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Adventures at the Amusement Park: Reviews?
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ChefBeckyD
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jrstephens
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I haven't seen it either. My 3 yeard old will not sit through a movie. I have heard it is good though. Sorry no more information.
I keep wondering if they cuss in S3. We were watching S1 the other day and noticed it. It is not ctauly cussing they use the words in a funny way to not be cussing but to me 3 year old he will just repeat the word! We did not think anything about it when we first watched it since we were not thinking about out son watching it.
I keep wondering if they cuss in S3. We were watching S1 the other day and noticed it. It is not ctauly cussing they use the words in a funny way to not be cussing but to me 3 year old he will just repeat the word! We did not think anything about it when we first watched it since we were not thinking about out son watching it.
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oh yeah jennifer, I'm with you! They put quite a bit of hidden agenda things in shrek! But I still let my kids watch it cause my kids don't understand that stuff, cause I don't let them be exposed to that! So they just think it's funny and think mommy and daddy are cool cause we are laughing so hard!
I haven't seen it yet but my SIL has and said it was good. I no doubt will take my kids after they get out of school in June!
I haven't seen it yet but my SIL has and said it was good. I no doubt will take my kids after they get out of school in June!
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Teresa Lynn said:
They do not really use them like that. Shrek will say "well, let me go find my ass" and things like that. I just worry that my 3 year old will think that one word is funny and only repeat that one. You know how they can be!
I just wish when a cartoon is done, they would not even insuate a bad word at all, but that is the day and age we live in. It is ashame that we have to screen cartoons first! Use to if it was animated there was no need to worry. Now, you even have to worry if it is Disney.
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Jennifer- my DD is 3 1/2 and she doesn't ever pick up on the cuss words in stuff. We watch Shrek and Shrek 2 all the time and she misses the adult humor and the cuss words. I haven't seen the 3rd one, but really want to take DD. I am sure it will be fine, and if for some reason he does repeat the word you can just tell him it is a word for adults only.
I am having trouble with my 2 year old because he has this new facination with foxes (a swiper connection I think!) but when he screams it in the grocery store it DOES NOT come out like fox...
I am having trouble with my 2 year old because he has this new facination with foxes (a swiper connection I think!) but when he screams it in the grocery store it DOES NOT come out like fox...
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jrstephens said:
I'm with you Jennifer. I really really loved the first "Ice Age" however the second one used many un-necessary cuss words and situations that were clearly not for the kids. I have told my kids that S3 was a we'll have to see it first movie. The second one was too raunchy and I know the 3rd is only worse. Don't get me wrong...for my husband and I loads of fun!! Laughing all day, but for the kiddos (who it is being heavily marketed to) I don't think so. We've got a mix of slightly older kids and little ones (soon to be 10, 8, soon to be 4 and soon to be 1). There are just too many poor media influences in kids television from animated stuff to the kid sitcoms. The kids are too sassy, they talk back and disrespect each other and their parents on tv. I just don't need my kids getting any ideas. Know what I mean?!!
I am not making an indictment against those of you who have let your kids watch S3 or plan to. You make your own choices for your kids and your family. This is just the way we roll!
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My sister ran into that a year ago. She and my BIL gave my nieces some Polly Pockets for Christmas, and they came with a DVD. Sis didn't have time to pre-screen it. When they sat down and watched it, she was appalled! My niece said that, "The girls were just following their dream! And the mean nanny got in the way." And my sister had to sit down with all my nieces and explain that yes, it's good to follow your dream, but if an authority figure tells you not to do something for your own safety, then you need to listen to them. (The 'Tween characters purposely defied a nanny who wouldn't let them do something that was fairly dangerous for lone children, like traveling alone or going to a club or something.) You can't tell me that kids see things like that in their videos (or TV or movies), and tell themselves that it's still better to listen to their parents. (Well, OK, some of the great kids that some CSers have would do that, but still....)Chef Kearns said:
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My girls & I are dying to see it! We like to wait to see movies at our local small town theatre....it's really nicely remodeled & only costs $5, kid's popcorn is only $1.50 They got Pirates 3 opening weekend & kept it over a second weekend though. (that one's really good too!) Hopefully next weekend Shrek will be here....my girls can't stand it!
And I know what you mean...sometimes the adult humor in kids' movies can be a little much. But I'm one that believes that movies, music, and video games don't make kids violent & unruly; it's up to the parents to teach their kids right & wrong, and reality & fiction.
They got Pirates 3 opening weekend & kept it over a second weekend though. (that one's really good too!) Hopefully next weekend Shrek will be here....my girls can't stand it!And I know what you mean...sometimes the adult humor in kids' movies can be a little much. But I'm one that believes that movies, music, and video games don't make kids violent & unruly; it's up to the parents to teach their kids right & wrong, and reality & fiction.
