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Pony Talk => Off Topic => Topic started by: sailorstitch on December 02, 2015, 07:53:46 PM
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Umm.... what? :blink:
www.businessinsider.com/parents-complain-pixar-movie-scare-kids-2015-11
My mom and I saw it on Sunday. I agree it's not for little little kids. But for the most part it wasn't any scarier than The Lion King or Tarzan. It's not like it's at The Black Cauldron scary level. The kids that were in the theater with me were fine. They were even kind of "meh" on the movie.
Are these helicopter parents or do they think that everything Disney is supposed to be like Disney Jr?
Perfect response!
www.telegraph.co.uk/film/the-good-dinosaur/land-before-time-complaints-scary/
A couple more links.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...g-induced-hallucinations-vicious-attacks.html
www.foodworldnews.com/articl...aur-scared-hell-out-kids-parents-complain.htm
Read more: http://disneydolllovers.proboards.com/thread/845/good-dinosaur-watched-15#ixzz3tE6HQS3R
sailorstitch
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I haven't seen the movie, so i can't say anything about this one, but i don't care for most of pixar's work.
Up is the one acception. and i don't think that's a good kids movie either.
things don't have to be "scare" to be not age appropriate for kids. but i won't get into it, as i'd like to keep it peaceful :biggrin:
glad you enjoy the movie.
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Haha, I was going to ask if it was half as scary as Land Before Time, but then I saw that article. I haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure it can't be scarier than the stuff we saw when we were kids! (Brave Little Toaster, anyone?)
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Haha, I was going to ask if it was half as scary as Land Before Time, but then I saw that article. I haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure it can't be scarier than the stuff we saw when we were kids! (Brave Little Toaster, anyone?)
i still have nightmares about that movie. *shudders* it wasn't until my 20's that i was able to throw anything away. didn't want my stuff getting revenge. now i can throw things out with marginal guilt. XD that coupled with the velveteen rabbit. yeah i was screwed.
but not only sex or violence that can "traumatize" children. can really be anything depending on the child and their personal experiences. so blanket statements like don't see if... aren't helpful.
some kids i know have read all of harry potter by the time they were 8, while other kids are still stuck in books like magic tree house. it really just depends. parents should be aware of how sensitive their children are and monitor them as need be. my niece is hyper sensitive and can't watch many episodes of mlp fim. it just depends.
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Haha, I was going to ask if it was half as scary as Land Before Time, but then I saw that article. I haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure it can't be scarier than the stuff we saw when we were kids! (Brave Little Toaster, anyone?)
I know, right! The '80s had some really scary stuff for kids. We survived just fine.
sailorstitch
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I haven't seen it yet but..... Yeah..... you know..... this craziness is not worth the words.
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This isn't exactly uncommon for Disney movies. Watching these as an adult, I found they had a lot more violence than I remember watching them as a child. I mean, The Little Mermaid has a giant Octopus woman being impaled by a ship, and the Hunchback of Notre Dame can got pretty dark often (I don't know how many people died in that movie, but it was more than a few, and it was in a very violent way).
If they're preschoolers, then I can see not wanting them to watch the scarier parts, but older children? By that age, they've probably seen worse in a video game.
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This isn't exactly uncommon for Disney movies. Watching these as an adult, I found they had a lot more violence than I remember watching them as a child. I mean, The Little Mermaid has a giant Octopus woman being impaled by a ship, and the Hunchback of Notre Dame can got pretty dark often (I don't know how many people died in that movie, but it was more than a few, and it was in a very violent way).
If they're preschoolers, then I can see not wanting them to watch the scarier parts, but older children? By that age, they've probably seen worse in a video game.
I still can't fathom how Disney got away with some of the stuff in Hunchback of ND..... And it still got a G rating to boot!
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I was traumatized by "The Rescuers". I remember my parents carrying me out of the theater while I sobbed. I'm pretty sure I'm fine now. Maybe. :P
Disney has a long history of making emotional and scary movies. How could they not suspect? Bambi, Dumbo... the Lion King? Toy story 3 had me on edge and I still cry with Dumbo. Poor little elephant.
Anyway, I'm really looking forward to this movie!
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Okay........my husband and I saw it Monday night. Kids under 15 should be fine watching it. o.O
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See, I saw it and thought it was a beautiful movie! It didn't seem too scary at all and there were many little kids who went to see it day before opening night with me and from the comments in the bathroom a lot of kids also enjoyed it! Lots of feels and laughs like a an emotional roller coaster but not scary. Older Disney movies were way scarier! Beauty and the Beast (fight scene) was scary for me as a kid and so was Hunchback of Notre Dom but still great movies!
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When Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs came out, theater owners hated it. Why? Because it was so scary that children WET themselves. That's right. The theater owners got tired of cleaning pee out of the seats. And that one's rated G.
I haven't seen The Good Dinosaur yet, but based on the complaints, I don't think those parents have seen a lot of Disney movies.
Parents complained that the characters had to deal with the death of close family members. Cinderella's parents died when she was a little girl and she grew up being abused. (Cinderella is rated G.) In The Lion King (rated G) Simba's father was thrown off a cliff and trampled to death by wildebeests. He was then told it was his fault and chased by hyenas who threatened to kill him as well. Most Disney princesses have lost at least one parent (usually their mother). Anna and Elsa (Frozen, G) lose both of their parents.
The complaint about the dinosaur and the caveboy eating fermented food and acting drunk obviously came from someone who never saw the Pink Elephants scene in Dumbo (also rated G). Pinocchio (G) depicts boys that run away to Pleasure Island, a place where drinking and smoking is encouraged.
Further examples of scary sequences/violence in Disney cartoons:
The Dinosaur sequence from Fantasia (rated G) was violent and scary. Not to mention Night on Bald Mountain depicting demons having a party.
Pinocchio (rated G) was abducted by a Gypsy, smoked and drank, watched his friends get turned into donkeys (who were then sold to pull carts in a mine) and was swallowed by a whale, who then chased him and his father when they escaped, nearly killing them both.
Bambi's mother was shot by hunters.
Almost every villain dies in the end, usually by falling from a high place, but some of them were literally ripped to pieces. Scar was attacked by the hyenas. McLeach (Rescuers Down Under) was almost ripped apart by crocodiles. They only stopped attacking him when he got too close to the waterfall, which he then went over. Clayton (Tarzan) was hung. The Hydra (Hercules) was crushed under a mountain of rocks. Sykes (Oliver and Company) was hit by a train.
The point is, Disney movies have a history of being scary and violent. The difference between old Disney movies and new Disney movies is that parents back then didn't rely on Caillou and Dora to raise their kids. They decided whether or not a movie was too scary for their child to see and didn't necessarily base it on the rating. Yes, I'm sure this movie is too scary for some children. But to go off and complain that it's scarier than other Disney films just says that they've never actually watched any.
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this exactly. after one scary movie incident when my niece was young my sister closely monitors what she watches, and always asks her if it's too scary. my niece is 8 and still very sensitive (like i said before) but because my sister has open communication with her about the things they watch and read, she doesn't feel resentment towards her mother for helping to sensor the things she consumes. if you don't watch something now, you can always watch it later, but once you've seen it, that can't be undone.
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I can think of like, one part that's truly scary in that movie besides what happens to his dad (but that was more sad than nightmarey) and that's when that flying dino loses its cool. That was certainly something. I like where it went, narratively, though.
Otherwise it's a pretty decent boy and his dog movie and doesn't end old yeller style.
