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Little Boy is a mixed bag of message, magic #FandangoFamily

The trailer for Little Boy and the actual film are quite different. In a way that’s a good thing because the trailer does not give away key points of the film. The trailer presents a film that focuses on an 8 year old boy whose father goes off to war and the bond that connects them. That aspect of the plot runs all the way through it, mixed in with some childhood bullies, lessons in being different and what life was like in the mid 1940’s. The film is a mix of drama, comedy and war movie, but those descriptions aren’t the reason for the mixed bag.

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Monkey Kingdom is simian, nature driven fun at the movies #FandangoFamily

We do some writing for #FandangoFamily and are compensated for this post. No monkeying around, all thoughts are our own. Every Earth Day DisneyNature releases a nature documentary in movie theaters. For 2015 it’s Monkey Kingdom and for every movie ticket sold in its first week of release $1 will be donated to Conservation International. That money will go to support Conservation International’s programs in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Cambodia that protect monkey and other endangered animals. Monkey Kingdom was better than my wife thought it would be and kids 10 and under will enjoy it for a variety of reasons.

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BBC Earth presents Planet Dinosaur 3D, Wings 3D and Tiny Giants 3D-Giveaway

Watching these three Blu-ray DVDs from BBC Earth made me realize that I need a bigger television. The sharp, unique images that accompany the score and narration are the way that life should look in my mind’s eye. Planet Dinosaur 3D, Wings 3D and Tiny Giants 3D are all in 3D if your television allows it, but can also be played on traditional sets. Each one of the films is amazing in its own right and here’s your chance to get all of them for free, just in time for Earth Day.

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Home is where you want to be instead of watching this film

On a rainy day we went to the movies to see Home. Home is the animated story of Oh, an alien whose species invades Earth. The species, the Boov, move all of the humans to special districts where they have live and where you wish you could go about midway through the film.

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Win a copy of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies on Blu-Ray

Fans of quality cinema and middle Earth can celebrate and be sad at the same time. The final chapter of the classic book hits DVD. The films have revolutionized how movies are made with their ground breaking special effects and the scope of how large movies can be done to meet the demands of fans and critics. To celebrate the release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies on Blu-Ray they’ve created an app that will test your knowledge about Middle Earth, navigate the area using a map and view videos that provide a behind the scenes look.

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Cinderella is charming, simple entertainment #FandangoFamily

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A commoner with a good heart gets these magic slippers made of glass. She goes to the ball that the Prince is having, they hit it off immediately, but she has to get back to her country house before the stroke of midnight. Of course you’ve heard it before because Cinderella is the template that dozens of wannabe classics have vied to become. The new live action version of Cinderella, despite a rough beginning, largely succeeds because it sticks to the classic material.

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LeapFrog Letter Factory Adventures Amazing Word Explorers review

We’re big fans of the LeapFrog series of DVDs. It threw us for a loop when they improved their animation to more of a CGI style, but that was a much needed leap for the better in hindsight. Their latest DVD from the Letter Factory Adventure series is Amazing Word Explorers. It continues on the quality and throws the familiar plot formula for a bit of a twist too.

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The Aviators never takes flight, WWI true story with pigeons

The Aviators is based on a true story about pigeons in World War I. I assume that the true story was from the perspective of humans and that they made the movie from the pigeon’s perspective, because it would be entertaining for children. If that were the case then this could’ve been it, but this version of The Aviators feels like a TV movie that stretches out to a very long 73 minutes.

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