to be annoyed that the Transformers movie has a 12A certificate, when my 5 year old DS is Transformers mad?

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He really wants to see it at the cinema...how do I tell him that he can't?

thanks speccy...I hadn't thought of that one!

I took DS (5) to Pirates of the Caribbean 3 against my better judgement but he was fine. Have seen trailers of the Transformers one and no way! Looks very violent.

Dh is desperate to see Transformers but will have to go alone as none of ours are going!! They want to but way to violent. D1 is almost 12 and I would be ok for her but not my nearly 8 year olds.

It's all so subjective. I saw the Transformers trailer the other night and am definite that it's too told for ds1 - but it's a shame 'cos he adores transformers toys. Not sure who the target audience is for this film - I suppose 12/13 and upwards. Ds1 can watch Star Wars and is obsessed, but I won't let him watch Raiders 'cos I think it's much more scary - maybe because in a way it's more 'real' than Star Wars.

Can't wait for him to be a few years older 'cos he really wants to watch Buffy - I've got the whole lot and we named him after one of the characters so I'm looking forward to many happy Buffy watching hours!!

too told??! Too old (hangover = bad typing...)

Dottydot - how old do you think chn should be to watch Buffy? (serious question - am a fan - look forward to watching with my ds too!)

I think probably about 10 - we'll see when he gets there!

He thinks I'm being incredibly mean because I've not let him watch the 3rd Star Wars film yet (i.e. number 3 - one of the new ones) because it's a certificate 12. He's bartered me down to him watching it when he's 8...

There are only a few really nasty bits in that film tho' - Anakin on fire is gross - could you skip past those bits and let him watch the rest?

Well my ds 2 was newborn as I watched the whole series whilst BF at ridiculous hours of the morning!

Watching buffy Imean!

Cornsilk - I haven't watched it, and that's the other bit of the bargain - I have to watch it first to see (that's our rule with any PG films as well!).

I think he could probably cope with most of Buffy series 1 but I'd feel really bad if they gave him nightmares. I just miss watching them - pre-children they were pretty much on all day every day - I was utterly obsessed and I miss Sunnydale!

What on earth has being intellectual got to do with it

I am highly intellectual but shit my pants when watching a horror movie

I think this can work in the opposite way though to be honest - I would worry that ds1 would think too much about stuff he's seen and it might therefore scare him more. Whereas ds2 (bless him) isn't as thought process-y as ds1 and most things just drift over him (or he drifts over them!).

What nonsense. I have a much superior thinking that any child but as I said still shit my pants at some scary movies!

I would actually say a child who's thought processing is above average would be affected more rather than less by a scary/violent movie.

X post exactly Dotty

Yes, exactly Magnolia!

ooh - crossed again!

But telling the difference does not make it less scary. I know it's not real but it's still scary

What a load of old shite KerryMum.

Your child is intelligent so he won't affected by a film which is meant for children way older than him?

Seriously?