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Deepwater Horizon-Teen Movie Review

On April 20, 2010 Mike Williams (Mark Wahlberg) says goodbye to his wife (Kate Hudson) and daughter for a 21 day shift on an offshore drilling rig, the Deepwater Horizon. Mike is the chief electronics technician on the rig. For Mike it’s just another long shift at work, though he eventually learns this one is a little different. The financial bigwigs are anxious due to the delays in Deepwater’s scheduled oil deliveries. They’re even demanding that safety precautions bypassed to expedite deliveries. Then it happened… due to pressure leaks the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico igniting massive explosions; injuring and killing several crew members. Now Mike and his colleagues risk their lives to help as many crew members as possible. Based on a true story Deepwater Horizon is a well done and thrilling action film.

Rating: 3 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: January 10, 2017
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 12+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids/ Teens Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

Deepwater Horizon will spark some interesting and educational parent/child conversations.

Sexual Content: Mild

We see a married couple in bed together kissing passionately. He’s only wearing boxers and she’s wearing a T-shirt and skimpy underwear.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

We see explosions and fires, killing and injuring several crew members.
Men are thrown around and slammed into walls.
While in the shower an explosion erupts and a character is shown covered with blood.
A guy pulls a piece of metal out of his foot.
We see a guy’s leg caught between two rails. Someone snaps his leg to free it.
Someone is impaled by a chunk of debris.
Character’s are bruised, gashed and severley injured.

Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

We hear two f-words, “sh-t,” “h—,” “a–,” “b–ch,” and “b–tard.

Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

A character drinks a beer.

Will Kids/ Teens Like It? Yes

Overall Deepwater Horizon is a well done film of a tragic accident. Parents need to be aware of the disturbing violence and excessive profane language.

The Magnificent Seven-Teen Movie Review

There’s a bad man in the Old West town of Rose Creek and his name is Bartholomew Bogue. Bogue is an evil and greedy man who never hesitates to shoot someone if they’re in his way. When gold was discovered in Rose Creek, Bogue takes control of the small town and terrifies the locals. However, things change when a newly widowed resident, Emma Cullen, hires bounty hunter Sam Chisolm (Denzel Wahington) to take down Bogue. Chisolm realizes he can’t fight that vicious man alone so he recruits six other men. Now the magnificent seven find themselves in a frightful battle to save the town of Rose Creek. This is a re-make of the 1960’s classic, The Magnificent Seven.

Rating: 1 and 1/2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: December 20, 2016
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 15+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Excessive
Will Teens Like It? No

Talking Points:

The film has an all-star cast. To name a few; Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, and Vincent D’Onofrio.
There are a lot of gory and violent scenes throughout the film. See details below.

Sexual Content: Mild

Most of the woman in the film are prostitutes; wearing revealing outfits.
There is some flirting between characters.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

Hundreds of characters die throughout the film.
Numerous character’s are shot, stabbed and sliced with knives. Others are blown up with explosives.
We see dead bodies covering the ground; bloodied and bruised.
A man’s ear is shot off.
We hear that a character’s mom was raped and his sister’s were killed.
A man cuts open a deer and pulls out it’s liver, we see two men take bites of the organ.
One character is nearly strangled to death; we see him suffer.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

We hear “a–,” “b–ch,” “h–,” and “d–n” throughout the film.

Drug and Alcohol Content: Excessive

Character’s drink alcohol throughout the film.
Character’s are shown smoking cigars and cigarettes.

Will Teens Like It? No

I interviewed a few teens that thought the film was slow in parts, and very depressing.

Overall, The Magnificent Seven is an action packed Western. Parents need to be aware of the violence throughout the film.

Sully-Teen Movie Reivew

Is Sully a hero or a fraud? That’s what the media is questioning after US Airways Flight 1549 hits a flock of birds and destroys both engines. It was January 15, 2009 when Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) hit the birds after takeoff at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Sully had to make a quick decision whether he should head back to LaGuardia, find a closer airport, or make an emergency crash landing in New York’s Hudson River. He did what he thought was best which saved all the passengers and crew. Based on a true story of a famed pilot under an investigation after a fearful landing.

Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: December 20, 2016
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: None
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Teens Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

Sully is a wonderful film based on a true story that will spark some great parent/child conversations. Though Sully was a hero and idolized by all, he remained humble and said he was doing his job and gave credit to everyone involved in the accident.

Sexual Content: None

Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

We see Sully’s disturbing dreams of plane crashes.
Though everyone survives in the crash, the film can be frightening due to the mature subject matter of a plane crash.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

We hear the f-word once. We also hear “a–,” “b–ch,” “d–n,” and “h—.”

Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

We see Sully drinking alcohol at a bar.

Will Teens Like It? Yes

Overall Sully is an interesting film based on a true story. Parents need to be aware of the mature subject matter and moderate profane language.

Ben-Hur-Teen Movie Review

Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston) is a wealthy Jewish prince who is falsely accused of treason by his adoptive brother Messala (Toby Kebbell). Growing up the two brothers were very close until Messala decides to leave and see the world. Three years later Messala comes back as an officer in the Roman army and mayhem ensues. Messala falsely accuses his brother, Ben-Hur, of treason and sends him to slavery on a galley at sea. Ben-Hur survives years of slavery and eventually gets a chance to compete and seek revenge against Messala in a violent chariot race. The race is exciting though Ben-Hur’s life is changed forever when he has a series of encounters with Jesus. Ben-Hur is a remake of the 1959 movie, Ben-Hur, staring Charlton Heston.

Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: December 13, 2016
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: None
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Teens Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

There is a lot of drama and violence throughout the film, however the film highlights the importance of love and forgiveness. This will spark some great parent/child conversations.

Sexual Content: Mild

We see characters kiss and they are shown in bed together.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

The chariot race is brutal. We see characters trampled and falling off the carriage.
Carriages flip. We see characters bloodied and dragged away.
Horses drop, some get run over by chariots.
There’s a violent sea battle. We see characters bloody covered in oil and set on fire.
Characters are stabbed and beaten.
A woman gets punched in the face.
Jesus’ crucifixion is bloody.

Crude or Profane Language: None

Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

Characters are shown drinking wine, a lot of wine. One man passed out from too much.

Will Teens Like It? Yes

Overall, Ben-Hur is a wonderful film. Depending on the child, this is appropriate for kids ages 13 and up. Parents need to be aware of the violence throughout the film.

Suicide Squad-Teen Movie Review

“We’re bad guys, it’s what we do,” says Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), one of the Squad members. This is the story about a group of dangerous inmates who have been recruited by a U. S. intelligence officer for a top-secret mission. Armed with government weapons, Deadshot (Will Smith), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc and the other inmates must unite and figure out a way to work together to try and save the world from the evil villains.

Rating: 2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: December 13, 2016
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Teens Like It? Maybe

Talking Points:

Even though the film is filled with bad guys and violence you can find some redeeming qualities in the characters. For example Deadshot (Will Smith) is a loving father to his daughter. There is an endearing scene with the two of them before he leaves for prison. Another Squad member has deep regrets about his past crimes.

Sexual Content: Moderate

We see a couple kissing in bed together, fully clothed.
Harley, one of the female Squad members, wears a very tight, revealing shirt and short shorts. Part of her butt is exposed throughout the film. We see her passionately kiss the Joker. She suggestively licks an iron bar.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

This is a very dark and somewhat disturbing film. We see characters beaten, tortured, and shot to death.
Character’s are sliced in two, we see their heads chopped off-many are incinerated too.
There are explosions and battles throughout the film.
An innocent mom and her two children are killed.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

We hear “a–,” “b–ch,” “crap,” “p—sy,” “d–n.”

Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

We see character’s doing a shot of vodka and drinking whiskey.

Will Teens Like It? Maybe

I interviewed some teenagers. Those that like superhero films liked the movie, others thought it was dark and disturbing.

Overall this is a very dark and strange film. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence throughout the film.