Fun send-up of 50s Sci-Fi
Ok, this is a movie for kids. I just went with my 6 and 9 year old, and they loved it. I did too - but here's the catch - I'm a big fan of 5-s Sci-Fi, B-Movies, and Sci-Fi in general. This movie is full of references (Star Wars, Close Encounters, Alien, etc.) that many kids won't get (and adults who don't know the genre) - but my kids caught one I didn't (from the original Lost in Space)
This movie is fun. It's an homage. It's a send-up. It's not supposed to have the literary and socio-political complexity of something like No Country for Old Men or something.
Any violence is mild, and most is only implied. There are some "off color" jokes, but much of those will go over the little ones' heads - and again much of the "crude" stuff is not shown, only implied. Thankfully, there is no bad language as in "the other name for a Donkey" used in Shrek. I hate when they do that, even in an "allowed" context - it just isn't necessary. This movie is profanity-free and just simply, fun.