Who let their kids watch Mean Girls? not me

[gr8tpanther]

Originally posted by poohandwendy
Seriously? You don't care what your 10 and 11 yo DDs watch?

Nope, my kids have any movie they want. I am a HUGE thriller fan and my kids have seen all of them. I never had restrictions on movies and neither do they. They are JUST movies and they know that.

 

[mariamouse]

I LOVE Mean Girls.. I think it is such a classic. I'm 15 and I can relate to it somewhat, although the cliques at my school aren't nearly as defined (+3000 students!) It's a really great movie, though... I think I might want it for Christmas too

My parents and sister (23) saw it for the first time last night and they agreed that it was a riot. I do not necessarily think a 7 year old would be able to understand a lot of the jokes in it anyway. I think it is appreciated more by anyone in the middle school age or up, although I really don't think it's that inappropriate--it is just a movie, after all.

mariamouse

 

[disney4us2002]

Where is the description for the way movies are decided as PG vs PG13? I must say I have been floored that PG13 movies now allow the F word. Is there some type of count?

PG - 1 darn

PG13 -
10 GD's
1 MF
5 SOB's
??? The language both on primetime tv and in movies has really gone to heck!

 

[Rock'n Robin]

We saw 10 minutes of this at the drive in because it was on after "Shrek 2". The 6 year old was asleep, but the 9 and 12 year olds were awake. I agree that my 12 year old could have handled it, and as a high school teacher I thought it was very funny, but we left because it was not appropriate in any way for my 9 year old.
It doesn't matter if these are "just movies", some of these topics are things I don't feel like explaining to a 4th grader!
Robin M.

 

[chrissyk]

I liked this movie, but I think that it would just be lost on a 7-year-old. I didn't know people like this in high school, but I guess that it's common behavior now I kept thinking that the "plastics" were going to be the people who show up to the 10th reunion looking terrible and unrecognizable, LOL!

 

[cruisnfamily]

A friend of mine took my DD11 and 2 other girls to see this in the theater. They almost walked out(I wished they had). This mother is similar to Gr8tpanther in that she really lets her kids watch a LOT that I don't allow mine to watch and she came out of this movie saying that it was waaay inappropriate for the girls.

It's not just the language although she found that objectionable (words like "fugly" are just mindblowingly inappropriate, particularly if your kid can make the connection as to what it stands for)

She said there was lots of "making out" and just all kinds of things that my kid doesn't need to be viewing on the big screen.

Granted, some of this may be going on in her middle school but that doesn't mean I should condone it or expose her to more of it than neccessary.

This friend did say there was a good message to the film but she found much of the movie objectionable.

 

[aprilgail2]

Originally posted by gm
barrett

You are right it is a pg13 but sometimes some pg13 movies are not so bad so that is why I decided to see it first since since it is so popular with little girlsl because Lindsay Lohan(a disney star) was starring in it.

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You can't go by her being a 'disney Star" or not...look at Jamie Foxworth on The show Family Matters...just because she was a sweet girl on that show doesn't mean I would let my daughter see her new "movies" (porno!)

 

[frannn]

We all enjoyed it. As much as I was a bit put off that they used the word "fugly", I know my kids have heard much worse from school. As long as they understand that that behavior and language is only acceptible for us as entertainment in a movie, and not in practice, we are ok. I know my ex uses bad language around our kids at his house, so they didn't hear anything new in this movie. I also think this kind of light comedy opens the door for "feelings" discussions and helps my kids and I to communicate if they have "plastics" problems at their school, etc.

 

[ThinkTink510]

OMG! that movie was soo funny. i saw it with a bunch of my friends (15;16 and 17 years old) at the movies we laughed so hard

 

[theSurlyMermaid]

Originally posted by gm
I just cannot believe that Lindsay Lohan would star in such a movie.

My guess is you haven't seen her writhing around half-naked in her new music video or drinking and partying all hours with her boyfriend in many, many paparazzi photos.

She's not an innocent little kid anymore.

