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A Personal-Public Blog (but not Public Domain ). MOVIES SEEN 2006-2005 (and some before), selected UPDATES: I am interested in seeing some of these movies again and/or some of the better current and/or upcoming films. Spoilers? Well, how much of a movie can you describe without spoiling the plot or some anticipation for the film? I try to avoid it when I can. If you feel I "spoiled" something, email me, and YHWH-permitting, I may consider removing or changing it. Thank you!  SEE RATINGS GUIDE for MOVIES SEEN by me for a guide to MY RATINGS, and for notes about the lists. This list here -- MOVIES SEEN 2006-2005 (and some before), selected. MY MAIN MOVIE AND SHOW BLOG-- Yeah, Don't get on me about The Da Vinci Code or The Omen (2006.)! LOL, etc. MAIN LIST (2006 and before ) Most of the dates listed below movie genre are approximate release dates posted online. Accepted (PG-13) ## Justin Long, Blake Lively, Lewis Black Comedy 8/18/2006 {It started out okay, but is pretty hokey. Once the cuss words start, beginning with the s- word, it doesn't let up. I felt like my mind was trashed by the end. Other than that, I liked it. lol.} Aeonflux (PG-13) (on DVD.) ??? Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Marton Csokas Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 12/2/2005 {How is it I saw this movie recently, and don't remember a thing?} Alien Vs. Predator (PG-13) ##.5 Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 8/13/2004 {There's over the top, then there's over the top!} All the King's Men (PG-13) ## Sean Penn, Jude Law, Patricia Clarkson Drama 9/22/2006 {This really could have been more interesting. It made its points regarding power corrupting, but in a haphazard way. (We didn't really see the guy being really decent in the first place; so did power corrupt, or was he already a bad guy? ) It was pretty slow at times. While I appreciated the time put in for character development, it was too slow overall. Disjointed directing confused a complex but well-framed story line. Considering the decent acting, I wish this could have been better.} Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy ## Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd Comedy 7/9/2004 {Dumb. If you weren't at least a teen by the '70s, you might not get parts of this. (I am not sure that watching That '70s Show would prepare you. LOL.) SEE Dodgeball below.} Assault on Precinct 13 (R) ##.5 (Saw most of the end.) Laurence Fishburne, Ethan Hawke, Maria Bello Action/Adventure 1/19/2005 Batman Begins (PG-13) (Saw at IMAX. Also at regular?) ####.5 Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson Action/Adventure, Drama 6/15/2005 {I'd vote this as the best Batman yet.} The Bourne Supremacy (PG-13) ###.5 Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Karl Urban Action/Adventure 7/23/2004 {I suggest seeing The Bourne Identity, with Matt Damon, FIRST.} The Break-Up (PG-13) ###.5 Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn, Joey Lauren Adams Comedy, Romance 6/2/2006 {Remember, it's called The Break-Up! LOL.} Casino Royale (PG-13) ###.5 Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench Action/Adventure 11/17/2006 {Probably one of the best--though most visually violent--of the Bond films. I was unimpressed with previews showing Daniel Craig, but I must say he did a great job of being convincing, probably too convincing, if there is such a thing, too on guard, which would be conspicuous for a spy, to say the least. Judy Dench pulled off a snapping M. And Eva Green, well, I'll let you decide. Her acting was fine. (But her make-up?? I found it attractive only in certain scenes; in the rest, I got almost a similar feeling as I got when I saw Demi Moore with too-dark mascara around the eyes. It's popular among some today, but I don't find it attractive. Am I talking about make-up?? LOL.)} Charlie's Angels: ? various (some on DVD; some in theatres.) ### {Kick-tush action, with some newer-morality physicality action thrown in. This isn't your innocent "Who me??" Angels anymore.} Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (PG) ##.5 Freddie Highmore, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 7/15/2005 {Creepier in a goofy, unbelievable, daft, campyish, I-don't-believe-I-am-making-this-movie sort of way than Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The storyline is basically the same. I suppose if one saw this first, then Willie, one might like this one better, I don't know. Neither one was scary to me, not being a child.} The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (PG) #### Georgie Henley, William Moseley, Skandar Keynes Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 12/9/2005 {My words before it came out were "Disney, don't mess it up", or something close to that! LOL. And, they didn't. }The Chronicles of Riddick ##.5 Vin Diesel, Colm Feore, Thandie Newton Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 6/11/2004 Click (PG-13) ###.5 Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 6/23/2006 {If this isn't the reality of life, well, okay, it's not, but sometimes it seems as though someone ELSE has a remote on our lives.} Collateral (R) ### Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Mark Ruffalo Action/Adventure, Drama 8/6/2004 {Tom Cruise plays a bad guy in this one, a very bad guy.