Of those of you who have 1) SEEN TRANSFORMERS DARK OF THE MOON 2) OTHERWISE ALLOW YOUR YOUNG CHILREN TO WATCH ADULT ACTION MOVIES (I.E IRON MAN, SPIDER MAN, TRANSFORMERS 1 & 2) : Is this one good to take children to? I know it's pretty long, and figure if he can't sit through it, we'll just leave. Anything else I should be concerned about? I know there will probably be some language, but we will avoid or end a movie if it is a constant curse fest.
No really in to a debate on the effect of TV, movies, etc. on young children. We let our son watch "super-hero" movies, and acknowledge to him w/ language etc. that isn't nice, and we expect him to not repeat. Not a problem for us. Just basically want to know if this one is pretty comprable to similar movies, or is it notably worse?
I don't think it is appropriate movie for a 4 year old. But that is me. We saw it last weekend and it was okay but thats about it. I just think that there are better movies for a 4 year old than Transformers.
I was shocked and angry when my son's cub scout group showed the second one without getting permission from the parents and those boys were first grade and up.
Common Sense Media has great reviews of movies that tell you what to watch out for... language, sex, violence, etc. It's at www. common sense media .com (no spaces, of course)
I just looked at the review and the general consensus is that this movie is appropriate for ages 13 and up. It's extremely violent -- more than the first two Transformers -- , stereotypes women, there's bad language, and lots of death. I'm fine with people taking their kids to movies, but this one seems completely inappropriate for a four year old!
I don't remember hearing very many curse words in the movie but this one is Full of a LOT of action. A lot more People Death not just the robots fighting! I personally don't think I would take even my six year old to this movie but I am also someone who doesn't even like them seeing TMNT or spiderman or any of those... But it is definately not as calm as the one prior.
I love how those of you who let your kids watch inappropriate movies think it's okay because it doesn't affect anyone else. Your four year old is too young to process that level of violence, and whether you realize it or not, it does affect him and his behavior - if not now, then a year from now when he's in kindergarten and plays too roughly with the kids who are watching AGE-APPROPRIATE movies, like mine.
I rarely get on my soapbox and I won't debate you, but there are so many movies out there (especially during the summer) that are so much better for a 4 year old.
My kids are 18 & 16. Never did I allow them to see anything that was over the stated age recommendation. When they were 13, they got to see pg13. You expose your kidz to attitudes, clothing, sexual scenarios that just isn't necessary. It becomes their norm. So much more out there for a 4 year old than transformers.
I took my kids to see the movie and my 9yr LOVED it and watched the whole thing but my 4yr was only watching when the Transformers were on the screen. It was a bit long and hard for him to sit through.
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I think it would be too intense. My kids are 11 and 9 and I'm barely letting my 9 year old go....
We took our son 3.5 (4 in Sept) to see it last friday. Some language, LOTS of action, but long! My son loves all the other movies you mentioned above as well. He got a bit antsy in the movie, where normally he does well. I don't think the content of the movie is anything to worry about really but just the length. He said he liked it after. If you don't think the time is an issue- then I say, Enjoy the show.
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!
not a good idea. and you can't "explain" everything to him in a quiet movie theater. use your best judgement. everything he sees is affecting his brain and how he sees himself in the world.
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 think its pretty comparable. The plot is more involved. There is less cursing than the second one, a lot more action and more 'people' death like sitonme said. The robots 'bleed'. There isn't any more women objectify-ing than the previous 2. There is a butt shot of new girl in her panties, about 20 seconds long (i personally think Michael Bay is kind of a horn dog lol). I took my 7 year old, who also loves spiderman, ironman, etc. and he loved it.
try this website: parentpreviews.org. they rate the movies and give a detailed revew of the content for violence, drugs, sex, language, etc.
i'm not letting my 13 year old or 7 year old see it till it hits DVD. i was okay with the first one, but the second one did too much sexually explicit stuff that i was thankful that i was watching it on DVD with him. i was able to fast forward thru the worst of it. the language got rough too. if that was the second and i believe what i read on the mentioned websites, i won't let my boys see it till then.
I LOVE Nicole M.'s answer and couldn't agree more.
It's extremely long and frankly somewhat boring. It's also got some very violent scenes (skull blowing across the road, people getting evaporated, etc.).
I heard from a friend of mine who is pretty liberal about what she let's her kids watch that it is much more violent than other movies of its kind. She regrets taking her 7 year old to see it. My 7 year old saw the first one, but he won't be seeing this one until he's older. Good luck with your decision.
I WOULD take my boys to see it. They are exposed to a lot at home and in the real world that I can't imagine Transformers is too bad. My friend is taking her 7 year old so I'll use her judgement since our kids do the same things. My kids all sit great through movies. BUT - I also know I took my sone, 6, to see the Incredible Hulk movie when it came out and he was not interested, to him it was a cartoon. So I think my boys would be looking for a cartoon Transformers also...
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.
I was going to take my four year old son to see it, but my boss just took her six year old and she said there was just too much action going on. I decided against it, just because I thought it might be too overwhelming for him. He's seen the first two at home, but they aren't movies he sits through.
The only problem that my 7 year old son had with it was the length. A lot of the fight scenes are loud but until the end there are not too many. The fact that most of it is really not centered around too much super hero stuff was hard for my son to get in to.
