to have a policy saying that infants cannot attend a movie.

You people all must be from Communist China. These kids have rights! just like you screaming Pre-Pubes unfortunately do. Lettuice think before we vomit words all over our shirts that Mom bought us...brats.

When my kids were that young I took them to movies... and they didn't cry. Keep the baby up for several hours before the show starts, give them a fresh diaper and feed them really well, and they'll normally sleep through a movie. I don't think the problem is taking the babies to movies as much as it is that people aren't taught to be respectful of others. If my kids DID start crying, I'd take them out until they were quiet again. We don't need more rules, we need more respect.

Let's see if you feel the same way in a few years when you want to go to a movie, have a baby and can't afford a sitter... You'll say yes now, but you won't!

I think you should not bring an infant into a movie theater, even if the baby doesn't cry. It especially bothers me when people bring them into horror movies that have loud sounds that startle the baby and causes them to cry. Did they not see that coming. Also, some people bring very young (newborn) babies into movie theaters (or any public place); do they not realize that they are risking their child getting sick. There is an age where it is ok to expose children to germs, (it can help build their immune system) but one week of age is not the time to do that. Sorry, might have wondered a little off-topic there, but anyways... yeah, no babies in the movies.

Yea i totally agree sh*t if my parents brought me into a theater when i was a baby they probably would have gotten their asses kicked because from what i hear i was a baby from hell lol

what do you expect bro these are the same people who after they sit down next to you in a diner both get up and leave the table so you have to listen to the kid go balistic cause mom and dad arnt in its line of site, and for those of you who whine what if we want to go out but cant afford a sitter STAY HOME it wasn't our idea for you to have a kid - - show some class why dont you !!!

i can agree to a certain digree but the children have rights to ... you cant just ban them u dont know the situation and i dont think your about to ask? XxX

This is to anonymous /Quote/Let's see if you feel the same way in a few years when you want to go to a movie, have a baby and can't afford a sitter... You'll say yes now, but you won't!

You can afford to see a movie and pay for the travel and food costs but not for a babysitter?! How bizarre!

exactly doc and the person that said babies have right too. well they do but a baby is not going to sit there and watch a movie it is incabable of doing so. So dont waste everyones hard earned money by bringing your bratty little baby to the movies.

babies should be given any rights they want. But they can't "want" to go and watch a movie, can they?

All they want is to be fed, cleaned up and given some lovin'. Babies don't want to go to movies!

So it stands to reason that they should be allowed :)

I mean should NOT off course :)

i was thinking of going to the movies tomorrow with my three and a half week old, i decided to google, babies in theaters to see what the opinions of others were, i could just imagine getting funny looks from people as we bought our tickets and found a seat. i just want to say, one, you dont have anyone babysit your child when they are under 6 weeks. two just because someone is a new parents doesnt mean that they cant have a life. three, babies wont get sick from being out in public, only if people come breathing all over your baby. lastly, if the baby did cry, of course you should leave the theater until they stop, and they wont get startled from loud movie sounds. infants have what is called a "startle reflex" so they can be touch, and hear loud noises and startle, but continue to sleep. i must assume that everyone who has commented here does not have a child.

Children under the age of 10 should not have rights.

Enough said.

i agree i hate kids ''oo mommy i gotta pee'' all the interuptions u can imagine i kno this because i have lil bro and sis and i hate going places with them..sometimes i feel like taping their mouths shut and tie them somewhere then i'd smile and get some ice cream

I have a 5 year old, and one on the way. I would never dream of bringing my 5 year old to some of the movies I see some parents bring them to, much less an infant. I was in Silent Hill a few weeks ago, and some parents up front had what looked to be a 3 year old who screamed and cried her head off the entire movie, especially during the scary parts. Those dolts have no idea how they are scarring their child. I simply don't understand how in the world parents could be so inconsiderate of others. How bad must their parents have been not to have taught them better?

If I pay $7.75 to go see Superman, I expect to be able to get away from my life for 2 hours and lose myself in the movie experience. That's what the movies are all about! Great storytelling, or fantastic worlds to let the world, your job, and everything else melt away, if only for a little bit.

Little things like a hot theater, bad speaker placement, lousy projection, and even uncomfortable seating can jar you away from that experience and bring you back to "reality". A screaming child, even if only for a minute while mommy or daddy have to take them out for a little bit (only to bring them back in to do it over again), can completely ruin the experience for everyone in the theater.

How self centered do you have to be to shove everyone elses experience aside so you can go see a movie yourself? Can't find a baby sitter? Tough. That's one of thousands of sacrifices you'll make, and you should happily make for your children. Want to see a movie? Rent one. When baby cries there's a great button labeled "pause" just for you.

To every mother and father that thinks it's fine to bring little one into the theater, think about your baby's hearing too. I calibrate and design home theater systems, and know that some reference levels I set for a customer's theater for THX is 105 decibels. In real theaters it can peak at 112 decibels. That's equal to being right next to a jackhammer. OSHA won't even allow hardened construction workers to be exposed to 2 decibels below that for more than 30 minutes. You're not only ruining everyone elses' experience by being selfish, you're sacrificing your baby's hearing.

you know it's not that we cannot afford a sitter! we have one but when the whole family watches, we bring the baby because we never entrust the baby to just the maids!!!

Why are you taking a 4 year old and a 6 year old to see blood shed and killing? Are you really that stupid?

And do you think the majority of parents are considerate, well the reality is, they are not, and what is so selfish about wanting a time where adults can go out and enjoy a movie without being around other peoples crying babies? That is why we hired a baby sitter in the first place, to get away from our children for a while, and what do we get in return for planning our time and arranging a sitter? We get to pay to hear your child cry because you are too inconsiderate to do the same.


