Little Fockers

[Ceila]

Jeez Louise!! The OP took ehr kids to a movie that once she got there she realized was inappropiate so she left. Not the end of the world but the way some posters are attacking her you would think she called for the actors to be tarred and feathered. I for one, am glad that the OP posted because my dd is going to the movies tomorrow and now I know that The Fockers is a no go.

But she didn't just leave. She complained and got an "upgrade" to a different, more expensive movie, when she took kids who were under the suggested age to begin with. I have no problem, personally, with her review. However, I think it was wrong of her to complain and accept compensation for what was her error.

As for PG-13 movies, as a PP said they can be very hit-or-miss. I use www.kidsinmind.com to decide if a movie will be OK for my kids or not.

 

[Magix]

While I do agree that "Little Fockers" should have received an R rating, based on the amount of adult content, I was amazed when my Dad and I went to see it Christmas afternoon and the theatre was probably 1/4 young children. As soon as the movie was over, I turned to my Dad and said, "Well, I'm sure all these parents are glad they brought their little kids to see this." OMG. Totally inappropriate for kids. Yet, so many took them, most probably without even caring to look at any reviews or guidance information on the web or in the daily newspaper.

Not flaming the OP, just pointing out that there seem to be a lot of people who don't bother to check into the reasons for ratings on the movies they take their kids to see. Glad the OP was smart enough to leave the theatre after the initial adult situations and find something more appropriate. All the kids in my theatre saw the whole movie. No one left.

And, yeah, they definitely need to stop the Focker series here. The whole DeNiro/Stiller interaction is getting lame. The movie had some amusing parts, but was mostly just dumb. How many movies can you make with the same two characters totally misunderstanding each other in the lamest, most obvious situations? It's not funny to watch anymore, just frustrating.

 

[SaraJayne]

I don't see how anyone "attacked" the OP at all. That terminology is so overrused here on the DISboards.

What most of us are saying, is that it's 2011, and so you can pretty much find anything on the Internet, including movie clips, reviews and a myriad of blogs discussing scene by scene analysis of every movie currently showing at the theatre.

That info is there to be had for all...to blame or get irritated at the movie company or producers because one took underage kids to a movie, is totally not realistic, especially since this movie is 3rd in a series. Prior knowledge is all there...Not understanding movie ratings, ignoring movie reviews, or, not understanding how to assess popular media, is dropping the ball as a parent, IMHO; therefore, you take whatever comes your way. Although based on the first few minutes, this one sounds really disgusting. Although funny to some, it's not appropriate for 11 year olds to see, IMHO.

In the grand scheme of things it may not be a big deal, but it seems like it was to the OP, as she had to walk out, so again, I'm confused as to how any parent would take their underage kids to a movie that they had not seen, nor read anything about? Basing this decision on TV clips or movie posters is ridiculous, as the media's job is to manipulate people in order to procure sales. It's up to us to see through that and make an informed decision using the multitude of info that is available for this sort of situation.

It was great that she came on here to warn others, but her subsequent posts, are telling in that she doesn't seem to have taken any responsible for what happened. She didn't take advantage of the info that's out there on the movie, and in turn, she had to face embarassment at the hands of her kids, and the inconvenience of switching theatres.

As far as the Post Holiday Stress Disorder label, I don't think that's appropriate for us who are pointing out that this situation could have been easily avoided by spending a few minutes on the Internet.

 

[SaraJayne]

WOW.....
Just W O W....

What's so "W O W" about my post? The fact I suggested she could say no to her kids?

Or that she bears some responsibility for not spending two minutes online to figure out the move wasn't appropriate for 11 year olds?

 

[AustinTink]

And you couldn't say no?

Or read the reviews first? That's what they are there for.

This one's on you and I'm disappointed to hear the theater gave you an "upgrade".

Wow, I hope that nasty gram made your day.

 

[SaraJayne]

Wow, I hope that nasty gram made your day.

Pointing out your responsibility in the situation is not nasty.

 

[LuvCuteBoys]

Personally, I hated the first movie, so I don't know what possessed me to see the second one. Not a chance that I'll see this one ever.

Most people know their kids and if they've seen PG13 movies before, then they figure another PG13 movie would be okay. I think people are being a little harsh.

I've read through the entire thread, and I'm still confused as to how the OP doesn't think it's appropriate as a parent, to preview or read reviews of a movie before taking underage children? The other thing is, that since this is the 3rd installment, you are pretty certain that it will be the same or worse than the 1st and 2nd movies. There are many inappropriate parts, as already mentioned, in both of those movies.

