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Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Concoction of magical fun and fright for tweens.

Themes in this movie include:   family relationships, friendship, peer pressure
updated 09.22.09

Why We Rated This on for Ages 8 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Family members and friends work together to stop the villain.
  • Role models:

    Marnie is initially fooled by the attractive young villain, but once she finds out that he's no good, she sticks by her principles and refuses to be swayed by his peer pressure. Marnie and her friend use their smarts to come up with creative solutions to a very tricky problem
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    Non-graphic scenes involving magic (for example, the main character gets zapped by the villain but recovers quickly).
  • Sexy stuff:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge

Parents need to know that this Halloween movie contains some mildly scary scenes in which a young warlock surprises the main characters by popping up in unexpected places and talking in a threatening, taunting tone. In another scene, the very nice mom turns into an angry, scary-looking witch. The main character faces a time crunch as she scrambles to save friends and family from falling under the villain's spell, so this may cause a bit of edge-of-your-seat tension for some young viewers. Overall, this sequel isn't as scary as the first, mildly scary, Halloweentown film, and a bit of humor is added to the parts that are slightly scary or sad. For example, a curse causes the eccentric citizens of Halloweentown to turn into mundane mortals who enjoy sorting socks and wearing drab clothing.

Read our full review by Ellen Dendy

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about how Marnie overcame obstacles in order to save her friends and family. How did she use logic and creative thinking in solving her problems? How did her friend help out as she tried to solve the problems?
  • What lessons did Marnie learn about trusting complete strangers and sticking by her friends and family?

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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 5.0
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    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    i loved it.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

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