movies suitable for kids
Just waved goodbye to my sister and her family, who have been here for a few days.
Yesterday the kids wanted to watch a movie, which caused some problem, since they're 7, 5, and 2½, respectively. The youngest wanted The Lion King. (Which I think is pretty scary for his age, but he'd already seen it, so I figured it was okay.) The middle one wanted Atlantis. The oldest thought all this cartoon stuff was too childish and started to look for a suitable live-action one from my collection, which wasn't very easy.
Pirates of the Carribean? "Maybe in a few years, honey, it's quite scary."
Harry Potter? "No, I don't think so, not just yet."
Narnia? "If it was just you, I'd let you watch the first one - not the second one - but I won't with your brothers here too."
The Matrix? "No, that's for grownups."
Mirrormask? "Well... no." (In addition to being for older kids, it's also not dubbed.)
The Loved Ones? "NO ABSOLUTELY NOT NEVER."
I have never understood quite so clearly what my friend Gunnel (who's about my mother's age and used to be a film censor) meant when she claimed that "Some not-for-kids movies are more not-for-kids than others." :-)
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Yesterday the kids wanted to watch a movie, which caused some problem, since they're 7, 5, and 2½, respectively. The youngest wanted The Lion King. (Which I think is pretty scary for his age, but he'd already seen it, so I figured it was okay.) The middle one wanted Atlantis. The oldest thought all this cartoon stuff was too childish and started to look for a suitable live-action one from my collection, which wasn't very easy.
Pirates of the Carribean? "Maybe in a few years, honey, it's quite scary."
Harry Potter? "No, I don't think so, not just yet."
Narnia? "If it was just you, I'd let you watch the first one - not the second one - but I won't with your brothers here too."
The Matrix? "No, that's for grownups."
Mirrormask? "Well... no." (In addition to being for older kids, it's also not dubbed.)
The Loved Ones? "NO ABSOLUTELY NOT NEVER."
I have never understood quite so clearly what my friend Gunnel (who's about my mother's age and used to be a film censor) meant when she claimed that "Some not-for-kids movies are more not-for-kids than others." :-)
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