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Karate Dog
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Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 7. -
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Common Sense says
Too rough for any kid who'd find this dog funny.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 7–9
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What Parents Need to Know
About Karate Dog
Parents need to know that this TV movie has a few scenes of actual, people-on-people violence, including the beginning, when Karate Dog's master is killed by masked assassins, and one scene in which Karate Dog is wrestled away to the pound by a gratuitous animal control officer. When Karate Dog is fighting, the scenes look more like a video game than anything else and are less frightening -- but no less violent. There's also mild sexual innuendo, mostly among the dogs, of a sort that might be difficult to explain to young kids.
Read our full review by KJ Dell Antonia
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about Karate Dog's computer-generated martial arts prowess and how that's created, or how a talented comedian like Chevy Chase ends up in a movie like this (Do you think it's all about the money? Do you think he was more inclined to do it because you only hear his voice? Could someone have made a funny movie out of this idea?) They can also discuss how much money must have been spent on the action sequences rather than on the script, a skewed set of values that really shows in this case.
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FUnny
This is funny. Drugs are the theme of the movie and deemed bad with side affects. Just cartoon violence not much unless you are squemish. people and dogss die from the drug. Diversity is a theme of most stuff so get used to it.
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