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Chicken Little (2005)

Poor Chicken Little. While outside one day, a piece of the sky fell on his head and he raised the alarm. The fire engine went into overdrive, the town went beserk, and madness and mayhem ensued. But when Chicken Little (voiced by Zach Braff) tried to prove his claim, he found that the piece of sky had disappeared, and so he had no evidence. Everyone labeled it a practical joke and he lost a whole lot of face that day. Worst of all, his own father(Garry Marshall)didn’t believe him. Time passed, but the shame persists. Chicken Little is doing his … Continue reading →

Robots (2005)

Ewan MacGregor provides the voice of Rodney Copperbottom in “Robots,” the 2005 release about a world where everything is robotic and to stay healthy, you need to upgrade. Rodney is an inventor and has big dreams of traveling to the city and meeting his idol, Bigweld, possibly the greatest inventor of all time. Rodney wants to work in Bigweld’s factory and help him make life better for robots everywhere. He says goodby to his parents and begins his journey, full of optimism. That optimism is soon crushed when he arrives at Bigweld Enterprises and is told by the gate guard … Continue reading →

Twister Record and Twisted Employee

TWISTER RECORD The hula-hoop, Rubik’s cube and Twister are among the many inventions immortalized in the annals of popular culture. Despite the decades since their introduction to the masses, the toys’ popularity hasn’t diminished. In fact, hundreds of high school students in North Dakota are trying to make playing Twister the coolest activity in town… at least for one day. Approximately 450 teens are looking to set a world record for playing the largest game of Twister. According to event organizers, the students plan to tape together 180 Twister mats on Sunday and stretch their bodies along the path of … Continue reading →

Flubber (1997)

“Flubber” is a remake of the old Fred MacMurray film, “The Absent-Minded Professor,” but Robin Williams, in the role of Phillip Brainard, takes absent-minded to a whole new level. He’s even spaced off his own wedding twice, and as the movie begins, his patient fiancé Sara (Marcia Gay Harden) is preparing to give it one more go that very night. With the school where they both teach on the brink of financial ruin, it’s a grim time, but a wedding will be just the thing to pull them out of the doldrums. Phillip has been working for two years on … Continue reading →

Jimmy Neutron

“Jimmy Neutron” is a definite favorite at our house. Appearing daily on Nickelodeon, the show is a combination of science, boyhood pranks, and just a little bit of rude humor. While the show is geared toward your seven-and-older set, we watch it as a family, from our two-year-old up to my husband (I won’t tell you how old he is. He wouldn’t appreciate it.) Jimmy is a boy genius. His head has grown a bit large, to hold his incredible brain, and he even has a laboratory in his backyard. Most of his inventions work, too, but not always without … Continue reading →

A Hidden Jewel: The Timekeeper

One of the true pleasures of going to Disney World or Disneyland is going to see the attractions hosted within the parks. One of these attractions must be new because I don’t recall seeing it the last time I was there (2005), but trust me – it’s on the top of my list to see the next time I set foot in the Magic Kingdom. What is this jewel that is making the top of my list? It’s called: The Timekeeper The Timekeeper is a time-travel movie adventure that is open seasonally. The presentation lasts about 20 minutes and you … Continue reading →

Make Mine Music (1946)

“Make Mine Music” is a classic Disney film that was probably a lot more popular with kids of a past era than it is with kids today. It’s a series of songs accompanied by illustrations, but it has no overriding plot to tie it all up. It’s like watching a whole bunch of shorts strung together, and while all of them are well done, I’m not sure all of them are very interesting to today’s more particular audience. We start the movie with the song “Blue Bayou,” where we see everything painted in blue. We drift through some dangling Spanish … Continue reading →