Movies We Review

Unknown (2011)

2011-10-12T15:50:00.000-07:00

This movie stars Liam Neeson and is an action thriller... I didn't expect much out of this movie, maybe that is why I thought it was so good. 4 out of 5 stars just for the storyline.

It's Kind of a Funny Story

2011-09-06T18:00:00.001-07:00

Kinda a quirky movie, but I thought it was pretty good... Somewhat uplifting by the end of the whole thing... Starring Keir Gilchrist as Craig along with Zach Galifianakis as Bobby.

I would give it 4 out of 5 stars just for the Bowie song...

Wanted

2011-07-22T17:08:00.000-07:00

Well I gotta say I was pretty sick of Angelina Jolie action movies going into this one so I really didn't have high hopes... Needless to say I was pleasantly surprised with this movie. Pretty good story line and anything with Morgan Freeman in it can't be too bad. Here is the trailer...

I would give it 3-1/2 out of 5 stars... What do you think?

Due Date

2011-04-28T19:48:00.000-07:00

Starring Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis... This one was a lot better then I thought it would be... 4 of 5 stars

What did you think about Due Date?

Get Low

2011-03-22T22:46:00.000-07:00

A decent movie... Worth watching I suppose... Based on a true story and stars Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek with Bill Murray as Frank Quinn.

What do you think?

The American

2011-02-27T13:23:00.000-08:00

What a waste of time this movie was... Slow in the beginning here is George Clooney walking... Here he is doing pull ups... Here he is driving down a long tunnel... Come on Hollywood this one was a real stinker two thumbs down... 0 of 5 stars

The Evil Dead Movie

2011-02-26T19:50:00.000-08:00

Hands down one of the best horror movies ever made... Starring Bruce Campell, Ellen Sandweiss and Richard DeManincor. Released in 1981.

The Mist By Stephen King

2011-02-24T22:23:00.000-08:00

This movie was given a 7 out of 10 stars. This movie was worth watching, but some of the parts were just too unbelievable and Stephen King puts in the classic religious person.

Overall it was a good movie though. I liked it, worth watching at least once.

The King's Speech

2011-02-24T22:16:00.000-08:00

Clever film with some good humor... Worth the time to watch it decent story line...

Shining Through

2011-01-29T20:47:00.000-08:00

Great movie in my opinion. Takes a little time setting up the characters and the story line but the movie as a whole is worth watching. Based on the 1940's during World War II. Starring Michael Douglas, Melanie Griffith and Liam Neeson. 133 minutes, Rated R.
Directed by David Seltzer. Produced by David Seltzer,Carol Baum,Sandy Gallin and Zvi Howard Rosenman. Written by Susan Issacs. Screenplay by David Seltzer. Music by Michael Kamen.

Shallow Hal

2011-01-25T21:50:00.000-08:00

Funny movie starring Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltroand Jason Alexander. 4 out of five stars for me, a good laugh... Here is the trailer for Shallow Hal...

Gamer

2011-01-19T23:05:00.000-08:00

Good movie starring Gerard Butler,Amber Valletta and Michael C. Hall. Written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. Rated R, 95 minutes.

2 minutes 31 seconds

The Game

2011-01-19T22:43:00.000-08:00

A definite must see. I liked this movie a lot. Starring Michael Douglas, Sean Penn and Deborah Kara Unger. Directed by David Fincher, written by John D. Brancato and Michael Ferris. Came out in 1997 129 minutes Rated R. It's a Drama,Mystery,Thriller.

2 minutes 26 seconds

The Other Guys

2011-01-14T22:42:00.000-08:00

2010 Comedy movie written and directed by Adam Mckay. Starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. I thought it was pretty funny. Worth watching at least once.

2 minutes 34 seconds

Grown Ups

2011-01-14T00:14:00.000-08:00

Not too bad, get ready to laugh. Of course there are some dumb parts but for the most part the movie was funny. Yet another Adam Sandler movie starring Kevin James,Chris Rock,David Spade,Rob Schneider. Steve Buscemi is hillarious in this movie.

Exam

2011-01-12T20:54:00.000-08:00

Another must see. This film is a British Thriller written by Simon Garrity and Stuart Hazeldine. Directed by Stuart Hazeldine and stars Colin Salmon, Jimi Mistry, Luke Mably and Germma Chan.
101 minutes Rated R. Released 2009.

2 minutes 7 seconds

The 13th Warrior

2011-01-12T20:37:00.000-08:00

Great Movie starring Antonio Banderas. This Movie is a definite must see. Fantasy Action Film is Rated R, came out in 1999. 102 minutes.

