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Message: <blockquote data-quote="grimwell" data-source="post: 3186649" data-attributes="member: 3694">There is a thing sociologists call a 'social norm' by which  they mean an unwritten law that the larger pool of society's members adhere to. One of those norms is that you don't take young children to movies that aren't for young children. If you do this, you may well be within your legal rights and personal choice, but you are outside the norm. You are violating the rules of polite society.Happens a lot these days. People have become more self-centered and the net result is that it's a lot less pleasant to be in public. I have three children, ages 10, 6, and 4. The only time my wife and I see 'adult' movies is when we can get a babysitter. For years that was about twice a year. We watched DVD's instead. Once you get over the 'falling into the hype of seeing it at release' mentality, it's actually nice.I can pause the movie at home if my kids get out of bed. I can watch it over a span of days if needed. Most importantly, there aren't jerks on their cell phones or screaming kids.I do feel the pain that some have when they don't have babysitters, but that's no excuse. Good common sense and courtesy mandate that you don't do certain things with your kids, or you remove your kids if the act up. You don't make others suffer for your own game.</blockquote>