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Now that is really cool!lacychef said:My girls & I are dying to see it! We like to wait to see movies at our local small town theatre....it's really nicely remodeled & only costs $5, kid's popcorn is only $1.50
And I know what you mean...sometimes the adult humor in kids' movies can be a little much. But I'm one that believes that movies, music, and video games don't make kids violent & unruly; it's up to the parents to teach their kids right & wrong, and reality & fiction.
We use to have theatres like that! We have 1 or 2 that play 1 movie at a time, but then it goes forever and it's just one movie that plays over and over. And they are usually much older movies. Not something recent like shrek or spiderman or pirates! They cost only like $2-3 to get in. My town took out all the discounted theaters and put up 3 main ones, 2 Regals and one really huge AMC in downtown Spokane! It's really nice but it's outrageous. It costs us $50 to go to the movies, if we want goodies and $30 if we don't. Last time we went I got the kids an icecream before and that seemed to please them and saved me $15! Then when we were done, we came home to a crock pot meal of BBQ ribs and everyone was happy! How great Lacy, enjoy it and appreciate it, I'm sure you do already though!
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gilliandanielle
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LOL! We have a local theater like this too but it is NOT remodeled. The last time I went it was raining and they were collecting the water from the ceiling in a bucket on the concession counter not 6 inches from an open jar of pickles!! I don't know who buys a pickle at the movies anyway, but I lost my appetite RIGHT THERE!!
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lacychef said:
That is a valid line of thought and many people believe that way. Just think about it though...when you were younger or even now do you need to concentrate to learn/memorize the lyrics to your favorite song? When you hear it on the radio it just starts to sink in. I feel it is the same way for other media influences. The more exposure to stuff the more it sinks in. Yes, as a parent you have to constantly train your kids in the right way, but it makes the job a bit easier if some of those influences are there in the first place. Know what I mean?
My husband loves to let the tv babysit the kids when I'm gone somewhere. If I've been gone for several hours and come back and they've been camped out in front of the tube all day I notice a huge difference in how they act. Right away. They are sullen. Have a lack of energy. Even looking them in the face they don't look quite there. (I know that is not the situation you are referring to Lacy). If I can notice a change in my kids (especially my older ones) from a few hours of exposure imagine if it was constant.
Imagine if they were allowed to watch tv for 2-3 hours a day virtually unsupervised. Most kids are these days. I don't know about you, but I have noticed so many smart-alec kids and kids trying to act and dress all grown (now that may not be new, but as a parent it is alarming to see). I definitely feel like you that it is the Parents that have to shape their kids. I guess what I am saying is alot of parents are dropping the ball. (No offense. I hope you can read that I am not attacking you. I am hopefully, although I feel unsuccessfully trying to explain my point)
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Shrek 3 was neat--enough 3-year-old funny stuff (poop jokes and the like), enough grown-up funny stuff (use of certain songs and one-liners that go WAY over kids' heads), and enough stuff that's funny for all.
On the topic of TV and influences--both sides are partially right, in my opinion. If you let your kids vegetate in front of the TV without ever talking to them about what is going on, yes, it can have a very negative effect. But if you limit their TV exposure to shows you know you approve of or times when you can watch with them, you shouldn't have to worry about the influence. My daughter watches a lot of VeggieTales and PBS programming. We don't have cable for the very reason that it's too hard to monitor and control (and we wind up watching too much TV ourselves--there's always something on). There's just too much she could come across accidentally. When she watches movies like Barbie or Nemo or whatever, I watch with her the first time through (because I know there will be many more times she'll watch it down the road...), and we talk about what happens.
Case in point: in Nemo, Coral and most of the babies get eaten by a barracuda at the beginning of the movie. My SIL won't let her kids (2 & 4) watch that scene. I let my kids watch, and we talk about how the barracuda takes Coral and the babies away and that makes Marlin sad. In the Barbie movie we have, Annika defies her parents to go ice skating. We talk about how her parents are trying to protect her and how the decision she makes isn't the right one. We also refer to an animated film we have about following the rules. Much of what kids learn isn't what's in the material itself--it's in the parent reaction (or lack thereof) to the material.
I agree that TV, video games, and the like are not to blame for spoiled, selfish, unmotivated kids who have an excuse for their every shortcoming. I used to teach seniors in high school, and I can say without hesitation that parents make their children what they are--the other influences are only as strong as parents allow them to be.
