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Posted on January 26, 2005 at 1:30 pm
B
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Mild for an R |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Reference to marital infidelity |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Social drinking, prescription medication |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Intense peril and violence, characters killed, grisly and explicit images, suicide, on-screen murder, child threatened, references to child’s death, intense peril, atmospheric creepiness, cruelty to animals |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2005 |
A spooky child, creepy rural setting, and eccentric characters are the key props in this atmospheric thriller, where strong acting and quiet scenes are more terrifying than on-screen mayhem. Dr. David Callaway (Robert De Niro, in a solid but uninspired performance) is a quietly grieving widower who takes his daughter Emily (Dakota Fanning) away from …
Continue reading “Hide and Seek”
Posted on January 26, 2005 at 1:24 pm
There’s something far scarier about this movie than its CGI monsters, whose lack of any apparent weight makes them seem as threatening as the floating Clifford balloon in the Macy’s parade. What’s scary is the premise: it’s based on a computer game by Atari. Yes, video games can have ominous atmosphere and relentless bad guys, …
Continue reading “Alone in the Dark”
Posted on January 19, 2005 at 11:44 am
C
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Some very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Explicit sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Characters abuse alcohol and smoke |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Tense confrontations |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
This is one of those insufferable movies where three bundles of quirk and backstory intended to approximate characters are thrown together because of some writer’s fantasy. The writer may hope that he can show them learning something from each other or meaning something to each other but the real fantasy is that just putting it …
Continue reading “A Love Song for Bobby Long”
Posted on January 14, 2005 at 4:03 am
B+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Constant strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking, pills, drug dealer |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Constant graphic violence, grisly images, many characters killed |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2005 |
A juicy premise, a powerhouse cast, and energetic direction combine for a satisfying thriller about a police station under seige. It’s a big-budget remake of John Carpenter’s 1976 film of the same title. Carpenter wrote, produced, edited, and scored the film with a cast of unknowns for $100,000. This version does not have the original’s …
Continue reading “Assault on Precinct 13”
Posted on January 11, 2005 at 7:45 pm
C+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
A couple of kisses |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extensive and graphic comic book-style violence |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters, strong women |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2005 |
To paraphrase the most famous line from A League of Their Own, “there’s no crying in comic book movies.” At least there shouldn’t be, not by the superhero, anyway. But this is a comic book movie that feels like it might have been made for the Lifetime channel. With costumes by Victoria’s Secret. Yes, there …
Continue reading “Elektra”
