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Movie Review Monday- Bringing Up Bobby

Posted by Bobbie Gould on November 29, 2010
in DVDs & CDs, Movie Review Monday, Movies

Faith and Family Reviews received the following product in exchange for writing a review. While we consider it a privilege to receive free products to review, our reviews are our honest opinion and thoughts of the product.

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.

See more about this family friendly movie here: http://bringingupbobbymovie.com/

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Movie Monday: The Way Home

Posted by Bobbie Gould on October 18, 2010
in Movie Review Monday

This movie is a real tear jerker! The Way Home is a true story about a family who are in the middle of getting ready for a vacation when their two year old son just disappears. Since they live on a vastly wooded area filled with lakes and ponds the family is very concerned. What starts as a family packing for a vacation turns into a massive search for little Joe. That involves almost the entire community in helping to look for this little boy.

Our family really enjoyed The Way Home. It is a wonderful movie that is a good quality film by Lions Gate. This movie has some thematic elements so if you have children that get scared easily this isn’t the movie for them. The Way Home is rate PG because of the thematic elements and brief tobacco smoking by a older gentlemen in the movie. But, our children didn’t get too scared while watching The Way Home. Just some tears when little Joe went missing. We really didn’t find any flaws with this movie at all so we were impressed.

We highly recommend The Way Home as a wonderful Christian movie for all family’s.

You may purchase The Way Home here for $21.99. Please check out The Way Home’s website for more information on The Way Home.

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Movie Review Monday- Bridge To Terabithia

Posted by Bobbie Gould on October 4, 2010
in Movie Review Monday, Movies

(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.

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Movie Review Monday: Set Apart

Posted by Bobbie Gould on September 20, 2010
in Movie Review Monday

Recently we watched a GREAT movie called Set Apart. This movie was very enlightening to what is going on in the inner cities so to speak. I liked it alot! It made me more thankful than ever that I have such a great family! Anyhow here is my review:

4 young teens: Korina a troubled young woman whose family tragically died, Ray a boy with a major attitude and stealing problem, and than Marcus and Anthony the two brothers. Marcus is 18 he is in a gang and is trying to keep 11 year old Anthony out of the gang scene. They all belong to a christian group called the http://www.powercompanykidsclub.org/”>Power Company kids. All 4 kids are offered a chance to visit a farm for the summer and accept the invitation only when they get in BIG trouble back home! While there for the first time in their young lives they see Jesus in these total strangers! They learn to work, to love, to respect, to obey, but, ultimately to know God! Their was some violence in it but, the Dove Foundation has given it a 5 star ranking! Oh, and another interesting thing is that this story and the people in it are real! Neat huh?

http://virtuousgirlhood.com/?p=366″>Originally published on Virtuous Girlhood here.
Recourse’s:
http://www.dove.org/reviewmasterframe.asp
http://www.setapartthemovie.com/
http://www.setapartthemovie.com/see.php

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Movie Review Monday- Letters To God

Posted by Bobbie Gould on August 30, 2010
in Movie Review Monday, Movies

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Letters To God

We recently watched Letters To God via Netflix as we had a free one month trial. And we thought that this was a really great movie. This movie is about a young boy with cancer, and how he decides to write letters to God. And how is his family learns to deal with the pain of watching their son, grandson, and brother have cancer. This movie was very moving and you will need a box of tissues. The movie was funny in parts as well as sad in other parts. I highly recommend this movie for familys and children of all ages.

Here is the synopsis:

Tyler Doherty is an extraordinary eight-year-old boy. Surrounded by a loving family and community, and armed with the courage of his faith, he faces his daily battle against cancer with bravery and grace. To Tyler, God is a friend, a teacher and the ultimate pen pal—Tyler’s prayers take the form of letters, which he composes and mails on a daily basis.

The letters find their way into the hands of Brady McDaniels, a beleaguered postman standing at a crossroads in his life. At first, he is confused and conflicted over what to do with the letters. Overtime he begins to form a friendship with the entire Doherty family. Moved by Tyler’s courage, Brady realizes what he must do with the letters, a surprise decision that will transform his heart and uplift his newfound friends and community –in an exhilarating act of testament to the contagious effect of one boy’s unwavering faith against the odds.

Inspired by a true story, Letters to God is an intimate, moving and often funny story about the galvanizing effect one child’s belief can have on his family, friends and community.

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You can purchase Letters For God for various prices at many different retailers. Be sure to check out the Letters To God website.

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Movie Review Monday: The Runner From Ravenshead

Posted by Bobbie Gould on August 23, 2010
in Family Stuff, Movie Review Monday

I received the following product in exchange for writing a review. While I consider it a privilege to receive free products to review, my review is my honest opinion and thoughts of the product.

When this movie arrived in the mail my 6 younger siblings took one look at the cover and started begging me to let them watch it! We were busy at the moment so I told them we would watch it later. When we did get to watch it my family LOVED it. This movie is SO funny! At times we would be laughing so hard, and then at other times the younger children would be saying oh, no, oh, no during the exciting parts! I thought that this movie was very well made for being a homemade movie. We loved this movie and highly recommend it. I could not find any fault with this movie. All of the Steege children where ADORABLE!

Here is the synopsis:

Hot on location in Oregon’s picturesque Willamette River Valley, THE RUNNER FROM RAVENSHEAD features stunning scenery and an original music score recorded live by the FILMharmonic© Orchestra of Prague. This independent Christian film with an all-children cast provides fun-filled family entertainment and a message to challenge and inspire.

After a daring escape from Ravenshead Prison, Sam finds herself in worse trouble. Outrunning the relentless wardens seems impossible…she wonders how much longer her strength can hold out. But help is on the way – kind of. Henry, janitor for the City of Refuge Guide Service, is unexpectedly thrust into the line of duty when all the trained guides are called out on other missions. As he sets out on his long-awaited first assignment, he gets more adventure than he bargained for. Will the enthusiastic but awkward amateur guide persuade Sam to trust him before it’s to late? An allegory about finding refuge and rest from the metaphorical wardens we face in our lives.

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