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April 14th, 2010 — 3.5-4 Treasure Chests, Action & Adventure, Movie Review, Romance
by Captain Lyaf Yarr
Title: The Princess and the Frog
Directors: Ron Clements and John Musker
Run Time: 95 minutes
Rated: G
Summary: All Tiana wants is to own a restaurant, but when she's convinced to kiss a frog that claims he is a prince she's in for a big surprise. She get turns into a frog! Now Tiana needs to find a way to get herself and the prince back to normal. Will she and the prince turn back into human? Will Tiana get her dream?
Why I watched this movie:
I watched this movie because my eldest sister is a huge Disney fan, especially the princess movies. I wanted to see it too. So we all decided to go see it the weekend it came out.
Likes:
- I love the songs in this movie. They were catchy, cheerful (even the wicked ones sounded very upbeat), and wonderfully animated.I really enjoyed listening to them. The jazz music was a real hit too.
- I think it was funny when Tiana and Prince Naveen were trying to catch a fly and they ended up in a ball with their tongues tied together. Haha!
- I enjoyed watching Tiana on the screen. Her personality and her motivation were great! She was very beautiful too.
- Ray (the firefly) was awesome! He was so funny (bad teeth and all) and very helpful.
Dislikes:
- Charlotte was not a very well drawn character. Her face looked squished together and I think it was weird that she let Tiana and Prince Naveen get married when we know from the beginning that she was spoiled beyond belief and wanted to marry a prince.
Last minute thoughts: This was Disney's first African American princess movie and I thought it was great! I also think that they should make more hand drawn animated movies with music numbers. You can't go wrong with the classics!
Buy: The Princess and the Frog (Single Disc Widescreen)
Movie Rating: I give this movie 4 treasure chests!
Originally posted 2009-12-14 03:08:00.
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April 9th, 2010 — 4.5-5 Treasure Chests, Fantasy, Movie Review
by Captain Lyaf Yarr
Title: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Director: Mike Newell
Run Time: 141 minutes
Rated: PG-13
Summary: Harry Potter's 4th year of Hogwarts begins with his name being picked out of the Goblet of Fire even though he knows he didn't enter. Without proof that he didn't put his name in the cup he is forced to compete. The Triwizard Tournament according to Sirius Black has a history of people dying. In a competition where victory means eternal glory all Harry Potter wants is to get out alive.
Why I watched this movie:
I just finished the book, and I decided to watch the movie so I could compare the movie while everything was fresh in my mind!
Likes:
- Brendan Gleeson was great and played a very convincing job as Mad-Eye Moody. It's pretty tough to play that part!
- How the shadows formed around Voldemort and clothed him. Ralph Fiennes is a great Voldemort!
- The entrances of the foreign wizarding schools were very well done. Loved it and the music which sets up the perfect tone!
- Moaning Myrtle sneaking up on poor Harry in the bathroom while he tries to figure out the egg.
- The boys' hair! Everyone looked amazing from Fred and George, Ron, Harry. The shaggy Beatles look is perfect for them!
- The Hungarian Horntail is so wicked cool. The chase is inaccurate to the books, but I loved it anyway. Poor beasty falling into the canyon! There can't be that many dragons left in the world.
- Rita Skeeter! Absolutely perfect. Her comedic timing still has me in stitches.
Dislikes:
- Mad-Eye Moody's eyeball and patch is so weird. It doesn't look at all like how it's described in the books.
- I wish there was more of Sirius in the film. This is a book where he really shines as a godfather and he doesn't have any real scenes with Harry. I don't count the grate fire, even if it looked cool.
Buy: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Widescreen Edition) (Harry Potter 4)
, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [Blu-ray]
, Harry Potter Years 1-6 Giftset (Widescreen Edition)
, Harry Potter Years 1-6 Giftset (Full-Screen Edition)
, Harry Potter Years 1-6 Giftset [Blu-ray]
Movie Rating: I give this movie 4.5 Treasure chests!
Originally posted 2009-12-09 03:20:56.
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April 4th, 2010 — 4.5-5 Treasure Chests, Fantasy, Movie Review
by Captain Lyaf Yarr
Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Run Time: 142 minutes
Rated: PG
Summary: This year at Hogwarts of Witchcraft and Wizardry Harry Potter discovers who betrayed his parents to Lord Voldemort. Determined to avenge his parents death has never been more complicated with the school being guarded like a prison, a omniscient head master, and not enough time.
Why I watched this movie:
I saw this movie because I'm reading and watching all the Harry Potter books and movies again.
Likes:
- I like how Hermione's time-turner looked and how it worked visually, actually showing time moving backwards and what happened as they went. It's a little different than how the book describes it but I found it really cool and very neat.
- The Monster Book of Monster was Hilarious! Yes, with a capital H. It was so good when Harry was fighting with the book and finally squished it at the Leaky Cauldron. Oh and also when it nearly ate Neville Longbottom!
- I liked Buckbeak. Just the thought of an eagle and a horse mixed is fun to me!
Dislikes:
- If you didn't know the Dumbledore in this movie was a new one and the old one (Richard Harris) died. From here on out Michael Gambon plays Dumbledore. Personally, I liked the old one better than the one in this movie. It's too bad that he died.
