Cannonball Run

Cannonball Run

Who's in it: Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Farrah Fawcett

What's it about: The Cannonball Run is a race across the US and JJ(Reynolds) and Victor(DeLuise) are a team racing in an ambulance in order to go fast without too many stops. They pick up a 'patient' named Pamela(Fawcett). In their journey across America, they meet a bunch of challenges and some other teams desperate to win the race. It starts to get tricky when the police get word that the race is going on. Road blocks and car searches begin to narrow down the competition until only the clever ones remain.

What I Think: I'm not usually one for a movie like this, but my boyfriend talked me into it. It was a pretty good movie. Alot of innuendo to other things, but that made it even funnier. I enjoyed DeLuise in his role as Victor and Captain Chaos. My boyfriend and I agreed that certain characters are just made for that man. Most of the time, this movie had me laughing until my sides hurt. There were other minor roles in it that I loved. Jackie Chan was in it and he was hilarious!

The Notebook

The Notebook

Who's in it: Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, Sam Shepard

What's it about: Narrated by Frank(Shepard), a love story between Noah(Gosling) and Allie(McAdams) is pursued over a summer vacation. When the two fall deeply in love, her rich family won't have her hanging around a poor boy working in the lumberyard. After Allie moves back to Charleston, Noah begins to write her a letter every day for a year. She never recieves any of the letter, but sees him in the newspaper years later when she is about to marry. Dwelling on her past, she decides to go back and see Noah, and unexpectedly falls in love with him all over again.

What I Think: Originally a book by Nicholas Sparks, this movie was a real tearjerker. I have seen this movie 4 or 5 times and I can never keep from crying. It is just really sad at the end and I can't help but tear up. I loved the performances of both McAdams and Gosling. They just connected in a way that most couples don't. McAdams looked great in the old fashioned clothing and all in all looked like she belonged way back when. Gosling was great until he had that beard. After the beard appeared, I couldn't love him anymore. The emotions were breathtaking and I could feel everything that each character was feeling.

7 Days to Live

7 Days to Live

Who's in it: Amanda Plummer, Sean Pertwee

What's it about: Ellen(Plummer) and Martin(Pertwee) move into a new house after the deaeth of their son. Martin is hoping to write another top selling book, and Ellen is hoping to move on with her life. Ellen begins to believe that her death is coming near. She is certain that the house is changing them and messing with their minds. After finding out the history of murders that took place within the house, she starts to worry that her fate will soon take her into the darkness that dwells within.

What I Think: I must first say that I loved Pertwee's accent. I, however, am a sucker for the Irish accent. I thought that the performance by Plummer was great. Some of the fear that she showed didn't seem as real as I had hoped, but she did well. As for the storyline, I thought that it could've used a bit more work. Maybe it could've had some more to it than just the facts. The twist in the end was perfect, but I think that there should've have been more meat of the movie.

Ghost Town

Ghost Town

Who's in it: Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Téa Leoni

What's it about: Dr. Pincus(Gervais) is a British dentist who went in for a simple procedure in the hospital. After he unexpectedely died and was revived, he begins to see ghosts. Not the scary kind though, really bothersome ones. He tries to ignore them, but when a particular ghost, Frank(Kinnear), starts to really get on his nerves, he listens to him. Frank left a widow, Gwen(Leoni), and he's afraid that she's about to marry into a mistake. With Frank telling Pincus what to say, Gwen and Pincus start to fall in love.

What I Think: This movie was really funny. Gervais really seemed like a boring, geeky, middle-aged man during the movie, but when I watched the bloopers, he was hilarious. The plot of the movie was very interesting and I loved it. Usually, ghost movies are scary, but this one had alot of comedy wrapped in it. It was topped off with Gervais' British accent. Kinnear was really funny as well. I thought that he was a real jerk, but he was a great actor. Leoni was alright. I wasn't too impressed with her, but that's alright.

The Slaughter

The Slaughter

Who's in it: Jessica Ellis, Zak Kilberg, Terry Erioski, Laura Bach, Travis Wood, Billy Beck, Adriana Esquivel, Eva Derrek

What's it about: Dana(Ellis), Tyler(Erioski), Iggy(Kilberg), Heather(Bach), Brandon(Wood), and Razz(Beck) are hired to clean an old, abandoned house for a weekend. The gang of them uncover an ancient spellbook and release a She Demon(Esquivel) into the world. After the Demon is released, she begins to knock off the friends one by one. When only Dana and Iggy are left, the witch, Madam Izriah(Derrek), herself is reincarnated. The last step for her permanent reincarnation is an ultimate sacrifice, but with only two people left in the house, the odds don't look good.

