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AIBU to think you don't take a toddler to see Avengers Endgame?

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Nuttyaboutnutella · 13/05/2019 13:38

Yesterday afternoon, me and DP went to see Avengers Endgame. I'm expecting dc2 next week so it was the last opportunity for us to do something before the baby arrives. We also have a two year old who spent the afternoon with my parents. Got there as the film started. Within minutes, we hear a young child calling for her mum. I initially assumed the girl was about 3.

20 minutes into the film and the child was already getting restless. I was getting annoyed (already cranky from being heavily pregnant Grin ) so went to complain to a member of staff. She called the manager who had a word with them. I had to complain to staff again an hour later.

When I went to the toilet halfway through, the mum had taken the little girl outside and I realised she couldn't have been older than 18 months.

The toddler was constantly restless and whining, climbing over seats, throwing her bottle and calling for her mum who was ignoring her.

Management said they couldn't actually stop the child being their with her parents but would have a word to keep the noise levels down. A few other people were tutting and sighing. It was incredibly annoying.

Aside from the fact that Endgame is not an appropriate movie for a young child to watch, it's also 3 hours long!! What possessed them to take a young toddler to a film for that long? If you haven't got anyone to babysit, don't go!! It's part of being a parent. We could only go on a Sunday when we had someone to babysit. I'd never think to take my 2 year old to a 3 hour film in the cinema! They took her out for a max of half an hour throughout the entire movie.

AIBU to think it's ridiculous to take a toddler to the Endgame movie or I am just being precious? DP agreed with me but I wasnt sure I just being intolerant because I'm fed up of being pregnant Grin

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flirtygirl · 13/05/2019 14:53

I always took mine from really young. If they don't move or make a noise then it really is not a problem.

What is the problems is the entitled parents not taking their child out at the first second of sound or movement by the child. It's that selfishness that ruins it for everyone.

Many babies and kids sit quietly at things, lots don't.

Celebelly · 13/05/2019 15:02

The Cinebabies showings at Cineworld are actually really good. They lower the volume and increase lighting. We saw Avengers the other day at one of them and there was the odd grizzle from babies but it was fine and there were only about 10-15 babies and little people there so there was loads of space to spread out. I'd recommend it if you want to see a film but don't have childcare. Even DP reluctantly agreed it was nowhere near as bad as he thought it would be! Only bad thing is it's 10am on a Saturday! But we will def go again.

DD just slept and fed her way through most of it.

User8888888 · 13/05/2019 15:17

The 12a classification has ruined so many films for me. Parents taking toddlers to films that are totally inappropriate are selfish on so many levels. It really upsets me (for the child) but pisses me off greatly when the film is ruined. I think the worst one for me though was someone taking their 3 year old to the bloody hunger games. Poor little love was traumatised but it wasn’t her fault she was crying. It was her cretinous parents.

churchthecat · 13/05/2019 15:32

I cried most of the way through Endgame. and i'm 35.

agnurse · 13/05/2019 15:35

Having seen the film myself, I wouldn't let a child under the age of 12 see it. It's not just about the violence. The subject matter itself, and the ideas of sacrifice, require a greater maturity to be able to handle them emotionally.

Hoppinggreen · 13/05/2019 15:40

Some idiot took a child of about 3 to watch it when we went, it started at 6 so by the time we left it was after 9 - they even took the child in it’s PJs!
The child (boy I think) did ok for the first hour but got noisier and noisier and by about 8 was screaming “NOOOOOOO” at the top of its voice.
It was sat a distance from us so it wasn’t too bad but I really felt for people sitting closer. Eventually someone shouted “ will you just take that child out” the woman started arguing that she had other children who wanted to watch it too but other people joined in until a staff member came in and spoke to her and they all left. She left a right mess where they had been sitting as well
Some people are absolute idiots, the child was far too young for that film and at that time

Helix1244 · 13/05/2019 16:27

Thing is if they will blatantly take such young dc to inappropriate films what are the kids watching at home?!
In some ways ok if a 12a is on in the background when dc are playing if they aren't watching or you can pause/skip etc but in the cinema they cant get away.

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