Victor Frankenstein features spit and stitches

Movie:    Victor Frankenstein   Rating:    PG-13, 1 hour 49 minutes   Grade:   C-   In a Nutshell:    “You know this story….” Says the narrator (Igor),  except that this version isn’t as good as others we’ve seen before. The twist is … Continued

Goosebumps is ghoulish fun

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Movie:    Goosebumps   Rating:    PG, 1 hour 43 minutes   Grade:   A   In a Nutshell:   If you grew up reading R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books or were a parent who read them to your kids like I did, you’re going … Continued

Hotel Transylvania 2 preaches tolerance

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Movie:   Hotel Transylvania 2   Rating:  PG, 1 hour 29 minutes   Grade:  B   In a Nutshell:   Colorful and silly, this family animation written by Adam Sandler takes a social stand on mixed marriages and tolerance.  Voice talents include … Continued

The Visit will creep you out and make you laugh at the same time

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Movie:  THE VISIT   Rating:  PG-13, 1 hour 34 minutes   Grade:  B+   In a Nutshell:    I generally don’t like scary movies, but I’ve been rooting for M. Night Shyamalan to return to his film-making greatness of former years. … Continued

Was a remake of Poltergeist really necessary?

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Movie:   Poltergeist   PG-13, 1 hour 33 minutes Grade:  C   In a Nutshell:    Ok, let me first say that I don’t like watching scary movies, but I had requests to review this one….so you better appreciate my sacrifice! … Continued

Maggie isn’t your typical zombie movie

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Movie:   Maggie PG-13, 1 hour 35 minutes Grade:  C In a Nutshell:   Arnold Schwarzenegger kicking zombie butt….what’s not to like?  Well, it’s not as exciting as that sounds.  In fact, there aren’t very many actual zombies in this post-apocalyptic movie. … Continued

The Quiet Ones Inspires a Noisy Audience

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  Movie Title:   The Quiet Ones   PG-13, 1 hour 38 minutes     Grade:   C   In a Nutshell:  This is a campy horror film that is inspired by supposed true events.  Led by the talented Jared Harris of … Continued

Vampire Academy now on DVD for those suffering Twilight withdrawals

The newest DVD to hit store shelves this week is: Movie Title:   Vampire Academy   PG-13, 1 hour 45 minutes   Grade:   C-   In a Nutshell:   Juno meets Harry Potter meets Twilightmeets Mean Girls meets terrible movie.  It could have … Continued

World War Z will quicken your pulse

                               by Trina Boice a/k/ Movie Review Mom                                           www.TrinaBoice.com Brad Pitt.  Need I say more?  Well ok, if you’re a guy, you’re going to … Continued