NBR: Watchmen...Parents taking kids to see a Rated R movie then complaining?! WTF!.

orion09

Okay... this whole issue has been pissing me off! Someone please explain to me why any parent would take their child [any child under the age of 17] to see a Rated R movie and then COMPLAIN about what they're child was exposed to.

If you haven't seen it, the movie [Watchmen] contains graphic nudity, and pretty porno sex scene, and concentrated violence. 

When DH and I went we saw tons of kids in the theater, and then saw the same parents pissed off at the end of the movie [mind you they did not leave during the entire 2 hours and 40 minutes!] complaining to management about how the movie was supposed to be about super heroes and how they were pissed off because and i quote "her 10 year old daughter saw a blue penis the entire movie and was asking questions"

I wish i could have been the manager at that time... so i could tell her ITS RATED R WOMAN!!!!!! why not read the reviews? do research? read the rating that says not suitable for people under the age of 17??  Futhermore why did you stay when you as an adult were displeased with what your child was being exposed to... when clearly an hour into the movie the violence and nudity was only getting worse!

what do you all think of this?

mavilabride

OMG Orion we saw the movie this weekend too and there was an entire row of 8 to 10 year olds.  This movie was sooooo graphic.  I couldn't believe the kids were there.

And if you do agree with rated R movies for young kids...please go see this movie first before saying whether you think its ok for them or not.  Because I was just blown away with the amount of violence, sex, and overall nudity.

P.S. the movie sucked.

mamamoos

i think people should be screened before they can become parents.  i swear less and less parents are taking reponsibility for their children - it's not their fault they brought their child to the R rated movie.  it's the theater's fault.  duh. 

deb2126

I went with DH and we saw tons of young kids too, we were shocked that parents would bring them. Parents need to research movies before they go, or even just look at the rating!

heyyohe

DH is off today for some reason (Monday is a pretty random day), so we were gonna go to a matinnee.

This is an issue that REALLY pisses me off b/c we see it ALL the time! Everytime we go see a rated R movie, there's some stupid mother with an 8 year old whining about how the movie affected her child. I want to throw things at them.

It's also like when parents bring an infant to a 10:00  PM showing of "Finding Nemo" and then don't understand why they're crying. (Yes, I'm still bitter about that)

vicki21

Parents complaining or not, people taking their kids to R-rated movies pisses me off to no end.  #1 because the parents are irresponsible, #2 because the theatre clearly wasn't checking tickets to ensure no minors are watching the movie. Sometimes I wish I could be the movie police, LOL.

 What really gets me is when MH and I are in a 9:30/10:00 movie and people are in there with their kids - and not 12 or 13 y/o's, but either babies in carriers or 2-3 year olds... go home and put the kid to sleep!

mistresscox

This annoys me also!  What do the parents want?  A warning system that a movie may have a great deal of nudity, violence and foul language?  Oh wait-they have that!  It's called movie ratings!  Do they want the movie theater to not let the kids in?  Oh wait-they don't unless they are with a parent!  Seriously people-if you ignore everything that is set out to warn you about a potentially offensive movie then what do you expect? 

And as much as you would have wanted to be the manager there to tell that woman that she was stupid, I would not have wanted to because as the manager you can't look at people and say "Duh you moron!  What did you expect?!?!"  (Even though the manager should be able to say that!)

BearkatLou

Completely agree! I was in total shock myself at the graphic nature of the movie, but was even more shocked when we were leaving and I saw little kids there. People are stupid.

DorothyShaw

A couple of years ago, DH and I went to see 300.

Some assclown thought it would be a good ides to bring his FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER to the movie. ?Seriously,

The movie was scary and violent and sexually graphic and the poor little girl screamed and hid her head the whole time.

DH was embarassed when i turned around and told him he should be ashamed and that what he was doing was beyond irresponsible and rude and bordered on child abuse.

Management did nothing despite several people complaining.?

mavilabride

vicki21:

 

What really gets me is when MH and I are in a 9:30/10:00 movie and people are in there with their kids - and not 12 or 13 y/o's, but either babies in carriers or 2-3 year olds... go home and put the kid to sleep!

There was a family there with a 4 month old (ok maybe between 4 to 6).  Now, moms and dads deserve to go to a movie like anyone else and if they want to take their baby because they don't have a sitter that's fine.  But not at 9PM and not to a movie like this.  They had the baby facing the screen.  All I kept thinking is that poor baby is going to have nightmares.  Even though he was too little to understand all of that noise, the big screen, the different colors...too much for a little baby.

evhamm

they have ratings AND reviews for a reason. if someone's too stupid to look at them, then they have no right to complain.

mistresscox

vicki21:

 What really gets me is when MH and I are in a 9:30/10:00 movie and people are in there with their kids - and not 12 or 13 y/o's, but either babies in carriers or 2-3 year olds... go home and put the kid to sleep!

