In Reply to: Whatever you do, don't show her Bambi! posted by Audiophilander on June 16, 2003 at 01:07:29:
saw Bambi twice and had no problems. Look at Nemo again: it is one continuous roller-coaster of scary stuff for at least the first, I don't know, forty minutes or so. The INTENSITY of the scenes are what make them tough for younger kids. Nemo is exactly like Friday the 13th and other horror movies: one overdone fright after another (I'll count them up next time I see it). This is relatively new for kids movies, and, like with adult offerings, every new one must up the ante until it's just one long thrill fest. It seems like if not for danger, the writers would be unable to conjure up plot or dialogue.
Wait until they're older to see kids films? Not a chance! All the older siblings have seen the movies!
I think Hollywood is missing a great opportunity to make movies geared to younger viewers: kids aren't all alike, i.e. what a 3-yr. old can tolerate would bore a five or six-year old, unless the skill level of today's moviemakers improves. Disney's old stuff, after all, appealed to ALL ages of kids.
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Follow Ups
- Well, AuPh she - tinear 06:57:01 06/16/03 (7)
- yeah, but I bet you watched Bambi . . . - Troy 15:23:45 06/18/03 (0)
- Well, I guess that we'll just have to disagree on this one. - Audiophilander 09:24:06 06/16/03 (5)
- Hey, I enjoyed the movie! - tinear 07:02:53 06/17/03 (4)
- You are probably correct in your assessment, but here's a thought: - Audiophilander 09:16:06 06/17/03 (3)
- I ain't DVD, yet. - tinear 11:44:21 06/17/03 (2)
- No DVD at all? Well, the wife & I may have gone the "overkill" route, but we love DVD! - Audiophilander 16:14:59 06/17/03 (1)
- Wow, you just may be as nuts as Clark - tinear 12:29:30 06/21/03 (0)