Video Trailer Click to see video reviews SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT Series: FEATURE FILM, AGES 12-18 Topic - Family Description - A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help. Starring Jaden Smith, Will Smith and Sophie Okonedo. KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - coming soon, see youth review KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say -
"After Earth" is a combination of adventure, comedy and SI-FI all in one! If you love adventures, you would love this movie. It begins one thousand years after humans are forced to leave Earth because they destroyed it. They reach a new planet. Humans think their safe until they find an alien species that are putting humans in danger. General Cypher Raige (Will Smith) then finds a way of defeating the aliens. I'm sur... read more
Video Trailer Click to see video reviews SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT Series: FEATURE FILM, AGES 12-18 Topic - Family Description - An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo and Woody Harrelson. KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - coming soon. See Youth review. KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say -
I absolutely love this film. "Now You See Me" is like nothing I've ever seen before. "Now You See Me" tells the story of a group of magicians called The Four Horsemen who use their skills to pull off some of the greatest international robberies of their generation. Featuring Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), Merritt McKenny (Woody Harrelson), Henley Reeves (Isla Fisher) and Jack Wilder (Dave Franco), the Four Horsemen ... read more
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Video Trailer Click to see video reviews WALDEN MEDIA Series: FEATURE FILM, AGES 5-12 Topic - Family Description - Six highly skilled teenagers are handpicked to be part of a summer space camp competition at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. As the competition heats up, the kids have no idea that their ultimate challenge will be to solve a life or death crisis aboard the International Space Station as the world anxiously watches. Starring Thomas Horn, Danny Glover, Josh Lucas, Dermot Mulroney, Mira Sorvino an... read more KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - coming soon. See youth critics' comments. KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say -
When I first found out about this film, I didn't know what to expect. I thought this movie would be similar to Star Wars with some good guys fighting bad ones. It turned out it wasn't exactly like that. It was better! I liked this movie because it feels very real and positive.
Even though the main story of the film is fiction, the characters are based on real people. This is a story of a wonderful relationship betw... read more
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5-15 Suggested Retail Price: $
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Video Trailer Click to see video reviews FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES Series: FEATURE FILM, AGES 12-18 Topic - Family Description - Over the course of his summer break, a teenager comes into his own thanks in part to the friendship he strikes up with one of the park's managers. Directors: Nat Faxon, Jim Rash; Writers: Nat Faxon, Jim Rash; Stars: Steve Carell, AnnaSophia Robb, Toni Collette KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, language, some sexual content and brief drug material KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say -
"The Way, Way Back" tells the story of Duncan, played by Liam James, who is an awkward teen dealing with his mom's boyfriend, Trent, played by Steve Carell. Trent and Duncan don't exactly see eye to eye on most things and when the two of them are forced to spend the entire summer together, things get a bit complicated. Duncan decides to get away from his family by getting a job at the local amusement park, Water Wizz... read more
Video Trailer Click to see video reviews TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION Series: FEATURE, AGES 5-12, ANIMATION Topic - Family Description - A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world -- and ours. Director: Chris Wedge; Writers: Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember; Stars: Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, Beyonc� Knowles KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - coming soon, see youth reviews KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say -
If you want to enjoy an excellent 3D adventure comedy experience, then EPIC is the movie for you! The story involves the adventures of a smart and stubborn 17-year-old girl, Mary Katherine, who goes by the name M.K. M.K. returns to her childhood home to connect with her strange father, Professor Bomba, only to find him talking non-stop about unseen people who live in the woods. As she is about to return home, fed ... read more
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5-13 Suggested Retail Price: $
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Video Trailer Click to see video reviews PARAMOUNT PICTURES Series: FEATURE FILM, AGES 12-18 Topic - Family Description - After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. Director: J.J. Abrams; Writers: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman; Stars: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Quite the spectacle. For those of us who grew up watching the TV series, this is like comfort food with iconic characters - Captain Kirk, Spock, Bones, Scotty, Uhura, Sulu - the whole gang. Die-hard Trekkies might be disappointed that it does not follow to the letter the original "Wrath of Kahn" storyline but, hey, get a life - there are more ways than one to play Hamlet as well. The 3D production is a visual feast, ... read more KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say -
Satirical, Emotional and Epic are the only words to describe the new movie Star Trek Into Darkness. I got a chance to visit the Paramount lot for an exclusive screening of this movie, which left me in awe and thrill. Although this movie is a sequel to the previous Star Trek series, movie goers who are not familiar with the story will understand the plot clearly. The actors portray their characters very well thanks t... read more
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12-18 Suggested Retail Price: $
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Video Trailer Click to see video reviews UNIVERSAL STUDIOS - THEATRICAL DIVISION Series: FEATURE FILM, AGES 12-18 Topic - Family Description - Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian's (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin's empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to return home and living forever on the lam have left their lives incomplete. Meanwhile, Hobbs (Johnson) has been tracking an organization of lethally skilled mercenary drivers across 12 countries, whose mastermind (Evans) is aided by a ru... read more KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Coming soon, see youth comments KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say -
This action-packed thriller is very exciting to watch.
