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Kingsman: The Secret Service-Teen Movie Review
Their suits are bullet proof, their shoes hide a toxic blade, their umbrella’s are shotguns and their cigarette lighters are grenades. That’s the attire of a Kingsmen, members of a secret spy organization who make the world a safer place. When the agency loses a member, Harry Hart (Colin Firth) recruits an uneducated street boy named Eggsy (Taron Egerton). Eggsy is not a typical recruit…he’s not an Oxford or Cambridge man. However, Harry wants to help the boy as his father was once a Kingsmen who saved Harry’s life. Now it’s up to Eggsy to pass a rigorous and dangerous interview, so he too can become a Kingsmen, and help save the world from an emerging global threat.
Rating: 3 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: June 9, 2015
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: 17+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
- Eggsy is a troubled boy, with no purpose in life. It is Harry who helps him and redirects his life in a more positive way.
- Eggsy loves his mother and protects her from an abusive boyfriend.
Sexual Content: Mild
- There are some sexual references regarding masturbation, multiple sexual partners, and homosexuality.
- A woman suggests, to a man she barely knows, that they should have anal sex.
- We see a woman’s bare backside.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- Character’s are shot, stabbed, straggled and skewered to death. There are hundreds of fatalities throughout the film.
- The villain (Samuel L. Jackson) plants a device in people’s heads. When he triggers the device the character’s head explodes. This was portrayed as choreographed fireworks with music playing in the background.
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
- The f-word is said constantly throughout the film. We also hear “a–,” “sh-t,” “b–ch,” and “pr–k.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- We see character’s drinking mixed drinks, champagne, beer and wine.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
- I interviewed three teenage boys who said they loved all the action, and thought the film was very funny.
Overall this is an entertaining and action packed film. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence and profane language.
Kingsman: The Secret Service-Teen Movie Review
Jupiter Ascending-Teen Movie Review
The toilets are spotless, not a speck of dust on the penthouse floors. Jupiter Jones, her mother and aunt are maids for Chicago’s upper class. Jupiter hates her life, it’s boring and she’s broke! However, things dramatically change when a genetically engineered ex-soldier (Channing Tatum) arrives on Earth to inform Jupiter of her destiny as the Queen of the Universe. Now her boring life as a maid suddenly becomes very interesting.
Rating: 3 and 1/2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: June 2, 2015
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 12+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
There aren’t any valuable lessons or inspirational moments, just a lot of sci-fi action.
With Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis as the two main characters, the film will attract pre-teens.
Sexual Content: Mild
- We see a woman only wearing her bra and underwear.
- A couple passionately kiss.
- A woman walks into a pool naked, we see her backside.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- There are several battles throughout the film involving aliens and humans using various weapons and guns.
- There are big , scary creatures shown throughout the film.
- We see unconscious humans getting stabbed with needles.
- A woman is beaten and choked.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear “sh-t,” ‘d–n,” and “b–ch, ” several times each.
Drug and Alcohol Content:Mild
- We see characters drinking beer.
Will Kids/Teens Like It? Yes
- I interviewed two 12 year-old boys who loved the action and suspense of the film.
- I interviewed a 13 year-old girl who said, “The movie was just okay, but Channing Tatum was hot!”
Overall Jupiter Ascending is an action packed sci-fi movie. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violent content.
Jupiter Ascending-Teen Movie Review
Black or White-Teen Movie Review
Black or white, it simply doesn’t matter. This is the story about an adorable 7-year-old girl named Eloise Anderson (Jillian Estell). Eloise lives very comfortably in a beautiful home in Los Angeles, CA with her maternal grandparents. Though her mother died at child birth and she’s estranged from her father, Eloise is a happy girl, who’s loved by her grandparents and extended family. When her maternal grandmother dies unexpectedly, Eloise’s paternal grandmother (Octavia Spencer) seeks custody; feeling that Eloise needs a mother figure in her life and should connect with her black heritage. Now the legal battle begins as both families want custody of their beloved granddaughter. Based on a true story, this is a heartwarming film about race, addiction, and the importance of family.
