Movie Reviews, Page 14

The Muppet Movie (1979) Very fun, funny and clever at times. It’s corny and beautiful in that. The cameos were great and …

The Departed (2006) Incredible acting and characters. So many great performances. I like the complicated “who’s good? who’s bad?”, but they might …

Hope and Glory (1987) A very good, dramatic movie focusing on a WWII experience that we haven’t really seen before. It’s not …

Ocean’s Thirteen (2007) This was good in most ways with good levels of intensity, spyishness, humor and action. Basically no love story …

Shrek the Third (2007) It was pretty good w/ some funny parts, but the story was a bit thin and overall I …

Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005) Very little new information and laughable “dramatizations” of the stereotypes from each decade and the fans. …

Everyone’s Hero (2006) We got this for our son and he isn’t always that interested which makes us not all that interested. …

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) A fun movie though pretty dark. I wdn’t consider it a “kid’s” movie. Also, …

Spellbound (2002/I) I liked “Wordplay” (see recent post) more. This documentary focuses more on the people in the movie whereas “Wordplay” focuses …

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) We’ve seen this one a few times, but apparently it’s not …

Akeelah and the Bee (2006) A bit sentimental, but good and enjoyable. A good simple story w/ deep characters and a good …

Wordplay (2006) Very fun and interesting and certainly made me want to play crossword puzzles. I’m always attracted to an area of …

Chariots of Fire (1981) Somewhat making up for “Reds” as far as 1981’s reputation goes… except for the soundtrack (Age of Synth). …

Reds (1981) One of the few movies I didn’t even finish watching. Partially b/c it wasn’t very good and partially b/c I …

Spider-Man 3 (2007) Good movie. I’m not a big fan of the past 2 so this being my favorite (or at least …

The Illusionist (2006) What a disappointment. Ed Norton is one of my favorites and he was SO flat. The story is rather …

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Classic movie all around: war movie, romance, happy ending, etc. This is why we keep …

City Lights (1931) Very fun, cute movie. I liked the simple story and natural feeling situations that let Chaplin shine. What a …

Raging Bull (1980) De Niro shines as a pretty horrible character. Rage is right! This guy is determined to get everything he …

One Night with the King (2006) Pretty good production, but somewhat disappointing/mixed acting. They changed the story which is a big no-no …

Beyond the Gates of Splendor (2002) I wanted to watch this after “End of the Spear” and I think it’s much better. …

Blades of Glory (2007) Funny and good performances by Farrell and Heder. Great permise too. For some reason, I was really distracted …

End of the Spear (2005) An important story told fairly well. Not a great movie, but it tells and good and important …

Factotum (2005) Decently acted, but the story and characters are fairly weak. Not much to like here and little reason to try. …

Facing the Giants (2006) This movie gets a very high rating for personal reasons. Like others, w/ such a low budget ($70k), …

“Extras” (2005) Not a “hilarious” show. Clever and original, but nothing incredible and kinda slow. Also, it suffered from high expectations from …

Chicken Little (2005) Nothing wrong w/ this movie, but nothing great either.

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (2000) Good show, but I had high expectations. I felt like it was “Seinfeld” on cable, but not as …

Igby Goes Down (2002) I think I wd have liked this movie more if I were younger or more ideallistic or something. …

Madagascar (2005) I really liked this movie. The overall story is decent and the characters are good, but the details and little …