Star Trek

Okay, I don't have any interesting (or uninteresting for that matter) Hollywood Four video footage to post this evening. So, being the Trekkie that I am, I thought I would use this daily post to provide a link (click the image) to the awesome new Star Trek movie trailer! Are you all as Geeked as me to see this movie? Or are you simply thinking that I am a Geek? Just watch our home version of Star Trek posted earlier this year as proof.

Hollywood out

Hollywood Four-O-Meter Movie Ratings

Here is a quick summary of the movies on DVD that the Hollywood Four have watched as a family over the past couple months along with our highly influential Hollywood Four-O-Meter ratings (out of four stars).


Speed Racer
Dad: 3.0 Mom: 2.0 Abby: 2.5 Andrew: 3.5
Overall Rating: 2.75


Karate Kid Part III
Dad: 3.5 Mom: N/A Abby: N/A Andrew: 4.0
Overall Rating: 3.75


Santa Claus 3: The Escape Clause
Dad: 2.0 Mom: 2.0 Abby: 3.0 Andrew: 3.0
Overall Rating: 2.5


Dudley Do-Right
Dad: 1.0 Mom: 2.0 Abby: N/A Andrew: 2.5
Overall Rating: 1.8

Move Review

Three of the Hollywood Four (all but Dad) went to see Star Wars: The Cone Wars this weekend as part of a scout outing. Here is our Movie Review.

Hollywood-Four-O-Meter Ratings:

Dad = N/A

Mom = 2.0

Andrew = 3.5

Abby = 3.0

Overall Rating = 2.9

Movie Review

Two of the Hollywood Four (Andrew and Dad) went to a movie this weekend and saw WALL-E. Here is our Movie Review.

Hollywood-Four-O-Meter Ratings:

Dad = 3.0 stars "Visually nice, but lacked something."
Mom = N/A
Abby = N/A
Andrew = 3.5 stars "It was good."

Overall Rating: 3.25

Movie Review

The Hollywood Four (at least three of us), went to a movie this weekend and saw Journey to the Center of the Earth in 3D. This was our first movie since The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Here is our critique.

Hollywood-Four-O-Meter Ratings:

Dad = 3.5 stars "The 3D effects made this a good movie."

Mom = N/A

Abby = 4.0 stars "Um, like huh?"

Andrew = 4.0 stars "It was good."

Overall Rating: 3.8

Movie Review

The Hollywood Four went to check out The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian this past weekend. It was our first theater movie we have seen since The Spiderwick Chronicles. As you will see from the Hollywood-Four-O-Meter below, the movie was a hit with this family of movie critics.

Hollywood-Four-O-Meter Ratings:

Dad = 4.0 stars "This is shaping into a poor man's Lord of the Rings series (and that's good)"
Mom = 4.0 stars "Good for the whole family."
Abby = 4.0 stars "Awesome!"
Andrew = 4.0 stars "It was really good."

Overall Rating: 4.0

Hollywood Four-O-Meter Movie Ratings

The Hollywood Four still have not made it to the movie theatre in quite a while. However, we continue to catch some family movies at home on DVD. Here is a quick summary of the movies we have watched as a family over the past few weeks along with our highly influential Hollywood Four-O-Meter ratings (out of four stars).


The Water Horse
Dad: 3.5 Mom: 2.5 Abby: 4.0 Andrew: 3.75
Overall Rating: 3.4

Arctic Tale
Dad: 4.0 Mom: 2.5 Abby: 3.75 Andrew: 3.0

Overall Rating: 3.3

Nancy Drew
Dad: 2.0 Mom: 2.5 Abby: 4.0 Andrew: 3.5

Overall Rating: 3.0


The Golden Compass
Dad: 2.5 Mom: 1.0 Abby: 2.5 Andrew: 3.75

Overall Rating: 2.4

Hollywood Four-O-Meter Movie Ratings

The Hollywood Four have not made it to the movie theatre in quite a while. However, we have caught a few family movies at home on DVD. Here is a quick summary of the movies we have watched as a family over the past couple months along with our highly influential Hollywood Four-O-Meter ratings (out of four stars).

The Seeker
Dad: 3.5 Mom: 3.0 Abby: 4.0 Andrew: 3.75

Overall Rating: 3.6

Enchanted
Dad: 4.0 Mom: 4.0 Abby: 4.0 Andrew: 4.0

Overall Rating: 4.0

Alvin and the Chipmunks
Dad: 2.5 Mom: 4.0 Abby: 4.0 Andrew: 4.0

Overall Rating: 3.6


Bee Movie

Dad: 3.5 Mom: 3.5 Abby: 4.0 Andrew: 3.75

Overall Rating: 3.7

Movie Review

The Hollywood Four went to check out The Spiderwick Chronicles this afternoon. As you will see from the Hollywood-Four-O-Meter below, the movie was a hit with this family of movie critics.




Hollywood-Four-O-Meter:
(Star ratings out of 4, of course)

1. Dad = 3.5 stars "but pretty intense for a kids film"
2. Mom = 4 stars "for a kids movie"
3. Abby = 4 stars "I liked it"
4. Andrew = 4 stars "it was good"

Overall Rating: 3.9