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Spider-Man 2

(2004, Rated PG-13, Action/adventure, Starring Kirsten Dunst, Tobey Maguire, James Franco)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 11; suggested age 11.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    A popcorn pleasure with heart, soul, and insight.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 11 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Strong female characters.
  • Violence:

    Intense and extensive action/comic book violence, characters killed, character sacrifices himself.
  • Sex:

    Kisses.
  • Language:

    Mild language ("ass").
  • Consumerism:

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

    Social drinking, smoking.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Spider-Man 2

Parents need to know that this movie has a lot of comic book-style action violence, though slightly less than the first movie. Characters are in frequent peril, and some are killed. There is some mild language and some social drinking, and one character abuses alcohol to drown his pain.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about why Peter Parker would want to stop being Spider-Man. How do we know when to give up our dreams for others? Families could also talk about the statement that "If you keep something as complicated as love bottled up inside it can make you sick" and Aunt May's comment that there's a hero in all of us who allows us to die with pride. Why does Peter feel that he can't share his real self with anyone? How do we know when to trust someone with our secrets?

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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    awesome for tween and cool for teens.

    Violents and at the end the bad guy dose not let peter (spiderman) destroy the replica of the sun and gose down withit

  2. I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 4.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    Great movie, and the actor for Doctor Octopus really changed the wimpy guy from the comics into a really strong villian. Fantastic fights, my favourite was the train scene.

  3. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative role models

    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    Good for age 9-11 and up

    In top ten movies ever!

  4. I rate this title off for age 7 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

  5. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 2.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    Too much pain and terror - not comic book violence

    I was particularly disturbed by Doc Ock's murder of the medical staff. We see them in real terror and pain - not at all "comic book-style action violence" - more realistic, disturbing, more emotional content that I wanted in action violence that my son was watching. It was just this one scene, but it was pretty intense and disturbing.

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