R movies aren't for kids! (possible Watchmen spoilers)

[dendawg]

You'll find you can quickly sub for each of the 'heroes' in the story.

You're more right than you know. They (the main characters) are really just characters that DC comics had at the time when they acquired the Charlton library. to wit:

Dr. Manhattan=Captain Atom
Rorschach=The Question
Comedian=Peacemaker
Nite Owl=Blue Beetle
Ozymandias=Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt
Silk Spectre=Nightshade

[Becks]

...the plow scene where OMG PLOW OF DOOM IS COMING FOR YOUUUU...

...or the fight scene showdown between the Good Guy Rat and the Bad Guy Rat with *actual blood*?

For me the worst part was always the sequence showing how the rats became intelligent. I CAN NOT, to this day, watch that bit without cringing.

All of the above for me.

[Ben_Who]

So I was watching "Watchmen." For the record, I thought it was quite a good film, which is interesting considering I'm not a humongous Alan Moore fan (guy's a bit full of himself, if you ask me). We're about an hour and a half into it when it starts.

An infant. Screaming. Somewhere in the cinema.

I've read enough stories in here to think to myself, "You...have GOT...to be kidding me." Let's put this into perspective - this was one of the midnight shows and the movie clocks in at about two and a half hours.

So who in the world is stupid enough to bring an infant to a midnight showing of a two and a half hour R-rated movie?

Lest you think I was the only one asking of myself that question, I could hear the parent trying to comfort the infant, first softly, then with increasing desperation, until, baby in arms, she bolted from the increasingly hostile theater. Afterwards, there was about thirty seconds of very soft murmurs: "What the hell was that about?" "Who brings a baby to a midnight movie?" "Was she crazy?" until silence descended. Usually I am hostile to any noise in a cinema during the movie, but I had to admit that they had a point and I don't hold their vocalizing it against them.

[derangedperson]

...the plow scene where OMG PLOW OF DOOM IS COMING FOR YOUUUU...

...or the fight scene showdown between the Good Guy Rat and the Bad Guy Rat with *actual blood*?

For me the worst part was always the sequence showing how the rats became intelligent. I CAN NOT, to this day, watch that bit without cringing.

Don't forget Dragon. That fucking cat has replaced the whale in my nightmares.

[Aramika]

For me the worst part was always the sequence showing how the rats became intelligent.

Repressed childhood memories! DIE, DIE, DIE!!



....ok, I'm good now.

[Cia]

I went to see 'Friday the 13th' and saw a guy bring in his three kids - approx. 3, 6 & 7. I sat there thinking 'what kinda idiot brings kids under the age of 10 to a Jason movie??' And yes, one of the little girls, I'm assuming the 3 year old, did some muffled crying during the movie. My bet is the guy was divorced and it was his ex-wife's night to have the kids.

My 14 year old wanted to see 'My Bloody Valentine' so I checked the movie out. I mostly wanted to see how much gore and gross death scenes there were. I didn't let her see the movie mainly cause of some of the more gory death scenes. Wasn't worried about any sex scenes cause she thinks they are gross and shuts her eyes and plugs her ears. I'm buying the DVD when it comes out in May so that way I can skip stuff if she gets grossed out to badly.

My hubby did take her to see the 'Watchmen'. He had to tell her when the sex stuff was done so she would open her eyes. She did like the movie.

All in all, small children (10 and under) shouldn't be allowed into R-rated movies no matter what.

[Amethyst Hunter]

Don't forget Dragon. That fucking cat has replaced the whale in my nightmares.

See, I don't remember Dragon ever bothering me (maybe because I'm a cat person?). The Great Owl, though...

[PepperElf]

That's what A Clockwork Orange is for.

that's what i was thinking too

though i have seen some theatres that won't let you bring kids in under a certain age for the r rated flicks... but those might ahve been the ones on base where they can legally get away with it

they even had a poster on advising what the proper choice is. I don't remember much except that for "R" (or was it nc 17) it was "Hire a babysitter"


but i'm also reminded of my own nephew. sis almost never sees r rated flicks but .. she'd never bring him to one! Cos she knows he'd have nightmares.


though speaking of inappropriate movies... I remember he was looking at my dvds once and picked out a movie he wanted to see. i don't think he could read yet, he just saw it had a pretty color to the disc. I looked at it and was like, "um no... pick something else". He'd picked The Job - an indie movie made by some of the Vegas cast to Blue Man Group. Very funny but... the language and topics were very inappropriate for his age. Heck I doubt even sis would want to see it.

[Megg]

When Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith came out, we decided that was one we had to see in the theater. Okay, so I am a geek. Sue me. Anyway, my daughter was just about 3 years old when it came out, so we went in shifts. Daddy and the boy got tickets to the first show, and me and the two oldest girls (teenagers) got tickets to the second show. Worked well for us. There was this family at the second show, though ...

The boys were about 6-7 years old. I could tell they had just about driven their parents crazy to come see this movie. It probably scarred them for life. I will never forget the scene where Obi-Won and Annakin (I don't think I spelled that right lol) are fighting the big battle, and Anni is burning. That poor little boy, in the most horrified oh-my-god-that-man-just-ran-over-my-puppy voice, said "What's happening to Annakin, Mommy? Anni!!" and started bawling. Poor kid. We always watch questionable movies first, to avoid such blatant scarring.

[Jbball]

I loved when I worked at a theatre back in the day and Bad Santa came out. We probably had to tell around 20+ people a day it wasn't child friendly. They all gave the "Meh/I know" look and walked in with their 5-10 year old kids....

So sad.

[Broomjockey]

All in all, small children (10 and under) shouldn't be allowed into R-rated movies no matter what.

We warn and we warn. Then we follow through. Thread closed. Sorry folks.