DVD Reviews
Tag-Kids’ Movie Review
“Tag…you’re it.” Tag is a popular American game that kids typically play at recess or with their neighborhood friends. Adults sometimes play as well. Tag is a true story about five childhood friends, now in their forty’s, who declare May as their month to play tag. They love the game, but more importantly they’ve maintained their friendships as they’ve played for thirty years. However, one of the guys, Jerry, has never been caught which really irritates the other four. So they make it their goal to tag Jerry at his wedding. This story is so unbelievable that when a reporter hears about these guys she follows them and publishes the story in the Wall Street Journal. Now we’re it!!!
Rating: 3 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: August 28, 2018
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: 16+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Moderate
- There are sexual references regarding oral sex, masturbation and affairs.
- Jokes about male and female body parts.
- We see a character’s butt while only wearing a thong.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
- Slapstick violence. Friends punching and pushing each other while playing tag.
- Chase scenes, character’s crash through doors, windows, and jump from third story buildings.
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
- We hear the f-word repeatedly throughout the film. We also hear “sh-t,’ “b–ch,” and “d–n.
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
- Character’s smoke marijuana joints and bongs.
- We see character’s drinking alcohol, though no one is shown drunk.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a fun and entertaining film. Having said that this is an R rated film so kids under 17 must be accompanied by an adult. Parents need to be aware of the excessive profane language throughout the film.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom-Kids’ Movie Review
Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) are back three years after the destruction of the Jurassic World theme park. When they discover that a volcano is predicted to erupt on the island where the park was located, they return to that island and try and save the remaining dinosaurs. While on their trip they encounter a precarious situation which threatens the world.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: September 18, 2018
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
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
- A couple kiss passionately.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- There are a lot of intense and scary scenes throughout the film. Character’s are eaten, dismembered and torn apart by dinosaurs.
- One scene shows a dinosaur attempting to kill a young girl.
- There are bloody fights between the dinosaurs.
- Humans are shown using tranquilizer guns and automatic guns.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear “sh-t,” “h—,” “b–ch,” “d–n, “a–hole, and “b–tard.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- We see characters drinking beer.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
- I interviewed some pre-teens who liked the movie and saw the first as well.
Overall this is an intense, action packed film. Depending on the child this is appropriate for kids ages 13 and up. Younger viewers may be scared of the violent scenes and frightening creatures.
Ocean’s 8- Kids’ Movie Review
She’s been in prison for five years and is planning the biggest jewelry heist in American history! As soon as Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock), who’s Danny Ocean’s younger sister – from the Ocean’s Eleven trilogy, is released from prison she immediately reconnects with her partner in crime, Lou (Cate Blanchett). Debbie’s goal is to steal a Cartier diamond necklace worth $150.00 million from actress Daphne Kluger (Anne Hathaway). The actress will be wearing the gorgeous necklace at the Met’s annual Costume Gala in Manhattan. Since this will be a difficult crime, Debbie and Lou recruit a group of unique woman to help them, as they meticulously plan to pull off the most audacious heist of the century!
Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: September 11, 2018
MPAA Rating: PG13
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
- There is flirting and kissing.
- A woman, who’s wearing lingerie, handcuffs her shirtless partner to the bed and seduces him.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
- A female character threatens her ex with a knife that she uses to tear off a button on his shirt.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear the f-word, “sh-t,” and “a–.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
- Character’s drink beer, mixed drinks, champagne and wine.
- A character smokes pot a couple of times.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a fun and entertaining film which will most likely appeal to pre-teens and teens.
Show Dogs-Kids Movie Review
Max is an NYPD police dog, and he’s the best around! Max can solve all kinds of crimes and he can do it on his own. However, the human police officers like to involved, which really irritates Max. Eventually, Max is forced to work with FBI agent, Frank (Will Arnett). Max and Frank are assigned on a special case to find a stolen baby panda. They discover that the smugglers will be at an elite dog show in Las Vegas, so the detective duo heads to Vegas. Max goes under cover as a contestant in the show to get the scoop and ultimately rescue the panda along with some other animals who have been captured.
Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: August 21, 2018
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 6+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- There is some flirting between dogs and also between humans.
- Suggestive references to male dog’s body parts.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- A baby panda is kidnapped.
- A bad guy and police officer get into a fist fight.
- A bodyguard, a police dog and an FBI agent chase one another.
- An innocent dog is captured.
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
- “Hell,” “damn,” son of a…” (doesn’t finish the sentence), “stupid,” “sh-t,” and “grow some balls.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a fun and entertaining film for young kids; however, adults may find it boring and not as entertaining. Parents need to be aware of the moderate violence and profane language.
Deadpool 2-Kids’ Movie Review
Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is back as Deadpool; a disfigured man with superpowers. In this sequel Wade/Deadpool suffers from the loss of a loved one. He eventually decides to help a troubled young boy who’s been abused his whole life, and who is also wanted by an evil time-traveling mutant named Cable (Josh Brolin). Wade/Deadpool realizes that he’ll need some help to take on the evil villain so he brings together a group of fellow mutants and they try to save the young boys’ life.
Rating: 2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: August 21, 2018
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: 17+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
- There are a lot of pop-culture references that may go over some pre-teens’ and teens’ heads.
- The film highlights the importance of helping other and being selfless.
Sexual Content: Moderate
- We briefly see Wade’s baby genitals. In this scene his legs/pelvic are regrowing.
- Wade and his wife are shown passionately kissing.
- There are some sexual references and flirting.
- We briefly see a character’s IUD.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- There is a lot a graphic violence throughout the film. Characters are decapitated, tortured and crushed to death. We see limbs cut off and shot off.
- People that are crushed, impaled, run over by trucks, and burned by acidic vomit.
- There are numerous bloody injuries and explosions.
- There is a sad death scene of a main character.
- Children are abused.
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
- We hear the f-word throughout the film, we also hear “s–t,” a–hole,” a–,” “d–k,” “c–t, “bitch,” and “c–k.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
- We see Wade smoking a cigarette, drinking vodka in a bar, and inhaling cocaine.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
- I interviewed some teenage boys who liked the film and thought it was funny.
Overall this is an entertaining R rated superhero film. Due to the R rating, kids under 17 must be accompanied by an adult. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence and profane language throughout the film.