9yo watched JAWS on sleepover

[VikingBlonde]

I've just picked up my DD from a sleepover, she's just 9 and a gentle, fairly sensitive sort. First thing she says to me is "I really didn't like Jaws mummy!" And the dad is like "oh yeah that might not have been the best choice of movie ..."

I'm fewwwmin! Jaws is a horror film. I watched it recently and jumped out of my skin a few times. And I'm not bloody well 9. There's a shed load of claret and kids being eaten alive and realistic limbs being severed and we are - to cap it all off - going on our ONLY holiday of the whole year (cos we are skint) camping at the beach tomorrow. She's already told me she won't be getting in the water when she normally loves bodyboarding. CHEERS FOR THAT!!!

The kid who's house the sleepover happened at is a child who can't have sleepovers at anyone else's cos she gets anxious and stressed if she's away from her own home so how the effing chuff have they managed to show MY kid a horror movie while she's there!!!??? Grrrrrrrr

We have had a talk about there NOT being great whites around the UK and that the film is just pretend but she just recounted the part about the little boy getting eaten and burst into tears.

What would you do?

I bloody love Jaws, it's such a good film, with fantastic performances and some really well made scary bits. But no, I wouldn't show it to a bunch of 9 year olds at a sleepover without the parents' permission.

I'm sure I saw it when I was quite young, and I know I was scared of the sea for a bit - but I'm also pretty sure that I wasn't actually scared, just sort of playing along with my friends. I still went in and go in the sea.

Thanks to the poster who pointed out that it's on ITV4 tonight - the thread was making me really want to see it again.

daily sharknado is awesome too. Next one due soon I believe? I’m off to see Meg tomorrow too!

Not all kids like scary stuff. Not all kids want to watch it. How confusing is that?

I find the attempts to belittle the OP and her 9 year old daughter for not being Exactly Like You ridiculous.

For all of those with halcyon memories of watching horror films at the age of four and emerging as marvellously balanced, fabulous individuals as a result, well done you.

But it does seem to have left many of you remarkably judgmental and determined that everyone who didn't is a pathetic, sheltered piece of shit.

Maybe it's just a coincidence.

Personally I think Bette Davis had scary eyes.

This really does depend on the child.

My 8 yo could happily handle this and he’d probably just think it was funny. The 7 yo not so much, she’d be in my bed for a fortnight having had nightmares.

Some children are way more sensitive than others and it wasn’t the greatest decision to put that on at all. What’s wrong with Shrek?

*Not all kids like scary stuff. Not all kids want to watch it. How confusing is that?

I find the attempts to belittle the OP and her 9 year old daughter for not being Exactly Like You ridiculous.

For all of those with halcyon memories of watching horror films at the age of four and emerging as marvellously balanced, fabulous individuals as a result, well done you.

But it does seem to have left many of you remarkably judgmental and determined that everyone who didn't is a pathetic, sheltered piece of shit.

Maybe it's just a coincidence.*

Totally agree.

Damn! I hate it when I try to do stuff in bold and it doesn't work.

I would’ve thought its absolutely crap through 2018 eyes

It's a PG!

Watership Down is a U and it's brutal. I wouldn't let my 8 year old watch that yet anymore than I would Jaws. OP my DD is also a total waterbaby and I would hate for her to suddenly decide she didn't want to go in the sea anymore.

@Twistella I agree that a 9 year old shouldn't read the book, because of the sexual content, though, not because of the scare factor.

9 years old seems ok to me for Jaws, though they should have asked you first, as it is Parental Guidance and not all children can cope with thrillers. And I personally wouldn't want to have to cope with nightmares during the night.

My DD1 is 9 and loves films that are a bit scary, like Lord of the Rings and all the Star Wars films. So she would be fine with Jaws. We have to be careful because DD2 is only 6 and does have nightmares sometimes.

But no harm done. As has been said, just focus with her on how fake the film is. That's what I used to do with DD1, I used to say, 'It's not blood, it's ketchup. It's just an actor, no one really got hurt.' And now she says it herself.

I agree with you about Watership Down, @alleypalley . My DM watched it with DD1 but she stopped it before that final scene, which is horrible, especially when the dog appears. I also gave the book to my 9 year old niece, who is an avid reader. It was my favourite book growing up, but I checked with my DSis first because the book is very harrowing in places.

It definitely shouldn't be a U. But I think the same of the original Star Wars trilogy, they're also a U. It should be a rule of thumb to check with the parents.

That's tonight's family film sorted then 🦈🦈

Yabu. I've had a good chuckle at this thread though.

Nodnol

DS is desperate to see that. I was astounded that it was fully booked when we tried to watch it last week. I thought it was just him and his current shark obsession and me and my hormone fuelled Jason Statham obsession who'd want to see it.

I love sharknado and long to watch more than the trailer for ghost shark but fear it won't live up to my expectations

My ds used to be obsessed with sharks. We bought him the box set of Jaws films for his 8th birthday. He loved them all.

YABU. It's not scary for a 9 y.o.

YABU. It's not scary for a 9 y.o

It's fairly obvious from this thread that it is for some.

It's baffling that so many posters think ALL 9 year olds must like the same thing or react in the same way to something.

It's baffling that so many posters think ALL 9 year olds must like the same thing or react in the same way to something.

No what's baffling is that a parent would be fuming that their 9yo watched a rather silly movie that happened to scare them. OK child was scared, never mind pat on head it wasn't real let's move on.

And not even fuming fewwwmminng or something for a bit of additional drama....

It does make me wonder though if some parents are now reluctant to let their offspring come into contact with any other people at all, in case something isn't checked with them. Food, films, activities, music, games...is it always a case of "my kids my roolz"?

All kids are different some might be scared.
Can't believe ppl saying they would dismiss a child who was scared by patting it on the head!
Btw it's been reclassified as a 12A

My DS was watched it with me when he was 2. He said, Jaws is giving that man a nice kiss, when he saw whatshisname getting chomped at the end!
When he realised what was going on, he said,
Jaws will need to come back and say sorry to that man!
I still tease him about this, it still makes me laugh
Other DS used to cry when Jaws got blown up, declaring that Jaws was just following his instinct in his own environment

Just found it on Netflix and am now settled down to watch it!
Talk to your daughter about it, show her some making of clips to demystify it and she’ll be fine.

Watched it *
Not was watched it

It's on netflicks at the moment and is rated a PG so can see why the parents may have chosen it. My children aged between 9 and 15 watched it for the first time on a rainy day last week. They loved it and as I have got older I really appreciated how well directed the film was. I watched it when younger and survived! It's just abit of fun it's not a true story. Cinema trip to watch the Meg planned for the weekend it really bonded us as a family shared interest etc