Weekly Dose Of Books
Edith here!
I would like to wish you a merry Christmas, and a happy New Year! A big thanks to the WDOB team for all their hard work.
The new leader of the WDOB club will be Otelia Laffy! The new leaders of the podcast will be Edward Mc’Clusky and Max Green. Please see them if you would like to join!
We hope you enjoy our Christmas movie reviews for the last WDOB of the year.
Once again, have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
If you are going away for the holidays, remember to pack a book and keep reading!
From,
Edith and the WDOB Team.
HOME ALONE
Reviewed by: Otelia, Peter, Max, Hamish and James
Rating: 10/10
Main Characters: Kevin,Marv Merchants, Harry Lime, Buzz McCallister, Fuller McCallister, Kate McCallister, (The Mum) Marley, Peter McCallister, (The Dad) Linnie McCallister and the Pizza Boy.
GENRE: COMEDY :D
Age group: Everyone!
Home Alone is an amazing movie about a boy named Kevin who is going on holidays for Christmas, but was naughty the night before and was sent to his room. The next morning Kevin wakes up to find his family has left on holidays and he is Home Alone.
He starts off having a really good time, then things start to go downhill. Robbers decide to rob Kevin’s house, but Kevin is smart and sets up his house to be booby-trapped. Can he outsmart the thieves? Will his family realise that Kevin is missing and try to get home?
We think this is a really good movie and is good for all ages. We strongly believe you should watch.
Release date: 13/12/1990
Review by
Sam Watson, Patricia Giannopoulos, Oli Cullen and Harry Maher
Written By: David Berenbaum
Rating: 8/10 (Watch,it's good!!!)
Main Characters: Buddy (Will Ferrell), Jovie (Zooey Deschanel, Walter (James Caan) Dr. Leonardo (Jon Favreau) Santa Claus (Ed Asner)
Summary: Elf is about a little boy named Buddy who crawls into Santa's bag and gets transported to the North Pole. He is raised by elves, he believes that he is an elf but he's not. Then Santa’s assistant tells him that he is not an elf, and that he has a human dad. So he goes to New York and finds his father. What happens when an elf goes to a human city? Will it work out? Watch the movie to find out.
Reviewed by Syd Eastwood Andrew, Lily Goode and Rose Brooks
Age group: 7-12
Rating: 10/10
Summary:
Christmas Chronicles 2 is all about Kate Pierce going on a holiday for Christmas, right on the equator. But Kate doesn't enjoy it because her mum has found a new boyfriend and because she would like to be in the snow. Kate Pierce tries to run away, but it doesn't end so well. She and her mum's boyfriend's son end up in Santa's Village! It includes everything like twists, drama, comedy and so much more and the rest well that's for you to discover!!! Watch it now on NETFLIX.
Christmas Chronicles!
Cast: Goldie Hawn: Mrs Claus
Kurt Russell: Santa Claus
Darby Camp: Cate Pierce
Judah Lewis: Teddy Pierce
Kimberly Williams - Paisley: Claire Pearce (Mum)
Summary: Siblings Cate and Teddy Pierce have a plan to capture Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Unfortunately, it didn’t go as planned. They snuck onto Santa’s sleigh, and he was surprised there were 2 kids on his sleigh, causing the sleigh to crash and sacks of presents to fall out. Then there was a big disaster. But together can they save Christmas?
Recommended age group: PG, or 8 and over
Juliet’s opinion:I rate this movie a 10/10. Personally, I love this movie. It was really exciting, it had so much suspense, and the characters were really funny.
Allegra’s opinion:
I would rate this a 10/10 as well. It was a really good movie funny with a great story, a perfect movie to watch for Christmas.
Heidi’s opinion: I really like this movie and I rate it a 9/10 because it's funny, entertaining and exciting. Christmas Chronicles takes turns in unexpected moments, and you never know what's going to happen next!
main cast: Cate: Darby Camp, Teddy: Judah Lewis, Santa Claus: Kurt Russel