'THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2'
Rated PG for macabre and rude humor, violence and language.
What it’s about: A sequel to the 2019 animated feature that updated the classic Addams Family cartoons for a new younger audience. This time, the Addams Family hits the road!
The kid attractor factor: The animation, the voices, the gently spooky humor.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Maybe you feel different from your family, and that's okay. It doesn't mean they're not your family anyway.
Violence: Some kaiju-style monster fighting and other macabre happenings
Language: No swearing, just some mildly rude jokes
Sex: Some flirting and discussion of picking up women. Plus Gomez and Morticia are always smitten.
Drugs: Snoop Dogg voices Cousin It — there are a few veiled references to reefer.
Parents’ advisory: A cute animated film for the whole family in time for spooky season.
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'VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE'
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some strong language, disturbing material and suggestive references.
What it’s about: A sequel to the 2018 comic book adaptation about a boy (journalist Eddie Brock) and his dog (his alien symbiote Venom).
The kid attractor factor: Teens will definitely be interested in this comic book action comedy.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Never turn your back on a true friend, remember we're always stronger together than apart.
Violence: Some extreme comic book violence, references to serial murder, brutal beatings, alien fisticuffs, various destruction
Language: Some swearing and strong language
Sex: None
Drugs: None
Parents’ advisory: Pretty violent for a PG-13 flick. Please take care with your kids if they are sensitive to violence.
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