Stand by Me

This movie was amazing! Me and my best friend watched it together yesterday and it was hillarious! It was also very touching, and has the message of supporting your friends. In terms of language, there was f words, s words, a words, and pretty much every word you can think of, but (agreeing with an entry below) if your kid's going to be shocked by that, the'd be better off not going outside for the rest of their childhood, because that's exactly what the're going to hear. overall, it was a wonderful movie of growing up, and getting through the tough times in their life together. ps. saw it with our 7 and 8 year old siblings, not to mature for them.

There are many things I look forward to as a parent-but don't think I don't cherish my childhood, bc I do!. Like...okay, not many things. But one especially: After tending to and putting up with the young ones for a whole day, and they finally go to bed. I'll turn all the lights off...except that one, dim lamp by my bed. Turn it on, and read, or watch TV,or...I don't know. Just try to imagine how good the peace and quiet will be after the chaos of the previous 17 hours. I mean that just sounds heavenly! But one thing I never thought I'd be happy about was that one stage where your kids can't wait till they grow up and make their own rules. Stay up late, eat ice cream before 8:00 p.m., and watch whatever movies they want to. Ha, ha, ha...the innocence of youth. But when they DO hit that stage, depending on how mature they are and how old they are, I will LOVE to pop this DVD in and watch this all-time classic with them. Stand By Me is based on the short story "The Body" by Stephen King. "The Master of Horror." It has morals of cherishing your childhood, the value of friendship, and the adventures of growing up. But, unfortunately, it is also filled with a certain four letter word(f*ck) and a bunch more. It also shows a mutilated dead body and a gun is fired by youths(nobody is harmed). Other minor negative choices are shown to be negative or go without consequences. But all-in-all it is an amazingly deep(as I say "Morgan Freeman Deep") story about four troubled youths going on an adventure to do one last thing together...as friends...As a team. I HIGHLY recommend it.

edgy is good. the world is edgy. I'd rather my daughter watch this than the disney princess crap. If your children are going to be shocked by the f-word maybe you should keep them sheltered for as long as you can. talk to your kids. ~k

Yes, this movie is R-rated. However, the messages are very good, and it teaches the meaning of friendship, trust, and appreciation of your family. The language is strong and constant, I will say that, but if you don't like the language, watch it on TV, where they will most likely edit the strongest of words (I first saw it on TV, cause at the time, I wasn't old enough to see the uncut version). There are some very brief sexual references, and it's not something you need to worry about, unless you're really uncomfortable with it. As for violence, the only bad thing is that you see a dead body ONCE for only a few seconds (it's not horribly graphic, it may disturb some viewers, though). The main characters (the kids) smoke cigarettes a lot, but it's definitely not something you should worry about (unless you don't like that sort of stuff). Again, the messages of trust & friendship are obviously there, and it's actually rather uplifting towards the end.