Movie Review: Ella Enchanted

At birth, every child in Frell is given a gift by the well-meaning but yet misguided fairy, Lucinda.

In Ella's case, the gift is more of a curse. Obedience. She must obey ever command given to her - whether she wants to or not.

If people found out, they would no doubt misuse it. Only Ella's mother and sister know. Not even her father is told of it. And then, at her mother's death bed, Ella is commanded to tell no one of her curse. And of course, she cannot disobey.

Not long after Ella loses her mother, her father remarries, to the rich Dame Olga, who brings with her, her daughters, the boy-crazy Hattie and Olive.

But actually, they have their eyes set on one boy in particular. Prince Char.

Hattie is the president of Prince Char's fan club. All the girls in it are quite crazy for him, so you can imagine why Prince Char prefers the company of the strong-willed, opinionated Ella... Except one problem. She can't stand him.

When Hattie and Olive discover that Ella is cursed into doing everything they say and begin to ask unreasonable tasks of her, Ella decides it is time to take action.

She must find Lucinda and ask her to take the gift back.

So off she goes. Her only companion being a talking book full of maps.

That is, until she runs into the cheeky elf, Slannen.

After a long, painful journey, Ella's goal remains unaccomplished. Lucinda refused to take back the gift she forced upon her! And now Ella needs help more than ever, because she was commanded to thrust a knife into the back of the man she loves, right at the moment she should be saying, "I do!"

She must overcome Lucinda's magic to save the lives of those she loves.

My thoughts:

I love this movie! The story line is very clever and Anne Hathaway was perfect for the part of Ella.

The clothing was kind of revealing. I really didn't like that.

There is a really awkward part where Ella is told to sing a song, then to dance with it, and then dance with more spirit.... yeah. I felt a little uncomfortable during that part.

I guess what mostly bothered me about this movie was the clothing. Aside from that, it was great! An odd mix of modern and fairytale, but still I fell in love with it from the very beginning.

Movies... and lots of them!

In this post I will cover off some of my favourite movies! Let's start with Ramona and Beezus...

I just love this movie! Ramona is so cute, and Beezus is so pretty!

There are some great moments in this movie! I love it when Ramona tries out to be an actor for a commercial on TV and she knocks over the giant plastic sandwich. It's really funny! I also like the part when the family and some neighbors get into a big water fight (picture below).

Or the time when Ramona and Beezus overhear their parents talking about their Dad losing his job and Ramona decides it's up to her to save the house. She even tries to sell lemonade, much to Beezus's embarrassment.

Another funny thing that happens in this story, is that Ramona's aunt's old beau shows up and he tries to get her to fall in love with him again.



I love this picture of Ramona and Beezus...

Yup, Beezus has a boyfriend (Henry).

All in all, I highly recommend this movie. As for objectional content, Beezus and Henry kiss. And so do Ramona's aunt and the person she marries. In the area of bad language, an angry Ramona shouts "Butt out, Beezus!" a couple of times. And one time she gets so frustrated she warns her parents that she's about to say a really bad word. They tell her to go ahead if she must, and she blurts out, "Guts!" "Jerk," "doofus," "nutball" and "oh my gosh" also pop up.

Drugs and alcohol.

Hmmm...

None that I remember.

Other bad elements would be just Ramona's occasional grumpy moments when she gets mad and does something to get back at the people who made her mad, like when she squeezes a whole tube of toothpaste into the sink.

Plugged In's review HERE.

Now let's move onto the movie, Ice Princess.

This is a great movie! Casey decides to pursue physics as her life career, and one of her teachers even recommends her for a Harvard physics scholarship! But then Casey begins to question her life goals after watching some figure skaters training for the Olympics. She decides that she wants to be a figure skater.

Unfortunately, her mom does not agree with her dreams. But Casey figures out a way to get to watch figure skating and do a "scholarship project" at the same time. She studies the aerodynamics of three aspiring figure skaters, using complex formulas and computer technology to break down their routines.

But being around them only makes her want it more, so she decides to begin figure skating lessons - behind her mother's back.

A couple weeks of skating brings her up to the level that the girls she studied for her project were at. But Tina Harwood, Casey's coach, doesn't want anything or anyone to get in her way of her plans to send her daughter, Jen, to the Olympics.

