Movie blow up - WWYD?

[Anonymous]

I haven't seen that move but thanks for the warning. My brain starts to tune out if I start to get confused/my mind wanders. I like subtitles too.

He acted like a spoiled brat for someone who had seen the movie. I think he was disappointed as he wanted you to enjoy it in exactly the same way you did- but that's not possible as everyone's brain is different. Maybe you could have told him you are enjoying it, but need to process it real time to get it, otherwise it's boring. I hate choppy movies where the editing is poor and you are supposed to 'figure it out'. No thanks. Just make it easy to follow like an episode of Dateline and I'm good.

And don't get me started on pausing the movies- I do it all the time to sort/fold laundry, sweep, etc and yes, to clarify wth is going on in the movie w DH.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also Team DH. If someone in the room kept pausing the movie for anything other than a bathroom emergency, they'd get the remote smacked out of their hand. It does appear nobody else in the room was at all interested in watching the movie that this DH really likes which explains the extreme disappointment. It was obvious that no fun was going to happen from screening this movie.

People have different movie-watching styles. Some want complete silence and no interruptions. For others, talking about the movie as it’s going (and perhaps even pausing/rewinding) is part of the viewing experience. Same with subtitles. Some people can’t stand them, some people need them to follow a movie well (even without an actual hearing impairment), some are indifferent.

When watching a movie in one’s own home, there is no “right” way, there’s just the way each person enjoys it best. If you are going to rigidly insist on watching a movie one way, then you need to accept that it may mean not watching a movie with someone who enjoys movies differently. And that is the problem here - the DH insisted that they all had to watch it together even though they have very different viewing styles, and then threw a tantrum that everyone didn’t enjoy watching it his way.

I also think his expectations for the 11 yo were unrealistic. Just because a movie is rated PG-13 doesn’t mean an 11 yo is going to understand it. The 11yo kept pausing it to ask questions because he wasn’t able to follow it on his own. Dad put him in an impossible situation where he could only fail because dad was demanding that he watch and enjoy a movie that was too sophisticated for him without giving him the opportunity to have it explained to him as it went along. What was the kid supposed to do with that?

Very very few people think it’s acceptable to PAUSE a movie to ask a question because you can’t keep up with it. That is not normal movie-watching behavior.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also Team DH. If someone in the room kept pausing the movie for anything other than a bathroom emergency, they'd get the remote smacked out of their hand. It does appear nobody else in the room was at all interested in watching the movie that this DH really likes which explains the extreme disappointment. It was obvious that no fun was going to happen from screening this movie.

People have different movie-watching styles. Some want complete silence and no interruptions. For others, talking about the movie as it’s going (and perhaps even pausing/rewinding) is part of the viewing experience. Same with subtitles. Some people can’t stand them, some people need them to follow a movie well (even without an actual hearing impairment), some are indifferent.

When watching a movie in one’s own home, there is no “right” way, there’s just the way each person enjoys it best. If you are going to rigidly insist on watching a movie one way, then you need to accept that it may mean not watching a movie with someone who enjoys movies differently. And that is the problem here - the DH insisted that they all had to watch it together even though they have very different viewing styles, and then threw a tantrum that everyone didn’t enjoy watching it his way.

I also think his expectations for the 11 yo were unrealistic. Just because a movie is rated PG-13 doesn’t mean an 11 yo is going to understand it. The 11yo kept pausing it to ask questions because he wasn’t able to follow it on his own. Dad put him in an impossible situation where he could only fail because dad was demanding that he watch and enjoy a movie that was too sophisticated for him without giving him the opportunity to have it explained to him as it went along. What was the kid supposed to do with that?

Very very few people think it’s acceptable to PAUSE a movie to ask a question because you can’t keep up with it. That is not normal movie-watching behavior.

As noted, the movie was likely age-inappropriate for the 11 yo.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also Team DH. If someone in the room kept pausing the movie for anything other than a bathroom emergency, they'd get the remote smacked out of their hand. It does appear nobody else in the room was at all interested in watching the movie that this DH really likes which explains the extreme disappointment. It was obvious that no fun was going to happen from screening this movie.

People have different movie-watching styles. Some want complete silence and no interruptions. For others, talking about the movie as it’s going (and perhaps even pausing/rewinding) is part of the viewing experience. Same with subtitles. Some people can’t stand them, some people need them to follow a movie well (even without an actual hearing impairment), some are indifferent.

