6 years old too young for Terminator 2?

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GD brokebrains: I WATCHED 'THE HILLS HAVE EYES' WHEN I WAS FOUR AND I TURNED OUT JUST FINE!

Rest of GD: Sure thing, champ.

 

[Gray2233]

I remember my brother baby sitting me at that age and us watching Hammer House of Horror movies in the 70s and me being **** scared but loving it.

I remember reading the TV guide and sneakily staying up many a night to watch the old Hammer movies as a kid in the 80's and early 90's, classic and utterly brilliant.

Christopher Lee as Dracula will always be peak.

 

[Droolinggimp]

This is the same dilemma that I have with my 6 year old.

Growing up I was allowed to watch whatever and it didn't have any ill effects on me, but you never know with this generation.

this generation????? its your kid. he/she will grow up the way you parent. If your kid turns out a bit of a softy/*********/scared of shadows etc, that will be down to your parenting.

I will admit, we are lapsing in letting our kids do stuff on their own. I mean by the time I was 9 (my eldest lads age) I was making my own cups of tea/coffee. making toast under a gas grill, cooking spag bol for my self and my gran. My kids dont do any of that and personally its down to us (parents) doing it all out of convenience, ie: cant be arsed to watch them pour boiling water in a cup. lazy from us. and to be honest, this thread has made me realise. films/tv etc suited for older people, not really a concern as long as they are told and understand its all acting and make up. Boiling water to make a drink, putting oven on, now that is a thing that needs to be rectified.

 

[Droolinggimp]

I remember reading the TV guide and sneakily staying up many a night to watch the old Hammer movies as a kid in the 80's and early 90's, classic and utterly brilliant.

Christopher Lee as Dracula will always be peak.

I remember sneaking downstairs and seeing my brother and sister (mum and dad went out that night, bro and sis looking after things at home) watching a Hammer film it had blood coming out the walls. I remember that vividly. That night my parents were killed in a car accident. Never watched a Hammer film since. Went to live with gran and grandad. They let me watch any thing as my grandad just said, "he needs to learn life" so horrible news on the news, movies on tv, seeing dead bodies in newspapers etc. He was a WW2 veteran and a dick to my parents and grandmother.

I turned out ok. I think lol

 

[Gray2233]

I remember sneaking downstairs and seeing my brother and sister (mum and dad went out that night, bro and sis looking after things at home) watching a Hammer film it had blood coming out the walls. I remember that vividly. That night my parents were killed in a car accident. Never watched a Hammer film since. Went to live with gran and grandad. They let me watch any thing as my grandad just said, "he needs to learn life" so horrible news on the news, movies on tv, seeing dead bodies in newspapers etc. He was a WW2 veteran and a dick to my parents and grandmother.

I turned out ok. I think lol

Jesus, that's rough mate and you have my sympathies.

On my end visual violence didn't bother me so much, things more psychological could do a number on me though. It absolutely does depend on the child and their experiences, and that can only be properly judged by a decent parent or guardian imo. I could watch the old super violent zombie and slasher movies etc and not break a sweat, the only really violent movie that I saw and kept me up as a kid was Robocop, largely due to the toxic waste scene. I think it was a believability thing in my mind at the time. The idea of ghosts freaked me out a fair bit too, seeing Sixth Sense in my mid teens at the cinema caused me a few sleepless nights for example, my mother was losing the plot at the time and would sleepwalk while shouting and screaming and I couldn't get that one kitchen scene out of my head.

 

[something daft already!!]

I remember Hammer House of Horror in the early 80's. I was about ten and was also pretty scared by it. The house that bled to Death is possibly the one Droolinggimp is referring to I think. You have my sympathies. I lost my parents as a kid too. Its a horrible thing to happen, mine were both victims of cancer.

I still think 6 is far too young to watch T2 or T1. I recall being scared by The Hound of the Baskervilles at about 10 or 11. To be fair, we were staying in an old farmhouse in the middle of nowhere in Devon and I had just been bitten by a farm dog.

