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Casper Meets Wendy

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 6, age appropriate for kids over 6; suggested age 6.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Hilary Duff's silly spook-fest is good tween fun.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 6 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Wendy and Casper are both neglected and picked on by their guardians. Witches and ghosts are also seen as mortal enemies, and they are prejudiced against one another. There's no diversity in the cast.

  • Violence & scariness:

    There's lots of comic pratfalls, but no one is injured. When scared by the ghosts, various people jump through windows (on low floors), fall over luggage, etc. Josh tries to force Wendy to dance with him, grabbing her arm. One of Wendy's aunts slaps a man's face. Wendy's broom attacks two goons trying to hurt Wendy by hitting them on the head and back. No one is injured. Casper punches a guy out.

  • Sexy stuff:

    Wendy kisses Casper on the cheek. Wendy and Casper dance, and Wendy flirts with Josh. A guy pinches women's butts.

  • Language:

    A lot of insults directed at Casper and Wendy, but no cursing.

  • Consumerism:

    Fanny mentions Dairy Queen and Wendy uses a Compaq laptop.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Casper Meets Wendy

Parents need to know that while no one is injured in this movie, there is a lot of falling, running, jumping, and tripping when people are scared by ghosts. While the tone is usually light, there are also several scenes where the ghosts do things that are scary -- like taking possession of people's bodies and sneaking up on them. Casper's uncles haunt Wendy and her family. In the final showdown, there's lots of screaming and peril and Wendy almost dies.

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  • Families can talk about how Wendy and Casper are more powerful when they work together. How do they learn to share and work together? For kids just getting into scary movies: Do you like to be scared? What was too scary in this movie? What wasn't scary at all?
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    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0
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    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    Cute

    Aww, look at Hilary! She's so cute! Same as this movie. No issues whatsoever (a few scary moments for really little kids) Cute movie.

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