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by Becks Posted Thu July 3, 2008 @ 7:00 AM
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A 2-year old is not a baby.
I agree with other posters who say butt in seat = charge for ticket.
And I saw Chronicles of Narnia and that is NOT a little kids' movie. I am surprised you would expose little children to such a violent movie, too! Are you kidding me???
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by go go gadget girl Posted Sun June 29, 2008 @ 8:56 PM
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Butt in the seat = ticket. You expect to not pay for your child for a movie when that child will be using a seat a paying customer could occupy? It'd be one thing if the child in question was still an infant, and would remain in your arms, but that's ridiculous.
However, the drunk and disorderly man should've been escorted out, you are right there.
I'm surprised you took your 2 year old child out to a violent movie like Narnia at 10 pm on a Friday night. That movie would've gotten out at around 12. Why would you keep your little child up that late?
You're too cheap to buy a ticket and get a babysitter.
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by Jo23 Posted Sat June 28, 2008 @ 3:57 AM
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Sorry, but a 2 year old is not a "baby" and like another poster said- if they take up a seat you should be charged.
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by Celleri k. Posted Wed June 25, 2008 @ 4:51 PM
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Personally, I congratulate AMC for charging for babies.
Bringing a young child to a movie-- particularly one with as much violence as the Narnia films-- is like playing Russian Roulette, only you're only pointing the gun at everyone else in the theater.
It's very nice that YOUR child didn't start crying or fussing and only slept through the movie quietly, but other people's children are not so easy to please.
Part of the benefit of that charge is that it deters people who ignore the impact their children have on the rest of the world.
If your child is too young to appreciate movies, why even bring them in the first place? Find a babysitter, and spare some quality time with your nine-year-old, who is probably getting less attention
than his new baby sister anyway.
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by Alison Y. Posted Wed June 25, 2008 @ 2:13 PM
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Sorry, but your claims are idiotic. If you're using a seat, you have to pay for it. End of story.
As for the drunk guy, you did nothing about the situation so I fail to see how this is the theater's fault.
Next time, spring for a sitter and grow some balls.
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by ehartsay Posted Wed June 25, 2008 @ 11:40 AM
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Same as on a plane if you want to TAKE UP A SEAT you get to pay for it.
Now IF the baby does indeed sleep through the movie were you planning to hold her on your lap the entire tiome so as to NOT take up a seat that could have been used by a paying customer? Because if you do NOT PAY FOR A SEAT YOU DON'T GET TO HAVE AN F-ING SEAT!!!!!!!!!!
What is so hard to understand about that?
Or next time I have had to much cold medication, do oyu think that *I* should get a free seat because I will likely sleep during the movie?
And if NOT, whyat ius the difference? One sleeping patron is the same as any other, regardless of who has more or less control over their bowels -
And ALL of that is ASSuming that your kid actually DOES SLEEP thorugh the ENTIRE MOVIE and does not wake up ONCE to make NOISES which will disturb the people who actually DESERVE to be there. AKA the PAYING customers.
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by Cherry O. Posted Tue June 17, 2008 @ 5:16 PM
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If someone sits in a seat, they must pay for that seat--period. Asleep, awake, "baby," adult, whatever. Seat = pay. There is nothing "offensive" about it.
Also, I don't considering 10 PM to be that late for a small child to be out, but I definitely consider past midnight, when the movie would have actually ended, to be too late. It's a lucky thing you paid for a seat for the child to sleep in, lest she fuss and whine throughout the whole movie. (This is, of course, assuming that we are talking about 10 PM, not a 10 AM naptime, which is not mentioned and counterintuitive.)
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You guys are harsh! I think she means 10 am. I take my son to the movies at 10 am too! It's his naptime and I would rather have him sleep than be chasing him around the movie theater.
Next time they want you to pay, talk to the manager. They shouldn't charge until the child is old enough to understand the movie (around 3 yrs.) but they do anyway.
We have a Cinemark and they are very understanding about children, and the first showing of the movie M-F is $5.00 a person to bring in young families. It's nice that for once, someone can be nice to people with kids.
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I have a 29 year old friend who sleeps through most movies he pays go see. Should he get in free too?
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Okay ...
First of all I want to say, I understand where you are coming from with the whole charging for your child thing, but as far as I'm concerned if you are going into the theatre, they are going to charge you..
Second of all, to all the people who keep saying that OMG 10 is soooo late, get over yourself. Yes , 10 is late for having children out, but for some of us that is the time we have to spend with our child. As a single mother working as a server, I normally work anywhere between the hours of 11 am to 9 pm...my daughter is on my schedule..thats just how it is. She is up late, but also sleeps in later than most of you would agree is " normal ". If my daughter went to bed early I would never get to see her. If she was in school I would never take her out so late and would agree that 10 is too late... however, as Tera had posted this was a friday night...who cares??
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by SiotehCat Posted Sun June 8, 2008 @ 7:35 PM
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Nothing more annoying then a child at the theater? My son and I went to see The Strangers yesterday. There were about five adults in the theater that were more annoying. They weren't even all from the same group. Two of them were adult women right behind us who insisted on giggling the whole time. Make stupid jokes about what was going on in the movie, then giggle some more. Nobody seemed to be phased. I don't know when that kind of behavior became acceptable.
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by Can'tStopTheSignal Posted Sat June 7, 2008 @ 4:08 PM
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My question is, why were you taking children to a 10:00 PM movie in the first place? Shouldn't a two-year-old be in BED by then?
