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A Cinderella Story (2004)
Cute story, perfectly disgusting stepmom, adorable prince
Saw this with my three children last week and we all really enjoyed it. My 14 year old loves HIllary, and the actor playing the prince is quite adorable. The story is...as we all know it...mixed up for a current generation. The stepmom was so disgusting and wonderfully hateable...like Trunchbull. It's safe, which is rare, and fun for the kids, and not a complete bore to sit through. We have avoided most movies this summer...except for the biggies of course, and this one did not let us down. It's worth the money.
Benji: Off the Leash! (2004)
A WONDERFUL story, engaging and enlightening for kids and their grownups!
This movie was a completely refreshing break from the so called family films out there today. We rarely take our pre-teen and teen children to movies these days because not only do the films contain foul content, they lack any story line or message that will some how improve us. This movie had us all in stitches and my 14 year old son was actually surprised that he was emotionally moved by the struggle of Benji and Lizzard Tongue.
The creativity of the twists and turns of the story, as well as the multi-layered plot line leave you talking about the issues raised in the movie for days to come. We were invited to a sneak preview of the movie while in Chicago and were delighted to find out that the movie doesn't use the typical Hollywood tricks to entice kids.
While we've seen Benji movies in the past, this one is like a supercharged Benji. I was afraid that the film maker might have to use voice overs to tell the story, but it was so great to root for Benji and really care about his mission all as told simply through those big beautiful brown eyes. The incredible music didn't hurt either. I hope they put out a sound track!
Bravo to Benji, and my kids have told so many of their friends about the movie that we're getting a group together to have a real neighborhood movie experience on Saturday! Bravo for Benji! Many thumbs of all shapes and sizes way up for this one.
I didn't belong to this service, but when a review came up here which was diametrically opposed to what our wonderful experience was with this film, I just had to try to set the record straight.