The first Kung Fu Panda took place in a world that could've been created by preschoolers playing with stuffed animals: a panda, with a goose for a father, and no mother in sight, lives in a small mountain village that somehow supports both his dad's thriving noodle house and a palace full of kung fu warriors. In Kung Fu Panda 2, there's a wider world beyond.
This universe's version of China is still human-free. There's a ruling family of peacocks with a goat soothsayer and wolves for palace guards. Po (voiced by Jack Black) is still the only panda around,
Kung Fu Panda 2/Secrets of the Masters (DVD)
by Jane Wangersky February 3rd, 2012 | Animated, Family
Red Tails
by Jane Wangersky February 1st, 2012 | Action, Historical
Red Tails opens with Nazi fighter planes attacking an American bomber group; thanks to excellent special effects, the danger and confusion of the fighting hit the viewer hard. Meanwhile, four African-American pilots are flying secondhand planes over peaceful-looking Italian countryside, picking off German supply trucks and trains. "War is hell," says one of them, "but what we're doing is just boring as hell."
This movie is all about fighting, and not only against the Germans. The Tuskegee Airmen (named for the college where they were trained as a controversial experiment) also have to fight frustration, racism, and their own weaknesses.
This movie is all about fighting, and not only against the Germans. The Tuskegee Airmen (named for the college where they were trained as a controversial experiment) also have to fight frustration, racism, and their own weaknesses.
One for the Money
by Shannon and Michael January 31st, 2012 | Action, Comedy, Romance
One for the Money centers around the unemployed Stephanie Plum (Katherine Heigl) who becomes so desperate for money she convinces her cousin, Vinny (Patrick Fischler) to give her a job at his bail bond company. Regardless of Stephanie's lack of experience, she takes on Vinny's biggest bail-jumper, former local cop and murder suspect, Joe Morelli (Jason O'Mara). Coincidentally, Joe also happens to be a romantic interest of Stephanie's from high school.
He Said:
The fact that the character of Stephanie Plum was the bounty hunter heroine from Janet Evanovich's popular book series was the movie's only saving grace for
He Said:
The fact that the character of Stephanie Plum was the bounty hunter heroine from Janet Evanovich's popular book series was the movie's only saving grace for
Beauty and the Beast 3D
by T Akery January 27th, 2012 | Animated, Family
Beauty and the Beast 3D has the exact same story line as Beauty and the Beast. A selfish prince turns away an ugly witch. The witch turns into a beautiful fairy and casts her spell. By the time that Belle meets the Beast, the rose has began to whither. They must fall in love before all the petals fall to break the spell. The story doesn't change at all in this 3D version. Because of that, this review is more about the graphics and transition to 3D than the story itself.
The first few scenes of Belle and the town
The first few scenes of Belle and the town
Joyful Noise
by Ronald A. Rowe January 25th, 2012 | Comedy, Family, Romance
Joyful Noise is an odd movie that defies several conventions of modern film-making. It talks about God far more than a Hollywood film but Jesus far less than a Christian film. A white man comes to the rescue of a black family, something that has been taboo in Hollywood for a generation. A young black woman spurns a black man for a white man. These things just don’t happen in movies anymore.
I’ve spoken to several people who saw it and were deeply disappointed because it wasn’t the Christian movie they thought it would be. Joyful Noise is rated PG-13
I’ve spoken to several people who saw it and were deeply disappointed because it wasn’t the Christian movie they thought it would be. Joyful Noise is rated PG-13