What I Think: Again with the poorly made horror film. I am disappointed that I keep picking crap to watch. The entire movie was completely stupid. It had the potential with the storyline, but then the acting and attempt at comedy towards the end just killed it. If the dialogue had just been shortened, maybe it wouldn't have been so stupid. The acting was horrid, but the setting was great. I will repeat that the movie had potential, but bad decisions put it under and out. The effects were ridiculously stupid. Makeup artist had skills. Special effects artist need to stop. I thought that some of the nudity was just not needed.

Henry Poole Is Here

Henry Poole Is Here

Who's in it: Luke Wilson, Radha Mitchell, Adriana Barraza, Morgan Lily

What's it about: Henry Poole(Wilson) is diagnosed with a life threatening disease. He moves into a new house to die in but a stain on the side of his house raises Hell, or should I say Heaven! Esperanza(Barraza), the next door neighbor, recognizes the stain to be the torso of Jesus Christ and begins to tell people tocome and worship it. Henry begins to get angry at the mobs of people attending services at his house. The other neighbor, Dawn(Mitchell), and her mute daughter, Millie(Lily), start to believe in the stain after Millie touches the wall and begins to speak. Henry just wants to be in left in peace.

What I Think: I love Luke Wilson in every movie that he's ever been in. This movie, however, has to be one of my favourites with him in it. Being Catholic, yet understanding to other religions and beliefs, I can see both sides of the story. I was very surprised that someone would do such a movie though. This wasn't heavily advertised and I can see why. The acting was fairly good, but there wasn't much dialogue alot of the movie. The setting was near perfect, being in a late, friendly neighborhood.

Coraline

Coraline

Who's in it: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman, Robert Bailey Jr., Keith David

What's it about: A new house means a new life to Coraline Jones(Fanning). Her mother(Hatcher) and father(Hodgman) are working on a plant information guide and are never wanting to do anything with Coraline. She walks around and meets her neighbor, Wybie(Bailey). Wybie gives her a doll that he found that looks exactly like Coraline. When she finds a small door that leads her to another world with a fmaily the exact opposite of hers, she begins to become happy. The only problem is they have buttons for eyes. The cat(David) that she meets tells her of the awful side of her new world and now it's up to her to save her family from the evil on the other side of the door.

What I Think: This is based on the novella by Neil Gaiman. I love the claymation of this movie. I saw the trailer for this one and couldn't help but want to see the rest of it. My boyfriend and I saw it for Valentine's Day. I was very excited to see something that was very different and rarely made anymore. The storyline was perfect and the twists were great. I was completely shocked at times at the movie because the trailer didn't really give anything away except that it was going to be a great movie. I love the voiceovers and the different actors and actresses were perfect for each role.

RocknRolla

RocknRolla

Who's in it: Gerard Butler, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Toby Kebbell, Tom Wilkinson

What's it about: There is a band of criminals that have been raiding the streets. One Two(Butler), Mumbles(Elba), and Handsome Bob(Hardy) are stealing from Lenny(Wilkinson) and he's getting angry. Lenny runs the town and is the reason for so much trouble. His stepson, Johnny(Kebbell), has stolen a borrowed painting and is trying to sell it in the streets. Johnny is trying to get back at his abusive stepfather and Lenny just won't have it. Wanting the painting back, he searches for the trio and is convinced that they have it and will do anything to them in order of it's safe return.

What I Think: My summary doesn't do this movie any justice. There is so much going on in this movie that it's hard to explain without showing it. I was walking through Blockbuster when I saw Gerard Butler and I grabbed the DVD immediatley. I didn't know much about the movie, but the fact that Butler was in it overwhelmed me. There was a lot of gay innuendo for the duration of the movie and I thought it was hilarious. Storyline was a bit weak, but I got to see Butlers butt!

