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Animated movie reviews
Sonic The Hedgehog-kids’ Movie Review
Sonic is a blue hedgehog with supersonic speed powers. Though life gets complicated for the beloved hedgehog as Dr. Ivo Robotinik (Jim Carrey) is after Sonic and wants to steal his supersonic speed powers to take over the world. Luckily Sonic has some help from Tom “Donut Lord” Wachowski (James Marsden), though Sonic still manages to get into plenty of mischief as he’s on the run. Sonic The Hedgehog is a kid friendly film based on the video game franchise published by Sega.
Rating: 4 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: February 13, 2020
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 8+
Sexual Content: None
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points
Sexual Content: None
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- Cartoonish, slapstick fantasy violence.
- We see drones that shoot lasers, bullets and explosives.
- Characters punch one another.
- Two people fall off a building.
- A tranquilizer gun is used.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- We see a character drinking a beer.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a fun and entertaining. Depending on the child
Spies in Disguise-Kids Movie Review
Lance Sterling (voiced by Will Smith) is a suave and debonair guy who’s the worlds greatest spy. Walter Beckett (voiced by Tom Holland) is a young, brilliant inventor who creates spy gear. When the handsome spy accidentally turns into a pigeon, he must team up with his nerdy tech guy to save the world from an evil villain who disguises himself as Lance Sterling…the worlds greatest spy. Spies In Disguise is an animated comedy for the whole family.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: December 25, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 5+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
- The film highlights the importance of teamwork. Walter and Lance work very well together and they are complete opposites.
Sexual Content: Mild
- Flirting between pigeons.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- Characters are shot, captured, and knocked unconscious.
- A villain wants to kill all agents.
- Lots of action involving weapons and spy gear. There’s a lot of slapststick violence too.
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
- Name calling such as “weirdo.”
- A few unfinished phrases such as; “son of a … ,” “I’m gonna kick some …” and “holy sh—.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- Characters are shown drinking.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a fun and entertaining film for kids ages 5 and up.
Frozen 2-Kids’ Movie Review
Don’t . . . Let it go, let it go . . .’cause this sequel is just as fun as the original. Frozen 2 follows the lives of Arendelle’s magical Queen Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel), her loving sister Anna (Kristen Bell), and the beloved and hilarious snowman, Olaf (Josh Gad). When Queen Elsa hears a mysterious singing voice, it leads her to the magical forest – a place her grandfather never wanted her to go as a child. Together with her sister and their friends, Elsa journeys to the enchanted forest hoping to find the source of the mysterious voice and learn more about Elsa’s magical powers. Frozen 2 is the sequel to Disney’s 2013 popular film Frozen.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: November 21, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 10+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: None
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- We see a couple kiss
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- There are battles that involves weapons such as swords. Characters are shown injured and in grave danger.
- There are many references to the sisters parents’ deaths.
- There are several chase scenes and characters in peril.
- The enchanted Forest will mostly scare young kids. The Earth giants are frightening as well.
- Air, earth, fire and water threaten the kingdom of Arendelle- the citizens evacuate as they’re in danger.
- Spoiler Alert: At one point in the film it seems as though two of the main characters have died, this may upset little kids.
Crude or Profane Language: None
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a fun and entertaining film for the whole family. Parents need to be aware of the violent content. Depending on the kids this is appropriate for kids ages 6 and up.
Arctic Dogs-Kids Movie Reviews
Swifty, the Arctic Fox, has big dreams. He works in the mailroom of the Arctic Blast Delivery Service, and he wants to become a “Top Dog”. However, things get difficult for the dogs when Swifty the fox discovers that Otto Von Walrus has a plan to destroy the arctic. So now Swifty and his group of misfit animals band together and try and save their beloved home. Arctic Dogs is a kid friendly animated movie.
Rating: 4. 5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: October 31, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 5
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- We see two different couples kiss.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- The villain, Otto Van Walrus, wants to destroy the Arctic.
- Otto releases a harmful gas into the air.
- The villain also kidnaps animals and threatens to submerge them in a tank of boiling water.
- Machines explode and catch on fire.
- Swifty joins a secret group, “The Resistance.” He’s punched in the face as part of the initiation.
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
- Name calling such as ‘idiots” and “freaks.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall, this is a fun, animated film for kids ages 5 and up. Parents need to be aware of the moderate violent content.
Abominable-Kids’ Movie Review
Most teenagers love summer vacation. It’s time to relax, see movies and go to the beach. However, not Yi (voiced by Chloe Bennet). Yi is a teenage girl living in Shanghai, she works very hard doing odd jobs such as babysitting, walking dogs and dumping trash as she is trying to save money so she can travel across China. Yi’s life dramatically changes the day she finds a yeti on her roof. Now Yi and her two friends hope to return their beloved furry creature to Mount Everest so he can reunite with his family. Abominable is a wonderful animated film for the whole family.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: September 26, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 8+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: None
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- Flirting between teenagers.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- We see guards with tranquilizer guns wanting to capture the yeti and his human friends. Kids are also captured.
- A human is shot by a dart and gets knocked out.
- One of the villains causes an avalanche which pushes Yi off a bridge.
- We hear threats about killing and cutting up the yeti.
- Death of a loved one is discussed.
Crude or Profane Language: None
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a heartwarming, animated film for the whole family. Parents need to be aware of the moderate violence.