By now, most of you I would guess have heard reviews about the newest Bond film. Casino Royale supposedly marks a new direction for the franchise, promising a grittier more down to earth Bond than we've been used to seeing (mostly referring to the Brosnan Era). So it was no surprise when the movie started to draw notice from viewers for its more violent and rough edge.

Along with reviews, a common warning came out. Parents, this isn't a film for the whole family. And after seeing it for myself, I am in total agreement. Bond is much more agressive than we've become used to seeing (going back even as far as Connery's portrayal). In the first scene alone, Bond drowns a man in a bathroom sink after a pretty intense hand-to-hand encounter.

Imagine my disgust when I heard the following from the seat ahead of me: "Daddy, did that man just drown?"

Here, sitting right in front of me, was a family of five. Mom and dad had apparently decided to take their three children to Casino Royale. Unfortunately, the eldest child couldn't have been much more than 10. I couldn't believe it. The reviews, reports, and even word-of-mouth out of the movie all warned against such actions. And yet, what do we have? Three kids that are way too young being taken to a movie where dad spends half the time trying to ensure that the kids realize what they're seeing isn't real.

This bothers me not only as a human being, but as a gamer. Because I am almost certain that these are the kinds of parents that go out and buy their kids games like Bloodrayne and Grand Theft Auto, completely oblivious to the kinds of material their exposing their children too.

There's a time and a place to introduce content such as this to children, or at least prepare them to encounter such material. Age 10 and younger is not this time. Casino Royale isn't the kind of Bond movie you grew up on. And, in general, please heed warnings regarding the content of films, tv, music, and games.

Sorry to rant, but sitting in that movie theater and watching a dad fumble through some convoluted explanation as to why the guy on screen isn't moving anymore just irked me more than the issues HGM was discussing earlier.