8/19    Do you think it's okay to bring a small baby to the movies? I went
        to see Rocky Horror tonight and these three women came in with a
        small baby in a stroller and sat in front of me. The baby never
        cried, but it was awake and gurgling and whatever and the mom was
        constantly fussing over it and it was very distracting. Concerned
        about the distraction and that it wouldn't stay quiet for a full 2
        hours, I left 15 minutes in and asked for (and got) a refund. I go
        to the movies maybe once per year, so this was a treat for me and
        I feel the parent was inconsiderate, especially since she obviously
        had "sitters" in the other two women, but none of them wanted to
        miss out. I almost said something to her when I walked out, but I
        didn't. What do you think? Is it reasonable to bring a baby?
        \_ 1) you are right, bringing a baby to a movie is asking for trouble.
           But that doesn't sound like it was the problem: the problem was
           the mother making noise.
           2) If you are seeing Rocky Horror in a theater and you can hear
           something like a baby gurgling, you are doing it wrong.  That movie
           is meant to be watched in a theater full of screaming drunken
           amateur comedians.  Go see it for real with a real cast...
           or not.  If you rarely go to see movies and are the type of person
           who is annoyed by people "Distracting" from that particular
           movie, you may be too anal retentive to enjoy RHPS.  The movie
           sucks btw.  Hence the heckling.         --brain
        \_ It's probably inconsiderate, but I'm more concerned about the
           baby.  I think the sound level in cinemas are way too high for
           babies' ears, no matter what genre of movie it is.
           \_ Are babies' ears more sensitive?  It seems I've gotten more
              sensitive as I've gotten older.  The noise didn't bother me
              as a kid, but now I need ear plugs in the theater. -!op
        \_ Don't be a jerk. Your baby won't enjoy the loud noise, and
           neither will the people around you. PLEASE don't spoil it for
           the people of planet earth. Stay home. Please.
        \_ I would think that bringing small children, even babies to a
           childrens movie would be okay. I don't think this is one of
           of those cases though. -father of a baby and a toddler