GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Our Box Office Mom, Jackie Solberg, is back and taking a look at two new releases in theaters -- giving you a parent's perspective on flicks your kids might be hoping to see.
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: August 15, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 5+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
The bird gang is back...Red (Jason Sudeikis), Chuck (Josh Gad), and Bomb (Danny McBride). However, in this film Red is not that angry, especially since he has earned the trust of his fellow birds by saving Bird Island from the green pigs. In this second film the birds and green pigs must work together because there's a new threat new town. The Angry Birds Movie 2 is a sequel to the 2016 movie and both films are inspired by the mobile game Angry Birds.
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- Talk about mating season.
- We see a speed-dating scene and there's a discussion about romantic compatibility.
- It's mentioned that pigs are naked and their butts are shown.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- A character wants to destroy Bird and Pig Islands.
- There are some explosions which injure some of the birds and pigs.
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
- Name calling such as "stupid," and "weird." They also say "freaking kidding me," "crap," and "butt."
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a fun and entertaining film for kids ages 5 and up. Having said that adults may want to take a nap.
Good Boys
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: August 15, 2019
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: 17+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Sixth graders, Max (Jacob Tremblay), Lucas (Keith L. Williams) and Thor (Brady Noon) are about to start school. They are best friends known as the Beanbag Boys. Max has a huge crush on a girl and the three BFF's are hoping to be invited to the cool kids "kissing party. " The problem is they don't know how to kiss a girl. So now the Beanbag Boys are on a mission to learn how to kiss...which doesn't come that easy. Good Boys is an R rated raunchy comedy about tweens; however the film is not appropriate for kids.
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Moderate
- There are a lot of sex toys and a sex doll.
- There's talk of teens masturbating.
- We see part of an online porn video, though no nudity or sex is shown.
- Tween boys and girls play spin the bottle at a party- a few couples kiss.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- Silly slapstick violence. College students are shot in the privates with a paint gun.
- A boy's arm is dislocated.
- We see boy's vomiting.
- A tween is punched in the face.
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
- We hear crude and profane language throughout the film. To name some; "f--k," "a--hole," "ass," "bitch," "s--t," "hell," "blowjob," "boner," and "t-ts."
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
- Tweens take sips of beer.
- We see a school play that shows tweens snorting cocaine.
- College boys sell drugs to tweens.
- A bottle containing the drug "Molly" is part of the story line.
- Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is an entertaining comedy, though very raunchy. Parents need to be aware of the excessive profane language, drug and sexual contents.
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