It was a tremendous success! It was almost like watching it again for the first time, getting to experience it through their eyes. We rented it in HD on our Apple TV, and sat down to the experiment. However, after talking it up for a while, they convinced us tonight should be the night. But the horror/monster thing can sometimes be a different animal. Funny thing: they're not too squeamish - they've seen Jaws at least 30 times. We've just been waiting for the right time, the right age, to serve them up the genius of Army of Darkness however. My wife and I considered it the best way to get our kids into the work of geek icon Bruce Campbell, and it's worked well. But some of the classics are a little harder to judge. With the popularity of Star Wars: Clone Wars on TV right now, it's almost vital to start our kids on the original trilogy as early as practical, just to get them started down the right (Han shot first) path. There comes a time in the life of any good GeekDad when the decision has to be made: When is the right time to introduce your kids to the classics? Some of them are easier than others.
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