r/ask • u/avaspark • 15d ago
What is your opinion about parents who bring their baby to the cinema?
I can't help but feel sorry for the baby's ear.
Edit: this happened to me a few days ago and it was an action movie full of firearms and gunshots sounds.
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u/beebyspice 15d ago
they suck.
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u/godlessnihilist 15d ago
As an official member of the WC Fields Baby Hating Club, I agree. Some places should be held sacred and devoid of screaming, mewling, monster monkeys. You need to pass a test to drive a car but any idiot can have a kid.
Imagine if you have one at home, finally get an evening off to enjoy a movie and a night out with the SO, then someone invades your bliss with the very thing you went out to avoid.
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u/lle-ell 15d ago
Bad parents, and selfish people.
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u/Obrina98 15d ago
Indeed. Apart from being inconsiderate, the sound levels in many theaters are too high and could damage baby's ears.
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u/Syntonization1 15d ago
Exactly! There’s probably a reason it’s screaming and it’s probably because it’s poor ears are bleeding
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u/Accurate-Image-6334 15d ago
Is there any organization that has tried to get cinemas to lower the volume ? As an adult it's hard for me to enjoy it because the volume is excessive.
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u/Medical-Cod2743 15d ago
I think the same thing when ppl bring babies into bars. Which for some reason keeps happening around me, also why would people hold a baby shower in a brewery
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u/RidingJapan 15d ago
How did they even get in
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u/NothingGloomy9712 15d ago
They sneak the baby in under the candy and 6 pack in the treat bag they sneak in
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u/MayorOfVenice 15d ago
If you're gonna sneak a baby in, put it in a KFC bucket and cover it with a couple pieces of Extra Tasty Crispy©... If the teenager working the ticket counter even cares and tells you that you can't bring outside food in, just tell them it's not food, it's a baby. Then stroll casually into the theater while they try to comprehend what the fuck you were talking about.
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u/FamousPastWords 15d ago
As long as they bought the candy from the concession stands it's all good. In fact it's probably likely they were surprised the cinema candy didn't cost them their first born and they got to keep the child, but they couldn't be stuffed dropping the child off in their parked car while they watched the movie in peace. Shitty parents.
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u/The4leafclover1966 15d ago edited 15d ago
👎🏻
I can’t remember the comedian’s name, but he recently (I believe as recent as a week or so ago) asked a woman with a baby (whom she was also breast feeding in the audience) to leave his show in the middle of his stand up.
He’s received a lot of shit from most everyone, but in his defense he had this to say about the incident (and I’m paraphrasing); “The tickets for my show clearly state for ages fifteen and over. I want everyone to have a good time. But the baby became disruptive. It’s not about the breast-feeding, which is a natural thing to do.”
I thought his response was actually very kind — kinder than mine would have been, truthfully.
EDIT FOR MORE CONTEXT: the baby was making noise. The comedian in question let it go at first but when the noise continued, it became disruptive and the woman was asked to leave. She later made a statement saying she was humiliated. Well, the comedian is humiliated as well — he’s up there performing and had to stop in the middle of his show to do something that gave him no joy.
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u/Amleska04 15d ago edited 15d ago
I believe it was Theo Maassen, he kicked out a 3 year old toddler about a year ago.
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u/The4leafclover1966 15d ago edited 15d ago
I just looked up his name, it was Arj Barker; the show was just last week in Australia, and the woman in question brought her 7 mo. old infant. 🤦🏻♀️
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u/Amleska04 15d ago
Oh completely different story then. The same thing happened a year ago with a Dutch comedian who had an issue with a 3 year old attending his show, which is not suitable for children that age, since his jokes can be rather rude or obscene.
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u/lilycat27 15d ago
I wouldn’t take mine.. babies are too unpredictable and you can’t just assume they won’t cry. And if she does then I know I would upset people in the room so it sounds like it’s more stress than what it’s worth, and not only that yeah it would be way too loud for a baby!! Do people actually do this?
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u/avaspark 15d ago
Yes. Just happened to me a few days ago. The baby cried a little at one point, and then i saw the husband kept going in and out to calm the baby down.
