Homeward Bound

Three pets (Chance, a young dog unfamiliar with the world; Shadow, an aging, wise dog; and Sassy, a snobby cat) are left behind when their family goes on vacation. Unsure of what happened, the animals set out on a quest to find their family. This journey across America is very dangerous and the animals risk never seeing their masters again. The group of pets travel across forested mountains and areas of wide-open countryside, while their family searches for them in the same areas IMDb

I just thought I'd give a quick review about the movie we rented yesterday as a family. My daughters viewed it for the first time. I loved it just as much as I did the first time I saw it. I think my husband got teary like the rest of us but don't quote me on that one. Michael J Fox as Chance was awesome.

We couldn't decide if we liked Chance or Shadow better. Today all I hear from the kids is:" Can we get a golden retriever?" EVEN JON!! sigh! :)

I have to say that when the movie "Babe" came out, the animation world got really excited, it was the first time they were able to make the mouth of an animal move naturally when it spoke. Like a human would. In this movie, the mouths don't move when they speak and I like it better, it's more natural.. more real!

It's strange to use the word real when we all know animals don't speak but you get my point. :D

Letters to Juliet

When Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), a young American, travels to Verona, Italy—the romantic city where Romeo first met Juliet—she meets a group of volunteers who respond to letters written to Juliet seeking romantic advice. Sophie finds and answers a letter that has been lost for 50 years, and is stunned when its author Claire (Vanessa Redgrave) arrives in Italy with her handsome but overprotective grandson (Christopher Egan) to find the fiance she left decades before.

Fascinated by Claire's quest, Sophie joins them on an adventure through the beautiful hills of Tuscany searching for Claire's long lost Lorenzo. The journey will change their lives forever, as they discover it's never too late to find true love.

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In 15 lines or less - I thought the movie was cute. It made me want to go to Italy and work for Juliet. The scenery was fantastic, I mean, you can't go wrong with Italy, it's just beautiful!

I really liked the character Claire portrayed, she's the kind of woman I'd like to be when I grow up... :-P I cried when she brushed Sophie's hair. It made me remember how important it is for a girl to have a mother to rock you gently, play with your hair and kiss your face when things get tough. I'm glad I'm here for my daughters, I hope they'll always feel the love I have for them.

To talk about Sophie's own love story in the movie - I didn't really buy it. I didn't feel fuzzy about any of the guys. I thought her fiance was kind of right, he had to research he couldn't really be taking walks holding hands. I mean, opening a restaurant is huge! It takes passion and dedication. They didn't share each other's passion so it wouldn't have worked in the long run. The romance between Claire's son and her? There was no chemistry between them in my opinion...kind of awkward actually. True love??? I don't think so.

All in all, It was an ok movie but I expected more.

And I wrote more than 15 lines....