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The Spiderwick Chronicles [2008]

starring: Seth Rogen, Freddie Highmore, David Strathairn, Martin Short
directed by: Mark Waters

July 14, 2008
Had some time to kill and went to see this film. Given the overhype of the Narnia films and several other book adaptations I was surprised and delighted to find out it was great entertainment and well worth the ticket price.

Freddie Highmore does a superb job playing identical twins Jared and Simon, identical by looks but not by attitude and mannerisms, who have moved to a rural house once owned by their great uncle. Jared, who is always getting into trouble, finds a large and mysterious book about the magical realm all around the house written by his great uncle many years before.

The plot may be a little scary for younger children but it's fast paced and very watchable.

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Merlin [1998]

starring: Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, Miranda Richardson, John Gielgud, Martin Short
directed by: Steve Barron

May 30, 2007
Having only just watched this film for the first time last night I was intrigued to see what others had written about it because for me it was a real mixed bag. To my shame I didn't really know the story of Merlin and King Arthur etc so was interested to watch from a factual point of view and my toddler did get up in the middle of it all and wandered about making lots of noise so it was difficult to follow everything (must watch again) but the story was really really good, very gripping and some of the acting was excellent particulary from Jason Done (who again to my shame I have never heard of) who played Mordred, King Arthur's illegitimate child and he brought a real edge and genuine comedy to the film. I personally wasn't keen on Miranda Richardson ... Read More:

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Father Of The Bride/Father Of The Bride 2 [1992]

starring: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams, George Newbern
directed by: Charles Shyer

September 26, 2005
A lovely film with a great emotional impact.
The characters are brilliant to watch and Steve Martin is so funny. Diane Keaton is also a wonderful role-model for a mother.
I would recommend these films to anyone that loves the idea of a happy family.

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Law And Order - Special Victims Unit - Series 6 - Complete [2004]

starring: Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Ice-T, B.D. Wong, Tamara Tunie

September 22, 2008
A lovely film with a great emotional impact.
The characters are brilliant to watch and Steve Martin is so funny. Diane Keaton is also a wonderful role-model for a mother.
I would recommend these films to anyone that loves the idea of a happy family.

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Santa Clause 3 : The Escape Clause [2006]

starring: Tim Allen, Jeffrey Silver, Martin Short, Judge Reinhold, Elizabeth Mitchell
directed by: Michael Lembeck

November 12, 2007
Well it had a few Ho Ho but not the best out of the others.

But still nice to watch on Christmas eve before the real Father Christmas set out to work.

Also has subtitles for the deaf.

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Prince of Egypt [1998]

starring: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum
directed by: Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells

July 03, 2006
I'm not religious in any sense of the word, so my review will be based purely on the film placed in front of me, and not on any historical innacuracies and deviances from the actual story, or any religious implications in the film.

I was blown away by this film to be honest. The story, the voice acting, the animation, it was all faultless, and though the songs took a bit of getting used to (they didn't seem to have that sweet, flowing quality I was used to seeing in most cartoon musicals) the soundtrack fits the film incredibly well, with the obvious standout song of 'there can be miracles' made famous by Mariah carey and whitney Houston. One fault I did have however was the script, which at times felt slightly awkward, but the voice actors did the ... Read More:

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Mars Attacks! [1997]

starring: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito
directed by: Tim Burton

May 11, 1998
this is really fun to watch and really funny as well especially SJP when she has the body of a dog and Brosnan's head danglen on sum wires!!

also i would seriously recomend this to people who either like Burtons films or if they like spoofs and sci-fi's

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Innerspace [1987]

starring: Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, Martin Short, Jenny Gago
directed by: Joe Dante

August 26, 2002
What a funny thrill ride this movie is! A man (Dennis Quaid) volunteers to be shrunk down to the size of a cell and injected into a rabbit. But terrorists are after this scientific breakthrough and by various hijinks he winds up being injected into the butt of a nervous grocery clerk, played by Martin Short. And that's just the beginning.

Innerspace shows Dennis Quaid at his most winning, and Short at his funniest. And of course, there's a very young Meg Ryan as their love interest. The jokes resonate with both kids and adults, and unlike most action-adventure films, the plot here is never short of ideas. And the effects are pretty neat too: as we see Quaid's character wander within the human body, we feel as much amazement and wonder as he does. LOTS of movies ... Read More:

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Three Amigos [1987]

starring: Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Patrice Martinez, Philip Gordon
directed by: John Landis

January 08, 2001
Take the title characters from "The Three Musketeers," place them in Hollywood during the Golden Age of Vaudeville, and add a little SNL spice, and what do you have? The Three Amigos! The movie opens in 1916, when a peaceful Mexican village is threatened by the evil El Guapo (Alfonso Arau). When young Rodrigo (Philip Gordon) watches a Three Amigos movie and sees his heroes save a village - a Shakespearean "play within a play" - he sends them a telegraph immediately. Little does he realize that Lucky Day (Steve Martin), Dusty Bottoms (Chevy Chase), and Ned Nederlander (Martin Short) only play these Amigos on stage, not in real life. Moreover, they have been banished from Goldsmith Pictures by its owner, played by Joe Mantegna....

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101 Dalmatians II - Patch's London Adventure (Special Edition) [2002]

starring: Barry Bostwick, Jason Alexander, Bobby Lockwood, Martin Short, Samuel West
directed by: Jim Kammerud

September 29, 2008
Take the title characters from "The Three Musketeers," place them in Hollywood during the Golden Age of Vaudeville, and add a little SNL spice, and what do you have? The Three Amigos! The movie opens in 1916, when a peaceful Mexican village is threatened by the evil El Guapo (Alfonso Arau). When young Rodrigo (Philip Gordon) watches a Three Amigos movie and sees his heroes save a village - a Shakespearean "play within a play" - he sends them a telegraph immediately. Little does he realize that Lucky Day (Steve Martin), Dusty Bottoms (Chevy Chase), and Ned Nederlander (Martin Short) only play these Amigos on stage, not in real life. Moreover, they have been banished from Goldsmith Pictures by its owner, played by Joe Mantegna....