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Super annoyed and a bit outraged...

posted 15 years ago by squeekyfish
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Ok so I'm 16 and I just watched this movie the other day and yeah i thought it was ok but that's not the point.

The point is that I was watching this movie thinking that it was going to be a tweeny movie with a similar age group to the hannah montana fans etc. Only to be shocked when the first thing Emma Roberts' character says is "Sh*t!" about 5 times! Then throughout the movie her character managed to get drunk, admit to sleeping with about 6 guys (but deny it later), play pranks on people, acting like a genuine bitch towards others and answering back to her dad.

So I'm a bit confused about the target age range. Because it's advertised as being a tweeny movie, and it's got the feel of a tweeny movie but with the themes of a late teenagers movie and it's setting a TERRIBLE example for young girls.

If there's one thing I despise, it's seeing young girls dress, act and talk like they're 18. It pisses the hell out of me. They should to enjoy their young carefree age and stop trying to grow up too fast!

Emma Roberts is a star that alot of young girl look up to and respect so I think that they'll be taking after her in this movie and copying her. Which in turn will turn them into a drinking, swearing, snobby, slutty bitch! Sure her character changed throughout the movie but the way she was in the begining was HORRIBLE and children will copy her!

If I was a parent with a tween child, there's no way i'd let my daughter watch this movie cuz they'll probably start answering back and being a bitch!

Parents... please take notice of what I've said. No tween should act like Poppy in this movie.

But apart from that, I didn't mind the movie. But i probably wouldn't watch it again anytime soon.

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[–] Beckybarbados 15 years ago

I think your kinda making it out to be a bit worse than it is.
I've just turned 17 and i thought it was a much more realistic portrayal of a teenage girls life than Hannah Montanna.

And i'm sure young girls watching the film aren't gonna go 'wow she said *beep* i'm gonna say that' kinda thing'. And besides in there's a happy ending as a result of her change and there is a clear moral to the story.

Although i do agree with the questionable target audience. It might be a little teeny for adults and a little mature for some younger girls... So it's really just appealing to a very small target base.

But yeah i really don't think it's that bad of an influence. I think your underestimating the fortitude of tweens.

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[–] pulps_suede 15 years ago

Erm...I thought the word 'teewn' applied to children 10-13, this film is not for that age group, sorry, too much swearing, too much sex talk, rude to elders ectect
Come on, some kids are impressionable, what is the rating of this film, 12A?
It depends on parents though, if they think their child is mature enough to handle it then fair enough. Personaly, i would think this film was aimed as 13-16, sorta age, but i'm not big on these sort of films (overly girly, aimed at teenagers-im 19 btw), so i'm bound to be abit funny about it :P
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Was a very amusing film though, i loved it when the girls were talking about sex, and bikini waxs, and clearly had no idea what they were on about, i remember doing that when i was younger! lol!

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[–] blue__yoshi 15 years ago

WTF is a tween anyway? Haven't you seen 'Thirteen', stop holding on to the the past, your time has past. Kids grow up faster these days. They don't notice the difference, only you do.

[–] IvyTempleton 8 years ago

This is a sad reality. It is also why kids are miserable. They have babies at 14 and go on welfare. They do drugs and by 30 they are spent.

[–] silver_fly 15 years ago

wow, you know what? I'm so glad I found someone who is of the same opinion as me. i don't think it is 'prudish'(I just turned 17). I just think it's sensible and NICE to live out your childhood, not trying to grow up too fast.

Unfortunately, kids nowadays are scary, swear heaps (3rd graders in my school will give you a headache) and dress skimpily. This movie will just encourage this sort of thing. Sad but true.

I don't have a major problem either, but it was just a bit predictable. I'd go for a show like Mean Girls instead.

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[–] ofumalow 15 years ago

I wish the OP's opinion was relevant--where I live, esp. if you ride public transit when school has gotten out, most teenage girls (and boys) talk like retarded drunken sailors.

[–] alirioaguero2 15 years ago

Are you talking about how teens SHOULD be, or how ARE they?

Two completely different things.

[–] cadpgmr 15 years ago

geeze, you sound more like 61 than 16. lighten up a bit.

[–] kristynhale333 15 years ago

there is no way that you are 16, quit lying. no 16 year old would be that "outraged" at this movie. honestly, that is how teenagers act. and who says the word "tween" in this era? seriously, this is a joke. you must be a parent, the way you're talking:

If I was a parent with a tween child, there's no way i'd let my daughter watch this movie cuz they'll probably start answering back and being a bitch!
Parents... please take notice of what I've said. No tween should act like Poppy in this movie.

what "16 year old" would write that? advising parents who will probably never visit this page. and seriously, you're annoyed that she says *beep* shouting *beep* is definitely not as bad as calling someone a bitch. you suck.