Casey faces betrayal, an angry mother, and a jealous coach. Will her figure skating dream every come true?

In this picture Casey anxiously awaits her skating mark.

Yup, Casey has a boyfriend. He's the Zamboni driver for the ice rink.

Yup, they kiss once... I think. I'm fairly sure they do. Other girls kiss their boyfriends too.

Bad language.

Well...

Two uses of “butt” and an exclamation of “oh my god.” They also say “That pretty much blew.”

Drugs or alcohol.

Casey goes to a party with Jen and teens drink from opaque plastic cups.

Plugged In's review HERE.

And now we move Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore.

Yes, I realize that I'm reviewing this movie. I thought I would warn you off. I would not watch this movie again. The strange-looking cat above is... are you ready for this?... Kitty Galore! Not much to look at, is she? When she was younger, she fell into a vat of hair removal cream, and since then she's been hairless. Gone was her beautiful white fur and happy days. Her owners, not recognizing her without her hair, would not let her in the house.

And you know why she ended up in that hair removal cream? Because a dog chased her into it! Since then she's been unforgiving towards dogs - and out to get them. In fact, she has plans to get rid of all of them! She created a sound system called "The Call Of The Wild." When she sets if off, all the dogs go crazy and the owners send them to the pound. And her revenge will be sweet.

The day Kitty Galore sets off the Call Of The Wild is drawing near... cats and dogs must join together to stop the evil Kitty Galore.





I love how the dogs and cats, though they don't like each other, decide to work together in the end.

Okay, I'm not going to lie, there were some good parts in this movie. Like when a cat and dog think they're going to die, so they start sharing secrets. But all in all, I wouldn't watch this movie again.

I'm not going to go into depth with the objectional content, but if you want to read it, go HERE.

And last, but most certainly not least, Miss Potter.

Beatrix Potter, a woman who decided never to marry, wishes to get her children's books published.

She loves to write and tell stories, and everything, to her, is real. Sometimes, in the movie, she uses her imagination and her characters start to move around the page, and she tell them to "sit and stay still." It's really cute, like when a frog she draws falls into the water because a fish tugged on his line too hard. 



Then she meets another girl who has decided not to marry - and falls in love with the girl's brother.

Highly recommend

I really do have to go, or else I'd go into more detail. HERE's a link to Plugged In's review.

How are you? I'm doing all right, thanks. :)

I had my best friend, Scezzle, over for a sleepover! It was lots of fun! We went to her youth group together, where we played capture the flag, and then we watched Tangled. Tangled is so awesome! I love the story line. If only I could come up with something that ingenious for one of my stories.

Rapunzel is the best!!!!! She is so pretty!

Don't you just LOVE how big her eyes are?

 I like everything about Rapunzel. Her beautiful, long hair, her big eyes, and her really sweet personality.

Don't you love how long her hair is? It must get annoying dragging it around with you all day, though.



I LOVE THAT CHAMELEON!!!



 I really like the opening song to this movie (yes, it's a musical, but the songs are really good!).

This is Mother Gothel (or is it spelled Gothal?). She's pretty important to this story. Doesn't she look so nice? Cause she's not! In the movie she kidnaps Rapunzel, because Rapunzel has magic hair that will keep people young and heal their wounds. Mother Gothel (with the help of Rapunzel's hair) manages to stay young for hundreds of years.

That horse is so funny! He really adds to the movie! I love the way he acts like a dog.

Doesn't he look so cute? Kind of like my husky, actually.



And, or course, Flynn, the wanted thief. In the end he's a good guy, though. And he is basically the main character, so, you'll get used to him. He is sooo funny!



"They just can't get my nose right!"


This movie is so awesome! The basic story line is that Mother Gothel kidnaps Rapunzel because she has magic hair that keeps people young for as long as they want. She won't let Rapunzel leave the tower, EVER! Then Flynn finds where Rapunzel is hidden and takes Rapunzel outside into the real world. And so on. You'll just have to watch the movie to find out.

Click HERE for more detail on the story line and a Christian review of it.

Endless Ocean: Blue World: Wii

Please excuse the blurriness of any photos. I took them with my camera off of a tv screen, and it's hard to take pictures of a tv screen that's moving.

