Skyfall

Pg-13
Starring: Daniel Craig, Dame Judy Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe and Ben Whishaw.
Running Time: 2 Hours and 23 Minutes

Once again Daniel Craig stars as James Bond in this seriously amazing installment of the Bond series. This movie starts out right from the beginning with super action and adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat and you will be completely engaged in it until the end of the movie!
I  recently visited London in September and that made it even more interesting for me as well. I loved seeing all of the great London scenery that was highlighted in this movie.
The character M (Dame Judy Dench) has to confront her past when a disk is stolen and undetermined terrorists are out to take down and destroy British agents.
 Gareth Mallory ( Ralph Fiennes) ( who just also happened to play the character Lord Voldemort in all of the Harry Potter films) is trying to convince her to retire so she can start to enjoy her golden years, but she will have none of that and she tells him to let her be and she will let him know when she is ready to retire.
Silva (Javier Bardem) is the new villain, he is a very evil and deranged character who is determined to kill M! He is obsessed with her destruction and will go to any length to carry out his evil operation!
James Bond has been severely injured in this movie and is determined to fight his way back to tip-top shape and resume his status once again as Agent 007. He is confronted with just about every single obstacle that you can possibly imagine in this movie. From Istanbul to London to Shanghai to Macau and Scotland, you will find action and adventure that is thoroughly entertaining. 
Daniel Craig once again did an exceptional job portraying Bond in his usual classic style.
There were two women in this movie that were beautiful and talented so I never felt that there was one typical Bond girl in this movie. Naomie Harris played Eve, an agent and Berenice Marlohe played Severine, a damsel in distress. Q is played by Ben Whishaw, a refreshing and fun young man who adds new dimension to the movie.
Parents be advised that there is the typical Bond violence with gunfire, explosions and action sequences, also there is a sexual shower scene between  Bond and Severine that was suggestive without any real nudity.
I found this movie to be my favorite of all of the Bond movies! I was riveted with this movie and I would strongly recommend it! 
I am giving "Skyfall" three and a half bags of popcorn!

Wreck- It Ralph

PG
John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch and Alan Tudyk
Running Time: 1 Hour and 48 Minutes
Animation

Ralph (John C. Reilly) is a video game character with real heart and soul. He stands 9 feet tall with a large muscular body and very large hands. His character portrays the bad guy who is continually thrown off of the top of the building in his video game. He is programmed to destroy buildings and his counterpart Fix-it Felix (Jack McBrayer) is programmed to fix everything that Ralph destroys with his magic hammer.
This is the story of Ralph trying to fit in with all of the characters of his video game. All of the people dislike him and he is an outcast because he is the "bad guy"! He is told that he will never be included unless he can prove to all of them that he is worthy and he needs to justify his worthiness by earning a medal to prove he can be a hero. If he can pull this off, then he will eagerly be accepted into their world. So he sets off to find a way to prove himself to be a hero and receive a medal of honor. He soon ends up wrecking everything, including unleashing viruses that threaten the entire arcade!
He encounters a darling little girl named Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) who is considered a "glitch" and continues to not fit in with the characters in her video game "Sugar Rush". She is plagued by a group of peers who are bullies and make her cry. Ralph is there and he helps her to handle them and chases them off.
Vanellope's dream is to drive a racing car and win a race. If she win's, then she receives a medal! So they work together to help each other out. Chaos ensues and the plan is almost sabotaged. The King, King Candy (Alan Tudyk) was evil and tried to undermine Vanellope's success at winning her race.
This movie is really cute and has a lot of sensitive moments in it. The animation and the colors in the movie were absolutely outstanding! I really appreciated that they addressed the issue of bullying and the heartache it can cause!!!
Parents be aware that it has some cartoon style violence and potty humor. I believe that it will be appropriate for most children ages four and up.
I am giving "Wreck-It Ralph" three bags of popcorn!

