March 10th, 2010
Here is another review from Miranda. This time, another popular book series get translated to a movie franchise, mostly with really longs names. Seems to be a trend these days. On to the review…
This movie is based on the highly popular book series by Rick Riordan. It centers around demi-god Percy Jackson and his mission to find Zeus’s lightning bolt. His two companions are a fellow demi-god Annabeth Chase and his best friend Grover Underwood. The series centers on mythology, along the way the teenagers meet Medusa, The Lotus, and oh yeah Hades. It’s jam-packed with action and filled with funny dialogue and a little romance. I definitely recommend seeing this movie.
Is it right for kids: I think 8 and up is perfect. Think of Harry Potter and how your kids handled that.
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January 11th, 2010
Hello again,
Well, I see it's been a while since the last post and I figured it was time for another. I've found myself very busy with my personal life and have let this site slide. Time to get back to it.
We actually saw this movie before Christmas and I had full intention of doing a review at the time Read More...
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November 21st, 2009
Another review from Miranda:
New Moon is no doubt on its way to becoming one of the biggest movies of the year. It already made $26.3 million at North American box offices in midnight showings on Friday morning and is on track to make much more. I just so happened to see it with some of my friends last night and let me tell you; it was so good! The movie starts off with Bella Swan's birthday, and how she is fretting becoming older than her never-aging vampire boyfriend, Edward Cullen Read More...
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November 19th, 2009
Have you ever read a comic without words? Just a few characters thrown together to make it seems like sounds maybe? That's what Wall-E is like. If you've seen the movie, you know what I'm talking about.
We're introduced to Wall-E as he starts his day cleaning up the world. There are still other robots like Wall-E around as we meet 2 others Read More...
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November 19th, 2009
If you're a fan of Calvin & Hobbes or the Peanuts, you'll like this. Amelia is a 9 year old girl living in a small town with her mother and aunt after her parents divorce.
She deals with the usual things like being the the new kid in class, living in a small town (she's originally from Manhatten) and many of the usual things kids go through Read More...
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November 19th, 2009
This beautifully illustrated book by Kazu Kibuishi is a thrilling adventure in the tradition of many great adventure stories. Danger, exotic creatures and a brave central character all make for a compelling story.
We're introduced to Emily in the first few pages as her family drives along a snowy road Read More...
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October 17th, 2009
It's been a while since I did a review and I'm stepping back in a time a little with this one.
I've always kind of like Donald Duck's cranky Uncle Scrooge. He's got a sarcastic streak but a soft heart. Boom Kids has brought back a lot of the magic of years gone by with the reintroduction of Uncle Scrooge to their line up Read More...
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September 13th, 2009
Ok, time to get back to reviews. It's been a couple weeks and I've got some catching up to do.
Last weekend we went to see the new Hayao Miyazaki film, Ponyo. It's been a big hit in Japan as most of his movies are.
The story is about a young fish that yearns to become a human. It's loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson's Little Mermaid Read More...
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August 27th, 2009
This comic was initially released last week but I wasn't able to get a review of it up before I went away for the weekend.
This is the first of the Monsters, Inc series of 4 comics. Boom Kids is translating some of the Disney/Pixar movies into comic form. They've already done Toy Story and Wall-E is coming in the fall Read More...
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August 11th, 2009
Another review from Miranda:
The new Disney remake of the movie 'Race to Witch Mountain' was released on dvd last Tuesday (August 4). Race to Witch Mountain tells the story about two teenage aliens named Sara and Seth (played by AnnaSophia Robb and Alexander Ludwig) who land on Earth. Both Sara and Seth have powers Read More...
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