Paddington

I took my GC ages 5 & 9 this week - we all enjoyed it.

But there was one scene which totally shocked me ... the wicked female museum director, gave a very hard slap right across the face of her hapless male sidekick!

There is no way a male boss slapping a female on the face would feature in an adult comedy film, never mind one aimed at children.

I'm puzzled as to why that scene didn't attract criticism rather than a bit of mild innuendo.

Well worth £6.30 for two tickets with Orange !

We went to see it yesterday afternoon and thought it great film, very funny, not sure where the sexual innuendo came in . I didn't see any , unless it was the scene with the cleaning lady, which was quite harmless IMO.
I would say though, I think it probably better for adults, not enough ACTION for children.
The only SLIGHT critisim I have is that the bear looked a BIT like a fox, rather than a bear.
Anyway we thoroughly enjoyed it!

My DD took her DC, age 7 and 5 yesterday. They were a bit frightened at one stage when someone was being nasty to Paddington but overall it was a great success and my SIL was disappointed that he missed it as he was at work.

We all enjoyed it. There was a lad sitting next to me who was probably three and he laughed so loudly most of the time I was glad the volume was so loud. I must admit the seven year old nearly cried at one time, sensitive little soul, and my grandson did keep asking me questions, but he understood it all (ASD) and laughed a lot too.
When I mentioned to my son and his partner that some people said it wasn't suitable for children under 8, they could not understand it. They could not see anything in it that was objectionable.

I read yesterday that they are making a sequel

Yes me too, granddaughter used to sit in the back of the car and sing nice little ditties like "5 little ducks went swimming one day" now all we get is this dirge that builds into a strangled crescendo of "let it go", after which she asks "would you like me to sing the song from Frozen again?"....."er No"

'Let it go!' Rose! If I hear that song one more time, I'll scream!

'it will' make a change - fingers getting a bit frozen today ...

Well, it's make a change from Frozen!!

Son, DIL and three children aged almost 2, 6 and 9 have just been to see Paddington and loved it so much they're going again next weekend, with me!

I've been hoping to go with some grandchildren, so those big hints have worked!

pps the film Paddington doesn't look that cuddly, unlike the real Paddington in the books

Let us know what you think of it (ps I'm not 75 yet and DD2 is only 3, so bearing that in mind ....)

Sorry, what are you on about?
Don't answer that one yet. I'm off to see Paddington. See what my 7 year old granddaughter thinks of it.

I admit that I got that wrong, durhamjen - it was another actor who said Paddington wasn't (in his opinion) suitable for under-eights.

At least my link was reliable...no comment or apology from you about your IDS tweets links, I notice.

My son phoned up and told me he's booked tickets for us all to go and see it tomorrow, ages 7 to 65.

"I was scratching my head thinking 'what are the censors talking about?" he said. "There were four and five year olds watching it the other day laughing uproariously, so I don't think it's going to damage any young children - or indeed any 75 year olds."

Quote from the BBC link put on by you at 13.20, Ana.
Perhaps you should read your own links, even though you always complain about mine.

In the report I read he said he wouldn't recommend it for any under-eights.

Hugh Bonneville says it will not upset any four or five year olds - or any 75year olds.

I'm not keen on the look of Paddington from the photos I have seen. If DGC want to go I may take them but I really don't want to be disillusioned by the film about the real Paddington Bear.

Quite pleased I read this. I was seriously planning to treat DGS and take him to see Paddington, as when he comes to stay he has his mum's much loved Paddington duvet set on his bed.

I'm revising that idea now. I haven't been to the cinema in the UK for decades, and after reading Terribull's last paragraph, the audience noise sounds like the last straw. Think I may wait for the DVD and we'll watch it together in peace and quiet when he's next here on holiday.

I do hope they haven't buggered messed about with poor old Paddington too much. I too can remember what the Disney Corp did to Winnie

I took my 4 year old granddaugher to the cinema for the first time to see Paddington this afternoon. On the whole she enjoyed the film, although some of it went over her head, particularly the role of taxidermist, I didn't explain. Too much information at her age "a baddie" sufficed.

I quite forgot how funny it is to be in the cinema surrounded by loads of little people, cinema etiquette completely out the window, loads of wailing and talking out loud, there were some very young children next to us who were quite distraught whenever anything bad happened to Paddington,or his relatives.

There is a nose picking reference in 'Frozen'.

I suppose that pantomime is based on fairy tales (some gruesome) and aimed at children but full of innuendo which supposedly goes over their heads.

Such a pity that these cynical directors and producers have to add their own slant on to something which should be full of childhood innocence. I suppose they think they are exceedingly clever.

The ear wax scene in Shrek made me laugh; the one in this film actually made me feel nauseous.

He does look a bit nasty, I agree. And although I know the red wellies weren't in the original books, I found the lack of them in this new thing made his legs look too...exposed somehow.