MWG: Big Trouble in Little China
It is Jim’s turn to pick the movie for us this month. Here is what he said when asked to pick a movie, “I’m going to go with the great John Carpenter masterpiece, Big Trouble in Little China.” I’m surprised he didn’t pick it sooner. Netflix synopsis: Traveling through...
Where the Wild Things Are
I read the book when I was kid, but I don’t remember much about it beyond the pictures. That is what stuck with me over the years. I saw it with only that memory, but guessed I would enjoy it since Spike Jonze is an oddball. I wasn’t disappointed....
MWG: Red Sonja
Amy has picked Red Sonja as our next movie pick. She picked it to go along with other recent choices of Conan, Clash of the Titans, and Willow. It has the common theme of fighting in it. I also think they are trying to do a remake of this...
Alice in Wonderland
Going into the movie, I thought it was going to be a movie version of the Lewis Carroll classic, but it turns out that it is based on the characters with its own story. Alice did visit Underland when she was little. They make a joke that she called...
MWG: Willow
Jeremy had February’s pick so he finally decided on a movie at the beginning of March. He kept using some excuse like he had homework to do or something. Whatever! Anyway, I think this movie pick came about due to someone mentioning it on television or something happened that...
Taken
Liam Neeson is a former government agent named Bryan, whose dumb teenage daughter insists on going on an unsupervised trip to Europe with her friend. Almost immediately after they arrive, they’re targeted by kidnappers who break into their apartment and take them away to be sold into prostitution. As that’s...
Avatar
The movie was hyped for months before it was released. We were supposed to be amazed at the technology. When I finally saw the trailer, I didn’t understand the hype. The story didn’t look too interesting to me and I didn’t see anything mind blowing. Maybe I was already...
MWG: Clash of the Titans (1981)
Since there is a remake of Clash of the Titans coming out, I felt the need to watch this cheesetastic version. My brother and I used to watch it all the time when we were little. It used to drive my mom crazy. I’m not sure if it was the...
The Hangover
Four guys go to Vegas for a bachelor party. Two of them are the groom’s best friends, one a good-looking married flirt and the other a hen-pecked dentist, and the third guy is the scary brother of the bride. It is the classic set up where what happens in...
Men Who Stare at Goats
Ewan McGregor stars as a reporter who gets stuck with the small, weird story assignments. He stumbles across a guy who claims he can psychically kill his hamster. He was taught by Lyn, played by George Clooney, who was part of a weird branch of the army that had...