The Smurfs 2 (2013) Watch Streaming

<p>I found "The Smurfs 2" to be more enjoyable and far less obnoxious than [the original]. This, of course, is like saying having a cavity filled is preferable to a root canal, but in the dog days of the summer blockbuster season, beggars can't be smurfers.. Not Smurftastic, but not Smurfawful, either.. That the mushroom- dwelling blue creatures still manage to be endearing even in their second big-screen extravaganza (in 3-D, no less) is about the best that can be said of "Smurfs 2.". Yes, this is... <div id="rmore">2017020</div></p>

I found "The Smurfs 2" to be more enjoyable and far less obnoxious than [the original]. This, of course, is like saying having a c...

Meet the Robinsons (2007) Play Streaming

<p>A fast paced, high energy offering; it passes by in a breeze and is enjoyable enough that I'm willing to forgive the two awful songs (one near the beginning, one near the end) and recommend it.. What might have been a bland Back to the Future rip-off suddenly hums with a screwball sensibility chockablock with singing gangster frogs and evil bowler hats.. What might the man who brought us Fantasia and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs make of the backwards-crawling tedium of movies like this?. Ther... <div id="rmore">0396555</div></p>

A fast paced, high energy offering; it passes by in a breeze and is enjoyable enough that I'm willing to forgive the two awful songs (on...

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) Full Streaming

<p>A cartoon that's truly cinematic in scope, and a story that's compelling and heartfelt -- even if the heart belongs to a big, four-legged herbivore.. Rather exciting, rendered in a bright sunset palette and a mixture of expressive, boldly drawn traditional animation and fluid computer-generated imagery.. A beautifully rendered but unimaginatively plotted cartoon about settlers, Native Americans and the horses caught in between.. Uncluttered by comic supporting characters and cute sidekicks, Spir... <div id="rmore">0166813</div></p>

A cartoon that's truly cinematic in scope, and a story that's compelling and heartfelt -- even if the heart belongs to a big, four-l...

Monsters University (2013) Watch Full Movie

<p>No one has ever made a funnier jackass of himself than Murphy.. This romantic fantasy complicates the roles of beauty and beast, making it hard to guess what form a sensitive resolution will take.. A darker, deeper fantasy epic than the Rings trilogy, The Chronicles of Narnia or the Potter films. It springs from the same world of quasi-philosophical magic, but creates more complex villains and poses more intriguing questions.. In an era when much on film seems old, Shrek seems new and fresh and ... <div id="rmore">1453405</div></p>

No one has ever made a funnier jackass of himself than Murphy.. This romantic fantasy complicates the roles of beauty and beast, making it h...

When Marnie Was There (2014) Full Movie Streaming

<p>While not a masterpiece, it is beautiful, nonetheless.. As a children's movie, it's uncommonly sensitive and complicated, rooted in relationships rather than dazzling action. But adults may notice its simple poetry turning, after a while, to suds.. Wistful and stirringly humane, When Marnie Was There isn't one of Ghibli's greatest films, but it's emblematic of their collective greatness. In a way, that's the most perfect thing it could be.. Though its curious narrative arc means you're never sur... <div id="rmore">3398268</div></p>

While not a masterpiece, it is beautiful, nonetheless.. As a children's movie, it's uncommonly sensitive and complicated, rooted in ...

Monsters, Inc. (2001) Watch Full Movie

<p>Enjoyable and charming if overactive.. A winner.. The adventures of the Cortez family have a casual multicultural feel that is welcome.. I enjoyed it.. It's agreeable and often funny, and adults who take their kids to see it might be surprised to find themselves having a pretty good time.. If history is any guide, you and your family - whether young or old - will probably want to see "Monsters University" over and over.. One of the best kids movies in years.. The excellent basic ideas have yield... <div id="rmore">0198781</div></p>

Enjoyable and charming if overactive.. A winner.. The adventures of the Cortez family have a casual multicultural feel that is welcome.. I e...

The Incredibles (2004) Play Streaming

<p>A masterpiece of genre film-making, really worth to watch.. I really like this movie. thank you. The excellent performances by the cast are also what raise this movie well above your ordinary action movie.. The best movie I've ever seen. amazing in every acting of the players as real and natural.. The excellent performances by the cast are also what raise this movie well above your ordinary action movie.. Awesome as director this is the first time that they have been together again Since trainin... <div id="rmore">0317705</div></p>

A masterpiece of genre film-making, really worth to watch.. I really like this movie. thank you. The excellent performances by the cast are ...

