My kids beat me to the punch and turned off the movie after the first few minutes. Bully bloodying a kid's nose, yelling "I will kick your a__". We decided it was not a movie for our family. Wish we had read the review before ordering it.
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Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 7; suggested age 7. -
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Common Sense says
Kids' sci-fi adventure never fully blasts off.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 7 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Explorers
Parents need to know that, overall, this movie depicts smart, curious junior high kids who stumble upon a way to make their dreams of space flight a reality. But there's a scene in which they drink beer, and they work unsupervised with a welding torch and an electric saw as they construct their spaceship. One boy mentions his dead mother; another, preparing for a trip to outer space, writes his will as a precautionary measure. Younger kids may be scared by a suspenseful scene in which a giant mechanical "spider" frisks the boys after they arrive on the alien spaceship.
Read our full review by Teresa Talerico
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about whether movies with older special effects are still entertaining. Can you suspend your disbelief enough to enjoy the story? Families can also discuss the realities of space flight and the boys' three distinct personalities. How are imaginative "dreamer" Ben, cautious scientist Wolfgang, and practical Darren different from one another? Why do you think they become friends? Last but not least, what do you think of the fact that the aliens base their opinion of humans on television? What kind of impression would you get of people based just on TV shows?
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