[Bacongirl]

DD is desperate to see the Hunger Games movie. She's read all three books (as have I) and she is very mature in her thinkining. She's reading at a year11-12level.

How graphic is the actual movie? I've been told it shows someone snapping another's neck.

I know what her imagination can deal with when she reads, but seeing it in'real life' can often be more distrubing.


Anyone seen it and able to give me a Mum's review???


Edited to fix title. Sleep deprived..

This post has been edited by Coffeegirl: 25/03/2012, 09:47 AM

[I'm Batman]

Its about teenagers being forced to kill each other.

Its not really appropriate for an 11 year old.

I wouldnt let her see it at such a young age. Theres some things that should just be for when they are older.

Sorry.

[TherophosaBlondi]

Having seen it I will have no problems with my 11yr old seeing it.

Its about teenagers being forced to kill each other.

Yes it is but there is very little violence shown. Whereas some scenes in the book take pages to describe etc they take seconds in the film.

[LynnyP]

What I used to do with my son, and continue to do with my daughter, is go see the movie by myself first. That way I could make a properly informed choice. Sure it resulted in me sitting in movie theatres by myself watching ghastly movies like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (live action) but that way I knew pretty much for sure.

There were highlights though, I saw Speed twice in a week!

[mumto3princesses]

I haven't seen it myself but DD1 (nearly 13yrs) saw it.

I think if she has read the books, then the movie is fine. She said similar to pp, that it went through all the scenes quite quickly. She said the worst bit was when the young girl gets stabbed.

[franklet]

If she's read the books I dont' see an issue with her seeing it.

Spoilers below.



Violence wise, there is the scene of the boys neck being broken (shown at a distance and amidst a flurry of activity), there's a girl killed by tracker jackers that looks pretty gross, there's a few scenes of killing where they show the arm raising or throwing the knife, then the person falling, the knife covered in blood and people lying dead with their eyes open. However, they do not show the actual stabbing or anything too gory. There's the guy being eaten by the creatures but again it's not real graphic.

There is also the sad scene where Rue dies but if she's read the book she is well aware of that anyway.

There is no sex, little to no swearing and nothing else that is inappropriate in my opinion.

Think about it, in the book the violent scenes are longer, more graphic and drawn out plus can be re read or dwelled upon, in the movie, it's quick, most of it off scene and simply implied and not drawn out.

[TherophosaBlondi]

What I used to do with my son, and continue to do with my daughter, is go see the movie by myself first.

I also do this with movies I am not sure about.

[jodi]

It is rated M for a reason.

With my girls, the rule has always been to follow the recommended ratings - no exceptions. M is 13+, MA is 15+, R is 18+. It's a simple way to prevent all arguments... my girls don't even bother asking.

Is watching a movie really important enough to risk your child being exposed to something inappropriate? It's just a movie. (this doesn't necessarily refer to the OP - just the topic in general)

[TherophosaBlondi]

With my girls, the rule has always been to follow the recommended ratings - no exceptions. M is 13+, MA is 15+, R is 18+. It's a simple way to prevent all arguments... my girls don't even bother asking.

Two "sh*ts" and a "****" are enough to get a movie classified as M.

[howdo]

I watch myself first.

My kids have seen some M rated movies - the last five Harry Potters and the 11yo has seen Twilight. I don't go by ratings since the moment I was watching Get Smart which was PG and there was swearing and bare bums and I was not expecting that. Then the condom/viagra (forget which) discussion at the start of 17 Again ...

No. I don't go by ratings anymore.