The Secret Life of Bees

The Secret Life of Bees

Who's in it: Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson, Sophie Okonedo, Paul Bettany

What's it about: After accidentally killing her own mother, Lily(Fanning) has always felt empty. She only has a few of her mother posessions left and decides to go with her nanny, Rosaleen(Hudson), to Tiburon, South Carolina. There she meets her mothers old friends August(Latifah), June(Keys), and May(Okonedo). The three of them take Lily and Rosaleen in and make them right at home. Here Lily learns the life that her mother led and what really happened in contrary belief of her abusive father, T-Ray(Bettany).

What I Think: This movie was based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd. I read the novel in high school and swear that it was the best book I have ever had the priviledge to read. It's mostly for girls though. This movie was a little off, but it got through the main idea of the novel. I loved Fanning most of all. She was exactly the way that I had pictured Lily in the book. It's amazing how Kidd would use such a simile for the human race beign like a hive of bees. Extraordinary book and movie.

Another Cinderella Story

Another Cinderella Story

Who's in it: Selena Gomez, Andrew Seeley, Jane Lynch

What's it about: Mary(Gomez) has been with her stepmother, singing sensation Dominique Blatt(Lynch), for years. At her high school, Joey Parker(Seeley), another pop idol and teenage heart throb, has come back to finish his education. Joey announces that he will be holding a competition for one girl to dance with him in his next music video. At the Homecoming Dance, Mary and Joey dance together, but she leaves before revealing herself. She drops her Zune and Joey finds it. He will stop at nothing to find his Cinderella.

What I Think: Personally, the movie A Cinderella Story starring Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray was better. I think that Disney was just trying to push their story a little further. I didn't like this one except for the fact that the acting of the teenagers towards each other was very realistic. That, my friends, is how high school is. However, I don't think that Selena Gomez, or Hilary Duff for that matter, should've been Cinderella. They should've chosen someone less fortunate looking. I enjoyed the dancing alot and I wish that I could dance like that.

The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense

Who's in it: Bruce Willis, Haley Osment

What's it about: Cole(Osment) has always had a strangeness about him. He's always by himself or scared out of his wits. Dr. Malcolm Crowe(Willis) meets Cole and wants to help him become more normal. He spends most of his time around Cole and watching the way he lives his life. When Cole tells Malcolm his biggest secret, Malcolm becomes concerned and even more intrigued about Cole and his lifestyle. Malcolm is fighting his own battles at home and in the end, he loses.

What I Think: I think that everyone knows the story of The Sixth Sense. It's not uncommon among conversations around America. Bruce Willis is one of my favourite actors and his talent never ceases to amaze me. I thought that Osment did a good job as well with all of his different ways of showing emotion. The infamous twist in the end always makes me happy though. It's nice to have a great movie with almost everything perfect about it. The only thing that I might have changed was another ghost of two in the story. A little more to work with, but that's because I'm an overachiever.

The Broken Hearts Club

The Broken Hearts Club

Who's in it: Timothy Olyphant, Ben Weber, Matt McGrath, Zach Braff, Dean Cain, Andrew Keegan

What's it about: Dennis(Olyphant), Patrick(Weber), Benji(Braff), Howie(McGrath), and Cole(Cain) are best friends. They all have one things in common. They are gay. Cole is a hotshot that is always playing his way through relationships. Dennis is wanting more than just a one night stand. Everything changes when Howie loses his boyfriend, Patrick is asked to be a donor, Benji starts doing drugs, and Cole brings Kevin(Keegan) around. Dennis falls in love with the recently out Kevin but Cole finds it fun to mess with Kevin's feelings first.

What I Think: This movie was very good. There aren't many movies about gays and I think that it was about time this was done. This is real life and people can't just ignore it. The closest person to you could be gay and you not know it. I find it admirable of all of these actors to play in this movie and all the controversy that comes along with it. The acting was done nicely and I loved the drama that continued to surface. Olyphant was a great starring actor and the rest of them really helped for the story to really stick in your mind.

The Off Season

The Off Season

Who's in it: Christina Campanella, Don Wood

What's it about: When Kathryn(Campanella) and Rick(Wood) move in together in the middle of nowhere, things are never the same. They moved in and were happy and then strange things began to occur. Rick came to begin writing his novel but can't seem to get his mind straight so begins drinking. Kathryn is working at a local library but becomes sick and can't get out of bed. It is then when Rick decides to leave her. Kathryn starts to get weird calls and hear strange sounds around her room, but can't figure out where they're coming from or how to end them.

