Cinema stopping kids in suits from coming in - Minions

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DS & his friend (both 13) had tickets this pm for Minions, Rise of Gru

Like lots of people per TikTok, they dressed up in suits/ties - just for fun
Got to cinema and were told they couldn't come in because of what they were wearing

DS called me upset and DH went down to see if he could sort it. Found 5 grown men standing over them and a few other kids, shouting at them that they needed to leave and they were not allowed in. Kids felt very intimidated

No dress code visible in the cinema or on the website

DH asked if they had misbehaved and was told no, we just don't like this suit thing as some of the people on TikTok have kicked off
DH pointed out, they hadn't kicked off, just wanted to watch the film, so what was the problem. Stoney silence
He took them outside, took their jackets & ties off & they went back in 5 minutes later and were admitted by a different member of staff

Is it just me or is this ridiculous? And pathetic for them to treat kids like that

I really want to complain but wanted the MN population to vote on if you think they were BU or not

YANBU - cinema staff were out of order & I should complain
YABU - don't complain

Lol @ this thread and the histrionics DS1 (15) dressed in a suit with a banana as a pocket square to go and watch with his GF last night. Another row had been booked out by lads in suits also. They went to Vue, as they seem to retain a sense of humour. Nobody caused havoc or destruction (DS's GF would have said, she absolutely would not accept it from him or anyone else), they just clapped and cheered when they first saw the minions and at the end.

As for why he wanted to see it... the last time a minion film came out, he was 10. He adored minions when he was younger. He had a blue and yellow bedroom with minions everywhere from the walls to the bedding, rug and curtains. He dressed up because of the TikTok trend, but he went to see it out of geniune childhood love. He is, after all, still just a kid really.

I completely understand that some people have ruined this for those who just want to have a bit of fun, and indeed other cinema goers who want to watch it. But, much like the rest of life, the vast majority of people, even (gasp) teenagers, are rule-abiding, good people. It's a shame that a few idiots always seem to ruin things for everyone else.

Probably better to teach him right from wrong and how to be a responsible person, than charging down to a cinema who are well within their rights to deny entry based on previous experiences.

probably a good lesson in choosing your friends and awareness of peer pressure too, lie with dogs and get fleas and all that.

My son and his friends dressed up to see it last week 🤦🏻‍♀️. He’d shown us tik toks of groups dressing up to watch but not any of anyone trashing the cinema. When we asked him about it this morning after seeing what groups were doing he seemed quite surprised and said it wasn’t like that when they watched it, probably is a minority that have now ruined it for everyone else.

And yes I do know they weren’t behaving like that for a fact because my friend was in there watching it with her daughter at the same time and told me she’d seen him and his friends looking very smart. I said I hoped they weren’t being loud (as groups of teens can be) and she said no they all just sat and watched the film and clapped and cheered at the end which she thought was funny.

Such a shame and shows how backwards society is. 40 years ago going to see the pictures was a special occasion. People wore their Sunday best for it and there was never any issues caused by that.
people are off their heads if they’re offended by a good old suit and tie. Think everyone should start dressing with a bit more class

I'm with the cinema on this one.

If I ran a company and knew there was a potential something could cause my business financial and reputational damage I'd do everything I could to prevent it from happening.

What a horrible post. Not all teenagers are arseholes!

You can see who has teenagers and who doesn't on this thread, ridiculous sweeping statements and hyperbole at play, some posters on her must hide in the bush or behind a lamppost if they see teenagers heading their way as we all know that 'all' teenagers are the same and just go out of their way to cause havoc and mayhem and are compelled ruin the lives of all around them! 🙄just like 'all' little children are angelic, sit sensibly in the cinema and would never make a noise or mess- oh hang on🤔A question, should public places only be available for use by adults aged 25+ as we can then be sure of conformity as 'all' adults are decent, rationally and fair!

Rational not rationally

Did they also take fruit with them, to throw at the screen, empty popcorn everywhere, get up and run around, scream and shout to disrupt the film? Of course they didn’t. By the way, I am over 50, and nobody 40 years ago was dressing in a suit to go to the pictures. Nor were my parents 60 years ago. Maybe in the immediate post-war period. Your history needs recalibrating, along with your debating ability.

My post wasn’t about throwing fruit. It was about dressing smart. Stop looking for an argument

And I’m not sure where you’re from but dressing up properly was, and is absolutely standard where I live.

I taught in secondary schools for 8 years. I’m very well accustomed to teenagers and how peer pressure works. I am also very accustomed to parents being incredibly naive to their teenagers’ antics.

LaFeuilleMorte, I wouldn't say demonising all teenagers is a particularly strong argument - hardly rational debate is it!

40 years ago was the 1980s. Have to agree that 'Sunday best' for cinema trips seems a lot older than that. This was the sticky-floor, fag smoke era long after cinema's heyday and before multiplexes took over. There'll have been a few fancy indie cinemas in cities or niche areas, but the image you're conjuring is much more post-war.

Are you that naïve, why do loads of teens want to go in suits to watch minions a little kids film? Your little darlings wouldn't do any wrong though right 🤨 if it's a trend on tic tok and if there has been trouble with this trend then of course the cinema staff have the right to view your teens as suspicious.

Teaching teenagers and being a parent of one is not the same at all! It sounds like you didn't enjoy the experience very much considering how many times you have referred to a group of children as Dickheads. Besides, school is not really about having fun, it is about an education so being a teacher does not equate to tolerating teenagers normal behaviour outside of that context.

I haven’t demonised any teenagers. I was responding to a post about people historically wearing Sunday best to the cinema, and pointing out their having done so was not comparable in any way to the behaviour of the teens causing trouble as part of the suit-wearing trend. The post to which I was responding was therefore not a helpful addition to the debate.

Because it is 'fun' too dress up, ideas of fun change as you get older, why is it so difficult to understand? If your outlook is based wholly on sensationalist news articles I think you need to assess how gullabble you are. I don't really get why people use the 'little darling' comments to try and win an argument, are you saying that parents should not cherish their children, that they should treat them with contempt? Yes, because we need more of that in the UK don't we!

Loved teaching teens. Everyone is capable of being a dickhead at times. Teenagers, even yours, are not immune to that.

Completely agree @GrinAndVomit, where do people think dickhead adults get their practice in?

40 years ago was 1982. I am 45 and dressing up to go to the "pictures" has never been the norm in my lifetime. No was it a special occasion. Maybe 80 years ago.

I don't think it is cool to refer to kids as Dickheads.

Oh, so if there are adult dickheads and we are admitting that not everyone one is the same, surely it is better to deal with individuals when they have actually done something to warrant action rather than referencing our personal bias and banning people between the ages of 13 -19 as they 'may' do something seen as they are in fancy dress and we all know that is a crime!

You didn't put on your Sunday best to go down to the theater and see Fast Times at Ridgemont High?! 😂

Yes lots of teenagers are lovely, I have one myself. He wouldn't be stupid