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The Pirate Fairy is a movie that children, especially girls 3-10 will thoroughly enjoy. That is not to say that boys won’t like it, but they may start watching the movie thinking that it’s mainly a pirate movie. The pirates enter The Pirate Fairy 34 minutes into it and are there for the rest of it. However, make no mistake about it, this is a fairy movie akin to Secret of the Wings.
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Really, I couldn’t write a better headline than that? Muppets Most Wanted-fun for all ages sounds so generic to the smiles, joy and laughter that I had when watching it. After sitting at the keyboard for a while, I keep coming back to that. It’s a great movie that children will enjoy and adults, especially those that liked The Muppets before, will genuinely laugh at.
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Divergent is the worldwide mega book best seller with a strong female lead. I didn’t read the book-and I’m over 30-and I’m not a girl. Having said that, you don’t have to be a girl to like this movie, but it would certainly help if you were under the age of 20.
Continue reading Divergent might satisfy fans of the book but that’s it
Instructions Not Included is a Spanish film that was originally released under the title No se aceptan devoluciones. It’s an updated version of Kramer vs. Kramer, but played for laughs and with one of the main characters having a terminal illness. What is surprising is that, even with this plot, Instructions Not Included works out to be an entertaining, at times laugh out loud movie.
Continue reading Instructions Not Included review: A mish mash that works in spite of itself
The Nut Job is an animated movie about a squirrel that needs to steal some nuts so that he and his friends can eat for the winter. There are some plot curve balls, but at its core, that’s what the movie is about. It’s better than the preview, features the always likable Will Arnet and Liam Neeson among others, and is worth seeing for a couple of reasons.
Continue reading The Nut Job review: above average animal nuttiness kids will enjoy
Nothing says mancave happiness like a good ninja movie. Ninja II: Shadow of a Tear is a ninja movie with an old school heart and in some cases that’s not a good thing. However, this is a ninja movie and people who will watch this grade ninjas on a curve, lest they come through the screen and kick our butt. I was joking with my wife that I was going to watch Ninja II: Electric Boogalooo.** Thankfully Shadow of a Tear wasn’t like that, but it wasn’t a ninja classic either.
Continue reading Dad spends a night in the mancave, Ninja II: Shadow of a Tear review
Man of Tai Chi is the story of a tai chi student who is fighting in a tournament in China. The tai chi student is played by Tiger Chen who has been doing stunts in many high profile martial arts movies since Crouching Tiger. His character in the movie is also called Tiger, but anyone who has ever seen a Jackie Chan movie can forgive that bit of name play. The story in Man of Tai Chi is straight forward stuff, but the fight scenes are really good and the movie is better than you would expect.
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Danger in the Manger is the sequel to Nativity!. I never saw Nativity!, but it must have been good enough to merit a sequel, right? They would never make a sequel to a Christmas movie just because it’s a seasonal movie, would they? This is the story of a Christmas song competition, a class of regular students with a jokey teacher that gets into the finals, the pretentious yet well meaning class of talented singers and a class representing the ones that win every year. Think of it as Christmas themed episode of Glee with elements of The Bad News Bears tossed in for comedic effect.
Continue reading Danger in the Manger disappoints all, even the diehard Whovians
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