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Posted on December 13, 2002 at 5:17 am
D
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language, including the n-word |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and brief sexual situation, bimbo behavior |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Characters drink and smoke |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Charaters in peril, chases, shoot-outs, characters injured and killed |
| Diversity Issues: |
Gangs mostly divide along racial lines, strong women characters but many bimbos |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2001 |
I don’t ask for much from summer popcorn movies. Give me some car chases and explosions, some romance, and a nasty villain who meets a nastier end, and I’m happy. I had high hopes for “The Fast and the Furious” to be a classic of this genre, but it turned out to be a major …
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Posted on December 13, 2002 at 5:17 am
C+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Frequent sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Many references to drugs and alcohol, death by heroin overdose |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
References to violence, sad deaths |
| Diversity Issues: |
Class issues |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2000 |
More than 20 years ago, the Sex Pistols made one album, were let go by two record companies, one after only one day, and had the number one song in the UK, though it was so controversial it could not be played on the radio or even named on the published top 40 list. They …
Continue reading “The Filth and the Fury”
Posted on December 13, 2002 at 5:17 am
C+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Preschool |
| Profanity: |
A couple of mild naughty words and some potty humor |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Very mild |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Social drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Cartoon-style pratfalls, pie in the face |
| Diversity Issues: |
Class issues |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2000 |
First things first — it is better than the original, famously troubled 1994 version that sank under the weight of too many screenwriters (reportedly over 30) and too many commercial tie-ins. This prequel benefits from lower expectations (it was originally intended as a straight-to-video release) and improved technology (the CGI dinosaurs are terrific). Okay, it …
Continue reading “The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas”
Posted on December 13, 2002 at 5:17 am
B+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Nude corpse, sexual references, including sexual abuse of a child |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Characters drink and smoke |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Very scary with graphic, gruesome images, peril, murder |
| Diversity Issues: |
Character makes racist and anti-Semitic comments |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2000 |
Cate Blanchett plays Annie Wilson, a widow from rural Georgia who has the gift of second sight. She supports her three sons by doing readings with cards, so she hears a lot of problems and secrets. Her clients include Valerie Barksdale (Hilary Swank), a battered wife and Buddy Cole (Giovanni Ribisi), a troubled garage mechanic. …
Continue reading “The Gift”
Posted on December 13, 2002 at 5:17 am
A+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| Profanity: |
None |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Fighting and shooting |
| Diversity Issues: |
Class issues |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
1940 |
Plot: The classic John Steinbeck novel about dust-bowl farmers emigrating from Oklahoma to California became a classic film with Henry Fonda as Tom Joad and Jane Darwell (in an Oscar-winning performance) as his mother. Tom returns home after serving time in prison for manslaughter to find that his share-cropper family is preparing to leave. They …
Continue reading “The Grapes of Wrath”
