Comments on: Play With The Toy, But Don’t Watch The Movie http://www.kidglue.com/2009/12/17/play-with-the-toy-but-dont-watch-the-movie/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:28:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul A http://www.kidglue.com/2009/12/17/play-with-the-toy-but-dont-watch-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-4554 Paul A Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:32:46 +0000 http://www.kidglue.com/?p=10892#comment-4554 yes, but then, how many parents take their kids to see movies that aren't rated suitable for kids? when I went to the LOTR MARATHON - yes, not a single movie, but an almost 12hr marathon - there were kids there that weren't old enough for school in a movie marathon that here in Australia is rated M15+ I personally believe that they shouldn't be able to sell tix to under-age movie-goers (and should be fined for doing so - like that would happen...). yes, but then, how many parents take their kids to see movies that aren’t rated suitable for kids? when I went to the LOTR MARATHON – yes, not a single movie, but an almost 12hr marathon – there were kids there that weren’t old enough for school in a movie marathon that here in Australia is rated M15+

I personally believe that they shouldn’t be able to sell tix to under-age movie-goers (and should be fined for doing so – like that would happen…).

]]> By: Alex -s- http://www.kidglue.com/2009/12/17/play-with-the-toy-but-dont-watch-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-4553 Alex -s- Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:08:39 +0000 http://www.kidglue.com/?p=10892#comment-4553 YES! Big McDonalds fail here! Avatar toys to kids- i don't know many 13yr old happy meal eaters. I even went to McDonalds site to complain, but when i saw their complaint form was a multi-field monstrosity (Seriously i have to give you my home address, and phone number, etc just to complain? Again fail!), i gave up on that. Oh - and a word of advice, don't even waste your time trying to get a response from @mcdonalds on Twitter' because that's just a bandwagon jumping cool move they schlepped out to some hip marketing agency that never listens anyways ;) When you look at the usually successful toys they tie in with movies at McD's - this one was an ill conceived cash in at best and blatant "we don't care about anything but $$$" at worst. YES! Big McDonalds fail here! Avatar toys to kids- i don’t know many 13yr old happy meal eaters.

I even went to McDonalds site to complain, but when i saw their complaint form was a multi-field monstrosity (Seriously i have to give you my home address, and phone number, etc just to complain? Again fail!), i gave up on that.

Oh – and a word of advice, don’t even waste your time trying to get a response from @mcdonalds on Twitter’ because that’s just a bandwagon jumping cool move they schlepped out to some hip marketing agency that never listens anyways ;)

When you look at the usually successful toys they tie in with movies at McD’s – this one was an ill conceived cash in at best and blatant “we don’t care about anything but $$$” at worst.

]]> By: DC Perry http://www.kidglue.com/2009/12/17/play-with-the-toy-but-dont-watch-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-4362 DC Perry Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:37:29 +0000 http://www.kidglue.com/?p=10892#comment-4362 You're implying that children under 13 aren't allowed to see PG-13 movies. It's certainly within your rights as a parent not to allow it, but that's not on McDonalds' radar; corporate profits are. If you object to the toys they sell with your children's meals, shop elsewhere. If enough people agree, market forces will drive them to change. You’re implying that children under 13 aren’t allowed to see PG-13 movies. It’s certainly within your rights as a parent not to allow it, but that’s not on McDonalds’ radar; corporate profits are. If you object to the toys they sell with your children’s meals, shop elsewhere. If enough people agree, market forces will drive them to change.

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