By TANIA PHILLIPS
SCHOOL holidays means entertaining the kids and what better way to do it than a trip to the movies – particularly if the weather is bad or it’s too cold for outside activities.
But what’s on and what’s worth seeing?
This school holidays (unlike the last couple of term breaks) there seems to be a little something for everyone, particularly if you like old familiar faces in a new tale.
FINDING DORY
Rated G: Some scenes may scare young children
Main Cast: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy and Diane Keaton
Running Time: 103 MIN
DISNEY-Pixar’s ’Finding Dory’ reunites everyone’s favourite forgetful blue tang, Dory, with her friends Nemo and Marlin on a search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale? This is probably the most eagerly awaited of this holiday’s offerings and has been talked about by a couple of years. Garnering some good reviews it might also be the pick if you have younger children.
WARCRAFT
MA 15+
Main Cast: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Rob Kazinsky and Daniel Wu
Running Time: 123 MIN
FROM Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures and director Duncan Jones (son of the late great David Bowie) comes Warcraft, an epic adventure of world-colliding conflict. The fantasy film is based on the Warcraft video games series and novels set in the world of Azeroth. The film portrays the initial encounters between the humans and orcs and takes place in a variety of locations established in the video games. This has so far received a hot and cold response, but if you have older teens who enjoyed the games then they might be willing to overlook any shortcomings.
THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE
PG
Main Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Peter Dinklage, Maya Rudolph and Bill Hader
Running Time: 97 MIN
THE Angry Birds Movie finally shows us why the birds are so angry. The movie takes viewers to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis, We’re the Millers, Horrible Bosses), a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck (Josh Gad in his first animated role since Frozen), and the volatile Bomb (Danny McBride, This is the End, Eastbound and Down) have always been outsiders. Another game inspired movie (there will be few of them by the end of the year and another Tomb Raider has just been announced). This one has been around for a while now but is back in cinemas for the holidays so this is probably your last chance to see it on the big screen.
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
PG
Main Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helen Bonham Carter, Michael Sheen and Sacha Baron Cohen
Running Time: 113 MIN
THE sequel to Disney’s Alice Through the Looking Glass features the unforgettable characters from Lewis Carroll’s beloved stories. Alice returns to the whimsical world of Underland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter. Much more focussed on Alice this time rather than Depp’s over the top Mad Hatter, this movie isn’t as original as the first one but this is still a story well told with interesting characters and fast-paced, with a nice but not overpowering feminist message.
ICE AGE 5: COLLISION COURSE
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Main Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Seann William Scott, Simon Pegg, Jennifer Lopez, Queen Latifah, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jessie J
Running Time: 94 MIN
SCRAT’S epic pursuit of the elusive acorn catapults him into the universe where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the Ice Age World. To save themselves, Sid, Manny, Diego, and the rest of the herd must leave their home and embark on a quest full of comedy and adventure, travelling to exotic new lands and encountering a host of colorful new characters.
NOW YOU SEE ME 2
M
Main Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Lizzy Caplan and Daniel Radcliffe
Running Time: 129 MIN
THE Four Horsemen (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Lizzy Caplan) return for a second mind-bending adventure, elevating the limits of stage illusion to new heights and taking them around the globe. One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, the illusionists resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech magnate.