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[–] taryntula 15 years ago

I'm pretty sure I never swore, drank, OR had sex (or even kissed a boy for that matter) at the age of 13. Or by 16 years old even. Ok, so I've never sworn or gotten drunk, ever. So I would appreciate it if people wouldn't over-generalize or stereotype our youth. Not all are drunken, sex-maniac, sailors. I would also like to mention that I am not a prude...and I also admit that I am not always the norm (I waited to have sex til marriage, talk about being an outcast in that category!). I would disagree that teens/pre-teens (or "tweens") are growing up faster. I don't believe that "growing up" means drinking, whoring, and swearing. My grandmother was married by the age of 15...and my mom was married by the age of 20...and I was married at 24. So...who matured faster? Maturation should be a measure of how our youth does when making harder, or more adult decisions. I would agree with the original poster that they should NOT market more "adult" movies to the 10 to 13 age...because like it or not, MOST kids that age are highly impressionable. There are a very treasured few that are not influenced by movies and music...but like I said, they are VERY few. BUT...parents also should not be negligent and let their children watch whatever they want. It's not the movies' fault kids are seeing and hearing things they should not, and acting it out, it's the parents. I'm glad there was a poster that wanted to warn parents that this is not a suitable movie for many pre-teens...when I am a parent I will be very proactive with my kids, and I'll definitely be checking forums and boards like this before I let them see questionable movies at a young age.

[–] alirioaguero2 15 years ago

I understand you don't drink or have sex at 16, but do you honestly want anyone to believe you've never cursed at 16?
Even if you're saying the truth, you're one in a million, and you're parents are probably super-strickt ultra-catolics.
In real life, kids act rebelious. That's the truth. You may dislike it, but today many kids start drinking and smoking at the age of 9, and cursing at the age of 3. Maybe that's nopt the way it should be, but that's the way it is.

[–] Allara 15 years ago

I'm 21 and watched this movie purely for Pettyfer because I'd seen him featured in a lot of Youtube videos.

I was surprised by this movie too. I've been out of school awhile but, yeah, was she supposed to be a slut? Because she was.

Spoiling the themed dance was not cool. I understand having fun, and not being all stuffy, but she was acting like a stripper because she wanted to nail the guy.

I don't know. I didn't like her character in this movie at all.

[–] Allara 15 years ago

Personally, I think Amanda Bynes is the best role model out there for young girls right now.

Miley Cyrus is fake. I doubt she has any integrity when she isn't being followed around by a camera.

[–] freeskier-1 15 years ago

Seriously, i just don't get why u are so upset.
Poppy is meant to be that bitchy throughout the movie to further express the change she goes through after finding out about her mother.

And to shock u even more.
I had my first beer when i was 13, started smoking with 15, smoked my first joint with 15, had sex with 15 and omg, still managed to graduate and go to university.
And to be honest, i'm sure as hell not the only one in Germany who's like that.

[–] silver_fly 15 years ago

hahaha it's "at" 15, not "with"...i'm learning german in school and the prepositions are the ones i always make mistakes with too!

sorry, this was completely irrelevant to the thread...

[–] josiemurdoch 15 years ago

This is all completely ridiculous. It's not like the film actually glamourizes Poppy's behaviour; she is taught a lesson, she grows up and in the end has good friends and is a good person. She didn't start as a goody-goody and end up a bad girl - like many other classics do, Grease being one example.
If you want to complain about how the behaviour of the lead character is a good representation of all 'tweens' you're wrong; I'm 17 and didn't find the film shocking, but I don't act like that and none of my friends do either. Sure there are people in the world who act like this, but if you're actually the age you say you are then surely you must have come across some of them, and it's not the worst a teenager can act. Some get pregnant, take heroin and drop out of school when they're 14.
If you've never met anyone who says *beep* or slept with people when they were 15 you lead a very sheltered life and need to get out a bit, instead of complaining about how 'Wild Child' is a 'HORRIBLE' film.

[–] Briongloid 14 years ago

I completely agree josie. It shows her abrasive behavior as a result of putting a thick wall up because of her mother's death. Not saying her behavior was right, but that was the reasoning behind it...which DOES happen. Honestly, aside from the snobbiness, she seemed like a normal teen. Hell, I grew up Catholic, and by seventeen I had cursed, drank, and had sex. Regardless of how the OP WANTS teens to act, it is fairly accurate on how they DO act. And you're also right on how it shows her finding herself, and 'learning a lesson' in the end, etc.

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[–] Xathaia 12 years ago

Poppy was most certainly not a slut. For her to have been a slut, she would have had to have been sexually promiscuous, yet Poppy remained a virgin throughout the entire film.

[–] kinseisenshi 9 years ago

Poppy was most certainly not a slut. For her to have been a slut, she would have had to have been sexually promiscuous, yet Poppy remained a virgin throughout the entire film.

I haven't seen this film, I just noticed it on Emma's resume. Then I saw the trailer. So her character is 16; that's not nearly as bad as a good quarter of kids turn out. There are 16 year old drug addicts; murderers and hookers. Drug dealers and gang members. As the post above me pointed out, flaunting your sexuality is not being a "slut". Or as the OP says, whoring around. Whores get paid darling.

I go to schools and talk to young girls about cliques, drugs, sex and everything in between. I have met several girls who have lost their virginity by 15. The important thing is being in control of yourself and not acting out in that sense. Mostly meaning, if you didn't want to have sex, you shouldn't just because your 'boyfriend' will leave you.

Anyway, I see and read a lot of "slut shaming" here. FYI, not even more than 60 years ago was it common to be a mother at 15-19. Don't forget colonial times. Everyone has choices and shouldn't be judged unless it's harming others

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[–] ParaLove 15 years ago

this was never aimed at a "tween" audience. It was aimed at teens!

[–] Howlin Wolf 15 years ago

Art imitating life.

For a film to show them, these things already are happening in most places...

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