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    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse-Kids Movie Review

    Could there possibly be more than one Spider-man? Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse follows the life of Miles Morales. Miles is an adorable 14- year-old boy whose parents enroll him in a prestigious New York City boarding school. Miles would much rather hang out with his friends in Brooklyn, but listens to his parents. Miles’ life dramatically changes the day he gets bitten by a radioactive spider. He notices some weird changes in his behavior, and claims it’s puberty until he discovers that he’s transformed into Spider-Man; and there are four more Spider-people from parallel universes. Initially, they’re confused as to all the Spider-people, but eventually the gang gets together and tries to save the world from the evil villain who is responsible for pulling different versions of Spider-man from other universes, and bringing them into our world.

    Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date:     March 19, 2019
    MPAA Rating:     PG
    Best Age Group:     8+
    Sexual Content:     Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content:     Excessive
    Crude or Profane Language:     Mild
    Drug and Alcohol Content:     None
    Will Kids Like It?     Yes

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • Miles’ uncle coaches his son on flirting with girls and says his nephew has to have “game.”
    • Miles flirts with a girl he has a crush on, and tries to use the moves he learns from his uncle.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

    • There is a lot of action and violence. Spider-man is constantly fighting with bad guys.
    • There are chase scenes, explosions and buildings destroyed.
    • Super-man uses his superpowers; laser weapons are used to battle as well as guns.
    • {Spoiler Alert } Two important characters  die while fighting.

    Crude or Profane Language: Mild

    • We hear,  “stupid,” dumb,” “hell,” and “what the…” (not finished).

    Drug and Alcohol Content: None

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    • I interviewed two 9 year old boys who thought the movie was so funny. They loved it and want to see it again.

    Overall this is a fun and entertaining film for the whole family. Parents need to be aware of the violent content.

    Peppermint-Kids’ Movie Review

    An evening out to a carnival and eating peppermint ice cream with the family sounds like a great night, however not for Riley North (Jennifer Garner). Peppermint follows the life of Riley North, a loving and caring wife and mother. Riley’s life dramatically changes when her husband and daughter are shot and killed by members of a drug cartel. Riley witnesses the drive-by shooting and is able to identify the killers. When the corrupt officials are bribed by the cartel, the killers walk away and are never prosecuted. Riley is extremely upset and is determined to seek revenge…which she attempts to do five years after the crime.

     

     

     

     

    Rating: 3 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date:     December 11, 2018
    MPAA Rating:     R
    Best Age Group:     15+
    Sexual Content:     Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content:     Excessive
    Crude or Profane Language:     Excessive
    Drug and Alcohol Content:     Mild
    Will Kids Like It?     Yes

     

     

     

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • We see women wearing only their bra and underwear.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

    • There is a lot of gory violence such as stabbings, gun shots, and explosions which result in numerous deaths.
    • We see a man beaten to a pulp.
    • A character has to staple her own wounds.
    • A child is threatened, and others are killed.
    • A man’s hands are nailed down to a table.

    Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

    • The f-word is said a lot throughout the film. We also hear “b–ch,” “a–, “d–n,” and “h—.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • Characters are shown drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes.
    • We see a drug dealers’ compound where drugs are sorted and sold.

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall Peppermint an action packed, suspenseful and gory drama. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence and profane language woven throughout the film.

    Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Kids’ Movie Review

    “Your mission, should you choose to accept it…” Another impossible mission accepted for Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and the IMF team, however this time they join forces with CIA assassin August Walker (Henry Cavill).  A group of terrorists, known as the Apostles, plan a nuclear attack, and it’s up to Ethan and his crew to stop the villains and save the world.  Mission: Impossible — Fallout is the sixth movie in the action franchise…and the most intense.

     

     

     

     

    Rating: 3.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date:     December 4 , 2018
    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

    • Kissing.
    • Men make a few suggestive comments in a restroom.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

    • There are many intense action packed scenes. There are fights with punches, knives and guns.
    • Several characters are injected with a tranquilizer gun.
    • Men are thrown out of a helicopter.
    • Characters are stabbed repeatedly throughout the film.
    • We see injured characters with blood on their face.
    • Several chase scenes in various vehicles… cars, motorcycles and helicopters.

    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

    • We hear “f—ing,” “h-ll,” “a–,” “d-mn,” “b–ch,” and “s–t.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • We see characters with mixed drinks at a night club.

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall this is an entertaining action packed film. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence and moderate language throughout the film.

     

    Skyscrapper-Kids’ Movie Review

    William (Will) Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson), a former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran, changes his career and now assesses security for skyscrapers.  He gets the contract to evaluate the world’s tallest building which is being constructed in Hong Kong.  With his family in an upper level hotel of the skyscraper, Will gets a tour of the 300 story steel, glass, and titanium building to determine if the building is safe and secure. The thing Will doesn’t know is that a terrorist group is plotting to set the building on fire.  So now Will not only needs to secure the new and amazing skyscraper, but he must rescue his family who are trapped inside.

     

     

     

     

     

    Rating: 2 and 1/2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date:     October 9 , 2018
    MPAA Rating:     PG13
    Best Age Group:     13+
    Sexual Content:     None
    Violent/Disturbing Content:     Excessive
    Crude or Profane Language:     Moderate
    Drug and Alcohol Content:     None
    Will Kids Like It?     No

     

     

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: None

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

    • Characters shoot one another with guns, there is a lot of fighting with punching and kicking.
    • Stabbing with scissors.
    • Explosions.
    • Children  in peril throughout the film.
    • We see bloody open wounds. One character removes a shard of metal from his body.

    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

    • We hear “f–k,” “h-ll,” “d-mn,” and “sh-t.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: None

    Will Kids Like It? No

    Overall this an action packed suspenseful drama. This is not the typical family friendly Dwayne Johnson film. Parents need to be aware of  excessive and disturbing violence throughout the movie.

     

     

    Ant-Man and the Wasp-Kids’ Movie Review

    Scott Lang/Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) broke the superhero rules and is suffering the consequence. He is under house arrest because he tried to help out Captain America. Meanwhile Scott’s former associates Hope VanDyne/Wasp (Evangeline Lilly) and her father, Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) desperately need Scott to put on his Ant-Man suit and team up with Wasp to protect the world from a new and powerful villain. Ant-Man and the Wasp is Marvel’s sequel to Ant-Man.

     

     

     

     

    Rating: 3 and 1/2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date:     October 16 , 2018
    MPAA Rating:     PG13
    Best Age Group:     11+
    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

    • We see flirting.
    • We see a couple kiss.
    • We see a male character in the bathtub from his waist up.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild

    • There is a lot of sci/fi violence. There are crashes, destruction chase scenes and fights!
    • Character’s use guns, knives, pots and pans and other weapons.
    • Giant ants attack people.
    • There are a few disturbing scenes where a mother leaves her daughter and dies.

    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

    • “A–,” “sh-t,” “h-ll,” “bulls–t,” and “goddammit.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • We see character’s drinking wine.
    • A character drugged and kidnapped.

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall this is a fun, action packed superhero film. Parents need to be aware of the action violence, though not as much as the previous Marvel films.

     

     

     

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