6 years old too young for Terminator 2?

Personally I wouldn't but I know my kids and don't feel it's appropriate for them.

Only you can decide if it's ok. I think it's a 15 for a reason and I personally think it's not appropriate. But every child matures differently. But we're quite cautious with what they watch - they have plenty of time to be an adult I want them to embrace their childhood and innocence as long as possible.
 
BUDFORCE said:
If I maybe don't let him watch the bits where the liquid metal terminator stabs the foster father/mental hospital secretary guard.

Acceptable, or too young still?
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I see a few have been tactful in informing you it is probably not a good idea but my first reaction is are you out of your GD mind! :D
A 6 1/2 year old watching a 15 rated movie! I know there can be a bit of leeway but that isn't even a consideration. Where do you get your child rearing influences from - James and Jennifer Crumbley? :)

Rilot said:
What about Star-Wars Episode 3? We get to see Anakin get his arms and legs chopped off. No one has issues with that being shown to kids.
The film that freaked me out the most as a kid was Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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Star Wars III Revenge of the Sith is a 12+ or PG13 depending on where you look so there are plenty folks who will have an issue showing that to a 6 1/2 kid.
 
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Nasher said:
I remember the whole "games make people violent" phase in the 90s and early 00s. Now no one gives a crap.
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That the OP asked the question suggests some people do care.

I would say partly the reason is that the age control on streaming services is rubbish as is social media. So people gave up trying.
 
OspreyO said:
That the OP asked the question suggests some people do care.

I would say partly the reason is that the age control on streaming services is rubbish as is social media. So people gave up trying.
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Well except for the UK government apparently with the "internet safety bill" nonsense. Though that still won't stop people as bypassing any blocks will be trivial.
 
adam cool dude said:
I think you are massively in a minority here. I was 10 years old when the original GTA came out. Near enough everyone in my school was playing it. It came for free as a Demo disc on a kids Playstation magazine in the mid 90's!

Maybe you lived a very sheltered life but movies and such were always getting shared at school. Kids recording off TV on VHS. Swapping all sorts of computer games about. I came from a very middle class family and did well at school but it didn't really matter whether you lived in the suburbs or from an estate the kids were all very similar at the time.

After monitoring what my daughter watches on her phone it really hasn't changed at all. They have even easier access now. Unless you home school your child and not let them have any friends that will not change either but brings even more implications.
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You bet the house and you were wrong at least two of us hadn't played it before 18. But you are right that it's probably a minority because fewer people pay attention to age ratings.

I don't think swapping VHS tapes was that much of a thing, because it would have been your only copy of something, and you likely had other stuff on a tape and recorded over stuff constantly. There would be war when someone copied over someone else stuff. It's not like today when copying stuff is easy, or you'd keep a large library of home recorded VHS. You might have a couple of those drawers. But they were bulky.

I can think of only one kid in school who was so into movies he's was a Barry Norman clone. Most people were into music than movies. I think the availability of home media has exploded people's interest

Same with games very few in my school's (I moved around a lot) were into games. It was very niche. When they were cassette people just typed them out, floppy disks made it much easier but even that was still a niche crowd. Games didn't really explode until 486 become affordable. Consoles, Atari, etc.

I remember playing doom on null modem serial cable, lol, I'm old.

I suspect you're an younger generation. When age controls had mostly been bypassed due to the technology.
 
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Well except for the UK government apparently with the "internet safety bill" nonsense. Though that still won't stop people as bypassing any blocks will be trivial.
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That implies it's not that people don't care, but it's impossible to lock down. Tbh the media and game companies don't care. They are only interested in profit.
 
OspreyO said:
You bet the house and you were wrong at least two of us hadn't played it before 18. But you are right that it's probably a minority because fewer people pay attention to age ratings.

I don't think swapping VHS tapes was that much of a thing, because it would have been your only copy of something, and you likely had other stuff on a tape and recorded over stuff constantly. There would be war when someone copied over someone else stuff. It's not like today when copying stuff is easy, or you'd keep a large library of home recorded VHS. You might have a couple of those drawers. But they were bulky.

I can think of only one kid in school who was so into movies he's was a Barry Norman clone. Most people were into music than movies. I think the availability of home media has exploded people's interest

Same with games very few in my school's (I moved around a lot) were into games. It was very niche. When they were cassette people just typed them out, floppy disks made it much easier but even that was still a niche crowd. Games didn't really explode until 486 become affordable. Consoles, Atari, etc.

I remember playing doom on null modem serial cable, lol, I'm old.

I suspect you're an younger generation. When age controls had mostly been bypassed due to the technology.
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Two of you didn't play it before you were 18 because you were older when it was released not that I was wrong. That was the only reason. If everyone in your social circle was playing it as a kid the chances of you playing it would have been very high too.

