Rating: PG Genre: Family and Kids Release Date: December 23, 2009 Running Time: 88 minutes Child-friendly?Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel is the second animated film featuring talking and singing chipmunk brothers Alvin, Simon and Theodore. The movie contains a good deal of verbal and slapstick humor but is relatively tame. Besides some flirting, suggestive dance moves … [Read more...] about Movie Review: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
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Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes
Rating: PG-13Genre:Action, mystery Release Date: December 25, 2009Running Time:129 minutes Child-friendly?The updated version of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stars Robert Downey Jr. as the celebrated detective who brings a certain bravado to a role that has traditionally been more about exercising one's mind than muscle. The movie takes place in Victorian-era London, … [Read more...] about Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes
Movie Review: Avatar
Rating: PG-13 Genre: Science Fiction Release Date: December 18, 2009 Running Time: 161 minutes Child-friendly?Avatar is a sci-fi epic about a paraplegic marine who takes part in a military-backed experiment on a distant planet. The film is heavy on action sequences and there are some violent scenes, which are even more vivid when viewed in 3-D. It will most likely appeal to … [Read more...] about Movie Review: Avatar
Movie Review: Invictus
Rating: PG-13 Genre: Drama Release Date: December 11, 2009 Running Time: 133 minutes Child-friendly?Invictus tells the true story of how South African President Nelson Mandela used rugby to help unite his post-apartheid country. The film's PG-13 rating is mostly for language, but understanding the context and message of the movie would be difficult for young children as well. … [Read more...] about Movie Review: Invictus
Movie Review: Planet 51
Rating: PG Genre: Animated Release Date: November 20, 2009 Running Time: 90 minutes Child-friendly?Planet 51 is an animated movie about an astronaut that lands on a different planet and discovers a society of aliens that thinks he's the alien. The movie contains some jokes and repeated references to alien "probes" that may be inappropriate for small children. It also … [Read more...] about Movie Review: Planet 51