Anyone taking Young Kids to Avengers?
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I've hyped it up so much I'm probably going to take him. Not the question is what time take him lol.
It's either tonight (going to be nuts) or one night next week.
It's either tonight (going to be nuts) or one night next week.
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I saw all the Marvel movies yesterday and placing them on a scale, I'd say Captain America was the most graphic (soldiers being incinerated and Red Skull's appearance) with Thor being the least graphic (all cartoonish). The Avengers falls in between, yes, real humans bleed a little, but there is nothing I found to be over the top or nearing The Dark Knight levels.
After seeing all of them back to back though, I strongly recommend parents tell their children that falling/shattering glass will in fact hurt them and could cause death or injury. I could not believe the amount of glass that just rains down on people sans any negative consequence, ever. (Iron Man movies are the biggest offenders).
After seeing all of them back to back though, I strongly recommend parents tell their children that falling/shattering glass will in fact hurt them and could cause death or injury. I could not believe the amount of glass that just rains down on people sans any negative consequence, ever. (Iron Man movies are the biggest offenders).
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I would say any kid 5 or older could enjoy it. The violence is very comic book/cartoon style, and in all honesty no more intense than what you might experience on a theme park ride. However, there is a lot of character stuff that might seem kind of talky and boring to a young one. That should really be more of the concern, as you will most likely be sharing an audience with people of all ages and fidgeting might be frowned upon, if your kid is prone to such behavior.
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It is kind of strange. Characters that used to be "for kids" are now staring in versions of their stories that are only acceptable for kids 10 and up (in my opinion).
My 4 year old daughter knows about Batman from the T-Shirts of the boys in her preschool. I thought "Maybe I should show her some batman." But even the cartoon is too intense for a 4 year old. I showed her the Adam West 1960's version. She liked it. She doesn't get that it's a comedy. Perfect level of action for a 4 year old and dad can laugh at the camp sillyness and oogle Lee Merriweather--Meeooow!
My 4 year old daughter knows about Batman from the T-Shirts of the boys in her preschool. I thought "Maybe I should show her some batman." But even the cartoon is too intense for a 4 year old. I showed her the Adam West 1960's version. She liked it. She doesn't get that it's a comedy. Perfect level of action for a 4 year old and dad can laugh at the camp sillyness and oogle Lee Merriweather--Meeooow!
As for Avengers, I'm taking my kids (4 and 9). I will obviously do my best to censor things my 4 year old shouldn't see but I think the 9 year old will be ok.
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Got our 6:30 tickets, so here we go. Going to the 2D showing. I learned the hard way he's not ready to wear glasses for 2 hours...shoot I'm not really that big of a fan
That makes me feel better.
I agree with what the last couple have stated. I didn't let my boy watch much of Captain America, but he has seen Hulk (some), Thor, and both Iron Man movies.
He gets very limited viewing of the Batman movies and if I'm not there to fast forward....that's exactly why I bought the 1960 Batman movie
"Let me use my Shark Repellent Bat Spray"
Love It!
That makes me feel better.
I agree with what the last couple have stated. I didn't let my boy watch much of Captain America, but he has seen Hulk (some), Thor, and both Iron Man movies.
He gets very limited viewing of the Batman movies and if I'm not there to fast forward....that's exactly why I bought the 1960 Batman movie
"Let me use my Shark Repellent Bat Spray"
Love It!
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If you guys don't mind I'd like to steer this thread a little off topic. But since it's all parents in this thread it seems like a good place.
Does the MPAA rating have any bearing on your decision to take your kids? This movie is PG-13 yet most of you are saying you will take your 4 year olds. I wouldn't take my 4 year old to this simply because she wouldn't be interested and she doesn't know these characters. Furthermore I'm less worried about violence then I am that the film would frighten her. She's seen a lot of movies but she hasn't seen anything this intense before. Let's use 2001's Spiderman as an example. Would you guys take your kid to that? I would not take my 4 year old, not because of violence but because I know the Green Goblin would scare the shit out of her.
And back to the MPAA, when the Avengers and the Dark Knight are both PG-13 and everyone in this thread is saying, "I would take my 4 year old to the Avengers but I'd wait until they were 10 to see the Dark Knight" I have to say that the ratings system may need to be reevaluated.
Does the MPAA rating have any bearing on your decision to take your kids? This movie is PG-13 yet most of you are saying you will take your 4 year olds. I wouldn't take my 4 year old to this simply because she wouldn't be interested and she doesn't know these characters. Furthermore I'm less worried about violence then I am that the film would frighten her. She's seen a lot of movies but she hasn't seen anything this intense before. Let's use 2001's Spiderman as an example. Would you guys take your kid to that? I would not take my 4 year old, not because of violence but because I know the Green Goblin would scare the shit out of her.
