Month: September 2003

Bubba Ho-Tep

What if Elvis switched places with an Elvis impersonator and didn’t get a chance to switch back before the other one died? He would end up in an East Texas retirement home, alongside a black man who believes he is JFK, and they both have to fight a mummy...

Gangs of New York

Overall I thought it was okay but I also thought it was too long. I don’t have an aversion towards long movies, but they do have to hold my interest. It came on 2 DVD’s from Netflix. I fell asleep sometime during the second one. I think it was...

Gangster No. 1

Gangster Number 1 Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Paul Bettany, David Thewlis, Saffron Burrows Directed by: Paul McGuigan Written by: Johnny Ferguson (screenplay), Louis Mellis (original screenplay), David Scinto (original screenplay) Rating: R Length: 1 hour, 43 minutes Genre: Crime Drama Release Date: 2000 A British gangster, played by Malcolm McDowell, looks back on his life of when he...

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Once Upon a Time in MexicoDirector: Robert Rodriguez The third movie in the El Mariachi trilogy, but it’s really just a sequel to Desperado since that was just a remake of El Mariachi. Confused yet? Plot line was entertaining, characters were interesting, and the good guy wins (of course.)...

25th Hour

Edward Norton has one last day of partying before serving seven-year jail sentence for drug dealing. I enjoyed this movie quite a bit. Edward Norton wants to say goodbye to his friends from school and his dad before going off to jail. Most of the characters were great and...

Punch-Drunk Love

Punch-Drunk Love Starring: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzman Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson Written by: Paul Thomas Anderson Rating: R Length: 1 hour 35 minutes Genre: Romantic Comedy Release Date: November 1, 2002 Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia, Boogie Nights) directed Adam Sandler in a serious role that is getting Oscar buzz. No...