WINNER OF MORGAN FREEMAN POll: RED (THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION) “There’s not a day goes by I don’t feel regret. Not because I’m in here, or because you think I should. I look back on the way I was then: a young, stupid kid who committed that terrible crime. I want to talk to him. I want to try and talk some sense to him, tell him the way things are. But I can’t. That kid’s long gone and this old man ... Continue Reading

The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy...............Which is the best of the three films? The Fellowship Of The Ring In the common tongue it reads “One Ring to Rule Them All. One Ring to Find Them. One Ring to Bring Them All and In The Darkness Bind Them.”  -Gandalf At first viewing of the Fellowship I had not read J.R.R. Tolkiens acclaimed novel, The Lord Of The Rings.  In fact I had such disdain for Viggo Mortensen and Liv Tyler that I refused to ... Continue Reading

A band of humans are pitted in a battle against a distant planet's indigenous population. Hmmm........what? Yes, he's baaaaaaaaaaaaaacccccccck. Avatar is James Cameron's newest master creation.  He had intended to start production of the movie after Titanic in 1999, but to make it with the technology he planned would have cost somewhere in the range of $500 million dollars, and even with Titanic's financial and critical success no studio would have supported that.  Ten years later and he has the techonology to finally ... Continue Reading

Directed By: David Yates Written By: Michael Goldenberg Based On The Novel By: J.K. Rowling Staring: Daniel Radcliffe, Imelda Stautan, Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson, Harry Melling, Fionna Shaw, Richard Griffiths, Peter Cartwright, Gary Oldman, Mark Williams, David Thewlis, Maggie Smith, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, George Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Bonnie Wright, Jason Isaacs, Chris Rankin, Michael Hardy, Michael Gambon, Tom Felton, Katie Leung, Evanna Lynch, Matthew Lewis, Emma Thompson, Robbie Coltrane, Helena Bonham Carter, and Alan Rickman I want you to listen to me very ... Continue Reading

Is it true?  Will there be a remake of Alien? *sigh* Apparently no one can leave the Alien or Predator franchises alone, and all they continue to do is screw them up further and further.  Nothing significant has happened since P2 or Alien Resurrection, and I don't have high hopes for either's success, though according to Ain't It Cool News and Quint it won't be a full on re-make, and director of the original Alien, Ridley Scott (Gladiator, American Gangster, Black ... Continue Reading

Rated PG-13 for frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images 116 Minutes Directed By: Steven Spielburg Written By: Josh Friedman and David Koepp Staring: Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwan, and Miranda Otto That is so weird. The wind is blowing *toward* the storm. -Ray Ferrier Review Aliens have come to destroy earth, but this time they have come out from the center of our own planet, waiting idly by, bidding their time until the moment was right to destroy us all.  They are ... Continue Reading

Top Ten Thursdays 10. Don't Tell Mom The Babysitters Dead/Dude, Where's My Car In the age of Kelly Bundy no one was hotter on TV than Christina Applegate, so when Don't Tell Mom The Babysitters dead came out, girls wanted to be her, and adolescent to grown men wanted to be with her.  While the notion of this film is utterly ridiculous and what follows after the initial event is also just as nonsensical it is too ... Continue Reading

Rated PG for brief language and mild thematic elements. 121 Minutes Directed By: Andy Tennant Written By: Susannah Grant Staring: Drew Barrymore, Dougray Scott, Angelica Houston, Patrick Godfrey, Megan Dodds, Melanie Lynskey, Timothy West, Judy Parfitt, and Lee Ingleby I feel as if my skin is the only thing keeping me from going everywhere at once. -Henry Review I never felt susceptible to the fairy tale romances or the princess tales girls were supposed to when I was a kid, or an adult.  To me, romance was ... Continue Reading

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and language. 130 Minutes Directed By: McG Written  By: John D. Brancato and Michael Ferris Staring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Anton Yelchin, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Ironside, Jadagrace, Common, and Bryce Dallas Howard We've been fighting a long time. We are out numbered by machines. Working around the clock,without quit. Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are listening to this,you are the resistance. -John Connor Review The ... Continue Reading

Top Ten Vampires Movies By: Heather This is a list devoted to my ten favorite vampire films.  It is also based on the ones that I have seen.  If I've missed some or you think I got it wrong feel free to leave a comment and tell me what you think.  Otherwise, enjoy the list! 10. Buffy The Vampire Slayer Buffy The Vampire Slayer the motion picture sometimes gets lost in memories over the years next to the wildly iconic show that stemmed ... Continue Reading