- Professor Lupin looks terrible as a werewolf! Not even close to looking realistic or scary, which is a shame because they did the Dementors so well. The werewolf pack in New Moon was better.
- The more the wardrobe people change Emma Watson's hair the more she looks like herself and less like Hermoine. This movie is the first time they did it. Supposedly it takes a whole bottle of Sleekeazy's Hair Potion and too much effort to get her hair to look like that!
Buy: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Widescreen Edition)
, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [Blu-ray]
, Harry Potter Years 1-5 Limited Edition Gift Set [HD DVD]
, Harry Potter Years 1-6 Giftset (Widescreen Edition), Harry Potter Years 1-6 Giftset [Blu-ray]
Movie Rating: I give this movie 4 treasure chests!
Originally posted 2009-12-03 10:05:29.
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April 4th, 2010 — 4.5-5 Treasure Chests, Movie Review
by Captain Lyaf Yarr
Title: How to Train Your Dragon
Director: Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders
Run Time: 98 minutes
Rated: PG
Summary: Hiccup is as useless as a guitar without any strings. All he wants to do is be like everyone else in his Viking village and kill dragons. When he finally catches a dragon and a Night Fury no less nobody believes him. Not even his dad, the Chief! Determined to prove he's not telling falsehoods, Hiccup rushes out to find his felled dragon, kill it and bring it back. Only he discovers he can't kill the dragon. In secret he tries to befriend and train Toothless (the name he gave the Night Fury) to fly. During this time he realizes that dragons are nothing like everyone says they are and they're just defending themselves from the Vikings and the Giant Dragon of Doom.
Why I watched this movie:
I read the book How to Train Your Dragon
by Cressida Cowell and went with my family to see the movie.
Likes:
- I liked how Hiccup didn't expect anything major to happen with Toothless and how he just wanted to help the dragon he'd wounded.
- I loved the scenes/scenes when Hiccup was with Toothless and especially the time when Hiccup brought Toothless a fish. Haha. So gross eating raw fish! Lots of people in the theater made gagging noises, my sister included!
- I liked the character Astrid. She wasn't in the book so when I saw the trailer for the movie I said to myself “Who is that … did I miss something when I was reading?” But I liked her in the movie, she was (to Hiccup) all that and a bag of chips if you know what I mean.
- The animation was totally amazing. Everyone in my family exclaimed over it from the hairs on the Vikings' arms to the dragons. Especially the dragons. Very wicked cool!
It's my opinion that the movie was a lot better compared to the book. It was very different, but I liked the changes that were made.
5 Ways the Book was Different than the Movie:
- In the book they actually train dragons, not kill them.
- Because in the book everyone trained dragons Hiccup never wanted to kill them.
- Astrid is a completely new character created just for the movie. She rocks.
- In the end of the book Hiccup got swallowed by the Dragon of Doom and then got sneezed out.
- In the book it said that the only Viking like feature Hiccup had was his hair, and he hide that under his helmet that he always wore. In the movie he only got the helmet after his father gave it to him.
Last minute thoughts: This whole “weird son, disappointed dad, son becomes big hero, dad becomes proud of son, happily ever” plot has happened a lot. It must be a major concern for fathers/sons. For example it's been in: Chicken Little
, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
, and now How to Train Your Dragon. I'm not exactly saying that I don't like it, it's just that the same thing happens again and again.
Buy: How to Train Your Dragon
Movie Rating: I give this movie 4.5 treasure chests
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April 2nd, 2010 — 2.5-3 Treasure Chests, Movie Review
by Captain Lyaf Yarr
Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Director: Chris Columbus
Run Time: 161 minutes
Rated: PG
Summary: Harry is feeling abandoned as he hasn't heard from any of his friends since the beginning of the summer. When an odd little creature appears out of thin air and tells Harry he can not come back to school Harry is very stubborn about going. It's a matter of outwitting a determined House Elf to get to school! A flying car, almost getting run over by the school train, and getting beaten by a tree is just the beginning of Harry's problems at Hogwarts as a mysterious voice whispers through the walls, “Kill... Kill... Kill...”
Why I watched this movie:
Because I read the book and because it is part of our Harry Potter movie marathon family night at my house.
Likes:
- Ron's Howler from Mrs. Weasley is AWESOME! Rupert Grint is wonderful with his expressions. He really does look like he is being scolded by an envelope.
- In addition, Kenneth Branagh did a great job as Professor Lockhart. I never thought I would enjoy watching Lockhart on screen (he's bad enough in the book) but I did.
Dislikes:
- I didn't like computer rendering of Doby the House Elf. He looked so fake! As if he was made out of clay.
- The computer graphics also bugged me when Hermione drank the Polyjuice Potion and turned into a cat. It looked ridiculously cheesy.
Last minute thoughts: This movie is very long, but it's not as long as the first movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Buy: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Widescreen Edition)
, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Ultimate Edition) [Blu-ray]
, Harry Potter Years 1-5 Limited Edition Gift Set [HD DVD], Harry Potter Years 1-6 Giftset (Widescreen Edition), Harry Potter Years 1-6 Giftset [Blu-ray]
Movie Rating: I give this movie 3 treasure chests.
Originally posted 2009-12-01 03:20:41.
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