Family And Not Family Type Movies

ClassicRockr

ClassicRockr

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Our apartment complex has Movie Night coming up a week from this coming Friday. The movie they are going to show is Weekend At Bernie's, which wife and I think is absolutely hilarious. Thing is, it's rated PG13, due to some of the lines in the movie script and some language (not the "f" word). Our complex has this Movie Night a few times a year and there are kids that come to it and watch the movie laying on pool toys in the pool. Movie Night isn't just for adults, it's for families. We don't think Weekend At Bernie's is a "family" type movie.

The previous movies have been movies like Jurassic Park...…..adventure type ones. Even seeing large dinosaurs eating people isn't "family" type movie.​
 

I imagine that as the world our kids are living in gets less innocent all the time, the movie ratings system has become more liberal in assigning G and PG ratings. Probably if they narrowed the Movie Night selections down to those movies that are totally pure and clean, the list would be too short, and it might be a lot harder to convince adults to sit through them. How many of us would
voluntarily go to a Movie Night with Disney movies aimed at the 5-year-old audience?

I imagine it's a difficult tightrope for the selection committees to walk.
 
Sunny said:
I imagine that as the world our kids are living in gets less innocent all the time, the movie ratings system has become more liberal in assigning G and PG ratings. Probably if they narrowed the Movie Night selections down to those movies that are totally pure and clean, the list would be too short, and it might be a lot harder to convince adults to sit through them. How many of us would
voluntarily go to a Movie Night with Disney movies aimed at the 5-year-old audience?

I imagine it's a difficult tightrope for the selection committees to walk.
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One of the leasing agents chose it. I just talked to the complex manager and she said "we don't have that many kids living here." I thought, "when was the last time you were out at the pool? Guess you really don't know who lives in your complex."
We don't either, but our living room window faces the sidewalk/driveway where people walk up to the pool from different parts of the complex. Our apartment is right across from the office and pool.​

Actually, I've been out to the pool, to test the water temperature, and the pool had a few small children in it. We don't have a lot of kids that live in the complex, but definitely have some.

She also told me "no matter what movie we show, someone could complain".
 

ClassicRockr said:
Our apartment complex has Movie Night coming up a week from this coming Friday. The movie they are going to show is Weekend At Bernie's, which wife and I think is absolutely hilarious. Thing is, it's rated PG13, due to some of the lines in the movie script and some language (not the "f" word). Our complex has this Movie Night a few times a year and there are kids that come to it and watch the movie laying on pool toys in the pool. Movie Night isn't just for adults, it's for families. We don't think Weekend At Bernie's is a "family" type movie.

The previous movies have been movies like Jurassic Park...…..adventure type ones. Even seeing large dinosaurs eating people isn't "family" type movie.
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By my reckoning many of the scenes of Jurassic Park would be far more disturbing to a child than many of the than the language in Weekend at Bernie's. (Particularly when the raptors are hunting the children in the kitchen.) Neither film is intended for young kids though. I agree with Sunny; very few films (or books or tv shows) will hold great appeal for ages 4-80.

Your complex could consider alternating the types of films they show. One time a Disney-ish film, the next time something intended for more mature audiences.

Good parents will show some discretion. Lesser parents won't. Nothing new about that.
 
I think the rating tells the story, PG13 is for parental guidance and it should be up to the parents to decide.

I have noticed two things over the years when it comes to kids and adult content.

Kids either understand what is happening or they don't.

In a family with three or four kids, the younger ones always grow up faster than the oldest one who blazes the trail for them.

I wouldn't worry about it.
 
Aunt Bea said:
I think the rating tells the story, PG13 is for parental guidance and it should be up to the parents to decide.

I have noticed two things over the years when it comes to kids and adult content.

Kids either understand what is happening or they don't.

In a family with three or four kids, the younger ones always grow up faster than the oldest one who blazes the trail for them.

I wouldn't worry about it.
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So true. In the early 60s there wasn't much evening children's TV and I took a liking to Dick's pratfalls, goofy facial expressions, and general silliness in The Dick Van Dyke Show. When Nick at Nightbegan showing reruns in the 90s, I was astonished at the plethora of double entendres and other sexually suggestive content in that very show. They'd gone totally over my head when I was a kid.
 
Sort of funny, but once they showed the original Jaws movie. That could be the reason that there are a number of folks at our pool area, both in the pool and lounging around by it, on the weekends. Being that we are only about 10 miles from the beach, I was wondering why there were so many people at the pool and not at the beach.
 
Adam Sadler's GrownUps movie is hilarious, but definitely has sexual innuendos in it, as does his other movie, Blended. We have both.
 
