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Post by librarylady on Apr 22, 2016 13:30:03 GMT
FYI Parents need to know that The Jungle Book is a live-action/CGI update of Rudyard Kipling's classic book of short stories that has many scary/intense scenes involving menacing wild animals. With its blend of live-action and photo-realistic computer-generated effects, this action-packed adventure -- which was inspired by Disney's 1967 animated musical and has an all-star voice cast that includes Idris Elba, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Christopher Walken, and Scarlett Johansson -- tells the story of young Mowgli (Neel Sethi), the orphaned "man cub" raised as a wolf and hated by the jungle's most vicious predator, tiger Shere Khan. There are several jump-worthy, intense moments (including one sudden and particularly sad death and several vicious animal fight sequences involving fangs, fur, claws, snarls, and roars) that are very likely to scare younger viewers (especially when seen in 3-D). Kids who are familiar with the story and know the animals they're seeing aren't real will probably be fine, but preschoolers and younger elementary-aged kids who have trouble distinguishing fantasy from reality may not be able to handle Mowgli's frequent peril. All of that said, on the definite upside, the movie is gorgeous, and there are clear, strong messages about the importance of courage, teamwork, family (especially the non-traditional kind), and friendship. Parents recommended age 7+ while kids recommended 9+ More information at: www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-jungle-book-2016# ========================================================= My son, now an adult, says that when we took him to see ET, it terrified him and he has never liked the movie. I didn't know that. He only told us when they were celebrating the 25th anniversary of ET. He said he has a friend who had the same reaction. I think our son was around age 5-6 when ET came out. I guess we forget how little ones can't identify "it is not real." |
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Post by momstime on Apr 22, 2016 13:37:05 GMT
As a pre-k teacher, thank you!!!!
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Post by bigbundt on Apr 22, 2016 14:06:50 GMT
I could tell from the previews that it wasn't a movie I was going to take my five-year old to. She was scared of the "not nice" animals in the preview, no way would she be able to sit through the movie without crying.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2016 14:14:01 GMT
A friend of mine took her 5 year old to see it last weekend. She said she'd never been in a theater with so many crying kids. She said there were even several people who walked out. My friend said she hadn't heard that it was so scary or she wouldn't have taken her daughter either.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Apr 22, 2016 14:51:55 GMT
Thank you for the PSA. I was 5 when ET came out too and my parents took me. It gave me nightmares. I was so scared of aliens, it wasn't even funny.
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Post by myshelly on Apr 22, 2016 14:54:07 GMT
I'll never understand parents who don't lean about movies before taking their kids.
It's clear from the previews it's not ok.
I'll also chime in and say that I think ET is one of the most terrifying, depressing movies ever.
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Post by grammadee on Apr 22, 2016 15:10:18 GMT
I remember my grandmother reading The Jungle Book to us when we were preschool kids. It was full of lyrical poetry--I can still recite parts of "Now this is the law of the jungle...", and presented the animals in stereotypical yet somehow realistic seeming roles. I don't remember being scared: but then it was a book, not a 3-D movie. I read it myself around the age of 9 and loved it then, too.
But then again, we were also treated to the original Hans Christian Anderson and Grimm's fairy tales where the characters actually died and the wolf ate Red Riding Hood's grandmother.
Probably a good thing to keep the little ones away from the live action movie. The cartoon version is a fun one for them to experience the story.
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Post by grammadee on Apr 22, 2016 15:17:35 GMT
I'll never understand parents who don't lean about movies before taking their kids. It's clear from the previews it's not ok. I'll also chime in and say that I think ET is one of the most terrifying, depressing movies ever. ITA about everything except ET. Took my kids to it when it came out. They wore out the tape when we bought it for home. Now we have the DVD and the grandkids love it. It was the first movie where aliens were represented as loving and having feelings, rather than scary monsters. And ET, even so ugly, was so lovable. The scary elements were the PEOPLE who didn't understand.
I love the scene of the busy mom who didn't notice an alien in her kitchen as she was putting away groceries after work: that would have been me. And the little girl who hid ET in the pile of stuffies: that would have been my dd.
One article I read about ET compared it to the Christian story: arrival from outside the world all the way to the resurrection. Not sure I agree with that, but our family certainly saw it as a story of love, acceptance, and hope.
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Post by olbrwneyedgirl on Apr 22, 2016 15:32:59 GMT
We saw a preview for it a couple of weeks ago. I leaned over to my 8 year old DS and asked if he wanted to see it. An emphatic "NO!" was the answer. Same thing from my 11 year old DD.
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Post by melanell on Apr 22, 2016 15:41:02 GMT
My kindergartner saw the trailer and said that he will see it when he's 11.  |
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Post by princess consuela on Apr 22, 2016 15:45:30 GMT
We saw it this weekend and while I really liked it, it definitely is not for the younger set. There would definitely be scary spots. Our 9 year old who has watched legit scary movies said a few spots were scary, lol! I was super sensitive about animals when i was little, and I wouldn't have liked it.
