Based on a remarkable, true story, “Soul Surfer” stars Anna Sophia Robb as Bethany Hamilton who, back in 2003 at the age of 13, lost her arm in a shark attack while surfing near her home in Hawaii. Since millions of people already know this story due to the news coverage and interviews and appearances […]
There have been plenty of movies made about Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, Halloween. But “Hop” is one of the few movie ever made about Easter. It came-out in theaters nearly a year ago and made over $100M. Universal Studios has been holding onto it all this time, waiting for a big Easter 2012 DVD/Blu-ray release. […]
The best thing I can say about this 2nd edition of the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book series – a series that I really enjoy by the way – is that it’s not as bad as the first, which was a mean-spirited, disgusting, jaw-droppingly unfunny movie. However, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick […]
In the Disney tradition of “Bambi” and “Finding Nemo” comes “Mars Needs Moms”. Only this time, instead of a parent trying to find and save a lost child, we have a child trying to find and save his mother. Milo is a typical young boy. He doesn’t like to eat his vegetables or take out […]
If you’re one of those people who sees a trailer or poster for a new animated film and immediately thinks “That would be great for the kids”, you’re in for a surprise when it comes to “Rango”. While it is rated PG and most of the characters are talking animals, “Rango” is not a kids […]
“The Illusionist” was nominated for a 2010 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. It’s directed by French animator Sylvain Chomet, who also made 2003’s Oscar-nominated, “The Triplets of Belleville”. It’s the story, set mostly in Scotland, of an old, traveling magician who realizes that his act is no longer popular. At one performance he meets […]
The original “Open Season” (2006) is one of the funniest animated films of the past 10-years. And, apparently, I’m not the only one who enjoys the adventures of Boog, the Grizzly Bear and his best friend Elliot, the deer, because two sequels have been made: “Open Season 2” in 2008 and now, “OS3”, which is […]
Jack Black starred in two of the best films of 2008 – “Be Kind Rewind” and “Kung Fu Panda”. In 2009 Black was part of the one of the worst film of the year – “Year One”. But last year he hit, quite possibly, a personal all-time low with the incredibly bad “Gulliver’s Travels”. This […]
You don’t have to be a fan of the old Yogi Bear cartoons to enjoy “Yogi Bear” the movie. In fact, I’m sure most kids have never heard of Yogi or Boo Boo or Ranger Smith or Jellystone Park. Fortunately, most parents do know these characters and the good news is that both adults and […]
Can you make a good sequel of a bad movie? That was the big question in my mind as I prepared to see “TRON: Legacy” when it came out last year. I watched the original a few weeks earlier to get ready for “Legacy”. “TRON” was a groundbreaking film back in 1982, the first movie […]