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MEET THE ROBINSONS >> Street 10/23, Disney, Animation, B.O. $97.8 million, $29.99 DVD, $34.99 Blu-ray, ‘G’ Stars Angela Bassett, Daniel Hansen, Jordan Fry, Laurie Metcalf. PHILIPPIANS 3:13B Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. eet the Robinsons is a throwback to when Disney meant a good family film. Lewis is a 12-year-old orphan with the unique ability to imagine what could be. He tinkers with everyday items until he creates what he envisions. His quirkiness is part of the reason he’s still not adopted, despite having met 124 potential sets of parents. He believes he has no future and decides to find his long-lost mother. He invents The Memory Scanner for the school science fair so he can remember his mother and find her. Then Wilbur Robinson shows up at the science fair claiming he’s a time cop from the future. He’s there to help Lewis avoid the Bowler Hat Guy who is after The Memory Scanner. Lewis travels to the future where he meets the Robinsons, a family that is so eccentric Lewis is a natural fit. With singing frogs, a spaceship pizza-delivery guy, a hand puppet wielding uncle and more, it’s hard to imagine a more unique family in movie history. Despite all their differences and obstacles, they stick together and honor each other’s uniqueness. The family motto is “keep moving forward.” M This little phrase gives them strength to face the harshest of trials and failures, because they learn through their failures. One character even says, “don’t look back, keep moving forward.” This particular sentiment echoes Paul in Philippians 3:13b: “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead.” I applaud the unconditional love that is shown towards each member of the family. – Pastor Len Evans Christian rating: Entertainment rating: #### LAUGH ‘TIL IT HURTZ >> Street 10/9, Maverick, $16.98 DVD, NR. L augh ‘Til It Hurtz is a DVD comedy showcase of its host, AX’NT, known as “The Prophetess of Comedy,” and comedians Rory Darvel, Vince D., Laurence Craig, T.J. McGee and John Mitchell. Unfortunately, some of the humor hurts. Even though this is a Christian comedic performance, there sadly is some offensive humor. The word “hell” is used several times as a location, rather than as a curse. The language was wholesome for the most part, but it is the familiarity in speaking about God that was a concern to me. A few examples of the irreverent humor include a man referring to God as “Pops,” and one comedian referring to Jesus as “his boy,” which might offend some in the Christian community. There is also talk of marijuana use and JAMES 3:2 We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check. the acting out of this comment. In addition, a few of the comics make fun of gays, one of them saying, “They are supposed to be fruitful, not fruity.” This could prevent gays from seriously considering the Christian walk. I did find some of the humor genuinely funny. A performer named Good Tymz mentions the difficulty of life for blacks in some cities. He says if he found a genie in a bottle, he would wind up saying, “I get three wishes? Oh, I get one wish and need a co-signer for the other two?” The performance is geared toward a black audience, as it is acknowledged in the program. The film is professionally produced, but it is a shame the caliber of the performances is lacking, and that a bit more reverence isn’t attached to the evening. The message I took away from the film is that we need to be real and down to earth. God does accept us where we are, even if we have a background that includes poverty, as it does with some of the performers. In the book of James, he mentions how important what we say really is. I believe more reverence toward God from a few of the performers would have made this DVD more enjoyable to watch. – Edwin L. Carpenter Christian rating: Entertainment rating: # 16 CHRISTIAN ENTERTAINMENT REVIEW / SEPTEMBER 2007

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