Lily and I were able to see a screening of the Ramona and Beezus movie a few weeks ago and it was really good. There are no flying dragons or animated toys or vampires and nothing to scare your little ones. It is a live action “G” rated movie and perfect for little girls and Tweens.
The story is based upon Beverly Cleary’s book series so you may have read it when you were in school. If not, you can check out her books on Amazon. What I liked about the movie was that there are no cell phones, computers or mp3 players in the story yet the story is still modern, the problems that Ramona and Beezus face are relevant to any time period. They deal with first loves, sibling issues, the economy, school related issues, parents having disagreements and even death. These are issues that our children will face at sometime in their lives and seeing how these characters react to the situations are good examples for our children. I even got teary eyed a few times and really thought that the story was told well.
Selena Gomez plays the role of the older sister Beatrice “Beezus” Quimby and new comer (and sooo cute) Joey King plays the role of Ramona. There is also some eye candy in the movie with yummy Josh Duhamel and John Corbett.
You can check out a clip of the movie at their site Ramona and Beezus
