Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts

Aang The Airbender and Avatar in The Last Airbender Movie 2010 Trailer and Review

Monday, July 5, 2010

Last week, The Last Airbender started playing on the big screen. I have placed the Last Airbender movie 2010 trailer at the end of this post. I hope you enjoy it. I took my family to see it the first evening it was out, and thought I should write a review for it. We followed the cartoon, and had been looking forward to seeing this movie. The four main characters Aang the airbender first and then Avatar (Noah Ringer), Prince Zuko, firebender (Dev Patel), Katara, water bender (Nicola Pelz), Sokka, warrior and brother of Katara (Jackson Rathbone) were well cast. They successfully brought their cartoon based characters to life on the big screen. M. Night Shyamalan (Writer, Producer, Director) put out a family film.

My kids enjoyed the movie. We went to an evening showing of The Last Airbender. My daughter was really tired, and ended up resting her head on me during the movie. My son sat up in his seat and was focused completely on the movie the whole time.

I was pleased that the fight scenes did not show any type of blood or core. Fight scenes are important for the movie, as they were in the cartoon, but M. Night Shyamalan kept his target audience in mind when shooting them. That being said, this is not a G rated movie. Parents need to keep that in mind when determining if you want to take your child to see it. My youngest is 7 and I was a little concerned. In the end, I’m glad I decided to take her. I feel she sees a lot worse on television.

If you have never watched the cartoon, you might have a little trouble following the movie. I do think that by the end of the movie, you will understand. The explanations of what is going on, and why, are slowly explained to the viewer throughout the movie. The ending of the movie sets the viewer up for a second The Last Airbender.

My daughter is already asking me when the next one will be out. I told her she will have to wait and see. If you want more information about the movie and the characters, you can visit online avatar The Last Airbender website.

Movie Theaters Finding New Ways To Make Money At Your Expense

Thursday, June 17, 2010

I don’t go the movie theater that often. The last one I was at was Avatar. That wasn’t too long ago. My son has progressed to the point that he loves to go to the theater to watch movies. Last weekend, we went and watched the new Shrek movie in 3D. Yes, my son actually wore the glasses. I was so happy. However, there was an incident at the theater that I did not like. Imagine my shock and dismay when I discovered that I had to sit through commercials before the movie started.

I’m not talking about the picture advertisements the theater has been known to show of local businesses. I don’t like them, but I had gotten used to them. Plus, they are really short. I’m also not talking about the movie trailers that I actually enjoy watching.

No, I’m talking about real commercials. The kind you watch on television. The ones that you hit the mute button for or fast forward through if you are watching a show you recorded. I’m also not talking about just a couple. I counted and there were eight annoying commercials.

What really irritates me, is that I paid $10 a person (including my children) for a total of $40 to get into the theater to see Shrek. We get our 3-D glasses, and on the wrapping is a request that we recycle our glasses after use. They kindly provide receptacles to drop the glasses into after the movie. I didn’t recycle. We kept our glasses.

The theater charges each person and child $10 to get in. Then they make us sit through television commercials that they must make a lot of money off of to show in the theater. It’s the perfect scam perpetuated on movie goers. What are we going to do? Walk out and not watch the movie? We are hostages to our desire to watch the movie we paid money to see.

I am sad to admit that I can not think of a solution to this situation. At least, not one that does not involve boycotting the movie theater. My children would not be happy, and there are some movies that are better seen on the big screen. So, I will continue to go to the movie theater and be forced to watch commercials prior to the movie starting. I will continue to fill the pockets of the owner of the theater. I just have one thing that I have to say about this. “Shame on you for being so greedy, Mr. Theater Owner.”

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as the Tooth Fairy

Sunday, January 24, 2010



“The Tooth Fairy” is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s latest movie. I have not seen this movie yet, but I really want to. I love The Rock. I think he is great in any type of movie, be it action adventure or comedy. The previews for this movie just crack me up. Seeing him in the Tooth Fairy’s outfit is hilarious.

The basic premise of this movie is that a minor-league hockey player, played by Johnson, does something bad and is sentenced to serve as a tooth fairy for a week. Legendary actress, Julie Andrews, plays a supporting role in the movie. Andrews brings elegance and sophistication to any movie she is in. She has a long list of acting credits on her resume, but is still best known for her portrayal of Maria in “The Sound of Music.”

I’ve heard some negative things about this movie, and I don’t care. I am going to see this movie and I am positive that I will love it. It has The Rock in it, so how can I not like it? My favorite movies of his are “Race to Witch Mountain” and “Scorpion King.” As the Scorpion King, Johnson proved himself as a leading, romantic and action adventure hero, while showing us a little of his comedic ability. “Race to Witch Mountain” gave him the opportunity to do everything. He was the romantic hero, comedian, and action adventure hero. Because of this, I can not think of anyone that would be better suited for the movie “Tooth Fairy” and am so looking forward to watching it.

AVATAR The Movie Is a Big Hit

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Yesterday was my anniversary. My husband wanted to make the day special for us, even though we had to have the kids with us all day. There was no one to watch them while we went off and did something alone. My 10 year old son wanted to go see the new movie Avatar. My daughter, 6 years old, wanted to go too. I really didn’t think she would like it. I wasn’t sure about my son.

We ate breakfast before going to the movie theater. Because of this, we didn’t get popcorn or sodas. Usually, we have to get them so that my son will sit through a movie. As long as he is eating popcorn, he doesn’t have a problem sitting through a movie. If he runs out before the movie is over, then we have a problem. There have been many times that we have had to leave before the end of a movie.

I was right about my daughter’s reaction. She didn’t want to be there. She was seat and lap hopping the whole time. My son actually surprised me. He loved the movie. His eyes were glued to the screen. The special effects were great. The bright colors, flying animals and the characters all caught and held his attention. Every time I looked over at him, he was clearly enjoying himself.

There were a couple of violent scenes that I was worried about my kids watching. I covered my daughter’s eyes for a couple of scenes. I was also worried about my son’s reaction to watching some of the animals in the movie being killed. He is very sensitive about that and has been known to refuse to watch a movie after watching one scene with violence against an animal. Even if it is a cartoon that I new he would love if he watched the whole thing. It was alright. He continued to watch and didn’t get upset.

It’s official. My little boy is growing up. This is the first movie that isn’t rated G he has really liked. I am glad that he had the chance to see it on the big screen. I’ve also noticed that his taste in music has changed, too. He is pulling away from the country music that he loved over every other type of music. He is now listening to all the other types of music. He watches a lot of VH1 on television, too. I am happy for him, but it makes me a little sad, too.

ABC and Disney's Prep and Landing

Tuesday, December 8, 2009














Premiering tonight on ABC at 8:30/7:30Central is Prep and Landing, a new movie from Disney. This appears to be a cute cartoon about Santa’s elves. You may recognize a few of the voices of the elves. Dave Foley, Sarah Chalke and Derek Richardson are three of the main character voices in the movie.

You can watch a clip of the movie on the Disney website Unlike the Christmas classic cartoons of the past, this one does not center on Santa. Instead, it centers on the cute little elves and how they prepare everything for Christmas Eve and prep each house for Santa’s arrival.

This new Disney movie combines the classic elements of Santa and Christmas with computer technology and the world of spys. I think that this will be a great movie to watch year after year. I am looking forward to watching it with my kids. However, it comes on after their bedtime, so I will have to record it for them.
 
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