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Frankenweenie (2012) – or – Monster kids unite!

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This is the monster movie for kids that I was hoping ParaNorman would be. Frankenweenie is full of references to classic horror movies and characters, plenty of sight gags to go along with those references, and enough monster action to Continue

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Treehouse of Horror 4 (1993) – or – James Coco went mad in fifteen minutes.

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After the highpoint of Treehouse 3, this one starts to dip. The segments, The Devil and Homer Simpson, Terror at Five and a Half Feet, and Bart Simpson’s Dracula, manage to have some great jokes but never really get anywhere. Continue

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The Smurfs (2011) – or – What’s 3 apples high and less annoying than I thought.

Thanks to some free passes from Teletoon, I got to pack the kids in the mini-van bright and early on Saturday morning for some Smurfy fun. Who didn’t groan when the trailer dropped for this one right? I was in Continue

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) – or – Why does that robot need hair?

Surprisingly, this wasn’t quite as painful an experience as I had assumed it would be. I still think the Transformers look like crap but I was happy to see Megan Fox gone. I’m willing to accept crappy looking Transformers so Continue

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