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    Uglydolls-Kids’ Movie Review

    Uglyville is an adorable, though very different town. If you’re strange, weird and ugly… it’s the place to be. Moxy (voiced by Kelly Clarkson) is an Ugly Doll who lives in Uglyville with her UglyDoll friends. However, Moxy desperately wants to find a child that will love her, so she and her friends travel to the other side of the mountain, and that’s where they discover the Institute of Perfection! Perfection is a town under control by Lou (Nick Jonas). Lou is absolutely perfect. He has perfect hair, perfect teeth, perfect eyes, and is always dressed to perfection. In this town the dolls grow “from pretty to perfect.” Eventually, the UglyDolls lives change in their new environment, and they discover that you don’t need to be perfect to be happy or loved.

    Rating: 4.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date:     May 3 ,2019
    MPAA Rating:     PG
    Best Age Group: 7    +
    Sexual Content:     Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content:     Moderate
    Crude or Profane Language:     Mild
    Drug and Alcohol Content:     Mild
    Will Kids Like It?     Yes

    Talking Points:

    UglyDolls is a wonderful animated musical about a group of toys who learn they will be loved no matter what they look like. Having said that, in the beginning of the film there are some catchy tunes that imply if you’re ugly you’re not worthy of being loved. This may confuse young kids.

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • Girls dolls flirt with a handsome male doll.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

    • Characters fall down dark, creepy holes.
    • The Ugly Dolls are thrown into a recycling machine and shredded.
    • Dolls fight with one another. They also fight with a scary robot dog.
    • Characters are kidnapped and put in large sacks.

    Crude or Profane Language: None

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • Character’s drink wine.

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

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

    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.

    Mary Poppins Returns-Kids Movie Review

    She flies through the air on a kite, has a talking umbrella, and is the best nanny around. Her name is Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt). Set in the 1930’s, Mary Poppins returns to Cherry Tree Lane, however this time she comes to take care of Michael Banks’ (now an adult) three children. Michael (Ben Whishaw)  is going through a hard time as his wife had recently passed away and now his house is getting repossessed. Mary Poppins comes back to save the day and add a little fun and adventure for the beloved Banks’ family. Mary Poppins Returns is a sequel to the 1964 classic Mary Poppins.

     

    Rating: 4.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date: March 19 , 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

    • Flirting between two characters.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

    • The children’s mother died a year before the movie starts.
    • A scary scene where a child is taken captive by some animated animals.
    • There is a tense carriage chase through dark and creepy woods.

    Crude or Profane Language: Mild

    • Name calling such as; “fool,” and “buffoon.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: None

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall, this is a fun and entertaining film for the whole family!

    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.

    Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch-Kids’ Movie Review

    It’s Christmas time and all is good in the town of Whoville. The lights are twinkling bright, the decorations are abundant, and the townsfolk are cheerfully singing their Christmas carols. It’s such a big year that the mayor proclaims Christmas to be three times bigger than previous years. However, there is one problem…the Grinch (Benedict Cumberbatch). The Grinch is disgusted with all the happy people and wants to put an end to their Christmas joy. So he pretends to be Santa and steals the town’s presents and decorations. Based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss book How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

    Rating: 4.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date:     February 5, 2019
    MPAA Rating:     PG
    Best Age Group:     5+
    Sexual Content:     Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content:     Moderate
    Crude or Profane Language:     Mild
    Drug and Alcohol Content:     None
    Will Kids Like It?     Yes

    Talking Points:

    • The film highlights the true meaning of Christmas…love, family and friendship.
    • {Spoiler Alert} In the end the Grinch realizes that it wasn’t Christmas he hated, it was being alone.

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • We see the Grinch in his underwear.
    • We see a naked Who, though a cookie covers his privates.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

    • There is some slapstick silly violence throughout the film. We see Cindy Lou on a sled speeding through the air and crashing down on the Grinch.
    • The Grinch decapitates a snow man, throws snowballs at kids and pushes them down in the snow.
    • In one scene the Grinch is in danger and it seems as though he will fall off a mountain.

    Crude or Profane Language: Mild

    • Name calling such as “dumb,” and “stupid.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: None

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    • The film is bright and colorful which will appeal to young kids.

    Overall this is a fun and entertaining movie for the whole family. Appropriate for kids ages 5 and up.

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