really fun for all of us

Rating: 10/10 (26 July 2012)

I have young kids, and also, as a family, my husband and I decided early on to try regulating media, to watch and listen things more positive, especially for the kids. I've noticed that our kids repeat verbally and physically everything EVERYTHING they watch. It's really turned our lives around. There are a lot of benefits we've seen since we've done this.
With that being said, I haven't found a lot of kids movies I can watch with the kids. They are either too cheesy for me to keep my interest, or they cross the line with kids. As a result, I've turned to a lot of older movies from Singing in the Rain to Neverending Story.
The kids wanted to see it for ages since seeing it in previews and playing the Angry Birds RIO on Kindle Fire. I was skeptical, newer kids movies almost always pushes the envelope with really rude behavior, language, and scary images. We finally saw it on a free summer movie day at my local theater a few days ago. I figured, if there was really anything I find offensive, since its free, we can walk out or just sit it out, and talk to the kids after about things, and make a point not to show it at home.
Rio is truly the first modern I found that really is great for all of us to watch as a family. I'm so pleased that it was entertaining, and in the same time it was safe, even for my standards. No one even said the "damn" or anything. I couldn't believe I was laughing while watching it. The writing was brilliant. I didn't know this was a mini-musical too. It was kinda like the classic Disney movies from the 90s. I'm so glad movies like this are still being made, and I hope there are others I can find too. I can't wait to get it in DVD.