Iskra Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Which ones can I watch with the kids (ages 8 and 6) and in what order (for ex. I'd rather watch Spider-man 2 after Spider-man 1, not before)? Please provide me with links for the movies you mention, as there are many different versions of movie that all have the same titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 We really liked Thor. My girls watched all the Spider-Man movies (the ones with Tobey Maguire) and liked those as well. They were your dcs ages or a bit older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 My 4 year old son's first superhero movie was The Avengers. We hadn't planned on him seeing it, it was at a drive in double feature and we assumed that he'd be asleep. He was thoroughly spell-bound the entire time. I tend to be a little more conservative than my DH about movies and other than some over-the-top really loud action sequences, I didn't have any problems with it. I liked Spiderman 1 okay, I don't even remember anything from Spiderman 2. We just watched Thor last night and I would let the kids watch it, there's a bit of cheesy romance in it, but nothing too scary. I really like the 1970's Superman but it might be a bit dated and slow to kids these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Captain America, and Thor would be good. The only Spiderman I liked was the first one. Avengers was good also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 My kids like Avengers, Thor, Captain America, and Spiderman(the trilogy and the new one). I only let my oldest watch Iron Man and Batman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Yep, we like Thor, Captain America, and Avengers (that would be a good order to watch). We've also seen Spiderman and Superman (old one). I won't let mine watch Iron Man yet (similar ages as yours) as it's quite a bit racier with more language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskra Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 Thanks everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WagsWife Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 If you want the order of the Marvel Movies it would be Iron Man The Incredible Hulk (you don't want the one that is just Hulk) Iron Man 2, Thor Captain America Avengers Iron Man 3. You may want to preview the Iron Man movies...I think they are more "grown up" than the other movies. You really don't *have to watch them in order, but there are small subtle things that you will notice and enjoy if you do. The Spiderman movies are not tied to the Avenger movies, so those you would just do on their own...but Spiderman 1-3 are Toby Mcquire movies, and the newest one "The Amazing Spiderman" is a complete reboot, so it does not go with the Toby Mcquire ones. I would not do the Batman series for little kids. I just want to add...I know all of this, because my Dh and three older girls are obsessed with these movies @@ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 My kids like Avengers, Thor, Captain America, and Spiderman(the trilogy and the new one). I only let my oldest watch Iron Man and Batman. I have to agree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 If you want the order of the Marvel Movies it would be Iron Man The Incredible Hulk (you don't want the one that is just Hulk) Iron Man 2, Thor Captain America Avengers Iron Man 3. You may want to preview the Iron Man movies...I think they are more "grown up" than the other movies. You really don't *have to watch them in order, but there are small subtle things that you will notice and enjoy if you do. The Spiderman movies are not tied to the Avenger movies, so those you would just do on their own...but Spiderman 1-3 are Toby Mcquire movies, and the newest one "The Amazing Spiderman" is a complete reboot, so it does not go with the Toby Mcquire ones. I would not do the Batman series for little kids. I just want to add...I know all of this, because my Dh and three older girls are obsessed with these movies @@ We accidentally watched The Avengers when our boys had just turned 7 and 3 and then went back and watched the rest of the Marvel movies in order. I previewed the Iron Man movies and had DS look away during racy parts. We won't watch the third until I can do the same with it. I didn't preview the Incredible Hulk movie and did have to distract him during a bedroom scene that went on longer than I was comfortable with. Thor, Captain America, and Avengers I had no problem with both my boys seeing. We watched Avengers again after watching the others and I caught a lot more of what was going on this time. We've also watched the first Spiderman and some of the original Superman movies and I was okay with them. I also won't do Batman movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 The Tobey Maguire Spiderman movies were waaaaay too intense for my kids at that age. We had to turn the first one off partway through, totally exasperated with the woman who told dh that they'd be fine for our kids. Same with Batman. We still avoid some of those. I'd agree with Thor, Captain America and Avengers -- they'd probably be okay. BTW, we saw Man of Steel a few days ago. Avoid it. This isn't age-related advice -- it was just a crummy movie. For a more kid-centric take on superheroes, you might try Sky High, which is about a high school for teens with super powers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 For a more kid-centric take on superheroes, you might try Sky High, which is about a high school for teens with super powers. My kids love that too. I forgot about it. They also really like The Incredibles. I agree that Spiderman is a bit scary too. It really depends on what you and your kids are comfortable with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 There's always Sperman Returns as well. Any order for that is fine. It doesn't mesh with the other movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 My kids liked the Fantastic Four movies, Thor, Captain America, Shark Boy and Lava Girl (ugh!), Superman Returns, and Spiderman 1 and 2. They also liked the Batman movies with Michael Keaton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Dd just chimed in to say that the villain in Captain America -- Red Skull -- would have really frightened her a LOT when she was 6 or 8 years old. The fact that it's set in the 40s would've helped since that's more distant, so she wouldn't necessarily think that scary guy is out there right now. You might want to take a look at his character and ponder how your kids will react. (Other dd pointed out that she probably would've gotten Red Skull confused with HItler, and been convinced that Hitler looked like that.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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