1 minute 59 seconds

25th Hour

2011-01-12T20:25:00.000-08:00

Starring Edward Norton. I thought this movie was alright. Edward Norton of course is always good in all of his movies. It's rated R 135 minutes. Directed by Spike Lee.
Cast members include Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper, Rosario Dawson, Anna Paquin, and Brian Cox.

2 minutes 29 seconds

Zombieland

2010-12-03T00:19:00.000-08:00

IF you are looking for a funny zombie movie this one is for you... Starring Bill Murray, Abigail Breslin, Woody Harrelson & Emma Stone.

Airplane

2010-11-28T23:17:00.000-08:00

Released in 1980 this classic comedy stars Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty and the late great Leslie Nielsen... If you haven't seen it yet... u need to...

The Bounty Hunter

2010-11-28T22:59:00.000-08:00

The Bounty Hunter starring Gerard Butler & Jennifer Aniston is a cute, funny and entertaining movie that is a decent date movie. Recommended 4 out of 5 stars...

The Book of Eli

2010-07-20T04:11:00.000-07:00

I couldn't wait for this movie to come out on DVD and I was not disappointed. Written by Garry Whitta, directed by Albert and Allen Hughes. Rated R for some brutal violence and language, starring Denzel Washington. Length 118 minutes. Also starring Garry Oldman, Mila Kunis,Ray Stevenson and Jenifer Beals.

Trailer...

2 minutes 5 seconds

Defiance

2010-07-01T16:08:00.000-07:00

Another long movie that loss my interest. Based on a true story but I just wasn't in the mood to watch it. Directed by Edward Zwick. Screenplay written by Clayton Frohman and Edward Zwick. The book "Defiance: the Bielski Partisans" was written by Nechama Tec. Cast includes Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell,Alexa Davalos,Allen Corduner, Mark Feuerstein,Tomas Arana to name a few. Came out in 2008, 137 minutes long, Rated R for violence and language.
Trailer

2 minutes 27 seconds
The movie talks about Israel several times, but even though the modern nation of Israel wasn't officially founded until 1948, the Jews have always referred to themselves collectively as Israel in reference to the ancient Israelite kingdom and their ancestry.

Slumdog MIllionare

2010-07-01T15:32:00.000-07:00

This movie was not so good. It surely could have been summed up in less than 2 hours. For some reason I just couldn't get into it but maybe you will like it? I personally give it about 2 stars out of a possible 5.
Directed by Danny Boyle and India's co-director Loveleen Tandan. Screenplay written by Simon Beaufoy. Novel written by Vikas Swarup. Starring Dev Patel, Saurabh Shukla, Anil Kapoor, Rajendranath Zutshi, Jeneva Talwar, Frieda Pinto, Irrfan Khan,Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar and many more. Rated R for some violence, disturbing images and language. 120 minutes long, came out in 2008.
Here is the trailer below...

2 minutes 6 seconds
One mistake they made in the movie is where Salim and Jamal are working the crowds at the Taj Mahal in 2002, Jamal has a 2006 $10 bill in his hand.

Cast Away

2010-06-23T04:14:00.000-07:00

Great movie! I would definitely recommend watching this movie at least once. Tom Hanks of course is brilliant as always. One of my favorite actors. Helen Hunt plays a small role in it as well.
This Adventure/Drama is 143 minutes Directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by William Broyles Jr. Released December 22nd 2000. Rated PG-13 for intense action sequences and some disturbing images.

Interesting facts
Some of the 'desert island' footage was shot on the mainland with a highway in the background that had to be removed.
When Chuck buries Albert Miller, he scratches "1950-1995" on the rock face above the grave. When Chuck examines Miller's wallet, you can see a close-up of Miller's New South Wales, Australia, driver's license, with a birth date in 1949.

Duplicity

2010-06-20T04:18:00.000-07:00

The preview looked awful and possibly ruined the whole movie for me. Especially at the beginning where I can't play the movie till it's done showing half the movie to me. I have to watch movies with an open mind otherwise they can be ruined. Even if its the slightest detail it still could ruin it for me. I give it 1.5 stars out of a possible 5. The beginning after the title of the movie shows is hilarious though. The only good past of the movie in my opinion. Co-starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen Rated PG-13, 2 hours and 5 minutes released in 2009.

2 minutes 28 seconds

The Maiden Heist

2010-06-20T02:47:00.000-07:00

Rated PG-13 1 hour 30 minutes long. Released in 2008. I thought this movie was okay but surely nothing to write home about. I would give it maybe 2 stars out of 5.

2 minutes 5 seconds
Kind of a goofy comedy.

