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Posted on November 2, 2006 at 12:07 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated G |
| Profanity: |
Brief schoolyard language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
References to childbirth |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Comic peril and violence, "death" of Santa |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000OLGCIE |
Tim Allen and Martin Short are funny guys. How do we know this? Because when this movie is finally over, there are some outtakes during the credit sequence that remind us. Up to that point, it’s easy to forget. Twelve years ago, The Santa Clause was a surprise hit, as bitter, divorced, bah humbug Scott …
Continue reading “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”
Posted on October 31, 2006 at 12:11 pm
B+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for pervasive strong crude and sexual content including graphic nudity, and language. |
| Profanity: |
Extremely strong, graphic, obscene, bigoted, and offensive language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Very explicit, graphic, and offensive sexual references, explicit non-sexual nudity |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking, drug use |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Comic violence |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000MMMT9G |
First and foremost, let me make it clear that this movie has extremely outrageous and offensive material and is not for the faint of heart or the easily shocked, and inappropriate for sensitive or impressionable viewers. But it’s also very funny. If you’re going to this movie, take a deep breath because when you aren’t …
Continue reading “Borat”
Posted on October 29, 2006 at 12:13 pm
A-
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for crude humor and some language. |
| Profanity: |
Some crude schoolyard language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Some potty humor, kisses, bare tush |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Peril and some scary moments and chase scenes, no one hurt |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie, strong, brave, female character, some mild ethnic humor |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000M343BC |
Aardman has applied the sweetly demented sensibility of the “Wallace and Gromit” claymation films to their first CGI film and it is an irresistible treasure. It has their trademark intricacy of design, thrilling, hair’s-breadth-timing of action sequences, mastery of physical properties and spaces, delightful characters, and fresh and funny moments from the most sophisticated (a …
Continue reading “Flushed Away”
Posted on October 27, 2006 at 12:17 pm
B
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for strong language and elements of sexuality, violence and substance abuse. |
| Profanity: |
Extremely strong and crude language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Explicit sexual references and situations, straight and gay, including child sexual abuse and boundary violations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking, characters abuse alcohol and drugs |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Intense emotional confrontations, suicide attempt |
| Diversity Issues: |
Characters discuss feminism and opression |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000M5B98A |
The appeal for actors of movies about hideously dysfunctional people is obvious. They’re fun to play, and always good for awards consideration. Which script would you go for, the umpty-umpth “meet cute” romantic comedy or the one where you play a wildly disturbed and pathologically self-centered character and get to say things like, “Let’s dig …
Continue reading “Running With Scissors”
Posted on October 25, 2006 at 12:19 pm
B+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for thematic material involving torture and abuse, violence and brief language. |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references, including adultery |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Terrorism, torture |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000LC4C24 |
A sizzling performance by Derek Luke ignites this story about Patrick Chamusso, a South African oil refinery worker who became caught up in the fight against apartheid. Chamusso who did his best to stay out of trouble and care for his family. But as Trotsky said, “You may not be interested in war, but war …
Continue reading “Catch a Fire”
