OK Ds1's 10th birthday celebration is planned for 14 July, Harry Potter 5 comes out the day before, and we have already told ds1 that he can take a few friends for a meal and then see the film.
Today I watched HP4 with him on DVD and was shocked again at quite how black and scary it is, and it is a 12A certificate. The 5th book includes some grim bits, so is unlikely to be lighter in any way. I told him tonight that he would have to choose an alternative for his party celebration; that we would take him to the film, but not be responsible for a group of friends.
He's not impressed, to put it mildly! (I even offered Simpsons the Movie as an alternative, which I loathe.)
Most of his friends will be nearly 11 by then, and technically can see a 12A film with an adult, and will go and see the film independently if they don't go with us. There is one boy who is slightly younger than ds1 and has always been quite sensitive, and he may not want to go.
So what do you reckon? Yes to the HP film party, or No?