Seattle Children's Film Festival

Tally Ho Pancake

This movie was about a man who was making a pancake. The man was going to pour a whole bunch of maple syrup on the pancake, and the pancake didn't want any of the maple syrup on it, so it ran away. It went on a lot of adventures, and met lots of new people that wanted to put different stuff on it. For example, somebody wanted to put dirty socks on the pancake. Then somebody wanted to add apples. Each time someone tried to add somethng to the pancake, there was a song that went with it:

A pancake is really quite nutritious

Just add some syrup and make it taste delicious!

A pancake is really quite nutritious

Just add some socks and make it taste delicious!

A pancake is really quite nutritious

Just add some apple and make it taste delicious!

In the end, after a bunch of people tried to chase it, the pancake landed on a wire, next to a bird. It saw a little girl standing below, and she had an empty plate. The pancake didn't like to see the empty plate, so it floated down on to her plate. Then, everybody sat down at a breakfast table and they each put all of their things that they collected on the pancake. Then, they all ate the pancakes (they cut it up into small pieces) and it was delicious!

Lost and Found

This movie started with a little lost penguin ringing the doorbell of a little boy. Every time the little boy opened the door, he didn't see anything, because the penguin was so short.

The little boy decided to take the penguin back to where he came from. The little boy built a boat that would take them across the ocean to Antarctica. Along the way, there was a big storm, and the little boy and the penguin almost drowned. But then, a giant octopus helped them by putting them back in their boat so they could continue with their journey.

Once they reached Antarctica, there was a whole flock of penguins! The penguin really liked seeing his friends and family, but he also missed the little boy. He swam back to give the little boy a hug. That part made me cry, because it was so cute.


Marcel the Shell

Marcel is a shell that wears little pink shoes. She sounds very nice and gentle. She's funny, too. The funniest thing that she said in the movie was "You know where I found this lint? Under a tooth. You know what they say--lint is a shell's best friend!"

I can sound exactly like Marcel the Shell. I can make my voice sound exactly like hers.

Marcel the Shell made my mom laugh really, really hard.

Yogi Bear

This movie was about how much Yogi liked to steal picnic baskets! I missed the first 10 minutes of it, so I can't tell you about the very beginning, but I can tell you about the part I saw. (My grandma and I were kind of late.)

A scary part in this movie was when Yogi was water skiing, but he didn't listen to the ranger. The ranger told him NOT to steal any food or get into trouble, but he got in trouble anyway. He water skied and played with fire and his scarf caught on fire! He played with a fire torch! The ranger caught the torch, and saved the fireworks! But, Yogi's scarf caught the fireworks on fire anyway, and they shot towards the people, and the people ran away from the party.

In one part of the movie, there was a frog-mouthed turtle. His mouth was really big, and his tongue was like a frog's. He had the same details as a frog, but was a turtle.

One time, Yogi stole a whole table of food. The ranger came chasing after him. The funny part was when this dog was at the end of the table. He just laid there, and enjoyed the ride!

This movie was cool because it was in 3-D. The snout of Yogi's nose sort of wooshed out at us! Yogi also had a friend--his name was Boo Boo. He was in 3-D, too!

There was kind of a scary part in this movie. They were all on the river, and they were heading for the waterfall. They almost went down the waterfall. When they got caught on a branch, Yogi was like laying down and screaming! Even though they weren't going down the waterfall, he was screaming anyway! That was scary and funny at the same time.

This part scared my grandma: When Yogi picked up a worm from a tree, and said, "Pretend it's a gummy worm, pretend it's a gummy worm," and he ate it! Then, it shot out his nose! It looked really gross in 3-D! Boo Boo was like, "Eew."

Another funny part was when Yogi danced! He said, "Kick it, Boo Boo!" and turned on some weird music, and was shaking his booty! That part really made me laugh!

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Tangled

This movie was about a girl named Repunzel. Her mom was a bad woman. She took Repunzel from her real parents when Repunzel was a baby. The mother wouldn't let her go outside, because there were bad creatures out there that could hurt her, like guards.

