Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland (Dylan’s Review)
Posted on | March 7, 2010 | Add Comments
This movie is about Alice who falls down a Rabbit Hole into Underland. Where she meets the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, a smoking Catepillar, a Red Queen, a White Queen, a fire breathing dragon and other strange creatures. She must battle through Underland in this action comedy fantasy, based on the original Lewis Carol books Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.
My favorite character is the Mad Hatter, because he is funny.
My favorite part is when Alice fights the Jabberwocky because it’s action.
I rate this movie PG for fantasy violence, scary sequences, and oddness.
Rated PG for fantasy action/violence involving scary images and situations, and for a smoking caterpillar.
I did not see it in 3-D, although I wish I had.
Director:Tim Burton
Dylan’s Rating: 5 out of 5
Cast
Mia Wasikowska: Alice
Johnny Depp: Mad Hatter
Helena Bonham Carter: Red Queen
Anne Hathaway: White Queen
Crispin Glover: Stayne – Knave of Hearts
Matt Lucas: Tweedledee / Tweedledum
Stephen Fry: Cheshire Cat
Michael Sheen: White Rabbit
Alan Rickman: Blue Caterpillar
Barbara Windsor: Dormouse
Paul Whitehouse: March Hare (voice)
Timothy Spall: Bayard
Marton Csokas: Charles Kingsleigh
Tim Pigott-Smith: Lord Ascot
John Surman: Colleague #1
Peter Mattinson: Colleague #2
Lindsay Duncan: Helen Kingsleigh
Geraldine James: Lady Ascot
Leo Bill: Hamish
Frances de la Tour: Aunt Imogene
Jemma Powell: Margaret Kingsleigh
John Hopkins: Lowell
Eleanor Gecks: Faith Chattaway
Eleanor Tomlinson: Fiona Chattaway
Rebecca Crookshank: Strange Woman Kisser
Michael Gough: Dodo Bird (voice)
Imelda Staunton: Tall Flower Faces (voice)
Christopher Lee: Jabberwocky
Mairi Ella Challen: 6-Year-Old Alice
Holly Hawkins: Woman with Large Nose
Lucy Davenport: Woman with Big Ears
Joel Swetow: Man with Large Belly
Jessica Oyelowo: Woman with Large Poitrine
Ethan Cohn: Man with Large Chin
Richard Alonzo: Man with Big Forehead
Julie and Julia (Dylans’ review)
Posted on | February 7, 2010 | Add Comments
This movie is about Julie Powell who decides to make all 524 recipes in 365 days from Julia Child’s Mastering the art of french cooking. As she makes the recipes she does some fantastic things like make a blog about her cooking and makes some yummy food. She also does some not so great things like get in an argument with her husband and mess up a lot of food.
This movie is also about Julia Child who makes her cook books with Simone Beck. My faviorite charachter is Julie because she is funny and she is in my faviorite part. My faviorite part is when Julie cooks the lobster and it flies out of the pot.
DYLAN’S RATING FIVE OUT OF FIVE:
My rating for this film is PG-13 for romance, for things that are hard to understand and arguments, and strong bad language. This not recommended for young kids at all check with your parents first.
Director: Nora Ephron
Writers (WGA): Nora Ephron (screenplay). Julie Powell (book)
Genre: Biography | Comedy | Drama | Romance
MPAA Rating: PG:13
Website: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/julieandjulia/
Meryl Streep: Julia Child
Amy Adams: Julie Powell
Stanley Tucci: Paul Child
Chris Messina: Eric Powell
Linda Emond: Simone Beck
Helen Carey: Louisette Bertholle
Mary Lynn Rajskub: Sarah
Jane Lynch: Dorothy McWilliams
Joan Juliet Buck: Madame Brassart
Crystal Noelle: Ernestine
George Bartenieff: Chef Max Bugnard
Vanessa Ferlito: Cassie
Casey Wilson: Regina
Jillian Bach: Annabelle
Andrew Garman: John O’Brien
AWARDS:
Academy Awards, USA: Year: 2010
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
Meryl Streep
Golden Globes, USA: 2010
Won Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Meryl Streep
Nominated for Golden Globe Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Julie and Julia
Oscar nominations: good ones and fantastic ones!!!
Posted on | February 3, 2010 | 1 Comment
This years’ Oscar nominations were surprising; The Secret of Kells, UP, Princess and the Frog, Coraline, and the one I hope wins, Fantastic Mr. Fox are the animation nominations.
Some other good nominations are Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince for best cinematography. Star Trek for makeup, sound editing, and visual effects. Meryl Streep was nominated for Julie and Julia for best actress in a leading role. George Clooney got a nomination for best actor in a leading role in Up in the Air. He was also Fantastic Mr. Fox in Fantastic Mr. Fox. Up in the Air was also nominated for best picture, best director, two actresses in a supporting role, and adapted screen play. UP also got nominations in addition to best animated film for best original screnplay, original score, sound editing and most surprising best picture! Avatar got nominations for best picture, director, art direction, cinematography, film editing, original score, sound editing, sound mixing, and visual effects. Sherlock Holmes got nominated for art direction and original score.
