HalLane wrote:
gfanikf wrote:
MonsterDad wrote:

gfanikf wrote:


Plus why can't you take kids to an R-Rated movie?

My kids love the Universal Monsters. We watch them together regularly (in fact, it's Friday; it's Monster Night tonight). However, I don't think I'd sit my five-year old son and nine-year old daughter down to watch "An American Werewolf in London" until they were a bit older (no offense to Mr. Baker). But then, I also wouldn't sit them down in front of a mind-numbing teen comedy, either. They'd much prefer Abbott and Costello. image

Is that more to do with the copus nudity?

C'mon gfanikf. There's no more impressionable thing on this planet than the mind of a five year old; they all need to have their imaginations stimulated whether they know it or not, not bludgeoned numb with representations of explicit violence and adult situations. All due respect to your parents, if the films are good enough to last until the kids are of age to see them, great. If not, then pfffttt, oh well ........ image

I admire MonsterDad's restraint, and it already seems to be paying off in Universal Monster-lovin' dividends.

Welcome to the boards, MonsterDad!

Thanks, Hal.

I apologize for taking the topic so far off course. The main reason I asked about the rating was that the kids were just as excited about the pics of the new Wolf Man as the rest of us but, equally disappointed to learn that they might not get to see the movie.

I'm really proud of how my kids have embraced older films. Many of my friends can't get their children to watch a black and white movie. For me, one of the worst punishments I can offer to my son is to take away Turner Classic Movies for a week.