We’re big fans of WordWorld, where computer-animated animals set in lush, rolling, country hills are made of words. In fact, just about everything in this Technicolor world is made of letters. A Barn is made up of a chubby, easily readable B-A-R-N. Frog is comprised of F, R, O and G. And so on. In the first narrated adventure, Pig ends up sleep walking around the farm with a sheet over his head, looking for letter B’s so he can (...Read More)
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Race to Witch Mountain
One of the most beloved memories of my childhood was settling in on Sunday nights to watch the Disney movie of the week. After a bath I’d dress in my pajamas, snuggle into my parents bed and ready myself for whatever adventure awaits. One of my favorite Disney movies of the time was Escape to Witch Mountain. It was just mysterious enough to be thrilling (magic kids who could play with every toy in the nursery at one time with (...Read More)
Classic Movies for Kids
Welcome to another edition of Great For Kids, At The Very Least Bearable for Adults! Though most of these are rated G, some may contain scary scenes: parental discretion is advised. Wizard of Oz (Rated G) Sure, you watched it every year on television at Thanksgiving, and Easter, and sometimes in July, but wouldn’t you like to see it all the way through – without commercials? And what about DVD special features? If you can’t get enough of commentaries, “making-of” (...Read More)
Ponyo
The kids and I ventured out last week to find some relief from the heat. The obvious place: the movies, of course. However, as luck would have it, the one movie we wanted to see, Ponyo, was playing at our little art house cinema which does not have air conditioning. Fortunately, we were quickly engaged in the movie and forgot about our heat wave woes. Ponyo is a Japanese film that has been re-dubbed and released in the U.S. by (...Read More)
Ratatouille
My husband bought Ratatouille about a year ago, while on an uncharacteristic buying binge. Ratatouille? I thought. Huh. Okay. I guess it’s Pixar, so it has to be decent. After owning it for about six months, we finally found time to slide it into the DVD player. We were…underwhelmed, to say the least. The animation, of course, was resplendent. From the tiniest gestures to the grandest landscapes, both were treated lovingly by the extremely talented Pixar peeps. The animation, however, (...Read More)
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