He'd feel different about taking a kid to see Hannibal, even though it's the kind of movie he would have been obsessed with seeing as a kid. I can remember vividly in third grade how my mind was working overtime to see how I was going to get to see The Warriors and Escape From New York . I pleaded and pleaded with a baby sitter, and finally she relented. But he says Hannibal probably goes too far for most kids. I'd worry about the kids having bad dreams or something.
Real life is violent enough.
Jaws, can have a lasting effect on children, some experts believe.