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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.
Isn’t It Romantic-Kids’ Movie Review
Natalie (Rebel Wilson) is cynical about love. She despises a good love story and hates romantic comedies even more. However, when Natalie gets knocked unconscious during a subway mugging she magically wakes up in a whole new world. The flowers are bright, New York smells like lavender, and the guys are actually checking her out. Natalie discovers that she’s trapped in a romantic comedy, and she’s playing the leading lady. Eventually Natalie realizes that to get out of the love story she must discover the meaning of true love.
Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: February 14, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 11+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Moderate
- We see characters kiss.
- A male character is shown numerous times walking around shirtless, wrapped in a towel.
- There are several sexual references involving nudity, fertility, male body parts, and sexually transmitted diseases.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
- Silly slapstick violence. A character is hit on the head, mugged, and hit by a car. All done in a cartoonish way.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear the f-word, “h-ll,” “s–t, “bitch,” and “goddamn.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- Characters are shown drinking alcohol in bars.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is an entertaining romantic comedy; appropriate for pre-teen and teens.
Set It Up-Kids’ Movie Review (Netflix Original)
“Get my lunch,” “Where’s my coffee.?” These are some of the demands from Harper’s (Zoey Deutch) and Charlie’s (Glen Powell) terrible bosses. Harper works for Kristen (Lucy Liu), a sports reporter who has nothing in her life but work. Charlie works for Rick (Taye Diggs), a venture capitalist who also has nothing in his life but work. The two overworked assistants realize that maybe their bosses will lighten up a bit if they have a social life. So they decide to set up their workaholic bosses – love and laughter quickly follow.
Rating: 3. 5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: June 15, 2018
MPAA Rating: TV-14
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: None
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Moderate
- Characters are shown kissing.
- There are a lot of sexual innuendos and conversations about sex.
- A character takes off his clothes in an elevator and urinates into a bottle. We see him from the waist up.
Violent/Disturbing Content: None
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear “f–k,” “s–t,” “c–t, “a–hole,” “damn,” “bastard,” “t-ts,” “penis,” and “screw.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
- We see adult characters drinking alcoholic beverages in social situations throughout the film.
- A main character gets drunk.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a cute, romantic comedy. Appropriate for kids ages 13 and up.
When We First Met-Kids’ Movie Review
“What is your favorite drink?” “Where are you from?” These are the questions Noah Ashby (Adam Devine) asks Avery Martin ( Alexanddra Daddario) when they first meet. Avery is the girl of his dreams who he falls madly in love with, however, she just want to be friends and finds her own Mr. Right. Noah doesn’t give up and gets the opportunity to travel through time. Ultimately, he’s hoping to change his destiny, but through several mishaps he eventually learns that things happen for a reason.
Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: February 9, 2018
MPAA Rating: TV-14
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- We see a couple kissing and making out at a party.
- Characters wake up in bed together and it’s implied that they’ve had a sexual relationship.
- There are casual conversations regarding sex.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
- There’s some slapstick, silly violence. A woman sprays mace on a guy and hits him with a plant.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear “d–k,” “a–hole,” “piss,” “butt,” “f–k,” “goddamn,” and “ball sack.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
- We see characters drinking alcohol at bars and parties throughout the film.
- Characters are shown drunk.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a fun, heartwarming film for pre-teen and teenagers.
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before-Kids Movie Review (Netflix Original)
“I love you,” is hard to say especially for a young teenager. Lara Jean is a shy 16 year old girl who gets her feelings out about all the boys she’s loved throughout the years by writing them a love letter. After writing the letters that she addresses them, puts them in her deceased mother’s hatbox, and then hides them under her bed. Lara Jean’s life dramatically changes the day she discovers that the letters have all been mailed. Now she must go to school and face all the boys she’s loved before. To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before is based on a young adult novel Jenny Han.
Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: August 17, 2018
MPAA Rating: TV-14
Best Age Group: 12+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
- There are great messages regarding teenage relationships, importance of family, and honesty.
Sexual Content: Moderate
- There’s sexual conversions regarding sexual partners and losing ones virginity.
- We see a teenage couple passionately kissing in a hot tub. When some on their peers see them in the tub, it’s misinterpreted as a sexual relationship.
- Condoms are passed out.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
- Mature subject matter regarding death of a parent.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear “hell,” “pissed,” “bitch,” “ass,” “slut,” “bulls–t,” and “screw you.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- Teenagers are shown drinking at a party.
- We see a dad drinking wine.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a sweet Romantic Comedy targeted towards pre-teens and teens.