To Moms and Dads That Have Seen Green Lantern

Updated on June 20, 2011
A.M. asks from Mesa, AZ
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Do you think it is appropriate to take a seven year old to Green Latern?

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Well... To be honest with you I don't think it is appropriate either but his father (my boyfriend) thinks it is fine as he has already been exposed by his mother to all the twilight movies. I am conservative also and think their are words/situations he does not understand and should not be exposed to. Just last week we had an incident where an inappropriate word was used and he didn’t know the meaning. Thank you for all of your responses.

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S.H.

answers from Honolulu on

Its a PG-13 movie.

Try doing a Google search on it.

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R.J.

answers from Seattle on

Depends entirely on the kid, and family dynamics, as with so many things.

For some children it'll be a fantastic afternoon. For others it would be too scary, too long, or completely inappropriate. There's no single movie that is appropriate for ALL children (my own son couldn't watch Disney cartoons until a year or two ago, because they gave him nightmares for WEEKS... but spiders all over Indiana Jones, or flesh dripping of cursed pirates in the caribbean, or Han Solo frozen in carbonite??? So perfectly fine with), nor inappropriate for all children. Pick a title, any title, and some of us will let our children watch it over our dead bodies, and others will be saying 'pass the popcorn'.

For my 8yo, it's a fantastic afternoon.

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A.C.

answers from Jacksonville on

It really depends on the kid, IMO. My 6 yo nephew loved it. He watches all the superhero movies, though, and they don't scare him. You know better than anyone what your kids sensitivities are. Look online for a complete synopsis of the movie, including length, language, violence, and content then make your decision from there. Or you could go see it first, and make your judement from there.

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S.G.

answers from Phoenix on

I think we all were given the gift of intuition when we were born, and in my opionion, the fact that you are asking this question tells me that it's better that you don't. I always tell my kids, if something is in question, it is better to stay on the safe side and NOT do it. Your intuition is trying to tell you something, just listen to it. :) Good luck.

K.B.

answers from Milwaukee on

I would say no. The cussing & sexual innuendo, at least for me, is not something I want to even expose my child to until we start disscussing apporiate relationship between boys & girls. My daughter is almost 5 years old and I have just started to let her watch movies, so maybe I am a little more protective or conservative with my choices I still think it is inapporiate to expose kids to subject matters before I as a parent has talked with them about that subject matter. Kids understand WAY more then we would like to think and in todays culture I believe they get exposed to cussing and sex way too early, even if it is "hidden" in word play.

C.W.

answers from Las Vegas on

There's a little bit of drinking, some kissing/flirting, violence, and cussing. An implied one night stand, some sexual innuendo. Depends on the child. Like some one else said, it is pg-13. I probably wouldn't take my daughter if she was 7, but not because it was scary... just because I don't think she should watch that stuff at 7. On the other hand, I wouldn't particularly judge others who let their kids watch it. It could be worse. I think it's tamer than Iron Man. Why not see it first and then take your 7 yr old if you think it's okay?

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K.:.

answers from Phoenix on

I was wondering this for my 5 yo DD. We opted not to.

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C.M.

answers from Phoenix on

www.imdb.com has a parental advisory section that lists what you might find concerning. They specifically ask for a "list" not and opinion so that you can make up your own mind. Another website is www.kids-in-mind.com If you do a search for parental reviews you can find out lots of sites that will say exactly what is there and you can make up your own mind. For myself, I'm very careful about what they see and often draw the line easily when it's rated PG 13. The best thing you can do is see it yourself and know if it's something you want your child to see.

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S.B.

answers from Kansas City on

my husband says it's mostly ok, no naked or anything like that, but some sexual innuendo. (at one point a girl recognizes him and says she's seen him naked so she'd recognize him even with the mask on) but otherwise it's just regular comic book movie violence.

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