The movie was decent but had several pitfalls. It takes over an hour before you see Kong. The action sequences are significently longer then they need to be. Jackson went way longer then he needed to. \n\nYou probably want to wait till they are 14 or 15. The scenes with the natives are pretty dicey and can easily scare young teenagers. Also, there are a bunch of scenes that are startling including dinosaurs and massive insects. \n\nBut for all its action, it does have a connection between naomi Watts (sp?) and Kong that you don't see in most action films. My ex-girlfriend actually started crying when they starting to strafe Kong. \n\nAlso Jack Black doesn't say or do anything funny in the movie whatsoever. That was a let down. \n\nGive it a year or two before showing them and be willing to sit down for 3+ hours.