(I still have no idea how they vetted Hunchback. 'We're going to do Hunchback of Notre Dame as a kids movie! It's going to have singing and wacky gargoyles and HELLBOUND SOULS and some really realistic racism including the whole having to end up with phoebus by narrative thing but that one's subtle'
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if you thinka obut it half the stuff we grew up with was scary! and had violence.. i mean prime example.
Bambi-
Dumbo-
The orignal Land before time movie!
the ORIGINAL Little mermaid movie. not the disney one. the other one.wheres she blond and has a dolphin she DIES in that one. and guess which version my parents got me becuase it was cheap. that one so i saw that as alittle girl and was tramatized by that one so much so that i refused to watch the disney one until i thiink 2006 or 2007 lol
the point is disney laways has soemthing sad happen. liek Eight below that whole movie is sad.
i mean also look at 101 dalmations thats practiaclly kidnapping.
in aristocats they drug and drop the cats off.
so a lot of the stuff when we were younger that we watched was "darker" and had a lot of "violence" but soemone is always goign to find soemthing to fuss about.
i agree Brave little toaster that one gav eme nightmares and velveteen rabbit
but what aobut Toy story 2?and Old prospecter how he went crazy cuase he was kept Mib.
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Haha, I was going to ask if it was half as scary as Land Before Time, but then I saw that article. I haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure it can't be scarier than the stuff we saw when we were kids! (Brave Little Toaster, anyone?)
I know, right! The '80s had some really scary stuff for kids. We survived just fine.
sailorstitch
Ack, yes, The Brave Little Toaster! So many scary parts. I can remember poor Blankie getting dragged into a hole XD So many other disturbing 80s movies, too. I'm not permanently traumatized, ha ha.
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Oh man and that scary firefighter clown during the Toaster's nightmare. Good Lord I love that movie.
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Or when the air conditioner has his freak out/breakdown... O_o
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I've not seen that movie as it hasn't come out in Sweden yet, and I don't have any kids.. but WHAT?! Have people forgotten what they watched when they were kids? I bawled my eyes out at Land before Time, All dogs go to Heaven, Secret of Nimh.. Anyone seen Watership down? It's about bunnies.. who dies! And yet I grew up being (somewhat) normal! Everything in life isn't fluffy and puffy and rainbows.. and kids need to learn that and often they do through the things they watch.
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I haven't seen good dinosaur... But I'd hate to think of what those parents think of Leafie/Daisy which is on Netflix. Pretty sure it's in the kids section.
And I agree a ton of Disney movies have had darkness, as well as the other animated movies! (I wasn't born yet, but I don't think watership down -- which was my fave movie as a kid-- was a kids movie when released in theaters. It was mistaken for that since it was animated? I could be wrong, but that was my understanding. )
): all dogs go to heaven... Yeah, that was scary to me!!!
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Oh I thought it meant people over a certain age would be bored to tears by it. Helicopter parents need to calm down. It's Pixar, not adult rated Anime. A little sadness or scary won't kill the kids. Those people must have been seriously sheltered and not seen a single cartoon in their entire lives. Either that or they forgot their own childhoods.
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See, I saw it and thought it was a beautiful movie! It didn't seem too scary at all and there were many little kids who went to see it day before opening night with me and from the comments in the bathroom a lot of kids also enjoyed it! Lots of feels and laughs like a an emotional roller coaster but not scary. Older Disney movies were way scarier! Beauty and the Beast (fight scene) was scary for me as a kid and so was Hunchback of Notre Dom but still great movies!
Do you mean the fight scene with Beast vs the wolves or the scene with Beast vs Gaston?
Because I met Paige O'Hara (voice of Belle) last March. During the Q&A she said that Disney had made an even more violent version of the fight scene with the wolves. I think she said that Beast snapped the neck of one of the wolves. (I'll have to watch my video again to double check that.) Paige tried to tell them that it was too violent and they needed to tone it down. They dismissed what she said until the movie had it's first test screening. Then the came back an admitted that she had been right.
Post Merge: December 03, 2015, 02:56:23 PM
When Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs came out, theater owners hated it. Why? Because it was so scary that children WET themselves. That's right. The theater owners got tired of cleaning pee out of the seats. And that one's rated G.
I haven't seen The Good Dinosaur yet, but based on the complaints, I don't think those parents have seen a lot of Disney movies.
Parents complained that the characters had to deal with the death of close family members. Cinderella's parents died when she was a little girl and she grew up being abused. (Cinderella is rated G.) In The Lion King (rated G) Simba's father was thrown off a cliff and trampled to death by wildebeests. He was then told it was his fault and chased by hyenas who threatened to kill him as well. Most Disney princesses have lost at least one parent (usually their mother). Anna and Elsa (Frozen, G) lose both of their parents.
The complaint about the dinosaur and the caveboy eating fermented food and acting drunk obviously came from someone who never saw the Pink Elephants scene in Dumbo (also rated G). Pinocchio (G) depicts boys that run away to Pleasure Island, a place where drinking and smoking is encouraged.
Further examples of scary sequences/violence in Disney cartoons:
The Dinosaur sequence from Fantasia (rated G) was violent and scary. Not to mention Night on Bald Mountain depicting demons having a party.
Pinocchio (rated G) was abducted by a Gypsy, smoked and drank, watched his friends get turned into donkeys (who were then sold to pull carts in a mine) and was swallowed by a whale, who then chased him and his father when they escaped, nearly killing them both.
Bambi's mother was shot by hunters.
Almost every villain dies in the end, usually by falling from a high place, but some of them were literally ripped to pieces. Scar was attacked by the hyenas. McLeach (Rescuers Down Under) was almost ripped apart by crocodiles. They only stopped attacking him when he got too close to the waterfall, which he then went over. Clayton (Tarzan) was hung. The Hydra (Hercules) was crushed under a mountain of rocks. Sykes (Oliver and Company) was hit by a train.
The point is, Disney movies have a history of being scary and violent. The difference between old Disney movies and new Disney movies is that parents back then didn't rely on Caillou and Dora to raise their kids. They decided whether or not a movie was too scary for their child to see and didn't necessarily base it on the rating. Yes, I'm sure this movie is too scary for some children. But to go off and complain that it's scarier than other Disney films just says that they've never actually watched any.
I don't remember ever hearing that about Snow White. Interesting.....
Frozen is rated PG, not G. ;)
I think the difference between the rotten fruit in The Good Dinosaur vs similar things in Dumbo and Pinocchio is time. Both Dumbo and Pinocchio came out in the 1940s. Back then there wasn't this idea that "cartoons are only for children". When Walt made his movies, he made them for everyone. Pixar seems to be following that same idea. But most the general public is under the false impression that anything animated is for "babies". :huh:
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I have three small children. I agree that there is nothing in the movie that is too scary to watch. My youngest is four and he watched it just fine. What I have a problem with is what some of you have already voiced. WHY does someone always have to die in Disney films??? I have made the mistake a few times of not doing my research beforehand and dealing with tears in the theatre. The worst ones so far have been The Princess and the Frog when the firefly dies and Big Hero 6 when the brother AND Big Hero 6 end up dying. Now, I won't go to any Disney movie without reading the reviews beforehand and preparing my kids for the death. I don't necessarily think that children need to be sheltered from that stuff (helicopter parenting drives me crazy!) but I think preparing kids for scenes that may be disturbing to help them work through it is just good parenting. The frustrating part for me is that these are the majority of the choices for kids if we want to take them to the movies. That may be the real underlying feelings of those who are complaining. There's no good alternative really.
