meggie Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 (The original series, of course) DH keeps mentioning things from Star Wars and now Pigby wants to watch it. I'm worried he would be scared. How old were your kids?:bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Nine and eleven. :) Neighbor boys are fans, and my boys wanted to check it out. This is pretty recent, but they are hooked. Sorry, I'm probably not helping much. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnsinkableKristen Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 My DH watched it on Saturday mornings with our kids as soon as they were born :D. I got to sleep in and they got time with Daddy. Now they've all seen them and we watch them less often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Younger than Pigby. ;) My kids aren't sensitive and there's nothing super gory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Not yet. Oldest is 10. But I don't imagine it will be a lot longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Younger than Pigby. ;) My kids aren't sensitive and there's nothing super gory. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianmomtofour Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I have 3 boys so it is all Star Wars, all the time here along with a serious helping of Indiana Jones. I don't remember there being a specific age that we introduced it. They've been wielding light sabers since birth I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfgivas Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 i think they were about 10 and 12 (maybe 9 and 11? - see april may's memory thread ;)). that was definitely later than their friends, but not watching tv means we haven't been desensitized to the violence, and i wanted them to love the story, not be hiding their eyes, kwim? fwiw, ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 My DH watched it on Saturday mornings with our kids as soon as they were born :D. I got to sleep in and they got time with Daddy. Now they've all seen them and we watch them less often. :iagree: they all (boy and the girls) like to watch while playing with Star Wars action figures. They are 6,8,10 and heave been doing this for YEARS. There isn't really anything bad in original three - I think they are even rated PG instead of PG13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 We are big Star Wars fans here. All my kids saw A New Hope around the age of 5. My 5yo grandson saw it for the first time last month. The boys were far more thrilled than the girls. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwin Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I think any age is fine, and I've tried introducing it to my son, but he's not that into it :( Daddy already has him hooked on Transformers. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clementine Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Oh yeah - I think they first watched at age 6. Dh is a big fan and wanted to share that love with his kids. :) I don't love it, but can knit, snuggling on the couch with them, to share in the moment. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Younger than Pigby. ;) My kids aren't sensitive and there's nothing super gory. :iagree: Yep. Ds was maybe 4 and dd was just a baby at the time, so she's pretty much been indoctrinated with Star Wars since birth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 My boys are 6 and they are actually watching the first one (A New Hope) now in preparation for Jedi training at Disney World in 2 weeks. They are loving it. Nothing too scary so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 My oldest was 5, so the rest were younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Ds's first movie in the theater was Star Wars: Episode 1, I think he was less than 2. He's a Star Wars fanatic, I can't remember how old he was when he was them all, but he saw 2 and 3 in the theater. We did debate on episode 3 because the ending was more emotional/graphic than the others. I know some parents held off on that one, even if the others were acceptable. Viewing order should be 4,5, 6, then 1, 2, 3, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Rebecca and Sylvia have seen Star Wars, but none of the other movies. Becca was fine and Sylvia got bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 My oldest was 4 or 5. Dd1 has seen them too but is not that interested in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dominion Heather Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 (edited) Mine were 5, 3, and 0. They are all time favorites around here. In MANY ways they are far less scary/violent than Disney movies. Edited November 17, 2011 by Old Dominion Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 2. :tongue_smilie: DS was not bothered until he became enamored of the robots. At one point, in one of the movies one of the robots(I think the gold one) is taken apart or broken? At any rate, he got very upset by the robot being hurt, he got over it quickly but we decided to table Star Wars for now. He misses it though and DH(Star Wars fanatic) and I(didn't see the movies until I was a teen and occasionally confuse them with Star Trek) are in talks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WistfulRidge Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 One of my earliest memories is sitting with my dad and watching Return of the Jedi. I was about 2. Both DS1 and DS2 have been "watching" since birth. We're big Star Wars fans here :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 9 or 10. She just watched Lord of the Rings last year at 11, and we fast forwarded the heavy duty war scenes in The Two Towers (honestly I fast forward those myself!). She still hasn't watched Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones has a lot more realistic human-to-human violence). But we are very selective and DD is pretty sensitive to death/violence. For awhile we would suggest a movie, and she would ask, "Does anybody get killed?" If so, she didn't want to watch it. Families are so different...DD's friend's family is very conservative, but her kids have been watching Indiana and LOTR since they were 6-7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Our oldest was 7 when he first watched, the youngest was 2-ish, everyone else was in between. They have watched all 6 movies, but #3 gets turned off before the jedi temple scenes for all but DS#1. DS#1 was more sensitive when he was younger, but youngest DS has never been that way. He firmly believed until after his 4th birthday that Vader was the hero of the Star Wars movies. Even now, while he acknowledges Darth Vader is NOT the hero, he is still DS's favorite. (He walks through the house singing his theme music and "forcing" people. :001_rolleyes: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Dd8 is playing the Star Wars theme for her piano lesson. She wanted to watch A New Hope. She didn't like it (too violent) but dd7 is hooked! