May 2009

Pixar’s 3-D ‘Up’ a beautiful escape

Published on: 29th May, 2009

Published on La Jolla Light, Del Mar Times, Carmel Valley News, Solana Beach Sun, and Rancho Santa Fe Record, May 29, 2009

By Perry S. Chen
Guest Contributor
Have you ever wondered how many balloons it takes to lift a real house? More than 20 million! Carl Fredricksen, a widowed 78-year-old curmudgeon and main hero in the uplifting [...]

Perry’s Profile

Published on: 26th May, 2009

My name is Perry Chen; a nine-year-old boy in third grade at the Torrey Hills elementary school in Carmel Valley, San Diego. At school, I love reading time the most. I also like science. I go to the Golden Dragon Chinese Kung-Fu School for after-school. My hobbies are drawing, reading, folding origami, gardening, playing, and [...]

My Fox News interview on May 25 and review of Pixar’s “Up” is Perrific (Perry’s coined word for terrific!)”

Published on: 12th May, 2009

On May 25 Memorial Day at 7:40 am, I was interviewed on Fox 5 Morning News in San Diego with anchor Shally Zomorodi to talk about how I got started with writing movie reviews, what unique value I offer as a child movie critic from an adult movie critic, and I reviewed the new Pixar [...]

FABULOUS interview of director Pete Docter, producer Jonas Rivera of Pixar/Disney new movie “UP” on May 4, 2009

Published on: 7th May, 2009

Jonas Rivera (Producer), Perry Chen (me), and Pete Docter (Director), thumps way “UP”!!!

Presenting special gifts to Pete Docter & Jonas Rivera

Pete Docter likes to expresse his ideas with gestures when he answers a question, I love that!
“Up” is Pixar’s 10th film, I can see why all Pixar movies have been blockbuster hits, because they [...]

Movie Review: Disneynature’s Earth

Published on: 5th May, 2009

Rating: G, opened on Earth Day, April 22, 2009

April 27, 2009
Do you ever think that animals have it easy in the wild? Think again! The first feature film of the new “Disney Nature” series, “Earth”, tells the inspiring tales of three families of wild creatures, and their courage and determination to survive in the ever-changing [...]