The movie stars Ned Beatty (Hopscotch, Rudy), Liev Schreiber (Sphere, The Hurricane), Peri Gilpin (Frasier tv), Campbell Scott (Dying Young, Saint Ralph).
The plot is the friendship that developes between Beatty and Schreiber while working for the Parks and Rec. department. Thats the entire movie with one or two secnes with other people.
I rated the movie as a C. It could go eather way weather to see it or not. For about the first half ofthe movie I was not fond of it but it grew on me enough to give it as a narrow go and see it. Its not a strong recommendaton. The structure of the movie was pretty basic. Long scenes between Beatty and Schreiber that are well done with shrot exterior scenes that denot the passage of time. The movie takes place over a year.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
How About You (2007 NR)
The movie stars Jdosh Ackland (Die Hard 2, The Hunt for Red October), Hayley Atwell (The Pillars of the Earth, Cassandra's Dream), Brenda Fricker (The Intended, Pete's Metor), Imelda Staunton (a few Harry Potter films as Doloris? Umbridge, Shakespeare In Love), Vanessa Redgrave (Howards End, Girl, Interupted).
The plot is Atwell comes to work in her sisters retirement home to get money for a trip around the world. There mother gest sick around Christmas and has to leave Atwell in charge with four residents who dont have anywhere to go for Christmas. The story revolves around the developing affection they have for each other.
I rated this movie as a B. The biggest problem of the movie is the first maybe half of the movie before Atwell is in charge and there are other characters running around. The movie gets good when its just the four residents and Atwell. The movie does a good job of having people like the characters. Its a movie of the elderly having regrets. It could be a cautionary tale for people that time goes by quickly and to try and not be bitter because everybody has bad things that happen.
I would say dont wait to stream or rent this movie its worth an hour and a half of your time.
The plot is Atwell comes to work in her sisters retirement home to get money for a trip around the world. There mother gest sick around Christmas and has to leave Atwell in charge with four residents who dont have anywhere to go for Christmas. The story revolves around the developing affection they have for each other.
I rated this movie as a B. The biggest problem of the movie is the first maybe half of the movie before Atwell is in charge and there are other characters running around. The movie gets good when its just the four residents and Atwell. The movie does a good job of having people like the characters. Its a movie of the elderly having regrets. It could be a cautionary tale for people that time goes by quickly and to try and not be bitter because everybody has bad things that happen.
I would say dont wait to stream or rent this movie its worth an hour and a half of your time.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
The Philadelphia Experiment (1984 PG)
The movie stars Nancy Allen (Robo Cop, Sweet Revenge), Michael Pare (Village of the Damned, Far Cry), Eric Christmas (Home is where the Hart Is).
The plot is very "B" movieish. A Navyin the 40's with stealth technology sends two crew men 40 years in the future where a second attempt is being made. The result is a rift in time, a worm hole, that has to be sealed by the crew man who falls in love with a women in the 80's. He goes back in time, saves everybody and makes it back to the 80's to be with the one he loves.
I rated the movie as a D. If you really love "B" movies watch it but dont expect anything great. The sepical effects are dated. And in one scene a character is smoking in a doctors office in the hospital, werent the 80's great you could smoke in hospitals.
The plot is very "B" movieish. A Navyin the 40's with stealth technology sends two crew men 40 years in the future where a second attempt is being made. The result is a rift in time, a worm hole, that has to be sealed by the crew man who falls in love with a women in the 80's. He goes back in time, saves everybody and makes it back to the 80's to be with the one he loves.
I rated the movie as a D. If you really love "B" movies watch it but dont expect anything great. The sepical effects are dated. And in one scene a character is smoking in a doctors office in the hospital, werent the 80's great you could smoke in hospitals.
I am Number Four (2011 PG13)
The movie stars Alex Pettyfer (number 4), Timothy Olyphant (The Crazies, The Safty of Objects), Dianna Agron (Skid Marks).
