published by Jonathan on Sat, 02/02/2008 - 18:03
Back in December we watched Meet the Robinsons (2007,G) (ScreenIt! Review) for movie night. From ScreenIt!:
A 12-year-old orphan and failed inventor finds his world turned upside down when a 13-year-old takes him into the future in hopes of fixing a time-space continuum problem caused by some villains' nefarious plans.
It was enjoyable but nothing special. I give it 3 out of 5.
published by Jonathan on Sat, 02/02/2008 - 17:22
Back in December the kids watched Balto (1995,G) for movie night. From Reel.com:
When Nome, Alaska runs out of the antitoxin needed to fight off a diphtheria epidemic, dog teams are the only way to obtain the crucial medicine. Balto the wolf-dog proves his loyalty by leading a dangerous mission through the Alaskan wilderness.
It's interesting that this was based "loosely" on a true story...but it must have been quite a disappointment in its day that this was turned out by Spielberg. It was OK but unremarkable.
I give it 3 out of 5.
published by Jonathan on Wed, 01/02/2008 - 21:46
Last night I finished watching Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006,PG-13) (ScreenIt! Review).
To free his imprisoned fiancée, a former blacksmith turned swashbuckler tries to find a former pirate acquaintance who's trying to free himself from owing his soul to none other than Davy Jones.
Jam-packed with action and quirkiness. I didn't like it as much as the first one, but it was still enjoyable.
I give it 3 out of 5.
published by Jonathan on Wed, 11/21/2007 - 00:46
A few weeks back I watched Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006,PG-13) (ScreenIt! Review). From ScreenIt!:
A NASCAR racer must contend with his fall from the top of the sport at the hands of a foreign driver.
I was surprised when I realized that I had been watching for quite a while before noticing tat the "foreign driver" was Sacha Baron Cohen. The film was quirky enough to be kinda funny despite a tame storyline. I give it 3 out of 5.
published by Jonathan on Wed, 11/21/2007 - 00:40
Last weekend we finished watching The Da Vinci Code (2006,PG-13) (ScreenIt! Review). From ScreenIt!:
An American professor of religious symbology reluctantly teams up with a French police cryptologist as they try to solve a murder that may lead to the greatest religious cover-up of all time.
We didn't care for it at all and took several weeks to make it through. It just seemed boring and kind of stuffy/stale which was a bit of a surprise since we had heard from friends that it was good.
I give it 2 out of 5.
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