When watching a movie in one’s own home, there is no “right” way, there’s just the way each person enjoys it best. If you are going to rigidly insist on watching a movie one way, then you need to accept that it may mean not watching a movie with someone who enjoys movies differently. And that is the problem here - the DH insisted that they all had to watch it together even though they have very different viewing styles, and then threw a tantrum that everyone didn’t enjoy watching it his way.

I also think his expectations for the 11 yo were unrealistic. Just because a movie is rated PG-13 doesn’t mean an 11 yo is going to understand it. The 11yo kept pausing it to ask questions because he wasn’t able to follow it on his own. Dad put him in an impossible situation where he could only fail because dad was demanding that he watch and enjoy a movie that was too sophisticated for him without giving him the opportunity to have it explained to him as it went along. What was the kid supposed to do with that?

Very very few people think it’s acceptable to PAUSE a movie to ask a question because you can’t keep up with it. That is not normal movie-watching behavior.

As noted, the movie was likely age-inappropriate for the 11 yo.

As noted, both children were adults. There is no 11 year old.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also Team DH. If someone in the room kept pausing the movie for anything other than a bathroom emergency, they'd get the remote smacked out of their hand. It does appear nobody else in the room was at all interested in watching the movie that this DH really likes which explains the extreme disappointment. It was obvious that no fun was going to happen from screening this movie.

People have different movie-watching styles. Some want complete silence and no interruptions. For others, talking about the movie as it’s going (and perhaps even pausing/rewinding) is part of the viewing experience. Same with subtitles. Some people can’t stand them, some people need them to follow a movie well (even without an actual hearing impairment), some are indifferent.

When watching a movie in one’s own home, there is no “right” way, there’s just the way each person enjoys it best. If you are going to rigidly insist on watching a movie one way, then you need to accept that it may mean not watching a movie with someone who enjoys movies differently. And that is the problem here - the DH insisted that they all had to watch it together even though they have very different viewing styles, and then threw a tantrum that everyone didn’t enjoy watching it his way.

I also think his expectations for the 11 yo were unrealistic. Just because a movie is rated PG-13 doesn’t mean an 11 yo is going to understand it. The 11yo kept pausing it to ask questions because he wasn’t able to follow it on his own. Dad put him in an impossible situation where he could only fail because dad was demanding that he watch and enjoy a movie that was too sophisticated for him without giving him the opportunity to have it explained to him as it went along. What was the kid supposed to do with that?

Very very few people think it’s acceptable to PAUSE a movie to ask a question because you can’t keep up with it. That is not normal movie-watching behavior.

As noted, the movie was likely age-inappropriate for the 11 yo.

As noted, both children were adults. There is no 11 year old.

+1 Who keeps interjecting about 11yos? Are you in the wrong thread?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also Team DH. If someone in the room kept pausing the movie for anything other than a bathroom emergency, they'd get the remote smacked out of their hand. It does appear nobody else in the room was at all interested in watching the movie that this DH really likes which explains the extreme disappointment. It was obvious that no fun was going to happen from screening this movie.

People have different movie-watching styles. Some want complete silence and no interruptions. For others, talking about the movie as it’s going (and perhaps even pausing/rewinding) is part of the viewing experience. Same with subtitles. Some people can’t stand them, some people need them to follow a movie well (even without an actual hearing impairment), some are indifferent.

When watching a movie in one’s own home, there is no “right” way, there’s just the way each person enjoys it best. If you are going to rigidly insist on watching a movie one way, then you need to accept that it may mean not watching a movie with someone who enjoys movies differently. And that is the problem here - the DH insisted that they all had to watch it together even though they have very different viewing styles, and then threw a tantrum that everyone didn’t enjoy watching it his way.

I also think his expectations for the 11 yo were unrealistic. Just because a movie is rated PG-13 doesn’t mean an 11 yo is going to understand it. The 11yo kept pausing it to ask questions because he wasn’t able to follow it on his own. Dad put him in an impossible situation where he could only fail because dad was demanding that he watch and enjoy a movie that was too sophisticated for him without giving him the opportunity to have it explained to him as it went along. What was the kid supposed to do with that?

There was no 11 year old. OP stated both children are adults and no adult should expect to freely pause and rewind a movie that other people are watching. Allowing that is beyond indulgent. It's not a football game.