This film is the next chapter in the "Fast & Furious" series. Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) gets the help of Dominic Tourette (Vin Diesel) and his team to take down an ex- Special Ops soldier, Owen Shaw (Luke Evans) who is the leader of a unit specializing in vehicular combat. The only way to stop this criminal activity is to beat them on the streets.
Video Trailer Click to see video reviews LIONSGATE FILMS Series: FEATURE FILM, AGES 12-18 Topic - Family Description - Sparks fly when Wade Walker crashes the Peeples annual reunion in the Hamptons to ask for their precious daughter Grace's hand in marriage. KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - coming soon. See youth critic's comments. KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say -
This film has really good comedy and I like it.
Wade Walker (Craig Robinson) wants to marry the lovely Grace Peeples (Kerry Washington (Scandal). They attend the Peeples annual reunion in the Hamptons where Wade wants to ask Grace for her hand in marriage but everything is not going as he plans.
"Peeples" is a good family comedy. I like the way the two families get together, as this is not your ordinary family r... read more
Video Trailer Click to see video reviews WARNER BROS PICTURE Series: FEATURE FILM, AGES 12-18 Topic - Family Description - An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - coming soon. See youth critic's review. KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say -
"The Great Gatsby" tells the story of Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), a secretive millionaire who is in love with a wealthy woman named Daisy Buchanan, played by Carey Mulligan. When Daisy's cousin, Nick Carraway, played by Tobey Maguire, moves in next to Gatsby, he doesn't hesitate to use Nick to get close to his lost love. With the publicity constantly involved in his life, Gatsby finds it hard keeping his love for... read more
Video Trailer Click to see video reviews WARNER HOME ENTERTAINMENT Series: FEATURE FILM, AGES 5-12, ANIMATION Topic - Family Description - When Bruce Wayne receives the man of the year award, fellow billionaire Lex Luthor becomes jealous and decides to run for President. To create the atmosphere for his type of fear-based politics Lex recruits the Joker to perfect a Black LEGO Destructor Ray which wreaks havoc on Gotham. As Lex destroys Batman's tech, Batman reluctantly turns to Superman for help. KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Want a positive film that portrays teamwork and friendship for your superhero loving or LEGO loving child? Look no further. Just out on DVD and Blu-ray, "LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Superheroes Unite" will not let you down. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Gerry O., age 11, says this DVD teaches us that "sometimes you can't do things all by yourself, you need help" and that relationships aren't always easy. To make this an ev... read more KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say -
At first I thought this movie would be kind of like "The Avengers." The movie turns out to be very different! All the Marvel superheroes and everything else are made out of Legos. It is more focused on Batman as a man and other heroes like Robin, Super Women, Super Man, the Green Lantern and many others.
This move has a mix of comedy which I've noticed is in every Lego movie. It has action, adventure, great actors ... read more
Runtime: 71 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age:
5-12 Suggested Retail Price: $ 24.98
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Video Trailer Click to see video reviews PARAMOUNT PICTURES Series: FEATURE FILM, AGES 12-18 Topic - Family Description - When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution. KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Wow! This is a big action, adventure film that will not disappoint fans of this genre. It is very intense from beginning to end so we would recommend it for older kids - ages 13 and up. It delves a big more into Tony's back story and we see his vulnerability as well as his eccentric genius. The suits play a major role here, particularly at the end. Gwyneth's character, Pepper Potts, has a bit more substance than in t... read more KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say -
This is a blockbuster, serge forward, non-stop action movie with a few surprises, a couple disappointments and wallop of bigger-than-life, special effect-filled screens.
Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is back, and after fighting with the Avengers, faces a new threat, a terrorist named Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) and a new foe Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce).We also see James Rhodes/Iron Patriot ( Don Cheadle) who helps T... read more
Video Trailer Click to see video reviews LIONSGATE FILMS Series: FEATURE FILM, AGES 12-18 Topic - Family Description - Two teenage boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the bounty hunters on his trail and to reunite him with his true love. KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - coming soon. See youth comments KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say -
I have recently watched Mud, and I must say that it was exceptional, entertaining and pleasantly intense. I attended this movie at the 35th Annual Atlanta Film Festival. This was my first time ever going to a film festival, and it was an amazing experience. I interviewed Ray McKinnon, who played Senior, the main character's father, and he gave me some insight into the movie implying that this movie is a sort of comin... read more
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