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Around the World in 80 Days
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Mildly amusing Jackie Chan adventure.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 8 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Around the World in 80 Days
Parents need to know that while they may cringe at this adaptation of the classic novel, kids who aren't familiar with the classic story may enjoy the adventures and the always-likeable Jackie Chan. If nothing else, you can use the movie as a way to get your kids to check out the book (maybe read it as a family read-aloud). There is a lot of slapstick-, cartoon-, and action-style violence, including many crotch injuries, but no one is seriously hurt. Characters use mild bad language ("bloody hell"). There is some crude and vulgar humor, including bathroom jokes, drunkenness played for comedy, a weird cross-dressing joke, and a comic situation involving a man with many wives. A strength of the movie is the portrayal of women and minorities who fight stereotypes and prejudice; however, some people may find some of the portrayals in the movie itself offensively stereotypical.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about how transportation has changed since the novel was written -- how many days would it take to circle the globe today?
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dumb
ok this is soooooo pointless. we watched it in school and it was soooooooo stupid! dont watch it!
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- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
B*O*R*I*N*G
A friend made me watch this with them and the whole time I was wishing I was somewhere else! It was soooooooooo boring! I don't know how any one can like it!
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Must Watch This Movie
I act like a little kid I know, but this movie is just irresistable. The plot is charming with surprising little quirks in the story like the Wright Bros. Jackie Chan was his usual self and the inventor and french lady were well carved characters that sometimes brought you to frustration but other times complete awe of their insight on life. There is fighting scenes but they are often funny and involve their own little quirks too, like a picture being accidentaly painted. I loved it and I have watched it too many times to count.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
A must see-movie for kids under and some Adults
This movie is a tale about an inventor who makes a bet that he can go around the world in eighty days. His French valet has just quit. A man nick-named Passport 2 (Jackie Chan) is a Chinese man who fakes being French to get away with stealing a jade Buddha that he stole from a bank. When Passport 2 finds out that the inventor is going around the world he uses him to take him back to China. Passport 2 becomes good friends with the inventor and finds it hard to tell him the truth. Meanwhile, the inventor falls in love with a French woman who comes along on their journey. I am 11 and the movie was a snore-fest to me but for kids younger than that the movie would be good. There were some sexual situations but other than that it was ok.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Funny, but a little crude
I took my 8 & 10 yr old kids and being a Disney movie, was a little surprised by some of the cursing in the movie, there were several "D*mn" and "H*ll" that was totally unnecessary for the movie. Had I known that there would be as much cursing as there was, I woulld have passed on the movie. Could/should have been better.
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