Rated R Movies for kids?

Question

what is you're view on your teens to watch horror movies or violence on TV? As a teen point of view, If you're in highschool, you are hearing f bombs 50x more then in any film, or sex, everyone in highschool is exposed to this, they know about everything already, and whats fake and real.

My mother, does not have any interest in my taste of movies, she can't handle almost anything I view. I might bring Pulp fiction Dvd to a friends house, my mother might see it and say "make sure you bring the that film back, I don't want to loose that". She knows I am mature enough for any movie, and she knows I have seen 500x worse then her.

I went to see hostel 2 on the opening nights with my friends, I came back home and she asked me what we saw. We told her hostel 2, she said ew how can you stomache that? We laughed.

So all you parents of teens, if you're overprotective on what movies your teens see, you need to realize how different it is in highschool to

I did ask this question before, but I did it at the wrong time and got almost no answers.

Let me say this, for you parents. If you're son who was 14, was with a whole bunch of friends on a friday night, at the movie theatres...95% chance they are going to see a movie filled with strong violence and gore gallore. Its the truth, and you can't do much about that.

Samaria you have it all wrong. Horror movies are made for entertainment, there is nothing wrong with enjoying a horror movie

and samaria, if you would take it that far for your 14 year old son, your son's friends would pick on him and ditch him at the theatres, trust me. I am a 14 year old kid and I know my friends would if my mother ever acted upon you'r way

Answer 1

Me having 7 children the oldest being 18 and the youngest being 2,I saw it all depends on the movie.Personally I wouldn't let my 13 year old daughter who is in 9th grade go see an R rated movie with her friends until she is old enough to meet the R rated movie standards!It all depends on 1.the maturity of the child and 2.why its rated R.
Before I let my daughter watch any PG-13 movie I must watch it first.I wouldn't think of watching a R rated movie approving it for my daughter!Violence and gore can be bad for a teenager because things teen see they want to do.They want to fit in...just think about in at a parents point of view!!Your telling us to look at it from your point of view look at it from ours!

Oh my son is 18 now.We made a trust contract with him.He had to show us what movie ticket he bought and tell us about the movie he watched.We trusted him enough not to buy 2 tickets for 2 different movies and find out about the other one online and see the horror film rated R.Thats why it was an trust contract,we trusted him not to do things like that and he knew the consequences if he did lie,because we would find out.

Oh and if your friends would make fun of you they aren't your real friends!Real friends don't judge,you need to get some things straight,not all kids are evil.

Answer 2

It depends on a lot of factors. Maturity of the child and ability to distinguish fiction from reality, the type of movie, not just the rating but the content, and the values that are important to the parents and therefore taught to the children.

Myself personally, I was watching all the Nightmare, Halloween, Friday 13th's etc at around 13, and at about 15 I would watch the R rated stuff. My parents were fine as long as I wasn't disturbed by it, which I wasn't, it was just fiction to me, and yes, I did find horror movies entertaining!
However, not all children are able to handle it, as for Hostel 2, I saw that when it opened and I barely sat through it, and I'm 24!

Basically it all depends. If I had a teenager similar to the way I was, SOME of the movies I would probably allow, depending on content and context. It all depends though and there's no real right or wrong answer.
Hope that answers your question!

Answer 3

My older daughter who is now 17 would have nightmares for days after a horror movie so yeah, I restricted those! And while she watches them now, she also loves Disney movies!

My son who is 13 is allowed to see some R rated movies here at home if I have seen them first or someone I trust has.

I grew up in a big city and went to public high school- gangs, violence ( with real guns!) and a whole lot of other illegal activity. And you know what, I never got used to it. I have never watched a movie with someone getting their heads blown off, someone getting raped, someone being tortured and thought it was funny. It happened to real people that I knew and cared about. I don't care if the movies aren't real because if you watch enough of it it loses it's impact. And those things should never be less than shocking and horrifying.
It isn't overprotection, it is moral value of life and how I want my children to view and treat others around them. I want them to be sad and sickened when they see in the news that there was another murder, another child killed, another family torn apart. Not immune to the impact because I let them surround themselves with it for entertainment.

