300/ 2007/Drama/Action:
300 was a different kind of movie for me. It’s one that under normal circumstances I wouldn’t have watched. I didn’t know any of the actors in the movie and if I did the make-up covered up their person.
The story is about the Battle of Thermopylae, with the Greeks fighting the Persians. Because the [...]
All the Kings Men, 2006/Political Drama Sean Penn stars as Willie Stark the politically upward candidate for governor. The other main character is Jack Burden; Jude Law, who is a journalist that follows Willie Stark to document his campaign and later goes to work for Stark.
The movie also has various other stars such as Kate [...]
Seraphim Falls/2006/drama/western
A confederate veteran Carter, Liam Neeson, tracks down a Union officer, Gideon played by Pierce Brosnan to kill him for wrongs he committed during the war. Both are formidable men for differing reasons, Carter for revenge and Gideon for survival.
The movie has very little dialogue and is long. The characters seem to have nine [...]
Crash/2004/Drama
I didn’t watch this movie when it first came out and didn’t look forward to seeing it. I would like to say I was pleasantly surprised.
This movie had a ton of known and unknown actors: Sandra Bullock, Tony Danza, and Matt Dillion to name a few. The story has several mini plots exploring the weaknesses, [...]
In celebration of John Wayne’s 100th birthday on May 26th, 2007, Paramount Home Entertainment released True Grit.
What a pleasure it was to watch a true classic western. The extra features on the DVD are fantastic and clearly illustrate why John Wayne was not just an actor, but an icon.
This role won the Duke his only [...]
Babel/2206/drama.
The story of four families from different countries and how their lives touch.
Three of the four families plots are given in subtitles. Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett play the English speaking family. I have to admit I only got through 45 minutes of this movie and couldn’t watch anymore.
I should have known I wouldn’t like [...]
Alpha Dog is coming to DVD on May 1st!
This movie was a big surprise. Very interesting especially knowing that the movie was based on true events surrounding the life of Jesse James Hollywood. The acting was much better than expected, and writer/director Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook) does an outstanding job in bringing this story to [...]
Payback: Straight Up is the Directors Cut to the already good film Payback. There are a lot of minor differences, especially the ending. It is worth a revisit as this was already a good film. The most notable change is that Mel’s voice over is gone.
Synopsis:
Mel Gibson portrays Porter, a career criminal bent on revenge [...]
Don’t blink, because if you do you will certainly miss something in the extremely fast past moving action film. It is chock full of top stars like Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Alicia Keys, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven and starring Ryan Reynolds. The action is non-stop and very violent and is recommended for mature audiences only. [...]
The Lost Room is coming to DVD on April 4, 2007. I missed it when it was on the Sci-Fi Channel and look forward to an opportunity to check it out.
“Pop culturists should love The Lost Room, period. It’s almost like a video game, a board game, a captivating novel, and a television show [...]