R rated movies, M rated video games, etc...

[Dale Dough]

Overprotective Americans are funny as hell.

Only once have I not been able to see a movie in the theater because my brother was 15 (Kill Bill). I was surprised. That was relatively recently, and in a large theater - video rentals were never a problem, it wasn't even frowned upon.

For instance, when I threw my 11th birthday party, we watched Commando. We replayed the scene where he throws the circular blade after he comes out of the shed, because it was over so quick and we wanted to figure out WTF happened. We also played Mortal Kombat, Doom and Wolfenstein 3D. As far as I can tell, being able to do that was fairly standard in my whole class.

Don't worry about it. Your kids likely aren't retarded. None of us grew up to be serial killers.

[jesusarenque]

Depends. I would be much more concerned with the violence than I would with the sex/nudity, however.

[Elandriel]

lol, f taht. especially sex/nudity.

lol @ the standards here, everybody can watch everything but violence is rated for 16 years and older and sex/nudity for 18 years and older. wtf are you more affraid for, your kid turning out a serial killer/being obsessed with violence or watching naked chicks.

omfg.

[stabn]

M 11-12, R 13-14. Depends on the exact game or movie though.

[KMac4]

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Overprotective Americans are funny as hell.

We also played Mortal Kombat, Doom and Wolfenstein 3D. As far as I can tell, being able to do that was fairly standard in my whole class.

Don't worry about it. Your kids likely aren't retarded. None of us grew up to be serial killers.

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This seems standard to me as well. I remember watching tons of rated R movies as a kid (mainly action flicks)when I was elementary aged. I had gotten Mortal Kombat for my birthday when I was around 3rd grade/9 years old. All of my friends loved it. Although one of my friends parents called my mother and explained that she didn't want her child to play MK anymore at my place.

I find all of this kind of humorous as my mother is very conservative, yet never really thought it was a big deal and that I "was mature enough to handle these things."

I think that if parents explain things and the child understands that these types of behaviors in the game/movie are not acceptable "in real life" everything should be alright.

[JuntMonkey]

Any age. As soon as they ask to play Grand Theft Auto they can. I probably won't specifically introduce them to it at a young age, but if they get interested, fine.

[Dr. Strangelove]

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Any age. As soon as they ask to play Grand Theft Auto they can. I probably won't specifically introduce them to it at a young age, but if they get interested, fine.

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