What I Think: Along with the movies Sight and The Attic this movie was completley crap. It had and has the potential to be a great movie. It had a great storyline. The acting, however, was crap. The "horror" was awful and just not scary. The supernatural happenings could have been done much better. The ending was a little rushed I think. They should've prolonged it a little bit instead of showing Campanella and her rushing through her last line.

The Truman Show

The Truman Show

Who's in it: Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Ed Harris

What's it about: Truman has lived in almost the perfect world all of his life. He has the perfect wife, Meryl(Linney), and the perfect best friend, Marlon(Emmerich). They help for his life to go around in a perfect circle. He begins to have the feeling that life isn't all that he seems though. Truman believes that all of the people around him are actors in a crazy game. Christof(Harris) is the greatest director of the world famous TV series called The Truman Show. Truman is the unknowing star in this show and there are those who like it, and those who don't.

What I Think: Jim Carrey is great. He's funny but can be serious. This was one of his more funny movies. He playing the man who's blind to his own fame is priceless. It's almost like in a play when the audience knows everything, but the characters know nothing. Linney was alright in this movie. She didn't have much of a role and she was supposed to be an actress who was trying too hard and she succeeded. I've seen her in better roles, but she still did outstandingly well in this one.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Who's in it: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett

What's it about: Born with a rare disease, Benjamin Button(Pitt) was left on a doorstep. His disease causes his body to grow younger but his mind to grow older. He grows up in an old folks home where he meets a young girl named Daisy(Blanchett). The two fall in love but, because of his appearance, never can really be together. He falls in love with the sea and goes out on a trip with his sailor friends. He meets love and heartbreak and when he comes back, he gets together with Daisy. Their age is still a problem with them and will either make them or break them.

What I Think: Originally a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, this movie was well performed. This movie deserved every award it was nominated for. It's hard to say why I liked this movie as much as I did, but I loved it. The acting was phenomenal. The storyline was flawless. I believe that every single detail of this movie was thought out. You have to watch the whole movie to be able to understand the whole of it. The setting was great and the props were used to their maximum. Great everything!

Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading

Who's in it: John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt

What's it about: Osbourne(Malkovich) has just lost his CIA job. His wife, Katie(Swinton), is sleeping with her friend, Harry(Clooney). When she begins to file for divorce against Osbourne, she gets all of their financial info on a disc. Chad(Pitt) finds the disc and thinks that it contains classified information. Chad and his friend Linda(McDormand) decide to hold the CD for ransom. Harry begins to date Linda and when they start to get close, events happen and things start to get ugly.

What I Think: This movie was a complete waste of time. The only funny things about it were Pitts character and Clooney's chair. Those things kept you laughing. The storyline sucked. The acting was horrible. The themes were disgusting. It was basically a horrible movie. It was even worse when the events began to turn for the worst. Clooney wasn't even that good looing. Not one of his best. Pitt was great and I loved him. The only thing that I got out of this movie was that cheating on your significant other is bad. I must say that Malkovich really liked the f word!

Juno

Juno

Who's in it: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner

What's it about: Juno(Page) is a teenager and turns up pregnant. The father is her best friend Paulie(Cera). When her parents find out, they start to set the path of the childs life. Juno decides to give the child up for adoption to Vanessa(Garner), who has wanted a child for years, but never been able to have one. The emotional and physical stress that Juno has to go through has her wondering why she would ever do such a thing and Paulie has to think what he's going to do to make their friendship work again.

What I Think: I think that this was a great movie to be released in our day and time. The way that America has come to be needed this movie to show that it's not all fun and games and that this is real and it could happen to anyone. Page did an amazing job as the struggling pregnant teenager. Cera didn't have much to do in this movie, but I still loved him! I thought that Garner was alright but could've been better. It might just have been the way that her character was supposed to be.

The Reaping

The Reaping

Who's in it: Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, AnnaSophia Robb, Idris Elba

What's it about: There is something going on in the town of Haven. Doug(Morrissey) has called upon Katherine(Swank) and Ben(Elba) to help them out. The strange things happening are similar to the plagues that wrought Egypt from God and the town believes that it was becuase of a witch like girl, Loren(Robb), who lives in the woods. As Katherine begins to learn more about the town and it's history, she starts to doubt that it's really Loren who's behind the events. Is it really a homeless woodsgirl or actually a cult riden country town?

