Comments on: Should "Marley & Me" be rated PG-13?

By: sunshine

sunshine — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:02:05 +0000

i think that u can still watch this movie but u will have to explain first to the child about the stabbing and having the sex because they could be scared
please explain to your child

By: Kasyan

Kasyan — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:03:00 +0000

of course it should be a pg, my son who is 8 watched it, and was fine, all be it a little sad at the end, but i think that its fine as a pg, its a great film, and i think everyone should have the pleasure of watching it! i think it could even be a U

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:19:35 +0000

Bottom line, watch the movie before you bring kids to see it. Even U rated movies are unsuitable. I watch color me purple when I was young and that scarred me for life.

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:42:43 +0000

I understand the bits about the stabbing and the sex, but how would getting angry at a dog for destructive behavior and a pet’s death move it up to PG-13?

By: The Time Travellers Husband

The Time Travellers Husband — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:49:43 +0000

I think the film should have been banned. It trawled levels of depravity never seen before in modern American cinema. The scene of Marley being put down; piece of cake, that was nothing. What was cruel was Jennifer wearing that John Mayer T Shirt! I think the sequel will be better: Marley and Me 2: Where Marley rips Brad and Ange’s throats out so they stop boring us with their crap. But the best scene is when Justin Breber walks into Marley’s grave falls down and is decapitated whilst singing baby baby. Forget The Hurt Locker, this is quality stuff.

By: meee

meee — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:43:42 +0000

My six year old niece saw it! I am SSSOOOO mad at the producers for making this a PG movie. With out all of the swearing and the other content, it would have been a pretty good movie. And what’s with the person that got stabbed? I can’t believe that they called this PG. It couldn’t have been rated R, but it was definetaly a PG-13 movie. It DOES have an impact on kids. Once you see something like that, you just will never be the same. Also in the respect that you’ll be afraid that you’ll get stabbed, and if you have a dog, you will start getting so freaked out! I give this movie 0 stars, 1 star if you hold me at gunpoint.

By: Commentor

Commentor — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:11:38 +0000

I’m 12, and me and I had to turn the thing off, cause it was so bad. Def a PG 13! Sex, swearing and bad words, stuff like that. I stopped right in the middle of it. I would have been mature about it, but definitely NOT for 7 or 8 year olds. I had NO clue it would be that bad, hollywood!!!!

By: marie

marie — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:39:17 +0000

i think it should be rated pg 13
im ten and i had to fassforward stuff alot

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:48:59 +0000

My nine year old son had a hard time going to sleep after viewing the video, worrying about getting stabbed. He also complained that there was too much kissing. My twelve year old daughter thought there was too much kissing, too. Afterward, my wife and I discussed how much we liked the movie for us, but thought it was rated incorrectly and marketted inaccurately (although successfully). The movie is a good opportunity to introduce concepts like sex and safety issues to children, but it sure would be nice to have the heads-up in advance.

As for the dog dying, it’s probably a good idea to introduce this concept to kids via a story (e.g., this film) rather than having them experience it cold turkey with their own dog. I saw Old Yeller as a kid, and I survived it.

By: me

me — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:30:56 +0000

I agree. Profanity is throughout the movie also. The whole time I was thinking, “this is PG?” I enjoyed it, but it should’ve been rated PG-13.