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Posted on March 21, 2007 at 2:31 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
4th - 6th Grades |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for thematic material, language including some racial epithets, and violence. |
| Profanity: |
Brief strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Brief crude humor |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Tense racial confrontations, some fighting |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2007 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000Q7ZNZ4 |
Like all sports stories, this is about teamwork, but the team that matters here is Terrence Howard and Bernie Mac who bring such conviction and authenticity to this story of an inner-city Pennsylvania 70’s swim team that you can smell the chlorine and half expect Fat Albert to wander in with Mushmouth. It helps that …
Continue reading “Pride”
Posted on March 16, 2007 at 4:06 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for strong graphic violence and some language. |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Skimpy clothing, reference to rape |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking, giving beer to a dog |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extreme and intense peril and violence, including heavy artillery, shotguns, suicide |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters as both good and bad guys |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2007 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000Q6GUTI |
Pulitzer prize-winning film critic Stephen Hunter of the Washington Post has seen a lot of movies, both good and bad, and this film, based on his highly cinematic novel Point of Impact, shows an able, if somewhat derivative, sense of narrative propulsion. It’s a little bit Rambo, a little bit Death Wish, a little bit …
Continue reading “Shooter”
Posted on March 16, 2007 at 4:02 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for animated action violence, some scary cartoon images and mild language. |
| Profanity: |
None |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Brief crude humor |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Cartoon-style violence, a lot of martial arts and punching but no one gets badly hurt |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2007 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B00005JPMZ |
They’re teenagers, they’re mutants, they’re ninjas, and they’re turtles. Up from the sewers by way of some handy toxic waste, those Renaissance-named, three-fingered, ninja-fighting, pizza-eating turtle siblings are back in their first all-CGI adventure. They say funny-tough things like, “I’m gonna drop-kick you to hurty-town.” They squabble with each other, but when it matters, they …
Continue reading “TMNT”
Posted on March 16, 2007 at 3:23 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for violent content including some graphic images, and language. |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references including adultery |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
A lot of drinking and smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Comic but very graphic violence, including beheadings, impaling, stabbing, shooting |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2007 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000RJO578 |
Those Shaun of the Dead guys are at it again. Having put a comedic stake through the heart of the zombie movie, they are now going after brainless cop films. Simon Pegg, the clueless Shaun in the last film, here plays crackerjack cop Sergeant Nicholas Angel, whose ruthless efficiency is so dispiriting to his colleagues …
Continue reading “Hot Fuzz”
Posted on March 16, 2007 at 2:52 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for some strong language. |
| Profanity: |
Brief strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Non-explicit sexual references, including adultery |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Social drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Sad and emotional scenes |
| Diversity Issues: |
Disability is a theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2007 |
Parents should know that this is a very sad movie with themes that may be disturbing to some audience members. Characters use brief strong language. Families who see this movie should talk about some of their own stories about losing people who were dear to them. Do you agree with what Grant did? Families who …
Continue reading “Away From Her”
