Movie Title: Rio Rating: G Director: Carlos Saldanha Starring: Voices of; Jessie Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, George Lopez, Jamie Foxx, Will.i.am, Tracy Morgan and Jemaine Clement Category: Animated, Family, Comedy Moms of Faith Rating: 10 out of 10 Intro: Rio is a surprisingly original animated kids movie that is enjoyable for the whole family. (check out my review of the handy Study guide that goes with this film) Review: First, I must say, I LOVED this movie. It catapulted itself into one of my top family movies. It has everything a Mom wants to see in a movie her kids will be seeing. There is a strong sense of loyalty, friendship, acceptance, and we see the main character, Blu (Jessie Eisenberg) overcome a very powerful fear in his life. Without giving too much away, the film revolves around Blu. He is a macaw that was taken from the wild as a baby and raised in Minnesota--a loooong way from the tropics! LOL! However, he is not deprived of … [Read more...]
Rio Bible Study!
Yes, you read right! :D Twentieth Century Fox has a FABULOUS freebie for Moms of Faith! I am thrilled to share this with you and hope that you will use it as an opportunity to teach your children Biblical lessons through this awesome movie. I had the privilege of seeing Rio in the theater and a screener DVD. However, when I was asked to share a Bible study with my readers, I was a bit surprised. I mean I have never been asked by a large movie distributor that is not "exclusively faith based" to include a "Christian" Bible study with the movie. It was very refreshing, and I have to give HUGE props to Twentieth Century Fox for including Christian families in their film distribution efforts. The Rio Bible study is actually very well done. It includes thought provoking questions to ask your children or focus group. It also has Scriptures and lessons to learn from different aspects of the movie. It really put the whole movie in a new perspective and caused me and my girls to think. The … [Read more...]
Voyage of the Dawn Treader 3D
Movie Title: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Rating: PG Director: Michael Apted Starring: Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, Will Poulter. Also, the voices of Simon Pegg and Liam Neeson Category: Adventure, 3D, Family, Fantasy Moms of Faith Rating: 7 out of 10 Intro: This is part three of the movie series that is based on the C.S. Lewis classic books. However, this installment of the series is not distributed by Disney. 20th Century Fox has taken the reigns. Review: I have never read the Narnia books, however, the more movies I see, the more I want to read the originals by C.S. Lewis. From my experience, the book is always better than the movie! As all of my long time readers know, I am very wary of any movies (Christian OR secular) that have an element of witchcraft in them. This film is no different. The first in the series; The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe had the least amount of outright witchcraft in it...and I do own that … [Read more...]
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