9. It'll Be A Good Day Out For The Family
Much like the previous point, many people think that the cinema is great escape for a few hours that comes with little in the way of hindrance, but they are wrong. Families are expensive; and more importantly, children are expensive. Not only has the cost increased because you have to buy not only tickets for yourself and partner, but your lovely little ankle biters need entrance as well. I know we get suckered in by the staff telling us it is cheaper for children, but by how much? A pound! After the initial shock of costing how much it is going to be to actually cross the threshold into the actual viewing screen, your beloved offspring realise that they want the limited edition cup and popcorn tub to go along with the latest movie they are dragging you to see. This will end up being used once and then kept in the back of the cupboard until the next inevitable trip to a car boot sale on a groggy Sunday morning. Once you have finally managed to get into the auditorium, you are greeted with the site of every other seat being filled with a screaming/crying/sugar crazed child waiting for the film to start. Your own children are the light of your life and you can cope with their own little annoyances and idiosyncrasies; but when they are someone else's and you are stuck in a darkened room with them for the best part of two hours you begin to wish that the ground would open up and swallow you whole as soon as the trailers have finished.
How are you supposed to enjoy the subtle comedic intricacies of Monsters University when Little Jonny behind you does nothing but kick the back of your chair for the length of the movie?