Category: Animation

“Zootopia” Movie Review

(Visually Stunning, Brilliant) – – Ever since Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) was a little bunny, she wanted to be a cop. Her parents told her that there has never been a bunny cop, and that she should be a carrot farmer like them. But, Judy has dreams, and 15 years later, she becomes the first…

April 13, 2016
“Home” Movie Review

– – The Boov are a race on the run. They are travelling the galaxy hiding from their enemy who always seems to find them. Unfortunately, when they find them, they also destroy their hiding place. The Boov have decided to hide on Earth. Oh, oh. Oh (Sheldon….errrr, Jim Parsons) is a misfit among the…

November 18, 2015
“How to Train Your Dragon 2” Movie Review

(Wonderful) – – Five years after the events in the last movie…..the people of Berk and the dragons are living in harmony. Instead of participating in the dragon races, Toothless and Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel) are exploring, and mapping, the surrounding area…..something that until dragons and humans learned to get along was nearly impossible…

July 5, 2014
“Frozen” Movie Review

(Wonderful) – – Princess Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel) has a special power. She can summon ice, snow, and cold with the wave of her hands. She and her younger sister, Anna (voiced by Kristen Bell), have fun playing in the instant snow and making snowmen. Unfortunately, Elsa is having a hard time controlling her…

January 18, 2014
“The Croods” Movie Review

“The Croods” are the last cave family. The others were either bitten, eaten, or stomped to oblivion. Survival is hard work, and as the father, Grug (voiced by our favorite, Nicolas Cage) says “Be afraid…”. New is dangerous, new is scary. The cave is safe. Teenage daughter, Eep (voiced by Emma Stone), of course, follows…

March 30, 2013
“Hotel Transylvania” Movie Review

(Monstrously fun) – – After the death of his wife in a fire (started by humans) Dracula (Adam Sandler) opens the Hotel Transylvania to keep the evil humans away and keep his young 118 year old daughter, Mavis (Selena Gomez), safe. Throwing a party for Mavis’s 118th birthday the monsters gather at the hotel for the…

October 27, 2012
“Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” Movie Review

(Colorful message, Unless) – – “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” Dr. Seuss Under the deeper meanings of corporate greed, love, caring, and the message that one person can make a difference, “Dr. Suess’ The Lorax” is a beautiful visual movie that both entertains…

March 4, 2012
“Kung Fu Panda 2” Movie Review

My opinion: Way better than the first one Po (Jack Black) and gang (Tigress (Jolie), Monkey (Chan), Mantis (Rogen), Viper (Liu), and Crane (Cross)) travel to Shen’s (Oldman) location to destroy a new weapon that threatens to end Kung Fu. We learn more about Po’s childhood and how he came to have a goose…

May 27, 2011
“Rango” Movie Review

I was sooooo looking forward to “Rango” (as you can tell from the trailer blog entry a few posts down). But, once I was there, watching it, I could not wait to leave. Can you say: BORING? Yikes…. After falling from his owners car, lizard Depp, moseys into “Dirt” (a small town inhabited by other…

March 5, 2011