Thursday, January 26, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
WE BOUGHT A ZOO
Thomas Haden Church (Duncan Mee)
Colin Ford (Dylan Mee)
Maggie Elizabeth Jones (Rosie Mee)
Scarlett Johansson (Kelly Foster)
Elle Fanning (Lily Miska)
Patrick Fugit (Robin Jones)
John Michael Higgins (Walter Ferris)
A guy's (Matt Damon) wife dies, and so he buys a zoo. Juvenile - but fun. The End. I would rate it 3 out of 5 stars. (2011 - PG)
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL
Simon Pegg (Benji Dunn)
Jeremy Renner (William Brandt)
Paula Patton (Jane Carter)
Tom Wilkinson (IMF Secretary)
Ving Rhames (Luther Stickell)
Michelle Monaghan (Julia Meade)
Opening credits, followed by 2 1/4 hours on non-stop action, followed by the end credits. The End. Well, the first one was good. I much prefer the original one with Jim Phelps (Peter Graves) and Rollin Hand (Martin Landau). I would rate it 3 3/4 out of 5 stars. (2011 - PG-13)
Friday, December 30, 2011
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Rooney Mara (Lisbeth Salander)
Stellan Skarsgard (Martin Vanger)
Christopher Plummer (Henrik Vanger)
Robin Wright (Erika Berger)
Joely Richardson (Anita Vanger)
A disgraced writer (Daniel Craig) is hired by a man (Christopher Plummer) to find out what happened to his deceased daughter some forty years ago. The writer hires an assistant (Rooney Mara), who has a dragon tattoo (hence the name). Together they solve the mystery. The End. I had to pay close attention, but it was worth it. I would rate it 4 1/2 out of 5. Definitely a hard "R". I think I shall see it again. (2011 - R)
Friday, December 16, 2011
THE DESCENDANTS
Beau Bridges (Cousin Hugh)
Robert Forster (Scott Thorson)
Matthew Lillad (Brian Speer)
Judy Greer (Julie Speer)
Laird Hamilton (Troy Cook)
An Hawaiian attorney has a trust of some really choice land entrusted to him and his cousins. His wife has a terrible accident and is on lift support. In the middle of all that, he finds out that before the accident, his wife was sleeping around on him. He takes his two daughters and decides to go on a vacation with them (to look for the man his wife has been sleeping with). I didn't think it was all that good. I liked "Up In The Air" better. The End. I would rate it 3 1/2 out of 5 stars. (2011 - R)
Friday, December 2, 2011
HUGO
Sacha Baron Cohen (Station Inspector)
Asa Butterfield (Hugo Cabret)
Chloe Grace Moretz (Isabelle)
Emily Mortimer (Lisette)
Jude Law (Hugo's Father)
Christopher Lee (Monsieur Labisse)
Based on the life of Georges Melies, the father of motion picture photography. The best film in 3D since "Avatar". I really liked it! It takes place in the 30s, and Hugo is the boy who takes care of the clocks at Paris's train station. He meets Georges Melies, the owner of a Curiosity Shop, and his daughter, Isabelle. I won't another word about it - see it!!! The only thing I found annoying was that half of the people spoke in British accents while the other half spoke in French accents. I mean, come on, Chloe Grace Moretz speaking in an English accent. Directed by Martin Scorsese. And, please, see it on the big screen in 3D. The End. I would rate it 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. (2011 - PG)
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
J. EDGAR
Armie Hammer (Clyde Tolson)
Noami Watts (Helen Gandy)
Judi Dench (Annie Hoover)
Steven Root (Arthur Koehler)
Lea Thompson (Lela Rogers)
Snooze-fest. Directed by Clint Eastwood about the life of J. Edgar Hoover. The End. I would rate it 2 out of 5 stars. (2011 - R)
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
SHARK NIGHT 3D
Joel David Moore (Gordon)
And Sherman, The Wonder Dog
You may remember Donal Logue from the 2001 - 2005, "Grounded for Life". You might also remember Joel David Moore from the movie "Dodgeball". I'm sorry, neither one put on the acting chops for "Shark Night". Some simple folk and some high-falutin' college kids. You know where this is going, right? Some of the cheapest 3-D effects out there. I was rooting for the bad guys to win. Unfortunately, they did not. A shark film on a lake??? The End. I would rate it 2 out of 5 stars. (2011 - PG-13)
