Looper and Idiot Americans

[tiggymalvern]

Last night, the SO and I went with darthhellokitty to see Looper. It was exactly what I expected from the very positive reviews - a solid film with some action and thought-provoking stuff, and I was really glad we went to see it. If you like that kind of thing at all, then go!

Sadly, our enjoyment of Looper was diminished by the fact that a couple in the row behind us had brought along their child of 5 or 6 to see this R-rated film. Oddly enough, the child wasn't impressed by the densely plotted and violent movie, and talked intermittently, including about 45 minutes in when it declared more than once that it wanted to go home.

Did the people take the child home? Did they hell. The woman took the kid out of the cinema for a few minutes, presumably to tell it not to talk, and then brought it back inside. Where it continued to talk as it grew increasingly bored and/or disturbed.

Dear America. Your ratings system is seriously broken. It makes no allowances for the fact that people are idiots, and that it's cheaper to buy a ticket for the kid than it is to pay a babysitter for the evening while adults go to the cinema alone. I assume everyone can agree that no 6 year old should be watching an R rated film, regardless of what its retarded relatives think. So maybe there should be an age limit on parental judgement? Or something like the 12 and 15 ratings that the UK uses? Maybe? Yes? Please?

Comments

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

You would think when a kid is taken to see a movie it doesn't like, the parents would take it home. I feel so sorry for that kid - apparently its parents felt it was more important that they got to do what they wanted.

[rzyna.livejournal.com]

Very good point. If you're going to be a parent, you need to be prepared to make some sacrifices. It's a responsibility, not something you do haphazard.