The Invention Of Lying

2010-06-18T04:36:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure if I wasn't in the right mood to see this movie or not. I thought it really wasn't that good though. It certainly wasn't that funny.
Comedy,Rated PG-13, 1 hour 39 minutes.
Starring Ricky Gervais(Gervais also co-writes and co-directs) , Jenifer Garner. Co starring Rob Lowe,Tina Fey,Jonah Hill,Louis C.K and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

Trailer...

2 minutes 18 seconds

Equilibrium

2010-06-15T08:42:00.000-07:00

I enjoyed watching this futuristic Sci-fi thriller. I'm surprised it came out in 2002 and somehow I had not seen it until recently.
Written by Kurt Wimmer, Rated R 107 minutes. In Europe the English title for the movie is "Cubic".

Trailer...

1 minute 36 seconds

The Classical music played in the movie is Lud wig Beethoven's 9th Symphony, First Movement.

There is one mistake in the movie though. As Partridge lies dead on the mortuary table, a pulse is visible in his neck! Whoops! Hahaha

The 4th Kind

2010-06-13T22:05:00.000-07:00

Ok if you really want to enjoy this movie don't watch the trailer... I thought it was a goodie...

Would it be possible if there wasn't intelligent life out there... I think not...

Avatar

2010-05-25T06:17:00.000-07:00

I finally got to see the movie it seems everyone has been talking about. Avatar! I would have to say not bad, well worth watching at least once. It was a bit more PG-13 than I would have liked it to be but still a good movie. It's a little long though, 2 hours and 42 minutes but interesting plot behind the whole thing. Released in 2009 starring Sam Worthington,Zoe Salanda,Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang. Written and directed by James Cameron. Golden Globe-winning CGI odyssey has broken many box office records.

Trailer...

Law Abiding Citizen

2010-05-25T06:03:00.000-07:00

Rated R 1 hour 49 minutes long released in 2009. I was surprised at how good this movie actual was. I thought it wasn't going to be any good. The ending has a nice twist although I was hoping for a different ending but I guess you can't always get what you want right?
Gerard Butler and Jamie Fox star in this bold crime thriller. Directed by F. Gary Gray co-starring Viola Davis and Michael Gambon.
If you need to know more here is the Trailer below...

2 minutes 33 seconds

Pandorum

2010-02-27T22:30:00.000-08:00

I liked this movie quite a bit and I'm considering watching it again before sending it back to Netflix. It's a Sci-Fi Thriller with a twist. Starring Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster. Rated R for strong horror violence and language. Directed by Christian Alvart, the screenplay was written by Travis Milloy but the story was written by both Alvart and Milloy.
It's tough to find good Sci-Fi movies now a days but this one is worth watching I think.

Trailer

2 minutes 19 seconds

Mirrors

2010-02-24T12:28:00.000-08:00

This movies was pretty good but I could have done without the family parts. Like the wife freaking out saying "your scaring the children" when all he was doing is taking down mirrors. For some reason the wife annoyed me throughout the whole movie.
Then at the end the mirrors explode about twenty times. I get it the mirrors are done with. You don't have to show twenty scenes of it happening.
Other than that I thought the very ending had a good twist to it.
Starring Kiefer Sutherland and Paula Patton. There is an unrated version and a theatrical version. I watched the Unrated Version myself. Written,Produced and Directed by Alexandre Aja. 110 minutes long

Here is the trailer

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

2010-02-17T04:01:00.000-08:00

I started this comedy not knowing anything about it. Being a comedy lover myself I thought it was a bit raunchy but in a funny manner and that's the way most comedies are. Pretty funny yet predictable in the end and worth watching, so if your into comedies like myself than I would suggest watching "The Goods: .Live Hard, Sell Hard". Also known as "The Goods: The Don Ready Story".
Cast includes Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames, James Brolin, David Koechner,Kathryn Hahn,Ed Helms,Jordana Spiro,Tony Hale,Ken Jeong,Rob Riggle,Alan Thike,Charles Napier,Johnathan Sadowski,Noureen DeWulf,Wendie Malick and Will Ferrell.
Released August 14, 2009 in USA.
89 minutes, Rated R for sexual content, nudity, pervasive language and some drug material.
Directed by Neal Brennan, Written by Andy Stock Rick Stempson.

The Trailer

2 minutes 20 seconds

Star Trek (2009)

2010-02-17T02:19:00.000-08:00

The latest version of yet another Star Trek like we don't have enough of them already floating around. Honestly though since I do like some of the Star Trek shows and some of the movies this one in particular was pretty good considering. After you get past the Hollywood crap that they feel the need to put in every movie. So I personally could be a bit bias. I've heard reviews from people that didn't even like Star Trek but this one they claim was a good movie for them to watch. I have also heard "oh no, not another Star Trek!" Which I sympathize. I was thinking the same thing. But it turned out to be not so bad so whether you are a trekkie or not I would say at least give the movie a chance and then decide.
Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nemoy, Eric Bana,Bruce Greenwood,Zoe Saldana and Simon Pegg.
127 minutes, Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence and brief sexual content.
Directed by J.J. Abrams, written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Gene Roddenberry.

