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[Qwerty]

Vue Cinemas begin 18+ only 'Quantum of Solace' screenings

Children are to be banned from cinema screenings of the new James Bond film so that adults can watch in peace.

Even though they would legally be entitled to watch, a cinema chain has decided to exclude under-18s from the film Quantum of Solace, bowing to public demand.

Research by the Vue cinema group found that many grown-ups resent children talking on phones, texting and noisily eating in cinemas.

The film would ordinarily be open to young people as it has a (12A) certificate - meaning that anyone over 12 accompanied by an adult can view 007's adventures.

Research and trials by Vue Cinemas has prompted the ban on the young from selected screenings...
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http://commanderbond...n...&item=51099 - Daily Mail

[Safari Suit]

Um, isn't this a little
1) Financially unwise?
2) Tremendously unfair on 12-17 year olds who can put their phones down for five minutes, eat quietly or starve?

[Vauxhall]

Vue have always run 18+ viewings only, for any screenings after 10:30pm.

[Mister Asterix]

Um, isn't this a little
1) Financially unwise?

I’d go to this showing if it were around here.

2) Tremendously unfair on 12-17 year olds who can put their phones down for five minutes, eat quietly or starve?

Unfair? Yeah, a bit maybe, but I don’t care.

Tremendously unfair? No. There still screening for everybody.


Though one would hope that those 18 and olders who do go to these screening are doing so because they don’t talk, use there phones, or noisily eat.

[Safari Suit]

Ah, OK that article seemed to be implying to me that all their screenings were 18+, which sounded extraordinary (and possibly also illegal).

[Peckinpah1976]

Quite right too!!!

At both screenings I've attended now the little s have been jabbering away, laughing & generally ing about throughout the film.

Though, knowing from experience of other films how badly cinemas monitor admittance to 18 cert films, it's largely pointless anyway.

Edited by Mister Asterix, 06 November 2008 - 09:24 PM.

[trs007]

What a great idea, but sadly, doesn't solve the problem b/c I have been to countless movies where the adults are just as ignorant and feel the theatre is their living room for chatting, etc. I am always quick to remind them it is not.

[DamnCoffee]

Quite right too!!!

At both screenings I've attended now the little s have been jabbering away, laughing & generally ing about throughout the film.

Now you mention it, there was a few fools sitting infront of us last saturday, they started repeating every bloody line in the first 20 mins.

[Mister Asterix]

What a great idea, but sadly, doesn't solve the problem b/c I have been to countless movies where the adults are just as ignorant and feel the theatre is their living room for chatting, etc. I am always quick to remind them it is not.

You would hope that if they go to the trouble of having these special screenings, they would go to the trouble of policing them. My regular theatre actually has ushers who ask everyone to keep quiet and turn off phones and then they come in a check on things during the films. It’s not perfect, but it’s ten times better than most other theatres.

[dee-bee-five]

Um, isn't this a little
1) Financially unwise?

I'd be more tempted to go to 18+ screenings, so possibly not.


2) Tremendously unfair on 12-17 year olds who can put their phones down for five minutes, eat quietly or starve?

Tough. Far too much of the world is geared to kids these days. Time organisations/governments/etc started giving some attention to those of us who actually generate most of the country's income for a change.

[eddychaput]

The adult movie goers here in Montreal are quite respectful of what it means to go see a movie.

The youth however... I've been to movies where the youngsters could not keep quiet throughout the show.

Basically, from my experience, whenever there are obnoxious giggles and comments made at a theater, it's usually by people who seem to be 17-. I like the idea of 18+ screenings, but I doubt that would become the norm everywhere.

[Simon]

Well the Odeon at Maidenhead seems to cater for the older group anyway.

Just saw the film tonight and the average age was a comforting 'well into their 30's' age group.

But unfortunately, the screening was marred by the film jumping out of the sprockets so there was a third and two thirds thing going on for a couple of minutes, and then the film jammed to a complete halt and burned through.

So, I will have to see it again to see what was going on in the hotel.

[Double-0-7]

Sign me up, I shush people in my home when I'm watching a movie. Drives me nuts when I've paid $10 and waited 2 years to see my favorite spy.

[Painted Gold]

Yeah I am a 'shhhher' too. I can't stand it when people talk during the film. One day I am gonna get beaten up by chavs outside the cinema for yelling at them but then usually everyone else in the audience is just annoyed. I wish more people would stand up to rude behaviour.

The thing that annoys me about these special screenings is they are charging you EXTRA for them. Going to the cinema is already pretty expensive so I don't really see the point in paying extra.

God I sound like a grumpy old woman.

[Qwerty]

Film fans split over child free showings

City filmgoers have given a mixed response to a move by a national cinema chain to offer adult only screenings to non-18 rated movies in a bid to make trips to the pictures more peaceful for adults.

Vue started offering “over-18 only” screenings across 58 cinemas last Friday, starting with the latest James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace which is certified as 12A - normally meaning under 12s can see the film in a cinema whilst accompanied by an adult.

Other child-free films to be shown by the chain, which has a cinema in The Mall, Norwich, include The Day the Earth Stood Still, Baz Lurhmann's historic epic Australia, and Jim Carey comedy Yes Man.

Steve Knibbs, Vue's chief operations officer, said the move followed lots of research and trials concerning noisy children where older viewers revealed they wanted “screenings where it is a bit quieter”...

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http://www.eveningne...w...3A44:36:413

[Publius]

Good idea, but I've been in many a theater where college-age kids (lower 20s) were just as problematic, and sometimes even people well into adulthood. I'd pay a little extra money (yes, even at today's prices) to watch a movie in theaters where a bouncer was assigned to kick out rude and disruptive people of all ages.

[Painted Gold]

I'd pay the extra money if they hired a bouncer that looked like a
Bond henchman!

When I saw QofS yesterday, someone managed to sneak their very young child into the screening and it kept crying at the beginning of the film. I think it was scared of M. Why would you take your baby into a Bond film?

[PeteJ2811]

I think this is an absolutely superb idea.

I've long been getting more and more tired of going to the cinema and having chav lout idiots gab throughout a movie. It was putting me off and making me think about joining 'lovefilm' or something like that.

Over 18s screenings give you the best chance to avoid sharing a room with noisy short types and if the opportunity for me is unfair to the teenagers well tough. Life starts at 18.

I went to the over 18s showing at my local Vue last night. It was pretty quiet in there, no more than 40 people, tops. That said it was quiet and I was able to enjoy the movie.

I can't speak of all Vues but certainly at mine there was an usher in the screen who announced to us all that he'd like us to switch our mobiles off and that he'd be in the screen throughout the film if we needed any help. I was tempted to ask him what to do about the credit crunch but thought better of it.

Over 18s screenings? More please!