In Endless Ocean: Blue world, you play a University student who is interested in the ocean. You find an opportunity for a job on Nineball Island, where there is a small diving service. On it lives captain Jean-Eric Louvier and his granddaughter, Oceana. Captain Louvier won the island in a game of nineball, promptly christening it "Nineball Island."

Captain Louvier's son, Oceana's father, died fifteen years earlier while trying exploring a sunken city legend called "Song of Dragons." The "Song of Dragons" is a mysterious song that is heard ocean wide. Everyone has a different idea about what it is. That is why Captain Louvier's son tried to find out more about it and uncover its secret, with unfortunate results. Captain Louvier tries to stay clear of anything to do with the dark, mysterious legend that killed his son, but Oceana, a more out-going person, is eager to find out what happened to her father and quickly agrees to anything that will help her find the truth of the legend and her father's death. But as the mystery unfolds, you find yourself on a twisting pathway that seemingly has no end. You find questions and no answers.

If you want to take a break from the mystery, there are lots of side things to do. You can call in Nancy, a jack-of-all-trades, and have her cut your hair, buy things from her, or talk to Oceana and see if there are any requests for you to lead a diving tour. You can check with Jean-Eric to see if any magazines have sent in photo requests for their articles. You can lead dolphin/whale shows or take quests. You can hunt for treasure or manage an aquarium! (Which is my favourite part of the game, by the way.) Or you can just take a pleasure dive in the ocean and go for a swim or look for new species of animals. The opportunities are endless!

Game characters:

You: I can't decide on this. How your character acts and looks is totally up to you. The picture below is what my character looks like, yours will look however you want it to.

Oceana: The only and best diver in the L&L diving service, Oceana is head strong and eager to find out what happened to her father when he died searching for the answer to a mysterious legend called "Song of Dragons."

GG: GG is a famous American diver. He may seem like a braggart who wants to get his hands onto the treasure that the "Song of Dragons" legend speaks of and flaunt his colourful wetsuit, but he too is in search of the Pacifica treasure, and he's good at what he does. He may prove to be in the way at first, but a common goal will eventually convince you to work with him. Once you get to know him he may share his story with you, and it's a sad one.

Nancy: She often speaks in rhymes, she cuts your hair, she sells you stuff, she appraises your ocean finds, and she lets you know about what's going on in the outside world. What more could you ask for?

Hayako Sakurai: Hayako is a highly educated scientist with a wealth of knowledge about the ancient Okeanos civilization. She’ll prove invaluable to the L&L Diving Service once they ramp up their search for  clues to the hereabouts of the Okeanos’ Pacifica Treasure. She also helps you run the aquarium and lets you know what sorts of animals that visitors would like to see. Besides that she arranges dolphin/whale shows and will also test your animals every once in a while to see if they can go up to the next level.

Captain Jean Eric Louvier: The founder of L&L Diving Service and a renowned ocean explorer, Jean-Eric has his hands full looking after his rambunctious granddaughter, Oceana. Since he's getting old, he won't dive with you. Instead he stays on the boat and directs you from there (yes, I realize his picture is too small).

You will meet lots of others when you play this game, but to describe them all would take a very long time. The ones I have talked about above are the ones that live on Nineball island (except Nancy. But she will always come when you call her).


My comments:

Talk about a great game! My favourite wii game ever! Not only is there lots to do, but you could play it forever and not get bored! There is always new ocean areas to explore, animals to identify, people to meet, or treasure to find. There always lots of quests coming in for you to do, and if you don't feel like doing anything I mentioned above you could always lead a tour or dolphin/whale show! The fun possibilities are endless! You also get a chance to adopt a dog! The only real thing I can find wrong with this game is that Oceana and Nancy's shirts are both rather short. The most violence thing in the game is that you get attacked by sharks.

Game pictures:

This is my narwhal, who I found and trained, Rebound. I've befriended and trained about seven dolphins in all.

This is my beluga whose name I don't remember. I'll have to check later on.

This is a picture of Nineball island.



This is a picture from my aquarium.

Another aquarium picture

Another aquarium picture.

Yup, another aquarium picture.

This is my dolphin, Star.

Some ocean pictures:

A rare ocean Sunfish

Humpback whales

Commerson's Dolphin

I believe this is a Long tooth grouper.

Manatee

This is what it looks like when people send in requests.

Overall game rating: 9/10

My sister found a kid reviewing it on youtube. Here's his video.