Someone just tried to tell me that Cars 2 IS inappropriate...

[SaraJayne]

Is the suspense the type where you're waiting to see who wins a race, or waiting to see if someone gets blown up? Again, being anxious about the outcome of a competition is very different from being anxious about whether a loved character is going to "die."

Both. Mater is "outfitted" with a bomb and you don't know if it's going to go off and kill him and McQueen, as well as everyone around them.

Mater and McQueen are also the target of multiple gunshots/plots to kill them.

 

[NHdisneylover]

As a 17 year old, I'm embarrassed. I hope no one here finds me that condescending in any of my posts.

Not at all--yours is one of those teen voices that is really nice to have around

 

[Cinderella94]

Not at all--yours is one of those teen voices that is really nice to have around

Thank you! I appreciate it .

 

[Plannin'Shannon]

I agree, the OP has not complained about the comments. I just do not understand all of these posters here wanting to "protect" the OP somehow from reading any negative reactions to her words and chastising those who do react. Wouldn't it be patronizing to only say sugary sweet things to the OP, even if you did not feel that way, just because of her age? Personally, I would have an issue with that more than anything negative being said

As usual, NHdisneylover, I completely agree with you.

I consider that signature extremely immature, regardless of the age of the poster. If a 45-year-old had that signature, I would have reacted the same way - with a giant eye roll.

And Cinderella94, you are one of my favorite posters on the CB.

 

[luvsJack]

6 year olds are quite capable of understanding the difference between real and make-believe. Its a skill that is taught in preschool with 3 and 4 year old children and THEY are able to grasp it.

One of the reasons that preschoolers can sometimes be so afraid of characters at WDW is because they are on that threshold of "is it real or is it make believe". They KNOW Mickey is a cartoon and therefore make-believe and here he is walking around and wanting a hug!!

As for the violence of the movie, it may depend on what the child has been exposed to in the past. Although, I cannot imagine anything in Cars 2 scaring a kid as much as the witch in Snow White scared all my nieces when they were about 6!!

and, OP, just because you do not have kids does not mean you are not free to have an opinion. Post away.

 

[tlbwriter]

Oh it's waiting to see if someone will get blown up. But didn't Toy Story have the same kind of suspense? Sid still gives me nightmares.

But wasn't that always the moral complaint about those cartoons? That they were VERY violent, but no one suffered any ill effects from the violence?

Sure, I'm not going to dispute any of that. I'm just saying that the violence and suspense in Cars 2, based on what I'm reading here, was a lot different from the violence and suspense in the original movie. So parents didn't know their expectations were off.

Cars may have been geared to a preschooler set, but those are early elementary kids now who probably need a little more action in their sequel.

And that's something I mentioned earlier, that it seems the producers weren't thinking about making Cars 2 appeal to the same age that Cars did, they were maybe trying to grow with their audience. However, Cars came out in 2006. Five years later, many of those original fans aren't into animation of this type at all. I can't think of any other movie franchise that tried to age with its audience, rather than consistently aiming for the same age group. Toy Story didn't turn into Resident Evil, even if that would be more interesting to the original Toy Story fans.

 

[jodifla]

Sure, I'm not going to dispute any of that. I'm just saying that the violence and suspense in Cars 2, based on what I'm reading here, was a lot different from the violence and suspense in the original movie. So parents didn't know their expectations were off.



And that's something I mentioned earlier, that it seems the producers weren't thinking about making Cars 2 appeal to the same age that Cars did, they were maybe trying to grow with their audience. However, Cars came out in 2006. Five years later, many of those original fans aren't into animation of this type at all. I can't think of any other movie franchise that tried to age with its audience, rather than consistently aiming for the same age group. Toy Story didn't turn into Resident Evil, even if that would be more interesting to the original Toy Story fans.

My son is a third-grader, and his best friend, a 2nd grader, was really looking forward to Cars 2, as was my son.

But I know what you mean...lots of elementary school kids like have much older tastes.

 

[akhenaten]

I consider that signature extremely immature, regardless of the age of the poster. If a 45-year-old had that signature, I would have reacted the same way - with a giant eye roll.

And Cinderella94, you are one of my favorite posters on the CB.

A 15 year old is immature by definition!! (although they don't like to think so)
See that is what I find funny....posters are complaining about Cars2 being too "mature" for their children but a 15 year old is expected to be "mature"
(of course her signature is silly... but she is a kid!! Would I be happy if my child had that signature.. no..)

im·ma·ture
adjective /ˌiməˈCHo͝or/  /-ˈt(y)o͝or/ 

Not fully developed
- many of the fish caught are immature
- immature fruit

 

[Cinderella94]

And Cinderella94, you are one of my favorite posters on the CB.

Thank you!

