Cinderella Story (2004) Streaming-

A Cinderella Story doesn't break any new ground, but it's a well-acted little breeze of a film -- perfect if you're a 12-year-old girl.. . Its take is about as original as its title, full of recycled ideas and half-hearted performances.. The movie starts off keenly aware of the hokum of fairy-tale schemes. Yet, like a slew of similarly themed movies (The Prince & Me and 13 Going on 30), it has a hard time giving its audience a brand-new vision.. Let me get quickly to the word that best describes...

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Brücke nach Terabithia (2007) Voll Streaming

Bridge to Terabithia is not only faithful to the novel but also stands to become a beloved family movie.. The special effects suggest a Narnia-like romp, but the movie has a darker, more sorrowful landscape to explore and it does so brilliantly, with true nuance and heartfelt sincerity.. Terabithia picks up a lot of emotional punch as it rolls along, and anyone leaving the theater with a dry eye should be checked for a pulse.. There's a lot to recommend Bridge for a young crowd. Hutcherson and R...

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Das wandelnde Schloss (2004) Download Voll

As a piece of almost dadaist filmmaking, Spy Kids is great fun with its continual spirit of invention.. The kids' movie kids have been waiting for.. Just wacky enough and gadget-driven enough to appeal to bored kids looking for fresh energies.. An animated sequel that, despite not achieving the inspired lunacy of the first movie where Gru literally steals the moon, is smartly calculated to deliver squeals to kids and amusement to accompanying adults.. Miyazaki, now in his mid-60s, has a refreshi...

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Die Geheimnisse der Spiderwicks (2008) Voll Streaming

Meticulously rendered CGI creatures spike this dark adventure, shot marvelously by Caleb Deschanel.. . Director Mark Waters does a fine job meshing the fantastical with the quotidian.. Happily, Highmore has no trouble grasping the task at hand. As both the thoughtful Simon and the brash Jared, he transports himself into this literal faerie tale with such convincing enthusiasm, he turns us into believers, too.. The characters lack shadings -- Nolte's ogre is loud but uninteresting -- and the tone...

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Happy Feet (2006) Beobachten Film

Because of its adorable protagonist, laugh-out-loud gags and touching premise, "Paddington" succeeds in a way most CGI/live-action hybrids do not.. Imagine March of the Penguins with a pop soundtrack. Or maybe An Inconvenient Truth with Al Gore doing his best Donald O'Connor impression. It's quite the mash-up, as intended, and it's cooler than a South Pole skinny dip.. True, a lot of marmalade gets spread around, and at times the zaniness gets a bit too slap-sticky, but it's all good clean fun.....

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Bärenbrüder (2003) Download Voll

...I think it's possible that all tween audiences, wimpy or not, deserve better than this.. It feels like a project that got quietly pushed through the pipeline while the studio gears up for bigger and better things.. The name may be Disney, but the result falls short of a classic.. The third time might not be the charm, but this harmless family comedy proves more pleasant than its episodic 2011 installment.. The sort of mischief that felt cutely wise-alecky up to this point often just doesn't w...

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Deine, meine & unsere (2005) Film Abspielen

Best of all may be the narration, by Sam Shepard: His voice, the kind of voice God might have if he'd ever smoked Camels, frames this gentle but potent little story with good-natured authority, making it feel modern and ageless at once.. Another pointless remake with a cast who should know better.. And I thought I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry was hypocritical.. Charlotte's Web has all the requisite elements that a family film needs to succeed and endure: humor, drama, pathos, and an emotional...

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