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Secret of Nimh
YES! This is my FAVORITE non-Disney animated movie and one of my favorite movies of all time. I still watch it! And it's scary and violent, especially at the end. Maybe I was a warped child, but I always kind of liked the bad guys. I wanted them to be defeated but I still liked them. Jenner in the Secret of Nimh- I mean, c'mon. That rat was awesome.
Having said that, my folks usually watched movies all the way through before letting my brother and I see them when we were really young to make sure it wasn't too much for us. The most disturbing movie I ever saw that I refuse to watch to this day was Ernest Scared Stupid. My mother did not preview that one and I was terrified something would grab me from under the bed. *shudder
What about The Last Unicorn? The harpy, anyone? Holy cow. She's terrifying. Or the old 1970s animated Hobbit?
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Secret of Nimh
YES! This is my FAVORITE non-Disney animated movie and one of my favorite movies of all time. I still watch it! And it's scary and violent, especially at the end. Maybe I was a warped child, but I always kind of liked the bad guys. I wanted them to be defeated but I still liked them. Jenner in the Secret of Nimh- I mean, c'mon. That rat was awesome.
Having said that, my folks usually watched movies all the way through before letting my brother and I see them when we were really young to make sure it wasn't too much for us. The most disturbing movie I ever saw that I refuse to watch to this day was Ernest Scared Stupid. My mother did not preview that one and I was terrified something would grab me from under the bed. *shudder
What about The Last Unicorn? The harpy, anyone? Holy cow. She's terrifying. Or the old 1970s animated Hobbit?
Don't forget the booby tree. XD
That being said:
Dear crazy helicopter parents. Please worry about what Your Kids watch and let the rest of us decide what is and is not appropriate for our own. Quit trying to police everyone else. Believe it or not, a lot of us have common sense, something which you lack. You have options such as parental controls, online reviews, the remote. Employ them and quit trying to ban everything that you don't want your little precious to see or hear.
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Secret of Nimh
YES! This is my FAVORITE non-Disney animated movie and one of my favorite movies of all time. I still watch it! And it's scary and violent, especially at the end. Maybe I was a warped child, but I always kind of liked the bad guys. I wanted them to be defeated but I still liked them. Jenner in the Secret of Nimh- I mean, c'mon. That rat was awesome.
Hellyeah! If I HAD to rate my fav 5 movies of all time, NIMH is right up there (maybe at #2!). It's a wonderful film. Oh, Justin.... swoon... (if I were a rat, of course :P) And Jenner is the bestest baddest badass.... That film rates on so many levels.
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Oh, Justin.... swoon... (if I were a rat, of course :P)
I know, right!? And Disney's Robin Hood... What a fox! ;)
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Oh, Justin.... swoon... (if I were a rat, of course :P)
I know, right!? And Disney's Robin Hood... What a fox! ;)
Don Bluth films were awesome in their hey-day. :)
Post Merge: December 03, 2015, 05:42:17 PM
Oh, Justin.... swoon... (if I were a rat, of course :P)
I know, right!? And Disney's Robin Hood... What a fox! ;)
Ba dum ting!
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..seriously? I can think of other disney movies that have scarier scenes:
Fantasia - The Dinosaur one freaks my sister out still, Night on Bald Mountain? Hellooo basically a piece to Chernobog and his celebration of the night.
Brave Little Toaster as others have said,
All Dogs Go to Heaven - end scene with the devil cat?
Land Before Time. 'nuff said.
I can come up with maybe a dozen more movies that are kid rated but still have areas where it would 'terrify' the kids. -snort-
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Oh man. Maybe I'm just really weird, but I love "scary" kids movies like Brave Little Toaster, Secret of Nimh (that was the book I checked out the most in elementary school), All Dogs Go to Heaven, Land Before Time, Anastasia, and of course various Disney movies that had scary scenes. I'm kinda more excited to see it now. And now I'll spend the rest of my night on Netflix watching these movies. Haha!
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The only time my kids were scared was watching The Princess and the Frog. And good grief, that voodoo dude scared me too! But they love The Last Unicorn and have watched most Disney/Pixar/Bluth movies just fine.
But I agree - you need to be aware of the particular sensitivities of your own kids, and try to screen accordingly.
I think though I'll wait to see The Good Dinosaur on video. I really don't like his design. I realize Pixar was going for simple, but to be honest he looks super boring for a main character and his anatomy looks weird when he's running.
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Frozen is rated PG, not G. ;)
My bad! :biggrin: But still, both their parents die when their ship sinks. It's tragic, but like most Disney movies, that isn't the focus of the film so kids generally move on quickly to the next part of the story. Kids remember Marshmallow (the big snow monster that only has two scenes--okay, three if you count the end of the credits) more than the fact that the King and Queen drowned.
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A bit OT, but I enjoy seeing all the Don Bluth love. He's my mom's first cousin. :)
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Oh, Justin.... swoon... (if I were a rat, of course :P)
I know, right!? And Disney's Robin Hood... What a fox! ;)
Ba dum ting!
Lol!!! And ahhhh yes - Robin! Coincidentally my fav Disney film!! (Prince John is also a fab villain!) :lol: :lol: Those dashing animal heroes..... :faint:
A bit OT, but I enjoy seeing all the Don Bluth love. He's my mom's first cousin. :)
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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What about The Last Unicorn? The harpy, anyone? Holy cow. She's terrifying. Or the old 1970s animated Hobbit?
The tree with boobs freaked me out more than anything in that movie. Just...why?
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I feel like death and violence could be included in Children Movies since the world isn't always about hapiness. I was once scared too of several scenes of several movies but it can also be a good lesson If it's explained well. I feel like everything should be "All Happy" these days and I don't like that.
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A bit OT, but I enjoy seeing all the Don Bluth love. He's my mom's first cousin. :)
Are you serious? How cool!
Post Merge: December 04, 2015, 07:10:09 AM
I feel like death and violence could be included in Children Movies since the world isn't always about hapiness. I was once scared too of several scenes of several movies but it can also be a good lesson If it's explained well. I feel like everything should be "All Happy" these days and I don't like that.
Violence and death have been there longer then the 80s. For example when the duckling from Tom n Jerry tried to commit suicide via getting eaten, or jumping in a well cuz he thought he was ugly.
Loony Tunes has always been extremely violent, just not the violent that make parents freak out. The difference between violence and gore is like the difference between Smash Bros and Mortal Kombat.
Droopy Dog, Casper, Silly Symphonies, old black n white Disney, dealt with death by sometimes having the characters turn into angels or even going down to H E Double Hockey Sticks.
They've always been there, it just depends on how its presented.
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im trying ot remember how old I was when watching land before time.
I want to say 6-8.
By that time I was fine and it was one of my favourite movies.
People get over protective and react on things that aren't worth reacting over.
Guadge your kids. If they are fine, they are fine. Don't make that choice for them, because they will NEVER forgive you for it.
My god, if my parents never let me see lion king..or heck, the first power ranger movie..or the 3 ninjas.
Tell me, are these same parents going ot let their kids see Star Wars when that hits theatres in a few weeks?
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I have three small children. I agree that there is nothing in the movie that is too scary to watch. My youngest is four and he watched it just fine. What I have a problem with is what some of you have already voiced. WHY does someone always have to die in Disney films??? I have made the mistake a few times of not doing my research beforehand and dealing with tears in the theatre. The worst ones so far have been The Princess and the Frog when the firefly dies and Big Hero 6 when the brother AND Big Hero 6 end up dying. Now, I won't go to any Disney movie without reading the reviews beforehand and preparing my kids for the death. I don't necessarily think that children need to be sheltered from that stuff (helicopter parenting drives me crazy!) but I think preparing kids for scenes that may be disturbing to help them work through it is just good parenting. The frustrating part for me is that these are the majority of the choices for kids if we want to take them to the movies. That may be the real underlying feelings of those who are complaining. There's no good alternative really.