 

[tlbwriter]

My son is a third-grader, and his best friend, a 2nd grader, was really looking forward to Cars 2, as was my son.

But I know what you mean...lots of elementary school kids like have much older tastes.

And lots of kids who loved Cars in 2nd and 3rd grade are in middle school or junior high now.

 

[akhenaten]

And lots of kids who loved Cars in 2nd and 3rd grade are in middle school or junior high now.

LOL my DS 17 was looking forward to cars2... hahaha

 

[Plannin'Shannon]

A 15 year old is immature by definition!! (although they don't like to think so)
See that is what I find funny....posters are complaining about Cars2 being too "mature" for their children but a 15 year old is expected to be "mature"
(of course her signature is silly... but she is a kid!! Would I be happy if my child had that signature.. no..)

im·ma·ture
adjective /ˌiməˈCHo͝or/  /-ˈt(y)o͝or/ 

Not fully developed
- many of the fish caught are immature
- immature fruit

I don't consider the signature silly, I consider it condescending and rude. Maybe that explains our difference of opinion.

And yes, at 15, I was expected to act more like a mature adult than an immature child. YMMV. Editing to add, especially if I chose to interact on a message board populated by adults.

 

[SaraJayne]

And lots of kids who loved Cars in 2nd and 3rd grade are in middle school or junior high now.

Yes, they are, including my 14 year old DS that insisted on seeing it. I had no problems with him seeing it, obviously due to his age.

A younger child or toddler even? Yeah, I would have had a problem with it.

 

[crashbb]

I don't consider the signature silly, I consider it condescending and rude. Maybe that explains our difference of opinion.

And yes, at 15, I was expected to act more like a mature adult than an immature child. YMMV. Editing to add, especially if I chose to interact on a message board populated by adults.

I agree with your assessment of the signature.

Also, akhenaten is trying to have it both ways - either the OP is immature (and needs to special treatment) and, thus, should not be posting on an adult board OR the OP is mature even to be posting on the adult boards and, thus, should not be given special treatment.

I also think that Snow White is/was far scarier than Cars 2 sounds like it is.

 

[Laugh O. Grams]

I fell asleep during Cars 2 so I wouldn't know.

Gotta say, I'm right there with you. I didn't fall asleep (seeing we saw the ultra loud, 3-D IMAX version) but I sure wish I could have. Cars 2 just didn't have the "heart" that all of the past Pixar films have had, and it sorely needed it.

 

[Nancyg56]

I think killing off the parents in a movie is much more horrific. I too still have scars over Bambi's mother dying and my nephew freaked out when Mustafa died.

We saw Cars 2 and we liked it. My 4 year old loved it. The Incredibles is one of our favorite movies and that has people trying to kill kids.

I agree that Bambi's Mom was sad, and my DGD still does not care for some of the scenes in Snow White. Each kid is different I guess. I grew up on Looney Tunes and the jury is out on whether or not I am scarred

I did not say she shouldn't I just said that it is amusing that overprotective parents who are upset by a movie should find it so easy to argue with a child....

I am not arguing with the OP. I am trying to have a discussion. I also am a little annoyed that parents who are trying to assess whether Disney strayed from the original target audience for an older set but kept the rating G and marketed the movie to the younger set are called "Over Protective". I do not think it is unreasonable to assume that a sequel that is marketed to the same age group as the first movie will be about the same.

I have adult children so I remember the Indiana Jones Movies, (at least I think this was the movie I am thinking of) I was able to take my kids to one but was not able to take them to the rest. There was an uproar because the second movie was way more violent than the first. I am never the one who goes to a movie as soon as it opens but if I was I might have been annoyed. There had been no warning. I believe that is all folks here would like.

6 year olds are quite capable of understanding the difference between real and make-believe. Its a skill that is taught in preschool with 3 and 4 year old children and THEY are able to grasp it.



As for the violence of the movie, it may depend on what the child has been exposed to in the past. Although, I cannot imagine anything in Cars 2 scaring a kid as much as the witch in Snow White scared all my nieces when they were about 6!!

and, OP, just because you do not have kids does not mean you are not free to have an opinion. Post away.

I agree that most kids would have been okay. I think that not all kids are able to process violence as well as others and if a parent had been caught off guard it is understandable that parent would have been annoyed with the movie rating.

As to the OP, I think that she has a right to post and post whatever she wants. I also think that she should be treated as an adult on these boards, which means that folks will not pussyfoot around their responses. She has not complained about some of the responses that she has received so I figure that she is up to the conversation. I try not to be rude to anyone here and so I give her the same courtesy. There are posters here whose posting style is more "blunt" and I think that they need not change that for her.

 

[DisneyScraps]

We have some uber Christian neighbors that get a publication that tells them all the inappropriate things that are in movies and kids programs. They pointed out to me 3 instances where the first Cars movie was inappropriate. I just smiled at them and went on my way.

