Jack and the Giant Slayer

     This past weekend I took a bunch of kids to the North Gate Movie Theater to see the newly released Jack and the Giant Slayer. I must say, compared to the recent modern day fairy tale films this one was as my son put it, “Awesome”. But, was it written for children and if so what age group was the movie intended to target?

      My son, a very active and adventurous little boy, is very much into the fairy tales that were written ages ago, most of which we all were/have read and came to love during our childhood days. But for some kids, the ones that I brought along and others there at lease, the movie seemed a little inappropriate for the children it was made to target, in my perspective. Throughout the movie my son, who I must say seem be courageous and brave for his age when it comes to things of that sort, had a few jumpy moments but nothing that cause nightmares. But I notice some of the other kids in the theater seem to be very frightened. The movie also had an extreme amount of gory and blood but for the most part it fit in to the plot of the story.

     Have you see the movie? If so, what's your opinion on the amount of gory in the film and who do you feel was the audience it was initially made to target?