Category Archives: Family

09.03.12
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Born To Be Wild

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Born To Be Wild, which I saw a few days ago, is a nice documentary about orphaned elephants and orangutans being raised by humans and being returned to the wild once they’re ready to, but I think the movie is way too short (it’s only 40 minutes long). The film is narrated by Morgan Freeman, and it features Daphne Sheldrick and Birute Galdikas, the two animal experts who raised the elephants and orangutans. In the movie, the animals act really smart, knowing that the humans are trying to help them and not harm them. I learned that although some people are really cruel to animals (hunters and poachers kill animals for no good reason but greed), if the rest of us care enough, we can help make the world a better place. This film is now on DVD and Blu-ray.

Also, here is the trailer of Born To Be Wild.

08.18.12
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Rio

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I saw the movie Rio, which I really enjoyed. It stars Jesse Eisenberg (who you might recognize from  The Social Network) as Blu, Anne Hathaway (from The Princess Diaries and Becoming Jane) as Jewel, Will.i.am (rapper of The Black Eyed Peas) as Pedro, Jamie Foxx as Nico, George Lopez as Rafael, Tracy Morgan as a bulldog named Luiz, Jemaine Clement as Nigel, and Leslie Mann as Linda, Blu’s owner. The film is about a blue macaw named Blu, who lives with his owner, Linda, in her bookstore in Moose Lake, Minnesota. One day, Blu and Linda are brought to Rio de Janeiro, where they are told that Blu is the last male of his species, and he is later brought to the last female of his species, Jewel. But they are soon kidnapped by smugglers, and they go on an adventure in Rio to find Linda. The views and landscapes of Rio in the movie are very beautiful, and I would recommend this movie for the whole family.

Also, here is the trailer of Rio.And here is the first 2 minutes of the movie.

08.17.12
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Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas!

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2 days ago, I saw the movie Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas! The movie was OK, but it was funny, too. It is based on the 2010 Disney Channel TV show Good Luck Charlie, and it is the story of the Duncan family (Bob(dad), Amy(mom), PJ, Teddy,  Gabe, and Charlie(kids)), who plan to go to Palm Springs, California for Christmas to visit Amy’s parents, Petunia (played by Debra Monk) and Hank (played by Michael Kagan). But when Teddy (played by Bridgit Mendler) gives up her airplane seat for a free flight ticket for her spring break trip to Florida (Amy (played by Leigh-Allyn Baker) also leaves the plane, not wanting Teddy to travel alone), they go on a long adventure to Palm Springs, and try to get there before Christmas. The rest of the cast includes Bradley Steven Perry as Gabe, Mia Talerico as Charlie, Eric Allen Kramer as Bob, Jason Dolley as PJ, and Raven Goodwin as Ivy, Teddy’s best friend. This movie is one of my favorite Disney Channel movies (another one of my favorite Disney Chanell movies is Frenemies), and I would recommend this movie for the whole family. This movie is now available on DVD.

Also, here is the trailer of Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas!

08.07.12
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Mrs. Doubtfire

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Yesterday, I saw the movie Mrs. Doubtfire. I really enjoyed it and I thought it was funny. It is about a voice actor named Daniel Hillard (played by Robin Williams), who, after a divorce with a woman named Miranda (played by Sally Field), is told that he can only see his children once a week, and he thinks that it is not enough, so he dresses up as a woman named ”Mrs. Doubtfire” and becomes his children’s housekeeper, letting him see them more. I think this is one of Robin Williams’ best and funniest movies (another one of my favorite movies starring Robin Williams is Hook). I also liked Sally Field’s role as Daniel’s ex-wife, Miranda Hillard. The rest of the cast includes Lisa Jakub, Matthew Lawrence, and Mara Wilson as Daniel and Miranda’s children and Pierce Brosnan as Stuart Dunmire, Miranda’s boyfriend after her divorce with Daniel. I think that the moral of the movie is that even if your parents don’t love each other, they’ll still always love you. I would reccomend this movie for the whole family.

Also, here is the trailer of Mrs. Doubtfire.

07.17.12
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Zambezia

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Today, I went to see the movie Zambezia with my grandmother and my brother. The movie was in Hebrew, but we still enjoyed it. It is about a young falcon named Kai, who lives with his father, Tendai. One day, Kai flies away from his home to a huge bird city called Zambezia, where he tries to join a group of professional flying birds known as the Hurricanes, but he is only accepted as a trainee. In Zambezia, he meets Sekhuru, the founder and head of Zambezia(also a falcon), and his daughter, Zoe. However, when his father follows him to Zambezia, he gets caught by a lizard! Now Kai must rescue his father and Zoe and save Zambezia from the lizard which threatens its existence. Kai puts his own life in danger, jumps down from the cliff after the lizard, rescues his father and Zoe, and becomes Zambezia’s hero and a full Hurricane. I liked the idea that Kai, as he grows up, is trying to find his identity and become indepentent. At the same time, he remains a good and devoted son to his father and a loyal friend to his newly acquired mates and doesn’t hesitate to risk his life to save them from evil.

