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    Extraction-Kids Movie Review

    Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth) is a mercenary who lives in the Australian Outback. He drinks too much while trying to forget his sordid past. Howe er, when the son of an of an imprisoned Indian drug kingpin is kidnapped, Tyler is hired to rescue the teenage boy and bring him back to safety. Extraction is a very violent film based on a graphic novel.

    Rating: 2 out of 5 buckets
    Release Date: April 10, 2020
    MPAA Rating    : R
    Best Age Group:     17+
    Sexual Content:     None
    Violent/Disturbing Content:     Excessive
    Crude or Profane Language:     Excessive
    Drug and Alcohol Content:     None
    Will Kids Like It?     No

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: None

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

    • A teenage boy is shot in the head.
    • There’s is fighting with automatic weapons, rifles, grenades and rockets..
    •  We see open bloody wounds.
    • A teen is thrown off a building.
    • A teen boy cuts off one of his fingers (though not shown), wraps it in gauze, and then gives it to the kingpin.

    Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

    • We hear “f–k,” “s–t,” “ass,” “bastard,” “bulls–t,”and “son of a bitch.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: None

    • We see teenagers smoking marijuana and drinking in a bar.

    Will Kids Like It? No

    Overall, this is an extremely violent film with not much of a storyline.

    Maleficent: Mistress of Evil-Kids’ Movie Review

    “She said yes!” Everyone is thrilled because Prince Philip and Aurora, Queen of the Moors, are getting married. Finally Phillip’s kingdom of Ulstead and Aurora’s fairy kingdom of the Moors will be united. However, the prince’s mother, Queen Ingrith (Michelle Pfeiffer), is not happy with this engagement, and eventually chaos ensues. The queen not only wants to destroy Maleficent, but also all the fairies. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is Disney’s live-action sequel to the 2014 retelling of the beloved fairy tale Sleeping Beauty.

    Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date: October 17, 2019
    MPAA Rating:     PG
    Best Age Group:     8+
    Sexual Content:     Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content:     Excessive
    Crude or Profane Language:     None
    Drug and Alcohol Content:     Mild
    Will Kids Like It?     Yes

    Talking Points:

    • The importance of love and peace is woven throughout the film.

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • An engaged couple passionately kiss several times.
    • Two fairy’s kiss and hold hands.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

    •  There is a war between humans and fairies.
    • A pixie creates a red powder that kills fairies. The fairies turn to dust when they contact the powder.
    • A character gets impaled.

    Crude or Profane Language: None

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • Characters are shown drinking wine.

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall this is a wonderful film however, parents need to be aware of the excessive violence that may frighten sensitive viewers.

    Avengers: Infinity War – Kids’ Movie Review

    The Earth’s mightiest superheroes, the Avengers, are back along with their superhero allies including Star-Lord and Gamora from Guardians of the Galaxy. Sadly, the most evil super villain is back as well, and his name is Thanos. Thanos is on a mission to seek all six of the powerful Infinity Stones in the universe. If he succeeds he will have power over everyone. His goal is to remove half of all the people in the world, as he thinks it is overpopulated. Now it’s up to the Avengers and other superheroes to come together and the save the world. Avengers: Infinity War is the first part of a two-part story.

     

     

     

     

     

    Rating: 3 and 1/2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date:     August 14, 2018
    MPAA Rating:     PG13
    Best Age Group:     13+
    Sexual Content:     Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content:     Excessive
    Crude or Profane Language:     Moderate
    Drug and Alcohol Content:     None
    Will Kids Like It?     Yes

     

     

     

    Talking Points:

    • Infinity War will spark some interesting parent/child conversations regarding the death of loved ones.
    • There’s a positive message of teamwork, courage and self-sacrifice.
    • Fans of Marvel movies will appreciate and understand the story line. Random viewers may get confused as there are many characters with intersecting plots.
    • Between all the violence there is a lot of humor woven throughout the film which viewers seemed to enjoy.