When I was a kid, Mr. Hooper died on Sesame Street. As in, the actor was on the show, then he suddenly died and they worked it into the plot to teach kids about death (especially sudden, unexpected death). It's a very important lesson to learn because as you go through life there are many chances that people you know will die. Suddenly. I don't know if Disney has that lesson specifically in mind when they create their stories, but I think that the death of a character is a really good way to help kids prepare for the inevitable deaths of real loved ones. And when the real life event happens, parents don't always have a chance to sit down with their kids and have a talk about the meaning of death. It just happens. So I guess what I'm saying here is that death is a necessary part of children's movies and tv shows.
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I agree with pretty much everything that's been said here, but I'm curious, why is the Land Before Time considered scary? I saw it when I was very young and was just fine. Or am I just not remembering the movie right?
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A bit OT, but I enjoy seeing all the Don Bluth love. He's my mom's first cousin. :)
Oh I'm so jealous. I have such a strong passion for animation and he's a huge inspiration to me!
I agree with pretty much everything that's been said here, but I'm curious, why is the Land Before Time considered scary? I saw it when I was very young and was just fine. Or am I just not remembering the movie right?
The fight that caused Littlefoot's mothers death and just sharpteeth scenes in general were probably a little frightening to younger kids. That was my favorite movies as a kid so I wasn't bothered by it, but I can see why some kids my be upset by it.
I just got home from seeing the good dinosaur. Lots of curious kids asking questions about situations in the movie, one crier (but it wasn't in an emotional scene / one they may not have been old enough to understand so it was likely for other reasons), and from what I could see no one had to be taken out of the theater. Pixar and Disney are known for not being afraid to show children death or situations that can be very scary and difficult to go through and both were present in the film. It's up to the parents to decide if they think their child is ready to witness this in a film (research should always be done beforehand). It's a natural part of life (something else show well in this movie with the man vs nature trope). There was also a few adult jokes thrown in like always. It's definitely not inappropriate for young children but just like with many movies (especially pixar ones) there's some things they probably won't understand as well as older kids. I really did like this film a lot, I wouldn't mind seeing it again or purchasing it when it's released for home media :)
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I agree with pretty much everything that's been said here, but I'm curious, why is the Land Before Time considered scary? I saw it when I was very young and was just fine. Or am I just not remembering the movie right?
The Land Before Time came out when I was 7. I never had a problem with it either. I think the "scary" is referring to Sharp Tooth trying to eat Littlefoot and the gang. And maybe Littlefoot's mother dying.
sailorstitch
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Maybe its just my experience but as a kid my little sister and I would laugh hilariously at drunk/drugged people in cartoons. And we are five years apart. I don't even remember my parents having a huge drug talk with us, the movies pretty much explained it. If you drink or take drugs you will act like an idiot and that just wasn't attractive to us. :P Land Before Time, Brave Little Toaster, Watership Down, those were scary movies! I remember crying a little during those movies but it wasn't too bad. Though for halloween my friends were all suggesting scary movies to watch and when I suggested Brave Little Toaster no one wanted to go through that again! I just watched the Last Unicorn for the first time last week, now that was freaking dark! (Also very lovely and its something I want to see again)
I think that parents should vet out movies before their kids see them, especially if they have very sensitive kids. My parents have friends that see every kids movie in theaters twice, once without their kids and then once with them. But it seems like a very vocal minority is going to make parents afraid of letting their kids experience anything.
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I got a flashback. Anyone else seen Silverfang? It's an anime about wild dogs. It's really violent, bloody and full of death. Back in the 80's it was in the kids section at the videorental and I watched it when I was 4. Akakabuto (a huge killer bear) scared me a lot, but today it's one of my fondest memories because of the context of how and with who I saw it. There were no parents in the room, but when my brother told me he would kill Akakabuto if he came near me in my room it made me feel safe. No nightmares.
Parents are funny btw.. this summer I came into an argument with a father who got angry when his five year old daughter would not be let in to Jurassic World (rated 11 here). I was the mean old (!!!!?) lady who destroyed her summer with not letting her see the dinosaurmovie.. and then there are parents who think an animated kids movie like this should be rated 15. Some times parents do make sense.. but not in cases like these.
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Heck... I survived Courage the Cowardly dog :P THAT was some scary stuff.
And I agree that The Good Dinosaur can't be as scary as Land Before Time
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I got a flashback. Anyone else seen Silverfang? It's an anime about wild dogs. It's really violent, bloody and full of death. Back in the 80's it was in the kids section at the videorental and I watched it when I was 4. Akakabuto (a huge killer bear) scared me a lot, but today it's one of my fondest memories because of the context of how and with who I saw it. There were no parents in the room, but when my brother told me he would kill Akakabuto if he came near me in my room it made me feel safe. No nightmares.
Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin??? You guys got that in Europe????? Oh my god. I found that series on youtube as a teenager after watching the sequel series Ginga Densetsu Weed (Silver Fang Legend Weed). Yeah that was a pretty crazy series, not absolutely terrifying. The sequel series was probably worse. I'm just shocked that you found it in a video store at all lol.
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I'm not even slightly surprised. I've been seeing some parents say that the Minions movie was 'very scary' and 'not suitable for kids', so hearing this about The Good Dinosaur was something I almost expected :P
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Helicopter parents are the bane of my existence and creating over sensitive whiny kids. When I was a kid they had shows like Goosebumps running and it scared the poop out of us but we watched it anyway. Even normal cartoons had a lot of really scary stuff in it. They didn't sugar coat everything like they do now, and it makes me sad. Children are not dumb, they don't need to be so shielded from the "real world". It's going to make for maladjusted kids.
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I just re-watched The Land Before Time because I hadn't watched in well over a decade. :blush: Found it on our On Demand and rented it. The Good Dinosaur is the Pixar version of The Land Before Time. The similarities are striking. And TGD is no scarier than TLBT.
sailorstitch
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I got a flashback. Anyone else seen Silverfang? It's an anime about wild dogs. It's really violent, bloody and full of death. Back in the 80's it was in the kids section at the videorental and I watched it when I was 4. Akakabuto (a huge killer bear) scared me a lot, but today it's one of my fondest memories because of the context of how and with who I saw it. There were no parents in the room, but when my brother told me he would kill Akakabuto if he came near me in my room it made me feel safe. No nightmares.
Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin??? You guys got that in Europe????? Oh my god. I found that series on youtube as a teenager after watching the sequel series Ginga Densetsu Weed (Silver Fang Legend Weed). Yeah that was a pretty crazy series, not absolutely terrifying. The sequel series was probably worse. I'm just shocked that you found it in a video store at all lol.
Yup! We had a lot of anime in Sweden growing up, dubbed to Swedish. Most people my age will talk aboout Candy Bell or Candy Candy and Starzinger which I never saw. I grew up with Lady Lady and Saber Rider. I was so happy when I found the DVDbox of the latter at a fair. I also have the complete Silverfang on DVD as well. :)
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The other night I watched American Tail, American Tail: Fievel Goes West, and Secret of Nimh. American Tail and its sequel were pretty creepy/dark. The first one even had a song where a few mice sang about how one of their family members/loved ones were killed by cats. Then the sequel was all about cats turning an entire population of mice in the west into food. The Secret of Nimh was pretty dark, but in a different sense, but I enjoyed that one much more. Don Bluth films definitely weren't afraid of being dark. I enjoyed them a lot as a kid.
