Is it ok for 11 year old UK kid to watch film 'The Wicker Man?

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Smoothoffaleater@reddit

The original, 100% great movie. Nick Cage one is criminally bad.

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IJBLondon@reddit

Don't let him watch the Nicholas Cage version but only because its crap.

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ReputationApart5983@reddit

Are you joking, I saw the old version on BBC4 a while back and it was ever worse. Fun fact though the girl who is missing and he finds her at the end, she went on to play Rosie Miller in Eastenders.

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AEHBlandalorian@reddit

HOW’D IT GET BURNED? HOWDITGETBURNEDHOWDITGETBURNEDHOWDITGETBURNEDHOWDITGETBURNEDDDDD?!?!?!?!

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FlaviousTiberius@reddit

That's the exact version they should watch because it's fucking hilarious

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Pizzagoessplat@reddit

As long as its not the Nic Cage version.

That shit was scary!

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It's rated 15 for a reason. If you expose your child to one 15 rated film, you've opened the door to them seeing any 15 rated film. I worked for 20years in broadcast compliance, working to the itc and then OfCom guidelines. Loads of research is carried out to find the right balance.

Saying that, I was 11 or 12 and friends invited me to watch a film that turned out to be American Werewolf in London, a film that won an Oscar for special fx. I didn't sleep for months and slept with a light on for years.

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Walkerno5@reddit

Jennie Agutter has kept many a boy lying awake all night.

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TankFoster@reddit

I watched it for the first time just recently, as a fully grown adult, and it freaked me the fuck out. I absolutely hated it.

So no, I wouldn't recommend it. That's just me though, maybe he'd like it.

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stephani29@reddit

I decided it was a good time to watch it for the first time when I was on holiday in a tiny village in the Highlands, I was very creeped out 😂

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FuzzyBreak5678@reddit

Many years ago, I went to one of the Outer Hebrides on a camping holiday. One night we couldnt be bothered to put the tent up and just slept on the beach. I started to think about the Wicker Man. I really didn't get much sleep that night.

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TankFoster@reddit

No wonder, bloody hell! I'd have been on edge the whole rest of the holiday!

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stephani29@reddit

I have no clue why we thought it was a good idea, suppose at least it added to the atmosphere

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unbelievablydull82@reddit

If you're ok with him watching beautiful Swedish women prancing around naked, then it's fine

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Y-Bob@reddit

Well, I'm not sure where Ms Eckland's body double was from, but certainly you'll never love another, although she's not the kind of girl to take home to your mother...

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Acceptable-Sentence@reddit

O h, nothing can delight so

As does the part that lies between

Her left toe and her right toe

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North_Still_2234@reddit

It was a body double

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Slight-Picture-8307@reddit

Not when she is topless for extended periods, though.

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uksugardaddyx@reddit

Ah remember fondly the days of 'was that really them' for nudity n stunts haha

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I_up_voted_u@reddit

You had to watch it five times to be sure.

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Any_Marsupial836@reddit

To my 12 year old mind, watching it on the bbc late night, this was the only good bit. But it was so off kilter / amateur dramatics in styling that even back then I thought it was a bit shit. Felt like she was being directed by a member of local government that once smelled weed in passing and thought he knew about counter culture. I was both horny and confused, which pretty much sums up my whole life tbh.

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orangeytrees@reddit

Phew. I thought it was just me. I could never get past the amateurishness and the dancing seni-naked girl.

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Any_Marsupial836@reddit

Yeh, just very odd. The only thing that beats it is ‘Girl on a Motorcycle’. My mate said it was great.

Turns out it was just Marriane Faithful in biker leathers, and the ‘good bit’ was when she puts the fuel nozzle into the bike’s fuel tank. 🤦

I’m ten years older at this point and at university.

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ClevelandWomble@reddit

Ah, I remember that scene fondly even now.

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cheflifecdf@reddit

Emphasis on the 'fondle' part

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Z1L0G@reddit

You’re thinking of Midsommar

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rice_fish_and_eggs@reddit

No he's thinking of the landlords daughter.

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Z1L0G@reddit

That would be “Swedish woman” then surely 🤔

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rice_fish_and_eggs@reddit

No, generalising woman to women still works in this context.

