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All teen and kid reviews for City of Ember

Age
8
Average rating based on 11 kid and teen reviews:
  • 55% say violence is an issue
  • 45% say there are positive messages
  • 36% say there are positive role models
Teen, 17 years old
October 16, 2009
 
Not that great.
I had to read the book over the summer for school and i think the book is a whole lot better than the movie! =P

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Teen, 14 years old
July 28, 2010
 
Not as Good as the Book, but Not Bad
This movie was great, but not nearly as good as the book.

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Teen, 16 years old
February 10, 2009
 
cool movie
This movie was pretty awesome! It is full of suspenseful moments, such as the giant mole, which can ( and probably will be) potentially frightening for younger viewers. Also, every time they turn a corner, the music gets darker as though they're about to run into something, but they never do. except for the mole. Also, Lena's granny dies offscreen but she is shown in bed when Lena finds her after she has passed. Cool movie for 12+.

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Teen, 15 years old
August 8, 2010
 
Could have been better....
It could have been much better if they didn't add things or dragged things on. Otherwise it wasnt too bad. I loved the dramatic music, but the mole thing was not in the book, I see no reason to add that, and the mayor did not get eaten, he drowned, and I think the pop actually died of a disies, not of a drowning. Doon and Lina are a little too serious, but Doon's pop was pretty funny. I don't remember them being inside of the generater, or the moth. I'm just saying they could have at least kept to the book more, they kind of messed it up otherwise.

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Kid, 12 years old
June 7, 2011
 
TOTALLY FINE!
It's a great, action-packed movie. Its very suspenseful and fun! Despite the sentence, "If this is a potato, then I'm 16 and sexy,", this movie is TOTALLY fine for youngsters. It's quirky, dark at sometimes so if you are a person who doesn't enjoy that it isn't the best, and verrryyyy fun to watch. <3 it!

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Teen, 14 years old
June 1, 2011
 
city of ember

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Kid, 11 years old
July 8, 2009
 
not.......
not as good as it seems

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Teen, 17 years old
May 22, 2010
 
Nothing compared to the book
As someone who read the book before watching the movie, it was terrible. More fairly, the acting and effects were underwhelming and sometimes looked out of place. Themes of doom and gigantic moles may be inappropriate for younger children. Kind of ruins the story. Do yourself a favour and watch a different move and read the City of Ember book, it is much better.

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Teen, 16 years old
May 4, 2009
 
Really Bad
I disliked this movie. Not a big-budget, obviously (if you've seen it) but the actual acting and storyline is bad and gets worse as the movie progresses. Don't watch this, go see The Cronicals of Narnia instead.

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Kid, 12 years old
June 18, 2010
 
Exciting, Creepy and Sad
It was kinda creepy, but still good. It had me excited, freaked out and sad but it's still good

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Teen, 14 years old
December 15, 2009
 
b-ba-ba... BORING!
when i saw this movie it was mostly very boring and a dissapointment.

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