Movie or Video Reviews

I thought a thread for movies or videos we have seen recently and our opinions on them would be nice...


I'll start with Joe Dirt......I really like it!!! Thought it was funny!!!!!

this is a great thread Debby, i thought of this awhile ago
as well, and completely forgot!

hmm... well, last movie i saw was... Miss Congeniality(sp?)
we rented that sometime last week, while it doesnt land
in my favourites list, i thought it was entertaining enough,
a warm kind of movie

How I keep getting sucked into these threads when I ought to go to bed is beyond me.

Last movie I saw was Crocodile Dundee 3. It was ok, but nowhere near the caliber of the first 2. Kids enjoyed it.

i have a question to anyone who's seen Bridget Jone's Diary

i read the book when it first came out (and loved it) along
with the second when that came out, i wonder, is the movie
good? worth seeing? i dont want to be incredibly dissapointed -
because i've read the books, and i thought they were great.



it happened with Hannibal, i read it first, then saw the
movie, and the movie was soooo bad, i could barely sit through
it, though, it would have been bad regardless of whether i
had read the book first, it was disappointing because the
book was pretty good.

Yu will not be dissapointed with the movie, it is great, I read the first book aswell. Of course as with all movies they cannot fit it all into the space of 90mins. But it is so funny you will have a good laugh.

thanks Spike! that makes two positive reviews, you and my
best-friends mom enough to go see it in the theatre,
i really cant wait!

and with that, it's time for bed, i am exhausted!

I've already weighted in on this, but I feel strongly enough that I have to say it again-

For those of you who enjoyed The Mummy, The Mummy Returns will NOT disapointed you. It had all the action/advention, suspence, comedy, romance and breath taking special effects of the first one. In fact I thought it was even better. I'm going to go see it again.

Blue, I saw Bridget Jones Diary. I haven't read the book but I really enjoyed the movie. It's a nice little comedy.

i know i've already weighed in on this

airprincess, you're hilarious!

well, my best-friend is dying to see it, so we are going
sometime this week or next, i'll let you know what i think
as soon as i see it!



Bridget Jones Diary

you should really get the book by Helen Fielding - it's
great entertainment, and probaly, like all books, a thousand
times better then the film.

The last film I saw, just a few days ago, is The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit. Directed by Nunnally Johnson, it was released in 1956. The chief actors are Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones and Frederick March. I consider it to be a very good depiction of workaday-world home and office life a la the 1950s, made more interesting for me by Gregory Peck's flashbacks to scenes of combat (and erotic love) from the Second World War. There are several sub-plots which, in contrast to cinematic convention, are not neatly tied up during the course of the film.



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I recently saw The Cell on DVD and found it to be an entertaining Indie film. The story was rather unique in regards to a lab that is trying to help a child who has regressed into himself and into his own mind and a therapist attempts to go into his mind through a mental link. This all wraps around this same therapist (Lopez?) who must go into the mind of a killer.

It was a compelling story, but not a "WOW" one. But, it is certainly worth taking a look at.

I give THE CELL out of 4.

I saw the cell in the theatre & I have to say I was less than impressed, but that may be because I had expectations. visually it was really cool but I found the plot to be weak. I like a little more meat in my story lines. I would have liked it if they had developed the killers character a little more (besides all the pschodelic mind shots)

I saw this one in LA about a month ago. My friend really liked it, I alas did not. Even the yummy Pierce Brosnan could not save it for me. It has recieved good reviews & I have heard others say they enjoyed it. It was a bit too cerebral for me. I also had trouble following the accents & understanding what was being said. The plot was interesting though. for those of you who like movies off the beaten path and like a break from blockbusters with big budgets & even bigger special effects you will like it.

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I don't go out to theatres. I have to wait til movies come on Pay Per View or rent videos. A movie I came across on cable late one nite last week was "The Power of One". It was an excellent story of a young English boy raised in South Africa pre WWII. He becomes entangled in the African Nationalist vs Native Africans struggle for equality. I can't even remember the stars of it, but several of them I had seen in major movies before. Why I can't remember their names I don't know; maybe they will come to me later. Anyway, if you run across it, watch it, you will not be disapointed.

The Power of One

Yes I must agree good movie, but even better book. One of those books you cannot put down.

Last evening our daughter rented What Women Want with Mel Gibson. I must say I was disappointed for the most part. There were a couple of good scenes, but not enough.

I did think Helen Hunt looked better in this movie than I've ever seen her before.

Simbas mom, so it was disappointing huh? Crap...I was looking forward to that one.
I will probably check it out though, but at least I am forewarned!!!

I hated The Cell (sorry Chuck)... just my opinion.
I too had great expectations for it, and felt it left much to be desired!!!!

Blue.....I know EXACTLY what you mean about Hannibal!!! I loved the book and was so disappointed by the movie!!! They didn't even have that guys (can't think of his name) sister in the movie at all!!!!!!! The one that was a lesbian, and wanted him to father her lover's child, and choked him with his eel. I hate it when movies are that much different than the book. I realize they have to be a little different, they can't fit it all in...but geesh...stick to the book a little!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i hated The Cell too, it was one of the most disturbing movies i've seen.
i came home from the theatre in tears, it really did something to me,
and my roomate had to sit with me for over an hour comforting me, and talking to me


the last two movies i saw were "Antitrust" & "Pay It Forward"

both movies i really enjoyed, but, i definitely reccomend PAY IT FORWARD

i thought it was absolutely amazing, a little slow in the beggining,
but, if you give it time, it will blow you away, and there's no way to
see that movie without crying your eyes out.

Ok, can anyone give me a review of "Quills" & "Requim for a Dream" (sp?)

i'm wondering if i should rent those tonight... ?

Cameron and I are going to be lazy and bring the bed into the living room and
watch movies all night

That sounds like a wonderful evening, Blue!!!! Wish I was there to snuggle right in the middle!!! ( not trying to be naughty now guys...LOL)

I will definately check out "Pay It Forward" the previews looked good too.

It has been out for awhile on video...but if you all have not yet seen "gone In 60 seconds" with Nicholas Cage (whom I find extremely sexy ) You HAVE to rent it....it is awesome, and I give you my personal gaurantee... (whatever THATS worth ) That you will LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Debby - i saw that when it first was released on video and i hated it!
well, not hated, but, it didnt do much for me

i would love to have you here for a weekend and just be lazy and watch
movies, and eat lots, and talk lots, and do nothing much!

maybe one day

though maybe we shouldnt rent movies together, come to think of it LOL

WOW! Really you HATED it??? I am in total shock! aranoid3:

Well, thats okay....everyone has different tastes (worried now about sending you my cd....lol )

But we could still snuggle under a big blanket, eat tons of junk food, and laugh till our sides split!!!!!!!!!!