I wish I could see Julie & Julia, Up in the Air, Avatar, Star Trek, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, and most of all Sherlock Holmes. I think they are appropriate for me except my parents do not agree.
Up and Fox are tough to beat
Posted on | January 16, 2010 | 1 Comment
I just read an article in the New York Times called Look Out Pixar Here Comes Fantastic Mr. Fox. It’s about how usually Pixar wins an Oscar but this year maybe it won’t. It was a very good article!!! If you read the “i o” awards then you now which is our favorite .
Our picks of 2010 Children/Young Adult Films
Posted on | January 10, 2010 | Add Comments
Here are the best movies we know are coming out this year. One or two may not be appropriate but we think they are still good. Some are based on a book. So you can start reading now so you will be ready when the film comes out.
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Based on the book: The Lightning Thief by author Rick Riordan
Opens February 12, 2010
Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland
Based on the Lewis Carroll novels Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
Opens March 5, 2010
Dreamworks’ Shrek Forever After
Opens May 21, 2010
PIXAR’s Toy Story 3
Opens June 18, 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, Part 1
Baes on the J.K. Rowling’s novel Harry Potter and the Deadly Hollows
Opens November 19, 2010
Jumanji (Dylan’s Review)
Posted on | December 28, 2009 | 2 Comments
Are you game?
Based on the book, Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
This movie is about a boy named Alan who finds a game. When his parents leave the house his friend comes over and together they play the game. Bats attack his friend Sarah and the boy gets sucked into the jungle until the dice rolls 5 or 8. Twenty five years later, a boy and a girl, Judy and Peter find the magical game. Peter rolls 5 and Alan comes back now a man. He, Peter, and Judy find Sarah at her house. Together the four play the adventure game together. They encounter animals like lions and monkeys and a mysterious poisonous flower and other dangers like a monsoon and a hunter, Van Pelt.
My favorite character is Alan Parrish because sometimes he is funny like when he shaves. And I think he is adventurous.
My favorite part is when Van Pelt shoots his gun but Alan rolls the dice and gets to Jumanji, the last square on the board before the bullet hits him.
Dylan’s Rating: 5 out of 5
My rating is PG for intense violent scenes, frightening images, mild language and romance.
Release Date: 1995
Director: Joe Johnston
Writers: Jonathan Hensleigh and Greg Taylor (screenplay). Chris Van Allsburg (screen story) and Chris Van Allsburg (book)
Genre: Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Thriller
MPAA Rating: Rated PG for menacing fantasy action and some mild language
website: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113497/
Cast:
Robin Williams: Alan Parrish
Jonathan Hyde: Van Pelt / Sam Parrish
Kirsten Dunst: Judy Shepherd
Bradley Pierce: Peter Shepherd
Bonnie Hunt: Sarah
Bebe Neuwirth: Nora Shepherd
David Alan Grier: Bentley
Patricia Clarkson: Carol Parrish
Adam Hann-Byrd: Young Alan
Laura Bell Bundy: Young Sarah
Howl’s Moving Castle (Dylan’s Review)
Posted on | December 9, 2009 | 6 Comments
This movie is about a girl, Sophie but when the evil Witch of the Waste turns her to a 90 year old lady, she find’s Howl and his castle. She must break her spell and survive her adventure with her friends, Markl, Keen, Turnip Head, and Howl and perhaps of the Witch of the Waste!
My favorite character is Howl because he is magical. I also like when he can turn into a bird and he has a funny line. He says, “I see no point in living if I can’t be beautiful”. I think this is funny because it is ridiculous to be upset about your hair color.
My favorite part is when Howl saves Sophie from the battleships because it is fantastic, stupendous music and terrific, phenomenal action.
Dylan’s Rating: 5 out of 5
My rating is PG for intense battle/violent scenes, frightening images, mild language and romance.
One the best movies ever and on my Top 5 list of favorite films!
Release Date: 2004
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writers: Hayao Miyazaki (screenplay), Diana Wynne Jones (novel)
Genre: Animation | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance
website: http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/castle/
Voices:
Jean Simmons: Grandma Sophie (voice: English version)
Christian Bale: Howl (voice: English version)
Lauren Bacall: Witch of the Waste (voice: English version)
Blythe Danner: Madame Suliman (voice: English version)
Emily Mortimer: Young Sophie (voice: English version)
Josh Hutcherson: Markl (voice: English version)
Billy Crystal: Calcifer (voice: English version)
Jena Malone: Lettie (voice: English version)
Crispin Freeman: Prince Turnip (voice: English version)
Fantastic Mr. Fox: (Dylan’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.
Dylan’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 (Ethan’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.
Ethan’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)
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.
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