I would also agree with most of the PP's about ET, lol! The beginning part when they find him in the cornfield and all the yelling? Omg it makes me fringe just thinking about it. Such a bad kids' movie that I still saw way too many times haha!
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Post by Kerri W on Apr 22, 2016 16:35:25 GMT
I took DS (10) last weekend. I immediately called DD and told her not to take DGS because it is not appropriate for younger than 9-10 year olds. It's not just that some parts are scary, it's that the whole movie is very intense. If they're old enough to "get" what it's about it's much heavier than the cartoon version.
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Post by conchita on Apr 22, 2016 17:22:10 GMT
We went on early release night (a very late showing) and I was surprised to see so many toddlers and elementary aged kids. Mowgli is in constant peril and the scenes where Bagheera and Baloo intervene on his behalf are heart poundingly intense. It was definitely too overwhelming for them because there was a lot of screaming and crying throughout the movie. One child had to be dragged out in hysterics. I felt so bad for the child. But the movie itself was spectacular! I'd like to go see it again in 3D this time.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Apr 22, 2016 17:26:12 GMT
Hopefully parents will note the PG rating - and not G. My kids were terrified of movies when they were young. My daughter couldn't make it through the opening train sequence of Polar Express (rated G) and we had to leave the theater. I think the next time we tried taking them to a movie in the theater they were 7 and 8. I still remember having to leave notice with the kids club on our Disney cruise that they needed to page me if they were going to show a movie. The cast members were all reassuring that they only show G rated Disney movies - well pretty much all G rated Disney movies involve parent death and my kids weren't so into that at 3 and 4.
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Post by katlady on Apr 22, 2016 17:38:49 GMT
I remember my mom taking me to the first Jungle Book movie and I hated it!! I either did not watch most of it or I made us leave, can't remember which. To this day, I have never seen the entire movie. I also hated Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
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Post by johnnysmom on Apr 22, 2016 17:44:03 GMT
I'd love to see it but apparently taking ds5 to Zootopia a few weeks back scarred him. He's still scared about some of the parts of that movie.  This is the kid who has watched all the Avengers, Iron Man and Transformers movies (yes, I'm one of *those* parents), there was something about Zootopia that really bothered him for some reason. |
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Post by taffyapple on Apr 22, 2016 18:28:53 GMT
I think this is one of those things where you just have to know what your kids can handle. We took all five of our kids, 3-12 yrs, and they all loved it. My 5 year old said it wasn't scary, and that zootopia was scarier. But we had read about the movie and knew there was a possibility of leaving. I have a lot of friends that won't take their kids though. It does just boil down to knowing how spooked your kids get about things! It was an incredibly well done movie though, we all loved it!
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Post by rickmer on Apr 22, 2016 21:13:10 GMT
we saw the previews and it looks amazing. my youngest is 9... i would take my kids but not someone else's. there was a little girl by us at zootopia that cried out and asked to leave a several times. i had the jungle book soundtrack on LP when i was a kid. i know all the words to the songs (i see bare necessities sneaks into the new movie!). |
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Post by peasapie on Apr 22, 2016 21:25:32 GMT
Thanks for posting this. I was thinking of taking my pre-school aged grandson, but now I won't.
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Post by Julie W on Apr 22, 2016 22:37:27 GMT
I've come to rely on and trust Common Sense Media's movie reviews. They specify the age appropriateness of a movie from their perspective, parents view and kids' view. They also have book and TV reviews. DD10 and I saw Jungle Book today after reading their review. She was clearly old enough. |
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 22, 2016 22:51:37 GMT
I'll never understand parents who don't lean about movies before taking their kids. It's clear from the previews it's not ok. I'll also chime in and say that I think ET is one of the most terrifying, depressing movies ever. I remember seeing this movie as my first movie when I was very little. When I saw the previews for this one, I thought it looked much scarier than the cartoon. No way would I take a toddler. I sometimes wonder what people are thinking. |
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Post by Rachel on Apr 22, 2016 23:05:35 GMT
I remember my mom taking me to the first Jungle Book movie and I hated it!! I either did not watch most of it or I made us leave, can't remember which. To this day, I have never seen the entire movie. I also hated Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a very scary movie just from the childnapper himself! |
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Post by Bridget in MD on Apr 23, 2016 1:51:00 GMT
We went on early release night (a very late showing) and I was surprised to see so many toddlers and elementary aged kids. Mowgli is in constant peril and the scenes where Bagheera and Baloo intervene on his behalf are heart poundingly intense. It was definitely too overwhelming for them because there was a lot of screaming and crying throughout the movie. One child had to be dragged out in hysterics. I felt so bad for the child. But the movie itself was spectacular! I'd like to go see it again in 3D this time. This was my daughter's experience too. She is 13 and went with a friend and parents for 13 yr old friends birthday and she said there was several toddlers that were super upset. I was like well, first prob was they were at a 945pm movie! WTF???  |
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 23, 2016 2:03:55 GMT
My SIL took my nearly 10yo niece the other day. My niece was fine, but my SIL said that it definitely is NOT for kids younger than that. She said there was a part of the movie at the start the scared the crap out of her, and she's an adult!
