How restrictive were your parents with regards to watching movies when growing up?

[Master Scottb]

Were your parents very strict (ie you had to be 17 to watch an R rated movie), or were they more relaxed?My parents were pretty relaxed for the most part. My Dad was not shy about watching R rated action or Sci-Fi flicks around us. When we went to the video rental stores my parents usually didn't bat an eye with our choices in movies unless friends were around.

[MovieGuyKyle16]

no scary movies I didnt get to watch movies that were pg-13 till I was 13. No R rated till I was 17

[ddddeeee]

My parents really didn't care. In fact when I was four or five my dad sat me down to watch Halloween with him. By the time I was twelve I had an enormous horror DVD collection which my parents added to every weekend instead of giving me pocket money.Sixteen years later and Halloween is still my favourite movie.

Edited January 9, 2012 by ddddeeee

[Dementeleus]

My parents were very strict in that regard... helped somewhat by the fact that I didn't really care that much about movies when I was young (not to mention easily scared). But that changed in a hurry once I hit my teens.

[AniNate]

Not that strict, but they still forbade me from R-rated films until I was in my teens.

[Ezen Baklattan]

I was allowed to watch some soft R-rated movies by the time I was 13.

[Warhorse]

My Dad went out of his way it seemed to take me to some of the most scariest and tense movies when growing up. My first R-Rated flick at age 8 was Aliens. I remember closing my eyes when the aliens came on because they were scary as a kid, and my dad would pull my hands away and tell me to stop being a pussy.

[rockNrollaDIM]

My mom was a pain in the ass until I got to high school. She used to go on this website, I think it was called "Screen It", that detailed every questionable moment in a movie and suggested age range. I remember getting in a huge fight with her when I was 12 or something about going to see What Lies Beneath (lol), I think I got my way in the end though.Once I got to high school she didn't care anymore.

[glassfairy]

They were super strict up until I was a teenager, then they pretty much stopped caring. There are only a couple of times i've seen my father get as mad as when he passed by the living room in the scene in the The Cable Guy where they were playing porno password. He stopped the movie right there and my brother who had rented it got in so much trouble .

[JamesFord92]

My parents were fairly strict when I was a kid. By the time I started high school though they either stopped caring, or just realized that they wouldn't really be able to stop me anymore.

[ky02121]

My dad was more lax than my mom. I watched Child's Play, Critters, and Killer Clowns from Outer Space with him.

[mdot1982]

Not strict at all. Very sexual rated R movies like Basic Instinct and .9mm we weren't allowed to watch. But I watched all the typical Arnold stuff etc. We were already checking out porn mags at 10. I played doctor as a kid! My parents took us to Bordello of Blood for my 12th birdthday. I saw tons of Violence , Swearing, T&A before I was 'suppose' too.

The freakiest movie to me as a kid was, Boogieman, Never Ending Story, IT, Return to OZ and Labrynth all psychologically effed me! I thought the boogie man was in my closet, I thought the wolf was under my bed so I didn't put my feet down, When I walked home in the Rain in an area just like 'IT' I always thought about that effing clown. Return to OZ, those doods with wheels for hand scared me. Labrynth had some creatures in it that freaked me out.

Candyman was my sister scariest. She couldn't have mirrors in her room!

When I was old enough to finally rent horror films underage at a video store that didn't care , I wasn't affected by them. We rented candid candid candid camera! It's like a 'B' rated version of the TV series. My auntie walked in while me and my buddy were both totally enthralled as this readheaded chick with a huge bush was riding a horse naked ... so embarrassing at that age.

My mom would only take a shower with someone else in the house after she watched Psycho.

I recently went on Vacation to Pheonix. I swam in the pool at night by myself. I had the feeling that a shark or some type of see creature was about to rise up and git me!!! Thanks JAWS !!! Da Da, Da Da, Da da da da da!!! Went to Universal studios as well. Got a good look at jaws again on the Tram tour!

Ah, memories!

Edited January 9, 2012 by mdot1982

[Magic]

Not very. There aren't many R-Rated movies that I really cared for anyway. Half of them are stupid and just use gore or whatever for the shock factor and not for any proper purpose. I mean Australian R-Rated and not American R-Rated by the way. The ratings system in America is stupid. The Hangover R-Rated? Seriously? Here it's MA15+.

Edited January 9, 2012 by Magic

[Warhorse]

The only times my parents wouldn't let me see movies was if there was violence against animals because they knew it would upset me. That started when I saw Grizzly and had nightmares of that.

Edited January 9, 2012 by Warhorse

[SchumacherFTW]

When I was young I was allowed to only watch 12 rated Bond films, no other 12s. By the time I turned 11 I was able to watch other 12s, 15 rated films when I turned 12 and started watching 18's when I turned 14. Walked straight in to my first 18 when I was 16, good ol Saw V.

[75Live]

My parents weren't strict at all. One of my earliest movie experiences was a a drive in with Star Wars as the first feature and Psycho as the second. Maybe they thought I would be asleep

[CoolioD1]

The only restrictions my parents ever gave to me regarding films was that i wasn't allowed to watch 18 films until I was 13.

[Noctis]

They only cared what I was watching until I was 12. After that, not at all.

[Hiccup]

My parents were fairly strict but then (and quickly) saw that films aren't evil. They only care about R rated films and you have to be 18 to see them. Luckly, I am 18

[Noctis]

My Dad went out of his way it seemed to take me to some of the most scariest and tense movies when growing up. My first R-Rated flick at age 8 was Aliens. I remember closing my eyes when the aliens came on because they were scary as a kid, and my dad would pull my hands away and tell me to stop being a pussy.

I do that to my 12 year old cousin. However, that is NOT how a father should treat his eight year old son. Ridiculous.