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reclueso@reddit

Oh, God! Oh, Jesus Christ! Oh, my God! Christ! No, no, dear God! No, Christ!

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BromleyReject@reddit

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD, I SHALL NOT WANT, HE MAKETH ME DOWN TO LIE

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MrDiceySemantics@reddit

SUMER IS ICUMEN IN

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Frizzyfluffy@reddit

FAILURE!

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krs360@reddit

FENTOOOOOON

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earthgold@reddit

If you don’t want to go by the ratings and can’t be bothered to watch it yourself first, then find the Common Sense Media website.

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beant64@reddit

Wasn’t 11, but I watched it at 14 and it changed my trajectory of interest in music and literature etc. I’d say give it a watch first and see if you think it’d be appropriate for what he’s like.

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DameKumquat@reddit

l'd leave it to 13 or 14 at the earliest - the images on the screen aren't so much of a problem, but the psychological manipulation is. Let them watch more complex plots first.

(my kid has been wanting to watch horror and all sorts since 11. My line was ask, and if it's a 15 I may well say yes, some I might want to watch with you, 18 probably not until you're older. And no you can't watch Squid Game. At 14 the kid is occasionally sneaking off to watch unsuitable films but generally asks my opinion first. So I can point out that Humbert in Lolita is a disingenuous narrator, etc.

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ThatFilthyMonkey@reddit

It’s a rite of passage to watch something possibly a little too young, you might get some nightmares, some confusion or them thinking about things they’ve never considered before, but I think it’s a good thing overall.

Watch it with them, have a little discussion about it after, what bits were the scariest, the themes, what he did/didn’t like. Heck make it a monthly film night where he gets to watch something more mature but in a space where you can explore and discuss it.

Just acknowledge beforehand that the nudity will be awkward for you both and it’s gonna feel weird and embarrassing.

For the people saying about sex and nudity, at 12 they’re sadly likely to have already begun to be exposed to porn from classmates unfortunately.

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outlawsmokeyscottish@reddit

Of course.

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Mother-Market-4056@reddit

No. It an 18 in the early 90s and downgraded to a 15 in the early 2000s. Not only does it have nudey ladies dancing about but sex plays a big part of it, both in terms of the lead character's chastity and the islanders very contrasting views. So have fun explaining that one.

Also, it's a very weird film (albeit in a good way), so even if you're fine watching Britt Ekland prancing about with nowt on with an 11 year old (I'm not), you're more than likely doing to both have to explain what is going on and complaints of nightmares.

In short, watch Hellraiser instead.

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Fioreborn@reddit

If you're going to show it to him at least show him the original and not that trash remake.

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jdsuperman@reddit

If only there were some kind of film certification system which would allow people to work out whether or not they were old enough to watch a given title. Maybe I'll pitch it to the BBFC - it might just catch on.

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Full_Employee6731@reddit

They used to give 15 to films that would be PG at most now.

To be honest I think the nudity is what might keep the Wicker man at a 15 rating. I'm sure some 11 year olds would be fine while others wouldn't.

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WorcsBloke@reddit

It was an 18 when first released on video in 1990. Bumped down to 15 in 2002.

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Full_Employee6731@reddit

Tbh I did feel it was strangely accurate.

A fish called wanda and the terminator are 15s and I'd let an 11 year old watch those.

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WorcsBloke@reddit

I do get the impression that these days 15 is pretty much the go-to rating for the BBFC thinking "Film aimed at adults, but not full of explicit violence or sex". I watched Made in Dagenham the other week, and honestly if that didn't have "fuck" in the script I'd be surprised at the rating. For the most part it could be a 12 or even a strong PG.

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escapingfromelba@reddit

Oddly enough some go the opposite due to things like smoking. I thini the Goonies got that treatment.

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RodMunch85@reddit

Yes, agreed

It is not so crazy to ask peoples opinion and not just go off the antiquated rating system

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RugbyValkyrie@reddit

Not that antiquated. Last update was 2023.

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Brickie78@reddit

Or - and here's another radical thought - OP could watch it themselves and see what they think, given they know the kid in question.

