Family > Russell, Jay Family

To Live Forever?

Advantages: Entertaining
Disadvantages: Perhaps a little too much preaching

...son. While Angus and May Tuck try to work out what to do, Winnie bonds with the younger son, Jesse. As Winnie's family try to find her, another joins the search. He knows about the Tucks and is desperate to find the spring. He wants to become rich by selling the water of eternal life. As the Tucks struggle to keep their secret, Winnie must decide if she will drink from the spring, and life forever with Jesse. The story has some philosophical ideas ...
...between the members of the Tuck family, and between Winnie and her parents. The differences between the two families is interesting and well-written. The film can be a little slow to get into, but the final climax is exciting and well worth the wait. If you like this to think about in your films, you'll probably enjoy it. If you're after high excitiment, you might be better looking elsewhere. ...

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Review of Tuck Everlasting (DVD)

A Beguiling Family Fim

Advantages: WIll keep the entire family engaged. Crusoe is adorable.
Disadvantages: Some of the effects for the older Crusoe are iffy.

...in a big house on the shores of a loch with his housekeeper mother and sister. He is a lonely boy who longs for nothing more than for his father to return from war. He spends his days roaming the shores of the loch where he stumbles upon a mysterious object that he soon discovers is an egg. Inside is a mythical water horse, who he names Crusoe. He feeds the little creature and lets him swim in the bathtub. But Crusoe grows at a phenomenal rate, making ...
...the army commandeers the house and it becomes a race against time to get the magical beast somewhere safe… I have to admit I had to be talked into seeing this film by my other half, but I am so glad I did. The movie opens with the usual majestic Scotland montage. Then we're introduced to a crusty local in a quaint pub spinning a yarn to a couple of credulous tourists before we segue to his childhood during World War II. So far, so mediocre, but ...

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Review of The Water Horse - Legend Of The Deep (DVD)

Good fun!

Advantages: Dialogue, cracking pace, excellent animation
Disadvantages: May not be suitable for children who are old enough to understand innuendo

...for adults as well and Ice Age 3 certainly delivered on that front. I've seen Ice Age2 on TV but not the first film and never in the cinema. On top of that this was a 3D show. The story essentially follows Manny, the mammoth, his heavily pregnant wife, Ellie and Diego, the sabre toothed tiger as they venture under the ice to a land where dinosaurs are not extinct. They do this to try and rescue Sid, who feeling unloved due to the impending arrival ...
...subsequently been carried off with his 'children' by their real mother. In dinosaur world they meet Buck, the weasel with the Sylvester Stallone eyepatch and knife, the British accent (Simon Pegg voices him) and the literary connections to Captain Ahab of Moby Dick (both have been left injured by 'the great white beast', both are unnaturally obsessed and slightly unhinged by it). As a sideline, Scratt is still seeking his acorn but this time there ...

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Review of Ice Age 3 - Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (DVD)

"I thought you guys were extinct?"

Advantages: amazing picture quality, good fun for all the family!
Disadvantages: Cant think of any.

I bought my wife Ice Age 3 for Christmas. She asked for it. Can't say its my type of film, but being a loving husband I sat down and watched it with her anyway. The first thing that struck me, being a blu ray, is the amazing quality. Animated films and comic-esque outings (like the Simpsons) always take full advantage of the High Definition nature of blu ray and make a movie a pleasure for the eye to behold. Ice Age 3 is quite possibly the best example ...
...were apparently living below the ice and meeting a swash buckling weasel who helps save the day. All the while, we get to watch the fun adventures of the little chap chasing his acorn, that have been present in the past films. This time, there's a love interest!! Its quite a good watch and plenty of fun for all the family. The usual deleted scenes and such are present, I can't say I watched them though, sorry, but its not my cup-of-tea, as I said. ...

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Review of Ice Age 3 - Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (Blu-ray)

PAINT THE WHOLE WORLD.

Advantages: THE KIDDIES WILL LOVE WATCHING IT
Disadvantages: NOTHING

RAINBOW "Up above the streets and houses, Rainbow climbing high, Everyone can see it smiling over the sky”. “Paint the whole word with a Rainbow” First aired in 1972 and ran for an incredible 20 years and contained an astonishing 1071 episodes. The general format was, what is quite common now, where it would be on twice a week, usually for around 15 – 20 minutes. It was aimed squarely at kids and contained some iconic figures that ...
...revolved around adventures to go on, usually around the house, or more likely problems to be solved. It would always be resolved by the puppets or by a song. Cast: = Zippy Loud and opinionated and always right about everything, well in his mind. George A shy pink hippo, go figure? He was always getting into trouble. Bungle A huge brown and very clumsy bear. Very unfrightening and a bit dozey. Geoffrey The father figure of the group and ...

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Review of Rainbow: Zippy Sets Them Up (DVD)