Pirates of the Carribean in School

[Angeliz]

Hi all,
My dd has told me they are all going to watch this at School soon.
Am i missing something or are all 3 movies not rated 12?? (i haven't seen any)
Apparently most of the kids have seen it in her class (she's 7).

not on, too many scary bits for kiddies.

They are rated 12A, which means under 12s accompanied by adults. However, these films could very likely be quite frightening for some 7 yr olds. Not a good idea imo.

Thanks, she hasn't watched any 12 movies and is mad about pirates so is very excited but me and DP just said to each other 'not on' straight away.
Guess i'll be the baddy again then!

Primary schools are not allowed by law to show any film that is rated above a U. Schools must get parental consent before allowing puils to watch anything above and including a PG.

no

quite aside from the scary factor, the plot is far too complex and mature for a child that age

why on earth do we want our kids to grow up so fast? what the feck is wrong with Shrek/ Ice Age /Curse of the WereRabbit/ any other animated film?

Are they watching the whole film?

I ask because when our school did a pirates topic they watched small clips from different pirate films, usually to see the ships and costumes.

I find it weird what people think is appropriate

eg (and stop me if you've heard this before) my dd's friend, when 6, told us that she wasn't allowed to watch Dr Who because it was too scary and her mum and dad wouldn't let her see it

I said that was fine, (though dd watches it, and gets scared and excited and hides behind dh's arm )

then she went on to say the same about Shrek (wtf)

what do you like, I asked, expecting her to say 'Tweenies' or 'Arthur' or some such

'Pirates of the Caribbean' she said

I could not for the life of me work out what her parents' decision making process involved

Capp - I'd imagine the parents ban what they don't like watching, and the mum fancies Johnny D. Power to their elbow I say

oh choosy fair enough

but in that case what is wrong with David Tennant eh?

yes bizarre

Sorry, re the OP, I'd be extremely p'd off, unless it is just an excerpt. I'd definitely want to know more though.

I am always surpised that all the merchandising, toys, lunchboxes etc are aimed at much littler kids than the film is deemend suitable for.
Must admit I could not follow the plot myself needed DS1 & his friend ( both aged 9) to explain it.
When the DC are allowed to take films in the school insists they are 'U' rating, which would seem a simple and easy-to-follow policy?

I'll have a word with her Teacher tomorrow, it IS only dd saying it so far so hopefully she's got the wrong end of the stick.
Apparently though the Teacher asked them to put up their hands if they'd seen it and dd was the only one who hadn't.
(Although i know at least one other girl hadn't so who knows, kids trying to impress each other?)
I totally agree btw about why would we WANT them to grow up too fast and 'get' older films!
I want her to stay a child for as long as possible.

ooh sorry to ask angeliz but what was the outcome??