Monthly Archives: May 2010
Weekend!
Hey everybody as all of you know Memorial Day Weekend is upon us, and surprisingly some of you may not know this, but I actually do to other places, rather than just watching movies and reviewing them. Anyway, I will … Continue reading
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The Shining (1980)
In all honesty, who would take this job??!??!!? On the wagon and out of lucrative work thanks to his alcoholism and family troubles, aspiring novelist Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) accepts a position as the off-season custodian at an elegant but … Continue reading
A Home at the End of the World (2004)
I have gay friends, however, I have never really fallen in love with one of them, and neither have I with Robin Wright Penn (dammit!). Boyhood pals Bobby (Colin Farrell) and Jonathan (Dallas Roberts) both love the same woman (Robin … Continue reading
The Bad News Bears (1976)
Sometimes I actually wish my sports teams were like this. Walter Matthau stars as the grumbling, beer-guzzling Morris Buttermaker, a former minor-league pitcher roped into coaching a crass bunch of perpetually losing half-pint misfits. Desperate to win, Coach Morris brings … Continue reading
Adaptation (2002)
One of the worst, and most confusing writer blocks ever…well…written. Charlie Kaufman (Nicolas Cage) is a Los Angeles screenwriter battling enormous feelings of insecurity and impotence as he struggles to adapt The Orchid Thief, a book by Susan Orlean (Meryl … Continue reading
Dance of the Dead (2008)
Suck it George Romero! Your not the only one who can do zombie films. Filled with geekdom and gore, this tongue-in-cheek, teen creature feature centers on a high school prom at which the living dead await a crowd of unsuspecting … Continue reading
Apollo 13 (1995)
Reasons why aliens aren’t the only thing we have to fear out there. Technical troubles scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1971, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) and his crew in director Ron Howard’s chronicle … Continue reading
Il Postino (1995)
If poetry can get you laid like it did to this dude, I need to start brushing up on my skills. Mario Ruoppolo (Massimo Troisi), the mailman on an Italian island, pines from afar for a beautiful waitress. But when … Continue reading
Finally I Made It!!
It has taken for over a year now, but I’ve made into the big game now, the Large Association of Movie Blogs. I’m finally so glad to have and, now know that everything on will always be a 100%. I’m … Continue reading
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Babe (1995)
Just look at that pig! How can you not love this movie!!!??! A piglet, who is won by Farmer Hoggett, is brought onto his farm to live and eventually get big and become dinner. However, Hoggett notices something special in … Continue reading
Eagle Eye (2008)
I know I’ll catch a lot of heat for this, but this film isn’t as bad as everybody says. Returning home to grieve after the shocking death of his overachieving twin brother, an aimless slacker named Jerry (Shia LaBeouf) finds … Continue reading
Braveheart (1995)
Just proof as to why you don’t mess with the Scottish, they will always beat your ass. Enraged at the slaughter of Murron (Catherine McCormack) — his new bride and childhood love — legendary Scottish warrior William Wallace (Mel Gibson, … Continue reading
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
I’m getting annoyed of these sappy romantic period pieces. Jane Austen’s classic tale of 19th-century etiquette and ethics chronicles the troubles and triumphs of the marriage-minded Dashwood sisters — sensible oldest sibling Elinor (Emma Thompson) and her romantic younger sister, … Continue reading
Dark Blue (2003)
Still wondering what this had to do with Rodney King trials. Director Ron Shelton’s thriller illustrates how deep corruption runs in the Los Angeles Police Department in April 1992, days before the acquittal of four white officers in the beating … Continue reading
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Why is Tony Starks such a total d-bag all of a sudden. Wealthy inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) — aka Iron Man — resists calls by the American government to hand over his technology. Meanwhile, Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke) … Continue reading
Ed Wood (1994)
One of the best films, about one of the worst directors of all-time. Johnny Depp plays Ed Wood, a grinning goof with a sunny disposition who was heralded as the “worst director of all time” — and certainly made the … Continue reading
Man Bites Dog (1993)
Without this, there would be no Blair Witch Project, or anything with hand-held cameras. Spoofing reality television, a fascinated documentary crew follows a charismatic yet unrepentant serial killer (Benoit Poelvoorde) on his murder sprees. The crew attempts to objectively document … Continue reading
The New World (2005)
It’s basically Pocahontas minus the animation, cheesy love songs, and furry talking animals. Set in 1607 at the founding of the Jamestown Settlement, Terrence Malick’s epic adventure chronicles the extraordinary actions of explorer John Smith (Colin Farrell) and Native American … Continue reading
A Civil Action (1998)
The ultimate stand-off: Vincent Vega vs. Boo Radley. I thought I’d never see the day. In this drama based on a true story, John Travolta stars as a personal-injury lawyer who sues a major corporation when the drinking water in … Continue reading
