These are the sorts of films that, while containing potentially objectionable material, are the sorts of things teen-agers really want to see. Most adults will avoid the juvenile humor and gore but those that do wander in can be reasonably sure that the young people will sit still, lest they miss a raunchy joke or brief glimpse of a bare backside. Tom Green's new movie. Your various Brad Pitt or Gwyneth Paltrow vehicles. They may win Oscars, but teen-agers will know to steer clear of them, giving the target audience a degree of peace.
ABO movies have crossover appeal.
Brent Batten is a columnist for the Naples Daily News. E-mail this story to a friend. Format this story for printing. Send an electronic postcard to somebody you know. Save at local area businesses.