Ironically, my parents didn't allow me to see scary movies either after my toddlerhood involved fits of crying because I was scared of a) vacuum cleaners, b) Mr Yuck poison control ads, c) Mister Spock on Star Trek, and d) the aliens in one of my picture books.

I still loved the movie, go fig. They probably cut some of the most disturbing stuff, though I don't remember because it's been too long since I read OR saw.