Upcoming Kids' Movies (and why I don't want to watch them)

Last week I wrote about my somewhat traumatic experience taking my son to see "Rango".  I enjoyed the movie okay, but, let's face it, if I didn't have a kid to bring with me, I'd have spent my movie tickets on "The Adjustment Bureau", and would have waited for the kiddie movie to be released on DVD.

But, one of the good and bad things about being a parent is that you go see a lot of kids' movies.  It's good when it's a movie you want to see, because then you have an excuse to go (me seeing "Gulliver's Travels", for instance), but it's bad when it's a movie you really don't want to see.

In the spirit of painful viewings of children's entertainment, 8PP presents to you:



Movies I Wish I wasn't Being Dragged to this Year

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Mom's Movie Review: "Rango" is great for adults and/or if you're mad at your toddler about something.

My husband and I have been excited for months about all the upcoming summer movies geared towards kids.  Kids' movies are so much more accessible for adults now, and having a 1 1/2 year-old allows us to go see things like "How to Train Your Dragon" without looking creepy (or like potheads).

So for weeks we have been looking forward to "Rango", the animated kids' Western where Johnny Depp voices the titular protagonist, a domesticated lizard stranded in the Wild West.  We finally got our chance to see it this past Saturday.

My husband and I loved it.  I just wish we hadn't brought our son.

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