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Offline Obi_Dar

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What is the minimum age to watch Star Wars?
« on: October 02, 2011, 01:17:21 PM »
Just a fun topic to play with.

I've been having this discussion with my wife.  Our son is five years old.  He wants to see Star Wars.  I figured I would start with ANH when he is ready.  I think he is smart enough and mature enough to handle it now, but my wife thinks he is too young yet.

For those of you that have kids, or those that saw it as kids, I'm just wondering what age is old enough.  I was six when ANH was released, and I think watching it then didn't hurt me or traumatize me.

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Re: What is the minimum age to watch Star Wars?
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2011, 01:23:01 PM »
I saw it when I was either 3 or 4... I would say he is for sure old enough to see at least the original trilogy.

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Re: What is the minimum age to watch Star Wars?
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2011, 01:27:47 PM »
I must've seen ESB when I was... oh, seven or eight?  Sure, I didn't understand all of it, but I still remember watching it.
    


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Re: What is the minimum age to watch Star Wars?
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2011, 01:35:03 PM »
I too was six when I saw Star Wars, but I barely remember what I saw. I voted 9 because I think that the brain is a bit more mature at that age.




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Re: What is the minimum age to watch Star Wars?
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2011, 01:48:44 PM »
I was about 9 when I watched ep I. 't was back in 1999. I got some parts of the movies,
but the heavy political part was far above my head. I just thought the fights and the podrace were cool.

I would let my kids watch them very early, 'cause no matter what amount you understand,
there's always something fun, funny and interesting.

I would also start with star wars soundtrack therapy from the moment they are born.. :p

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Re: What is the minimum age to watch Star Wars?
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2011, 02:09:33 PM »
I was five myself when I saw ANH - it made a huge, exciting impression on me. I'm really glad I first saw it then; I was old enough to follow the jist of it and still had a very, very vivid and impressionable child's imagination ;)

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Re: What is the minimum age to watch Star Wars?
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2011, 02:10:33 PM »
I made sure my children watched it (or at least listened to it) while they were in the womb :)


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Re: What is the minimum age to watch Star Wars?
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2011, 02:35:47 PM »
I have had it on several times with my son  in the room (who is now 2 1/2)

I have been watching the OT with my month old daughter in the room (not watching it though cuz she is too young to watch TV in general, but she can HEAR it)

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Re: What is the minimum age to watch Star Wars?
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2011, 02:50:37 PM »
I was five and my sister was 7 when my parents brought us to see Episode IV.  I was never scared after the movie and neither was my sister. I don't think five is too young but you will have to convince the wife or suffer her consequences ;).

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Re: What is the minimum age to watch Star Wars?
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2011, 07:37:54 PM »
I don't think five is too young but you will have to convince the wife or suffer her consequences ;).

That's it in a nutshell.  I think he would love it, and it wouldn't bother him a bit, but I don't want to camp on the couch for a week.

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Re: What is the minimum age to watch Star Wars?
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2011, 08:58:14 PM »
Think I was four or Five, since looking at pictures from 4-6 I started having Star Wars things in more in more of them. Think 5 is the first picture of me holding a lightsaber  8) , now at 19 Im seen holding a little more then that little telescopic one  ;D

Only thing it did to me seeing it that young was fill my head with wanting to be a Jedi :P That and wanting bout anything star wars I saw.

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Re: What is the minimum age to watch Star Wars?
« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2011, 09:22:25 PM »
I was watching ROTS today and my 3 year old came in plopped herself in the chair and became completely engrossed in it.  Had to send her to bed before Vader started playing with the younglings though.

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Re: What is the minimum age to watch Star Wars?
« Reply #12 on: October 03, 2011, 04:59:56 AM »
Each child is different.

In 1977, I was 8 my sister was 5. Back then movies came around once then were gone forever.  No tv reruns, no DVDs. You went as a family.  Mymom covered my disorder eyes at the cantina and my sister proceeded to push her away and say mooooooommmmm, I'm trying to watch it.

At five they will enjoy it but not understand as much of the story.

My sons are 5 and 21 months.  We are waiting until the younger one is 5 and a few months.  Most likely a may release date for ANH.  ;D. We plan to release one movie per year in the spring.  That way each chris as we can do the action figure thing.

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Re: What is the minimum age to watch Star Wars?
« Reply #13 on: October 03, 2011, 06:56:56 AM »
When I was 5 my favorite VHS was ESB.  It was my "make the kid shut up" VHS.  Parents, you know what I'm talking about.  I would watch it once a week minimum.

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Re: What is the minimum age to watch Star Wars?
« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2011, 03:09:07 PM »
The OT should be fine for a 5 year old. But, I'd say hold off on the PT till he's a bit older. Things got just a tad more graphic...to much so for a 5 year old IMO.

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