The only person who had a problem with it was the person who had already seen the movie.

My husband is a talker during movies. I am not. I will tolerate him talking as long as the pauses the movie so I don’t miss anything. It works for us.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also Team DH. If someone in the room kept pausing the movie for anything other than a bathroom emergency, they'd get the remote smacked out of their hand. It does appear nobody else in the room was at all interested in watching the movie that this DH really likes which explains the extreme disappointment. It was obvious that no fun was going to happen from screening this movie.

People have different movie-watching styles. Some want complete silence and no interruptions. For others, talking about the movie as it’s going (and perhaps even pausing/rewinding) is part of the viewing experience. Same with subtitles. Some people can’t stand them, some people need them to follow a movie well (even without an actual hearing impairment), some are indifferent.

When watching a movie in one’s own home, there is no “right” way, there’s just the way each person enjoys it best. If you are going to rigidly insist on watching a movie one way, then you need to accept that it may mean not watching a movie with someone who enjoys movies differently. And that is the problem here - the DH insisted that they all had to watch it together even though they have very different viewing styles, and then threw a tantrum that everyone didn’t enjoy watching it his way.

I also think his expectations for the 11 yo were unrealistic. Just because a movie is rated PG-13 doesn’t mean an 11 yo is going to understand it. The 11yo kept pausing it to ask questions because he wasn’t able to follow it on his own. Dad put him in an impossible situation where he could only fail because dad was demanding that he watch and enjoy a movie that was too sophisticated for him without giving him the opportunity to have it explained to him as it went along. What was the kid supposed to do with that?

Very very few people think it’s acceptable to PAUSE a movie to ask a question because you can’t keep up with it. That is not normal movie-watching behavior.

As noted, the movie was likely age-inappropriate for the 11 yo.

As noted, both children were adults. There is no 11 year old.

+1 Who keeps interjecting about 11yos? Are you in the wrong thread?

A different poster talked about their 11 yo a couple of times, which was likely the source of the confusion. Two paragraphs of the prior post have nothing to do with age, so you could respond to that instead of getting hung up on that detail.

[Anonymous]

1. Nobody wanted to watch the movie to begin with.
2. Nobody wanted to watch the movie under the strict conditions demanded by DH.
3. Everyone tried hard to please unpleasable DH but unsurprisingly failed.
4. DH acted like a jerk.

If this is how it plays out, nobody is going to agree to watch movies with him anymore. Actions have consequences.

[Anonymous]

Geez, does your DH not want his kids around him. If that were my dad, I would avoid hanging out with him. I get that their behavior can be irritating but he has to suck it up. They are adults and don't have to hang with him.
I've been presenting things to my kids that move me/interest me/ etc. their whole lives, but ultimately they are not extensions of me and may not react in the same way I would. I give a little sigh and move on to enjoying their company.
My DS can be like this and he has a mild ASD diagnosis.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also Team DH. If someone in the room kept pausing the movie for anything other than a bathroom emergency, they'd get the remote smacked out of their hand. It does appear nobody else in the room was at all interested in watching the movie that this DH really likes which explains the extreme disappointment. It was obvious that no fun was going to happen from screening this movie.

People have different movie-watching styles. Some want complete silence and no interruptions. For others, talking about the movie as it’s going (and perhaps even pausing/rewinding) is part of the viewing experience. Same with subtitles. Some people can’t stand them, some people need them to follow a movie well (even without an actual hearing impairment), some are indifferent.

When watching a movie in one’s own home, there is no “right” way, there’s just the way each person enjoys it best. If you are going to rigidly insist on watching a movie one way, then you need to accept that it may mean not watching a movie with someone who enjoys movies differently. And that is the problem here - the DH insisted that they all had to watch it together even though they have very different viewing styles, and then threw a tantrum that everyone didn’t enjoy watching it his way.

I also think his expectations for the 11 yo were unrealistic. Just because a movie is rated PG-13 doesn’t mean an 11 yo is going to understand it. The 11yo kept pausing it to ask questions because he wasn’t able to follow it on his own. Dad put him in an impossible situation where he could only fail because dad was demanding that he watch and enjoy a movie that was too sophisticated for him without giving him the opportunity to have it explained to him as it went along. What was the kid supposed to do with that?