Answer 4

Just because they hear it at school doesn't mean the parents should just go along and be ok with it. That's absurd and follows the same stupid mentality as "Would you jump off the bridge, just because everyone else is doing it"
It's not just about maturity. I am 34 years old and I have no desire to sit and fill my head with garbage, why would I want to do that? for entertainment? If I need that to entertain me, then something is wrong!!!

Just b/c they are made for entertainment doesn't mean its not wrong!
And... There is PLENTY I can do about my 14 year old son watching an R rated movie! First, my 14 year old son wouldn't be "out with friends" If he wants to go to the movies, I will drive him and his friends and he will NOT see a movie I do not approve of!
When he is older he may very well see movies I dont aprrove of but I still wont just say "ok" and go along with it just b/c everyone else does it or just because he hears it anyway.

Answer 5

As a child i grewup watching movies like Nightmare on Elm Street and Children of the Corn with my older siblings and I turned out ok. Now I do watch what my boys are watching and if they have to much violence or if they start to have sex i flip it off but they have watched some things that some find wrong for kids. The thing is even ToyStory has sexual innuendos in it but young kids just aren't old enough to get that.

Answer 6

See, that's the problem. Young people think because they hear the f bomb all day long that it's okay to hear anywhere. It doesn't matter what you're exposed to, that doesn't make it okay.
My children might be exposed to nasty things all day long that doesn't mean I have to allow them to be exposed to it 24/7. I don't consider these things normal.

But aside from that it depends on the movie. A parent would be wise to watch a movie before deciding to let their child see it. That's the benefit of being a parent. One day you'll be one too and though you may not think it now, you will think and act differently.

I'm just sorry that schools, especially public ones, have tolerance toward these behaviours of teenagers these days. It's not normal, it's not the culture, it's not cool.

Answer 7

Just because the kids hear it in high school does not mean the child (YES CHILD) needs to see their parent going along with this. The parents are not the ones in high school dropping the F bombs. the parents need to continue to set that good example. It's not OVER protective to not let your teen watch rated R! Some of the PG13 movies are ridiculous!


Why would you think we cant do much about what our kids watch? at 14? You are sadly mistaken and underestimate moms like me!!

Answer 8

i am not a parent of a teen, but i do have 4 children with a 5th on the way, and i do not allow rated r or even pg 13 movies in my home, in fact even some of the pg movies are not allowed in my home. my husband and i do not even watch rated r or pg 13 movies.

when it comes down to it, i understand kids will hear and learn things at school, but i feel my home should be a safe place they can go to avoid this garbage. just because society will expose them does not mean i have to.

EDIT: it is funny you say that a lot of kids will be watching these movies and there is nothing we can do about it, but fact is this, my parents taught me that rated r movies were not a good choice, and i had no desire to watch them. i will do what i can to teach my kids that they should not watch rated r movies, and i would also know their friends well enough to know if they are going to be watching these sorts of movies.

i hate when people say there is nothing you can do about your kids behavior, that is bull crap! parents just need to learn to start teaching their kids again. i think the problems only started when parents decided to be friends instead of parents.

Answer 9

its cool to watch horror, violent movies and if done on a once in a while basis i guess its ok. what's not ok is when it becomes an obsession and a teenages mind tends to think like what they see on screen. that's not ok.

Teenagers are very impressionable, to enjoy a movie is harmless to make it part of your lifestyle is harmful. if u start seeing explosives, gunshots and dead bodies as satisfying then that's just terrible. If watching too much horror movies makes one overly suspicious and more cowardly, it is just so not cool. In such situations watching movies with horror or violent content is a no-no.

then again not all are like that and not all respond to movies in the same way. Some think nothing of what they see merely enjoying the show for pure entertainment.

I guess in my opinion teenagers should watch such movies with a certain precaution and control . in moderation and for pure entertainment it is ok, as an obsession and to make it part of your lifestyle is total taboo.

Answer 10

My mother was always over protective and my dad was the opposite calling me in to see nightmare on elm street and aliens. I personally believe as long as a teen is smart enough to get into a movie they can see it. Ive been scared sh*itless quite a bit by seeing stuff before i should have. So far im as docile as one can be.... if anything its added character.