So the three year old is desperate to go see PotC. I suspect one of her little friends at day care saw it and raved about it.
Can anyone give me the skinny on how it would sit with the pre-literate set?
We didn’t take out 6 year old to see it – violence, walking skeletons. We might be a bit overprotective, but we’re holding back. A lot of kids have seen it, though – there were kids in the theater when we saw it. Heck, we’ve seen kids in R-rated flicks (what are their parents thinking?). We learned a lesson from Dinosaur, which was a much scarier flick for the toddler set than we’d expected.
My 4.5 yr old loved it, but then, he it had his four favorite things in it: Pirates, Sword fighting, Skeletons, and Evil Monkeys.
Yes, he takes after me! 
Yeah, we got bitten by ‘Spider-Man’ which she was also desperate to see.
She takes some things well. She adores the Harry Potter movies (and thought the big snake was ‘silly’).
But I want to think this out first.
It’s a judgment call. The only thing I’d be too worried about are some of the scenes with walking skeletons, and this would terrify some three year olds into fits, whereas others wouldn’t bat an eye.
Whoah hang on. I was told that there is a woman held captive by the captain, who tells her she will be raped (dining naked) with the crew if she doesn’t…whatever it is she has to do. I would think that offering women up for that kind of abuse is not exactly child-friendly.
If I was told that in error please do set me straight. Apparently the implication that she would be raped was pretty clear.
I don’t think the implication is at all clear that Elizabeth will be raped – especially not to a child who doesn’t even know what that word means.
Long story short, Elizabeth, a sheltered young lady, ends up ebing taken prisoner by the Undead Pirates. She doesn’t want to wear this very ugly dress the Captain has given her. The Captain Barbarossa simply says that she can wear the ugly dress and dine in his quarters, or eat with the crew… naked. And they snicker. She gasps with offense, but puts on the dress.
The Pirate crew is undead and can’t enjoy any pleasure of the flesh (including eating and drinking) so it really doesn’t follow that they would force sex on her.
I don’t think it was that clear, or that small children would pick up on it being a rape reference.
And as far as the rest of the movie being kid freindly, I will have to go with what others have said here, it really depends on the kid. I don’t think I would have a problem with my kids watching it, it doesn’t have sex/language issues. There is the violence, but I think it is pretty tame compared to most movies out there anymore. And theres pirates in there, you can’t have pirates without some violence.
Depends on the kid. Pirates, Skeletons, violence. I probably would’ve seen it and loved it, but some kids are pretty scary. But the kids in front of me when I saw it a second time didn’t scream or anything.
The dining naked reference occurs when the heroine, held hostage by the pirates, is told that she’ll be dining with the captain, wearing a dress he provided. When she refuses, she’s told that in that case she can dine with the crew, and she’ll be naked. Of course, she opts for dinner with the captain and wears the dress. That’s all that’s said about it, and it didn’t strike me as a scene which would upset a child or make them ask questions. I think most kids just assume that being naked in front of people is the scary part, not what might happen to her afterward.
If I were you I’d definitely see the movie before taking a three year old. The skeletons could be pretty scary to a little kid, and you’re the best judge of what your child will be frightened of. There’s also a fair amount of violence in the movie (it’s about pirates, after all!) but not a lot of blood or gore that I remember. Also not a lot of bad language or nudity.
Thanks for the clarification, seriously. That makes more sense now, for sure.
We prescreened it and decided that it would be OK when it came out on DVD for our kids (5 today and almost 4), but that it was a long intense and kind of scary movie for the theatre.
For reference, our kids watch cartoon violence (PowerPuff Girls, Samari Jack) and have seen Spiderman and XMen on DVD. They aren’t sheltered.
Our seven year old loved the movie and insists on the DVD for Christmas or his next birthday whenever it comes out. You know what my 1-1/2 year old thought of it? It was sleepy time for him - missed most of the movie…
Yeah, there is no implication whatsoever about rape. And the dress isn’t ugly, it’s the fact that it’s actually very good looking, but she doesn’t want to wear it for Captain Barbosa. It’s a pride thing, you know?
I’m not a parent, but I’ve worked a great deal with 3 to 6-year-olds. I wouldn’t bring a kid less than 8 or 10 to this particular movie. There were scenes that made adults in the audience jumpy.
Like Dangerosa said, it might be different at home where it’s comfortable, but I’d hazzard a guess that bringing a 3-year-old to it will lead to a more than 50% odds of you having to leave before the movie is over. And you won’t want to leave because it’s a great movie (why does it come out on DVD in November?!)
To steal a thread title from a few weeks ago…
I don’t know, after all, its rated ARRRRRRRRR!!!
Thank you, enjoy the shrimp.
Well, I’d say go for it. I’d say it’s an all-ages sort of film. Then again, I feel the same way about Alien, so take that with a pinch of salt.
FWIW, I think it’s a movie that’s worth seeing twice. If you can find the time, you might want to see it first on your own, so you can judge for yourself wether it’s appropriate for your kid.
yarrr!
I be like’n the little monters! Love ‘em t’ death, don’t ye know?
Oh! You mean the movie!
Well, shiver me timbers. Don’t I look the fool…
Do you know how long this movie is? I wouldn’t ask a three-year old to sit in the same spot for such a long time.
Perhaps you should wait for the DVD.
It’s no more or less frightening than “Jason and the Argonauts.”