We don't really watch any TV, but I'm curious as to what previews the OP saw during family programming? What show was OP watching? We saw a preview of the movie the other day, when hubby was setting the PVR for the kids the next day, and it was after 10:00 pm, and based on that, I wouldn't take 11 year olds for sure.

It's always interesting to me to read these kinds of threads...with the Internet, you can basically get the entire synopsis of a movie, so there is no excuse for not knowing what you are getting into before you pay for the movie. This is called good parenting...

Tiger

Why would you want to pay all that money to go see a movie if you already know what it's about? That seems silly to me.

The advertising of the movie has been directed at and to the younger set. The ads are during the shows of the younger viewers, and the previews I have seen do not look as raunchy as it is.

Yes, it has been. I haven't seen a single preview for this during the programming that I watch.

Many movies are being promoted in a very disingenuous way, and attempt to appeal to younger audiences... I mean, C'mon, when my son see's the trailers for Inglorious Basterds and thinks he really wants to see it... like it's a comedy....

Too bad 'Truth in Advertising' doesn't seem to apply to movies.

Well, I thought IB was pretty funny at times. One of the best movies I've ever seen!

I remember reading an article when the first Twilight film was released because they tried promoting it to a male audience... they left out the sucky (no pun intended) love story and only showed the vampire stuff. The guys who went to see it based on the previews were not happy.

 

[AustinTink]

We have seen The Fighter, True Grit, and Little Fockers this week. I was seriously tempted to walk out of the Fockers. It was horrible. For the person who mentioned The Town, I would rather my kid see that than the Fockers. The first 5 minutes WERE disgusting and should not have been rated PG-13. It is two of the characters ramming a guys anus with a medical enema and them getting aroused from it. Then, they do double talk for their sexual excitement while the girl squirms and moan-talks. PG-13 is that anyone under 13 needs a parent. Sorry, I do not think this appropriate for many audiences. It was gross, crude and FAR worse than anything in the other movies. It was a terrible waste of money and talent. I would take my kids to see many movies including The Hangover (other than those last picture shots) before I would want them to witness the anal probing and disgusting turn-on that it turned into. I am not a big censor girl, but this one did need to be rated higher. Sorry some people jumped all over you OP.... I stayed for the whole movie and it was just terrible. Not really funny at all. Liked the first two though.

Thanks, Tinkh!

 

[tink1969]

While I do agree that "Little Fockers" should have received an R rating, based on the amount of adult content, I was amazed when my Dad and I went to see it Christmas afternoon and the theatre was probably 1/4 young children. As soon as the movie was over, I turned to my Dad and said, "Well, I'm sure all these parents are glad they brought their little kids to see this." OMG. Totally inappropriate for kids. Yet, so many took them, most probably without even caring to look at any reviews or guidance information on the web or in the daily newspaper.

Not flaming the OP, just pointing out that there seem to be a lot of people who don't bother to check into the reasons for ratings on the movies they take their kids to see. Glad the OP was smart enough to leave the theatre after the initial adult situations and find something more appropriate. All the kids in my theatre saw the whole movie. No one left.

And, yeah, they definitely need to stop the Focker series here. The whole DeNiro/Stiller interaction is getting lame. The movie had some amusing parts, but was mostly just dumb. How many movies can you make with the same two characters totally misunderstanding each other in the lamest, most obvious situations? It's not funny to watch anymore, just frustrating.

Have you seen an 'R' rate movie lately? Little Fockers is far from being an R rated movie.

 

[Tiger926]

Personally, I hated the first movie, so I don't know what possessed me to see the second one. Not a chance that I'll see this one ever.

Most people know their kids and if they've seen PG13 movies before, then they figure another PG13 movie would be okay. I think people are being a little harsh.



Why would you want to pay all that money to go see a movie if you already know what it's about? That seems silly to me.


Yes, it has been. I haven't seen a single preview for this during the programming that I watch.



Well, I thought IB was pretty funny at times. One of the best movies I've ever seen!

I remember reading an article when the first Twilight film was released because they tried promoting it to a male audience... they left out the sucky (no pun intended) love story and only showed the vampire stuff. The guys who went to see it based on the previews were not happy.

Not silly if you are a parent. It is our responsibility to know what our kids are watching and listening to, so if means reading a summary of the movie, so be it. If you as an adult are going to the movies, then you don't need to asses the movie for appropriateness, but with kids, especially underage kids like the OP had, it is imperative to do so, or face a situation such as the OP was faced with.

