Toy Story 3

 

What Jack Says...

I am a little ashamed to say it, but I really had zero desire to see this movie. When I heard they were making yet another Toy Story movie I was figuring it was just going to be another bad sequel. I'm not a huge fan of the second one at all. I am happy to inform you that I was wrong about this installment.

Hari saw this movie in the theater and she cried hard. Sorry for outing you Hari. I couldn't figure out what could be so sad and all Hari told me was "Andy does right by them." I was thoroughly confused and then of course I waited to for DVD to see it.

I love Barbie so all the Barbie stuff rocked my world. There are toys in this movie that I forgot even existed. It is sad because the new generation of kids have no idea how nostalgic this movie really is and they just won't "get it". It is hard to commend production design in an animated movie, but this one was flawless. Just look in the background the next time you watch it, especially in the classroom scenes. You will see things that are completely obsolete in classrooms now, but were in every classroom "when we were kids." Oh god, I just got old. Yep, right this second. 

I'm not ashamed to say I cried hard during this movie not once, but at two points of the film. I was sort of a whimpering idiot both times I watched it. This movie was so good I watched it two days in a row. It certainly deserves all the nominations it had and all the awards that were won.

This was good family fun even for people without kids. I urge everyone to watch it because it is certainly a blast from the past. Oh, and I agree, Andy does do right by them.

 

I give it a 9. I would watch it again many times over.

P.S. How scary is Big Baby. Gaaaaahhhhh! 

 

Tangled

What Jack Says...

Disney has failed me time and time again, but I am happy to say that Disney surprised me this time. I didn't really have any expectation of this movie going in, but I don't think it would have mattered either way. I loved this movie. Yes, you heard me right, I loved it. I haven't loved a Disney movie this much since Nemo and this is the best Princess movie since Beauty and the Beast.

Mandy Moore is amazing and find me something you don't absolutely love her in. The casting for this movie was spot on all the way around. The songs were so good and these are Little Mermaid caliber songs so, that is says a lot. The animation was out of this world and the story was not just your same old Repunzel story. I suggest not only families but everyone see this movie. It will brighten your day and your spirits.

I give this one a 10. Loved it hard.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

What Jack Says...

This was another one that Hari told me wasn't that great that I ended up liking. I don't know Hari, I might not take your word for kids movies anymore.

I have seen some really shitty kids movies in the past few years (Aliens In the Attic, The Tale of Despereaux, Monster's Vs. Aliens) and this one wasn't bad. I thought it was funny and Anna Faris is hysterical all the time. She has such a cute voice and I totally think she needs to do more voice acting. The rest of the cast did really well and the characters were smart. People tend to dumb down kids movies thinking that kids are stupid. What Hollywood doesn't realize is that kids don't get dumb until about twelve. You have eleven whole years to try to make them smarter with movies. Think about it Hollywood. 

I give it a 7. I would watch it again.  

9

What Jack Says...

I originally wanted to see this movie really badly when it was in the theater, but I never got around to it. By the time it was on cable Hari had told me it was pretty terrible and to not rush out to see it. I finally got around to watching it and I really enjoyed it.

I thought it was interesting, creative, and scary as hell for little kids. I don't really think they marketed it towards little kids, but I would have paid money to see screaming children running out of the theater. Stupid parents.

I would watch this one again and I bet I would get something different out of it each time. It was just that creative. Oh, and Elijah Wood is hot even as a bean bag puppet thing.

I give this one an 8