House of Flying Daggers
Rating: A/3 – Beautifully done (acting, music, and art), just like Hero. And also like Hero and many other Chinese flicks, it was rather sad. Not a very complex story, but the simplicity of the story adds to its beauty. (Visit website for moral review).
Sleeping Beauty
Rating: A/4 – The overall love story between Phillip and Aurora is weak, just as in Cinderella and Snow White – after 5 minutes of dancing with a stranger they fall in love and know they must marry? Is the kiss really “true love’s first kiss”? This quick romance is depicted in more than just Disney films, so Disney isn’t the only one at fault. So are these fanciful depictions of love harmful to young children? This type of love is non-existent, and if anything is mostly just lustful desires that people choose not to harness. Maybe it just provides a good teaching moment for kids, because I really like this film and feel that the message of Good prevailing over Evil is the strongest and most important message.
Toy Story 3
Rating: A/5 – Great show, probably better than the first two! Read more on the website…
Bedtime Stories
Rating: B/4 – This was a great family film with original humor and a pretty good story line (the end was as ridiculous as Paul Blart’s ending, you’d be better off cutting it off beforehand). Surprisingly a quality Adam Sandler show that you can watch without any editing. **For the rest of the review visit the website**
Roxanne
Rating: B/3 – This adaptation displayed a good message on looking past physical appearances when associating with people. The original play was a hundred times better for the following reasons…(visit blog to continue reading).
In The Good Old Summertime
Rating: A/3 – Fun show. This movie didn’t seem to have a whole lot to do with the summer time, in fact the only scenes in the summer time were the opening few minutes and the ending few minutes (the setting for the title song). Maybe it had to do with the fact that good things happen in the summer time and we need to wade patiently through the autumns and winters of life.
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Rating: A/4 – Great movie! Kids under 4 or 5 would enjoy it, kids any older may lose interest as a lot of the humor is mature (not offensive, I just think it’s a humor that not even all old people would get). The soundtrack is stupendous. We found ourselves laughing quite a bit and I’m pretty sure this show will find it’s way into our DVD collection.
Benny and Joon
Rating: A/3 – The film produced a good message on the importance of making life happy. Life’s too short to look for excuses to not be involved. We need to have the courage to make decisions that will increase our happiness.
You’ve Got Mail
Rating: A/4 – At first sight, it might seem that displaying two relationships where neither couple is married but still live together can’t be constructive. Similar to the play The Importance of Being Earnest where marriage is made light of and food is taken seriously, I think this is a commentary on the importance of marriage.
Gentlemen Broncos
Rating: D/2 – Don’t waste your time. You’ll get the gist of it just from the trailer.