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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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Not age appropriate for kids under 10, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 12. -
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Common Sense says
Fabulous, but also violent and scary.
updated 03.04.09
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 12 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Parents need to know that this movie might be overwhelming for younger children who are not familiar with the characters and story. You may want to prepare anyone younger than 12 with some background or encourage them to read the simpler first story in the series, The Hobbit (about Frodo's uncle, Bilbo). Characters are in severe peril and there are intense battle scenes.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about why it is that only Frodo seems immune to the ring's power to corrupt even honorable, wise, and powerful people and the notion that "even the smallest person can change the course of the earth." If you were going to form a fellowship for a grand quest, who would you want to be in it?
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Lives in OhioI rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:- Excessive violence
- Lives in TexasI rate this title iffy for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Beware of graphic violence and scary scenes
Outstanding film but be warned, there is tons of violence! (Spoilers following) The violent scenes include: a main character getting shot in a river by arrows, drenching the river with blood; Aragorn chopping an orc's head of, splattering his face with blood; Boromir getting slowly shot by arrows, you can hear his painful gasps of breath and the blood dribble from his wounds slowly; Aragorn chops an Uruk's arm off and stabs him, the Uruk pulls the blood stained sword further in him, you can hear the flesh tearing and blood dribbling from his mouth, which Aragorn chops his head off with such force chunks of flesh fly everywhere. Lots of scary scenes, too.
- Lives in TexasI rate this title on for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Lives in New JerseyI rate this title off for age 8 and give it
o my god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this movie is the best movie ever my best frend saw it when we were ehght and we still are this is the best movie
- Lives in New JerseyI rate this title off for age 8 and give it
o my god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this movie is the best movie ever my best frend saw it when we were ehght and we still are this is the best movie
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