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Five Feet Apart-Kids’ Movie Review
Human touch is our first form of communication, it relaxes and comforts people as well. Sadly, Stella (Haley Lu Richardson) can’t experience the human touch. Stella, is a rule-following 17-year-old girl who has cystic fibrosis (CF). Her life dramatically changes the day she goes back to the hospital for a “tune up.” She comes across Will (Cole Sprouse), a rule-breaking 17-year-old boy who also has cystic fibrosis. CF patients are supposed to stay at least six feet apart from each other to avoid cross-infection. Stella is waiting for a lung transplant, and Will has a dangerous bacteria. As the young couple falls madly in love, their biggest obstacle is staying at least six feet apart. Five Feet Apart is based on a young adult novel; Five Feet Apart.
Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: March 15, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 12+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- Stella and Will give each other sexual looks.
- Stella touches her chest romantically in front of Will.
- Will and Stella undress down to their underwear and jump in a hospital pool.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- A young CF character is shown dead on the floor.
- The subject of death is woven throughout the film.
- It looks as though a character has died, but then he’s saved via CPR.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear “f–king,” “bitch,” “s–t, “bulls–t,’ and “a–hole.
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a wonderful heartfelt love story. Depending on the child this film is appropriate for kids ages 12 and up.
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.
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World- Kids’ Movie Review
The beloved boy and dragon duo are back in this third installment of the How To Train Your Dragon series. Now Hiccup (voice of Jay Baruchel) is a young man and he is the chief and ruler in the Viking town of Berk. Alongside Hiccup is his true love Astrid (voice of America Ferrera) and best friend and dragon Toothless. Their thriving town is a little chaotic with humans and dragons living together. Things dramatically change when a villain comes to town hoping to capture all the dragons and rule the world. Now the boy and dragon must leave their home and journey to a hidden world to save the dragons.
Rating: 4. 5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: February 22, 2019
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
- There’s kissing and mild flirting.
- Toothless and his lady dragon engage in a mating ritual…a very sweet and charming moment.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- There are battles with dragon’s and humans.
- Character’s are in peril. The villain wants to kidnap the dragons to conquer the world.
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
- We hear a few insulting comments.
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
- I interviewed a 6 and 8 year old. They thought the film was sad in parts, but they love the characters and the way the film ended.
Overall, How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is a family friendly film. Depending on the child, this is appropriate for kids ages 7 and up.
Isn’t It Romantic-Kids’ Movie Review
Natalie (Rebel Wilson) is cynical about love. She despises a good love story and hates romantic comedies even more. However, when Natalie gets knocked unconscious during a subway mugging she magically wakes up in a whole new world. The flowers are bright, New York smells like lavender, and the guys are actually checking her out. Natalie discovers that she’s trapped in a romantic comedy, and she’s playing the leading lady. Eventually Natalie realizes that to get out of the love story she must discover the meaning of true love.
Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: February 14, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 11+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Moderate
- We see characters kiss.
- A male character is shown numerous times walking around shirtless, wrapped in a towel.
- There are several sexual references involving nudity, fertility, male body parts, and sexually transmitted diseases.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
- Silly slapstick violence. A character is hit on the head, mugged, and hit by a car. All done in a cartoonish way.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear the f-word, “h-ll,” “s–t, “bitch,” and “goddamn.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- Characters are shown drinking alcohol in bars.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is an entertaining romantic comedy; appropriate for pre-teen and teens.
Set It Up-Kids’ Movie Review (Netflix Original)
“Get my lunch,” “Where’s my coffee.?” These are some of the demands from Harper’s (Zoey Deutch) and Charlie’s (Glen Powell) terrible bosses. Harper works for Kristen (Lucy Liu), a sports reporter who has nothing in her life but work. Charlie works for Rick (Taye Diggs), a venture capitalist who also has nothing in his life but work. The two overworked assistants realize that maybe their bosses will lighten up a bit if they have a social life. So they decide to set up their workaholic bosses – love and laughter quickly follow.
Rating: 3. 5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: June 15, 2018
MPAA Rating: TV-14
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: None
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Moderate
- Characters are shown kissing.
- There are a lot of sexual innuendos and conversations about sex.
- A character takes off his clothes in an elevator and urinates into a bottle. We see him from the waist up.
Violent/Disturbing Content: None
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear “f–k,” “s–t,” “c–t, “a–hole,” “damn,” “bastard,” “t-ts,” “penis,” and “screw.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
- We see adult characters drinking alcoholic beverages in social situations throughout the film.
- A main character gets drunk.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a cute, romantic comedy. Appropriate for kids ages 13 and up.