I read a great deal of reviews before taking my 3 year old and 5 year old to see this. There were many reviews that sad that it was too scary or depressing. I disagree.
I thought that they did a great job with the storyline, character development and dialogue The movie was visually stunning with a wonderful soundtrack.
The "scary" parts were defiantly kid OK. It was no more "scary" in those few parts than many of the classics that we all enjoyed as a kid. "The Wizard of Oz", " Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" and "Snow White" were probably scarier than this movie.
Children who go with there parents will walk away feeling good about the movie and themselves after.