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OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL
Rated PG As a nod to the 1939 film Te Wizard
of Oz, the movie starts off in black and white. We soon meet Oscar "Oz" Diggs ( James Franco), a stage magician with a rural traveling circus in Kansas, who is a con man with questionable morals. He is whisked away from Kansas to the
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dreamlike Land of Oz by a violent tornado. Tere he meets Teodora (Mila Kunis), who tells him that he is the wizard prophesized to bring peace to the Land of Oz. Upon reaching the Emerald City, Oscar meets Teodora's sister, Evanora. She tells him that before he can be the new King of Oz, he must kill the wicked witch, who lives in the dark forest. But when Oscar reaches the dark forest, he finds something quite unexpected, leading him
Rated PG THE BLIND SIDE (2009)
Tis inspirational and remarkable true
story is a great movie for Mother's Day because it features such a positive mother figure. Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) takes in a homeless teenager, Michael Oher, for one night; however, his stay extends to multiple nights. Over time the Tuohys begin to see Michael as part of their own family. Being from a broken home and going through many foster families, Michael has very little formal
BECKY, AGE 10 THE CROODS
Rated PG Te Croods is about a family who takes
a road trip to higher ground to get away from the end of the world. Te animations in most of the parts of the movie were great and realistic, but in other parts the animations looked like claymations. I like the times when Gurk (the dad) says,
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"Release the baby!" and Sally bolts off to help go get the food that the rest of the family is having a hard time getting. I also like the time when Gurk comes up with a bunch of silly ideas whereas Guy comes up with brilliant ideas and inventions that actually help. I don't like the parts when something sad happens because it just kills the mood. Lastly, I really liked that the movie has lots of action because it intrigues you a lot—and you don't want to
to devise a clever plan to save the Land of Oz using his knowledge of mechanics and sense of trickery.
Tis movie is very wondrous and
colorful and has some unexpected plot twists. Oscar has a sarcastic sense of humor and many of the other characters provide great comic relief. Tough some parts may be too scary for young children, this is great family movie, all around.
education and struggles in school. Leigh Anne takes charge of helping Michael in school and gives him every opportunity to succeed.
When Michael expresses interest in
football and shows an aptitude for sports, Leigh Anne does everything she can to help Michael train for football. Also, it is interesting to see the protectiveness that Michael begins to show for Leigh Anne and the Tuohy family. Te Blind Side is a heartwarming story that teaches us about compassion for others and perseverance through the direst of circumstances. Tis movie is perfect for the whole family.
miss a thing. I recommend this movie to anyone because me, a 10-year-old girl was cracking up along with a 46- y e a r -old woman (my mom).
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