The Trailer

2 minutes 11 seconds

Land Of The Lost

2010-02-05T13:05:00.000-08:00

I heard some bad reviews about this movie but I thought it wasn't that bad at all. Not as funny as I thought it would be but worth watching at least once.
Released June 5th 2009 Rated PG-13 102 minutes. Written by Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas.
Starring Will Ferrell,Anna Friel,Danny McBride,Jorma Taccone and John Boylan.
Directed Brad Silberling. Written by Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas. Based on the Classic TV show from 1974.

Trailer "Land Of The Lost"

Groundhog Day

2010-02-01T19:47:00.000-08:00

Since it's Groundhogs Day again it reminded me of this movie.
Starring Bill Murray "Groundhog Day" came out in 1993 directed by Harold Ramis. This film is a must see. This hilarious comedy is repetative but I can watch it over and over. I can't even count the number of times I have seen it. 101 minutes Rated PG. Cast also including Andie MacDowell,Chris Elliot,Stephen Tobolowsky,Brian Doyle-Murray,Marita Geraghty,Angela Paton,Rick Ducommun,Rick Overton and more.

Trailer for Groundhog Day

2 minutes 45 seconds

Paranormal Activity

2010-01-31T13:15:00.000-08:00

An Independent Horror Film written and directed by Oren Peli.
It premiered at the Screamfest Film Festival in the US on October 14, 2007, and was shown at the Slamdance Film Festival on January 18, 2008. The film received a limited release in several US cities on October 9, 2009, and had a nationwide release on October 16, 2009.
The film has earned over $100 million at the US box office alone, on a reported budget of $15,000. Paranormal Activity turned out to be one of the most profitable movies ever made, based on how much was spent compared to it's return investment. However, these figures are somewhat difficult to verify independently and likely excludes marketing costs.
Katie Featherston as Katie, Micha Sloat as Micha,
Mark Fredrichs as the Psychic,Amber Armstrong as Amber,Ashley Palmer as Diane (girl on Internet).
Overall I thought the movie was a bit slow at first but the ending gets better.
92 minutes Rated R for Vulgar language. Produced by Steven Schnieder and Jason Blum.
A sequel is said to be released on October 22, 2010.

Want to know more? Here is the trailer below.

The Jacket

2010-01-29T18:54:00.000-08:00

Starring Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley this psychological thriller surprised me. I thought it was a very good movie. It's not that scary unless of course that was me in his position. Massy Tadjedin wrote the screenplay based on a story by Tom Bleecker and Marc Rocco. The original music score is composed by Brian Eno and the cinematography is by Peter Deming.
103 minutes directed by John Maybury produced by George Clooney,Peter Guber and Steven Soderbergh.
The cast also includes Kris Kristofferson,Jennifer Jason Leigh,Kelly Lynch,Brad Renfro,Daniel Craig,Steven Mackintosh,Brendan Coyle,Mackenzie Phillips, Laura Marano and Jason Lewis.
Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity.
The Jacket opened on March 4, 2005, and grossed $2,723,682 on opening weekend, with a peak release of 1,331 theaters in the United States. The film went on to gross $6,303,762 domestically, for a total of $14,822,463 worldwide.

Here is the trailer although in my opinion it gives most of the movie away.

2 minutes 19 seconds

The Hangover

2010-01-27T17:31:00.000-08:00

This comedy didn't exactly have me rolling on the floor laughing but it was kind of humorous. Maybe I expected a little more out of it than I should have? I don't know.
Directed by Todd Phillips Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content including nudity, and some drug material. The Rated R version is 100 minutes. Or of course there is an Unrated Version which is 108 minutes.
Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zack Galifianakis and Justin Bartha.
Written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.

Angels And Demons

2010-01-27T17:11:00.000-08:00

Starring Tom Hanks rated PG-13. The movie is a bit slow but the ending has a little twist to it. Written by Dan Brown set up as a sequel to The Da Vinci Code based on the character Robert Langdon a symbologist and consists of religion vs. science plot.
Directed by Ron Howard.
Some of the other cast members include Ewan Mcgregor,Aylete Zurer and Stellan Skarsgar.
I would say it was worth watching once but I wasn't all that impressed by the movie overall.