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • We see flirting and kisses between couples.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

    • There is a lot of intense and disturbing violence throughout the film…
    • Characters are tortured, beaten, impaled and crushed to death.
    • {Spoiler Alert} There are deaths of beloved characters which will likely upset young viewers.
    • We see a flashback of a scared child hiding with her mother from bad guys.
    • Randomly throughout the film characters turn to ash and blow away.

    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

    • We hear “sh-t,” “a–,” “d-mn,” “b–tard,” “d–khole,” “h–l,” and incomplete uses of “f–k.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: None

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    • I interviewed kids ages 9-11 who all loved the movie. They liked Spider-Man and Hulk the best. Some kids said they were sad with the ending, but overall liked it a lot!!!

    Overall this is an intense action packed film. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence, mature subject of death, and profane language throughout the film.

    Dunkirk-Kids Movie Review

    Dunkirk is a World War II film where Allied forces are surrounded and trapped on Dunkirk beach. A private English citizen named Mr. Dawson (Mark Rylance), his son Peter, and Peter’s friend George, volunteer to cross the channel and rescue as many soldiers as they can transport, hoping to rescue thousands of troops off Dunkirk’s beaches. The trio risk their lives to rescue the soldiers despite the danger in a war torn area. Dunkirk is a powerful story about the horror’s and heroes of this well known battle.

     

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    DunkirkRating: 3 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date: December 17, 2017
    MPAA Rating: PG13
    Best Age Group: 13+
    Sexual Content: None
    Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
    Will Kids Like It? Possibly

     

     

     

    Talking Points:

    This is an educational film that will spark some great parent/child conversations. The battle at Dunkirk  was devastating and resulted in many deaths. However, the films highlights the courage and heroism in many characters who risked their lives to help others.

    A commander noted in the film that they were hoping to save 30,000 soldiers. When the operation concluded they rescued some 330,000 troops safely off the beaches.

    Sexual Content: None

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

    • There are numerous casualties from explosions and character’s being shot. We see characters drowning and swept to sea, soldiers burn in an oil fire, a character walks into the ocean, presumably committing suicide. Having said that we don’t see a lot of bloody and gory scenes.

    Crude or Profane Language:

    • The f-word is said twice. We also hear “sh-t,” “d-mn,” and “h-ll.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • We see soldiers drinking beer.

    Will Kids Like It? Maybe

    • After talking to several teens I found that mature teenagers will most likely find the story educational and interesting.

    Overall parents need to aware of the mature subject matter and excessive violence.

    Transformers: The Last Knight-Kids’ Movie Reviews

    In Transformers: The Last Knight there is a war between humans and Transformers. Strangely, a large number of robots come crashing down on Earth which cause human authorities to be overwhelmed.  The chaos is discovered due to the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Autobot leader (the good guys), Optimus Prime, is gone but with the help of Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg), Bumblebee, an English lord (Anthony Hopkins), and an Oxford professor (Laura Haddock), they work together to try and  save the world. Transformers: The Last Knight is the fifth installment on the Transformers series.

     

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    Transformers- The Last KnightRating: 3 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date: September 26, 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 Like It? Yes

     

     

     

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • We only see one kiss, but there are a lot of racy jokes and innuendos about sex.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

    • There are a lot of battles and violence throughout the film. Characters (Transformer and humans) battle. We see several sword fights and gun fights. Characters are crushed and set on fire.
    • There are numerous car chases which cause destruction.
    • Robots destroy buildings with blasts and explosions. We see massive structures crash to Earth killing innocent bystanders.

    Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

    • We hear the f-word twice and “sh-t, “b–ch,” “d–n,” “a–, and “h-ll” throughout the film.

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • Characters are shown drinking alcohol and smoking.
      Merlin is described as a drunkard. We see him drinking from a bottle.

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall this is an action packed film that will most likely appeal to pre-teen boys.

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