Category: Fantasy

  • “Captain America” Movie Review

    “Captain America” Movie Review

    “Captain America” Movie Review (Exciting, Engaging) Chris Evans (Steve Rogers / Captain America) is a skinny, small, sickly young man trying to enlist in the Army to help his country during WWII.  Unfortunately, he is 4F.  But he never gives up. Eventually, Stanley Tucci (Dr. Abraham Erskine) happens upon Rogers and gives him 1A status…

  • “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” Movie Review

    “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” Movie Review

    “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” Movie Review Update 1/14/2016: Today we lost Alan Rickman….Snape.  You are terribly missed. Even though we knew what would be happening, it was magical to see the vision on the big screen.  They made some changes from the book, but, it was all good. Harry, Hermione, and…

  • “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” Movie Review

    “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” Movie Review

    “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” Movie Review  (Cage is super cool, lots of action, great effects) OK, call me a dork, but I LOVED this movie when we saw it in the movies, and then I loved it even more watching it at home in all it’s blu-ray beauty. Nick Cage (as Balthazar Blake) was one of…

  • “X Men” Movie Review

    “X Men” Movie Review 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 are evolving.  The “mutants” are ostracized because they are different (how familiar is that?).  Two powerful mutants have taken different…

  • “Thor” Movie Review

    “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…