A clue for the father who was having to discuss with his son throughout the three hours of The Lord of the Rings<\/i> what was going on:<\/p>\n
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 <\/i>Jimmy Neutron. Wait for the DVD.<\/p>\n
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.<\/i><\/p>\n
Thanks. Just wanted to get that off my chest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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