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Re-Animated

(2006, Rated NR, Family and kids, Starring Dominic Janes, Micah Karns, Eunice Cho)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Brain-swap tale will have tweens' eyes rolling.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 8 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Jimmy's parents are often absent (especially the space-traveling mom), and neither offers much in the way of guidance to their kids. (They even invite a complete stranger with obviously sinister intentions to live in their house.) The dad is so goofy most of the time that his 11-year-old son often rolls his eyes at his father's spaciness. Jimmy succumbs to peer pressure time and time again. The multicultural cast includes two main characters who are Asian.
  • Violence & scariness:

    Cartoon scenes sometimes have flashy explosions or characters smashed by falling objects or bumping into things. Live-action scenes also include mild peril played for humor -- like electrocution, a knife thrown at a girl (it misses), a fall from a rooftop, and a girl tied to a track in front of an oncoming train. No injuries result from any of the above.
  • Sexy stuff:

    A budding boy/girl relationship includes flirting as well as one slow-dancing scene with a quick peck on the cheek.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    One scene includes a mention of brandless soda. Obvious Disney spoofs.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Re-Animated

Parents need to know that this made-for-TV movie combines live action and animation (it's the Cartoon Network's first original live-action film). Most of the goofy humor is based on characters' wacky personalities -- like the oddball dad who puts his pants on in the car, or the green-skinned sister who Mom brought home from her space travels. Peer pressure is an ongoing theme; the main character routinely succumbs to it from the "in" crowd at school, the cartoon characters, and even his best friend. (It's a problem he hastily resolves in the end.) Most violence is either of the "crash-bang" cartoon type or exaggerated live-action peril played for laughs, but it's prevalent enough to make this better for tweens than young kids. That said, the story's overall silliness might even have tweens rolling their eyes. If nothing else, adults will get a giggle out of the blatant spoofs on the Disney conglomerate.

Read our full review by Emily Ashby

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about peer pressure. Have kids ever been the victims of peer pressure? How did they handle the situation? How do they feel being drawn into something they're not comfortable with? Why is it difficult to say "no" to their friends? When they face tough choices, whom do they turn to for advice? Families can also discuss the fact that this live-action movie is being shown on the Cartoon Network -- does that make sense? Does the movie fit with the rest of their programming? Why do you think they decided to produce this movie?

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Excessive consumerism
    • Negative message

    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    I like it

    It's awesome!!!!!

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 0.0

    Awful

    this is one of the worst movies iv ever seen. most kids around 9 and up will hate it.

  3. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    tween heven

    its a great movie with mild cusing such as crap and mild violence,but just the tom & jerry type of violence

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Oklahoma
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

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