The plot is nine infants of an alian race are sent to Earth with sepical powers to develope to return and kill the alians that invaded there planet. The invading alians send forces to kill the nine in numerical order. While on the run number 4 and number 6 team up. The first three are dead.
I rated this movie as a C-. The first two thirds of the movie it was as if there was nothing for plot. I assumed the plot of the movie was going to be all about the aliens and why they were here ect. The first two thirds is about number four having to move and falling in love as teenagers are apt todo. Then the last thrd of the movie is the climax and the fight begins. I liked the last third of the movie.
I would say pass on this movie. I may be out of the target audiance. There were 5 or 6 teens sitting in frount of me I got the impression they liked it mor then I did. Both may be geared toward teens. They both ended in mid sentance and was just a set up for the sequel. That was a little disapointing.
The plot is nine infants of an alian race are sent to Earth with sepical powers to develope to return and kill the alians that invaded there planet. The invading alians send forces to kill the nine in numerical order. While on the run number 4 and number 6 team up. The first three are dead.
I rated this movie as a C-. The first two thirds of the movie it was as if there was nothing for plot. I assumed the plot of the movie was going to be all about the aliens and why they were here ect. The first two thirds is about number four having to move and falling in love as teenagers are apt todo. Then the last thrd of the movie is the climax and the fight begins. I liked the last third of the movie.
I would say pass on this movie. I may be out of the target audiance. There were 5 or 6 teens sitting in frount of me I got the impression they liked it mor then I did. Both may be geared toward teens. They both ended in mid sentance and was just a set up for the sequel. That was a little disapointing.
Zombieland (2009 R)
The movie stars Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, Solitary Man), Woody Harrelson (The Messanger, The People vs Larry Flint), Emma Stone (Easy A, Superbad), Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Signs), Bill Murry (Ghost Busters, Caddyshack).
The plot is pretty basic the four try to make it to a "safe zone" in an amusement park. Killing zombies as they go, and they happen to kill a non zombie Murry. Thks movie is campy but it works. The makers did not try to make it too diffrent things. There are a few points where they try to make it a little bit deep by focusing on the bond of the four. They dont go over board with that and do a good job of making it fun with just enough of the bond they form. The movie Galexy Quest is a movie that does a bad job of combining camp and a deeper emotional bonds. This movie figures out how to ballance the two perfectly.
The movie is narrated by Eisenberg. He does a good job as the nerdy guy but also has a list of rules to get through Zombieland. Harrelson does a goodjob as the enfourcer. Stone and Breslin are good as sisters who make it through pre and post Zombieland with scams.
I rated this movie as a B-. The sepical effects for the zombies eating people are pretty good but if that bothers you skip the movie. With most movies you have to have a suspension of disbelief (sp). The supermarket scene is the only scene that I found it hard to do that. Harrelson throw away his weapons after killing one zombie with it. That I thought was out of character for the movie.
The best line of the movie is when they are saying what was the best part of Zombieland. Eisenberg responce is now you dont have to deal with Facebook updates that you just dont care about. I just thought it funny that what I assume is his next role was as Zuckerberg.
If you want to a ggod campy movie with a good ballance of something just a little bit deeper stream this movie.
The plot is pretty basic the four try to make it to a "safe zone" in an amusement park. Killing zombies as they go, and they happen to kill a non zombie Murry. Thks movie is campy but it works. The makers did not try to make it too diffrent things. There are a few points where they try to make it a little bit deep by focusing on the bond of the four. They dont go over board with that and do a good job of making it fun with just enough of the bond they form. The movie Galexy Quest is a movie that does a bad job of combining camp and a deeper emotional bonds. This movie figures out how to ballance the two perfectly.
The movie is narrated by Eisenberg. He does a good job as the nerdy guy but also has a list of rules to get through Zombieland. Harrelson does a goodjob as the enfourcer. Stone and Breslin are good as sisters who make it through pre and post Zombieland with scams.