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I saw The Good Dinosaur today and none of the kids in the audience were screaming or having to be carried out. A girl in the row behind me quietly said "That's sad" several times and I could hear her sniffling/crying at one of the emotional parts near the end. But you know what . . . I was crying at that part too. And I cried at sad books and movies when I was a kid . . . It didn't mean I was traumatized, just that I was emotionally connected to the characters.
All this reminds me of people freaking out when The Lion King came out because ThE DAd DIES!!! and Simba blamed himself, and you had some people complaining it would lead kids to blame themselves if a loved one died??? Okay then.
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Judging from the trailer, I probably won't be seeing this movie because it honestly doesn't seem very good...
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I really have nothing to say on this subject....I'd probably be an awful parent. As I was raised not being banned from watching anything. And like 90% of the movies I saw where horror, the first movie I recall seeing in a theatre was Pet cemetery.
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I got a flashback. Anyone else seen Silverfang? It's an anime about wild dogs. It's really violent, bloody and full of death. Back in the 80's it was in the kids section at the videorental and I watched it when I was 4. Akakabuto (a huge killer bear) scared me a lot, but today it's one of my fondest memories because of the context of how and with who I saw it. There were no parents in the room, but when my brother told me he would kill Akakabuto if he came near me in my room it made me feel safe. No nightmares.
Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin??? You guys got that in Europe????? Oh my god. I found that series on youtube as a teenager after watching the sequel series Ginga Densetsu Weed (Silver Fang Legend Weed). Yeah that was a pretty crazy series, not absolutely terrifying. The sequel series was probably worse. I'm just shocked that you found it in a video store at all lol.
Ive seen this too! I like it a lot actually! We also called it Silver Fang here! =)
When I lived in Minnesota I went through this huge wolf phase.... I watched anything I could with wolves or foxes in it! <3 I watched the whole Wolf's Rain series when I was EIGHT! Not scary despite rotting bodies with flies, blood, gore, and graphic battle scenes. In fact so many scenes that made me hungry if anything, though I was sad when Blue always go hurt but she always got back up... until the last episode when everyone got slaughtered xD
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I got a flashback. Anyone else seen Silverfang? It's an anime about wild dogs. It's really violent, bloody and full of death. Back in the 80's it was in the kids section at the videorental and I watched it when I was 4. Akakabuto (a huge killer bear) scared me a lot, but today it's one of my fondest memories because of the context of how and with who I saw it. There were no parents in the room, but when my brother told me he would kill Akakabuto if he came near me in my room it made me feel safe. No nightmares.
Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin??? You guys got that in Europe????? Oh my god. I found that series on youtube as a teenager after watching the sequel series Ginga Densetsu Weed (Silver Fang Legend Weed). Yeah that was a pretty crazy series, not absolutely terrifying. The sequel series was probably worse. I'm just shocked that you found it in a video store at all lol.
Ive seen this too! I like it a lot actually! We also called it Silver Fang here! =)
When I lived in Minnesota I went through this huge wolf phase.... I watched anything I could with wolves or foxes in it! <3 I watched the whole Wolf's Rain series when I was EIGHT! Not scary despite rotting bodies with flies, blood, gore, and graphic battle scenes. In fact so many scenes that made me hungry if anything, though I was sad when Blue always go hurt but she always got back up... until the last episode when everyone got slaughtered xD
So, I never did finish watching Wolf's Rain... guess I don't need to now. :/
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^ believe it or not, I really didn't spoil much and you should still watch the rest of it or read the manga! The ending is actually happy which won't make sense because of what I said unless you watch it. I'm so surprised they never made a spinoff or another series! Its easy to figure out early in the series they were going to die eventually, sooo many hints. LOL Wolfs rain is still one of my FAVORITE anime series ever.
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This should be a commencement ceremony address, not a president of an university's open letter to students who complained about the treatment they were receiving at their institute of post-secondary education:
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/thursday-december-10-2015-1.3358629/university-president-confronts-student-sensitivities-1.3358726
Sad, sad, sad... I can't believe that children have been taught that someone else controls their sense of guilt. :(
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A bit OT, but I enjoy seeing all the Don Bluth love. He's my mom's first cousin. :)
Are you serious? How cool!
Yes. :) His dad and my mom's mother are siblings. I've met him a few times at family reunions and funerals. Before he had his own animation studio, he did work for Disney, and he also has a brother (who goes by Toby) who was also an illustrator and animator. But sadly Toby passed away a few years ago.
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Haha, I was going to ask if it was half as scary as Land Before Time, but then I saw that article. I haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure it can't be scarier than the stuff we saw when we were kids! (Brave Little Toaster, anyone?)
i still have nightmares about that movie. *shudders* it wasn't until my 20's that i was able to throw anything away. didn't want my stuff getting revenge. now i can throw things out with marginal guilt. XD that coupled with the velveteen rabbit. yeah i was screwed.
but not only sex or violence that can "traumatize" children. can really be anything depending on the child and their personal experiences. so blanket statements like don't see if... aren't helpful.
some kids i know have read all of harry potter by the time they were 8, while other kids are still stuck in books like magic tree house. it really just depends. parents should be aware of how sensitive their children are and monitor them as need be. my niece is hyper sensitive and can't watch many episodes of mlp fim. it just depends.
Exactly my thoughts. Sure, some stuff is going to be just blanket not appropriate, but for the most part, things like this can't be given a cut-and-dry age. It really depends on the kid.
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Judging from the trailer, I probably won't be seeing this movie because it honestly doesn't seem very good...
You are seriously missing out on an excellent film. All Pixar movies are worth watching(yeah, that includes Cars 2) and to miss one is a shame.
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I got a flashback. Anyone else seen Silverfang? It's an anime about wild dogs. It's really violent, bloody and full of death. Back in the 80's it was in the kids section at the videorental and I watched it when I was 4. Akakabuto (a huge killer bear) scared me a lot, but today it's one of my fondest memories because of the context of how and with who I saw it. There were no parents in the room, but when my brother told me he would kill Akakabuto if he came near me in my room it made me feel safe. No nightmares.
Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin??? You guys got that in Europe????? Oh my god. I found that series on youtube as a teenager after watching the sequel series Ginga Densetsu Weed (Silver Fang Legend Weed). Yeah that was a pretty crazy series, not absolutely terrifying. The sequel series was probably worse. I'm just shocked that you found it in a video store at all lol.
Ive seen this too! I like it a lot actually! We also called it Silver Fang here! =)
When I lived in Minnesota I went through this huge wolf phase.... I watched anything I could with wolves or foxes in it! <3 I watched the whole Wolf's Rain series when I was EIGHT! Not scary despite rotting bodies with flies, blood, gore, and graphic battle scenes. In fact so many scenes that made me hungry if anything, though I was sad when Blue always go hurt but she always got back up... until the last episode when everyone got slaughtered xD
I'm an adult and Wolf's Rain had me bawling like a baby at the end. Amazing series.
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Judging from the trailer, I probably won't be seeing this movie because it honestly doesn't seem very good...
You are seriously missing out on an excellent film. All Pixar movies are worth watching(yeah, that includes Cars 2) and to miss one is a shame.
No not really, even Pixar has its stinkers.
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I have to agree. I'm not impressed with Finding Nemo, The Incredibles or any of the sentient vehicle movies. Other than those though, I love Pixar`s movies.
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I took my niece. She's 11. She did cry and hide her head at some points. But when it was over, she immediately said, "That was a good movie!". So cute.
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Judging from the trailer, I probably won't be seeing this movie because it honestly doesn't seem very good...
