OT - New Transformers Movie

[joy@disney]

Has anyone seen the new Transformer movie yet? My DD13 and DS11 want to see it, but I heard there is a lot of sexual content in it. If you have seen it, let me know what you think.

 

[HeatherBelle614]

I didn't go with him, but DH did say there are a lot of sexual references.

I think it personally depends on how your children deal with that sort of thing; if they're used to that type of references in movies, it's nothing new. If you're unsure though, I say wait until it comes out for rent, watch it first, and then decide. Every kid handles things differently; only you know how your kiddos would react or if it'd be too much for them.

He said there's not too many explosions this time around, but he was surprised with the sexual references. There are apparently two Transformers that are causing issues with the NAACP, too. A lot of stereotyping that they aren't happy with, from what he told me and what I've read.

 

[RobinFabulous]

We saw it and there was a LOT of cussing in it. Words that weren't in the last one.

 

[taylor5]

We saw it at our local drive-in Friday night, which was a 9:15 showing. Luckily we have kids that are used to a 9 pm bedtime & fell asleep around 20 mins. into the movie. In my opinion, it is not at all suitable for kids. There was a LOT of profanity & sexuality in the movie. I cannot believe that a lot of their advertising is gearing this movie towards kids. Just today I saw a BK commercial with Transformer toys for their kids meals!

It was my fault that I didn't do my research before seeing this movie but we had watched the first one & although it was a little more than I usually allow my kids to watch, I took them to see it & figured this one would be about the same. Ironically the first movie was also at a different drive-in (kids fell asleep that time too!), so it actually worked out well. HTH, sorry so long!

 

[Deb & Bill]

It's PG-13.

 

[ajh88]

I do think it is racier and even more violent than the first one - and the cursing (while not overwhelming) surprised me a bit. I had heard the same things before I went and saw it, but it turned out tamer than what I was expecting. I guess I was thinking there would be "love" scenes and there weren't.

There are a couple of scenes that could raise your squirm factor, but only 3 really stand out to me right now (and one wasn't really a scene, more of a quote). I actually thought the robot violence was more intense and it sort of bothered me a bit more than any racy undertones. Obviously there is no blood, but some of the robots are literally torn limb from limb.

For me, I would be OK taking an 11 and 13 year old to see it, assuming you let them watch PG-13 movies.

 

[WillCAD]

If you're concerned enough to ask, don't take them to see it.

Wait till it comes to cable, and view it for yourself.

Since there is no way for anyone who doesn't know you to know where your threshold is, there is no way that anyone on the boards can give you an informed opinion on whether you will find it acceptable for your kids.

 

[shortbun]

I think it's ok for a 13yo and for little ones who can stand violence but the language and inuendo will go right over their heads. For 9-10-11, could be iffy because it's full of 'bad words' and very sexual references and acting(ie. girls laying on top of boys and suggesting sex, girls dressed in very tight clothing and suggestively dancing at a fraternity party, pretty bawdy girlie posters in college dorm rooms, a Mom running around bragging about being 'right there in the house and hearing the whole thing' when her son 'got his cherry popped.' In other words, it's a pretty strong PG-13.

 

[adventure_woman]

I saw it last night. I questioned having my 2 nephews (12 and 13) watch it. I thought there was a lot of sexual references in it. I am actually surprised it is only rated PG-13 because of that. HOWEVER, I really enjoyed the movie and thought it was awesome.

 

[mrsbert]

My DS10 is having a friend sleep-over next weekend. They both REALLY wanted to go see this movie. I went online and researched it and now know that we WILL NOT be going to see this. As other posters have stated, it is said to have lots of sexual references. The transformers movie is not where I need to be answering 20 questions. We'll rent a movie and play Wii instead.

 

[pat fan]

I agree with the PP's about this one being different than the first one. My DS has beeen counting the days to this movie, and even he (who is 17) said he was disappointed in all the language and sexual stuff.

I thought I was being prudish, but I'm glad to see others agree with us. Trust me, he's a "normal" 17 yr old boy, but it is just not comfortable for anyone to watch that with a theatre full of little kids. We all squirmed and I wish there was a way to let the movie-makers know that there was no need to trash up the movie. The first one did awesome without all the crap. Why do that to the second one?

