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To think this is not an appropriate film for baby club?

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DfanjoUnchained · 27/08/2013 08:07

I was looking forward to going to baby club and checked what they were showing and was quite taken aback to see it was the movie about a porn star.
The story of Lovelace the star of 'Deep Throat' Confused

Aib a bit precious, or is this inappropriate? What parent would want to watch that with their small baby?

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DfanjoUnchained · 27/08/2013 08:57

Ok so you all would enjoy watching a film about a woman forced into gang-rape and porn while cuddling and bf your little ones. I must be the odd one then! Grin

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BeauNatt · 27/08/2013 09:08

You are missing the point on purpose. Some people might want to see that film. The only chance they will get to see it in the cinema is with a baby in tow (a baby who will not notice the contents of the film).

Don't go. Problem solved.

TheBleedinObvious · 27/08/2013 09:16

Yabu

It is baby cinema, most of the babies are pre crawling and sleep through most of the film anyway.

Once your baby is crawling and sleeping less it becomes impossible to enjoy the movie so mums stop going.

Pobblewhohasnotoes · 27/08/2013 09:19

I saw American pie reunion and hunger games at baby cinema. It's not for the babies, it's to get out and see a film.

meganorks · 27/08/2013 09:22

Surely any baby would only be thinking 'mmm milk' to any nude females.

By your reasoning no 18 would be suitable - they all have some form of sexual content or violence.

AFishWithoutABicycle · 27/08/2013 09:26

I wouldn't watch it.i don't agree that a baby wouldn't know whats going on and I would feel uncomfortable. A baby wouldn't understand whats going on but images of sex or violence can still effect them IMO.

ThedementedPenguin · 27/08/2013 09:31

Clearly it depends on the age of the baby.

Going by my ds I wouldn't of been able to go past 6-7 months as he would of been wrecking the place and not sleeping.

However up to that point babies eye sights are developing so probably wouldn't have a clue, plus would likely be asleep. I know this doesn't apply to all babies.

mrsjay · 27/08/2013 09:35

it is the pron aspect you find repulsive which is fair enough but you cant say oh it is ok for one film and not the other I am not sure thee will be any deepthroating in the film it is a story of her very sad life, it is just a film that you find bad taste (excuse the pun) but it means that parents who want to go and see it can, it isn't a porn film

mrsjay · 27/08/2013 09:36

there*

neolara · 27/08/2013 09:37

When I was at the going to baby cinema stage, one of the films being shown was Vera Drake. Now that really was inappropriate, I thought.

Snazzyenjoyingsummer · 27/08/2013 09:38

If the film's not to your taste, then don't go, but I'm glad that the cinema here has recognised that women don't need their viewing censored for them just because they are new mothers, and are offering them the choice to still go and see films for grown-ups if they want to.

EmpireBiscuit · 27/08/2013 09:38

OP: AIBU
others: YABU
OP: no I'm not

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waltzingmathilda · 27/08/2013 09:39

I think it'll be full of dads and babies as I can't see what mums would want to watch that for a treat to the cinema

I thought I could be deliberately provocative, but at least I'm not thick.

Do enighten us further as to that comment? Do you think all the daddies will be beating their meat whilst watching this film? Mummies could go bean flicking to you know.

Have you retained the information it is a biographical story of a person NOT a porn movie yet?

mrsjay · 27/08/2013 09:39

there was no baby cinema when mine were babies I think it is a great idea and means new parents can go out see a film and have sort of normality to their life .

WilsonFrickett · 27/08/2013 09:46

You know OP, it's not compulsory to go?

Personally I think it's a great idea. Adult women want to go and see adult films. Other adults not so keen on potentially crying infants. So adult women get to go and see adult films in the morning, with their babies who won't know anything about it. Perfect.

And as many, many others have said, it's not a porn film.

ShipwreckedAndComatose · 27/08/2013 09:47

If you don't like the film then don't go. Clearly the cinema believe that enough people will want to see this film to make it financially viable. Their film choices are decided by market forces.

Films should not be censored just because women have become mums.

mrsjay · 27/08/2013 09:54

tbh the other films mums have mentioned they saw at the baby cinema are not that appropriate for babies either american pie swearing sex boobs randomly flying about, OP If you feel so strongly about the lovelace film then why not others ,

meditrina · 27/08/2013 09:58

I took one DC with me when I saw Fahrenheit 911 at a baby screening.

It was for the parents, not the babies (it just mean 'moderate screaming, pacing, jiggling OK).

Anyone actually seen Pornland? I thought it was a biography of a woman being groomed/coerced into pornographic/abusive acting. As it shows how even the apparently 'successful' porn actresses are treated, and shows the vileness of the industry, perhaps there wil, be voices calling for the film to be censored. Bit like there were with Fahrenheit 911.

thegoldenfool · 27/08/2013 09:59

it is totally what baby cinema is for - the mummies who can choose or not choose based on their tastes

YABU

i had to learn not to go to scary movies though, jumping 5 foot in the air whilst cuddling DD not a good idea Grin

mrsjay · 27/08/2013 10:01

just wondering do they turn the sound down as the surround sound sometimes makes me jump so id imagine a little baby would be sensitive to noise

LovesBeingOnHoliday · 27/08/2013 10:03

Most of these babies will be asleep or being fed Tgey will not even know where Tgey are

MrsOakenshield · 27/08/2013 10:04

my one and only trip to the parent and baby screening was to see Eclipse. As DD was sitting up and watching (she was about 7 months, whereas most of the other babies were much younger) I did leave as I thought it was a bit much (also she chocked on some cucumber Grin). However, I did spend many a night bfing her whilst watching Being Human and True Blood - should I not have?? Cuddling my baby whilst watching sexy vampires rip the shit out of each other or shag each other senseless? Hey ho.

GreatSoprendo · 27/08/2013 10:06

Im surprised they are allowed to show it. We regularly go to baby cinema, but at our cinema they say they are only allowed to show films rated 12a or below. I'm assuming Lovelace is more than a 12?

That said I would be fine with my DS seeing it at baby cinema - he's 5 months old and loves the noise and lights and colours at cinema but is obviously oblivious to the content!

GreatSoprendo · 27/08/2013 10:08

Yes mrsjay - at ours they have the lights on a little and the sound turned down just a little. Although when Gatsby got shot at the end of The Great Gatsby it was very loud and resulted in c.75 screaming babies!!!

meditrina · 27/08/2013 10:10

It is legal, depending of the terms of the cinema's licence. Ours has a specific variation which permits under 1s at designated screenings to be admitted to any certificate film. And I think this is the commonest arrangement.

If your local cinema has a more restrictive licence for the showings it might be because that's all they requested, or because they permit children older than 1.