Even though “Monster House” is an animated movie…it’s NOT kid stuff. In the story, three 5th-graders- DJ, Chowder and Jenny try to defeat a house that is stealing toys from all the children in the neighborhood who come on it’s lawn. And at times it steals people and dogs, too! The owner of the house […]
Garfield returns in “A Tale of Two Kitties”, a sequel to the 2004 hit. This time Jon, Garfield’s owner (played once again by Brenken Myer), wants to propose to his girlfriend Liz (Jennifer Love Hewitt). But first she has to go to London on a business trip. Jon follows her there to surprise her but […]
“Cars” immediately goes to the top of the list of the best Disney/Pixar movies of all-time. It is fantastic. Rookie race car superstar Lightning McQueen (voice by Owen Wilson) has the dream of winning the Piston Cup. But on his way to the big match race he gets lost in a small town called Radiator […]
“Over the Hedge” is an animated comedy based on the popular newspaper comic strip. In the movie a raccoon named R.J. needs to gather-up a lot of food in a few short days to avoid being eaten by a bear. And so he talks a group of forest creatures, including a turtle, a skunk and […]
“The Wild” is an animated movie about five zoo animals – a lion, snake, giraffe, koala bear and a squirrel- who go on an adventure to find the lion’s son. “Ryan”, the lion cub, is upset because he can’t roar like his dad. He accidentally gets put on a ship bound for Africa and the […]
Before I start this review – what’s up with the title? First it was supposed to be “ICE AGE 2”, then it became “ICE AGE: The Meltdown.” What happened to the “2”? Anyway, the movie is the sequel to the 2002 hit and all the main characters are back: Sid the Sloth (voiced by John […]
“The Shaggy Dog” is a very funny remake of the 1959 Disney movie. This time the special sheep dog first lives in China and is over three hundred years old. He is brought to America and ends up in a laboratory. When he escapes and bites a lawyer named Dave Douglas, who’s played by Tim […]
If there’s nothing else at the video store or on TV it’s time to watch “Doogal”, but don’t say I didn’t warn you. “Doogal” is an animated adventure about four animal friends – Ermintrude (a cow) , Dylan (a bunny), Brian (a snail) and a dog named Doogal. They go on a quest to find […]
“Eight Below” is the true-life story of eight dogs and their owner who is a guide in the Antarctic. The group goes on an expedition with a scientist who’s looking for a rock that came from the planet Mercury. The scientist nearly drowns in the icy water but the dogs save him. However, when the […]
“Curious George” is a wonderful movie that is surprisingly emotional and very funny. The story is about a regular man (in a yellow hat) named Ted who owns a museum, along with an old man (voiced by Dick Van Dyke) and his son. Ted (who is voiced by Will Ferrell) goes exploring in Africa and […]