I can't believe that I should have screened an Elmo movie for 5 and 7 year old girls, but I really wish I had. Good grief!! Both were terrified at the thought of a blanket/lovey being both damaged and then stolen. Sensitive kids are going to be very upset by this seemingly harmless movie. Other than that huge issue, it was well made.
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The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
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Common Sense says
Sesame Street fans will love this movie.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 3 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Parents need to know that some children may be concerned that Elmo doesn't seem to have any parents and may need some reassurance.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about their own "special" toys and other transition objects and why it can be hard to share sometimes. It can be a lot of fun to spend a couple of hours pretending the whole family is in Grouchland!
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- I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
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Emotionally Terrifying to Some Kids
- I rate this title off for age 4 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Terrifying for any child who has a "lovey" - a month after she saw the first half of the movie (at which point she was crying so hard we had to turn it off), my daughter is still petrified that someone is going to take her favorite stuffed animal (her "lovey"). Although she has watched Sesame Street since she was about 2, she will no longer watch it because Oscar and the other grouches are so scary for her. I'm so mad at myself for not previewing this before I let her see it. If you have a sensitive child, do NOT let them see this.
- I rate this title iffy for age 3 and give it
good
a very good movie i loved it when i was a toddler.but there are some bits of the movie that might be mildly scary for kids 3 and under.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I have nothing 2 say about this movie!
I watched this movie all the time when I was little, and I loved it! I see people saying that it frightened young children, but I loved when I was little!!
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DO NOT LET LITTLE KIDS SEE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this movie would be be borring for kids my age. i mean seriously, elmo loses his blankie, ooooh! but DO NOT allow your little children to see this. I saw this when i was 4, and the entire theater of 4 year olds either had to leave the theater, or were bawling their eyes out. i had nightmares every night for weeks afterword, and cried myself to sleep each night. DO NOT take your young kids to see this movie.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Sensitive Kids Might Get a Little Freaked, But...
My daughter is 4.5 years old and was somewhat anxious during some parts of the movie, but just at that time, Ernie and Bert appear, stop the movie, and provide much needed levity, and Bert expresses the anxieties that the child is experiencing about the plot. If you have very sensitive kids, (like mine who was traumatized by the first 15 minutes of the Little Mermaid and never went back) there may be some tough parts, but the producers did seem to know where they would be and that helped.
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My Kids were Terrified.
My twin sons, almost 5 at the time of watching this movie, freaked out at Elmo's loss of his lovey. The meanies who took it were too terrifying for them. They wouldn't even watch it with me but preferred to run out of the room. Be careful with this movie if you have tender, kind, empathic children as this movie might not be right for your kids, either.
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Sesame Street always comes through!
I loved this movie, I don't know 1 child who does not love Elmo. It is a tiny bit scary only because Elmo goes into Grouchland and he is not familiar with his environment. The "Bad" guy is just very selfish, not evil like in lots of kids shows. It's a happy upbeat movie that parallels the sweetness Sesame Street delivers in all it's shows.
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| 67% | of parents say it's too violent |
| 33% | of parents say it gives kids positive messages |
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