This is one thing that totally gets me too, and it happens ALL THE TIME where we are!  People are out at BARS and restaurants with their kids at like 10-11 pm, kids are whining and clearly tired-seriously be a little more responsible and put them to bed!  Especially if they are school aged and it's a school night!  Being out at dinner at 9:00 on a Tuesday with your 6, 8 &9 year olds is not appropriate!  Common sense people...

RandZB

I think it is ridiculous that a parent would take a child to see any R-rated movie in the first place.  Be it for violence, language, sex, or whathaveyou, the movie got an R-rating for a reason.  When I was a kid, my mother made us walk out of The Sandlot because she didn't like the names the kids were calling each other and we didn't talk that way around our house.  So instead of sitting there stewing about it and complaining to the manager, she did what a responsible parent should do and made us leave.  I wasn't allowed to watch Schindler's List at school one day because she thought I was too young to be exposed to the material (I was 12 or 13 at the time, and that was some pretty heavy stuff). 

I am currently reading Watchmen, but after hearing and reading the reviews I no longer have any interest in seeing the film.  I don't like graphic violence or sex, and my husband doesn't like foul language, so this movie is just all around off limits for us.  I hope the kids whose parents took them to see it have nightmares and keep them awake for weeks.  Serves them right.

Vixey529

People who let their kids watch inappropriate movies bother the hell out of me.

People who do this and then try to BLAME THE MOVIE THEATER??? have got to be among the stupidest this lovely world of ours contains.

MrsAO

vicki21:

Parents complaining or not, people taking their kids to R-rated movies pisses me off to no end.  #1 because the parents are irresponsible, #2 because the theatre clearly wasn't checking tickets to ensure no minors are watching the movie. Sometimes I wish I could be the movie police, LOL.

 What really gets me is when MH and I are in a 9:30/10:00 movie and people are in there with their kids - and not 12 or 13 y/o's, but either babies in carriers or 2-3 year olds... go home and put the kid to sleep!

While I defintiely see your point and agree w/ everything said, the ticket agent can only deny admission to children under 17 who are not with an adult.  If the parent is with the child, there is nothing they can do about it.

edwins_girl

I saw several kids at the showing DH and I went to yesterday as well. It always amazes me that people do this. I remember when the Southpark movie came out- the theatre I was in was filled with kids 12 and under- with parents! So it wasn't like they had snuck in or anything. That movie crossed all sorts of boundaries. Simply amazes me what some people do...

sweetyface77

Orion I couldn't agree with you more!  Seriously, why on earth would you stay and allow your 10 year old watch a movie when it is blatantly obvious that it is not appropriate and then go and complain to management???  That is ridiculous.  I did hear from a few co-workers that the movie was horrible.  I would have left even before the blue penis showed up!!!

rommelea

I completely agree.  I will say though - not in the stupid parent's defense, but just as something that kinda irks me - R ratings have changed pretty seriously.  I think a lot of movies that are now rated R don't really need to be, Watchmen however DEF did deserve this rating.  I was upset after leaving because my little brother (who is 17) went to see it and I thought it was inappropriate for him - I cannot imagine taking a child to see that, the only thing I can think is that the parents must have assumed the R rating wasn't deserved - which IMO many of them aren't.  I can understand shock once you see it, but that doesn't mean you have the right to yell at the movie theater... and for that matter - do your research.  I'm sure there are plenty of reviews out there that talk about just how R-rated this one was.

vicki21

MrsAO:

vicki21:

Parents complaining or not, people taking their kids to R-rated movies pisses me off to no end.  #1 because the parents are irresponsible, #2 because the theatre clearly wasn't checking tickets to ensure no minors are watching the movie. Sometimes I wish I could be the movie police, LOL.

 What really gets me is when MH and I are in a 9:30/10:00 movie and people are in there with their kids - and not 12 or 13 y/o's, but either babies in carriers or 2-3 year olds... go home and put the kid to sleep!

While I defintiely see your point and agree w/ everything said, the ticket agent can only deny admission to children under 17 who are not with an adult.  If the parent is with the child, there is nothing they can do about it.

Oh, really? I knew that parents could buy the tickets, but thought that when they collect them at the door the user/ticket agent or whatever you want to call him/her could deny admission to anyone who couldn't show ID. Regardless - the parents have no room to complain if they are the ones that took them in the first place...

hisprincess06

Can you imagine what they see at home???  No morals anymore.

melilani

orion09:

Okay... this whole issue has been pissing me off! Someone please explain to me why any parent would take their child [any child under the age of 17] to see a Rated R movie and then COMPLAIN about what they're child was exposed to.

If you haven't seen it, the movie [Watchmen] contains graphic nudity, and pretty porno sex scene, and concentrated violence. 

