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.
A girl discovers a friendly monster under a lake. The beast
causes her father to become more attentive toward her and her brother.
SEX/NUDITY 1 - A man is seen bare-chested, and there's some romantic talk.
VIOLENCE/GORE 2 - A man suffers a bump on the head and later there is some
blood on his bandage. Bad guys try to kill the monster (via toxin dumping). The monster
has a bloody wound on his back (and the girl gets some blood on her hands). A couple of
people fall into the water screaming, a couple of kids are scared by the monster, the girl
falls screaming down a cliff, and three kids are caught underwater in a tank-device and
are scared as water fills it.
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PROFANITY 3 - Several scatological references, and a handful of mild
obscenities. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Magic, psychiatry, divorce.
MESSAGE - Parents should pay attention to their kids. Grown-ups need to
reconnect with their "inner child."
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