Why do people take their very young children to 12A films?

[ELF1981]

We went to see Transformers the other day, and the tailers (albiet for 12A films) were quite violent, there was one for a film which has not yet been named where there are fireballs coming from the sky and lots of people screaming, and the second trailer being for a film called Disturbia where a neighbour is killing women in his house.

I dont know when I will be comfortable taking DD to see a 12A film, especially because even if the film seems okay, the trailers can be quite bad!!

Or do kids just not notice?

(back in a bit, just off to bake a cake!)

well I would take mine to see transformers if they wanted to go as they were meant to be aimed at children and hope I could explin the bad bits

There was a film some years ago DS1 was dying to see and that came out 12A bt was marcketed sp at a uch young audience this should be taken into consideration when making and aging these movies

cant see a 12 + year old playing with transformers for very long

Transformers wasnt too bad, was a little shocked at "masturbating" being used.
Felt sorry for the young family in front of me, one little girl started sobbing in the first scene!

dd1 watched mrs doubtfire yesterday (a pg accodring to sky)

piss, shit and bitch

DS1 is 9 and I'm considering taking him to see Transformers next week. I don't think I would consider it any younger - DS2(7) wants to see it, but I know what he's like and I know it will freak him out so he can wait for the DVD and see it under more controlled conditions iyswim. I've seen the Cloverfield trailer (the scary handheld one with the freaky noises and fireballs) online and I might run it past DS1 at home before we go to the cinema or just get there late enough to miss the trailers

Oh, had forgotten about Mrs D!

I know that Shrek contains a lot of adult jokes but most kids skim over them.

I cant remember when 12A was brought in, but most of the times I watch them I am a little shocked at the label. Has PG completely gone then? Because I think 12A are a bit more adult than what PG's used to be, or am I just getting an old fuddy duddy (at 25 years old, lol!)

Serenity - it was PACKED in our cinema, Transformer was sold out, most Harry showings were sold out and even Shrek was sold out! I think only Die Hard and Hairspray (the only other films showing) were relatively empty.

We were at harry potter and had at least 4 under 5's in (was only 2/3rds full). Two of those were under 2 and both squawked aned screeched throughout the film. The one in my row had absolutly no interest inthe film and wandered up and down rattling up and down the seats argh!!!!!!. With his dad and dads pal. So if you DH offered to take DS about 18mths to the soft play or the park in Glasgow on Saturday afternoon, he took him to see harry potter instead and thats why he wouldn't go to sleep and was talking about monsters today .

lol

my mum is really into harry potter and cant wait for DD to be old enough to be read the books / see the films, but having seen the films myself, I dont know when that will be!!

My two sisters are also waiting until she is old enough to watch Laberenth (forgive spelling!) but again I dont know when, that film scared the pants off me as a kid, not sure the story line but the bulging mens skin tight trousers!

I'll wait a couple of weeks then

I think DD has already seen Labyrinth. I don't remember being scared by it as a child, just thought she would like Ludo

(Actually come to think of it, she has definitely seen some of it... she liked the worm)

Took dses aged 6 and 4 to see Pirates OTC At World's End which was 12A. Was fine and they loved it - all good swashbuckling pirate action etc. Don't have any problem with them having seen it and they'd already seen the other Pirates DVDs at home (both 12s, not 12As).
UT, the Transformers trailer came on at the start, and I thought it was WAY too old for them, not just because of the violence but the whole thing is aimed at teenagers, whereas POTC is a lot more suitable for younger ones. They both claimed to have liked the Transformers trailer and said they didn't find it scary, but I saw the looks on their faces when they were watching it so I know different.

Don't get me started on people who take young children to unsuitable films. It is something I get very irate about.
at 6 and 4 year olds at Pirates of C ...

I remember my parents letting me see an 18 when I was 15, I went to see Scream with a friend.
Wayyyyyy too scary for me at the time!!

I havent taken dd to see anything other than a U or PG, she cried and was scarced at Charlottes web
I was shocked when i saw Harry Potter that the kids werent having nightmares for weeks

I do think they have lowered the standard for rating movies, some 15s Im sure would have been 18's when i was little.

Lisa

The again i was shocked that a lady i met was telling me how much her 4 year olds thought Texas Chainsaw was good. She said they were hiding behind the sofa and the other woman i was with said she felt bad letting her boy aged 3 watch Jurissic park!!

I'll never forget the age we realised that DD was actually paying attention to what we were watching... we had always gone to a friend's for a film/takeaway, and where DD was a baby she would curl up and sleep in someone's arms.

Unfortunately it was the night we rented Dawn of the Dead that she actually looked at the screen . I have never gotten over that guilt She must have been about 18 months at the time.

Looking at how engrossed DS gets with Thomas its not surprising that she was of an age to watch and realise... I think where it was something we had just always done, it didn't sink in that she was getting older