Rated PG-13 for action movie violence
Rating: B-
First, it helps to have seen the other 2 films so you have a bit of backstory. There are some plot aspects that require you to remember why Bourne is on the run and who he has previously interacted with. Not necessarily vital, but helpful.
Secondly, I’m not a fan of the shaky camera filming style that was overly popular in the 2nd film. It’s used way too much here, making it hard to focus on specific action sequences.
Rated PG-13 for some bad language and action violence fun stuff
Rating: B
In the world of Die Hard movies, this one is a fine addition to the series. Good one-liners and laughs, great action sequences, and the typical summer action-movie moments of “you just gotta suspend belief”.
It’s your basic fun, fun popcorn movie.
Rated G for nothing overly offensive. A bit of cartoon violence, some kissing, and perhaps a double-entrendre or two for the parents’ amusement.
Rating: A+
I expected this to be good. I didn’t expect it to be as good as it is. Believe all the advance hype it’s getting — Pixar/Disney has outdone themselves. The water and fur effects are utterly amazing. The story, for me, dragged in some places, but that’s okay as the rest of the film more than made up for it.
Good laughs, especially if you’re a foodie. Have I mentioned how amazing the film looks? I think the last 15 minutes of the film wrapped up a little too quickly and neatly; it probably could have used another 5 minutes.
On the bright side, for those of you looking to get out of the theater with the kiddies as soon as possible, there’s no need to stay through the end credits any longer than you feel necessary.
So, as of right now, here’s my Pixar Rankings List. As always, it’s subjective and subject to change any time I feel like it:
Rated PG-13 for some language and sensuality. Meow.
Rating: B+
This movie fixes the one plot point that I hated about O12, and gets back to what O11 did so well: the setup of the heist, and the execution of the heist. They don’t waste time on extra filler. I had a good time with it.
Unfortunately, they could have used a little bit more exposition and the dialogue missed a little bit of the fun that they had in O11 (ex: “did you bring the batteries?”) You can tell that they had fun, the plot does make sense, and it’s an enjoyable throwback.
Some people I saw it with really thought O12 was better… but for those who hated O12 because it wasn’t like O11, they’ll be pleased by what O13 is all about.
Rated PG-13 for swashbuckling violence. And a little bit of a darker tone than the first two films.
Rating: B+. Good action, a handful of amusement. Good all around wrapup of the stories (it’ll help if you remember the plotline for PotC 2)
Some quick thoughts, in no particular order:
Rated R for lots of nudity (both kinds – the good kind and the bad kind), language, adult situations, and all the other good fun stuff that you’d expect from the folks who did the 40-Year-Old Virgin. Yup, the good ol’ R-rated comedies are back!
Rating: B+
Tons of fun, lots of laughs through *almost* the entire movie. If they didn’t stick in an hour of “let’s make a relationship” crap, then this movie would have been totally awesome. You can literally play the game of “who’s that?” and pick out SNL cast members, 40YOV cast members, random funny people from other shows, etc. And compared to Shrek, this one *did* have enough poop jokes. (the difference was that these poop jokes were funny.) And if you loved the 80-year-old tits swinging in the breeze in There’s Something About Mary, you’re in for a treat with this one too.
Did I say it was funny? It’ll be a good date movie. Perhaps not a good *first* date movie, but a good date movie nonetheless.
Rated PG for about 10 minutes of poop jokes and talk about baby making.
Rating: C
It ain’t that great. Kids younger than 7 or so probably won’t understand half of what’s going on, and there are way too many pop-culture references that are really going to date this movie going forward.
I hate to say it, but it really wasn’t …. “charming”… at all.
I had probably 2 good laughs the entire film, and smiled mildly at way too few other portions. Almost took a little nap at one point, too. The first Shrek film IS a classic. 2 and 3, not so much. I think the problem is more with Dreamworks, as this series and Shark Tale both suffered from the same “let’s force the rock-n-roll” into the movie when it really doesn’t need to be there. Watching the Fairy Tale Princesses burning their bras? What’s the point? And seriously, there’s a line in the film that is basically “then there’s poop, some more poop, and poop over there too”.
As one person I was with said, “you can’t have too many poop jokes in a kids’ movie”. In this case, yes – yes, you can.
Rated PG-13 for adult situations and gambling.
Rating: C-
It’s billed as a romantic comedy, but don’t believe the hype. There’s more (boring) scenes of poker than there are of any so-called romance. And I *like* watching poker.
Some slightly funny gambling-related moments (one character completely based on a real person and situation). The problem is that this is a poker movie with a romance side-story, not a romance movie with a bit of poker. In this case, you’ve really got to know when to fold ’em.