I will say that we do not let our son watch any of the superhero movies because our personal opinion is that it's rated PG 13 for a reason. However, we have friends who have a 5-6 yr old and they let him watch the first Transformers. He went and saw the 3rd one and was very excited about taking his son with him in the future, but chose to preview it first. He was glad he did. He was VERY disappointed. He said there was LOTS of bad language, and LOTS of sexual content, innuendos, etc. From what I've heard it's progressively worse from the first in the series, so it sounds worse than the other superhero movies. Why don't you go see the movie for yourself then make an informed decision based on what YOU feel is appropriate for YOUR family.
No way! We enjoyed the first one but they have really geared towards the teenage audience since then. I agree with the other moms...PG13 means Parental Guidance 13.
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An early scene features lingering, exceedingly close-up shots of Carly's backside while she wears skimpy bikini underwear and one of Sam's shirts. We watch as she climbs on top of him and straddles him in bed. Though we never see the pair in bed together after that, a sexual relationship is clearly implied. And even though they're apparently living together, both agree that they're not yet ready to say "I love you."
Carly's physique gets regular attention from the camera, though never quite as obviously as in the scene described above. Dylan has eyes for her, and he compares her curvaceous figure to the sensual form of a vintage automobile in his collection. Someone makes a joke about wanting to frisk Carly, and a scene with her eating licorice is played suggestively. Other women also wear revealing tops, while skirts and dresses display a lot of leg. An office worker dubs a colleague a "hoochie mama" because she wears a skimpy outfit. Somebody fondly recalls a secret affair with a woman and makes a suggestive comment about her backside.
Sam's mother offers him an explicitly titled book about female orgasms and says he won't be able to land another beautiful girlfriend unless he's well endowed and knows how to pleasure a woman. A male colleague corners Sam in a restroom to give him secret information, but a scuffle breaks out between them instead—ending with the man straddling Sam with his pants down in a stall. It's something that looks like a violent homosexual tryst to Sam's boss, who happens to walk in as they stumble out. (His boss later mentions the encounter again, stressing that he doesn't care about what his employees do with others in a bathroom stall.)
well our 5 yr old loves those movies! iron man, transformers, ghost busters, ninja turtles.. we would def let him go to see it ONLY if there are no nude sex scenes.. so since we havent seen it yet idk... i would have let him see fast 5 except the language is absolutely horrible!
I LOVE Nicole M.'s answer and couldn't agree more.
I did take my 4 yo and 7 yo with a big family group over 4th. As some stated, he was only interested when the transformers were on screen. It was extremely "intense" though and we spent the bulk of our time hovering by the back door playing and then popping in when the transformers were on screen. IMHO - wait for the DVD where you can skip forward and instead take him to one of the other kid movies out there. :)
Let the judgement begin - LOL!