Rating: 2 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: May 5, 2015
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 15+
Sexual Content: None
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: Excessive
Will Kids Like It? No
Talking Points:
Eloise is a sweet 7-year-old girl, both families mean well and ultimately want what’s best for Eloise.
The film has an all-star cast. To name a few; Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer and Anthony Macki.
The film is slow moving in parts. Due to the mature subject matter, this will not appeal to most kids.
Sexual Content: None
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
Two male characters get into an intense fight. They wrestle, one pulls out a knife, a coffee mug is smashed over ones head. After the fight, a character falls into the pool and nearly drowns.
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
The f-word is said once. We also hear “sh-t,” “h—,” “a–,” “d–k, and “street n-gger,” several times each throughout the film.
Drug and Alcohol Content: Excessive
Eloise’s maternal grandpa has a drinking problem, we see him drinking alcohol throughout the film, while trying to handle his problem.
Eloise’s father is a crack addict, we see him smoke a crack pipe.
Will Kids Like It? No
Overall Black or White is an interesting film for adults. It will not appeal to kids or teenagers.
Black or White-Teen Movie Review
Project Almanac-Kids Movie Review
Teenagers tend to have their “dream school” – the college they’ve always wanted to attend. David Raskin ( Jonny Weston), a seventeen year high school senior, plans to attend MIT, and hopes to get a scholarship to help pay for tuition. So when David stumbles across a time machine that his deceased father had developed, he’s convinced that this technological device will win him a grant to MIT. David recruits a group of friends to get this machine going…which they do. Initially things are great, they go back in time to make their lives better, however they eventually come to realize that messing with the space-time continuum can be a very dangerous thing. Now the teens must figure out how to correct the damage they’ve done, and continue their lives as normal high school seniors… still hoping to attend their dream college.
Rating: 3 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: June 9, 2015
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 12+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
David’s purpose to start the time machine was that he wanted to talk to his deceased father again, and save him from the car accident that took his life. As the teens mess up the space-time continuum, David eventually realizes his huge mistake and tries to correct it.
The action scenes were shown through a video camera, which was very annoying.
Pre-teens and young teens will most likely enjoy the action and adventure of the film while adults may want to stay home.
Sexual: Moderate
Two teenagers (David and Jessie) are shown kissing in David’s bedroom, Jessie is naked, though wrapped in a towel. David asks her to open the towel, hoping to see her naked…and she does. The two get in bed together, it’s implied they’ve had a sexual encounter, though we don’t see anything.
There’s sexual talk about masturbation, lesbians and high school infidelity.
Girls are shown wearing skimpy bath suits, short shorts and many show cleavage.
Violent: Mild
A boy gets hit by a car.
We see clips of a fatal plane crash.
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
The f-word is said once. We also hear “a—,” “b—ch,” “d—n, “ h—-” throughout the film.
Drug and Alcohol: Moderate
We see teenagers drinking out of brown bottles (which look like beer bottles) and also red Solo cups.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
I interviewed two 12 year old girls that loved the film, they thought it was fun and entertaining.
Overall this is a film that pre-teens will most likely enjoy. Parents need to be aware of the sexual content and excessive profane language.
Project Almanac-Kids Movie Review
Foxcatcher-Teen Movie Review
They are brothers, best friends and Olympic gold medal wrestlers. Since childhood Dave (Mark Ruffalo) and Mark (Channing Tatum) Schultz have wrestled; they work hard, train together and make each other better. Their lives drastically change the day Mark receives a phone call from millionaire John du Pont (Steve Carell). John has a vision to create a world-class wrestling facility at his estate in Pennsylvania…Foxcatcher Farm. John wants the best, so of course he pursues Mark and Dave Schultz. Continue reading