Fantastic Mr. Fox: (Flack’s Review)
Posted on | November 30, 2009 | 1 Comment
This movie is about two foxes. The wife is about to be pregnant. When she gets her son, Ash he feels different than everyone else. When Mr. Fox steals food from the three nastiest farmers on earth it will take him, his family, Kylie (his sidekick), Badger, his nephew Kristofferson and the rest of the animal families to save themselves from Boggis, Bunce, and Bean.
My favorite character is fantastic Mr. Fox because he is funny and he comes up with good ideas to save his family. I like when he says, “Dig” to his family to get away from the farmers.
My favorite part of the movie is when they go the supermarket because it made me hungry. I liked how all the food looked.
I liked the music in the movie because it was like Peter and the Wolf. Each animal had a different instrument. For example you hear the banjo when Mr. Fox comes around.
Listen to the fantastic Fantastic Mr. Fox soundtrack.
Flack’s Rating: 5 out of 5
I rate this movie PG for action violence, mild language, romance, and moments of conversations about exploding things. This movie is not really scary – it’s more that there are alot of explosions and just some stuff kids would not understand. Some kids may find this movie boring or not very interesting or some of it too adult or violent for them. Not me, I loved it!
See my brother’s review here.
Theatrical Release Date: November 25, 2009
Director: Wes Anderson
Based on the novel by Roald Dahl
Genre: Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family
MPAA Rating: PG for action, smoking and slang humor.
website: http://www.fantasticmrfoxmovie.com/
Actors include:
George Clooney: Mr. Fox (voice)
Meryl Streep: Mrs. Fox (voice)
Jason Schwartzman: Ash (voice)
Bill Murray: Badger (voice)
Wallace Wolodarsky: Kylie (voice)
Eric Chase Anderson: Kristofferson (voice) (Wes Anderson’s brother)
Michael Gambon: Franklin Bean (voice)
Willem Dafoe: Rat (voice)
Owen Wilson: Coach Skip (voice)
Jarvis Cocker: Petey (voice)
Wes Anderson : Weasel (voice)
Robin Hurlstone: Walter Boggis (voice)
Hugo Guinness: Nathan Bunce (voice)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Flick’s Review)
Posted on | November 29, 2009 | 1 Comment
This movie is based on the the novel, Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl. I like this book alot and recommend reading the book first.
Boggis, Bunce and Bean are the meanest farmers ever. Fantastic Mr. Fox has a plan but is it enough to outsmart the evil Bunce, the wicked Bean, and the mad Boggis??????
My favorite character is Fantastic Mr. Fox because he is fantastic. He is not incredible, he is not perfect but he is fantastic. He makes fantastic plans and saves everyone.
My favorite part is when Fantastic Mr. Fox, Kylie, and Ash set out to rescue Kristofferson while dodging an ambush led by the farmers.
The Boggis, Bunce and Bean song is hilarious! Listen to it here.
Flick’s Rating: 5 out of 5
Wes Anderson is very good at directing the great, incredible, perfect perfection, excellent, stupendous and of course Fantastic Mr. Fox.
Good for ages 8+ because it may be hard for some kids to understand and there is violence.
See my brother’s review here.
Read A.O. Scott’s review in the New York Times: Don’t Count Your Chickens. He loved it!
Theatrical Release Date: 25 November 2009
Director: Wes Anderson
Genre: Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family
MPAA Rating: PG for action, smoking and slang humor.
website: http://www.fantasticmrfoxmovie.com/
Actors include:
George Clooney: Mr. Fox (voice)
Meryl Streep: Mrs. Fox (voice)
Jason Schwartzman: Ash (voice)
Bill Murray: Badger (voice)
Wallace Wolodarsky: Kylie (voice)
Eric Chase Anderson: Kristofferson (voice) (Wes Anderson”s brother)
Michael Gambon: Franklin Bean (voice)
Willem Dafoe: Rat (voice)
Owen Wilson: Coach Skip (voice)
Jarvis Cocker: Petey (voice)
Wes Anderson : Weasel (voice)
Robin Hurlstone: Walter Boggis (voice)
Hugo Guinness: Nathan Bunce (voice)
The Fox is late
Posted on | November 17, 2009 | 2 Comments
The film, Fantastic Mr. Fox came out on November 13, 2009 in New York CIty but comes out in Rhode Island on November 25. Looking forward to the fox!!!!!!!!!!!