Frankenweenie

PG
Starring as the voiceovers: Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Landau, Wynona Ryder, Charlie Tahan and Atticus Shaffer.
Running Time: 1 Hour and 27 Minutes

This animated movie is based on the original Tim Burton Disney Channel short film from 1984.
Filmed in black and white, this adds to the gothic feel and classic horror style of this movie.
This is the story of Victor Frankenstein a young boy who loves his dog Sparky more than anything. Victor is an only child and lives at home with his parents and his dog Sparky. Victor is somewhat of a loner and he excels in science.
When Victor is encouraged to play baseball by his father to help him to not be such a loner, a terrible tragedy occurs! Sweet little Sparky chases after the ball in the road and is hit and killed by a car. Poor young Victor is devastated! He has no idea how he will continue on with his life.
He gets the brilliant idea that with all of his scientific expertise that maybe, just maybe he could try and bring his loyal pal Sparky back to life.
He decides to go out on a stormy night to the pet cemetery to rescue his beloved Sparky, unearth his remains and bring him home. When he brings him back to his laboratory in the attic, he performs the classic Frankenstein lightening power to defy nature and bring him back to life! He eventually succeeds, therefore Frankenweenie comes to life, albeit with a few stitches and happy to be back re-united and re-named with his buddy Victor.
Victor's class is having a science fair. Many of the students want Victor's help to win the fair. Victor is really good at helping with transformations. After a series of unfortunate events occur. The whole city is in need of help.
Overall, this is a story about a boy and his great love for his dog, and the dog's great love for the boy in return. This movie has a very Gothic feel, especially with the black and white film. This is a classic Tim Burton movie, meaning that you never know quite what to expect. I personally feel that the movie had a very sweet and tender feel to it with Victor and Sparky/ Frankenweenie's sincere love for each other. It is a cute movie and will be fun for a family Halloween time night out. Parents be advised that there are some really bizarre creatures and situations that are quite scary and intimidating for young children. I would suggest this movie for children over the age of eight. There were however younger children at the screening who seemed to enjoy the movie.
I am giving "Frankenweenie" two and a half bags of popcorn!

The Odd Life Of Timothy Green

PG
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams and Odeya Rush
Running Time: 1 Hour and 40 Minutes

This was indeed an odd life for Timothy Green. This movie was very unusual. It stars Jennifer Garner as Cindy Green, a young wife who was devastated because of she and her husbands infertility. Her husband is Jim Green, played by Joel Edgerton.
After they have tried every possible avenue to conceive a child and their doctor tells them that they have done everything that they can do, they write down all of their wishes for the characteristics of a child on small pieces of paper and put them in a wooden box and bury the box outside in their garden.
Later that night, after a drought in their community, there is a big storm outside and miraculously, a young boy covered in dirt appears inside their home, calling them mom and dad.
He is completely happy and content to be with Cindy and Jim. They are in shock and they don't understand what has just taken place. They accept him as their own child and go about their own business trying to be new parents to a young boy and explain to others how this young man has suddenly become a part of their family.
They find as time goes by that he has every characteristic that they had wished for in a child and exactly the same characteristics that they had put down on the papers that they put in the wooden box that they buried.
Young Timothy has an unusual feature in that he has small leaves growing on the lower part of his legs that they cover up with socks so others will not see his leaves and think that he is different.
Timothy develops a crush on Joni Jerome (Odeya Rush) an older girl with a birthmark and forms a special relationship with her because of their physical differences.
Timothy was a very special child and helped them to learn how to be parents and believe in themselves.
This movie was very unusual. It had some very touching and heart-wrenching moments and some scenes that I found to be completely unbelievable and strange. I enjoyed it for the most part, but I couldn't get beyond the strange nature of his existence.
Parents be advised, this movie has some scenes that will confuse and bewilder some children. I feel that it would be appropriate for children ages ten and older.
 I am giving "The Odd Life Of Timothy Green" two and a half bags of popcorn!

The Bourne Legacy

PG-13
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton and Oscar Issac
Running Time: 2 Hours and 15 Minutes

This is a spin-off of the super-popular Bourne series by Robert Ludlum.  Beginning with Bourne Identity in 2002, followed with The Bourne Supremacy and then The Bourne Ultimatum. Matt Damon starred as Jason Bourne in this very popular movie series.
Remembering back to the original movies, Jason Bourne had amnesia and could not recall his past.
This movie begins with Jeremy Renner starring as Aaron Cross who finds out that the situation he is in is a result of all of the events of the three previous movies. His memory is intact and he has been given two kinds of medicines that have both mentally and physically altered him by operatives in the Outcome project. He finds himself in many precarious situations where he is literally fighting for his life and his world is turned upside down.
He is very capable and independent. He is surprised to find out the medicines he has been taking have been altering him.
When he runs out of his medicines, he needs to find the doctor who has been administering them to him. Dr. Marta Shearing (Rached Weisz) is the doctor that was assigned to him. She has been going through her own trauma with the Outcome project. She is about to leave and go stay with her sister when she encounters Aaron Cross. He hunts her down in desperate need of more medicine. When he finds her at her beautiful country home which is under renovation, she is under siege with some operatives and fighting for her life. Cross rescues her and then they become fugitives and are on the run. They go to the Philippines where the drugs are manufactured. There they encounter even more action sequences and hostility and they become wanted by just about everyone.
I really enjoyed this movie. It kept my interest and the action scenes were good. There is a motorcycle chase scene that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Jeremy Renner was really good as Aaron Cross. He is believable as Cross and has great appeal as a hero.
Rachel Weisz was superb as Dr. Shearing. She was perfect as this character.
Parents be advised, this movie definitely has spy-action violence and suspense. Also some wild-animal violence, strong language and a sexual situation. I would recommend this movie for children ages fourteen and over.
I am giving "The Bourne Legacy" three bags of popcorn!

