Parents Blast Movie Industry for Lack of Family-Friendly Options in Theaters
'Zero options at the movie theaters for taking kids under the age of 13'
Another weekend with lots of crummy weather forecasted, 2 hyper kids under 9 and absolutely zero options at the movie theaters for taking kids under the age of 13 anywhere in San Francisco.
— Jeska Dzwigalski (@JeskaD) March 10, 2023
/sighs pic.twitter.com/5S54fh4ZTe
Mario could soon find itself in a situation like Puss in Boots (not that Universal would complain about having two consecutive animated hits). Disney has the live-action take on The Little Mermaid opening on May 26, but the next animated film opening after Mario isn't until Sony's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse opens on June 2. Disney's first animated film of 2023, Pixar's Elemental, doesn't open until June 16.
prevnext'I really really don't understand why they don't release more kids movies into theaters'
I really really don’t understand why they don’t release more kids movies into theaters. This has been streaming for weeks now but it’s still at my local theater because nobody has released another one in almost 4 months! pic.twitter.com/TdP9mMH1DF
— Zach Wilson (@televisionaryZW) March 18, 2023
What could have been done about this situation? For one thing, Disney should have been re-issuing its animated classics as part of its campaign to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Kids aren't going to care that The Jungle Book came out in 1967 or that Sleeping Beauty first opened in 1959. Warner Bros. also has plenty of family classics that could have been re-released to celebrate its own 100th anniversary. The beauty of movies is that they are always new if you haven't seen them before, no matter how old they are.
prevnext'Just give me one thing that doesn't have cocaine bears'
Like maybe one reason theaters are having a hard time is there are zero films for parents to take their kids to. Just give me one thing that doesn’t have cocaine bears or Ghostfaces!
— Matt Singer (@mattsinger) March 18, 2023
"As a parent of little kids it would be great if there was literally *any* movie in theaters right now I could take them to," critic Matt Singer wrote. "Like maybe one reason theaters are having a hard time is there are zero films for parents to take their kids to. Just give me one thing that doesn't have cocaine bears or Ghostfaces!"
prevnext'Studios are absolutely losing money'
prevnextBeside me being the weird 6 y/o at a matinee for ‘What Lies Beneath’ with my mom, we saw a different kid-friendly movie weekly when I was a kiddo. Now those types of movies get shoved behind streaming walls. Studios are absolutely losing money.
— Maggie Lovitt (@maggieofthetown) March 19, 2023
'Studios are going to kill moviegoing for an entire generation'
prevnextOnce again repeating my refrain that it is genuine malpractice not to have had *anything* new for kids in theaters for nearly a third of a year. Studios are going to kill moviegoing for an entire generation. https://t.co/PNWeF4N47a
— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) March 18, 2023
'This is why we need new family comedies'
prevThis. This is why we need new family comedies. I’m getting tired of CBMs, horror, and Oscar-bait dramas. I just want to see a film that’s actually FUNNY for all ages.
We need more fun comedies like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Big Fat Liar, The Goonies, or even Mr. Bean’s Holiday! https://t.co/CiOmMtOjWd
— UntitledJunk: THE ROAD TO MARIO/FAST X! 🏳️🌈 (@UJStrikesBack) March 19, 2023