Halcyon Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 If we're watching it with him? We're going to Rome soon, and my oldest is obsessed with gladiators, and I'd love to find him a movie to watch (or five!) about fictionalized Rome--not a documentary (he's watched a bunch already) Ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisOR Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 If we're watching it with him? We're going to Rome soon, and my oldest is obsessed with gladiators, and I'd love to find him a movie to watch (or five!) about fictionalized Rome--not a documentary (he's watched a bunch already) Ideas? No, I wouldn't let my 10 yo DS watch it. And I really do like that movie. Watch it yourself first and decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jentancalann Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Definitely watch it first, but I would lean towards no. We have let our kids watch parts of it, but only the t.v. version- I'm not sure if the t.v. version is different or not, just assuming so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abreakfromlife Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I would say no way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolally Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 We love that movie-but the violence, IMO, is way too graphic for a child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Nope. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 No. I love that movie, but I haven't even let my 13yo watch it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I can't watch it myself. I'm such a ninny. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country Mouse Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 No way no how in my household. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I would watch it with them after I have pre-viewed it again. I don't have as much a problem with the violence as with the sexual relationship between a brother and a sister. I might lean more towards Spartacus :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama2cntrykids Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 From what I remember about the movie, and I haven't seen it in years, no. You're talking about the one with Russell Crowe, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 No. But you could preview it and there might be a few scenes you could watch with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 There was an Atilla movie with Gerard Butler, that had a lot of Roman things in it as well. Again, I think it might need to be edited a bit. :) I love Rome...spent some time there when I was in Seminary! Have fun...and get some gelato near the Trevi Fountain!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in AZ Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 No way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I would watch it with them after I have pre-viewed it again. I don't have as much a problem with the violence as with the sexual relationship between a brother and a sister. I might lean more towards Spartacus :) I would even preview Spartacus. I got in on Netflix and forgot about the part where they bring the concubine to visit him in his cell. We ended up not watching it for some other reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I would even preview Spartacus. I got in on Netflix and forgot about the part where they bring the concubine to visit him in his cell. We ended up not watching it for some other reason. Ooooh...I forgot about that! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 How about the old-old gladiator movies? Ben Hur with Charleton Heston or Sparticus with Kirk Douglas (1960) or Demetrius and the Gladiators? I can't remember anything too awful in these older films..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 No. I love that movie, but I haven't even let my 13yo watch it yet. :iagree: I don't have as much a problem with the violence as with the sexual relationship between a brother and a sister. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolosoli Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Absolutely not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share Posted September 1, 2010 How about the old-old gladiator movies? Ben Hur with Charleton Heston or Sparticus with Kirk Douglas (1960) or Demetrius and the Gladiators? I can't remember anything too awful in these older films..... Good idea! i might get gladiator just for me though :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Gladiator was an awesome movie, but I wouldn't let my 9 yo watch it, and I'm a lot less restrictive about movies than a lot of people here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I can't watch it myself. I'm such a ninny. :D :iagree::iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I probably would. My DD generally is unimpressed by violence as long as it's clear who the bad guy is, and she's not quite 7. Don't think I'd let her watch Gladiator just yet, but I'd probably let her watch Spartacus--though a movie that old and that long would probably bore her well before it was over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillary in KS Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Um.... no. :thumbdown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Is this really a unanimous "no" decision? Is that a hive first??? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 another "no" here. And I'm not overly strict about what my kids watch. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaissezFaire Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 No way. It's a great film but I remember it effecting me deeply. The themes are just too strong for someone that age and the violence is very gratuitous. I have shown very small snippets to my children when we studied Rome (love dvd and it's scene selector!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Um, no to Gladiator. I'm not even sure you could get some good scenes to show from it that would make any sense out of context and would be long enough to be worth it. Too bad the BBC kids show The Roman Mysteries isn't available in region 1. That's the kind of thing you want, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah C. Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Gladiator is super violent. I don't have an 8 yo or teens, but I probably wouldn't want any kid seeing this until they were at *least* 13ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Gladiator was an awesome movie, but I wouldn't let my 9 yo watch it, and I'm a lot less restrictive about movies than a lot of people here. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy in Indy Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Nope, not at all appropriate for that age. Quo Vadis, perhaps. I haven't seen it in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 If people are concerned with sexual scenes in movies, there is a rather creepy one in Douglas' Spartacus where the woman he loves is thrown into the cell with him and his jailers leer into the cell waiting for him to have sex with her, as they know he is so depserate for her. The actually encourage him with catcalls etc. It's very 'steamy'. I would absolutely watch it first, depending on your feelings about this sort of thing. Old movies do not preculde sexual innuendo or more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugs Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Not sure if you have enough "no's" to help you make a decision, but here's another one - no. I didn't read all the posts but did anyone mention graphic decapitation? or the rape scene? (can't remember details about that part) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abigail4476 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Here's the detailed content advisory for Gladiator from IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172495/parentalguide I would vote an emphatic no for an 8 year old because of the violence and the tragic loss of his wife and son. It's obvious in the movie that Commodus is attracted to his sister, but there aren't any explicit sex scenes. I don't know if a child would really pick up on the complexity of that situation.... This MIGHT be on our movie list in 11th or 12th grade--definitely not for a 2nd/3rd grader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iona Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 and it's pushing three hours isn't it?:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 You could also look for movies set in contemporary Rome. Hudson Hawk comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Frankweiler Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I can't watch it myself. I'm such a ninny. :D Me too! Another NO vote here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 In a word, NO. Much as I liked the movie personally, it's waaaaaay too violent and has adult s@xual themes, particularly between the emperor and his sister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Gladiator was not appropriate for me, and I'm in my 30s. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I didn't think its level of violence was appropriate for me, so my vote would be no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 No. In addition to the violence and incest, a child and mother are murdered by some soldiers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 If people are concerned with sexual scenes in movies, there is a rather creepy one in Douglas' Spartacus where the woman he loves is thrown into the cell with him and his jailers leer into the cell waiting for him to have sex with her, as they know he is so depserate for her. The actually encourage him with catcalls etc. It's very 'steamy'. I would absolutely watch it first, depending on your feelings about this sort of thing. Old movies do not preculde sexual innuendo or more. There's also the "oysters and snails" scene with Olivier and Curtis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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