i wouldnt have let rich watch something that he wasnt the right age for to be honest, guidelines there for a reason in my opinion, but ive never stopped a movie, skipped a bit because it might distress him.
lion king with the dad dying, or in lilo and stitch, lilo is nearly taken into care, he loves these movies, me and russ are the ones crying and getting distresseda bout them.
however when he was about 5 he developed a fear of bob the builder, who he adored and had all the vehicles, i have the dong emblazoned on my memory, but he use to have the almightiest freak outs and the only way to stop them was to change the channel, hes still the same now about it, not sure why and he doesnt know himself.
you know your own child at the end of the day and you know what they can handle, but over protecting is not good, you reap what you sow so they say...