Sunday, September 6, 2009

Sci-Fi Bri's Movies: "Ponyo" and "Paul Blart: Mall Cop"

Sci-Fi Bri's Movies: "Ponyo" and "Paul Blart: Mall Cop"

"Ponyo": (Rated G) Animated With voice talents of Cate Blanchette, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, and Betty White
In this Japanese anime film, a five year old boy finds a magical goldfish stuck in a glass jar and he names her Ponyo and takes her home as a pet. Ponyo wants nothing more than to become human. Despite her god-like father's (Liam Neeson) disapproval, as long as the boy loves her unconditionally, she will live the rest of her life as a human being. Although geared toward children,I enjoyed this movie with its hand-drawn animation, except that Ponyo has a very annoying voice.

"Paul Blart: Mall Cop" (Rated PG-13) On Home Video Characters/Actors: Paul Blart (Kevin ["Hitch"] James), Amy (Jayma Mays), etc.
From former "SNL" comedian Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions comes this semi-hilarious knockoff of "Die Hard". On the day after Thanksgiving, known as "Black Friday" to retailers, an overweight rent-a-cop foils the plans of armed mostly skateboard-
wielding thieves. Mall security guard Paul Blart recently failed the physical component of entrance to the police academy and he outwits the gang of menacing thieves without a gun and his only weapon is his Segway Scooter. In a subplot, single father Blart ineptly attempts to romance a pretty fellow mall employee. Somewhat silly, but I enjoyed it anyway.



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