The Fantastic Four: First Steps

 

This was my first time taking the kids to a 12A at the cinema. Beforehand I consulted some Christian websites and adjudged that the swearing was minimal, the love scenes mild enough, and the level of peril highly acceptable. And it looked better than the new Spiderman.

I am generally averse to superhero films and find the high-speed action scenes boring. But this film didn't have too much of that. It was mostly about the relationship between the four of them, which was well done. There was a background of SciFi and disasters and space and superpowers too so it didn't get too talking and melodramatic. Overall, a good balance.

  

Freakier Friday

 

We took our kids to see this (aged 7 and 9), and someone else's kids too. While I think the children all enjoyed the cinema experience (snacks, reclining seats) I feel that most of the jokes were lost on them, as most of the jokes were about older people being slow and out of touch with youngsters. Boomers.

The film does have a few funny gags, and the body-swap plot is an instant recipe for comedy gold. This time there are two body swaps, so even more opportunities for silliness. This film is obviously not as good as the first movie, and nothing on The Parent Trap (which Zoe did really like), but still fun.