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Billy and Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 8.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Gruesome, goofy cartoon movie better for tweens+.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 8–10

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Almost buried under the snide dialogue, cartoon violence, and potty humor is a message that friends stick together -- even if one of the friends is the personification of Death.
  • Violence & scariness:

    Copious and graphic in an old-school way, meaning that there are no lingering effects on the characters (except for the pirate who jumps into a fire lake filled with sharks, and spends the rest of the cartoon as a skeleton with hanging flesh chunks). With the Grim Reaper as a primary character, you're not in Disneyland anymore.
  • Sexy stuff:

    Irwin plants a long kiss on unconscious Mandy, to her horror.
  • Language:

    No cursing but plenty of rudeness and vulgarity.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Billy and Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure

Parents need to know that this gory but somehow witty cartoon is aimed at older tweens and teens and is not meant for the younger set. A surly girl and her idiotic brother follow their best friend, the Grim Reaper, on a harrowing adventure filled with fart jokes, insults, and an undeniably funny cast of characters. You may laugh as you watch it with your kids, then cringe to hear them repeating lines afterwards. Mercifully, the movie runs only 75 minutes, not 160 as the disc and packaging indicate.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about whether they find the cartoon funny or annoying. Do you think, as the Boogey Man believes, that kids today see so much violence on TV that they are harder to scare than in prior generations? Does a cartoon like this help or hurt that argument?

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  1. I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Negative role models

    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    Judging by CS's review, this is obviously a movie for the show's fans

    If you loved the show, you will love this! It's just so funny! The plot was pretty cool too. I also love how Numbah 3 was to be Grim's replacement. I always knew she was evil. My only complaint is that it felt annoyingly long at times, longer than it should have been, and that's saying something as it really wasn't that long. All in all, it's a great film for Billy and Mandy fans, but if you're not a fan of the show, you may wanna skip this title.

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