http://www.parentpreviews.com/Home Parent oriented reviews for movies now playing in theaters. en registration@parentpreviews.com Copyright 2009 2009-03-17 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/twilight-saga-the-new-moon/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/twilight-saga-the-new-moon/ Concerned that Bella's (Kristen Stewart) curiosity about their secret world may put everyone's safety at risk, Edward (Robert Pattinson) and his Vampire family move to an unknown location. Unfortunately, the forced separation only makes the teen-aged girl more desperate and reckless. Even when she is hounded by the attention of another young man (Jacob Black played by Taylor Lautner), her soul can't rest in peace. Movie Review: Twilight Saga - The New Moon 2009-11-20 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/planet-51/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/planet-51/ We've seen plenty of movies where aliens arrive on Earth to a hostile welcome from fearful humans. But have you ever wondered how the inhabitants of other worlds would feel about us if we dropped in from the sky? Well, on Planet 51, that is exactly what happens! Movie Review: Planet 51 2009-11-19 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/precious/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/precious/ Based on the novel Push by Sapphire, Precious follows the life and trials of a Harlem teenager (played by Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe), whose name stands in stark contrast to the way she is treated by her abusive family. Movie Review: Precious 2009-11-18 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/pirate-radio/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/pirate-radio/ The 1960s mantra “Drugs, sex and rock-and-roll” sets sail aboard a floating radio station strategically positioned in international waters, but close enough to be heard on England’s shores. Captained by a DJ known as “The Count” (Philip Seymour Hoffman), the illegally broadcasted radio waves capture both the rebellious heart of UK youth and the attention of the stern and controlling British Government. Movie Review: Pirate Radio 2009-11-13 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/2012-twenty-twelve/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/2012-twenty-twelve/ Did the ancient Mayan civilization know when modern civilization would end? As the ominous predictions interpreted from their calendar begin to unfold, people all over the globe -- including Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) -- find themselves caught in the cataclysmic events. Movie Review: 2012 2009-11-13 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/box/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/box/ If there is no such thing as a free lunch, then there is surely no such thing as a no-strings-attached magic box that can grant you a million dollars. Yet when such a mysterious gift is placed in the hands of Norma and Arthur Lewis (Cameron Diaz and James Marsden), the temptation to take the money may prove greater than their concern for the consequences. Movie Review: Box, The 2009-11-07 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/fourth-kind/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/fourth-kind/ If you have ever considered vacationing in the Arctic Circle, you may be in for an experience that’s out of this world! Or so psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler (Milla Jovovich) discovers when she treats several patients with similar experiences in her Nome, Alaska office. She discovers a large number of people who seem to have had an encounter of The Fourth Kind (meaning they have been abducted by aliens). Movie Review: Fourth Kind, The 2009-11-05 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/disneys-a-christmas-carol/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/disneys-a-christmas-carol/ Charles Dickens' classic tale comes to life, this time in Disney Digital 3-D and Imax 3D. Thanks to some computer wizardry and many talented folks at Disney Studios, actor Jim Carrey’s voice and body movements are transformed into the characters of Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future (along with a few others). Movie Review: Disney’s A Christmas Carol 2009-11-05 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/gentlemen-broncos/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/gentlemen-broncos/ Ronald Chevalier (Jemaine Clement) is struggling with writer’s block, so the science-fiction author borrows the work of an unknown teen (Michael Angarano), who enters an original manuscript in a contest. Movie Review: Gentlemen Broncos 2009-10-30 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/michael-jacksons-this-is-it/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/michael-jacksons-this-is-it/ For Michael Jackson fans, this is it -- a chance to finally see what the entertainer had planned for the 2009 concert dates his untimely death prevented him from keeping. Cut together from footage taken during rehearsals for the show, the film provides a behind the scenes look at the King of Pop as he sings and dances to some of his best known music. Movie Review: Michael Jackson’s This Is It 2009-10-29 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/cirque-du-freak-the-vampires-assistant/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/cirque-du-freak-the-vampires-assistant/ A bored teenager named Darren Shan (Chris Massoglia) looks for excitement by attending a performance of the Cirque Du Freak. While there, he captures the attention of Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly), a suspected vampire, who persuades the boy to become his assistant. Movie Review: Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant 2009-10-24 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/amelia/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/amelia/ Amelia Earhart (Hillary Swank) believed women could pilot an airplane just as well as men -- and she set several records to prove it! This biographical drama looks at her life, troubled relationships and amazing accomplishments, as well as her history-making attempt to fly around the world. Movie Review: Amelia 2009-10-22 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/astro-boy/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/astro-boy/ Based on the TV cartoon series with the same name, Astro Boy (voiced by Freddie Highmore) is a robotic child built by a grieving scientist (voiced by Nicholas Cage) who has lost his son. When he fails to fill the empty place in his human father’s heart, the young robot sets off on a journey of self-discovery. Movie Review: Astro Boy 2009-10-22 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/men-who-stare-at-goats/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/men-who-stare-at-goats/ Lyn Cassady (George Clooney) claims he can kill a goat just by staring at it, and this ability has made him part of a secret unit of the US military. Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) isn't sure he believes him, but whether the assertion is true or false the journalist in him can see the potential for a good story. So Bob asks to tag along on Lyn's covert mission to locate another member of his elite psychic group. Movie Review: Men Who Stare at Goats 2009-10-22 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/stepfather/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/stepfather/ Stepparents have a bad reputation and The Stepfather in this movie is no exception. David (Dyaln Walsh) moved in with Susan (Sela Ward) while her son Michael (Penn Badgley) was away at military school. Now, as Michael gets acquainted with the new boyfriend, he becomes more and more convinced that there is something dastardly about David. Movie Review: Stepfather, The 2009-10-16 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/law-abiding-citizen/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/law-abiding-citizen/ Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) may appear to be a Law Abiding Citizen, but he is determined to get revenge. His first targets are those who murdered his wife and daughter (Brooke Stacy Mills and Ksenia Hulayev), and then he wants justice for the prosecutor (Jamie Foxx) who's plea-bargaining allowed the killers go free. Movie Review: Law Abiding Citizen 2009-10-15 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/where-the-wild-things-are/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/where-the-wild-things-are/ Max (Max Records) may be having trouble adjusting to his mom's (Catherine Keeper) single status and new boyfriend (Mark Ruffalo), but when he runs away to an imaginary island Where the Wild Things Are, he discovers these monsters don't live in a paradise either. This movie is an adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's story. Movie Review: Where the Wild Things Are 2009-10-15 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/paranormal-activity/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/paranormal-activity/ Life in the suburbs doesn’t prove as peaceful as anticipated for a young couple (Micha Sloat and Katie Featherstone). It seems everytime they try to sleep, an unexplained something goes bump in the night. Movie Review: Paranormal Activity 2009-10-14 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/saw-vi/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/saw-vi/ In the continuing blood and gore horror saga of Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), this movie purports to reveal the grand scheme behind all the grisly violence. Movie Review: Saw VI 2009-10-14 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/couples-retreat/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/couples-retreat/ When four married couples head to a tropical island, they expect a holiday in the sun. Instead, this Couples Retreat is actually set up to provide counseling for troubled relationships -- and whether they want to or not -- they are all going to participate in these therapy sessions. Movie Review: Couples Retreat 2009-10-10