Seeking the kind and vaguely dishonest assistance of the resourceful Burbanked readership.
By Burbanked on Nov 19, 2008 in Movies, Newest | 992 views |
Okay, I need your help here. Sonny, Michael Corleone and Tom Hagen keep bringing up the fact that they want to go see Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.
How do I get out of this? I love going to the movies with my boys, opening up their minds to the great pleasures of cinema and all that, but this is a hard one. Please help me: do I suck it up and just go, or can anyone out there provide me with a plausible, kind-hearted, permanent way out?
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Craig Kennedy | Nov 19, 2008 | Reply
I say you suck it up and go. Sometimes going to the movies is more about who you go with than what you see. Assuming these are your kids we’re talking about, the day may come when you can’t drag them to a movie with you so take advantage of it while you can.
If they’re not your kids (or nephews or some other miniature relation), well then tell them to go get bent.
Burbanked | Nov 19, 2008 | Reply
Ah, you’ve chosen the guilt route, Craig. Well played.
Of course you’re right and yes I’m talking about my own kids; it’s just that a tiny tiny selfish part of me sometimes takes over and thinks, “Geez, when are these great kids going to be old enough to actually see something good?”
Too too Badeenie | Nov 19, 2008 | Reply
You take them to see Transformers?
Too too Badeenie | Nov 19, 2008 | Reply
I have some little madagascar figurenes, I forgot.
Too too Badeenie | Nov 19, 2008 | Reply
Oh, I forget to tell you something else. Last night, I watch a great Law and order where Elliot almost get eaten by a tiger, but someone else did. Is tiger maen or nice in madagascar?
Scott | Nov 19, 2008 | Reply
Actually, I saw it with my nephew and it was not too bad. Much better than the first one, and I even laughed a couple of time unexpectedly. I came out and I don’t think I had any brain damage. Plus it is pretty cool to see a kid’s face light up. Reminds you of how you felt when you were a kid, getting so excited to go to the movies.
Adam Ross | Nov 19, 2008 | Reply
I would try to compromise by offering them the chance to watch any number of other movies set in Africa: The Dogs of War, Congo, The Passenger, A Dry White Season, Mosquito Coast, etc.
DougJ | Nov 19, 2008 | Reply
The way I handle this kind of problem is they see it with their Grandma. If you don’t have a surrogate who can take them, you could:
1. Lie. Say the movie is too scary or that real animals were hurt in the making of this film.
2. Bait and switch with Wall-e on DVD. And maybe a toy and candy.
3. Suck it up and take them, as previously suggested.
Burbanked | Nov 20, 2008 | Reply
@Too too: Actually, I think you WERE watching MADAGASCAR 2 because I read in Variety that Elliot from L&O appears in it and gets eaten. That would make the lion mean, I’m thinking.
@Scott: I know, they’ll probably enjoy it. They liked the first one; I just thought it was pretty bland, shooting for the middle-type humor.
@Adam: Excellent thought! Also, OUT OF AFRICA, CASABLANCA, HOTEL RWANDA and COMING TO AMERICA. To complete the compromise, I’ll simply play that “Move It Move It” song over the chosen film’s soundtrack. Same diff.
@DougJ: I’m not at all above the bait and switch. Dishonest in advertising, totally feasible in parenting.
Burbanked | Nov 20, 2008 | Reply
Here’s an additional option: BOLT or MADAGASCAR 2?