You are seriously missing out on an excellent film. All Pixar movies are worth watching(yeah, that includes Cars 2) and to miss one is a shame.
No not really, even Pixar has its stinkers.
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There are Pixar movies that are bad by Pixar standards, but when compared to the drivel that the rest of Hollywood produces even those not so good ones are superior. Take Cars 2 for example, I would watch it a million times over before watching Madagascar again or even any of the Shrek sequels because it tells a better story than either of those movies.
And honestly, Cars 2 was the only "bad" movie Pixar has produced, so...I'll take it.
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I love some Pixar movies and find others just "okay", but I've never seen one that was actually bad. And most of them are really creative. When I was watching the previews last week there were lots of animated films being advertised, but they were all very . . . cookie-cutter. They were soulless, you could tell they'd been "demographic researched" to death.
And NONE OF THE KIDS LAUGHED during them. Dead silence during all of them, including the "Alvin & the Chipmunks" preview, which lasted an eternity. The only one that got any laughs was the rabbit/fox buddy-cop movie from Disney (not Pixar, and it still looks predictable, but the jokes with the sloths were funny. I do want to see that one.)
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Is that the zootopia one? At least I think that's what it's called. I saw previews and it looked cute.
I actually liked Shrek 2 because I loved the Fairy Godmother and Prince Charming characters. I thought they were hilarious! As far as Pixar, the only one I haven't seen is Planes. I do like most of the Pixar movies - for the most part I do like that their stories are well-written, even if they do have a more organic process to their scripts.
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A bit OT, but I enjoy seeing all the Don Bluth love. He's my mom's first cousin. :)
Are you serious? How cool!
Yes. :) His dad and my mom's mother are siblings. I've met him a few times at family reunions and funerals. Before he had his own animation studio, he did work for Disney, and he also has a brother (who goes by Toby) who was also an illustrator and animator. But sadly Toby passed away a few years ago.
Sorry to hear about Toby. :(
As a GIANT Don Bluth fan myself, it's so cool to learn one of his relatives is here on the Arena! :D
For other Don Bluth fans, did you know he's running an IndieGoGo campaign right now to make a new traditionally animated movie? :D Help support him if you'd like!!!
Edit: Whoops, can't directly link there from the Arena. I'll take the link out. Well type 'IndieGogo Don Bluth' into Google and find out how close his project is to being funded! :D
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Is that the zootopia one? At least I think that's what it's called. I saw previews and it looked cute.
I actually liked Shrek 2 because I loved the Fairy Godmother and Prince Charming characters. I thought they were hilarious! As far as Pixar, the only one I haven't seen is Planes. I do like most of the Pixar movies - for the most part I do like that their stories are well-written, even if they do have a more organic process to their scripts.
Planes is by Disney, not Pixar. ^.^ I can understand the mix-up because the character style they used was similar to the one used in Cars.
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Judging from the trailer, I probably won't be seeing this movie because it honestly doesn't seem very good...
You are seriously missing out on an excellent film. All Pixar movies are worth watching(yeah, that includes Cars 2) and to miss one is a shame.
I'm normally a big Disney/Pixar fan, owning most of them on DVD and I've so far never disliked one of their movies but this one gave me a "WTF" reaction when seeing the trailer.
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I've seen a couple Good Dinosaur trailers and they were all boring as anything. Stick with Legend of the Neverbeast and its nearly all-female, multiracial cast, thanks.
I didn't care much for Brave either. Relied too hard on physical comedy.
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Pixar movies are kind of hit or miss for me. There are some that I love and others that I didn't like at all. I really enjoy Cars, Finding Nemo, Toy Story 3 and Inside Out.
I didn't like A Bugs Life, The Incredibiles or Cars 2 and I've never been able to finish Ratatouille. I'll probably skip The Good Dinosaur.
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I saw The Good Dinosaur over Thanksgiving weekend. Wasn't quite what I was expecting, based on the commercials/trailers. Very sweet film, though not my favorite Pixar film by a long shot. I always like Pixar (except Cars 2; just didn't like that one) but one of the few I don't need to own on DVD. Still worth seeing, though, IMHO.
As for the complaints. Nope, not as scary as The Lion King or Brave Little Toaster or Land Before Time. :)
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I saw the movie and was baffled by it until I watched the trailer again just now... I didn't realise it was set in a non-prehistoric time with dinosaurs as the dominant species! I thought it was just typical talking dinosaur silliness for the kids, makes more sense now I know. To be honest though I would have preferred a prehistoric movie, the opening scenes of the trailer were beautiful and farming dinosaurs just really annoy me for some reason... They didn't do much to create the world either, it was a bit too empty and unbelievable. It had its moments though, made me teary here and there.
I do believe that all Pixar movies are worth watching if you like animated movies, doesn't mean everybody will like them but they're all worth giving a chance.
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Parents are funny btw.. this summer I came into an argument with a father who got angry when his five year old daughter would not be let in to Jurassic World (rated 11 here). I was the mean old (!!!!?) lady who destroyed her summer with not letting her see the dinosaurmovie.. and then there are parents who think an animated kids movie like this should be rated 15. Some times parents do make sense.. but not in cases like these.
Wait in your country they can't even see the movie with their parents? Wow that's pretty strict since the only movies kids can't get into with their parents here are X rated movies that have actual hardcore sexual content.
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Well, I remember some Amazon reviews of MLP from 2009 or so that said MLP (G1) is not appropriate for kids because it scared the reviewer's kid, so I think some parents just don't seem to get that their child's reaction is not necessarily universal and different kids/families can handle different things.
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Wow, there will always be those kind of parents. I think the Good Dinosaur is a great movie. I think it touched on some very important facts of life and death. Showing that no matter what one can grow up strong and survive. Actually if you think about it in those terms that just about covers all Disney and Disney related Movies Pixar or not. ;)
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I remember that, Elisto! People who had never shown their kids anything but G3 (which had pretty much no conflict) were freaking out.
Actual review excerpts:
"The themes are intense and weird, the imagery very scary and really, these stories are NOTHING like the cute little ponies you see in the commercials, where the emphasis is on doing their hair and going to the Pony salon etc."
"I bought this movie for my 4 1/2 year old who loves My Little Ponies thinking it would be as sweet and innocent as the brand. It was scary, violent, and said things like "shut up" which is something I discourage my child from saying. The evil witches were the main characters of the show and the smooze/goo/whatever it was is really scary for my 4 1/2 year old. Even the ponies were whiny and disagreeable and not very loveable."
"I was so upset to see this is movie was not made by the My Little Pony brand. The story was scary and the ponies were in less than half the movie. The ponies had different names some not appropriate. Not for young children who love the kind, pleasant and perky ponies we see with the product line."
(The product line meaning G3, which was the current product line at the time.) I'd love to know which pony names were "inappropriate". Lickety-Split, maybe? Morning Glory?
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I remember that, Elisto! People who had never shown their kids anything but G3 (which had pretty much no conflict) were freaking out.
Actual review excerpts:
"The themes are intense and weird, the imagery very scary and really, these stories are NOTHING like the cute little ponies you see in the commercials, where the emphasis is on doing their hair and going to the Pony salon etc."
"I bought this movie for my 4 1/2 year old who loves My Little Ponies thinking it would be as sweet and innocent as the brand. It was scary, violent, and said things like "shut up" which is something I discourage my child from saying. The evil witches were the main characters of the show and the smooze/goo/whatever it was is really scary for my 4 1/2 year old. Even the ponies were whiny and disagreeable and not very loveable."
