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Mom Reviewed Diary of a Wimpy Kid DVD

Diary of Wimpy Kid is a family movie DVD based on a book written by Jeff Kinney. This is a nice little movie geared towards pre-teens heading into middle school. Younger kids might not get all the messages about fitting in and being, but they will get some of the ...

Practical Magic Blu-ray

If you are in the mood for a very odd comedy both Practical Magic and Witches of Eastwick are now on Blu-ray. Both these movies are well made and quite entertaining though I do not see the point of Blu-ray in this case aside from fitting two good witch comedies ...

Batman Under the Red Hood Blu-ray

Batman Under the Red Hood Blu-ray is a kick ass 75 minute action heavy animated Batman story. The animation is generally superb with only a few cut and paste shots and overly long chase scenes. You do not have to be familiar with the Batman mytharc to enjoy the new ...

Cats & Dogs Blu-ray

Cats & Dogs is an entertaining and imaginative family movie. It mixes live animal action with CGI. There is something for everybody and parents will really enjoy the spy movie references. Cats and Dogs Blu-ray is being released to coincide with the theatrical released of the 3D sequel Kitty Galore. ...

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Blu-ray

There is a lot to be said for the brilliance of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. In effect Hollywood production values met the wonderfully fantastic style made famous by Golden Harvest productions. This is traditional story telling at its finest accompanied by wonderful acting and simply superb special effects. There is ...

Norway Max Manus Man of War

The DVD cover for Max Manus Man of War promises an action packed war movie. It is not. This foreign film DVD from Norway is more a partial biopic set in World War II Norway. I did not expect a sixties style American war movie but I did expect to ...

Doctor Who 15 and 16 - Space Museum and The Chase

This 3 DVD Doctor Who set features story 15 The Space Museum and 16 The Chase with William Hartnell as the Doctor. Fans dismiss The Space Museum as a lesser story; I disagree. The Chase features the Daleks and this pleases Doctor Who fans though I find Daleks annoyingly repetitive. ...

Jason and the Argonauts Blu-ray - Ray Harryhausen

If you are a monster movie or fantasy movie fan the name Ray Harryhausen is familiar. The king of stop motion animation, known for Earth vs the Flying Saucers and The 7 Voyages of Sinbad is the magician behind Jason and the Argonauts. Jason and the Argonauts Blu-ray is a ...

Creation

Creation is a very good biopic DVD about Charles Darwin, his writing of On the Origin of Species, and the many pressures and doubts he experienced. This is a complex story and director Jon Amiel uses countless flashbacks and blends real and unreal to tell it. Generally it works but ...

Mom Reviewed - Percy Jackson & the Olympians The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief is the story of what the world would be like if the Greek gods existed in our day and age. More specifically it is about a teenaged kid (Percy Jackson - played by Logan Lerman) who discovers that he is a demi-god (his father ...