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
THE THING
Joel Edgerton (Braxton Carter)
Ulrich Thomsen (Dr. Sander Halvorson)
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Jameson)
Really, really scary. A team of scientists travel to Antarctica to unearth a alien. The alien turns out to be really nasty. It is the third one in the series. Number one was released in 1951 and starred James Arness as "The Thing". It was a Howard Hawks picture called "The Thing From Another World". Number two was released in 1982 and starred Kurt Russell. It was a John Carpenter film. The third is a Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. film, and is the scariest one (although number 2 wasn't bad). I liked all three films! The End. I would give it a 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. (2011 - R)
Monday, October 17, 2011
THE DEVIL'S DOUBLE
Philip Quast (Saddam Hussein / Faoaz)
A cheap rip-off bordering on pornography. About the life of Uday Hussein, Saddam's son. At least, in real life, he got what was coming to him. I don't know how true it was. The End. I would give it a 1 1/4 out of 5 stars. Absolutely horrible. (2011 - R)
Sunday, October 16, 2011
HIGHER GROUND
John Hawkes (CW)
Taissa Farmiga (Young Corinne)
Bill Irwin (Pastor Bud)
I have always liked Vera Farmiga (exept in the stinker, "Running Scared") and this is her directorial debut. After suffering a near-fatal car crash, a woman (obviously, Vera Farmiga) and her family find God. They join the "Rupture" church, an evangelical denomination. But try as she might, the "Rupture" never takes hold of her. And, yes, I got the part where the dogs where hanging around the front of the church. Taissa Farmiga played the younger Corinne. She plays "Violet" on the TV's "American Horror Story". The End. I would give it 3 1/2 out of 5 stars, but I would wait for it to come out on TV. (2011 - R)
Thursday, September 29, 2011
MONEYBALL
Jonah Hill (Peter Brand)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Art Howe)
Robin Wright (Sharon)
Bob Costas as Himself
The true story about baseball's Oakland Athletics General Manager, Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) who, depite a near broke club, he put together a bunch of guys who, in the end, made it. I liked it, but you have to know about baseball or you will be lost. Another effort penned by Aaron Sorkin (West Wing, A Few Good Men, The Social Network) from a book by Michael Lewis. Jonah Hill was good as Peter Brand, a Yale educated economist who was Billy Beane's right-hand man. I liked "Major League" with Tom Berenger and Charlie Sheen better. Wait untill it come's out on video. The End. I would rate it 3 1/2 out of 5 stars. (2011 - PG-13)
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
CONTAGION
Gwyneth Paltrow (Beth Emhoff)
Laurence Fishburn (Dr. Ellis Cheever)
John Hawkes (Roger)
Jude Law (Alan Krumwiede)
Marion Cotillard (Dr. Leonora Orantes)
Kate Winslet (Dr. Erin Mears)
Elliott Gould (Dr. Ian Sussman)
Demetri Martin (Dr. David Eisenberg)
Bryan Cranston (Lyle Haggerty)
A lot of stars! A killer flu (worse than H1N1) and how it spreads all over the world. In the last scene, we find out where it comes from. I sure am glad that I had a cup of coffee beforehand. A real snooze-fest. The movie "Outbreak" staring Dustin Hoffman and Donald Sutherland was more exciting. The End. I would give it a 2 1/2 out of 5 stars. (2011 - PG-13)
Thursday, September 1, 2011
OUR IDIOT BROTHER
Zooey Deschanel (Natalie)
Emily Mortimer (Liz)
Elizabeth Banks (Miranda)
Rashida Jones (Cindy)
Steve Coogan (Dylan)
Adam Scott (Jeremy)
Sterling Brown (Omar)
Shirley Knight (Ilene)
and Matthew Mindler as River
A "stoner" (Paul Rudd) gets arrested for selling pot and gets sent to prison. On his release, he visits his sisters (Deschanel, Mortimer, and Banks), spending time with each one of them. He has a knack for telling the truth no matter what. Each sister has a secret they want kept, but he always tells of truth. In the end, his sisters learn to deal with it. What was all right, but no great shakes. The End. I would rate it 3 1/2 out of 5 stars. (2011 - R)
