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Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
Take it for What it Is
This is not "Citizen Cane." This is not "The Shawshank Redemption." This is not "Schindler's List." This is a Hannah Montana movie. It's an extension of the show. I don't disagree, really, with anything negative that anyone else posted. Poor acting, alleged plot, obnoxious kids, boring, overused story - but that's the show, too. If you (or your kids) like Hannah Montana, then they will like this movie. It's not for you, it's for them.
I, for one, am cheering for the continued success of HM/MC. I would hate to think that Billy Ray Cyrus prostituted her childhood in a pathetic attempt to rescue his owned failed career with no success. I've always wanted to say that.
Surf's Up (2007)
Great animation, Terrible Movie
If you are addicted to MTV, reality shows, and overused, blasé, predictable story lines, you'll love this movie. However, if you are looking for a movie that actually DOES something, goes somewhere, and entertains you, look elsewhere. The characters are completely flat, the plot is absolutely predictable, and the presentation is moronic.
Yes, the animation is fantastic, and the voice acting is great, but the story and presentation are both terrible. My kids (6,4,4) were utterly bored and asked me to turn it off halfway through. We slogged through the whole thing, and they have never watched it since ... except for once when they accidentally started it. They immediately removed it to watch something else. Just because it's pretty it's not good. Tortuous is the best way that I can describe it. You will know, not GUESS but KNOW, what's going to happen long before it does.
Niko - lentäjän poika (2008)
Very good movie for kids ... with a couple little flaws
My kids (6,4,4) love this movie. It keeps them interested and engaged. It's mildly suspenseful, funny at times, and keeps moving at a pretty brisk pace. The animation is very good, and worth the price for the snowfall effects.
Maybe I've become overly sensitive to this type of thing, but I felt that the way in which Niko came into the world was a little much for a kids' movie. His mother hooks up with one of Santa's flying reindeer and she never sees him again. I understand that this is how it works in the animal kingdom (minus the flying) but when the characters are personified kids relate them to people. I had to field a few questions about this.
Also, the flying reindeer sitting around a bar drinking was a little disturbing. And when they are informed that one of them is Niko's father they react in stereotypical frat-boy fashion. So, Santa's reindeer are a group of drunk, womanizers. Not exactly the Christmas image one would hope for.
Again, maybe I am too oversensitive to this. The rest of the movie is spot-on perfect.
Cloverfield (2008)
Not Even Close
We all have that Uncle who insists on showing his vacation films anytime you are together. He comments incessantly and moronically throughout as well as, and here's the biggest problem, he NEVER cuts anything out of it. It's the most awful, boring time you ever have to spend. That's exactly what Cloverfield felt like. They give the camera to the biggest moron of the group, and one never feels a thing for him or his insipid stupidity. The first 20 minutes could have been done in five. The rest of the movie fell flat on its face. Probably a perfect movie for tweeners and those people who see the world only through their Blackberries.