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It's officially the second half of the 2008 movie year. Here are the Top 10 Family Films I'm looking forward to seeing over the next 6-months (not counting "Hancock" and "Kit Kittredge", which I'll be seeing and reviewing this week):

10) "Igor" - Sept. 19. John Cusack voices Igor, a monster trying to win a contest. 9) "The Express" - October 10. The true story of former college football star Ernie Davis. 8) "Bolt" - Novemeber 26. John Travolta does the voice of Bolt, a dog who acts in a TV show who thinks he's a real crime fighter. 7) "The Tale of Despereaux" - December 19. Matthew Perry voices the lead character, a mouse. The movie is based on the award-winning children's book. 6) "Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas in 3-D" - October 24th. It's a LCJ tradition. 5) "Journey to the Center of the Earth" - July 11. Based on the classic book. See the 3-D version if you can. 4) "Space Chimps" - July 18. How can this not be funny? 3) "The Dark Knight" - July 18. The latest Batman film looks like it'll be great. Keep the younger kids home. 2) "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" - October 3. George Lopez does the lead voice. Could be hilarious or could be a bomb. And...1) "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" - November 7. Everybody's back for the sequel. Should be this year's big holiday movie.

Others to keep an eye out for: "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" - August 15; "Fly Me to the Moon" - August 22; "High School Musical 3" - October 24; "Opus: The Last Christmas" - December 19; "Bedtime Stories" - December 25.

I can describe Will Smith's new movie, "Hancock", in two words: Very Odd.

Hancock is a superhero who lives here on Earth and looks like a regular person. But he acts like a bum and is mean to everybody and even when he saves people he causes so much trouble that no one likes him. One day he saves Ray, played a Jason Bateman, from being killed by a train. Ray does like Hancock and decides he can change Hancock's image and make him into a true hero.

From the original trailer I had high hopes that "Hancock" was going to be a fun action/comedy. But most of the funny scenes were in the trailer and they're all in the first half of the movie. The second half includes a surprising twist and then story gets very violent and serious.

"Hancock" is rated PG-13 and could have been R. Along with the violence there's a ton of bad language, some actually spoken by kids. If you are a parent thinking of taking your kids to see this movie: don't even think about it!

On The Official Kid Critic Report Card, "Hancock" gets a sad, but true, D+.

This is Will Smith's fifth 4th of July film, and it's his worst. It's an action/sci fi/adventure/romance/drama/comedy that doesn't focus enough on any of those areas to be any good.

"WALL-E", the latest film from the amazing folks at Disney/Pixar, is a lot more serious than their usual movies and, for me, a bit of a disappointment.

WALL-E is a robot who's been left behind on Earth to clean-up after all the humans leave to live in outer space. His name stands for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class. He and a cochroach friend are all alone on the planet until a space ship returns to Earth to check things out. Wall-E immediately falls for Eve, a robot who's job it is to look for new life.

The pair get separated and most of the movie is about them getting back together and trying to help the humans return to Earth.

I expected "WALL-E" to be much funnier than it is. It's more of an adventure/love story. The animation, as always in the Pixar films, is phenomenal, especially the scenes in outer space. And the voices are good. You Pixar fans will be happy to know that John Ratzenberger makes his regular appearance.

"WALL-E" is rated "G" but I don't recommend it for real young kids because I think they be bored by the lack of action and laughs.

On The Official Kid Critic Report Card, "WALL-E" gets a B, which is o.k., but it's the lowest grade I've ever given a Disney/Pixar movie.

See it, but don't expect to have as much fun as you did at "The Incredibles", "Cars", and "Ratatouille."

And, before the feature, Pixar continues it's tradition of short films with "Presto", which is about a magician and his rabbit. It's hilarious, providing more laughs in 5 minutes than "WALL-E" does in 100.

Most of the 60's TV comedies that Hollywood has made into feature films, such as "Bewitched" and "The Flintstones" have been disappointments with critics and at the box office. But now comes "Get Smart", and it is NOT a disappointment. In fact, it keeps you laughing from start to finish.

Agent 86, Maxwell Smart, is played by Steve Carell and early in the movie he gets partnered with Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway) so, together, they can fight the evil group, Kaos, which is planning a nuclear attack on the United States. Carell and Hathaway have great chemistry together in both the comedy and action scenes. Alan Arkin is also very good as The Chief. Dwayne (no more "The Rock") Johnson rounds out the stars in the cast and there are some funny supporting performances as well.

I've never seen an episode of the TV show, but that didn't stop me from enjoying the movie. But there are plenty of classic lines, inside jokes and a fun cameo that fans of the TV series will appreciate.

"Get Smart" is an action-comedy, with a little romance thrown in, and it works on all levels. However, it is not a "Family Film", due to violence and some bad language. Kids 10 and under, who may want to see this movie, should, instead stick to DVD reruns of the TV series.

On The Official Kid Critic Report Card, "Get Smart" gets a B+.

The movie is dedicated to actor Don Adams, who made Maxwell Smart one of the great TV characters of all-time. I think he'd be very proud of this version of his show.

So, be smart and see "Get Smart."

Marvel Studios 2nd film of the summer is out. And while I really liked their first, "Iron Man", and it's still doing great at the box office, their new one isn't that incredible.

"The Incredible Hulk" stars Edward Norton as Bruce Banner, a scientist who suffered gamma poisoning during an experiment. If his blood pressure gets too high he turns into the big, mean, green guy. Liv Tyler plays his girlfriend, Betsy. They're both good at their roles. In fact all the acting is pretty good, including Tim Roth, a solider who's job it is to stop The Hulk, and William Hurt, who plays an Army general who was in charge of the experiment that turned Banner into The Hulk.

The story, of course, is based on the classic Marvel comic, and this is just the latest version of story. There have been cartoons, a popular TV show and other movies, including 2003's "Hulk", directed by Ang Lee. I didn't see that film, but I know it wasn't a big hit with critics or fans of the comic book. I think more people will like this version. There's plenty of action and the animated creatures are well done.

However, "The Incredible Hulk" is not as enjoyable as "Iron Man". The plot is too simple and a little too serious. The only funny parts of the movie are a couple of cameos and one scene involving purple pants.

"The Incredible Hulk" is rated PG-13 and it's deserves that rating. There is graphic violence and some bad language and the monster scenes are pretty intense. Parents - this is not a movie for little kids.

On The Official Kid Critic Report Card, "The Incredible Hulk" gets a C+.

There will definitely be a connection between the The Hulk and Iron Man characters and other Marvel comic superheroes in other upcoming movies. And you learn more about that connection in the final scene of this one.

The next Marvel Studios productions are "Thor", due out in June 2010, followed by "Captain America" and "The Avengers" in 2011. And, an "Iron Man" sequel is already in the works. Marvel has become a "Super Studio" in a very short time.