Author: Mike Pihlman

I did a search the other day for the top grossing movies of all time. I found this awesome web site.  Please go there to find several hundred more movies. I hope they don’t mind that I copied up to “Ted” which was awesome. UPDATE (12/4/2013): “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” just made the top…

 (WAY better than the book) – – Where the book failed miserably, the movie succeeds beyond my wildest dreams. To think I almost did not want to go see it….what a mistake that would have been.  “Catching Fire” is a terrific movie providing the visuals and intensity that are almost completely lacking in the book.…

(Heartwarming Tearjerker) – – Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) turns 21 and has a heart-to-heart talk with his Dad (Bill Nighy). This is when Tim learns that he has the ability to travel back in time, with restrictions. Tim gives it a try and finds that he can rectify some situations he missed out on.  His first…

(Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah) – – “Is this over yet?”  “When is it going to end?”  Those were the conversation points while we were watching “Before Midnight”. “Before Midnight” is the third in a series of movies (we did not know this until the movie was already purchased on VUDU and halfway thru).  Start with…

(Terrifying, Tense, Terrific) – – The best movie of the year. Tom Hanks (as Captain Phillips) is outstanding and should get an Oscar nod.  The four first-time actors who played the Somali pirates are equally convincing….especially Barkhad Abdi who played Muse.  Can a first-time actor get an Oscar?  Abdi would be my choice…he was awesome.…

(Sweet) – – Abi Brooks (played by Sarah Megan Thomas) is an Olympic level rower.  In the last Olympics she was an alternate. This four year period, she worked extra hard and did everything the coach asked of her.  Unfortunately, at nearly 30, she was once again the alternate.  Not wanting that, she quit and…

(Mesmerizing) – – “Gravity” is mesmerizing.  Spectacular special effects, and acting, bring the terror of being lost in space to life. Sandra Bullock (as engineer Ryan Stone) is at her very best.  George Clooney (as Astronaut Matt Kowalski) is also excellent, but, there is no doubt…..this movie belongs to Bullock. When debris from an accidental…

(Surprising Ending) – – Julianne Hough (as Katie) flees Boston where she apparently stabbed a person to death. We don’t know who that person was, but, we do know she successfully eluded the police and ends up in a small North Carolina coastal town. There, she meets handsome widower Alex (played by Josh Duhamel) and…