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.
Woody Harrelson, is a white-bread who's actually a pretty
good basketball player and Wesley Snipes is his budding buddy, with whom he roams the
urban basketball courts of Venice, California hustling.
SEX/NUDITY 6 - Several explicit sex scenes between Woody Harrelson and his
girlfriend and Wesley Snipes and his wife. Several shots of upper frontal nudity, and
total rear nudity.
VIOLENCE/GORE 2 - One bungled attempt at robbing a corner grocery store, but
the perpetrator is recognized by the shop owner and he ends up asking for a loan instead.
A couple of hoods keep chasing Woody and threatening him, but nothing really serious comes
of it. People shove each other on the court.
the review continues below...
PROFANITY 9 - Multiple use of the F-word and its derivatives. Assorted crude
insults and a lot of verbal assaults. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Gambling, hustling and loan-sharking.
MESSAGE - People of different colors can be friends. We all share the same
problems and we all need to pull together and help each other. Being dishonest is fine, as
long as it is with strangers and not friends.
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"
