Posted by Bobbie Gould on February 21, 2011 in DVDs & CDs, Movies
We recently watched The Jensen Project a movie made by Walmert and PG and we really enjoyed it!
The Jensen project is a movie about a family who doesn’t communicate, has family issues, and on top of that has a teenage son who breaks all the rules. But a top secret project is threatened Claire and Matt Thompson have to go back to the work that they left years ago. Will Matt, Claire, Justin (15), and the rest of the Jensen team save the day before a evil man destroys this top secret project and countless lives?????
This movie is very family friendly. Our children enjoyed it alot and even the little ones didn’t say they where scared even though there was some intense scenes in it. The movie was also funny in parts. But, we really enjoyed watching the Thompson family interact and learn to work together as a team.
We highly reccomend The Jensen Project as yet another great movie produced by Walmart!
You can tell by the topics I am covering this week that I am in farm mode 🙂 but these issues are very important to our family and ideally, they should be to everyone who eats. Bees are another important creature to the basic survival of our food system and pesticides are destroying them. The video below is of a beekeeper:
[1] Researchers Find “Alarming” Decline in Bumblebees
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=12545468
[2]“Nicotine Bees” Population Restored With Neonicotinoids Ban
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/05/nicotine-bees-population-restored-with-neonicotinoids-ban.php
Yes, we are on a food kick. We have seen both of these documentaries that we have posted about this week, but we wanted to revisit them because their message is so very important to the future of our food system here in the USA. I am also hoping to attend a Local Food Round-Table Discussion tonight and wanted to refresh my memory as to the issues of concern. Not that I plan on saying too much. I am more of a silent observer, but if I have to I will be better prepared to voice my opinion if need be.
Food, Inc. has the same basic message as The Future of Food, but presents it in a different way with different people (Michael Pollen, Joel Salatin, a Christian farmer from Virginia, Stoneyfield Yogurt and more). It also deals more with ecoli outbreaks, saving seeds, feed lots and poultry, as well as the farmers and meat packers who work in those industries.
Here’s to the health of not only our families but the health of the whole nation!
Let me know how these documentary movies have affected the way you think.
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I have a couple more movies to review so I can get my links sent to our contact. So I have one more for this week and hopefully two more for next week.
Rust is a movie with content of a more serious nature, but faith, family, friends – relationships – were a huge focus. In this movie actor Corbin Bernsen plays a former minister who is troubled in his soul. He returns to the town where he grew up only to rediscover his purpose as a minister. I loved the loyalty that Corbin Bernsen’s character, Jimmy, displayed. He was a true friend despite circumstances forcing others to turn away from a close childhood friend.
Due to the content being more serious, our oldest did not enjoy it as much. She thought it was scary because of a tragic event that occurred. She told us this after the fact. This was actually one movie we did not preview before the children. The other children seemed to like it (maybe not quite as much as others) and I think we addressed concerns as they arose during the movie. However, for that reason I would advise parents of younger children to preview it first to see if they think their children will be able to handle the content.
Because we were not expecting one surprising element of Rust, I think we enjoyed it more than we would have otherwise, as it has a rather unique story line. It’s always thought provoking to watch a movie that deals with real life issues. The relationship aspect of the movie makes us take a look at our own relationships and question how we can improve them and I think that is a good thing, as long as we seek the Lord’s leading too.
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We received a new dvd from Really Woolly Kids (Dayspring) titled, Trusting in the Shepherd and watched it as a family. The older children thought it was cute, our older son thought it was “pretty good but not the best” and our oldest daughter thought it was silly (but hey, she’s outgrowing a lot of things that her younger siblings still happen to enjoy – that’s a part of growing up!).
Trusting in the Shepherd is an animated movie about a family of sheep (yes, the characters are cute little sheep as you can see from the dvd cover 🙂 ). It features two stories dealing with the little lambs learning how to manage their fears. The daughter lamb was afraid of the dark and the son lamb was afraid of a bigger lamb at school. As they processed their fears their parents and grandmother were influential in leading them to trust the Good Shepherd who is always with them and to the scripture verse Psalm 23:4:
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for though art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
This kids dvd is very family friendly and entertained our little ones. A must see, especially if you have children who are struggling with fears.
To find out more about this movie or Really Woolly Kids, please visit their sites:
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Our family really enjoyed Bringing Up Bobby. It is the type of movie to watch when you just want to laugh. It was silly in places, but it tickled our funny bones. I got just as much fun out of watching my family laugh as I did the movie. The trailers for Bringing Up Bobby make it look more silly than it really is. It’s a nice movie with a realistic plot about the realities of family life, where family members are sinners and don’t always get along. It’s about a family who loves each other deeply but get side tracked by the will of their parents. It is also about what real friendship is all about – sticking with a friend through the thick and ugly days, as well as the upbeat good days.
Another important aspect of Bringing Up Bobby, is Bobby himself who is a teenager on the path of discovering who he is and what he believes.
Bringing Up Bobby was a very entertaining movie. The movie revolves around the Wyler family and their ups and downs of family life. The head of the Wyler is James (big brother and surrogate parent) who trusts in God for help in raising his three siblings. There are some great events within the film, including Bobby’s 16th birthday, which make the film enjoyable. I enjoyed that the filmmakers were able to present the Gospel in such a way to make it enjoyable and believable, while using real life circumstances. The movie has a solid theme and is cute for the whole family!
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I was interested in reviewing this DVD with my children because of the content. This product is a wonderful supplement to teaching the words of the Lord; specifically Psalm 23:4.
Dayspring, a Christian company, released the DVD. This 40 minute DVD is a wonderful diversion from the everyday cartoons on the television. The DVD focuses on facing your fears and trusting in Jesus. I know my children are like sponges and soak up everything their little minds hear and see, this was a wonderful program for their developing minds.
My children are 6, 4, and 2. Each child liked the DVD. They expressed their likes for the sheep characters and the songs. My 6 year old (and I) liked that the stories were relatable and included children talking to their parents about their fears. This is a great way to reinforce the fact that children should always be able to talk to their parents about anything.
This is a wonderful edition to any family’s library. I would reccomend it to anyone with young children.
(BTW: This was written a while back, but was never published.)
This past week we watched a movie called Bridge to Terabithia. It was a wonderful family film! The story starts with Jessie, a young boy who is bullied at school and sort of neglected at home. When Leslie, a new student at the school, moves in next door, Jessie and she become friends. Leslie, who has a very vivid imagination, opens his eyes to a new world called Terabithia. It is a truly wonderful film! Some of the things that I liked about it where:
They portrayed Jessie and Leslie’s friendship as “just a friendship;” there was no boy girl stuff in it.
It portrays family relationships and friendships very well.
It did not really have a lot of mythical creatures in it.
It has many things that you can learn from it.
I would reccomend parents with young children previewing it as has some intense parts. Definitely a drama!
All, in all, it was a very good movie! I would give it 10 stars out of 10. I really would encourage you to watch it. It is definitely a “want to watch” again! This movie will make you laugh and cry. And your kids will love it.
