Cinema rant

Li0nhead

Lovelyjoolz wrote: »

Book the taxi in advance and you shouldn't have a problem.

Apart from the clear answer of or drive, but I assume that person cannot another idea would be plan long in advance and work out what the taxi costs vs the cost of £25ish book long in advance room deals that the various travel-lodge type chains do every now and again (if not too far from the Movies).

Li0nhead

Tink2 wrote: »

You would think wouldn't you

Bit we've never had a pre booked taxi turn up on time

Well that defeats the whole object of per-booking so personally i would switch to a taxi firm who turns up on time.

Tink2

Li0nhead wrote: »

Well that defeats the whole object of per-booking so personally i would switch to a taxi firm who turns up on time.

Unfortunately they are all like that round here

emzi27

Wouldn't dream of taking my little boy to a film that people have paid loads for! He's nearly three and we have taken him to one of the Saturday morning £1 showings and he was quite noisy but then so were loads of other kids. We haven't been back!

bluenoseam

I'd have been asking for a manager & looking for a refund soon as the kid got out it's seat & was running around - but then again I hate children full stop so would naturally avoid screenings where there's any likelihood of anyone U18 being there.

Idiophreak

Had a similar thing last week - went to see Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. Lovely show, really enjoyed it, but the edge was taken off somewhat by the two kids in the row in front, doing the whole "what's that, mommy".."why's he doing that, mommy?"..."mooooommy..." and then of course all of her "whispered" responses....I'm sure it was a great thing for the child to experience at that age...it's just a shame it took the edge of the experience for the 50-odd people sat within a few meters of them...

Often get the same thing in cinemas. Man, I miss ushers.

Li0nhead

Tink2 wrote: »

Unfortunately they are all like that round here

Sounds to me that theres an opportunity for someone to make a fortune in providing a reliable service in your area as they could charge a premium to people who want to get places on time compared to the competition.

Breast_Cancer_Survivor

I can't remember the last time I went to the cinema but I am going to see Spiderman tonight. :j:j:j

I guess as people have said if you go to say an afternoon showing there is more chance of kids being there. I'm going at 7.30pm so it should be ok. I'm a little bit excited about having a break from the kids & spending some time with adults albeit my grown up kids. :rotfl:

Avoriaz

You think you had problems.

In 1995 we were spending Christmas in Florida. We went to see "Waiting to Exhale", a film about four African American women and their relationships with each other and the men in their lives, in Fort Lauderdale.

The audience was 95% black, Behind us one couple had brought their 6 month old baby who, when not crying, was being soothed by her Mum.

Most of the audience saw the film as a participatory event and loud comments were continually made.

"You tell him Sister" etc echoed around when ever one black female character had a go at her boyfriend or a man.

"Cut his di*k off" and other similar suggestions were made a few times.

And, when Wesley Snipes put in an appearance, the place went berserk. All the woman were whooping and hollering at the screen for at least 30 seconds.

It was an interesting experience. :rotfl::D

Mrs A lived in Jamaica for a few years in the 1970s and says
that there it is a social event and everyone talks and discusses the film all the way through.

Alikay

I've taken a few 3/4 year olds to the cinema, but only when we've had a few successful "dress rehearsals" at home - i.e. a feature-length Disney DVD watched all the way through with the curtains drawn and no other distractions. If they can't cope with that, they're not ready for the cinema.

This little test is not only for the sake of other cinema-goers, but also for the child (a dark cinema can be loud and scary) and my purse, as the cinema isn't a cheap treat these days.