Posted on December 13, 2002 at 5:17 am
B-
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| Profanity: |
Strong language for a PG |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Mild |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Teen drinking (offscreen) |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Dangerous prank and car accident with injuries, sad death |
| Diversity Issues: |
Inter-racial friends |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2002 |
I got more enjoyment out of the squeals of joy from the 9-14-year-olds in the audience than from anything on the screen in this syrupy re-tread of “Love Story” set in a Beaufort, North Carolina high school. Teen Beat pin-ups Mandy Moore and Shane West star as high school seniors Jamie and Landon. Landon is …
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Posted on December 13, 2002 at 5:17 am
A+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
4th - 6th Grades |
| Profanity: |
None |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Mild implication that Liz Wirth and Reno are lovers |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Some by the bad guys |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Fighting with cars, guns, and karate, as noted above |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie is the prejudice against the Japanese that led Reno and his men to kill Mr. Komoko. They also make fun of MacReedy (Hector David says, "You look like you need a hand.") because of his disability, and, more important, they underestimat |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
1954 |
Plot: John MacReedy (Spencer Tracy) gets off a train in a tiny, dusty little Western town. It is rare for any stranger to come to the town; it is the first time the train has stopped there in four years. The town residents move from suspicion of the one-armed man in a suit to open …
Continue reading “Bad Day at Black Rock”
Posted on December 13, 2002 at 5:17 am
C+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Preschool |
| Profanity: |
None |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Some tense moments |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
1995 |
This is the true story of the brave dog who saved the lives of Alaskan children with diphtheria when he brought medicine to them through the snow. Kevin Bacon provides the voice for the heroic canine, half wolf, half dog, and not accepted by either species. A jealous rival frames Balto for theft that he …
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Posted on December 13, 2002 at 5:17 am
B+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Malt liquor, smoking, drug references |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Some gun violence, characters shot |
| Diversity Issues: |
The theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2000 |
Spike Lee’s new movie is ambitious, provocative, complex, thoughtful, and just about review-proof. Anyone who doesn’t like it could be accused of not getting it. Anyone who does like it could be accused of liking it for the wrong reasons and not getting it, either. So the best I can do is describe it and …
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Posted on December 13, 2002 at 5:17 am
B+
| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and situations, including adultery and teen sex |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking and smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Shoot-outs, characters in peril |
| Diversity Issues: |
All lead characters are white |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2001 |
In the grand tradition of Butch and Sundance and Hope and Crosby, we have Terry (Billy Bob Thornton) and Joe (Bruce Willis), two charming rascals in love with the same woman. They don’t want to hurt anyone; they just want to rob enough banks to let them retire to paradise (a resort in Mexico) and …
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