} Constantine (R) ### Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf Action/Adventure, Drama, Suspense/Thriller 2/18/2005 {Smoker meets spirits in this can-flesh-beat-spirit action flick.} Conversations with God (PG) ## Henry Czerny, Ingrid Boulting, Bruce Page Drama 10/27/2006 {If you don't like "spiritual" movies that border on or tread into areas heretical for Christians, don't see this. (Same with "What the Bleep...".) Other than that, it was an interesting film. It could have been done better, I think. The main actor was pretty decent, but a bit on the I-know-you're-watching-me side. I wish more of the, uh, sometimes heretical "conversations" were quoted. I guess I've been drawn in to maybe borrow or buy the book! lol. Maybe.} The Covenant (PG-13) ### Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Laura Ramsey Horror, Suspense/Thriller 9/8/2006 {This is sort of Buffy or Charmed meets Harry Potter meets the Matrix, in a Constantine-like sort of way. LOL.} Curious George (G) ### Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore, David Cross Animated, Comedy, Family 2/10/2006 {Cute. Too cute in places. I did a review of it on Amazon. Some woman warned of "separation anxiety" for children of certain ages. A valid concern, I think.} The Da Vinci Code (PG-13) {DaVinci} ###.5 Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen Action/Adventure, Drama, Suspense/Thriller 5/19/2006 {Not as evil or nefarious as some of the hype seemed to make it. I suppose the BOOK is more so, since it claims to be factual, but a movie is, well, a movie, and it doesn't say it's a documentary. I wasn't offended by the main idea--Jesus in love (well, something like that )--or by the idea that some would want to cover up such a thing (thinking it not befitting for "The Son of God"--how about "the Last Adam"? ), but one guy in the movie seemed to be promoting the idea that Christianity itself must be false if the idea is true. Total bunk. If He had had a wife and children, it wouldn't offend me as a believer. (He WAS fully man, or so we're taught.) Nothing in the Gospel accounts would explicitly state that He did--or didn't--but the phrase the "disciple whom Yahshua loved", often attributed to John the Apostle, is curious. (It could have named the person somewhere, anywhere. It could have given big hints. It could have even used the more-explicit word "apostle" instead of the generic word "disciple", but it doesn't--no biggie maybe. LOL.) AND, we do see that disciple putting his (or her??) head on Yahshua's chest. Pretty cool for a GUY to put his head on another guy's chest, in front of everyone. And the Love that David and Jonathan had surpassed the love of women! Pretty neat too. But we uptight Americans would probably freak a bit if we saw some guy doing that with another guy at a Christian gathering. Take your pick. Either would be weird for affection-lacking, American Christians today!}The Day After Tomorrow (PG-13) ##.5 Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward Action/Adventure, Drama 5/28/2004 {Well, I thought it was a dumb "scientific" premise, but who knows. The action was okay.} Defending Your Life (on DVD.) ### {This movie was recommended to me, so I watched it. If you ever feel defensive about your life--or wonder about "judgment"--this might be of interest. Don't get the idea, though, that it's like the Bible idea of judgment, though there are similarities (minus God, Heaven, Messiah ).} Deja Vu (PG-13) {Déjà Vu} ###.5 Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, Jim Caviezel Action/Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Thriller 11/22/2006 {I liked it. Makes you wonder if something like this has existed in certain events of history. SEE comments in Stranger Than Fiction.} The Devil Wears Prada (PG-13) ###.5 Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Adrian Grenier Comedy 6/30/2006 {No, the devil is not in this.} Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (PG-13) ## Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller Comedy 6/18/2004 {This came out about the same time as Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Is it dumb? Why yes it is! But I kind of liked it. Ben Stiller really was in prime over-the-top form, contrary to other films I've seen him in where he is almost always so subdued. He seemed to need more passion, but, well, maybe that was what was lurking behind his character anyway.} Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas ##.5 Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 11/8/2000 {This is not the old TV special you grew up to either love or hate--though if you didn't like the song "You're a mean one, Mister Grinch", you need a musical check-up. It's way, way more over the top and campy than the TV show. But it's cute. Jim Carrey? Well, it's enough already. This guy needs to do a serious drama! LOL.} Dreamgirls (PG-13) ## Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Hudson Drama, Music/Performing Arts 1/19/2007 (NY/LA/SF - December 15, 2006. Expanded Release - December 25, 2006. Wide Release - January 19, 2007) {I kind of liked it. It didn't become a "musical" until a ways into the film. And when it did, it actually surprised me. An appreciation or liking for the development of R&B, Soul, and Disco music may help. DISCLAIMER: I myself like a lot of the best/most popular Disco music, but am not much into much of the other styles. I saw it in a mostly-caucasian-populated theater.  