Top Awkward Movie Moments with the 'Rents

Last night, I watched Hotel Transylvania and I was reminded why I love cartoon movies. Yes, they can be cheesy, but I always laugh and feel good (like a kid again). No feeling depressed like after watching Schindler’s List.  

I was also reminded of my steadfast rule for watching movies with parents. Cartoons ONLY! 

Here’s why:

American Psycho

Back in 2000, when E and I were just dating, E would come over to my parents’ house and we would watch movies in the living room with them. (It was summer, so I was back home). My dad rented American Psycho. The scene comes on (you know it if you've seen the movie- with the hooker) and my poor dad is fumbling with the remote trying while E hid his face in a blanket. I think E was afraid of my dad. (Sidebar, when we first got married, my mom told E, you can call me mom or Ingrid now that you’re married. My dad said you can call me Mr. Copinger- hahahaha).

 My Paint skillz be weak. I know I need Photoshop and a class at the Learning Annex.

The Change-Up

Recently, on vacation, I rented The Change Up to enjoy with the hubs and the 'rents. After an animatronic anus, Ryan Reynolds' character goes to film a porn. My mom screams out, ewwww, this is porn! We stopped it there.

Burn After Reading

We watched this over Christmas with the in-laws. Spoiler Alert: at the end, there’s a giant dildo chair. My in-laws were pretty much speechless, but said they did not like the movie and it wasn’t like the usual movies George Clooney does!

There are many more examples like this (8mm, Margaret, The Heartbreak Kid) so now I play it safe and go cartoons when watching movies with the parents.

Up next on my list of movies to watch are Frankenweenie and Brave. Do you enjoy watching kids movies as an adult?