I think that if the child is mature enough to handle m movies then they should be able to watch them! Although ultimately it's up to the parents desicion what shows the kids are allowed tp watch, but i think that it's safe to say that a lot of 12 year old do watch M movies. People are saying that they shouldn't be able to watch M movies because of the Violence, Language, Sexual references etc. But isn't things like the news sometimes just as bad?? you see murders, suicides etc. on the news all the time. Watching M movies is preparing your child for what they're inevitably going to face in the future.

I Agree if your parents think that your are mature enough to handle M15+ then you can handle sexual,swearing,violence and if they don't think you are mature enough and can't handle movies that involvle those scenes then your parents shouldn't let you view the movie until they think you can handle it.

I believe that it is up to the maturity of the child and the way that the child handles violence, adult themes and violent language. The parents are responsible for their children and that includes the movies that they watch, not the child. Certain M rated movies are worse than others and therefore the child may be allowed to watch some M rated films and not others. However if a child is responsible, mature and sensible then they would feel more comfortable watching higher graphic movies.

Once children reach a stage of maturity (12-15 ish) they can watch M rated movies. Most kids now have mobile phones, MSN and some even have laptops all these item can display what you would find in an M rated movies. Also kids watch Family Guy, Futurama and simpsons these are rated M and parents let thier child watch them......... whats the difference

12 year olds are generally much more mature than we give them credit for. I know of some 12 year olds that are very aware of the dangerous messages that Hollywood portrays in movies these days. BUT, that does not mean that 12 year olds should be sheltered from 'real life' scenarios. It is up to parents to determine if their 12 year old is mature enough, NOT the Film and TV Classification board!

12 year olds are generally mature so i think they are old enough to handle M rated movies though it is up to their parents.

I think 12 year olds should be allowed to watch M rated movies if you can tell they are mature enough and they dont muck around about it, and dont repeat some words they say if they are swear words.

Yes i agree 12 year old children should be allowed to watch M rated movies but however there are still some children who think it is ok to copy an offensive or violent action the actor has made. Ultimately it is the parents choice on how mature and aware their kids are!

I believe 12 year olds should be able to watch movies rated M. Kids at this age should be mature enough to handle the things that happen in the movie. All M movies no matter what they have in them is made to entertain or influence emotion to people watching the movie. It shouldn't be any difference with 12 year olds. Kids know or should know that WHatever is happening they would face someday anyway. I go with the idea that Kids should be able to watch these movies. =] I also believe 12 year olds should because most movies today are being madewith worse and harsher ratings. If you go into a video store and look around the majority of the movies are m or above. Also, most of my favourite movies are M. XD

I cannot even believe that this topic is up for debate. The answer is clear: 12 year olds should be allowed to watch M rated movies. So many already do. I mean why shouldn't they? Aren't they mature enough? They are about to go into high school and have everyone expect them to have to do everything by themselves, no parental help. So why can't they watch these harmless movies. And, yes, I know that some people believe that 12 years olds will copy what they see or something like that, but all we need responsibility and this is a perfect example. If we ban 12 year olds from watching M rated movies, it is like saying that we expect them to become mature instantly. They need to take little steps to becoming the mature 20 year old that lives by themself. So, yes it is clear to say that I am STRONGLY AGAINST this view.

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I believe that it all depends on the maturity of the child. I picked out 3 movies in my dvd cupboard that were rated M... the Pursuit of Happiness, Charlie's angels and Ghost Whisperer. Now, I know some 8 year olds that have seen these movies and not been given nightmares or copied bad language from them. However, some parents to not agree that their 12 year old children are ready to watch m rated movies as some of them have mild coarse language. All up i think that the majority of 12 year olds should be able to watch m rated movies as the maturity and understanding of them is at a very high level.

12 year olds should be able to watch M rated movies because when you get up in the morning we see the news and at night we see the news, current affairs and shows like 20-1 and Two and a half men which contain violence, coarse language, sexual references and some nudity. Is there much difference between the shows we see on TV everyday to the what is on a M rated movie?

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I honestly don't see any 12-year-olds like myself going ahead and copying scenes from a movie. Most of us are much more mature than people think. I know, however, that there are some kids who just aren't as mature. That doesn't mean they will never mature, it just shows variety in humans. Here in the States, movies that would be rated M are rated R, where as long as an adult accompanies them, they can watch. So I think it's based on maturity. If their parent really thinks they would COPY a scene from, say, a fire fight, then go ahead. Don't allow your child to watch. If you think that your child is mentally secure enough to watch a movie like a regular person, please. Let them watch the movie. This debate is raging in all topics, like video games and TV shows. Sometimes even books. But I personally think that most 12-year-olds are mature enough to watch a movie without getting themselves or others hurt.

I believe 12 year olds SHOULD watch M rated movies because we are much more muture at that age and can handle an elderly movie. They should be able to because its amazing to know we can be trusted and able to know adults think of 12 year olds reponsible. Also younger and more childish films to begin to bore 12 year olds and so they should feel that they can watch a older film and not wait around until they are 15 years of age. a2 year olds can be trusted with rated movies because they would not repeat violence and swearing in everyday life, so that is why I think12 year olds SHOULD watch M rated movies!

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