MOST OF THE PARENTS THAT ARE CONSIDERATE GET A BABY SITTER AND THEN GO TO THE MOVIES. The ones that bring the whole family the baby in the stroller their 2 year old and their 5 year old DO NOT consider the other 300 or so people in the theatre and just a small distraction, maybe a ten to 20 seconds crying session does not bother the parents, but it does change the whole mood of the theatre and causes to movie to be less enjoyable. I really don't understand "The considerate parent" that takes the child out of the seat but remains in the theatre in the isle so she/he can keep watching the movie and doesn't understand that sound travels and we can still hear the baby even though we can't see the baby, its just amazing.

The theatre is NOT a baby sitter and if you want to spend some quality time with them only a moron would think a theatre is a good place.
A theater is not a good place for interaction between a parent and a small child. Here are a few suggestions if you can't think of any besides a graphically violent movie. You did go to the movies for them right? It wasn't just because didn't think to get a baby sitter? Right?

Some quality common sense things to do with children

1. The zoo
2. Have the child help you read a book.
3. Watch a video at home together where they can get up to go to the bathroom.
4. Play a game with them.
5. Play make believe (a favorite among 5 and under).

Do you see what I am trying to say? IT IS INTERACTION not sitting in a dark place without talking to them for two hours.

Please leave the children at home it is better for the children and the adults

Yes, normal, fact is society is full of rude, inconsiderate people, you can't escape them. If you think that is annoying, imagine what it is like having a crying baby sitting behind you on a long airline flight or a small child kicking the back of your seat. The way I deal with this is to look around for an empty seat and then politely ask the flight attendant if I may switch my seat to an open one. The adult guardians are to blame, not the babies or the children.

PEOPLE COME ON FOR ALL THE ONES THAT WROTE THAT NO BABY'S IN THE MOVIES THEY SURE DON'T HAVE ONE BELEIVE ME WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ANYONE AT ALL TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR BABY AND YOU WANT TO GO TO THE MOVIES YOU WILL TAKE HIM EVEN IF YOU HATE IT BUT IT WILL HAPPEN SO DON'T COME THE THAT CRAP THAT YOU WOULD NEVER DO IT AND I TELL YOU TAHTA BECAUSE I WAS ONE OF THE PERSONS THAT USED TO SAY THAT BUT THEN I GOT PREGNANT AND I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE HER AND THANK GOD SHE DIDN'T CRY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY EMBARRASING

Anyone only has a right to do something that does not encroach upon others. There are definitely folks who haven't had children yet that will end up taking their infants and toddlers to movies-- however they justify that, the fact is, it's not only bad parenting but encroaching upon others and their movie-going experience.

When my husband and I wanted to see "Kill Bill," we took our 4-month-old to the drive-in. It was a pain in the ass-- but she didn't see any of the violence, and we didn't disturb anyone. When we wanted to see "Return of the King" we went separately-- while the other stayed home with our baby. What's interesting though, is that as soon as I sat down for my turn, a couple came in and sat right next to me-- with their 2-year-old. When my husband and I wanted to see "King Kong" together, we had a friend watch our daughter-- if he hadn't been able to do it, we wouldn't have gone together or found other arrangements. Period. It would never have occurred to us to take her to the theater.

Last night, my husband and I took our now 5-year-old to see Wall-E at a 7:30 showing-- she whispers if she doesn't understand plot, and we know she is capable of not disturbing others. We didn't mind the other 5 and 6-year-olds-- we knew they'd probably be ok. We expected them at a 7:30 showing of Wall-E. But the 1, 2 and 3-year-olds-- the babies? There was a kid who screamed through a good 10 minutes of that movie, and the lone dad held him in his lap as he struggled to get free. There was a 1-year-old who cooed very sweetly behind us--- but seriously. We came to hear our movie and not baby cooing.

I find it absolutely incredible that these people-- many of whom are probably decent folks-- find this behavior acceptable. We even have movie/mommy showtimes in my city-- specifically for mommies and babies/toddlers. And yet, here are kids in "Lord of the Rings" and 1-year-olds in Wall-E. Kids should not even be watching TV at that age. I don't get it.

Until we start making our voices heard at customer service, etc. across the theaters, I don't know that much will be done. No one said anything to the dad of that screaming kid. I don't remember people doing this even 10 years ago. I think it's a symptom of societal decay-- where people do not think twice about encroaching upon others. Unfortunately, they will keep taking advantage of your movie time until you demand it back. If you must turn off your cell and keep whispers to a minimum, it's common sense to expect that babies and toddlers simply do not belong in the theater.

People should use their senses - we dont need rules. If you take a baby, you need to take responsibility to make sure its quiet and if it has a spell to leave for a few minutes.

We take our baby often to the movies. Babies cry most from hunger so one simple things is to feed and burp right before the movie. The other thing we do is we never us a pacifier at home - we let him goo and gaa and coo to his hearts delight. But in the theater we always give him the pacifier and hes quiet for two hours - usually sleeps.

The no go zone is probably 18months to four years but again it should be the parents responsibility.

As someone who enjoys artfilms, It really annoys me when uneducated teenagers continue to laugh through serious moments from a movie. Should they be banned? It would please me more than parents with infants.

YES!!

I can't afford a babysitter but I also don't want to be the one who ruins the movie for others. I mean come on, with how much movies are now it's just rude to bring a baby. There are other options for family and baby friendly environments. Most theaters have a Mommy movie where mothers can bring their babies and children and no one gets bugged. Or how about this instead of buying popcorn a drink and some candy you use that money for a babysitter. Sorry it really bugs me because I am a parent of a baby and I don't see the reasoning behind can't afford a babysitter.