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Posted on November 15, 2004 at 2:17 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Brief strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Non-explicit sexual situations, references to out-of-wedlock pregnancy, promiscuity |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking, character abuses alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Tense scenes, reference to Kennedy assassinations, character becomes very ill, dead body in casket |
| Diversity Issues: |
Portrayal of civil rights efforts |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
Parents should know that the movie has situations and behavior that may be upsetting to some viewers including tense and emotional confrontations. Characters drink (one abuses alcohol in response to emotional distress) and smoke and use strong language. There are references to promescuity and an out-of-wedlock pregnancy — relating to a family secret. Darin’s poor …
Continue reading “Beyond the Sea”
Posted on November 13, 2004 at 12:03 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Very explict sexual references and situations, clinical discussions of many sexual acts |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Tense emotional confrontations, some scuffles |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
It’s tempting to begin as Dr. Kinsey would himself, by putting him in the appropriate category. Pioneering sex researcher Alfred Kinsey was not a physician or an anthropologist, the disciplines that would seem most likely for the study of human sexuality. He was an entomologist and zoologist who devoted the first 20 years of his …
Continue reading “Kinsey”
Posted on November 13, 2004 at 12:01 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| Profanity: |
Very mild schoolyard language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Very mild potty humor, drooling "she's hot" comments |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Spongebob gets "drunk" on ice cream |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Comic violence, peril, and mayhem |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
“Spongebob Squarepants” is a pleasantly silly animated television show for children that has earned the gratitude of parents for not being sugary or dull. It also has a bit of a cult following among college students and other fans around the world. And Nickelodeon says that one-third of its audience is adults. It is a …
Continue reading “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie”
Posted on November 11, 2004 at 7:31 pm
This movie features two of the most glorious sights on earth — Paradise Island and Salma Hayak in a bikini. Unfortunately, it keeps putting unappealing characters and a dumb story in front of them. Pierce Brosnan, in movie star scruffy mode, is Max and Hayak is Lola. They are master thieves with tons of panache …
Continue reading “After the Sunset”
Posted on November 10, 2004 at 2:15 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
References to adultery and molestation |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Smoking, references to drug addiction |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Exceptionally graphic and disturbing images, constant peril, death by numerous grisly methods, life of a child threatened, reference to suicide, many characters die |
| Diversity Issues: |
A couple of strong minority and female characters; but the movie’s view is that all characters are equally fragile and flawed |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
Grizzly does not mean scary, which is a lesson that first-time director James Wan and co-writer (and actor) Leigh Whannell do not master in this 100 minute long mish-mash of a horror flick. A thoroughly intriguing if ghoulish premise, some original nightmarish images, and a young director eager to show off his talents make the …
Continue reading “Saw”
