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This genial animated sci-fi comedy about astronaut chimps is an unpretentious summer pleasure, an entertaining mix of adventure and comedy that even manages to find some heart. Ham III (voice of "Saturday Night Live's" Andy Samberg) is a chimpanzee circus...
| Audience: | Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: | G |
| Movie Release Date: | July 18, 2008 |
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great reviews cant wait for more and hey a girl writes this right so girl, can we get in touch
Thanks for the kind words, Michael! Consider yourself in touch with the Movie Mom.
thanks for the great reviews.
My 7 year old just got back from this movie and is totally freaked out about the bad guy. Apperently having the claw grab the charactures and freezing them really effected him. I was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience. My husband took him today with out his little brothers. I wonder if they had been there and didn't have a problem with it things would be different? We are pretty strict on the movies he sees, but he sees things he shouldn't on video games (and an occasional movie at a friends). This really surprised us and we are trying to see if there is something else contributing to it. Just mostly curious to see if anyone else has had the same problem.
Thanks!
Jean, thanks so much for this very helpful comment. This is just the kind of information that is especially helpful to users of this site. Kids are so unpredictable and varied at that age when it comes to scary and tense material. I brought two kids with me to the movie and watched all of those around me carefully but none seemed concerned about the "freezing," though some were about the cave monster.
You are doing the exactly right thing by trying to see if something else is going on and I so respect your care in protecting him from a lot of what is out there. The other thing I recommend is working on that essential life skill even adults need to rely on -- how we learn to respond to the things that scare us. Sometimes it helps to have them tell you a story or draw a picture about how they could defeat the bad guy. "The Annie Stories" is a wonderful book that really helped our kids deal with scary stuff. Thanks so much and please let us know if he gives you any insights into what prompted his response.
Thank you so much for the helpful tips! Last night at bedtime he began acting up again. Saying I just want to get it out of my head oh why wont it get out of my head... I didn't quite know what to do. I thought perhaps if he pictured the bad guy wearing really funny clothes with clown shoes and the like.. it didn't work. But drawing a way to defeat him that is a great idea. I will have to look into the Annie stories. My husband is really surpised because although we are strict on movies, he used to watch a lot of Jimmy Nuetron and my husband thought there were much scarier things in those shows. Perhaps part of it is being in the big dark theater where as at home you feel a little safer and can walk away from it if you want.
Thanks again!!!
Jean
Jean,
I am so glad to have read your addendum to Nell's review. I come to this site every time before I consider renting or taking my 5yo to a movie. It is so helpful, and I specifically look for things that will bother my anxious son at bedtime based upon the movie.
Nell, love this site. Thanks!
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