Ramona and Beezus

"Guts...Guts, Guts, Guts!!!"

It is getting to the end of the year and I would like to do a blog about my favorite movies of 2010, but I still have to catch up on a few. One of those was this film Ramona and Beezus. I, like most products of the 80's, have fond memories of the Ramona Q. Quimby books by Bevery Cleary. They went hand in hand with my Superfudge series. I saw a preview for this this summer and was excited to see it. My wife saw it first and liked it a lot. She said that the girl that played Ramona, Joey King, was beyond adorable. I must agree. With those bright blue eyes and wonderful facial expressions made this movie.

Ramona and Beezus is the story of Ramona and her family dealing with the loss of her fathers job, a big hole in their house, the neighbor who loves the aunt and mischief happening at every turn. Beezus is played by Selena Gomez, of Disney fame, mom and dad by John Corbet and Bridget Moyanahan. I have always like John Corbet especially his eccentric character, Lars, in Serendipity. The neighbor, Hobart played by Josh Duhamel (who every woman I know likes to watch)and the Aunt Bea played by Ginnifer Goodwin, were fun to watch as they teased about their past romance.

I like watching movies like this. It had a strong family message, it showed that it takes all types to make a family and that all the members of that family are important. I would hope to see another of the Ramona books made into a movie like this. I thought it was well done. The colors were bright, the characters were enjoyable and the message a good one. This a great movie to watch for a family movie night. I hope to see more movies like this made in the future.

7 out of 10