Too much violence!

Rating: 2/10 (19 September 2015)

I recently watched Minions with my family. I figured minions would be similar to Despicable me. Sadly I was completely wrong. For an adult the Minions movie might be hilarious, however, I found that it is way too violent for children. They definitely pushed the envelope with the PG rating. This movie includes scenes such as a bank robbery where children assist, children playing with weapons in the back of a vehicle, and during the robbery get away one minion fires a rocket launcher at a police officer. Although an adult might think these scenes are funny, the influence they have on children could be damaging. Keep in mind what children are watching influences what they do. I kept thinking the movie would get better and yet again I was mistaken. I ended up walking out of the theater with my family when the character Scarlet Overkill said, "This is not a coronation this is an execution." I have a 7 year old and 4 year old. I watched Despicable Me (1&2) prior to allowing our children to view the movie and the minimal make believe violence in the movie was tolerable. In good conscience I could not allow my children to view what I've taught them is not OK.