December 16

Movie Review: The Lone Ranger

by Cindy

“The movie The Lone Ranger is about a ranger from Texas that fights bad with Tonto, a Native American. Tonto was very funny. He did silly things. At first the ranger was not that brave. He always fought with honor and never with a gun. I think this movie was very nice and had lots of comedy.

Many people thought that the lone ranger was a great movie and went to see it up to 3 times. The critics thought differently about the movie. Boston Globe Ty Burr review was 38.  These were his exact words: “The greater embarrassment is that so many millions of dollars have been wasted on an entertainment that feels so smug, so pointless, and so thunderously empty “. Although not all critics think the same. Matt Zoller Sietz review was 88. His words were: “For all its miscalculations, this is a personal picture, violent and sweet, clever and goofy. It’s as obsessive and overbearing as Steven Spielberg’s “1941 – and I’ll bet, as likely to be re-evaluated in twenty years from now, and described as “misunderstood”.

Who do you agree with? Tell us what you think.

December 1

Movie Review: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

by Maya

I just saw the movie Catching Fire last Sunday and it was AMAZING! In the first movie Katniss and Peeta won the Hunger Games. But they won by defying the Capitol. Even when now they have plenty of food for their families and far too much money then they want. Not everyone believed that Katniss and Peeta were in love; some people thought they were trying to rebel against the Capitol. Now some of the Districts want to rebel and start uprisings, too.

The beginning of this movie is very dramatic. You might not agree, but I hated the beginning. When Katniss and Peeta go on the Victory Tour then that was when the movie started to get interesting. I was crying throughout this whole movie. If I were you, I would see this movie.

 

December 1

Movie Preview: The Hunger Games Catching Fire

by Omar

Hunger Games Catching Fire came out on November 22 2013 in the USA. It is about a girl named Katniss and how she won the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is a game where 2 people get selected from each district to compete in a game where you fight for your life. The president of the hunger games is President Snow. Once Katniss won the hunger games all the people began to get hope that there wouldn’t be the hunger games. So President Snow decided to compete Katniss in another hunger games with professional killers. Katniss tries to make an alliance with some people. I’m looking forward to seeing The Hunger Games Catching Fire.

February 14

TV Review: Once Upon A Time

by Nada

This show comes on Sundays on ABC from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Each week there is a different story, but all episodes have the evil queen. One of the episodes that I really liked is when the evil queen let two kids to go to the blind witch’s house to get something for her. If they eat anything the blind witch will eat them- that’s what the evil queen told the kids. Sure enough the boy ate a cupcake and the blind witch woke up. She was going to cook the kids, but they trapped her inside a fire and killed the blind witch. They took what they needed and gave it to the evil queen. I hope that you watch this show. If you want to investigate more watch it every Sunday night.

March 1

Movie Review: Toy Story 3

Reviewed by Hagar

“I can’t believe Andy is going to college! No wonder why we’ve been stuck in this toy box and haven’t been played with for over 2 years.”

In the movie Toy Story, the toys are back with some  more         spectacular adventures. They return with some new friends and faces. As Andy is preparing for college, Woody, Jessie, and the rest of the toys wonder where they are going to end up. Andy can’t take his toys to college, so they are either going to end up in the trash or in the attic. But when Andy decides to put them in a bag to go to the attic, his mom mistakenly thinks its trash. So the toys end up in the garbage because of Andy’s mom. But when they find their way out of the bag, they think its Andy who threw them out. The toys are mad at Andy and think that it was his fault. Now they feel that Andy doesn’t need them anymore. When they see the box for the Sunnyside Day Care donation they decide to go in the box and leave because they don’t think they need to stay now that they’ve been thrown away. When they move to Sunnyside Day Care, they meet hundreds of new toys and friends like Lots-O’-Huggin bear. He seemed so nice and showed the toys around and made them trust him. But, that was a big mistake. Lots-O’-Huggin tells them they will be staying in the caterpillar room from now on. When the kids come back from recess, the kids go out of control and they’re biting the toys heads. That’s when they realize that Lots-O and the others are bad because they know what happens in the caterpillar room. Now the toys regret leaving home. Whenever they try to escape, Lots-O is always on the lookout. Will the toys ever go home? Find out and watch Toy Story 3 to find out what will happen next!

February 22

Movie Review: Karate Kid

by Javian and Ahmed

Hello movie lovers! Do you want to watch a movie that is called “Karate Kid?” But first lets get things straight.  Do you like karate and do you like kids? Then this is the movie for you.

The main characters in this movie are Dre Parker and Mr. Hong.  In this movie Dre likes a girl named Meiying. She has a boyfriend Cheng who did not want Dre to talk to Meiying.  Cheng said “If you go near her again, there’s going to be a problem.  Cheng knew karate but Dre did not know any karate.  Dre talked to Meiying at school and Cheng caught him. He was going to beat him up, but Dre ran away and met Mr. Hong.  Mr. Hong taught him karate – enough to go to the tournament.  Dre went through all the training.  He went to the tournament and saw all the challenges. They were very competitive. Dre Parker was very nervous to fight.  His first battle was so frightening that Dre ran out once.  Then he ran out again.  The next two battles he won.  Dre was in the finals.  During one battle the other kid from Cheng’s team broke his leg and was disqualified.  Everybody thought Dre couldn’t fight, but he fought all the way and he won.

February 17

Movie Review: The Lightning Thief

by Cheng

Today I am going to write about a movie named Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief. In this movie, Percy Jackson, the main character, has to find the stolen master lightning bolt of the king of gods, Zeus. Percy found out that his former friend, Luke betrayed him and got controlled by the king of titans, Kronos. Now, Luke stole the lightning bolt of Zeus. Percy is trying to get it back. Watch the movie to see if he succeeds!

I think the movie is good. I think the movie is good because it has a lot of action. This movie reminds me of me and my brother fighting over games and toys. It makes me sad. What does it make you feel?

February 2

Movie Review: Tangled in 3-D

Reviewed by Kayla

I like this movie called Tangled. This movie is about the king and queen’s daughter named Repunzel who was kidnapped by an old woman when she was first born. Repunzel had a gift. The gift was her magical hair. The hair glowed every time she healed somebody. When this happened, she sang a song. The woman kidnapped her and kept her in a tower for 18 years. On her 18th birthday Repunzel sneaks out with Flynn Rider, who had run away from the guards.  Each year on her birthday the king and queen had a lantern that would go up into the sky. They hoped that Repunzel would return some day by seeing the light. To find out if Repunzel returns home, I recommend that you see this movie.

I like this movie because it’s funny, exciting, and adventerous. When you see this movie you will definitely laugh and have fun. It makes you want to see more.I f you see this movie in 3-D like I did , it seems as if you are actually in the movie, and that’s even more exciting!