Movie Reviews, Page 3

Up (2009). – 3/5 Great animation and a touching, though sad, story. I didn’t quite get into the story b/c I think …

The Princess and the Frog (2009). – 3/5 Really good all around – animation, voice acting, story, etc. Another score for Ron …

We Own the Night 2007. – 3/5 I was tempted to give this a 4, but I have a feeling the feeling …

Waitress (2007). – 3/5 Sweet, cute, sad little story that doesn’t try too hard. Great device w/ the pies… really made me …

The Holiday (2006). – 2/5 Pretty lame all around. Weak acting especially Jude Law. Way too cheesy, corny. Worst end scene ever… …

The Blind Side (2009). – 4/5 Choked-up count of like 10+. Well done. I think they did a good job of playing …

The Last King of Scotland (2006). – 3/5 Nice scope and well done. Fairly tense throughout which was important. Forest Whitaker did …

Love Actually (2003). – 2/5 There were some good scenes in this movie, but all-in-all it’s pretty weak. They don’t quite build …

Gone with the Wind (1939). – 5/5 Great movie. I cdn’t help but think about how selfish and self-centered Scarlet was. She …

Inside Man (2006). – 4/5 Good suspense-type mystery movie. It keeps you guessing pretty much the whole time: “Why are they doing …

Next (2007). – 2/5 I wanted to see this movie in the theaters, but it didn’t seem to do well. Despite that, …

Werewolf (1996) (V). – 1/5 More accurately, this is what I watched: MST3K Of course, it was absolutely horrible. 🙂 “Diss iss …

“Arrested Development” (2003). – 5/5 The best sitcom I’ve seen. I’ve probably watched every episode an average of 5 times (though I’ve …

The Namesake (2006). – 3/5 I’m glad I went to the ‘whole numbers only’ form of reviews, but it makes it tough …

Lebenszeichen (1968). – 3/5 Again, 3 might be generous b/c I didn’t think too much of this movie, but it’s not “bad.” …

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009) (V). – 3/5 A 3 is a little generous -not much here. SPOILERS This is kind of …

This Is It (2009) – 3/5 It was definitely cool to see the behind-the-scenes stuff. I wasn’t blown away by and particular …

Black Snake Moan (2006). – 2/5 Again, not sure why this was in my queue. Lame. Jackson phoned it in… or just …

Buena Vista Social Club (1999). – 3/5 I thought this was good an interesting, but I felt they cd have done more …

When We Were Kings (1996). – 4/5 I saw the movie “Ali” which was good and is based on this same time/event. …

Young Frankenstein (1974): “Young Frankenstein” – 5/5 Past Review

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007) – ?/5 I just saw that I had started a post for this and never …

Twilight (2008/I) – 3/5 I can see why teenage girls like this movie: overly romantic, soap-opera, teenage, sap love. She’s the new …

Couples Retreat (2009) – 3/5 Very thin plot and sub-plots, but actually pretty introspective about marriage, couples, family, etc. If you can …

The Final Countdown (1980) – 2/5 How did they get Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen to make this movie? Poorly acted, terrible …

Ne le dis à personne 2006 – 3/5 Good suspense and intricate plot. It’s in French and in France so the scenery …

Anvil! The Story of Anvil 2008 – 4/5 I can tell you why this movie is great in one word, two words… …

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008) – 4/5 I never knew much about this case and the events so this was pretty …

Ghost World (2001) – 2/5 Maybe it’s my age showing, but the highschool kids movies where they’re “angry at the world” is …

X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2009 – 3/5 Good story and well-told scope. I liked the action which wasn’t too over-the-top and I felt …