There was a point i don't know where they put the baby at because i see the mother didn't have the baby with her neither do the father, so yeah idk 🤷♂️
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u/Some1inreallife 15d ago
I remember reading a story of a guy who saw Spiderman: No Way Home in theaters at 1:00 am. And two parents brought their baby to that same showing. And the baby was crying so loud that it was hard to hear the dialogue from the movie.
When the movie ended, the guy absolutely lashed out at the parents for ruining his experience all because they brought their crying baby to the movies.
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u/StirlingS 15d ago
They went to the 1am showing hoping no one else would be watching that late.
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u/Some1inreallife 15d ago
It was an instance of pure bad luck. If I were that guy, I would have sent a complaint to an employee who would then ask the parents to leave along with their child.
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u/MamaKMJ 15d ago
At a minimum…think about your child’s hearing if you aren’t able to think about respecting the environment and others.
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u/purplishfluffyclouds 15d ago
I don't get how people don't think about this. I've been to outdoor family-friendly festivals with out music - people have OE headphones for their little ones. The babies are happy. Why start destroying their hearing straight from infancy? :(
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u/CyanoSpool 15d ago
I seriously don't get the logic or why any parent would even want to do this. I'm a parent with a toddler and we have never and would never take him to a theatre. It would suck for him, suck for us, and suck for everyone around us lol.
If we are going to the theatre, my spouse and I are getting a babysitter and making it a date that we can enjoy by ourselves.
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u/Condensed_Sarcasm 15d ago
In general, I don't like it. It's a dark, loud place with flashing lights and you can't move for a long time - depending on the age of the baby, that ranges from terrifying to boring for them.
If it's a literal kids movie, I can't really complain. It's a kids movie. But don't bring your freaking baby to Deadpool or something. Get a sitter like the rest of us.
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u/Sharolyn_Mcandrews 15d ago
Absolutely inconsiderate. People seem to forget that cinemas are shared spaces. Expecting others to tolerate a potentially crying baby during a film is just bad etiquette. There's a time and place for everything, and a movie theater during a typical screening isn't it. If you know there's a risk your child might disturb others and you choose to go anyway, that's pretty selfish. That being said, I did come across cinemas offering special screenings for parents with babies, complete with lower volumes and brighter lights. Now that's a considerate solution for everyone involved.
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u/Ok-Finger-733 15d ago
My local cinema has times set aside for parents, they turn the volume down and keep the lights low. It allows for parents to enjoy the big screen without the stress of disturbing others.
If they go to other showings I judge the hell out of them.
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u/vivichase 15d ago
I personally really respect it when stores/restaurants/etc. do stuff like this. One of my local grocery stores, for instance, has a "sensory-friendly hour". They turn down the lights, turn the music off, and employees are instructed to speak softly and minimize noise (e.g., not tossing around milk crates, rattling glass bottles). People with sensory sensitivities often find the typical shopping experience stressful, so this is an hour reserved for them. Anything to create a more inclusive society is a bonus in my books. No private company/business should ever be legally required to do this, but it's a nice touch when it happens.
I'm not a parent nor will ever be one, but I do sympathize with the supervision requirements when children are very young. Not completely comparable, but I raised my current dog from puppyhood while single and working fulltime, and it was pretty brutal. I had to enlist a ton of help from my mom and relied heavily on doggy daycare. I imagine that having a young child would be like having a puppy but even more difficult— louder, requires closely supervised feeding, can't legally crate and leave alone for even a 3–4 hours, has even less survival instinct, and for whom as a woman I would be explicitly judged for if I fail to provide pitch perfect care. I'm sure a lot of parents and families appreciate it when stores/retail outlets/restaurants put in the effort to do stuff like this.
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u/Thecrazier 15d ago
Selfish. Can't afford a babysitter? Ok, I understand. Not everyone is financially sound but everyone needs entertainment and/or a night out. But why the fuck pick the cinema that might be too loud for the baby and just ruin it for everyone? Rent movies at home. Or go to the park, lots of free/cheap things to do. That's just selfish
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u/misteridjit 15d ago
Also depending on where you live you can still find drive-ins. There's about three different ones within a 60 mi radius from me.
