Month: April 2005

Cold Mountain

At the end of the American Civil War, Jude Law journeys home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with Nicole Kidman. Renee Zellweger is in there somewhere too. I thought this movie looked pretty boring, but decided I should watch it anyway. It was much better than I expected. It was very long, but...

Off the Map

Off the Map Starring: Joan Allen, Sam Elliot, Valentina de Angelis, Amy Brenneman, Jim True-Frost Directed by: Campbell Scott Written by: Joan Ackermann Rating: PG-13 Genre: Drama Release Date: 2003 A family lives on their own away from society in the middle of nowhere New Mexico where they end up being audited. The main part...

Sin City

Based on the comic books by Frank Miller. It is three stories that take place in Sin City with some of the characters being interrelated, but all of it is very violoent yet pretty looking. I loved this movie! It was a lot of fun. I thought it was...

House of Flying Daggers

House of Flying Daggers Starring: Ziyi Zhang, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau Directed by: Yimou Zhang Written by: Feng Li, Bin Wang, Yimou Zhang Rating: PG-13 Length: 1 hour 59 minutes Genre: Action Release Date: 2004 In 859, rebel armies are forming to combat the corrupt government during the Tang Dynasty in China. We watched House of...

The Incredibles

Retired superheroes are called out for a new assignment. I love Pixar movies. I did enjoy this one, but I did not like it as much as the Toy Story movies. I wanted it to be funnier. It was a good action picture though. When the fight scenes are...

24 Hour Party People

Tracks the rise and fall of Factory Records in Manchester, England from the late 70’s until the 90’s. I love bands from Manchester, like New Order, Stone Roses, Charlatans, and Happy Mondays. I wanted to see this movie since I love the city and it was going to talk...

Millions

A young British boy lives in an imaginary world most of the time and can’t believe it when he really finds a bag filled with millions that has fallen from the sky. This movie is directed by Danny Boyle that also directed Trainspotting and 28 Days. There is nothing gross or scary...