#44 Postby weathermom » Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:00 am
My underage (8yr old) child was one in an audience this weekend. She is also fairly easily frightened. I was honestly more concerned when she read the book than I was when she saw it on screen. I knew she could chose to not look at the scary parts, and that she knew what was coming next because she had read it all before. I think what you picture in your imagination when reading can be much more frightening than what you see on a screen ( or hear when your eyes are covered!). I am not sure I would recommend it for a child who thinks it is going to be like the others, but for a child who knows exactly what is in the story and makes the decision on their own it is ok.
Personally, I think they jumped from action scene to action scene and left out an awful lot of story. I understand that they had a very limited amount of time for a tremendous amount of information, but was somewhat disappointed anyway. I enjoyed what I was watching, and it never slowed down, the time flew past, but what was in the movie didn't nearly cover the book.
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