The Mist

2010-01-09T01:27:00.000-08:00

The way it questions religion got to me. How it's easily misconstrued but I hate to bring religion into this, because in fact, it is a good movie. The choices we make could be the end of us and the ones we love. The ending is the best part. If you have not seen this movie try to make it all the way to the end.
Based on a Novella by Steven King

2009-11-19T00:03:00.000-08:00

Eddie Murphy in this role is like nothing I've seen before out of his previous movies. If you are looking for a comedy that may be the funniest movie I have seen this year or even possibly the whole decade! Than you've found the right movie to watch right here. "Meet Dave" kept me laughing nearly all the way through. I would guarantee at least a smile! I hope you enjoy "Meet Dave". One of the funniest movies I've seen! Good Stuff...
I used a picture that tells you nothing about the movie. I will tell you one this this pic is at the statue of liberty on the set.
If you've seen this movie I would like to know what is your favorite scene in the movie is? Or I'll can easily tell you my fav in the comments below.

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

2009-11-08T12:03:00.000-08:00

This 2002 movie is one of my favorites for some reason it always makes me laugh. Starring Ryan Reynolds,Tara Reid,Tim Matheson and Kal Penn. Some parts are a bit nasty slash dumb funny but thats how some comedies make it funny for the sick sense of humour in some of us. As a whole though it's really funny. Not for kids though Rated R. 93 minutes long written by Brent Goldberg and David T. Wagner. Produced by Peter Abrams,Robert L. Levey and Johnathon Komack Martin.
Directed by Walt Becker.
The second movie is not so good. I definitely would not recommend it. I like comedy quite a bit but National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise Of Taj just was not funny to me.

Deathwatch

2009-11-05T05:10:00.000-08:00

Great movie if you can get past the war parts of it.

1 hour 31 minutes 24 seconds
This movie is not what it seems...
Rated R for language

August Rush

2009-10-24T19:16:00.000-07:00

I'm not really into certain movies that have to do with music although I'am a huge music fan. I don't like too many of the classic musicals anyway. This one isn't too corny and I liked it a lot it, made me want to break out an instrument and start playing.
I say it's a must watch, although it's not a movie for everyone.
I assume it's rated PG

Mr Frost

2009-10-21T17:26:00.000-07:00

A younger Jeff Goldblum stars in this movie. The movie as a whole surprised the heck out of me!
I had never seen of it nor heard of it before but was able to watch it on google video. This movie kind of has an 80's feel to it but that is because it came out in 1990. All in all I think it was a pretty good film. Jeff Goldblum of course is a great actor in this film as well as other movies he is in. Here it is below if you like to see it.

1 hour 43 minutes 40 seconds
Directed by Philippe Setbon. Written by Dery Hall and Brad Lynch. Rated R

Dumb And Dumber

2009-09-22T17:59:00.000-07:00

If your a fan of comedy you may like this one. For me it's one of my favorites. It's so stupid it's funny! I have to admit the first time I saw this movie I did not like it. Then someone convinced me to watch it again and maybe I just wasn't in the right mood when I saw it the first time but the second time I thought it was hilarious!Dumb And Dumber came out in 1994 starring Jim Carey and Jeff Daniels. Written by Peter Farrelly, Bennet Yellin and . Directed by Perter and . Produced by Brad Krevoy,Aaron Meyerson and Bobby Farrelly. 107 minutes long.
Rated PG-13 for off-color humor. Even the Unrated version isn't that bad.

12 Angry Men

2009-09-20T14:35:00.000-07:00

Classic black and white film. I've seen this movie quite a few times and still like to watch it.
Jurrors 1-12 Martin Balsam,John Fiedler,Lee J. Cobb,E.G. Marshall,Jack Klugman,Ed Binns,Jack Warden,Henry Fonda,Joseph Sweeney,Ed Begley,George Voskovec and Robert Webber.
Not bad for a movie that came out in 1957! 96 minutes rated PG.

Unforgiven

2009-09-18T18:16:00.000-07:00

I'm not a big western movie lover but I think if I had to choose one it would be "Unforgiven".
Directed by and starring in it is Clint Eastwood. It also stars Gene Hackman, and Morgan Freeman. Came out in 1992 and was written by David Webb Peoples.
Rated R for language, and violence and there is a scene of sexuality.
131 minutes.

100 Movie Quotes

2009-09-18T17:55:00.000-07:00

I thought this was interesting. Counting down from 100 to 1.

9 minutes 28 seconds

Tommy Boy

2009-09-16T12:04:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite comedies I've almost seen it too many times. Almost...
Starring Cris Farley and David Spade. Directed by Peter Segal. Written by Bonnie and Terry Turner. Released march 31st 1995.
Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor, some drug content and nudity. 97 minutes long.

