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"RISE OF THE GUARDIANS"
(2012) (voices of Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman) (PG)


Alcohol/Drugs None
Blood/Gross Stuff Mild
Disrespectful/Bad Attitude Heavy
Frightening/Tense Scenes Heavy
Gun/Weapons Heavy
Imitative Behavior Heavy
Jump Scenes Heavy
Music (Scary/Tense) Extreme
Music (Inappropriate) None
Profanity None
Sex/Nudity Minor
Smoking None
Tense Family Scenes Moderate
Topics to Talk About Heavy
Violence Heavy


QUICK TAKE:
Animated Action: The Guardians of children's hopes and dreams - Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman, and Jack Frost - must band together to fight the Boogeyman.
PLOT:
For centuries, the Immortal Guardians have safeguarded the world's children, giving them hope and wonder and protecting their innocence and dreams. Kids like Jamie (voice of DAKOTA GOYA) still look for the approval and favor of such heroes as Santa Claus, or North (voice of ALEC BALDWIN); E. Aster Bunnymund (voice of HUGH JACKMAN); the Tooth Fairy, or Tooth (voice of ISLA FISHER); and the Sandman, or Sandy (a mute character).

In the modern day, though, an ancient evil has returned to spread despair over the land. His name is Pitch (voice of JUDE LAW), but parents have long called him the Boogeyman and told their kids that he doesn't really exist. He's just a bad dream. This has diminished his power, especially as the world's kids have become increasingly savvy since Pitch's last heyday in the Dark Ages.

A fifth Guardian, Jack Frost (voice of CHRIS PINE), is summoned to combat Pitch's evil. But he also has a problem with the fact that most of the world's children do not believe in him, which renders him invisible and alone. It also renders him vulnerable to Pitch's manipulations, especially when Jack learns that Pitch may hold the key to him finding out where he came from and who he was before becoming an Immortal.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
Absolutely. The film will play especially to children under the age of 10, despite some intense moments.
WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG
For thematic elements and some mildly scary action.


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