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Unlike the MPAA we do not assign one inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest, depending on quantity and context. |
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Tells the story of an alliance between a medieval knight
(Dennis Quaid) and a friendly dragon (voice of Sean Connery).
SEX/NUDITY 1 - One guy drops his pants momentarily, exposing underwear.
VIOLENCE/GORE 6 - There are several full-scale sword battles, and a few
one-on-one sword fights. The violence is not explicitly graphic, but there are the
expected stabbings, pummelings, etc. A man is beaten to death by a mob (some blood visible
on his face). A man is impaled upon a sharp piece of wood. He suffers visibly, and the
gaping chest wound is shown. A man is shot through the chest with an arrow. A man is towed
through a forest by a flying dragon and smacks into several trees. He is also hit by the
dragon's tail. The skeletal remains of a man's arm (with some flesh still remaining) is
caught between the dragon's teeth. A man is stabbed in the shoulder. The dragon smacks
into a shallow pool headfirst. A man is shot clean through with a large, harp projectile.
A man is killed by a runaway weapons launcher. A woman kills a man with a battle-axe
(though the impact happens just off-screen). Several men are knocked off horses by a large
log swung from ropes. A man kills his own mother (off-screen).
PROFANITY 1 - Several insults. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Dragons, magic.
MESSAGE - Yes, Good does triumph over Evil. Heroic sacrifices are often
needed for the common good. Don't make judgements based on prevailing wisdom.
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Special Keywords: S1 - V6 - P1 - MPAAPG-13 |
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