Scene It? Bright Lights, Big Screen (Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
common sense media says
Great party game's film clips appropriate for teens and up.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this fun, engaging party quiz game uses video clips from real Hollywood films. These scenes are often from R-rated movies and, while they don't show R-rated material, they still feature language, humor, violence, and themes that many parents would deem inappropriate for young children. Parents should also know that children without a decent knowledge of Hollywood and celebrity culture are likely to get quickly lost and frustrated. Plus, a majority of the questions will be about movies that young children won't have seen. This version is more edgy than its predessors and thus its targeted age is for older teens.
Educational value:
You can definitely learn movie trivia from the game.
Positive role models:
Very few of the film characters we see in these clips are honorable (or at least not doing anything honorable in the scene). Often, they're fighting or making jokes at another person's expense.
Ease of play:
There's nothing difficult about the controls of the game. The difficulty level on the trivia questions, though, is rather high. This is a game for film buffs.
Violence:
The game uses clips from Hollywood films, some of which contain violent imagery, like guns firing and martial arts combat -- complete with blood. One example: In a clip from The Terminator, we see Arnold Schwarzenegger shoot a man in the chest with a shotgun at point blank range.
Sex:
One film clip shows a woman making out with a tree. Several contain sexual references. One example: In a scene from Four Weddings and a Funeral, Kristin Scott Thomas makes a condom joke to a priest. Also several of the female avatars show ample cleavage.
Language:
In some of the movie clips, you will hear language like "damn," "hell," and "ass."
Consumerism:
The scenes from all these Hollywood films can be viewed as promotional clips for the movies.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Crystal meth is referenced in one film clip. At least one other shows a character who is high and hallucinating. Some scenes show characters who are holding and/or drinking from beer bottles.
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