Haha the age ratings generally dont make much difference, it mostly depends on the kid. I remember watching some sort of violent film (rated 15+), and there was a 7-8 year old kid sitting and laughing at it. Whereas my 8 year old sister had to leave Narnia (PG) because she was terrified of it.

well, i took my kid to see Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith, when he was 6 months old. he seemed to do alright. he's been watching Bruce Willis movies since age 2.

i like to think i'm giving him a well-rounded cultural education.

+1 to the Star Trek film rocking! Best film I have seen in a while.

Age ratings are fairly pointless, the context the 'questionable material' is used in is more important, and obviously the young person viewing it. But I guess as a rough guide it serves it's purpose.

Bring on Avatar

Movie violence is boring and pisses me off, so does most acting. Probably why I also hate television so much.

I saw the trailer for it at the theaters a couple months ago, looks like a piece of crap.

my wife thought the trailer looked pretty uninteresting too, and she enjoyed the movie immensely.

by any standard, this movie is a huge success with movie critics around the globe.

mainly because it's well-acted, with a solid plot, great effects that don't overwhelm, and is completely accessible to even non-fans.

and the last part may explain why the only people who seem to dislike it are the most obsessive Star Trek fanatics, the so-called "Trekkies" who like to dress up and go to geek conventions.

I think the movie violence is make me stronger. sometimes you
need to be hard to some extent.

If you argue me wrong , then why is the military traning is so that
much of hard ????

I think that's also a challenge to win. Rocks !

anyhow dude , I also hate the television too. Television is the one man show political show these days. I also hate the sex and violence but they are better than the politics. Even the songs are
politicilized , music , films and education.

I'm not native English so I don't know the precise word for this , I guess 'politicilized' , like 'oxide d' like that ....

When I was a kid, The Wizard of Oz scared me so much I walked out of the theater but The Deadly Mantis, Them, and all that were no problem. By-the-by - when I saw OZ, the movie cost 10cents, a coke was a nickle, and popcorn was a dime - $0.25 was party time at the movies.

I very rarely watch television too, especially as english tv generally sucks. I don't mind violence on a small scale, but I much prefer an interesting film, such as the shankshaw redemption which has possibly the best plot I've ever seen.

I generally pay no attention to age ratings. I was so terrified of Cabin Fever I stopped watching it half way through, but I watched Choke which is an unviolent & funny film, and loved it (both rated 18+).

I agree that movie ratings tend to seem inconsistent. That said I too don't enjoy much gore in the films I watch. In fact there are about four classes of movies that I enjoy:

1. Good comedy with good pedigree. (I generally won't gravitate towards a film advertised as a comedy unless I recognise some proven talent). Not too bone-headed either.
2. Intense flick where protagonist and/or someone around him/her is in constant threat (and I'm not talking about being chased by a guy with a hockey mask and a chain saw here).
3. I may/may not be a sucker for comic book movies. For instance while I thoroughly enjoyed the dark knight and iron man, and found watchmen and the x-men franchise tolerable, I hated that last spider man, and I can't ever imagine myself wasting a few dollars to see that new wolverine movie.
4. Stuff made by Pixar.

And just a little nugget to keep this post on topic: Robert Egbert thinks it sucks (although he appears to be alone).