“Three Thousand Years” Review
“Time” Steals Two
Disney’s A Wrinkle In Time based on the book by Madeline L’Engle, is faring well at the box office considering what it is up against as Black Panther nears the 1 billion mark world-wide. That being said, its opening weekend saw roughly 33 million as fans of the novel rushed to the theaters to see their favorite characters bought to life.
A Wrinkle In Time, stars Storm Reid as an altruistic teen who struggles with herself after her father (Chris Pine) disappears into the mysterious beyond four years ago. Convinced that he is still out there, she seeks the guidance of the Mrs’ who send her, her friend (Levi Miller) and her brother, a child prodigy ( Deric McCabe) on an adventure somewhere in space and time in order to rescue their father from a mysterious evil.
The film also stars Opera Winfrey as Mrs. Which, Reese Witherspoon as Mrs. Whatsit and Mindy Kaling as Mrs. Who as the mysterious guardians who lead the children on the search for her father.
At 1 hour 49 minute run time, the adventure fantasy will have audiences of all ages marveling over the extreme colors used to portray a place that people only see in their dreams.
A Wrinkle in time came out in theaters, March 9, and is currently playing in one near you.
“Children” Reach 55 Million
After it’s second weekend at the box office, Tim Burton’s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is still bringing a fair amount to theaters worldwide as the fantasy film has topped the box office with over 55 million for its second weekend though it has dropped to second for its second weekend.
The fantasy adventure based on the book by Ransom Riggs, stars Asa Butterfield as Jake, a young boy who discovers a magical world from the stories of his beloved grandfather (Terence Stamp) and releases for the first time that he isn’t just “ordinary” as he embraces is “peculiar” trait in order to save Miss Peregrine (Eva Green) and her mysterious school from the Hollows including Barron (Samuel L. Jackson) who only seeks one thing to become fully human again by using the children’s gifts.
At 2 hours and 7 minutes Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children is truly a unique tale about using one’s gifts to save everyone and discover where home really is. It’s a film that full of adventure, mystery and even a little foretold romance in the most innocent way imaginable.
It’s a film that is definitely worth seeing in a theater near you.