Easy A movie question

[PRINCESS VIJA]

I am interested in seeing the movie Easy A, just not sure who I want to see it with. It is rated PG13. Is it innapropriate for a 12 year old girl? It seems like it from the previews. Thanks

 

[disney_mommy]

I check this site for movie reviews before my 12yo sees anything.

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

Wow, thanks for the website. I am definitely NOT taking her!

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Well, after reading that review, I'd not only say "No", I would wonder why this movie was PG-13 to begin with.

 

[beavismom]

It is PG-13 because everything is implied for the most part. No real nudity or curse words. I did take my 12 year old to see this, but we discussed it before and after and she is very mature. Sadly, there are already many girls in middle school who are engaging in physical stuff with boys and discovering that girls who do are more popular with boys. I felt like the movie did a good job covering what things are like when you get a certain reputation, even if you don't actually deserve it.

 

[allison443]

I check this site for movie reviews before my 12yo sees anything.

That site is very thorough and detailed...I can see it would be very useful!

I had to laugh in the review for Easy A they list all the sex stuff, then under "violence" they list among other things that one character pricked her finger with a needle while sewing. Like someone wouldn't mind all the sexually-related themes, topics, etc. but that sewing needle incident-no way!!

 

[DSNY4ever]

I just saw it, it is a "Mean Girls" type movie- so would you let your daughter see something like that? It was moderately funny, a good rental. I would suggest it for 13 and up...isn't that what PG-13 means still?

I just looked at that site that was linked and it seemed to over exaggerate everything- half of that I don't even remember happening in the movie! For a high school age girl I think it could show some good lessons about what can happen when you get sucked into gossip, when you worry too much about what other people think, what can happen when you don't follow your values, or when you are too quick to judge other people or accept differences.

 

[disney_mommy]

That site is very thorough and detailed...I can see it would be very useful!

I had to laugh in the review for Easy A they list all the sex stuff, then under "violence" they list among other things that one character pricked her finger with a needle while sewing. Like someone wouldn't mind all the sexually-related themes, topics, etc. but that sewing needle incident-no way!!

I agree that some of the things they mention are no big deal, but I like how thorough they are. You can really make informed decisions.

 

[Mrs.Toad]

Wow! That site is even more thorough than Common Sense Media! I always check that one, and know that they are more conservative than I am, so I decide accordingly.

My almost-13yo and her friend saw the movie. I guess it's appropriateness depends on the kid/tween/teen and what they already know or don't know about sex. dd and friend are pretty mature, and we are very open about it in our house, so I was fine with letting her go.

They came back saying it wasn't as funny as they thought it would be, but it was a very good lesson in what NOT to do!

 

[dhcoffey]

It is PG-13 because everything is implied for the most part. No real nudity or curse words. I did take my 12 year old to see this, but we discussed it before and after and she is very mature. Sadly, there are already many girls in middle school who are engaging in physical stuff with boys and discovering that girls who do are more popular with boys. I felt like the movie did a good job covering what things are like when you get a certain reputation, even if you don't actually deserve it.

Agreed. I took my 12yo and 17yo daughters and found it a good talking point for my younger one.

Heather

 

[Aristomommy]

DD is 11 and many of her 12-13yo friends have seen the movie. I decided not to take her and we discussed the decision at length. I think so many movie desensitize kids to violence, sex and the unrealistic relationships that are not really how the world works. I am not a strict parent and my kids know about all those topics, but at their age appropriate level. Plus there are so many movies out there that are not PG13. We decided to see Legend of the Guardians instead and it was a great choice!

 

[NotUrsula]

This thread reminds me of the time that my mother got upset because I brought The Scarlet Letter into her house -- rather as if she thought that being seen reading it was akin to wearing one. We had a major argument about it. I think that as long as you see it WITH the 12 yo and discuss it, then seeing this is fine, and even a good idea.

I'm trying to talk my DS13 into seeing Easy A, but I'm guessing that I'll have to wait to have him watch it at home. I think that there is a lot of value in having him see, even in a comic way, what happens "inside the hive" when girls in a school decide to victimize one girl based on rumour. Boys that age generally have no clue what girls can and will do to one another based on rumour. (DS isn't malicious that way, but he's been known to try to talk tough. It's an object lesson when the person who gets clipped for it is him, but it is so easy for a boy's hopeful and thoughtless boast to ruin a girl's school life, even today. I want to try to force some caution into his head.)