I rated this movie as a B-. The sepical effects for the zombies eating people are pretty good but if that bothers you skip the movie. With most movies you have to have a suspension of disbelief (sp). The supermarket scene is the only scene that I found it hard to do that. Harrelson throw away his weapons after killing one zombie with it. That I thought was out of character for the movie.
The best line of the movie is when they are saying what was the best part of Zombieland. Eisenberg responce is now you dont have to deal with Facebook updates that you just dont care about. I just thought it funny that what I assume is his next role was as Zuckerberg.
If you want to a ggod campy movie with a good ballance of something just a little bit deeper stream this movie.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Eight Men Out (1988 PG)
The movie stars John Cusack (Stand By Me, High Fidelity), Christopher Lloyd (Taxi tv, Back to the Future trilogy), David Strathairn (Good Night and Good Luck, Silkwood), Charlie Sheen (Wall Street, Two and a Half Men), and DB Sweeney (A Day in October).
The plot is a recounting of the 1919 Black Sox scandel in the World Series. I rated the movie as a C. With the cast I was expecting it to be better. It is one of the movies that is based on a true story that just dd not make a good transactin to film. The ending was good with the character of Shoeless Joe Jackson playing in a minor league 6 years later. You get to decide if it was him or not. It did have greed of the owners, the trial and the instalation of a comminisher of baseball.
If you want to strem a baseball movie do Field of Dreams, The Natural, or Bull Durham.
The plot is a recounting of the 1919 Black Sox scandel in the World Series. I rated the movie as a C. With the cast I was expecting it to be better. It is one of the movies that is based on a true story that just dd not make a good transactin to film. The ending was good with the character of Shoeless Joe Jackson playing in a minor league 6 years later. You get to decide if it was him or not. It did have greed of the owners, the trial and the instalation of a comminisher of baseball.
If you want to strem a baseball movie do Field of Dreams, The Natural, or Bull Durham.
The Education of Charlie Banks (2007 R)
The movie stars Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, Zombieland), Jason Ritter (Good Dick, Joan of Arcadia tv), Sam Daly, and Eva Amurri..
Ritter, a kid always in trouble,comes back into Eisenberg life after killing someone. The setting is at an Ivy League type school. Ritter hones in on a girl Eisenberg likes
I rated the movie a C- ad would say skip it. My problem with the movie is I was waiting for something to happen. The bad part is it never seemed to happen. I was expecting something big and bad out of Ritters character and it never happened. They bilt up Ritters character to be evil and you hear about him killing a person in a bar but thats it. It was almost all style but no substance.
If you want to see Eisenberg stream The Social Network, if you want to see Ritter stream Joan of Aracada, or The Event.
Ritter, a kid always in trouble,comes back into Eisenberg life after killing someone. The setting is at an Ivy League type school. Ritter hones in on a girl Eisenberg likes
I rated the movie a C- ad would say skip it. My problem with the movie is I was waiting for something to happen. The bad part is it never seemed to happen. I was expecting something big and bad out of Ritters character and it never happened. They bilt up Ritters character to be evil and you hear about him killing a person in a bar but thats it. It was almost all style but no substance.
If you want to see Eisenberg stream The Social Network, if you want to see Ritter stream Joan of Aracada, or The Event.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Falling Down (1992 or 1993 R)
This movie stars Michael Douglas (Wall Street, China Syndrome), Robert Duvall (To Kill A Mockinbird, True Grit), Rachel Ticotin (Total Recall, Man on Fire), Barbara Hershey (Last of the Dogmen, The Last Temptation of Christ), and Kimberly Scott (The Commish tv, The Abyss).
The movie is about Douglas having a psychotic break after being fired a month before. He wants to see his daughter but Hershey his ex wife has a restraining order. Duvall and Ticotin are the cops trying to track Douglas down and stop his killings.
I rated the movie as an A. Douglas who has most of the screen time does a very convencing job of loosing contact with reality. He is outto get revenge for all injustices preceived or real. His character may be suffering from PTSD or some disorder that has a tirgger and makes Douglas snap. I think his character can tell the diffrence between right and wrong, he shows compassion for a little girl but does not care for those who treat him poorly.
