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the Hunger Games film at a party?

That's it really - still looking for a film they haven't all seen already, I know dd would love it as she is a big fan of the books. Will check it out with parents also, but would like to get a feel if they're all likely to be horrified

My 10 year old loves the books and the film, so yes, I'd be fine with it. The film is much tamer than the books anyway.

What age rating is it? If it's 15, no I wouldn't be happy. If it's 12 I wouldn't mind too much.

Not really.

DD2 is 11 and took a few goes before she could watch it all the way through.

If its a sleepover, you might get a load of really scared children on your hands.

I would not mind, best to ask though.

Its a 12 rating, not 15. Not a sleepover, and fingers & toes crossed if the weather is good we'll be on the beach with a fire & not watching a movie at all - but given that it is March I need a good back up plan!

It's a great film but perhaps a teensy bit scary if you are a gentle soul... my ds is 11 and we watched it the other night - I had to leave the room cos I am a gentle soul obv...

Ask the parents if they mind and you can't go wrong

Have they read it? The Hunger Games was read by just about every child in DS2's year 6. If they've read it, I don't see why they shouldn't watch it.

I will ask. Just figured it would save phoning round if you all said 'No Way'

scaevola, I had thought that, but not all the girls, it seems, mainly the boys

No, my DD is year 7 and I wouldn't think it a suitable film for her and her friends at a sleepover.
Too much violence, threat and the storyline is very scary. Think you'd have a house full of hysterical kids!

Yes, I took dd and a friend to see it last year when they were in year 6.

Scary a bit if you're not used to it.

My dd1 (12at the time) saw it with me in tne cinema (we'd both read the book)

Since then, ds (11) has Seen it an read all tne books.

Dd2 (9) won't watch. Ok with me, we just go to her room and watch anything by David Attenborough on iplayer!

Framey - its not a sleepover, will be pizza/popcorn/movie after school, off home by 6.30/7 ish I'd imagine. Don't know if that makes a difference?

No, I definitely wouldn't be happy. I allow some 12 cert films, but that's not one of them.

Other suggestions welcome - really struggling to think of something they won't have all seen. Its a difficult age as they vary so much, really, from stroppy pre-teens to lovely charming children who would like to watch a nice nature documentary (and guess which I have the joy of )

No - no Hunger Games for us either - not a nice theme..

We watched "We bought a zoo" the other day - fab film, my two Y5 and 6 girls want to watch it again (and again!)

The trouble is that I know for sure that most of them have seen it, ByTheWay.

DD is very keen on Mythbusters, which would def. appeal to about half the friends coming, but sadly I think would bore to tears the other half . ..

I shall pray for sun!

my DS (age 11) got to watch Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Osmosis Jones at recent sleepovers and loved them, esp the first one

I don't know Osmosis Jones, will look that one up. Sadly dd doesn't like Wimpy Kid. I guess the problem is that she is a hard core fantasy lover, so HP, Eragon, all that sort of thing, but obv they've all been around for ages.

What about a really old film? Calamity Jane ,Greece, ET ,Dirty Dancing? Out of those 3 mine have only seen ET.

Yikes, I must be a gentle soul too..I watched it through my fingers.

If you can wait a couple of weeks The Hobbit is released 8th of April.

I think Hunger games is awful children killing each other but dd loves it I hated the whole thing <shudder>

Sadly I don't think I can put off dd's birthday, scoffed!

I think I'll sound out parents and if they're not keen (and it rains) we'll roll out the Mythbusters or something else along those lines.