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Post by valincal on Apr 23, 2016 2:09:45 GMT
I took my nine-year-old nephew to see it this afternoon. He was consoling me in parts, LOL! It was pretty amazing and we really liked it. The original animated Jungle Book movie was the first film I saw as a child.  |
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Post by Grom Pea on Apr 23, 2016 4:11:30 GMT
FYI Parents need to know that The Jungle Book is a live-action/CGI update of Rudyard Kipling's classic book of short stories that has many scary/intense scenes involving menacing wild animals. With its blend of live-action and photo-realistic computer-generated effects, this action-packed adventure -- which was inspired by Disney's 1967 animated musical and has an all-star voice cast that includes Idris Elba, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Christopher Walken, and Scarlett Johansson -- tells the story of young Mowgli (Neel Sethi), the orphaned "man cub" raised as a wolf and hated by the jungle's most vicious predator, tiger Shere Khan. There are several jump-worthy, intense moments (including one sudden and particularly sad death and several vicious animal fight sequences involving fangs, fur, claws, snarls, and roars) that are very likely to scare younger viewers (especially when seen in 3-D). Kids who are familiar with the story and know the animals they're seeing aren't real will probably be fine, but preschoolers and younger elementary-aged kids who have trouble distinguishing fantasy from reality may not be able to handle Mowgli's frequent peril. All of that said, on the definite upside, the movie is gorgeous, and there are clear, strong messages about the importance of courage, teamwork, family (especially the non-traditional kind), and friendship. Parents recommended age 7+ while kids recommended 9+ More information at: www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-jungle-book-2016# ========================================================= My son, now an adult, says that when we took him to see ET, it terrified him and he has never liked the movie. I didn't know that. He only told us when they were celebrating the 25th anniversary of ET. He said he has a friend who had the same reaction. I think our son was around age 5-6 when ET came out. I guess we forget how little ones can't identify "it is not real." Thank you for this. My kids are too little to sit through a movie, but I was totally traumatized by ET, I was old enough to be aware what was going on but not old enough to separate fantasy from reality. I still won't watch it! |
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Post by workingclassdog on Apr 23, 2016 4:48:52 GMT
My DD who is 7 HAD to watch it.. she couldn't wait... that said she enjoyed every second and was clapping and animated in her seat (which she is usually very quite).... It all depends on the kid and the parents need to check it out before kids watch it...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2016 9:15:24 GMT
I remember my grandmother reading The Jungle Book to us when we were preschool kids. It was full of lyrical poetry--I can still recite parts of "Now this is the law of the jungle...", and presented the animals in stereotypical yet somehow realistic seeming roles. I don't remember being scared: but then it was a book, not a 3-D movie. I read it myself around the age of 9 and loved it then, too. But then again, we were also treated to the original Hans Christian Anderson and Grimm's fairy tales where the characters actually died and the wolf ate Red Riding Hood's grandmother. Probably a good thing to keep the little ones away from the live action movie. The cartoon version is a fun one for them to experience the story. With a book our imaginations can only make it as gory as the development of our mental age. A preschool child who hasn't experienced the violence and death of a story line has that part sort of just go over their head. Illustrations and animations fill in the details an imagination may have not developed. A realistic cg is going to fill in many details of the violence that a young child's mind would not have included which is what makes the photo realistic cg so much scarier than grandma's calm voice reading something you didn't have a fully developed imagination for. |
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Post by sweetpeasmom on Apr 23, 2016 11:49:08 GMT
Many of the live remakes of Disney classics aren't necessarily for the younger audience that their animated versions are. I saw a review the other morning from a movie reviewer and he said it is very dark and intense. Not for the younger audience. Which is a shame because some any are going to think Disney = family friendly.
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Post by craftmepink on Apr 23, 2016 14:24:32 GMT
Watched in last week in 3D and loved it! If you are going to watch it, you must watch it in 3D. So cool, there are scary scenes but I think you just have to know what your kid can handle or not. There were plenty of kids in the movie theatre (8 and under) that seemed to love it and were applauding when the movie ended. The movie theatre was full of kids and most were very quiet during the entire movie, which says that they were entertained. |
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This is the kid who has watched all the Avengers, Iron Man and Transformers movies (yes, I'm one of *those* parents), there was something about Zootopia that really bothered him for some reason.
