Reviews of the Week

Rabbit Proof Fence

Congratulations to Kimberly, Ryan H, Madi, Anaiya and Michael for being chosen as Reviewers of the Week for their reviews of the film Rabbit Proof Fence.

They will be presented with movie vouchers from Civic Video Johnsonville AND they will choose this week's movie.

Review by Kimberly

Rabbit Proof Fence is full of suspense, and three adventurous girls.

This film is about three girls who get taken away because they are half-castes (that means if they marry a white person their babies will be white).

The oldest is Molly Craig. The youngest is Gracie Fields(their Cousin) and the middle one is Daisy Craig.

Soon they run away from the people who were keeping them hostage. They kept surviving by asking people for food, and they were very clever with their hunting and hiding skills - especially Molly. They managed even to escape the tracker using a piece of clothing sending the tracker the wrong way.

When I was watching the film it sort of made me want to opt out because I don’t usually watch these kinds of movies with not really happy ending but in the end it was actually a really good movie making you predict what happens next – even when they’re older. This movie is great I definitely recommend this to people who don’t mind a different kind of movie ending. It has a lot of suspense and quite a bit of action, I would give it a star rating ⅘ because I’m not used to these movies but it still worked out. 

Review by Madi

2,400 kilometers is a long way home...

Especially for three young girls, Molly ,(the oldest ) Gracie and Daisy (the youngest ), when the three half caste girl are taken from their mother and the aboriginal people of Jangalo.

Molly, Gracie and Daisy are sent on a long trip to Moore River Native Reserve. In attempt to escape, they run away back to Jangalo.  

To find the way home they follow the rabbit proof fence, meeting lots of people on the way who give them food and coats.

On the way, Gracie is taken back to the reserve by the Aboriginal tracker and American police man.

Will Molly and Daisy survive the harsh Australian outback and make it home to Jangalo?

I think this is a movie is full of courage, hope and detertermation. This movie will tug at your heart for sure, and is really enjoyable.    

     

I’d give this heart warming movie a 4 out of 5

Review by Ryan H

This movie is about three girls in Australia who are taken away from their family and to a strange settlement where the government tries to teach half-castes (dark-skinned people who can eventually turn into white people over 3 generations) to be like white skinned people.

The eldest girl, Molly, tells the other two they are going to walk back home along the rabbit proof fence because she hates that place.  Then they go on a journey - and walk 1500 miles!!!! That’s an incredibly long way to walk, the same as walking to Auckland and back - twice!

I think Molly really hates that place and she must be super anxious to get home. Meanwhile, the white people and an aborigine tracker who used to be a hunter are trying to find the girls on their way home.

I thought Rabbit Proof Fence was boring – it had no funny bits, no action or excitement. This type of drama is strange and sad and not the sort of movie I like.

Review by Anaiya

Rabbit Proof Fence is a heartwarming movie full of compassion, determination and passion.

Do you think that you could walk 2,400 kilometers? Well thats exactly what Molly Daisy and Gracie did. These 3 half-caste girls were taken to Moore-River Reserve to learn “proper” manners like the white people, but oldest- Molly- would not put up with that. She stood up for herself and her sisters. She taught the Sisters who worked at the Reserve that they couldn't boss her around. She snuck out of the reserve with her sisters and walked 2,400 kilometers.

They followed the Rabbit Proof fence, meeting lots of people along the way - some kind some not.

Will they make it back to their home, Jungalo?

This movie shows that if you believe in yourself, you can do anything.

                                           I would rate this a..... 4.5 out of 5

 
Review by Michael 

This movie is full of suspense and has a lot of adventure scenes.

This story is about three aboriginal girls who get taken away to a half cast camp due to the law. At that time all half cast kids had to be put into a training camp so they could be taught how white people live.

I felt sad that people were getting treated this way in time gone by. I can't imagine living in that time as an aboriginal person.

The movie was sad and taught me how good it is to live today, though I did find it a little drawn out. So overall I would rate this 2/5 stars.

Week 3 of KIDSMOVIECLUB

Kia ora MOVIECLUB KIDS

As I said on Friday, you were amazing the way you watched the movie Rabbit Proof Fence so maturely. I was hugely impressed with you.

Your review of Rabbit Proof Fence is due on Monday 18 November. I have emailed you the link to the document onto which you can copy and paste your review. Please don't forget to include your name. 

The movie for this Friday is Spirited Away - a Japanese animated film.

