Chappie (2015)
In S.A. the robot cop inventor wants to install A.I. His boss says No, but he goes ahead anyway, & then is kidnapped by crooks wanting to use it for crime.
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
Crazy things happen when Wallace with his dog Gromit is called in to deal with an over abundance of rabbits in an English lady’s garden.
Coming: My New Book
I can’t believe it’s been such a long time since my last entry. Aside from my usual writing for Visual Parables, LectionAid, and Lectionary Homiletics, I’ve been engrossed in finishing the book Blessed Are the Filmmakers, outlined below. It was inspired by reading Daniel Buttry’s inspiring collection of 60+ minibiographies of peacemakers, living and dead, …
ParaNorman (2012)
Rated PG. Our ratings: V -5 ; L – 0; S/N . 1. Running time: 1 hour 33 min. My heart is in anguish within me, the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror overwhelms me. Psalm 55:4-5 A friend loves at all times, and kinsfolk are …
How To Train Your Dragon (2010)
Rated PG. Our ratings: V-3, L-0, S/N-1. Running time: hour, min. 1 hour 38 min. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, the lion shall eat straw like the ox; but the serpent—its food shall be dust! They shall not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain, Isaiah 65:25 Blessed are the peacemakers, …
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Rated PG-13 Our Rating: V-3 ; L- 1; S/N- 2. Length: 1 hour 43 min. The Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that he had made humankind on the earth, …
Ratatouille (2007)
Rated G.. Our ratings: V- 1; L- 1; S/N – 1. Running time: 1 hour 50 min. Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. Whoever speaks must do so as one speaking the very words of God; whoever serves must do so …
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (2006)
Rated PG. Our ratings: V-1; L-1; S/N. Running time: 1 hour 23 min. Mortal, I have made you a sentinel for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. Ezekiel 3:17 Barnyard: The Original Party Animals This delightful animated fable poses the question of …
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The Incredibles (2004)
Rated PG. Our ratings: V-4 ; L- 1; S/N-1 But the one who had received the one talent went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. Matthew 25:18 The Incredibles Unlike the fearful servant in Jesus’ parable, Bob and Helen Parr (a.k.a. Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, superheroes par excellence) …
AVATAR: The Way of Water (2022)
The Na’vi family has to flee to a distant land of water & learn new ways when the humans return to Pandora’s moon to rape it for minerals.