Now I don't feel anything from Horror films at all. Jump scares bore me, my partner however, she gets right into things. I remember her "hiding" in the hallway when we watched In Dreams. I still give her grief today about that.

 

[Droolinggimp]

Jesus, that's rough mate and you have my sympathies.

On my end visual violence didn't bother me so much, things more psychological could do a number on me though. It absolutely does depend on the child and their experiences, and that can only be properly judged by a decent parent or guardian imo. I could watch the old super violent zombie and slasher movies etc and not break a sweat, the only really violent movie that I saw and kept me up as a kid was Robocop, largely due to the toxic waste scene. I think it was a believability thing in my mind at the time. The idea of ghosts freaked me out a fair bit too, seeing Sixth Sense in my mid teens at the cinema caused me a few sleepless nights for example, my mother was losing the plot at the time and would sleepwalk while shouting and screaming and I couldn't get that one kitchen scene out of my head.

Challenging, not rough. I think.

As parents we need to find that ideal balance to what our kids can watch and do, but lets focus on watching as thats what this thread is about. Recently, we have taken off all PIN and passwords on Netflix/disney etc. We have found out that if our 9 y/o sees something he doesn't like the look of, he wont press play, same with out 6 y/o. We can obviously check play history on Netflix and amazon (not sure on disney) so we can always see what they are viewing. My middle child (6) is into army men and war/battles/ships planes etc so I am thinking of steering him towards some war films. I have band of brothers in mind for one, maybe saving private Ryan. Thing is we are at some advantage, 2 of my kids have ADHD. I can stick saving private ryan on, see his reaction during the first few mins of the beach landing, if he knows he wont like it he will say so and bugger off to play with lego or watch paw patrol. Completely forget about the movie and what happened. BUT will remember it when describing it but not be phased.

In fact I think Ill see what ww2 films are ok for younger kids. Great escape is a good one, nothing too major in that.

 

[Droolinggimp]

I remember Hammer House of Horror in the early 80's. I was about ten and was also pretty scared by it. The house that bled to Death is possibly the one Droolinggimp is referring to I think. You have my sympathies. I lost my parents as a kid too. Its a horrible thing to happen, mine were both victims of cancer.

I still think 6 is far too young to watch T2 or T1. I recall being scared by The Hound of the Baskervilles at about 10 or 11. To be fair, we were staying in an old farmhouse in the middle of nowhere in Devon and I had just been bitten by a farm dog.

Now I don't feel anything from Horror films at all. Jump scares bore me, my partner however, she gets right into things. I remember her "hiding" in the hallway when we watched In Dreams. I still give her grief today about that.

that house that bled to death sounds familiar. So your right, it would be that one.

 

[something daft already!!]

that house that bled to death sounds familiar. So your right, it would be that one.

It turned out in the end that the parents were doing it all to sell a book about it. The kid found out and murdered them both with a knife or an axe. So there's that Budforce. What out, you might get mini gunned by your son when you next take him to the firing range.

 

[Gray2233]

In fact I think Ill see what ww2 films are ok for younger kids. Great escape is a good one, nothing too major in that.

Some of the older movies are fine, I actually think Saving Private Ryan might be difficult for a self aware child tbh given how accurate it is in certain respects.

I think anything focusing on planes or ships is generally less brutal and more easily received and there's a few good ones in the classic section, there's also the less obvious choices too like Dirty Dozen that are likely an easy watch for a modern audience into that stuff.

The Guns of Navarone is an oldie but goodie that never gets old for me and is a PG.

 

[ivrytwr3]

I remember reading the TV guide and sneakily staying up many a night to watch the old Hammer movies as a kid in the 80's and early 90's, classic and utterly brilliant.

Christopher Lee as Dracula will always be peak.

Same. The one that sticks with me the House of Blood or something - a normal family in a house, but there was a scene where the pipes burst and was spewing blood, covering the screaming wife and kids.

Probably crap now, but at the time, nightmares for weeks!