I thought I should mention that because audience response can affect how one enjoys or does not enjoy a show. Was also with someone who actually stated she didn't really like some of those kinds of music in the movie. (Saw 12/26.)}Elektra (PG-13) ##.5 Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Terence Stamp Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 1/14/2005 {Well, it was okay. Not memorable. I suggest seeing Jennifer Garner in the TV show Alias, especially the first season, maybe first and second. (The format changed in succeeding seasons, and it lost its edge.)} Enemy of the State (on DVD.) ####.5 {Big Brother IS watching you, and it's not pretty. The 360 camera scene was dumb, and unrealistic, I think, but the movie is great nonetheless. Oh, and Will Smith is in it.} Eragon (PG) ##.5 Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Djimon Hounsou Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 12/15/2006 {Another decent dragon movie, I guess. }Fahrenheit 9/11 ##.5 Art House/Foreign, Documentary, Drama 6/25/2004 {I don't know how factual it was, but I was in tears at points. And angry--at Bush, etc.--at points. So I got sucked in a bit. You'd think with all those OIL CONNECTIONS, one of the Bushes could get the gasoline to come down, oh, say, to under a dollar a gallon. But hey, we need to STOP BURNING SUCH FUELS, and find something much, much better. If you haven't thought about it, there can only be so much crude oil in the Earth before it's all gone. And if we keep sucking millions of gallons up, WHAT--if anything--is going to fill up that empty space? I think this will eventually have something to do with massive earthquakes; but what do I know. Oops. That's not what the movie is about.} The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (PG-13.) ### Lucas Black, Zachery Ty Bryan, Bow Wow Action/Adventure 6/16/2006 {Drifting is certainly an interesting way to race cars. Kinda cool.} Final Cut ###.5 {Okay, more movies about what is REALLY going on in life! You did know that Shakespeare may have known, didn't you? He said "All the world is a stage". And, Einstein may have known too--probably got some of his ideas from, uh, some advanced, uh beings. He said, near the end of his days, that there were three things you needed to do to fulfill the formula of success for life, and I paraphrase: Work hard. Play hard. And, Keep your mouth shut. What did Einstein know?? So, you do know that your life is being recorded, didn't you? Says so right in the Bible, something about the "books" or book?} Finding Nemo (G) ### Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould Action/Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family 5/30/2003 {Cute, but I thought it was too slow and too long. But that's me as an adult. Still, I didn't rate it low. It was pretty decent. And great Animation for that style.} Firewall (PG-13) (theater AND on DVD.) ### Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Virginia Madsen Action/Adventure, Drama, Suspense/Thriller 2/10/2006 {Two of us could not remember whether we saw this or not! So we put it on DVD, and watched it--again. Even after a second watching, I can barely remember--oh yeah, now it's coming back to me. Not bad, but not really memorable. Harrison Ford was serious AND funny as Indiana Jones, or as Han Solo, but he's just serious--too serious--in this flick. A continuation of his overly-serious roles in certain of his other suspense roles. Not too geeky for more-typical folks, I think.} The Forgotten (PG-13) (on DVD.) ### Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Gary Sinise Drama, Suspense/Thriller 9/24/2004 {Woman who can't seem to forget her child, goes through therapy, apparently because of her obsessive tendencies; she comes to believe that she has discovered evidence that people's memories have been tampered with. Yeah, even I have felt similarly. Seriously. SEE my comments under the movie Stranger than Fiction (PG-13).} The 40-Year-Old Virgin (R) ##.5 Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd Comedy 8/19/2005 {Though the rating isn't high, I liked it, mostly. I think.} Fun with Dick and Jane (PG-13) ##.5 Jim Carrey, Tea Leoni, Alec Baldwin Action/Adventure, Comedy 12/21/2005 {Another Jim Carrey film. It was not very pure, as I remember.} The Good Shepherd (R) ##.5 Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Billy Crudup Drama, Suspense/Thriller 12/22/2006 {Slow. But okay.} The Guardian (PG-13) ### Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Neal McDonough Action/Adventure, Drama 9/29/2006 {Pretty decent, but a tad on the long side. One of the better jobs of acting by Costner that I have seen. Ashton Kutcher played an excellent dramatic role.} Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (PG) ### Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 11/14/2001 {I liked the film, though its supposed wizardry was over the top. EVIL?? I don't know what to say about Harry Potter; or the Wizard of Earthsea; or about the witches in the Wizard of Oz; or about the witch in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (from The Chronicles of Narnia books ); or about the wizardry and powers in The Lord of the Rings. The Bible clearly warns in the Law of Moses to stay away from REAL witchcraft, wizardry, sorcery, necromancy, divination, and on. It even uses the words sorcerer in the NT (though the Greek word is closely related, etymologically speaking, to the word pharmacy, and probably is in reference to drug use, among other things ), and says that sorcerers have their part in the Lake of Fire. Yet many Christians SEEM to put up with the wizardry in The Lord of the Rings, and the Narnia-related books, probably because they are in fictional lands, not real Earths or current Earths, and if it was in an Age past, or in a different land with different laws, then maybe just maybe it might be all right, as long as it is used for "good" purposes. I don't know what to say about all that. While I agree with most of the concepts supporting the reasons for avoiding various "occult" practices, and while I don't practice them myself, and while I find reveling in movies and stories where such things are prevalent--and generally accepted, if used for "good"--to be questionable, I still don't know what to say about it all. It SEEMS so--harmless! LOL. But therein may lie the danger. There is real witchcraft, wizardry, sorcery, necromancy, divination, and on. Even real satanism. And Christians are not to delve into "the deep things of satan/the adversary". Much of the wizardry and witchcraft in these movies is, or seems to me to be, fantasy, and NOT what a real wizard or witch would do (but what do I know ), so I can see that being a large contributor to such stories being accepted by some. END OF EVIL?? I KIND OF LIKE some fantasy-genre stories. Is fiction outside of our present reality just wrong? Maybe not if you can really learn something from it. There are character lessons in this film, and the rest; but it's just like Hollywood. And actors are stereotypically "evil-looking", which really bugs me. The rest of the movies, through 2005, were very similar to this one, only sometimes even more ridiculously over the top in the wizardry department.} Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PG) ### Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 11/15/2002 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ### Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 6/4/2004 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (PG-13) (Saw at IMAX.) ### Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 11/18/2005 Hero (PG-13) ### Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung Action/Adventure, Art House/Foreign, Drama 8/27/2004 {Interesting visual effects. Slow, sad story.} Hitch (PG-13) ###.5 Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James Comedy, Romance 2/11/2005 {I know someone who says this is her favorite film. I just watched it again for the second time the other day (about a year and a half after the first viewing ), and, well, I probably laughed more the second time than the first. I guess I can up my rating from ###.5 to ####, though it hovers somewhere in there. Na-a. ###.5.} The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (PG) ## Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Mos Def Action/Adventure, Comedy 4/29/2005 {Maybe read the book instead, which I read when I was in my teens or 20s. (And I didn't always get it.) The movie was really dumbed down, I thought. Too dumbed down. The main characters in the MOVIE were like, Gee, Isn't this dumb? rather than What in the world is this?? which is what I got out of the BOOK (many years before ). I didn't like the switch. It has some potential, and it, well, flopped. It's not funny, but it's interesting. And the book was interesting for its time. Sort of a sly spoof on the sci-fi genre, in an Alice in Wonderland sort of way.} The Holiday (PG-13) ###.5 Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law Comedy, Romance 12/8/2006 { }I, Robot (PG-13) ### Will Smith, Bruce Greenwood, Chi McBride Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 7/16/2004 {Yeah, if you're not scared of robots with artificial intelligence someday taking over, just wait. You will be.} Illusion ### {Well done independent film.} {This movie could get a person to ask, Is life a show that can be replayed? I liked this film except for the cussing.} The Illusionist (PG-13) ####.5 Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel Drama, Romance, Suspense/Thriller 8/18/2006 {Wow. Very cool. Well, I thought so anyway. Though it's cool, it doesn't really bear watching a second time anytime soon since it's like a mystery to which you would already know the solution. But I would definitely like to see it again, after I've forgotten the plot a bit, in a few years!} An Inconvenient Truth (PG.) ###.5 Art House/Foreign, Documentary 5/24/2006 {An important film, by Al Gore. It brought me on occasion to tears and anger. WE NEED TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF THE EARTH!!!} The Interpreter (PG-13) ##.5 Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener Drama, Suspense/Thriller 4/22/2005 The Island (PG-13) ##.5 Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller 7/22/2005 {I probably personally liked this film more than my rating indicates.} Just Friends (PG-13) ??? Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris Comedy, Romance 11/23/2005 {You ever watch a movie, and then seem to not remember anything about it shortly thereafter? This is one of them! lol. And No, that is not a commentary on what I thought about it! LOL.