I have to add, that unless you read the book, you may not understand what’s happening.

It was nice to see the two main character’s, Bella and Edward on the screen again, but even nicer to see Jacob transform into a buff young man who’s fallen for Bella and will fight for her affection. Never mind that she teases him and leads him on in her quest get over her loss of Edward.
There’s definitely chemistry between the 3 main characters.

There are some small pleasures to be found in New Moon, not the least of which is the relationship between Bella and Jacob. It’s effectively developed and nicely played, and the revelation that Jacob is a werewolf doesn’t come across as absurd as it could.

The special effects with the wolf transformations were all right, but I couldn’t help but chuckle at the smeared lipstick Edward was wearing on closeups.

New Moon had no real surprises. The diehard Twilight fans will appreciate the way in which the book has been brought to the screen. If one hasn’t read the series, they may lose interest in the story quickly. The film does what it needs to do. That’s the bottom line. Anyone who doesn’t experience a rush of excitement at the thought of another Twilight movie would be better off seeing something else.

Here are my thoughts about this movie

This film is absolutely delightful. Tinkerbell is back for a whole new season of adventure. . Pixie Hollow is all abuzz with preparations for autumn and Tinkerbell is hard at work on her latest invention when she is unexpectedly summoned by Queen Clarion and the Minister of autumn. Tinkerbell fears that she’s in trouble again, but is instead delighted to find out that Fairy Mary has recommended her for the important job of creating a one-of-a-kind scepter that will focus the light of an unusual blue harvest moon through a rare moonstone in order to replenish the pixie dust tree’s supply of pixie dust. Tinkerbell gladly rises to the challenge, accepting her dust-keeper friend Terrence’s offers of help, but as the days fly rapidly by, pressure begins to build and Tinkerbell becomes annoyed by Terrence’s constant attention.

Sending Terrence away on an errand seems like a good idea, but what he brings back inadvertently causes the almost finished scepter and the incredibly rare moonstone to break into pieces. Tinkerbell lashes out at Terrence and then departs alone on a desperate quest to fix the moonstone. What Tinkerbell learns on her journey is that she must take responsibility for her own actions and that the power and value of true friendship is much greater than she’d ever imagined. Like the first Tinkerbell, the colors and clarity of animation are simply breathtaking in this production.

Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure is a perfectly entertaining movie that will delight children ages 3 and up as well as adults. :-)
The character’s voices include Mae Whitman, Kristin Chenoweth, Jane Horrocks, Anjelica Huston, Jesse McCartney, and Raven-Symone. –Tami Horiuchi

Who believes in fairies? Are you looking for something entertaining for a fairy tea party or just something that will make you feel warm and fuzzy?

Tinkerbell is the DVD that will do the trick.

Every once in awhile there comes a story so familiar and yet unexplored, that you can’t help but wonder why it took so long to be told. Tinker Bell is one of Disney’s most beloved characters and yet her story has never been fully shared, that is until now. “Tinker Bell” is the latest direct to DVD animated film from Disney. While many of the direct to DVD titles from Disney are decent enough, they often lack something special, something magical, something that has garnered Disney a place amongst great storytellers. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Tinker Bell is one of the strongest Disney direct-to-DVD films in recent memory.

from Current Films.

“Tinker Bell” begins with the narrator sharing how fairies are born, The first time that a baby laughs, a fairies life takes flight. And from there the story, too, takes flight as we watch the wind carry a bit of a dandelion all the way to Pixie Hollow where Queen Clarion (Anjelica Huston) and the rest of the fairies gather to see what new fairy will arrive. With some pixie dust, the dandelion seed becomes Tinker Bell (Mae Whitman). From there, Tinker Bell must learn her talent, so that she may become part of the fairy community. Turns out, Tinker Bell is a tinker, a fairy that makes things in order to help all the other fairies achieve their goals and bring the seasons to pass.

Tinker Bell is initially taken with the idea of being a tinker and having a place in the fairy world. She meets two energetic tinkers, Bobble (Rob Paulsen) and Clank (Jeff Bennett) who take her around to see how things work, like fairies painting leaves and painting dots on lady bugs. Her new friends introduce her to some of the springtime fairies: Rosetta (Kristin Chenoweth), Fawn (America Ferrera), Silvermist (Lucy Liu), and Iridessa (Raven-Symon) who gladly show her what they do and tell her how they gather elements of spring to take to the mainland. When Tinker Bell hears about the mainland, she is instantly determined to go along. There’s only one little problem, Tinkers don’t go to the mainland, they stay behind and create the objects that ensure the other fairies can get to the mainland on time to bring seasons change.

Tinker Bell runs into trouble with Vidia, a fairy who does a little bit of everything for every season. Vidia instantly doesn’t like Tinker Bell and tries at any chance she can to sabotage the new fairy. She tells Tinker Bell she doesn’t do anything special, which only ignites Tinker Bell’s desire to do more with herself and prove that tinkers are special. She decides that she must go to the mainland to prove it. While flying about, bitter from her encounter with Vidia, Tinker Bell discovers pieces of human items on a beach. Bubble and Clank tell her that they’re lost things that come from the mainland to Neverland. Before she can fiddle with them, the tinkering expert, Fairy Mary (Jane Horrocks) takes them away not realizing what they may be worth.

