Slugterra is weird. That’s what I thought when I read the premise. A 15 year old yearns for his father to take him to Slugterra where he can become The Shane, protector of the underworld. To be clear, that’s the underground world, not the underworld where zombies live. However, when his father goes missing Eli goes to Slugterra to protect it. Slugterra: Ghoul From Beyond picks up after Eli has defeated a major bad guy, but things aren’t going so well.
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How to Train your Dragon 2 review: good and not what‘s expected
How to Train your Dragon 2 is the sequel to the 2010 hit about training dragons. That movie was one of the ones that slipped under our radar in that we never saw it. However now our oldest really enjoys going to the movies and can handle a bit more action. A dragon movie is in order and while How to Train your Dragon 2 did scare him a bit; he had nothing but great things to say about it afterwards.
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Godzilla is entertaining fun that leaves you wanting more
You say monsters and some people, a large, vocal portion of them will scream Godzilla. Having lived in Japan for a couple years I saw some of the old school movies and enjoyed them, but never really understood the cult appeal that the character has. Hollywood as never really done a good Godzilla movie, until now. The latest take on Godzilla is the closest to being great yet. It is a very good, fun summer popcorn movie that audiences 8 and up will enjoy.
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The Art of the Steal is a clever film that’s a fun rental
Kurt Russell is a man’s man. The goodwill that he’s built up since starring in Disney teen films to his hallmark films of Escape From New York and Big Trouble in Little China have always made him worth watching. The Art of the Steal is an ensemble crime movie that is better than you think it might be. It has shades of The Usual Suspects with Ocean’s 11, a bit of double cross and a deep cast that add up to a fun movie that’ll keep you entertained for most of its running time.
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The Raid 2 is a brutal, intense film that action/karate fans will enjoy
The Raid is one of the best action films ever. It’s intense, brutal and has some of the best hand to hand fighting that I’ve ever seen on film. The Raid 2: Berandal is 50 minutes longer, even more violent and has some really spectacular action sequences. Put against its older sister it’s not as good, however, put alongside most any other action movie it’s far superior. The Raid 2 is in no way appropriate for children; it’s dark, intense, bloody, realistic violence that is potentially disturbing.
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Angry Birds Toons-Season 1, Volume 2: review and giveaway
Taking the story of a video game to another medium is problematic. The material usually won’t stand up to the larger format or longer running time. With very few successes you can’t think of a video game that has successfully converted to another visual format other than games. Sure it may have sold some different toys, but video is a whole different ballgame. That is what is so surprising about Angry Birds Toons Season 1, Volume 2, it’s good. Actually it’s better than good, has our kids laughing out loud and is entertaining for adults too, here’s why.
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The Pirate Fairy is solid, staple entertainment from Disney
The Pirate Fairy is a movie that children, especially girls 3-10 will thoroughly enjoy. That is not to say that boys won’t like it, but they may start watching the movie thinking that it’s mainly a pirate movie. The pirates enter The Pirate Fairy 34 minutes into it and are there for the rest of it. However, make no mistake about it, this is a fairy movie akin to Secret of the Wings.
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Muppets Most Wanted-awesome fun for all ages
Really, I couldn’t write a better headline than that? Muppets Most Wanted-fun for all ages sounds so generic to the smiles, joy and laughter that I had when watching it. After sitting at the keyboard for a while, I keep coming back to that. It’s a great movie that children will enjoy and adults, especially those that liked The Muppets before, will genuinely laugh at.
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