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I'm sorry, but there is nothing more annoying than a baby at a movie theater. I've got a 2 year old little girl, and I wouldn't ever dream of taking her to a movie. Yes, she is well behaved, but still, at the risk of being a burden to everyone else? No way.
You should try redbox/netflix, it is MUCH cheaper than renting/going to see a movie, and although you don't get the "theater" experiance, you can have a family night, and the best part is, you don't have to shell out extra cash for a sitter.
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Some theater chains do require tickets for children and babies because of the annoyance that a crying baby or talking toddler can cause to others trying to listen to the movie. And one chain I know of does not allow children under 5 into PG 13 or R rated films. A 2 year old will start talking to his parents (or just to hear him/herself talk) because he/she does not understand the film and is bored. And some people are simply too cheap to hire babysitters, so they bring their crying, bawling, or chattering babies/toddlers to the movie theater with them. If I'm trying to listen to a film, a crying baby or chattering toddler can be an annoyance. It's just as bad as someone using a cell phone during a film. I don't blame AMC for charging babies/toddlers for admission. And a film like "Chronicles Of Narnia" would be too complex for a 2 year old to understand. Sure the child may be sleeping through the film, but he/she might wake up and start talking. And AMC does include this message during the previews: "Please don't spoil the movie by adding your own soundtrack."
Sorry for the rant, but talking or crying babies during a movie is one of my biggest pet peeves.
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by BellaSera Posted Thu May 29, 2008 @ 4:28 AM
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I didn't post on this letter until now because up until a couple of days ago, everyone pretty much said how I felt. But, as a read more responses to this letter, I came away with a different feeling about Tera and her motivations.
First, from a consumer standpoint, the theater has a right to charge a two-year-old child; after all they're charging for seats, and it doesn't matter if the child would be sleeping or not. And Tera certainly had the right to refuse to pay and to leave if the charge wasn't acceptable to her.
But from a mother standpoint, my thoughts are more personal. I have a feeling that the nine-year-old son wanted to see the movie, and Tera figured this is the only time she would be able to do it. Believe it or not, babysitters are not always ready, willing, and available to watch your brood while you cavort about town. I found this out last week when my husband and I had plans to go to dinner, and my sitter (my mom) "called in sick."
Also, Tera specifically chose a time when her child would be sleeping and therefore less likely to disturb the other movie-goers. To me, this shows consideration for the other movie patrons, not the other way around.
I do think her decision to take the child to a 10 p.m. Friday night showing probably wasn't the best, and I have a whole host of reasons why I feel this way. (The drunk in the theater only highlights one of them.) But who among us, parent or otherwise, hasn't been guilty of a lapse in judgment at some point in their lives? And while her decision may arguably lack common sense, it certainly isn't child abuse, as some people suggested.
So, I came away with a different feeling than I orginally had about Tera, and if my above surmisings are correct, then I think she did the best she could under the circumstances. She tried to please her son and to do it in a way that would allow her to take her daughter too.
But her daughter still had to pay for the movie.
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by dslabolt Posted Wed May 28, 2008 @ 1:51 PM
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Ya know I think one of the points she was stating was the rudeness of the ticket teller and I guess all you mothers are such great mothers neve done anything worth of questioning, I think this woman had every right to complain. RUDE people should not work in retail!!
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Rudness
by lovescats Sun June 1, 2008 @ 1:35 AM
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by bluezinthenight Posted Wed May 28, 2008 @ 12:46 PM
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I hope CPS gets wind of this because I'm pretty sure they would consider bringing children that age to a movie that late at night to be neglectfully bad parenting. Sounds like you need a few parenting classes because you're not doing your children any favors with poor decisions like this.
Old enough to fill the seat means you need to be buying a ticket.
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WHAT!
by dslabolt Wed May 28, 2008 @ 1:58 PM
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Idiot!!
by C W. Thu July 31, 2008 @ 12:53 AM
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Your children should not be out past midnight especially in a movie theater! People choose to go to the movies at this time to escape from annoying children. You deserved to be charged for your daughter, she falls within the age range to be charged.
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Am or Pm?
by Giggle pie Sun June 1, 2008 @ 10:59 PM
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by HurricaneCentral Posted Wed May 28, 2008 @ 2:40 AM
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Don't take "babies", in your case, a toddler, to movies when they should be in bed. Common sense and babysitters are wonderful things. You would have had to pay for the movie even if you slept through it.
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even if your intent was to hold your daughter, that is probably not the case with most/all toddlers. I agree with the point that has already been made, if your child attending the movie causes one less seat to be available for others, then it makes sense to have to pay.
Also, it has been pointed out that AMC charges for 2-12, so regardless of size, your child falls into that age range.
And finally, and I am not making any statement about the quality of your parenting, isn't it too loud for her to sleep? I am careful about what movies I take my kids to, just because I don't want them hearing such loud noise for an extended time, I can't imagine anyone really sleeping.
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by Katseyes Posted Tue May 27, 2008 @ 3:14 PM
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Children need structure and stability, being in a movie theater with a drunk and an entitlement queen mother isn't good for them. You had the option of asking for a manager then and there or not paying and going home and putting your kids to bed properly. Babies should be charged full price everywhere period whether a movie theater, museum or airplane since they take up space and impact others.
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Oh?
by Just Brenda Wed May 28, 2008 @ 9:06 AM
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Re:
by Just Brenda Wed May 28, 2008 @ 9:57 AM
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:)
by calm Tue May 27, 2008 @ 8:43 PM
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