Good movie about a bear being released into the wild. Shaun the Hunter may scare young kids, but really something they will enjoy. Character figures are a bit crude though, they all look square.
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Open Season
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Not age appropriate for kids under 4, age appropriate for kids over 5; suggested age 5. -
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Animated animal buddy flick is crude but funny.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 5 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Open Season
Parents need to know that this movie is rife with bathroom humor involving toilets, poop, farts, spit, snot, and underwear. Younger kids will laugh at the obvious stuff and won't get the edgier humor aimed at older audiences. That said, some little ones might find the hunting-themed images -- guns, deer strapped to the front of trucks, hunters swarming the woods for fresh meat -- a bit disturbing. On the plus side, the movie might encourage older kids to put themselves in Boog's paws and consider what life is like outside their own neighborhood.
Read our full review by Jane Boursaw
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the importance of putting yourself in others' shoes. What if you went from a comfortable life -- like Boog's -- to having to fight for survival? Maybe that's a little weighty for kids under 10, but they'll get the message that it's good to nurture friendships and lean on each other through tough times. Families can also discuss the practice of hunting. Why do some people love hunting and others hate it? Why does hunting have to be regulated?
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- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- I rate this title iffy for age 3 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Too much violence for younger boys
Although I can't exactly pinpoint what it is about this movie, my 3 year old son always starts acting up after watching this movie. He has made mention of the guy with the gun.
- I rate this title iffy for age 3 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
I like it
I liked this part one much better than the other one.
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
Not the Best But Worth Watching
Gross-out humor is plentiful in this film. Boog barfs on a window, snot is shown blowing out of characters' noses, et cetera, et cetera. I was kinda grossed out but I like this movie a lot.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Okay Movie but some Commcialisim
It's about a "tame" bear who is owened by a refu ranger but gets into trouble and is realesed into the wild. it tries to make it back home but he can't at the end he has a chance to go back home but he decides to stay in the wild with his animal friends
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
THIS MOVIE WAS TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
all i can say is that this movie was soooooo boring that it shouldn't exist.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I laughed!
wonderful film!!!!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
4 to 10
open season was a good movie so i decided to give it 4 stars.
- I rate this title off for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
84766
great movie!!! amazing !!!!! very very funny!!!!!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Nothing new
This is really nothing new from all the other movies like this. This isn't really inappropriot it is just rather dull with few funny parts.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
ok
i did not think this movie was {the one to see} but i think that it was cute and good for kids 4-8 but other then thAT KIDS 9-13 they would not find it interesting but it did have its funny moments.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I nerly died it was so funny
funny as pie. it was just awesome.my sister and I have watched it like a million times.I gave it 5 stars
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Is that a Curse word in the main menu???
I could swear I heard a curse word in the main menu. when the small animals comes across the top of the menu sign, one is riding the other. I think one of then says " get off my tree you F***ing squirrel". Am I hearing things? Please let me know!!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Great Movie But For Younger Kids
I loved the movie. But I would say it was probably for a bit younger people. Probably between 5-10 years old is best. It teaches a good lesson.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
Inappropriate and BAD
Open Season may have an appeal to younger children, but trust me, they will be crying after 25 minutes. Tgere are lots of guns, bullets, and scary scenes. Language wise, there is one "crap" and many other potty words. Nonetheless, it's also not good. Don't waste your money on this.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Not too bad, pretty entertaining but very forgettable.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Great Family Movie
My 7 year old son and I saw this movie 3 times and laughed harder each time. We love the soundtrack also and listen to it all the time.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
A must see movie for 7-10 year olds
This is a good movie for 7, 8, 9 year olds.There are acouple bad words like hell and crap and some sugestive material like when they use bras as sling shots and when boog (the bear) peas on a house of scunks.There is a little bit of violence when they have there battle at the end and car blow up and saw shoots at the Boog and Eliot (the buck) but other than that this is a great movie to see
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
When Boog puked... I laughed so hard I nearly had to leave the theater!
I can see where some people would be terribly offended by this movie, but our family thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. I felt for Boog when he ate too much at the store.... "I'm sorry..." OH MAN I LOL... I do agree with the parent review about some of the language that would not want their child to repeat. My 6 yr old got the hugest kick out of "I'm a duck"... We will be adding it to our movie collection when it comes out.
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