Would you allow your 15 year old to watch Saw???

[emptydre]

It's on Netflix and she'd like to. Of course she could easily watch it if she wanted (I'm not that stupid... I was 15 once!) but it's wether I actively allow it. We normally watch stuff from there together, hence she asked.

Would you??

No. Because it's shit.

I poke pps suggestion of finding some really good classic horror for her.

No because it's crap. If you're going to let your kid watch a horror movie at least get one which is good and doesn't rely on goriness.

No. Because it's shit.

Never watched SAW then @CaptainMarvelDanvers and @emptydre???

Obviously not, or you wouldn't say it's 'crap.'

@Fresh2008

But people who like horror films don't get upset by them as they are able to separate 'TV scenes' from real life. SAW is full of interesting puzzles.

Exactly! Most rational, sensible, intelligent people can differentiate between fact and fiction.

I have actually, it's convoluted torture porn.

It's unnecessarily gory and has no real storyline. It's just gore for the sake of it and pretty digusting.

PMSL 'convoluted torture porn ... !!' Please!!!

Maybe to you. But to many others, it's a very clever, well written horror film.

Just because you didn't like it, that doesn't make it 'crap.'

I don't like Bake Off or Strictly, but I don't call them both 'crap.' They are just not for me.

@babyblues14

It's unnecessarily gory and has no real storyline. It's just gore for the sake of it and pretty digusting.

Maybe try paying proper attention to it.

No, The Shining is a very clever, well written horror film. Even the Exorcist is a better written movie, albeit very dated.

Saw relies on gore, I didn't find it scary.

I watched the first Saw film at home with my dad. Pretty sure I was around 15 at the time. We watched most of the rest together when they came out too, and none of them upset me. The point being, my dad knew what other stuff I'd seen and could accurately predict whether any particular film was likely to upset me or not. In contrast he's never watched them with my sister because he knows they'd upset her.

You know your daughter better than anyone here. If she's watched other stuff of a similar nature I'd guess Saw won't traumatise her. But that's just a generic guess on my part.

Nope i wouldnt let her watch it

Ds1 was allowed to watch most 18s when he was 17

Nope.

Better for teenagers to watch something provocative and simulating than mind numbing shite like Love Island or Bake Off IMHO..

'Better for teenagers to watch something provocative and simulating than mind numbing shite like Love Island or Bake Off IMHO..'

Surely there's a middle ground in between saw and love island isn't there?

Maybe a mix of the two? Sawing on Love Island?

It's unnecessarily gory and has no real storyline

The gore is integral to the film, and it has a very intricate story line if you pay attention. Enough people have liked it for the franchise to go on for 8 films, so its hardly fair to dismiss it as crap.

Exactly! Most rational, sensible, intelligent people can differentiate between fact and fiction

Not on mumsnet though, it's like a mad twilight zone when it comes to offspring delicate little pet lambs who must be protected from the dark despite them having their own minds.

There is a good chance she will watch it with her friends anyway. If she does that and she is finding it disturbing she would more than likely carry on watching. If she watches with you / at home and she's not liking it she would presumably be comfortable just turning it off. For that reason I would say yes.
When I was 14 one of my friends had parents constantly out of town and they had a cupboard full of video nasties that we used to watch (including things like Cannibal Holocaust). They were horrific films full of torture and rape and my parents certainly didn't know I was watching them! Having said that my dad was very lax about that stuff - I'm pretty sure he let me rent Childs Play when I was 12. I'm still terrified of dolls...

Yes I would. My reasoning being that yes it is very gory (and as long as she is okay with gore) they are very good films. There is no nudity, sex and very minimal swearing. So I would say that actually it's more appropriate than alot of television shows story line.

i personally would be fine to let a 15 year old watch it, you can watch on YouTube how they made the torture contraptions so you can feel more of the sense that it's isn't real, and can see the more creative side to a horror/ thriller movie, which she may appreciate if she's into these style of movies

You might think they're good films Slave (ToDisney?? Interesting ), but OPs DD is only 15 and won't have had the same cognitive development and experience to deal with torture in the same way as your adult brain can.

Wouldn't you want to spare your DC any potential distress when there's no reason for it?

Answering their questions about RL torture/torturers and violent sadistic murders are a world away from giving them the thumbs up to view an unrealistic story about them dressed up as entertainment.

The newest one is only a 15, however if she hasn't seen the others it maybe confusing!

No way. Saw it at 19 and it haunted me for months.

I would watch it with her.

I remember watching pet semetary when I was around 10 and being really freaked out by Gabe, so much so that I couldn't sleep! I kept seeing him everywhere. Was even scared of my cat!
Anyways, now I'm obsessed with horror films. My parents were always very open with them, if I wanted to watch them, that was fine, as long as they felt I understood that it wasn't real.
If you think she can handle it, watch it with her. Keep the lights on and if she is visibly freaked out, just chat to her. Break the suspense. If you can see it's getting to her, switch it off

Not a chance, it's absolutely horrific.

I used to like scary films, particularly the more psychological ones, but I enjoyed a good bit of gore too ... then I watched Saw and couldn't bring myself to watch much horror/scary/gore stuff for a really long time, and I haven't seen the sequels.
Something about that film was just crossing a line, for me.

It IS a well made film, with an interesting storyline. She will watch it anyway at some point... and it sounds like she's already seen a range of stuff from that genre so as another poster pointed out, it's not like she's making a leap from Disney into the complete unknown.

I'd let her watch if she's really that keen on it, in the daytime, in the company of an adult who has seen it and is ready to talk about the film and any issues it brings up.

I can understand how people can say it's gory, etc., but I don't understand how anyone can seriously say saw doesn't have a plot?

I would, but then again I was (inappropriately) watching Friday 13th etc when I was 7 - poor looking after by grandparent not actual parents.