Daddy Day Care
An amazing thing about this movie is that it had no cuss words in it. Eddie Murphy has come a long way, people! While predictable and falling a little short on some sight gags and perhaps hitting too far on some character parodies, this is still a lot of laughs. Steve Zahn becomes the unlikely hero in the story and subsequently a star of the movie with his devil-may-care attitude and commitment to the kids. One of the best parts, though, has to be the fabulous cameo performance by Cheap Trick. Lots of extras make for even more fun, with an animated short called "Early Bloomer," and featurettes with kids talking about working with Eddie Murphy. Add to this a few Remote Control Games ("Name the Noise Maker" and "Kid Card Match Up" and "Odd One Out") and you’ve got a dvd for the whole family. (So why was it rated PG?) [Columbia Tristar / Doug Van Pelt]
Ratings
Obscenities: 00
Graphic Violence: 00
Nude Scenes: 00
% Spiritual Relevancy: 40
This DVD review was not printed in ISSUE 104 of HM Magazine, and is therefore an "online exclusive."
DVD rating key:
Obscenities (fka: BL (Blue Language)) # of "blue" / cuss words.
Ideal rating = 0
Graphic Violence (fka: BG (Blood ‘n’ Guts)) # of scenes with graphic violence.
Acceptable rating = <50
SC (Spiritual Conversations) An arbitrary rating based on the ease of starting a conversation on spiritual things.
Ideal rating = 50+
Nude Scenes (fka: NP (Naked People)) # of nude scenes.
Ideal: 0 (A rating of less than 1 signifies questionable scenes)
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