Tuesday, December 28, 2010
THE KING'S SPEECH
Thursday, December 23, 2010
TRUE GRIT
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
TRON: LEGACY
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
THE TOURIST
Thursday, December 2, 2010
FAIR GAME
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
SKYLINE
Thursday, November 11, 2010
CONVICTION
Thursday, October 28, 2010
HEREAFTER
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
RED
Thursday, October 14, 2010
SECRETARIAT
The life and times of "Secretariat", the race horse. He was the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years. As matter of fact, I remember the Triple Crown that year. It is the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes run in the spring. Only two horses have won such an honor since.("Seattle Slew" in 1977 and "Affirmed" in 1978) The story was okay, but the actors were flat. Even John Malkovich, as the "trainer", was less then stellar. I had seen the actors before, and they were brilliant. I think it is the director's job to make sure that his actors at their best. I looked into it, and the same director did "Braveheart", "Pearl Harbor" and "We Were Soldiers". I think a much better picture to see is "Seabiscuit" starring Tobey Maguire and Jeff Bridges. After giving it much thought, I decided to give it a 3 1/2 out of 5 stars. The End. (2010 - PG)
Thursday, October 7, 2010
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Thursday, September 30, 2010
WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
Monday, September 20, 2010
THE TOWN
Thursday, September 16, 2010
RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
MACHETE
Thursday, September 2, 2010
GET LOW
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
THE EXPENDABLES
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS
I told myself that I was not going to laugh during the movie. I laughed... a lot! The premise is one which, once a month, some big wigs hold a dinner for schmucks. This time the cast includes Lewis (Jeff Dunham), the ventriloquist; Madame Nora (Octavia Spencer), the pet psychic; Marco (Chris O'Dowd), the blind swordsman; Vincenzo (Patrick Fischler), the vulture lover; Chuck (Rick Overton), the beard champion; Therman (Zach Galifianakis), the mind controll expert; and Barry (Steve Carell), the mouse taxidermist. Each one more insane than the rest of them. I would rate it 5 out of 5 stars. The End. (2010-PG-13)
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Tom Cruise (Roy Miller)
Cameron Diaz (June Havens)
Peter Sarsgaard (Fitzgerald)
Paul Dano (Simon Feck)
Setting: Present Day
I don't know why everybody said they didn't like the movie. I liked it just fine! Roy Miller (Tom Cruise) is an agent who has gone rogue. He is assigned to protect Simon Feck (Paul Dano), a man who has built a battery that doesn't go dead. June Havens (Cameron Diaz) is set to go home for her sister's wedding. She meets Miller in the airport and gets on a plane with him. Further hijinks result. I would rate it a 4 out of 5 stars. The End. (2010-PG-13)
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Robert Downey, Jr. (Tony Stark)
Mickey Rourke (Ivan Vanko)
Sam Rockwell (Justin Hammer)
Scarlett Johansson (Natalie Rushman / Natasha Romanoff)
Gwyneth Paltrow (Pepper Potts)
Don Cheadle (Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes)
Setting: Present Day
Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.) is back! This time it's a Russian he is up against. Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke) has an Iron Man weapon himself. Vanko teams up with Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell) to sell the Army a version of I.M. The big finish is when Iron Man and his cohort, 'Rhodey' Rhodes (Don Cheadle), team up to take Vanko down. Look, you either like it, or you will be bored to tears with it. I liked it! I gave it 3 3/4 out of 5 stars. The End. (2010 - PG-13)
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Chris Rock (Aaron)
Martin Lawrence (Ryan)
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Matt Damon (Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller)
Greg Kinnear (Clark Poundstone)
Amy Ryan (Lawrie Dayne)
Brendan Gleeson (Martin Brown)
Setting: Spring of 2003 - Baghdad,Iraq
Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Matt Damon) is on a search for WMD's in Iraq. The Special Assistant to the President (Greg Kinnear) and a CIA agent (Brendan Gleeson) are at odds whether WMD's are even in Iraq (the spook doesn't think they are). Along the way, Miller finds out that a reporter (Amy Ryan) has not even bothered to get confirmation on a story she has written about WMD's, and in fact took the White House's word. Oh, by the way, they don't exist. I would rate it 3 out of 5 stars. The End.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Setting: Thirty years after the apocalypse
It was very confusing. Basically, A man named Eli (Denzel Washington) is heading west on foot. He comes to a town where Carnegie (Gary Oldman) and his group of henchmen are staying. They find out that Eli has a book, which Carnegie wants. After spending the night, Eli says that he is not going to sell the book to Carnegie. A fight erupts. It turns out that Eli is invincible. After laying waste to Carnegie's crew, Eli continues his way west. When he gets to San Francisco, he meets a man called Lombardi (Malcolm McDowell). He then starts translating the book. It is the Bible. I would give it a 5 for the scenery, but a 2 for the plot. For one thing, how did Solara make it out of the locked room. Another thing,who taught him braille? All and all, I would give it a 2 1/2 out of 5 stars. The End.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Let me see if I can get this out. It is quite involved. Basically, in the beginning, Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) catches a murderer named Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong). Blackwood is to be executed. On the day of his execution, Dr. Watson (Jude Law) certifies he is dead. But in fact, he is not. The high point is when Lord Blackwood is going to kill all the members of Parliament unless they swear allegiance to him. It is quite exciting. I am going to give it 3 1/2 out of 5 stars. The End.