11-08-2006, 01:45 AM
Quote:I was the first to scold this kid (or at least questioning a 13 year old watching TDR), and I feel bad about bringing down judgment on any person or parent - so I\'ll just say this:
I guess the more realistic the violence, the less interested I\'d be in showing it to a youngster. Contrary to many horror fans - slicing a guy up with a chainsaw or beating a girl to death trapped in a sleeping bag isn\'t realistic violence. It just doesn\'t happen enough in the real world to deem it realistic.
The Devil\'s Rejects and even Last House (although Last House was not as violent- it certainly was realistic in a sadistic and sexual manner) are both a little excessive , IMO, to show kids.
But being realistic, all of the adults on this board (we know who we are) were definitely watching horror films at age 13, with or without parental consent. It\'s just that Fred Kr ueger, Chucky, and hockey-faced killers are a little closer to the superhero-end of the spectrum of horror films, than say "Otis" from TDR. No one takes Fred dy seriously......he\'s more for laughs than scares. C\'mon, he turned his victims into a pizza and then ate them.
Sorry myersman, but I didn\'t mean to offend with the "kid" remark. But as Knewby said, 13-year olds still are kids.
Enjoy it while it lasts, once you start paying bills and worrying about a mortgage, you\'ll wish you were a teenager again... :wacko:
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don\'t worry about it bro. im not offended