Go see OVER THE HEDGE instead of THE DA VINCI CODE

THIS WEEKEND, INDULGE IN FAMILY FUN AT THE BOX OFFICE WITH THE ANTICS OF OVER THE HEDGE AND LEAVE THE DA VINCI CODE IN THE DARK!

MOVIEGUIDE REVIEW: OVER THE HEDGE

Quality: * * *
Acceptability: +1

OVER THE HEDGE is a new animated comedy about a shifty raccoon who cons a group of animals into stealing food from humans so he can repay an angry bear. The bear catches R.J. trying to steal all his stash of food, plus a red wagon and a blue cooler, but the bear’s stash is destroyed in the process. The bear gives R.J. only a week to replace his stash of food and stuff. R.J. encounters a group of animals, led by a cautious turtle named Verne, living next to a large housing subdivision full of food to steal. Despite Verne’s warnings, R.J. convinces the animals to start stealing food from the humans. Of course, Verne’s warnings come true.

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OVER THE HEDGE is often very funny and entertaining and has a positive heartwarming ending, but it has some moral problems and is slow in parts. The major moral problem is stealing and destroying property that doesn’t belong to you. This is partly rebuked in the end, with R.J. being shamed into taking responsibility for his actions. The colorful antics of these wild and crazy animals will tickle your funny-bone and delight the whole family.

RATING: PG
RELEASE: May 19, 2006
TIME: 80 minutes

STARRING: THE VOICES OF Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carrell, Wanda Sykes, William Shatner, Nick Nolte, Avril Lavigne, Thomas Haden Church, Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Allison Janey, and Omid Djalili

DISTRIBUTOR: DreamWorks

MOVIEGUIDE ABHORRENT MOVIE WARNING:
THE DA VINCI CODE

THE DA VINCI CODE movie promotes the unrelenting, anti-Christian attacks and virulent paganism, goddess worship and pagan sexuality of the novel. Although it has made some changes and additions to the story, it contains enough falsehoods and scurrilous conjecture to distort the truth about Jesus Christ, the Bible, Christianity, and God. That, coupled with the book’s popularity and some Christians’ ignorance about their faith, leads us to believe that the movie, and the attention it draws, will increase some people’s hatred and prejudice against Christians and Christianity.

Please send a message to Hollywood -- go see OVER THE HEDGE instead of THE DA VINCI CODE.

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