Teen Ink Magazine,
February 2007 :
Movies Articles
Borat by Chachi C., Phoenix, AZ A Briton playing a journalist from Kazakhstan comes to America to learn about our culture - whose sick idea was this? How much time did this guy have on his hands? Yes, the mockumentary comedy is funny, but honestly, it’s not even a real film ... Continue...
Eragon by Gena L., Purcellville, VA When I first heard that the best-selling novel by Christopher Paolini was being made into a movie, I was less than thrilled. An avid fantasy reader, I had read Eragon and like so many others, become enthralled by the mystical land of Alagaesia ... Continue...
Happy Feet by Lizzie L., Congers, NY “Happy Feet,” is one of the best movies I have ever seen. Mumble, the main character voiced by Elijah Wood, is a cheerful little penguin who lives in Emperor Land in Antarctica ... Continue...
Love Actually by Stephanie F., Cohasset, MA “Love Actually” is an expertly crafted film comprised of several vignettes all having to do with different kinds of love and relationships. There are stories ranging from a love crossing language barriers to the love of a young child ... Continue...
Sideways by Matthew P., Rochester, NY Alexander Payne’s “Sideways” is a funny and touching film about two old college buddies who set out on a road trip. The set up may seem like a cliche, but “Sideways” is much more - it is a journey worth going on ... Continue...
Stranger Than Fiction by Bianca N., Phoenix, AZ “Stranger than Fiction” is one of the greatest movies of the past year. Will Ferrell is usually hilarious, but here for the first time he plays a serious role. Although it is just a story, you get all emotional with him as if it were real life ... Continue...
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