AUDIENCE:  Children 6 or older

DVD EXTRAS:

• Commentary by writer/director Kevin Munroe
• Alternate Opening (“Splinter Tells the Back Story”)
• Alternate Ending (with Casey and Abigail)
• Deleted Scene (Mikey Sneaking Food to Splinter)
• Side-by-Side Comparison of Storyboards and CGI Action
•  Interviews with Patrick Stewart, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Laurence Fishburne and filmmakers
• Miscellaneous

CAUTIONS:

• Drugs/Alcohol:  None.
• Language/Profanity:  Mild to none.  A character takes the Lord’s name in vain in Spanish (“Dios mio!”); other characters make “yo’ mama” style jokes.
• Sexual Content/Nudity:  Two unmarried characters live together (although there is no mention or even a hint of sex); two characters kiss; female character’s costume hugs and highlights her breasts.
• Violence:  Strong.  A martial arts theme runs throughout the film with characters using swords, machetes and daggers to attack and defend themselves, putting many in mortal danger.  Characters also carry and point guns, hit, kick, shove and threaten violence (including a knife to the throat, in one scene).  General mayhem and destruction all around.
• Spirituality:  A plot that centers around monsters and warriors who have received power from a heavenly “other world,” after the stars and constellations “aligned.”  Various references to Eastern mysticism and religions, such as a character who is a “sensei,” or martial arts expert, and a character who meditates and talks about being “centered,” usually with lit candles surrounding him.  A character is transported into the sky while being transformed into light.