On the topic of TV and influences--both sides are partially right, in my opinion. If you let your kids vegetate in front of the TV without ever talking to them about what is going on, yes, it can have a very negative effect. But if you limit their TV exposure to shows you know you approve of or times when you can watch with them, you shouldn't have to worry about the influence. My daughter watches a lot of VeggieTales and PBS programming. We don't have cable for the very reason that it's too hard to monitor and control (and we wind up watching too much TV ourselves--there's always something on). There's just too much she could come across accidentally. When she watches movies like Barbie or Nemo or whatever, I watch with her the first time through (because I know there will be many more times she'll watch it down the road...), and we talk about what happens.
Case in point: in Nemo, Coral and most of the babies get eaten by a barracuda at the beginning of the movie. My SIL won't let her kids (2 & 4) watch that scene. I let my kids watch, and we talk about how the barracuda takes Coral and the babies away and that makes Marlin sad. In the Barbie movie we have, Annika defies her parents to go ice skating. We talk about how her parents are trying to protect her and how the decision she makes isn't the right one. We also refer to an animated film we have about following the rules. Much of what kids learn isn't what's in the material itself--it's in the parent reaction (or lack thereof) to the material.
I agree that TV, video games, and the like are not to blame for spoiled, selfish, unmotivated kids who have an excuse for their every shortcoming. I used to teach seniors in high school, and I can say without hesitation that parents make their children what they are--the other influences are only as strong as parents allow them to be.
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I TOTALLY agree that it is the parents responsibility to see how their kids are raised and the values they grow up with, but in my opinion this means me monitoring what they see and how they act to make sure everything as much as is in my control that they come into contact with is in-line with those values I want them raised with. That means tv, books, movies,radio or anything else b/c I see how those things influence others. I mean, how many times do you hear a child repeating something that comes for a show? I see it all the time.
It really hit home with me how much my son picks up on things when Tim McGraw's new song "Like a bird I sing" came out. Luke really loved it and one day at home he was singing it. That really made me see just how much he pays attention to the words he hears even when I may think he is not listening. If this had of been a song with bad words in it, I would really have a problem on my hands b/c he sings that chorus all the time.
And as far as him not understanding what they are saying and meaning, I know and understand that; and that is why I have to be more careful b/c he will not know what he is saying and will not know it is bad. I can tell him it is bad all day long but at 3 if he thinks the word sounds funny it is a battle for me to make him stop it. So far, thank the Lord I have not had any really bad words repeated by him. I am sure mostly b/c we do not say them around him. If he hears them he does not get them for my house. I have to watch "slang" terms that I say b/c although they do not sound bad out of my mouth they do coming from a 3 year old. I used to say "crap" a lot until I heard how it sounded coming out of his mouth.
I am NOT either IN ANYWAY attacking anyone that their child has watched S3and did not mean to hijack this post into a my opinion thread. I just wanted to be well informed about it and the contents.
It really hit home with me how much my son picks up on things when Tim McGraw's new song "Like a bird I sing" came out. Luke really loved it and one day at home he was singing it. That really made me see just how much he pays attention to the words he hears even when I may think he is not listening. If this had of been a song with bad words in it, I would really have a problem on my hands b/c he sings that chorus all the time.
And as far as him not understanding what they are saying and meaning, I know and understand that; and that is why I have to be more careful b/c he will not know what he is saying and will not know it is bad. I can tell him it is bad all day long but at 3 if he thinks the word sounds funny it is a battle for me to make him stop it. So far, thank the Lord I have not had any really bad words repeated by him. I am sure mostly b/c we do not say them around him. If he hears them he does not get them for my house. I have to watch "slang" terms that I say b/c although they do not sound bad out of my mouth they do coming from a 3 year old. I used to say "crap" a lot until I heard how it sounded coming out of his mouth.
I am NOT either IN ANYWAY attacking anyone that their child has watched S3and did not mean to hijack this post into a my opinion thread. I just wanted to be well informed about it and the contents.
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And regarding the possible swearing and stuff... check out http://www.kids-in-mind.com/ - they break down movies into violence, swearing, sex, etc so you know what's going to be in the movie without having to screen it for yourself.
It's *very* thorough.
It's *very* thorough.
lacychef
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Yes, MissChef, we totally love our little small town theater
And no, Chef Kearns, I did not think you were attacking me. When I"m gone, my dh lets my kids watch tv all night too. It's annoying....
and I definately know what you mean about some parents dropping the ball. I can think of quite a few that I know....
It's really a combination of parents and other influences; ultimately it ends up in the parents' hands though.
And no, Chef Kearns, I did not think you were attacking me. When I"m gone, my dh lets my kids watch tv all night too. It's annoying....
and I definately know what you mean about some parents dropping the ball. I can think of quite a few that I know....
It's really a combination of parents and other influences; ultimately it ends up in the parents' hands though.
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