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The Smurfs 2 is smurftastic fun for the demographic it’s aiming for

The Smurfs 2 is the sequel to The Smurfs from 2011. Smurfs, if you’re from Belgium or didn’t know, are small blue creatures that are generally happy, sing lots and use ‘smurf’ as an adjective for just about everything. It’s a live action movie with Smurfs running around Paris looking for Gargamel and his two gray helper pseudo smurfs called ‘the naughties’. Continue reading The Smurfs 2 is smurftastic fun for the demographic it’s aiming for

The Conjuring, very scary thrills-and a great film

Rare are scary films that are good. More often than not it’s just violence, creative (sick) ways to murder and most recently torture porn. The “Saw” type movies that were popular in the mid 00’s weren’t really scary, just had moments of tension. The “found footage” movies that were trendy after that weren’t scary either, just mildly surprising. The Conjuring is a throwback movie that is genuinely scary-without being bloody, has strong characters and succeeds in going past the genre and actually being a great film. Continue reading The Conjuring, very scary thrills-and a great film

Pacific Rim: quality film plus an old soul with monsters & robots

Pacific Rim is a movie that I didn’t want to like. “Hurry up and make HellBoy 3 Gulliermo Del Toro, why are you messing around with Pacific Rim?”, my inner fanboy said a couple years ago. Now that I’ve seen Pacific Rim I’m eating my words to an extent because it is great fun, still has aspects of what makes all of Del Toro’s movies great, except with a much bigger budget. Continue reading Pacific Rim: quality film plus an old soul with monsters & robots

Super Siblings #1, fun for geeks of all ages

Super Siblings #1 is a comic book adventure that’s written for geeks and their kids. Super Siblings is a weekly comic strip about the adventures of Courtney and Conrad, who are also super heroes, The Scout and The Banshee. Their parents don’t know about their super powers or their alternate life as the savior and scourge of Bay City. Continue reading Super Siblings #1, fun for geeks of all ages

The Kitchen Witch is great, comic book fun for kids

I love to read. I’ve always loved to read and it was comic books that introduced me into the fact that reading is fun. That totally sounds like a PSA, but it’s true. I still read comic books, but, as a child I started reading easy reader comics like Spidey, and, to a lesser extent, Richie Rich. Thus, as a dad, I’m on the hunt for easy reader books that children will love. If your child is into fantasy adventure they will love The Kitchen Witch and here is why. Continue reading The Kitchen Witch is great, comic book fun for kids

The trailer premier for Delivery Man. 533 children & 1 dad

What happens when a man finds out that his anonymous sperm bank donation 20 years ago has turned into 533 children? Now 142 of them have joined forces to have his identity revealed and a likeable, but somewhat aloof every man has to figure out what to do. Continue reading The trailer premier for Delivery Man. 533 children & 1 dad

Monsters University is lightweight, predictable fun kids will enjoy

That title isn’t exactly a glowing endorsement, is it? Monsters University is the prequel to Monsters, Inc. which was released in 2001. The cynic in me says that if it takes 12 years for a sequel/prequel to come out then the audience isn’t really there to support the movie. Continue reading Monsters University is lightweight, predictable fun kids will enjoy

The Man of Steel delivers on many levels-here’s why (spoiler free review!)

The Man of steel is an amazing movie on many levels. Do you treat it as a reboot, comic book movie or action movie? I like going to movies, really enjoy comic themed movies, but will honestly say when they’re disappointing (hello Iron Man 2!). With all of that in mind, The Man of Steel is great any way you treat it. Continue reading The Man of Steel delivers on many levels-here’s why (spoiler free review!)