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Does anyone know anything about this movie? Or could someone recommend a good site for movie reviews? We're very conservative about what we allow the girls to watch if that helps at all.
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Our favorite movie review site is Plugged In Online. They give extremely detailed movie reviews from a Christian perspective, noting any vulgarities, s*xual content, violence, etc, plus any other additional negative things, and also any positives they saw, plus a general review.
That being said, I could only find UP on their site in Spanish! 
My mom saw it with my 9yo (before I read the reviews  ) and all I got from my mom was "That wasn't a good movie for a 9yo girl" and my dd didn't like it. I didn't push the issue with either of them so I don't know what it's like myself.
Hopefully someone will be more help, or if you know Spanish you can read a thorough review on the link above. 
ETA: Hey, a little extra googling found it in English on the site: Up Review: Plugged In Online
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A friend wants me to see the movie "Doubt" on her "newer than new" enormous television screen. Has anyone see this or have any views on it. One review I read said its not about "Catholic bashing" but as my friend is fiercely Protestant I'm a little wary of watching it.
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Kids in Mind is my favorite review site--for each movie, it provides a rating and an exhaustive list of offenses in three categories. Here's their review of Up.
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I just took my 3 older ones to see it on Saturday. My 8 yo daughter was the only kid who liked it I thought it was very sweet, although there were 2 or 3 spots that were a bit menacing for the 5 year old. My 11 y/o DS was totally unimpressed.
I don't recall anything objectionable about it (though having seen it only 6 days ago, you'd think it'd be fresher )
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I took my 8 y.o. and 10 y.o. The 8 y.o. boy said it was the best movie he'd ever seen. 10 y.o. girl really enjoyed it, and I thought it was just okay--the beginning was very sad, and there were some menacing dogs, but overall it was okay, I thought.
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i had heard good things about it - though most moms have said it made them cry numerous times.
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I definitely boohooed in our theater! Both at the beginning and at the end. I don't want to give anything away. My four boys liked it (14, 11, 7, and 5.) Aside from the mean dogs and the explorer, I can't think of much that would be objectionable. Unless I was too busy blowing my nose and didn't notice. 
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My twins (8) liked it, but there was a fire scene that freaked my 6 year-old out. Other than that, there were the dogs and evil explorer...The theme of the movie was really geared to older adults, I thought, as it deals with aging, loss of loved ones, and moving on in life. It has a positive, hopeful ending that affirms the value of the elderly in society. It was an OK movie..not great, not awful.
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We all loved it, the whole family. I cried like a baby through most of it, but good tears, you know? I thought it was touching and poignant and charming. The kids (7 and 13) thought it was great. Even dh liked it and he is not a big fan of movies in general.
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Martha - we use the USSCB site for evaluating movies - we are VERY conservative - and this site is very conservative
US Catholic Bishops Site
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