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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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 Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:27 am Post subject: Now that's quality parenting |
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Just got back from viewing one of the most gruesome, obscenity-laced, violent movies I have ever seen, the Departed. I would say it may have even gone a notch above Goodfellas.
As I'm exiting the aisle, who do I see right in front of me? That's right, a boy no older than the age of 3, accompanied by Dad and Mom.
Nothing like spending a Sunday afternoon with your kid watching a 2 1/2 hour movie, with close to 300 curse words and multiple graphic gun shots to the head.
Kudos also to the good folks at Cinus movie theater.
Good thing there are no porno theaters in Korea.
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Brocky
Joined: 20 Oct 2006
Location: DPRGBSK, The Democratic Peoples Republic of Great Britain in South Korea
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| I thought I heard the clattering hooves of a personal hobby horse. Tell me, hows the air up there? |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Yeah, what's with Koreans? Something like this would never happen back home. |
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thegadfly
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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I agree the violence in that movie is more than a bit over the top for a little one, especially since Korea has more censorship of violence than the US does -- but language? Dunno if a three year old Korean can read the subtitles that fast, and if he can and his vocabulary is large enough to know the euphemistic way that profanity is often translated, then more power to Junior Hawkings....
Of course, a crying 3-year old in a movie theater would really annoy me -- if I go to a restricted movie, I do not appreciate being disturbed by some crying child -- apparently, the annoyance of the day is supposed to be a fellow chatting on his cell phone.... |
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Grimalkin
Joined: 22 May 2005
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:26 am Post subject: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
| Yeah, what's with Koreans? Something like this would never happen back home. |
That's a bit harsh! I don't see the OP saying anything about Koreans only the parents of the child...and I agree with him. A three year old child should nor be brought to see a film like that. Apart from the violence and language (which hopefully went over his head) how would a three year old possibly have any interest is such a film.....and it's also unfair to the other patrons to have a bored three year old near them in the cinema when they're trying to enjoy the film! |
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peony
Joined: 30 Mar 2005
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:07 pm Post subject: Re: Now that's quality parenting |
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| blaseblasphemener wrote: |
| Good thing there are no porno theaters in Korea. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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| It seems you weren't around for the Dad cutting off his own kid's finger for the insurance money scandal in Busan a few years back. And all the responses about how you have to 'understand' the father. |
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denistron
Joined: 21 Oct 2006
Location: Busan
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Getting fead ramen for breakfast, or lunch, or dinner....
School days longer than hours of daylight...
Soju alcoholic ajjoshi in the family...
etc.................
These are things that 95% of korean kids live with. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
| Yeah, what's with Koreans? Something like this would never happen back home. |
LOL, I remember seeing the South Park movie and being astounded by several 11-13-year-old boys who were there with their dads. |
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periwinkle
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
| Qinella wrote: |
| Yeah, what's with Koreans? Something like this would never happen back home. |
LOL, I remember seeing the South Park movie and being astounded by several 11-13-year-old boys who were there with their dads. |
Heh, heh- sounds like a cool dad! Honestly, I wonder about the translations, though- I think a lot is ... lost. Betcha dad figured it was an innocent cartoon  |
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Woland
Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Grimalkin wrote: |
| Qinella wrote: |
| Yeah, what's with Koreans? Something like this would never happen back home. |
That's a bit harsh! I don't see the OP saying anything about Koreans only the parents of the child...and I agree with him. A three year old child should nor be brought to see a film like that. Apart from the violence and language (which hopefully went over his head) how would a three year old possibly have any interest is such a film.....and it's also unfair to the other patrons to have a bored three year old near them in the cinema when they're trying to enjoy the film! |
Grimalkin, Q's comment was directed, appropriately, I think, to Brocky, not the OP. |
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riley
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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Ehh, I doubt any 3-year old will remember the violence or language in that movie. The worst that will happen will be either the kid will be scared or bored. That's just rude to the other theatergoers, and since when has anyone given a damn about others in a movie theater?
When I was a little kid (6 years old) I was taken to a couple of R rated comedies (Meatballs, Stripes) and nothing long term happened to me, other than my enjoyment of any Bill Murray movie. |
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MissSeoul
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Location: Somewhere in America
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
| It seems you weren't around for the Dad cutting off his own kid's finger for the insurance money scandal in Busan a few years back. And all the responses about how you have to 'understand' the father. |
I don't know how closely you follow international/American news, just a few days ago a news said that a mom in America murdered her own 3 weeks old by putting in MICRO-OVEN.
It wasn't even for insurance 
Everybody said, oh, she has a mental problem, well did you ever hear/read a news that any korean woman murdered her own child ?
That kind things NEVER NEVER happened in korea, I am sure there is some women in korea have mental problem too, but at least korean parent NEVER kill their own child.
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Grimalkin
Joined: 22 May 2005
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| Woland wrote: |
| Grimalkin wrote: |
| Qinella wrote: |
| Yeah, what's with Koreans? Something like this would never happen back home. |
That's a bit harsh! I don't see the OP saying anything about Koreans only the parents of the child...and I agree with him. A three year old child should nor be brought to see a film like that. Apart from the violence and language (which hopefully went over his head) how would a three year old possibly have any interest is such a film.....and it's also unfair to the other patrons to have a bored three year old near them in the cinema when they're trying to enjoy the film! |
Grimalkin, Q's comment was directed, appropriately, I think, to Brocky, not the OP. |
Eh? Then it doesn't make sense!
Can you explain  |
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