With spring approaching, Queen Clarion is coming to review all the preparations, which means the fairies have a chance to make a good impression. This gives Tinker Bell the idea to invent something so wonderful that she will prove to the Queen and Vidia that she is special. Unfortunately for Tinker Bell, her plans go awry. Determined she’s not just a tinker, she sets off to have her new friends Rosetta, Fawn, Silvermist and Iridessa teach her how to do what they do so that she can prove she’s worthy of going to the mainland.

The spring fairies try to help her, but Tinker Bell can’t quite get the hang of it. She wanders off discouraged and once again finds ‘lost things’. She puts the items together enthusiastically only to discover she’s fixed a jewelry box. The spring fairies see what she’s done and tell her that she really is a tinker, after all she was tinkering with those parts and made something beautiful. But Tinker Bell refuses to listen and seeks help from her last hope, Vidia. Vidia, of course, leads her in the wrong direction. Tinker Bell only ends up causing more damage, resulting in the entire springtime square being destroyed. Without the items gathered for spring, there can be no Spring.

As Tinkerbell sits alone, she finds the lost things Fairy Mary took and begins tinkering with them. Before long, she has a plan to save Spring. The other fairies hear her plan and rally around her, working together with Tinker Bell’s new inventions that integrate pieces of nature and items from the mainland in hopes of saving Spring.

All of the talented voice work here is light and energetic and wonderfully portrayed. Bradley Raymond’s direction offers several touching and beautiful moments. The ending is especially moving, tying the story of Tinker Bell and Peter Pan together with subtlety and charm. The inventions in Tinker Bell are rather clever and the fairy homes and Pixie Hollow are marvelously imagined and brought to life. The art design of the film is truly stunning from beginning to end. While the look of the fairies are charming, it’s the design of their habitats and the items they use to create seasons that truly add to this film. It’s wonderful how the story isn’t just about Tinker Bell, but about the importance of seasons and the role they play in our lives. Tinker Bell is a truly imaginative story with lots of elements that add to its abundance of charm and that little something you always hope for with Disney – magic.

“Tinkerbell” is simply magical, and I guarantee that you will fall in love with Tink and her Fairy friends. The film is so colourful and full of fairy sparkle!

Stardust was an absolutely delightful film. The story is pure magic and although most ‘fairy tales’ are for children, Stardust is a film for almost anyone aged 8 and up.

Tristan is the son of Dunstan and the slave of an old witch called Ditchwater Sal who travels about in a caravan. The couple met after Dunstan snuck over ‘The Wall’ that leads to an enchanted land, and there he meets the captured slave and they fall in love instantly. 9 months later Dunstan recieves a knock at the door and is handed a baby boy in a wicker basket. Unfortunately, when Tristan was born, the captive slave was not allowed to keep him and instead sent him to live with his father. She put in his basket a “Babylon candle”, and a letter to Tristan explaining everything.

The story then jumps eighteen years to Tristan as a young man, in love with the prettiest girl (and shallowest) named Victoria in a small English town (Wall Village). Victoria and Dunstan watch a star fall from the sky and Victoria tells Dunstan he has 1 week to bring her the star or she’ll marry another lad who’s been courting her. He is desperate to bring Victoria the fallen star by her birthday. He uses the candle to fly to where the star landed, which is not in England but a magical land called Stormhold. But then he discovers that the star is not what he expected. It is actually a beautiful, immortal and spirited woman named Yvaine. Despite this, Tristan is determined to marry Victoria and uses a silver chain that his father obtained after trying to free the princess to take Yvaine to England, promising to use the last of the magic candle to take her back to the sky afterwards.

However, Tristan is not the only one seeking the star. Yvaine is in terrible danger because the living sons of the King are looking for her because only the jewel that she carries can secure the throne to one of them. Septimus, one of the princes, later finds out that a star’s heart grants immortality so wants to devour her heart so that he can rule the kingdom forever. Additionally the three witches known as “The Lilim” — Mormo, Empusa and the eldest and the most powerful, Lamia want her because they want to recover their beauty and eternal youth.

As Tristan sets out to protect Yvaine and bring her back to his beloved at the other side of the wall his journey brings incredible encounters with the pirate Captain Shakespeare and a shady trader among others. Yvaine and Tristan fall in love. Yvaine confesses her feelings to Tristan after the witch Ditchwater Sal turns him into a mouse, Yvaine not realizing that he can still understand her.

After being changed back into a human Tristan is too exhausted from his transformation to continue the journey, and the two stop at an inn. Tristan tells Yvaine that he returns her love. While Yvaine sleeps, Tristan cuts a piece of her hair and goes back to England to tell Victoria that he no longer loves her. However when he tries to give Victoria the hair he finds that it has turned into stardust, or rock and he tells Victoria to grow up and then some. He realizes that Yvaine cannot enter England and stay in human form and hurries back to the other side of the wall to find her.

and that..is all you get because I wont spoil the ending.
There is some scenes that would be considered violent by some standards, the use of magic and witch craft and a lot of adventure.

The stars in this film are Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Peter O’Toole, Charlie Cox, Robert De Niro and Ricky Gervais.

To see the trailer and some shots from Stardust just click on the link under Stardust.