Live and Learn

We took Barrett to the movie theatre for the first time on Saturday night.  Big mistake.  Prince Caspian just came out and I was excited to see it because I love the Chronicles of Narnia.  My parents and Peter and Brittney were both busy and since we don't leave him with anyone else it was take him with or not go at all.  I deluded myself into thinking that since Barrett watches a lot of movies here at home, that he would do fine in a theatre.  The first place I went wrong was in the length of the movie at 2 1/2 hours including the previews.  The second place I went wrong was he had just woken up from a 3 hour nap.  I got him a big Sprite at the theatre hoping desperately that it would keep him busy.  So it went well until the lights went off when the previews start.  At that point Barrett started shouting, "Too dark.  Too dark.  Lights back on." The first preview was for "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" which he thought was pretty hilarious.  Then the next preview came on  and he started complaining, "Where did the doggies go?"  Long story short, he basically kept up a running commentary through out the entire movie or at least until I finally took him out, about 45 minutes before it ended.  

Here are a few more choice comments.  

"Too loud!  Too loud!"  

"I burped!  The Sprite made me burp."

"They're muddy! Need a shower." (When the centaurs first make an appearance)

"Them's naughty.  Need time out."  (King Miraz and some of his men arguing.)

"I have to go potty."  Then as Justin is walking him out.  "Stop the movie.  Make them stop the movie, Daddy."

He also made a fuss if the girls tried to take a sip of his soda.

As Justin commented later, it was usually during a lull in the action at a crucial point of dialogue when he would pipe up the loudest; which makes perfect sense to me because that's when the movie wasn't keeping his attention.  So I'm sure everyone sitting around us was annoyed and we heard a lot of  SHHH!!! but I learned my lesson and I won't be taking him to movie for a least another year, and then it will be a dollar movie.  I'm still trying to figure out if he comments that loudly when watching movies at home and I've just never noticed or if he just was in rare form on Saturday night.  So I still don't exactly how the movie ends, especially since I saw enough to know that the screenwriter made a drastic departure from the book.   I don't think I can wait until it comes out on DVD so I guess I'll have to buy another movie ticket.  Serves me right.