The Dark Knight Rises

First, before I proceed to write my review of this highly anticipated final sequel of the Batman series, my heart is so heavy! I am in shock at the atrocity in Aurora, Colorado. The fact that someone could have the audacity to open fire and start shooting at innocent people in a movie theater is unimaginable! Theater's are a place of refuge and a place to escape the realities of life. So, I wish to express my condolences to all of the people whose lives have forever been changed by this senseless tragedy. God bless them all!!!

PG-13
Starring:  Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Running Time: 2 Hours and 45 Minutes

This movie begins where "The Dark Knight" ends. Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) decides it would be better for him to be the fall guy and isolate himself inside the Wayne Manor, than to divulge to the citizens of Gotham City that their beloved hero Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), had turned into a madman after the Joker's insidious rampage. Batman is also grieving the loss of his beloved Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal). He has grown weak with inactivity and arthritis. When his fortune disappears, and the new villain Bane (Tom Hardy) appears and he is determined to destroy Gotham City, Batman must come out of isolation and become "The Batman" again! His love for Gotham City is super strong and he will go to the ends of the earth to save Gotham.
He encounters the conniving Selina aka Catwoman (Anne Hathaway) working as a waitress at a memoral honoring Harvey Dent at his Manor when she is stealing his mothers pearls.
This movie is filled with all kinds of twists and turns. It seems as if everyone is out to destroy Batman. The character Bane was as evil and sinister as you can possibly imagine. He has no soul whatsoever! I had a real issue with trying to hear what Bane was saying. He has a mask over his face, and his voice is very difficult to understand, so that was disappointing to me. I also had some issues with trying to understand Batman with his gravely voice.
The character Blake (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) was a sweet young police officer turned detective who adored Batman and helped save the people too.
The ending was heart-pounding and amazing!
The story was long at 2 hours and 45 minutes, but it kept you on the edge of your seat! You will see that Batman has a real heart and he is willing to risk himself to save everyone else.
 The special effects were stunning and well worth seeing!
Parents be advised that Bane is very scary and intimidating. Some scenes are very intense.
I would recommend this for children 13 and over.
I am giving "The Dark Knight Rises" three bags of popcorn!

The Amazing Spider-man

PG-13 Starring:
Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Sally Field, Martin Sheen, Denis Leary and Rhys Ifans
 Running Time: 2 Hours and 16 Minutes

 Wow-this was a great movie! I liked it a lot! I thought Andrew Garfield did a really great job as Peter Parker, I personally liked him better than the former Spider-man, Toby McGuire.
This is a whole new beginning for the Spider-man movie series.
Young Peter is strangely separated from his parents when they are hurriedly escorted out of their home and they leave Peter to be raised with his Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen) and Aunt May (Sally Field). He never sees or hears from them again.
He has a good life and loves and respects his Uncle and Aunt very much.  When he happens to come upon a secret formula that his father had left behind, his world is turned upside down.
He does some research and finds his fathers former co-worker Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans) at the Oscorp company and he decides to pay him a visit. Much to his surprise, his schoolmate Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) is working there also. He finds research going on there with a genetically enhanced spider program. When he decides to investigate it, he is bitten by a spider and that is where the transformation begins! This is just an intense and exciting ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat!
I really enjoyed this movie and it was very entertaining and a lot of fun. The special effects were great and the typical Spider-man flying/jumping scenes were exciting and thrilling. His relationship with Gwen is sweet and her relationship with her family only adds to the story as well.
Parents be advised, it had some really intense scenes with a character that is scary and violent and will be too much for younger children, and there is a kissing scene too. I would recommend this movie for children over the age of twelve and up.
I am giving "The Amazing Spider-Man three bags of popcorn!