I am a mid 80's baby and even things in my childhood were a lot different to what you are describing. Swapping game cartridges and VHS was extremely popular as media back then was quite expensive. Even back then age controls were pretty lacking. An older brother would buy the game or even parents. Same with going to the movies, no one really bothered. They were more interested in your cash more than anything.

This is my point though kids as they get older and smarter will circumvent everything you try to do to prevent them from seeing content you do not wish them too. Educating and being open with them about it is far more important than simply saying no all the time because otherwise a time will come when they suddenly become a teenager and you are still treating them like a baby and they will not open up to you.
 
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I don't see the harm in this. We had a watch along of it for my daughter's 6th birthday party. I don't know how the kids reacted to the gory bits because my 8 year old had already seen it so it was a good time to show him how to sharpen a chainsaw. I don't think my wife and the other parents were too happy with me but I put the reaction video on my tikky tokky and got 17 extra subs which I class as a win. Hopefully be allowed to see the kids again for Christmas but my lawyer isn't confident.
 
adam cool dude said:
Two of you didn't play it before you were 18 because you were older when it was released not that I was wrong. That was the only reason. If everyone in your social circle was playing it as a kid the chances of you playing it would have been very high too.

I am a mid 80's baby and even things in my childhood were a lot different to what you are describing. Swapping game cartridges and VHS was extremely popular as media back then was quite expensive. Even back then age controls were pretty lacking. An older brother would buy the game or even parents. Same with going to the movies, no one really bothered. They were more interested in your cash more than anything.

This is my point though kids as they get older and smarter will circumvent everything you try to do to prevent them from seeing content you do not wish them too. Educating and being open with them about it is far more important than simply saying no all the time because otherwise a time will come when they suddenly become a teenager and you are still treating them like a baby and they will not open up to you.
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You said "everyone" on the thread has played it before 18. It's a sweeping generalisation that can't be true. That's just an inability to see beyond your own experience. Regardless of age. Some people are just not into games, or just not into those kinda games.

I'm pretty certain 6yr old aren't being getting peer pressure to watch Terminator 2. It's an old movie only place that interest is coming from is the parents. How many people watched 30yr old movies in their youth.

I recently picked Terminator 2 up on Blu-ray to watch it with my own brood. What many forget that younger people see these as dated, old CGI, old music.
 
I don’t think it’s even remotely appropriate. Apologies if I missed it in the thread but have you discussed with his mother? What does she think?
 
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You said "everyone" on the thread has played it before 18. It's a sweeping generalisation that can't be true. That's just an inability to see beyond your own experience. Regardless of age. Some people are just not into games, or just not into those kinda games.

I'm pretty certain 6yr old aren't being getting peer pressure to watch Terminator 2. It's an old movie only place that interest is coming from is the parents. How many people watched 30yr old movies in their youth.

I recently picked Terminator 2 up on Blu-ray to watch it with my own brood. What many forget that younger people see these as dated, old CGI, old music.
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I said "waited till". Which you couldn't have done if you was over 18. You were completely missing my point that kids will want to play what is popular at the time regardless of age and they will find a way regardless what you do as a parent if they are smart enough. You also have an inability to see beyond your own experience and think kids of today are like what you were "back in the day" and will not change your opinion with the times.

Computer games have never been bigger and pretty much every child plays them now. GTA5 has sold over 205 million units world wide as an example. My daughter is now 17 and is only now legal age to play it but she has been playing it for years as have millions of children across this country alone.

If i said to her no she would have been that social outcast in school and god knows where that might have led but instead we had that conversation about what is wrong and right plenty of times to the point that she will indulge us as parents about anything that bothers her as she is not scared to do so.
 
I am gonna say, not appropriate. There are a few pretty shocking (For back then) death scenes (The Foster Family and the Security Guard in the asylum) that i can think of that i wouldnt show a kid that young. There is also a significant amount of swearing and violence that is not appropriate for children of that age. 10/11/12 yeah fair enough, they hear swearing everywhere now and violence is pretty much a staple for TV shows now but i personally wouldnt expose them to that at 6-7. Just my opinion, not my kids.
 
bloodiedathame said:
Without wanting to derail... kids' friends play GTAV online, some as young as 10. Having played it myself, I can only assume other parents haven't played it.
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Or they do, and have played and realise that it doesn’t turn kids into monsters….

And what would be more damaging would be being the ‘outsider’ in school who can’t engage as their parents won’t let them play the game everybody else is playing.

To loop this back in, the same goes for films and music - rock and roll is the devil music of previous generations etc.

The vast majority of kids engage in media / activities the parents disapprove of.
 
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hornetstinger said:
no. not at all.
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kids know it's not real, unless they are extremely sheltered


back in the day kids were watching public executions in the street probably on their parents shoulders for a better view
They would be used to seeing meat being butchered etc as well.
 
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