} King Arthur (PG-13) ###? Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Til Schweiger Action/Adventure, Drama, Romance 7/7/2004 Kingdom of Heaven ###? Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons Drama, Romance 5/6/2005 The Lake House (PG) ??? Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves, Shohreh Aghdashloo Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 6/16/2006 {I liked this, but I have to see it again to give it a rating. Two of us saw it, and though we got most of the main gist, I think, neither of us got it completely! Temp: ###.} The Legend of Zorro (PG) ###? Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Adrian Alonso Action/Adventure, Comedy, Romance 10/28/2005 The Lord of the Rings (LOTR; all three films.) #### - ###.5 {Not having read the books for many years, my mouth was open through the first film, as I thought "Was there that much action in the books?" These films are fine by themselves, but in some ways they do not do justice to the books. (How many movies do?) In reality, like Star Wars, this series should have been SIX films, not three. I could hope, before actors die or get too old, that they will seriously think of shooting lots of extra scenes, and then re-release the films recut as SIX. AND, It's about time to put back INTERMISSIONS into the middle of films. That could nearly revive the theater experience! People meeting in the middle. Getting more food. Going to the BATHROOM!! Yeah! I was extremely disappointed that the films, even the extended versions, hardly had any of the poetry and songs of Tolkien. It was THESE that kept me reading the longish, often-boring sections of the books. If you read one of these, but not the other--The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings books--know this, that the STYLE of writing is very different between the two, as the Hobbit is like a children's book or a book for early teens, while the others are more adult-oriented or for late teens. The movies?? They, I think, are accessible by both (older children especially ).} The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (PG-13) SEE ABOVE. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 12/18/2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King SEE ABOVE. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 12/17/2003 The Matrix (R) #### Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss 3/31/1999 {SEE below.} The Matrix: Revisited (R) ###.5 {SEE below.} The Matrix: Revolutions (R) (in the theater and on DVD.) ### {Notice the ratings I gave these drop from film to film. They need to do a fourth film that makes it clear they were all still in the Matrix. Or is that the truth anyway. One of the details of the films I didn't quite get--Does he have real superpowers, like miraculous powers, or are they still in a sub-part of the Matrix (when they are in Zion, etc.)? I dunno. You tell me! LOL.} Mean Girls (PG-13) (on DVD) ### {I liked the start, started liking less the middle, and, well, ended with liking the end and the whole. "All's well that ends well", I guess.  Fun, humorous, sometimes painful to watch, and, well, somewhat meaningful. Oh, and I liked much of the Pop music. Am I sure I am not a teen anymore? Fetch! LOL.}Meet the Fockers (PG-13) ##.5 Dustin Hoffman, Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro Comedy 12/22/2004 {Oh, and Barbra Streisand. *** Or was that in the other one?} Miami Vice (R) ### Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Gong Li Action/Adventure 7/28/2006 {Disjointed directing distract from this overall excellent caper. It was almost the opposite from typical directing which draws people into the film, story, and characters without its presence being known. In some places, it had a TV-episode feel to it; and in some places the picture quality looked very video-like rather than film-like. Sorry, the guys in it wore no or few pastels! lol.} Mission: Impossible I (PG-13?) ###.5? {Decent action films, but not really like the old TV show, which I liked quite a bit.} Mission: Impossible II (PG-13?) ###? Mission: Impossible III (PG-13) ###.5 Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames Action/Adventure 5/5/2006 Mr. and Mrs. Smith (PG-13) ### Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Elijah Alexander Action/Adventure, Romance, Suspense/Thriller 6/10/2005 Monster-in-Law (PG-13) ## Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan Comedy 5/13/2005 {Not bad, but in parts, Can you say dumb?} Napoleon Dynamite (PG) ##.5 Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell Comedy 6/11/2004 {I like films that explore--sensitively--the life of a nerd or geek. This isn't really one of them, but it almost does it. I don't know what the big deal is about it other than that. I thought it was rather slow, not to mention somewhat dreary.} Night at the Museum (PG) (Saw at IMAX.) ### Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke Action/Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 12/22/2006 {Kinda dumb, but funny. Somewhat but not terribly violent.} The Notebook (PG-13) ### Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner Drama, Romance 6/25/2004 {I liked it. Maybe my favorite James Garner role, not that I recall off the top of my head seeing him in other movies. (I didn't care for him much in the TV show he starred in, though I kind of liked the show anyway. lol.)