Israel Hyman

We did something tonight we haven’t done in ages. The entire family sat together in our family room and watched a DVD. It’s been a long time since we’ve done that. I don’t even remember the last time.

The movie was Monster House, a new release on DVD. When I read the back in Best Buy, I took a risk and purchased it. At the top of the cover was “Two Very Big Thumbs Up!” from Ebert and Roeper, so I guess it wasn’t that much of a risk. My experience is that if a film gets two thumbs up, chances are pretty good I’m going to like it. I know not everyone feels the same way, but my own tastes luckily line up quite nicely with these famous film critics.

My goal was to select a movie that the entire family would enjoy, ranging from 3 years old to 34 years old. How’s that for a target audience?

Monster House was great for that. I was expecting the kids to hide their eyes during the scarier parts, but was pleasantly surprised to find them laughing.

I won’t spoil anything for those of you who haven’t seen it. It’s good. Really good. Go buy it. Your kids (and you) will love it.