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Posted on: Friday, March 6, 2009

'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.