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“Man of Steel” Is Not Your Typical Superhero Flick
“Man of Steel” is a story about more than just good guys and bad guys, like most superhero films. In fact, it’s very different from Superman stories of the past. Yes, Superman is still trying to save Earth, but “Man of Steel” also tells the story behind the hero. This addition of a more personal storyline adds a more human touch to the superhero we have come to know and love through the years. “Man of Steel” is rated PG-13 for intense and violent scenes.
KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, Gerry O., age 11, says, “the events, the story line and amazing effects will blow your mind” and Anthony A., 10-year-old KIDS FIRST! Film Critic also likes the special effects saying that Superman, “has cool powers such as superhuman strength, x-ray vision, ability to shoot lasers from his eyes and of course, he can fly!” You won’t want to miss this new film after reading …
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“Monsters University”: A Refreshing Prequel From Pixar
Everyone’s favorite monsters from “Monsters Inc.”, plus a few more, are back in “Monsters University.” This time, instead of telling the story of what happened next, they’ve created a prequel to show us how the monsters first became friends and give us more insight into the characters. Mike, Sulley and the gang bring a ton of laughs to the screen as they learn how to become “scarers” and become best buddies in the process. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Jailene A., age 13 especially loves the animation in this film, “every character has its own personality and special features, as none of the monsters look exactly the same.” She was excited to see an advance screening of “Monsters University” and shares her thoughts below.
“Monsters University”
Reviewed by Jailene A.
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Wordgirl Returns for a Sixth Season
Scholastic Media announced today that its Emmy® Award-winning animated series WordGirl®, produced by its animation studio Soup2Nuts, will premiere a sixth season of all-new episodes on PBS KIDS (check local listings) beginning Monday, August 5, 2013. The season kicks off with ‘What’s Up With WordGirl Week’ featuring five new episodes. The season will include 13 episodes in total. The sixth season of WordGirl will find fifth grader Becky Botsford (and her alter-ego WordGirl) facing some of her toughest challenges yet, against the series’ most popular villains. The definition dynamo will be tricked by Mr. Birg (a Mr. Big doppelganger) and will … - read more...KIDS FIRST! Radio
Space Warriors, Epic, Star Trek into Darkness, LEGO Batman
Listen in as our KIDS FIRST! Film Critics review four great films! "LEGO Batman: The Movie" which just came out in DVD-Blu-ray, "Epic" starring Josh Hutcherson and Amanda Seyfield, "Space Warriors" - available exclusively at Wal-Mart and "Star Trek into Darkness" - starring Chris Pine and playing in theaters now. Catch all this and more with your hosts Raven Devanney and Brianna Hope Beaton joined by KIDS FIRST! Film Critics Gerry Orz, Keefer Blakeslee and Patrick - read more...Warning: getimagesize(/juror/blog/wp-content/uploads/.thumbs/.KF_FilmCriticsLogo1.jpg): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/virtual/site8/fst/var/www/html/nl-blog-jury.php on line 47
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