There were some vulgar words, sexual inuendos, even 12 year olds dating was odd to me, and the issues with maternal death and being able to "come back" from ghost form could be confusing to a younster.
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Casper
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Not age appropriate for kids under 6, age appropriate for kids over 7; suggested age 6. -
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Common Sense says
Haunted house tale not as mild as the cartoons.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 6–7
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What Parents Need to Know
About Casper
Parents need to know that the cartoon Casper and other Casper movies are much milder than this one. There are deaths here and much talk about the spirit world and grieving the loss of parents. The main character, Kat, sees one parent as a ghost, and another parent dies and comes back with the help of an invention. Kat also has a crush on Casper, who died as a tween boy. Casper's ghost uncles can be crude and mischievous and they take Kat's father out drinking at a bar.
Read our full review by Polly M. Robertus
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about fantasies and ghosts. What is appealing about ghost stories? Why do you think Casper is friendly while his uncles are looking to cause trouble? Why do you think so many ghost stories take place in mansions?
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- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Cute, but not for early elemetary years.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
THIS MOVIE IS AWESOME!!!!!!!
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
could have been better
it starts out cute, but there's plenty of violence and bad language. towards the end of the movie, the villain screams out, "you b--ch!!" (referring to a female dog).
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I think Casper is an amazing movie!!! It's the the best movie i ever saw!
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