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Sci-Fi 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
Underwater-Kids’ Movie Review
Norah hears a thumping sound and notices water coming from the ceiling. Norah (Kristen Stewart) is a twenty-something mechanical engineer on a deep sea research project. However things go awry when something damages their lab beyond repair. In order to survive, Norah and her research team must put on their diving suits and walk across the ocean floor to reach another station. During this endeavor they come across some interesting and dangerous creatures. Underwater is a sci/fi thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seats.
Rating: 3 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: January 9, 2020
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 14+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
- Between all the action and adventure there are some comedic parts as well. One of the crew members says, “What’s a fish say when he runs into a wall . . . Dam.”
Sexual Content: Mild
- We see male and female characters in their underwear.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- Sci-fi violence. There’s battle with deep sea scary monsters. We see them eating humans.
- Several characters die and the surviving humans have bloody wounds and broken bones.
- Frightening explosions in the boat.
- Humans implode inside their deep sea suits.
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
- We hear “f–k,” “ass,” “damn,” “g-ddamned,” “hell,” “s–t” numerous times throughout the film.
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a sci/fi thriller. Parents need to be aware of the violent content and profane language.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil-Kids’ Movie Review
“She said yes!” Everyone is thrilled because Prince Philip and Aurora, Queen of the Moors, are getting married. Finally Phillip’s kingdom of Ulstead and Aurora’s fairy kingdom of the Moors will be united. However, the prince’s mother, Queen Ingrith (Michelle Pfeiffer), is not happy with this engagement, and eventually chaos ensues. The queen not only wants to destroy Maleficent, but also all the fairies. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is Disney’s live-action sequel to the 2014 retelling of the beloved fairy tale Sleeping Beauty.
Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: October 17, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 8+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: None
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
- The importance of love and peace is woven throughout the film.
Sexual Content: Mild
- An engaged couple passionately kiss several times.
- Two fairy’s kiss and hold hands.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- There is a war between humans and fairies.
- A pixie creates a red powder that kills fairies. The fairies turn to dust when they contact the powder.
- A character gets impaled.
Crude or Profane Language: None
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- Characters are shown drinking wine.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a wonderful film however, parents need to be aware of the excessive violence that may frighten sensitive viewers.
Ad Astra-Kids’ Movie Review
Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) is an aeronautics engineer. He’s married, and has no children. When Roy was 16 years old his father, Clifford McBride (Tommy Lee Jones), was selected to head the Lima Project, a manned mission into space to look for aliens. When Clifford goes missing Roy eventually goes on a mission to find his father in Ad Astra, which is Latin for “through hardships to the stars.” They didn’t have the best father/son relationship, but Roy eventually realizes how much he and his father have in common, and he desperately wants to make peace with him. Ad Astra is a sci-fi, emotional drama about a father/son relationship.
Rating: 3 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: September 19, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: None
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? No
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: None
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- A creepy creature attacks a human to death. We see the gory remains.
- Characters die from gun shots, explosions, and stabbings.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear “what the hell,” “goddamn,” and “f–king sucks.”
- A character gives the finger.
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? No
Overall this is an interesting, emotional drama about a conflicting relationship between a father and son. This may not be entertaining for kids.
Men In Black: International-Kids’ Movie Review
The Men in Black are back and sadly so are the aliens. Men in Black: International is the fourth movie in the MIB series. However, the original stars, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, are not in this film. Chris Hemsworth (stars as Agent M) and Tessa Thompson (stars as Agent M) are the lead co-stars. Once again the characters are in danger and the aliens want to take over. Agents H and M team up and are on a mission to save the agency and the world.
Rating: 3 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: June 14, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 12+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- A female alien is shown sleeping with Agent H- it’s presumed they had a sexual encounter.
- There’s a sexual reference about masturbation.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- There is a lot of sci-fi violence. Bad guys melt a character’s face, this is a creepy scene.
- Character’s use space guns and real guns.
- There are a lot of fist fights and chase scenes.
- We see scary aliens who have glowing, creepy eyes.
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
- We hear “f–k,” once, we also hear “s–t,” “jackass,” “ass-clown,” “hell,” “crap,” “d–k,” “butt,” and “sucks.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- Aliens drink alcohol.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall, this is an entertaining film, especially for the MIB fans. Appropriate for kids ages 12 and up.