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Action packed thriller with spectacular special effects.  Aliens descend toward Earth to annihilate the human race and take over the planet.  Casting is also superb.  Rated PG-13.
****

Delightful tale that explores the possibility that each of us wondered as children:  What would it be like if the toys could come to life?  In this case, a little boy is given a key that opens a cupboard, and when he puts toys inside, they come to life.  Rated PG.
****

Indiana Jones is the archetype action hero.  He is an archaeologist who will stop at nothing to find the ultimate prize, and of course thwart evil.  Adventure packed, humorous, and always an interesting plot.  One note, each one has a nightmare creature feature:  Raiders of the Lost Ark features snakes (lots of them), Temple of Doom has creepy bugs, and the Last Crusade features rats.  My favorite film is the Last Crusade:  the Harrison-Connery team cannot be beat!  All are rated PG.
Raiders of the Lost Ark:        Temple of Doom:        Last Crusade:
*****               ***          *****

Sci-Fi comedy about a shrinking machine and a man who is shrunk and injected into an unsuspecting civilian.  Martin Short shines in this film!!  Rated PG.
***

Definitely a kiddie show.  Disjointed plot, very little excitement, and the gadgets weren't that great.  My kids really liked it, though, I don't know why.  Matthew Broderick did an outstanding job in his dual role.  Rated PG.
**

Sleepy romantic comedy about Albert Einstein's niece whom he wants to fall in love with an ordinary man.  To help things along, Einstein and his buddies make it look like the guy is a genius, too.  Very darling movie!  Rated PG.
****

Predictable action flick starring a teen-aged hot shot and a renegade pilot who travel to the Middle East to save the teen's AF pilot father.  Followed by several sequels.  Rated PG-13.
***

Disney tale of courage and endurance.  Will is a young man who wants to go to college, but with his father's recent death the family can't afford to send him to school.  So he enters into a $10,000 dog-sled race that tests his courage, his endurance, and his spirit. Based on a true story. Rated PG
****

Modern tale of divorce-a little girl's parents split up, both become rich and famous and find little time for their little girl.  She decides to wake them up by divorcing them. Rated PG.
***

Being a huge fan of Val Kilmer, I could not pass up The Island of Dr. Moreau.  I really wish I had.  Very strange sci-fi thriller with violence.  Definitely not a family movie, despite its rating.  Rated PG-13.
*

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