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    Carrie-Teen Movie Review

    Senior year is an exciting time for most high school students; with college visits, prom, and fun activities…life is good.  However for high school senior Carrie White, school was not that great. She tried to fit in, but due to her strange and crazy mother, Carrie had a difficult time. She was continuously laughed at, mocked and ridiculed by her peers. Continue reading

    Captain Phillips-Teen Movie Review

    On April 8, 2009 the Maersk Alabama cargo ship, en route for Kenya, was hijacked by four Somali pirates. The pirates were armed with assault riffles, the Americans were unarmed (though they had water cannons to fight off the pirates). The pirates were lead by Captain Muse (Barkhad Abdi) and the Alabama ship was commanded by Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks). Continue reading

    Runner Runner-Teen Movie Review

    Princeton University student Richie Furst (Justin Timberlake) lost his tuition money through a corrupt online poker site. When Richie discovered that the owner, Ivan Block (Ben Affleck) hosts the site from Costa Rica, he traveled there hoping to get his money back. Richie not only succeeded in getting his money, he became enthralled with Ivan’s powerful world of material things and beautiful women, and even became Ivan’s righthand man. Initially life in Costo Rica was great for this young college student, however things changed when an FBI agent kidnaped Richie to bring down Ivan Block…the gambling mogul.

    Runner RunnerRating: 2 out of 5 buckets
    Release Date: January 7, 2014
    MPAA Rating: R
    Best Age Group: 17 +
    Sexual Content: Moderate
    Violent Content: Moderate
    Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
    Drugs and Alcohol: Excessive
    Will It Appeal to Teens?
    Yes

     

    Talking Points:

    Runner Runner is an interesting and captivating story. It will spark a great parent/child conversation regarding the negative effects of online gambling.

    Sexual Content: Moderate

    • We see a brief clip of a married man having sex with several women.
    • We see women in skimpy outfits, with men touching and fondling them.
    • There is a brief scene of a couple having a sexual encounter.
    • There were several sexual references as well.

    Violent Content: Moderate

    • Richie is punched and beaten by cops, thugs and FBI agents.
    • Two men were covered with chicken broth, then thrown into a lake filled with crocodiles. One was eaten, the other was shown bruised and bloodied.

    Crude or Profane Language: Excesesive

    • The f-word was said continuously throughout the film, we also heard, “a–,” “b-tard,” “p—y” and “h–.”

    Drugs and Alcohol: Excessive

    • We see college kids drinking beer.
    • We see character’s drinking a lot of alcohol throughout the film.

    Will It Appeal to Teens? Yes

    Overall this an interesting movie, one that may appeal to teenagers. Having said that, it’s an R rated film, which means kids under the age of 16 need to be accompanied by an adult. Parents need to be aware of the inappropriate contents listed above.

    Gravity-Teen Movie Review

    Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) is an experienced astronaut, a man who is about to command his final expedition. Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a woman on her first space shuttle mission, a  brilliant medical engineer, though a little uneasy and scared in space. When disaster strikes, and most of the shuttle is destroyed, Matt and Ryan are the only two survivors. Now they must help one another, and take on a new mission…surviving in space alone!

    GravityRating: 4 out of 5 buckets
    Release Date:February 25, 2014
    MPAA Rating: PG13
    Best Age Group: 12+
    Sexual Content: None
    Violent Content: Moderate
    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
    Drugs and Alcohol: Mild
    Will It Appeal to Teens? Yes

     

    Talking Points:

    Faced with dangerous and hostile circumstances, we see how the two survivors handle the horrific situation, and do what they need to do to help one another.  Sacrifice and the will to never give up, are the main themes demonstrated throughout the film.

    One of the characters risks their life in order for the other person to survive.

    The film is intense and frightening in parts, which may scare young kids.

    Sexual Content: None

    Violent Content: Moderate

    • Matt and Ryan are forcefully thrown around in space.
    • It was very uncomfortable and scary watching Matt and Ryan try to survive, knowing full well their life was on the line.
    • We saw the deceased crew mates; one with a smashed face, two others  floating in space.

    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

    • The f-word was said once, we als0 heard, “a–,” “b–ch,” “d–n” and “h—.”

    Drugs and Alcohol: Mild

    • Matt takes a sip of vodka.

    Will It Appeal to Teens? Yes

    Overall this is an amazing film! Though very appropriate, parents need to be aware of the intense storyline that may frighten some kids.

     

     

    Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2- Kids Movie Review

    Flint Lockwood is back and still working on his unappreciated inventions. However things change when he invents his Diatonic Super Mutating Dynamic Food Replicator. This was amazing, he could make food with just a little tap water and his machine. However things get complicated when his hometown gets buried under enormous ice cream-covered pancakes, gravy, hamburgers and mashed potatoes. Continue reading