Its been a few weeks, but I have seen a couple of movies I want to comment on. However, a format change: my plot summaries are going to be a little skimpier, so we can get to the meat of the review.
All right, first up, a quirky film that won best picture in 1960, The Apartment, which stars Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLain. For us Gen X/Yers it was kind of fun to see these two actors when they were so much younger than we are used to seeing them. Click here for a run down of the plot.
It is an oldie, but wasn't too bad actually. As you know, I am not a huge fan of the really old flicks, but this one is pretty witty though the dialog and acting was a little overdone at times - but that is to be expected with such an old movie. Shirley MacLaine is by far the most attention grabbing character in the movie, and she rightly deserves the Oscar nomination that she got.
So, verdict: good movie if you are in the mood for an oldie. Not amazing though.
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Frank perspective on movies newly released to video. As with many of you, I often get busy with my job, and my family. I wish I could make it to the movie theater more often, but often am consigned to pondering between movies at the video rental store. Hopefully this helps you decide what is worth seeing, and what is not.
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Cut to the chase:
Click here for some movies that I think you should go out of your way to see.
2008 movies that I have seen
Go out of your way to see this movie
1. The Dark Knight
2. In Bruges
3. Wall-E
Rent this movie
4. Jumper
5. Iron Man
6. 21
7. Vantage Point
8. The Other Bolyn Girl
9. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
10. The Incredible Hulk
11. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
12. Made of Honor
13. 27 Dresses
14. The Happening
Don't rent this movie
15. Fool's Gold
16. Get Smart
1. The Dark Knight
2. In Bruges
3. Wall-E
Rent this movie
4. Jumper
5. Iron Man
6. 21
7. Vantage Point
8. The Other Bolyn Girl
9. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
10. The Incredible Hulk
11. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
12. Made of Honor
13. 27 Dresses
14. The Happening
Don't rent this movie
15. Fool's Gold
16. Get Smart
2007 Movies that I Have Seen
Go Out of Your Way to See this Movie
1. Once
2. No Country for Old Men
3. Michael Clayton
4. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
5. There Will be Blood
6. Into the Wild
7. Gone Baby Gone
8. The Bourne Ultimatum
Rent This Movie
9. The Kingdom
10. August Rush
11. I Am Legend
12. Juno
13. Mr. Brooks
14. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
15. A Mighty Heart
16. Waitress
17. 3:10 to Yuma
18. Ratatouille
19. Paris, je t'aime
20. The Kite Runner
21. The Great Debaters
22. Atonement
23. The Mist
24. American Gangster
25. Grindhouse (Planet Terror and Death Proof)
26. 300
27. Transformers
28. The Hunting Party
29. Breach
30. Enchanted
31. Dan in Real Life
32. The Hoax
33. Disturbia
34. Amazing Grace
35. The Lookout
36. Live Free or Die Hard
37. Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
38. No Reservations
39. Rescue Dawn
40. Across the Universe
41. Music and Lyrics
42. Hairspray
Don't Rent This Movie
43. 1408
44. Fantastic 4 Rise of the Silver Surfer
45. Spider-Man 3
46. Mama's Boy
47. Reign Over Me
48. Ocean's Thirteen
49. Bridge to Terabithia
50. Premonition
51. Evan Almighty
52. Wild Hogs
1. Once
2. No Country for Old Men
3. Michael Clayton
4. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
5. There Will be Blood
6. Into the Wild
7. Gone Baby Gone
8. The Bourne Ultimatum
Rent This Movie
9. The Kingdom
10. August Rush
11. I Am Legend
12. Juno
13. Mr. Brooks
14. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
15. A Mighty Heart
16. Waitress
17. 3:10 to Yuma
18. Ratatouille
19. Paris, je t'aime
20. The Kite Runner
21. The Great Debaters
22. Atonement
23. The Mist
24. American Gangster
25. Grindhouse (Planet Terror and Death Proof)
26. 300
27. Transformers
28. The Hunting Party
29. Breach
30. Enchanted
31. Dan in Real Life
32. The Hoax
33. Disturbia
34. Amazing Grace
35. The Lookout
36. Live Free or Die Hard
37. Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
38. No Reservations
39. Rescue Dawn
40. Across the Universe
41. Music and Lyrics
42. Hairspray
Don't Rent This Movie
43. 1408
44. Fantastic 4 Rise of the Silver Surfer
45. Spider-Man 3
46. Mama's Boy
47. Reign Over Me
48. Ocean's Thirteen
49. Bridge to Terabithia
50. Premonition
51. Evan Almighty
52. Wild Hogs
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Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
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My Top Ten Drama Films of All Time
1. Amadeus
2. The Shawshank Redemption
3. Unforgiven
4. Babel
5. The Usual Suspects
6. The Silence of the Lambs
7. The Matrix
8. Pulp Fiction
9. Braveheart
10. Memento
2. The Shawshank Redemption
3. Unforgiven
4. Babel
5. The Usual Suspects
6. The Silence of the Lambs
7. The Matrix
8. Pulp Fiction
9. Braveheart
10. Memento
My Top Ten Comedies of All Time
1. Airplane
2. Napoleon Dynamite
2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
4. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
5. Rocketman
6. What's Up Doc
7. The Money Pit
8. The Princess Bride
9. M*A*S*H
10. What About Bob
2. Napoleon Dynamite
2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
4. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
5. Rocketman
6. What's Up Doc
7. The Money Pit
8. The Princess Bride
9. M*A*S*H
10. What About Bob
My Top Ten Sci-Fi / Fantasy Films of All Time
1. The Matrix
2. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
3. The Abyss
4. Terminator 2
5. Contact
6. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (This is really just one big movie, not 3)
7. Alien
8. Children of Men
9. 2001: A Space Odyssey
10. Minority Report
2. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
3. The Abyss
4. Terminator 2
5. Contact
6. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (This is really just one big movie, not 3)
7. Alien
8. Children of Men
9. 2001: A Space Odyssey
10. Minority Report
1 comment:
My wife and I saw this a couple months ago based on it's winning a best picture award (though I'm learning that really doesn't mean too much). I was expecting more of a comedy, though it did have its funny moments. I thought it had a little too much sleeping around, though Jack's character finally stood on some moral ground the last couple minutes of the show. I really like old movies, and this isn't one of my favorites, but I did enjoy it.
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