Another character in the movie was Eugene. Repunzel didn't want her mom to see Eugene. Her mom thinks humans can hurt Rupunzel, so that's why Rupunzel hid Eugene in her closet.

The best part of the movie was at the end, when Eugene and Repunzel killed Repunzel's mother!

There was this yellow, glowing flower that made Repunzel's hair glow. When she sang, her hair glowed. She sang a lot, so her hair glowed a lot.

The scariest part of the movie was when Eugene almost died. The evil mother shot him (I think), but he didn't die. He cut Repunzel's hair really short, then it turned all brown and curly. Then, the evil mother turned very old, and tripped over Repunzel's hair. She fell out the window of the castle and when she hit the ground, she turned to dust (because she was so old!).

The funniest part of the movie was when the chameleon, Repunzel's pet, was on Eugene's shoulder and he started hitting Eugene with his tongue, but Eugene didn't wake up. He kept on sleeping. Then the chameleon shot his tongue in Eugene's ear, and he was like, "Aah!" Then, Repunzel hit him on the head with a pan!

Another funny part was when Repunzel was trying to put Eugene in the closet. She kept going, "Ugh!" because he wasn't going easily into the closet. She got him in, then closed the door on his fingers. But he didn't scream, because he wasn't awake. Repunzel kept hitting him with a frying pan, because she didn't want her mother to know that she was hanging out with a human.

Another funny part was when this Viking looked like a clown-girl. It was really a boy! He kept dancing and it was weird!

It was really sad when Eugene almost died, which I already explained.

The movie ended when Repunzel went back to her parents, who were actually a real king and queen. I don't really know what happened to Eugene.

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The main characters in "Megamind" were Metroman, Megamind (of course), Minion (his assistant) and Titan. In the movie, Megamind is a bad guy. He tries to kill Metroman, because Metroman is a hero, and Megamind refuses to have a hero. Metroman likes freedom and happy stuff. He doesn't want people to get killed.

Megamind became a bad guy because when he was in school, he invented something that burned everyone. There was black smoke all over him. He was trying to act like Metroman, because he wanted to be a hero, too, but he kept sitting in the corner of the class while the other children were learning. He thought to himself, "What if I could be the most meanest person of all?" Then he blew up the whole school!

Megamind ran away from jail and went back to his hideout and tried to talk to Metroman. Megamind said, "You've fallen right into my trap!" Metroman said, "My power is weak!" When Metroman tried to explain what he did, he was faking it, because his powers were really NOT weak! Metroman giggled, because he was teasing Megamind.

Right after that, a different building blew up, and Megamind was responsible. Metroman faked his death, and Megamind felt bad about it, because he thought that the skull he found was actually real, but it wasn't. It was just a weird little skeleton. Then, a girl that was trapped gasped, and thought that Metroman actually did get killed. But Metroman was still alive in his hideout, and he grew a beard! But people still recognized him.

Minion teased Megamind, because Minion was dressed up as the warden of the jail. He had this watch on that could help him change into different people. It was a really cool watch! Then, Minion said, "Sorry, you've still got another 100 years in jail!" Then, Megamind said, "Here's all my black heart can say--I'm sorry!" Then, Minion showed who he really was, and he released Megamind from jail. The real warden was tied up in a rope!

The funniest part of the movie was when Megamind used the watch to turn himself into another person (I forget his name). He went out on a date with this girl, and it was kind of funny! When they kissed each other, the girl touched the button to turn him back into Megamind, but she was actually kissing the REAL Megamind! It was so weird!

The scariest part of the movie was when Titan tied up the same girl on a very tall building. He tried to light the building on fire and knock it over, and tried to make her die (Titan was not a good guy--he was sort of a bad guy). Megamind rescued the girl! And here's the cool part: Megamind had an invisible car! He tried to escape in it to go and rescue the girl.

