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Posted on July 17, 2006 at 4:16 pm
C
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for some frightening sequences. |
| Profanity: |
None |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Implied nudity, some sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Smoking, some social drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Intense peril, suspense, tension, some violence, mostly off-screen |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2006 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000JLTR8Q |
There is no conventional rating scale that could do justice to this film. It is a terrible movie, but it is terrible in an interesting and often highly watchable way. There have been better films that I have enjoyed less. The C grade is not an indication of mediocrity; it is an average of the …
Continue reading “Lady in the Water”
Posted on July 12, 2006 at 4:25 pm
C-
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor throughout, language and brief drug references. |
| Profanity: |
Some strong and crude language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Crude sexual humor and sexual references and situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
References to drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Comic and semi-serious violence, many crotch injuries, guns |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2006 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000IFRT4W |
The Wayans family is better at making money than making movies. They know that if they keep the budget low and the humor even lower, they can keep making money. In fact, according to Entertainment Weekly, they are the most successful family in Hollywood. “Over the past 20 years, Wayans sibs like Kim (Juwanna Mann) …
Continue reading “Little Man”
Posted on July 11, 2006 at 11:10 am
C-
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for sexual content, brief nudity, crude humor, language and a drug reference. |
| Profanity: |
Some strong and crude language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Strong and explicit sexual references for a PG-13 including references to a slut, discussion of porn, masturbation |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking and smoking, characters drink when under stress |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Some violence, mostly comic, some characters injured |
| Diversity Issues: |
Some may be offended by reference to a Mormon character |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
January 1, 1970 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
January 1, 1970 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000ICM5X0 |
Remember the classic comedy The Odd Couple? This is sort of the same movie, only it’s the odd triple and it isn’t very funny. Adorable newlyweds Molly (Kate Hudson) and Carl (Matt Dillon) are just back from their honeymoon when Carl’s best friend Dupree (Owen Wilson) loses his job and his apartment. So, Carl invites …
Continue reading “You, Me and Dupree”
Posted on July 4, 2006 at 11:53 am
A+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of adventure violence, including frightening images. |
| Profanity: |
Some colorful sailor-talk |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Mild sexual references, kisses |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Constant action-style violence, whipping scene, some gross images, scary monster with lots and lots of teeth |
| Diversity Issues: |
Strong female characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
July 7, 2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
October 1, 2006 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000I0RQVI |
This is what big summer blockbuster studio movies are all about — love, honor, humor, villains evil enough to make it really satisfying when they are beaten and scary enough to keep you wondering whether it’s possible, and thrilling stunts and big explosions. It’s summer. We don’t want to think too hard. A little silliness …
Continue reading “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
Posted on June 27, 2006 at 11:59 am
B+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
4th - 6th Grades |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for some intense action violence. |
| Profanity: |
Some crude language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Mild sexual references, out of wedlock child, paternity issue |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Smoking, drinking, scene in bar |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Frequent action violence, characters in peril (including child), major character badly hurt, characters injured and killed, brief joke about death of dog |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2006 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B001F3FUK6 |
Superman has returned. In the movie, Superman (now played by Brandon Routh) comes back to earth after five years in search of his roots on the exploded planet Krypton, and the inhabitants of earth are overjoyed. In real life, Superman has come back to summer audiences in search of the popcorn pleasures of explosions and …
Continue reading “Superman Returns”