"I was so upset to see this is movie was not made by the My Little Pony brand. The story was scary and the ponies were in less than half the movie. The ponies had different names some not appropriate. Not for young children who love the kind, pleasant and perky ponies we see with the product line."
(The product line meaning G3, which was the current product line at the time.) I'd love to know which pony names were "inappropriate". Lickety-Split, maybe? Morning Glory?
I....wow...that review was just...wow... :pout:
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Actually they were from three different reviews . . . does that make it better or worse? lol
I think my favorite is the one complaining that they aren't spending all their time at the pony salon. :lmao:
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Here's another one.
"Warning to parents: This DVD has new cover art and carries a release date of 2006 in the Amazon listing, which both lead you to believe that this is one of the new Paramount MLP releases. Be warned that THIS IS NOT THE CASE. This DVD is repackaged versions of two of the original 1980's Sunbow cartoons from the TV series. As a parent, this means that they pre-date the FCC programming standards for children. The content on this DVD is troubling if you care about positive modeling and concepts for your child."
Ponyfan
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Parents are funny btw.. this summer I came into an argument with a father who got angry when his five year old daughter would not be let in to Jurassic World (rated 11 here). I was the mean old (!!!!?) lady who destroyed her summer with not letting her see the dinosaurmovie.. and then there are parents who think an animated kids movie like this should be rated 15. Some times parents do make sense.. but not in cases like these.
Wait in your country they can't even see the movie with their parents? Wow that's pretty strict since the only movies kids can't get into with their parents here are X rated movies that have actual hardcore sexual content.
Here in Sweden, we have kind of strict laws regarding the age rating of movies shown at the cinema. We have;
• All Ages
• Age 7
• Age 11 (7-year-olds are allowed in with adult company)
• Age 15 (You must have turned 15 years old to be admitted despite adult company.)
And we don't have X-rated movies playing at any cinemas...
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Parents are funny btw.. this summer I came into an argument with a father who got angry when his five year old daughter would not be let in to Jurassic World (rated 11 here). I was the mean old (!!!!?) lady who destroyed her summer with not letting her see the dinosaurmovie.. and then there are parents who think an animated kids movie like this should be rated 15. Some times parents do make sense.. but not in cases like these.
Wait in your country they can't even see the movie with their parents? Wow that's pretty strict since the only movies kids can't get into with their parents here are X rated movies that have actual hardcore sexual content.
Here in Sweden, we have kind of strict laws regarding the age rating of movies shown at the cinema. We have;
• All Ages
• Age 7
• Age 11 (7-year-olds are allowed in with adult company)
• Age 15 (You must have turned 15 years old to be admitted despite adult company.)
And we don't have X-rated movies playing at any cinemas...
Rating 7 allow you to be younger with adult company.
at 15 teens must be prepaired to be IDed, even if a parent is present and when you reserve or buy tickets online you must check a box agreeing to those terms before you can move forward.
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Parents are funny btw.. this summer I came into an argument with a father who got angry when his five year old daughter would not be let in to Jurassic World (rated 11 here). I was the mean old (!!!!?) lady who destroyed her summer with not letting her see the dinosaurmovie.. and then there are parents who think an animated kids movie like this should be rated 15. Some times parents do make sense.. but not in cases like these.
Wait in your country they can't even see the movie with their parents? Wow that's pretty strict since the only movies kids can't get into with their parents here are X rated movies that have actual hardcore sexual content.
Here in Sweden, we have kind of strict laws regarding the age rating of movies shown at the cinema. We have;
• All Ages
• Age 7
• Age 11 (7-year-olds are allowed in with adult company)
• Age 15 (You must have turned 15 years old to be admitted despite adult company.)
And we don't have X-rated movies playing at any cinemas...
Rating 7 allow you to be younger with adult company.
at 15 teens must be prepaired to be IDed, even if a parent is present and when you reserve or buy tickets online you must check a box agreeing to those terms before you can move forward.
Right, forgot to mention that children younger than 7 years old can watch Y7 movies with an adult. But I got everything else right, right? :blush:
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Actually they were from three different reviews . . . does that make it better or worse? lol
I think my favorite is the one complaining that they aren't spending all their time at the pony salon. :lmao:
Ugh. Worse.
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Here's another one.
"Warning to parents: This DVD has new cover art and carries a release date of 2006 in the Amazon listing, which both lead you to believe that this is one of the new Paramount MLP releases. Be warned that THIS IS NOT THE CASE. This DVD is repackaged versions of two of the original 1980's Sunbow cartoons from the TV series. As a parent, this means that they pre-date the FCC programming standards for children. The content on this DVD is troubling if you care about positive modeling and concepts for your child."
Ponyfan
I dothly despise Moral Oral types.
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Actually they were from three different reviews . . . does that make it better or worse? lol
I think my favorite is the one complaining that they aren't spending all their time at the pony salon. :lmao:
I don't think G3 got that superficial, except for maybe the Princess Promenade.
I can't imagine what they'd have to say about Rescue at Midnight Castle. Especially when they see something like this.
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Parents are funny btw.. this summer I came into an argument with a father who got angry when his five year old daughter would not be let in to Jurassic World (rated 11 here). I was the mean old (!!!!?) lady who destroyed her summer with not letting her see the dinosaurmovie.. and then there are parents who think an animated kids movie like this should be rated 15. Some times parents do make sense.. but not in cases like these.
Wait in your country they can't even see the movie with their parents? Wow that's pretty strict since the only movies kids can't get into with their parents here are X rated movies that have actual hardcore sexual content.
Here in Sweden, we have kind of strict laws regarding the age rating of movies shown at the cinema. We have;
• All Ages
• Age 7
• Age 11 (7-year-olds are allowed in with adult company)
• Age 15 (You must have turned 15 years old to be admitted despite adult company.)
And we don't have X-rated movies playing at any cinemas...
Rating 7 allow you to be younger with adult company.
at 15 teens must be prepaired to be IDed, even if a parent is present and when you reserve or buy tickets online you must check a box agreeing to those terms before you can move forward.
Right, forgot to mention that children younger than 7 years old can watch Y7 movies with an adult. But I got everything else right, right? :blush:
Perfectly :)
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I can't imagine what they'd have to say about Rescue at Midnight Castle. Especially when they see something like this.
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My favorite. <3
I think some people seriously think that little girls' brains will melt if they see anything with conflict or action. (Specifically little girls; I've RARELY seen shows aimed at little boys that don't have ANY conflict.) But when I was a little girl I loved action-y shows with danger and adventure.
I tried watching the Strawberry Shortcake show that came out at the same time MLP FIM did (the CGI one) and oh my god it was so boring. Nothing important was ever at stake and the characters were so bland and too nicey-nice.
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I can't imagine what they'd have to say about Rescue at Midnight Castle. Especially when they see something like this.
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My favorite. <3
I think some people seriously think that little girls' brains will melt if they see anything with conflict or action. (Specifically little girls; I've RARELY seen shows aimed at little boys that don't have ANY conflict.) But when I was a little girl I loved action-y shows with danger and adventure.
I tried watching the Strawberry Shortcake show that came out at the same time MLP FIM did (the CGI one) and oh my god it was so boring. Nothing important was ever at stake and the characters were so bland and too nicey-nice.
Is it just me, or does it seem to be that the watering down of girls' shows started after the 90s? I can't really remember seeing many girls' cartoons as a kid, but the ones I do had action and villains (although technically, they were anime). It's like people who watched 80s cartoons as kids remembered how messed up they could get and did a complete 180.
I did see the new Strawberry Shortcake once. It reminded me of G3, but without any of the charm.
