The 2012 Six Flags Season began a few weeks ago, and this past weekend we finally bought our season passes and went. We rode two of our favorite rides, then hurried home so that we could make it to an afternoon showing of The Hunger Games.
Loved the movie! The only part I hated was the lady behind us warning her 6/7 year old each time something "scary" was coming. I'm glad Chris couldn't hear the lady, he hadn't read the book and didn't know what to expect, but she consistently said things like "they are going to kill that girl" or "there is going to be blood" "someone is going to get really hurt". My opinion: next time get a babysitter and leave that kid at home. She had to be taken out twice because she started crying, I think she wasn't quite ready for the PG-13 movie she was seeing. Otherwise we were loving it. When we walked out Chris said "that will be a great movie to watch again at home" which I assume means that we'll be getting it when it comes out! Maybe I'll even have him read the books
Then we went out to get some free Taco Cabana. With a birthday coming up (not mine, it's Chris!) we've got a ton of free meal coupons, and Taco Cabana was one of them!
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Some parents! My kids will not be watching The Hunger Games. It wasn't a kid book so I'm sure why that lady thought it was going to be a kid movie.
Congrats on six-flags opening up again! You guys will have lots of fun this summer.
So, yea, I'm not sure why parents bring young kids to violent movies and even further unsure why she'd do that knowing she was going to explain all the gore to her kids prior to it happening.
I have personally elected not to read the books or watch the movie. However, when I heard about the whole thing and discovered it was about kids killing other kids in a gladiator-style, no-choice, would be starved to death unless they fought to the death...well, I decided it wasn't for me. (ZERO judgement intended; I have loads of friends who've done both and love them - this particular one just crossed the line with me).
How annoying! I think I'll do that when I bring Jared, only it will be, "They're going to kiss!"
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I just saw Hunger Games this weekend. Loved it even though we had to sit in the second row because we got there late. I'm glad your hubby liked it.
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