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Taking My 4 Year Old to See the New Movie Enchanted?

I'm thinking about taking my 4 year old daughter (she turned 4 in October) to see the new movie Enchanted. It looks good but I'm concerned that some of it might be too scary for her. She's only ever been to see one other movie, Bee Movie, a month or so ago and I don't want to take her if she would be scared or even if it is too old for her.
Any advice from someone who has seen the movie and any possible drawbacks for my 4 year old would be appreciated.
Thank you!

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Thank you so much for all of the great responses and information about what to expect in the movie. I've decided that I'm going to take her on Sunday. She will definitely sit through the movie and she is crazy about dragons so I'm pretty sure that she'll love it! Again, thank you so much for taking the time to respond and share your opinion. Mamasource is such a great resource!

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I would wait until it comes out on DVD. There are some possibly scary scenes in it for a 4 year old. I learned with my kids that the size of the screen and the volume of the sound in a theater magnifies the "scary" effect. When in doubt, I always wait until we can watch it at home on a smaller screen.

Hi....
I took the triplets to see it and they all loved it! The dragon/witch didn't scare them at all! It is a great movie because it is entertaining for all ages....and that actually is what I had read about it before I took them.

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It is a cute movie. I took my older girls and 4 year old son to see it and they all loved it. There is a part at the end that may be a little scary where the queen turns into a dragon. My son kind of sat closer to me during that part and hid his eyes, but didn't have any nightmares or thoughts about it after the movie ended. There really isn't any thing that I was concerned about as far as adult content.

Hope you have a great time if you decide to see it.

Hi,
Just remember that children have a short attention span! If you don't think she will sit through the movie, save your money and maybe take her somewhere else. You can also wait until the movie is on DVD. Well that's my opinion, Mother's know best!

take your daughter. Mine is 3 and she loved it.. However my daughter sits through movies and plays (theaters). But she really liked it...

I took 2 8 year olds last week and both of them were a little scared--plus there is some content that might not be appropriate...past that it was a really cute movie..but it doesn't take much to entertain me and I'm a romantic at heart!

I took my two girls- 3 and 4. They loved and so did I. It was a very cute movie. My girls tell me when they are scared and I don't remember them telling me that they were scared. At times it has a lot of talking and somewhat boring at the beginning but it was still a great movie. We are going to see Alvin today..
Have fun....

I would say it depends on your 4 year old, if she doesn't scare easy and she sits well thru movies then she'll love it. Although some of it will be over her head she'd enjoy it just the same if like I said she sits thru movies and doesnt scare easy. Me and my sister went and we both enjoyed it and the next weekend my son who is in junior high had me take him with alot of his friends from school girls and boys plus when I went there were alot of teenagers its a movie every age is enjoying so if you want to wait and get it on dvd I'm sure it will be watched thru the years.

I took my two girls, ages 3 and 5, to see it. They enjoyed it, though much was over their heads. No one was scared, but the end is a bit intense.
Both girls are happy to have seen it and excited when they see Giselle dolls and such.

Have fun, whatever you decide!

I took my 4 1/2 year old daughter a few weeks ago and she loved it. She did not take her eyes off the screen. I loved this movie and cant wait to have it on video. The ending is probably the scariest part for a child. However, I did not feel like it was too scary for her. For me, this movie made me remember how much fun it is to have a daughter.

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