13 year old has just been to see a film and he said it was wholly inappropriate, would u get a refund or leave it.

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My 13 year old son has just been to see 'Meet the Fockers, 'Little Fockers' he said he was absolutely shocked at the language used and the constant referral to Viagra and it making his penis larger' He felt evry uncomfortable and left before the ending,I'm not sure if it's because his cousin was there but he said the word 'Bastard' was mentioned quite a few times as well.
The film is a 12A and he said it should have been a 15.

WWYD , would you try for a refund on the ticket so he can go see something else (it was his christmas money) or leave it.

Nope, I'd put it down to experience (with a title like that, you'd expect some bad langiage I think) tbh - I think the cinema would think you were very strange if you asked for a refund.

Leave it I'm afraid. All films go through a strict review by the british film board to be categorised and they must feel the 12A is appropriate.

Also, 12A does mean adults should check appropriateness as well if there is concerns.

I would just chalk it up to experience.

language - excuse typos! I haven't been on the computer for a couple of days and have forgotten how to write, it seems!

I would have thought you would expect terribly language and silly sexual references. Dont think the cinema will give a refund at all.

what belligerent said. its a 12A not a 12. so adult supervision is recommended. with a title like meet the fockers, and being third in the series it was never going to be about singing nannies

I think the title should really have given him some clues before he went

We saw it yesterday with my 12 year old son and it was quite amusing, though not as funny as the first two, we thought.

I think your son should have gone to see another film if he thought this was inappropriate.

Watch it yourself, it's very funny.

There are some jokes and innuendo regarding erections, but surely at your sons age he knows about these things?

I think a 13 year old could cope with a bit of swearing and sexual innuendo really ..my ds at 13 would of loved it

When the title of the film is a word play on Fuckers what on earth did he expect?

The cinema would be under no obligation to offer a refund because your son didn't enjoy it. It's a 12A and with the film being titled 'Little Fockers' what did you expect? All three films are based around the same joke...that the main characters are called The Fockers. It wasn't funny the first time and it must seem very tired now.

The first two films were blimmin brilliant !!

I havent seen the third one I must admit, but he's so dissapointed and I think embarressed

Guess I've got to chalk it up as experinece then

It was your responsibility, really, rather the cinemas to ensure the film he chose was appropriate for HIM. The classifications are a general guide for age appropriateness.

Yep!

FFS tell your DS not to be such a whinyarse. If he is too dim to be able to work out that this film is full of knob jokes and swearing that's his problem, not the cinema's.
Do you want your boy to grow up into a professionally-offended buckethead who's forever trying to get things banned because someone said 'Bum'?

I am impressed by any 13 yr old that used the phase 'wholly inappropriate'.

I'd be worried if my 13 yr old used the term 'wholly inappropriate'...or I would assume she was impersonating someone much older and wiser!!

"Do you want your boy to grow up into a professionally-offended buckethead who's forever trying to get things banned because someone said 'Bum'?"

a little wee just came out!

What is up with boys these days? When I was 12/13, it was a badge of honour to sneak into a 14 film and the more daring (sadly not me) had even been to see 18 rated films.

It is sad that he found an amusing film upsetting. It is not "return of the living dead" after all.

lissie - snap

If your son manages to get a refund, do let me know. There have been many many films I have seen which have not lived up to my expectations and I would love the money back.

Seriously, it is a chalk up to experience thing. If you feel really bad for him, and can afford it, refund him the money yourself, maybe?

surely the title is a giveaway as to the content ?

I took my 8 year old on Christmas Eve - he loved it, thought it was really funny!
He's seen the first two films as well.

This has to be a wind up...!!!!

I don't think you can expect a refund if you don't like a film? Would you take a book back to Waterstones if you'd read it, but didn't like it?!