Adults watching 'kids' movies?
 

So I am 17, and most of the movies I see in theaters are animated movies. Like Despicable Me, Finding Dory, and even Paddington. However, I do still watch movies targeted towards an older audience, like Hunger Games, Logan, and other PG13/R movies.

Does anyone think it's a problem that over teens and adults still enjoy movies targeted for a younger audience. Personally, I think it doesn't matter what you watch, as long as you are interested in it and enjoy those types of movies.

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No it doesn't matter, watch what you want and ignore those from earlier.

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There's nothing wrong with watching what you enjoy

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Hellz no. I still watch kids' movies. Watch what you like. There's enough bad stuff in the world today so if you can have some fun watching movies on your own or with your friends and parents then go right ahead.

This made me realize something else:

Society these days is very focused on explicit content, and in movies at can sometimes be hard to watch. Even adults may be uncomfortable with it, so kids movies are great. Yes, they can still contain jokes that only adults will understand, but they're minor.

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In this cold indifferent universe, one must seek solace, however minute.

Imma go watch The Lego Batman movie.

If that's what you want, go do it.;)

Yeah very true.

Last animated family movie I saw was Secret Life of Pets. I;m an animal lover and pet owner so found this to be pretty cute escapism, but some adults were complaining it wasnt suitable for children because there are snakes in it (what the hell and I'm terrified of snakes but they do exist) and a bunny made a joke about putting his owner in a blender which I thought was hilarious. I didnt get the faux outrage. I was addicted to bugs bunny when I was a kid and still watch it if it comes on tv, and that's a lot more violent, but it also turned me onto classical music from an early age.

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Here are some other family movies my husband and I have enjoyed together and we didnt feel the need to watch them with little kids to justify going to see movies made for kids.

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Hell, family movies are big money earners for film makers so they're doing something right.

Personally, I do not watch kids' TV or movies. I have no desire to watch anything childish. I also do not care for animated movies of any kind.

If other people enjoy them, that's fine.

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Some more. Having fun with this

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Also these

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My top 100 is packed with animated movies, most of which are targeted to children. I also have *Batteries Not Included and The Sandlot in my list. I'm 36.

Watch whatever appeals to you. To hell with what anybody else thinks.

Hey Hey, I freaking love foxes. Will check that out, Yam. And I've been meaning to watch Where the wild things are.

Have you seen this one?

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Reminds me of this that Mr D took me to for my birthday a few years ago. The kids sitting near us were going off their heads like they were on red food colouring. It;s ws a pure delight. Best birthday present.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zNB39eoxSs

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I like Monster House

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This is a pretty good kids movie:

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As long as they're decent mate.

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You guys seem to like a lot of my favorites! I love Chicken Run, all of the Narnia films, Where The Wild Things Are, The Incredibles, and Owls of Gahoole!

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No there is nothing wrong with it. Not unless you got to the kids movies wearing a trench coat in a windowless van with a bag of lollipops asking kids to help you find your lost puppy.

But if you just did animated movie, then f**k it. Like what ya like.

Yeah, ditch the windowless van and trench coat, they draw too much attention.

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Well, the problem I have with kids movies is that they tend to be conservative and lack any sort of artistic innovation. The reason is that when they make a kids movie, Western movie directors tend to dumb down the movie purposefully for the audience since they assume children are more stupid than adults (which is, actually, usually the inverse: people between the ages of 10 to 17 are smarter on average than adults).

However, there are many exceptions to this rule. Here is a list of some of my top kids movies:

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Notice that most good kids movies are Japanese. The reason is that Japanese people do not dumb down their kids entertainment. Also, always watch movies in their original language.

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Seven Samurai is a kids movie?

And didn't you type like a 100 thousand words against people who called stuff like Totoro and Spirited Away "kids films"?

Or maybe that was a joke, it's late here and i've got a headache, forgive me.

There's nothing wrong with adults watching movies targeted for a younger audience. They're called "family movies" for a reason.

