To consider taking 3yo to see Bohemian Rhapsody?

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More of a WIBU really. She's great at the cinema so it's not that, and I'm guessing all the sex and drug references will go over her head and she'll just enjoy the singing.

I really want to see it and haven't got any childcare!

Opinions from people who have seen it very welcome.

It’s a very long film and not song heavy at all. It’s a dialogue based biopic of Freddie Mercury’s life not Moana. The recreation of Live Aid at the end is the most song heavy part of the film. I would wait for the dvd.

If you’re thinking you’d probably have to take her out anyway and miss the rest of the film then what is the point?

If she gets noisy or bored I'll take her out, of course.

Would you really? had a child talk all the way through fantastic beasts yesterday.

Why risk it? Why not get a baby sitter? The film is not a family film, it's not aimed at young children so I don't understand why you think it's OK to take her. Take her a child friendly film.

And she will be bored, no way is there enough in the film to remotely entertain a three year old for a couple of hours. Lots of it is very dialogue based.

It’s a very long film and not song heavy at all. It’s a dialogue based biopic of Freddie Mercury’s life

This is the sort of information I was hoping for! Thanks (I'll ignore the unneccessary entitled comment and the Moana dig).

Hmm. You are also ignoring all the people who have said "I've seen it, and it's not suitable".

No! I've seen both The Greatest Showman and Bohemian Rhapsody. They are totally different. I'd actually be pretty annoyed to see a young child in there.

Ha! Cross Post.

Tbh, I'd be mighty disappointed if the life story of Freddie Mercury had been sanitised to the point where it WAS suitable for children.

I mean crikey. Whats the point of a family friendly rock star??

No I'm sorry, it's not a film suitable for that age group. Maybe let her listen to a Queen CD? For the music?

No of course you shouldn't selfish of you to do it for her having to sit through it and others if she kicks off

From someone who went five years between cinema visits due to childcare, I say no. I have seen this film, and it will not entertain a child. Download live aid and let her watch that. No film is so good I’d risk a child spoiling it.

Def not.

Whilst your considering this please consider the other patrons who will have paid £££

It's £12 a head where I am. And I'm in the sticks. For some this is the only cinema treat they will do this year because it's Queen.

They've gone to see the British film of the year not to hear your 3 yo ask questions and be shushed and be carried in and out to the toilet or if they've misbehaved.

If you go and see BFG you reluctantly accept this will happen. Bohemian Rhapsody ? I'd have asked for my money back.

Because OP YOU want to see the film there is absolutely no part of it that a 3 year old would want to sit through

Mamma Mia is different it bright colourful and full of songs were it not for one key point (won’t spoiler) I would have taken DD to it as she has seen the first and the musical but she is sensitive and would have cried. When Avengers Infinity 2 comes out my 6 year old will be first in line because he wants to see it

If you go and see BFG you reluctantly accept this will happen. Bohemian Rhapsody ? I'd have asked for my money back

I agree. For a 12A film if there was a 3 year old in there asking questions or having yo be taken out, i'd be very cross. In a children's film you'd expect it.

I know you say she's excellent in the cinema and I'm sure she is, however it is a film that's not for young children.

I'm going as a treat next weekend for a 2 course meal and the film at a cinema marina and we've chosen this film as we are all massive fans of Queen's story.

There's not as much music in the film as I thought there would be. It's definitely not song heavy like a musical, that's what I was hoping for

Please don't, when I saw it someone had brought a young child in, (I would guess 8-9 years old). He was bored shitless and spent the second half of the film wandering up and down the aisles and attempting to talk (loudly) to his parents. It was really bloody irritating.

Well I would have got a member of staff to ask them to leave!

I've had a couple of films ruined recently by parents bringing in children who were far too young for them.

I've no doubt those parents thought their children were fine and didn't bother anyone, but the constant talking and getting up and down to sit on their mum's lap etc was really distracting.

Loads of songs in it. It would be v boring otherwise for her. No sex or drugs in the film. The odd kiss that's it.

No, it's not suitable for a 3YO.

I thought 12a means only children over a certain age (I thought 10) will get in.

Anyone under 12 can see a 12A film, if accompanied by an adult.
It's not like the 15/18 ratings which are a definite age.

A 12 means it's up to the parents.

Ah one of those parents
Who thinks everyone else will find their child utterly adorable at all times
Generally by the time parents like this remove their children from these situations they have annoyed seven shades of shit out of everyone else there with their “ah so cutesy” “perfect” behaviour

Nope. It's not comparable to the Greatest Showman or Mamma Mia. I would take my 8yo, but not my 6yo. Really not a film that will be enjoyed by children. And tbh, although Rami Malek is fabulous as Freddie, it's not that great!

We set up a home cinema years ago because of other people’s selfishness and bad manners.