And back to the MPAA, when the Avengers and the Dark Knight are both PG-13 and everyone in this thread is saying, "I would take my 4 year old to the Avengers but I'd wait until they were 10 to see the Dark Knight" I have to say that the ratings system may need to be reevaluated.
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If you guys don't mind I'd like to steer this thread a little off topic. But since it's all parents in this thread it seems like a good place.
Does the MPAA rating have any bearing on your decision to take your kids? This movie is PG-13 yet most of you are saying you will take your 4 year olds. I wouldn't take my 4 year old to this simply because she wouldn't be interested and she doesn't know these characters. Furthermore I'm less worried about violence then I am that the film would frighten her. She's seen a lot of movies but she hasn't seen anything this intense before. Let's use 2001's Spiderman as an example. Would you guys take your kid to that? I would not take my 4 year old, not because of violence but because I know the Green Goblin would scare the shit out of her.
And back to the MPAA, when the Avengers and the Dark Knight are both PG-13 and everyone in this thread is saying, "I would take my 4 year old to the Avengers but I'd wait until they were 10 to see the Dark Knight" I have to say that the ratings system may need to be reevaluated.
Does the MPAA rating have any bearing on your decision to take your kids? This movie is PG-13 yet most of you are saying you will take your 4 year olds. I wouldn't take my 4 year old to this simply because she wouldn't be interested and she doesn't know these characters. Furthermore I'm less worried about violence then I am that the film would frighten her. She's seen a lot of movies but she hasn't seen anything this intense before. Let's use 2001's Spiderman as an example. Would you guys take your kid to that? I would not take my 4 year old, not because of violence but because I know the Green Goblin would scare the shit out of her.
And back to the MPAA, when the Avengers and the Dark Knight are both PG-13 and everyone in this thread is saying, "I would take my 4 year old to the Avengers but I'd wait until they were 10 to see the Dark Knight" I have to say that the ratings system may need to be reevaluated.
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I remember watching the Exorcist when I was 6. I didn't let my kids watch it until they were 10. How times have changed.
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Maybe a double standard but I wouldn't have taken my daughter when she was 4 either. She had no interest and I think it's a girl thing... my son, however, has been hardcore into these characters since he turned 3. And quite honestly, if I don't take him, I don't get to go either because a babysitter is not in the cards this weekend.
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I remember long ago when superhero movies were rated PG, then 1989 came along and Tim Burton's Batman resulted in the PG-13 standard we have today. I still can't believe Howard The Duck (1986) was PG when it should have been PG-13. The REAL Howard The Duck would be rated R, but that's another story.
The same can be said about G rated movies. They are virtually obsolete today. It seems kid friendly/animated films are assigned a PG by default due to what the MPAA deems to be "crude humor". But then again, I don't understand why horror films that should be rated R in the first place are released theatrically as PG-13 and then later released on home video format as either R or Unrated, not to mention Director's Cut, Extended Edition, etc. Why even bother going to the theaters and pay a lot for something inferior for the limited couple hours when in the long run you can buy/rent a superior product for a lot less which you can keep for a longer period?
The same can be said about G rated movies. They are virtually obsolete today. It seems kid friendly/animated films are assigned a PG by default due to what the MPAA deems to be "crude humor". But then again, I don't understand why horror films that should be rated R in the first place are released theatrically as PG-13 and then later released on home video format as either R or Unrated, not to mention Director's Cut, Extended Edition, etc. Why even bother going to the theaters and pay a lot for something inferior for the limited couple hours when in the long run you can buy/rent a superior product for a lot less which you can keep for a longer period?
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I remember wanting to see Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom when I saw seven. My parents saw it and said there was no way I would be seeing that for a while. They made a good call IMO. They did let me watch Raiders, which in all honesty had just about as much scary stuff as ToD, just not as concentrated and non-stop.
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I read Batman: The Killing Joke when I was 10, and that had more mature content than any Batman movie likely ever will.
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It was 1984(I was 10) and what was the coolest looking poster art that weekend????
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Comics are for kids ? I'm guessing you've only read stuff already mentioned like Casper, Archie, Ducktales, and stuff like that ? A lot of the time, comics are far more gory and violent than most movies.
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As for The Avengers, I saw pre-school age children in the theater and none of them seemed too upset or had to be taken from the theater. I'd say that's a good sign.
I think those duck boobs alone would have landed it an R rating in these overly conservative times.
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