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exp took dd(6) to see hunger games

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Mollymom · 12/12/2013 10:23

She said it was scary and it rained blood at the end. I have not seen the film so no idea if aibu but it doesnt sound suitable for a 6 year old. Its got a 12a rating so understand she can watch it with an adult but that doesnt mean its necessary ok does it? She explained to me that it was a 12 film but she could watch it with an adult which makes me wonder if exp was covering his back incase I objected.
Anyway. Aibu the tell him she is still too young for this kind of film?

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Dawndonnaagain · 12/12/2013 10:25

Six is far too young for The Hunger Games. Any of them. I hope she is okay.

greeneyes1978 · 12/12/2013 10:26

She is definitely too young for the Hunger Games, I wouldn't let my 9 year old watch it and he has seen all the Harry Potters and lots of Dr Who. The concept of the books is way too hard to deal with as a 6 year old. I would be livid!!

Imnotaslimjim · 12/12/2013 10:27

hunger games is NOT a suitable film for a 6yo! Yanbu at all, she must be traumatised!

ovenbun · 12/12/2013 10:29

WTF! I can't believe anyone would think that was appropriate at 6! The storyline is children murdering each other. Was he just going because he. Wanted to watch it?

Methe · 12/12/2013 10:31

These films are really really not suitable for a 6 year old (or even a 12 year old IMO!)

I'd be seriously pissed off.

Hissy · 12/12/2013 10:32

WTAF? He is so wrong it's not true.

What can you do about this? Can you bollock speak to him?

meditrina · 12/12/2013 10:34

It's not illegal, but I think it's wrong.

My teens have seen the film, and it was fine for them. My preteen hasn't - even though she's very robust and has seen other 12A/12 films/DVDs, and is distinctly miffed I wouldn't allow it. I think year 6 (not 6 years) for the books and older for the films.

hyenafunk · 12/12/2013 10:35

No way! Imo that film is 12+, not 'under 12 if you're with an adult'. Parts of it, I would argue, are 15+ because it's too difficult to comprehend for most younger kids. It's basically about teenagers murdering each other. It is brutal and gory. I hope she's ok.

Cookethenook · 12/12/2013 10:35

Jeeesus. I'm quite lax (7yo ds has seen star wars, last crusade, first pirates of the Caribbean) but there is no way i would be happy with this. The subject matter is very disturbing and the implied violence ( as well as what you see) is horrible.

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Mollymom · 12/12/2013 10:35

Omg! I had no idea it was that bad.His girlfriend is 22 no idea if he is trying to impress her (he is 43). Dd has not had any bad dreams or anything so seems ok but who knows under the surface. Will tell him its nit on.

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flatmum · 12/12/2013 10:36

I saw this at the weekend. It is not a film suitable for any children. We are talking 15 plus imo. What an idiot he is.

NoComet · 12/12/2013 10:38

YANBU
My almost 13Y, has read all the HG books, seen the first HG and read and watched all of Twilight -

Came out of Catching fire looking shaky and said it was "Scary"

Absolutely not for a six year old (I refuse to watch or read them, the whole concept disturbs me.)

I would be furious.

It does have to be said that 12A is a stupid classification, no way does HP = twilight = Snow White and the Huntsman = HG

The first comes from books that a Y3/4 (8ish) can read and enjoy the others aren't suitable below Y6 (10/11). There is a huge difference!

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Mollymom · 12/12/2013 10:52

Wil have a chat with him. Glad I am not unreasonable cos it is difficult to kbow if you have not seen a film but my instinct was that hunger gamws was not at all suitable. Thank you all

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TerrariaMum · 12/12/2013 11:32

6?!!! hell no, yanbu. I would think for catching fire, the earliest age I would let my dd see it would be 13.

thebody · 12/12/2013 11:37

I couldn't watch it and I am in my 40s.

dd 14 saw it at the cinema and found it good but scary.

your ex is a twat for taking her and a twat for having a new gf so much younger than him.

I would be livid at this.

ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 12/12/2013 11:41

TBH I wouldnt worry too much about DD (though I would be pissed at X). At 6 much of the film/scariness will have gone straight over her head.

MrRected · 12/12/2013 11:42

This man is not a fit parent. That movie frightened me and I am 39.

The film is based on themes of gratuitous violence and death. I am appalled on your behalf!!!

defineme · 12/12/2013 11:49

I have seen it and I wouldn't let my 11 year old(would let read the books but seeing is worse than reading) and certainly not my 9 yr old. It is very very scary. A lot of people die in violent ways, people are whipped, people are burnt. The entire point of the 'games' is that people have to kill all the other competitors.
It's the 2nd film, so I assume he saw the first - so he obviously knew what it was like.
What an idiot.

I think the apocalyptic futuristic anti capitalist themes might have bypassed her, but I think the blood, blisters, welts and murder may have affected her- my kids would have left.
I know kids who have told their teacher that the didn't like the scary stuff their parents watched, but felt too embarrassed to say.

thebody · 12/12/2013 11:55

at 6 much of the violence and scariness will go over her head

couldn't disagree more with that statement.

I think to let children this young see films this violent or play violent computer games is abusive.

Idespair · 12/12/2013 11:56

I have seen HG recently in the cinema. I have a 5yo and 7yo and I can say wii though doubt that both would have been traumatised by it.

I don't recall it raining blood at the end. The games are in a very large dome and the dome gets destroyed and all the roof parts fall into the place where the contestants are. So that might be the scene which your dd is referring to.
There is also a scene where a giant mass of toxic smoke chases the contestants and it burns their skin, in some cases fatally.

ToriaPumpkin · 12/12/2013 12:10

There is a blood rain, but you don't see it directly, just Joanna, Beetee and Wiress coming out of the forest after it.

I think the part that bothered me most was the mutt baboons, they were pretty scary, so were the screaming jabberjays, actually, a lot of it was pretty awful.

I loved the books and this film was a very well made adaptation, but nothing about it is suitable for a six year old, there was a wee boy aged about seven behind me when I saw it who had to leave in tears during the scene where Gale was flogged.

enderwoman · 12/12/2013 12:15

I am a relaxed parent and think for a non-sensitive child about 10 years old is the right age to watch it. My dd is in y6 (10-11 year olds) and it is The movie franchise loved by her friends. I have a 7 year old who has watched the odd 12a like Star Wars but I wouldn't take him.

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Mollymom · 12/12/2013 12:18

Flogging!?!? It gets worse

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whatever5 · 12/12/2013 12:23

I feel a bit bad now as we got the first film on dvd for my then 11 year old (she had read all the books) and I realised afterwards that my nine year old had watched some of it. I didn't watch it myself (have read the books though) but assumed that it would be okay as was a certificate 12A. She (nine year old) said it was scary but didn't seem at all traumatised by it. She only watched a bit of it though.

Topaz25 · 12/12/2013 13:39

The Hunger Games are an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle to the death.

The books made me so sad I haven't even watched the films yet but there are brutal scenes of violence and death. Not remotely suitable for a six year old. What was he thinking?!

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