How scary is the movie 'the Dentist' and is it too scary for a 13 year-old?

Answer 1

Well, it's a really terrible movie: you know, stupid plot, no suspense, bad acting. It's really, really violent, but since there's no suspense whatsoever, it's not scary. A truly scary movie gives you a sense of dread -- the fear of what's going to come next. Horror movies that are nothing but graphic violence simply shock and disgust you. Which is fun sometimes...but not scary.

Even though it's not a scary movie, it features bloody torture scenes, so I definitely would not show it to a young child. But I think a 13 year-old would be mature enough to handle it. When you're a little kid, you can be really frightened by really bad horror movies: like, when I was 8, I saw Prom Night 2 on TV, and I had to sleep with the lights on for months. Prom Night 2 is NOT a scary movie. It's even stupider than the Dentist. But it can still give a little kid nightmares. By 13, you're better equipped to deal with bad horror movies, since your imagination isn't running completely wild anymore, the way it does when you're really young.