Yay! Movies!

This one tore my heart out. But at least it wasn't a total downer. I thought I had seen it before because I knew the premise, but as I watched, all the scenes were new to me. Maybe it's been on TV while I was doing something else, and I caught the story, but didn't really see the scenes. Or...... [Radio Flyer continued]

Whenever I saw this movie title, I always got an image of a rearview mirror reflecting Jimmy Stewart's eyes. I thought the "rear window" was in a car. Now I know better. Stewart is stuck in a wheel chair because he broke his leg, so he spends his days and nights looking out the window at the rear of his... [Rear Window continued]

This is a movie about our future when we've screwed up the Earth so much that we start terraforming Mars to get it ready for us to move there. The terraforming consists of shooting rockets with algae up there so the algae can grow and create oxygen. After 20 years of that, the algae disappears and the oxygen levels drop,... [Red Planet continued]

Dragons! Not your garden variety cute and cuddly dragons, either. Dragons that destroy everything in their path. The description said this movie takes place in post-apocalyptic London, but it starts in regular London. The apocalypse begins when dragons are discovered by a boy in a mine shaft. The dragons get loose and, as the title describes, begin their reign of... [Reign of Fire continued]

At first, I couldn't get into this movie. I think it was because Robert Downey, Jr. was acting a fool at the beginning, and I couldn't accept a funny Robert Downey, Jr. back in the 16th century. When he started getting serious, though, I forgot I was having a problem with him and was able to enjoy the movie. It's... [Restoration continued]

This is a cute movie. Nothing too heavy (although you think there might be at times). It's a good one for Russell Crowe fans. He plays a bad guy turned good guy. There's a dog in the last half of the movie that's cute. He eats a sausage that was once Paul Rodriguez. I probably wouldn't have ever seen this... [Rough Magic continued]

Ruby - Ruby is a movie about Jack Ruby, the nightclub owner who killed Lee Harvey Oswald. Danny Aiello plays Jack Ruby, and Sherilyn Fenn plays a fictitious dancer girl named Candy Cane who he befriends. I couldn't follow all the mob and government conspiracy stuff. There was stuff about Cuba, but it was all over my head. David Duchovny plays Officer... [Ruby continued]

Rudy is probably one of the most inspirational movies ever. Rudy's a relatively short kid who wants to play football at Notre Dame. He's not too smart, though... he doesn't realize that you have to make good grades in high school to get into a college like Notre Dame. By the time he figures it out, it's too late. Everyone... [Rudy continued]

Back when the current (second) Gulf War started, I used to wake up in the middle of the night a lot. I'd turn on the TV to see what was happening in Iraq. One night, I turned it on and there was a frantic movie with a Raggedy Ann red-headed girl running through the streets of Germany. I didn't watch... [Run Lola Run (Lola Rennt) continued]

In New Orleans, a business man gets shot and killed by a day trader gone postal. A few years later, the man's wife sues a gun manufacturer for damages. Generally, I don't like this kind of lawsuit. Don't blame Wendy's for making someone fat off of Frosties. But in this case, I was pulling for the gun manufacturer to lose.... [Runaway Jury continued]

Rushmore is one of my favorite movies. Jason Schwartzman is high schooler Max Fischer. He's about to fail out because he's in too many extra-curricular activities. And boy, is he?! He's a leader gone wild, and a nerd to boot. He falls for one of the teachers. So does Bill Murray and a rivalry ensues. The movie has my favorite... [Rushmore continued]

I've always liked Keanu Reeves (even in movies that aren't The Matrix). In this one, he plays a quarterback who's hired by the Washington Sentinals when the real players go on strike. The whole team is a bunch of has been and wannabe football players. The movie's goofy at times (like when the team is arrested for participating in a... [The Replacements continued]

This is a pretty good scary movie. I like the cinematography. And just about any movie that takes place in Seattle excites me. You can even see the monorail running in this one. Amber Tamblyn is one of the first people to see the cursed video (anyone who watches it dies in 7 days). Amber is the real life daughter... [The Ring continued]

This is the sequel to The Ring. I liked The Ring because it made me think. This one didn't make me think. Not that all movies should require thinking, but I wanted this one to be like the first. It sort of explained more about Samara and her past, but there weren't any shockingly good revelations. Some of the scenes... [The Ring Two continued]

This is a nutty movie apparently based on the true story of Dr. John (Corn Flakes) Kellogg and his crazy health spa. Kellogg believes sex is harmful to the body, and thinks regular enemas will keep you alive forever. Anthony Hopkins plays the funny Kellogg with buck teeth. John Cusack is a young entrepreneur trying to break into the cereal... [The Road to Wellville continued]