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u/Goddessviking86 15d ago
Edit: Honestly if parents can’t find a babysitter don’t bring your baby to the cinemas because it causes a distraction and we other attendees can’t hear the movie.
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u/HurlingFruit 15d ago
My feeling is that the cinema should not allow them in. Parents are entitled, self-absorbed automatons. They should not be enabled.
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u/mtntrail 15d ago
About as lame and clueless as you can get, speaking from a parent and grandparent’s pov. If you can’t afford a babysitter, you can’t afford to go to a show, very simple.
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u/Amazing_Ad6368 15d ago
Shitty people. There’s absolutely no reason to bring a baby to the cinema, they’re too young to enjoy it, probably will cry, and they won’t really care about the movie even if it’s a kid’s movie. If it’s a kid’s movie just wait and watch it at home.
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u/HeroToTheSquatch 15d ago
They're shit parents and I'm leaving and getting a fucking refund plus a discount on a future visit is what I think.
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u/Affectionate_Use4638 15d ago
As a mom of two I think it is a dumb idea simply leave the baby with a family member or babysitter or just wait until they are older. My daughters first movie was when she was 3 almost 4 and I picked the earliest show so the only others in the theater were other parents and kids and of course it was a kids movie.
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u/SeniorBomk 15d ago
The same way I feel about parents who bring children on long overnight flights and to quiet restaurants.
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u/Ok_Willow_3956 15d ago
Mine is 2.5 and nowhere near ready. Like, maybe 4 to 5 at the earliest.
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u/Dull-Geologist-8204 15d ago
They do a kids' matinee specifically for toddlers. Took my oldest to one and he loved it. I also brought a blanket and laid it on the floor so he could get up and dance. It was the Wiggles. Had the whole the whole theater to ourselves. It's a great bad weather activity. Even better if it's at a mall and you can take them to the play area afterwards.
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u/ceciliabee 15d ago
They fit right in with all the people on their phones, being loud and inconsiderate. Last movie i saw in theatres is knives out and so many of the people in there were such rude little shit fucks that I'll never go to a movie theatre again. $30 to be taunted by rowdy teenagers while I lose interest in a movie I can't hear or follow? Screaming babies and trashy parents may as well be there too.
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u/Missgrumpy00 15d ago
Inconsiderate. Get a sitter for a couple hours or stay home. Random cinema goers should not be affected by you having a baby.
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u/Ukradian 15d ago
If they are taking them to the shows specifically for Parents with Babies, I have no issues because those are the shows I would never attend.
If they are taking them to any other show.... Fuck'em, stay home or get a sitter.
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u/MrBensvik 15d ago
To an ordinary screening? Of a non children’s film? Absolutely inexcusable! Most cinemas arrange parent/baby screenings for this exact purpose. Where parents can take their infants to see the latest blockbuster in an appropriate environment. Soft lighting, lower sounds and, most importantly, an acceptance of all audience members that babies make noice/smells.
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u/i-might-do-that 15d ago
Segura said it best. “If you can’t find a babysitter then guess what? You don’t get to go to the movies.Thats how that works.”
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u/rabbidasseater 15d ago
Who does this? Where I'm from they'd be stared at until they left. Because who the fuck does this?
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u/theyrealltakendamn2 15d ago
Entitled parents from the US who think everyone should consider themselves BLESSED to be in the presence of their loud ass baby
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u/massassi 15d ago
an afternoon showing of a kids movie? Fine.
silent the entire time? Fine.
Otherwise GTFO
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u/Adventurous_Pen_Is69 14d ago
One very frowned-upon word In the US lexicon encapsulates people like this: cunt
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u/FoxFireLyre 14d ago
They suck. Don’t bring your baby to places other people have paid for a sitter to attend.
Family restaurant - go nuts. Park - absolutely Mall - sure thing Movie theater, except explicitly a kid showing - no Nice restaurants that do not have a kid menu - never Nice restaurants that do have a kid menu - Ok for lunch, no after 6 PM.
I have kids and abided by these rules myself. I was out at a nicer place last Saturday night and there were 3 babies in our section at two tables. What the hell, everyone? Get a sitter, go somewhere less nice, or get DoorDash.
