Family guide to new movie releases
Published in Entertainment News
'RESIDENT EVIL'
Rated R for strong bloody violence, gore and language throughout.
What it’s about: This reboot of the video game franchise follows a medical courier on a treacherous journey into a zombie-infested Raccoon City.
The kid attractor factor: This horror survival thriller is ooey, gooey, bloody and intensely violent, not for kids.
Good lessons/bad lessons: We can become what we fear. Never trust a corporation.
Violence: Some extreme bloody violence, shooting, zombie attacks, monster mutations, etc.
Language: Some swearing.
Sex: None
Drugs: None
Parents’ advisory: Too violent for kids. OK for older teens and adults.
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'THE WEIGHT'
Rated R for language and some violence/bloody images.
What it’s about: A group of convicts from a prison labor camp hike a load of gold across the Oregon woods in 1933.
The kid attractor factor: This is more of an adult drama, no appeal for kids.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Greed and incarceration are corrupting forces on humanity.
Violence: Some fights, shooting, murder, perilous situations.
Language: Some swearing.
Sex: None
Drugs: None
Parents’ advisory: Pretty intense thematically for kids, and too violent. For teens and adults only.
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