Just in case anyone has been waiting to get my corporate-law flavored take on Barnyard, I guess I'll have to disappoint you this time.  I was no Ag major, but I know enough to know that male cows have no udders!  Therefore, I'm staying away from this movie because even the previews disturb me.  Now that we have moved away from Texas, I'm very sensitive to the potential for my kids to grow up as city kids, ignorant of the world of nature; I don't want them to think that bulls or steers have udders.  I realize that in letting them watch any animated film they might mistakenly think that animals can speak, but I think that living with an appropriately nonverbal dog and cat prepares them for the real world in that regard.

Briefly, we did see Monster House, which is scarier than the previews.  I have a selfish interest in preventing nightmares, and some scenes were particularly nightmare-worthy.  Interestingly, those scenes revolved mostly around the helplessness of the main character when faced with clueless parents and a realistically evil babysitter and her realistically evil (and drunk) boyfriend.  I have found that realistic life tension can have more negative impact than unrealistic violence or magic on my children.  That being said, the plot is interesting and the movie is well-done.  Note that if you stay through the credits, some of the evilness of the house is diminished by having the "eaten" characters emerge unscathed.

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