I'm over 50 and I still love family movies. Some of my favorites are WALL·E, the Despicable Me movies, the Ice Age movies, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, the Lilo & Stitch movies, Bambi, Beauty and the Beast, Jungle Book, The Muppet Movie, Anastasia, and many more.

Just watch whatever makes you happy, and don't worry about what anyone else thinks. :)

I was more baffled by the inclusion of Fanny and Alexander.

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It's not something I personally enjoy and it's not something I necessarily understand. My parents have friends who are also in their 60's and they went to Inside Out, Minions, etc. I just don't know how those kind of movies could be stimulating for an adult, but nobody can tell you what you can and can't watch, except maybe China.

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Definitely not a problem. I may have kids, but there are times when I have to enjoy a kids movie myself now and again.

I'm more baffled that he continues to push the depth and artistic innovation of KiKi's Delivery Service.

The movie has always sent me straight to sleep. Maybe that's what is meant.

Wonderful movie, but not sure if kids would enjoy it.

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It always baffles me that people find Seven Samurai boring. Its over three hours but always eazy to get into for me. Havent seen Fanny and Alexander (but i really want to) but its rated r so i doubt it could b e considered a kids movie even if its about kids technically.

Heres the best kids movie ever!

That film is brutal.

It's scarface with kids! :3

But seriously powerful film and one of my favorite films of the 80s.

Scarface is too stylized and Hollywood-y, City of God is more like Scarface with kids. Pixote is grimy and realistic feeling, it's horrendous...but in a good way.

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They may be targeted for a younger audience, but it's a fallacy to say movies such as Toy Story, Monsters Inc, Despicable Me, The Incredibles, the Wallace & Gromit movies, Trolls, Shrek (et al), Ice Age, etc are just for children. There's too much adult themed humor in them! I'm over 40 and I laugh my @$$ off!! And, really, just because it's animation, doesn't mean it's for children -- case in point: Watership Down, Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park, Futurama, Rick and Morty, Fritz The Cat...

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It's good no one said animation is only for children then.

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I know but its always the comparison that comes to mind for some reason. Pixote definitely hits you in the gut much harder especially since it involves children in an all too real situation.

Is that why those kids keep running away from me?

It reminds me more of Ratcatcher with violence. Mostly just a 'kids facing a bleak reality' thing, they aren't that similar in general.

I went through a phase where I had no room for "kids" films. But I grew out of it. Its nice to be old and open minded. I no longer feel the need to prejudge based on category. In fact, as an adult I think I enjoyed The Secret Garden and A Little Princess more than my step daughters did. lol. And someone mentioned Spirited Away which is simply a classic.

I like that it can take you back to your childhood. I still watch Fantasia, infact one of my older brothers recently took his daughters to see this at the cinema.

HOW DARE YOU

;)

No, I don't think it's a problem at all. I mean my avatar is often taken from the cartoon Ulysses 31 and it's one of my favourite series because I love the way it reinvented The Odyssey as science fiction. I should have the robot Nono as my avatar in the future, with his fondness for eating nuts and bolts :D;).

Also, having been a fan of Doctor Who, you get that experience of the target audience vacillating over 50 years. Different eras of the programme can feel like they're aimed at young kids, teenagers or adults – and sometimes it can be like that even in the same story :).

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But no, there is nothing wrong with watching kids movies. I watch Teletubbies from time to time, after all.

Lol. I have been known to sing along to The Wiggles.

Maybe I should alter my tactics then...
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I really dont know what you hope to achieve with this constant ridicule of other people's taste, Cyn. You even did it in Gideon's list. WTF? Get a new hobby.

What constant ridicule? In this thread? There is none from me. So why bring it up?

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Animation is only for children.

Indeed. Specially Boku no Pico.

Many "family" movies include humour and references which only adults will understand. A lot goes into these movies (if they're done well). I'm in my 40s and I watch whatever catches my interest, whether adult or family - I make no distinction.