Movie Reviews
I have always loved going to the Movies...sometimes just for the popcorn. Here, you'll find my opinion of the 91 films I have seen, since I started the site. Check each week. By the way, my rating system is as follows:
Excellent....Good....Average....Hmm....Bad
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Movie *Click for additional comments |
Rating | Comments |
| Firewall |
Good |
Lots of Harrison Ford type action.. |
| The Pink Panther |
Good+ |
Steve Martin... still zaney after all these years! |
| Big Mama 2* |
Good |
A funny family film |
| Glory Road* |
Good+ |
Great Sports History! |
| Last Holiday |
Good |
What matters is how you finish |
| The Producers |
Good ++ |
Great Cast in Broadway Style Theater |
| Rumor Has It |
Average |
Are there really people like this? |
| The Family Stone |
Average - |
I just couldn't connect with it. |
| The Chronicles of Narnia |
Excellent |
C. S. Lewis on the Big Screen... at Last |
| Walk The Line |
Good+ |
A true story... Hollywood style |
| Harry Potter - Goblet of Fire |
Good |
More fantasy |
| North Country |
Average |
From Coal Miner's Daughter to Iron Ranger's Mother - that's Sissy |
| Elizabethtown |
Good+ |
Loving Life - 24/7 |
| Flight Plan |
Good |
Interesting plot |
| Just Like Heaven |
Good+ |
Another cute Reese Witherspoon movie. |
| The Man |
Average |
Eugene Levy-a funny guy in a funny kinda way |
| The Brothers Grimm |
Good |
Ever wonder where those fairy tales came from? |
| The 40 Year Old Virgin |
Good+ |
Funny but lots of sexual language |
| Red Eye |
Excellent |
A believable suspense thriller |
| Sky High |
Average |
Will Kurt ever do another good movie? |
| The Island |
Average |
Strange........ Strange |
| Must Love Dogs |
Good |
Diane Lane ... Better every year. |
| The Wedding Crashers |
Good+ |
Should I be embarrassed....I liked it! |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Good++ |
Dark Chocolate...but funny. |
| War of the Worlds |
Average |
Not one of Tom's best |
| Bewitched |
Good ++ |
Nicole can Bewitch me anytime |
| Batman Begins |
Good+ |
I wish the other Batman movies were this good |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
Good |
Read the book first. The answer is 42! |
| Interpreter |
Good |
A good exercise for the mind. |
| Sahara |
Good ++ |
Great Adventure...can you say sequel? |
| Be Cool |
Hmm! |
It Isn't Cool |
| Miss Congeniality 2 - Armed and Fabulous |
Good |
Can you believe little Sandra Bullock is 40? |
| Robots |
Average |
Robin Williams makes this worth seeing. |
| Bride & Prejudice |
Good+ |
Hurray for Bollywood! |
| Constantine |
Hmm |
Save for a free rental at Blockbuster |
| Hitch* |
Good ++ |
Ladies...There are a lot of great guys out there! |
| Sideways |
Good + |
A guys movie with feelings-Is that possible? |
| Coach Carter |
Good |
Instilling values and respect |
| In Good Company |
Average |
Experience vs. Corporate Mentality |
| The Aviator |
Average |
Too long - A strange life |
| Meet the Fockers |
Good + |
Laughed Constantly |
| Lemony Snicket:A Series of Unfortunate Events |
Good |
Good for the kid in you |
| Christmas with the Kranks |
Good |
John Grisham on Sugar Plums |
| National Treasure |
Good |
A mystery solved |
| Shall We Dance |
Good |
Men living lives of quiet desperation |
| Without A Paddle |
Good |
So that's what happened to DB Cooper |
| Ladder 49 |
Average |
Tribute to Firemen everywhere |
| The Forgotten |
Good |
The Power of a Mother's Love. |
| Wimbledon |
Average |
Love means nothing to a tennis player |
| The Bourne Supremacy |
Good |
As good as the first |
| The Village |
Good |
Good with a Twist |
| The Manchurian Candidate |
Good |
Good remake of a great oldie |
| Napoleon Dynamite |
Average |
