http://www.kidspickflicks.com/ http://www.kidspickflicks.com/images/stories/feed.gif http://www.kidspickflicks.com/ 1423-1498 http://www.kidspickflicks.com/component/content/article/34-western/1423-jonah-hex Jonah Hex is a piece of trash.There really is no plot.The "superhero" which is Josh Brolin has horrible acting.The movie is only 80 minutes.But i'd rather be in jail than watching this film.It is that HORRIBLE! The action scenes could be too intense for younger kids.But i advise you not to watch this dumb film.But if you want to go right ahead. ]]> Sun, 22 May 2011 19:26:13 -0700 2008-1408 http://www.kidspickflicks.com/component/content/article/34-western/2008-true-grit TRUE GRIT is about 14-year old Maddie Ross (brilliantly played by newcomer Hailee Steinfeld), a girl who is in charge of getting her father's affairs in order after his death. Maddie includes on her to-do list bringing her father's murderer to justice. Maddie first identifies a U.S. Marshall who she can employ to track down the killer, learning that "Rooster" Cogburn is a man with "true grit." By movie's end, it's clear the one with "true grit" is Maddie. Every teen girl should see TRUE GRIT, especially the girls who are particularly taken with TWILIGHT. Maddie Ross is the anti-Bella Swan and a much-needed role model for girls. Maddie is more than mannerly or proper, she is strong, independent and smart. Not only does she not allow herself to be taken advantage of because of her youth or her gender, Maddie does her research, employs an attorney to make sure she conducts business in a legally appropriate way and gets her point across with no-nonsense directness. Maddie is fearless; as a parent, you might wish she used more caution, actually. When she falters on this point, she and those who care about her pay a price. Director/writers Joel and Ethan Coen are known for their "grit" as well when it comes to filmmaking; some scenes of death and injury are graphic (which reflects in my giving it four stars rather than five). There's plenty of drinking which is not portrayed in a positive light; in fact, Maddie makes it clear that she is opposed to those who "pop a cork." Heck, Maddie even says, "I don't drink coffee...I'm only 14!" If only those words could influence the young Starbucks generation! Personally, I have a couple of kids who will spend 15 minutes quibbling over who has to put the last dish away so to see a young girl who steps up to the plate of responsibility -- that's something I want them to witness as well! For 12 and up. ]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:46:45 -0800 2008-1407 http://www.kidspickflicks.com/component/content/article/34-western/2008-true-grit ]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2011 01:42:06 -0800 1423-1205 http://www.kidspickflicks.com/component/content/article/34-western/1423-jonah-hex You can save the popcorn money at JONAH HEX: between his disfigured face and the gruesome acts of violence, you will lose your appetite. JONAH HEX might as well have stuck with it's original R rating. The violence is nonstop ... and I mean, nonstop. While the filmmakers cut away so you don't actually see someone's head being squeezed off or Hex's face actually getting singed off, we see everything that leads up to it and following (although, to get that PG-13 rating...almost no blood). Hex's half-burned off face (that includes a hole just past the smile mark) is pretty hard to watch, in fact, I had to look away whenever he was on the screen. Hex has the ability to communicate with dead people by bringing them back to life...to some degree...but while they're alive, their skin starts burning. One guy even starts burning in his eyeballs. Just as gruesome to look at is Megan Fox's too skinny waistline in a corset ... she looks like she's missing a couple of ribs. Yum, pass the popcorn. Jonah Hex is an anti-hero and not a particularly good guy. He is a solider who originally signs up for the Confederate side because "he doesn't like the government to tell him what to do." He then trades sides (becoming a "traitor") when his Confederate commanding officer orders him to burn down a hospital and killed the officer's adult son because "things got out of hand." As a subsequent career, Hex is a bounty hunter bringing people in more dead than alive. There's no redeeming element to JONAH HEX; a hex on parents who take their younger kids. For ages 15 and up. ]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:11:33 -0700 1423-1204 http://www.kidspickflicks.com/component/content/article/34-western/1423-jonah-hex ]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:36:28 -0700 175-771 http://www.kidspickflicks.com/component/content/article/34-western/175-outlaw-trail ]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:16:00 -0700