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MoreFly4620@reddit

well tbh asking on reddit saves him a lot of time over that idea, so yeh, actual a radical if not backwards thought

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-FantasticAdventure-@reddit

Nah, sounds absolutely ludicrous. Can we just keep asking on Reddit. That would be easier.

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MDL1983@reddit

Watch the original with Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward

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Sluggybeef@reddit

It really fucked me up at the end. Him praying to god and it descending into screams

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JackXDark@reddit

I love a happy ending.

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RochesterThe2nd@reddit

I was 12, and honestly I was still thinking about the dance.

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ConnectionLeading435@reddit

Hehe I prob watched this when I was 11. Loved it

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James_White21@reddit

I think it stuck in the minds of quite a few 11 year olds back then. Well parts of it anyway.

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CraigL8@reddit

This was one messed up film. I went Alton towers of years ago, came home and put it on.
Wasn’t sure what I was expecting but it weren’t what I watched.

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badger906@reddit

I watched films like robocop and Texas chainsaw massacre under the age of 10 lol I turned out just fine! my parents didn’t have a rule on age restricted content! Got grand theft auto 1 on pc for my 7th birthday!

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speckledchickhen@reddit

He’s too young to rationalise all the different adult themes that come up in the film. He does not (I hope) have a conception of the many 18+ topics that come up.

You’re assigning yourself six months of nightmares/ explaining to him over and over again the whys and the what’s / explaining to his teachers why his asking (or telling his friends) about so many dark and adult topics that he has no business knowing at 11 years old.

It’s wild that you’re even asking.

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cjalderman@reddit

I feel like this is massively underestimating a lot of 11 year olds. If they were 6 or 7 it would be a different case

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No_Ring_3348@reddit

I a was precocious little shit at 11 and I dunno if I'd have picked up on the very of-its-time moral of the story: >!collectivism is bad!<

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The_Blip@reddit

I think I would have got it as a child, but I would be very smug about it and then show my friends all the creepy scenes.

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Icantdoitidk@reddit

I watched it at that age and could rationalise absolutley everything in it fine. It's not Nil by Mouth, it's a film that raises interesting moral questions that 11 year olds should be starting to think about any way. There's absolutley nothing in it that 11 year olds aren't already aware of.

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azzthom@reddit

The Nicholas Cage version is garbage. Don't bother.

The original film is superb. However, it contains female nudity and is rather disturbing. The main character is being psychologically manipulated and <!so is the audience!>.

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The_Blip@reddit

The way you worded that made me read it as if you found female nudity to be disturbing, lol. Took my brain half a second to catch up to what you meant.

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V65Pilot@reddit

I remember watching it at the theatre. I was 8. It was 1973.

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CrazeeLilDevil@reddit

Awwwh I was a similar age when I terrified myself for life with childs play 🤣 Not seen wicker man, but my 8yo is aware of IT, Jason, Freddie Fazbear, Freddie Kruger, Annabelle ect, she plays loads of creepy ass shit on roblox and has watched streamers play certain games, she herself has played some. Heck, my kiddo knows what the shining is and her dad visited that hotel irl, to a point I'm starting to believe kids come reconditioned

Then again, my girls morbid as fuck, we heard a lass screaming the other night, kid asks if someone's being killed 🤷🤣

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ThrowMeInTheTrash314@reddit

Hmm I’d say no , not because it’s violent or anything the like the films you mentioned. But it has weird like sexual undertones through a lot of it and more psychological stuff that I would say 11 year olds aren’t supposed to process

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Reesy@reddit

I watched the original for the frst time a few months ago and it actually bothered me a bit, I would say 11 is too young yes.

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random_username_96@reddit

Personally I think the themes are too mature for an 11 year old. At the very least I would be VERY embarrassed to watch a film with my parents that had that much nudity! I wouldn't let a child watch Aliens or Nightmare on Elm Street either! They're all rated age 15 which I think is reasonable.

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Grotbagsthewonderful@reddit

Not really, I'd leave it a few years the theme is pretty disturbing even for an adult, you don't want that sort of nonsense floating around in his head. Even if he does watch it I'll wager he'll probably get bored of the 1973 version anyway.

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heroics-delta8s@reddit

You can explain what they want to do to the lovely landlord’s daughter.

