This was quite an odd film, I do say. A whole entire movie about saving owls?! Give me a break. Even I, a 78 year old woman cannot handle that. Also, it is quite innapropriate an bloddy, and the sexual content is horrid! Ugh, my 12 year old wanted to see this, but I made him watch "March of the Penguins" instead. I believe that was more enjoyable. Please stay away from this movie. You will cry.
Hoot
(2006, Rated PG, Family and kids, Starring Luke Wilson, Logan Lerman, Brie Larson)Ratings at a Glance
| 100% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 100% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
| 100% | of parents say it's too violent |
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Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
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- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
This was quite an odd film, I do say. A whole entire movie about saving owls?! Give me a break. Even I, a 78 year old woman cannot handle that. Also, it is quite innapropriate an bloddy, and the sexual content is horrid! Ugh, my 12 year old wanted to see this, but I made him watch "March of the Penguins" instead. I believe that was more enjoyable. Please stay away from this movie. You will cry.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Sweet family film is fine for kids 9+
Sexual Content (Not an Issue): A commercial starts out with "Are you a big boy with a big appetite?" said sultrily. Mullet Fingers is seen shirtless and Dana is shown in his underwear only. Beatrice runs away to Roy's house, where he lets her spend the night (but they don't do anything sexual). Violence (Pause): Roy is hit in the head with a golf ball two times. Dana bullies Roy by shoving his face into a bus window and gagging him (with Roy punching him for doing so, and we later see a large welt on Dana). Mullet Fingers is attacked by a dog, and we briefly see his bloody wound. Mullet Fingers has a construction worker tied up and gagged after he tries to kill the owls. Language (Not an Issue): None other than a few uses of "Oh my God". However, we do see Mullet Finger's mouth say "damn", but the audio says "dang" instead. Social Behavior (Pause): Characters lie, steal, pick on and bully others, and engage in illegal activities. Commercialism (Not an Issue): None. Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco (Not an Issue): Some adults have drinks that may or may not be alcoholic.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
I disagree withthe Commonsense one liner!
"Sweet, clumsy family film about saving owls" was the quote. The film showed children that there is more to life that stardom, money or position. Sometimes you just have to stand up for what is right. We do not call documentaries that are about saving wildlife clumsy so why should we here. I feel the producers did an excellent job of making an entertaining movie while leaving children as well as adults with something to think about! The only negative was the methods the children used. The producers should have chastised as well as complimented and given the audience alternatives.
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
Two wrongs don't make a right
I had to have a talk with my 5 and 7-year old after this movie. Besides the fact that the movie itself was not that well executed, my main problem with it involved the "moral" of the story. The main characters engage in vandalism, theft and even kidnapping in the name of good. But they never even try going through the proper channels to achieve what they want. They could have put up flyers around town explaining the situation to the people, talked to the Mayor, called the corporate headquarters, organized a boycott if necessary, etc. But instead we are supposed to excuse all the law breaking because the "cause was just" and the bad guys were unlikable buffoons. I'm all for protecting wildlife, but this film sends the wrong message in my book.
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
OK, but young kids won't like it.
- I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
Buy the Book!
This followed closely to the book, but like most others...the book is much better (although there is cursing and a "mooning" incident in the book). The characters were believable, but the performances of the Luke Wilson, and Tim Blake Nelson seemed very wooden. I liked the movie, but would have liked to see it a bit longer, with more character development.
Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
the movie is great! i love it.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- My highlights are:
Loved it
I love the movie. my sisters fell in love with it.
- I rate this title off for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
President Obama
Sick awesome movie! the best movie in the world
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
beatrice the bear
it was cool! it's about the new kid in town when he finds out that millions of owl's habitats are getting destroyed. He teams up with 2 friends to save the owl's habitat. It's not really scary but I think that it should be for kids and adults.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
great movie!
i like movie reminds of how we should protect animals i hate the bully who beats up i forgot and i can;t believe the pancake company owner he is so mean and dosen't care about the owls thats all you have to worry about
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I laughed
I thought this movie was great.Especially for a family movie night.Id give it two thumbs up.I really enjoyed sitting down and watching this hilarious moie about owl's.Before you watch this movie i think you should read the book!!!!!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
WOW
Sometimes when you read a book and they turn it into a movie its completly differnet than the book or what you were expecting. But this, WOW. It sticks to the book like glue and its really, really, really, really funny!! (Espescially the bloopers) This is a movie noone should miss!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
the movie was so-so
the movie HOOT WAS GREAT!Because it was good and becausethe main menue was about owls.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
The movie was okay,I think that they should show the the part where Beatrice bited Roy's tire,Mullet Fingers put his torn green shirt on top of Officer Delinko's satelite.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I think it was good
I think the movie was good cause it shows that animals are really important to people too and that you should not kill animals. The movie shows alot of bully and mean things. The movie show alot of caring too. I will give this an A for the grade cause the movie cut of some part of the movie.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I laughed
My oppinion is the book was cool. I liked this movie because it showed how people cared about alot of stuff. This movie wasn't that much from the book becuse it showed stuff that they didn't say in the book. I give this book five stars.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
What can I d without this book?
Roy lived in Montana then his dad's job was in Florida so they had to move to Florida.He went to go on the bus to go to school and when he got on it Dana shoved him onto the glass window. Then he saw Mullet Fingers (Running Boy)running without shoes.Then he saw him again then he ran into Beatrice. The movie was ok. I would give it 5 stars and would give it a B
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
It was an awsome movie
i liked this movie because it was about trust and freindship between roy,beatrice,and Mullet Fingers. This movie had some parts that wasn't that intresing like in the book though everything kinda just fit in the movie.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
i Was dying of bordom!!!!! lol
The Movie was good B/C (Because)it was kind of interesting but they didn't focus a lot with the owls and all they did was try to stop Chuck Muckles (Owner of Mother Paulas All American Pancake House inc.)
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
this movie was okay
the most part i liked was when Officer Delinko and the Eberharts was going to the hospital and Mullet Fingers ran away. The movie wasn't all that but i liked it because of all the nature in Florida i think Florida is really pretty,i would probably give this movie three stars and a B- because of the nature and the people that played the movie.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
One of the Best Movies of 2006
Great movie. It never gets boring. Very Funny. Would recommend to everyone.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
sweet
This movie has a sweet message for kids. It is also a great family film. You will LOVE IT ! ! ! !
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I cried! I laughed!
This movie is a great movie for kids.At first I rented the movie.And I liked it so much I bought it.If you like nature movies you will like this one!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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i thought this movie was o.k.It wasn't great.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
