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Bratz: The Movie
(2007, Rated PG, Family and kids, Starring Jon Voight, Nathalia Ramos, Skyler Shaye, Logan Browning, Janel Parrish, Chelsea Staub)
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Is it age appropriate?
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Is it any good?
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Common Sense says
Material girls in immaterial comedy for tweens.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 8–18
What to watch out for
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Bratz: The Movie was written by Charles Cassady Jr.
Parents need to know that this movie derives from a popular line of dolls on the market with an outrageous arsenal of fashion accessories. A pro-shopping, pro-consumerism message underlies all the preaching about acceptance, confidence, standing by your friends, etc. There's a heavy emphasis on physical appearance; overweight or plain-looking girls are not very much in evidence. Food fights happen more than once.
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What’s the Story?
Set in southern California, BRATZ centers around Chloe (Skyler Shaye), Sasha (Logan Browning), Yasmin (Nathalia Ramos), and Jade (Janel Parrish), four clothing-empowered girlfriends, so fashion-conscious they computer-conference each morning to coordinate their outfits. They eagerly enter freshman year at a cartoonishly caricatured Carrie Nation High School. Here a blonde, preppie class president Meredith Baxter Dimly (Chelsea Staub), who happens to be the spoiled and pampered daughter of the principal (Jon Voight), reigns like a queen. She personally assigns every beginning student a clique to belong to, outside of which they dare not stray.
Is It Any Good?
Bratz could be seen as a PG alternative for those whose children are too young to see Mean Girls. It's designed as a live-action adaptation of a product line of vampish, high-fashion dolls with outlandish fashion accessories, spun off into coloring books, CDs, and a CGI TV series.
Parents (and psychologists) have had their own issues with the dolls' unrealistic proportions and sexualized clothing, but there are issues other moviegoers will have as well. Bratz steals directly from Mean Girls, showing the severe peer pressure that forces girls to try to fit in and be popular. At least this clone, pitched to a younger (doll-buying) tween age group, took out the Lindsay Lohan movie's objectionable language, sex, and alcohol references, while delivering the same self-affirming morals. It gets grudging points on that count.
Movie Details
Studio: Lionsgate, Director: Sean McNamara
Run time: 99 minutes
Theatrical release: 08/02/2007, DVD release: 11/27/2007
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements.
Run time: 99 minutes
Theatrical release: 08/02/2007, DVD release: 11/27/2007
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements.
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Most Recent Reviews
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I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
perfect girl movie.
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I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Negative role models
Bratz Gives Kids Horrible Roll Models
It's not the content that makes this movie inapropriate, but the messages and roll models. Girls who watch these kinds of movies are prone to have anorexia so that they can look like the Bratz (even though the probably look fine already) and 1 in 2,000 girls has a body like the Bratz. And, 10% of the time, anorexia can lead to death and it's all because of stuff like this! Language and Sex won't scar kids permanently, it's messages telling them that if they can't look like the Bratz, they aren't good enough. Sadly, most media has come to this. One very good example for everyone of something the opposite of this is found in the episode of "The Twilight Zone" called "Eye of the Beholder." It was made in 1960 and may put kids off because it's in black and white, but make them watch it anyway. I am usually pretty liberal in my reviews, but this is an issue that can have no tolerance! Period.
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive consumerism
Waste of time
Someday, when I'm laying on my deathbed, thinking about all the time I've ever wasted, I'm going to remember this movie. I'm going to remember how I lost more than an hour of my time on this piece of crap. Rant end.
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I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Negative role models
Terribele: Worst Role Models
Nothing good about it! Here I am, A nine year old saying TERRIBLE!! It has bikinis near the pool side and TERRIBLE STUFF! PARENTS DON'T LET YOUR KIDSWATCH IT NO MATTER WHAT! also it will give you bad dreams, too much violance
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I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Negative role models
Almost as bad as the show.
Like I said for the show, these girls are the worst role models ever! They're not nearly as bad as they are in the show, but nonetheless, they still act so girly it's downright insulting to any young girl's intelligence. Another thing: I have no problem with ethnic stereotypes. They've been around forever. It's not usually meant to be offensive, and besides, there's a difference between stereotyping and racism. However, this movie goes overboard with a certain family. They meet every single ethnic stereotype known to man! For the record, I am a guy. I know saying that has just made my opinion seem less valid, but keep in mind that I happen to like movies such as Thumbelina and Little Mermaid, so I'm not prejudiced about most movies labeled as "Girly". I don't believe that just one gender should watch movies like that. However, Bratz is one to stay away from. It's annoying stereotypical and again, it's insulting to girls' intelligence.
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive consumerism
great movie!
I love this movie so much, but I am 10, not 6. Parents should know that this movie should not be made for toddlers! Over-done bullying and does not set a good role model for them. It has sad parts, love interests and buy buy buy, but it is a great movie!
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
My favorite!
This was a funny, awesome, touching and cool movie. Mean bully though, but other then that great. it was fun to watch and i watched it 2 in a row! but the point is, it's great- greater then great- it's- never mind. just watch it- it's very good!
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
My favorite!
This was a funny, awesome, touching and cool movie. Mean bully though, but other then that great. it was fun to watch and i watched it 2 in a row! but the point is, it's great- greater then great- it's- never mind. just watch it- it's very good!
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
My favorite!
This was a funny, awesome, touching and cool movie. Mean bully though, but other then that great. it was fun to watch and i watched it 2 in a row! but the point is, it's great- greater then great- it's- never mind. just watch it- it's very good!
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
My favorite!
This was a funny, awesome, touching and cool movie. Mean bully though, but other then that great. it was fun to watch and i watched it 2 in a row! but the point is, it's great- greater then great- it's- never mind. just watch it- it's very good!
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
My favorite!
This was a funny, awesome, touching and cool movie. Mean bully though, but other then that great. it was fun to watch and i watched it 2 in a row! but the point is, it's great- greater then great- it's- never mind. just watch it- it's very good!
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I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
twitch twitch
agggggggggggraaaaaaaaaaaaaa ! this movie is BAD! its the worst movie i ever saw!!! baka!
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
Exciting! Great!
This movie was really good, about friendship, parties music and of course, 4 girls with THE PASSION 4 FASHION. The bully, Meredith, was mean, and could do anything mean at any time. The main nice girls, Sasha, Cloe, Yasmin and Jade stood up to her, and showed her how she shouldn't be mean. I'm 9, and I think it's okay for almost 8 year olds.
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
i lost six brain cells watching this.
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
coolest movie
i luv this movie
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
A great movie for girls
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I rate this title off for age 0 and give it
I DONT LIKE IT
i took my little sister 2 see this movie. it is poorly directed and high school is nonthing like this at all. you are not allow to dirive people into a seeting chart. this movie has poor acting and is nonthing like the bratz dolls at all. what a waste of my money!!!
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
it stunk
this movie was not at all good. i think that they should not ahve even made it. there is no point i think that they might as well just make another doll instead of trying to make movies! dont see it!
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
i enjoyed it
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I rate this title off for age 0 and give it
This movie Sucked!
This movie was boring and I never laughed the whole movie(I only laughed at how bad it was!). It was lame and unless you want to be board and fall asleep I recommend you dont see it!!!
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| 50% | of parents say there are good role models |
| 50% | of parents say it gives kids positive messages |
| 50% | of parents say it's educational |
| 50% | of parents don't feel there are good role models |
| 50% | of parents don't think the messages are positive |
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