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All teen and kid reviews for Inkheart

Age
9
Average rating based on 23 kid and teen reviews:
  • 43% say there are positive role models
  • 30% say violence is an issue
Teen, 15 years old
January 12, 2010
 
perfect for all ages!
a great movie due to the fact that it does not differ much from the book. the main storyline is followed, although the ending is different. The book is brought alive in this great film, and i recommend it for kids as young as nine. however, some of the violence may be too young for kids eight and younger. the henchmen of Capricorn may scare some; they are dressed in black and are scarred with tatoos. they are usually brutal towards prisoners and villagers. but all in all, the movie is really great for kids to teens.

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Kid, 13 years old
January 27, 2009
 
Should I see it?
I wanted to see Inkheart when it first came out. To me it looked like a good movie, mostly. But when my friend told me it wasn't as she thought it would be (in other words, an overall bad movie), I was a little disappointed. But that's just my thinking.

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Kid, 12 years old
March 13, 2011
 
its fine
this movie wasnt what i thought it would be.i mean the book was pretty good and there was no cussing that i remember.

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Teen, 14 years old
March 13, 2011
 
its fine
this movie wasnt what i thought it would be.i mean the book was pretty good and there was no cussing that i remember.

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Kid, 11 years old
March 13, 2011
 
its fine
this movie wasnt what i thought it would be.i mean the book was pretty good and there was no cussing that i remember.

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Teen, 14 years old
September 28, 2009
 
great for all ages
I think inkheart was a great movie for all ages.It is kind of funny and it rocked. It has some good family messages.

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Teen, 15 years old
September 18, 2009
 
WARNING: This movie may be to scary for some little kids!
This film was not what I expected to be. At first I thought that this movie would be cool ( kind of) fun for the whole family. Instead I thought that this this movie was a little too long and bit scary for kids -6-7 and under.This movie may maybe iffy and somewhat scary for kids ages 8 +. Mostly this movie would be a pretty good movie for ages 11- 12+. I did think that this movie was a bit scary at the end .If kids want to see this movie they need to know that is movie has some scary scenes like in the Harry Potter movies. This movie has very brief language. It only has one or two bad words. I would recommend this movie to kids who have read and liked the book, or to to kids who like fantasy movies like this and the other 6 Harry Potter movies.

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Kid, 10 years old
May 16, 2010
 
lovly film
it somtimes just popped up with different bits and it was a bit scary

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Kid, 13 years old
January 27, 2010
 
OK Movie
It's a great movie. Not much like the book (a little better). I like it.

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Teen, 14 years old
November 9, 2010
 
HUGE Letdown
When I heard there was going to be a movie of Inkheart I was overjoyed, but that all wen away when I actually watched it. I guess if you don't read the book first it's alright, but read first and watch second, you'll see that it's very different. It's so different that it's kind of hard to enjoy it, but that's my opinion.

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Teen, 16 years old
April 18, 2010
 
Middling tween-based fantasy brings nothing new to the table
Inkheart falls into the same the-book-is-probably-better theory. It could've been very good, but thanks to another disappointing performance by Brendan Fraser, Inkheart falls flat. The story follows pretty well with the book, but some scenes were clearly added. One offensive scene depicts a rodent crawling into a woman's giant breasts. And the camera zooms in for a close-up shot, revealing almost everything. It was obviously a throw-back to the Black Caldroun (when a frog got caught in a witch's breasts) but this movie is not animated. That scene alone makes this flick for preteens an up only. Other than that, there is some violence, a few scary scenes, and a use of "d**n. Overall, better choices definetly are around. Preteens looking for fantasy fun should check out the Narnia series.

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Teen, 16 years old
June 15, 2010
 
Scary
The d word and j a word.Better than book.

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Kid, 12 years old
February 10, 2010
 
Great for 8+
I loved this movie. I watched it three times. One reason being I love ferrets. Great acting, and a few funny things said, like 'I LOVE Duckt Tape.' A bad word, d-mn, but I think it kind of hit it off well, like, it made you see how mean Eleanor was. This movie I recommend for kids 8+. Not because a seven-year-old couldn't see it, just that they wouldn't like too much action, I think they'd like a movie better about Clifford The Big Red Dog. 8-yr-olds, I think this is for them and older. Everyone I'v met that has seen this movie loves it too!

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Teen, 14 years old
November 13, 2010
 
great family movie harry potter style to it.
wonderful fantasy love the great messages!!!!!

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Kid, 11 years old
November 8, 2009
 
inkheart
it was cool how you got to like bring people out of the story it was a cool effect

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Teen, 18 years old
September 7, 2009
 
Good for tweens
i enjoyed this movie i thought it was an intresting chose to combine the two first books for the one movie. I would love it if they make the second movie but dont think they will

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Teen, 18 years old
August 20, 2009
 
Pretty good...
The movie was a lot better than I thought that it would be. But the PG rating may have been pushing it a little. There is much more language than it says in the review. A few s-words and possible and uttered f-word. The camera also looks DOWN a woman's dress, and we see A LOT of cleavage. All in all, it wasn't too bad. But it is definitely not for kids.

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Teen, 17 years old
June 29, 2009
 
First thing i want to say is that its not at all like the book the book was better. it has some violent parts and some scary creatures and scences in it .

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Kid, 12 years old
August 31, 2009
 
lame movie
boring i thought but i think 7+ might enjoy it

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Teen, 15 years old
February 8, 2010
 
Not as good as I thought it would be, but I still bought it
I love this movie. Although in my opinion the book is waayyy better.

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