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I can't imagine what they'd have to say about Rescue at Midnight Castle. Especially when they see something like this.
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My favorite. <3
I think some people seriously think that little girls' brains will melt if they see anything with conflict or action. (Specifically little girls; I've RARELY seen shows aimed at little boys that don't have ANY conflict.) But when I was a little girl I loved action-y shows with danger and adventure.
I tried watching the Strawberry Shortcake show that came out at the same time MLP FIM did (the CGI one) and oh my god it was so boring. Nothing important was ever at stake and the characters were so bland and too nicey-nice.
I know right? People forget that girls love Thundercats, Transformers, Jem and She-Ra. They forget that girls love comic books and videogames and Sailor Moon and Anime. It's really not fair.
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Parents are funny btw.. this summer I came into an argument with a father who got angry when his five year old daughter would not be let in to Jurassic World (rated 11 here). I was the mean old (!!!!?) lady who destroyed her summer with not letting her see the dinosaurmovie.. and then there are parents who think an animated kids movie like this should be rated 15. Some times parents do make sense.. but not in cases like these.
Wait in your country they can't even see the movie with their parents? Wow that's pretty strict since the only movies kids can't get into with their parents here are X rated movies that have actual hardcore sexual content.
Here in Sweden, we have kind of strict laws regarding the age rating of movies shown at the cinema. We have;
• All Ages
• Age 7
• Age 11 (7-year-olds are allowed in with adult company)
• Age 15 (You must have turned 15 years old to be admitted despite adult company.)
And we don't have X-rated movies playing at any cinemas...
So the government decides they know better how to raise the kids than the parents?
We don't have x-rated movies playing at any regular cinemas anymore but that's more because the Internet has made them unnecessary since there isn't any actual law against them. It's just not profitable. I'm not gonna say that tiny cinemas that specialize in those kind of films don't still exist but I've never seen one.
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Parents are funny btw.. this summer I came into an argument with a father who got angry when his five year old daughter would not be let in to Jurassic World (rated 11 here). I was the mean old (!!!!?) lady who destroyed her summer with not letting her see the dinosaurmovie.. and then there are parents who think an animated kids movie like this should be rated 15. Some times parents do make sense.. but not in cases like these.
Wait in your country they can't even see the movie with their parents? Wow that's pretty strict since the only movies kids can't get into with their parents here are X rated movies that have actual hardcore sexual content.
Here in Sweden, we have kind of strict laws regarding the age rating of movies shown at the cinema. We have;
• All Ages
• Age 7
• Age 11 (7-year-olds are allowed in with adult company)
• Age 15 (You must have turned 15 years old to be admitted despite adult company.)
And we don't have X-rated movies playing at any cinemas...
So the government decides they know better how to raise the kids than the parents?
We don't have x-rated movies playing at any regular cinemas anymore but that's more because the Internet has made them unnecessary since there isn't any actual law against them. It's just not profitable. I'm not gonna say that tiny cinemas that specialize in those kind of films don't still exist but I've never seen one.
In Sweden, it's up to the Swedish Media Council to decide what rating a movie should have. They have the law on their side and it's all about making sure children aren't traumatized by watching a certain movie; sometimes parents' are too biased to make that decision for their children in my opinion. I remember the drama when the Twilight movies might've had a Y15 rating; all the tweens went crazy!
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Parents are funny btw.. this summer I came into an argument with a father who got angry when his five year old daughter would not be let in to Jurassic World (rated 11 here). I was the mean old (!!!!?) lady who destroyed her summer with not letting her see the dinosaurmovie.. and then there are parents who think an animated kids movie like this should be rated 15. Some times parents do make sense.. but not in cases like these.
Wait in your country they can't even see the movie with their parents? Wow that's pretty strict since the only movies kids can't get into with their parents here are X rated movies that have actual hardcore sexual content.
Here in Sweden, we have kind of strict laws regarding the age rating of movies shown at the cinema. We have;
• All Ages
• Age 7
• Age 11 (7-year-olds are allowed in with adult company)
• Age 15 (You must have turned 15 years old to be admitted despite adult company.)
And we don't have X-rated movies playing at any cinemas...
So the government decides they know better how to raise the kids than the parents?
We don't have x-rated movies playing at any regular cinemas anymore but that's more because the Internet has made them unnecessary since there isn't any actual law against them. It's just not profitable. I'm not gonna say that tiny cinemas that specialize in those kind of films don't still exist but I've never seen one.
In Sweden, it's up to the Swedish Media Council to decide what rating a movie should have. They have the law on their side and it's all about making sure children aren't traumatized by watching a certain movie; sometimes parents' are too biased to make that decision for their children in my opinion. I remember the drama when the Twilight movies might've had a Y15 rating; all the tweens went crazy!
It's kinda pointless tho. In a few months the parent can just buy it on DVD and nobody can (or should imho) stop them from letting their kid watch it. The only ones who end up losing is the cinema since they lost 2 tickets. But then again my parents never shielded me from violence (sex was another matter entirely) and I turned out fine in that regard.
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In Sweden, it's up to the Swedish Media Council to decide what rating a movie should have. They have the law on their side and it's all about making sure children aren't traumatized by watching a certain movie; sometimes parents' are too biased to make that decision for their children in my opinion. I remember the drama when the Twilight movies might've had a Y15 rating; all the tweens went crazy!
It's kinda pointless tho. In a few months the parent can just buy it on DVD and nobody can (or should imho) stop them from letting their kid watch it. The only ones who end up losing is the cinema since they lost 2 tickets. But then again my parents never shielded me from violence (sex was another matter entirely) and I turned out fine in that regard.
The law is for public viewing. If you buy a private show or watch in your own home, then it's on you and you can't blame anyone else but you if your kid gets traumatized.
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In Sweden, it's up to the Swedish Media Council to decide what rating a movie should have. They have the law on their side and it's all about making sure children aren't traumatized by watching a certain movie; sometimes parents' are too biased to make that decision for their children in my opinion. I remember the drama when the Twilight movies might've had a Y15 rating; all the tweens went crazy!
It's kinda pointless tho. In a few months the parent can just buy it on DVD and nobody can (or should imho) stop them from letting their kid watch it. The only ones who end up losing is the cinema since they lost 2 tickets. But then again my parents never shielded me from violence (sex was another matter entirely) and I turned out fine in that regard.
The law is for public viewing. If you buy a private show or watch in your own home, then it's on you and you can't blame anyone else but you if your kid gets traumatized.
Were parents really blaming the theater for traumatizing their kids when they were the ones who brought them? I thought parents here were bad with taking responsibility for what their kids see. Humans make me shake my head sometimes.
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In Sweden, it's up to the Swedish Media Council to decide what rating a movie should have. They have the law on their side and it's all about making sure children aren't traumatized by watching a certain movie; sometimes parents' are too biased to make that decision for their children in my opinion. I remember the drama when the Twilight movies might've had a Y15 rating; all the tweens went crazy!
It's kinda pointless tho. In a few months the parent can just buy it on DVD and nobody can (or should imho) stop them from letting their kid watch it. The only ones who end up losing is the cinema since they lost 2 tickets. But then again my parents never shielded me from violence (sex was another matter entirely) and I turned out fine in that regard.
The law is for public viewing. If you buy a private show or watch in your own home, then it's on you and you can't blame anyone else but you if your kid gets traumatized.
Were parents really blaming the theater for traumatizing their kids when they were the ones who brought them? I thought parents here were bad with taking responsibility for what their kids see. Humans make me shake my head sometimes.
Humans have been blaming others for their own actions since the caveman days.