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While I agree about what kids see and hear now-a-days, should we, as parents and grandparents just go along with the trend and forego any attempt to maintain some decorum at least in our homes and family life? I worked for years in a highly confrontational job where the use of colorful language was the norm and depending on who you were addressing, the only way to get your point across. I never brought this trait home with me and regardless of what my kids heard or didn't hear, in their school years, it was never repeated at home. To this day, in my eighties, my kids, grandkids, and in-laws refrain from foul language when addressing us or amongst themselves, whenever we are gathered. What they do away from the family, I don't know and don't care but I prefer to maintain the level of decency that I grew up with as a child back in the 40's-50's.
 
DaveA said:
While I agree about what kids see and hear now-a-days, should we, as parents and grandparents just go along with the trend and forego any attempt to maintain some decorum at least in our homes and family life? I worked for years in a highly confrontational job where the use of colorful language was the norm and depending on who you were addressing, the only way to get your point across. I never brought this trait home with me and regardless of what my kids heard or didn't hear, in their school years, it was never repeated at home. To this day, in my eighties, my kids, grandkids, and in-laws refrain from foul language when addressing us or amongst themselves, whenever we are gathered. What they do away from the family, I don't know and don't care but I prefer to maintain the level of decency that I grew up with as a child back in the 40's-50's.
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Two HUGE “Thumbs Up” for your reply!!👍👍
 
Todays movies consist of special effects, ridiculous stunts. women beating up everyone, monsters, super heros, blood everywhere and government's secret agents. So, what is missing? Acting and plots!!!!
 
ClassicRockr said:
Our apartment complex has Movie Night coming up a week from this coming Friday. The movie they are going to show is Weekend At Bernie's, which wife and I think is absolutely hilarious. Thing is, it's rated PG13, due to some of the lines in the movie script and some language (not the "f" word). Our complex has this Movie Night a few times a year and there are kids that come to it and watch the movie laying on pool toys in the pool. Movie Night isn't just for adults, it's for families. We don't think Weekend At Bernie's is a "family" type movie.

The previous movies have been movies like Jurassic Park...…..adventure type ones. Even seeing large dinosaurs eating people isn't "family" type movie.
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if you have any clout, suggest a movie like The Yearling
and scan thru older movies, ones with personal interest, like maybe On Golden Pond (still a word or two, but pretty appropriate)
or anything with some good human interest themes
There's scads out there of which aren't sappy drippy with unrealistic themes, but great, enjoyable content
 
Aunt Bea said:
I think the rating tells the story, PG13 is for parental guidance and it should be up to the parents to decide.

I have noticed two things over the years when it comes to kids and adult content.

Kids either understand what is happening or they don't.

In a family with three or four kids, the younger ones always grow up faster than the oldest one who blazes the trail for them.

I wouldn't worry about it.
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Exactly. PG13. Disney is usually safe.
Whenever we had my parents over we would always choose a Disney movie just to be on the safe side, otherwise heaven forbid there might be a curse word somewhere. :eek:nthego:
 
Have you thought of a suggestion box type of thing?
Then you'll find out if the movies are offensive to anyone...
When I assisted the activity director in the local facility some of the choices were deemed to juvenile by the higher functioning folks and the attendance was minimal and the idea was scrapped.
 
Well, we have a number of dvd movies that we absolutely love, both comedy and action. The plots and actors are terrific. Octavia Spencer, Morgan Freeman, John Travolta, Adam Sadler, Terry Kiser, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Kevin Costner and so on.
 
Butterfly said:
I think gratuitous violence is a heck of a lot more damaging to kids than the occasional curse word or sexual innuendo which the kids wouldn't understand anyway.
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RadishRose said:
I agree! And even if they did understand a sexual innuendo, it's still better than gratuitous violence.
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I completely agree with this. Unless kids know the facts of life (as we used to call them) sexual innuendoes tend to sail over their heads. Most little kids think adult-type kissing is scandalous, weird and kind of icky. They don't generally mimic that behavior unless it's part of a bigger role-playing game. Not so with violence. Since our earliest moments we've experienced physical discomfort and pain - both inflicting it and having it inflicted on us. Even being hurt accidentally leaves a lasting imprint. Kids understand violence.
 
Last year we had "Movie Night". A bunch of old retired straight laced people who would leave if there was any foul language. We showed "St. Vincent" which is a very nice/sweet/funny movie. We had seen it and knew the language would be acceptable (only movie when I have seen Melissa McCarthy not be gross). We FORGOT the the opening scene was a pregnant prostitute topping Bill Murray. I paused the movie and apologized and we all had a good laugh about it. Everyone loved the movie. Complete success!
If you've never seen the flick......do so.
 
Some years back...obviously..

At a party, someone asked, OK the Texas Chainsaw massacre & Debbie Does Dallas are both playing in theaters .

Which would you allow you kids [teens] to see?.....:)
 
rgp said:
Some years back...obviously..

At a party, someone asked, OK the Texas Chainsaw massacre & Debbie Does Dallas are both playing in theaters .

Which would you allow you kids [teens] to see?.....:)
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I'd go with neither.
 

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