Another funny part is when Megamind was still a bad guy. He said, "Bring out the black mamba!" The black mamba is a cape, and he wore it. It was different than his usual cape. Capes usually have a triangle thing around the head, but this one was HUGE! It looked kind of scary! The black mamba is a snake, which is also scary!

At the end, I didn't feel frightened, because Megamind and the girl found Metroman. She told Megamind, when he found this robe that Metroman wore, "You look good in white!" Everyone became friends at the end, except for Titan. Everyone else lived happily ever after!

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Karate Kid

Dre moved to China with his mom. He slept through the plane ride. When they got there, Dre went to his hotel and the hot water wasn't working. He said, "Excuse me, the hot water isn't working." He told that to some guys who did not know how to speak English. Then, Dre said, "Agua?" The guys still didn't understand him!

My favorite part of the movie is when the Karate Kid (Dre) won the tournament! Dre won a cool trophy, and his mother was crying because she was so proud of him.

The scariest part of the movie was when a bully pushed Dre and walked up to Dre's girlfriend. Dre pushed him back. The bully swung Dre over his shoulder and slammed him on the ground, and threw him backwards. Dre stood back up and started to fight again, but the same thing happened.

A funny part of the movie was when Dre thought his girlfriend spoke Chinese, and he was like, "&%**?" Then his girlfriend started laughing, and she said, "What kind of language was that?" Dre said, "You speak English?" and the girl was like, "Yeah!"

At the end of the movie, Dre ended up staying in China. He was really happy to be there, because he won the tournament and everything. He missed his home a lot, but he got used to China. You can even see the Great Wall of China from outer space!

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Fistles of Snow

*Note* We aren't quite sure what the title of this movie is, as we saw it nearly a year ago at the Seattle Children's Film Festival. All we remember is that it was good!

This movie was about these little scenes that made my mom cry a little bit, because they were all about friends and family and stuff. Some of the scenes were in a different language. There were subtitles on the screen.

The most interesting part of this movie was at the end when the snowmen were having a snowball fight. But, they didn't use the snow from the ground--they used themselves! They used so much of themselves that they died! The walrus that was watching them was kind of sad, too. He took one of the snowmens' hats and put it on his own head and waddled away.

There was another movie at this film festival called "The Secret of Kells." Some parts made me jump! (You can read my review of that movie in another spot on my blog.)

Another movie in the film festival was about this guy that went on a ship, and had to leave his family at home. He almost got killed, but he ended up coming back to his family. His son was surprised to see him when he came home, because the dad didn't really look the same. He was a little bigger, and shorter, than his son remembered.

One more movie was about a girl who touched a doll, and she somehow ended up inside of the doll. She then was seeing things from the doll's point of view. She was shaking the doll to try to get out, but she couldn't. Every kid that looked in the window got stuck inside of dolls. The dolls were cursed. If you touched them, you ended up inside of them.

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Alpha and Omega

This movie was about these wolves who wanted to get home. The girl's name was Kate, and the boy's name was Humphrey. They got caught by these guns that shot bow and arrows, and it made them tired so they went to sleep, and these guys put them in cages.

A funny part was when Humphrey had to go to the bathroom! The girl said, "Can't you hold it? Did you try crossing? Squeezing?" Humphrey said, "Yes!" Kate said, "Okay, when we stop." Then, when they stopped, he tried, but he lost the feeling. It was weird.

Another funny part was when a wolf was going "Ah-wo-wo-wo-wo!" When the birds heard him, their wings stopped and they fell to the ground. His howl was wo weird!

Then, a goose asked Kate, "Would you like to repopulate?" Kate said, "Argh!" and Humphrey said, "Sounds good to me!" Kate said, "Uh, NO!"

In the end, Kate and Humphrey got back home, and they got to marry each other. At the beginning of the movie, they didn't really know each other, but by the end, they knew each other very well.

A sad part was when Kate got hit by a heard of antelopes, and she almost died. All of the wolves were so sad, they were almost crying. But, she was still alive, and she got better. Humphrey was glad that Kate was still alive.

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