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Posted on September 14, 2004 at 8:12 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| Profanity: |
None |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Brief crude humor |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Characters in peril, explosions, shooting, some grisly images, character asks to be killed |
| Diversity Issues: |
Strong women; some "dragon lady" stereotyping consistent with the period depicted |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
Dashing pilot Joe “Sky Captain” Sullivan (Jude Law) and intrepid reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) investigate the disappearance of a group of top scientists and the invasion of enormous robots in this magnificently imaginative tribute to the adventure films of the 1930’s. Solving the puzzle — and saving the world — takes them from Manhattan …
Continue reading “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow”
Posted on September 11, 2004 at 4:19 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| Profanity: |
Brief strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual situation and references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
A lot of drinking portrayed as bonding, healing, and impressive |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Intense fire-related violence and peril, characters hurt and killed |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters; all firefighters are male |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
This is one of those “they don’t make them like that anymore” movies, an unabashed love letter to firefighters that might as well have been made sixty years ago. It is irony-free, which is fine — certainly, we could all use a vacation from irony and its lite version, snarkiness. But it makes the mistake …
Continue reading “Ladder 49”
Posted on September 9, 2004 at 6:50 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Frequent strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Non-sexual nudity, bare breasts |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Cigarettes |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Constant graphic and intense peril and violence, many characters killed |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters, exceptionally strong women |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
That nasty old Umbrella Corporation, “the largest and most powerful corporation in the world,” is up to its bad old tricks again. This time the evil virus that it unleashed in its huge underground facility, The Hive, in Resident Evil has gone above ground and is infecting the residents of Raccoon City. The virus kills …
Continue reading “Resident Evil: Apocalypse”
Posted on September 7, 2004 at 7:01 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language at the edge of the PG-13 rating |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extreme tension and peril, characters killed, mother and child in peril |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
This serviceable little thriller suffers even more than most from the dreaded “none of this would have happened if our hero had even made one logical choice” syndrome. It more than makes up for it with its brisk pace (less than 90 minutes long) and the satisfyingly clever use of some of today’s most universal …
Continue reading “Cellular”
Posted on September 7, 2004 at 6:00 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| Profanity: |
None |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Mild references to adultery and possible improper interest in young boys |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Sad death |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2004 |
This much we know. James M. Barrie was inspired by his friendship with some fatherless boys, including one named Peter, to write one of the most enduring and beloved stories of all time, “Peter Pan.” The story of the man who wrote about the boy who would not grow up has inspired this movie, loosely …
Continue reading “Finding Neverland”
