Babies—a
French documentary—defines itself as the reality of the word ‘lovable’. It’s a
not-to-be-missed film that tells its story so well that one does not realize
there is no narration throughout the film. No interpretation, no judgment, no
comparisons. This is s 'feel good' documentary that delivers a knowing that the world has very high chances for survival due to the hardiness of its offspring. Thank you to Director Thomas Balmè who caught the beauty of the many ways that we survive on this planet and the
reality that it’s all okay. Well done. Thank you.
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The story follows the
lives of four babies through their first year of life. Two babies are from more
civilized countries and two are from less civilized countries. The marvel of human
life in its first year is thoroughly explored.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director
and Co-executive Producer Thomas Balmés for his directing efforts and making
the film possible. Cast include: Bayar, Hattie, Mari, and Ponijao.
Buy a ticket?Yes?
No? Maybe?
Yes. Absolutely do not miss this
documentary. * Also known as: Baby (ies) and Bébé (s)
A Cat in Paris—good
storyline, simply animated French feature—may
be a little complicated to follow for the younger crowd, but will still please.
The story, about a jewel thief named Nico (voice of Steve Blum), a black cat,
and a little girl named Zoé (voice of Lauren Weintraub), involves a treacherous
nanny, Claudine (voice of Anjelica Huston), and an evil gang—in a superb tale about stealing, kidnapping,
and justice. The film contains some exciting chase scenes across French
rooftops, just the right amount of danger, a small mystery, and a satisfying
resolution for all audiences.
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Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol. Thank you to Executive
Producer Emmanuel Bernard for making the film possible. Cast
include: J.B. Blanc, Steve Blum, Marcia Gay Harden, Anjelica Huston, Matthew Modine, Lauren Weintraub, Mike Pollack, Philippe Hartmann, Gregory
Cupoli, and Marc Thompson.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. A great film, appealing and likeable. *Also Known As: Une vie de chat
Freakonomics: The Movie—documentary
broken into four segments—endeavors to explore the value of a name, corruption
in Sumo wrestling, late 1990s United States crime decline, and value of bribing
to induce change in human behavior. The film appears disjointed and fragmented,
does not adequately provide alternative viewpoints for argumentation, lacks
resolution and emotional appeal, and falls deeply short on why any of this is
relevant information. The film lost nearly $2,800,000 in box office. While the
two narrators are personable, their combined personality is not enough to pull
this film off.
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Storyline Exploration of method to change human behavior, a decade of crime decline, corruption in a sport, and name value.
Additional Thanks
Good
Work for Directors Heidi Ewing, Alex Gibney, Seth Gordon, Rachel Grady, Eugene
Jarecki, and Morgan Spurlock. Thank you to Executive Producers Paul Fiore, Seth
Gordon, Damon Martin, Jay Rifkin, and Michael Roban for making the film
possible. Cast include: James Ransone, Tempestt Bledsoe, Morgan Spurlock, Melvin Van Peebles,
Bill Gates, Greg Crowe, and Lian Amado.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. There are serious connective issues with information presentation built within. Video Critique Available Here:
Hereafter—definitely
worth watching, not boring for even 1 of its 129 minutes—confirms the talents
of Clint Eastwood as a terrific film director as well as completes what
everyone knows, that Peter Morgan (The
Queen, Frost/Nixon, The Last King of Scotland) is a superb writer. The film,
well executed under Eastwood, brilliantly showcases the talents of its actors
and actresses, makes one seriously think about life after death subject matter while
successfully intertwining three stories into one narrative. Excellent casting
choices include Matt Damon, Frankie McLaren, George McLaren, and Cécile De
France (as Marie Lelay).
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Journalist
Marie Lelay (Cécile De France) sits on a bed in a Thailand hotel room working.
She gets up and tells her lover, Television Producer Didier (Thierry Neuvic) to
get up; but, he wants to sleep for another half hour. So, Marie Lelay orders
room service breakfast after which she goes to the local market stands to shop.
