The Lego Movie
Genre: Animation
Main Players: Voices of: Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Chris Pratt
General Gist: An "average" Lego is mistaken for a master building in hopes of saving Lego Land from tyrant, Lord Business.
Tiff's Take:
We took our now nine year old son to this for his birthday along with nine other boys and a tag along sister. Are we crazy or what?
My son is a huge Lego fan whether it is a toy, video game or movie. Always has been. So this was a no brainer for his birthday party which happened to be around the same time this came out. Perfect.
As an adult, this movie was great. It was funny and fast moving which is always good when your watching a movie for the sake of your kids. I thought it was pretty clever too. I liked how the ending really tied everything together. Really well done.
From a kid standpoint, my son and his friends seemed to love it. It kept all of their attention throughout the whole thing. That's a success right there. As for my almost six year old daughter, it was a hit too. I will say that having an older brother makes her used to "boyish" type things. And she loves going to movies no matter what they are. She usually enjoys the popcorn more than anything. But if you have only girls in your family who are much more interested in princesses I could see how this would be a little boring for them. But our whole family enjoyed this show immensely.
Tiff's Rate: Friday Night
Preview: Going to a movie tonight. I think we missed out on seeing any more Oscar nominations so just a normal ole movie will have to do.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Thursday, January 16, 2014
2014: Bonus: The Nut Job
The Nut Job
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Main Players: Voices of : Brendan Fraser, Katherine Heigl, Liam Neeson, Will Arnett
General Gist: A group of squirrels venture to the city in an attempt to save their park animal friends' community from starving over the lack of nuts saved for the winter.
Tiff's Take:
My kids were excited to see this movie and we decided to make a family event out of it which is always fun. I usually don't mind going to kids movie. I tend to enjoy them for the most part as much as the kids. This one, however, was not one of those movies.
I'll start by saying, we just got a new kitten and it's a little like having a new baby. We haven't been getting real good sleep lately so I was, well, a little sleepy. A kids movie should wake you up and keep your attention, right? Folks, I seriously couldn't keep my eyes open during this movie. I thought about blaming it on the kitten but I think this one was just that boring. The characters weren't real dynamic, the story line was weak and it just wasn't that funny. Kids movies are suppose to be funny. What gives? You would think with the actors involved in this that it would be better but it just wasn't. As an adult I definitely would not recommend this one.
My kids on the other hand said they liked it. But I think if they get popcorn and treats they'll like anything.
Tiff's Rate: Rent It - Only for the kids' sake.
Deb's Take:
I was excited to get pre-screening tickets to this movie because it was at a new theatre that hadn't done screenings before. I was also excited because for kids movies they usually give 4 passes, allowing more of my family members to attend. This time I took my son and one of his friends as well as meeting up with Tiff's family.
I usually am a fan of kid's movies. I like how the writer's often throw in humor for the adults. The kids get hung up on the natural laughs, (burps, farts, falls) while the parents get some of the more adult aimed jokes. This movie was so unimpressive. For the amount of children in the theatre, I would expect tons of laughs, giggles and excited voices. I think I only remember two moments of laughs, from anyone. The movie was boring. The story line was ok, but there was a sub story line that was unnecessary. (my son even said he thought it was a weird sub story). There was very little humor, the story lines were weak, it was slow and boring, and I actually was having a hard time staying awake. From a kid's perspective, my 13 year old and his friend said it was ok, but they really just liked that fact that they got to go to a movie. This was one movie I could have lived without seeing.
Deb's Rate: Don't bother
Preview: Another Pre-Screening!! Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Main Players: Voices of : Brendan Fraser, Katherine Heigl, Liam Neeson, Will Arnett
General Gist: A group of squirrels venture to the city in an attempt to save their park animal friends' community from starving over the lack of nuts saved for the winter.
Tiff's Take:
My kids were excited to see this movie and we decided to make a family event out of it which is always fun. I usually don't mind going to kids movie. I tend to enjoy them for the most part as much as the kids. This one, however, was not one of those movies.
I'll start by saying, we just got a new kitten and it's a little like having a new baby. We haven't been getting real good sleep lately so I was, well, a little sleepy. A kids movie should wake you up and keep your attention, right? Folks, I seriously couldn't keep my eyes open during this movie. I thought about blaming it on the kitten but I think this one was just that boring. The characters weren't real dynamic, the story line was weak and it just wasn't that funny. Kids movies are suppose to be funny. What gives? You would think with the actors involved in this that it would be better but it just wasn't. As an adult I definitely would not recommend this one.
My kids on the other hand said they liked it. But I think if they get popcorn and treats they'll like anything.
Tiff's Rate: Rent It - Only for the kids' sake.
Deb's Take:
I was excited to get pre-screening tickets to this movie because it was at a new theatre that hadn't done screenings before. I was also excited because for kids movies they usually give 4 passes, allowing more of my family members to attend. This time I took my son and one of his friends as well as meeting up with Tiff's family.
I usually am a fan of kid's movies. I like how the writer's often throw in humor for the adults. The kids get hung up on the natural laughs, (burps, farts, falls) while the parents get some of the more adult aimed jokes. This movie was so unimpressive. For the amount of children in the theatre, I would expect tons of laughs, giggles and excited voices. I think I only remember two moments of laughs, from anyone. The movie was boring. The story line was ok, but there was a sub story line that was unnecessary. (my son even said he thought it was a weird sub story). There was very little humor, the story lines were weak, it was slow and boring, and I actually was having a hard time staying awake. From a kid's perspective, my 13 year old and his friend said it was ok, but they really just liked that fact that they got to go to a movie. This was one movie I could have lived without seeing.
Deb's Rate: Don't bother
Preview: Another Pre-Screening!! Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
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