Les Jones

How does the baby do at the movies? We've never tried.

Here's an account of taking her to her first movie, but that was when she was two months. Now that she's eight months and is talking and more easily bored, I'm not sure how it would work. We took her to a wedding and a funeral this past week, and at both places we had to take her outside when she got noisy. We see ourselves needing babysitters more and more as she gets older.

I was debating taking my 3 year old to see the movie this weekend . . . but I think I will pass. He is pretty good when we watch a movie at home, but at somepoint he usually pulls out his toys and plays in front of the TV not paying any attention to what we are watching.

If it was a cartoon, maybe. I just don't know about Star Wars. My parents didn't think it was a good idea either and reminded me that I was 6 when my Dad took me to see Star Wars. The neighbors kid is 6. There is a HUGE difference between 6 and 3. Even bigger than the difference between 18 months and 3.

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I would not take three year old to see this moive. (unless they wanted to sit down and watch the fininal three right after)

The good buys do not win this one,

Not a movie for a 3 yr old, nor many older ones. Took my 9 yo to it yesterday. He thought it OK because of course he's looking for action. For a plotless, rather stiffly acted piece, it was quite depressing and morbid. Well -- it IS about how Darth Vader became Darth Vader, so it ain't gonna be cheerful.

Lucas must not have any kids. Vader's wife goes from being not visibly pregnant to being about 3 months so in the space of a day. And is still about 3 months big when she delivers ... twins. And is still about 3 months in size *after* she delivers and dies.

Dave: yep. and despite the fact she's carrying twins, she's carrying them above her freakin' belly button.

There was some grisly stuff in the movie, for sure.