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Film: Ballerina Year: 2016 Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy Directed By: Eric Summer, Eric Warin Starring: Elle Fanning, Dane DeHaan, Carly Rae Jepsen About:  An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmK7X0swHrE My Review: Having saw this on my recommended for me list on Netflix I thought I would give it a watch and see if this movie was any good. As someone who loves dance movies and animation I was hoping for this to be better than it was and it did let me down a little bit as a result. I did like that Ballerina showed how both children were best friends and didn't give up on their dreams and wanted to achieve them together by running away to Paris. By showing the lengths both of the children will go to in order to make their dreams come true was also nice to see with the boy d...

Film: The House With A Clock In It's Walls Year: 2018 Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy Directed By: Eli Roth Starring: Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro About:  A young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQGA42-U0Ro My Review: Having wanted to see this movie since it came out in the cinema I couldn't resist but to buy this and give it a watch. This is a movie in which really surprised me as it was different from how I had expected however made me enjoy it in a way I didn't expect. I found that this film was funny and made me laugh as well had elements of horror which made this a perfect children's horror to me and one that I would be able to watch when looking for something not very scary. I also thought that this film reminded me of some of my other childhood favourite horror films such as The Haunted Mansion with the way...

Film: Pan Year: 2015 Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy Directed By: Joe Wright Starring: Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund About:  Twelve-year-old orphan Peter is spirited away to the magical world of Neverland, where he finds both fun and danger, and ultimately discovers his destiny -- to become the hero who will be for ever known as Peter Pan. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1wRv8vTpxo My Review: Having wanted to see Pan for years I finally got around to seeing it, having seen that it is also the history of Peter as well as how himself and Hook are friends before becoming enemies as in the Peter Pan films and stories this really interested me. The film is about Peter who after being picked up by Blackbeard discovers that his mother was from Neverland and as a result tries to find her. With the help of Hook, Peter helps to save the fairy kingdom and get rid of the threat of Blackbeard. I found this film really well done as a way to show who ...