Comments on: Dis-Enchanted http://omegamom.com/2008/03/26/dis-enchanted/ A "good enough" mom muses about alpha moms, adoption, computers, the State Of The World, Internet quirkiness, and the Kosmik All Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:45:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: 3cmum http://omegamom.com/2008/03/26/dis-enchanted/#comment-8290 3cmum Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:14:09 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/03/26/dis-enchanted/#comment-8290 My 6 year old started watching it on a flight last Sunday. Got scared and turned it off. I had chosen it for her! Not sure when she'll be ready for itt..and we haven't yet started on harry potter. She can watch those after she reads the books! My 6 year old started watching it on a flight last Sunday. Got scared and turned it off. I had chosen it for her!

Not sure when she’ll be ready for itt..and we haven’t yet started on harry potter. She can watch those after she reads the books!

]]> By: vanessa http://omegamom.com/2008/03/26/dis-enchanted/#comment-7890 vanessa Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:47:27 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/03/26/dis-enchanted/#comment-7890 I'm bothered by the fact that -- scratch that, apparently it is NOT a fact. I just looked up the ages of Amy and Patrick (Giselle & Robert) because I thought that she was in her early 20s and he was 40 something and it creeped me out the entire film. However, apparently Amy is 34. So once again, I will eat crow. Mmmmmmm. I’m bothered by the fact that — scratch that, apparently it is NOT a fact. I just looked up the ages of Amy and Patrick (Giselle & Robert) because I thought that she was in her early 20s and he was 40 something and it creeped me out the entire film. However, apparently Amy is 34. So once again, I will eat crow. Mmmmmmm.

]]> By: Theresa http://omegamom.com/2008/03/26/dis-enchanted/#comment-7762 Theresa Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:59:59 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/03/26/dis-enchanted/#comment-7762 Funny we just watched it today since we gave it to dd yesterday for her birthday. I was actually surprised she wasn't scared but she did sit right next to me while we watched it. We also watched the extra "making of" DVD that came with our DVD and I think that helped. She was on the phone before bed telling her 5 year old cousin about it. This is the same kid who up to now has only watched Cinderella from the Disney films because she was too scared to watch the others. Last year I had to take her out of the Princesses on Ice show because of the scary witches. Funny we just watched it today since we gave it to dd yesterday for her birthday. I was actually surprised she wasn’t scared but she did sit right next to me while we watched it. We also watched the extra “making of” DVD that came with our DVD and I think that helped. She was on the phone before bed telling her 5 year old cousin about it.

This is the same kid who up to now has only watched Cinderella from the Disney films because she was too scared to watch the others. Last year I had to take her out of the Princesses on Ice show because of the scary witches.

]]> By: PAgent http://omegamom.com/2008/03/26/dis-enchanted/#comment-7710 PAgent Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:34:35 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/03/26/dis-enchanted/#comment-7710 What worked well with my kids was so show them the DVD extras. Once they saw the actors walking around and joking, and getting into makeup, it really reinforced that it was pretend. Also, the featurettes that include long explanations of how they did the special effects can help take the mystery and (most of) the scariness out of the CGI beasties. This was a particularly good strategy for us when we decided to try the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Once you've seen all those Uruk-Hai putting on their fake teeth and clowning around between takes, they're a lot less intimidating. Ditto with the CGI Shelob. What worked well with my kids was so show them the DVD extras. Once they saw the actors walking around and joking, and getting into makeup, it really reinforced that it was pretend.

Also, the featurettes that include long explanations of how they did the special effects can help take the mystery and (most of) the scariness out of the CGI beasties.

This was a particularly good strategy for us when we decided to try the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Once you’ve seen all those Uruk-Hai putting on their fake teeth and clowning around between takes, they’re a lot less intimidating. Ditto with the CGI Shelob.

]]> By: Spacemom http://omegamom.com/2008/03/26/dis-enchanted/#comment-7681 Spacemom Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:53:17 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/03/26/dis-enchanted/#comment-7681 Oh man, I forgot to warn you about that. Soleil was up worried about that too. Here's what I told her 1) it was done by computers 2) It was a movie 3) even if a dragon did appear, it wouldn't fit in her room 4) If it appeared in the hallway, its claws were too big to open her door knob.... Besides, wouldn't anyone be afraid of Susan Serandon? Oh man, I forgot to warn you about that. Soleil was up worried about that too. Here’s what I told her
1) it was done by computers
2) It was a movie
3) even if a dragon did appear, it wouldn’t fit in her room
4) If it appeared in the hallway, its claws were too big to open her door knob….

Besides, wouldn’t anyone be afraid of Susan Serandon?

]]> By: Blog Antatonist http://omegamom.com/2008/03/26/dis-enchanted/#comment-7656 Blog Antatonist Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:38:43 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/03/26/dis-enchanted/#comment-7656 Poor Omegadotter! We once got blindsided by a wolf in a Harry Potter movie for the same reason. Big Hairy Giant Spider? Not scary because they know that no spider could ever grow that big. But a wolf? That's a real living breathing thing and it scared the bejeesus out of both of them. Poor Omegadotter!

We once got blindsided by a wolf in a Harry Potter movie for the same reason. Big Hairy Giant Spider? Not scary because they know that no spider could ever grow that big. But a wolf? That’s a real living breathing thing and it scared the bejeesus out of both of them.

]]> By: lizard http://omegamom.com/2008/03/26/dis-enchanted/#comment-7616 lizard Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:51:33 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/03/26/dis-enchanted/#comment-7616 Oh, wow, I am so sorry to hear this. I might have thought to mention it, but my DD is so not scared by any of this ("it's just pretend, Mom") that I sort of forget to even think about the scary parts. We love this movie. Especially the cleaning scene. Really love that, and how funny the song is and how sort of making fun of all the disney stuff. here's the thing: this movie would be fine without the CGI dragon, so I sort of wish they'd just left it out. It would make it unscary altogether. Do you think OD would like to watch it without the dragon scenes, because the movie loses NOTHING except for the statement that the princess is doing the saving and the man has become the damsel in distress. Which is nice and all, but not necessary, especially with OD being scared of it and all. Still, if you could promise to skip from the kiss to the end, she would LOVE it. Oh, I am just so sorry she was scared of it. So sorry. Oh, wow, I am so sorry to hear this. I might have thought to mention it, but my DD is so not scared by any of this (”it’s just pretend, Mom”) that I sort of forget to even think about the scary parts.

We love this movie. Especially the cleaning scene. Really love that, and how funny the song is and how sort of making fun of all the disney stuff.

here’s the thing: this movie would be fine without the CGI dragon, so I sort of wish they’d just left it out. It would make it unscary altogether. Do you think OD would like to watch it without the dragon scenes, because the movie loses NOTHING except for the statement that the princess is doing the saving and the man has become the damsel in distress. Which is nice and all, but not necessary, especially with OD being scared of it and all. Still, if you could promise to skip from the kiss to the end, she would LOVE it.

Oh, I am just so sorry she was scared of it. So sorry.

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