Yay! Movies!

TiVo recorded this one as a suggestion. I don't always watch suggestions, but it caught my eye. If I had relied on the DVD cover and the description, I never would have watched it. Neither gives a good portrayal of what the movie is really about. The DVD cover looks like it's a comedy, but it's far from that. The... [Tart continued]

What is it with John Carpenter? He likes to name his movies John Carpenter's The Thing or John Carpenter's Escape from New York or John Carpenter's Halloween. I mean, I like John Carpenter and all, but I think he needs to get over himself. The Thing really isn't that scary. Maybe it was scary back when it came out. The... [The Thing continued]

Oh gosh... I loved this movie. It's the type of movie I like to watch by myself, though, because it made me cry. Not because I'm afraid to cry in front of people or anything. It's just that I'd rather not be distracted when I'm watching a sad movie. It's an introvert thing. John Cusack plays a small role, but... [This is My Father continued]

Those Secrets - Okay men... watch this movie to see what happens when you cheat on your wife. She'll go back to her secret past life... being a hooker. Oh.. you didn't know she used to be a hooker? Yeah... she was a hooker. And your best friend was one of her Johns. Now she's a hooker again because you cheated on her,... [Those Secrets continued]

Chick Flick! I wasn't expecting a chick flick. I almost turned it off at the beginning because I couldn't embrace Patrick Swayze and Wesley Snipes as drag queens. Not that there's anything wrong with that. It worked for John Leguizamo, though. I loved the way Leguizamo talked. He reminded me of Rosie Perez. The three drag queens head across country... [To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar continued]

A Columbian narcotic trafficker is taken to America by the military. His son wants him back. So he takes a prep school full of boys hostage. Sean Astin, Keith Coogan, and Will Wheaton are among the boys taken hostage. Sean Astin has no respect for authority and gets his buddies to go along with a plan to thwart the terrorists.... [Toy Soldiers continued]