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Action/Drama: While trying to bring down various criminal figures, Batman must contend with a murderous psychopath who enjoys toying with him.

PLOT:
There's a new sheriff in town, and for Gotham City, that's District Attorney Harvey Dent (AARON ECKHART). He's desirous of bringing down crime figures such as Salvatore Maroni (ERIC ROBERTS) who's working a deal with Chinese crime lord Lau (CHIN HAN), but he's not the only one. Beyond his girlfriend and Assistant D.A. Rachel Dawes (MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL), local cop Lt. James Gordon (GARY OLDMAN) is doing his best to arrest them.

Of course, he has a little off the record help from the city's resident vigilante, Batman (CHRISTIAN BALE), whose alter-ego is ultra-wealthy businessman Bruce Wayne. With the aide of his servant Alfred Pennyworth (MICHAEL CAINE) and board member-cum-inventor Lucius Fox (MORGAN FREEMAN), Batman is bringing down the bad guys where it matters the most to them, in their bank accounts.

Accordingly, the likes of Maroni and others have taken up the offer by The Joker (HEATH LEDGER) to kill Batman. He's a deranged psychopath -- with heavy makeup accentuating large "smile" cut scars on his face -- whose criminal ways stem from his apparent glee in creating chaos rather than some sort of monetary gain.
With The Joker employing unorthodox and sadistic ways of proving the two men really aren't that different, the Caped Crusader does what he can to catch and stop his new nemesis.

OUR WORD TO PARENTS:
Here's a quick look at the content found in this action-filled drama that's rated PG-13. Profanity consists of various minor expletives and a handful of religious phrases, while various colorful phrases are also present. An off-screen sexual encounter is implied (a couple is seen finishing getting dressed after sneaking off at a party) while some cleavage and bikini clad women are briefly seen. Violence consists of many people being killed by various means, while a man's face is badly damaged (resulting in a ghastly sight) and all sorts of hard-hitting fighting also occurs. That and various moments of potential peril might be suspenseful and/or unsettling for some viewers, while the action and stunts might be enticing for some kids to imitate.

All sorts of bad attitudes are present, as is tense family material. Various characters drink in various scenes, while a man smokes a cigar in one.

If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.

For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, there's briefly some of that from press/paparazzi photo-taking. We also see full strobe effects in a club.

For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, varying amounts of camera movement (sometimes a lot when home video footage is shown) are seen at various points in the film. There's also a spin-around camera shot.
©1996-2008 Screen It, Inc

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Comedy: A bumbling secret agent and his reluctant but more experienced partner try to stop a villain and his plan to use a nuclear weapon in the United States.

PLOT:
In the world of high stakes and high tech espionage, the good guys work for CONTROL, a top secret American spy agency run by the Chief (ALAN ARKIN), while the villains operate for KAOS, an organization that perpetually wants to create their similarly spelled titular state. Maxwell Smart (STEVE CARELL) is an analyst for CONTROL, but he dreams of being a field agent like the strapping and suave Agent 23 (DWAYNE JOHNSON). Yet, the Chief finds Max too valuable in his current role, meaning he must continue working alongside the likes of young staffers Bruce (MASI OKA) and Lloyd (NATE TORRENCE) who similarly must contend with the hazing and belittling comments from veterans Larabee (DAVID KOECHNER) and Agent 91 (TERRY CREWS).

Max gets his chance, however, when KAOS ransacks CONTROL headquarters and compromises the identity of their agents. That is, except for Agent 99 (ANNE HATHAWAY) who's recently had a complete physical makeover. Noting his inexperience and not liking his cocksureness, she reluctantly pairs with Max.

And not too soon as KAOS agent Siegfried (TERENCE STAMP), along with his right-hand man Shtarker (KEN DAVITIAN) and henchman Dalip (DALIP SINGH), has set his nefarious plan into motion. Having stolen nuclear material, he's manufacturing a number of bombs with which he plans to blackmail the U.S. With time running out, Max and Agent 99 try to work together to find and stop him.

OUR WORD TO PARENTS:
The following is a brief summary of the content found in this comedy that's been rated PG-13. Profanity consists of at least 3 "s" words, while other expletives and colorful phrases are also uttered. Sexually related dialogue and humor are present, as is the sight of a man's bare butt in his torn pants, while varying amounts of cleavage are seen, as is a woman in a tight dress. Violence consists of several non-graphic shooting deaths, attempts on others' lives with various weapons, and lots of action-style fighting and striking of others. Some explosives cause property damage.

Some of that has slightly bloody results, but more notable is a brief, but graphic vomiting scene. Some younger kids might find some of the action and close calls as tense or unsettling, while others might be enticed to imitate the stunts, actions and/or sayings and mannerisms.

Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, while there's brief drinking and smoking.

If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.

For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, there's some of that later in the film from sparks and explosions in a building.

For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there's a spin-around camera shot late in the film.
©1996-2008 Screen It, Inc

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Computer Animated Comedy: A circus-performer chimp follows in his famous grandfather's footsteps by traveling into outer space in hopes of finding a missing space probe that's disappeared through a wormhole to a distant planet ruled by a malevolent buffoon.

