One Word: Babysitter
Posted on June 4, 2006 by Ching under Movies.
Brian and I just got back from watching MI3. The movie was really good — better than the first two in my opinion. The story line is just interesting enough to hold your attention. Unlike the second one which was way too simple and the first one which was way too complicated. The action scenes were pretty good and they didn’t get too crazy with the technology. Some of the tools they used, we’d actually seen before in the other movies so viewers pretty much know what to expect. Also, since you’d seen the technology before it was far more believable.
Anyway, there were plenty of memorable scenes. I won’t ruin the movie for you, but definitely watch out for Maggie Q and her red dress. It is amazing.
So the movie was good, but the experience as a whole? Not so good. I don’t understand why people insist on going to movies (that are not meant for children) with their children. Oh, and we seem to be magnets for these people too. It never fails that they choose to sit next to us, or in our same row.
Usually, it’s not too bad. Tonight was the worst though. This kid was wailing. It wasn’t so bad during the loud action scenes because the gun shots and explosions were loud enough to cover up the atrocious sounds, but there was actually a tender scene between Ethan and Julia (his bride-to-be) where the wailing was just so loud. There weren’t any movie sounds to cover it up. It was doubly annoying because the characters were speaking rather softly and you could barely hear them over the crying child.
We were seated at the very first row that’s not on the floor and people who were seated at the very back of the theater actually called out, “Take him outside.” There were two other people (not in our row, mind you) who chimed in. Yes, it was that bad. What does the mom do? Absolutely nothing. She just lets him keep on wailing. It was horrible.
I realize that the price of movies has gone up and I understand that some folks would rather punish other movie goers by making us sit through the noise of their miserable children rather than forking the dough on a babysitter but, geez, have some decency. When the child starts being restless and starts to make noise, people should have the common courtesy of taking him outside the theater. Better yet, if parents have really young children they should just stay home and wait for movies to come out on DVD. You know the kid isn’t going to understand MI3 and the minute that shooting and loud noises start, they’re going to start crying. Why put other people through that? We paid to be entertained, not annoyed.
The child continued to be restless. Several minutes later, the mom finally comes to her senses and takes him outside. Thank God for it because I was really tempted to throw my shoe at them. I was wearing foam flipflops so it wouldn’t have hurt. Alright, I am kidding.
When she came back the child continued to make noise, but he wasn’t crying as loudly as before. So it was almost bearable. The older child, however, decided to run around the middle area (the open space directly in front of our row) just laughing his butt off, totally amused with himself. I was in disbelief. I contemplated getting up and complaining, but then I didn’t want to miss anything. I wanted Brian to do it, but he didn’t want to miss anything either. He did tell me that he noticed there were at least three people who got up and left and he’s pretty sure they complained. The loathsome people didn’t get kicked out, though. We didn’t really want them to be kicked out, we just wanted them to be quiet. But sometimes, the only way that can be accomplished is by making them leave. =P
Anyway, I think movie theaters should implement a rule against allowing children younger than six into movies like MI3. They have children’s movies for children. People should take their kids to see those movies. Please don’t take them to grown up movies where you might run into Brian and I because we will want to strangle your children.
So Bill, if you are reading this, I think you owe Brian and I free passes to see MI3 again. Actually, I think you owe everyone of us who sat through the 9:50 pm showing in auditorium 10. Except for the wretched family of four who were sitting right next to us, of course.
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