Old School

2009-09-15T15:03:00.000-07:00

One of my favorites, I recommend the unrated version myself.
Directed by Todd Phillips. Written by Court Crandall and Todd Phillips.
Rated R for some strong sexual content, nudity and language.
About 92 minutes.
Starring Luke Wilson,Will Ferrell,Vince Vaughn,Jeremy Piven,Elen Pompeo,Juliette Lewis and more.

Jumper

2009-09-14T14:54:00.000-07:00

I liked it. Worth watching in my opinion.
Directed by Doug Liman written by David S. Goyer and Jim Uhls. 88 minutes long Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some language and brief sexuality.

Gangs Of New York

2009-09-13T14:30:00.000-07:00

I heard a lot about this movie so when I saw it on the shelf at a video store I took a chance and bought it. I have to say I'm glad that I did. It's a bit long (167 minutes) but I thought it was quite entertaining.Directed by Martin Scorsese written by Jay Cocks. Nominated for 10 oscars starring Leonardo DiCaprio,Daniel Day-Lewis,Cameron Diaz,Jim Broadbent,John C. Reily,Henry Thomas,Liam Neeson,Bredan Gleeson and more. Rated R for intense strong violence, sexuality/nudity and language.

Public Enemies

2009-09-10T08:37:00.000-07:00

I have not seen this movie but apparently Johnny Depp (who stars in it) hasn't seen it either. So I feel better about it. I wonder if I would be feel the same if I were an actor?
Here he is on Letterman to explain...?

2 minutes 54 seconds

Thank You For Smoking

2009-09-10T04:09:00.000-07:00

This movie was not what I expected. I enjoyed this movie but possibly because I smoke and I don't mind swearing. Rated R, so it is not recommended for young kids. Although I doubt they would be scared by it. If you click on the title it will take you to the you tube parts 1-9.

This movie stars Aaron Eckhart,Maria Bello,Cameron Bright,Adam Brody,Sam Elliot,Katie Holmes(not a big fan),David Koechner,Rob Lowe,Willaim H. Macy,J.K. Simmons,Robert Duvall

"It's A Wonderful Life"

2009-06-17T00:45:00.000-07:00

An old Classic from the year of 1946 along with commentary. About 40 minutes in it changes to Spanish than shortly there after back to English. The movie is well known for it's Christmas feel, although I think it is good to watch at anytime of the year.
This film is great for any family on or near Christmas

2 hours 10 minutes 24 seconds

Donnie Darko

2009-06-06T04:49:00.000-07:00

I cannot give this one away but it's up there on the list of must see movies for me. Rumour has it that there is a part two comming out. If this is true than I can't wait.
Writer and director Richard Kelly.
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and many more.
Rated R

Mr. Deeds

2009-06-06T04:43:00.000-07:00

If you like Adam Sandler then this is a movie for you. Also starring John Turtturro and Winnona Ryder in this comedy. Rated PG-13 I would give it about 3.2 stars. Not the best comedy ever but worth watching at least once.

Gattaca

2009-05-16T21:06:00.000-07:00

In my opinion a great movie on what the future could have in store for us. For a movie that came out in 1997 they were ahead of their time. Is natural selection a good idea. Even if we had the power to mold human being into what we want. The real question is, should we?
Starring,Ethan Hawke,Uma Thurman and Jude Law.

Here is a short trailer below if you would like to see it.

2 minutes 25 seconds

The Man From Earth

2009-03-25T01:24:00.000-07:00

Jim Bixby's The Man From Earth
I personally thought this movie was well thought out. Although simplistic, at the same time it makes it easier to understand. This movie made me think a lot. The possibilities are endless? It needs no action or adventure to be one of the best movies I've ever seen. It touches a bit on religion but I hope no one gets offended by that. It's just a movie.

Trailer below...

1 minute 30 seconds

PCU

2009-03-25T01:05:00.000-07:00

This movie is making fun out of college life. It's a slap stick - drunken stoner type movie. Not a kids movie but I thought it was funny. Jeremy Piven stars in PCU!

Movie trailer below...

2 minutes 11 seconds

The Goonies

2009-02-15T00:37:00.000-08:00

Another classic must see movie. I may be partial because I grew up watching it, but again great for kids.
114 minutes Rated PG Directed by Richard Donner. Written by Stephen Spielberg, sreenplay written by Chris Columbus. Released June 7, 1985.
Sean Austin as 'Mikey',Josh Brolin as 'Brand',Jeff Cohen as 'Chunk',Corey Feldman as 'Mouth',Kerri Green as 'Andy',Martha Plimpton as 'Steph',Johnathan Ke Quan as 'Data',John Matuszak as 'Sloth', Robert Davi and Joe Pantoliano as 'the Fratelli brothers' and Anne Ramsey as 'Mama Fratelli'.

