Category: Animated

Family movie reviews for parents, by parents. Crunchy Reviews provides parental movie reviews for kids being raised by parents who care what their children are exposed to. Parent movie reviews, by parents as concerned as you; movie reviews children and their parents can rely on to help them avoid content that is inappropriate for their family.

December 28, 2009

The Princess and the Frog

Filed under: Animated, Movies - 28 Dec 2009

Why is it that Disney insists on always, always, always killing off one of their main characters in just about every children’s movie? As if children’s feelings aren’t jerked around enough just by the fact of growing and learning, …

November 20, 2009

Planet 51

Filed under: Animated, Movies - 20 Nov 2009

I liked Planet 51 much more than I’d imagined that I would. In fact, we’re going to see it again tomorrow, and I am looking forward to it. That said, I wouldn’t take a child of below 9 …

September 21, 2009

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Filed under: Animated, Movies - 21 Sep 2009

We had really looked forward to this movie. The book Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is an old family favorite, which we’ve read - repeatedly - with both of our children. From the previews, we know that …

December 30, 2008

Bolt

Filed under: Animated, Movies, Non-Fiction, Picture Books - 30 Dec 2008

The movie Bolt was a surprise. Unlike The Tale of Desperaux, which was an unpleasant surprise, Bolt was actually a pleasant surprise!

The Tale of Despereaux

Filed under: Animated, Movies - 30 Dec 2008

Everyone knows that movies are never as good as the book, but we were willing to take a chance on The Tale of Despereaux because, well, because it’s so rare for a G movie to come out, and because the …

November 14, 2008

Madagascar 2

Filed under: Animated, Movies - 14 Nov 2008

Madagascar 2 was a huge disappointment. Not only is it full of violence, but it generally is a poorly done movie. As is so often the case, the sequel doesn’t come close to the original.

July 20, 2008

Space Chimps

Filed under: Animated, Movies - 20 Jul 2008

A parental review of “Space Chimps”

July 16, 2008

Kung Fu Panda

Filed under: Animated, Movies - 16 Jul 2008

A Parental Review of “Kung Fu Panda”

July 14, 2008

Wall-E

Filed under: Animated, Movies - 14 Jul 2008

A parental review of Wall-E

January 19, 2008

The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie

Filed under: Animated, Movies - 19 Jan 2008

We were stunned at the amount of genuine violence in The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie.

Now, granted, it is a ‘pirate’ movie, but it is, we thought, first and foremost, a VeggieTale movie, and as such …

December 31, 2007

Enchanted

Filed under: Animated, Live Action, Movies - 31 Dec 2007

A parental review of Enchanted

September 15, 2007

Madagascar

Filed under: Animated, Movies - 15 Sep 2007

A Parental Review of Madagascar

July 22, 2007

Happy Feet

Filed under: Animated, Movies - 22 Jul 2007

Review of “Happy Feet”, the movie starring Robin Williams, Robin Williams, Robin Williams, a few other people, and a lot of animated penguins.

June 30, 2007

Ratatouille

Filed under: Animated, Movies - 30 Jun 2007

A parental movie review of Ratatouille (pronounced “ratatooey”)

June 20, 2007

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT)

Filed under: Animated, Movies - 20 Jun 2007

Review of TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

June 19, 2007

Surf’s Up

Filed under: Animated, Movies - 19 Jun 2007

A review of the movie “Surf’s Up”

June 17, 2007

Flushed Away

Filed under: Animated, Movies - 17 Jun 2007

Review of “Flushed Away”, by Aardman and DreamWorks, the same team that brought us Wallace and Gromit and “The Curse of the Were-Rabbit”.

May 29, 2007

Meet the Robinsons

Filed under: Animated, Movies - 29 May 2007

Meet the Robinsons with Angela Bassett, Daniel Hansen, Jordan Fry, Matthew Josten, Laurie Metcalf, and Bowler Hat Guy.

May 28, 2007

happy feet

Filed under: Animated, Kidviews, Movies - 28 May 2007

A kid’s review of Happy Feet

May 27, 2007

Charlotte’s Web

Filed under: Animated, Live Action, Movies - 27 May 2007

A review of the new “Charlotte’s Web”, with Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi, Dakota Fanning, Robert Redford, John Cleese, and Oprah Winfrey