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(About Our Ads) "SHINE A LIGHT" (2008) (Concert Film) (PG-13) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Moderate None *Moderate None None Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Mild None None Heavy Heavy Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Heavy Moderate None Moderate *None QUICK TAKE: Concert Film: The Rolling Stones perform in 2006 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, with old interview footage occasionally interspersed between songs. PLOT: Filmed over two nights at New York City's Beacon Theater in the fall of 2006, director Martin Scorsese captures The Rolling Stones -- Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood and Charlie Watts -- doing their thing on stage, joined by guest performers such as Chuck White, Buddy Guy and Christina Aguilera. Occasional archival interviews and related footage is included to show the band in their early days. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? If they're fans of The Rolling Stones, they definitely will. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13 For brief strong language, drug references and smoking. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: The band members all appear as themselves, rock veterans who perform various songs, some with suggestive content. Some of the men use profanity and/or smoke, and there's some talk about past drug use. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this concert film that's been rated PG-13. Profanity consists of at least 2 "f" words (with other partial ones), while a handful of other expletives and colorful phrases are also uttered. Various sexually related lyrics are present in songs, and a backup singer shows cleavage, while a man and woman engage in some slightly suggestive dancing while performing a song. Other songs have lyrics about suggested rape, drinking, drug use and smoking (and more that could possibly be read into them). Some smoking is seen from time to time, there's brief drinking, and there's talk of past drug use. If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, there's some of that early and then again later in the film, including some brief strobe-type effects. For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there are varying amounts of handheld camera movement in the film. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE A song lyric is spoken as "Give me reefer when I want to get high." The song "She Was Hot" has a line about French champagne. There's talk of Mick's arrest in the past regarding drugs, and an old interview has him saying he doesn't propagate drug use. There's also talk of Keith being arrested for the same. An old Muddy Waters song is about champagne and reefer, including having the former when thirsty and the latter when the singer wants to get high. Ron has a beer. BLOOD/GORE None. DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE The following all occur in song lyrics rather than directly from a person. The song "Some Girls" has what some may deem as offensive lyrics about the sexual proclivities of women of different races and ethnicities. There's a line about a "colored" radio station. The song "Brown Sugar" has lyrics about female slaves and what's strongly suggested as the rape of them. FRIGHTENING SCENES None. GUNS/WEAPONS None. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Phrases: A partially bleeped "F*cking do a good show," "She f*cking doesn't know me," an incomplete "Buddy m*therf*cking Guy," "I f*cked up" and "Those lights are burning up my ass." Some kids may be inspired to start or join a band after seeing the concert film. We see all of the guys in drag in the past. A miscellaneous person has tattoos. JUMP SCENES None. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) None. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) A song lyric is spoken as "Give me reefer when I want to get high." The song "Shattered" has several lyrics about sex (including "Love and hope and sex and dreams" and "Laughter, joy, and loneliness and sex and sex and sex and sex"). The song "She Was Hot" has a line about French champagne. The song "She Was Hot" has various non-explicit, but sexually related lyrics about a sexual encounter. Another song has non-explicit, but sexually related lyrics. A lyric includes the line "the damn thing." The song "Some Girls" has sexually related lyrics ("Some girls give me children -- I only made love to her once") and a possible sexual use of the "f" word (it's in the usual lyrics for the song, but we didn't catch its use here). The song "Just My Imagination" has the line, "She doesn't f*cking know me." The song "The Girl With the Faraway Eyes" has a lyric along the lines of "And I thought by the time I got there she'd be off with the nearest truck driver she could find." An old Muddy Waters song is about champagne and reefer, including having the former when thirsty and the latter when the singer wants to get high. A song has a line about a woman's hair that rolls and flows down her breast. A song uses the term "damn." The song "Live With Me" has sexually related lyrics such as "The cook she is a whore -- Yes, the butler has a place for her behind the pantry door" and "Don'cha think there's a place for you, in between the sheets?" The song "Brown Sugar" has sexually related lyrics, including "Brown sugar, how come you taste so good? Brown sugar, just like a young girl should." Some may view lyrics in "Satisfaction" as being sexual in nature. PROFANITY At least 2 "f" words (and 2 other partial ones, including one using "mother," and 1 possibly used sexually in a song lyric), 1 "s" word, 1 ass and 1 damn. SEX/NUDITY Various songs have sexually related lyrics (see that category for more details). A backup singer shows cleavage during the concert. We see Mick's bare belly when his shirt rides up, and later his shirt is partially open. Mick does some slightly sexy dancing with Christina Aguilera on the stage during the concert, including some close contact. SMOKING Keith and Ron smoke a number of times (old and current footage), while Mick and Charlie smoke in old footage. The song "Satisfaction" has a line about cigarettes. TENSE FAMILY SCENES None. TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT The notion that rock and roll is supposed to be a young man's game, but the Stones are still rocking nearly half a century after debuting. There's talk of Mick's arrest in the past regarding drugs, and an old interview has him saying he doesn't propagate drug use. There's also talk of Keith being arrested for the same. VIOLENCE None, but the song "Brown Sugar" has lyrics about female slaves and what's strongly suggested as the rape of them. Reviewed February 22, 2008 / Posted April 4, 2008