E.T.

2009-02-15T00:25:00.000-08:00

A classic for sure. If you haven't seen this or possibly your kids haven't seen this movie? It is a definite must see.
Rated PG

Event Horizon

2009-02-13T22:57:00.000-08:00

I was lucky enough to see this movie in the theater. Or was I? The first time I saw this movie I was a bit weirded out. Overall though it's worth watching. Even if it is a little disturbing, it seemed kind of realistic. A Sci-Fi Horror that definitely makes you think twice.

Here is a trailer of the movie if you are still unsure you want to watch it. When I went into the movie theater though, I had no idea what the movie was about. Which probably is the reason why it was so intense. I recommend watching the movie with no idea of whats going to happen.

2 minutes 16 seconds

The Usual Suspects

2008-12-14T16:26:00.001-08:00

One of the best movie twists of all time The Usual Suspects stars Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Chazz Palminteri. This movie came out in 1994, hard to believe it was that long ago. If you haven't seen this thriller yet go and get it right now or better yet just throw it into your queue on Netflix! You won't be disappointed.

If you are one of those people that has to see the preview for a movie first... well here you go...

The Matrix

2008-12-10T11:58:00.000-08:00

Although I did like the first movie "The Matrix". This Asian guys points out some mistakes that I never noticed in the movie.

4 minutes 32 sec

Obsession

2008-10-20T20:08:00.000-07:00

I just watched this documentary and I gotta say it's a must watch for everyone unless your in one of those Muslim based countries that will kill you for it (yeah this gets into that). A quick summary is that it's about radical Muslims around the world and their hate for the West. They also compare these radicals to the Nazi's of Germany from World War II. The only difference is that God is telling them to commit these horrible acts, not Hitler.

Go to the site here and request the movie, just click.

Big fan of Indiana Jones?

2008-10-17T23:26:00.000-07:00

If you are a fan then don't watch this movie! (The fourth movie) Unless you like to laugh? The previous movies were good in my opinion.
But trust me, this one is terrible! George Lucas and Steven Spielberg! I expected a little more from them.

Paul Says "Just Terrible!"

PG - 13! More like PG

Swiming with sharks

2008-07-24T19:16:00.000-07:00

Good movie about power trippin and how a co-worker looks up to his tyrant?

Kevin Spacey and I can't remember his name? But great role of torment.
According to the cover it's Frank Whaley
I actually like it...

The Truman Show (1998)

2008-07-24T15:13:00.000-07:00

First of all if you haven't seen the movie I would suggest going out and renting it before reading the rest of this... One of my personal favorite of all time. Here is a paper I wrote about 8 years ago in my sociology class in college. Let me know what you think...

The Truman Show is a powerful movie about the effects of society on an individual. This film stars Jim Carrey and is set in modern times. The premise of the movie is a massive sociological and psychological experiment involving a man named Truman Burbank. His character is born and raised on an enormous set in which the story takes place. His every action since birth has been recorded. Everything that Truman does has been conditioned to him throughout his life. This is much like societies today, only Truman's was strictly controlled. All of his culture and norms where taught to him based on the ideal society. His social location is even decided for him. He is a white male insurance salesman. The interesting twist is that his life is broadcast on television to countries all over the world. This movie has numerous sociological concepts that are played out throughout the movie. The Truman Show explores how we tend to accept the reality in which we are in, how we are all products of our own society, and other sociological perspectives.

This movie shows just how much a society can effect the behaviors of those individuals inside of it. Throughout the movie Truman is being conditioned to be afraid of certain things. For instance, the way in which his dad supposedly was in a gigantic storm in which he drowned. Since the set in on an island this is setup so that Truman will never be able to leave the island, because of his inherent fear of water. Also, when Truman enters the travel agency the walls are filled with posters of airplanes crashes and other warnings about the dangers of travel. Once again Christoph is using a form of deterrence, which simply means he is trying to create fear to control Truman's thoughts of ever leaving the set.Christoph also uses conformity as a way to try and direct Truman's life in the path that he desires for the show. Conformity simply put is that people tend to follow the actions of a group. This is very evident in the scene on the bus when Truman is trying to escape the island. After the bus breaks down in an unusual way, everyone on the bus just gets up and leaves as if nothing is wrong. Christoph, the controller of Truman's world thinks that Truman will consider the situation normal because people tend to conform to what everyone else does. Truman though is smarter than that and realizes something is amiss. He realizes that something or someone is watching him and trying to control him.