Cinderella (2015) Watch Full Movie

<p>"Cinderella" feels real enough to be sincerely touching at the same time it's visually inventive enough to be magical. We've all seen this story, true; but we haven't seen it told this effectively.. Every minute of this action packed movie is amazing. This is the single best movie I have ever seen. All of the actors do great jobs at their roles from the villains to the side characters they all give convincing performances.. I'm all for confection, but this movie takes that too far. Cinderella an... <div id="rmore">1661199</div></p>

"Cinderella" feels real enough to be sincerely touching at the same time it's visually inventive enough to be magical. We'...

Treasure Planet (2002) Download Full

<p>Don't look for gravity-bound logic here. This is cartoon fantasy, not a literal translation, although in its way it stays pretty close to Stevenson's characters and storyline.. It's laced with literate humor, and the directors cite N.C. Wyeth's illustrations for the 1911 Scribner's edition of Treasure Island as the inspiration for their marvelously detailed fantasy world.. While Pixar can do no wrong with its cutting edge CGI originals, Disney is falling back on old formulas. . It's a pleasant e... <div id="rmore">0133240</div></p>

Don't look for gravity-bound logic here. This is cartoon fantasy, not a literal translation, although in its way it stays pretty close t...

Surf's Up (2007) Play Movie

<p>It's far from the most unpleasant kiddie flick I've sat through this year, although I would be misleading you if I promised you lots of laughs.. Being aimed at children isn't a valid excuse for a movie to be simple-minded and illogical. You know that, right?. In the end, the pros and cons all just add up to that same bit of modern-day kid-movie praise: It could have been so much worse.. There are worse forms of torture.. Thomas brings a light campy touch as she did in 1995's The Brady Bunch Movi... <div id="rmore">0423294</div></p>

It's far from the most unpleasant kiddie flick I've sat through this year, although I would be misleading you if I promised you lots...

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) Play Movie

<p>A pleasant surprise.. . . . In a year rich with animation options, Happy Feet stands head and shoulders above its competition.. Happy Feet offers dazzling cinematic family fun, and a mad medley of tunes (songs made famous by the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Earth, Wind & Fire, Queen, and Stevie Wonder, among others).. If you fell in love with the wingless heroes of last year's documentary hit March of the Penguins, prepare to surrender completely to George Miller's computer-animated musical/adventur... <div id="rmore">0158622</div></p>

A pleasant surprise.. . . . In a year rich with animation options, Happy Feet stands head and shoulders above its competition.. Happy Feet o...

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) Watch Streaming

<p>The film conceals as much as it reveals, and its beauty is that it pretends to do nothing else. It embraces a mystery and protects it, and it’s thrilling to behold.. The special effects are first rate but I think it's always going to be about the characters. And they're great characters.. I recommend this movie to everyone out there want to see an epic action movie that delivers to every sense of the word and I'm not WHO Easily could be convinced with good action no matter how big and famous. I... <div id="rmore">0330373</div></p>

The film conceals as much as it reveals, and its beauty is that it pretends to do nothing else. It embraces a mystery and protects it, and i...

Rio (2011) Download Full

<p>The movie has trouble stitching together disjointed episodes into a coherent narrative. Thanks to a strong voice cast, however, the characters retain their charm throughout.. What a relief to see that while "Mr. Peabody's" visuals are enhanced to sleek 21st-century standards, the essential charm of the series survives more or less intact.. Mildly entertaining.. Cheerful, energetic and on the money.. Here is a splashy display of the innocent, artful exuberance that, these days, the directors of l... <div id="rmore">1436562</div></p>

The movie has trouble stitching together disjointed episodes into a coherent narrative. Thanks to a strong voice cast, however, the characte...

Strange Magic (2015) Download Movie

<p>This noisy, unappealing children's fantasy fails to distinguish itself among January's many, many reasons to steer clear of the multiplex.. A muscular fantasy epic that marks a filmmaking improvement if not a leap in dramatic inspiration over 2005's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Caspian reveals this series as conceived ever more clearly as a junior-league Lord of the Rings.. Why oh why are these sequels always bigger and louder and longer and bad?. Too many fights, not enough magic.. If... <div id="rmore">4191054</div></p>

This noisy, unappealing children's fantasy fails to distinguish itself among January's many, many reasons to steer clear of the mult...

