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The Addams Family-Kids Movie Review
“They’re creepy and they’re kooky. Mysterious and spooky. They’re altogether ooky, the Addams family.” That’s part of the catchy tune from the classic 60’s cartoon The Addams Family. The spooky, though entertaining, Addams family is back with Gomez, Moritcia, Pugsley, Wednesday, Uncle Fester and Grandma. When the family moves to New Jersey they quickly realize that that the town is not ready to accept the eccentric family. Things get interesting when TV personality Margaux Needler realizes that the Addams’ creepy mansion is in the way of her selling all the houses in the neighborhood. However, the Addams don’t plan to change a thing, and that’s when the adventure begins. The Addams Family is an animated comedy based on the classic cartoons.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: October 10, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 8+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
- The film highlights the importance of not judging others and to accept one another.
Sexual Content: Mild
- Mild flirting.
- It’s mentioned that a character puts her underwear in the freezer.
- We see Uncle Fester naked in the bathtub. His lower half is covered with water.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- Characters fight with explosives and weapons. Wednesday often shoots her brother with arrows.
- People throw rocks and boulders at the Addams’ house, hoping to destroy it.
- At school the Addams’ daughter shocks the dissections frogs back to life.
- We see bullying at school.
- Most of the creepy violence is done in a comedic way.
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
- Name calling such as “stupid,” and “creepy.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a fun and entertaining movie for the whole family. Parents need to be aware of the moderate violence.
Gemini Man-Kids Movie Review
Henry Brogan (Will Smith) is a highly skilled assassin, he’s so good that he can shoot someone on a moving train, while he’s perched on a hillside. When Henry decides to retire he realizes that someone is after him, and this villain can predict his every move. Henry eventually realizes that the man trying to kill him is a younger, faster, cloned version of himself.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: October 10, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Mild
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 character is asked to strip down to check for listening devices. We see her wearing a bra and her bottom part is covered.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- There’s guns and shooting, explosions and car chases.
- A lot of characters are shot and killed.
- There are several fight scenes with characters being hit, kicked and thrown to the ground.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear “motherf–ker,” “h-ll,” and “s–t” numerous times throughout the film.
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- Characters are shown drinking beer, whiskey, and vodka.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is an action packed sci/fi film. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence throughout the film.
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.
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.
IT: Chapter 2-Kids Movie Review
The gang from Derry, Maine are back, and sadly so is Pennywise, the evil clown. It’s been twenty-seven years since the Losers Club, a group of misfit middle school aged boys, conquered Pennwise. Nonetheless, IT returns to terrorize the people of Derry once again. The kids from the previous movie are now adults and have moved on with their lives, however, they must reunite to destroy the evil clown once and for all!!! IT: Chapter Two is the sequel to the 2017 movie, IT. Both movies are based on Stephen King’s 1986 novel.
Rating: 2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: September 5, 2019
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: 17 +
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? No
Talking Points:
Through all the violent scenes the film highlights the importance of teamwork. In order for the characters to survive they must work together to confront the clown’s attacks.
Sexual Content: Mild
- We see two men passionately kissing, and a man and woman kiss.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- Violent fighting and gory bloody scenes throughout the film.
- A scary clown and many scary creatures attack adults and children. Character’s are shot, stabbed, and bit by monsters oversized teeth.
- Bullies beat up a gay character- they kick him and throw him over a bridge.
- An abusive husband punches his wife and whips her with a belt.
- A character commits suicide. We see him slit his wrists. He’s shown in the bathtub all covered in blood.
- We see flashbacks of an abusive father.
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
- We hear the f-word numerous times throughout the film. We also hear “s–t,” “a–hole,” “bitch,” “vagina,” “d–k,” and “f–got.
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- Adult characters drink socially.
- Characters are shown smoking cigarettes.
Will Kids Like It? No
Overall this is a very disturbing, and gory film which is not appropriate for kids.