The twins have gone to three movies so far this year, and I’ve been itching to take them to a fourth. But the recent and upcoming films from Disney and DreamWorks haven’t looked all that appealing, to me, in this regard. Too hyper, too ironic, too pop-culture savvy. That may be fine for older kids, but for now, I just want to treat my young’uns to a good, charming story.
I am therefore hoping that The Tale of Despereaux — which opens December 19, courtesy of Universal — just might be such a film. I finished reading the book by Kate DiCamillo (author of Because of Winn-Dixie) yesterday, and found it charming enough. And the trailer below has its merits, too.
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The only possible snag is that the story, particularly as advertised here, is partly about conquering fear and, thus, the movie may need to give its audience a good scare or two. And I can remember how my daughter curled up in her seat when the dinosaur roared at the end of the trailer for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Hmmm.
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