Dunno if anybody cares or not,but I just let my 9 yr old daughter watch Purple Rain,which she really liked by the way,shes watched it 3 more times since.Now,do u think I was right to let her watch it at her age or do u think that maybe its a bit too raunchy in parts,would anybody else let their child watch it?
I was just happy that she's interested in my idol,I love showin him off!As a result she also loves the Purple Rain album.....

do what thou wilt, every1 else does.

Thats ok then,as long as u don't mind xx

My daughter is 7 and she loves Graffitti Bridge Besides, there are much worse things than PR kids watch these days

chillichocaholic said:

Yeah thats what I thought,so she sees some boobs and some snoggin.....she'll be a woman soon enough.

personally no I wouldnt, I even skip the bits in the old bond films for my kids well when they were nine. But really everyone is different and my huby would as he figures most of that goes over their heads any way. My 13 year old has seen grapphiti bridge and was like WTF? he enjoyed it tho and i think it was an insight to the times the clothes etc for him and has brought him closer to me in a funny way as he 'gets me'


dont worry about it theres so much else thats 'wrong' on telly that you cant censor everything they are subject too. heck the simpsons is so near the mark in every possible way! but they all love that.

I loved Bond movies as a kid and I can tell you now that the name Pussy Galore went straight over my head. Adult material often will unless the child is aware of it. And I loved the naughty scenes in Bond. I didn't know why but by heck I enjoyed them Personally I think it's more embarrassing for the adult than it is the child. Which then goes to show how immature we are.

You really should be more worried about exposing your nine year old to the awful acting than anything else. Mind you that bit where he slides his hand down to her panties is a bit rude. And I really like it

iloveannie said:

Me too

iloveannie said:

Yeah! thats the part I was most worried about,but she hasn't said anything so perhaps it has gone over her head!
She likes the part where Prince won't let Apollonia on the back of his bike,bless.

Leanne848 said:

My huby has always done that to me too,, id go to get in the car and he pull forward even now he does occassionally to make me laugh it like being 17 again! the kids think its so funny, i love those things in his films he has a real good humour

syble said:

He has got a good sense humour hasn't he? I've always thought that,it kinda comes out sometimes in the little things he says and does either in his films or on stage,ESPECIALLY in UTCM,I'm gonna let my daughter watch that one next!

Leanne848 said:

Prince's sense of humor is awsome He's such a cheeky bugger (Australian slang there )

chillichocaholic said:

We say that in UK too! And yes he is!

I was 9 when I saw Halloween and Carrie and about 10 or 11 when I saw Porky's.

She should be fine - although I'm not sure if I'm the ideal comparison of how you would like your kids to turn out!!!!!
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mentalist said:

Oh, well then you're an o.g. then. U saying that u saw Carrie and Halloween when they first came out?

blackguitaristz said:

The joys of the Pirate video boom.

When I was that age in the early 80's we had things like Jaws, The exterminator, Enter the Dragon, The Warriors, The Wanderers, Officer and a Gentleman - They're the films I grew up on! Age restriction laws were well lax back then.

Me and my friends could easily rent adult comedys at 12 years old like hot bubblegum, king frat, kentucky fried movie etc from the local video rental shop back then. It's totally different now.

Carrie scared the heck out of me, but I can watch that...

As for Damon the Omen I was a kid when it came out ( cant remember what year ) and it scared me so bad I couldnt watch past the first episode and now I refuse to see the new version

chillichocaholic said:

I loved Horror films as a kid especially the Halloweens and Friday 13th's.

The only one I remeber I wasn't allowed was Evil Dead. Again I was about 11 or so and sitting watching it with my sister and her friend. As soon as the tree raped the girl I was kicked out of that room and not allowed back in!!!

I think I got to see the Excorcist before I ever got the chance to see that again!

I think it's fine to let her watch Purple Rain.

Dayclear said:

I agree. And it makes it better that you are watching with her just in case there is something she dosn't like/understand/or wants to question.

When my kid's were younger, I would create a distraction during naughty parts, by dancing in front of the tv or throwing cheerio's all over the room.

letting a kid see a movie with a little bit of nookie is less damaging (in my opinion) than letting them see stuff like rambo or terminator where people are running around with guns and body parts are being splattered all over the place.

anyway, i remember when i was a kid if a sex scene ever appeared in a movie that i was watching with my mom, i'd feel really awkward and uncomfortable. i didn't get much enjoyment out of the moment at all. your kid probably feels similar. who wants to watch sex scenes with their parents? ew!

though i did have a fun ex-step-grandma who, when we would all watch movies together, would make loud comments during the dirty parts. if a woman took off her top, she'd scream "LOOK AT THOSE BAZONGAS!!!" or if people were having sex, she'd shout "GET IT!!" ....ok, THAT was fun.

Nowadays, kids see worse in school.

I think Purple Rain is totally inappropriate for a 9-year-old.

mentalist said:

i don't remember how young i was when carrie and all those TRUE horror flicks came out in the 70's. i turned out fine

so there is a lot of things worse on tv and music than what purple rain is and was

when purple rain came out in theaters, my mom took me to see it



six times

mentalist said:

that movie is a riot!!!!

wanna go 2 the feel o' rama movie theater? lol

Anxiety said:

I'd be embarrassed to death if my mom ever saw Purple Rain.

mayebelle81 said:

They can get hold of worse at school, I assume.

Following on from my other posts it was from friends at school raiding their parents collections of things that we saw alot of what we shouldn't. Our parents didn't know anything about.

You can only police and protect so much! The more honest and open you are with kids, the less they try to get away with behind your back!

L4OATheOriginal said:

Absolutely Brilliant! Still watch it now. Gotta love parody!!!