its ok for 6 and over
Open Season
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Common Sense says
Animated animal buddy flick is crude but funny.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 5 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Open Season was written by Jane Boursaw
Parents need to know that this movie is rife with bathroom humor involving toilets, poop, farts, spit, snot, and underwear. Younger kids will laugh at the obvious stuff and won't get the edgier humor aimed at older audiences. That said, some little ones might find the hunting-themed images -- guns, deer strapped to the front of trucks, hunters swarming the woods for fresh meat -- a bit disturbing. On the plus side, the movie might encourage older kids to put themselves in Boog's paws and consider what life is like outside their own neighborhood.
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- Families can talk about the importance of putting yourself in others' shoes. What if you went from a comfortable life -- like Boog's -- to having to fight for survival? Maybe that's a little weighty for kids under 10, but they'll get the message that it's good to nurture friendships and lean on each other through tough times. Families can also discuss the practice of hunting. Why do some people love hunting and others hate it? Why does hunting have to be regulated?
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What’s the Story?
Martin Lawrence voices Boog, a domesticated 900-lb. grizzly bear who lives in a comfortable garage complete with a cozy bed, his own teddy bear, three square meals a day, and a TV he uses to watch Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. Though he refuses to admit it, Boog is a "pet" bear; his owner is a kooky, loveable park ranger named Beth (Debra Messing). One day while out and about with Beth, Boog sees a mule deer strapped to the front of a hunter's truck. The deer, named Elliot (Ashton Kutcher), is actually alive, and begs Boog to untie him. Once free, Elliot barges into Boog's comfortable garage pad and quickly decides that the bear needs to be freed from "captivity." He lures his rescuer outside with a candy bar, and the two soon end up hopelessly lost in the woods. Boog has no bear skills whatsoever, so Elliot assures him that he knows the way back ... unfortunately, he doesn't have a clue. Meanwhile, hunting season is just around the corner.
Is It Any Good?
From some of the folks behind The Lion King and Monsters, Inc. comes an animated flick about the oddest of couples, inspired by the work of cartoonist Steve Moore. Yes, the wacky-sidekick plot is tiresome, and if you're downright sick of CGI animal movies, you're not alone. But OPEN SEASON does have some funny moments. Lawrence and Kutcher have great chemistry, and the movie's messages about friendship, loyalty, taking care of each other, and finding peace in a violent world never go out of style.
With each adversity the bear and the deer face in the woods, Boog learns something about self-reliance, and Elliot gains newfound self-respect. Sure, it's been done before. But with a lively cast, colorful animation, and a storyline that moves along quickly, there are worse ways to spend a couple of hours. If you can get past the crude humor, Open Season is pretty funny. Parents may be bored, but kids will love it.
Movie Details
Studio: Sony Pictures Animation, Directors: Anthony Stacchi, Jill Culton, Roger Allers
Run time: 99 minutes
Theatrical release: 9/28/2006, DVD release: 1/30/2007
MPAA Rating: PG for some rude humor, mild action and brief language.
Run time: 99 minutes
Theatrical release: 9/28/2006, DVD release: 1/30/2007
MPAA Rating: PG for some rude humor, mild action and brief language.
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Kids ages: 10
I rate this title on for age 6 and give it- My concerns are:
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- Inappropriate language
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
animal vs humen fights
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I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give it
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Sure to make kids laugh
This wonderful cartoon about a big bear is sure to make kids laugh. But i would say this movie is a little iffy for a 5 year old due to some brief cartonish vilonce that some 5 year olds mite find scary, Also so very mild language like butt and bummer,There is also some mild drinking by adults. But overall the movie is good and funny for kids.
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I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give it
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I hated it, but little kids might like it. Overall, it's pretty lame.
Ok, I don't agree with CSM. This movie is NOT funny. Boring and lame, this movie has violence just to get more viewers. The violence isn't that bad, just some guns (animated of course). I personally hated it, but some little kids might like it, so I rated it 2 stars. Actually it's 1.5 stars. HA ha! Ok don't see this movie, or else you'll experience one of the worst animated movies ever. Most animated movies fail, but some don't, like Up, for example.
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
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- Excessive violence
good kids' movie
This movie was pretty good. not the best animated movie, but pretty good.
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
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- Good role models
Good movie about a bear being released into the wild. Shaun the Hunter may scare young kids, but really something they will enjoy. Character figures are a bit crude though, they all look square.
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Kids ages: 4
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Too much violence for younger boys
Although I can't exactly pinpoint what it is about this movie, my 3 year old son always starts acting up after watching this movie. He has made mention of the guy with the gun.
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I rate this title iffy for age 3 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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- My highlights are:
- Good role models
I like it
I liked this part one much better than the other one.
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I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
Not the Best But Worth Watching
Gross-out humor is plentiful in this film. Boog barfs on a window, snot is shown blowing out of characters' noses, et cetera, et cetera. I was kinda grossed out but I like this movie a lot.
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Okay Movie but some Commcialisim
It's about a "tame" bear who is owened by a refu ranger but gets into trouble and is realesed into the wild. it tries to make it back home but he can't at the end he has a chance to go back home but he decides to stay in the wild with his animal friends
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Is that a Curse word in the main menu???
I could swear I heard a curse word in the main menu. when the small animals comes across the top of the menu sign, one is riding the other. I think one of then says " get off my tree you F***ing squirrel". Am I hearing things? Please let me know!!
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ok
i did not think this movie was {the one to see} but i think that it was cute and good for kids 4-8 but other then thAT KIDS 9-13 they would not find it interesting but it did have its funny moments.
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Not what expected
Crude gutter behaviour and actions. It did nothing to improve the film and certainly would not have hurt the film if they kept it G rated. I find it very disturbing that producers nowadays feel like they have an open license just because the movie is a cartoon. They should know better.
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OMGOSH
This is like a movie for everyone!! i went to go see it with my two best friends and i was like the loudest person in there! even thought im a teenager even adults where in the movie theater! well i think every one should see this movie!
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OK
The humor in it was kind of crude (mostly bowel movements and rear end humor). I took three 8 y/o to watch it and they thought it was funny. They only caught up on the violence humor (trucks blown up, hunters beatened by animals, rabbits used as rocks). I would have waited until it came out as a rental.
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