Cinema Etiquette

Jeepers! Talk about really annoying!

Headed off to the local cinema this afternoon with a friend to flick that switch in your mind and become absorbed in the flickering screen. We chose to watch Juno – a comedy about teen pregnancy. Doesn’t sound light hearted I know, but it was the perfect Sunday afternoon flick.

To my surprise – as we were settling in to our comfy chairs – in trouped a family of 8. Two grown ups with a gaggle of little people. And I mean little. I think the range was 4 to 7 years. I know that it says on the screen – children under 12 should be accompanied by an adult, and yes I agree families deserve time out together.

But – and there is a but – not if this means walking repeatedly up and down, up and down the stairs, whining and crying. It was a film about teen pregnancy not a Walt Disney where it is reasonable to expect lots of little people.

So I would like to add to my list of complaints about the state of society today – the loss of cinema Etiquette.

Here ends the rant!