 

[tlrBeta]

Some of the older movies are fine, I actually think Saving Private Ryan might be difficult for a self aware child tbh given how accurate it is in certain respects.
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As it happens, i saw this at the cinema. If i remember corrrectly, it was a 15 and i was maybe 12/13. There with my Dad, Grandad etc.

The early scenes i always remember. Did i understand the plot? Probably not

 

[Gray2233]

As it happens, i saw this at the cinema. If i remember corrrectly, it was a 15 and i was maybe 12/13. There with my Dad, Grandad etc.

The early scenes i always remember. Did i understand the plot? Probably not

WW2 was very hammered into my head by the time I saw it, seeing kids literally peeing themselves on the boats out of fear really stuck with me.

 

[ivrytwr3]

I remember sneaking downstairs and seeing my brother and sister (mum and dad went out that night, bro and sis looking after things at home) watching a Hammer film it had blood coming out the walls. I remember that vividly. That night my parents were killed in a car accident. Never watched a Hammer film since. Went to live with gran and grandad. They let me watch any thing as my grandad just said, "he needs to learn life" so horrible news on the news, movies on tv, seeing dead bodies in newspapers etc. He was a WW2 veteran and a dick to my parents and grandmother.

I turned out ok. I think lol

Holy poop! I just replied to the post about Hammer! It looks like effected a few people too.

And wow, that is tragic

 

[adam cool dude]

Some of the older movies are fine, I actually think Saving Private Ryan might be difficult for a self aware child tbh given how accurate it is in certain respects.

My Grandfather used to tell me his stories about WW2 and it didn't effect me in the slightest and he would go into detail about smells, swollen bodies etc.

Saying that sometimes it isn't even what you think of that is scary as a child. I watched an episode of spitting image (or my parents were watching it at the time) and they gave me nightmares for weeks.

When they rebooted it a couple of years ago. I instantly thought I would be giving that a miss.

 

[Gray2233]

Saying that sometimes it isn't even what you think of that is scary as a child. I watched an episode of spitting image (or my parents were watching it at the time) and they gave me nightmares for weeks.

Funnily enough, I remember seeing an episode of a semi-soap show in the 80's or 90's as a kid that's made me very wary of trains. I forget the name of it, but it was based in the UK and pertained to firefighters, some guy dropped his bag on an underground line and got run over by a train after jumping down to get it.

I don't think seeing T2 is necessarily bad for the right child, but almost anything can cause a reaction.

 

[adidan]

I mean, is T2 any worse for a six year old than watching public information ads back in the day?

They had Jimmy Saville in, now that's scary.

 

[jonneymendoza]

I wouldn’t let my 12 year old watch it.

I watched it when I was 8

 

[Mark1989]

It’s subjective I remember watching aliens and Childs play all way before 10

I was simply told it’s fake and the blood you see isn’t real it’s ketchup

 

[danlightbulb]

Three points:

1. What is the reason the op wants his 6 year old to watch T2? I am presuming the 6 year old hasn't asked to watch it. So is the op trying to make memories or impose iconic things from his era onto his son? I don't think there's any point to that really. The child isn't from this era and has/will grow up with his own nostalgia. He won't relate to something from the 90s in the same way as I don't really relate to films from the 50s if I try to watch them.

2. My parents were strict in what I was allowed to watch. I haven't seen many of the violent/horror films that others have and I don't really care for them now. It was a bit of a problem at school because other kids were allowed to watch things that I wasn't and meant I was left out of things. However, I did better at school than most other kids so perhaps my parents were right after all.

3. Bragging rights - I wonder if there is kinda a bragging rights race going on here. "My kid watched T2 at 6" "well my kid watched human caterpillar at 4" "my kid has seen Debbie does Dallas at age 2".


There will be a whole load of different views on all this of course. Some people will think it will toughen up their kid and that's what they want, others will want their kids to enjoy childhood innocence for as long as possible. I don't know which is better. It wasn't that long ago where kids were working in factories at age 8 so maybe we have turned too soft.