A clue for the father who was having to discuss with his son throughout the three hours of The Lord of the Rings what was going on:
If you have to do that, you have taken your son to a movie that is inappropriate for him. Leave. Hang out in the halls and go to the next showing of Jimmy Neutron. Wait for the DVD.
Do not disturb other moviegoers with your attempts to make up for this with your own personal narration. That is rude. It is also useless. It is also extremely annoying.
Thanks. Just wanted to get that off my chest.
My sister (Rainbow K) and I say:
Me: “Actually, I think it’s valid if you’re trying to expose someone to a movie and you think that part of it is hard to comprehend to bend over and explain a little.”
Rainbow K (under 10 years old): “But not for the whole movie! You shouldn’t explain the whole THING…”
I have been corrected.