Went to see the new “live action” Jungle Book, the remake of the Disney version of the classic novels. I put quotes around live action since, really, is it live action if the only thing that isn’t animated is the … Continue reading
Since I’m a ten year old British child, I decided to check out the Paddington movie and it’s all right. It’s charming and cute and above all harmless… and not at all the pratfall bathroom humor from the original trailer. … Continue reading
Finally dragged myself out to see the Penguins of Madagascar for some reason… the spin-off movie from the Madagascar movies that I don’t particularly find to be all that good. And this one is… not at all that good either. … Continue reading
I don’t have a distinct memory or nostalgia for Mr. Peabody and Sherman from the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon… I imagine I saw it way back when (it seems inevitable) but it didn’t make an impact on me… and I’m … Continue reading
So I watched with detached disinterest the animated flick Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs on DVD only to realize suddenly while watching that the movie was kind of funny and absurdist. And then I realized I kind of liked … Continue reading
Saw Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters… sequel to the first Percy Jackson flick that was pretty meh (but Uma Thurman as Medusa was cool)… I’m probably deeply wrong, but I kind of enjoyed this sequel… it wasn’t terrible which is … Continue reading
So, yeah, saw Turbo – the new CG kid friendly movie about the snail who races the Indy 500… and it’s a fairly good movie that’s also fairly predictable (once you, you know, get the past the part where the … Continue reading
Despicable Me 2 is pretty much as good as, as funny as, as cute as, and as adorable as the first movie… which is to say, I found it an alright movie with some good laughs, visual gags, and adorable … Continue reading
And caught Monsters University, Pixar’s new sequel/prequel to Monsters, Inc… (the 2nd or 3rd best Pixar flick in my book). This isn’t as good as Monsters, Inc. but it’s thankfully a solid, fun, and funny movie with some good laugh-out-loud … Continue reading
Saw the CGI family-friendly cartoon Epic… about a tiny society of forest warriors duking it out over good (growth) vs. evil (decay). It’s a decent little movie – slightly violent – that kids will probably enjoy. Some of the writing … Continue reading