Family Sci-Fi/Fantasy: Wall-E- 2008

After the worlds population has depleted the earth of it's resources, and moves to a space station, it is the job of Wall-E, and other robots like him to scour the earth for any sign of life. Unfortunately Wall-E ends up being the last one left, until a newer model shows up, and becomes his love interest. When things go awry it is Wall-E's job to find and save her.

Grade: B+

This movie was just great. It was cute, and funny, and heart warming. I mean, honestly, who would have guessed that a CG robot could actually make me misty eyed. Not to mention that despite the total lack of dialogue for a large portion of the movie, it was still so easy to stay interested and enjoy. This is a family friendly, wonderful movie.

Sci-Fi/Fantasy: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen- 2009

Unlikely hero Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) and his foxy girlfriend, Mikaela Banes (Megan Fox), return with tough-as-nails Capt. Lennox (Josh Duhamel) to assist the Autobots in another epic battle against the evil Decepticons in this supercharged sequel to the 2007 megahit. Blockbuster impresario Michael Bay brings his trademark pyrotechnics to the proceedings, while comic whiz Rainn Wilson joins the cast as a college professor. (Per Netflix.com)

Grade: C+

There are a few good aspects to this movie, this is for sure, it's fun, loud, lots of action, and comedy, but the story line was wishy-washy, at best. I think they really tried this time (after complaints from the first one I'm sure) to make the fight scenes more clear, and easy to watch. In other words, they were much less blurry and close up than before. This is a great one to watch with the kids, especially boys, and what can I say, Megan Fox IS a fox, and that makes it worth watching to me! ;)

Fantasy: The Chronicles of Narnia; The lion, the witch anf the wardrobe- 2005

In this family friendly fantasy adventure four children from London are sent away to a boarding school for safety during WWII, only to discover a magical wardrobe cabinet that transports them to a mystical place and time, where their troubles in "the real world" seem no more prevalent than they are there.

Grade: B+

For some reason I was actually hesitant to watch this one. It took me a while to decide that I did indeed want to watch it, and I was pleasantly surprised. The story was wonderful, and actually kept me really interested. The acting was great, and the film itself was amazingly visually stunning. A wonderful fairy tale story.