Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Connor's Movie Review

Movie Title:   Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Released:   November 2007

Movie Rating:  G

Star Rating: ««««      

Movie Summary:

Molly Mahoney, a 23-year-old music composer, is the manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, the greatest magical toy store on Earth.  Mr. Magorium is the owner of the store.  But when he tells Mahoney that he will leave soon and that he wants to offer her his job, the toy store throws an enormous fit.  Mahoney discovers that the toy store owner isn't leaving on a trip, but he is going to go to heaven.  (...by the way, Mr. Magorium is 243 years old!).  Mahoney refuses the offer, but a 9-year-old employee of the toy store and an accountant want to keep the store and try to convince Mahoney that she has the power to run the store. 

"Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" is a great family film and doesn't contain any rude humor or bad language.  The movie teaches a lesson to believe in yourself...no matter what.  

       

It's no "WONDER" that I give this movie «««« stars!

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The Movie Critic, Connor

Bee Movie

 

Connor's Movie Review

Movie Title:   Bee Movie

Released:   October 2007

Movie Rating:  PG

Star Rating: ««« 1/2

Movie Summary:

Barry B. Benson is a jobless bee who's always eager for adventure.  One day as he ventures out of the beehive and into the real world with a group of pollen collectors, he finds himself lost in the big city.  When Barry is about to be crushed by a human, he is saved by a kind florist named Vanessa.  Soon Barry discovers that the humans are stealing bees' honey.  He and Vanessa team up and go to court to protest against the human race that they should stop stealing honey from the bees.  Barry and Vanessa win the case and the humans stop stealing honey.  Sadly, flowers all across New York City begin to die.  Barry and Vanessa attempt to find a way to spread pollen to the flowers to give them life once more.   

This awesome movie contains a small amount of rude humor, but is filled with great laughs and adventure for the whole family.    

"Bee" smart...go see this "Bee"-friendly and family-friendly movie!!!

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The Movie Critic, Connor

Ratatouille

Connor's Movie Review

Movie Title:    Ratatouille

Released:   June 2007

Movie Rating:  G

Star Rating: ««««1/2   

Movie Summary:

Remy is a young rat who dreams of good food.  His father, who is the leader of a rat clan,  his brother and the rat clan, are all content with the food that they steal, no matter if it’s good or bad food.  When Remy is separated from his family and clan by being stranded in the sewers, he follows his guts and ventures up the sewers and emerges into the colorful, magnificent city of Paris.  Remy senses good food, so he sneaks into a restaurant owned by Jacques Gusteau, a famous and legendary cook known for his amazing food.  When Remy sees that a garbage boy is cooking and messing up a soup, he sets out to fix the soup so that he can save the garbage boy’s career from ruin.  He does, and the soup is praised.  Later the garbage boy, Linguini, befriends him and together they cook the soup again, with Remy under Linguini’s chef toque, controlling his actions.   Linguini is praised by everyone to a great cook, but the head chef begins to suspect why Linguini has turned from clumsy to cool.  He soon discovers the secret that Remy is the “real” cook.  Meanwhile, feared food critic Anton Ego challenges Linguini to impress him with his food.  With the secret between them starting to fade, can Remy and Linguini work together to become the greatest chefs in Paris?

“Ratatouille”is an impressive and hilarious film, one of my Pixar favorites.     

          

Scurry to the theater to see “Ratatouille”!

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The Movie Critic, Connor 

Shrek the Third

Connor's Movie Review

Movie Title: Shrek the Third 

Released:   May 2007

Movie Rating:  PG

Star Rating: ««««

Movie Summary:

When the King of Far, Far Away dies, ogre Shrek and his wife Fiona become King and Queen of the Kingdom.  One problem...Shrek doesn't want to be King, so he and his pals, Donkey and Puss in Boots, embark on a medieval adventure to find a suitable King for Far Far Away...Fiona's cousin Artie.  When evil Prince Charming teams up with an army of sinister fairy-tale villains and plot to take over the throne, Fiona and a group of princesses try to protect the kingdom at all cost.  Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, and Artie must get back to the kingdom of Far, Far Away to stop Prince Charming's evil plot, with the help of a strange wizard named Merlin. 

"Shrek the Third" contains rude humor, but this movie is mostly full of adventure, action, and hysterical comedy.    

The theater isn't that far, far away...get on your crown and go see this movie!

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The Movie Critic, Connor