We were able to go to a pre-screening of the Disney’s “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” movie. I knew a little about the movie going into – but have never read the books (or if I have, it has been so long that I don’t remember them), so I didn’t have a big background on it. I do know that the movie has a very fresh take on the story. From the first 3 minutes of the movie we were taken in and fell in love. The movie was heartwarming, funny, and we related to every minute of it as a busy large family with young kids. There is one 10 second clip that talks about “boy parts” but it is not done to be perverted or gross- as a mother I thought it was very funny. My girls who are 7 and 9 may or may not have even registered it – and talked about many other parts of the movie without even bringing that up. They have a brother so they are not jaded about that – and so maybe it didn’t affect them as much. I still recommend this movie to everyone I see because I thought it was hilarious and perfect and has a great theme and message to it.
I was also able to sit down with Ed Oxenbould (Alexander) and Miguel Arteta (Director) the day after the film and interview them. It was such a pleasure to meet them both. I love Ed’s accent (as he is actually from Australia) and listening him and Miguel talk about their experiences of working with Steve and Jennifer, what it was like on set, and bringing a story that has been around longer than me – to life with a fresh funny and relateable story line.
Here is more information about the movie:
Disney’s “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” follows the exploits of 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life—a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him. He soon learns that he’s not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Anyone who says there is no such thing as a bad day just hasn’t had one. “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” directed by Independent Spirit Award-winner Miguel Arteta (“The Good Girl,” “Cedar Rapids,” “Youth in Revolt”) from a screenplay by Rob Lieber, is a 21 Laps Entertainment/Jim Henson Company production. The film hits theaters nationwide Oct. 10, 2014.
In theaters Oct. 10, 2014, Disney’s “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”follows 11-year-oldAlexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life—and soon learns that he’s not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
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