Movie! Ratatouille

[celticdragonfly]

I got to see a movie today!

Some people may not realize the true amazement and wonder of this. Let me remind you, Gentle Reader, that I have three small children at home, one 5 weeks old and nursing.

I got to see a movie! In the theater! Even better - I saw ALL of it! Truly an amazing day.

Maggie looked over my shoulder at a webpage today that had off to the side an ad for Ratatouille. She asked what it was. We tried to explain it. I started muttering that I wanted to see that, darn it, but well, getting me to a movie... fordprfct started talking about early showings during the day - and soon we were looking up times. Clearly we were *insane* - but hey, let's go before we change our minds.

So we took all three kids, with Alanna in her sling. I was nervous - I've been exposed too way too much anti-kid stuff lately - but darn it, we were going to a G-rated Pixar movie in the early afternoon on a weekday. I was ready to face off any anti-kid type giving me a hard time. Fortunately I didn't have to - families with kids were the whole audience.

And it went wonderfully. The kids were SO good. The movie was fun. The kids laughed now and then, and at one point when a character was leaping out of a chair and getting loud, Jamie said "Sit down! sit down!" - but other than that, very quiet kids, enjoying and watching. It went beautifully. I was amazed and very pleased.

It was a cute movie. I expect we'll get it on DVD.

In discussion with selenite and fordprfct tonight, I was musing on how it seems that a lot of the anti-kid types want to keep kids away from things that used to be for them - kid movies, for instance. I have no objection to adults enjoying childrens' movies and books, but the type of adult who'll rant about kids at G or PG family movies, or some of the brouhaha I've heard about happening at Potter book release parties, sheesh. The idea that selenite and I came up with is that as long as there are no children present, these kid-hating people can stay immature and not have to face being a grownup.

Comments

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Exactly! I mean, my friends and I tend not to like noisy kids at movies, but we solve that problem by going to late-night showings or to theatres like the Alamo Drafthouse that serve alcohol and thus usually don't allow people under 21, and not by going to kids' movies at kid-friendly times and complaining about it.

I was in Houston last weekend and we picked the Alamo Drafthouse over the IMAX for Harry Potter 5 because although the Drafthouse was allowing kids in for the movie, they had to be with a parent, unlike the IMAX, so there would be no kids running wild because they were parent-less. It was an enjoyable expereince overall.