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 It hasn't really come up yet.. and the longer that stays that way the better.. I can't stand Star Wars!! :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 My kids were about 2.5 and 3.5 watching the original ones.... I probably would have waited longer, but the 3.5 yo had partially amputated his finger in a door... bad day So we asked him what he wanted to watch when we got hoome - Star Wars. How do you say no to that?!?! I think it was fine. Thankfully - Sci-Fi is usually not bloody or terribly violent.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 It hasn't really come up yet.. and the longer that stays that way the better.. I can't stand Star Wars!! :leaving: I have to say I now know WAY more about Star wars than I ever wanted to. I suppose that is what happens when your kids get really engrossed in something. (Darned involved parenting! :tongue_smilie: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Seven, almost 8. I think she would have been fine with watching them earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 This thread reminds me of this: :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggie Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 This thread reminds me of this: :D :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kertie Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 My oldest (7 next month) just watched it a couple weeks ago with dh. I was a little worried based on the fact that I saw it at a drive-in with my parents (I was 4) and still remember the storm troopers and the trash compactor scene. So I told ds beforehand that there were a couple of scary parts, but it ended well;). He LOVED it. We didn't let our dd (5) watch it, although I think she probably would've been fine. But she watched Prince Caspian with them and was pretty upset during it. No nightmares, but it was just too intense for her, so we decided to hold off on more battle-related movies for her. I will say, though, that ds watching Star Wars was hard on ME. :lol: The days of Winnie-the-Pooh are gone with him...he's all about Star Wars now. Sigh. Is there a sheepish mama emoticon? :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silliness7 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 fresh out of the womb. We're Star Wars geeks here. (even the PG-13 one <gasp>) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5wolfcubs Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 (The original series, of course) DH keeps mentioning things from Star Wars and now Pigby wants to watch it. I'm worried he would be scared. How old were your kids?:bigear: The first time we let them watch, the oldest was 9...so the others were about 7, 4 & 2. She left the room a couple times, but the younger ones just watched. I think she was old enough to understand the suspense. :) That said, they all watched A New Hope last night but none of them have seen #3 of the new trilogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running the race Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 My youngest dd had seen all six movies by the time she was 6 years old. That's what happens when you have two older brothers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Pretty much since birth. It's a favorite around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 My husband is desperate to watch the movies with our children, but the kids really don't like suspense or anything too intense. Our compromise was pulling out his tapes from the cartoon Ewoks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I have to really pay attention to the particular child's development. My boys showed all the SW to dudeling. They really didn't understand it was a big deal. I finally ended up compromising, but did make clear - he was NOT allowed to watch the prequels again. the boys have learned, and are much more discriminatory about what they allow him to see. fwiw: I had one I wouldn't allow to watch peter pan until he was a teenager because he'd run around poking people with a stick while yelling -I'm going to get you. the other kids were *quite* miffed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 around 6 years old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I think our kids watched the older 3 when they were 5? Maybe? Probably a bit younger for my youngest. Maybe he was 4. They are 8 and 11 and have seen all 6. They aren't sensitive and had no problems with any of the movies. FWIW, I think my brother was 7 when he saw the first one in the theater. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyable Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 This thread reminds me of this: :D :lol: I loved the part about Jar Jar. "Whatever I have to do... I'll do it." My kids all watched the Star Wars movies this summer ... so they were 13, 11, 8, 6, and 3. The 6 and 3yo didn't watch the third movie of the newer trilogy (is that the pg13 one?) They loved them all so much they each wrote a paper on it (OK, we pushed that one a little, but they were into it) and learned how to sing this in 4 part harmony. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I'd let my 8 year old watch it. I think my 5 year old would be ok with it, but I'm not sure she'd be interested enough to sit through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralloyd Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I was fine with letting them watch the first one at a young age. The violence is not a big deal to me. However, the One where Princess Leah is half dressed and the whole perverted Jobba the Hut thing, I will not let them watch for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macpuffins Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 My DH watched it on Saturday mornings with our kids as soon as they were born :D. I got to sleep in and they got time with Daddy. Now they've all seen them and we watch them less often. :iagree: MissB thinks Darth Vader's theme is a lullaby! We've used it as such since she was born. It works. She relaxes. When she finally 'gets' the social context of the theme (outside of a movie setting), she's gonna laugh at us BIGTIME! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macpuffins Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 (edited) fresh out of the womb. We're Star Wars geeks here. (even the PG-13 one <gasp>) :iagree: Star Trek, Star Wars, StarGate. She'd heard the themes a thousand times before she was born, and even at 3days, you could *tell* she recognized them! We distract her from the screen if there's just a wee bit of 'content', but some episodes of the TV series we do not let her watch; we can explain lack of proper attire, we can't explain why it is not ok to punch someone out like "insert hero A" did. Ya know? At least not yet while she can not distinguish fantasy from reality. Edited November 17, 2011 by macpuffins punctuation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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