If you haven't ready my review of it in the Review Forum, I'm talking about BUBBLE BOY. Now, I did find the movie hilarious & I'm glad that I saw it, but the movie is destined to give us hell from the parents that will inevitably bring their kids to see & themselves, be offended by the movie. The film has been marketed by attached trailers on several disney prints for the past two months, and it's shown to be a light-hearted movie for all who would go to see a movie like The Princess Diaries. (Bear in mind that the Green Band, with content info has long sped through the projector & some will have forgotten about the listing: Crude Humor)

The movie itself has more sexual references, swearing, and language (including a racial slur) than the average film advertised on kids movies. Now, don't get me wrong, the movie is hilarious, but there will always be some parents who will chose to take their kids to see this movie. Parents, who don't look at rating reasons, who are only looking for a way to entertain their kids. These are the ones who (may) come stammering out of the theater demanding a refund (or more) because of the "filthy things" in this movie. So be ready for the worst.

Now, this probably won't scorn every theater (probably just mine ), but I was wondering about the chance after I thought about the movie's trailers. Our promotions manager made us attach Harry Potter (well, pretty much for ages 11 and up, but younger kids will like the magic), and Max Keeble came attached with the print (Max Keeble will probably only be liked by kids). Think about it, while Harry Potter might not be on most prints, Max Keeble is on every one! Disney is expecting kids to go see Bubble boy!

Maybe I'm paranoid (Hey, I've seen the mad parents coming down the hallway before), but could the trailer be an omen?

Anyhow, parents who ignored the PG-13 rating and brought their seven-year-old to see it can be offered passes or a refund when they walk out 10 min into it (the first time the phrase "the whore next door" is used). Try not to let them chew your ear off when they bitch and moan about the theatre industry.

I swear, when people get a manager to register a complaint they feel they have to go out of their way to make sure it's a good one. They seem to feel the need to exagerate everything, when I all we want to do is get them what they want so we can continue serving the other patrons.

Of course, my favorite upset patrons are the ones who figured out the box office employees can do walk-out refunds without a manager.

For the IMDB listing, http://us.imdb.com/Title?0074236

This other one has the movie's star defending the movie: CLICK HERE

So far, it's been smooth sailing at my theater, but I warned our ticket sellers to remind parents with young kids that it's PG13 for a reason.

 |  IP: Logged

 |  IP: Logged