Parents need to know that this full-length feature from the Naked Brothers Band, comprising tweens and young teens, is heavy on romance and flirtation that some families may feel inappropriate for their kids of the same age. While the characters are altruistic in their efforts to raise money to help save the endangered polar bears and assist their friends in post-Katrina New Orleans, the message is heavy handed and takes a back seat to the romantic machinations of the band members. Straightforward footage of New Orleans' continued devastation may require some discussion and explanation for younger kids.
Positive messages:Perhaps to counteract the nonstop flirting onscreen, the movie tries for a heavy-duty message that somehow links polar bears, Hurricane Katrina victims, and Santa Claus. The band holds a charity concert to benefit the environment, and one character makes repeated humorous attempts to clean up his bandmates' environmental footprint. Band members travel in a luxury bus largely absent of any parental supervision, but take a tour of Katrina-ravaged New Orleans and end up staying in a temporary trailer with a displaced resident.
Violence:Boys get into a wrestling match over a girl.
Sex:For a movie aimed at tweens, it's top heavy with flirting, romantic scheming, and public displays of affection between cast members. A boy pinches a girl's bottom to prove he's a "bad boy," but receives a thorough scolding from the girl instead. Platonic co-ed wrestling matches are understandably misinterpreted, and the main character pines over his love interest throughout the movie. A young couple kisses and embraces, and are shown cuddling on the floor with one character in a sleeping bag.
This isnt a show for kids there for it needs ro be rated PG13, a boy and a girl kiss then sleep with each other in a sleeping bag, (note the boy is 12 and the girl is 15) they also use words like sucks oh my god and stupid and the show needs to stop the songs are about stupid things and they are not a real band and are trying to teach kids under the age of 8 not to beleav in santa
A great movie about the environment and an amazing story behind the show!
"Polar Bears," a three-part episode and final TV Movie directed, written, created, and executive produced by Polly Draper (star of "thirtysomething") who is also the mother to the show's stars Nat and Alex Wolff -- as the boys write and perform all the music in the series. The boys' dad Michael Wolff (band-leader of "The Arsenio Hall Show") who is the co-executive producer, music supervisor, and music producer (as well as playing the boys' dorky father who plays the accordion).
The series is part documentary and part rock-mockumentary musical comedy.
In "Polar Bears," the band-mates deals with dating and girls -- the same for the rest of the series. What makes "Polar Bears" different for all the other TV movies and episodes is that it has to do a lot about global warming and the environment, where the band heads down to New Orleans (where they actually filmed it, and Mr. Wolff's native home) at the end the band raises money from their concert and donates it to a charity. Make sure to tune in to the 5 new songs!
This movie was outstanding, in my opinion. I saw it the summer after 6th grade and instantly loved it. Some of the best songs from Season Two appear in this movie. It was very funny at times and at others pretty emotional. I didn't get much out of the eco-friendly subplot, but the rest was great! I highly reccomend this.
it was the most peice of crap ever, they're a bunch of wanabe kids who don't have girlfriends and by the way they act they're never going to get them. the don't even write their own songs the producers do, and they suck. I wouln't reccomend this B***s**t movie for any child or adult.
in introduction i have 2 words. it sucks. it is the worst show ever. in this movie there is a kissing seen with the 2 teens having there bodys pressed together. a girl also get pinched in the but by a boy who is trying to prove he isn't scared. otherwise you dont have much to worry about. but eitherway if your thinking of buying it or rent it it is really not a good movie. :)
Alright, I watched this with my two little brothers and they laughed at some jokes and snored in other spots. Plot, sure it's all about the environment, but it truly fails to entertain. As the show is about a kids band, there is music with catchy tunes. I found it was appropriate for kids 5 and up.
this was even worse then the show and the last movie!! it was very stupid and all their song sound alike. the ony reason the're on telivision is because their mom's a big- time producer!!
Just when I thought It could not get any worse on Battle of the Bands, it went down to a -0 star for me ( thats exageration for totaly stupid. Nat is caught with another girl alone, by rosalina and is thought of to be cheating. In the end, he reveals it, incidentaly when rosalina is in the room. The embrace eachother and kiss. Nat is a little young for that at age 12. They should just end the retarted series.
ok, I personally being 11 years old think this ia garbage, 10 year olds wont watch it; more like age 5, so yea, I think it should be like 7 up its aimed at lil kids and VERY preteen