Do you want to see a movie that makes you wish you were a kid again? Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is the film to see if you do.

I happened to catch this while flying to or from the US (I don't remember which) and was thoroughly delighted by the premise. A 243-year old genius runs a magical toy store and has decided it's time for him to depart the world, even though he's perfectly healthy.

While the story seems to revolve around the toy store more than the characters, it's not until the end of the movie when you realize it has been revolving around the magic that's in each living person. There are only four main characters and the film uses their screen presence wisely.

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium stars Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jason Bateman and Zach Mills. Here's the trailer:

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I've seen a lot of movies with dragons in them and I like most of them. This one was great and a lot of fun. "George and the Dragon" is a delightful, comedic action adventure about a knight who unwittingly becomes involved in the rescue of a princess who was kidnapped by a dragon. His efforts are assisted and then hindered by a rival knight who has his eye on the kingdom. To say any more would give the entire story away, so I'll stop right there.

"George and the Dragon" stars James Purefoy, Piper Peraldo, Patrick Swayze and Michael Clarke Duncan. There's even a short appearance by Val Kilmer. I recommend it as a family feature. Here's a trailer:

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I finally got a chance to see "Eragon". I always look up movies on IMDB before I even attempt to watch them to see what people think of them. This one had a lot of low member ratings — they kept saying how it didn't follow the book. Heck, I can count a number of movies that did that. I actually enjoyed this movie. It wasn't like Lord of the Rings or anything that good, but it was better than some of the crap I've watched over the years.

"Eragon" stars Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons and whole bunch of other people I never heard of. Here's a trailer:

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