'Spy Kids: All the Time in the World'; 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark'

'Spy Kids: All the Time in the World'

Rating: PG for mild action and rude humor.

What it's about: Kids are called on to spy when their secret-agent mom gets into a fix.

The kid attractor factor: Spying kids experienced in 4-D, aka 3-D plus "Aroma-Scope" scratch-and-sniff cards.

Good lessons/bad lessons: Wasting time is a major crime -- to some.

Violence: Slapstick.

Language: Pretty clean, aside from jokes about bowel movements and vomit.

Sex: Nary a hint.

Drugs: None.

Parents' advisory: Harmless enough to be suitable for all ages, though the gimmicky scratch-and-sniff cards aren't worth the extra admission costs.

'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark'

Rating: R for violence and terror.

What it's about: A little girl comes to live with her dad in the mansion he's fixing up, and she starts hearing and seeing little people.

The kid attractor factor: A small child is menaced by tiny beasties.

Good lessons/bad lessons: Sometimes it's OK to be afraid of the dark.

Violence: Quite a bit of it, some of it bloody.

Language: Everyone's too scared to swear.

Sex: None, even though dad's girlfriend is Katie Holmes.

Drugs: None to speak of.

Parents' advisory: Harrowing, gory and entirely too terrifying for any child under 13.