my son is a freak

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Are there any other kids who refuse to go to see a movie in a theater?

I was begging DS(almost 7) to go see Wall-E. Shouldn't it be the other way around? :blink: Shouldn't he be begging me? At one point I even offered him $5 :huh: to go see it. I showed him a bunch of trailers online. He seemed to like those okay.

Ever since I had to take him out of Polar Express he has refused to go back to the theater. I suppose I *should* be more understanding of his fears but, dangit, it's annoying! I want to see movies!! Even kid ones :p.

Anyway, DD4 and I plan to see it today.
 
My youngest son was kinda like that. He was afraid of the dark and so theaters were out of teh question for awhile. He is better now that hes older though.
 
Oh my 2.5 yo loooves movies. I'm pretty sure is more excited for the big buck of popcorn and the coke... but works like a charme... jejejeje
 
Mimi....you've described my youngest!! I don't think he willingly went to a movie until he was 12. When we could get him to go, he had to bring a blanket to cover his head, we had to bribe him (pokemon cards, etc...). He'd watch the movies at home, but not at the theater. I had to stand outside with him during the previews, and if a part was more than he could bear during the movie, and the blanket didn't work, we'd have to go get our money back and hope for another day. I'm not talking about scary movies here either. Disney's Hercules, The Hunchback of Notre Dam, Star Wars (which he loves the ones at home).

Now he's 16...almost 17 and we have no problems at all. He is just more sensitive than most!!

He also didn't ride wild rides at theme parks. Just recently will go on some of them.....not all!!!
 
I haven't tried to take JJ yet but Abby loves to go. We haven't seen Wall-E yet but we did take her to Kung Fu Panda.
 
tell him the people won't be scary like in polar express LOL - seriously tom hanks in that movie would have freaked me at that age too. :D

Don't feel bad - my oldest has some weird things like that too.
 
My older son is 4.5 and HATED movies in the theater the few times we've tried to take him. We've never lasted more than half an hour. He's scared of the dark and very sensitive to movie content. He saw Curious George at home, a nice Gated movie that I thought he'd like since he loves the TV show. Wrong! He was traumatized by the scenes where the man with the yellow hat doesn't want George and calls animal control to take him away. For weeks afterward I had to explain it over and over because to him it was like a parent sending their child away, and he couldn't stop thinking about it. He's getting over his fear of the dark and might be able to try a movie soon, but I think it's going to be a long time before he can handle the content of even a Gated movie. There's always some drama to keep it interesting, and clearly drama doesn't work for him right now.
 
Girl, you are not alone. Our friends came over the other day to take Jack to the movies, and he fell on the floor sobbing hysterically at the very thought. I was SO embarrased (and a little miffed at having my free afternoon taken away from me). But I think he's more afraid of going somewhere with out me than he is of the dark movie theatre. And yes, while it is annoying sometimes, it does feed my ego.
 
My youngest is the same way. With him, though, it's the loud sound. I took him last week, against his will to see the Bee Movie and we put cotton in his ears. He still didn't like it but at least he sat through the movie. (with his hands over his ears)
 
rach3975 said:
My older son is 4.5 and HATED movies in the theater the few times we've tried to take him. We've never lasted more than half an hour. He's scared of the dark and very sensitive to movie content. He saw Curious George at home, a nice Gated movie that I thought he'd like since he loves the TV show. Wrong! He was traumatized by the scenes where the man with the yellow hat doesn't want George and calls animal control to take him away. For weeks afterward I had to explain it over and over because to him it was like a parent sending their child away, and he couldn't stop thinking about it. He's getting over his fear of the dark and might be able to try a movie soon, but I think it's going to be a long time before he can handle the content of even a Gated movie. There's always some drama to keep it interesting, and clearly drama doesn't work for him right now.
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this sounds like my son. it's not the noise and it's not the dark. it's all about the content -- he doesn't like conflict, bad guys, evil, or any sort of violence. He absolutely refuses to watch even most Disney movies, except for Cinderella I & II. so he's never seen Cars, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, etc. heck he won't even watch Thomas the Tank Engine on PBS, that show really freaks him out. (but he used to love the Thomas toys)

On the plus side, he's pretty immune to most mass merchandising.
 
see mine isn't my DD it's my DH. he has severe panic attacks in movie theaters because of something that happened to him when he was a child. Sad sad really i want to go and see something :):)
 
I was surprised my son (who likes to go out every chance he can) said No to going out to a movie and the mall yesterday.

He'd rather play in the computer. And I got scared he is turning out to be like me, LOL

(And like you Mimi I cant go out without the kids in tow because our maids cant take care of them hahaha)
 
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