} O Brother, Where Art Thou? ### George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson 5/13/2000 {Interesting comedy. Off-beat. I liked the song they sang!} The Omen (R) ###.5 Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow Horror, Suspense/Thriller 6/6/2006 {No comments from the choir. This remake was pretty spooky. The earlier series is similarly about the rise of the anti-Christ, Hollywood style. The only thing I thought was really dumb was the idea of photos showing in advance how someone would die. Just dumb. Might as well take pictures of a vampire. Oh, that's right, you can't! LOL. (Ya-shur, ya-betcha.)} One Night with the King (PG) ### Tiffany Dupont, Luke Goss, Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif Drama, Romance 10/13/2006 {Some big names in this basic story of Esther, romantically told. I liked it. However, the acting by the main female character was shaky toward the beginning, and in certain parts of certain scenes, but the movie was pretty decent regardless. (Saw 10:20 11/8/2006.)} The Passion of the Christ (2004) ### (Sorry.) Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Claudia Gerini 2/25/2004 {Doctrinally, anything that has Yahshua Messiah calling the Father "Lord" is bothersome to me. (He called Him His God, but not His Lord, though He did refer to Him as the Lord of Heaven and Earth, or something like that.) I dunno--This film did nothing for me, either cinematically or as a believer. But that's me. I wouldn't want to watch it a second time, except maybe to analyze it.} Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (PG-13) ###.5 Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson Drama, Music/Performing Arts, Romance 12/22/2004 {I liked it. The production of the music was mostly good, but could have been better in places. I wish the story didn't incorporate murder into it. It's really hard to find compassion or even pity in such a case.} Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) ###.5 Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 7/9/2003 {Yeah, I liked it.} Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (PG-13.) ### Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley Action/Adventure, Comedy, Family 7/7/2006 {I found it a tad dumber than the first in places, but pretty much liked it. DON'T watch the previews for it.} The Polar Express (G) (Saw at IMAX, I think.) ##.5 Tom Hanks, Peter Scolari, Michael Jeter Animated, Family 11/10/2004 {Not magical. Not moving. Slow. Almost more for adults than kids, I think. Sort of. Whatever.} Poseidon (PG-13) (Saw at IMAX.) ### Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Jacinda Barrett Action/Adventure, Drama, Suspense/Thriller 5/12/2006 {Not a bad remake of the original. But Wow, can they hold their breaths a long time!} The Prestige (PG-13) #### Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Thriller 10/20/2006 {I loved the earlier movie The Illusionist. And this was great too. Dark though, very dark and twisted, even wicked. This is also mystery/suspense (at times). Sit on the edge of your seat for many scenes, and watch closely.} Pride and Prejudice (PG) #### Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Judi Dench Drama, Romance 11/11/2005 The Prince & Me (PG???) ##.5 {Since I don't recall where I saw it, I don't recall whether I saw it all. Any why is this important to you? Well, it means I don't know whether My Rating is solid or not. That's why. What's with my MEMORY of late? (SEE my comment under Stranger Than Fiction (PG-13).)} The Pursuit of Happyness (PG-13) ### Will Smith, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, Thandie Newton Drama 12/15/2006 {Will Smith does well in this drama. The story line seemed contrived in ways that REAL life can seem weird that way.} Real Life (on DVD.) ## {Dumb. I don't know whether or not we already had any "reality TV shows" when this came out or not. But it's basically like that, only it's a movie. The family doesn't really like the constant invasion of their privacy, however. And, well, the family isn't really all that "normal". Well anyway. I was bothered by the main actor's apologetic manner, like, Yeah, I know this is a bad film, but I am going to make it anyway. It wasn't really funny to me. More painful than funny. It's not about real life, only about how a camera crew tried to film real life, a pseudo-documentary, if you will, or a dumb parody of one. I don't often like dumb, and this is dumb in a way I didn't really like.} ??? Rock School (R) SEE SCHOOL OF ROCK. Asa, C.J., Paul Green Documentary 6/3/2005 {Um, Oops. I didn't see this movie! Actually, I saw the MOVIE School of Rock with Jack Black. Funny. And IT wasn't rated R! Sorry for putting this in previously. It was an errrrrrror.} Sahara (PG-13) ##.5 Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penélope Cruz Action/Adventure 4/8/2005 A Scanner Darkly (R.) ### Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr. Action/Adventure, Animated, Drama, Suspense/Thriller 7/7/2006 {Trippy Animation about futuristic vice cops. Interesting. A bit slow. Harder to follow, maybe, as it goes along.