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.
It's Christmas Eve, and a group of young teens and children who are unaccompanied by adults are stranded in an airport when all flights are cancelled due to a blizzard. Running away from the Christmas-hating airport manager (Lewis Black) and the airport security guards, the unaccompanied minors wreak havoc in the name of true holiday spirit. Also with Wilmer Valderrama, Dyllan Christopher, Gina Mantegna, Quinn Shephard and Tyler J. Williams. Directed by Paul Feig. [1:29]
SEX/NUDITY 1 - A girl kisses a boy and he tells her that she is so "hot." A boy looks at a girl and appears to be smitten. A boy and a girl hold hands. ► A girl sits on a Santa's lap, she pulls down his beard and says, "you're hot."
the review continues below...
VIOLENCE/GORE 3 - People slide down a hill on various items (a canoe, a mattress, a suitcase, a BBQ grill lid, etc.), speed out of control, and several men crash into trees -- one man crashes head first into a snow drift -- and are thrown into the air when they go over a pile of snow; one man crashes into a parking lot bumper bar and is thrown into the air, another man sails off into the darkness. ► A dog bites a man on the buttocks and then in the crotch (the man yells and his voice goes up an octave). ► A girl punches a man in the stomach, and a man punches a man in the face (we see his bloody nose and lip afterward). A girl punches a boy in the crotch, and he falls to the floor in agony. A girl sits on a department store Santa's lap, and when he puts his arm around her in order to pose for a photo, she gets up and punches him in the stomach. A man slaps another man in the face. ► A man is tackled by many children and they pile on top of him. Two girls fight, and a boy trying to stop them is sandwiched between them. ► A boy hides in a suitcase, the case is pushed onto a conveyor belt, it slides down ramps and chutes, and a girl follows the suitcase. ► Children climb through air vents (one girl is afraid of small spaces), and one boy breaks through the vent and the ceiling and falls to the floor below (he is not harmed). ► A girl drives a golf cart through an airport, and she is chased by security guards on foot; she crashes into displays and other children climb onto the cart as it goes along. ► Children hide from airport security in a luggage processing area, they run through shelving, and one large guard is trapped when he tries to crawl through and gets stuck. ► A man starts a chainsaw and walks toward another man, scaring him (he is not threatening him). A man yells at 5 children in several scenes, and a man yells at a car. ► We see a completely trashed room with many children of different ages throwing food at each other and fighting. A car slams on its brakes sending the tree that's tied to its roof into a parked car windshield. ► A boy puts on a life vest, he pulls the fill cords and it fills with air pinching his face and neck. A boy faints a few times and a man also faints. ► A girl does a forced "extreme makeover" on another girl, painting her face and braiding her hair. A boy flatulates.
A CAVEAT: We've gone through several editorial changes since we
started covering films in 1992 and some of our early standards were
not as stringent as they are now. We therefore need to revisit many
older reviews, especially those written prior to 1998 or so; please
keep this in mind if you're consulting a review from that period.
While we plan to revisit and correct older reviews our resources are
limited and it is a slow, time-consuming process.
Become a member: You can subscribe
for as little as $1 per month and gain access to our premium site,
which contains no ads whatsoever. Think about it: You'll be
helping support our site and guarantee that we will continue to
publish, and you will be able to browse without any commercial
interruptions.
2.
Tell all your friends:
Please recommend kids-in-mind.com to
your friends and acquaintances; you'll be helping them by
letting them know how useful our site is, while helping us by
increasing our readership. Since we do not advertise, the best
and most reliable way to spread the word is by word-of-mouth.
3.
Alert local & national media:
Let major media know why you trust our ratings.
Call or e-mail a local newspaper, radio station or TV channel
and encourage them to do a story about our site. Since we do not have a PR firm working for us, you can
be our media ambassadors.
"This is an excellent resource for
families. Merits two thumbs up...[Finally] movie ratings that actually
work"