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Disastrous_Trade_724@reddit

Hum borderline, I think 12/13 would be more appropriate

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CrispGunther@reddit

“I’ve only seen the nick cage version” made me weep. And not in a good way.

And no. The Wicker Man - the REAL version - is not ok for an 11-yo to watch ffs man

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Icantdoitidk@reddit

I watched it at that age and was fine. It gave me a lifelong appreciation of neofolk music.

There's not really anything violent in and not really any "horror" in the sense you're thinking of. There's some nudity and discussion of sex but it's not "sexually explicit" necessarily. More just discussions of the acts themselves in relation to religion.

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fwendy123@reddit

I think it depends a lot on the 11 year old. a lot would find it too scary, others would find it too boring

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Suspicious_Neck_5156@reddit

The original version is absolutely fine to watch, it’s not particularly frightening, I’d say it’s the nudity some people might find more objectionable rather than the story.

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winterknight1979@reddit

It's just a musical.

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OkPerformance66@reddit

I’ve been saying this for years and everyone thinks I’m nuts

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winterknight1979@reddit

All my family agrees it's obviously a musical, so you're def not nuts.

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sbaldrick33@reddit

It's not very violent, but there's a lot of nudity and sex isn't even subtext, it's just text. So if you think that's unsuitable for an 11 year old, then no.

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temujin1976@reddit

The ride isn't based on the film, apart from perhaps the name. Stories bear no relation.

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pre1twa@reddit (OP)

Yes it is

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Own-Huckleberry-975@reddit

by the age of 8 i had seen pretty much everything in the video shop in the 90s. robocop being a firm fave. i say let him watch it. far worse happens in real life.

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winthewarpie@reddit

It’s a great film and I’ve watched it many times but think the nudity and sexual content isn’t suitable for an 11 year old

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Sufficient-Cold-9496@reddit

The ride is not relay based on the film, more like the film and the ride story have the same source, an ancient tradition of burning sacrifices in a wicker man, or other wicker shaped object

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicker_man

Send him down a rabbit hole of old world pagan tradions, from up hell-ya in the shetlands, to Wasialing ( of an appl tree) to the Tar barrel running on Otter St Mary, Padstow 'Obby 'oss and more

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Ravenser_Odd@reddit

I don't recall there being a Scotty Mc-fuckin-Haggis, so I would say it's not closely based on the film at all.

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Sufficient-Cold-9496@reddit

The only link is the burning of a sacrifice in a man made from wicker, and sacrifice could be anything that could hold a value, either sentimental, valuable or an animal, some historians believe that the burning of people in a wicker effigy was nothing more than Roman propaganda to make the native Brittish seem like a bunch of savages.

That is the same source point that the wicker man ride uses as its story, and the film also used as its starting point

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jizzyjugsjohnson@reddit

The Eewar Woowar film is a classic but I’m not sure showing a young boy a film about the ritualistic pagan sacrifice of virgin men would be great for his teenage mind

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TraditionalLog9445@reddit

Sounds like you had the same upbringing as me wrt 80s ultra violent films and I also have kids of the same age as you.

We've watched Predator, T2 and T1. I only had to fast forward the 'innapropriate' scene in T1.

Tried Aliens but it was too scary.

However, the OG wicker man is different.

It's got a few sex scenes in which I wouldn't let my 11 YO watch and it's very suggestive and more of a psychological thriller.

My concern is nightmares and inappropriate content wrt this subject.

Everyone is different but I view sex scenes, sexual content and lot's of bad language as inappropriate.

I wouldn't let my kids watch the wicker man.

It's been many years since I've seen it though. Maybe watch it first and make a note of any scenes that are inappropriate.

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FletchLives99@reddit

Totally. I once watched The Descent with my then 11 yr old. And some of the Godfather with my then 4 yr old (gave up, too many questions).

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_Taggerung_@reddit

Grief the descent traumatised me enough at 20 never mind 11!