PLOT:
Unlike his chimp grandfather who became famous flying into outer space, Ham III (voice of ANDY SAMBERG) toils away in relative obscurity being fired out of a circus cannon while his handler and grandfather's friend, Houston (voice of CARLOS ALAZRAQUI), looks on in disappointment. Ham III isn't looking for much in his life, but the latter changes when the interstellar Infinity Probe -- designed to look for life elsewhere in the galaxy -- is sucked into a wormhole and then lands on the planet Malgor. There, it falls into the hands of cantankerous buffoon Zartog (voice of JEFF DANIELS) who uses its advanced robotic features to intimidate the Malgorians into becoming his slave labor. Back on Earth, the Senator (voice of STANLEY TUCCI) is upset about the missing probe and threatens to shut down the space program if it can't be found. Knowing it's possibly too dangerous to send humans through the untested wormhole, a trio of scientists -- Dr. Jagu (voice of OMID ABTAHI), Dr. Bob (voice of PATRICK BREEN) and Dr. Smothers (voice of KATH SOUCIE) -- decides it would be best if chimps were sent into it first.

Luckily for them, they have a group at the ready, including flight commander Titan (voice of PATRICK WARBURTON), Lt. Luna (voice of CHERYL HINES) and young but eager Comet (voice of ZACK SHADA). The latter doesn't get the chance, however, since the Senator wants the mission to be high profile, thus resulting in Ham III filling the last spot.

He views it all as a joke and his fight crew thinks the same of him, but soon they're hurtling into outer space, through the wormhole, and onto Malgor. When Zartog learns of this new machine from the sky, he sends his minions to retrieve it, unaware that Titan is still inside, thus leaving Luna and Ham III stranded. As they try to make their way to Zartog's fortress, they must deal with various hazards along the way, some of them introduced by the small Kilowatt (voice of KRISTIN CHENOWETH) whose huge head glows whenever she's frightened.

OUR WORD TO PARENTS:
Here's a brief summary of the content found in this G-rated computer-animated comedy. A few religious and various colorful phrases are present as are a few comments that some could construe as being somewhat sexual in nature. Violence consists of attempts on others' lives (spears and spikes thrown and shot at them) in an action/comedy context, a monster eating one character (who later turns out okay), and all sorts of slapstick style material. Some of that and some moments of potential peril might be unsettling, suspenseful and/or maybe even scary for some younger viewers, but probably no one else.

Bad attitudes are present, as is some behavior that might be enticing for some kids to imitate. A little bit of crude humor occurs, while there's a brief verbal and gestured drinking reference.

Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.

For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, we see quick spinning camera movement as the point of view of Titan and Zartog as they're spun around on the probe.
©1996-2008 Screen It, Inc

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Action/Comedy: A PR man tries to give a disheveled, bitter and heavy-drinking superhero a public image makeover.

PLOT:
John Hancock (WILL SMITH) is the resident superhero of the greater Los Angeles area, but public opinion of him is awful. While the end result of his actions might be favorable, his surly demeanor doing so and the fact that he generates so much collateral damage means few people want him around. That is, except for Ray Embrey (JASON BATEMAN), a public relations man whose life Hancock saves one day. Feeling the need to repay him in some way, Ray offers to help recreate the superhero's image in a more favorable light. Hancock isn't so sure, which also holds true for Ray's wife, Mary (CHARLIZE THERON), although their young son, Aaron (JAE HEAD), is still impressionable enough that he thinks Hancock is pretty cool.

From that point on, the superhero reluctantly follows Ray's advice. Yet, an unexpected revelation and the efforts of captured bank robber turned vindictive prisoner Kenneth "Red" Parker, Jr. (EDDIE MARSAN) combine to threaten Ray's work to turn Hancock into a likeable and welcome hero.

OUR WORD TO PARENTS:
The following is a brief summary of the content found in this action/comedy hybrid that's rated PG-13. Profanity consists of at least 1 spoken "f" word, while other expletives and colorful phrases are also uttered. Some non-explicit, sexually related dialogue is present, as is a brief and partial view of a man's bare butt, while some women are seen in revealing attire. Violence consists of standard issue, hard-hitting superhero physical contact (characters bashing others, etc.), while a great deal of gun-related mayhem is also present (including attempting to kill others). All sorts of property damage occurs, while a villain has both of his hands severed, albeit in a mostly non-graphic way and in different scenes.

Some of that violence has bloody results and may be unsettling and/or suspenseful (along with some moments of potential peril) to younger viewers. All of the fighting, stunts and action might be enticing for some kids to imitate, while all sorts of bad attitudes are present (including from the film's "hero").

Various characters drink (several to the point of intoxication), some crude humor is present, and some tense family material occurs.

If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.

For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, there's briefly some of that from press/paparazzi taking photos of Hancock.

For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there's all sorts of camera movement (sometimes very shaky/bouncy) throughout the movie, as well as several spin-around camera shots.
©1996-2008 Screen It, Inc