} The Science of Sleep (R) ## Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 9/22/2006 {It had less science, but more Zs than I had hoped for. Unless familiar with the science terms already, might be better to do DVD where you can pause and rewind and listen to the big words a few times to remember it, unless you're one of those over-3-to-5-percent brain-use people who have an auralgraphic memory. (That's MY word, and I just made it up, though I like the sound of auragraphic better; hmm, maybe that would be related to auras though. lol.) Harder to follow, maybe, as it goes along, as the movie seems to start with an almost-completely-awake coherency that grows closer and closer to dream-like-consciousness toward the end. It would be interesting to see the Animated sequences redone with super-high-caliber drawn Animation rather than the claymation-style, which was pretty decent but certainly dated in 2006.} School of Rock (??) ###.5 {The one with Jack Black. In parts, funny. And IT wasn't rated R like Rock School! (Maybe G or PG.) Gives a little hope to those of us who are older, yet still have an interest in doing music.} Shall We Dance? (PG-13) ### Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon Drama, Music/Performing Arts, Romance 10/15/2004 {I enjoyed it.} Shrek (PG) ###.5 Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz Animated, Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 4/22/2001 {I enjoyed it. Has some crude humor.} Shrek 2 ### Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz Animated, Comedy, Family, Romance 5/19/2004 {I enjoyed it. Has some crude humor.} The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (PG) (on DVD.) ###.5 Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera 6/1/2005 {I liked it. Could have had more meaning to it, but it's okay. America Ferrera is the star of the TV show Ugly Betty. She was also in Real Women Have Curves. (I liked that too, mostly.)} Sliding Doors (on DVD.) ??? Spanglish (PG-13) ### Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, Paz Vega Comedy 12/17/2004 {I liked it. It's more a drama, romance, romantic comedy than comedy.} Spider-Man (PG-13) #### Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 5/3/2002 {I liked it. It also contains some romance.} Spider-Man 2 (PG-13) ###.5 Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco Action/Adventure, Drama 6/30/2004 {I liked it.} Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan ###.5 William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalban 6/4/1982 {The Star Trek film most like the original series. Seeing it once, it was maybe my favorite Star Trek film. Seeing a second time, it didn't seem quite as good. Changed rating from #### to ###.5.} Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home? ###.5 (except for the excessive cursing.) {One of the most popular films among non-Trekkers/Trekkies. But it has so much cussing in it, it's ridiculous. Other than that, it wasn't too bad. Changed my rating from #### to ###.5. (This rating is more for others than representative of what I like.)} . Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) (PG) ##### Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher 6/11/1977 {Though this says Episode 4, it was the first film released. Years later, I still laugh when I watch this. "Laugh it up, fuzz ball!" LOL. I don't think I was laughing, though, when I first saw it. When this came out in 1977, it blew every sci-fi film out of the water. For the time, it was amazing. It's still good. (Apparently the film stock they used for this film wasn't as good as in later Star Wars films. Seems pretty dull or grainy or something.) I sat through this twice the first time I saw it, IN THE THEATER, which I don't know if I ever did with any other film. It's cute, loveable, and action-packed.} Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back ####.5 {This sequel is much darker than the first film, released three years prior. I actually stopped liking Luke Skywalker as much as a character in this film. Many fans rated this higher than Episode IV, and in some ways it may be a better film, but hey, I enjoy the other one more! LOL.} Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi ###.5 {I didn't mind the Ewoks, but the ending was too sappy, and ruined for some fans an otherwise decent film. I tried to shrug it off. This one is more accessible, I think, for children than most of the others.} Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace ##.5 {It's "lucky" I gave it ##.5. If you like Jar Jar Binks--ah, give him a chance--you may like this film. Maybe ## is more like how much I liked, or didn't like, this film. My least favorite of all six films. Little wisdom. Little vision. And virtually No camaraderie among Jedis. No wonder the Jedi Order was falling apart. But never mind. It's part of the series, so you might as well watch it; though, if you were to skip a film and watch the rest, I think you could almost safely do it with this one.} Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones ### {Getting better.} Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (PG-13) #### Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 5/19/2005 {Now that's more like it! Though I thought parts were dumb, but, yeah, I liked it. It is possibly the most heart-wrenching of the films. Good thing Episodes 4-6 came out first. LOL.} . The Stepford Wives (PG-13) ##.5 Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Glenn Close Comedy, Suspense/Thriller 6/11/2004 {Weird. A little too campy or dumb for me.