Sunday, April 20, 2008
Movie Review: Nim's Island
Before going to see Horton Hears A Who, it had been over a year since we had been to the movies, and today we got to go and see Nim's Island. Chelsea had read the book by Wendy Orr, we had watched the special on Animal Planet about the movie, and completed the activities from the Educator Guide off of http://www.walden.com/. It was a little different than what I expected but a great family movie. There was nothing that I found objectionable in the movie and all of the children enjoyed it. Alex (4) was afraid of the storm scenes and a scene where they showed a shark, and Chelsea (11) was disappointed in some parts that were a little different from the book. We al know that is the way it is, the book is always better than the movie. All in all we had a good time and it is a movie that I would recommend.
The book is on hold at the library for us and we are picking it up tomorrow! Can't wait to read it and then see the movie.:-) Lori
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ReplyDeleteWe returned the book yesterday. I wondered if it was you that had a hold on it!
It was interesting to see your point of view on the movie especially with the kids being at such different ages. I read the Age-by-Age guide at Flicks for Kids at ParentsConnect.com and it suggested the film was best for tweens 10 - 12 but was also ok gor slightly smaller children (6-10). It was also interesting to note that some positives for the film were that it empowers girls, and encourages imagination.
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