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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom-Kids’ Movie Review

Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) are back three years after the destruction of the Jurassic World theme park. When they discover that a volcano is predicted to erupt on the island where the park was located, they return to that island and try and save the remaining dinosaurs. While on their trip they encounter a precarious situation which threatens the world.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: September 18, 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

A couple kiss passionately.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

There are a lot of intense and scary scenes throughout the film. Character’s are eaten, dismembered and torn apart by dinosaurs.
One scene shows a dinosaur attempting to kill a young girl.
There are bloody fights between the dinosaurs.
Humans are shown using tranquilizer guns and automatic guns.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

We hear “sh-t,” “h—,” “b–ch,” “d–n, “a–hole, and “b–tard.”

Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

We see characters drinking beer.

Will Kids Like It? Yes

I interviewed some pre-teens who liked the movie and saw the first as well.

Overall this is an intense, action packed film. Depending on the child this is appropriate for kids ages 13 and up. Younger viewers may be scared of the violent scenes and frightening creatures.

Adrift-Kids’ Movie Review

To be young and carefree…that’s how Tami Oldham (Shailene Woodley) and Richard Sharp (Sam Claflin) live their lives. It’s the summer of 1983 and Tami is in her twenties enjoying a fun job at a local pier in sunny Tahiti. Life is good for Tami and it gets even better when she meets Richard; a very handsome and carefree Englishman. The couple quickly fall in love and talk about sailing around the world together. Then they get an amazing job offer. A wealthy couple pays them $10,000 to deliver a 44-foot yacht to California. It’s a 4,000 mile trip and well worth the money for the adventurous couple. Once they begin their trip, Tami and Richard are having an amazing time until they encounter a massive storm which changes their lives forever. Adrift is a romantic drama based on a true story about two avid sailors.

Rating: 2.0 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: September 4, 2018
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 14+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? No

Talking Points:

The film features two stars that have been in movies targeted toward young adults (Shailene Woodley in the Divergent Series and Big Little Lies, and Sam Claflin, in The Hunger Games and Me Before You).

Sexual Content: Moderate

Tami is shown laying on her back naked. We see her full frontal view, though not shown very clearly.
There’s brief talk of the couple having sex.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

We see Richard’s injured leg which is very gory and eventually turns gangrenous.
Tami has an open head wound. We see her stitching the wound together.
There are very violent and disturbing storm scenes throughout the film.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

We hear “f–k,” “s–t,” “hell,” and “damn.”

Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

Tami is shown smoking pot and a cigar.
We see character’s drinking beer and wine.

Will Kids Like It? No

The film is slow in parts but the storm scenes are very uncomfortable.

Overall this is an intense drama with several uncomfortable scenes which will most likely frighten kids.

Deadpool 2-Kids’ Movie Review

Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is back as Deadpool; a disfigured man with superpowers. In this sequel Wade/Deadpool suffers from the loss of a loved one. He eventually decides to help a troubled young boy who’s been abused his whole life, and who is also wanted by an evil time-traveling mutant named Cable (Josh Brolin). Wade/Deadpool realizes that he’ll need some help to take on the evil villain so he brings together a group of fellow mutants and they try to save the young boys’ life.

Rating: 2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: August 21, 2018
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: 17+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Will Kids Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

There are a lot of pop-culture references that may go over some pre-teens’ and teens’ heads.
The film highlights the importance of helping other and being selfless.

Sexual Content: Moderate

We briefly see Wade’s baby genitals. In this scene his legs/pelvic are regrowing.
Wade and his wife are shown passionately kissing.
There are some sexual references and flirting.
We briefly see a character’s IUD.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

There is a lot a graphic violence throughout the film. Characters are decapitated, tortured and crushed to death. We see limbs cut off and shot off.
People that are crushed, impaled, run over by trucks, and burned by acidic vomit.
There are numerous bloody injuries and explosions.
There is a sad death scene of a main character.
Children are abused.

Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

We hear the f-word throughout the film, we also hear “s–t,” a–hole,” a–,” “d–k,” “c–t, “bitch,” and “c–k.”

Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate

We see Wade smoking a cigarette, drinking vodka in a bar, and inhaling cocaine.

Will Kids Like It? Yes

I interviewed some teenage boys who liked the film and thought it was funny.

Overall this is an entertaining R rated superhero film. Due to the R rating, kids under 17 must be accompanied by an adult. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence and profane language throughout the film.

Avengers: Infinity War – Kids’ Movie Review

The Earth’s mightiest superheroes, the Avengers, are back along with their superhero allies including Star-Lord and Gamora from Guardians of the Galaxy. Sadly, the most evil super villain is back as well, and his name is Thanos. Thanos is on a mission to seek all six of the powerful Infinity Stones in the universe. If he succeeds he will have power over everyone. His goal is to remove half of all the people in the world, as he thinks it is overpopulated. Now it’s up to the Avengers and other superheroes to come together and the save the world. Avengers: Infinity War is the first part of a two-part story.

Rating: 3 and 1/2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: August 14, 2018
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

Infinity War will spark some interesting parent/child conversations regarding the death of loved ones.
There’s a positive message of teamwork, courage and self-sacrifice.
Fans of Marvel movies will appreciate and understand the story line. Random viewers may get confused as there are many characters with intersecting plots.
Between all the violence there is a lot of humor woven throughout the film which viewers seemed to enjoy.

Sexual Content: Mild

We see flirting and kisses between couples.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

There is a lot of intense and disturbing violence throughout the film…
Characters are tortured, beaten, impaled and crushed to death.
{Spoiler Alert} There are deaths of beloved characters which will likely upset young viewers.
We see a flashback of a scared child hiding with her mother from bad guys.
Randomly throughout the film characters turn to ash and blow away.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

We hear “sh-t,” “a–,” “d-mn,” “b–tard,” “d–khole,” “h–l,” and incomplete uses of “f–k.”

Drug and Alcohol Content: None

Will Kids Like It? Yes

I interviewed kids ages 9-11 who all loved the movie. They liked Spider-Man and Hulk the best. Some kids said they were sad with the ending, but overall liked it a lot!!!

Overall this is an intense action packed film. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence, mature subject of death, and profane language throughout the film.

Rampage-Kids’ Movie Review

“Man’s best friend,” is a common phrase referring to humans with their beloved dogs. However, in Rampage, primatologist Davis Okoye (Dwayne Johnson), has an extremely close relationship to a gorilla named George. Initially George is a very mild tempered gorilla, however, everything changes for him when scientists perform a genetic experiment that goes awry. The once gentle and loving ape becomes an aggressive and enormous beast. Now Davis teams up with geneticist Kate Caldwell (Naomie Harris) to help save the world from the destructive creatures affected by the experiment, and save Davis’ best friend….George, the gorilla. Rampage is loosely based on the 1980’s arcade video game.

Rating: 3 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: July 17, 2018
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

Sexual Content: Mild

Woman flirt with Davis (Dwayne Johnson).
George (the gorilla) makes a suggestive movement referencing sexual intercourse.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

There is a lot of bloody and gory violence. We see animals attacking humans and we see dismembered human body parts.
A woman blown to pieces.
Characters are stepped on, crushed, and even eaten.
Monsters destroy buildings, cars, and airplanes.
Humans attack humans. We see punching and fighting.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

We hear “sh-t,” “d–n,” “h—,” “b–ch, “a–,” “b–tards” and “motherf—–.”

Drug and Alcohol Content: None

Will Kids Like It? Yes

The kids that I talked to after the movie said they like Dwayne Johnson and all the action in the film.

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