Parents’ guide to movies

Published 5:00 am Friday, June 7, 2013

“THE INTERNSHIP”

Rating: PG-13 for sexuality, some crude humor, partying and language.

What it’s about: A couple of middle-aged office workers lose their jobs and take on Google company internships as a last resort.

The kid attractor factor: Seeing hi-tech-impaired Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson go through what a lot of kids’ parents are going through.

Good lessons/ bad lessons: “Sometimes the long shots pay off the biggest.”

Violence: A strip-club brawl.

Language: Profanity here and there.

Sex: Lap dancing, played for crude laughs.

Drugs: Many tequila shots are consumed, pot is joked about.

Parents’ advisory: A lot milder than “Wedding Crashers,” with teen-friendly gags — suitable for 13 and older.

“THE PURGE”

Rating: R for strong disturbing violence and some language.

What it’s about: One night a year, murder and mayhem are allowed as America’s means of purging itself of its violent urges.

The kid attractor factor: Horror that has no supernatural element. And kids love satire, right?

Good lessons / bad lessons: It isn’t our violence that makes us human. It’s our compassion.

Violence: Grim, gory and personal.

Language: Some profanity.

Sex: Almost.

Drugs: Wine.

Parents’ advisory: Over-the-top violent, entirely too grisly for younger kids. OK for 16 and older.

This guide, compiled by Orlando Sentinel film critic Roger Moore, is published here every Friday. It should be used with the MPAA rating system for selecting movies suitable for children. Films rated G, PG or PG-13 are included, along with R-rated films that may have entertainment or educational value for older children with parental guidance.

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