Surprisingly Kid-Friendly


I became a father 7 years ago, and now have two children. One thing I've become very aware of now that I have kids is how few of the films that ought to be for kids are suitable for kids. When I was a kid, my parents could safely send me to see a Batman or Superman film, along with just about any other superhero film. The Indiana Jones movies were ideal for kids, as were most summer blockbusters.

That is no longer the case, and it saddens me. I'd have loved to take my young children to see the new Batman film, but I may as well take the to see The Exorcist for as kid-friendly as that movie is. The same goes for most of the new superhero movies. Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is out of the question, as was the Dr. Strange film last year. And even the films ostensibly for kids, like the Disney and Pixar cartoons, are nothing more than propaganda films thinly disguised as children's films.

As such, it was surprising, and incredibly refreshing, to watch Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and realize I can come back and bring my kids with me. It has some thrilling moments, but nothing too scary for children. And best of all, it isn't trying to indoctrinate anyone through some fringe activist agenda. It's just... fun. It's like the original Indiana Jones movies.

I hope this is the start of a trend. I remember going to the movies all the time as a kid, and there being a wide array of options for me. I'd like my own children to experience the same thing.

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I don't think so. I didn't expect a hanging scene in an IJ movie, especially with Indy as the victim. I don't think any children should be subjected to such things, even if Disney have hanged a boy in their movies before.

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It played off as somewhat comedic, with Indy getting knocked around every time he was about to pull the rope off. Even describing it as a hanging scene is somewhat misleading, as he escapes. It's definitely much less intense than some of the things we saw in Temple of Doom as kids.

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I suppose.

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It IS comedic, but more so is the dual-execution scene in a Pirates of the Caribbean movie where Jack Sparrow is about to be guillotined and the female co-star hanged, but chaos and hijinks ensue as they both escape their fates.

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In what Disney movie was a boy hanged?
Mind you, kids don't really differentiate between the killings of adults vs the killing of kids. Adults tend to place added worth on children simply for being children, but children themselves don't.

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"In what Disney movie was a boy hanged?"

At the beginning of Pirates of the Caribbean 3, if I recall correctly.

"Kid friendly" movies is one of the main reasons why I have stayed away from theaters almost 4 year by now.

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Was he hanged, though? He was lined up to be hanged, but I don't think we got to actually see it.

"Kid friendly" movies is one of the main reasons why I have stayed away from theaters almost 4 year by now.

Then may I recommend a good old monster movie, Alligator (1980)? It includes a young boy eaten by the titular hero, I mean, monster, in a swimming pool.

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Yes, he was hanged (off screen). The coin he was keeping in his hand fell to the ground.

I'm not saying that I would enjoy watching kids being eaten by an alligator. I don't hate kids. I'm just after for a more mature movies. Like Oppenheimer, which is about the only (Hollywood) movie this year I'm interested in.

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Well, I do enjoy a good kiddie-murder every once in a while, not because I hate kids (although I do), but because I'm tired of kids getting immunity in films all the time.

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Oppenheimer is certainly among the films I'm looking forward to seeing, but I like films of all ilks. I'll see just about anything because I enjoy the experience of being in a cinema, and though I'm often disappointed, there are many times a movie exceeds my expectations.

Dial of Destiny was such a film. I went with trepidation, and left somewhat astounded by how much I'd enjoyed it. Other recent films like that were Dungeons & Dragons, Renfield. and The Flash. I didn't think they'd be very good, but I liked all three quite a bit.

Meanwhile, I also enjoyed Cocaine Bear, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Somewhere in Queens, and Asteroid City, all of which were films I specifically wanted to see ahead of time. Beau is Afraid and Paint are two I really want to see, but have not yet had a chance, and not sure I can find them in theaters nearby.

Along with Oppenheimer, I'm intrigued by No Hard Feelings, Barbie, and Next Goal Wins, as well as the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. That I am so interested in seeing that last one is a surprise to me, as I never watched any of the other films about the characters, nor read any comics featuring them. I know next to nothing about them other than what their quite descriptive moniker tells me about them, but boy does the trailer look fun.

And I just learned that a Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel is coming out in December. Count me in.

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And I'm sure everyone knows the fully-portrayed hanging of a 10-year old boy in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves? The whole thing is shown: the preparation, the drop, the choking and gasping on the rope for almost a minute, before Robin's arrow cuts through it, so he drops to the platform, alive but injured.

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And I'm sure everyone knows the fully-portrayed hanging of a 10-year old boy in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves? The whole thing is shown: the preparation, the drop, the choking and gasping on the rope for almost a minute, before Robin's arrow cuts through it, so he drops to the platform, alive but injured.

There, see? Wouldn't have happened if I had written that film, I assure you.

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Your kids are probably busy enough looking up hardcore porn on Google.

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A truly inspiring words spoken by a virgin

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