So begins the parenting duty of determining which movies are acceptable for your child to watch. Here on our kidSPACE blog we are going to start collecting reviews of movies our children want to see. I will attempt to find faith based reviews of some of the most popular movies kids want to see so you have some tools in your toolbelt when you go to make your viewing decisions.
And by no means am I the most up to date individual when it comes to movies and what kids are watching. So please comment or drop me a line if there is a particular movie you would like to know about, or one you have seen that would be a good choice for families.
First up is Real Steel, which is in theatres now.
Rating: PG-13 (for some violence, intense action and brief language)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sports, Drama
Run Time: 127 min.
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Being a boxer in the year 2020 is no picnic. When the boxing biz banned all flesh-and-blood bouts and turned to 1,000 lb robot battles, it certainly gave fans more bang for the buck, but it left Charlie Kenton hanging.
Instead of being a contender, Charlie's relegated to being a nobody who's left to cart a jury-rigged contraption of a robot to rinky-dink county fairs. And then, when his mech is dismantled and demolished by a gigantic bull, he loses even that small hold on his life.
What's next? Well, the news that his ex-girlfriend has passed away and he's the sole guardian of their son, Max. Not that Charlie would even know the kid's name. He's never met the 11-year-old. And he doesn't really want to have anything to do with him now.
Except.
Maybe.
Make some money off him. It's seems Max's aunt wants to take charge of the kid. And her rich husband will even fork over a substantial under-the-table payoff if Charlie will sign over his parental rights. Oh, and keep the boy for the summer so they don't have to give up their fancy vacation.
That suits Charlie just fine. Maybe he can stick the kid with his current girlfriend for a few months. And if not, well, what's the harm in letting the lad tag along on the battlebot circuit? After all, the money's he's making off the deal makes it possible to buy another mech.
CAUTIONS:
- Drugs/Alcohol: Social drinking, plus Charlie has empty beer bottles all over the floor of his trailer.
- Language/Profanity: Less than most PG-13 movies, but there are a couple of instances of sh-- (once it’s Max who says it), da--, as-, bit--, plus several exclamations of God’s name.
- Sex/Nudity: Some passionate kissing. A couple of scenes with women in skimpy-ish attire.
- Thematic Material: Max’s mother died, and his dad wants very little to do with him at first. Max also discovers that his dad was paid to sign him over to his aunt and uncle.
- Violence: Most of the violence involves stylized battles between robots in the boxing ring. The clash of metal on metal is similar to what goes down in a regular boxing match. Charlie and Max also attend some underground fights that are rather rowdy. Charlie gets beat up for not paying a gambling debt, and Max is right there as it’s all going down. In a scene that’s more scary than violent, Max falls from a high spot but is saved at the last minute.
Reviewed by Christa Banister and Bob Hoose
Focus on the Family and Crosswalk.com
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