A child advocacy group, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, has complained to the Federal Trade Commission that ads and toys tied to the new Transformers movie are aimed at children as young as two years old, while the film is rated PG-13.
Hotrod wrote:There is a new Transformers article online. The article has been posted by About.com. It talks about how the Transformers Movie has helped spark the return of Transformers to the main stream. Give the article a read by clicking here.
Algus wrote:I think most people who are fans, or who have been fans long enough to be in touch with fan communities, sees the movie for what it is - something targeted to older crowds but I've read a bunch of reviews over the past couple days complaining about the movie being meant for 8-12 year old boys.
It might not matter what we see it for, but what these people think it is. There were tons of people with their six, seven, and eight year old kids at the movie when I was there. I loved the kids enthusiasm for Transformers, reminds me of when I was that age, but there were a couple things in the movie that I didn't think were real appropriate for that age group and I could see where parents groups might have something to complain about.
Then again, the film is rated PG-13 so if they were doing their job as parents they should have known that coming in.
Donna L Montaldo wrote:But not everyone is excited about the return of the Transformers.
A child advocacy group, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, has complained to the Federal Trade Commission that ads and toys tied to the new Transformers movie are aimed at children as young as two years old, while the film is rated PG-13.
The group wants a uniform rating system so toys tied to PG-13 movies would not be marketed to children younger than 13. It also asked the FTC to investigate the marketing of PG-13 movies to children.
Algus wrote:In all fairness, a Mr. Potato Head Optimus Prime does exist
Yer I read that bit too, that is not true. Kids have a right to watch what they want to watch... this movie was more of a Teenager movie in my opinion, but to be surprised there were more grandma's and grandpa's than younger people.Mr.RobotAutoMan wrote:A child advocacy group, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, has complained to the Federal Trade Commission that ads and toys tied to the new Transformers movie are aimed at children as young as two years old, while the film is rated PG-13.
what? lol are you kidding me? i dont think its aiming at kids at all.
Nemesis Cyberplex wrote:I just saw the movie (Frikin' awsome, I might add), & I can see where an unsuspecting parent might get offended...particularly about the masturbation joke....but still, these people need to shut up & start raising their own kids instead of expecting the rest of the world to do it for them. If you don't want to safeguard your kids against the nasty side of life untill they're ready to handle it, don't expect others to do it for you.
Other than, these people just need to shut the hell up & let people enjoy their giant f**kin' robot movie.
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