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to take 5yo ds to see a 12A film?

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LittleLionMansMummy · 16/12/2015 12:02

The film being the new Star Wars one. I know I'm officially 'allowed' to, but would usually check film content (by watching it) before making a decision about whether it's appropriate for him. He loves Star Wars and has asked specifically to see it at the cinema.

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Tamponlady · 17/12/2015 19:21

Exactly so why fucking bother it's clearly about the adult and not the child she can get a baby sitter so why would you bother that's like me taking my 3 year old to see bridge of spies or Amy wine house documentary it's nit somthing THEY WAnt to see somthing they can't understand it's unlikely a 3 year old can sit of 2 hours solid with out moaning ect so why bother

There is a lot of protecting its very very sad

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DisappointedOne · 17/12/2015 19:23

Adult friends are watching it tonight and will then decide about whether to take their 5 and 3 year old SW mega fans. I think they probably know them a bit better than you, Tamponlady. Hmm

Tamponlady · 17/12/2015 19:24

Really a 3 year old is a mega fan lol

DisappointedOne · 17/12/2015 19:27

And you're projecting what you would think of the film with all of the knowledge you've gained over the years. Kids miss all sorts of adult connotations to things (eg, the Simpsons).

I was taken to see ET at age 3 and haven't been able to watch it without sobbing since. My little brother hadn't long died and I attached all of my feelings of loss into that flipping alien. Presumably I should be suing the kind aunt who took me as a treat and didn't realise how his death had affected me.

DisappointedOne · 17/12/2015 19:28

Do you have kids, Tamponlady? DD has been obsessed with planes since she was very tiny. Other kids are obsessed with ninja turtles or Cinderella. Why wouldn't a 3 year old want to like the things his beloved big brother likes?

festivehopeandfrolicks · 17/12/2015 19:47

We've just been. six and nearly nine year old loved it. Especially dd.awesome female characters.I think they will remember for years to come. Our kids had seen all the others at home lots of times.

TaliZorah · 17/12/2015 19:47

tampon

They might like it despite not understanding all of it
She might not have suitable childcare

What's the problem?

My 17w old likes watching spiderman. I don't think he knows what's going on but he enjoys it and laughs at it. Kids like films/shows.

atticusclaw2 · 17/12/2015 19:48

Mine are obsessed too and have been since being very little, but the two things are completely separate.

My DCs are obsessed with Star Wars, that does not mean they would get to see Episode 7 (or 3) if they were 5/6/7 years old.

XiCi · 17/12/2015 19:48

Oh come on! A 3 year old? That's just sad and pathetic tbh, though I'm sure there'll be some idiot that comes along and trumps you with a 2 year old soon.

SatsukiKusakabe · 17/12/2015 19:49

Not all films in the series are equal - the original films were U-PG, so therefore it became known as a family film franchise. This particular installment is a 12, so common sense would dictate it was probably more violent and darker in tone and maybe not aimed at 5 year olds.

I don't know why people would want to put images of violence and torture that you don't know the magnitude of because you haven't watched it, or in the case of episode 3, the slaughter of children, a decapitation iirc, and a woman dying in childbirth into the minds of such young children. It's a poor choice in my opinion.

atticusclaw2 · 17/12/2015 19:50

Talizorah I think the "problem" has been well established through the course of this thread. We already know that you're of the minority view that any child can see any film.

DisappointedOne · 17/12/2015 19:51

The 5 and 3 year olds aren't fussed with any of that though. Tell them that a fat bloke in a red suit will be coming down the chimney into their house though as most adults appear to and they go into meltdown.

DisappointedOne · 17/12/2015 19:52

Not any film. I was more worried about the trailers before the film than the film itself.

MrsClusterfuck · 17/12/2015 20:29

So I took my 4 year old earlier. She sat through the whole film, no tears, didnt say she was scared at any point and loved it. shrug to each their own. There were lots of kids at this viewing and I didnt see anyone leave.

The few moments that I imagine gave the film its 12a rating rather than a PG were largely unnecessary to be honest. I think most if not all of them could have been cut with no damage to the story. Episode 3 (which is the only one DD hasnt seen) is far worse imo.

But we loved this. Great film Smile

TaliZorah · 17/12/2015 20:30

atticus I haven't said any film have I? I said what's the problem when the poster said the child wouldn't follow it. So if they don't understand it what's the problem exactly

MrsClusterfuck · 17/12/2015 20:31

Hmm mess up with my bold there.

The adverts is a good point actually disappointed. The ones before our viewing varied between ads for 18 rated games, 12a rated films and a PG. Bit odd really.

Nataleejah · 17/12/2015 20:55

Not all films in the series are equal - the original films were U-PG
1 -- a few decades ago, the visual effects were much less realistic
2 -- society back then was much more laid back about what is ok for children

But overall, context has not changed much at all.

RiverTam · 17/12/2015 21:02

Natallejah Star Wars maybe a kids' franchise but as far as I'm aware JJ Abrams doesn't make kids' films. So common sense would suggest this isn't a kids' film. Same with the Hobbit, it may well be a kids' book but Peter Jackson isn't a children's film maker, all the more obvious when it became a trilogy. (I should think it would have been even less child-friendly if Guillermo tel Toro had remained at the helm.) Of course that didn't stop loads if people saying 'of course I'm taking my 4yo, it's a kids' book!' ( which they hadn't read because, y'know, they were 4).

thelouise · 17/12/2015 21:04

I gave birth while watching Star Wars and my newborn absolutely loved it. He sat beautifully, right between DH and I. Not a peep. :)

Tamponlady · 17/12/2015 21:17

Hobbit is not a kids book I doubt there are many 3 years old that can read the hobbit

squoosh · 17/12/2015 21:22

The Hobbit is definitely a kids book. For ten year old kids rather than three years olds though.

squoosh · 17/12/2015 21:24

I am surprised that people take their 4 and 5 year olds to 12A films.

TaliZorah · 17/12/2015 21:37

No one said 3 year olds read it

elfycat · 17/12/2015 22:00

RiverTam sorry I've been busy (reviewing SW as it happens) Yes as a matter of fact, all humans in Star Wars are aliens, Not one character born on Mother Earth.

My 6 year old is fully aware of the concept of 'fiction'. Not only had school covered the difference but so have I. In several ways. Including Shakespeare. She's writing 2 stories herself at the moment and I'm pretty sure she knows that the evil witch (humanoid) is her own invention. You know she made lego blood all by herself for a homework project without my help.

She even knows that sometimes men want to do 'that thing that makes babies without asking the woman'. An aware human being. What a fucking abomination I have created. A small human capable of understanding the difference between irony and sarcasm; of the words and violence that is real; of understanding the difference between fact and stories; of news and entertainment. That tomorrow we will go to London, and in any incident she will stay with me and her sister with her father (sorry but this is ingrained due to family circumstances I won't bother you with).

She can watch this film when she's ready. She can ask questions and have them answered. She knows she can.