The Croods is the newest animated family feature from DreamWorks. The protagonists are a family of cavemen ... um, cave people?... who have outlived all their cave neighbors by meticulously following the patriarch’s safety rules, which could be best summed up in his oft-repeated advice “never be not afraid.” When continental drift causes a series of natural catastrophes the Croods, along with a newcomer named Guy, must leave the safety of their cave sweet cave and find safer ground.
The Croods features an excellent voice cast that includes Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Choris Leachman, and Clark
Escape from Planet Earth
by T Akery February 27th, 2013 | Animated, Movie Reviews
Escape from Planet Earth is about an alien hero named Scorch. Like many heroes, he is worshiped on his home planet. But sitting in mission control and covering his back is his older brother Gary. After a mission where Scorch saves some babies, he is assigned to investigate an SOS signal sent from the Dark Planet. Gary is against him going and quits the team. Scorch travels there alone and gets captured by an evil General Shanker. Gary must turn into the hero in order to save his brother.
In the beginning, the film is a little choppy. It attempts
In the beginning, the film is a little choppy. It attempts
Monsters, Inc. 3D
by T Akery December 25th, 2012 | Animated, Movie Reviews
Pixar has brought Monsters, Inc. into the three dimensional realm. The lovable characters, the interesting story line and the imagination are what made this movie great in the first place. None of that is lost in the 3D version.
Sulley and Mike work at the Scare Factory. This factory produces power for the town and does so by scaring children. The children's screams are bottled up as energy. One day on a scare mission, Sulley runs across a child, Boo, who enters the forbidden monster world and causes massive chaos. It is up to Sulley and Mike to return the
Sulley and Mike work at the Scare Factory. This factory produces power for the town and does so by scaring children. The children's screams are bottled up as energy. One day on a scare mission, Sulley runs across a child, Boo, who enters the forbidden monster world and causes massive chaos. It is up to Sulley and Mike to return the
Rise of the Guardians
by T Akery November 27th, 2012 | Animated, Movie Reviews
Rise of the Guardians is based on all the fairy tale legends you hear as a child: Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny and even the Sandman. All of them are guardians of the children. Yet, this is more about the story of an unlikely hero chosen by the Man in the Moon -- Jack Frost.
Jack Frost is a boy without any childhood memories. No one believes in him and he can't be seen. It is Jack's wish to be believed in. But becoming a Guardian is the last thing expected from this fun-loving boy. Jack must
Jack Frost is a boy without any childhood memories. No one believes in him and he can't be seen. It is Jack's wish to be believed in. But becoming a Guardian is the last thing expected from this fun-loving boy. Jack must
Wreck-It-Ralph
by T Akery November 6th, 2012 | Animated, Movie Reviews
Wreck-It-Ralph is a story about the bad guy in a video game who wants things to be different. He no longer wants to be treated as the bad guy. He wants to earn a medal instead to prove that he really is a good guy and that he can really be a hero. But he is finding out that earning a hero's medal is not quite as easy as it sounds.
If you ever wanted to know what goes on behind the scenes with the arcade characters after the store has closed, this is a good glimpse. There is an
If you ever wanted to know what goes on behind the scenes with the arcade characters after the store has closed, this is a good glimpse. There is an