Very very few people think it’s acceptable to PAUSE a movie to ask a question because you can’t keep up with it. That is not normal movie-watching behavior.

As noted, the movie was likely age-inappropriate for the 11 yo.

As noted, both children were adults. There is no 11 year old.

+1 Who keeps interjecting about 11yos? Are you in the wrong thread?

A different poster talked about their 11 yo a couple of times, which was likely the source of the confusion. Two paragraphs of the prior post have nothing to do with age, so you could respond to that instead of getting hung up on that detail.

Or you could actually pay attention to what we are responding to which was “As noted, the movie was likely age-inappropriate for the 11 yo.”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also Team DH. If someone in the room kept pausing the movie for anything other than a bathroom emergency, they'd get the remote smacked out of their hand. It does appear nobody else in the room was at all interested in watching the movie that this DH really likes which explains the extreme disappointment. It was obvious that no fun was going to happen from screening this movie.

People have different movie-watching styles. Some want complete silence and no interruptions. For others, talking about the movie as it’s going (and perhaps even pausing/rewinding) is part of the viewing experience. Same with subtitles. Some people can’t stand them, some people need them to follow a movie well (even without an actual hearing impairment), some are indifferent.

When watching a movie in one’s own home, there is no “right” way, there’s just the way each person enjoys it best. If you are going to rigidly insist on watching a movie one way, then you need to accept that it may mean not watching a movie with someone who enjoys movies differently. And that is the problem here - the DH insisted that they all had to watch it together even though they have very different viewing styles, and then threw a tantrum that everyone didn’t enjoy watching it his way.

I also think his expectations for the 11 yo were unrealistic. Just because a movie is rated PG-13 doesn’t mean an 11 yo is going to understand it. The 11yo kept pausing it to ask questions because he wasn’t able to follow it on his own. Dad put him in an impossible situation where he could only fail because dad was demanding that he watch and enjoy a movie that was too sophisticated for him without giving him the opportunity to have it explained to him as it went along. What was the kid supposed to do with that?

Very very few people think it’s acceptable to PAUSE a movie to ask a question because you can’t keep up with it. That is not normal movie-watching behavior.

As noted, the movie was likely age-inappropriate for the 11 yo.

As noted, both children were adults. There is no 11 year old.

+1 Who keeps interjecting about 11yos? Are you in the wrong thread?

A different poster talked about their 11 yo a couple of times, which was likely the source of the confusion. Two paragraphs of the prior post have nothing to do with age, so you could respond to that instead of getting hung up on that detail.

Or you could actually pay attention to what we are responding to which was “As noted, the movie was likely age-inappropriate for the 11 yo.”

Yes, I realize you are obsessively focused on the paragraph about the 11yo so you can ignore the parts about different people having different movie watching styles, and that if you’re going to demand that someone watch a movie with you, you have to be willing to compromise on how they watch the movie.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also Team DH. If someone in the room kept pausing the movie for anything other than a bathroom emergency, they'd get the remote smacked out of their hand. It does appear nobody else in the room was at all interested in watching the movie that this DH really likes which explains the extreme disappointment. It was obvious that no fun was going to happen from screening this movie.

People have different movie-watching styles. Some want complete silence and no interruptions. For others, talking about the movie as it’s going (and perhaps even pausing/rewinding) is part of the viewing experience. Same with subtitles. Some people can’t stand them, some people need them to follow a movie well (even without an actual hearing impairment), some are indifferent.

When watching a movie in one’s own home, there is no “right” way, there’s just the way each person enjoys it best. If you are going to rigidly insist on watching a movie one way, then you need to accept that it may mean not watching a movie with someone who enjoys movies differently. And that is the problem here - the DH insisted that they all had to watch it together even though they have very different viewing styles, and then threw a tantrum that everyone didn’t enjoy watching it his way.

I also think his expectations for the 11 yo were unrealistic. Just because a movie is rated PG-13 doesn’t mean an 11 yo is going to understand it. The 11yo kept pausing it to ask questions because he wasn’t able to follow it on his own. Dad put him in an impossible situation where he could only fail because dad was demanding that he watch and enjoy a movie that was too sophisticated for him without giving him the opportunity to have it explained to him as it went along. What was the kid supposed to do with that?

Very very few people think it’s acceptable to PAUSE a movie to ask a question because you can’t keep up with it. That is not normal movie-watching behavior.

