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    The Secret Life of Pets 2- Kids’ Movie Review

    Most people have their morning routines which probably includes feeding the dog, crabbing a cup of coffee, and heading out the door – while their pets stay at home. But what are the pets doing when their humans aren’t home? The Secret Life of Pets 2 continues to follow the story of a dog named Max. However, in this film Max’s owner gets married and has a baby, so now Max has a whole new set of concerns. There is also a subplot which includes the the bunny Snowball (Kevin Hart) and a new dog, Daisy (Tiffany Haddish). This duo is trying to rescue an abused tiger from a Russian circus. All these beloved pets aren’t just snuggled in their crates while their owners are out…they’re hitting the town and getting into some trouble. Secret Life of Pets 2 is the sequel to the 2016 animated comedy.

     

    Rating: 4.5  out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date:     June 7, 2019
    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 Like It?     Yes

     

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • A female dog is in love with a male dog. She dreams about getting married and having kids.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

    • There is slapstick, silly violence.
    • We see cats punching each other for a toy.
    • Two animals throw knives at each other.
    • Wolves chase characters while snapping their jaws.
    • A fox attacks a dog, and then the fox is attacked by another dog.
    • A bad guy is hit by a car.
    • A dog bites a pig’s tail.

    Crude or Profane Language: Mild

    • Name calling such as: “dope,” “jerk,” “idiot,” “stupid,” and “turd.”
    • We also hear “pissed.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • A cat says her owner gave her catnip, and the cat acts very tipsy.

    Will Kids Like It: Yes

    Overall, The Secret Life of Pets 2, is a wonderful animated comedy for the whole family.

    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.

    Someone Great-Kids’ Movie Review

    There’s nothing like good girlfriends to help during difficult times…especially after an awful break up. Jenny Young (Gina Rodriguez) is devastated as she and her boyfriend of nine years break up. So Jenny turns to her best friends, Erin (DeWanda Wise) and Blair (Brittany Snow). The three girls skip work and have a day of fun in New York City….drinking and smoking all day, and getting ready for a big music festival at night.

     

     

    Rating: 2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date:     April 19, 2019
    MPAA Rating:     R
    Best Age Group:     17+
    Sexual Content:     Excessive
    Violent/Disturbing Content:     None
    Crude or Profane Language:     Excessive
    Drug and Alcohol Content:     Excessive
    Will Kids Like It?     Yes

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content:

    • There are several sexual encounters.
    • Partial nudity.
    • Sexual references and jokes throughout the film.
    • There’s a lesbian romance.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: None

    Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

    • We hear “f–k,” numerous times throughout the film. We also hear “bitch,” “ass,” “s–t, “p—y,” and “d–k.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Excessive

    • Character’s are shown drinking alcohol throughout the film.
    • Characters smoke cigarettes, weed and vape.
    • There are several discussions about mainstream drugs.

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall, this is about three girls in their twenties who are trying to figure out relationships and life. Parents need to be aware of the sexual and drug and alcohol contents, and profane language.

     

    The Perfect Date-Kids’ Movie Review

     “Who do you want to become?” That’s what the Yale admissions officer says to Brooks Rattigan (Noah Centineo). Brooks is a senior in high school, he’s smart, ambitious and determined to go to Yale. He’s aware that his single dad won’t be able pay the tuition, and he doesn’t even know what he wants to major in. However he’s obsessed about attending Yale University. Brooks’s life changes when he agrees, and gets paid, to take his friend’s cousin, Celia (Laura Marano), to her private-school dance.  He decides to develop an app called “Stand-In. He’s the stand in, or fake date, for school dances, art shows, and even a rodeo. Brooks pretends to be whatever the girls want him to be. However, things get complicated when he discovers he has feeling for one of his pretend dates. The Perfect Date is a fun and entertaining Netflix original film for pre-teens and teens.

     

     

    Rating: 4.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date: April 12, 2019
    MPAA Rating: TV-14
    Best Age Group: 10+
    Sexual Content: Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content: None
    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
    Drug and Alcohol Content: None
    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Talking Points:

    The film highlights the importance of being yourself.

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • Kissing

    Violent/Disturbing Content: None

    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

    • We hear, “damn,” “ass,” “pr–k,” “bitch,” “ass,” and “douche.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: None

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall this is a fun and entertaining film for pre-teens and teens.

     

    Shizam-Kids’ Movie Review

    What’s the magic word…it’s Shazam!! Shazam is the story about a 14-year-old boy named Billy Batson (Asher Angel). Billy is a troubled foster child who runs away from various foster homes. However, his life dramaticaly changes the day he meets a dying wizard named Shazam. The wizard tells Billy he’s looking for someone “strong in spirit, pure in heart.” Suddenly the wizard gives Billy the ability to transform into a muscular adult superhero (Zachary Levi) by saying the magic word…Shazam. Shazam is a DC Comics superhero based comedy. Fun movie for the whole family!

    Rating: 3.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date: April 4, 2019
    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

    • Characters go into a strip club. A kid asks Shazam if he saw any boobs.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

    • A lot of slapstick, superhero violence.
    • The villain is scary, he unleashes “The Seven Deadly Sins” monsters that come out of his eyes and they kill people.
    • Some characters disintegrate, they’re shot with guns, thrown against buildings, walls and concrete.
    • A character is thrown out of a window, another one’s head is bitten off.
    • There are a lot of chase scenes and battles.
    • We see fights with bullies and school kids.
    • Property is destroyed.
    • There’s a terrible car crash in the beginning of the movie, we see a guy lying in a puddle of blood.

    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

    • We hear “ass,” “s–t,” “hell,” “douchebags,” “butt,” “moron.” Middle finger is shown.

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • Shazam buys beer at a convenience store. He and Freddy take a sip of the beer and spit it out as they don’t like it.

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall this is a fun and entertaining film. Having said that, parents need to be aware of the excessive violence and moderate language.Depending on the child I recommend this for kids ages 11 and up.

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