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Ghostbusters (2016)
Solid fun
Want a straight review without sexist, mom's-basement-dwelling douchebags cluttering things up? Here you go.
It's always risky to remake a beloved classic. I get that. I hate that they even touched "The Grinch" for instance. But this remake works.
The cast was great. They all did the comedy from four different angles. The little jokes peppering the dialogue didn't try too hard, as a remake (or any movie these days) often does. No cheap gags for disconnected, thrown-in jokes or cultural references (unless you count the cameos by several actors from the original - that's my only spoiler by the way).
As for kids, it doesn't push the PG-13 rating very far. A few naughty words and a little scary stuff for younger kids is all there is. It was almost PG - in fact, I bet they threw in a few words to get the PG-13 rating just so teens wouldn't reject it as too soft.
Overall, a coherent, steady comedy/summer fun movie with laughs from character situations and not cheap gags. Like the original.
Opposite Day (2009)
Watch it like a kid, with your kids
It's a movie for kids, people! Get in the spirit and watch it like a kid would, and have a little fun.
Okay, the plot's kind of confusing aside from the opposite day premise, and the acting is, well, often juvenile, and it's all a lot of silliness, but that's the point. It's like kids wrote and directed it, which is what makes it good in the eyes of a child.
Of course, the message is that being a parent is harder than it seems -- duh, any adult can see that one coming. But most kids won't.
My 7-year-old girl enjoyed it, and it was fun to watch it with her as her parent -- and that's all that matters.
Big Miracle (2012)
A little TOO real
Okay, so it's a nice family movie for the kids, right? Not for my 6-year-old, and probably not for many young children.
Unfortunately, this film follows the real story too well. The baby whale dies! Come on, Hollywood! If you can let Abraham Lincoln kill vampires and send our planes on an air raid of Tokyo the same day as the attack on Pearl Harbor, surely you can fudge the real story a little and save the baby whale along with its parents.
My daughter spent the entire night crying.
Idiots.
The rest of the story was fun, and the historical references are cute for adults.
But this is at heart a kid's movie. Use a little license.
Parents of small children, you have been warned.