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"Jurassic World is not a kid's movie."

Just because it comes with a range of toys, doesn’t mean it’s a kid’s movie.

I saw the first movie with my little brother. It was 1993 and Jurassic Park was THE movie to see. I was 17 and my brother was 9. I spent most of the movie hiding my face in his shoulder while he sat back and enjoyed the show, only hiding his face during the T-Rex scenes.

In hindsight, he was probably a tad too young to be watching the movie. I can’t remember asking Mum if I could take him. I took him to much worse.

But now I’m a mum and I am the one who has to get up and take care of my three children when they wake up screaming from their movie-induced nightmares. Now, I am the one who has to assure them that a poison-spitting dinosaur is not hiding under their bed, waiting to kill them.

For this reason, my children will not be watching the latest installment in the series, Jurassic World, despite the fact it is being promoted and targeted to kids.

If you don’t believe me, check out the movie preview here.

Would the movie producers like to get up in the middle of the night to look after my kids? I think not.

The move is rated ‘M’ which means, “not recommended for children under 15; may include moderate levels of violence” according to the Australian Classification Guidelines. I don’t think it’s the 15-year-old who will be buying the toys that come with the movie.

My 11-year-old is protesting. “I’ve watched it on YouTube Mum,” he argues. Yes, he probably has, however he’s done that without my permission, behind my back, without my endorsement.

Those T-Rex dinosaurs are scary! I don’t care who you are.

Just because a movie is released complete with a toy collection doesn’t mean your kids should see it.

Do you think Jurassic World is too scary for kids?

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