Tiger

 

[AustinTink]

But she didn't just leave. She complained and got an "upgrade" to a different, more expensive movie, when she took kids who were under the suggested age to begin with. I have no problem, personally, with her review. However, I think it was wrong of her to complain and accept compensation for what was her error.

As for PG-13 movies, as a PP said they can be very hit-or-miss. I use www.kidsinmind.com to decide if a movie will be OK for my kids or not.

Ok, just to address the "upgrade" that seems to have so many incensed. We paid for our original Focker tickets with "premium passes" that we get from our credit card cash back program. These can be used for regular or 3-d movies, day or night. So, no, we didn't bilk the system. You can rest your head tonight with the knowledge that I didn't cheat the movie theater out of an extra 3 bucks per tix.

 

[lillygator]

We had two 11 year-olds with us. They have seen their fair share of PG-13 movies, including the first Focker movie.

The first five minutes were filled with un-funny erectile dysfunction and colonoscopy jokes. Including a play-by-play visual of the colonoscopy filled with sexual innuendo.

Before you call me a prude, just know I wouldn't give a hoot about any of this if it was rated R. I wouldn't have taken the kids. But, PG-13, please. And, honestly I find ED jokes to be cheap and stupid. I was embarrassed for the actors.

And, most of the critics on rotten tomatoes seem to agree. It scored an 11% among them. Here's my favorite quote "This deeply dislikable movie gives vulgarity a bad name."

Here's a link to the others, since I'm no reviewer, just a mom.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/little_fockers/

OK I get it, jokes in the first movie included classics such as "You can milk anything with nipples" and that was ok with you and 11 year olds...

I dont understand the difference between tasteless jokes. Either you appreciate that kind of humour or you don't. Yo already knew what to expect. I hope they didnt give you a refund....

oh they did....

You did see the first two movies, right? There are plenty of crude jokes in them too.

apparantly those are ok - especially since the ages of said children should have been a COUPLE years younger than currently

Hope away, we got bumped up to Tron 3-d. Sorry to disappoint you.

gotta love orking the system

Errr, what? Why would I have gone after reading the reviews. I came home and checked to see that I wasn't the only person who felt disgusted by the movie.

BTW, this movie was heavily promoted during previews for kid movies and during kid's television programming. Milking a cat is stupid, yes. But jokes about old men's ED problems do not belong in a PG-13 movie.

Not sure why my assessment of this film is angering so many. The claws are out.

I really think you have forgotten the dirty jokes in the first two movies.

I am not sure that claws are out but I do find it a little odd about complaining about a movie that has a rating of of PG 13 and you took two 11 year olds and you thought it wasn't age appropriate.

11 year olds are not 13 and they are not the intended audience.

But, I am glad that you got to enjoy another movie that you were able to enjoy.

Thanks, we did enjoy Tron. It was the second time for some of us.

I guess my point was I don't think is was appropriate for 13-year-olds as it's rating of PG-13 suggests. Potty humor is one thing. This was very vulgar, R-rated territory in my opinion.

really??

Lol, enjoy your free upgrade, I am sure you deserve it for all the complaining you did to management over the vulgarity involved in a PG13 movie with your 11 year olds... get a grip. If you don't follow the guidelines why would you qualify for any kind of reimbursement or "upgrade" as you called it to see tron in 3D, if thats what you wanted in the first place you should of spent the extra $6 and got it for the 3 of you..

I have my flame guard on and am going to enjot the rest of The Terminal... racy as it is....

so your not above fart humor but you have a problem with Erectile dysfunction jokes? are they really SO far off from each other?

PG-13- Parents strongly cautioned — Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13

what part of that says that it is okay for an 11 year old to go to? it doesnt even mean you should take a 13 year old, it means SOME 13 year olds might be able to handle it, but you the parent should be involved in the decision.
the whole 2nd movie had Sexual innuendo, his Mother was an elderly Sex therapist ! I think this one was on you, sorry.

My question is, Why make thread about walking out of a movie, yet give no explanation until someone asked you why? Seeking attention? You obviously wanted people to know what you thought, so why play games and not just say it to begin with?

These days PG13=R. The actors who perform this stuff aren't even embarrassed for themselves. It's too bad you wasted your money on 5 minutes on what could have most likely been discerned by the previews.