When DH and I went we saw tons of kids in the theater, and then saw the same parents pissed off at the end of the movie [mind you they did not leave during the entire 2 hours and 40 minutes!] complaining to management about how the movie was supposed to be about super heroes and how they were pissed off because and i quote "her 10 year old daughter saw a blue penis the entire movie and was asking questions"

I wish i could have been the manager at that time... so i could tell her ITS RATED R WOMAN!!!!!! why not read the reviews? do research? read the rating that says not suitable for people under the age of 17??  Futhermore why did you stay when you as an adult were displeased with what your child was being exposed to... when clearly an hour into the movie the violence and nudity was only getting worse!

what do you all think of this?

You're right on. I saw the movie around afternoon time with DH and we couldn't believe how many kids there were. Young kids had to be under 10 years old.

Between the surprising gory violence and the graphic sex scene, the brutal beating and near rape of the one lady. Oh and yes! The blue guy and his dangly bits hanging throughout the movie and parents complained. I agree with you, rated-R, is rated-R any way you slice it.

We saw a mother walk her two sons out of the movie...after watching 2 hours of it.??

Thanks for the post. Oh and by the way the movie blew!

mommymeg914

I haven't seen the movie yet, but really why would you take your kids to a R rated movie and complain??? There is a reason its not for kids under 17.  If you do take your kids and are that appalled by it LEAVE, don't stick around until the end of the movie and then act offended. Its their own stupidity!!

MrsAO

vicki21:

MrsAO:

vicki21:

Parents complaining or not, people taking their kids to R-rated movies pisses me off to no end.  #1 because the parents are irresponsible, #2 because the theatre clearly wasn't checking tickets to ensure no minors are watching the movie. Sometimes I wish I could be the movie police, LOL.

 What really gets me is when MH and I are in a 9:30/10:00 movie and people are in there with their kids - and not 12 or 13 y/o's, but either babies in carriers or 2-3 year olds... go home and put the kid to sleep!

While I defintiely see your point and agree w/ everything said, the ticket agent can only deny admission to children under 17 who are not with an adult.  If the parent is with the child, there is nothing they can do about it.

Oh, really? I knew that parents could buy the tickets, but thought that when they collect them at the door the user/ticket agent or whatever you want to call him/her could deny admission to anyone who couldn't show ID. Regardless - the parents have no room to complain if they are the ones that took them in the first place...

Yep, unfortunately it's true.  I do believe however, that they can refuse admission for NC17 rated movies.  But film studios do almost everything possible to avoid this rating.

AutumnBride929

First of all, that movie fcuking rocked my socks off, lol.

Second of all, that's just dumb parenting right there (what you are describing).

Third of all, I, too, saw probably an 8-year-old boy sitting two rows in front of us and I just couldn't believe his dad took him to see it!  He must have told Mom they were going to see Hotel for Dogs, LOL.  He was covering his son's eyes during the sex scene (thank goodness).  How embarassing!

I don't understand why any parent who TOOK THEIR CHILD to see that movie would complain about what they saw!!!  Superheroes or not... umm, did you READ the fcuking graphic novel?? OMG, lol.  They don't have a clue.  Dumb shiits.

P.S.  Who cares about a penis?  A penis is a penis.  There were other things they could complain about that are worse than seeing a penis, lol.  That's just human anatomy.  The sex scene however... a bit inappropes.  Smashing a guys face with an axe and sawing off a fat guy's arms?  That may be a bit much, too.  A penis?  Psh, whatever... a penis will be called a penis in our house.  That's what it is.  There were some probably teenagers behind us snickering every time they saw it and it was really annoying.  Grow the fcuk up.

rebus82

My feelings exactly. While the novel is not sexually graphic at all (Dr. Manhattan strangely resembles a blue Ken doll) it is VERY violent and bloody. By no means something a child should be privy to. Just a tiny bit of research would tell parents that this is one of those R-rated movies that really are R-rated for a reason, but most parents see costumes and assume it's something Little Johnny will just love.?

I think parents who take their kids to R-rated films without looking into them first deserve every awkward and uncomfortable question thrown at them. And they definitely have no business whining to theater managers about it.?

melly918

I'm a school counselor and I am just appalled every time one of my pre-teen students tells me they saw an "R" movie, like Friday the 13th and the like with their own parents.  That's why the kids are kind of messed up because they learn the inappropriate language and are overexposed/desentisized to things like sex and violence. 

HisLobster

I posted this same rant on Saturday after DH and I got back from seeing it. There were like 3 families there together that looked like they were having a family day out with at least 6- 5-10 year olds, not to mention all the other kids I saw. They all stayed the entire movie too. I just couldn't imagine sitting through with my child.

I totally understand and agree.

Mrs.DeliaMarieP

I agree with you 100%

There were children in every age group (even some 3 or 4 year olds!) 

DH and I actually had this conversation on the way home, I just couldn't believe these stupid parents didn't research or even read the big fat R rating!

I would never, ever take a child to an R-rated movie, that's just nuts!