I did, and I was in for a shock! It was like the "Platoon" of kid's movies.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/
2007-07-16 04:15:54 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Yes, I did - well, sort of! The previews made it look like a children's movie. Apart from the obvious movie rating MA in Australia (MA for mature audience, which means definitely not for children, and for those over 15), I was expecting a fairly fantastical, child-like tale with maybe a few bits of gross horror and maybe adult/supernatural themes. You know, those little classification things that can make a movie MA, but after you see the movie, you think "it wasn't that bad". Well, I was in for a surprise.
Imagine my shock when the Captain suddenly started bashing that guy (the rabbit hunter's son) with the bottle (or was it the butt of his gun?), that just completely shocked me and I'm hard to shock. I guess after that I knew it most DEFINITELY was not a children's movie, and that set the violent atmosphere of the movie.
I think this shock factor was good in the sense that it was not shock-for-the-sake-of-shock, but because it fit in conceptually with the subject of war, of realistic horrors. This, balanced with an innocent child's - Ofelia's (or an adult's inner child - us) escape to a world of fantasy to block their mind from the shocking truths about war and people who have lost their innocence (like how the Captain berated Ofelia's stories as "nonsense").
It was twisted, but in a beautiful kind of way.
2007-07-16 04:37:19 · answer #1 · answered by Satinette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very good, but also very intense with scenes of brutal violence. I just watched the movie "Bridge to Terabithia" and it is a wonderful children's movie, I really enjoyed it as well.
2007-07-16 11:18:35 · answer #2 · answered by Steve C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - I knew from the start it was an adult film.....got to watch those things more closely...can't just go by a title.
2007-07-16 11:19:40 · answer #3 · answered by Blue Oyster Kel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
:D
i definately did. but i still thought it was a great movie. some parts in it were a little... weird. i just loved the entire concept of the movie
2007-07-16 11:18:17 · answer #4 · answered by Lillian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope its rated R
2007-07-16 11:23:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow...It Says Rated R...Did U Read the Case??? -_-
2007-07-16 11:18:59 · answer #6 · answered by Mike D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but that was a good movie
2007-07-16 12:55:03 · answer #7 · answered by drx5155 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wan't to see it!
But why is it rated R ?
2007-07-16 11:19:06 · answer #8 · answered by miss Kapitan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I knew prior to getting it what it was.
2007-07-16 11:18:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol yea you need to pay attention to reviews. it was good though right? :)
2007-07-16 11:18:37 · answer #10 · answered by NAQ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