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gary baker says:

ONE MORE NOTE ON THE WATCHMEN FOR KIDS

One other think, def worth mentioning. A show stopper for some parents will probably be the Dr. Manhattan character and his frontal nudity. If you have a young girl, you may very well find that to be a problem. He’s nude on and off throughout the movie, so there’s no way to avoid seeing him in all his glory. It’s done very matter of factly, and is completely ignored by everyone. But it is there.

WTF says:

Gary you took 10 year olds to see Watchmen?!?!?!?! I don’t care how much eye covering you had them do, everything about this movie is way too intense for anyone under the age of 13, at least. I work with children and teens every day and I am horrified by your choice. Just the themes invoked in the movie during Rorschach’s voiceovers are very detrimental to a young child. The violence is probably not healthy for most adults though no one really wants to admit that.

What happened to getting a babysitter?

gary baker says:

Horrified, eh?

No less horrified than I am, I expect, at parents who let their kids pour thousands of hours of Disney, Nickelodeon, and Nintendo garbage into their eyes and ears each year. What’s the long-term effect of that, compared to seeing a few minutes of violence and sec? Or parents who let their kids skateboard without a helmet. Or kids who don’t take their kids to museums, concerts, etc… on a regular basis.

Truly, my kids see a lot more of the world than most, and I spend a ton of time and attention making sure that happens, because it’s that’s exactly how I like it. Maybe in this case I strayed a little further over the line than usual. But I can live with that.

Your kids, your choice.

@gary baker

While I wouldn’t bring my 12 year old daughter to this (and she’s seen “Aliens” with a number of “cover your eyes” scenes) I’m glad to hear that you actually pre-screened this and put some thought into your decision.

I think most parents don’t think about it at all.

Vic

SIN187UM says:

@Vic

You are right. I’ve been to countless R rated flicks, most recently Friday the 13th to see kids as young as 6 in the theater with parents. But guess who gets blamed when that child kills or mames some one. The film makers and not the parent.

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