What I Think: Hilary Swank was great in this movie. I love watching movies with her in them! The story was pretty interesting and I enjoyed the mystery that was behind the movie. I think that Robb is good, but this movie isn't her best. It's not that she was bad, it's that she hardly had anything in the movie except for a few little shots here and there. Morrissey was great I thoughtbut I really think he could've done better. Kudos for effects and for Swank!

River of No Return

River of No Return

Who's in it: Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, Tommy Retig, Rory Calhoun

What's it about: Mark(Retig) was left alone with his mother at a young age. After she dies, his father, Matt(Mitchum), comes to take him back. Mark befriends a bar singer, Kay(Monroe), and she looks after him while Matt is on his way to get Mark. When Kay's gambler boyfriend, Harry(Calhoun), asks her to marry him, they are on their way to the city to become official. They get a raft to float down the river to the city, but get stranded at Matt's house. Harry runs off with Matt's horse, and now Matt, Mark, and Kay are going to down the river in hopes of beating Harry.

What I Think: This movie was from the 50s and I quite enjoyed it. I usually am a lover of newer, more modern movies, but this was a classic. I have honestly never seen a movie with Monroe in it and I never knew that she was such an actress. There was attempt for computer graphics but they were all failed in my mind, but amazing for the minds of a movie watcher in the 1950s! I thought that the storyline was done quite well, but the acting of the others, besides Monroe, was not too convincing.

Nim's Island

Nim's Island

Who's in it: Abigail Breslin, Gerard Butler, Jodie Foster

What's it about: Nim(Breslin) and her father, Jack(Butler), live on a deserted island in the Pacific. Jack is a scientific researcher and leaves to the ocean for a project. While he's out to sea, he gets hit by a monsoon and doesn't come home. Nim begins to worry and emails her hero, Alex Rover(also Butler). Agoraphobic Alexandra Rover(Foster) is the novelist of the heroic adventures of her made up character Alex Rover. Alexandra gets Nim's email for help and then faces her fear to go and help her.

What I Think: I think that Abigail Breslin is slowly taking the place of child actress Dakota Fanning. She is a wonderful little actress and I love her and her talent. My favourite actor of all time is Gerard Butler, so I loved this movie for that fact. I was sad that he wasn't in it much, but glad that he was in it even a bit. Foster is amazing and I'm glad to know and witness the different talents that she has. It's great to see that she can do so the different characters that are thrown at her. Great family movie!

My Best Friend's Girl

My Best Friend's Girl

Who's in it: Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs

What's it about: Tank(Cook) and Dustin(Biggs) are best friends. Dustin works in an office with the love of his life, Alexis(Hudson). Tank works with a communications business. His side job is being paid to take an ex-girlfriend on the worst date ever so that the ex-boyfriend looks good and the couple get back together. Dustin asks Tank to take Alexis out, but when he does, he falls in love. The two begin to see each other and when Dustin finds out, Tank has to decide whether to choose bros before hoes.

What I Think: Huge fan of Dane Cook! It was as if the role of Tank was written for Cook. He did so perfectly and, being the comedian he is, made everything funnier with his personality. Biggs does a wonderful nervous man in love. I loved the role of Hudson. I really do enjoy watching her in any movie. She has a way of making it funny, romantic, and serious all at the same time. I thought that the story was hilarious, the acting was monumentally good. I wasn't happy with the strip club, but hey... that's what America is these days.

The Attic

The Attic

Who's in it: Elisabeth Moss, Jason Lewis, Tom Malloy, John Savage, Catherine Mary Stewart

What's it about: The Callan family has moved into a new house and when Emma(Moss) starts to see a ghostly twin, she begins to believe that her father(Savage) and mother(Stewart) killed her twin sister as a baby. Detective John Tucker(Lewis) is there to help her and truely beleives her. He big brother, Frankie(Malloy), and everyone else don't believe a word that she says. It's up to Tucker and Emma to prove her innocense, or prove her insanity.

What I Think: This movie is the second worst movie I've ever seen besides Sight. I was not impressed with anything. The cameras quality was awful as were the angles they were set at. I was actually sad that this movie wasn't good because the cover art looked great. I guess that's just marketing though. The acting was horrid. The storyline was difficult to understand and there were huge mistakes during the movie. Especially at the end where they royally messed up. If you want to laugh, this is the movie!