Select AMC theatres host Bring Your Baby Matinees the first Tuesday of every month. That's right--we have the opportunity to see a first-run movie in a real theatre every. single. month. Giddyup.
I could not be more excited about this. My husband and I are huge movie fans, and pre-baby we spent nearly every Friday night at the movies. Theeeeeeen I got pregnant and that was the end of our weekly movie dates. I don't know about you, but hauling my big belly in and out of a crowded row for potty breaks every half hour was so not going to happen. And of course once baby got here movies were so out of the question, because you know, I didn't want to be that person--you know, the one who brings her screaming baby to a movie.
Enter AMC and their awesome BYBaby movies.
Every month AMC picks one movie for all participating theatres to show. February 2013's movie was Warm Bodies, the zombie-human love flick based on the book by the same name. Now I love a good zombie love flick, but honestly, they could have picked any movie and I would have gone. So Baby B, my pregnant girlfriend, and I headed out for some zombie love action.
We went to the AMC Randhurst 12 in Mount Prospect. New Kids on the Block were all the rage the last time I visited Randhurst, so I was shocked (and thrilled) to learn that the years have been goooood to this place. The theatre itself was clean and super nice. They have a great selection of traditional movie snacks and hot foods, and since this was the first movie I've seen in months you know I was looking forward to the snack bar.
When we picked up our tickets they gave us each a bib and some organic baby food samples. Surprise free stuff is THE BEST, isn't it?
The theatre itself was awesome. The seats were big and comfy, and get this--the entire right side of the theatre was lined with booth seating with tables for four. We grabbed a booth and quickly spread our snacks and stuff all over our very own table.
There were only three other mommies with babies there, plus one woman who, judging from her death stares every time a baby cried, clearly didn't realize it was a BYBaby movie. The sound was at its normal level for previews, but the movie itself had slightly lowered sound which is great for baby's ears. They also kept the lights up just a bit so we could easily see baby the entire time.
Overall, it was a great experience. We nursed, we cried, we ate junk food, and we did it all without fear of being shamed out of the theatre because it was a BYOBaby movie, damnit! But the best part was that it felt so human to sit in a movie theatre after being cooped up at home for so many weeks.
March's movie is Beautiful Creatures, another book adaptation. I don't know why AMC thinks moms have a thing for supernatural flicks, but it doesn't matter to me, I will definitely be there.
Now, how do we convince AMC to host a BYBaby Saturday night flick so working mamas can get in on the fun?
Have you taken baby to the movies? How did it go? Any rants or raves for specific Chicagoland theatres? Let us know!
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