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The Official Movie Thread

Floyd said:
We haven't seen one Potter film... I understand the last couple are a bit scary for little ones? Can anyone recommend an appropriate age to start watching from the beginning?
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The first 4 are pretty tame.  The last couple were kinda scary in spots.  My youngest who is turning 6 in a month has watched them all. 
 
Guru Tugginmypuddah said:
Floyd said:
We haven't seen one Potter film... I understand the last couple are a bit scary for little ones? Can anyone recommend an appropriate age to start watching from the beginning?
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The first 4 are pretty tame.  The last couple were kinda scary in spots.  My youngest who is turning 6 in a month has watched them all.
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Cool. Thanks.
 
Floyd said:
We haven't seen one Potter film... I understand the last couple are a bit scary for little ones? Can anyone recommend an appropriate age to start watching from the beginning?
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the first two are age appropriate even to about age 5 or 6. Three and four have a few incidents of violence that will scare a sensitive child, but I'd say up to age 10 or 11 should be ok. I took my daycare kids to see number 3 years ago, and the oldest one at the time was 11, the youngest (my own boy) was 8 and he was okay with it, but he can stand horror type stuff better than me (he's 15 now). The last four movies (three books,  four movies, so Order of the Phoenix, Half Blood Prince and two parts to Deathly Hallows...) are PG 13 for a good reason. There's way more violence (although most of it is implied, the deaths mostly occur off screen) and frightening stuff  in them. There some very intense stuff, and storyline wise more than a young child can cope with. Unless the child has read the Potter books or is tough as nails, I would say age 10 or older for sure, for the last four movies.

 
LittleHockeyFan said:
Floyd said:
We haven't seen one Potter film... I understand the last couple are a bit scary for little ones? Can anyone recommend an appropriate age to start watching from the beginning?
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the first two are age appropriate even to about age 5 or 6. Three and four have a few incidents of violence that will scare a sensitive child, but I'd say up to age 10 or 11 should be ok. I took my daycare kids to see number 3 years ago, and the oldest one at the time was 11, the youngest (my own boy) was 8 and he was okay with it, but he can stand horror type stuff better than me (he's 15 now). The last four movies (three books,  four movies, so Order of the Phoenix, Half Blood Prince and two parts to Deathly Hallows...) are PG 13 for a good reason. There's way more violence (although most of it is implied, the deaths mostly occur off screen) and frightening stuff  in them. There some very intense stuff, and storyline wise more than a young child can cope with. Unless the child has read the Potter books or is tough as nails, I would say age 10 or older for sure, for the last four movies.
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Ah. Okay, maybe I'll wait a bit then. Thanks.
 
So I had to see Monte Carlo with my daughter today (parental duties). Didn't really pay attention but had a great hot dog and popcorn at none other than Encore cinema in Oakville. Fun times!
 
Watched a movie called Bronson a few nights ago (about the prisoner, not the film star). Starred Tom Hardy as Charles Bronson. Thought it was very well done. Hardy was great. He's putting together a very impressive looking resume. Last year he was in Inception and next year he's in TDKR. He's also starring in two films this year which are speculated to do some damage at the Oscars in Warrior and Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy. 
 
Saw horrible bosses tonight, absolutely hilarious. Jennifer Anistion was great(and yes, what WAS brad thinking?) And I enoyed Jasilon Day as well
 
Just saw Dear Zachary. Don't know if a movie has ever hit me as hard as it did. What a stupid country we live in.
 
J-Ho Fan said:
Saw horrible bosses tonight, absolutely hilarious. Jennifer Anistion was great(and yes, what WAS brad thinking?) And I enoyed Jasilon Day as well
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Bronson was a good film but i got the feeling they were ripping off CHOPPER an Aussie flick that came out about 6-7 years ago, maybe more.
 
My youngest daughter who's and pretty delicate emotionally watched all the Harry Potter movies without problem.  I was a little disappointed with the Transformer's movie as it would of been something I would of liked to have shared with my two sons who've I let see the others. 

And anyone figure out how to clone Jennifer Aniston yet?
 
moon111 said:
My youngest daughter who's and pretty delicate emotionally watched all the Harry Potter movies without problem.  I was a little disappointed with the Transformer's movie as it would of been something I would of liked to have shared with my two sons who've I let see the others. 

And anyone figure out how to clone Jennifer Aniston yet?
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My daughter (just turned 11) has seen them all as they were released. No issues. Though at 6, her favourite movie was LoTR, so sensitivity wasn't an issue.
 
mustacheman said:
J-Ho Fan said:
Saw horrible bosses tonight, absolutely hilarious. Jennifer Anistion was great(and yes, what WAS brad thinking?) And I enoyed Jasilon Day as well
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Bronson was a good film but i got the feeling they were ripping off CHOPPER an Aussie flick that came out about 6-7 years ago, maybe more.
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I really like Chopper ( great performance from Eric Bana ) but I don't think Bronson borrowed too much from it, Nicolas Winding Refn has a fairly distinctive style. Maybe it's just due to the prison setting and black-ish humor in both?

I think you may have meant to quote Carlton though.
 
Mordac said:
moon111 said:
My youngest daughter who's and pretty delicate emotionally watched all the Harry Potter movies without problem.  I was a little disappointed with the Transformer's movie as it would of been something I would of liked to have shared with my two sons who've I let see the others. 

And anyone figure out how to clone Jennifer Aniston yet?
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My daughter (just turned 11) has seen them all as they were released. No issues. Though at 6, her favourite movie was LoTR, so sensitivity wasn't an issue.
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Yeah, my daughter is 9 and she really liked LOTR and the first 4 or 5 Potter flicks, though I didn't let her see the LOTR until I knew she was ready for it. I hope BMan is kidding...
 
BMan said:
Tigger said:
Mordac said:
moon111 said:
My youngest daughter who's and pretty delicate emotionally watched all the Harry Potter movies without problem.  I was a little disappointed with the Transformer's movie as it would of been something I would of liked to have shared with my two sons who've I let see the others. 

And anyone figure out how to clone Jennifer Aniston yet?
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My daughter (just turned 11) has seen them all as they were released. No issues. Though at 6, her favourite movie was LoTR, so sensitivity wasn't an issue.
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Yeah, my daughter is 9 and she really liked LOTR and the first 4 or 5 Potter flicks, though I didn't let her see the LOTR until I knew she was ready for it. I hope BMan is kidding...
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Tigger, I was laughing (well,snickering to be accurate) at the expense of Floyd.

It's a sad world we live in to absolutely protect kids because we are paranoid. There is protecting them for which I agree, but then, there's having them live in a cocoon/bubble. It can't be good for them when they grow older.  Who knows how many of lifes moments or sensations or whatnot they are missing due to paranoid parents. Not a shot at Floyd, but it all just blows my mind.
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I don't know if you saw the John Stewart show last night ( well the one I did anyways about the British shenanigans ) but yeah...

"Counting bodies like sheep
To the rhythm of the war drums

I?ll be the one to protect you from your enemies and all your demons
I'll be the one to protect you from a will to survive and a voice of reason
I'll be the one to protect you from your enemies and your choices son
They're one in the same, I must isolate you?
Isolate and save you from yourself"

One of those lyrics that ( kind of ) defenestrates the window pane, if prose can really emerge from such a thing.
 
Friends With Benefits was one of my favorite films of the year so far, really funny and danced around the usual cliche's with some panache.  It was refreshing to see two people in Kunis and Timberlake who had sizzling chemistry at times too.
 
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