Will you take 7 year old kid to see 3D Avatar?

It's rated PG-13. My 7 year old boy wants to see it. Can someone who saw the movie leave a feedback whether or not they think a 7 year old could see it?

Many thanks!

 

Take him. Only the final battle scene is really intense and only a few choice words (No F word). Our 61/2 loved it!

 

I would not take my 7 year old because of the violence. Not much profanity. For older kids it could start a good conversation about how human beings should treat each other...strong vrs the weak and honesty in relationships etc.

 

My opinion? No. It's too violent and too long for a 7 year old. There's a reason it's PG-13 and not PG.

If you are unsure, I recommend that you see it first.

 

Its basically Dances with Wolves complete with cavalry mowing down the natives. It may just go over the head of a very young kid who just looks at the pretty visuals but if he's perceptive as most 7 years are getting to be, he'll pick up on it and it could be too much ("Mommy, why did they just kill those people?")

 

We screen movies that we're unsure of before taking the kids, just to be on the safe side. Many people have different opinions on what is violent, so I tend to just take a peek for myself. The only downside is that Avatar is a 2 1/2 hr movie... if you aren't interested in going back for seconds after seeing it the first time, it can be a bit of a downer.

 

You can read in detail at Kids-in-Mind here about the sex/violence/profanity, etc. content of the movie.

It may be a bit of a spoiler to the acutal movie for the reader, though, because it really goes into detail.

 

A friend of mine saw it and said immediately not to take my boys (8 and 6 1/2) to see it. All depends on the kid.

 

I would say no problem at all. But then, I started taking my boys to Saw movies when they were 10!

 

i'd say the whether or not your 7 yr old can sit through a 2 1/2 hour movie and not get ueber bored and whiny or need to run around the isles matters JUST as much as the movie itself being appropriate!

so know as many 7 yr olds that couldn't take that as I do 7 yrs olds that COULD.

 

My 8 year old wants to see it too but I am not going to take her (I am sure my hubby will find a way to get around my decision on that one!).
I don't like the scary images that may not initially alarm them but return to them when they are going to bed at night or thrilling scenes that can stress a child, OR alternatively desensitize them to intensity levels, danger and the real pace of life. Not that I am good at keeping my kids in the bubble- there is the ideal and then there is what I REALLY do!
But here is my question....if the movie is PG-13, then why the h-e-double hockey sticks is McDonald's including Avatar toys in their Happy Meals that are sold to LITTLE KIDS?!?!?! The filmmaker knows exactly what he is doing when he markets here...he is COMPLETELY getting around the PG-13 rating. They want the consumer to think "If the toy is in a Happy Meal, how detrimental can the movie be?". I think McDonald's missed the ethical boat on this one.

 

Honestly, I think it totally depends on the child. We took T8ertot after reading lots of internet reviews and advice and talking to a few people about it. And it was the right decision. It was totally fine. There is no sex. The only profanity is S--T and D-AMN. And we're way past what those words are, mean, and why you don't say them. And he sat perfectly still for the whole thing and loved it. I don't know the last time he didn't move for 2.5 hours.

If you have a child who has bad dreams, is scared of Santa, the Easter Bunny and Disney Characters, or who has never seen Spongebob or Elmer Fudd shoot off Daffy's face---it would not be a good move to take them to this movie. On the other hand, if you have a child who watches Spiderman or the X-men beat the living crap out of bad guys--I honestly think this isn't much different. The bulk of the violence happens in the animated world of the movie. The final battle is intense, but no more intense than the final battle of any of the Star Wars movies. If your 7 year old can watch Obi Wan get killed by Darth Vader in a one on one sword fight, and can handle the intensity of the Death Star destruction--this is no different.

And the underlying message of the move is nice---just because people aren't like you it doesn't mean they don't have value. There is an environmental message (if you're into that), and a fine and sweet love story.

And to answer Sunny's question about McDonalds toys----I think it must be that everyone involved in the $$$ making recognized that that PG-13 was a political thing and that plenty of younger kids would see the movie.

 

OBI WAN KILLED DARTH VADER?!??!

seriously- great post t8er girl!!!

 

Thank you all for your valuable comments. Thank JLC for the link. After reading the movie details about violence/profanity from the link and talking to some friends we know who saw the movie, we decided to take our 7 year old boy to see 3D "Avatar". We also did some preparations before the movie, such as telling him the general story of the movie and showing him Avatar trailer from online. I'm glad we made a right decision to take him with us. I agree what T8ergirl said here: Take or not take your kid to see this movie, "It totally depends the child". Nobody knows your kids better than you. Our kid sat still during the entire movie and we were all blown away by wearing our 3D glasses to see the movie from the very beginning.
I am amazed by the new technology and love it indeed. I am not a sci-fi movie fun (I evne fall asleep during watch "Star War" ;-)). But this 3D movie made me impressed (Not the story itself but the technology). I feel like if you enjoy the beutiful 3D visuals most time through the movie, these profanity words will become a background and you don't pay much attentaion on them at all.

Here are some conversation between me and my son after the movie:
What did you learn from the movie?
Don't be a soldier.
Don't touch anything when you are in a new place. If you do, you will be in trouble like Jack.
If you hurt people so bad, people can hurt you back.

Which part of the movie you like most?
Jack helped aliens defend their homeland
Jack and the alien girl ride the green birds.

 

Great! I'm so glad you went and had a good time. Some of my best memories as a kid are of seeing great, fun, exciting movies with my family. I can still remember what theatre I saw them in. And I'm really glad you didn't take my advice, have a horrible time, and then want to hunt me down with your avatar body and shoot me with a poison dart.

 

Funny, my parents took me to see Jaws when I was 8...I survived but had some bad dreams for a few weeks.

 

ELMER FUDD SHOT OFF DAFFY'S FACE :scaredeyes: How did I miss that?!