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Narnia - just back - PG - who are they kidding?

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SecondhandRose · 09/12/2005 21:00

Scary war scenes, with very frightening faced warriors. An awful lot of subtle killing. Poor Edmund in chains & being hit in the face by the queen.

Mmmm, I wouldn't take little ones. My nearly 11yr old DS said it was a bit scary.

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JenumPoinsetta · 09/12/2005 21:01

Oh no - I was going to take my 6 year old DS!

Mincepiedermama · 09/12/2005 21:02

Thanks for the warning SHR. I was wondering.

JayzMummysATurkeyStuffer · 09/12/2005 21:11

Ive got tickets for tomorrow!!!! OMG its gonna be fun we are taking J!!!!!

FauveGoldRings · 09/12/2005 21:44

Oh God was going to let it be the first film they saw together without an adult. Ds is 11 going on 12; dd is 7 going on 8. They've seen the Harry Potters etc, and Lord of the RIngs on video. Should we really not go ahead with that plan?

Why are the Penguins not on at our local Odeon?

frogs · 09/12/2005 21:45

I've just taken a 10 yo and three 6yo to see it and they were all fine. Ds knew the story but the others didn't.

hoXMASchick · 09/12/2005 21:45

i saw a trailer & i'm sure it said it was a 12. having seen the trailer i've told my sil not to take my 6 year old nephew.

HarkTheHerpesAIMSMUMsings · 09/12/2005 21:46

Don't think i'll bother taking DD then. Thanks for letting us know

frogs · 09/12/2005 21:48

No, tis a PG. But I fear any film made nowadays featuring scary nonhumans is always going to owe more than a nod to Lord of the Rings (think orcs). Depends how sensitive the child is. One of the group I took is a bit on the weedy side, filmwise, and she was okay.

NorwegianFir2 · 09/12/2005 21:52

Reckon any kid that wasn't freaked out by the Orcs will be fine with the White Witch and her crew.

HappyMumof2TurtleDoves · 09/12/2005 22:25

oh no, have booked tickets to take ds tomorrow! He is 6.

NutcrackingXmas · 09/12/2005 22:27

Hmmmmm i just can't make up my mind about this. Want to take Dd's to see it (age 8 and 6).

Neither know the story at the mo, but have brought Dd1 the book and she has just started it.

Is it worth them watching the original BBC series first do you think, or would that not help ??

satine · 09/12/2005 22:49

Iam frequently surprised when working as an usherette at how many young children are taken to see really quite scarey or disturbing films. God, don't we all try our utmost in every other area of life to protect and nurture them and rpolong thier childhoods a bit?

FrostyTheRickman · 09/12/2005 23:18

I've been given free tickets to see this. I was going to take all of mine along, 7, 5 and 4 and the baby. Do you think that would be a big mistake? It does look quite dark in the trailers they have shown on the telly.

wewishyouaClaryChristmas · 09/12/2005 23:54

Oh heck
Have told ds1 (6) and dd (4) that they can see this.
The trailer looks so fab
DD is very brave, ds1 quite sensitive aarrrrgh
(not taking the 2yo anyway as it's quite long isn't it?

NewBethlehemGirlwithsparkles · 09/12/2005 23:55

From seeing the trailers, it looked very much like LOTR.

Avalon · 10/12/2005 00:01

Thanks for this - if it's anything like LOTR I won't be taking mine.

How does the original BBC series compare?

Tamba · 10/12/2005 00:04

Im just back from seeing this and i said to dh i thought it should be a 12 certificate, i think it was scarier in parts than the harry potter movie.

I started crying about 2 minutes into the film and carried on intermittently throughout the whole film

I am such a wuss! I thought it was very like the book though. I enjoyed it.

hativity · 10/12/2005 00:53

I thought you'd just come back from Narnia pregnant. very confusing for me...

KBearthePolarBear · 10/12/2005 08:39

DD is keen to see this (she's 6) having seen the BBC version on video recently. Now I've read this I don't think I'll take her - we'll stick to the Penguins. Isn't it a children's book though? Why do they have to make it so scarey and violent? DS was scared in the Magic Roundabout (he's 4)!

stitchcantthinkofgoodxmassname · 10/12/2005 08:44

oh god, i was going to take my four year old.
i have the tickets as well.

HappyMumof2TurtleDoves · 10/12/2005 09:12

oh well, I've bought the tickets so I'm taking ds. Not taking dd, it's nearly 3 hours! that's what's worrying me more than the film, the length of time he's got to sit still for.
Seeing it at 11.30 so I'll let you all know what I think later

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SecondhandRose · 10/12/2005 09:29

When Aslan goes off to be sacrificed I would suggest a toilet break for really little ones. I would say that was the scariest part as it was dark, lots of fire and nasty faces and a creepy bat. The war is not so bad as it is light but there is a lot of death but no blood. I agree it should have been a 12, but money talks.

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HappyMumof2TurtleDoves · 10/12/2005 09:37

I hate the Aslan bit even in the original

DoesntChristmasDragOn · 10/12/2005 09:49

Snigger - we're taking DS1 and 2 tomorrow - they're nearly 5 & 7!

ladymuck · 10/12/2005 09:51

Out of interest, would the view of "not for youngsters" be any different if they were familiar with the story? We've read it to ds1 (4.5), and we have the audio cd in the car (thanks to MIL's Torygraph).