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Is the new movie "A Christmas Carol" with Jim Carrey too scary for young children?
It is honestly my favorite story, but the previews look like it might be scary for a small child. Have you seen it and what do you think?
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November 10, 2009 05:58 AM
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I don't think I'd call it too scary. If you have really young children who are especially fearful, perhaps I'd screen the movie first if you're worried. However, it's a classic tale with a great moral and Jim Carrey does a brilliant job as Scrooge.
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November 10, 2009 08:43 AM
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The movie "A Christmas Carol" with Jim Carrey is rated PG for scary sequences and images. The parental guidance advisory for this movie is as follows:
Sex & nudity: None
Profanity: "Hell" is said once or twice, as well as "ass" but nothing worse than that.
Scary sequences and images: Yes
Many of the reviews say that Disney makes it sound like this is a fun kids movie, but many of the parents that went to see it with their kids say that the trailer is very misleading. This is not a movie for kids under the age of 10. It was called scary, intense and dark. Based on the many reviews, If your kids are under the age of 10, see something else. Or pre-screen the movie yourself if you want to make sure for yourself. Hope this helped.
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Sex & nudity: None
Profanity: "Hell" is said once or twice, as well as "ass" but nothing worse than that.
Scary sequences and images: Yes
Many of the reviews say that Disney makes it sound like this is a fun kids movie, but many of the parents that went to see it with their kids say that the trailer is very misleading. This is not a movie for kids under the age of 10. It was called scary, intense and dark. Based on the many reviews, If your kids are under the age of 10, see something else. Or pre-screen the movie yourself if you want to make sure for yourself. Hope this helped.
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November 10, 2009 08:31 PM
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Disney's A Christmas Carol is definitely somewhat scary for small children, specifically, under the age of 8 or 9.
Although the film has been marketed as a cartoon comedy, A Christmas Carol is actually a very honest retelling of Charles Dickens' original story, with only a few comic elements thrown in before the ending.
For example, the film opens with a closeup of Marley's corpse, which caused some younger viewers in the screening I attended to look rather frightened. When the ghost of Marley appears before Scrooge there are also some frightening moments, once again including closeups on his face.
Lastly, near the end of the film, the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come can be startling.
Overall, it's up to a parent's judgement, and it is a good film, but I don't think it was meant for very young children.
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Although the film has been marketed as a cartoon comedy, A Christmas Carol is actually a very honest retelling of Charles Dickens' original story, with only a few comic elements thrown in before the ending.
For example, the film opens with a closeup of Marley's corpse, which caused some younger viewers in the screening I attended to look rather frightened. When the ghost of Marley appears before Scrooge there are also some frightening moments, once again including closeups on his face.
Lastly, near the end of the film, the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come can be startling.
Overall, it's up to a parent's judgement, and it is a good film, but I don't think it was meant for very young children.
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November 14, 2009 10:03 PM
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It depends on the age and the child in question. However it should be noted that even the original Charles Dickens novel isn't suitable for the very young. It contains ghosts, graves, death.. and other things that some children won't be able to cope with.
Its easy to look back on it as adults and mentally gloss over the scary parts and focus on 'how scrooge is now a goodie' but there is a quite a bit of doom, gloom and fear before we get to it.
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Its easy to look back on it as adults and mentally gloss over the scary parts and focus on 'how scrooge is now a goodie' but there is a quite a bit of doom, gloom and fear before we get to it.
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