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Written December 26, 2012
Good Family Movie

by GilbertNSummer

My husband took our family to see this movie on Christmas Day. Originally we decided to go and see this movie for some laughs and were not really counting on it to be much more than that. We were happily surprised that this movie had a very good story line and had strong family values hidden in the movie. Good to see how much Grandparents love their Grandkids....I would watch this again, no violence, no sex scenes, appropriate for all ages.
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Written December 26, 2012
One of Crystal's best!

by jrobins

This is a must see for the whole family and best of all it can be seen by the whole family. Something that doesn't happen that often anymore. If you ever had children or grandchildren or plan to, this movie is for you. Even if you have no children, you will enjoy this movie.
Crystal and Midler have great chemistry as does the rest of the cast. The kids were too cute for words and the audience actually applauded when the movie was over (and not because it was over!)
Finally a good movie that you can take your kids to and have a good time laughing. And best of all, no one gets killed, wounded or has sex for 2 whole hours. And yet everyone still managed to enjoy it.
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Written December 28, 2012
Wish I could tell you how it was!

by TigerTrio

Bought our family of 5 tickets in advance on Fandango and unfortunately when we arrived the movie was already sold out and no seats were available. So tell me what is the point of purchasing tickets in advance if there is no guarantee you will get a seat? Yes, I realize it was the day after Christmas and busy but that was all the more reason we bought tickets on Fandango. Needless to say VERY FRUSTRATING!!!!!!! Hope we will later be able to tell you how much we loved Parental Guidance.
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Written December 27, 2012
PARENTAL GUIDANCE

by bargie

THE THEATER WAS PACKED TO THE RAFTERS. IT WAS A DELIGHT TO WATCH AFTER BEING SUBJECTED TO WHAT SEEMED LIKE HOURS OF SI-FI PREVIEWS ROARING AND GROWLING AWAY.

THIS MOVIE IS ABOUT GENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND THE HOUSE WAS FILLED WITH LAUGHTER AND THE NODDING OF HEADS AS WE ALL ENJOYED SEEING BITS OF OUR OWN LIVES WHIP ACROSS THE SCREEN.

THE SCRIPT, THE ACTORS AND TREATMENT ALL AER EXPERT AND THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE.
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Written December 27, 2012
Parental guidance

by amsacb

Good family humor. Great chemistry between Bette Midler and Billy Crystal. The kids in the movie were great. it was nice clean humor and worth seeing.
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Written December 27, 2012
Very Funny!

by nboggess01

I was worried that the only funny parts in this movie were going to be the ones they show in the previews, but those were just the beginning! The entire movie was hysterical! A couple of times my eyes were tearing up because I was laughing so hard! My 8 and 11 year olds were both laughing through the whole movie, too, which says a lot because they have very different tastes in movies. I highly recommended this movie to my parents and in laws (who are always making fun of "new school" parenting) and I am highly recommending it here, too!
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Written December 26, 2012
Very good movie!

by traciannelise

I took my 10 year old daughter to see this and we both enjoyed this movie very much! It made us laugh and cry and was a very good family movie! Would recommend very highly!
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Written December 26, 2012
Great family flick!

by aboothe22

We took our 4 children to see this film on Christmas day. It was a hit with all (14, 12, 10, and 4). The four year old might have gotten a little squirmy, but that's just him and doesn't reflect on the movie at all. Good story line, and very family-friendly (ie the lack of inappropriate language and sex). My 12 year old told me we need to buy it when it comes out on DVD, so I'd say it was a hit and also just maybe the start of a Christmas tradition of going to the movies.
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Written December 26, 2012
Parental Guidance

by maxine229

Thoroughly enjoyed this movie. As with many movies it has a fairly predictable ending but the laughs along the way are wonderful. Bette Midler and Billy Crystal are wonderful together. Actually, the whole cast is just great.

What's even better - it's a whole family kind of movie!
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Written January 20, 2013
Classic Billy Crystal

by clay_johnny

Billy Crystal and cast are fantastic in this movie. Its nice to be able to take my 13 y.o and my 20 y.o to a movie that we both can laugh at, and I didn't have to worry about the language. Get a clue movie makers, you don't have to drop F bombs, S bombs, and A bombs to make a good movie.
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Written December 26, 2012
Family Movie

by rcrowe

A great movie to see with the family. Very funny and entertaining and great for taking kids. Need more movies like this for parents with pre teens and young teens.
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Written December 29, 2012
Great Movie!

by veronica.camera

We took our 7,9 & 11 year old daughters to see this movie. We all found it very entertaining. It's worth seeing a second time as well!
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Written December 29, 2012
Parental Guidance

by bonniemrowley

Haven't laughed this hard in ages. But how could it miss with Billy, Bette, & Marissa?,
The kids were adorable & perfectly cast. For all ages, but older kids would get the humor better than young ones. Parents & grandparents everywhere should see it together, as we did. Hilarious, but touching as well.
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Written December 31, 2012
Parental Guideance

by USMCRECON6869

Parental Guidance was a Hilarious Comedy, Very Funny, Writter did a Great Job, Movie could not be be Anticipated. Should have more Comedies out there for the Public and less Perverted and Violent or Vampire & Wolfman Non-Realistic Movies! That just may help Adults & Children, find more Peaceful Thoughts and more Respect for Life ! It was Great to see Bette Midler & Billy Crystal together, Loved it ! Thanks
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Written December 27, 2012
Perfect for the season

by rubios_us

This was a decent movie that made the whole family both laugh and cry. We expected a poor movie based on the ratings, but as usual, the ratings never do a movie justice.
- 8 out of 11 found this review helpful.
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