Also, here is the Zambezia trailer.

07.15.12
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Cars 2

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Yesterday, I saw the movie Cars 2 again and I enjoyed it like I did in theaters. It’s not as good as the first but will still amuse kids. It is about a tow truck named Mater, who is a race car named Lightning McQueen’s best friend. But one day, during one of Lightning’s races, he is mistaken as  a spy by two secret agents named Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell, who want to stop a car named Professor Zundapp. Professor Z wants to destroy race cars who are racing in the World Grand Prix, which is a race around Tokyo, Italy, and London. Now Mater must help Finn and Holley defeat Professor Z and save the cars who are racing in the World Grand Prix, which includes Lightning. The voice cast of the movie includes Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen, Larry the Cable Guy as Mater, Micheal Caine as Finn McMissile, and Emily Mortimer As Holley Shiftwell. I think it is a movie about friendship and I would recommend this movie for everyone, including adults.

Also, here is the website of the movie. It includes fun games, cool videos (which includes trailes and clips), and more! And here is the Cars 2 trailer.

07.11.12
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Ice Age: Continental Drift

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Yesterday, I went to see the movie Ice Age: Continental Drift with my grandmother and my brother. We really enjoyed the movie and thought it was funny. It is about Manny, a mammoth, Sid, a sloth, and Diego, a saber-toothed cat, who get seperated from Ellie, Manny’s wife, and Peaches, their teenage daughter by the Continental Drift. It is a true theory of how the ancient “supercontinent” Pangea broke into 7 continents, which include Africa, Europe, Asia, North and South America and Antarctica(In the movie, the Continental Drift is caused by a saber-toothed squirrel named Scrat, who tries to get his acorn in all 4 movies, but barely ever succeeds). In the ocean, they find a huge pirate ship led by an orangutan named Captain Gutt, and the crew includes an elephant seal named Flynn,a small rabbit named Squint, and a saber-toothed cat named Shira, with whom Diego later falls in love. Together, Manny, Sid and Diego must defeat the pirates and reunite with Ellie and Peaches. The movie tells us about the importance of true values like family, friendship and love, is against negative characteristics of pursuit of power and betrayal. I really liked the voice cast of the movie, which includes Ray Romano as Manny, Keke Palmer as Peaches, Queen Latifah as Ellie, Peter Dinklage as Captain Gutt, Jennifer Lopez as Shira, Josh Gad as Louis, a molehog who is Peaches’ best friend, and Drake as Ethan, a mammoth who Peaches has a crush on.

Also, here is the Ice Age: Continental Drift trailer:

07.02.12
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Hugo

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Today, I saw the movie Hugo with my brother. We had ordered it from Netflix because my family wanted to see it, but I had already seen it twice before: once in the movie theater with my friend, and another time at another friend’s house. It is about a 12-year old orphaned boy named Hugo Cabret, who wants to find a secret message from his father, who had died in a fire. Later,he meets a girl named Isabelle, who is the goddaughter of a real filmmaker named Georges Melies, and she also has a key that will fit into an automaton that Hugo is trying to reprair. I enjoyed the movie a lot and thought it was sometimes funny. I would reccomend this movie for everyone, including adults.

Also, here is the link for the Hugo trailer:

06.29.12
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Like Mike 2: Streetball

Yesterday, my family and I saw the movie Like Mike 2: Streetball. We had ordered it from Netflix because we enjoyed the first movie. The first movie is about a 13-year old orphan named Calvin Cambridge, who likes playing basketball. One day, he finds an old pair of Michael Jordan’s sneakers, which makes him play basketball really good. After a halftime show(a 1-on-1 game against a basketball player named Tracy Reynolds, which he wins), he is offered to join an NBA team called the Los Angeles Knights. The second movie is about another 13-year old boy named Jerome Jenkins, Jr., who likes playing basketball with his 2 friends, Nathan and Rodney. One day, he finds another old pair of Michael Jordan’s sneakers, which also makes him play basketball really good. After a basketball competition, he is offered to join an NBA streetball team known as ”Game On”. I enjoyed both movies and I think you would enjoy them, too. I would reccomend this movie for everyone, including adults.

Also, here is the link for the Like Mike 2: Streetball trailer:

06.26.12
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The Three Stooges

2 months ago, I went with my grandmother to see the movie The Three Stooges. It was one of the most hilarious movies ever! Based on the mid-1900s show, it is the story of  Moe, Larry, and Curly who, while trying to save their childhood orphanage, hear about their old friend, Teddy, whose wife is trying to kill him so she could spend time with her other boyfriend, so they try to save him. I would recommend this movie for anyone who likes really funny movies.

Also, Here is a link for the trailer of The Three Stooges:

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