Here’s a link to the New York TImes review by A.O. Scott; Don’t Count Your Chickens. He loved it!
Flick & Flack’s Film Picks for Thanksgiving
Posted on | November 11, 2009 | Add Comments
Our picks of shorts, shows and feature lengths will get you in the mood for food, Fall and Thanksgiving.
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
Genre: Animation | Short | Family
30 minutes
NR: Good for all ages
PIXAR’s Ratatouille
Genre: Animation | Family
111 minutes
Rated: G
Julia Child: French Chef
Cooking Episodes
website: http://www.pbs.org/juliachild/
NR: Good for 6 and up. Some kids may find this boring
Reading Rainbow
30 minute episode: Brush
NR: All ages
website: http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/books/episode_detail_049.html
We have not seen these yet but they look good:
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
NR
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Genre:Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Romance more
NR
Winnie the Pooh – Seasons of Giving (1999)
NR
From the New York Times: Unleashing Life’s Wild Things
Posted on | November 11, 2009 | Add Comments
This article from Sunday’s New York Times is about kid’s movies that are kind of scary and may be good for adults as well. The movies they talk about are The Wizard of Oz, Edward Scissorhands, Coraline, Where the Wild Things, Tim Burton’s upcoming Alice in Wonderland and Fantastic Mr. Fox.
I like this article beacuse it talks about some of the movies that I like and I have seen. I have not yet seen Edward Scissorhands, Fantastic Mr. Fox, or Alice in Wonderland.
Ghostbusters (Flack’s Review)
Posted on | November 10, 2009 | 1 Comment
The movie is about three people who work together and fight ghosts in New York City. And as they get more famous and face bigger ghosts, they get a new Ghostbuster to help them. The city is about to be destroyed when a business person (Dr. Peck) sets free all the ghosts and they attack the city. Dr. Peck wants Dr. Venkman arrested. Now it’s up to the Ghostbusters to save the city.
My favorite part of the movie is when the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man comes because I think it is funny a big marshmallow person comes to attack the Ghostbusters.
My favorite character is Dr. Raymond Stantz, played by Dan Aykroyd because he is a funny Ghostbuster. I think it is funny when he picks the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man to destroy them.
TRIVIA: There will be a Ghostbusters 3 movie in 2012.
Flack’s Rating: 5 out of 5
This movie should definitely be rated PG. I think it’s appropriate for some kids, ages 7.5 and up. Warning it has some bad words throughout. Some scary parts with monsters and some violence and kissing.
Theatrical Release Date: 1984
Directed By: Ivan Reitman
Genre: Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG. Some material may not be suitable for children. Profanity and some scary moments.
website: http://www.ghostbusters.com/
Actors include:
Bill Murray: Dr. Peter Venkman
Dan Aykroyd: Dr. Raymond Stantz
Harold Ramis: Dr. Egon Spengler
Sigourney Weaver: Dana Barrett
Ernie Hudson: Winston Zeddmore
Rick Moranis: Louis Tully
Annie Potts: Janine Melnitz
William Atherton: Walter Peck
See my brother’s review here.
PIXAR’s Ratatouille (Flack’s Review)
Posted on | November 4, 2009 | 5 Comments
This movie is about Remy, a rat who wants to be a chef but he’s a rat. When he gets separated from the rat colony and finds out he’s in Paris he gets a chance to cook.
My favorite part in the movie is when all the rats cook together because I like how they organize into different groups so they can work together to make “Ratatouille” and save the restaurant.
My Favorite character is the the rat Emile, Remy’s brother and friend. I like Emile because I think he’s funny and sometimes helps Remy. Emile is funny when he eats.
TRIVIA:
1. This movie won an oscar and had the most nominations for any animated film ever.
2. Jan Pinkava, the co-director of Ratattouille had the original idea for this movie. And she directed the PIXAR short Geri’s Game.
Flack’s Rating: 5 out of 5
I think this movie can be for kids of all ages but I warn you there are some scary parts. Some kids may be scared of the food critic Anton Ego and when Mabel tries to shoot the rats.
