Movie Reviews, Page 4

Whip It 2009 – 4/5 Ellen Page is really good in this. I think she’s better in this than “Juno” which was …

Dreamgirls (2006) – 4/5 Pretty great all around: acting, music, drama, etc. I have kinda been waiting for a movie that spanned …

The Searchers (1956) – 4/5 Great western. It didn’t have the western-town-saloon scenes I like to see, but it had Indians and …

Zombieland 2009 – 3/5 Zombie movie – that just about say it all. SPOILERS Bill Murray’s part was probably the highlight of …

The Outsiders (1983) – 3/5 Another tough one – more than a 3, but not quite a 4. This was a bit …

Who Killed the Electric Car? 2006 – 3/5 Man, this was a really good documentary. I assumed it was going to be …

The Lookout (2007) – 3/5 Movies like this make my new rating system tough. I mean, it’s not a 2, but 3 …

Fame (2009) – 2/5 Bad acting, too many storylines/characters to care about any of them, a bit cheesy and far-fetched, over-dramatic… hmmm, …

Dead Calm (1989) – 3/5 A bit dated, but still pretty good. I like the isolated feel (only 3 cast members). Billy …

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) – 4/5 I expected this movie to be great and was NOT let down. The …

Das Leben der Anderen (2006) – 4/5 Very powerful movie about a very powerful place and time. The intensity reminds me of …

Undercover Brother (2002) – 4/5 So funny! Neil Patrick Harris is awesome in this.

La cit?des enfants perdus (1995) – 3/5 From one foreign film to another. I’d seen this before like 13 years ago – …

Szerelem (1971) – 3/5 Not sure how this got on my queue??? Hungarian w/ subtitles. Well made, pretty artsy. I felt it …

The Eiger Sanction (1975) – 4/5 Good, classic 70’s spy-thriller complete w/ albino boss-man. The mountain climbing in this movie made me …

Julie & Julia (2009) – 3/5 I liked this movie mainly for a couple reason: big goal and the parallel time-line type …

Ice Station Zebra (1968) – 3/5 I think I saw this like 15 years ago. I didn’t remember it, but remembered some …

Fiddler on the Roof (1971) – 4/5 Humorous and sad and everything in btwn. Besides the historical view (which a Jewish friend …

District 9 (2009) – 4/5 Fairly disturbing for the first half, but well done. Biological stuff messes w/ me. The second half …

Inglourious Basterds (2009) – 4/5 Tarantino is proving his abilities and skills can not only last, but grow. Great all around from …

Little Children (2006) – 3/5 I thought this movie was going to be more like a 4 or 5, but it fell …

(500) Days of Summer (2009) – 3/5 Good movie, not a love story. For the most part this was good. Zooey Deschanel …

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) – 2/5 The action was too “big” – way over the top to the point …

Dark Blue (2002) – 3.5/5 I liked this movie – good tension, action, characters, etc. I like when movies parallel other events …

Pineapple Express (2008) – 4/5 While I don’t think this is a great movie, I think it was good enough for a …

Breaking Away (1979) – 3/5 Good but dated/cheesey. Fun to watch and riff on it and see Jackie Earle Haley before/after to …

Watchmen (2009) – 4/5 I dug the story and the style. It’s more character based than plot based, but I didn’t mind. …

I was just looking at an old file I used to keep of books as I read them (and when and in …

What I watched from 1/1/09-/6/30/09 66 movies so far this year. Average 11 per month (~3/week). I might change my rating to …

Bridge to Terabithia (2007) – 3/5 I think a teacher read this to my class when I was in like the third …