Nice parenting
By Jim Thomason
From Jim's Journal
Copyright and © 02/21/2009, published on 02/21/2009
Babe and I went to go see Friday the 13th last weekend in the imax (yes! For Valentine's Day!). It was an acceptable, though forgettable slasher. About what I was expecting...some gratuitous nudity, lots of pointless violence, minimal plot, bad acting. Basically, it felt like a Friday the 13th movie. I didn't leave disappointed.
It was fun seeing it in the IMAX, too. I was even careful to buy the tickets in advance, which turned out to be unnecessary. It was a Sunday showing, after all.
But the real entertainment were the people sitting down the aisle from us - apparently Friday the 13th is fun for the whole family! A couple brought all of their kids with them to the flick. Admittedly, I'm a bit of a fuddy duddy. Let your kids watch a horror movie at home, assuming they're old enough. 14, 15, 16 years old? Sure. Watch away. Bring 'em to the theater with you, under appropriate circumstances.
12-14? Maybe. Depends upon the kid. Depends upon the movie. Let 'em watch at home.
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