Blogs Posts in New kids movies category; 304 blog posts

Dark Moments In Kids Movies

How Lemony Snicket never garnered a sequel is still beyond us. Critically loved by both kids and adults, Jim Carrey's black comedy was a masterclass in balancing the line between cruel child abuse and hilarious ingenuity. Th [...]

Posted On : Oct, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

20 creepy kids in movies

You've seen them—those little minors in movies that give you the heebie-jeebies. They just seem off. Case in point: the little girl from "Let Me In," an American remake of a Swedish vampire thriller that opens Friday. [...]

Posted On : Oct, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: Despicable Me

The true measure of a kids' movie's success surely has to be its ability to also be enjoyed by adults. Otherwise, who is going to take the kids to see it. Despicable Me, the latest toon to hit movie screens in 3D, is one of those [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Harry Potter movies influence kids’ perceptions

With only 54 days for yet another Harry Potter movie to hit theatres, the popularity of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series of children’s books and movies is a phenomenon unlike any other. While the books are valued for their ab [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Legend of the Guardians ultimately fails

It seems that everything How to Train Your Dragon and this summer’s Toy Story 3 did splendidly, Legend of the Guardians was able to screw up.  The trailer was amazing. Absolutely amazing with pie and more pie on top. I would g [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: You Again (2010)

You Again opens at Ridgefield High School, circa 2002. Marni (Kristen Bell) is the school dork that gets picked on by most pf the student body especially J.J. (Odette Yustman), a popular cheerleader that seems to derive a sadistic pleasu [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Legend of the Guardians: Great fare for kids and adults

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’ Hoole features characters named Ezylryb and Gylfie – who live in the Kingdom of Ga’Hoole, when not stretching their wings across the Sea of Hoolamer. Reading this, anyone who fin [...]

Posted On : Sep, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

A Legend of the Guardians director Zack Snyder had a hoot ma...

Why would Zack Snyder, the director behind such clearly adult movies as "300" and "Dawn of the Dead," want to make a PG-rated movie about a community of owls based on a popular children's book series? You [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

MOVIE REVIEW: The Town

The Town" is an intense, riveting bank heist film with an excellent cast and a meaty plot. While the story is familiar - four men robbing a bank - this movie stands above other films in its genre. Ben Affleck stars as Doug McRa [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Alpha and Omega (2010)

From far down the animation pecking order, where Pixar, DreamWorks and Studio Ghibli are only rumors, comes “Alpha and Omega,” the first in a series of films produced by Lionsgate and the Mumbai-based Crest Animation. This ta [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2010 | Comments : 1

Capsule movie reviews

In the animated kiddie movie "Alpha and Omega," sometimes the wolves look like wolves and sometimes they look and move like humans; some bear an uncanny resemblance to Dora the Explorer. That in itself should tip you off to the [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

There are just enough effects-driven laughs but a bit too much talky dead space in this not-at-all-anticipated sequel to the tepid, poorly animated 2001 film. In the buddy movie tradition, two rival agents must work together to [...]

Posted On : Sep, 16 2010 | Comments : 0