 

[Boo'sMom]

Originally posted by gr8tpanther
Nope, my kids have any movie they want. I am a HUGE thriller fan and my kids have seen all of them. I never had restrictions on movies and neither do they. They are JUST movies and they know that.

wow...best of luck to you.

 

[gm]

wow

times sure have changed hasnt it. I didnt know a lot of parents felt so easy letting their teenagers watch this. Just because this happens in school that doesnt mean I am going to overexpose them by letting them watch it for enjoyment purposes(watching a movie about it)

Yes my daughter is 7 but please reread what I said before drawing a conclusion. I said that there are other movies that are pg13 that are not quite so bad THAT is why I watched it first before I showed it to my 7 and "13" year old.

Please do not make a serious issue out of this. This is just MY TWO CENTS worth opinion. I know a lot of you wouldnt care
if your kids watch but I do even if they are 16 I would not want them to feel that it is OKAY to make out with your boyfriend in front of your MOM. May be okay with some of you just not me.

Take it lightly not seriously remember this is just my two cents worth. lol

I really feel sorry for these star kids. I really do. Its like their parents just dont give a hoot what they do lol.

 

[MosMom]

I just cannot believe that Lindsay Lohan would star in such a movie.

Lindsay Lohan smokes and probably does more than just make out. Don't look to movie stars to be influences for your kids no matter what roles they choose.

 

[cruisnfamily]

Originally posted by gm
times sure have changed hasnt it. I didnt know a lot of parents felt so easy letting their teenagers watch this. Just because this happens in school that doesnt mean I am going to overexpose them by letting them watch it for enjoyment purposes(watching a movie about it)

Yes my daughter is 7 but please reread what I said before drawing a conclusion. I said that there are other movies that are pg13 that are not quite so bad THAT is why I watched it first before I showed it to my 7 and "13" year old.

I'm with you GM! On both points!

 

[tiggersmom2]

Originally posted by MosMom
Lindsay Lohan smokes and probably does more than just make out. Don't look to movie stars to be influences for your kids no matter what roles they choose.

LOL! Isn't that the truth MomMom.

 

[jennyanydots]

last year, when dd was in 8th grade, she went to a party at a friend's house. the party was in the basement, and the kids were instructed to leave their coats in the hostess' bedroom but that they were to remain in the basement until it was time to go home. when dd went to get her coat, she walked in on two kids making out on the bed. the hostess and her parents were not thrilled, to say the least.

dd laughed at the scene in the movie. she knew it wasn't the way things really are, that it was an exaggeration about permissive parents.

 

[Toby'sFriend]

I rented this last weekend and both my 11yo and my 14yo watched it. I can't recall any part of the movie that I felt was inappropriate for their ages. As for a 7yo I'm not sure. I don't recall any overt sex scenes or nudity, nobody getting shot murdered or raped, there was some bad language but it wasn't pervasive.

And in the end, the heroine won the hero by turning away from the "mean girls" and joining the mathletes and being nice. I guess it depends on the kid, but I think I would have let my kids watch this one when they were younger.

 

[VALDAN]

When my 13 DD saw it with her friends, they all said it wasn't proper for my 10 DD. Now that it is out video, I'll rent it one night and see. Interesting enough, my friend thought it was alright for her 8 DD. Yet, this is same lady that thought Britney was getting out of hand 4 years ago. No logic, I don't even bother to talk about it with her.

 

[phisigprincess]

When I was in the thrid grade "Dirty Dancing" was the biggest movie out. I went to a classmate's sleepover birthday party where her mom decided to rent the film for us (where the logic in this was I'm still not sure). Of course we all realized this was a big deal because it was a "big people movie" but as the movie progressed we couldn't figure out why. So, so much was lost to us or forgotten that it didn't make a difference. The only thing I remember is that I didn't tell my parents cause they wouldn't be happy.
I think "Mean Girls" is hysterically funny but I understand the humor. Hopefully any of the younger kids who see this movie with their parents not viewing it first will miss the adult humor.