The Sad End of an Era - I Think I've Seen My Last Movie in a Theater

EZMONEY · 11-25-2009, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by nelie

I don't have kids but it is an R rated movie. I don't want to spoil anything as I haven't seen the movie myself but imdb has a parental guide that and just an overview says this:
"The entire movie is disturbing and quite intense."

Maybe the TV version will be suitable for children.

The edited version of Adam Lamberts show wasn't too bad either.

ANOther · 11-25-2009, 10:43 AM

You are kidding EZMONEY, I hope? For cryin'out loud, PRECIOUS CLEARLY AIN'T FOR KIDS!!! You got kids, you wanna see a movie about a black youth looking for a way out of the dead end life, take them to see The Blind Side instead!

EZMONEY · 11-25-2009, 12:28 PM

I was just being a wise guy...enough of that...

I really want to see the Blind Side...trailers look good...I am a football fan and I love Sandra Bullock...in Angie and my top 5 for chick-flick actresses...

ANOther · 11-25-2009, 04:09 PM

OK, gotcha. Just so you know, when I said "you got kids", I meant "you" in the sense of "anybody who's", not "you" = EZMONEY in particular.

branflake · 11-26-2009, 12:36 AM

*ggrr* What is up with the constant "the server is busy, try again" on the forums tonight? I had a long type posted, pressed post and..."server was busy" so it was lost.

In a nutshell, these are the reasons I refuse to go to a movie that is still popular. People and their ignorance and rudeness really infuriate me and I'm famous for jerky comments if someone is being obnoxious. Instead, we go at least a few weeks after release. Even then, we generally see a matinee. If waiting a little longer means a more pleasant experience then I can certainly wait it out. lol The best is when you find that you are the only people in the theatre.

nelie · 11-26-2009, 09:08 AM

When we do go, we never go when a movie has just come out and we always go to matinees. It really depends on the movie on how crowded it is. There was a movie I wanted to see that came last year and we were busy and we waited it out and 6 months later, I guess the movie was gone from the theater

sunflowergirl68 · 11-28-2009, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Wannabeskinny

I would think that considering it's a true story that it would be appropriate for kids to watch and become sensitive to the nature of this subject. I didn't see it yet but I assumed there would be educational value to it - as opposed to seeing Transformers for example. I think the parents were probably taking their kids there for that reason, not to be bad parents and weren't aware of the graphic nature of the movie.

There are some things you don't need to expose your kids to until they are teenagers. That young, they aren't able to emotionally and mentally comprehend it. That's still bad parenting. As a parent, it's your duty to protect them and shelter them and actually care about what you show them, and do research. For example, some rated R movies are OK for high schoolers, like if I had teenagers, and they were interested in literature, I would have let them see The Reader (with me, of course) or The Hours, or any other movie centered around literature that happens to be rated R. But other movies, with say, graphic sex or violent scenes, are just unnecessary to show to them until they're in high school. You can teach your kids about domestic abuse and childhood abuse without taking them to a movie about it.

My dad took my brother to see Terminator 2 when he was like 10 and he had nightmares about it for weeks.

I never really knew about how severe abuse could be until I was in high school and read Beloved by Toni Morrison. My parents always did make an effort to tell me that I have it really good and that others have it worse, and I volunteered. SO that was their way of exposing me to the darker side of life.

sunflowergirl68 · 11-28-2009, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by EZMONEY

Maybe the TV version will be suitable for children.

I haven't seen Precious, but I sincerely doubt it'll ever be shown on TV, due to the subject matter (abuse and rape and incest).

sunflowergirl68 · 11-28-2009, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ANOther

You are kidding EZMONEY, I hope? For cryin'out loud, PRECIOUS CLEARLY AIN'T FOR KIDS!!! You got kids, you wanna see a movie about a black youth looking for a way out of the dead end life, take them to see The Blind Side instead!

The Blind Side was a really good movie, despite it being sappy.... I really liked it, partly because I love football so much, and it's based on a true story, and the guy is a really successful and talented football player. I totally agree, that's a much better movie for kids.