This is where the Control Theory can be related to The Truman Show. The theory states that inner and outer controls work to keep deviant behaviors in check. Christoph used inner controls such as his ideas of right and wrong and his fears to mold Truman into the person he is in the movie. Mostly though outer controls where used. His family and friends were there to try and influence his behaviors, thoughts and even actions. Soon though Truman rejects these controls and deviates from the society presented to him. He starts to feel a sense of anomie, which is a term coined by Emile Durkheim meaning a feeling of detachment or normlessness from one's society. He begins to feel less socially integrated or one with his society. Truman could no longer find comfort in his friends, family or co-workers. He begins to rebel against the very society that was built for him. Instead of conforming with the ways or everyday life for a middle classed businessman, he begins to act unpredictable and irrational. Even though in a normal society this would be considered deviant, in Truman's world the actors were taught to not pay too much attention to Truman so he doesn't suspect anything. He was conditioned that this sort of behavior was deviant and that people tend to react in some fashion to control or stop the deviance. When Truman realizes that his abnormal behavior is not even being acknowledged he knows that something is very wrong. This was a problem for the director and that is how Truman eventually figures out that he is in a sense a guinea pig.
The movie deals with the issue of realism on TV and the computer as well. Shows like The Real World try to portray real people with unscripted lines and total realism. These shows are nothing but pure rubbish. This is not realism, they know the camera is on them and they don't have any problems besides who to sleep with next in front of the world. The Truman Show showed the intimate side of human beings. The times in which the eyes of society were not on him, as far as he could tell. The scene in which he talks to himself in the mirror is a great example of that. Erving Goffman, a sociologist termed this as a person's "back stage". That is a place where no one else is around and a person can truly be him or herself. The "front stage" is how he acts to his co-workers and even his friends.

The movie can be looked at from a functionalist perspective as well. The Truman Show itself served a function in its society. Television can and does play a powerful part on influencing the behaviors of individuals. The Truman Show was a tool used to show people how to act. Everyone was always very nice and polite. There was no crime or violence as in most cultures. Life on The Truman Show looked perfect and this served a function for the outsiders who were watching it while living in a imperfect society. It gave them a picture of the world that could be. That was one of the major draws of the show and with many other shows in reality. People tend to try to live vicariously through their own televisions.

There were a few different classic roles played in the move The Truman Show. Truman's status is that of a white collared worker. His role is that he is expected to go to work everyday in his suit and tie, sell insurance, and obey the boss. His wife's status is the housewife and nurse. Her role includes nursing, cooking, cleaning, and she seems to be up on all the new products on the market as well. Truman's best friend role is to help Truman by giving him advice, laughing and crying with him. Of course, in the movie all of the roles and statuses are controlled and manipulated by a greater force. Truman eventually realizes this and has somewhat of a psychological breakdown.The ending of the movie was very interesting. Truman decides to actually disregard his society, including his norms, customs, language and beliefs to go into an unknown world. Of course, in the movie this is regarded as some great triumph, but in real life it is difficult to completely refuse the reality that we are presented with for our entire life. Not knowing what lies beyond our society is a problem that most of us have in the world we live in today. People tend to just assume that where they live and what their customs and normals are the same as places all over the world. Truman decided that he needed to explore these other societies for himself and walks out the door to the unknown. If only all of us were so brave...

Dan In Real Life

2008-06-03T14:56:00.000-07:00

I didn't think this movie was too bad, predictable, but there aren't very many movies these days that are original and actually surprising. This movie stars Steve Carell, Dane Cook and Juliette Binoche just to name a few. Steve Carell plays Dan, a widower with 3 daughters. He meets the women of his dreams and the love triangle begins. This movie is worth a view, but nothing spectacular. A good date flick though. What are your thoughts on the movie?

The Darjeeling Limited

2008-06-02T10:20:00.000-07:00

This movie starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman was absolutely terrible. What was supposed to be a funny trip of sorts through India, turns out to be well... absolutely nothing. This movie really had no point and all the drug use could have been at least funny, but sadly it was not. You really should save the 1 hour and a half of your life and watch something else because this was just plain bad...

The Boondock Saints

2008-05-13T16:59:00.000-07:00

I've only seen the Unrated version. But it was so good watching it Unrated. At least for me, now I'm afraid of how much they might have taken out of the movie. I'm sort of scared to watch it, if it's Rated anything else?
(kinda like I'm going to get pulled over for no seat belt?)
I'm sure it's still good though.
In this movie theres action,humor and more.
In my opinion this movie was definitely worth watching.
I hope you enjoy!