Saturday, 3 March 2007

James and the Giant Peach

  • James and the Giant Peach (1996)
    A movie version of James and the Giant Peach, a children's book by Roald Dahl, was released in 1996. It featured a combination of live-action and stop-motion animation.
  • What is a Movie Review?
    Have you ever wondered what is a movie review?
  • In a movie review, one can express his or her opinion about the movie. The author uses adjectives and emotive words to describe his feelings about the plot, setting, characterization and filming techniques such as special effects, music and costumes.
  • A movie review usually ends with a reason why the movie is recommended or not recommended.
  • Sometimes star ratings are given for this purpose.
  • How to write a Movie Review?
  1. Begin with the title of the movie and title of the review by: __________ ( your name)
  2. Give a summary of the plot ( What happened in the movie? ) You may include the following:
    What is it about?
    Who are the main actors?
    Who are the main characters?
    Where does the story take place?
    What are the main events that happen in the story?
    What is/are the problem(s) that characters face?
    How do they solve the problem(s)?
  3. What do you like about the movie? What don’t you like about the movie?
  4. In your opinion, should someone watch this movie? Why? Write at least 3 sentences.
  5. Would you recommend the movie to your friend? Why? Why not?
  6. What did you think of the characters?
  7. Write some kind of conclusion about the movie and your feelings about it.

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Movie review of Charlotte's Web

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808645849/info

Movie review of The Little Prince

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800089374/info

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

James and the Giant Peach” by Ronald Dahl is a story about James’ life.
In the story, I read about James’ adventures and the many interesting characters he meets.
At first, he lives with his parents and had happy lives. Then, one day, his parents were eaten up by an angry rhinoceros and he has to live with his two horrible aunts. James’
Aunts treat him badly, they ask him to do all the housework. They also did not give him any food to eat only some scrapes. Then, one day, James accidentally drops a bag of
Magic crystals that an old man gives him. Suddenly, a tree grows and bears a giant peach. James saw a hole and he goes in. He then meets several creatures, such as ladybird, miss spider, silkworm, glow-worm, old-green-grasshopper, centipede and earthworm. All of a sudden, the peach drops off the tree and squashes James’ aunts. The peach rolls into the ocean and James and his insects friends starts on their adventures. They meet many dangers but each time they are saving by James’ cleverness.
I really enjoyed reading this book. There are all kinds of interesting and funny situations. I like all the creatures in the peach. They are so cute! I think most of the children at my age and those who are older or younger than me will love to read this book too.