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FletchLives99@reddit

I love the bleakness. And I love Neil Marshall's explanation that the US ending where escapes from the cave isn't the "happy" ending. This, from Empire magazine:

If you saw The Descent in the UK you’ll know it ends – SPOILER ALERT! – with Shauna Macdonald’s grieving Sarah seemingly escaping the cave system, only for it to be revealed that she’s hallucinating, still trapped in the depths, envisioning her lost daughter as the cave’s creatures skitter in the darkness. In the US ending, Sarah actually did escape – which allowed for the production of The Descent Part 2, on which Marshall was only a producer. “It was always argued that the alternative ending was the happy ending. To my mind, there’s no happiness for Sarah outside that cave,” Marshall tells Empire. “Her family’s dead, her friends are gone, she’s completely insane. The best version of it to me was Sarah being, in her head anyway, back with her daughter. So that’s the only ending there is, as far as I’m concerned.”

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kh_ram@reddit

Did you tell your 4 year old to suck a lemon?

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antlered-god@reddit

The Nicholas Cage remake is an insult to the original. NOBODY should see that.... The original 1973 version is absolutely classic, but I'd say 11 is a bit young

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yearsofpractice@reddit

Hey OP. I’ve got two kids under 12 that constantly pester me to watch age inappropriate stuff. They think that horror films are just about violence and jump scares. I’ve explained to them that there are some horror films that show humans in genuine pain and distress which is really upsetting and difficult for a child to understand and process.

To be completely clear - The Wicker Man starts off twee but descends into the most distressing and horrifying situation that would could realistically befall a person. It’s really hard for some people to watch.

I love it though. One of my favourite films.

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Nice_Step6157@reddit

I would ask reddit 1st and then go with the most popular answer. .

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Ricky_Martins_Vagina@reddit

Every child is different - some would be genuinely traumatised by it, some would be fine.

Around 10-11 was when I started getting into 'proper' horror films as that's when everyone with older brothers was already in high school and watching them, so the younger brothers in my year group would spread the word...

I can vaguely remember watching what I now know to have been Nightmare on Elm Street with my dad when I was like 5 or 6 🤨 the only reason I know this is because I remember the 'bad guy's wearing a striped jumper, a hat that looked like a lampshade, and having a face that looked like melted cheese.

By 10/11 I'd watched Scream (with my babysitter), Candyman and It (with friends at sleepovers) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Exorcist (alone 😬)

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babydekuscrub@reddit

I actually watched it with my 11 (almost 12) year old quite recently. He'd been asking for a while because I often play the soundtrack. We talked a lot about why it was not a film for kids beforehand (I explained there was sex/nudity as well as horror) so nothing was a surprise, we watched it together and laughed at all the funny parts, answered any questions along the way. And he is generally not a sensitive or easily spooked kid so I had no concerns about it being too scary. He asked to watch Midsommar next and that was an absolutely fucking not until he's 16+.

Anyway short answer - you know your kid, but best to watch it together if you do.

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HeartyBeast@reddit

Watch the original

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NikkerFebu25@reddit

It's a musical in which two different worlds colide.

On the one side the ritualsitic hedonistic pagans that give in to their passions and on the other side the strict firm religious Christian cop who masters his desires.

The colour themes of blood and white represent blood from birth, sperm and milk.

I doubt an eleven year will enjoy it.

Have tou guys seen teh exorcist?

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cjalderman@reddit

I don't think it's too bad. The worst offenders are probably the nude dancing scene and the ending. If you think he's mature enough to enjoy it then go ahead

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shamone_mofo@reddit

I was brought up on Nightmare on Elm st ,Robocop and Terminator . Let it happen .

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Circle-of-friends@reddit

Robocop and Terminator at least are pretty cartoonish violence and fantastical, they're sci-fi and although gritty, they're obviously fantasy. The Wicker Man is not, it feels like it could happen in any sleepy village. It is not appropriate for an 11 year old.

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gem368@reddit

Same like 6 years old I saw robocop 🙈 I also saw jaws though and have a ridiculous fear of the ocean… like more than what’s normal

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Lily346@reddit

No. He’s too young.

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GlitteringBryony@reddit

I feel like a lot of the really terrifying bits of the original are probably going to be more terrifying to an adult, than to a child, because to a child pretty much everyone around you is always moving in mysterious ways and only half-answering your questions, so it probably just feels normal.

But, there is also tonnes of weird sexual themes (and especially, unhealthy, coercive sexual themes!), and misogyny that I want to call "period typical" so might really shock a youngster, and the ending is really, really disturbing.

