To think this lady is going to be very disspointed with motherhood

[Thefishewife]

Listening to 3 counties radio

And this lady was raging because Cine world wouldn't allow her to bring her 4 month old in to watch Bridget Jones

It's a 15 btw

The radio presenter said well it's a 15 and can you not see that they aren't legal allowed to let under 15 in

she went on to say well life has to carry on I shouldn't be stoped from doing things because I have a baby😳 I think this lady is going to be very disspointed with all the things YOU can't do once you have a child

She said that they shouldn't have age limits and it should be left to the parents to choose 😳The fact she is trying to take a 4 month old to the pictures shows that it really really shouldn't be left to parents

Damn you I wasn't entitled to dig my hole. I had to find it. I was here first. Bugger off.

Entitled is the perfect word in this case if it wasn't a baby viewing

Taking the OP as gospel the woman believed that she was entitled to see the film with a four month old. She didn't care about other cinema goers and she didn't care that (rightly or wrongly) it was against the law, as far as she was concerned because she wanted to do it she should be allowed.

The very definition of entitled is to believe you are inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.

That's exactly what happened.

Not really. Nowhere in the op did it clarify what the law is or the rules of the cinema. If it's not illegal then she isn't asking for special treatment.

If it is illegal then she is still entitled to her opinion.

Or are opinions on the banned list?

Are you the woman in question Font? You seem very het up.

And actually she is arguing that parents have the right to decide. Not her personally.

No she shouldn't be allowed to go into a normal viewing with a baby, it's just inconsiderate. But she should be able to go to a mother and baby viewing, so unless she's been stopped from doing that there's no issue.

As an aside, when Django came out there was a mother and baby viewing at my local cinema and my friend who worked it said it was packed I like the idea of loads of people taking their babies to see Django at 10:00am on a Wednesday! It's obviously not even going to register with a 4 month old baby but the parents get to enjoy an r-rated film at the cinema they otherwise couldn't see.

Not het up at all about the cinema situation. I just can't stand that everyone bandied the word entitled around so much. Even then there is no het up here. I'm quite the chilled out type.

Pretty sure I could come on here complaining that a doctor chopped the wrong arm off in a gall bladder operation and someone on here would tell me I wasnt entitled to arms.

Are you sure you aren't het up?

Is there a right arm to chop off during a gall bladder operation?

I regularly went to cinebaby screenings at an independent cinema with DS1. His first screening was The Kings Speech which I think is a 15. He was 5 weeks and hasn't been influenced by the swearing in it They definitely showed other 15s. I wasn't able to go with DS2 because DS1 exceeded the 12m age limit.

In an ideal world, a parent should be able to take a young baby into a quiet screening without disturbing others. The key problem is people not thinking about others around them rather than young baby sleeping or feeding its way through a film.

Biology was never my strong point Purple :)

I think I must be weird as when mine were tiny, the last place I would have wanted to take them to is a cinema. And I LOVE the cinema! Spending all that money only to have to leave because the baby woke up? No thanks.

There's no legal issue with a cinema letting in a baby

This and similar comments have been made repeatedly on this thread. It is not true. There is a legal issue.

Every cinema must have a license. Under the Cinemas Act 1985 the licensing authority must impose restrictions prohibiting the admission of children to films deemed unsuitable for children. In general that means a cinema will be in breach of its license if it admits anyone under the age of 15 to a 15 certificate film or anyone under the age of 18 to an 18 certificate film.

If a cinema allows babies to attend screenings of 15 or 18 certificate films they could be fined up to £5,000 and have their license revoked, forcing them to close, unless their license specifically allows them to admit children under a certain age to such films.

Thanks for clarifying the law prh47bridge. Explains why my cinema had had its hands slapped. I wonder whether the many cinemas showing 15s at baby screenings have a special licnece, or are just usig common sense. I suspect the latter given that other branches of my chain are still showing it.

I took my newborn in to an 18 rated cinema showing of a comedian. I was confident he would sleep throughout. He woke five mins before the end and started to fuss, so we left immediately - as we would if he had started to mind in. We were happy to take the risk in the hope of getting to see the show. I would not have expected to take a toddler up to under 18 year old. But I don't see the problem with a baby that's unaware of the content and just going to sleep.

Each cinema in a chain is licensed individually so license conditions may vary. It is even possible for two cinemas in the same chain in the same local authority to have different licenses, although that would be unusual.

I share your suspicion that many of the cinemas allowing babies into 15 certificate films are in breach of their license and are relying on the local authority not taking any action.

'Big Scream' type screenings have a specific authorisation from the council to allow you to take infants (usually younger than 12months) into any certificate film.

Without this exemption, any cinema which allows underage people (including babes in arms) into 15 or 18 rated films are in breach and could be prosecuted.

She's not really being unreasonable, at that age you should be allowed to take em most places.
Would prob have been too loud for the baby tho but you learn from experience.
I was a single mum without parents or babysitters nearby for a bit & I loved going to baby screenings when I could tho they were a v limited range & infrequent..

The sound track on most films is very loud - I doubt it would do a baby's hearing much good. Also, if the baby starts screaming and crying, is this mother going to leave at once ? I think this is VERY entitled behaviour; she seems to feel her wishes override anyone else.

When I used to work at a cinema box office, we didn't apply age restrictions to children under about six months. Bearing in mind the restrictions are due to the content of the film, there's no point applying them to anybody too young to even know there's a film on. Babies were allowed to go in with their parents with no charge, and it was explained that we would expect them to leave the screening should the baby become a distraction to other customers. We never had a problem.

Not saying I disagree that she is in for a very rude awakening when she realises how much her life now has to change, but applying the 15 age restriction to a four month old seems a little jobsworthy.

Last year I paid £160 for me, DM, and DC to go to the theatre to watch my favourite show that was on tour in my city. Family behind completely ruined the whole experience by arriving late and kids talking/shouting/eating/kicking chairs all the way through. I got a gobful of abuse at the interval for asking the mum if she could ask her kids to refrain from their behaviour (acting like animals).

There's a time and place for kids of all ages - if you cannot guarantee that your kid will behave impeccably and not spoil the experience of those around you then they should stay at home.

I really wish I had watched more films at baby screenings or any other screenings they would let me into! Rather than wasting literally years at musical bumps and such like! I spent every minute doing baby things, and for all the time, energy and money I put into bumps etc my dd absolutely HATES singing, HATES musical stuff and can't stand any of it. If I had gone to see the odd film I think that would have made me very happy indeed, sat there chomping popcorn and watching a deliciously non baby film!

I say good on her for doing the odd thing that makes her happy, it doesn't get easier to put yourself first, not even for a morning thats for sure!!!!!! :) :)