A couple of you have not completed the All Stars Review yet. If you wish to go on the special movie-related trip you will need to complete all the reviews. 

I really look forward to reading your reviews

This Week's Film - Rabbit Proof Fence

It has been a few weeks since our last KIDSMOVIECLUB offering of ALL STARS.

Our next movie will be at 3pm, Friday 8 November in Koru - Karaka Suite.

This Week's Movie......

Rabbit Proof Fence

An amazing true story of human courage and the ability to overcome adversity. 

Our visit to WETA WORKSHOP has been organised for 5 December, 1pm. Make sure you get your reviews written and turn up to watch the movies so that you earn your invitation to this special event.

See you Friday!

Reviews of the Week - ALL STARS

Congratulations to the following KIDSMOVIECLUB members for being chosen for.....

***REVIEW OF THE WEEK***

*Samuel Harlen

*Germain Quiros Pellegrin

*James Robiony-Rogers

*Hannah Campbell

*Max Waters

The reviews have been chosen because:

1. They don't get "weighed down" with too much detail.

2. The reviewers express their personal opinions clearly

3. They are concise.

4. They clearly take the form of a review.

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ALL STARS

The movie All Stars is a fun energetic movie with lots of movement and dance.

In the movie, All Stars, a boy named Ethan and a boy called Jayden are trying to save The Garage from being demolished and turned into a car park. The Garage is a place where kids go to hang-out after school. Ethan and Jayden want to save it, what will they do and most of all will they succeed?

This movie is a good movie if you like movement and dance. I think the movie is amusing (it made me laugh on the inside in some places) but there are some boring parts when they stand around and talk.

I think the film is okay. I would recommend the movie to children aged five and over especially if you like dance. Boys would enjoy this movie. I would give it a 3/5.

By Samuel

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All Stars

A hugely enjoyable lets do the show kind of film with impressive dance scenes but a poor script .

So imagine yourself in the city of London and the only place that matters to you is going to be bulldozed. Would you fight to save the shed?

Over all I would give  it a 2.5 out of 5.I thought it was very predictable.

The script was full of bad lines and unfunny jokes.

by Germain

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All Stars

All Stars is a real awesome movie about six kids fighting to save their after-school hang out place from being demolished to become a car park.

Ethan likes a girl called Lucy, but she already has a boyfriend and Ethan challenges Lucy’s boyfriend to a dance off over Lucy. The problem is that Lucy’s boyfriend does street dance in a group, and Ethan can’t dance, and he doesn’t have a group.

Ethan sees Jaden dancing, and thinks “this is the guy I need to train me and whoever else is going to help me in this competition”. However, Jaden’s parents have told him he can’t dance because he has to focus on his studies to go to a fancy boys-only school that he does not want to go to. Between them, they select a crazy group of kids and Jaden helps to train them to become excellent dancers like himself (without his parents knowing).

The part that was really interesting was when the filmmaker showed us that Jaden has an active imagination in a creative way by using special effects. The soundtrack was carefully picked to suit the time and place that the movie was set in.

I would recommend this movie if you like dancing and humour. It is a good family movie to watch with a happy ending.

Rating 4.5 Stars

James RR

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All stars

All stars is a mix of fun, romance, awesome talent and heaps of dancing.

The main characters are Jayden and Ethan, supporting them are some talented kids from the local youth center called The Garage.

Jayden is an exceptional dancer but his parents don’t like him dancing.

Ethans dream is to be really popular and rich but in reality he’s just a little troublemaker and a wannabe.

Jayden helps Ethan form a dance crew to win a competition between another dance crew from the garage to help Ethan  win over a girl he really likes. Suddenly there is talk about the garage being closed down. Can they use their talent to save the garage?

You can find out by watching the movie.

                  I would give this movie a 4 out of 5 stars.

By Hannah C :)

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This awesome movie will get your kids off the sofa and outside dancing even if they have two left feet!  This group of five kids lead by Ethan ( Theo Stevenson) want to save the youth centre from being demolished because they didn't have enough money to keep it going. They have a plan to hold a talent show to raises the money for the youth centre. The only problem is they don't have enough time or talent. Lucky for them Akai Osei/Mansfield has all the moves and with lots of practice gets the group ready for the talent show. The kids soon find out that they have some hidden talents which could be their secret weapon. Space Invaders meets Fred and Ginger - anything can happen!

This is a great movie that is suitable for the whole family if you liked Step Up 2 you will like this movie. Over all it would give this movie a 4 stars.

Max Waters