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January 23, 2022
Wonderful characters, music, story
We enjoyed this movie immensely, even though it could be edited better: there's a bit too much happening too fast, especially in the beginning. But that aside, it's a great movie for the whole family.
Possibly worries: the grandfather getting killed as a young man (or maybe taken away, abducted - you don't see what happens after he raises his hands) is somewhat disturbing - very comparable to the beginning of Nemo. Our 9yo want bothered or even mentioned it but younger kids could get scared if they happen to register the scene.
Also, the (generally awesome) character Bruno turns very scary looking when he had his visions - really freaky. Our daughter even though she's now 9 still wanted to look away, though admittedly she's on the very sensitive side when it comes to scary material.
But these are minor items and the grandfather dying a long time ago belongs to the plot, it's not like it's unnecessary, and is generally well done. I think even much younger kids should generally be fine watching this movie.
May 14, 2022
Watched it with my 9yo, great movie, great messages!
Funny, all the parents who think this movie had bad messages. They must have either forgotten their childhood or had a sad one. This is a great movie. Briefly a little slow in the middle but otherwise very funny and with great messages, overcoming fear, friendship over jealousy, standing up to bullies, tolerance, and family. If you didn't make it to the last 5 minutes, you missed out on all the value. But at least you should have enjoyed the laughs.
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January 23, 2022
So funny for the whole family
Loved this movie, the parents maybe more than the 8yo, fast paced, good messages. Given the action and violence probably good our rather sensitive daughter didn't see it earlier than 8 or maybe 7 would have been ok.
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September 3, 2022
Amazing movie, watch for the couple of scary scenes with kids under 7
This movie is fantastic, from plot to imaging/ imagination to its messaging, and it just gets better every time we watch it. When our daughter was 6, the couple of scenes with savage predators were a little too scary for her (while many of her friends were less sensitive). Now she's almost 10 and she still loves the movie. And so do we because it's got so many little things for adults to enjoy, the Godfather references are hysterical.
January 23, 2022
Not exactly valuable
I agree with as lot of others who are mildly critical: definitely way too much adult sexual innuendo (or aftermath: Puss sneaking out on his "conquest") that's completely unnecessary, and too much violence for small children (though I know many parents around me are completely desensitized to that and don't worry about it).
That said, my 9yo loved it, watched it like 5 times over the course of a month, and then got into the animated series (sigh). The good news is that the sex references seem to have gone totally over her head - or maybe the questions are still gestating. Younger kids are likely to ignore it all. I guess on the plus side it could open up opportunities to talk about one's values as related to sex - just be ready for it.
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September 24, 2022
God awful movie. It's not funny, some of the slapstick violence is drawn overly brutally, and there's very little values or learning potential. We watch a lot of mediocre animated movies and direct-to-video sequels, but my daughter always finds much to like. But not with this one.
August 20, 2023
Funny family movie
Very good family movie, geared towards kids, but really funny, not silly. Educationally valuable storyline with funny exaggerations. Lindsey Lohan got famous for a reason, she's brilliant. Adults kiss, there's a very healthy conversation that mentions sex ("getting married should be about more than sex, right"), but little kids typically ignore it and older ones might learn from it. (If you're trying to avoid your kids hearing the word sex and asking you about it, you probably should read a good parenting book.)