NUDITY: serious cleavage on the leading lady and the wenches (most women are more covered) and a baby posterior cheek shown, no crack thankfully LANGUAGE: a lot of typical insult words, most people would say they are clean. Women are not very well respected in this movie, except they are creative. The leading lady is kidnapped with other "wenches" (yes they use that word) and is expected to "please" the king. He also says that restraint is for the birds when a woman asks him to restrain himself. A character tells him to show passion and he's very agressive towards her and the character says don't make love to me. Unfortunately he's being hypnotized by a witch and wouldn't have chosen this passion for himself. There's talk of making love, and lots and lots of kisses. He appears to be very aroused but in a 1950's approved way. She also goes into seduce the king in his private chambers, winking at a guard to get by. A woman sleeps next to a man and it's too tempting for him, he passionate kisses her, strokes her and necks her. One of the good guys dies off screen after he tries sending a bird for help. There is talk of writhing on the floor with agony in pain due to a disease. Also the main character swings from window to window in a castle which would be very dangerous if your child attempted it. Hitting people doesn't always knock them out. It's made to look fun and exciting, but a lot of it would not hold up in real life. People are thrown out into the water with catapults. Someone has a sword put at them and tells the holder to spill their own blood, and he almost does he starts lunging the sword into him. We think one of the characters is decapitated-he's not. Almost getting hit with a mace (is that what it's called?). People very close to death and in one instance going insane and panicking. People beating each other with sticks, chasing after each other with knives and swords. (There are other good messages but with this being a old comedy with lots of plot twists some of them are undone like don't marry a brute doesn't really hold up-the princess in the end marries him anyway despite plotting against it) VIOLENCE: Lots. Written by the wife of the user: MESSAGE: People all have something they can contribute. This wasn't a horrible movie, but watching it with my kids just wasted our time and caused me to really question CSM's review criteria. Is it really "one of the funniest comedies ever," as the review says? Well, my 79 year old mother chuckled a few times during the movie, but my boys didn't laugh at all until the last 5 minutes. That's not a phrase I'd like them to repeat elsewhere. Although there's no sex or bad language in the film, my kids did ask me what a witch meant when she *repeatedly* commanded a man to "make love to" a female character. For my 6 and 9 year olds, I had to pause and explain what was happening because there's a lot of role switching and plot twists and it's tough to keep track of central plot points such as who's who, who's good or bad, etc. The plot is really, really complicated for a young kid to follow. This isn't a cartoon, mind you, and a "death scene" with real people isn't something I'd like my young kids to see. The opening scene is a person being shot in the back with a bow and arrow.
But Common Sense Media's over-the-top glowing review is really misleading, and it's nuts to call it "terrific family fun" for kids as young as 6. This is a classic 1950s comedy, and for those who appreciate the subtle and broad humor of that genre, it works.
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