What age would you let your child watch watership down?

[inmyslippers]

Just that? Terrified me as a child but I'd still watch it 😆

50

Very sensible 😆

Oh god, there are scenes from that that still haunt me.

I honestly think it’s an adult film.

Agreed. I'm putting this with Jurassic Park and Death Becomes Her on things I'm at my parents letting me watch!

Those are some amazing classics though!

Older than me, and I’m 48.

My DD is 17 and I’d definitely veto it for her.

I read the book as a young teen and loved it, somehow the violence was much more alarming in the film, and although the sad stuff was still there, and I remember it making me sad, it was not as difficult to read as it was to watch...I won't be showing it to DS any time soon...

Youngest are 6, I wouldn't stop them watching it but I don't think they'd be bothered for it.
My 10 year old keeps asking to watch IT, no! I remember being allowed to watch Childsplay very young and I had a ginger doll, certainly wasn't my favourite doll afterwards lol

@Peach1886

I read the book as a young teen and loved it, somehow the violence was much more alarming in the film, and although the sad stuff was still there, and I remember it making me sad, it was not as difficult to read as it was to watch...I won't be showing it to DS any time soon...

The novel was astonishingly good, I agree. I think I was eleven or twelve or so.

Never! It's terrifying 😂😂😂

Never!

Scarred. For. Life.

I remember my dad taking me and my sister to see it at the cinema. I was 10 and my sister 8. I was so embarrassed as she bawled all the way through it (she cried all through Bambi too).

Saw it again as an adult and was surprised at how scary it was.

I think at least secondary age.

Never!

My Dd is 19 and I even recommended Requiem for a dream to her.
Better than Watership Down in the horrifying stakes.

Jurassic Park is great!

Watership Down isn't suitable for anyone. I wouldn't watch it and I'm 35

I watched it when I was about 10.

Too scared to watch the modern version!

Never. It’s horrific. You should also avoid The Bridge to Terabithia. 😢

It's not a child's film

I'm surprised at these responses! I watched Watership Down with my DC recently. The youngest (a sensitive child who loves animals) is eight. They all enjoyed the film, and one of my DDs is now reading the book. We talked about what happened afterwards. They were fine - no nightmares etc. I think the film is a useful vehicle for discussion about the way animals' lives are not always valued.

As they enjoyed it so much, I considered buying Plague Dogs (another novel by Richard Adams, about two dogs who escape from a vivisection lab) for DD1, but that really is disturbing...

I watched the 1970s version, btw. It's beautifully illustrated!

Never?

Still traumatised myself!

@inmyslippers

Those are some amazing classics though!

And I am unscathed, so fine I guess

I watched the cartoon version from when I was about six I think? My sisters would have been four and eight at that time. It didn't bother us in a scary way. We did impressions of the big fat baddie rabbit (name?) leaping towards the camera with the blood on his mouth! When I was older I understood what it was about more, but at that young age it was just a cartoon about rabbits. We weren't children that scared easily though, so it definitely depends on the child.

I've not seen the modern remake. Is it worth a watch? The first ones soo iconic I just don't know how they could top it