As noted, the movie was likely age-inappropriate for the 11 yo.

As noted, both children were adults. There is no 11 year old.

+1 Who keeps interjecting about 11yos? Are you in the wrong thread?

A different poster talked about their 11 yo a couple of times, which was likely the source of the confusion. Two paragraphs of the prior post have nothing to do with age, so you could respond to that instead of getting hung up on that detail.

Or you could actually pay attention to what we are responding to which was “As noted, the movie was likely age-inappropriate for the 11 yo.”

Yes, I realize you are obsessively focused on the paragraph about the 11yo so you can ignore the parts about different people having different movie watching styles, and that if you’re going to demand that someone watch a movie with you, you have to be willing to compromise on how they watch the movie.

I (and another poster) are responding to a specific comment that was factually incorrect in this thread. We’re not responding to something posted several posts prior. If we were, that would be what we quoted. Sorry you’re so butthurt that you posted something factually incorrect because you didn’t read the thread.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also Team DH. If someone in the room kept pausing the movie for anything other than a bathroom emergency, they'd get the remote smacked out of their hand. It does appear nobody else in the room was at all interested in watching the movie that this DH really likes which explains the extreme disappointment. It was obvious that no fun was going to happen from screening this movie.

People have different movie-watching styles. Some want complete silence and no interruptions. For others, talking about the movie as it’s going (and perhaps even pausing/rewinding) is part of the viewing experience. Same with subtitles. Some people can’t stand them, some people need them to follow a movie well (even without an actual hearing impairment), some are indifferent.

When watching a movie in one’s own home, there is no “right” way, there’s just the way each person enjoys it best. If you are going to rigidly insist on watching a movie one way, then you need to accept that it may mean not watching a movie with someone who enjoys movies differently. And that is the problem here - the DH insisted that they all had to watch it together even though they have very different viewing styles, and then threw a tantrum that everyone didn’t enjoy watching it his way.

I also think his expectations for the 11 yo were unrealistic. Just because a movie is rated PG-13 doesn’t mean an 11 yo is going to understand it. The 11yo kept pausing it to ask questions because he wasn’t able to follow it on his own. Dad put him in an impossible situation where he could only fail because dad was demanding that he watch and enjoy a movie that was too sophisticated for him without giving him the opportunity to have it explained to him as it went along. What was the kid supposed to do with that?

Very very few people think it’s acceptable to PAUSE a movie to ask a question because you can’t keep up with it. That is not normal movie-watching behavior.

As noted, the movie was likely age-inappropriate for the 11 yo.

As noted, both children were adults. There is no 11 year old.

+1 Who keeps interjecting about 11yos? Are you in the wrong thread?

A different poster talked about their 11 yo a couple of times, which was likely the source of the confusion. Two paragraphs of the prior post have nothing to do with age, so you could respond to that instead of getting hung up on that detail.

Or you could actually pay attention to what we are responding to which was “As noted, the movie was likely age-inappropriate for the 11 yo.”

Yes, I realize you are obsessively focused on the paragraph about the 11yo so you can ignore the parts about different people having different movie watching styles, and that if you’re going to demand that someone watch a movie with you, you have to be willing to compromise on how they watch the movie.

I (and another poster) are responding to a specific comment that was factually incorrect in this thread. We’re not responding to something posted several posts prior. If we were, that would be what we quoted. Sorry you’re so butthurt that you posted something factually incorrect because you didn’t read the thread.

You are talking to multiple posters.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also Team DH. If someone in the room kept pausing the movie for anything other than a bathroom emergency, they'd get the remote smacked out of their hand. It does appear nobody else in the room was at all interested in watching the movie that this DH really likes which explains the extreme disappointment. It was obvious that no fun was going to happen from screening this movie.

People have different movie-watching styles. Some want complete silence and no interruptions. For others, talking about the movie as it’s going (and perhaps even pausing/rewinding) is part of the viewing experience. Same with subtitles. Some people can’t stand them, some people need them to follow a movie well (even without an actual hearing impairment), some are indifferent.

When watching a movie in one’s own home, there is no “right” way, there’s just the way each person enjoys it best. If you are going to rigidly insist on watching a movie one way, then you need to accept that it may mean not watching a movie with someone who enjoys movies differently. And that is the problem here - the DH insisted that they all had to watch it together even though they have very different viewing styles, and then threw a tantrum that everyone didn’t enjoy watching it his way.

