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[FlemingBond]

i saw my first Bond film at the age of eight and watched all the old ones at the age of 11. LTK is a little bit Harder of a Bond film, but compared to what's out there today not that hard. There's probably more objectionable stuff on U.S. television now. The torture scene in Casino Royale is worse than anything in LTK. In my estimation there's nothing really in the Bond series that can't be handled for a child of 11 or so onward. Most of them are fine for younger children even. Most of the violence and sex is more implied really.

[iBond]

 

 

There is only ONE 12A rated movie I've regretted taking my daughter to see and that was Star Trek Into Darkness. The neck breaking scene in that movie is far more horrific than ANYTHING that has been in a Bond film. 

 

I hope this clears things up - as it is certainly my intent to do so. 

 

You mean the scene where Spock smashes Marcus' head near the end of the film? Granted, it wasn't seen or anything, but the sound was certainly pretty creepy. However, I would honestly, put the Krest implosion scene way ahead of the Star Trek Into Darkness scene. But that's just my personal opinion. No matter how many times I watch the scene of Sanchez killing Krest, I'm always creeped out by it and just want it to pass.

 

 

It was Khan that did it wasn't it? I only saw it once. I swear it was Khan. But yeah, that's the scene. BTW I was excluding LTK when I was talking about other Bond movies. Not showing my younger kids that one just yet. 

 

Anyway you can add another one to that list now. I took my daughter to see Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes yesterday. There was a bit with a machine gun I didn't really like - and far too much guns in general. Still, good film though. 

 

 

Yes, it was Khan. I still need to watch Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The last one I saw was the one starring Mark Wahlberg. Now that one is certianly suitible for children.

[Iceskater101]

I started watching the Bond movies when I was 8 years old. I was in third grade and I absolutely enjoyed them. Yes, I saw License to Kill but i mean I think children can watch these movies. I didn't get half of the sexual innuendos until I was older anyway. 

[Professor Pi]

10 is about the right age to start Bond movies, high school for reading the novels.  While LTK and QoS have the reputations of being the more violent, the body counts in YOLT and some of the other more cartoonish commercial Bond films are far higher.  And the baddie skiing into the snow blower in OHMSS is still one of the goriest scenes.  At least LTK and QoS make the viewer squeamish enough to deplore the violence.  The last time I watched Tomorrow Never Dies, I was really turned off by the callousness of its carelss violence.  Machine guns now?  Really?  The Craig era has its share of possibly offensive violence--the machete fight in CR, the dumpster in QoS, and Serverine's death in SF, but it's more the hint of it than what is actually shown.

[Guy Haines]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who started watching Bond before puberty kicked in! Iceskater101 is quite right about the innuendos - they go over your head at eight, you're just there for the action and the gadgets at that stage (And incidentally, if Bond films aren't suitable for children, clearly the manufacturers of a certain toy car - an Aston Martin DB5 complete with ejector seat, machine guns etc. - hadn't got the message. The car from GF & TB - along with the 1960s version of the Batmobile - were the two "must have" toy cars when I was a nipper!).

 

The Professor makes some good points about the violence - the total body count in films like YOLT or TSWLM is probably far higher, but it's countless henchmen in red uniforms versus ninja commandos or submarine crewmen who get killed off - in other words, the "extras" who we never get to know in the film. The violence is, of course, mitigated by either a suggestion of what happens rather than anything explicit - horror movies often do the same thing - and in the case of the snow clearer scene in OHMSS, a throwaway comment from Bond - "He had lots of guts". Oddly enough, that was one scene I "got" at my first showing aged eight, which in hindsight I find a bit disturbing - just shows what a bloodthirsty little blighter I must have been then!

[thecasinoroyale]

It's funny reading these posts and ironic in the year of 'Licence To Kill', that this was the first Bond film I ever saw and I was...8/9 I think.

 

I simply picked one of the vast collection of "spy films" my Granddad has recorded off the TV (he was the Bond fan whom without him I wouldn't be here as a huge Bond fan) and I picked 'Licence To Kill'.

 

Don't know why, but I watched it and I can't remember much about the specific viewing, only the scene where Pam crash-lands the plane and swings her legs out of the cockpit. Again...I was a young boy. That was a great moment! I can't remember how edited it was but I know nothing phased me, put me off or discouraged me from exploring more adventures from this man who could shoot guns, be accompanied by exciting music, create great action with vehicles and have fantastic fights with villains and kisses with the girls. The perfect role-model I think!

 

Anyway, without seeing 'Licence To Kill' as a child, again not sure how edited down it was, but I wouldn't have been the Bond fan I am today and although it's questionable to show to children, there are other far easier films in the series to watch to show them that sense of excitement, danger and action they would have seen in a majority of other films no doubt in different forms or genres.

[Iceskater101]

 

 

Anyway, without seeing 'Licence To Kill' as a child, again not sure how edited down it was, but I wouldn't have been the Bond fan I am today and although it's questionable to show to children, there are other far easier films in the series to watch to show them that sense of excitement, danger and action they would have seen in a majority of other films no doubt in different forms or genres.

 

That's how I feel! License to Kill was integral in my love of James Bond and the James Bond franchise.

[thecasinoroyale]

*high five*!! 

[Guy Haines]

Couple of links Timothy Dalton fans might find interesting from the local press back home in Derbyshire.

 

http://www.derbytele...tail/story.html

 

http://www.derbytele...tail/story.html

 

Point 4 of the one about Belper is of interest to both Bond and Corrie (aka Coronation Street) fans.

 

The Derby Telegraph - or Derby Evening Telegraph - was "excited" to put it  mildly when the "servant" in the first story became the world's least secret agent!

[Iceskater101]

*high five*!! 

 

Now we should be best friends. We both love Dalton, you're my new best friend!

[Fisico]

License to Kill wasn't too violent for me. I like Timothy Dalton as James Bond very much.

[RufusCobb]

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