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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for the feedback. I think I'll risk it. It's just the scariness of being stranded that worries me. These things didn't bother me as a kid (they oddly bother me more now). And they don't seem to bother him, either.

16:51 here -- my 11 yo loved it! Before we saw the movie, I did tell my DS he could shut his eyes and hold my hand if anything was really scary to him. He never closed his eyes and he wants to buy the movie when it is out on Bluray. (My 14 yo DD loved it, too.)

OP here. I took him and he was totally fine. He loved the movie. I told him the same thing about shutting his eyes and warned him the self-surgery part would be gruesome. I also told him we could leave any time. But he was great with it, and I loved how the movie reinforced some of the things we work on at home. One big theme in our house is that we are all problem solvers, we tackle problems big and small, and we discuss often how to do that. And Matt Watney was problem solver-extraordinaire.

*Mark Watney.
Yes I think the message for kids is great. Start solving the problem, a step at a time. And all the folks on earth at NASA and the crew were also amazing problem solvers too. There were lots of messages about working together as well. Hopefully that's inspirational to kids (and adults).

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Anonymous wrote:I am seriously considering taking my 7 and 9 year old girls. They are all about the space stuff. I read the book and didn't find anything offensive in it (except for some language, but nothing they haven't heard before).

7 is way too young. It is intense, loud, cursing, etc... 10 would be the youngest I would take a child and only if they can sit for 2+ hours and truly understand what is going on.

And nakedness

Pp here with the 7 and 9 YO. DH saw it on Friday and we are all going to see it today. I don't have a problem with cursing (I am sure they have heard worse), my 7 YO is sturdy and not afraid of loud noises or easily scared. And Matt Damon's backside has... aesthetic value My main concern is that they might be bored by some of the more sciency parts, not fully understanding the implications.

I will report back on how they did though.

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Anonymous wrote:The movie was fine for our group of 12-year-olds, it was the trailers that were the problem! They were ridiculously scary.

Yes, the trailers were horrible. I wonder why they thought those movies would be appealing to us.

The trailers we saw were for The Walk, Jungle Book, and Star Wars. (The theatre audience applauded for Star Wars!)

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I wish! At the Uptown were trailers for a movie called Suicide Forest, a scary looking remake of Point Break, tv show American Horror Story, etc. it was truly scary and inappropriate.

My sensitive 11 y/o saw it and said it was fine - that the PG-13 rating came mostly from language. That said, it is almost 2.5 hours long, and many younger kids don't have that attention span.

Agree with the PPs re: trailers -- DH took 13 year old DS last night and they both loved it. Both have read the book. My husband thought our 10 and 8 year old girls would be totally fine seeing it at home, but was glad he hadn't taken them to the movie itself, in large part because the advertisements and previews were so awful for freaky/scary/horror TV shows and movies. Some of them were extreme enough that my husband was uncomfortable that our 13 year old was seeing them.

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Anonymous wrote:The movie was fine for our group of 12-year-olds, it was the trailers that were the problem! They were ridiculously scary.

Yes, the trailers were horrible. I wonder why they thought those movies would be appealing to us.

The trailers we saw were for The Walk, Jungle Book, and Star Wars. (The theatre audience applauded for Star Wars!)

Anonymous wrote:The movie was fine for our group of 12-year-olds, it was the trailers that were the problem! They were ridiculously scary.

Yes, the trailers were horrible. I wonder why they thought those movies would be appealing to us.

My 10 yr old went with his friend tonight so we'll see what he thought tomorrow.

The movie was fine for our group of 12-year-olds, it was the trailers that were the problem! They were ridiculously scary.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for the feedback. I think I'll risk it. It's just the scariness of being stranded that worries me. These things didn't bother me as a kid (they oddly bother me more now). And they don't seem to bother him, either.

16:51 here -- my 11 yo loved it! Before we saw the movie, I did tell my DS he could shut his eyes and hold my hand if anything was really scary to him. He never closed his eyes and he wants to buy the movie when it is out on Bluray. (My 14 yo DD loved it, too.)

OP here. I took him and he was totally fine. He loved the movie. I told him the same thing about shutting his eyes and warned him the self-surgery part would be gruesome. I also told him we could leave any time. But he was great with it, and I loved how the movie reinforced some of the things we work on at home. One big theme in our house is that we are all problem solvers, we tackle problems big and small, and we discuss often how to do that. And Matt Watney was problem solver-extraordinaire.

The nudity is hardly eye candy, considering his condition.

Just saw it. Kind of gory part at beginning, and lots of "fucks" that are mostly funny. My 13-year-old loves it. The 11am showing was a packed house.

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Anonymous wrote:I am seriously considering taking my 7 and 9 year old girls. They are all about the space stuff. I read the book and didn't find anything offensive in it (except for some language, but nothing they haven't heard before).

7 is way too young. It is intense, loud, cursing, etc... 10 would be the youngest I would take a child and only if they can sit for 2+ hours and truly understand what is going on.

And nakedness

Anonymous wrote:I am seriously considering taking my 7 and 9 year old girls. They are all about the space stuff. I read the book and didn't find anything offensive in it (except for some language, but nothing they haven't heard before).

7 is way too young. It is intense, loud, cursing, etc... 10 would be the youngest I would take a child and only if they can sit for 2+ hours and truly understand what is going on.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the youngest you'd take a kid to see this? Common Sense Media says 12, but I've got a 10 year old boy dying to see it.

I am taking my 11 yo to see it tonight. We have read the book together (with my 14 yo) and all of us are excited about seeing the movie. (And the reviews are all fabulous!) As you know, the language is an issue.

See IMDB's parental advisory:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3659388/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg

some eye candy for Mom

There is a brief shot of Matt Damon walking away from the shower with a head to toe shot of his backside.

I am taking my kids who are 9 and 11. My partner saw it last night (I was home sick), and he thinks that they can absolutely see it. We all (except the 9yr old) read the book and loved it.
Yes, the helplessness can sometimes be scary, but life is not a walk through a rose garden either. There is a lot of cursing (F-word) in the movie, but, considering the dire situation Max is in, it is quite appropriate. My kids hear me cursing once in a while (e.g. when driving). They know they shouldn't use the word at school, when talking to other people, etc., but they also know people curse when they are mad.