Seriously?

[EcclesCake]

What do you make of this report?

http://metro.co.uk/2014/05/14/mother-kicked-out-of-cinema-for-seeing-15-rated-film-with-her-baby-4727757/

[emmie]

bizarre, who takes a newborn to the cinema.

[Ken4155]

They shouldn't have let her in in the first place.

[Svejk]

good. I'm grumpy enough without screaming babies annoying me.

[emmie]

why did the cinema let her buy the ticket in the first place, didn't they notice she had an infant in her arms, i can't imagine for the life or me taking my baby to watch a film, even little children sit and squirm, talk, natter, chatter and get excited watching children's films, the baby is only 11 weeks, very odd

[berniecuddles]

agree with all above

[tiggerblue10]

Personally I wouldn't take a baby to the cinema. Baby could start crying, need changing etc., not because of its age.

[pixie373]

Poor woman. Feed it constantly, wouldn't make a sound.

[Svejk]

its bad enough listening to kids sucking 'orange juice' through a straw.

[EcclesCake]

I do accept her point that the child wouldn't have understood the film (so why take the baby?), but it is under age and therefore wrong.

But from a social rather than legal perspective who on earth thinks a trip to the cinema with a young child is a good idea? How can the mother relax for 90 minutes, with such a small child to enjoy the film? And she has clearly given no thought to other people's comfort.

I'm sure I read on AB that the film is crap so perhaps she didn't miss out in the long run :-/

[Prudie]

I think kicking her out for that reason is jobsworth in the extreme however I don't think she should have taken an 11 week old to the cinema anyway. Irrelevant of the high risk of irritating other cinemagoers the noise level is too high for such young ears.

[Svejk]

actually, I haven't been to the flicks in 40 years, lol.

[emmie]

whoever sold the ticket shouldn't have, they must know the cinemas policy.

[Baldric]

Why on Earth did they let her in to start with?

[pixie373]

She probably didn't have a babysitter. Why do the English dislike children so much? They don't constantly cry- it was probably quieter than most of the adults.

[EcclesCake]

That is a good point Prudie, one of the reasons I rarely go to the cinema is because my more mature ears can't cope with the blaring sound.

[emmie]

i don't think that is the case, the English, shouldn't that be British, after all without wishing to be pedantic, can you tell who is English.
it does seem foolish to take an 11 week old to a film, she may have wanted a break from things, and the baby may have slept through it, however there are age restrictions in the cinema, surely someone should have told her.

[sp1814]

EcclesCake

I saw this earlier - I think the reason for chucking her out is pretty risable, but I would be pretty pissed off if I'd paid good money to see a 15 rated film and her baby had started crying.

This was a Vue cinema, and if it's anything like our local one, it would have a loud DTS sound system.

Furthermore, wasn't the film 'Bad Neighbours'?

So on top of the noise from the soundtrack, there would people laughing too.

Would an 11 month old be able to be quiet through all that?

[yogi-bear]

Unbelievable!

There are other places you can take a baby to socialise other than a cinema...she said she was catching up with a friend which in my eye means TALKING a lot...in a cinema where good people pay good money including all the drinks and sweet goodies etc and take their partners, families etc to watch a film without possible annoyance and interruption, let alone chatting.

There are Cinema showings ESPECIALLY tailored for the Mum and toddler's ( usually Saturday or Sunday Mornings ) that she could have gone too....or maybe swimming would have been nice or perhaps a toddler and childrens play centre that most towns have.

So yes....She should have been taken out...and had a nerve going in there in the first place, thinking her child could be quiet for at least a two hour duration on a 15 cert film.


I need a sit down:0)

[Mamyalynne]

I think the young lady would have been better catching up with her friend in a Coffee Bar or Local Park - also if the Cinema accepts babies then what age do they put in place for a cut off ?? 6 Month/12 Month?

[emmie]

the baby is or was 11 weeks.

A mother was booted out of a cinema after she took her 11-week-old daughter to a screening of a 15-certificate film.