Movie Etiquette

Tim and I haven’t been going to many movies since moving to the east coast, so when we do go, we want it to be a great experience. Last weekend, we treated ourselves to a movie, but the experience was not such a treat. We saw Babel - not the most kid friendly movie (tought themes, slower, and nudity) but one family decided to bring their 2 kids under 11 and a newborn baby whom they seemed to think would sleep for the show. Well the middle child was bored out of her mind. She was in front us and bouncing up and down in her seat…which was making a loud squeak. She was a few rows in front of her parents so every few minutes she would turn around and do one of those loud whispers to get her parents attention. Especially when they were doing something with the newborn (who was already making noises). The baby actually did really well, especially when the parents stood up with her so they could bounce her. The family finally gave into their bored kids and left half way through the show.

So we all thought we would be able to concentrate a bit better. Except for that group of older people who came in late and were louding talking through the show. At one point, one of the ladies left to go to the bathroom and stepped on someone’s toes, making her squeal and apologize so everyone could hear. After the movie was over, she complained about the time she wasted watching the show. She did insinuate that shw would not be coming back to a Hollywood movie for a while. Good news for all.

Either way, we enjoyed the show. A slower movie…so if you are a 10 year old girl or baby or older woman who doesn’t like Hollywood, Babel is not the show for you.

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