Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull/... good for kids?

Question

They are seven and nine years old... and dying to see it. I know it is PG13 but are there any frightening parts? By the way I thought the n**i's face melting off was pretty frightening in the last movie. Any advice before I spend a hundred bucks? THANKS

Answer 1

Since I don't know your children I couldn't say.  I know I'll be taking my three 11, 8 and 4, but they are quite aware that in the movies they have special effects and special makeup/costumes and that the actors are portraying a role, that it's not real life.  Besides real life is scarier, just check out the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C.

Answer 2

It's PG-13, which means it is NOT for kids. Don't take them. If you are thinking about showing it to them, see it yourself and then if you think it's appropriate for them, rent it when it comes out on video. Then they still get to see it (if you choose to let them) and you save at LEAST $20.

Answer 3

That is the PERFECT age! They would love this movie!

Trust me, it has everything they would like, and it's not scary.

It's a fantastic film!

I encourage you and everyone you know to go see this film!

Answer 4

I would take my grand children to see it and they are 2yr -10yr.

Answer 5

I will be taking my 7 year old.  He loves the Indiana Jones movies.  But I don't know your child.  Just be prepared to leave if it's too much for them.

Answer 6

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Paramount Pictures

MPAA Rating PG-13

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Overall: B-

Violence: C

Sexual Content: B+

Language: C+

Drugs/Alcohol: C+

"The ensuing adventure is the exciting stuff most of us have been eagerly looking forward to; yet families will want to carefully consider the content before taking children in tow. Perhaps the best suggestion is to preview past Indiana Jones adventures as a reference point. This new chapter offers similar action, but the violence seems just a shade lighter even though there is still ample carnage on screen. People are gunned down with machine guns in more than one sequence, men are lit on fire, a nuclear bomb is demonstrated killing a couple more people, and there are dozens of fists to the face, falls from cliffs and other physical brutality. Finally, there are these giant "red" ants that eat people alive -- likely to be voted as the nastiest form of death in the movie.

On the positive side, Indy doesn't have the time (or perhaps energy?) for the usual sexual escapade that punctuates the former movies. Other than a discussion about an illegitimate child, there is no sexual content. Profanities are also relatively infrequent, with a few terms of deity and scatological words.

Traveling around the world, bulldozing his way through jungles, and fighting off bad commies on every turn, our intrepid hero manages to convince us that such antics are still possible -- even when one qualifies for seniors' discounts. Ford is determined to use stunt doubles as little as possible and that choice is evident in the film. Hence, the pacing is a tad slower than previous outings. Nonetheless, Lucas has penned a story that keeps us engaged and Spielberg knows how to pull every ounce of potential out of a scene. This famous team isn't known for flops, and this title will not be an exception.

Beyond the movie ratings: What parents need to know about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull...

Indy is back after nineteen years, and the character has moved ahead the same amount of time. It's 1957 and America is boiling in the paranoia leading to the Cold War. This leaves Indiana's allegiances in question after his involuntary decision to work with some Russian spies. Violence is the prime concern in deciding if young ones should be introduced to this hero. Bullets from machine guns fly in many scenes, taking lives of background characters. For a brief moment men are seen burning alive. A nuclear bomb destroys a "simulated" town where some real people are inadvertently killed. A swarm of giant ants covers various people, eating them alive (visual details are not explicit). The "usual" special effects scene shows a person disintegrating. Various scenes have people punching each other, as well as fighting with swords and other weapons. Overall, this violence is bloodless and not overtly explicit. Profanities include some terms of deity and scatology. Sexual content is limited to a discussion about an illegitimate child and a brief scene where a man is presumably naked (shown from the waist up) while being cleansed from radioactive fallout. Tobacco smoking and social drinking are depicted in a few scenes."

Answer 7

I recommend you see it first, w/o the kids - then you'll be able to prepare them for the parts which may disturb them

and yes, there are parts which may disturb them