I also think his expectations for the 11 yo were unrealistic. Just because a movie is rated PG-13 doesn’t mean an 11 yo is going to understand it. The 11yo kept pausing it to ask questions because he wasn’t able to follow it on his own. Dad put him in an impossible situation where he could only fail because dad was demanding that he watch and enjoy a movie that was too sophisticated for him without giving him the opportunity to have it explained to him as it went along. What was the kid supposed to do with that?

Very very few people think it’s acceptable to PAUSE a movie to ask a question because you can’t keep up with it. That is not normal movie-watching behavior.

As noted, the movie was likely age-inappropriate for the 11 yo.

As noted, both children were adults. There is no 11 year old.

+1 Who keeps interjecting about 11yos? Are you in the wrong thread?

A different poster talked about their 11 yo a couple of times, which was likely the source of the confusion. Two paragraphs of the prior post have nothing to do with age, so you could respond to that instead of getting hung up on that detail.

Or you could actually pay attention to what we are responding to which was “As noted, the movie was likely age-inappropriate for the 11 yo.”

Yes, I realize you are obsessively focused on the paragraph about the 11yo so you can ignore the parts about different people having different movie watching styles, and that if you’re going to demand that someone watch a movie with you, you have to be willing to compromise on how they watch the movie.

I (and another poster) are responding to a specific comment that was factually incorrect in this thread. We’re not responding to something posted several posts prior. If we were, that would be what we quoted. Sorry you’re so butthurt that you posted something factually incorrect because you didn’t read the thread.

You are talking to multiple posters.

Well that just makes you even more butthurt to jump in for someone else. Goody for you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also Team DH. If someone in the room kept pausing the movie for anything other than a bathroom emergency, they'd get the remote smacked out of their hand. It does appear nobody else in the room was at all interested in watching the movie that this DH really likes which explains the extreme disappointment. It was obvious that no fun was going to happen from screening this movie.

People have different movie-watching styles. Some want complete silence and no interruptions. For others, talking about the movie as it’s going (and perhaps even pausing/rewinding) is part of the viewing experience. Same with subtitles. Some people can’t stand them, some people need them to follow a movie well (even without an actual hearing impairment), some are indifferent.

When watching a movie in one’s own home, there is no “right” way, there’s just the way each person enjoys it best. If you are going to rigidly insist on watching a movie one way, then you need to accept that it may mean not watching a movie with someone who enjoys movies differently. And that is the problem here - the DH insisted that they all had to watch it together even though they have very different viewing styles, and then threw a tantrum that everyone didn’t enjoy watching it his way.

I also think his expectations for the 11 yo were unrealistic. Just because a movie is rated PG-13 doesn’t mean an 11 yo is going to understand it. The 11yo kept pausing it to ask questions because he wasn’t able to follow it on his own. Dad put him in an impossible situation where he could only fail because dad was demanding that he watch and enjoy a movie that was too sophisticated for him without giving him the opportunity to have it explained to him as it went along. What was the kid supposed to do with that?

Very very few people think it’s acceptable to PAUSE a movie to ask a question because you can’t keep up with it. That is not normal movie-watching behavior.

As noted, the movie was likely age-inappropriate for the 11 yo.

As noted, both children were adults. There is no 11 year old.

+1 Who keeps interjecting about 11yos? Are you in the wrong thread?

A different poster talked about their 11 yo a couple of times, which was likely the source of the confusion. Two paragraphs of the prior post have nothing to do with age, so you could respond to that instead of getting hung up on that detail.

Or you could actually pay attention to what we are responding to which was “As noted, the movie was likely age-inappropriate for the 11 yo.”

Yes, I realize you are obsessively focused on the paragraph about the 11yo so you can ignore the parts about different people having different movie watching styles, and that if you’re going to demand that someone watch a movie with you, you have to be willing to compromise on how they watch the movie.

I (and another poster) are responding to a specific comment that was factually incorrect in this thread. We’re not responding to something posted several posts prior. If we were, that would be what we quoted. Sorry you’re so butthurt that you posted something factually incorrect because you didn’t read the thread.

You are talking to multiple posters.

Well that just makes you even more butthurt to jump in for someone else. Goody for you.

I suspect you and OP’s DH had a lot in common.