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.

[Katie]

To answer the question in the title, and speaking soley about my own possible future children, because they're the only ones I get to judge for, they shouldn't see very graphic, bloody violence before the get out of elementary school. After that, I do not care. Language is just language. Sex is natural and something that the vast majority of people experience in their lives. If you're kid has questions about what they watch (What does that word mean? What are they doing? etc) answer them, or if they have concerns (That was scary. Will that happen to me? etc) instead of censoring their viewing to avoid them. Kids are not as dumb and vulnerable as we like to think they are, the see and hear about a lot of stuff more disturbing than anything in a movie on a daily basis.

[Devin]

I completely agree with you, as a young child I was often kept in the dark about things as common as bad language and sex. I would say that I was pretty darn sheltered at that time and it reflected socially.

[Emma Nordmeyer]

exactly. i watch a lot of tv 14 shows and pg 13 movies, but i've never had many questions. why? because i have a dictionary!!!! ok, i confess, i looked it up one time in 3rd grade because i was bored. i've never liked violent movies, and my mother would swear all the time!! sh**t was one of my first words!!!

[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?"

[Jason G]

Transformers 2 is a kids movie. It's marketed for kids and made by someone with the mental capacity of a twelve year old.

Kids aren't as stupid and naive as we like to think. They can handle more than you would think and they probably won't be too messed up by it.

[Fpshamster]

yes but mentioning brownies with pot in them is not aprobiate for a kid.

But back to the topic of sheltering children i feel I am very sheltered (compared to my friends) when I learned about drugs I had no idea about crack, pot and all the other illegal ones. I just knew about cigerretes and beer.

[Meagan Miles]

Personally, I think movies and cartoons that enforce heavy stereotypes, like the cartoon 6teen should be rated higher. I think it's C8, but I think it should be at least 10+

My 8 year old brother watched that show for the longest time, and adapted the behavior that it showed in such a negative way. Actually, if anyone watches it, the character...that i don't remember the name of...Jones or something is who he basically took as a freaking role model.

It's disgusting.

[Emma Nordmeyer]

well, i did not see disturbia, but my parents did, and they said it should have been rated r. mean girls was reated pg13 and i was 7 at the time it was released, and all my freinds went to see it. i i was not allowed see it until i was 9 or 10, and i believe it wa my first pg13 movie,(either that or one of the harry potter movies) but my parents did not let me see some parts, and they said it should have been rated r. i also saw the simpsons movie when i was 10, and even though there were some parts i did not quite understand, it was still funny. sure, 13 was the perfect guideline, but it was still so funny! surprisingly though, my favortie part was when bart was skatboarding naked, and the guys were praying in the resturant...yeah. that was no big deal to me because i walked in on a guy in the bathroom when i was 7. but that's another story...