Paddington 2

Sounds good! How old is your GD TerriBull? I'm wondering if it would be a good first cinema experience for my GS who is nearly 4?

She's 7 nearly 8. There were younger children there certainly younger than 4. I'd say it depends on the individual child as to whether they will sit still, I think it was around 2 hours long. A couple of very young children were taken out, and a crying baby. I think a 4 year old may well enjoy it.

Thanks. His parents aren't keen on television, so I don't think he's ever sat through a whole film on TV and they don't have any DVDs. Maybe I'll try corrupting him with a TV film or two at Christmas first! I personally think it's important to develop concentration skills by watching films and following stories.

Mark Kermode was raving about it on film review the other night. I must admit to not liking the first film much [missing the charm of the books; bit of a culture shock] but I think I'll give this one a go.

Have just returned from watching it with two six years olds. We all loved it. Thought it was better than the first one. They were rather scared by the evil scientist in the first film but coped much better with the, mildly tense parts in this one. DGS loved the train sequence.

We loved this film. 2 adults, 1 five year old.
There were dramatic bits + Paddington was sad sometimes but nothing too scary.
There were some genuinely laugh out loud parts and Hugh Grant was a perfect villain

Just got back from seeing it and it was wonderful. Must point out you need to continue to watch after the credits start to roll; people got up and started to leave and I was desperately trying to see the screen. One of the films of the year for me, if not THE film of the year. Couldn't fault it in any way. Not many films can encompass such a wide age range in their audience and succeed. I even found myself crying at one point!

Went to see it with DD1 and 2 grandchildren, boy 11, girl 8- we all loved it - grandson thought it was hilarious that DD1 and myself were crying at the end

I agree the bit after the credits is great . I am not a Hugh Grant fan but he was superb in this film .

Would like to see this, but would we look silly, 2 oldies without a child?

That’s if I can get DH to go with me

Definitely not NonnaW! When we went there were people of all ages in the cinema. It's a truly lovely film and you'll love it, I'm sure.

Nonna; we were at a village community centre and most people there were older than me. I think the last 'children's film' (and I use that term loosely) I enjoyed this much was 'Up'. I think Hugh Grant is a bit underrated as an actor; he was brilliant in this (as was everybody). Looking forward to 'The Man Who Made Christmas' and Star Wars next.