Ok im 12 years old and i can handle a rated R movie we would be going onto 13 and if u dont let the 12 yr. old go like me that would be social suicide
First I'd like to state that I am a 17 year old college student, who is turning 18 in 2 days. I may not be a parent, but I did experience this age range and I know that myself and my peers were mostly (aside from one or two) capable of handling an R rated movie
This is ridiculous. Before I was even 10 years old I understood the main points about sex and violence and drugs, etc. AS DO MOST KIDS THIS AGE!!! Not allowing a 12 year old not to see a certain movie because of the rating, is way too overprotective. They know about most of the issues addressed in these movies and, if they don't, they will find out soon (THEY ARE GOING TO BE IN HIGH SCHOOL SOON!). Let your kids grow up. Step back and stop babying them. Its not going to help their psyche, its going to hinder it. Children will just be more curious when they find out about something if they aren't aware of it before hand. Let your children virtually experience something or have them go out and do it on their own. You weigh the options
You should also understand WHO rates these movies. Go look it up. They count the number of curse words. IF you are genuinely that concerned with your child knowing these things, I suggest home school and maybe give them no internet privileges and don't let them watch cable, either. You should probably just go live with the Amish.
ok first of all i believe that everyone in this room is under the age of 15 anyway... and since u have no children or experience as a parent i say u have no where to say that u wuld let ur children go. I am 17 years of age and as a parent i know what it feels like to have a child doing things u dont know about... i would not let him/her go... not without friends/parent/gardian who u trust dearly accomanying them. i hope this sheds some light on your delema.
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I'm 14 and i really love scary movies but usually they are rated R. I have made so many older friends that have helped me get into R rated movies. and honestly would you want your child sneakin behind your back and meeting total strangers just for the sake of a movie? just go with the kid yourself. if they want to see it obviously they are old enough and are mature. its not big deal.
Im 12 years old and want to see final destination in 3d and in england it is a 15 do you think i would get in here is a photo of me http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1626468749&v=feed&story_fbid=190336640766#/photo.php?pid=85571&op=1&o=global&view=global&subj=1188177750&id=1774852313
im 13 and im allowed to see rated R movies so yeah i would let my 12/13 year old go see a rated R movie!
yes because we r mature
welll i acutually would let her cause u dont want ppl to make fun of her would you??? and u certaintly woulnt want her to sneak behind your back....i say let her it will also make her fill more responsible/grown up
i would let my child go especially if the name is something cool like Zara
Well it would depend.
If it's rated R for sex, then no.
If it's rated R for blood and guts or violence, then sure. Why not?
It depends on the person. If they wanted too, and I felt they wouldn't be scared or disturbed by it, why not?
My parents never had a problem with me watching 18 movies, I just choose not too, because I'm a complete wuss and get scared by 15's.
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No, I would not let my 12/13 year old go to an R rated movie. There is enough bad stuff for them to see on TV, plus their friends/classmates can teach them bad stuff, I wouldn't want to add to that by taking them to an R rated movie, which probably has any or all of the following; nudity, sex scenes, cussing including constant use of the F word..
I'm 15 now and what my mom used to do and still does now is that she'll send my dad to see the movie first and then report back to her on whether I can see it or not.
i'm 13, i'm sure my mom would be against it, but she wouldn't be completely strict about it. it's the movie theater we go to. they won't let us buy tickets unless we look 17+. most of the time we buy tickets to a movie we wanna watch that ends right before the rated R movie, so we can watch both.
yes we sneak in, i'm guilty :[
no i wouldn't
lol ya my mom does whats the big problem
Well I'm not a parent yet, but soon I will be. I would not let my child go to see an R rated movie until they are 16, and they were with an adult.
I'm 16 and I have seen one rated R movie in my entire life. It was when I was 14 and I had an adult with me.
No, I barely allow her to watch PG-13
No.
We know a child who does, and you can tell by his attitude...his disrespect, his bad language, his tendency to strike out.
my parents let my watch r rated movies. they let me watch any movie i want pretty much. my mom doesnt like me watching r rated movies. but my dad lets me watch them. my mom will let me watch them if my dads around.