The camera shows an ocean tidal wave approaching the beach and surrounding
commercial district. As the tidal wave crashes through the town, Marie Lelay
tries to save herself and a local girl. A boat hits Marie Lelay in the head,
knocking her unconscious. While she is unconscious, she experiences visions of
the afterlife. After house residents rescue her, she survives and goes on to
research others’ afterlife experiences. Her life intertwines and overlaps the
lives of psychic George Lonegan (Matt Damon) and foster child, Marcus (Frankie
and George McLaren).
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Clint Eastwood for directing efforts.
Thank you to Executive Producers Frank Marshall, Tim Moore, Peter Morgan, and Steven
Spielberg for making the movie possible. Cast include: Cécile De France, Matt Damon, Cyndi Mayo Davis, Lisa Griffiths, Jessica Griffiths, Ferguson Reid, Jay Mohr, Richard
Kind, and Steven R. Schirripa, Derek Sakakura.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes.
This film is intriguing and presents an interesting after life scenario for
contemplation.
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Secretariat, suitable film, does have its inspirational scenes. Actress Diane Lane performs at the suitable level and works from a script that very nicely details the story of the racing farm that creates the award winning horse, Secretariat. The
rest of the cast follows the lead of the well-written script. The story portrayal and presentation are suitable to okay. John Malkovich plays the role of Secretariat's trainer and adds the flavor to balance the story. Watch for Dylan Baker and James
Cromwell's performance. This film's content and welcome introduction into a behind the scenes look at racing farms, how negotiations are made and maintained, and the knowledge required to enhance potential are wonderfully enlightening. This movie is based on a true story.
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Penny
Chenery (Diane Lane) needs a winning streak to save the family farm and finds
that luck in a foal she raises.
Additional Thanks
Thank
you to Director Randall Wallace for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producer Bill Johnson and Mike Rich, Cast
include: Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Dylan Walsh, Miss Ham Margo Martindale, Nelsan Ellis, Otto Thorwarth, Fred Dalton Thompson, James Cromwell, and Scott Glenn.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. It
is a suitable to okay movie that has a good story to tell.
Coyote Falls—not as good as the original Wile E. Coyote/Roadrunner short film classics from the 1949 era and forward—retains the tropes of Coyote and Roadrunner and that inclusion of well-known identifiers makes this story work. The
portrayal and presentation work at the suitable to good range. The animation uses computer generation and is 'awesome'. It's an interesting and fun
watch.
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Wile E. Coyote goes after Roadrunner from a bridge and uses a rope as a jumping aid.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Matthew O'Callaghan for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone for making the film possible.
Buy a
ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. It's a suitable, fun watch that has very good computer animation compatible with current computer animation effort.
Rust—interesting to okay—does not 'get off the ground' until Corbin Bernsen's character, James Moore, begins unraveling the story behind the arson of a local home and who really is to blame for that arson. It's a story of justice and rightful assignment of guilt, but it takes over 40 minutes of film to 'get' there. This Christian film has places where the acting is 'over the top' good and other places where the acting is almost average. Corbin Bernsen works at a surprisingly high skill level, has over 261 film and TV
shows appearances with a new 10 credits scheduled. He will be a good actor to follow with that strong work ethic.
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James Moore returns to his small town and finds it pretty much the same except for an arson incident that police have closed due to a confession. James Moore, despite the confession, does not believe the blame has been placed rightly and pursues the truth on his own time.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director Corbin Bernsen for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Chris Aronoff, Corbin Bernsen, and Dana Lesiuk, and Co-Producer James Greilick, for making the film possible. Cast include Corbin Bernsen, Lorne Cardinal, Frank Gall, Lloyd Warner, Audrey Lynn Tennent, Kristen Collins, John Hutchinson ,Chesney Caswell, Judith Davies, Cavan Cunningham, and Mike Kernahan.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?Maybe. The movie has a completely unexpected conclusion. It's a light mystery that does not require a great deal of emotional or intellectual involvement.
TheGrace card works like a Cops reality television show and has a strong documentary-style formatting in some places. Everything in the movie (presentation, portrayal, acting) works within the okay to suitable range. The believability/realism work at the lower end of the spectrum but the movie has a surprise conclusion that works really well.
