Frozen
102 minutes. Rated PG. Some people are worth melting for. I’m not going to make you wait until the end of this review to tell you this: I loved this movie. In fact, about one-quarter of the way through, I actually said out loud, “I think I love this movie.” Yes, it was that kind of good. The movie starts with two very young princesses of Arendelle, Elsa (Idina Menzel) and Anna (Kristen Bell), playing together in the palace in the...
Frankenweenie
87 minutes. Rated PG. Bob’s mom: “What were you two boys doing up on the roof?” Toshiaki: “SCIENCE!” Twenty-eight years ago, Tim Burton made a short film based on an idea of his called Frankenweenie. He decided he could do it better. In this stop motion animated film, young Victor Frankenstein (voiced by Charlie Tahan) is obsessed with science and is basically a loner, making his own Godzilla-type home movies starring his best friend,...
Drive
100 minutes. Rated R. Irene: “What do you do?” Driver: “I drive.” Did you ever watch a movie and think that it should have been made in a different era? That was my feeling while I was watching Drive. I kept thinking the director, Nicholas Winding Refn, wished it was the 70s or 80s, with the heavy synth music, and driving scenes through the silent streets of L.A. at night. In a way, this film has more in common with a Clint Eastwood...
Dolphin Tale
113 minutes. Rated PG. Dr. McCarthy:”Trying to put a tail on a fish? Nobody in his right mind would even try it. Luckily, I’m not.” Sawyer: “Not what?” Dr. McCarthy: “In my right mind.” Eleven year old Sawyer (Nathan Gamble) is a friendless kid, stuck in summer school and depressed that his older cousin Kyle (super cute Austin Stowell) is off overseas in the military. Sawyer just happens to be there when a beached dolphin is found...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
94 minutes. Rated PG. Rowley: I’ve never actually played tennis before… Greg: We’ve played Ultimate Tennis on the Wii. It’s basically the same thing. The majority of people in the world will tell you that most movies don’t live up to the book. Sure, you have your handfuls of movies that are just as good (i.e. The Godfather, To Kill a Mockingbird, Lord of the Rings, etc.), but most of the time, we are left disappointed. However, in the...