I think it is best to follow the ratings. I was always so angry when my parents wouldn't let me see a movie, but now I look back and realize how much they loved me because of that. I did sneak around occasionally, but to this day those movies I watched created scars that I don't think I would have if I had watched them today as an adult. I think it is reasonable to let a child see PG-13 at 12 (it is one year shy and half of their friends are probably 13 anyway). But R movies are a different ballpark- especially movies like Saw or something. Then again, my parents let me see Saving Private Ryan in middle school, and I learned a lot about WWII- but, those images of blood and guts and foul language can influence a child. My theory is: what you put in is bound to come out. Put in enough good stuff, you may let a kid see a "bad" thing once in a while...
They are rated R for a reason, blood, guts, gore, sex, profanity, drug use..do you want your child to see this at such a young age? stupid question I know cause everyones answers should be NO. They are not aloud in an R rated movie anyways by themselves or should you let them go with someone that is old enough to go with them, everyone inthe theatre will be wondering what jind of person lets their kids see this. I am 25 and I cant even watch scary movies and I get nightmares, sounds silly but I hate them I never watch them, I dont like to see people get killed. I would never do it, my parents never let any of my sibling do it, and noone should. Keep them young and innocent as long as possible, they grow up too fast as it is.
i'm 13, and i'm not allowed to c the R rated movies in a theater. but sometimes, if one comes on TV, and my parents are watching it, i'll watch it... no big deal. but i haven't been to a theater for an R rated movie ever.
I have watch a couple r rated movies andi am in that age range and i wouldn't say it has affected me at all. I have wated them at home on the movie channel, never at teh movie theatre
And really whats wronmg with blood? if your mature enough and can handle it all, i see not much wrong
Not without an adult present, I wouldn't- because he or she can't get into the theater anyway. Movie theaters are just like bars, especially these days- and they have people on their staffs who check ID's on anyone who looks younger than 17 or 18. As for rented movies, it's the adults who do the renting in most cases, and it's up to them whether or not they let their kids watch movies with this rating or not- most of the sensible ones I know generally don't, because kids don't need to be exposed to things like sex, nudity, drug use, drinking, and violence at such a young age. I have found that these things tend to give kids nightmares, because they start imagining that what they saw in the movie will happen to them, or to someone they know or love.
it depends on the movie.
Im 13 and go to R rated movies- if you dont let them they can sneak in anyway.It really depends on the movie- like I went to see the movie Dead Silence when it came out and I loved it.
No. Movie theaters do not sell tickets to young children for a reason. These children are not mature enough to handle the violence and/or sex in these movies. It will negatively affect them later.
i was then when i was that age and i am turning out fine. why not? but i was always the good lil girl
my father is a huge movie buff and i have been seeing rated R movies forever. i actually saw "wanted" (rated R) with my parents. that movie was awesome =]
I would not. There are ratings for a reason. Even if they are by themselves the movie theatre will not sell them tickets. They would have to be accompanied by someone 21 or older.
G- All Audiences
PG- More like 8 years old. Something around there
PG-13- Must be 13+ or have a parent/guardian that is 13 i believe
R- Must be 17 or have a parent/guardian that is 17
NR-17- Must be 17 or older
well im 13 and i just went and saw an R movie on Monday
i dont really see a problem with them i mean i know about sex and violence already so whats the problem
but i dont watch scary movies because im totally freaked out by them
Hahaha. I hope not!
I'm almost 17, and I'm not allowed to see R rated movies. I still wont be allowed to when I'm 17.
Heck, I'm not allowed to see the majority of PG-13 movies out.
But seriously, I undersatdn where my parents are coming from, because there is a lot of crap out nowadays.
But I still go see it. I just don't ask first when I know they'd say no.
depends wich one
yea
by this age they should no "everything" this movie talk about and there probly talking about with therer friends wen no adult around so better just do it be4 it comeout on dvd and see it behind ur back
I would. Because at that age when my mom said no to something I snuck and did it anyways and became so lost and confused and didn't have anyone I could talk to. I vote do with them to the movie and afterwards talk bout the movie. It doesn't have to be a serious don't do that talk. But it could be as light as back and forward on your views on the movie and then throw in what you don't want them getting out of the movie. Think: would you rathe they sneaked and watched then have questions and go get it from an unreliable source or be able to know they can come to you?
I would allow them to watch it. But without a parent? No, because this would mean they had to sneek into the theatre.
Where i'm from anyone under 17 cannot be sold a ticket to an R rated movie unless they have a parent with them. Yes, movie theatres DO CARD. I have never not been carded for an R rated movie.
I am 13 and my parents let me go to one once and it turned out to be a disaster. It really depends on the parents and what R rated movie they want to see. Honestly I wouldn't let them yet.
Hope i helped!