A light fluffy family movie, one that was hyped, but not overly productized. This movie was more about the joys of imagination and magic than about selling toys via product placement. It was cute without being overly sweet. Adam Sandler was somewhat restrained, and his usual juvenile humor actually seemed appropriate.
Sure the plot left something [...]
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Bedtime Stories
Posted in 2008, Family, fairy tale, tagged Adam Sandler, Guy Pierce, imagination on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Baxter
Posted in Comedy, fairy tale on February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Not at all what you would expect form the people who brought you “Wet Hot American Summer” (which I did happen to enjoy as well).
I thought it was a cute, sweet funny movie. Kind of quirky in that fairy tale type of way. It creates its own world and inhabits it lovingly. It reminds you [...]
Enchanted
Posted in '07, Comedy, Family, Movies, fairy tale on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What a fun little movie.
I suspected going in that the scene in the clips with the rats and roaches cleaning the house would absolutely crack me up, and it really did.
This is a lite and fluffy movie, nothing complex or complicated, just a fun way to spend a few hours. Its nice to see that [...]
The Young Visiters (2003 – BBC)
Posted in BBC, British, Family, Movies, fairy tale, tagged fairy tale, family movie on January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Nope, not a misprint; a misspelling. This movie is based on a book published in 1919 by an 8 year old girl.
The story is of a man (Jim Broadbent) who meets a social climbing young girl on a train. He promises to introduce her to all the nobles he knows (sum total of one – [...]
