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		Jack the Giant Slayer

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		In Theaters Now Best For Tweens (10-12) Rated PG-13
		Action Adventure \| Fantasy/Sci-Fi

		Young farmer Jack (Nicholas Hoult) inadvertently reignites an ancient war between humans and giants when he drops a magical bean. Based on the classic fairy tale, this is not the "Jack and the Beanstalk" you read to your kids. It's dark, disturbing, and very violent--and not intended for the young children who still enjoy the original story. Plot wise, there are few surprises here but, thanks to 3D and a creative tech team, the giants are surprisingly lifelike and pretty terrifying. With some gross-out humor and freaky imagery, older tweens are likely to find this fantasy flick fee-fi-fo-fun!


	This movie is intended for older children.


	This movie is intended for older children.


	This movie is intended for older children.

Filled with death and destruction, the movie is too dark and intense for younger kids in this age group. The human-eating giants casually treat people like finger food, popping them in their mouths, and preparing them like--literally--pigs in blankets. Older tweens will have a good time "ewww"-ing over a giant picking his nose, and getting an up close and personal look inside his mouth, eyes and nostrils in 3D.

--Lois Alter Mark, the Flicks for Kids Expert