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Princess Bride-Kids’ Movie Review
We have one true love, and Buttercup’s (Robin Wright) one true love is Westley. Buttercup is a beautiful young woman who is madly in love with the handsome farmhand, Westley. However, when Buttercup hears that Westley was killed she agrees to marry the cruel Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon). Buttercup goes through many difficult times, while only thinking of her one true love. The Princess Bride is an enactment of a book read to a 10- year old boy from Chicago.
Rating: 4. 5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: September 25, 1987
Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 8+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: None
- A few kisses.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- There are several sword fights, a torture machine, death by poisoning, quicksand, fire pits.
- A character makes a reference to killing herself.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear “son of a bitch.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- A character has a drinking problem, he’s shown drunk.
- We see characters drinking wine.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall, this is a fun and entertaining film for the whole family.
Onward-Kids Movie Review
Bold. Confident. Popular. Those are the characteristics that teenage elf Ian Lightfoot (voiced by Tom Holland) wants to have. He’s often heard that his deceased father, whom he’s never met, had those qualities, and Ian wants to be just like him. On Ian’s 16 birthday, his mother gives him and his brother Barley (voiced by Chris Pratt), a wizard’s staff and a magical spell that would bring their dad back to life for one day. However, something goes awry and only their father’s bottom half appears. So now the brothers must embark on a journey to find a way to complete the magic and hopefully see their father before time runs out. Onward, is a Pixar fantasy adventure film for the whole family.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: March 6, 2020
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 7+
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
- Two characters flirt, kiss and hug one another.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- There’s a lot of cartoonish, slapstick violence.
- Mature subject matter of parental death may upset some kids.
- The deceased parent comes back for a day, but only from the waist down.
- A flying monster injures several characters.
- There are some scary and creepy scenes with skeletons, flying arrows and an attack by a deadly gelatinous cube.
- There’s a chase scene in which motorcycle-riding pixies chase the boys.
- A character loses her temper and destroys things while spewing fire.
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
- Name calling such as “screw up,” “lazy,” and “weirdo.” We also hear “what the…,” and “son of a…,”
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall, this is an entertaining film for kids ages 7 and up. Parents need to be aware of the moderate violence throughout the film.
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
Captain Marvel-Kids’ Movie Review
How does Carol Danvers, an Air Force pilot, become a superhero? Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) is a Kree warrior who visits Earth in the 1990’s. She teams up with Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) to stop an alien invasion to save the planet from a war between two alien races. When Captain Marvel has recurring memories of her life as Carol Danvers, an U.S. Air Force pilot, she discovers her special superpowers. Now it’s time for her to stop the evil aliens and save mankind.
Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: March 8, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 10+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content:
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: None
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- We see a lot sci/fi violence throughout the film. Various weapons are used such as guns and lasers.
- A young woman punches another woman on a train.
- There are numerous fist fights. Characters are punched, kicked and thrown against walls.
- There are several explosions causing a lot of destruction.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear “s–t,” “hell,” “b–tard,” and “ass.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- One scene takes place in a bar.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
- I interviewed two thirteen year old girls who said, “Captain Marvel is not Wonder Woman but it’s a good movie with a great role model.”
Overall Captain Marvel is a fun and entertaining film. Depending on the child this is appropriate for kids ages 10 and up.
The Kid Who Would Be King-Kids’ Movie Review
Could a modern-day English boy ever become king? Alex Elliot (Louis Ashbourne Serkis) is an ordinary 12 year old boy who occasionally gets bullied in school. One day as he’s running away from the bullies he ends up falling into a construction site where he finds King Arthur’s famous sword, Excalibur. Alex’s life dramatically changes as he encounters the wizard Merlin (Patrick Stewart) who appears in teen form in Alex’s school. Merlin explains that Alex is the new king and needs to defeat the wicked villain Morgana (Rebecca Ferguson). Now Alex gathers a group of friends, and converts his enemies to allies, to form a new round table, and defeat the evil villain. Maybe an ordinary 12 year old boy can become king.
Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: April 16, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 10+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- We see a character briefly walking around naked. His bottom half is blurred out therefore we don’t see his privates.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- Kids are bullied in school. One scene shows a bully hanging another kid upside down.
- The villain is a scary looking creature with a scary army. The army is filled with mud creatures who have creepy eyes and dangerous weapons. They attack the kids and invade one of the boys’ homes.
- Evil trees and skeleton’s attack the kids.
- There are numerous battles and chase scenes with the villain, her army vs.the kids.
- We see the villain breath fire and destroy part of the school.
Crude or Profane Language:
- “We hear “damn,” and “hell.” We also hear; “stupid,” “shut up,” “ignorant buffoon”, “liar,” and “bully.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- There’s talk of a father who drank too much.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a wonderful family movie for kids ages 10 and up. Parents need to be aware of the violent content throughout the film.