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Nine Lives-Kids’ Movie Review
Tom Brand (Kevin Spacey) built a successful business empire from scratch, though he spends more time at work than with the family. He has a beautiful wife, Lara (Jennifer Garner) who struggles with her absent husband as he’s not home much; an adult son, David (Robbie Amell), who works for the family business and wants to make his dad proud; and an 11- year old daughter, Rebecca (Malina Weissman), who absolutely idolizes her father. Tom’s life dramatically changes on his daughter’s 11th birthday when Rebecca asks for a cat. Tom went to a mysterious pet store to buy her a soft cuddly cat. After leaving the store he gets in an accident and wakes up in the body of the cat he had just purchased. Tom is now living at home as his daughter’s pet cat. As a cat he eventually realizes the more important role he has as a husband and father, and observes all he’s missed out on. Tom desperately wants to be a human once again and spend more time with his family, but first he must figure out what he has to do before he can be transformed from the pet cat to the man of the house.
Rating: 4 and 1/2 popcorn buckets out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: November 1, 2016
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 7+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
- The message highlighted throughout the film is the importance of being around for your family and involved in their lives.
- There is a lot of potty humor throughout the film especially with the cat urinating on a rug and in a woman’s purse.
Sexual Content: None
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
- We see two characters fall from a high rise.
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
- We hear “d–n.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
- A woman is shown drinking martinis and Scotch throughout the film.
- The cat version of Tom gets into the alcohol as well and ends up drinking a little too much.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a fun entertaining film for the whole family.
Nerve-Teen Movie Review
Nerve is a game like truth or dare minus the truth, you’re either a Player or a Watcher and the game is on the internet! This is a story about Vee (Emma Roberts), a high school senior who’s tired of always being in her best friend, Sydney’s (Emily Meade), shadow. Sydney is well known and popular, while Vee is always on the sidelines watching, she can’t even talk to the boy she has a crush on. However, everything changes the day Vee becomes a Player and accepts a dare on the trendy, yet dangerous, new game called Nerve. Vee gets roped into the game and accepts a series of dares that could potentially ruin her life. Nerve is based on a 2012 young adult novel.
Rating: 2 and 1/2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: October 11, 2016
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Will Kids/Teens Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
- Nerve is a very thought provoking film that highlights the dangers that can be involved with the internet. What people will do behind their screens.
Sexual Content: Moderate
- During a football game a cheerleader lifts up her skirt to reveal that she’s not wearing underwear. We see her back side.
- We see a couple in bed making out.
- Character’s are shown passionately kissing.
- We see a female character only wearing her bra and underwear.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- We see characters doing dangerous things for their dares. To name a few; jumping off cliffs, walking on a ladder suspended between two high rise buildings and riding a motorcycle blindfolded while going 60 mph.
- A guy lays in the middle of railroad tracks as a train travels over him.
- We see a guy punch a girl in the face.
- We see teenagers with handguns as a crowd encourages them to shoot one another.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear “h–,” “b–ch,” and “a–.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
- Teens are shown drinking and smoking at a party. One character is very drunk.
Will Kids/Teens Like It? Yes
Overall this is an action packed and entertaining film. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violent/ disturbing content, along with the moderate sexual content. Depending on the child, this is appropriate for kids ages 13 and up.
Zootopia- Kids’ Movie Reviews
A city of animals…that’s Zootopia! Zootopia is a mammal metropolis fill with opportunities for animals of all kinds. Things get exciting when Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) becomes the first rabbit to join the police force. The only problem is that she has to work with Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), a wily fox. Nick makes Judy’s life very miserable as she tries to solve a mysterious case. Now the adventure begins for the thriving animals of Zootopia!
Rating: 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: June 7, 2016
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 5+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids/Teens Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: None
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- There are some scary scenes throughout the film. We see drugged animals going wild.
- A beast claws another animal’s face.
- Large animals threatens to harm other characters.
- We see a car crashes and explosions.
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
- Name calling such as “loser,” “butt” and “jerk.
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- Animals are injected with a mysterious drug which causes them to revert back to their wilder predatory ways.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall Zootopia is a wonderful film for kids of all ages!
Ice Age: Collision Course-Kids’ Movie Review
Love is in the air as Manny the mammoth prepares for his daughter’s wedding while Sid the sloth is desperately trying to find true love. However, things get complicated when the acorn obsessed rodent, Scrat, ends up in a UFO and creates a series of cosmic events that threatens the Ice Age World. Now the beloved mammals; Sid, Manny, Diego and friends must leave their home and encounter a whole new adventure. Ice Age: Collision Course is the fifth movie in the Ice Age series.
Rating: 5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: October 11, 2016
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 5+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- Sid the sloth and Brooke have a romantic relationship.
- A character mentions, “naked bingo.”
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
- There is some slapstick violence. Space rocks create explosions and fire.
- Characters get shocked and electrocuted.
- Scrat gets hit, bonked and smashed throughout the film.
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
- Name calling, a character says, “stupid.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a fun, entertaining animated film for the whole family.
Star Trek Beyond-Teen Movie Review
It’s their nine hundred and sixty sixth day in space during the five year mission. Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), Commander Spock (Zachary Quinto) and the rest of the Starship Enterprise crew are on a mission; “To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before.” However, this time there are some surprises for the beloved crew. The Enterprise is forced to crash-land on a mysterious and hostile planet led by the evil dictator Krall (Idris Elba). Krall needs an ancient and valuable artifact that happens to be on the Enterprise, and he will do whatever it takes to get it. Now the Starship crew must battle the alien race and find their way off of the planet.
Rating: 3 and 1/2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: November 1, 2016
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 12+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids/ Teens Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- We see two crew members kiss.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- There are intense battles throughout the film.
- Characters are beaten; there are brutal fist fights leaving characters injured and bloody.
- Spock has an injury when a huge piece of metal punctures his side. He’s very vocal with his pain when he tries to move.
- The villain, Krall, tortures characters with his deadly weapon and brutal force.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear “sh-t,” “h–,” “b–tard,” “a–,” and “d–n.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- Characters are shown drinking.
Will Kids/ Teens Like It? Yes
Overall Star Trek fans will enjoy the intense action packed film. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence throughout the film.