Hey moms,
My son is 4 and I'm thinking about taking him to see Madagascar 3. He's never been to the real movies before! So I'm just wondering if other moms can vouch for it...any too-scary themes or bad words? I know its a cartoon, but my niece learned the word "Stupid" from Shrek for goodness sake!
So what do you think, yay or nay?
We saw it this weekend. A 4 yr old will not even catch most of the dialogue. Most of the jokes or assumptions are rapid fire.
Kids are going to learn the word stupid and other bad words just from being around other kids. You can only control what your kids learn, but it's better IMHO, to teach them the good and bad things. If you teach them that there are words they shouldn't say, then if they hear them, they will still know they shouldn't say that. In my book, stupid is not one of the worst words out there either. Wait until kindergarten, they come home with all sorts of words!
Madagascar 3 is amazing! My husband and I took our 9, 7, and 5 year olds to see it on opening day and my mom has already taken then to see it again. One of the best movies I've seen in a long time!
Check out Common Sense Media - you can do a google search on just that and you'll come to their website with awesome movie, book and game reviews. They provide an age that their people say it's appropriate for, but there is also a plot review, and a listing of themes or words that parents might not like so you can make your own decision. For what it's worth - I just looked at CSM. They say Madagascar 3 is appropriate for ages 6 and up and has "mild violence and innuendo". They also say it's a nice movie that the whole family will enjoy.
Have fun if you guys go to see it!
It was really clean and not even a funny dressed leamer this time ! It was so colorful and lots of action ! better then #2 in my opinion.
My kids love Madagascar and Madagascar 2---my kids are 4 (almost 5) and 3.5. They watched the first one about 1.5 yrs ago and the 2nd about a year ago. I would not hesitate to take them (but this time Brave won out)!
My boys are 6 & 4 and they loved it!
My son, also 4, loves the first two Madagascar movies. i am thinking of taking him some afternoon to the movie as well. Hope you enjoy!
It was sooooo funny!!!! We took my 10 year old for his birthday and we laughed so hard. I definitely is one that I would think you could take any age to.
i think there are bad words in life...they are going to learn them and you're going to correct where you see fit. Thats like not taking him to the park because kids are there who use words you dont like.
Its great for a 4 year old. Yes some jokes that arent appropriate if he was a genius and could understand them, but my kid is J. a little above average and 5 so they flew over her head=)
Have fun=)
BTW that wasnt meant to seem bratty, it kind of does when I read it but my intentions are not that=)
IF your son can watch Dumbo and the other Madagascar movies you are just fine :)
Took our 5 yr old. Though it was appropriate though she was scared for about 5 minutes. If he scares easily you might want to avoid it
We just got back from watching it and both my 7 and 4 year old loved it. There is some adult humor (not trashy, just that kids won't catch), overall it is entirely appropriate for a 4 year old. But if you've never taken them to the movies before, be prepared. My son didn't like how dark and loud it was the first time we took him (at 3). Maybe practice watching a movie at home in the dark. Also, it helps to take a kid to see their first movie if it's something they are already familiar with. Ex. if they have already seem Madagascar 1 and 2, they will be more likely to pay attention to the third one (they are already invested in the characters, etc.) We did that with our son - took him to Toy Story 3 for his first because he LOVED the other Toy Story movies.
Have fun!
