This Movie Is Not That Great For 5 Year Olds
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
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Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 10. -
Is it any good?
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Common Sense says
Buoyant, farcical time-travel Enterprise escapade.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 10 and Up
The good stuff
What to watch out for
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What Parents Need to Know
About Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Parents need to know that this Star Trek movie is the most farcical of the big-screen series. As much comedy as adventure derives from the journey of the Starfleet heroes to 1986 Earth, and the relative rudeness and local color they encounter in San Francisco. There are instances of comical swearing and drug references.
Read our full review by Charles Cassady Jr.
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the movie's emphasis on comedy, and the culture-shock of the future space travelers in (more or less) present-day Earth society. What aspects of this world do you think would bewilder visitors from tomorrow? Also, what eco-messages do you find in the movie?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
great movie
saving the whales is a great message. nice computer history lesson (Scotty and the Apple 2)
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Very positive message and great role models.
I saw this movie first when I was a kid, so I knew it was one of the most appropriate for my kids to see. Outside of a few relatively mild curse-words (d*amn, a$$, etc.) it was perfect. The message of saving the whales for the future of humanity is very positive, as is the comeraderie of the crew of the Enterprise and their willingness to sacrifice themselves for the greater good.
- I rate this title on for age 16 and give it
12 and up??? Really? So "It's okay to make out on your bed in your underwear" is what we want our kids believing???
The commercial, alone, is unacceptable for my 12 year old. She is very interested in "relationships" and it is not helpful to have unmarried couples, in their underwear, "making out" on a bed. How do we, as parents, convince our kids that they should "wait" when nearly every show, implies 1st date sex???
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
Fun Science Fiction
STAR TREK IV is a good movie, and is appropriate for preteens and up. Outside of some tense scenes, language is the only thing wrong with the movie. There are several "a*s"s, "s**t"s, and "d**n"s. Spock uses "hell" in almost every phrase when he thinks it is appropriate to curse on Earth "ex: They told us the hell to come back to Earth". A man flips another off.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
This star trek movie is like almost all of the other star treks. The only main Difference is the the social behavier because there is alot more swearing. The message is also very interesting because a probe is sent to earth to see if there are any whales on the planet. But there aren't any, so Kirk goes back in time to get a whale. Kirk gets the whale for two reasons. First all the have been hunted to extiction, this is the message: save the whales, and to save the the planet.
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Ratings at a Glance
| 67% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 33% | of parents say there are good role models |
| 33% | of parents say it gives kids positive messages |
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