Movie Review: X-Men First Class

X-men First Class is the most recent superhero flick to hit the DVD and Blu-ray shelves and we thought it would be good to do a quick review. We discuss the plot, the content, and any moral to the story. You can check out our 3 minute review on our Youtube channel.

Click here to watch our review of X-men First Class

X-Men First Class has a running time of 2 hours and 12 minutes and is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, language, brief nudity, and sexual content. You can read more about the movie on it's IMDb page.

Uturn understands that entertainment is a staple within our everyday life. To help get students thinking about their entertainment choices we do periodic reviews of popular movies and music. Just because Uturn does a review, does not mean they endorse the product.

The Edge Review

Throughout this summer 11 Jr. High students participated in the student discipleship program at Uturn JH. They were actively involved in Uturn JH and served their youth group in many different ways. Every week The Edge group helped set up the student center for service, they cleaned up after services, helped prepare the Wednesday night meals, helped wash dishes every night, and went on service projects. All of The Edge students read through a book called: Live Large, Be different, Shine bright. This book challenges students to live as examples in their communities, and to focus on Jesus in all they do. We are so proud of these students and the devotion they have for Jesus and their community at Uturn. It has been an honor to serve and laugh with them all. We to thank all The Edge students for their selfless hearts and the group discussions that we shared together. We pray that they all continue to strive after God and put into practice the things discussed this summer.

The Edge students for summer 2011:
Jasmine McDaniel
Kyra Hedman
Jessie Zirker
Mary Brown
Sydney Meyer
JoHanna Flahiff
Nic Zirker
Bethany Horn
Alex Toole
Melani Bryant
Noah Wilde

Click here and you too can purchase a copy of the book we read this summer on Amazon.com.

Movie Review: Surf’s Up

Animation, comedy, family

IMDb Site for Surf's Up

***Reminder: Uturn JH does not always endorse the movies reviewed, we do this to help students and families know about the content and messages within popular movies. We also hope to challenge you to evaluate your own entertainment choices.***

Review:

Surf’s Up is a fun, engaging, and totally righteous movie about a young surfer penguin with big dreams. Cody Maverick grew up in Shiverpool, Antarctica where he was the only surfer. He has dreams of seeing the rest of the World and surfing with the best of them. The movie takes place at a surf competition where young Cody Maverick has a chance to prove himself as a pro surfer. This film gives a fun spin to the animated movies as it is shown as a documentary. There are times when our young surfer talks directly to the camera, and when reporters interview people and describe the gnarly waves. I recently watched this movie for the first time, and feel that it is highly enjoyable for all ages.

Final Thoughts:

This is a great film for the whole family. I found it very clean and hilarious. The animation was very well done, and the scenery was beautiful. This movie makes me want to grab my board and hang ten. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.

(post by:Jason Langsev)