Stay through all the credits..Sweeet! |
| The Anchorman |
Average |
A bit campy and full of stereotypes |
| King Arthur |
Good |
The stuff legends are made of |
| Spiderman - 2 |
Good ++ |
As good as the first |
| The Notebook |
Good +++ |
A wonderful story of True Love |
| The Stepford Wives |
Average |
except for Nicole |
| The Terminal |
Good ++ |
Another great Tom Hanks must see! |
| Saved |
Good |
A spoof on Christian Living |
| Harry Potter -The Prisoner of Azkabar |
Excellent |
A bit darker that the other |
| Shrek 2 |
Good+ |
Subtle Adult Humor |
| Man on Fire |
Good |
Keep an eye on your kids in Mexico |
| Ella Enchanted |
Hmm |
The popcorn was good |
| Lady Killers |
Good ++ |
Lots of Laughs - Tom Hanks is great |
| 50 First Dates |
Average |
Adam Sandler... need I say more? |
| Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |
Hmm |
Even the popcorn was cold. |
| Miracle |
Good + |
Do you remember when? |
| Along came Polly | Average |
Ben-Jen ok -- Deborah- Hmm. |
| Something's Gotta Give |
Good |
Glad I can still climb the stairs |
| Cold Mountain |
Good +++ |
Good telling of a great story |
| Big Fish |
Good ++ |
Everyone needs friends..lots of them |
| Lord of The Rings - Return of the King |
Excellent |
Excellent Trilogy |
| Elf |
Good |
A Nice Christmas Offering |
| Love, Actually |
Good |
That's the way Love goes, Babe |
| Seabiscuit |
Excellent |
Lots of life's lessons |
| Open Range |
Good + |
I love Westerns! |
| League of Extraordinary Gentlemen |
Average+ |
Old Science Fiction - with blood |
| Pirates of the Caribbean |
Excellent |
Yo Ho Yo Ho A pirates life for me! |
| Legally Blonde 2 |
Good |
Reese...need I say more? |
| A Mighty Wind |
Excellent |
Funny Cast - A must see!!! |
| Daddy Day Care | Hmm |
The Popcorn was good |
| Confidence |
Good |
Ratso is back |
| Phone Booth | Good + | Edge of your seat stuff |
| Anger Management | Hmm | Could've been but never was! |
| Basic | Good | Many Twists - Great!! |
| The Hunted | Average+ | Lots O'Blood &Guts |
| Bringing Down the House | Good + | What did you just say? |
| How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | Good + | A chick flick guys will enjoy! |
| Chicago |
Excellent |
You gotta' see the dancing Buddhist |
O Brother Where Art Thou |
Most Excellent |
Remember it's my rating system |
Big Mama 2 - Starring Martin Lawrence
As with Glory Road, my high school friend Andy Stahl had a part in the film. Andy played the part of the school principal in the opening scene.
Glory Road - Starring Josh Lucas
Glory Road is the story of the 1966 Texas Western Basketball Team and their journey to claim the NCAA National Championship. It is about believing in yourself and being the best you can be. And though it may sound unpatriotic coming from a guy that was born and bred on basketball in the state of Kentucky, in 1966 my two favorite teams were Tennessee and Texas Western.
Based on a true story with a few interesting ties to my life in Bowling Green. A high school classmate from Bowling Green, Andy Stahl, portrays Dr. Joseph Ray, the president of Texas Western who hired Coach Don Haskins. Andy related that as he researched the part he found that Joseph Ray was also born in Bowling Green, Kentucky and for a time attended the Training School, our alma mater aka College High. Good job, Andy.
Hitch - Starring Will Smith, Kevin James and Eva Mendes
Hitch is a funny, not to probable movie about getting men and women together. We all know most men can't get out of their on way when it comes to meeting and wooing that special woman. And let's face it what girl doesn't want Mr. Wonderful? Smith does a wonderfully funny job of getting men and women together. Just remember.....it's Hollywood.