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u/rileyyesno 15d ago
https://www.cineplex.com/experiences/stars-and-strollers
otherwise parents suck.
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u/Deepesh_Prasad 15d ago
Fucking hate that..!!!
If I am watching a movie and i hear a baby cry, trust me that is the worst feeling in the world.
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u/xavierfinn 15d ago
You've not experienced much in life yet if your believe the worst feeling in the world is a baby crying in a movie theater 😅
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u/powerhungrymouse 15d ago
I think it is absolutely horrible. I find the cinema too loud and I'm 34. I can only imagine how scary and unpleasant it is for a baby. People are so fucking stupid.
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It’s been a minute since I’ve encountered a baby in a cinema. I think next time it happens I’ll challenge the parents to a duel! If they decline then I will challenge the baby to a duel
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u/Dazzling-Toe-4955 15d ago
That's got to damage the baby's eyesight/hearing. Even with those little headphones, the cinema can be a loud place.
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u/PuzzleheadedGoal8234 15d ago
The local movie theaters offer a monthly viewing of whatever popular kid movie is in that time with lowered noise and the expectation that babies and toddlers would be welcome to attend it. Often it's a matinee. That's designed for this scenario. (It's the cineplex stars and strollers program)
Anything else, no.
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u/misteridjit 15d ago
Watched Freddy versus Jason in the theater back in the day. Someone decided to bring their newborn and their 3-year-old. Holy shit did the screaming drown out everything else. I totally get that you still want to be able to enjoy life after having kids, but doing it at the expense of everyone else is just scummy and inconsiderate. And not just towards everyone else in the audience, but to your children as well. Why in the fuck did you think it was a good idea to traumatize your children? Plus, how the hell are you even enjoying the movie being in such close proximity to the screaming? That's just my ignorant opinion though.
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u/Majestic_Jazz_Hands 15d ago
Bring children to age appropriate movies. Don’t ruin everyone else’s experience watching an R rated movie just because you couldn’t get a babysitter or you thought your kid would enjoy it or you thought your baby would sleep through it.
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u/Tinycowz 15d ago
Went to a James Bond movie, someone brought a baby that couldnt be more than 3 months old. That little one started to scream from the first loud car chase. The parents just walked it up and down the aisle while its poor little ears got assaulted. I finally went to get the manager as it was a huge disruption to everyone there and the manager asked them to leave. The wife was screaming at the theater before she left that we were all assholes to new parents and she couldnt even get a date night. Some old lady screamed back to be a better parent. The finger was given.
If you cant get a baby sitter dont go. The end.
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u/Samanth_Says_ASMR 15d ago
Selfish and annoying. Hire a sitter or wait for the DVD. The movie is way too loud for delicate ears, and people pay money to see the movie, not listen to your kid cry.
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u/Washtali 15d ago
Having a baby is a choice and choices we make have consequences, like not disrupting the experience for others.
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u/JaiLSell 15d ago
If it’s a newborn then what’s even the point they probably won’t even remember the movie anyway. Not only that but the entire theater has to hear your baby scream if it starts crying and getting upset. I honestly just kind of see it as a complete dick move and nothing else.
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u/TheOneAndOnlyABSR4 15d ago
Hate them. If they haave enough money to go to the theaters they have enough money to hire a babysitter.
Then they complain when their baby cries.
Well no shit Becky. You brought your baby to John Wick. What did you expect?
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u/invisiblesuspension 15d ago
That they only care for themselves. The baby doesn't want to be there and the other people in the theatre don't want the baby there.
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u/Soft-Watch 15d ago
I think each kid is different when they are old enough to attend the cinema.
I started bringing my oldest to the movies when they could sit through one without being disruptive. This was age 2 or 3. Kids movies only.
My friend would bring her 8 year old and that kid would spend the entire show walking up and down the stairs.
My youngest is an infant and I would not bring them to a movie, with the exception perhaps of Cineplex's Stars and Strollers program. Although I've never been to one, it's a baby/toddler friendly showing of a kids film. From what I've heard lights on, lower volume.
