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Curious as to what other parents think of this new movie called "Kick As*?" (I don't think C-D will let me spell out the title and yet an Eleven year old girl stars in this movie and speaks much profanity, including the "cun*" word (worst possible word to describe a woman's private parts.) The eleven year old girl also engages in some wicked violence; e.g. cutting up and killing people. Movie stars Nicholas Cage and was financed in part by Brad Pitt.
I, myself, think the Mother of the 11 year old girl is not a good parent (to say the least) and that the makers of the movie should be sued for child abuse (although, I'm sure they have researched this and found they are safe from this.) I guess I just think this is plain "wrong" to involve a child in this type of movie, which is rated "R" by the way. I also think it is simply an invitation to suck in young kids who will watch the DVD and continue to desensitize them to this type of violence.
I'm sure there are those who will disagree and since this is a free country, let's hear it all. (Just to be clear, I do not believe "free" applies equally to adults and children, who I think still need to be protected by us "free" adults. )
Get over it. They'll get exposed to it anyway. Best for such language and acts to be experienced in the company of an adult (hence the rating R) than alone.
I would not equate a finished film to anything the actors experience during filming. Editing and special effects create a much different product than what happens during filming.
The language is somewhat over the top and nothing to be lauded, but even that is relatively mild for what most 11 year olds I knew growing up said, and that was over 30 years ago. I don't really want to think about the private vocabulary of an 11 year old today.
You and I might be much closer to agreeing if you were complaining that the 11 year old girl was in a scene with adult nudity or something of that nature. I do not think children must be protected against things they already are involved with on a daily basis.
Curious as to what other parents think of this new movie called "Kick As*?" (I don't think C-D will let me spell out the title and yet an Eleven year old girl stars in this movie and speaks much profanity, including the "cun*" word (worst possible word to describe a woman's private parts.) The eleven year old girl also engages in some wicked violence; e.g. cutting up and killing people. Movie stars Nicholas Cage and was financed in part by Brad Pitt.
I, myself, think the Mother of the 11 year old girl is not a good parent (to say the least) and that the makers of the movie should be sued for child abuse (although, I'm sure they have researched this and found they are safe from this.) I guess I just think this is plain "wrong" to involve a child in this type of movie, which is rated "R" by the way. I also think it is simply an invitation to suck in young kids who will watch the DVD and continue to desensitize them to this type of violence.
I'm sure there are those who will disagree and since this is a free country, let's hear it all. (Just to be clear, I do not believe "free" applies equally to adults and children, who I think still need to be protected by us "free" adults. )
Please, sir or madam, step outside and notice the world slowly corrupting around you.
You realize that Middle Schoolers and High Schoolers smoke, drink, and do many other thinks without, yes, yes, yes, without their parents knowledge, shocking right?
Our civilization has become lax and content, we are the United States of America! We import more than we export and indulge in any and every pleasure and luxury item our grubby little paychecks can afford, and our corrupt politicians do the same with their bribes...whoops! I mean, "campaign money"
We do what we want in the US, and standards are being lowered as The People, a once great and dignified portion of the United States citizenry, has fallen, and now the people want every right and reason to argue with the government and blame our problems on someone else...
We're the largest importer of services and possibly luxury items, and as the new generation is showing with the effects and language of the movie, we don't respect the rules that you once might have as a child, or young adult...
Curious as to what other parents think of this new movie called "Kick As*?" (I don't think C-D will let me spell out the title and yet an Eleven year old girl stars in this movie and speaks much profanity, including the "cun*" word (worst possible word to describe a woman's private parts.) The eleven year old girl also engages in some wicked violence; e.g. cutting up and killing people. Movie stars Nicholas Cage and was financed in part by Brad Pitt.
I, myself, think the Mother of the 11 year old girl is not a good parent (to say the least) and that the makers of the movie should be sued for child abuse (although, I'm sure they have researched this and found they are safe from this.) I guess I just think this is plain "wrong" to involve a child in this type of movie, which is rated "R" by the way. I also think it is simply an invitation to suck in young kids who will watch the DVD and continue to desensitize them to this type of violence.
