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Dreamer (2006)

I have a confession. I am sick to death of movies about this underdog sports team coming from behind to win or that injured animal rising above the limits of their physical strength to overcome the odds. The theme has just been done to death. So it was with a little bit of a sigh that I decided to watch “Dreamer.” I had one of those distinct “déjà vu but not in a good way” feelings. But you know what, I was pleasantly surprised. Ben Crane (Kurt Russell) is a horse trainer. His father (Kris Kristofferson) was a trainer before … Continue reading →

Doogal (2006)

When I first rented this movie, I expected my kids to enjoy it, but I didn’t realize I would too. Doogal (voiced by Daniel Tay) is a cute furry dog who belongs to a girl named Florence. One day, while pursuing his ever-consuming quest for candy, Doogal accidentally breaks the town’s carousel, which has for years been the magic prison of a bad guy named Zeebad (Jon Stewart.) Zeebad is the twin brother of the town’s sorcerer Zebedee (Ian McKlellan) and he wants to take over the world by turning it into ice. He begins by freezing the carousel and … Continue reading →

Redwall: The Movie (2000)

Redwall is the creation of author Brian Jacques, who created this medieval world where mice are the main characters. His books have been hugely popular amongst fans of fantasy, and with the 2000 release of “Redwall: the Movie,” they had a way to enjoy this series in addition to the television show already created and the books so loved. Our hero is Matthias, a young mouse who was orphaned when his parents were killed by a villain named Cluny the Scourge, a huge rat. No, literally a rat – no reflection of his character at all there, although he is … Continue reading →

The Borrowers (1997)

Based on the children’s novel by the same title, “The Borrowers” is the story of a family of tiny people who live in the floorboards of an old house. The house belongs to the Lender family—Mother, Victoria (Doon Mackichan) father, Joe (Aden Gillett) and son, Petey (Bradley Pierce). The Lenders know things keep turning up missing in their house, especially things like dental floss and batteries, but they don’t know why. Petey has a theory—he thinks they’ve got some sort of mice, and sets traps for them, but he’s not at all expecting what he does find out. Meanwhile, the … Continue reading →

Sister Act II: Back in the Habit (2003)

When Deloris van Cartier left the convent to return to her life in Las Vegas at the end of “Sister Act,” she thought her days in black and white were over. But in “Sister Act II,” she discovers she was wrong. The nuns from St. Catherine’s have taken teaching positions at St. Francis, a crumbling school in a despairing community. The sisters badly want to help these teenagers find their places in life and to have a chance at success, but all of the kids are world-weary and can’t see a way to accomplish their dreams. They’re running the nuns … Continue reading →

The Little Bear Movie (2001)

If you’re not familiar with the character of Little Bear, allow me to take a moment to introduce you. He began as a children’s book character, the creation of Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrator Maurice Sendak. Later he was turned into a children’s television show which aired on Nickelodeon. He lives with his mother and father in a small but cozy cottage. His father is a fisherman and is often gone, so Little Bear spends much of his time with his mother. He also has friends – Cat, Duck, Hen, No-Feet (a snake) and a little girl named Emily and … Continue reading →

Dinosaur (2000)

In this sweeping 2000 computer animated film, we get caught up in the prehistoric world of the dinosaurs. An unhatched dinosaur egg is stolen from its nest and carried off to an island inhabited by lemurs, where it is adopted by a cute little lemur family. The father of the lemur family is worried that taking in a strange animal will be harmful to the group, but as the baby dinosaur hatches and looks up at him with big, soft eyes, he can’t help but accept the fact that this baby is here to stay. Years go by and the … Continue reading →

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

Going in to this film, I had no idea what to expect. I knew the kids liked it – they saw it with my husband, but I wasn’t there. A little hesitantly, I sat down and watched it with them, and to my surprise, laughed the whole way through it. Wallace is the owner of a humane pest control service called “Anti-Pesto.” (If that doesn’t give you a chuckle right off the bat, I don’t know what will.) He’s also an inventor and has filled his house with gadgets to wake him up, dress him, feed him, and capture the … Continue reading →

Eloise at the Plaza (2003)

Young actress Sofia Vassilieva appears in her first movie as Eloise, a six-year-old girl who lives at the plaza with her nanny while her mother works, which is often. Every employee at the plaza knows her, fears her, and some of them even love her, but not so Mr. Salomone, the concierge (Jeffrey Tambor). Charged with keeping peace at the hotel and maintaining its five star status, Mr. Salomone cringes every time he sees Eloise in the lobby, which is often. Too exuberant to stay in her hotel room, Eloise makes daily rounds of all the floors, visiting the guests, … Continue reading →

A Bug’s Life (1998)

Flick the ant is an inventor. Always looking for a way to make the lives of the ants easier, he spends his free time coming up with things like a harvester so they won’t have to work so hard to get the precious grain they need. The problem, however, is that Flick is also a little bit accident prone, and his inventions tend to flop. His greatest wish in life is to impress Princess Atta, but it seems that all he can do is make a bigger fool of himself. Each year, the ants must gather an offering to the … Continue reading →