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    Movie Reviews

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    Million Dollar Arm

    Life is good for bachelor JB Bernstein (Jon Hamm), he has a beautiful home in Los Angeles, model girl friends, and fast cars. However, that could all change quickly if his business doesn’t pick up. JB was once a very successful sports agent, though with the fierce competition his business was slowly failing. After watching Indian cricket one night on TV, JB got the idea to create a contest in India to find the best bowler (the pitcher in cricket), dubbed as “Million Dollar Arm.” Before you know it JB is on his way to Mumbai announcing the nationwide contest. Continue reading

    Neighbors-Teen Movie Review

    Mac(Seth Rogen) and Kelly Radner(Rose Byrne) are pursuing the American dream! They saved money, bought a house, and started a family. Life is good!!! However, things change when they discover who’s moving next door…Delta Psi Beta! Initially the Radners want to play it cool with the young frat boys; they meet the president of the fraternity, Teddy (Zac Efron), they bring over a tin of marijuana joints, and they even end up joining the party. After a night of socializing and “bonding” with their new neighbors Mac and Kelly feel it’s okay to complain about the noise; after all they do have a 6-month old daughter. However, things aren’t that easy and before you know it the Radners will do whatever it takes to get their loud and obnoxious neighbors to move.

    NeighborsRating: 1 out of 5 buckets
    Release Date: September 23,  2014
    MPAA Rating: R
    Best Age Group: 17+
    Sexual Content: Excessive
    Violent Content: Mild
    Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
    Drugs and Alcohol: Excessive
    Will it Appeal to kids/teens? No

     

     

    Talking Points:

    Believe it or not there is an endearing message in the film. The college party life is fun at the time, but marriage and raising a family, (though trying at times) is as good as it gets!!!

    There are some very humorous parts, however there are many raunchy and crude scenes as well.

    Sexual Content: Excessive

    • Multiple sexual scenes show graphic movements. Though the characters are naked, we mostly see their back sides.
    • During the opening seen we see Mac and Kelly in a sexual encounter, with their baby watching.
    • Kelly’s breast pump breaks and she is desperately needing to nurse, so Kelly insists that Mac  “milk” her.
    • There are crude sexual references regarding male and female body parts, masturbation, sexual diseases and much more.
    • The fraternity boys need to raise money so they make dildos from their own anatomy, and sell them.
    • During the hazing process, frat boys are shown naked walking around in a circle, bent over.
    • Mac and Kelly’s baby swallows a condom.

    Violent Content: Mild

    • There are several fights which include kicking, punching and hitting.
    • Two frat boys get into a fight while grabbing and squeezing each others crotch.

    Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

    • The f-word “d–n,” “a–,” “h–l,” “d–,” “b–ch,” and other words referring to body parts, were said throughout the film.

    Drugs and Alcohol: Excessive

    • Alcoholic beverages are consumed throughout the film, especially in the fraternity.
    • We see characters smoking marijuana.
    • Mac is shown eating a bag of mushrooms.

    Will it Appeal to kids/teens? No

    • Older teens and adults in their twenties will most likely find the film entertaining. I’ve heard that several middle school aged kids want to see this film, it may not appeal to them and is definitely not appropriate for that age.

    Overall this is a funny, but very raunchy and inappropriate film. Neighbors is R rated, which means that kids under 17 must be accompanied by an adult or guardian.

    The Amazing Spider-Man 2- Kids’ Movie Review

    The graduation march “Pomp and Circumstance ” was playing as Valedictorian Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) and her boyfriend Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) receive their high school diplomas. Now they have to face the real world. Being the good and moral guy he is, Peter tells Gwen that he can’t see her anymore. Though he’s madly in love with her, he had promised her dying father that he would stay away from Gwen, due to his dangerous double life as Spider-Man. Now Peter must try to move on and face his role of saving lives as a superhero. Continue reading

    Captain America: The Winter Soldier-Kids Movie Reviews

    He’s not a big guy, he’s deemed unfit for the military, but he’s a dedicated American…he’s Captain America. Steve Rogers a.k.a. Captain America (Chris Evans) teams up with Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) to take down a Soviet agent known as the Winter Soldier. Captain America: The Winter Soldier takes place right after the end of The Avengers, it’s a fun, though violent, entertaining film about a great American superhero.

    Captain America-The Winter SoldierRating: 4 out of 5
    Release Date: September 9, 2014
    MPAA Rating: PG13
    Best Age Group: 12+
    Sexual Content: Mild
    Violent Content: Excessive
    Crude or Profane Language: Mild
    Drugs and Alcohol: Mild
    Will it Appeal to kids? Yes

     

    Talking Points:

    Captain America is a good guy and always wants to do the right thing. He even tries to save the bad guys! He’s a good role model for kids.

    There’s an all-star cast, to name a few; Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford, Anthony Mackie and Cobie Smulders.

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • A couple passionately kiss.

    Violent Content: Excessive

    • There are a lot of fights throughout the movie which include brutal and violent punches, kicks and stabbings.
    • Captain America takes a lot of abuse as he’s shocked with a Taser, stabbed, shot  and brutally beaten.
    • There are several explosions.
    • Characters are shown with open wounds and broken limbs.
    • There are car, truck and plane crashes.
    • An innocent cleaning lady is shot and killed.
    • A man is pushed off a high building.

    Crude or Profane Language: Mild

    •  We hear “sh-t,” “a–,” “b–ch,” and “h—,” a few times each.

    Drugs and Alcohol: Mild

    • We see characters drinking champagne.

    Will it Appeal to kids? Yes

    Overall this is an exciting movie, parents need to be aware of the excessive violence throughout the film. Depending on the child, I recommend this for kids ages 12 and up.

    Transcendence-Teen Movie Review

    Technology is a wonderful thing, but can it go too far? In Transcendence, Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is a famous, though controversial, researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Things get difficult for this bright scientist when an anti-technology organization fights to prevent him from going too far.

    TranscendenseRating: 3 out of 5
    Release Date: July 22, 2014
    MPAA Rating: PG13
    Best Age Group: 15+
    Sexual Content: Mild
    Violent Content: Excessive
    Crude or Profane Language: Mild
    Drugs and Alcohol: Mild
    Will it Appeal to kids? No

     

    Talking Points:

    Transcendence is an interesting and captivating film. Having said that, it gets confusing and may not appeal to kids or teens.

    The film could spark some great conversations regarding the advancement of technology.

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • In a dream we see a couple passionately kissing in bed.

    Violent Content: Excessive

    • A bomb explodes in a lab and kills numerous people.
    • Characters are  punched, kicked and brutally beaten.
    • We see injured characters with open wounds covered with blood.
    • A needle is injected into a blind man’s eye.

    Crude or Profane Language: Mild

    • “Sh-t,” and “h–l,” are used.

    Drugs and Alcohol: Mild

    • We see characters drinking beer and wine.

    Will it Appeal to kids? No

    Overall this is an interesting film, though may not appeal to kids/teens. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence and dark theme.