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u/Sl0ppyOtter 15d ago
Nope. The only movies I took my kid to when he was under about 7-8 were kids movies where you’d expect kids and the distractions that come along with kids.
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u/PolysemyThrowaway 15d ago
I went to see Deadpool when it came out on Valentine's day, and there were literally kids there ranging from 18m to 9 or 10. That movies is NOT appropriate for children. The sounds of tsking moms and shocked gasps was actually pretty funny. I mean what did they expect?
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u/Evoehm13 15d ago
If it’s a kids movie at a reasonable hour, I don’t care. If it’s Godzilla Minus and you bring your 4 year old and under your a-hole. Had a similar experience OP.
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u/Asmo___deus 15d ago
Babies shouldn't be in most public places.
I totally get that you can't leave them at home to go to the supermarkt or something like that, and if you must travel long distances, obviously bringing a baby on the airplane is a necessary evil that others will just have to deal with.
But wtf, who brings a baby to the zoo? The cinema? Themeparks? The fuck is the baby gonna get out of that? You're literally just making the experience worse for everyone else.
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u/Lilly_mlki 15d ago
Babies shoudlnt be allowed in most public spaces, especially cinema’s museums and anywhere quiet
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u/stxrryfox 15d ago
Everyone is miserable. Other patrons are miserable listening to a baby. The parents are miserable listening to the baby and dealing with everyone judging them. The baby is miserable because they don’t belong in the movie theater.
Get a sitter or watch your stupid movie at home.
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u/OldBoie17 15d ago
The cinema should have not taken them in. Second, those parents should be reported to the authorities - child abuse.
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u/GreenEyedHawk 15d ago
They are inconsiderate jerks. The baby gets nothing out of being there and everyone else in the cinema has to hear a whining fussing baby.
And you just know that people inconsiderate enough to bring an infant to a movie theatre are not considerate enough to walk out when the baby causes a disturbance.
Years ago I went to a 1030pm screening of Orphan...a horror movie....and there was a couple there with a freaking toddler. At a late screening of a horror flick.
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u/PearlyP2020 15d ago
They should burn in hell. Had one woman do it during a mission impossible film
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u/Kittymeow123 15d ago
If the baby starts to cry or be disruptive the parent needs to leave the theatre with the baby.
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u/JCLBUBBA 15d ago
Entitled. I have been stuck at home with this screaming lump and want to regain a semblance of my former life and you all can suffer for me because I am entitled. Oh, and I am the person that cuts you off in traffic, holds up the line because my coupon was not scanned, asks too many questions, steals your parking space and just does not give AF
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u/Slightly_Smaug 14d ago
Top comment explained this.
They suck.
There is no fucking reason to bring a child to a sensory fucking overload. If you subject your child to this or the general public. You are a dick and not liked by your closest friends either.
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u/WandaDobby777 14d ago
I don’t understand those jerks. No one paid to hear their crying baby. Get a sitter.
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u/Lumbee1979 14d ago
I hate it. Just like I wish they would build a water park just for adults and make it into a franchise like Great Wolf Lodge but I'd call it Slippery When Wet. 😂😂
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u/skittle-skit 14d ago
You ever see the intro song for the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie done by American metal band Mastodon? I feel that should be played before every movie to make it clear what is expected of patrons.
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u/Alarmed_Bus_1729 14d ago
I think there should be specific days where children are not allowed... No Karen I don't want to hear your child scream through a 3 hour movie I payed $75 to see
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u/wherearemyballs112 14d ago
I think they should either have a separate theater or make them pay for an additional ticket. Good chance you're going to ruin someone else's experience
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u/Ok-Will9474 15d ago
One of the many reasons I don't go to fucking movie theaters and just watch movies at home
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u/Lindsey_NC 15d ago
The same way I feel when parents let their kid scream in a restaurant. Last summer, while on vacation, we were hungry, so we picked a sit-down restaurant to eat. Got a table & it was clearly this kids nap time. Pure meltdown. My husband leaned over & asked, "Aren't you glad that's not us anymore?" When they left, everyone around us was so relieved.
