Comments on: ‘Tooth Fairy’ – Johnson pinned by tutu, tough guy image

By: cftoto

cftoto — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:12:27 +0000

I’m dreading it, Ed!

By: Ed

Ed — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:00:36 +0000

Awesome, soon you’ll be entering the world of Thomas the Tank Engine. I prefer the episodes where George Carlin narrates as opposed to Alec Baldwin. You’ll see what I mean. Enjoy!

By: cftoto

cftoto — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:22:19 +0000

Ed,

You bring up an excellent point. I often find childrens’ movies the hardest to evaluate. My guess is that other adult critics feel the same way. That said, you can still assess some basic principles of the film … and I’m guessing most kids won’t bother to read what WWTW says … or any other critic … if the film in question stars a favorite actor or simply looks cool.

My son is 1 … so he can’t help me broaden my view of kiddie movies quite yet.

By: ed

ed — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:58:34 +0000

This movie was a terrific family film.

You could just say, “Hey, this is not my genre so I’ll just stay quiet.” It’d be honest and fair. Or, take a 5 and 9 year-old child along with you and go to a real theatre and see the movie. We did the latter and the theatre was full and the audience thoroughly enjoyed the film. Billy Crystal was great as was the case-worker. Hilarious.

Let the kids’ movie reviews go to the folks whose expertise doesn’t lie in the realm of films for adults. Maybe it wasn’t fair for you to be asked to review this film.

By: cftoto

cftoto — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:32:39 +0000

Tink – El Rocko is pumped up beyond belief in this movie. I think your galpals will enjoy that aspect of it.

By: Tink in Cali

Tink in Cali — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:17:45 +0000

Some lady friends and I are taking the kiddies to a matinee tomorrow (for fun and due to the bad weather). The top two choices are Spy Next Door or Tooth Fairy (nothing could induce us to see the Squeakel, not even if they paid US) and so far The Rock is winning with us moms, mainly for the bicep factor – so it may not be his best move, but it is a move that may work for now.

By: cftoto

cftoto — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:05:00 +0000

I agree … he impressed me right out of the gate but I think he figured going the kiddie route will ensure his career has legs. Not sure that’s the best move.

By: JimmyC

JimmyC — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:25:56 +0000

I’ve been a big fan of Dwayne Johnson since he started making movies, but he needs to stop making lame kids’ movies like these. Anyone who’s seen Gridiron Gang or The Rundown knows that he’s capable of so much more.

By: Mike K.

Mike K. — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:54:16 +0000

You must be just a sprout, Christian. I got a quarter.