July 17th, 2010
Wow! This movie is great. This afternoon, I took my daughter to see Toy Story 3. I don’t know exactly what my expecations were. Not really high and not really low. I suppose I was thinking it would be a good movie, not great, but not bad.
I was wrong.
From start to finish I was engaged in the story. The plot goes something like this:
Andy has graduated from high school and is heading off to college. What does it mean for the toys? Well, a trip to the attic or going with Andy to college or being donated to the local daycare. Andy doesn’t play with the toys anymore and isn’t sure what to do. A series of mishaps later and toys end up at the daycare. They are greeted warmly by the other toys and welcomed to the family. Woody however, wants nothing to do with the daycare and resolves to get back to Andy. That’s where it takes a bit of a dark turn. Andy’s toys discover an unpleasant situation at the Daycare, plan to escape and return to Andy’s care. Meanwhile Buzz has been captured and ‘brainwashed’ into betraying the toys. This portion of the movie is a little like the classic movie ‘The Great Escape’. I won’t tell anymore as that would spoil the rest of the adventure.
The story in this movie is it’s best asset. It’s at times laugh out loud funny, razor edge suspenseful, and heartwarmingly tender. The ending surprised me only a little but I found it a very fitting end to the 3 movies. It just feels right. This is altogether one of the best movies I have seen in a long, long time. Great story, well put together, and wonderful to look at.
Is it Right for Kids: A emphatic YES! There are some tense scenes that some very young kids may get a little scared at, but they are brief. This movie would be suitable for kids 5 and 95. Younger kids would probably enjoy it as well but may want to hide there eyes at a couple of places.
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July 15th, 2010
Another movie review from Miranda:
Eclipse is the third installment in the Twilight saga and I think it's safe to say that the acting is getting better and better each movie. This movie centers on the love triangle between human Bella, her vampire boyfriend Edward, and her werewolf best friend Jake Read More...
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July 13th, 2010
Well, it's been a while since I updated and there are a couple of reasons for that. I moved in the middle of June and the early part of June was taken up with packing and getting that done. Then the day after moving, without unpacking, I started a 2 week vacation. And now, I've spent the last couple of weeks, getting unpacked and organized Read More...
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May 4th, 2010
So many people have iPods, iPhones and iPads these days, that many kids have access to one. There are lots of games out there and so I wanted to recommend a couple that my own daughter enjoys.
First up is a game called Touch Pets. The player gets to adopt a dog which can be from many different breeds Read More...
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April 26th, 2010
This afternoon we took in the latest feature from Disney's Nature brand of movies, Oceans. I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Would it be a straight documentary look at the oceans or would it have some kind of imposed story line with cute animals as the main characters.
Turns out then went with the documentary approach Read More...
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April 25th, 2010
Scrooge McDuck has long been one of my favorite of the Disney Duck family. He's cantankerous, rude, and cheap. But he does have a heart and can be kind at times. Its pains him to be kind and thoughtful but it doesn't last.
This volume spans 6 eras of Scrooges early life. It was originally written in the mid-nineties by Dan Rosa and it won him the Eisner Award, which is comic worlds equivalent to the Oscars Read More...
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April 21st, 2010
What do you get when you mix a little history, a mouse and a fun story? You get Geronimo Stilton on his latest adventure through time. Who is Geronimo Stilton you ask?
Geronimo is the editor of the Editor of the Mouse Gazette, the most famous newspaper on Mouse Island. He is also the lead character in an ongoing series of books aimed at younger readers Read More...
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April 20th, 2010
This little Graphic novel take place about a year before the movie Star Wars: A New Hope and focuses on Han Solo and Chewbacca. We start out with the duo trying to make an escape from a gangster they owe money to. The two are arguing about what they are doing and Han suggests they split up for a while Read More...
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April 20th, 2010
This time around I've chosen a book that was first published back in 1983. The author, Terry Pratchett, has crafted a humorous satire of the Fantasy genre. The setting is Discworld, a flat circular world that rests on the back of 4 giant (well, colossal really) elephants that are standing on the shell of an enormous turtle swimming through space Read More...
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April 18th, 2010
We just got home after a trip to the theatre to see How to Train your Dragon. This is the latest release from Dreamworks' animation division. It's available in 3-D and regular old 2-D. We saw it in 2-D and still enjoyed it.
The story is set on a rocky island in a viking village populated by your typical big burly vikings Read More...
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Wow! This movie is great. This afternoon, I took my daughter to see Toy Story 3. I don’t know exactly what my expecations were. Not really high and not really low. I suppose I was thinking it would be a good movie, not great, but not bad.
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