Fantastic Four-Kids’ Movie Review
Kids do all sorts of activities growing up whether it be sports, music or kick ball in the back yard. However, Reed Richards (Miles Teller) is not your typical kid; he does scientific experiments in his garage. As Reed becomes a teenager he and three other kids use one of his inventions and teleport to an alternate universe where their physical form changes drastically. Now the four, A.K.A. Fantastic Four, must use their new skills and work together to save the Earth from an evil enemy. Fantastic Four is based on a fictional superhero team published by Marvel Comics.
Rating: 2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: December 15, 2015
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Will Teens Like It? No
Talking Points:
The film has an all-star cast, to name a few; Miles Teller, Kate Mara and Michael B. Jordan (from Friday Night Lights). Having said that the film is slow in parts and somewhat depressing.
Sexual Content: Mild
- We see a character crawling through an air duct- naked. However, we primarily see him waist up.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- Characters are shown on fire, smothered by an avalanche, their flesh burned and blistered, and legs crushed.
- As the characters develop their superpowers one of the four turns Hulk-like. He smashes other characters, burns them and destroys them.
- We see character’s cut and injured; covered in blood.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear “d-ck,” “a–, “sh-t,” “h—,” and “d–n.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
- Three of the main character’s are shown drunk while passing a flask around.
Will Teens Like It? No
- I interviewed several pre-teens who thought the movie was slow, dark and depressing.
Overall Fantastic Four is an action packed sci/fi film. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence throughout the movie.
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