Appropriate Age to Watch Stardust

[disneyfav4ever]

Is the movie Stardust too scary or violent for a four-year old?

 

[irishbosoxfan]

It's been a while since I watched the movie with my DDs but they liked it and my 6yo has asked to watch it a couple of times since then.

A 4yo may not understand it and a lot may go over their head.

 

[kaybracon]

IMO, I don't think it's appropriate for a 4yo, but you be the judge.

From an online review:

"What starts out as a great idea for a fantasy movie quickly becomes an seemingly endless parade of heartless patricides, murders, forecasting the future with runes made from bone, killing animals and foretelling the future with their entrails, torture, murder, and reanimation with a voodoo doll, discussion of ritualistic cannibalism, animals devouring living people, and so many adult themes that it would take more time for me to list them than to watch the movie. How can you enjoy watching a father gleefully murdering his son while his other sons laugh, or women greedily planning to rip a young woman's heart out and eat it?"

"...every time another of the royal brothers murdered each other, a horribly disfigured, rotted, or axed-in-the-head ghost would appear in the line up of the “funny” guys who followed the still living brothers around. They made helpful comments that no one but us could hear, They popped up unexpectedly, watched the exciting parts of the story, including off-camera sexual activity (ok, only one of them wanted to see that). Then there was the demonic witch Lamia's constant changes back and forth from vixen to age-spotted, Shar Pei-style, wrinkled witch, with her hair falling out, cleavage going up and down, and rotting teeth."

"In my opinion, “Stardust” is not suitable for children, due to the disturbing scariness and brutality of some scenes. It might confuse or upset some younger viewers to see a beautiful actress (Michelle Pfeiffer) being so wicked and physically rotting. As there are no good, mature females in this film, the film distorts women's aging and maturing into an evil thing."

 

[Darcy03231]

I just watched it over the weekend and I don't think I'd let a 4 y.o. watch it. While some of it may go over their heads, there are parts that I think would be scary/too violent for a little one.

 

[CheshireVal]

I remember it being pretty violent. I don't think I'd let a young kid see it.

 

[CraftyMouse]

I just watched it over the weekend and I don't think I'd let a 4 y.o. watch it. While some of it may go over their heads, there are parts that I think would be scary/too violent for a little one.

I agree with this. I don't know how much enjoyment a 4yo would get out of this one either. I think much of the story would go right over his/her head and all he/she would be left with is the violence/scariness.

The movie reminded me a lot of The Princess Bride, although a bit scarier, definitely darker and less campy (well...except for Robert DeNiro). All in all I think I'd pass for the 4yo.

 

[KyraS]

I wouldn't let a 4 year old watch it either. I loved it though.

 

[Deb in IA]

Well, let's see. One brother gets his throat slashed (and gushes BLUE blood, get it?), another brother gets stabbed, another one splats on the ground after falling out a tower and spends the rest of the movie appearing with a smashed face.

Michelle Pfieffer runs around trying to cut a girl's heart out to eat it.

And the sight of Robert DeNiro in a tutu, dancing the can-can will probably scar anyone for life.

 

[NHdisneylover]

It was a great movie but far too intense/violent for a four year old in my opinion. My kids are 9 and 11 and we recently wathced it. It REALLY pushed the envelope for what I want them seeing and there is a huge difference in what is okay for a preschooler versus an upper elementary aged student.

 

[okeydokey]

IMO, if it is not rated G, then it's not for a 4 year old.