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- Because of their smoking, the bad guys in this movie will need more than an iron suit to save them. SM
- The guy "made of honor" turns this movie dark because of his fun/cool cigar portrayal. SM
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Peoples Choice Awards announced at the Annual Hackademy Awards Red Carpet Event

This year's Peoples Choice winners went to:
Thumbs Up! Movie: Ratatouille
Thumbs Down! Movie: Hairspray

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Here’s what our talented youth reviewers are saying about recent movies…
The Bourne Ultimatum

 This exciting action movie featured the main character, Jason Bourne, fleeing and running from his enemies. It is rated PG-13 and targeted to mainly male teens and adults. Surprisingly, it did not have tobacco content and received a pink lung. The use of tobacco in films can sway young minds into thinking the lies that tobacco is “cool” or “not a big deal”. I was glad to see that this movie did not have any of those wrongful images and stayed tobacco free. This movie makes a good example for action movies and all Hollywood films in general. This is the way movies should be, tobacco free. Often times, in movies, the “good guy” or “bad guy” uses tobacco in an action to “help distinguish the characters”. This tobacco use needs to stop. This movie shows that you can see that someone is good or bad without needing tobacco. The Bourne Ultimatum shows that you can have great action film, without using tobacco.

"Its easy for Jason Bourne, in The Bourne Ultimatum, to jump from building to building, drive in high speed chases and fool the bad guy when he doesn’t have the negative affects of tobacco slowing him down.”

Andrew P., TUTD Reviewer

 


Here are some movies being released in the coming weeks that you may want to think about before you see. Our reviewers have seen tobacco in the trailers, indicating tobacco use in the film.
The Strangers - Live Tyler smokes in trailer
SnowangelsSmoking seen in trailer

Chaos Theory - Ryan Reynolds stars and smokes in trailer



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“I can’t stand smoking. Sometimes I get asked to smoke for film roles. It’s difficult to refuse, but I wish I could.”
~Teri Hatcher.


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