My 4 1/2 year old was terrified of the snow monster. I left the room for a bit while he was watching and came back to him huddling under the couch sobbing from fright. He is on the sensitive side, but I think this is better for older children.

Let me start by saying this was a childhood favorite of mine, my kids love it, and we watch it all the time. That said, the bumble is terrifying, as is the parental separation and peril. The sexist language is ridiculous. Even Santa bullies Rudolph. We make this into some warm-and-fuzzy story, but really it's a story showing that if you're a misfit you will not be valued until you can be exploited for your difference - at which time you're just valued for that usefulness and not just for being you. Love the movie for sentimental reasons, but feel like a bad mom every time I watch it and cringe!

Christmas Classic that everyone should see.

I think different editions of the classic movie may have been edited slightly differently -- ours has a couple of moments that I find troubling in terms of gender issues (although I agree with the editors' review in terms of the positive portrayal of dealing with fitting in). E.g., Rudolph's mom and girlfriend Clarice want to help Rudolph's dad search, and the dad says something like, "No! This is man's work!" And during takeoff practice, only the boy reindeer get to practice flying, while the girl reindeer stand off to the side and giggle/blush/flirt. That said, it's very subtle, and I still let my daughter watch it. I just make sure to point out and talk about those issues now and then. As with many kids, she found the snow monster scary at first (but not too bad) and she was troubled/puzzled about why the boss elf was "so mean" -- more conversation fodder. It's one of my old favorites, and now one of hers too. In fact, she loves it so much, we watch it all year round...

We carefully screen shows for our 3-yr-old, but he saw this one without our previously viewing it. Had we seen it, we would not have let him watch it at this point. We fast-forwarded through the abominable snow monster because it was making him a bit frightened and our child asked to get to the part where Rudolph pulled the sled. Our other concern was that the guy with the dogsled had a gun in his waistband (don't know if he used it because we fast-forwarded through that too.)

The 'mild peril' referred to here includes a very VERY scary looking monster, who not only tries to eat the main characters but forces one of them to fall to a supposed death over a cliff. This is NOT for little ones. My kids were both 6 before they were able to get through it without running from the room crying. PLEASE wait - then watch it every year after! LOVE this movie, but definitely not for those kids who are even slightly afraid.

You really shouldn't watch this until you're at least 7 years old. The yeti or bumble really scared me when I was 3 years old. Not cause of his roar, it was cause he tried to eat reindeer. Either way, my favorite character had to be the pick axe licking weirdo.

I was so excited to watch this with my 3yo that I totally forgot about the Snow Monster, which definitely had her diving under the covers, but the real isse for her was concerns about Rudolph's separation from his parents. She kept asking where Rudolph's daddy is and when Rudolph returned home to find out his parents were gone, she burst into tears. Did not see that coming!