The story: Yogi Bear has a simple life of stealing picnic (say: “pic-a-nic”) baskets in Jellystone Park. But when an evil mayor plans to shut down the park, Yogi — alongside his little friend, Boo-Boo — needs to team up with Ranger Smith in order to save it.

The special effects: The filmmakers had three options in filming this: 1) animate the whole thing, as in the classic cartoon; 2) use live people and live animals, as in the Cats & Dogs movies; or 3) a combination of both. They went for the third option: Yogi and Boo-Boo are animated in digital computer graphics, and everything else is live action. The first time Yogi talks to Ranger Smith, it’s… a little weird. But after that the two worlds blend pretty seamlessly.

The bottom line: This movie is seriously goofy, and I think younger viewers especially will enjoy that about it. Being a fan of the original cartoon, I can also say the voice acting of Yogi and Boo-Boo (Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake, respectively) is totally spot-on.

The story: Sam Flinn has a simple life of riding motorcycles and pulling high-tech pranks. But when an evil computer program named Clu sucks him into a parallel cybernetic universe, Sam — alongside his father, Kevin — needs to fight back to save the world.

The special effects: As you would guess about a movie set in a strange, pitch-black computer-generated world, computer-generated special effects could make or break this movie. Lucky for us, they’re done extremely well. From self-generating outfits with luminescent racing stripes to huge, flying M-shaped ships (also luminescent), Tron: Legacy delivers everything it promises. Very cool. (That’s my two-word review, by the way: Very cool.)

The bottom line: Did I mention this movie is very cool? It is. However, it’s not for everyone. It’s pretty dark (literally and moodily) and there’s some sci-fi/fantasy violence as well. The story can also get bogged down a bit at times. But it’s still cool. No worries there.