‘G-Force’
Rating: PG for some mild action and rude humor.
What it’s about: Chatty trained rodents make up a new Special Forces branch of the government (if they can prove themselves).
The Kid Attractor Factor: Talking commando guinea pigs.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Size doesn’t matter.
Violence: A bit, mostly comical.
Language: Disney clean, with passing-gas jokes.
Sex: A little flirting.
Drugs: None.
Parents’ advisory: For kids who loved “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks.”
‘(500) Days of Summer’
Rating: PG-13 for sexual material and language.
What it’s about: Boy meets girl, loses girl, and may eventually get her back. Or maybe not.
The Kid Attractor Factor: Kids love Zooey Deschanel. Or should. And Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Good lessons/bad lessons: People change, and today’s love may grow old by tomorrow.
Violence: None.
Language: Not that bad.
Sex: Suggested.
Drugs: A few bar scenes.
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Parents’ advisory: A young and hip take on the true course of romance; must-see material for that teen in a “too-serious” relationship.