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The New World (2005)
Boring And Odd
This film contains some stunning visuals and the acting is very good.
Unfortunately, an extreme number of ponderously paced shots, particularly those of characters walking away from the camera, make for a boring viewing experience. The native Americans (or "naturals" as this film calls them") have been painted up like professional wrestlers.
Add a very bizarre musical score with rare chord changes coupled with numerous random and abrupt scene changes, and you have a film that feels like it's about an hour longer than it really is...and that's saying something, considering this movie is about 2 hours and 15 minutes in reality.
Recipe for Disaster (2003)
Entertaining for the entire family
Small kids will love this movie for its simply storyline and slapstick silliness, but it's entertaining enough that parents should enjoy watching it too. The headflip into a bucket by the villian that another reviewer mentioned is pretty incredible to see. A restaurant critic who has a number of scenes in various disguises is also quite entertaining. It's refreshing to see a simple predictable film that's well performed once in a while. This film exemplifies just how a "G" rating and an obviously low budget can still entertaining for everyone.
(One warning, though . . . you may have to caution your kids about playing around in the kitchen or in the electrical fuse box after they watch this movie.) :o)