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Four and six? No. Too much violence, too much "kill everything in Gotham" rhetoric. Too much (and too real) a method of how everyone in Gotham will be killed. Too much weighty stuff with Bruce Wayne's parents' being shot to death (which the viewer sees happen). Too much gunplay in general. And too much freakiness from the Scarecrow.

It's not at all a kids' movie. It's a movie for us who remember the Batman as kids. I'm sure, in some instances, Batman Begins can play on two levels (like the old Looney Tunes did), but this definitely is not Spiderman 2 or an iteration of Star Wars. It's a dark, brooding movie about a vigilante psychopath. As Gary Oldham (Detective Gordon) said in an interview - "I'm the only good guy in the movie." That says something...

If you do take them, just make sure they've got some damn strong constitutions, and know some history about the Batman. Otherwise, there's a lot to be afraid of in this flick for a young mind.