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Parenting question: approximately what age would should kids first watch these movies?
Posted on 1/25/24 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 1/25/24 at 12:13 pm
For me, the answer is subjective to each individual kid. But for conversation’s sake, approximately what age would you think kids should watch the following movies? What characteristics would you look for to determine if your kid is mature enough to handle them?
Ghostbusters
Jurassic Park
Lord of the Rings
Terminator 2
Alien
Ghostbusters
Jurassic Park
Lord of the Rings
Terminator 2
Alien
Posted on 1/25/24 at 12:14 pm to StringedInstruments
I wouldn’t restrict any of those movies to kids of any age
Posted on 1/25/24 at 12:14 pm to StringedInstruments
I first watched The Godfather at 5 or 6
I’d cry crossing the causeway
I’d cry crossing the causeway
Posted on 1/25/24 at 12:14 pm to StringedInstruments
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Ghostbusters - 5
Jurassic Park - 8
Lord of the Rings - 7
Terminator 2 - 10
Alien - 10
Posted on 1/25/24 at 12:14 pm to StringedInstruments
they see worse in five minutes on tik tok.
Posted on 1/25/24 at 12:14 pm to StringedInstruments
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Ghostbusters
Jurassic Park
Lord of the Rings
my 10 year has seen all of these
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Terminator 2
Alien
a few more years for these, especially Alien (she scares easily
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Posted on 1/25/24 at 12:18 pm to StringedInstruments
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What characteristics would you look for to determine if your kid is mature enough to handle them?
Are they able to determine what is fiction and what is not? Does things like being in the dark or seeing scary things on TV/movies give them nightmares?
Terminator 2 and Alien are going to be geared towards more mature kids who can handle the content. And probably not for under the age of 10-ish (assuming they're developmentally where they were at).
Posted on 1/25/24 at 12:18 pm to StringedInstruments
Don’t a helicopter parent
Posted on 1/25/24 at 12:23 pm to StringedInstruments
Maturity level is more of a factor than age.
The kid should be able to identify the difference between fantasy and reality. Important for your sanity, will the movies cause them to have nightmares and come running to your bed.
Start them off with Ghostbusters, Star Wars, Marvel movies, then move to Jurassic Park and Lord of the Rings. I'd save Terminator and Alien for a while - see how they react to the others.
Gremilins, E.T., and countless other 80s & 90s movies can be added to this.
My son handled all the sci-fi movies well, and loves World War 2 history. So this past summer, at 12, we watched Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers and The Pacific together.
The kid should be able to identify the difference between fantasy and reality. Important for your sanity, will the movies cause them to have nightmares and come running to your bed.
Start them off with Ghostbusters, Star Wars, Marvel movies, then move to Jurassic Park and Lord of the Rings. I'd save Terminator and Alien for a while - see how they react to the others.
Gremilins, E.T., and countless other 80s & 90s movies can be added to this.
My son handled all the sci-fi movies well, and loves World War 2 history. So this past summer, at 12, we watched Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers and The Pacific together.
This post was edited on 1/25/24 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 1/25/24 at 12:31 pm to StringedInstruments
I saw "A Clockwork Orange" at the Starlite Drive In when I was 6 or 7 years old, in my pajamas. Movies and books and music only cause damage when parents are damaged. We watched the movie, went home and went to sleep. Never caused a minute of consternation on anyone's part. Of course that was the early 70's so my parents did not know where I was about 17 hours a day....
Posted on 1/25/24 at 12:36 pm to StringedInstruments
On a visceral level I've always been disturbed by people getting eaten, and out of these five movies JP definitely gave me the most nightmares as a kid. I would probably save that one for my kids until at least age 10, if not a little older. It's pretty intense for a PG-13 flick. There are some R-rated flicks (Matrix and Speed being two examples off the top of my head) that I would be more comfortable letting my kids watch over JP.
Assuming parental guidance, I'd be good letting them watch T2 and Alien at 12-13. GB and LOTR, 8ish.
Assuming parental guidance, I'd be good letting them watch T2 and Alien at 12-13. GB and LOTR, 8ish.
Posted on 1/25/24 at 12:37 pm to StringedInstruments
Lots of people wanting to steal the innocence of kids here.
Why the rush expose them to this stuff??
Why the rush expose them to this stuff??
Posted on 1/25/24 at 12:37 pm to StringedInstruments
My 3 year old loves ghostbusters and Jurassic park since he was 2 years old.
Posted on 1/25/24 at 12:39 pm to StringedInstruments
I remember watching Porkys and Blazing Saddles at like 7 years old
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Posted on 1/25/24 at 12:40 pm to StringedInstruments
My son is 11 and girls are 8 almost 9. We've watched Jurrasic Park. The newer Ghostbusters with Paul Rudd.
My son is now at a fun age. Tommy Boy, Spaceballs, Waynes World, Gladiator, and all the Monte Python stuff. I still hold back on things like 300 b/c or the first Terminator b/c of sex scenes.
One of my daughter loves Lord Of The Rings, but it's so long we break it up into 45 minute segments. THey also really liked Independence Day.
My son is now at a fun age. Tommy Boy, Spaceballs, Waynes World, Gladiator, and all the Monte Python stuff. I still hold back on things like 300 b/c or the first Terminator b/c of sex scenes.
One of my daughter loves Lord Of The Rings, but it's so long we break it up into 45 minute segments. THey also really liked Independence Day.
This post was edited on 1/25/24 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 1/25/24 at 12:42 pm to StringedInstruments
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Parenting question: approximately what age would should kids first watch these movies?
if you restrict their movies, they will just go to their rooms and watch porn for hours, so which is more harmful?
Posted on 1/25/24 at 1:06 pm to StringedInstruments
My daughter is 7 and has loved Jurassic Park since she first saw it a couple years ago
She also loves Top Gun. I'm positive I'm a parenting failure though ![](https://images.tigerdroppings.com/Images/Icons/IconLOL.gif)
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Posted on 1/25/24 at 1:14 pm to StringedInstruments
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Jurassic Park
I begged by Dad to take me to this when I was 6. He finally did and I watched 1/2 the movie through the cracks of my fingers. He still makes fun of me for it 31 years later
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To answer the OP, it would all depend on how mature the child is, do they scare easily, etc. General rule of thumb for me would be between 6-10 with Ghostbusters being closer to 6 and the more violent movies, like Alien, being closer to 10. Outside of the LOR, I think I watched all of them by the time I was 6 though.
This post was edited on 1/25/24 at 1:15 pm
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