Not a movie for little kids but should be seen by all in an age when it seems there are unlimited instances where people go out and kill people at political rallies in Arizonz, Virginia Tech, or Collumbine.
The movie is about Douglas having a psychotic break after being fired a month before. He wants to see his daughter but Hershey his ex wife has a restraining order. Duvall and Ticotin are the cops trying to track Douglas down and stop his killings.
I rated the movie as an A. Douglas who has most of the screen time does a very convencing job of loosing contact with reality. He is outto get revenge for all injustices preceived or real. His character may be suffering from PTSD or some disorder that has a tirgger and makes Douglas snap. I think his character can tell the diffrence between right and wrong, he shows compassion for a little girl but does not care for those who treat him poorly.
Not a movie for little kids but should be seen by all in an age when it seems there are unlimited instances where people go out and kill people at political rallies in Arizonz, Virginia Tech, or Collumbine.
My Year Without Sex (2009 NR)
The move stars Sacha Horler (Look Both Ways). Matt Day (The Hounds of Baskervlles).
This Austrailian movie is about a wife Horler who has an aneurysm. The rest of the movie revolves around her marriage to Day and her children. Just dealing with the everyday life and not enough money time or enegry. The almost affair the husband has at work is a plus for the movie.
I rated the movie as a C. If a movie needs a 5 for me to recomend it to other people I would rate the movie as a 4.8 or 4.9. It just did not get to a point for me to say go out and stream it. I can also see how some people would love it or hate it. Since its not a Hollywood movie that adds something for me. There are a few songs by the same artists that add to th movie. The plot does not connect to me. I had problems seeing that anything was happening. You may want to a take a chance on the movie it may connect with you more then it did with me.
This Austrailian movie is about a wife Horler who has an aneurysm. The rest of the movie revolves around her marriage to Day and her children. Just dealing with the everyday life and not enough money time or enegry. The almost affair the husband has at work is a plus for the movie.
I rated the movie as a C. If a movie needs a 5 for me to recomend it to other people I would rate the movie as a 4.8 or 4.9. It just did not get to a point for me to say go out and stream it. I can also see how some people would love it or hate it. Since its not a Hollywood movie that adds something for me. There are a few songs by the same artists that add to th movie. The plot does not connect to me. I had problems seeing that anything was happening. You may want to a take a chance on the movie it may connect with you more then it did with me.
Mary and Max (2008 NR)
The movie stars Toni Collette (The Sixth Sence, Little Miss Sunshine), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Charlie Wilson's War, Boogie Nights), and Eric Bana (Munich, Black Hawk Down).
The movie is about pen pals Mary, a child in Australia, and Max, a middle aged New Yorker with Aspergers. Its claymation, if you know Wallace and Gromit you know what Im talking about. The movie is based on a true story. I would think the letters are the source material. It takes place over a few years.
Usually movies based on true events and espically those spread over many years I dont like. I like this movie. Usually movies that has prominate songs used in other things I dont like. For this movie it works. It does a pretty good job of giving some good info on Aspergers. The movie stared real well and draged for me a little in the middle. The movie may be a little dark for some people but at least it seems to deal with real issues. I rated the movie as an A. I would think the claymation would get in the way but it worked.
The movie is about pen pals Mary, a child in Australia, and Max, a middle aged New Yorker with Aspergers. Its claymation, if you know Wallace and Gromit you know what Im talking about. The movie is based on a true story. I would think the letters are the source material. It takes place over a few years.
Usually movies based on true events and espically those spread over many years I dont like. I like this movie. Usually movies that has prominate songs used in other things I dont like. For this movie it works. It does a pretty good job of giving some good info on Aspergers. The movie stared real well and draged for me a little in the middle. The movie may be a little dark for some people but at least it seems to deal with real issues. I rated the movie as an A. I would think the claymation would get in the way but it worked.
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