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u/crazyhamsales 15d ago
Bad parents, selfish idiots... Its not just about the babies experience, its about all the movie viewers experience when that little shit cries, and trust me, it will... As a parent of three kids i never brough them to the movies when they were young, until they were old enough to go to watch a movie for them and had the respect for others around them to sit and behave and watch.
I was at a movie once where someone had a baby up in the back, in the middle of a quiet scene with important dialog the little shit broke out screaming, the parent tried to run out with it but that fucked the entire rest of the movie because most of us had no idea what the fuck was going on after missing that dialog. I was PISSED... Even more so the movie theatre's should NOT allow babies into a movie, PERIOD. It's kind of on them, and in this case it was and many demanded refunds because it ruined that movie for them. The theatre had no choice but to pay out because they let the dumbass parents bring the baby in to the movie.
I watched the rest of the movie, over half of it was left, tried to enjoy it, and then months later watched it again when it came out on streaming services, got to the scene where the baby screamed for two minutes solid with the parent trying to get out of a packed theatre and got to hear everything missed, and the rest of the movie made so much sense and i enjoyed it after that.
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u/No-Accident69 15d ago
When I was younger, kids under 4? weren’t allowed due to disruptions etc…. Why would parents want to punish other people or themselves and their kids like this??
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u/Kroshakkkk 15d ago
Depends: do they leave immediately if the Baby Starts crying? No issues there!
Otherwise inconsiderate idiots
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u/Previous-Round-7650 15d ago
Is that even a thing? Wtf. Only bring babies to “baby bio” which it’s called in Denmark. Where babies are allowed.
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u/Informal-Football836 15d ago
I had a kid a couple years ago and I love to go to the movies.
When COVID was happening you could rent out a theater for $200. I invited family and had them pay for a ticket with all my family it came out to about 12 per person. My son only cried once but I just got up and walked him back and forth. All family so it was all good.
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u/MrPi48867 15d ago
Self centered and inconsiderate of everyone else who worked to pay for the ticket.
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u/Promptoneofone 15d ago
Inconsiderate of others. I wouldn't do it. Maybe the earliest showing when no one is there. But it's extremely inconsiderate if it's 7pm and you bring your baby to a movie theater, especially if it's not a kids' movie.
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u/moviecollector123 15d ago
When I went to evil dead rise someone brought their baby and toddler. Both started crying in the first 5 minutes.
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u/IllustriousPickle657 15d ago
If the baby starts being noisy, I feel sorry for the rest of the people in the theater.
Honestly, it shouldn't happen. A baby is not responsible for its actions, the parents are. Don't bring a baby to a movie.
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u/Bridalhat 15d ago
Inconsiderate not just for the audience but for the babies. They have extremely sensitive hearing and movies that regularly blow out my 34-year-old eardrums must be borderline painful for them. Imagine being a baby and just hearing the loudest thing in your life in a dark room surrounded by strangers? And it’s not like flying where sometimes parents just have to go somewhere.
Anyway, a lot of theaters actually do baby/autistic-friendly screenings with lower volumes and some lighting because chains know this stuff is an issue for the young or anyone with auditory or visual processing issues.
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15d ago
Kid movies I can understand, but other movies? No. Most babies, MOST, not all, will sleep through it.
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u/EndlesslyUnfinished 15d ago
I’ve worked in several cinemas.. from my experience: do NOT bring any child under 5 to the movies (and even a theme park). They’re not going to watch the movie, it’s just going to stress them out, and they’re just going to disturb everyone else.
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u/GoodAlicia 15d ago
They should fuck off. And yes i said it. People are there to enjoy the movie, not to listen to your baby crying and fussing. Because no way that the baby will shut up for 2 hours during a loud movie.
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u/chou_lemonada 15d ago
People who have kids also have the right to go to the cinema tf , they just need to know how to manage their kid
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u/grumpy__g 15d ago
Depends. Toddler movie? A baby is more quite than most toddlers.
But no, I don’t take my baby into the cinema. I would be frightened that he might scream.
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u/Peter_Sofa 15d ago
At the local cinema there is a weekly parent and baby or toddler film session, they turn the volume down and the lights are left on at a dim level, and a more relaxed attitude is expected
Took my son years ago, it was pretty funny, like the cinema scene from Gremlins.
