‘Iron Man,’ ‘Indiana Jones,’ ‘The Incredible Hulk’ — what will your kids be watching this summer?
Friday kicks off the big summer movie season with “Iron Man.” Talk about Iron Man is all over my house. They’ve been to Burger King for the toys. They’ve pulled out the comic books and started rereading them. They’ve watched the “Ultimate Avengers” cartoon. My husband’s making plans to take the kids, 4 and 7, from school to movie theater Friday afternoon.
Yet, I’m the mom saying wait a minute. It’s PG-13. Tony Stark, the Iron Man character, has an alcohol problem and is played by recovering addict Robert Downey Jr.
I consulted one of our movie critics who saw it last night to get his thoughts. While the alcohol issue isn’t a big part, the sex, violence, torture and children in danger is.
I live in a household that has been counting down the days. Will I let them go? Probably. They’ve seen “Batman Begins,” “Spider-Man 3” and “Superman Returns” in recent years — all PG-13 movies. Yet, for some reason this one is making me uneasy.
We’ll face the same issues with the new “Indiana Jones” later this month and “The Incredible Hulk” in June. Commercials run on Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network and tie-ins to fast-food kid’s meal, toys, candy etc. just elevate the battle between kid enthusiasm and mom head shaking.
What will you see this summer? Do you preview movies before you let the kids see them?
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