Where the Wild Things Are
Rating: C/3 – This was an OK show, with potential to be really good. For a kids show, the tone was rather depressing throughout, even the music did nothing to brighten up the film. The colors through out were a drab gray and brown, maybe a little too artsy for its good. The 5 year old behavior in an older kid was a little annoying. The Wild Things were not as wild as I thought they should be, no gnashing teeth or too terrible roars. I guess it is a children’s story and can’t afford to get too out of hand. I wouldn’t go out of my way to watch this one. Save your self 96 minutes and read the book again.
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.
Twilight: New Moon
Synopsis This is the sequel to the movie/book Twilight. Edward is convinced that he is no good for Bella and leaves her in hopes of giving her a normal life to live. His absence causes Bella to enter into a deep depression. Her only way out is Jacob, who seems to be just what she [...]
Twilight
Synopsis High School junior Bella ends up falling in love with Edward Cullen, a rather deadly choice of young men. Pursuing their relationship puts Bella in danger and could result in her death. Entertainment Value – D This movie was replete with bad acting, though it was a pretty true adaptation of the book (it [...]
Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events
Synopsis Three children become orphans after a mysteriously caused fire ravages their home. They are put in custody of the Count Olaf who is constantly scheming to get rights to the fortune the children have inherited. The children stick together and try to solve the mystery of their parents’ death. Entertainment Value – B Great [...]
All Quiet on the Western Front
This movie could be summed up quite well in one statement: “War is Hell”. I haven’t seen too many anti-war films, and though I believe war is necessary in some instances (almost never in provoking, but primarily in defending) this film did a very good job of portraying the terrors of war. Having never been [...]
Fight Club
The fight-club aspect of the movie is what made me interested in seeing it. I have some fond memories of the bare-knuckle fist-fights that happened at boys camps to resolve any angst or bad feelings between other kids (though never involved in any directly). But this movie was much more than just a couple of [...]
Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince
If the movie is going to keep the name “the Half-blood Prince” they could have done a much better job at including more that dealt with the mystery behind the title. Snape’s confession to owning the title at the end was rather corny. Dumbledore’s character was unimpressive as well, too many forced lines. Otherwise I [...]
Gulliver’s Travels
Rating: 5 I started reading the book and ended up getting about three-fourths of the way through it. I can’t remember why, I just felt like it was taking an eternity to finish it, so I set it down. After watching the movie again, I think I have enough desire to pick the book up [...]
Christmas Carol, A
Rating: 5 At Christmas, there is a plethora of Christmas shows, half of which are variations of Charles Dickens classic story, “A Christmas Carol.” The best of these, in my opinion, is the 1984 version starring George C. Scott. The movie follows Dickens original very well and therefore, all of the good qualities in that [...]