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...
March of the Penguins
Documentary following emporer penguins in Antarctica as they get together to mate and raise their offspring. A couple of FRANCH guys filmed the penguins while they came up out of the water at the end of their summer to make the march to the breeding ground, find a mate,...
The Longest Yard
I remember watching this movie when I was younger and couldn’t wait to see this latest version. Kat and I went from Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants straight into this movie. What a difference in genre! For those who didn’t see the original or don’t know the concept –...
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Earth is about to be destroyed due to an intergalatic highway coming through so Arthur Dent is taken on an adventure through the galaxy by Ford Prefect. I recently read the first book after many years of starting to read someone else’s copy of it and then not being...
Upside of Anger
A bitter recent divorcee befriends her ex-husband’s friend and tries to deal with her four almost grown daughters. This movie made me want to drink. It was not driving me to drink due to it being awful. Joan Allen and Kevin Costner’s characters are high-functioning alcoholics and were always...
Batman Begins
Chris Nolan, who directed Memento, is taking charge of this interpretation of how Christian Bale became Batman. I really enjoyed this movie. I liked seeing how he decided to become Batman than the rushed feeling that the previous movies gave us where it just jumped right into him fighting crime....
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
The last Star Wars installment that ties together how Anakin turns to the dark side of the Force to become Darth Vader. **Some spoiler stuff so don’t read if you don’t want to know.** R2D2 is awesome and he has bypassed Yoda as my favorite character. I love Yoda...
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...
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...