} Stranger Than Fiction (PG-13) ###.5 Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 11/10/2006 {Because of the concept, I knew I wanted to see it, though from the previews, I thought it would be dumb. I went though, because in truth, it has seemed that I myself have been recently going through something similar. (No joke.) But not the same, I think! LOL. I was surprised that Will Ferrell did such a good job; he (practically ) never got out of hand! And I kind of liked Dustin Hoffman's detached acting as a respected literary person. Now, HERE'S A QUESTION: Is your life written out, ALL of it, before it occurs, or are parts still Unwritten? SEE comments in Deja Vu (Déjà Vu).}Superman Returns (PG-13) #### Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 6/28/2006 {I haven't seen the other Superman movies in some time, but from my vague recollection, I'd guess that this one would be my favorite.} Syriana (R) ### George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright Drama, Suspense/Thriller 11/23/2005 {All I can say is Pay Attention. It's almost like a documentary.} Take the Lead (PG-13) (on DVD.) ### Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown, Alfre Woodard Drama, Music/Performing Arts 4/7/2006 {I liked it.} The Terminal (PG-13) ### Tom Hanks, Stanley Tucci, Chi McBride Comedy, Drama, Romance 6/18/2004 {Maybe not as slow as one might imagine. I liked it.} The Village (PG-13) ###.5 Joaquin Phoenix, Sigourney Weaver, Adrien Brody Drama, Suspense/Thriller 7/30/2004 {Not really horror exactly. And I almost didn't go see it because I don't generally watch most Horror films, especially slasher films. But I actually liked it!} Virus (on DVD.) ##.5 {This approaches the Horror genre, but is interesting.} Walk the Line (PG-13) ###? Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin Drama, Music/Performing Arts 11/18/2005 What the Bleep Do We Know!? (NR) ##.5 Armin Shimerman, John Ross Bowie, Marlee Matlin Art House/Foreign, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 4/23/2004 {If you don't like "spiritual" movies that border on or tread into areas heretical for Christians, don't see this. (Same with "Conversations with God".) Other than that, it was an interesting film. I was left wondering how much of the Quantum Physics / Quantum Mechanics info was real. Nothing like fictional science to explain real phenomena that could be just glitches in the matrix. LOL. (Saw 9:15PM Wed. 7/14/2004.)} When Harry Met Sally... (R) (on DVD and/or TV.) ###.5 Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher 7/12/1989 The Wicker Man (PG-13) #.5 Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan Drama, Horror, Suspense/Thriller 9/1/2006 {NOT for children, or teens, I believe. (More below.) Pacing was SO SLOW. This is not only not suspenseful and not a thriller, it is slower than most dramas! A re-cut of this, boosting the tempo, could make the pacing fine, and boost it a star. And while most of the time it approached creepy, it was almost campy in a dull sort of way, like you could tell the actors were having sometimes having a hard time keeping a straight face. The ending is definitely creepy and perverse. This would freak out some adults, to be sure, but while this would maybe not freak out other adults, I'd say this could seriously disturb children and certain teens. It would have creeped me out even as a young man.} X-Men 3 / X-Men: The Last Stand (PG-13.) ### Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy 5/26/2006 {I have liked all the X-Men movies to date.} Come to MY MAIN MOVIE AND SHOW BLOG: Who wants to DO something, like see SHOWS or MOVIES, or catch the SIGHTS?. Enjoy! COPYRIGHT Eternally and everywhere, and ©2006, 2007, 2008; all rights reserved by me, the author. Thank You, Yah! Alleluia! Hallelujah! Hallelu-Yah! Praise Yah! © Embarking on a new journey If you want to get to know me, or my Blog. wpx1 © |
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10/4/2006 9:35 am |
mannnnnn bro what a memory you have to list all of these..."bro where art thou" is one of my fav's....pirates of caribbean...loved but felt they lost the magic [inter play] between the characters in the 2nd one.....Lord of the rings...all of them were awesome...enemy of the state was soooo good and very spooky with what those in power can do to keep a watch on us...look out tribulation Saints....Kingdom of God...very good and just to show how stupid and ungodly a man who claims to represents Jesus Christ on earth can truly be!....which leads me to ask...have you seen "Martin Luther" out a few years ago and stars the same guy who played Jesus in Mel Gibson's "Passion" movie...so very actuate and no hollywood distortion's. loved bourne sup. too!....also loved "king ralph"..comedy...forget the actor's name...real big guy...oh he played in o bro where art thou....he wacks the guy on the head with the tree branch and steals the money..remember?
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10/4/2006 8:56 pm |
To much time on your hands??lol Your sister in Christ Jenn 
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10/5/2006 9:30 pm |
I was about to say the same thing honest said.
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10/10/2006 4:58 pm |
ME TOO...DO YOU WORK??HAHA DO YOU REVIEW MOVIES? PAT ALSO WHERE DID YOU GET PISTURE YOU PUT ON YOUR SITE?
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