Comments on: Marley and Me http://www.crunchyreviews.com/a-parental-mini-review-of-marley-and-me/ Book and Movie Reviews That Answer the Question "Is it Appropriate for My Child?" Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:35:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: concerned in Colorado http://www.crunchyreviews.com/a-parental-mini-review-of-marley-and-me/#comment-837 concerned in Colorado Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:38:32 +0000 http://www.crunchyreviews.com/?p=54#comment-837 I am a mother of eight and I am so pleased to find a credible resource such as this on the frightening landscape of the internet. So far, I have not found a single movie that I find appropriate for my children to see. Even "Hotel for Dogs", which your website has declared acceptable, is rendered inappropriate because of the poop references. Before I found this review, I took five of my children to see "Marley and Me", and was horrified by the ending of the movie. Why anyone would make a movie about a dog that dies is beyond me. If only if I had found this review before, I would not have subjected my children (between the ages of 7 and 15) to such a movie! Luckily, my children are homeschooled and do not have to be subjected to this type of "entertainment" on a daily basis. I'm so glad I found this website so I won't make the same mistake again. We were going to see Bedtime Stories, but thanks to your review, that movie is no longer on our list. However, even some of the movies you seem to find appropriate I believe are still not acceptable for children under the age of 15. I was hoping you could answer a question for me: At what age you would suggest children make their own decisions about which movies to watch? This has been a subject of tension between my husband and I. (For privacy reasons, I did not use my real name in this review. The internet can be a dangerous place to share information.) I am a mother of eight and I am so pleased to find a credible resource such as this on the frightening landscape of the internet. So far, I have not found a single movie that I find appropriate for my children to see. Even “Hotel for Dogs”, which your website has declared acceptable, is rendered inappropriate because of the poop references. Before I found this review, I took five of my children to see “Marley and Me”, and was horrified by the ending of the movie. Why anyone would make a movie about a dog that dies is beyond me. If only if I had found this review before, I would not have subjected my children (between the ages of 7 and 15) to such a movie!

Luckily, my children are homeschooled and do not have to be subjected to this type of “entertainment” on a daily basis. I’m so glad I found this website so I won’t make the same mistake again. We were going to see Bedtime Stories, but thanks to your review, that movie is no longer on our list. However, even some of the movies you seem to find appropriate I believe are still not acceptable for children under the age of 15. I was hoping you could answer a question for me: At what age you would suggest children make their own decisions about which movies to watch? This has been a subject of tension between my husband and I.

(For privacy reasons, I did not use my real name in this review. The internet can be a dangerous place to share information.)

]]> By: !!!!!!!! http://www.crunchyreviews.com/a-parental-mini-review-of-marley-and-me/#comment-314 !!!!!!!! Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:48:19 +0000 http://www.crunchyreviews.com/?p=54#comment-314 I thick u should see the move because its not just a dog dieing its about the worst dog in the world witch yes he dies and yes its sad but just watch the move you will probibly like it and if you dont then ok but just give it a try it could turn out to be your fav. move I thick u should see the move because its not just a dog dieing its about the worst dog in the world witch yes he dies and yes its sad but just watch the move you will probibly like it and if you dont then ok but just give it a try it could turn out to be your fav. move

]]> By: lotus http://www.crunchyreviews.com/a-parental-mini-review-of-marley-and-me/#comment-289 lotus Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:01:18 +0000 http://www.crunchyreviews.com/?p=54#comment-289 that is good to know, as I'd have two broken hearted children for no other reason than entertainment. Life offers us enough situations to teach our kids about the hard facts and the painful side of life. Bridge to Teribithia had a horrible surprise for my daughter :( . . . we felt so terrible about that one. that is good to know, as I’d have two broken hearted children for no other reason than entertainment.
Life offers us enough situations to teach our kids about the hard facts and the painful side of life. Bridge to Teribithia
had a horrible surprise for my daughter :( . . . we felt so terrible about that one.

]]> By: coffee fiend http://www.crunchyreviews.com/a-parental-mini-review-of-marley-and-me/#comment-288 coffee fiend Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:27:12 +0000 http://www.crunchyreviews.com/?p=54#comment-288 Jennifer Aniston is getting better and better at giving Brad Pitt a run for his money... Jennifer Aniston is getting better and better at giving Brad Pitt a run for his money…

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