Horton Hears ………….
Yesterday was supposed to hold an afternoon of fun.
We went to see the movie “Horton Hears a Who” during the twilight showing as that is the same price as a matinée and hopefully would be mostly kiddie free.
Entering the theater we were happy to see that we were the only ones in there and the movie to start in only 10 minutes. 10 minutes can make a world of difference. (We took our favored seats - first row right behind the railing as that helps sweet hubby to stand after sitting for the length of a movie.)
The next group to come into the theater went up near the top. The next, and final group, came in and took the row behind us coming to within 2 seats of us. It was grandma and grandpa and two boys under the age of 4.
The movie got going and it is a really good movie - of course, you have to like cartoons and Dr. Seuss. About a third of the way in, the boys started talking and it wasn’t quietly. Grandma got up and took them out of the theater going behind our seats rather than out the other end of their row which was closer to the door. Sweet hubby quietly shushed them as they passed by. Came back about 10 minutes and they were quiet. Now it is a little past the halfway point in the movie and once again the boys start jabbering, quietly at first and then getting a little louder; Grandpa shushed them and it worked for a little bit. Then they started in again and it got louder, and louder and louder till we could no longer hear the movie. Neither their grandma or grandpa were doing anything so in total frustration (and also because we wanted to hear the movie) I turned toward them and yelled SHUSH!! Far more politer than the other things that were in my mind to say. Sweet hubby said that grandma shot me a look that would’ve frozen a polar bear. Too bad!!
Well, the boys started up again and we could hear grandpa tell his missus that she needed to take them out of the theater. And out of the theater they stayed until the movie was done.
We saw them on the way out of the theater, as they were slowly making their way to their vehicle. Sweet hubby thought that perhaps grandma was going to have words with me. If she did, she would’ve heard the same thing that I tell others who bring small children to theaters; “Until your child can sit still at home and watch a cartoon or movie on video that lasts for 1hr and 45 minutes without getting up or being disruptive than they have no place in a theater with other paying customers.”
Given the cost of the gas to get there (approx. $3.79 per gal around here), the price of the movie ($5.75 ea x3 in our case), and any snacks you enjoy while you are there; it is extremely rude for someone to behave in such a disruptive manner that the other patrons cannot enjoy what they paid for.
Now, we are waiting for it to hit video so that we can watch the whole movie and HEAR everything that Horton heard!!
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