I guess I didn't get the racial stuff with the twins, but all the humping was just too much. And the jockstrap scene...no one needs to see that! And the Pretender...come on, this is supposed to be for kids for Pete's sake!

 

[semo233]

My DD is 12 and I check out every movie that is rated PG-13 before I agree to take her. I am VERY strict about movies. The few times I let my guard down, I was sorry, but used the movie to start a conversation about inappropriate things. There are several websites with Mom reviews on movies. I lost the address to my favorite one where they would list all the swears and number and any questionable scenes so that I can make my own decision.

 

[cheesekate2005]

I researched the movie before taking my niece (14), nephew (14), DD (12) and DS (9). The research I did just said that there was some cursing. So, I took the kids because I was babysitting the niece and nephew and they really wanted to go.

WOW! What a mistake! I left the theater in the middle of the movie - it was just way too inappropriate! The words that were used that were not curses were worse than the curses! There were a lot of moments that were way to rude for my kids. It was a big mistake. The next time I will do a lot more research on a PG 13 movie. I have never seen a PG 13 movie that was so inappropriate. I was embarassed being in the theater with my kids watching it. They should have just put some nudity in it and given it the R rating. I wouldn't want my kids to see it unless they were like 16.

Just my opinion.

 

[JoiseyMom]

I went with my 13 and 8 year old. We all enjoyed it. The adult content went right over my 8 year olds head. My 13 year old laughed and did ask me to explain a few words..which I did.

I guess it depends what you are comfortable with.

 

[pipermae]

For future reference, go to the IMDB website (imdb.com) scroll down to "Additional Details" and click "View content advisory for parents" and it is very thorough. I sometimes look at these for movies that I'm interested in when I don't feel like watching movies that I find inappropriate. I was going to copy paste it, but I'm not sure what the posting guidelines are here, and I'm too lazy to look them up, when I can just copy/paste the URL. Haha.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055369/parentalguide

You can look up any movie you want.

 

[Deb & Bill]

By the way, I decided my now Junior in HS son will be going to a local university and living at home because of this movie. Dorms have changed since I lived in one.

 

[JimmyJr'sMom]

I cannot fathom what they were thinking. I WAS going to take my son (7 yrs) to see this since he loved the first one. But that's ALOT of sex talk. AND alot of cursing.

Don't get me wrong- I'm NOT a prude or uptight. Jr has seen ALIENS, Reign of Fire, Original Terminator, 13th Warrior, Jaws, etc. He really enjoyed the new Star Trek movie.

But this is just too much sexing for young kids. They shouldn't advertise it like a comic book movie.

 

[kwhite1022]

My hubby and I saw it last night, for the record, I LOVED it!! However, I was so happy we prescreened it for my 9 yo son. He will be very upset with us that I will not let him go....but hey, Im a parent...if he doesnt hate me atleast part of the time...Im probably not doing my job right!

 

[3boymthr]

Not knowing what it was like we took our kids to it. We are liberal and open with our kids - we don't feel that there is any point in hiding all things sexual from them as that just makes it more enthralling when they DO encounter it and then I won't be there to explain and put it in it's proper context. Mostly this applies to our 13 yo as he's at the age that girls have become very attractive.

I found there is a lot of extraneous cursing and a lot of sexual references, but... 99.99% of both went right over my kids' heads. Some of the sexual references were just plain silly (the dogs, the mini-con, the jock strap). Others were just waaaay over the top. But most of it to a little kid is no more understandable than the whole ************ scene in the first movie. So if you found that objectionable then definitely avoid this one. If you didn't find that objectionable then the movie is probably okay.

 

[Desiree1972]

I took my almost 14 year old son and his friend and I was embarrassed! They both agreed that this is the raciest PG 13 movie they have seen. What a shame - it could have been a good movie had they not got caught up in the sexual references, innuendos and vulgarity.
They even went as far as using the P word to describe a guy acting like a coward
Hold off on this one!