Parents...thoughts on POTC

[Megster]

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Im a lifeguard at a local pool and have become friendly with one of the moms. She has two kids DD9 and DS10. I mentioned to her today that I was going to see POTC tonight and how excited I was. She LOVES Johnny and her kids really want to see the movie. She asked me to tell her if I thought the movie was appropriate for them to see in the theater or if it was a "rent it and fast forward through parts at home" kinda movie. After watching it I'm not sure what to tell her and since I'm not a parent myself (I'm only 19) I can't gauge based on my kids. So parents who have seen it what are your thoughts on the movie for a 9 and 10 year old? Thanks!!

 

[hockeymomoftwo]

I think that will all depend on the child. Not exactly sure what it is rated but assuming it is pg13. I have 5 and 7 y/o that will be going. They loved the first one and it doesn't scare them one bit. Lots of fighting though and some folks object to having youngsters viewing that. I personally worry more about foul language and nudity with my youngsters. They are pretty good about the scary stuff. They know the fighting is pretend so that doesn't bother me too much.

 

[miss missy]

well there are scary part for sure. I think it depends on the kid, if they are on the mature side- maybe.

When in doubt, leave it out... so maybe she should see it alone first and judge for herself. I wouldn't want to be responsible for her kids, ya know.

 

[Rella Bella]

We took our DS10 to the 12:04 am show last night. He loved it and so did we.

You could ask her what her concerns are... language, intensity, battle scenes, etc. Every parent judges these things a little differently. Some don't like anything that has fighting, some don't like references to the occult, and some it is language or sex. If you know where her main concerns lie you can give her a better idea if she would like it, but as missy miss said, she won't know for sure unless she sees it herself.

The only reason I would hesitate is if a child is sensitive about the scary parts. We thought they weren't realistic enough to be too scary, but some kids freak out pretty easily.

 

[Megster]

thanks guys! I was pretty much planning on telling her that there were some violent parts and leave it up to her.

 

[LadyBears]

I agree - it depends on the kids.

We took DD6 to see it - she had NO problems at all! However, she loves movies like this, the Mummy, LOTR, Narnia, Harry Potter, Star Wars, etc.

As she told me - "the books are too big for me to read, but I can watch the movies just fine!"


We went to an afternoon show, so we got to see 2 showings getting out right before we walked in. There were lots of kids & not one of them was crying or looked scared if that is any indication.

I think the worst part of the movie was the very beginning with the birds.

For the record, she has a couple of friends from school who I would NOT let see this. They wouldn't be able to handle it. (one is still afraid of meeting Mickey Mouse in person!!)

 

[Tink&SquirtsMom]

We previewed it tonight and decided ds (turning 4 next week) will NOT get his bday wish to see this movie in the theater. To put into context he LOVES the first and is not scared one bit of it, and when he saw the trailer with Davy Jones wanted to be him for Halloween, and when he saw the trailer with Kraken he asked for a pet Kraken... not an easily scared kid. But this movie was definitely scarier then the first, and I don't think he could handle the ending (trying not to spoil here). I would just tell the mom that language and sexuality aren't bad, but it is scarier and you might want to spoil the ending for her so she could judge if her kids could handle that.

 

[Mermaid02]

It's really long too. Over 2 hours. It was a bit much for my 9 year old. He can't wait until it comes out on DVD though!

 

[Disneyglobegirl]

This one is a little more intense then the first one. I did take my kids 10 & 12 and they were just fine. I did see a few younger kids there and most did fine except the one sitting behind me This one was probably 3 or 4 and the sad thing is the parents wouldn't leave. I felt bad for the kid but angry that it somewhat ruined my viewing of the movie as I missed a few things said because of the whinning behind me. We will be going to see it again when it is less crowded so that DH will have a chance to see it so I will catch what I missed then.

 

[kimkarli]

Maybe a good thing to say to her would be: You think that if they had no problem with the first (did not scare them, etc..) then they should have no problem for the second. But you could also add that you don't have much experience in what scares children of that age!
BTW- My DD6 is going with me to see it today, she has seen the first one numerious times and loves it!!! Again, just depends on the kid (s).