Is anyone else disappointed that 'The Hobbit' is rated PG-13?

[Mat001]

I first saw RoboCop and Die Hard when I was like, 6 or 7.

Clearly I don't have an issue with PG-13 :)

It all depends on the parents. I wasn't watching "Friday The 13th" when I was six and seven, but I did by the time I was ten. But I did watch "Porky's" films under the age of ten. But wouldn't have been allowed to watch something like "Showgirls" if it had come out in 1985 instead of 1995.

My point was more that Fellowship, Towers, and Return of the King (the books) are not considered "children's literature." The Hobbit is. It'd be like if they made the Narnia movies PG-13. It just doesn't make a ton of sense to me.

First off, I just watched a TV spot last night and they didn't say it had a rating. Second, if it does wind up as PG-13, it's only because of the violence and the dark themes in the films. Third, it all depends on what the MPAA wants. What would be children's literature and thus PG, could instead warrant a PG-13. The MPAA isn't going to consider the source material in its decision. They're going to consider the cut of the film that's presented to them. It's up to the studios and Jackson to decide if they accept it, or re-cut it for a more favorable rating. I mean, "Snow White & The Seven Dwarves" was G in animated form, but "Snow White And The Huntsmen", not so much.

In the end, parents will still take their children to see all three films regardless of the rating. If they've already shown their offspring the LOTR before taking them to "The Hobbit" trilogy, then it won't matter. And vice versa, if they decide to go in order.

I didn't imply every PG-13 movie is like Indiana Jones. I implied that the PG Indiana Jones movies, which are kids movies, and that I would beat pretty much everyone watched as children, are much harsher than PG-13 movies now.

When I saw Raiders, I was four and the only part that was an issue was the end when the Ark kills all Belloq and the Nazis. Pretty harsh stuff, but I didn't freak out too bad. But when I went to Temple when I was six, the heart rip was too much for me and a friend who was about that same age. Her older brothers, who had already seen the film, didn't tell their mom, nor mine that this was in the film. The one brother had to take the two of us out of the theater for a while until we calmed down.

That said, I wouldn't call any of the Indy films a children's film. They're all ages films, but they were in definite need of the PG-13 which is why it was invented. Today's PG-13 films are mostly tamer, but that's because the studios have a different approach to PG-13 now as opposed to fifteen years ago.

[DeadXMan]

a chilrens book full of death, torture, a midevil war between five arimes, thevery, attempted eating of our heroes by troll and a cursed hobbit in loin cloth

[Flyattractor]

Heck. I was surprised that they got away with the giant spider like the did in the trilogy. Was kinda surpised that didn't have the wee ones crapping themselves in theaters.

[DeadXMan]

Heck. I was surprised that they got away with the giant spider like the did in the trilogy. Was kinda surpised that didn't have the wee ones crapping themselves in theaters.

As long as their a happy ending kids love to be scared.

[Addams]

This bloated 9-hour movie is for diehard adult fans and the gullible American public, not children. So a PG-13 rating is fitting.

I kinda agree with that. True that it's a children book, and a very good one at that, but let's face it, the audience Warner is aiming at with that is more Lotr fans who want some more than children really.

Is that a shame? Don't know, time will tell. But children is indeed who Tolkien wrote this book for.

[The Black Guardian]

probably because you don't have kids?

I can't remember ever caring what a movie my kid watched was rated. She was watching R movies at younger than 13, so...

And honestly, it really isn't possible to do a good Hobbit movie under PG-13.

[Mat001]

As long as their a happy ending kids love to be scared.

It depends on the fear. A giant monster won't scare them as much as the sight of a man's heart being ripped out. And that's if the child isn't already desensitized to such imagery.

[cliffhanger]

The Hobbit is not written for 6 or 7 year olds. It never was even presented as being for small children. Basically anyone reading it would have to be atleast 13 to even digest it, unless they were very advanced. The animated movie from the 80s is for kids just watch that.

[Melanieshaman]

I don't have kids (I'd never do that to them), but i am sooo excited for these movies. I saw the LotR movies in the theatres several times, and watched them on extended blu-ray I have no idea how many times. IF I were to have kids, and they were say 7 and watched to see this, i'd let them. I'd also sit them down and explain it's not real, and there's nothing to fear (to prevent or help prevent nightmares)... I would never shelter my kids from something they wanted to see.

[LoneNecromancer]

I sincerely doubt my family would love sitting down for three hours to watch the first Hobbit movie, waiting another year to see the middle of the story, and waiting yet another year to see the end. Just doesn't sound fun.

I loved the LotRs movies but sitting in a theatre that long was tough for me as an adult. I can't imagine asking a small child to remain still and well-behaved for three hour stretches. Better to wait until they're all out on DVD and could be watched in a living room where kids can move around or turn it off and do other things as desired.

Really? I saw each of the LotR films as they came out with my dad and two sisters, and the three of us were kids and we all loved it.

[BeastieRunner]

Internet era, i tried playing halo online and got called N*$%#@ F%$$% like 3 times by 7 year olds, i didn't even know that was an insult.
Youtube comments confirmed it was.

Yeah, I've often thought I was playing with women and then they swear and call others cheater confirming they are just little boys.

I coached youth football this year and the stuff that came out their mouths when they though we weren't listening was just baffling.

My XC kids are the same way ...

Even though I've heard it a million times, have kids, most of this stuff still surprises me and saddens me.

[DeadXMan]

It depends on the fear. A giant monster won't scare them as much as the sight of a man's heart being ripped out. And that's if the child isn't already desensitized to such imagery.

You mean like this?



oh by the way it's PG. and the greatest movie ever!!

[Mat001]

It is part of the reason PG-13 exists. Many other kids had the same issue.

[Kizmet]

oh by the way it's PG. and the greatest movie ever!!

Personally the dinner scene in "Temple of Doom" has always bothered me more than the heart being ripped out. As for the greatest movie ever, out of the triology I consider that one the weakest of the three. Willie was annoying, the kid was annoying, too many gross-out scenes. The other two Indiana Jones movies were much, much better.

[SephirothDZX]

Personally the dinner scene in "Temple of Doom" has always bothered me more than the heart being ripped out. As for the greatest movie ever, out of the triology I consider that one the weakest of the three. Willie was annoying, the kid was annoying, too many gross-out scenes. The other two Indiana Jones movies were much, much better.

I dont understand why Temple of Doom gets hated on so much.