Kids and watching Star Wars-what ages?

My kids were raised on Star Wars - they could hum the Imperial March when they were toddlers. I wouldn't have any problem taking kids that age to the new movie.

It is rated pg-13.  The movies are done in a format that is somewhat in the vibe of a historical documentation. It IS about a galactic war so there will be battles of all types from fighter "planes" to sword fights. People get injured and they die. It can be gruesome but not in a bloody way. Sex is only hinted at and then very infrequently.

I wouldn't have any trouble taking your 12 and 10 year olds. Your 7 year old it would depend on the child's personality and how well they process highly emotional stuff.  That said, I think all of my grands over 2 have seen all the movies that are out. 

my kids are now 8, 10 and 15. star wars movies were a HUGE hit with my boys when they were 3 and 5. except the one that had more to do with love story between anakin and padme, that was just gross (lol) but the rest they loved!

Check out Common Sense Media .org. They will tell you why it's given its rating, rate violence, alcohol, sex, language and something else, and give you age suggestions. There are spoilers, but that's a good thing when you are on the fence about a movie. I found it to be a great resource as a parent.

My kids were preschool age when they watched the movies. But it's possible that the new movie has something objectionable for younger viewers.

My husband is going with his work tomorrow, so he's going to determine then if the kids (9 - almost 10 and 7) can see it. We've told them we probably will allow it, but can't promise yet.

I'm wary of basing my decision allowing my kids to see the new movie on the old movies. I checked on pluggedin.com and I feel it's OK for my kiddos to see.

I did appreciate Amy Poehler on Jimmy Fallon the other night when he asked if her kids were going to see it. Amy on The Tonight Show It was like she was going to explain her reasoning and then she realized, "I'm the Mom. I don't have to explain myself."

We will probably take ours at some point over break. Our kids are 6, 5, and 2.5. We let them start watching Star Wars when our oldest was around 2. Their favorite characters are Yoda and "r tootietoot ".

I didn't even realize it was PG13 LOL! I didn't even question my 9 & 11 year old seeing it. They've watched all the Star Wars movies since the youngest was probably 3-4. My 11 year old says he doesn't care to see the new one. But both boys are in that phase where they "don't like" whatever the other one loves. So he suddenly doesn't like Star Wars. They will see it with us & handled the earlier ones just fine. I can't image there being much in this one I wouldn't want them to see that wasn't in the earlier 6.

Maybe we question the violence more than you ( general) then Darcy. I've only read some British reports because it opened here today. I'm not linking because there are spoilers in the report depicting the violence but a quote from one report:

Child psychologist Sally Goddard Blythe said: 'There's a difference between the morals implicit in fairy stories and graphically seeing something on the screen, which in some ways normalises violence. When something is presented on a large screen, there is in one sense a reality to it and in another sense it makes it seem OK in a way fairy stories don't.

'Parents should consider whether such a film is suitable for their children. It will depend on how sensitive that child is. It could also upset some children emotionally.'



Leaving that aside, as a film it has had very positive reviews.