@Rycaut @ernie @mattl @cainmark Yeah, Gremlins as shot & cut is not really a kid's movie at all. Could have been but isn't.
The worst movie I saw as a kid was The Shining at age 11. The woman running the at-home daycare rented VHS to keep us docile & occupied. That was the selection one day. I wish I was kidding. It's not merely violent, it's terrifying, and left me scarred for years.
The stories I could tell. With her, I'd have been safer left at home alone.
@ernie @mattl Meanwhile, I've taken on a European attitude about this stuff, which is basically the exact opposite. Some boobies on the screen for 4 seconds, who cares.
But a movie with graphic violence, I hope my kids never experience that, ever. Platoon is a great film, but not for an 8 year old.
ETA: the point of this story is the parent said if you don't let your kids see R rated movies, there's nothing else left. Which... ???
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@ernie @mattl Story time, kids.
~20 years ago, I had conversation with family member. They were very mad about how adult scenes in an R rated movie went way too far & how that was totally inappropriate for an 8 year old to watch.
Which yeah, of course! But it's an R rated film. Like wtf did you expect?
Turns out they were OK with 8 yo watching films rated R for violence, like Platoon & Robocop. But if their kid saw boobies, well my heavens!
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