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Me Before You
Rated: PG-13
Starring: Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin
Opening Date: 6/3/16

Last week I was able to see a screening of Me Before You with a bunch of my readers. I was given screening passes to giveaway on my blog which were gone quickly. This proves that so many of you were just as excited to see this as I was!

 

Me Before You has been on my radar for over six months when a friend called me weeping to tell me about a book that she had just finished.  The movie based on the popular book by JoJo Moyes is your proverbial girl’s night out movie. It would also make a great date night if you can talk him into it!

Will is handsome, rich and a newly quadriplegic. Louisa is spunky, totally broke, and takes a job as his companion — not as his nurse, but as someone for him to talk to. Will is wallowing in his new lifestyle and makes it hard to anyone around him to get to know him. Predictably, it rough going at the start, but then things get better, and, over the course of a few months, they develop a bond.

Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen from “Game of Throne”) is Lou. Unlike her character in Game of Thrones, she’s simply adorable with a fun fashion sense and an undeniable outlook on life. She completely makes the movie and pulls you in from the start. In fact I think most viewers will leave the movie feeling like they could totally be her “bestie”!

Sam Claftin plays Will Traynor who is struggling to find peace with his wheelchair. Will rarely smiles but then Lou enters his life and everything changes. I waited patiently for Will’s smile and once he did that awesome dimple of his made an appearance. When it finally did the screen lit up and so did I! What a handsome fellow!

The romance between Lou and Will is slow but the movie does a great job creating small scenes that makes us root for these to crazy kids to fall in love. They both attempt to help the other grow and live life outside of his or her comfort zone. This vulnerability leads to intimate moments which leads to love and I enjoyed every step of the journey.

While this will be a weepy movie for some (don’t forget the tissues) I think you’ll laugh more than you will cry. In fact, you will laugh so much that you may miss the next line of dialog. Believe me there were times I almost spit out my drink! Embrace the laughter through tears and don’t miss this movie.

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My boys have been looking forward to The Angry Birds Movie for months! With every commercial or movie poster that they saw, I’d hear an inevitable shout, “Mom, we have to see that!” As with most kiddie movies, I was skeptical, Would this be one I’d have to just suffer through?

Last weekend my family were able to see an advance screening of  The Angry Birds Movie and it was a HIT! No, not just for my kiddos but also for my husband and I. Throughout the movie, we found ourselves laughing out loud and even pointing out the adult humor that clearly went over our kiddos heads.

The Angry Birds Movie not only has an easy to follow story line but a list of great characters. The one that really stole the movie was Chuck the yellow speedster.  He had some of the best lines and scenes. Oh, and don’t miss the hilarious scene when they are looking for the Great Eagle! I wan’t expecting it at all and the whole audience was in a fit of giggles when he entered the scene. Seriously watch what you are drinking, you may spit it out with laughter!

While I’m not an Angry Birds game player, I do know enough about the game that watching it come alive on the big screen made it really fun to watch. I loved that they incorporated the slingshot and other items from the game into the movie.  Since I’m not up to date on the Angry Birds game, my boys happily pointed out fun game features that were put in the movie. I think they kinda liked having inside knowledge that their parents didn’t have. Not a gamer either? No worries, having any game knowledge isn’t a prerequisite to understanding the movie.

No doubt this movie will do well at the box office and I’m pretty excited about that!  I’m crossing my fingers (and my boys are too) that there will be another birds versus pigs adventure in the near future.

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Today marks the day that Disney’s Zootopia hits theatres nationwide and I can’t be happier. My family and I saw an advance screening of Zootopia and it was a hit for my whole family. While there are a lot of kid movie out there, it’s rare that my hubby and I can enjoy the movie just as much as they do. With Zootopia, Disney has hit it out of the park!

This movie is a radical departure from many of the recent Disney movies as there are no princesses, no love story, and isn’t a musical. I personally think that the storytelling and animation in this one are a notch above, which sets it apart from the other kid movies out there.

So what’s this fabulous movie about? Read on, don’t worry, I won’t spoil the ending. Judy Hopps is a bunny who has big dreams of becoming a cop in Zootopia. Traditionally, this role is given to larger animals that are predators. A bunny? Noone didn’t think she could do it. Hops puts her mind to it and gets on the force but being on the small side is given a job she doesn’t really like, parking ticket cop. However, within the first 48 hours on the job she finds herself caught up in a mystery that must be solved within 48 hours, or she’ll be fired.

You’ll find yourself laughing throughout this whole film! What I loved most is that while the movie is silly and goofy it still teaches a valuable lesson that doesn’t come across preachy or boring.

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Have you heard? The inspirational military dog movie, Max, is coming out this weekend.

My family and I have seen the trailer on TV for weeks and each and every time my boys have asked if we could see it. Of course we planned to go opening weekend but when we were invited to see an advance screening this week, we jumped at the chance!

Max
Rated: PG for action violence and peril
Cast: Thomas Haden Church, Josh Wiggins, Luke Kleintank
Release date: June 26th

After losing their eldest son in the war, the Wincott family decides to take in the shell-shocked soldier dog who can no longer serve. They give the responsibility of caring for the dog to their younger and slightly troubled teen son, Justin.

Despite hating the responsibility at first, Justin quickly bonds with Max. In fact he bonds so much with him that when Max shows aggression to Luke, a soldier buddy of Justin’s dead brother, he decides to investigate.

The movie then takes us on an exciting adventure of Max, Justin and his friends trying to solve the mystery. It’s full of action that had my kids actually clapping in parts.

My boys all loved the movie and I enjoyed that we could see a family friendly movie without it being a cartoon. While the movie was a tad long for my youngest (he’s only 5, afterall), it was entertaining and heart felt.

The movie has some Lassie-like moments but that’s to be expected in an hero like, Max.  For those of you with kiddos the movie is rated PG for some explosions, deaths, and light profanity (and I mean REALLY light).

I found it so refreshing to be able to see a movie like Max that we could all enjoy.  My family gives it two huge thumbs up!