Family Fare

Assessments from a parent's perspective of this week's majormovie releases:

'ARCTIC TALE'

Rated G

Translation: No bad language or (human) nudity, but the movie hassome potty humor and a good deal of real-life violence. Many animalsare killed and we see some graphic shots of animals eating otheranimals. A point to keep in mind while watching this movie: don'tget too attached to any animal that does not have a character name.

Recommendation: Children ages 10 and older.

Family discussion: Talk about how families of all species mustfind ways to teach children how to take care of themselves. Checkout some library books about polar bears and …