If you've been to high school in the U.S. anytime since, oh say, 1955, then you must have known someone like Napoleon Dynamite. The so-real-it-hurts part is when you realize it was yourself. The ...
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DVD: Napoleon Dynamite
I rate this titleonand give itSo Real It Hurts!

TV: Project Runway
I rate this titleiffyand give itThe social themes make this great
We are all major fans of Project Runway - watching it is a family event. We have our favorites and Dad (never even thought about the world of fashion) is the biggest fan. We always find something ...

DVD: Night at the Museum
I rate this titleonand give itEveryone in our family loved it!
From 81-year-old grandma to 10-year-old granddaughter, we all loved this movie. Ben Stiller is the real deal - he has made the transition to PG from R effortlessly without losing his humor or ...

DVD: Eragon
I rate this titleonand give itGreat for fans of the book
Everyone in our family has read the book and the kids are big fans. We all loved the movie and thought it was a good, though not 100% faithful, adaptation. We thought most of the changes were good ...

DVD: Big Daddy
I rate this titleoffand give itThis is not a kids' movie
Somehow people think Adam Sandler makes kids' movies. He doesn't - they just happen to have kids in them sometimes. Sadly, that may draw families to this movie when it is very inappropriate for the ...

DVD: An Inconvenient Truth
I rate this titleonand give itA Call to Action
Our 10- and 12-year-olds were attentive and interested through the whole movie. The 10-year-old excitedly whispered to me throughout the movie, making connections with her lessons at school, our ...

DVD: Happy Feet
I rate this titleiffyand give itGorgeous Animation - too bad about the story
Where did good storytelling go? There was no story to Happy Feet. Many scenes were just gimmicks for pop songs, Robin Williams schtick, or over-the-top peril or schmaltz. The best scenes were of ...

Book: The Wanderer
I rate this titleonand give itWonderful Read-aloud Book
I read this book aloud to my 11-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter (and 41-year-old husband). It was a very interesting book to read aloud and I enjoyed bringing slightly different voices to Cody ...

DVD: Flushed Away
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