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All teen and kid reviews for The Tale of Despereaux

Age
5
Average rating based on 18 kid and teen reviews:
  • 39% say there are positive messages
  • 33% say there are positive role models
  • 28% say violence is an issue
Kid, 12 years old
May 20, 2011
 
good
i like despereaux.i think he is cute.the movie tells you that you have be brave.much better than the book.

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Teen, 15 years old
July 8, 2010
 
Good, but maybe scary for little kids
It's a cute movie, and I enjoyed it, but it may be a little scary for younger kids (then again, my cousin who was 5 at the time seemed alright). I think it should have been rated PG.

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Teen, 16 years old
January 14, 2011
 
love it! its cute and funny and entertaining.i watched it with my dad.

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Kid, 8 years old
January 25, 2010
 
Super movie
I loved it but it would be too scary for 4 year olds.

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Teen, 17 years old
October 6, 2009
 

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Kid, 12 years old
June 7, 2011
 
Kinda cute but not that good
Well it is cute but it wasn't a good movie. My dad hated it!

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Teen, 16 years old
April 13, 2009
 
So Cute!
Really good book, really good movie. I don't think there is really any violence.

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Kid, 10 years old
March 25, 2011
 
cute
I love the mouses big ears

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Teen, 14 years old
April 17, 2009
 
nice
i liked it

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Teen, 14 years old
February 27, 2011
 
Check out my page for other great recommendations.
I'm not here to give a review because if it shows up on my page its a 5 star movie and so therefore you know what i think about it.

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Teen, 16 years old
May 22, 2009
 
really good!!!
I loved it it was a cute and funny movie good for the whole family

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Teen, 18 years old
January 27, 2009
 
Sooooo cute!!! Please watch!!!
I really really loved this movie for all the different elements of it. There was action, romance, and a whole bunch of different morals to it. The one that I think was the most important and that everyone should pay attention to is that I doesn't matter who people see you as, it's what you see yourself as that really counts! I would reccomend this book to people ages 6-60! I went to see it with my mum and both of us just loved it! My favourtie character was probably Despereux! He was so cute and his ears were soooo HUGE!!! Please watch this movie, I'm sure you'll love it!

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Kid, 13 years old
March 26, 2009
 
Self worth and Self esteem
The only problem with the movie is that the rat just appears on a plate by accident, then the person who just took a bite faints and dies, even when the rat wasn't in it. Overall it's pretty nice and it teaches good self esteem and self worth.

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Teen, 14 years old
April 21, 2012
 
The kids might like it......boring for you
The kids might enjoy it, but if you stay in the room while they watch it,you might fall asleep. It's very slow,and not very interesting.

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Teen, 17 years old
February 8, 2009
 
I Hated It!
This movie totally ruins Kate DiCamillo's book: The Tale Of Desperaux. I love the book! I was so disappointed in this movie. I hope that I never watch it again. Sure, if I hadn't read the book it would be okay, but that shouldn't be an excuse for a lousy movie.

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Teen, 14 years old
January 2, 2009
 
wow.wow.soooo touched.a must see,before or after the book
it is sooooo good.50% is about a rat that has a heart like a mouse(cuz of that rat,rats were banished from the land,mice were ok,but rats were killed instantly if found)and he felt that just becuz of his name,it donsent mean that he is bad. p.s. that rat is not Despereaux!!! 30% is about Despereaux, a mouse who is not a coward(mice were supoosed to be cowards,it was the definition of a mouse),his parents and teacher are worried, and after he speaks wth a human,he is banished from mouseworld(or mouseland). 20% is about a girl whose dad had to give her to someone else(the movie donesnt tell y),but he loved her,and she wanted to be a princess.she kidnapped the princess cuz of her dream.later she is reunited wth her daddy.

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Teen, 15 years old
December 27, 2008
 
I loved it! A must see!
Great movie, you understand it a little better when you've read the book. I say appropriate for all ages

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Teen, 14 years old
December 22, 2008
 
Not the best movie
If you didn't read the book and now you think you know what its about, you're wrong. The movie and the book were two completly different stories, the only thing they had in common is that there was a mouse, a king, a princess,and a soup loving village. Overall it was not even a good movie, even if there wasn't a book.

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