Thursday, August 25, 2011
FRIGHT NIGHT
Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Ed)
Anton Yelchin (Charley Brewster)
Toni Collette (Jane Brewster)
Imogen Poots (Amy)
David Tennant (Peter Vincent)
The worst vampire movie I have ever seen!!! I felt like saying "We don't buy it" to the screen. At least it was over in an hour and a half. DON'T SEE THIS MOVIE. It was awful. If you want to see a great vampire movie, see "From Dusk to Dawn" starring George Clooney and Harvey Keitel. I would give it 1 out of 5 stars. The End. (2011 - R)
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
THE HELP
Viola Davis (Aibileen Clark)
Allison Janney (Charlotte Phelan)
Octavia Spencer (Minny Jackson)
Cicely Tyson (Constantine Jefferson)
Sissy Spacek (Missus Walters)
Mary Steenburgen (Elain Stein)
Bryce Dallas Horward (Hilly Holbrook)
Another chick-flick! About the early 60's in Jackson, Mississippi and a shit pie. Landed gentry (all white) and their maids (all black) - and a chick that dreamed of becoming a writer. It was all right. At least it kept me awake. I would rate it a 3 1/2 out of 5 stars.The End. (2011 - PG-13)
Thursday, August 18, 2011
FINAL DESTINATION 5
David Koechner (Dennis)
A whole lot of people I don't remember
In this edition, nobody dies. Just kidding.....everybody dies! This is the fourth "Final Destination" movie I have seen. I loved them all! I saw this one in 3D. The End. I would rate this one at 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. (2011 - R)
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
John Lithgow (Charles Rodman)
Brian Cox (John Landon)
Freida Pinto (Caroline Aranha)
A guy (James Franco) who's father (John Lithgow) is suffering from Alzheimer's disease, discovers a cure. He makes apes smart. Unfortunately, it has some drawbacks. The apes become aggressive. So they kill all the apes but one. The guy takes the ape home and reares it. He secretly gives his father the cure. Fast track to eight years in the future. The guys father has Alzheimer's again, only this time he has sunk even further. After the father get confused, the apes goes after a neighbor. So they have to put the ape in a petting zoo. The ape steals the formula and makes all the apes smart. They escape and go against the humans. "Get your God damn hands off me you dirty ape". The End. I would rate it 2 1/2 out of 5 stars. (2011 - PG-13)
Friday, July 29, 2011
COWBOYS & ALIENS
Harrison Ford (Woodrow Dolarhyde)
Sam Rockwell (Doc)
Olivia Wilde (Ella Swenson)
Keith Carradine (Sheriff John Taggart)
Paul Dano (Percy Dolarhyde)
Noah Ringer (Emmett Taggart)
Well, it's the story of cowboys and .......aliens. Together. On the same screen. Only Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig could pull something like this off. Basically, it's the story wild west cowboys, outlaws, and a whole mess of Indians doing battle with aliens who want the earth's supply of gold. The cowboys, outlaws, and Indians formulate a plan of attack. Like I say, only Ford and Craig could pull this off. I liked it! The End. I would rate it 4 out of 5 stars. (2011 - PG)
Thursday, July 14, 2011
HORRIBLE BOSSES
Kevin Spacey (Dave Harken)
Jason Sudeikis (Kurt Buckman)
Colin Farrell (Bobby Pellit)
Charlie Day (Dale Arbus)
Jennifer Aniston (Dr. Julia Harris, D.D.S.)
Jamie Foxx (Dean "Muthafuckin'" Jones)
Donald Sutherland (Jack Pellit)
Bob Newhart (Lou Sherman)
Barry Livingston (Hank)
Julie Bowen (Rhonda Harken)
Ron White (Detective Samson)
Isaiah Mustafa (Officer Wilkens)
A story about three employees (Bateman, Sudeikis, and Day) who hatch a plot to kill their "Horrible Bosses" (Spacey, Farrell, and Aniston). Unfortunately, it fell flat. It was a good cast who ended up in the wrong movie. I couldn't wait for it to end. The End. Skip it! The best thing about it was Isaiah Mustafa, the "Old Spice" guy. I would rate it as 1 1/2 out of 5 stars. (2011 - R)
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