sweetTN Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I voted 3-5 times a year, but we only go during the summer. We are lucky to have a great drive-in close by. Adults are $5 and the dc are free. Add in a $5 pizza from Little Caesars and we are set! The drive-in even has a nice playground. We park on the front row where we can keep an eye on dd, sit back, and enjoy the evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenC3 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 My almost 6.75 and 4 yr old have never been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPlaceLikeHome Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Only a few, when I'm coerced. I hate crowds, and don't get me started on the prices... :iagree: I would much rather watch movies in the comfort of our own home:D Saving money is a good thing too;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Twice...I think we saw these both in the same year...That surprised me! We saw Night at the Museum II & Percy Jackson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 We love to go to the theater but OUCH! It costs a fortune for three at adult prices and one child, plus one or two parents. And honestly, there's not many more than one or two a year that seem worthy of that expense. Or that we can all agree on! It is a good activity to do with a kid one on one, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 couple of times and only find ones that appropriate for his age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubermomto5 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 i voted never, and then i realized, that's not quite true. in the summer, when there are free movies, we see one. last year it was kit: an american girl. i never feel like new movies are worth it to me. there is so much innuendo and so many crude jokes i just can't stand it. we have a family movie night every week at home and we get plenty of old movies that are just great. i should add my kids are from 2-12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I took my kids to see Food Inc last week- does that count? I dont think they would count it :) I took dd to see Alice in Wonderland last month, and we will see the new Twilight movie when it comes out. I am presuming there will be one or two other movies in the year we will see- but not necessarily. They go with their friends nowadays. We tend to go on a schoolday when its something we have all loved- like Harry Potter or Twilight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 When we live in towns with a cinema we will go 5+ times a year. When we live in a town that has no cinema we will only go for "gotta see it in a theater" movies 1-2 times a year. For us it is something to do in the dead of winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Prices are definitely not good, but we enjoy a movie on the big screen, movie popcorn, and a big icee. We go to lots of movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Rarely. We're Netflixers. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I take the kids to the movies quite often, but I was a film major in college, and I love seeing just about anything on the big screen. It helps that we have a dollar theater in town, otherwise I would never be able to afford it. As far as previews, I always arrive late, so that my kids do not have to see them. I find many of the previews to be highly inappropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Rarely. We're Netflixers. LOL Except that we'd already established the birthday movie trip tradition, I'd be right there with you. I think Netflixed has quadrupled our movie watching.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyWifeandMommy Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 We are on a military base and for my family I can buy tickets, drinks and snacks for $20. We go everyother weekend when they are playing a child friendly movie. Back in the states it was around $50 for all that just for two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pajama Mama Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I voted 5-10 times a year. I usually take my kids to see Harry Potter on opening day. I might have a girls' day with dd and go to the movies. We also might go to the $1 movies once or twice. However, most of the movies we go to are at the drive in, which is much cheaper. It's $7-8 a car plus we bring our own food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Mine are all older now -- 20, 16, almost 15. I rarely go to the movies with them anymore, although they do go several times a year, so that's how I voted. Oldest ds has a friend who is an assistant manager at a movie theater and gets them passes on a regular basis. They wouldn't go so often if we had to pay full price for all of them, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightly Salted Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I voted for never, which is not technically true since they've been to one movie in their entire lives. We're not anti-tv or anti-movie; it's just expensive, and for what we pay to get in and have snacks, we could have bought the DVD and cheaper snacks and the ability to pause/watch again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 We LOVE going to the movie theater! We go about once a month as long as there is something we want to see. We love the hustle-bustle, the popcorn, the big screen, everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 We LOVE going to the movie theater! We go about once a month as long as there is something we want to see. We love the hustle-bustle, the popcorn, the big screen, everything! :iagree::iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 It's somewhere between never and 1-2x a year. I think my almost 12-yos have been to the movies in a theater about 5x?? This year they've seen HP6, the only HP movie they've seen in a theater. My younger dd hasn't been to any movies this year. I love the movies, but there's a lot of swill out there, especially for kids. The good stuff I ususally just wait till it's on DVD - I'll agree with everyone else who says it's expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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