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“X2” Movie Review
UPDATE: On April 24, 2024 we STREAMED this movie on Disney+. 13 years after our original viewing and review below, “X2” is still excellent but a lot more confusing, with a lot more moving parts, than “X-Men”. On our quest to watch all the X-Men movies before the next one comes out…this was #2.…
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“Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides” Movie Review
“Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides” Movie Review (fun action, but…the “magic” is fading) Johnny Depp still rocks as Captain Jack Sparrow, but, other than Barbosa (Geoffrey Rush) and Gibbs (Kevin McNally) returning, I REALLY missed the other characters we have come to know and love. Penelope Cruz is beautiful (as are the…
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“X Men” Movie Review
“X Men” Movie Review UPDATE: We rewatched this movie on April 23, 2024 by STREAMING it on Disney+. Still f-ing AWESOME! 🙂 We decided to go back and watch the X-Men series, starting with the first one in 2000 (on VUDU). We may be among the very few who had not seen it yet… Humans…
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“Thor” Movie Review
“Thor” Movie Review (Lori: Loves mythology, and (?) Chris Hemsworth) (Mike: Confusing visual experience, Portman rocks) Mike’s Review Arrogant and impetuous, the young Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is ready to fight at the drop of a hat. After invading another realm itching for a fight, Dad saves him (and his friends) then banishes his ass to…
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Movie Review: “Fast Five”
After an exciting escape from a prison bound bus, Vin Diesel (as Dominic Toretto) and team gather in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to take down the most powerful man in town…Joaquim de Almeida (as Reyes). The lure of making $100 million (split about 10 ways) made the job of taking down Reyes worthwhile. Unfortunately, an…
ForCarol: Drive Safe! Never Forget 