Okay, so I have a chance to preview the following movies Shrek Forever After and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Both were good movies, but for totally different reasons.

First Shrek Forever After: This movie was WAY better than Shrek 3! (I have pretty much pretended that Shrek 3 doesn’t exist.) This final Shrek movie has action, humor and a good story as well. Shrek makes a deal with Rumpelstiltskin, which of course turns badly. Shrek has one day to fix this bad deal with true love’s kiss. This movie was funny and the action was good as well. My 5 year old loved it and said it’s the best Shrek movie ever. I would highly encourage you to go this movie with your kids, it’s got great lessons for them and as a parent, you can relate to Shrek as well.

This movie is rated PG and I think it could be a new family favorite! My movie rating 4 out of 5 stars!

Next up Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. First, let me throw out this disclaimer. I have never played the video game, so I am not basing my rating on that fact. I am simply rating it as a movie. While this was a good action flick and it had a good storyline (and well, let’s face it Jake Gyllenhall is not bad on the eyes), I have to admit, I think it would have been better without the princess. Her acting was good and she was pretty, but her voice was so high pitched and irritating that I would have rather listen to nails on a chalkboard! But if that’s the only thing that I can find wrong, then that’s not too bad. While Disney did produce this movie, I would stick to the PG-13 rating suggestion. There is violence and intense action, but also some sexual innuendo as well. While I previewed this movie, my 5 year old saw it, pretended to swordfight then left the room from boredom. (hey, she’s 5,cut her some slack!) Unlike most video game to movie productions, this storyline didn’t fall flat, the storyline was interesting and kept my attention. I would definitely take the older kids to see this flick!

This movie is rated PG-13 and it could be a family favorite for the older crowd. My movie rating 4 out of 5 stars!

So, enjoy those movies and if you have questions about any of the newer movies or older for that matter and wonder if they are kid friendly or not, please ask me! If it’s out, I’ve seen it!