The Village (2004) – 4/5
The Village (2004) – 3.5/5 Very good and suspenseful. Good acting, setting, editing and directing. There’s not much you can say w/o …
Take the Lead (2006) – 1.5/5
Take the Lead (2006) – 2/5 Weak story and pretty much everything else. Thin and uninspiring. A story that’s been told 1000 …
The Year of the Yao (2004) 2.5/5
The Year of the Yao (2004) – interesting, but nothing great. I can’t say this is a very good documentary, but it …
Face/Off (1997) – 3/5
Face/Off (1997) – good action, interesting premise. Nothing great, but a good action movie.
Nacho Libre (2006) – 3.5/5
Nacho Libre (2006) I had high expectations for this movie w/ Jack Black and Jared Hess (from “Napoleon Dynamite”). It was slow …
Cars (2006) – 4/5
Cars (2006) Cute, fun and no heavy handed liberal messages. I liked this movie. It’s pretty funny, fairly clever, has a good …
Unknown White Male (2005) – 3/5
Unknown White Male (2005) – very interesting topic. What if you lost your memory? Where/how wd you start to get to know …
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) – 1/5
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) – let down. Weak all around: acting, action, puzzles/riddles, racism, cussing, etc. If you use your …
The Family Stone (2005) – 4.5/5
The Family Stone (2005) This movie was VERY powerful to me though it cd be b/c of personal ‘current events’ that it …
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) – 3.5/5
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) This was probably my favorit Potter movie of the 3. It cd be b/c …
The Island (2005) – 4/5
The Island (2005) This is a pretty good and fun sci-fi/action movie. It’s not earth breaking or anything, but it’s good and …
Grizzly Man (2005) – 3.5/5
Grizzly Man (2005) I think Werner Herzog did an incredible job of taking hundreds of hours of video covering several years and …
From Russia w/ Love (1963) – 4/5
From Russia w/ Love (1963) Probably my favorite James Bond movie. It’s not the typical or at least what as become the …
Meet the Fockers (2004) – 3.5/5
Meet the Fockers (2004) Funny and well acted. The interaction of everyone makes this movie. The levels are all good: silliness, love, …
Flightplan (2005) – 4/5
Flightplan (2005) Powerful start of a good pyscho-thriller. A good uneasiness rests over the wholething as you empathize w/ the main character. …
Goldfinger – 3.5/5
Goldfinger (1964) Great James Bond movie. It has everything you want in a good, old JB movie.It’s not built around the gadgets …
The Jerk (1979) – 3/5
The Jerk (1979) Mostly liked by me b/c I saw it so many times as a kid. There were still a fewjokes …
Lord of War (2005) – 3/5
Lord of War (2005) The first 20 mins feel like serious liberal propaganda to me: guns are bad and kill children and …
Cinderella Man (2005) – 4/5
Cinderella Man (2005) Great movie. Even better being based on a true story. It was all great. Great story, drama, action, everything …
Big Momma’s House (2000) – 3/5
Big Momma’s House (2000) Funny and a decent story. I noticed a similarity btwn this and “Diary of a Mad, Black Woman” …
Blazing Saddles (1974) – 3.5/5
Blazing Saddles (1974) Very funny, but not as fast paced as I remembered. I think in today’s terms it wd be considered …
My Date with Drew (2004) – 4/5
My Date with Drew (2004) This was a good surprise. I heard about this a while back from Mo and was pretty …
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) – 3/5
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) I liked this movie, but it’s hard to say it’s very ‘good.’ I think it starts …
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) – 3/5
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) This movie is a weird mix of silly comedy, serious drama and Christian movie themes. …
King Kong (2005) – 4.5/5
King Kong (2005) Great action and a good story too. The characters were deep, varied and interesting – it wasn’t just about …
The Hustler (1961) – 4/5
The Hustler (1961) Great story and cool acting. A lot of subtext w/ her being ‘lame’ in one way and him another; …
Ed Wood (1994) – 3.5/5
Ed Wood (1994) An interesting look at an interesting life. Who knows how accurate it is, but that just seems fitting. Depp …
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning (2005) – 3.5/5
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning (2005) (V) A homemade movie by 5 friends in Finland that has gotten a good bit of …
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) – 4/5
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) I had high expectations of this mainly b/c of similarities …
The Goonies (1985) – 3/5
The Goonies (1985) Good kids movie – I wish I had seen this when it came out, but I didn’t. I guess …