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) Download Full

<p>Miyazaki works marvels. Sit back and behold.. Given the appeal of his first movie, Rodriguez had a big act to follow. Spy Kids ' progeny, though slightly lacking in the warmth of the first, should no doubt please audiences.. To the delight of gadgetheads and the dismay of the rest of us, Spy Kids' paraphernalia is better developed and considerably more fun than its story.. I was, I'm afraid, a little lost at times.. Even when the film feels murky, Miyazaki's painterly eye keeps things afloat. It... <div id="rmore">0287717</div></p>

Miyazaki works marvels. Sit back and behold.. Given the appeal of his first movie, Rodriguez had a big act to follow. Spy Kids ' progeny...

Puss in Boots (2011) Full Streaming

<p>An ugly-looking mismash of a fairytale.. Even for a Shrek spin-off, Puss In Boots is mighty thin gruel, based more in outsized emotion than actual narrative.. Puss made his debut in "Shrek 2," then did time in the two decreasingly funny sequels. Now he's got a movie of his own, and not a moment too soon.. Ella would be a lot more enchanting if it weren't such a pandering piece of product.. The character may be here to save the day, but the movie's only here to pass the time and it does that just... <div id="rmore">0448694</div></p>

An ugly-looking mismash of a fairytale.. Even for a Shrek spin-off, Puss In Boots is mighty thin gruel, based more in outsized emotion than ...

The Smurfs (2011) Play Streaming

<p>Kids are sure to find it smurf-errific, smurf-ilicious or just plain smurfy. Adults will happily settle for smurf-ectly inoffensive.. 'The Smurfs" is a lot like the characters' theme song: sweet, repetitive and grating.. It's raw and mean-spirited, with too many of the Smurf word substitutions more naughty than nice ("Who Smurfed?" or "Where the Smurf are we?"). That's Smurfed up.. In all, the worst parts of "The Smurfs'' can probably be summed up in two words: Smurf rap.. To play The Smurfs Dri... <div id="rmore">0472181</div></p>

Kids are sure to find it smurf-errific, smurf-ilicious or just plain smurfy. Adults will happily settle for smurf-ectly inoffensive.. 'T...

Finding Nemo (2003) Play Streaming

<p>The Lego Movie maybe be one giant advertisement, but all the way to its plastic-mat foundation, it's an earnest piece of work - a cash grab with a heart. Made for, with and about Legos, the movie is also made for, with and about imagination .... It turns out that Pixar does fish like nobody does fish.. I was swept up in its dazzling stream of rainbow corals, amused by the stoner turtles going with the flow, sharks battling their own regressive instincts and DeGeneres' scatterbrained Dory.. A gen... <div id="rmore">0266543</div></p>

The Lego Movie maybe be one giant advertisement, but all the way to its plastic-mat foundation, it's an earnest piece of work - a cash g...

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) Play Streaming

<p>Adults who see this movie unaccompanied by a child should sign up pronto for therapy with Gabriel Byrne on In Treatment.. Marvel at the movie's cheerful idiocy, which seems definitive -- even though the summer season has just begun -- and at the efficiency with which the filmmakers have dumbed down a dumb premise of proven success.. . You can exhale now: The Princess and the Frog is a triumph on every one of the myriad levels it has been asked to succeed on.. The nineteen-twenties jazz-age setti... <div id="rmore">1078912</div></p>

Adults who see this movie unaccompanied by a child should sign up pronto for therapy with Gabriel Byrne on In Treatment.. Marvel at the movi...

The Princess and the Frog (2009) Full Movie Streaming

<p>It's a very cute film, a very accessible work for children and families.. The visual artistry of the song-and-dance numbers captivates.. It's nice to know that the studio behind Cinderella can still cast a spell in two dimensions.. Disney's The Princess and the Frog is an instant classic and one of the year's best films.. For the most part, it's a winner: spirited, funny and even complex in a way that's been foreign to recent Disney cartoons.. A charming carnival of a movie, Disney's The Princes... <div id="rmore">0780521</div></p>

It's a very cute film, a very accessible work for children and families.. The visual artistry of the song-and-dance numbers captivates.....