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Bratz: Rock Angelz (NR, 2005)

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Stylized doll show is wrong for tweens it targets.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this movie may look fresh and fun to young girls who buy the dolls, but the themes presented are questionable for their age group. For example: A fashion editor thinks eating carbs makes her "look fat," the girls sneak into clubs, and one character has had three nose jobs. The plot centers around the Bratz's goal of publishing their own fashion magazine, which will have such supposedly "helpful" articles as how to tell if your boyfriend is a dud and ways to be a "fashion do." There's also plenty of back-stabbing and rude behavior throughout. The Bratz kids love to go shopping and spend money on clothes, and your kids can do a little pre-shopping for more Bratz stuff (CDs, etc.) in the Special Features section of the DVD.

Positive messages: For a show aimed at kids, there's a lot of back-stabbing and rude behavior. Burdine Maxwell ridicules Jade and the Tweevils, who try to steal Chloe's new guy (who seems happy to be flirting with them). The Bratz sneak into a club, lying their way in. Chloe dumps her friends for a boy.
Violence: One male character shoves a bouncer to get into a club; another gets jealous and imagines his romantic competitor's head exploding. Lots of bossing around on the part of Burdine Maxwell, the magazine editor.
Sex: Chloe flirts with a British boy who later turns out to be rude. Another boy falls on top of Chloe by accident and brings up love.
Language: Lots of slang -- "super scorchin' guy," "whatever" -- and words like "lame-o," "loser," "moron," and "jerk."
Consumerism: Based on the popular dolls. Characters are big into consumerism (buying outfits, shoes, etc.). Ads for Bratz CDs and movies in Special Features area of the DVD.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.
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What to talk about

Talk to your kids
Families can talk about what makes the Bratz appealing at first glance, and what's not so appealing about them. Are they individualistic, or do they look and talk alike? Do they look and act like most teens? Why are there hardly any references to parents? Is the way they live realistic? Do you think they can afford to stay in a loft by themselves, or jet off to London at a moment's notice? What can be learned from their friendships?

What's the story?

What's the story?
In Rock Angelz, aspiring writer Jade (voiced by Soleil Moon Frye) is chosen to be a fashion magazine intern. But the domineering editor-in-chief, Burdine Maxwell, bosses Jade around and favors the Bratz's arch-nemeses, the Tweevils. When Burdine threatens to ruin Jade's future career, Jade and the Bratz start their own self-titled publication, and they head to London to find hip new trends. A secondary theme about how to tell good boyfriend material from bad emerges when Chloe (Olivia Hack) takes up with a cute British boy she meets on the plane, who turns out to be more frog than prince.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
What to say about a cartoon that targets tweens (and younger) yet has its impossibly thin, fashion-crazy main characters parading around in skimpy outfits and platform heels with makeup caked on their faces? Not much that's wonderful. Dealing with "lame-o" boys and "fashion freaks" and "royal jerks," it's mean spirited and not quite appropriate for target age group. The emphasis on the externals is worrisome, as is the Bratz look itself: They hardly look like the empowered girls they say they are.

Two positive notes: The music is hummable and, through thick and thin, the girls find their way to each other. When they neglect their friendships, they are eventually apologetic. Soleil Moon Frye, who played the scrappy, cheery, wholesome Punky Brewster in a TV series decades ago, voices one of the Bratz. Too bad this series isn't as positive a role model as her 1980s alter-ego was.

Movie themes & details

Movie Details
Studio: MGM/UA
Director: Douglas Carrigan
Cast: Jessica Di Cicco, Lacey Chabert, Soleil Moon Frye
Genre: Family and Kids
Run time: 76 minutes
Theatrical release: October 4, 2005
DVD release: October 4, 2005
MPAA Rating: NR
This review was written by S. Jhoanna Robledo
 
 

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icarlyloverforever
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Love it? Hate it?
Love it? Hate it? Well, I hate it. I just wish they could never show this show again!
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super movie ...
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i watched most of it and didnt like it!
i watched most of this horrible movie and didnt like it one bit! HORRIBLE!
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I HATE IT!
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ClaireeBearr
teen, 16 years old
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Good movie for kids and tweens!
I've loved this movie since I was 10! Parents over-react to everything, and the "rude behavior" is put in there to make people laugh. This movie teaches you that your friends are the most important people in your life, and that you always need to stick with them. (:
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Excellent film for little kids, much
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littlemisspro
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I Think It's A Really Good Film And I 100% Love It! Although I Am 12 Years Old Some People May Think I Am Too Old Too Watch It But I Think Only Kids/Pre-teens Aged 10-14 Should Watch This As It's Most Appropiate.
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arthur16morgana
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i have this movie. i watched 20-30 times.amazing movie
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Beckstar
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no morals, but still fun
Yeah, these Bratz films show no morals and no lessons for kids. But they are only movies based off dolls. At least they don't dress suggestively like the dolls sometimes do. I think it's an ok film!
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princesstouch
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i loved it
bratz rock angels are soo cool thir movie is about always sharing and being nice to eacher taking kare and helping . people should vote this 300000 stars goooooooooooooo bratz
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