Theatrical Release Date: June 29, 2007
Won Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Directed By: Brad Bird
Co-director: Jan Pinkava
Writers: Brad Bird (screenplay) and Jan Pinkava (story)
Genre: Animation | Comedy | Family
MPAA Rating: G for all ages
website: http://www.pixar.com/theater/trailers/rat/index.html
Actors:
Patton Oswalt: Remy (voice)
Ian Holm: Skinner (voice)
Lou Romano: Linguini (voice)
Brian Dennehy : Django (voice)
Peter Sohn: Emile (voice)
Peter O’Toole: Anton Ego (voice)
Brad Garrett: Gusteau (voice)
Janeane Garofalo: Colette (voice)
Will Arnett: Horst (voice)
Ghostbusters (Flick’s Review)
Posted on | November 3, 2009 | 2 Comments
This movie is about a librarian who is taking books off the shelves when she sees a ghost. so she call’s some scientists who magnificently turn from scientists to ghostbusters. Can they survive encounters with a giant marshmallow man, an ugly green ghost, and more?
My favorite character is Peter Vankman because he is a ghostbuster and the ghostbusters fight the ghosts. And Peter Venkman is rockin’ awesome. I hear a theme song coming on………..
This movie soars high in music and special effects.
Flick’s Rating: 5 out of 5
I think this movie is for kids, ages 14 + up because there is profanity thoughout (it is not mild). I got to see this movie because my dad did not remember all of the parts in the movie and he slept through some of the movie. I encourage people to see this movie if they like sci-fi and comedy and don’t get scared easily. There is profanity throughout so ask your parents first and hope they say yes.
Theatrical Release Date: 1984
Directed By: Ivan Reitman
Writers: Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis
Genre: Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG for all scary moments, profanity and adult themes
website: http://www.ghostbusters.com/
soundtrack: http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6842526/a/Ghostbusters.htm
Actors:
Bill Murray: Dr. Peter Venkman
Dan Aykroyd: Dr. Raymond Stantz
Sigourney Weaver: Dana Barrett
Harold Ramis: Dr. Egon Spengler
Rick Moranis: Louis Tully
Annie Potts: Janine Melnitz
William Atherton: Walter Peck
Ernie Hudson: Winston Zeddmore
PIXAR’s Wall-E (Flack’s Review)
Posted on | November 2, 2009 | 3 Comments
A robot named Wall-E is on earth cleaning up all the trash the humans had left behind when they went to go to space. Then a robot named Eve comes and takes Wall-E to space on her rocket to the a ship called the Axiom. Wall-E finds humans floating in chairs. The captain of the ship and the people floating in chairs want to go back to earth. It’s up to Wall-E, Eve, M-O, the captain and John and Mary to help everyone return to Earth.
My faviorte part is when Wall-E is on Eve’s spaceship because I like the blue things of glowing light above him.
My favorite character is Wall-E. I like Wall-E because I like his collection in his house of things he finds in the trash and brings back to his house.
Flack’s Rating: 5 out of 5
I would rate it PG for violence because Eve has a blaster. There is romance because Wall-E falls in love with Eve.
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Directed By: Andrew Stanton
Genre: Animation | Adventure | Family | Romance | Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: G for all general audiences
website: http://www.pixar.com/theater/trailers/walle/
Voices
Ben Burtt: WALL·E / M-O
Elissa Knight: EVE
Jeff Garlin: Captain McCrea
Fred Willard: Shelby Forthright – BnL CEO
MacInTalk: AUTO
John Ratzenberger:
Kathy Najimy:
Sigourney Weaver: Ship’s Computer
Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (Flick’s Review)
Posted on | November 1, 2009 | 2 Comments
STORY SPOILER: Mr. Magorium is going to die. But who can he trust to take over his Wonder Empurium?????????
My favorite charecter is Mr. Magorium because he is the owner of the cool toy store (Wonder Emporium) and I like the toy store and I like that he makes everything.
My favorite part of the movie is at the begining when they show how the toy store is not a regular toy store. It is a magical Wonder Emporium!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You get to know all the toys.
Flick’s Rating: 4.5 out of 5
1/2
I think this movie is appropriate for kids ages 5 and up. For grownups and some older kids it may be sad for them but for a five year old they might not understand the sad part(s).
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Directed By: Zach Helm
Genre: Comedy | Family | Fantasy
MPAA Rating: G for all general audiences
website:
Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman
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