'Madea,' 'Fired Up' not for very young
By Roger Moore
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
'MADEA GOES TO JAIL'
Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material, drug content, some violence and sexual situations.
What it's about: Tyler Perry's out-of-control auntie lands in the joint, and an assistant DA tries to save a friend who has become a hooker.
The kid attractor factor: Madea, an old woman who busts heads, back-talks and packs heat while dispensing her brand of justice.
Good lessons/bad lessons: "Forgiveness is not for the other person." "If somebody needs help, you try and help them out."
Violence: An off-camera rape, choking, slapstick brawls.
Sex: Prostitution is a plot point.
Drugs: Pot is smoked.
Parents' advisory: A little rougher than typical Tyler Perry fare.
'FIRED UP'
Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content, partial nudity, language and teen partying.
What it's about: Two on-the-make high schoolers ditch football for cheerleading camp, hoping to "score" big time.
The kid attractor factor: Teens talking hip, making out and behaving badly.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Hooking up isn't as much fun as finding real romance.
Violence: Football, threats of a beat-down.
Language: Innuendo, and how.
Sex: Nothing graphic, implied nudity.
Drugs: Beer consumed at parties.
Parents' advisory: Politically incorrect, yes, but not particularly raunchy by hormonal teen-comedy standards.