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Category: Movie Reviews

  • “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” Movie Review

    “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” Movie Review

     (tense, frightening, realistic) — — James Franco (as Will Rodman) is a brilliant scientist testing the effects of a drug he has developed to, hopefully, cure Alzheimer’s.   The mission is personal since his father (the brilliant John Lithgow as Charles Rodman) has that disease. Franco’s latest breakthru is a chimp named “Bright Eyes”.  But something…

  • iCloud

    I was surfing the other day when I ran across an announcement of an upcoming feature from Apple called “iCloud”. iWas interested in what that might be, so iTook a look at their web pages, and what iFound was that this is a pretty cool service, and that iWould probably like it. OK, enuf of…

  • “Crazy Stupid Love” Movie Review

    “Crazy Stupid Love” Movie Review

    We have seen a number of great movies lately.  When you are swept away in a world of fantasy for 2 hours while the cares of the real world drift away…that is a great movie. This is a great movie, complete with the most surprising twists I have seen, and the funniest 7 or 8…

  • “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…

  • “Johnny English Reborn” Movie Trailer

    You don’t know this, but, I LOVE Mr. Bean.  I have watched the original Johnny English at least 20 times now (plus as many of the Mr. Bean stuff as I possibly can..). NOW…coming soon to a theater near ME!  “Johnny English Reborn”…you know where I will be! — — Drive Safe!  Never Forget.

  • “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…

  • “Zookeeper” Movie Review

    “Zookeeper” Movie Review

    “Zookeeper” Movie Review (great family friendly movie!) I love this scene! The critics can take lessons in how to enjoy life.  Hey….”Zookeeper” is not an Oscar worthy high brow serious movie.  It IS a FUN family movie that kids and adults will both enjoy.  It is funny, it is FUN, and it teaches a lesson:…

  • “Hitch” Movie Review

    “Hitch” Movie Review

    “Hitch” Movie Review (wholesome, heartwarming, fun) We pulled out an old DVD….I had forgotten how good this 2005 movie was… All you need is the confidence to approach the one you like.  Hitch can help. Will Smith (Alex “Hitch” Hitchens), Kevin James (Albert Brennaman), Eva Mendes (Sara Meles) and Amber Valletta (Allegra Cole) are terrific.…

  • “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Movie Review

    “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Movie Review

      Apparently, the race to the moon in the 60’s was spurred by the crash of an alien spacecraft on the moon.  The U.S.A. wanted to get there first. Since I remember watching the landing on TV, the scenes of that historic event were really cool.  I had no idea that Armstrong and Aldrin found…