THEY(the kids) asked to see the movie. It was marketed heavily during other PG movies and during FAMILY television programming.

Ultimately, disregard the 11-year old (12 in two weeks) factor. I would have walked out with or without them.

I don't even want my 16yr old seeing this and luckily he doesn't want to. Ratings are there for a reason. But I am curious as to how the OP kids reacted to having to leave the movie? Were they enjoying it and you made them leave or did they want to leave as well?

But she didn't just leave. She complained and got an "upgrade" to a different, more expensive movie, when she took kids who were under the suggested age to begin with. I have no problem, personally, with her review. However, I think it was wrong of her to complain and accept compensation for what was her error.

As for PG-13 movies, as a PP said they can be very hit-or-miss. I use www.kidsinmind.com to decide if a movie will be OK for my kids or not.

Pointing out your responsibility in the situation is not nasty.

 

[LisaR]

Hope away, we got bumped up to Tron 3-d. Sorry to disappoint you.

Ok, just to address the "upgrade" that seems to have so many incensed. We paid for our original Focker tickets with "premium passes" that we get from our credit card cash back program. These can be used for regular or 3-d movies, day or night. So, no, we didn't bilk the system. You can rest your head tonight with the knowledge that I didn't cheat the movie theater out of an extra 3 bucks per tix.

You used the word "bumped up" in your post. It sure sounded like you got upgraded.

Not silly if you are a parent. It is our responsibility to know what our kids are watching and listening to, so if means reading a summary of the movie, so be it. If you as an adult are going to the movies, then you don't need to asses the movie for appropriateness, but with kids, especially underage kids like the OP had, it is imperative to do so, or face a situation such as the OP was faced with.

Tiger

I don't understand why a parent wouldn't want to see this information ahead of time. Can you honestly even ruin the plot of the Fockers?

 

[Heidict]

agreed. PHSD???

Sounds more like common sense and good parenting to me.

As has been pointed out numerous times by PP, it is the parents responsibility to do a bit of research prior to taking their child to a movie. To not do so, and then complain about it not being age appropriate is laughable.

 

[lillygator]

this is classic......gotta love it.

 

[lillygator]

first movie pg 13 2000
second movie pg 13 2004



big shocker - I get that the kids could have seen at different times but unless this year...............................MU?CH younger than 13

 

[lillygator]

Ok, just to address the "upgrade" that seems to have so many incensed. We paid for our original Focker tickets with "premium passes" that we get from our credit card cash back program. These can be used for regular or 3-d movies, day or night. So, no, we didn't bilk the system. You can rest your head tonight with the knowledge that I didn't cheat the movie theater out of an extra 3 bucks per tix.

it is an upgrade....you used the ticket on the FOCKER movie....say you go in MK and don't like what you see - you think disney is going to let you go to another park??? really?

 

[lillygator]

Man, anybody who is just so upset that, since somebody realized that a movie was not appropriate, and the children were, indeed, under the age of 13, move to a different movie, REALLY NEEDS TO GET A LIFE!!!

She paid for a movie, they went to a movie......

really, no one seems upset but op....

 

[Tinkh]

Man, anybody who is just so upset that, since somebody realized that a movie was not appropriate, and the children were, indeed, under the age of 13, move to a different movie, REALLY NEEDS TO GET A LIFE!!!

She paid for a movie, they went to a movie......

But, but, but then the seas would not have parted for, the clouds would not be surrounding, and the sunbeams would not be dancing upon the perfect parents that have children cradled upon their bosoms perfectly protected from the world. Their armor would not be able to bounce off the stream of possible bad scenes that they might see in a movie. Of course every single one of them would have figured out from their in-depth research that a medical procedure would be turned into a girl, guy, guy sex-fest in the first five minutes of the movie that was far racier than many R-rated movies out there. OF COURSE the perfect ones would have known that and then they could throw insults at others for not being perfect. I would love to know how some have the time to sit on these boards and read the tragic lives of those kids who might have seen a PG-13 movie when their kids were with their parents. You would think that they would be busy sculpting with their children or doing a bit of live puppet theatre in the dining room with their oh so very blessed off-spring.

I am with you. People do need to get a life and get off these boards to micromanage their kids if they have the time to nitpick a parent for trying to warn others away from something that was pretty bad.

 

[DisTeach1]

This thread is so "Dis". I mean, the passive-agressive community that many on here thrive on.

If someone were to post a thread "It's blue skies and sunny days today", there are at least 10 other people who would argue with it, just for the sake of arguing.