Maybe just let him listen to the (excellent) soundtrack for now?

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oportoman@reddit

No is it fuck appropriate

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Difficult_System1264@reddit

I haven't seen the Nicolas Cage version because it got such terrible reviews but the original is deeply disturbing.

It's impossible for a bunch of internet strangers to say whether your 11 year old would be ok with it but in general, no, I wouldn't be happy with an 11 year old watching a film that ends with a man being burned alive. It's not graphic or gory but, for anyone with an imagination, it's horrifying.

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RochesterThe2nd@reddit

Only if he wants his sexuality awoken by That Dance.

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Capable_Anything6532@reddit

The Nicolas Cage one is atrocious — the original one is the best, but neither is appropriate for an 11 year old — not even with parental supervision.

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AEHBlandalorian@reddit

What a fucking film, but I wouldn’t let my 11 year old watch it personally.

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Potential-Wheel-5899@reddit

Its about burning a virgin alive, fuck that.

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revengepunk@reddit

i think if you watch it with him, yeah, it's fine. the most provocative things are the amount of nudity and sexuality tbh, the rest of the horror is stuff an 11 year old can handle imo. if you're comfortable with him seeing the nudity and how provocative the women are (my parents would've been fine watching it with me at that age personally), then it should be good.

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revengepunk@reddit

i'm talking about the original btw, i won't touch the nic cage version with a ten foot pole LOL

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yourefunny@reddit

I watched a clock work orange at a similar age on my own when I should have been in bed. But I wouldn't let my son watch it at that age, nor the wicker man.

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CandieDahling@reddit

Brit had a body double.

Sorry to burst the bubble.

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Shangos_Wolf@reddit

I used to watch horror films at that age and didn't do me any harm... ... ... 🤔

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ForArsesSake@reddit

Absolutely no way. There’s some really wierd sex stuff going on it. Multiple couples shagging on gravestones and britt ekland doing a weird nekkid writhing dance thing which seems to go on forever (which I’m sure an 11 year old boy might like but doesn’t mean it’s appropriate).

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Kinbear@reddit

Show him the original, and he'll probably lose interest after about half an hour.
as I remember it was quite a slow film. 😉

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johnnyjonnyjonjon@reddit

The ride isn't based on the film, it's just based on the same kind of pagan ritual. The back story firmly sets it in the woods around the actual park rather than a Scottish island, for example.

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Yung_Cheebzy@reddit

That young man is gonna see some tiddys.

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Lynvor@reddit

I watched the shining at 7 years old. Why not.

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Fred776@reddit

I saw all the classic 60s and 70s horror films around that age, including The Wicker Man (proper version of course). Pretty much all my friends at school watched them too. As far as I know, it didn't do us any harm.

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alex21dragons@reddit

Next you'll be telling us you've only seen the Stallone version of Get Carter.

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Roach-3112@reddit

Sounds crazy but maybe… watch it and find out?

I don’t mean that to come across as shitty but you know your kid and what suits them, and this is Reddit. Not exactly the best place to find healthily minded, well adjusted individuals

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seven-cents@reddit

The original version, yes, but watch it with him

Maybe watch it yourself first and then make a judgement call based on how appropriate you feel it is

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Thin_Sheepherder_584@reddit

Lots of female nudity, so he probably wouldn't want to watch it with a parent anyway....

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wrain10@reddit

By the time I was 11 I had watched psycho, Halloween, pulp fiction, reservoir Dogs, goodfellas, natural born killers, basketball diaries, this boys life, scarface, Blair Witch Project, paranormal activity, nightmare on elm Street, and the wicker man.....to name a few! The kid will be fine ..

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TepacheLoco@reddit

The content is not too out there by modern standards (would skip the director's/extended cuts they have more explicit scenes) but in general the vibes of it are not really kid friendly, it'll likely be either boring or nightmare inducing

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bloodandglory31@reddit

IMDb has a section that covers the violence/scary/nudity scenes in films. Have a look there and see if what it mentions would be suitable.

