Do I let my 5yr old watch Jaws?

[Bananamama1213]

Would you?

He currently watches all of the superhero (iron man, Spider-Man, ant man, guardians of the galaxy, captain America, avengers, Thor) and the villains don't scare him in those.

I got him a Jaws top from Next and he wants to see the film.

Why are people saying it's a 12?

It's a PG!

No user you are just OTT

I'm not OTT at all, after 30 years specialising in SEN education and child development, your DD has very warped development, for what ever reason, and needs professional help.

I've just checked the blu-ray of it on Amazon, which is labelled 12, not even 12A.

Why are people saying it's a 12?

Because it is a 12.

I imagine the version that's shown on tv has quite a bit cut out of it

Which then possibly lowers it to a PG?

Jaws for TV = PG

The BBFC classify it, uncut, as a 12A according to their app.

What, in your specialist opinion would the treatment be for an otherwise perfectly normal, happy child who happens to not be afraid of the film Jaws be, User?

Parent: Help! my child wasn't scared of Jaws.

Psychiatrist: And?... Go away I have children with actual issues to treat.

-fin-

Why would a 12A film have parts cut for
TV?

Alternate versions...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/alternateversions

Our DVD copy is a PG. It's well old though.

Bits are always chopped for tv, probably to do with running time. Not a PG example but Con air is rated 18. I watched it on tv this week, at night, still rated 18 (I just checked) and bits were cut from it.

I've just gone looking for our Jaws DVD because I'm doubting myself. I couldn't find it but I did find Watership Down. Which is a U! Now THAT traumatised me as a kid.

No way. I let my DS9 watch it recently and I let him watch loads of 12s but no way at 5.

Right, having done a bit of Internet searching... it was a PG on first cinema release because there was only a choice of PG or 15, and 15 was too high. It was a PG for subsequent video sales. It was re-released in 2012 for cinema viewings and the BBFC took the unusual step of raising its certificate to 12A at that point. So, unusually, since 2012 it's now a 12A hence new copies of it being labelled 12.

So, the BBFC now think it's not generally suitable for children under 12. Totally cool for 5 yr olds to see it then, as it's a classic heartwarming family film (sarcasm).

When there are so many excellent films aimed at children, why bother with films that clearly aren't?

DD saw it on the Now box, I'm not sure if it was a 12A or a PG.
Don't worry yourself user DD goes to a tiny school if there are any problems they will pick up on it. I'm pretty certain she is not warped. Is that professional speak?

It was released as a 12 in the cinema, by the time dvd was released there were more ratings available and it was released as a pg.
But bbfc decided on the release of the anniversary edition that they were wrong and have revised it back up.to.12a
So any edition on the telly will have the non cinema rating of pg

What, in your specialist opinion would the treatment be for an otherwise perfectly normal, happy child who happens to not be afraid of the film Jaws be, User?

as I said, she needs to see a professional. I can't offer any diagnosis, but I would have serious concerns that she is displaying signs of severe trauma, which could lead on to disassociative or anxiety disorders in later life.

Exposures to horror films at such a young age can actually do that by themselves, so I wouldn't know if the film has caused the trauma, or the reaction to the film is demonstrating early trauma damage.

However, the assertion that the film is not scary enough for her indicates that she might have already seen worse, and the claim that its ok because she goes to small school does indicate abdication of responsibility in the ?parent ( not sure if it is a parent posting)

however, the whole scenario is unlikely enough to possibly not be true

and the claim that its ok because she goes to small school does indicate abdication of responsibility in the ?parent ( not sure if it is a parent posting)
A) that's not what I said
B) you have already come to the conclusion I am a bad parent. I was only pointing out for your own piece of mind that if there is a problem I have missed due to my (in your eyes) poor parenting, the school are highly likely to pick it up. I did think given your experience in working in education, you would be aware of the focus on safeguarding and how being in a small school can make that a little easier.

the size of the school is totally irrelevant smellbellina I don't know what difference you think that makes to anything.

but yes, if this comes up in conversation at the school, it will most likely be reported as a safe guarding issue, both the history of horror films, and the response to them

I find it does make a difference actually user

none at all, why would it?