The Pirates! Band of Misfits from Sony/Columbia and the makers of
Chicken Run, is an animated feature for the family. While it's not the best one of these to come along, the kids enjoyed it and it had several amusing moments. The voice talent was great, featuring Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Salma Hayek, David Tennant, Anton Yelchin and Brian Blessed! We had a good time and it's a good film for a family movie night.
Then there's Cabin in the Woods. This is NOT a family film. But, it was surprisingly fresh for its genre. Taking the old, tired horror formula, college students head out for a weekend away in an old (you guessed it) cabin in the woods. But, this is not your typical hack-and-slash maniac movie (though there's plenty of that). For those not in-the-know, I won't spoiler it, but nothing is what it seems and the movie takes several unexpected turns. The ending is pretty awesome too. Even though I'm not crazy about the creative team behind the story, I'll give them credit for being original. And just a quick aside here, and if you see the movie you'll know what I mean. This was totally an adult version of a
Scooby-Doo episode, or maybe since Chris Hemsworth is in it,
Thor and Shaggy vs. the Forces of Evil.
The Pirates! Band of Misfits from Sony/Columbia and the makers of Chicken Run, is an animated feature for the family. While it's not the best one of these to come along, the kids enjoyed it and it had several amusing moments. The voice talent was great, featuring Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Salma Hayek, David Tennant, Anton Yelchin and Brian Blessed! We had a good time and it's a good film for a family movie night.
Then there's Cabin in the Woods. This is NOT a family film. But, it was surprisingly fresh for its genre. Taking the old, tired horror formula, college students head out for a weekend away in an old (you guessed it) cabin in the woods. But, this is not your typical hack-and-slash maniac movie (though there's plenty of that). For those not in-the-know, I won't spoiler it, but nothing is what it seems and the movie takes several unexpected turns. The ending is pretty awesome too. Even though I'm not crazy about the creative team behind the story, I'll give them credit for being original. And just a quick aside here, and if you see the movie you'll know what I mean. This was totally an adult version of a Scooby-Doo episode, or maybe since Chris Hemsworth is in it, Thor and Shaggy vs. the Forces of Evil.
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