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Timeline

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 13.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Weakly entertaining Middle Ages fantasy.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–14

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
  • Violence:

    Frequent battles with many injuries and deaths, characters killed. Some intense scenes.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Brief strong language.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Timeline

Parents need to know that this movie is exactly what parents would expect of a Hollywood medieval movie, featuring swordfights and siege warfare, including burning arrows and trebuchets. Several unarmed characters are killed with swords, bow and arrow, and other weapons of the time. What is especially alarming is the casual ease with which the students take the lives of the 14th century soldiers, showing -- with one exception -- no remorse. Although this war is shown to take place at a time when violent death is all but the norm, there is little explanation of why these modern young historians embrace their role as soldiers or their side of the battlefield so easily.

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  1. I rate this title for age 2 and give it 0.0

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  2. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it 2.0

    Not family-friendly, and not for most sci-fi fans

    This movie is technically a sci-fi film, but it was written to appeal to Middle-Ages history buffs more then sci-fi fans. If you're the kind of person who liked Robin Hood and hated Star Trek, you'll enjoy this movie a lot more then I did. The language was extremely strong for a PG-13 movie, pretty much every expletive that is allowed in a PG-13 movie was used multiple times. The "S" word and the 5-letter "B" word seemed to be the most common. The movie's violent scenes could get pretty brutal at times, especially one scene which showed a very frightened character getting run through. The swordplay in this movie was a lot more realistically graphic then in most medieval movies, and that particular scene was way over the top.

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Ohio
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

  4. I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Maryland
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    good.

    i really liked it. it was cool.i would reccomend seeing it. but it wasnt the best movie ever.

  6. Adult Reviewer
    Anonymous
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  7. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    If only it were as good as the book

  8. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Oklahoma
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 2.0

  9. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Indiana
    I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it 4.0

    Enjoyable

    Way too much violence for kids -- an adults only film.

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