Walt Disney's "Up" Movie

I watched this Monday afternoon with my daughter, and again Tuesday night with my husband, which in itself is a feat because he doesn't normally like to watch animated movies. 

Any way, both times that I have watched this, I've had mixed feelings.  This is suppose to be a kids movie right?  Or am i wrong?  If there is anyone that hasn't seen it, here is the basic story line. 

Carl is an adventurer and follows the adventures of Howard Muntz, adventurer extraordinaire.  He meets Ellie, another adventurer at heart when they are kids, the fall in love and get married.  There adventure of a lifetime is that they go to Paradise Falls in South America, (you know it's like America but South), a land lost in time, just like their hero, Howard Muntz.  In the first hour of the show, Ellie finds out she can't have kids, and then it shows them saving money to take their adventure only to have their dreams dashed to bits when Ellie dies of old age.  Okay, that is not something I expect to find in a kids movie. 

Anyway, if you took your kids to see this, did you have to explain about the scene in the doctor's office when Ellie is crying, or when she is laying in the hospital bed and gives Carl her "My Adventure Book"? 

After that the movie is pretty good.  I love the dogs, "Squirrel".  And the fact that they have collars where you can understand them is fantastic!  So all in all it is a good movie, "Squirrel", but I'm not sure all in all it is a kids movie.

Just my take, I know it has been out a while, but just watched it.  Anyway, later!

Love, L

A Correction to a Movie Review: Winning Season

Okay when I originally shared my movie review about the movie Winning Season, I typed that the main actor was Dean Stockwell.  That is not the case.  It is actually Sam Rockwell.  However, in my defense you can see the similarities in the names.  Anyone would be confused right???

Any way it is an extremely good movie.  I still suggest that you watch it.

Later,

We have only been watching old movies this week.  Iron Man last night.  However we did watch Up the Walt Disney movie.  I do have some interest facts to share on that one.  Stay Tuned.

Two Movie Recommendations

Both of these movies are older movies, but things we did not get to see when they came to the theater.

The first one is Defiance.  Daniel Craig and Liev Schriber play as the leads in this movie.  It is about a band of Jews who hide from the Germans during World War II in the forest.  It is based on a true story.  The brothers in the story are called "The Beliski Brothers".  I probably did not spell that correctly, but you can probably look it up on the the Internet.  They hid from the Germans for over two years and survived.  We are not talking about six or seven people.  It was probably closer to a hundred, maybe even more. 

I love history, but do not usually enjoy movies about the Jews being hunted by the Germans, but this movie is so different and has a good ending, not the usual one where Hitler is involved.  Hitler is not even ever seen in this movie.  It is long, so it is not something you want to start to watch at eight or nine at night.  Enjoy!  It is a extremely good movie, based on a true story. 

The other movie we recently watched was Broken Arrow.  It stars John Travolta and Christian Slater and a few other actors that usually always play bit roles.  It came out probably ten to 14 years ago.  John Travolta makes an excellent bad guy and I would much prefer to see him in these kinds of movies, than Grease.  (I know I'm probably the only person in the world who does not like that movie)  It is worth watching, especially if there is nothing else on the television. 

Later, more movie reviews to come as I work on a new chapter in my book.  Have a great day!