I'm sure there are those who will disagree and since this is a free country, let's hear it all. (Just to be clear, I do not believe "free" applies equally to adults and children, who I think still need to be protected by us "free" adults. )
I am sure I would have an issue with it right up until the producer handed me a six or seven figure check. I am not advocating anything goes but kids have been in horror movies for years. Its not anything new.
Here's an interview w/ her. When questioned about her mouth in "Kick Ass", she states it is a character and she would never say stuff like that in real life.
.. an Eleven year old girl stars in this movie and speaks much profanity, including the "cun*" word (worst possible word to describe a woman's private parts.)
That word wasn't used in context, but more like calling some men sissies.
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I, myself, think the Mother of the 11 year old girl is not a good parent (to say the least) and that the makers of the movie should be sued for child abuse ... . I guess I just think this is plain "wrong" to involve a child in this type of movie, which is rated "R" by the way.
I looked at the interview as well as the trailer and I think her mother is raising a very well spoken, intelligent girl (to say the least). I don't see how anyone should be sued for child abuse. She doesn't appear to hae been beaten or abused in any way.
There are lots of children in R rated movies, and they go back many, many years. (The Exorcist comes to mind, and all those like that).
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I also think it is simply an invitation to suck in young kids who will watch the DVD and continue to desensitize them to this type of violence.
Kids will only watch what their parents make available to them. Children can't buy tickets for R rated movies, and it's up to the parent what is on DVD in their homes. I don't think they are 'sucking' kids into anything unless it's the parents doing the sucking.
Curious as to what other parents think of this new movie called "Kick As*?" (I don't think C-D will let me spell out the title and yet an Eleven year old girl stars in this movie and speaks much profanity, including the "cun*" word (worst possible word to describe a woman's private parts.) The eleven year old girl also engages in some wicked violence; e.g. cutting up and killing people. Movie stars Nicholas Cage and was financed in part by Brad Pitt.
I, myself, think the Mother of the 11 year old girl is not a good parent (to say the least) and that the makers of the movie should be sued for child abuse (although, I'm sure they have researched this and found they are safe from this.) I guess I just think this is plain "wrong" to involve a child in this type of movie, which is rated "R" by the way. I also think it is simply an invitation to suck in young kids who will watch the DVD and continue to desensitize them to this type of violence.
I'm sure there are those who will disagree and since this is a free country, let's hear it all. (Just to be clear, I do not believe "free" applies equally to adults and children, who I think still need to be protected by us "free" adults. )
Do you really think Hollywood parents are looking out for their child's best interest or mildly concern about the way our social norms have become so lax?
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As for the content of movies, tv, songs, and what parents do or don't allow...to each their own. I love the excuse that every child is doing it.
Parenting is a tough job. Lots of parents just don't want to deal, so they don't. Thus, the "every middle schooler has sex and watches porn" philosophy's are so accepted. It's justifies those who have let the ball drop.
As for the ? overall, it's about the $$. That is all that it is about & the parents see meal ticket all over it.
Minors can't get into R rated movies, so the marketing isn't to that age bracket. There are kids who play parts in R rated movies. They seldom know what the entire movie is about and are there to do a job. All I have seen understand they have a job to do and it's just a part, not real life.
It's up to the parents to allow their child to have a part in any movie, be it R or G rated.
It's up to the parents to allow their child to view any movie, be it R or G rated.
No issue. It's all up to the parent.
Mine is too young to get into an R rated movie, and we don't have any R rated movies in our house. Any movie we have we view as a family.
The only way movies make any money at all is by people buying tickets. The public determines how successful a movie is. If people don't like this one, it won't make any money, so GottaB is mad at the wrong people. She should be bad mouthing the viewing public, not the people who made the film and not the mother of one of the actors.
Sure the character is foul-mouthed and violent. She is also practiced, well-trained, respectful of her father, loyal, brave, and has a strong motivation to do what is right even if the costs are very high. The character is, in all aspects that matter, a hero.
The titular character, in contrast, starts out as a child with some self-esteem issues and a completely fantastical idea of what a hero is. The 11-year-old girl, in the end, teaches him what it really means, and leaves him to take the steps necessary to truly be a hero himself.
There's no doubt it is violent and not appropriate for some children. As always, parents should see it first, and decide for themselves if their children are ready and capable of handling the many issues and questions that are brought up in the movie.
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