Reviews

The main reason that I wanted to see Hannah Montana the first time was because of Emily Osment, who I am a huge fan of. After I saw it, I was instantly hooked. The story of Miley, aka Hannah Montana, leading her double life in Malibu is touching, funny, and a definite Disney classic. In the role of Miley Stewert is Miley Cyrus, whose acting and singing prove why she was chosen for the leading role. Mitchel Musso and Emily Osment as her two friends Oliver and Lily, respectively, are both riots in their hilarious roles. The directors certainly picked the right people, and the chemistry between these three makes the show worth while. As Miley's dad and brother, Cyrus's real life father plays Robby the dad, while Jason Earles is knock-out hysterical in his role as Jackson the brother. The cast is all awesome, though the shining stars are, in my opinion, Osment, Musso, and Earles. One of my favorite parts about the show is the fact that the dad is not a dumb dad like in so many other TV series. The relationship between Miley and her dad is very cool, and it almost reminds me of my dad and I. TV needs a little more cool dad, like in That's So Raven, instead of dumb dads like Homer Simpson. All in all, Hannah Montana is a great new Disney show. I enjoy it, and I hope you will too.

I've been anticipating this movie's arrival ever since April, and now, FINALLY, last night I was able to see it. It wasn't in the main theaters anymore, in fact, it was only showing at the cheap $2 per person theater. Nevertheless, I was extremely excited to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, one of the summer's greatest hits.

From the first few moments, my eyes were wide with disbelief. From the Bucket's crooked house to Willy Wonka's somewhat wacky hairdo, my jaw was on the ground. The plot, the cast, the scenery, all of it was magnificent.

First, the plot. I already knew the story of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory and the five golden tickets placed in five ordinary candy bars from watching the original movie as well as reading the book. This movie, unlike the older version of the film, was much more magical and a tad bit more believable. The inside of the factory was glorious, and Willy Wonka was just as crazy as he could be.

And speaking of Willy Wonka, it's time to move on to the cast. I would bet most of my money on the fact that Johnny Depp is going to get another Academy Award nomination for the third year in a row. He portrays Wonka to his brilliance, complete childish antics and expressions. Freddie Highmore as Charlie is just as good as Depp. I haven't seen him in Finding Neverland, but my dad and I intend to rent that movie just to see how both Depp and Highmore act in it. The children chosen to play the genuine brats that, well, in most of their cases (aka not Veruca) find the golden ticket, are gems of the screen as well. They play the characters to their nasty core and are the kids you love to hate. The members of the Bucket family are wonderful too, especially Grandpa Joe and the other grandparents.

The inside of the factory is perfectly magical, and because of this, the movie had its final touch of greatness.

Wonderful direction, brilliant cast, and much more make Charlie and the Chocolate Factory a tour through the factory that you cannot miss. It doesn't take a golden ticket to go see this film, so I recommend seeing it to anyone who hasn't already.

Wow. All I can say is "Wow." When I went to go see Revenge of the Sith yesterday, I was expecting another dud like Attack of the Clones. Boy was I wrong.

As soon as the 20th Century Fox Fanfare started playing, the audience cheered. I grabbed my friend's hand as the familiar "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..........." appeared on the screen. I watched with anticipation as the words died away to reveal excitement already at the beginning of the movie.

For the first half of the movie, I laughed. Obi Wan-Kenobi now has a nice sense of humor, and Anakin has at least matured slightly. I could definitely see why this movie was given a PG-13 rating, because there were a lot of classic battles that were very well done. The first half has many classic battles against our new favorite bad guy, General Grievous.

And then came the part that we were all waiting for. When our beloved Anni goes bad. And that's when I started to cry. The final half of the movie is so tear-jerking, I had to cover my face for most of it. The battles fought between Anakin and Obi Wan, as well as one between the evil emperor and several Jedi, make you want to place your head in your hands and wonder how something so wonderful could go so wrong.

The conclusion is probably one of the best I've ever seen. It leads up to Episode 4 very well, and I wanted to watch the original trilogy all over again.

With lots of action, lots of battles, and a classic ending, I highly recommend this movie, though I would suggest that the little Star Wars fans should wait until their mom and dad have seen it because there are some parts that the kids probably don't want to see.

In this final film of the Star Wars trilogies, we can cry because it is over, or rejoice because there are no more trips to the theater. We can watch the movies as much as we want, and rewind it back to a part that we want to watch over and over again. I love proudly saying that I saw the third film, because now I have a story to share of my experience and my love of that galaxy far, far away.

We as an audience have followed hobbits Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee out of the Shire and joined the Fellowship of the Ring. We have sat at the edge of our seats in anticipation, saying, "Don't do it Frodo!" or "Be strong Aragorn! Don't give up!" We have faithfully watched the destruction of towns, the bravery of the fellowship, and cried many tears when someone we love dies. We have become tenth members of the fellowship that set out from Rivendell to destroy a powerful ring.

After the Two Towers came out in December 2002, we have waited patiently (some of the time) for the final part of this epic trilogy to be released. We have joined fan sites, counted the days off on our calendars, and said in our nightly prayers, "And please help the Return of the King to come early."

And our patience has been rewarded. In the final action packed film of an epic saga, we watch as our heroes complete the final stretch of their journey. We cheer, we cry, and we wish that it wasn't over. We are the fans of Lord of the Rings. And I, as one of the loyalist of them all, tell you that if you haven't seen it yet, you had better, because this is a classic that will be cherished by people old and young alike.

Peter Pan was one of four family holiday flicks that came out at the Christmas season of 2003, along with Elf, Cat in the Hat, and Cheaper by the Dozen. Peter Pan took viewers on a magical adventure to Neverland and back with the three Darling children, portrayed beautifully by Rachel Hurd-Wood, Harry Newell, and Freddie Popplewell.

When I saw this brilliant movie for the first time, I was drawn in and flown away to Neverland where I battled pirates, believed in fairies, and truly didn't want to grow up. This movie is portrayed to its brilliance by outstanding actors and actresses from all over the world. I would truly recommend this awesome family film to everyone who has yet to believe that dreams do come true at that fairies do really exist.