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Posted on March 15, 2006 at 12:08 pm
B+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for some sexual material |
| Profanity: |
Some crude language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
mplied comic nudity, sexual references, some kissing |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Some scuffles |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2006 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000FIHN84 |
It worked for Shakespeare, so why not for Amanda Bynes? Shakespeare had female characters pretending to be male because they were all played by men anyway. While his prodigious heart and brain certainly understood the rich and delightful narrative and comedic opportunities involved in having some characters in on the secret while others were not, …
Continue reading “She’s the Man”
Posted on March 15, 2006 at 12:02 pm
B
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for strong violence and some language. |
| Profanity: |
Very strong and crude language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Threatened rape, implicit child prostitution, kisses including between same-sex couple |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Social drinking, cigar smoking, prescription drug abuse |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extreme violence and peril, characters including young teen killed, torture, scenes of prisoners undergoing scientific experimentation, virus kills children |
| Diversity Issues: |
Very strong female character, tolerance a theme |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2006 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000FS9FCG |
“Remember, remember, the fifth of November, gunpowder treason and plot. I see no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.” Who says good-looking, brawny action flicks cannot also have brains to match? “V for Vendetta,” based on Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s ground-breaking comic books from the late ‘80’s, keeps the source’s gnarly …
Continue reading “V for Vendetta”
Posted on March 15, 2006 at 11:56 am
B-
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for strong language and some violence. |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
References to alcohol and drugs and drug dealing |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Shooting, references to mob killings |
| Diversity Issues: |
Stereotypes of Italians questioned in the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2006 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000FFJ826 |
Director Sidney Lumet revisits the themes of two of his most memorable films in this movie, but with less success. Like Dog Day Afternoon, it is a true story with colorful characters and both comic and tragic overtones. Like 12 Angry Men it is a story of the way justice is — and is not …
Continue reading “Find Me Guilty”
Posted on March 10, 2006 at 12:11 pm
C
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for strong gruesome violence and terror throughout, and for language. |
| Profanity: |
Frequent very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Rape, sexual assault |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Smoking, reference to marijuana |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Slasher-movie violence including extremely bloody deaths, explicit cannibalism, baby threatened, suicide, dog disemboweled, constant peril |
| Diversity Issues: |
Young girl shows bravery and independent thinking |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2006 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000FAOC2W |
If these hills only had eyes, it would be one thing but parents should know that they also have mutants wielding pickaxes which results in a disturbingly graphic movie not suitable for sensitive audiences of any age or species. Even some horror movie fans might be put off by this graphically violent flick about a …
Continue reading “The Hills Have Eyes”
Posted on March 8, 2006 at 12:17 pm
A ring falls into the pants cuff worn by teenager Wilby Daniels (Tommy Kirk) while he is visiting a museum, and, not noticing, he carries it home with him. The ring’s ancient spell turns him into a huge shaggy dog, identical to the one owned by his pretty new neighbor, Franceska (Roberta Shore). Wilby’s father …
Continue reading “The Shaggy Dog”
