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Posted on July 23, 2005 at 11:00 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
4th - 6th Grades |
| Profanity: |
Some mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Kiss, brief crude humor, implied non-sexual nudity |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Action violence and peril |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2005 |
There are four of them, and they are fantastic. Idealistic scientist Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd) has a reach that exceeds his grasp. Beautiful and brilliant Sue Storm (Jessica Alba) loves him but feels that he doesn’t really see her. Her hotheaded daredevil brother Johnny has impulse control issues. And their friend Ben (Michael Chiklis) is …
Continue reading “Fantastic Four”
Posted on July 23, 2005 at 7:47 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Extremely crude, vulgar, and profane language for a PG-13 |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and situation, pre-teen kiss |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Character abuses alcohol and smokes |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Mild comic peril |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie, but some stereotyping |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2005 |
Here is a list of reasons to remake The Bad News Bears: 1. 2. 3. And here is a list of reasons not to: 1. It’s been done. And re-done. And re-re-done. The original 1976 movie sparked a perennial series of movies about scrappy little sports teams made up of losers and klutzes who somehow, …
Continue reading “Bad News Bears”
Posted on July 18, 2005 at 9:30 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Frequent, extremely strong profanity, blaspheme, explicit references to sexual acts, and name-calling which includes derogatory epithets for homosexuals, Italians and others |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Naked breasts, casual sex is a theme of this movie, frequent sexual situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Social drinking but also drinking to excess and prescription drug use |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Social embarrassment, character is shot in the rear with buckshot, several fist fights, a book about suicide, character is given extremely strong medication to induce nausea |
| Diversity Issues: |
Strong female characters, background scenes include diverse religious and ethnic characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2005 |
A bawdy summer comedy for adults and mature teens, this movie features rapid-fire dialogue and sincere affection between best-friend leads and strong chemistry between the actors who portray them, thereby elevating what could have been a brainless ode to never growing up into a very funny, genuinely warm-hearted, but uneven and morally ambiguous movie. John …
Continue reading “Wedding Crashers”
Posted on July 18, 2005 at 9:13 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| Profanity: |
Name calling, inaudible ranting, and a comment about nuts |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
References to over-eating, addiction to candy and television |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Wild boat/elevator rides, creative punishments for bad behavior look to be fatal but are not, character runs away from home |
| Diversity Issues: |
Characters from different countries, economic backgrounds |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2005 |
Like a bowl of peanut butter-pretzel, chocolate ice-cream with a marshmallow swirl, this “Charlie” is a delicious confection that is gluttony for the senses and has novel twists placed in a familiar favorite. True to form, director Tim Burton has scooped a rich treat that is a feast for the eye but might be too …
Continue reading “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”
Posted on June 28, 2005 at 1:18 pm
C+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Brief strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, use of pharmaceuticals |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Very tense and intense scenes of peril involving adult and child, some graphic images, including dead body |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2005 |
No matter how many times they film it, the “something creepy is going on in my house” story has a lot of potential. We’ve all heard creaks and wondered, on dark and stormy nights, if anyone — or anything — was out there. And most of us have enjoyed watching people on screen wonder the …
Continue reading “Dark Water”
