Parental Review of A Parental Review of Aliens in the Attics

Aliens in the Attic

Summary of the Parental Review of "Aliens in the Attic" for Concerned Parents:
Aliens in the Attic has a funny gimmick: aliens using video game controllers to control humans (they first have to shoot a mind control plug into the back of the human's neck, and it only works on adults). Unfortunately, while this allows for some very funny scenes, it also is the basis for a great deal of violence, along with the alien-versus-children violence which abounds, in both directions.

Divorce: Yes
Making Out or Fondling: Yes
Meanness or Bullying: Yes
Other Issues: Adult diaper 'humour'
Rating: PG
Recommend?: No
Scary: Yes
Violence: Yes
Weapons Drawn: Yes
Weapons Seen: Yes
Weapons Used: Yes

Review Type: Live Action, Movies, Posted by: Annie

Aliens in the Attic has a funny gimmick: aliens using video game controllers to control humans (they first have to shoot a mind-control plug into the back of the human’s neck, and it only works on adults).

Unfortunately, while this allows for some very funny scenes, it also is the basis for a great deal of violence, along with the alien-versus-children violence which abounds, in both directions. Sure, the aliens are knee-high, but they are armed, and definitely dangerous. And, towards the end, they get enlarged many-fold and become very scary giants.

Bottom line: this is not a movie for children under the age of, say, 13, and even then only if you are ok with a lot of violence and weapons. And even then, be prepared to see what appears to be a 20-something man engaged in a very violent fight with grandma.

The one saving grace for this movie is that it does have a strong message that it’s cool to be the smart, nerdy math geek. We liked that. But not enough to recommend the movie for anyone under 13.