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Posted on July 28, 2005 at 5:39 am
C+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| Profanity: |
Some strong and crude language, bathroom humor |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references, including casual sex |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, scene in bar |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Constant action-style violence, characters killed, suicide |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2005 |
The middle of the summer is always the time for a big, dumb, loud explosion movie, with a lot of thumping bass to show how manly it all is, and “Stealth” has arrived right on schedule. Its name is a likely indicator of its performance at the box office. Normally, I try not to describe …
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Posted on July 27, 2005 at 11:32 am
B+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Strong language and bathroom humor |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
References to sexually transmitted disease, implicit onscreen sex, confusion about two men in the bathroom together |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Social drinking, reference to getting tipsy |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Physical mutilation, organ extraction, frequent peril, violent deaths, reference to mass murder, development of bodies in plastic sacks |
| Diversity Issues: |
Strong woman and minority character |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2005 |
Director Michael Bay knows how to blow things up. Between Armageddon, Pearl Harbor and, now, “The Island,” he has boldly used his camera for visual extravaganzas that are designed to amaze even the jaded summer audience. What he has seldom done until now is to pay a jot of attention to the inter-personal pyrotechnics, and …
Continue reading “The Island”
Posted on July 26, 2005 at 9:31 am
A-
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| Profanity: |
Very mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Some kisses |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Cartoon-style peril and violence, no one hurt |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie, diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2005 |
It’s the classic anxiety dream — embarrassing yourself in front of the whole class on the first day of school. Now imagine that instead of being called upon to answer some question about the summer reading, you’ve been brought onstage to demonstrate your super-power. And you don’t have one. And the teacher who thinks you …
Continue reading “Sky High”
Posted on July 25, 2005 at 2:11 pm
A
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Extremely strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Nudity and explict sex |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking, and drug use |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Exceptionally violent and graphic images of slaughter and torture |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2005 |
The Movie Mom wants to make it clear that this film is not for children or for most adults. It is unrated for its graphic depiction of violence, including sexual violence and torture, strong language, substance abuse, and anything else they could think of to shock and disturb. For those who find that sort of …
Continue reading “Devil’s Rejects”
Posted on July 24, 2005 at 9:50 am
B+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and non-explicit situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Social drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Some tense and emotional scenes |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2005 |
Those out there who are still hoping for Lloyd Dobler to stand outside their window holding up a boombox playing “In Your Eyes” may be glad to hear that a movie that tries to be Say Anything, Part 2: After the Divorce has now been released. It tries, that is, but it doesn’t come close. …
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