What makes a movie questionable for kids

[Jason Dickey]

Do not worry there are no spoilers in this discussion. However I want to talk about movie rateings and what is appropriate and unappropriate for kids. I recently saw Transformers 2 and for a pg 13 movie I was shocked at the content.
If anyone else out there has seen this movie please give me your input on this movie alone.
I know all the big things like nudity and things of that nature is out but what makes a movie borderline. Going back to Transformers 2, I feel anyone under the age of 15 should not see the movie. So what do you guys think. What are the things people should watch out for or what are the factors that would make you say no to your kid.

[Finn]

Dear god was it horrible. It also had a TERRIBLE cover of a talking heads song.

[Danni]

It would have been difficult to be as good as the first (as with most '2nd' movies).
Apart from that...
* The plot was utterly ridiculous, jumping from one random event to the next
* The special effects were spectacular, but they assaulted you with them from 2 minutes into the movie and continued to do so until the bitter end of the movie, leaving you numb to them and bored of them
* There were several plot and technical inconsistencies - I won't go into these now for fear of you drooling onto your keyboard with how boring and nerdy I am!
* See further down for my comment on Megan Fox
Have you had enough yet?!

[Fpshamster]

Yeah what was with the french vacation flash to just to insult the french and have the parents kidnapped??!?!?!?

[Finn]

"I feel anyone under the age of 15"

Really? I didn't see anything that was all that bad. Besides the plot and what not, of course. Put it was put in the right rating. Small children shouldn't see it, but anyone smart enough to tell it's not real life should be fine.

[DeusExLibrus]

Honestly I think the MPAA and the ratings are for crap. I know a 9 year old who watches the Saw movies and he's fine. By and large I think the government doesn't have a place regulating the media in such a way, and its the parent's job. Unfortunately a disturbingly high percentage of parents don't seem to give a sh*t and aren't interested in actually doing their job.

[Kelly Miller]

I love scary movies but I would never see saw, too psychological. My friend told me the plot one time and it had me scared to fall asleep in case I woke up chained to a toilet.

[Danni]

Saw (all of them) - insulting to our intelligence. Not scary, just shit. You aren't missing much.
Oh now I feel like I'm being too harsh. The first one was OK, I guess! Good music too, until it gets stuck in your head on a loop for 3 days and you feel like you are going insane (more insane I should say!).

[Dash]

Children shouldn't see Bruno -is disturbed-
But it was funny.

[Danni]

Bruno - awesome.
I especially loved the penis flapping around for an extended period of time (has to be seen on the big screen to be enjoyed) hehe!

[Emily]

I don't know if this is because I've been allowed to watch anything I want since I was about 9,but that movie seemed to be appropriate to me.I saw many parents at this movie with there kids,some kids were pretty young,about the age of 7 or so.I just didn't think it was so bad.But I do understand why you could think it.

I'm 14 btw.If that matters in this discussion.

[Robin]

Instead of just throwing ratings on movies, I think there should be lists of what a parent should be aware of in a movie and then decide if it's appropriate for their children from that. Like, instead of just saying Transformers is PG13, they could say that there's cartoon violence (at least, I'd call it cartoon violence. Giant robots fighing isn't exactly realistic), a mention of drugs, and some slightly sexual scenes. If a parent feels that their child is mature enough to see it, then they should go ahead. Age does not always dictate maturity.

"Going back to Transformers 2, I feel anyone under the age of 15 should not see the movie."
I think that would be too high a rating. I mean, I'm fourteen and I saw at, and didn't have any problem with it. Really, I think PG13 was the right rating.

[DeusExLibrus]

They already do this, its just not very helpful in my opinion. Most of the time I end up reading the little blurbs below the rating and thinking "ok, but what the heck do you mean by that?"