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Brad Pitt comfortable with oldest son seeing "Fury"

Brad Pitt's World War II drama "Fury" depicts a gruesome look at war through the exploits of a tank crew in Nazi Germany, but the actor feels his 13-year old son, Maddox, can handle the content.

"He's a World War II buff," Pitt told the Associated Press Wednesday night on the red carpet in Washington for the film's world premiere.

Some have criticized the film's stark brutality. Scenes of soldier's body's getting torn up during rapid machine-gun fire or a tank commander decapitated has the made the film a little too real.

The newly married father of six contends when it comes to what's appropriate for his children, he comes from "another generation."

"My father would take us to the drive-in as very young kids and we'd see Clint Eastwood movies and Kung Fu movies," the 50-year old actor said.

He added: "The world is a beautiful place, but it's also a very violent place. We talk about it afterwards, so I'm not so opposed."

On the subject of family, Pitt was amused at the notion that he and pal George Clooney had a pact that they would both get married. Pitt married longtime love Angelina Jolie in France earlier this year, and Clooney wed Amal Alamuddin last month in Italy.

Pitt laughed at the theory before responding: "We did it for the right reasons."

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