Do not allow minors under the age of 18 to enter theatres after 6 pm on Friday and Saturday without being accompanied by a guardian.
I wholeheartedly agree with the folks at the Carson City, NV Galaxy Theatre at Casino Fandango on this one! The incessant talking & cellphones ringing during weekend evening movies only gets worse every year, making me a great fan of Netflix and a very infrequent theatre-goer as a result. But there are times when it would be nice to take in a movie when it first comes out (like I'm planning to do in May when "Iron Man" and "Prince Caspian" both come out) and not have to deal with distracting teenagers. Perhaps other theatres across the US will follow suit if the Galaxy's move proves not to be a loss on the books.
I do have to take issue with this comment from a teacher who encouraged her students to write a joint letter of protest (I like that she encouraged them to make the move, but not this part of her reasoning):
I wholeheartedly agree with the folks at the Carson City, NV Galaxy Theatre at Casino Fandango on this one! The incessant talking & cellphones ringing during weekend evening movies only gets worse every year, making me a great fan of Netflix and a very infrequent theatre-goer as a result. But there are times when it would be nice to take in a movie when it first comes out (like I'm planning to do in May when "Iron Man" and "Prince Caspian" both come out) and not have to deal with distracting teenagers. Perhaps other theatres across the US will follow suit if the Galaxy's move proves not to be a loss on the books.
I do have to take issue with this comment from a teacher who encouraged her students to write a joint letter of protest (I like that she encouraged them to make the move, but not this part of her reasoning):
My opinion is that I'd like to see (the theater) hire people who can look after the children rather than keeping them out.
WTF??? Why should the theatre hire de facto babysitters for parents who are too cheap to pay a sitter to watch the kids at home or are too lazy to properly discipline their children as they grow up and teach them how to behave in public?
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