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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Alpha and Omega (2010)

2010's Alpha and Omega is one of the few animated films from Lionsgate productions.  In my opinion, if every animated film they put out is done with the quality of this one, they need to stay even more sparse in this category then they have been.   Alpha and Omega stars Justin Long, Hayden Panittiere, Dennis Hopper and Danny Glover.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Crazy Heart (2009)

Featured in the 82nd Academy Awards, 2009's Crazy Heart was the next film in our queue.  Jeff Bridges stars along with Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall and Colin Farrell.  Bridges plays a washed up country singer with more problems than you can count, and a poor attitude to go with them.

Friday, August 19, 2011

Paper Man (2009)

More and more I think the big directors of today have forgotten the basics of movie making.  They attempt to use too much luster to attract the viewers.  They use special effects and fake characters such as robots or aliens.  They digitally enhance everything so that it looks pretty and to be more visually stimulating.  I am more and more appreciative of the small independent film directors that have given us some of the best movies I have reviewed on this site.  Paper Man is a welcomed addition to the later list.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

The Lucky Ones (2008)

The Lucky Ones features Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams and Michael Pena in a story about soldiers returning from war on leave and their discoveries that home is not how they left it.  The Lucky Ones is a well written and filmed movie that I thought was very realistic.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Demolition Man (1993)

An oldie on the view instant queue last night was 1993's Demolition Man with Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes and Sandra Bullock.  A slew of other recognizable names and faces popped up throughout such as Dennis Leary and Rob Schneider.  Demolition Man is a film about a rouge cop chasing down one of the worst criminals of the 90's only to find them both cryogenically frozen and unthawed nearly 40 years later in a "crime less" future.

The Dilemma (2011)

I have to apologize upfront here, it was Sunday night when we watched The Dilemma.  We put it in last minute and didn't finish it until 1:00 AM so I didn't do the review and this is the first time I have had to sit down and make it.  I may miss a few things here since it has been a few days.  On to the review however, the Dilemma stars Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly and Winona Ryder.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Poseidon (2006)

Well, the internet has been down all day here (I am writing this with my phone internet btw) so we decided to scour the movie shelves for anything that sounded interesting tonight.  This meant I was happy I may not have to write a review for an already seen movie.  Obviously you are reading this so that was not the case.  I happened to stumble across Poseidon here, and it was unopened and unwatched by us.  Poseidon has a pretty amazing cast with names such as Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell and Richard Dreyfuss.  Some smaller name people were in the film such as Jacinda Barrett, Emmy Rossum, and Jimmy Bennett.