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The Neverending Story (1984)

You have not seen a children’s fantasy film until you have seen “The Neverending Story.” And, after you’ve seen it, you’ll agree right along with me that all the other films pale in comparison and should probably just go home. Bastian’s mother has been dead for a while, and he has buried his sorrows in the reading of fantasy books. His father (Gerald McRaney) is deeply concerned about his son, but doesn’t know how to express it, and so he tells him to keep his feet on the ground, anxious for Bastian to move forward with his life. Bastian (Barret … Continue reading →

Red Dragon Codex – R. D. Henham

R. D. Henham, scribe in the Great Library of Palanthas, brings us “Red Dragon Codex,” a story taken from the annals of the library and brought into the light to be shared with all who are curious about the lives of dragons. Only one of a series, in this book we learn more about the red dragon. Mudd and his sister Hiera live in the small village of Potter’s Mill where they often visit the village seer, Shemnara. A few years ago, Shemnara was visited by a young man named Kirak who was seeking the famed Dragon’s Well. She had … Continue reading →

The Last Mimzy (2007)

I looked forward to seeing “The Last Mimzy,” thinking we were going to get a light, whimsical fantasy story. Quite frankly, it freaked me out. Noah and Emma Wilder are two average children, until one day when they find a unique box floating in the ocean while on vacation. They open it to discover a variety of strange objects, the least strange being a stuffed rabbit. Emma immediately takes a shine to the rabbit, and says the rabbit is talking to her and has told her that her name is Mimzy. From that moment on, Emma doesn’t let Mimzy out … Continue reading →

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1971)and(2005)

The classic story of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” comes from the children’s book written by Roald Dahl in 1964, and has since been made into two major motion pictures, the first in 1971 and starring Gene Wilder (rated G)and the second in 2005 and starring Johnny Depp (rated PG). The story is, of course, the same in both movies. Charlie Bucket is a very poor boy who lives in a broken down shack with both sets of grandparents and his mother. (In the Depp film, he has a father as well.) Willy Wonka, famous candy maker, has a factory … Continue reading →

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

Rick Moranis stars as Wayne Szalinksi, an off-the-wall inventor in “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.” Wayne is just sure that at some point, his inventions will sell, and he’ll be famous. Unfortunately, his inventions are unpredictable, and he has not yet been able to attract the attention of a corporation to take interest in his work. But now he has something he’s just sure will do the trick – a shrink ray. His kids, Amy and Nick, have different opinions about their dad. Amy is a teenaged girl, and wishes her family could be a little more normal. Nick wants … Continue reading →

The Last Unicorn (1982)

Rating: G This movie is based on a book by Peter S. Beagle, who also did the screenplay. I’ve read the book and after just seeing the movie this afternoon, I’m going to recommend that you read the book and not worry about the film at all. That’s unfortunate, because I was really looking forward to it. The premise is this: a unicorn, living alone in the woods, overhears someone say that she is the last unicorn left in existence. Wanting to know if this is true, she asks a butterfly, who tells her that years ago, all the unicorns … Continue reading →

The Indian in the Cupboard

I was pretty excited to watch this film. The premise sounded interesting – a boy gets a cupboard as a birthday gift, and finds that whenever he puts a toy in it, that toy comes to life. Sounds pretty cute and innocent, right? Oh, I was so wrong. In the first place, the movie took forever to get going, and actually was pretty slow all the way through. That was one strike against it. But it continued disappointing me from there. At one point, the boy, named Omri, brought an old Indian toy to life, and he was so afraid … Continue reading →