 

[luvsJack]

I agree that Bambi's Mom was sad, and my DGD still does not care for some of the scenes in Snow White. Each kid is different I guess. I grew up on Looney Tunes and the jury is out on whether or not I am scarred



I am not arguing with the OP. I am trying to have a discussion. I also am a little annoyed that parents who are trying to assess whether Disney strayed from the original target audience for an older set but kept the rating G and marketed the movie to the younger set are called "Over Protective". I do not think it is unreasonable to assume that a sequel that is marketed to the same age group as the first movie will be about the same.

I have adult children so I remember the Indiana Jones Movies, (at least I think this was the movie I am thinking of) I was able to take my kids to one but was not able to take them to the rest. There was an uproar because the second movie was way more violent than the first. I am never the one who goes to a movie as soon as it opens but if I was I might have been annoyed. There had been no warning. I believe that is all folks here would like.



I agree that most kids would have been okay. I think that not all kids are able to process violence as well as others and if a parent had been caught off guard it is understandable that parent would have been annoyed with the movie rating.

As to the OP, I think that she has a right to post and post whatever she wants. I also think that she should be treated as an adult on these boards, which means that folks will not pussyfoot around their responses. She has not complained about some of the responses that she has received so I figure that she is up to the conversation. I try not to be rude to anyone here and so I give her the same courtesy. There are posters here whose posting style is more "blunt" and I think that they need not change that for her.

True, true. Sort of like "if you can't handle the heat stay out of the kitchen"? I agree. she will have to understand that there is certainly no pussyfooting done around here! and who knows, maybe she came here expecting to get flamed just a bit?

 

[princessmom29]

We saw it with our 7 year old. I didn't think there was anything "unsiutable" there. I wouldn't have hesitated to take a toddler. This is the same 7 year old who went to see Thor and the new Pirates with us this summer. She really enjoys action movies, and has full understanding of the difference between a movie and real life. She has for a LONG time. I don't think a 6 year old should have a problem understanding that the guns in Cars 2 aren't real? My DD had seen all of the LOTL movies by the time she was 7, and she got that THOSE weren't real either. i don't get the move to assure that everything children see is sunshine and roses all the time. I don't think it is necessary.

 

[bombygriz]

Well it is a spy movie, and still less guns than an episode of GI Joe.

BTW, saw your signature and to help you out, your title has an extra "n" and is missing a "p". Also since the movie hasn't changed the tense should be present not past.

Thanks. I realised the error after I posted, and I don't know how to edit the title.

Sorry, if I had a 15 yo who was posting on a board with adults and had something like "By the way...I'm fifteen years old. I probably have better grammar and spelling than you, too.

Helping people sound more intelligent since 1995" in her signature I'd hope people would give her a smack down. There is a teen board on here for a reason.

I find the teen board boring. I'm not interested in Justin Bieber, Disney Channel, or texting. I don't even own a cell phone...

You misspelled inappropriate.

Signed, 1001 Ghosts

Tag: "Helping 15 year olds to learn humility since 7/11/11"

Thank you, I was pretty sure of that.

This. The OP has not come back and said "How dare you be so mean to me; I'm just a kid," so I presume she feels the same way.

I wouldn't say that people aren't being mean to me, but I don't think that my age justifies why it's wrong. I just have been busy lately, since my grandmother passed.

I grew up on much more violent cartoons with Loony Tunes and Melody Makers. We've now introduced our 9 year old to them, and he loves them.

I am another one who enjoyed Cars 2, as did my son. I thought it was better than the first Cars, actually.

Agreed!

I agree with your assessment of the signature.

Also, akhenaten is trying to have it both ways - either the OP is immature (and needs to special treatment) and, thus, should not be posting on an adult board OR the OP is mature even to be posting on the adult boards and, thus, should not be given special treatment.

I also think that Snow White is/was far scarier than Cars 2 sounds like it is.

Yeah, the second option is my stand. I don't think I'm any more special than all the adults here. *shrug*

True, true. Sort of like "if you can't handle the heat stay out of the kitchen"? I agree. she will have to understand that there is certainly no pussyfooting done around here! and who knows, maybe she came here expecting to get flamed just a bit?

Yeah, pretty much. I'm used to being bullied.

The signature was supposed to be funny and sarcastic, a cause of light amusement and giggling. I guess sarcasm doesn't work over here....

I'm surprised at all the chat about my age. Normally, I fit in with adults because I share most of their views about life and whatnot. It doesn't phase me, but it DOES hurt to be called immature, rude, and stupid when that's obviously not what I set out to be. I try to act like an adult, and that's why I'm here. I'm sorry I've let you all down.