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WinkyNurdo@reddit

The original is up there on my most nightmarish films list, at the top with the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I wouldn’t show it to a kid under the age of 16 I suppose. There’s something deeply distressing about it; there’s no free will, no wrong or right, no morality. Once dear old Edward steps on that boat, he’s doomed. It’s fascinating and horrifying, and the denouement is terrifying.

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koombot@reddit

Back when I were a lad my folks would watch the film first, then wed be allowed to watch it with them and get sent out of the room for any bits that were too much.

Also, they had terminator and alien toys for kids back then so...

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holdingtea@reddit

I've only seen the original and quite recently. It has some very vanilla nude scenes, but like you i had already watched stuff much darker, violent and explicit when I was 11.

but it does vary - back in school in the late90/early00s some kids were more sheltered than others, but it did usually feel like they were outliers.

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PingouinFluffy@reddit

I thought the Wicker Man was an awful film, I can't imagine he would get to the end of it, ie when they burn the wicker man.

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Sea_Director_4439@reddit

SPOILER ALERT!

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PingouinFluffy@reddit

Come on, how many times has it been shown as a clip. The film is utter rubbish.

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Sea_Director_4439@reddit

A score of 7.5 on IMDb says that you are WRONG!

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Research_abroad_913@reddit

I wouldn’t. My dad used to put on loads of horror films when I was a kid of a similar age. I roetended like I wasn’t bothered but used to be terrified sometimes at bedtime because of the things id watched 😅. I don’t think their brains are quite prepared for it yet

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Normal-Internal164@reddit

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!!!

No

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Uncle_Zardoz@reddit

PLEASE NOOO NOT THE NICK CAGE VERSION!!!!!

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Background_Fox@reddit

Yes, on the assumption your kid isn't the nervous type

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Sandy_Bananas@reddit

It is time.

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CraigL8@reddit

:D

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em_press@reddit

THE BEES OH GOD THEY’RE IN MY MOUTH

Top tier Nic Cage tbh even if the film isn’t great

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Annabelle_Sugarsweet@reddit

I watched it then also the film eraserhead, stolen vhs tapes I watched from step dads cabinet, yes it has disturbed me for the rest of my life, but did set me on a trajectory of weird things which was cool, but yes also gave me many nightmares. I would say no, not appropriate.

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armthesquids@reddit

Haha I watched the exact same double showing when I was ten at a sleepover, they were both showing on channel 4. Definitely messed with my head, in some ways good and in others not so

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b3ta_blocker@reddit

Is it a good ride?

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potatosample@reddit

We used to get our old siblings to go to Blockbuster and hire The Ring, The Grudge, Saw etc. at that age. Were we terrified? Yes! But I think at that age they can distinguish between reality and fiction.

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Tall-Marsupial-5368@reddit

If you have to ask, the answers no. 11 year olds aren't 5.

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Sea_Director_4439@reddit

My Daughter watched it when she was 11. She was quietly impressed by the ending but baffled for the most part. The directors cut is a little bit saucy BTW.

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Sea_Director_4439@reddit

Oh, you said the Nic Cage version. No, I wouldn't recommend that to anybody.

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Spottyjamie@reddit

Not at 11 no sorry

Let kids be kids

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VRS38@reddit

Depending on your sons maturity I'd say. I have an 11 yo, and i check here > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450345/parentalguide/

It would be a yes from me. I mainly check sex and nudity and profanity. Too much is a no from me.

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Rude-Possibility4682@reddit

Depends if it's the original or the Nick Cage one. If it's the latter then no, as it's awful

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Own-Try1886@reddit

I think the scary parts are okay for an 11 year old who's into that kind of thing. But there's quite a lot of weird nakedness and boobery as I remember.

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Deep_Banana_6521@reddit

yes. If you've watched the film and dont mind it. why not?

My dad only banned films like Clockwork Orange when I was a kid because of the sexy bits, but movies like Exorcist he never minded.

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norvalito@reddit

I wouldn’t, to be honest. It’s a great film but it’s a proper psychological horror story with a lot going on, and it is pretty disturbing in parts. Personally I think 11 is too young.

You could show him the Radiohead video for Burn the Witch, which is basically a cartoon précis of it.

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ttrsphil@reddit

Yeah if he’s fairly mature.

You would have had enough time to watch it while wiring for the ride… 😭

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