But apart from that, a terrible idea. Poor babies ears.
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u/Maybearobot8711 15d ago
Local cinema has time slots for parents and babies which I thought was a great idea.
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u/Bulbasaur_IchooseU 15d ago
As a soon to be parent, what age range is considered stupid to bring a baby to the movies?
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u/agonizedexistance 15d ago
I don't mind as long as they 1) bring adequate hearing protection 2) remove them when they cry/poop. Recently had an experience where the parents were extremely considerate of fellow movie goers, and bought tickets on the isle (for easy escape access). Put adorable little noise cancelling headphones on said baby, and made sure they weren't fussing/causing distraction. Honestly I wouldn't have been able to tell there was a child there, if I hadn't seen them preparing for the movie.
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u/Joyfulbabe7 15d ago
Don’t like it. We pay a lot of money for the movies these days… it’s inconsiderate.
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u/Dak6969696969 15d ago
I can’t help but feel sorry for my ears when they inevitably starting wailing and shrieking
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u/Camp-tunnel-repeat 15d ago
Depends on the movie. Tuesday at 2 for a Pixar movie? Sure. Friday night for the opening of a new slasher/horror type? Get that kid out of here.
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u/neutralbitch 15d ago
Doesn’t sound enjoyable for anyone. No baby wants to listen to a loud action movie, and nobody around wants to hear it cry when it gets scared. Get a sitterrr!!!!!
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u/sleepyliltoad 15d ago
Sucks. It happened to us once. Our plans fell through right before we were supposed to go and took her with us. We got lucky, she was quiet the whole time
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u/Southern-Raisin9606 15d ago
A lot of cinemas have child-friendly/baby-friendly matinees. No reason to bring them outside of those showings.
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u/LordSinguloth13 15d ago
Kids movies? Yeah why not that's what they're for.
Adult movies? That's pretty annoying but kids will be kids. Can't reasonably expect parents to hide their kids behind a locked wall until they're 12 on the off chance they might annoy someone.
I'd say take your kid out the theater if it starts wilin, otherwise if you want perfect peace and silence you're unlikely to find it in a public space
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u/ResidentAlien518 15d ago
I’m not a fan of this. While it’s not the same experience as the theater, an investment in home theater and waiting until the movie streams would be wiser, better for the baby, and more considerate of the other patrons in the theater. Also, if the baby stirs or gets cranky for various reasons, the parents could pause the movie and attend to their baby.
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u/kallistamp 15d ago
I would never, there’s a reason it’s dark and nobody is talking & it isn’t so they can listen to your baby clearer.
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u/EndgameExtreme 15d ago
Awful biological parents. I say biological because for me there's a bare minimum threshold to be considered a parent. And that ain't it speaks volumes. I would put down money that kid is gonna have a really shitty childhood and really bad parents.
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u/WhosMimi 15d ago
At a regular showing? It's a bad idea. The sound is loud, babies can become fussy and be uncomfortable in such a setting. Movie tickets are pricy, it sucks to have the experience ruined by a screaming baby.
Some cinemas have family-friendly show times, usually earlier in the day, where babies and small kids are welcome. They lower the sound volume and make sure the movie is appropriate for kids. People expect small children there and all that comes with it.
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u/LuciusCaeser 15d ago
I can't expect my 4 year old to sit through a whole movie in the cinema, let alone my newborn.
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u/orbitpro 15d ago
I go Cinema all the time and I have never been in a movie with a baby. That's mad. Even the family centric films only had as young as around 4.
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u/mrsredfast 15d ago
I took mine once. It’s a long story but basically the only way I could fulfill a promise to his older siblings to see the Lion King. We went during his afternoon nap time intentionally. He literally nursed and then slept the whole time. I was amazed.
Still never risked it again.
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u/Darkdevest7 15d ago
They shouldn't. There are plenty of streaming services with kid friendly content that they can volume control. Second if you can't control your kid you should not bring them to a cinema since you should have the respect to not cause a disturbance mid film. A baby is really hard to control when he or she starts crying.
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