Month: August 2005

The Island

Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson star in a sci-fi action adventure about clones that don’t know they are clones. I didn’t expect too much from this movie since it was directed by Michael Bay and I have not been a big fan of his movies in general (The Rock,...

Broken Flowers

Bill Murray is a lifelong bachelor and ladies man who receives an anonymous letter from a former girlfriend that he has a 19-year-old son that is probably trying to find him. The movie is directed by Jim Jarmusch, which I didn’t realize before watching it. I didn’t know much...

Aviator

Leonardo DiCaprio stars as billionaire aviator that turned into complete recluse Howard Hughes. I didn’t know much about Howard Hughes so this movie didn’t seem all that interesting to me, but it was up for Best Picture so I thought I should see it. I was very impressed. I...

I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead

After living in seclusion for years, Clive Owen comes back to the rest of the world to find out how his brother died. This movie was boring and dumb. The entire movie was a set up for some big finale that never happened. When it was over, I was...

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

It’s an old-style 40’s sci fi movie. The only thing that is real in the movie are the actors: Angelina Jolie, Gwenyth Paltrow, and Jude Law. Everything else is computer generated. Everything about the movie is like the movies in the 40’s. It is a screwball comedy/adventure movie. Gwenyth...

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Bill Murray is a Jacque Cousteau-type character that meets his grown son for the first time and they go out on an adventure to kill a shark for revenge because it ate his friend. Directed by Wes Anderson (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums). I love Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums...

Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle

Two guys get stoned and go on an adventure in search of a White Castle burger. Directed by the guy who did Dude, Where’s My Car? so you know it’s high class. I kept hearing that this movie was funny from various people, so I thought I’d watch it....

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Tim Burton does his version of the Roald Dahl children’s book with Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka. I loved this movie. I have never read the book, but I did see the original movie. I loved that too, but I thought this was better. Maybe it was because Gene...