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Classic Caballeros Collection: Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 4; suggested age 4.

  • Is it any good?

    4.0

  • Common Sense says

    Walt Disney's love letter to '40s Latin America.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This on for Ages 4 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    For the 1940s, this level of respect and enjoyment of other cultures is a very pleasant surprise.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness :

    One of the three caballeros has guns in holsters and shoots them in the air periodically; in one scene the barrel of the gun turns into a mouth and sings a couple of words. Donald and a llama almost fall off a high mountain bridge. Pedro the baby mail plane is in danger and almost crashes. Goofy carries and bites into his hunting knife.

  • Sexy stuff :

    Donald does a lot of whistling at Latina women and gets one kiss. The narrator mentions that he's looking at "hot stuff" on a beach when he spots a bunch of women. Goofy shows his drawers twice. Mention of tucans "making love," but it's not meant "that" way.

  • Language:

    Dated but innocuous lyrics including "We're three gay caballeros."

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Donald gets drunk off of one cocktail; adults drink wine in another scene. The Brazilian caballero, Jose Carioca, is rarely seen without a cigar in his mouth.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Classic Caballeros Collection: Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros

Parents need to know that one caballero smokes a cigar, another one shoots his guns in the air when he's excited (no one gets hurt), and the third, Donald Duck, ogles women in a number of scenes. That said, it's a wonderful surprise that these two 1940s classics are so enamored of Latin American cultures, their art, and their music. There are a couple of scary animated scenes for young ones: A baby mail plane almost crashes, and Donald and his llama almost fall off a very high bridge.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about things they learned about Latin America. Also, what kind of music did you like best? If you could go to a different country and bring your sketchpad, what would you draw? Families can also discuss what makes these cartoons seem older than current Disney movies. What things in these films would you be surprised to see in modern ones? Why?
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