Just got back from seeing Shrek 3 with the kids and the Camerons; it was pretty good. Nothing spectacular, but it was entertaining; not much else to say about it.
Avery was there too and she did really good; at least I didn’t hear her for the whole time. Although, that reminded me of something I forgot to share about when I took the kids to see Spider-man a couple weeks ago.
There was this one couple sitting in front of us that had their very young kid (probably one year old, maybe two), and it was a huge distraction. Of course, the kid wanted to get up and play the whole time, which is fine because there was plenty of room. The problem came when she (the mom) would try to reign the kid in, he/she would let out a scream.
The parents would quiet the kid down pretty quickly, but it was a never ending recurring pattern, and it really got irritating after a while. The mom ended up taking the kid down to the front row and doing the same thing, for some reason thinking it was better because they were farther away from other people; it wasn’t.
The thing about it is when you’re watching a movie in the theater it’s supposed to be an immersing experience, and having a kid scream out, however short it lasts, really takes you out of the moment of focusing on and enjoying the film. Moving to a different part of the theater doesn’t help because everyone is still distracted when the kid yells out. Tip for parents in that situation: take the kid out of the theater completely and try again when they’re older.
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I look forward for seeing Shrek 3, but here in Gemrany we can see it in about 4 Month.
Hard time.
Greetings.
Peter