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Two policemen, one bitter about life and the other who wants to be a pastor, are assigned by their department as police partners.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director David G. Evans for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producer Lynn Holmes, Thank you to Producer Howard Klausner, Howard Nasraway, John R. Saunders, And Associate Producer Timothy D. Brown for making the film possible. Cast include Michael Joiner, Michael Higgenbottom, Joy Palmer Moore, Louis Gossett Jr., Dawntoya Thomason, Rob Erickson, Kiana McDaniel, Taylor Ollins, and Cindy Hodge.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe. This Christian film has better organization than Rust, another Christian-themed movie that appears on the same four DVD disc pack as this one. Overall, the story is a light, afternoon watch that does not require tremendous emotional involvement.
I was a 7th Grade Dragon Slayer—weak—is a good example of a movie that needs an all around upgrade. The camerawork is, at best, television quality, not movie quality, with too much lighting in many of the daytime scenes. It is not a good quality choice for family home entertainment.
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A young teenage boy and his friends try to prove
that card game characters have some validity in reality.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director Andy Lauer for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Ryil Adamson, and Gavin Gillette for making the film possible. Cast includes Lea Thompson, Hunter Allan, Eric Lutes, Richard Sellers, Abby Victor, Ryan Bradley Norris, Jordan Reynolds, Amy Pietz, Andy Lauer, and Wendie Malick.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
No. This film regularly uses product and famous person references to 'beef up' its story but its not done in a subliminal manner. The movie needs a rewrite, better portrayal, trained actors, and improved lighting for its camerawork.
*Also known as: The Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove—average film—works below par of the pod of Free Willy movies. The film has a weak script. Some actors do not seem as connected to storyline as they should be. This film has a suitable/okay portrayal and presentation. It does not fit well with the earlier presentations of the Free Willy movies. Watch for Bindi Irwin, daughter of Steve and Terri Irwin, in her leading role in this movie.
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A girl's father gets injured while working on his house. He sends his daughter to his late wife's father while he tries to re-establish his life.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Will Geiger for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producer Chris Miller, and Producers Laura Lodin, John Stainton, David Wicht for
making the film possible. Cast includes: Bindi Irwin, Beau Bridges, Bongo Mbutuma, Siyabulela Ramba, Stephen Jennings, Matthew Dylan Roberts, Hiema Jaffa, Kevin Otto, Louw Venter, Darron Meyer, Julie Hartley, Sue Dall, Sofie Schmidt, and Matthew Kennedy
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe.
It might work for children because of the adventure/drama and seeing a killer whale, which if one does a little research
will find that the whale is an animatronic and animated whale. But for adults, they will see that the acting and storyline are not very good.
The Last Song—weird story—is not well-written nor is it well-cast. Miley Cyrus does
not cast well with Liam Hemsworth and does not play the wild child well. There
is no adult theme here and the storyline completely lacks cohesive presentation
almost as if written by a very young, immature child. The story is a downer
with no redemptive factor to save it. It is supposed to offer a good, teen love
flick but completely fails to deliver that type of story.
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A young woman reacts poorly to her parents’
marital breakup. When her mother drops the girl and her brother off at her
father’s house, she responds rebelliously.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director Julie Anne
Robinson for directing effort. Thank you to Producers
Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot
for making the film possible. Cast includes: Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth, Robby
Coleman, Kelly Preston, and Greg Kinnear.
Buy a ticket?
Yes? No? Maybe?
No. It is what it is—a downer movie that lacks
real heart and ends on a sad note. The script has no rhyme, reason, or
sensibleness.
Tron: Legacy—better than the first film—has, due to passing of actual time, much
better animation and lighting effects than its previous movie. Fans of the
original Tron will enjoy the improvements to the original movie.
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Storyline
A
computer game company shareholder is digitized and loaded into a computer game.
Additional
Thanks
Thank
you to Director Joseph Kosinski for directing efforts. Thank you to Producers
Sean Bailey, Jeffrey Silver, and Steven Lisberger for making the film possible.
Cast includes: Garrett Hedlund, Jeff Bridges, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner,
and Michael Sheen.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. The positioning of lighting effects and the
stronger presentation make this a worthy watch especially for persons who
enjoyed the original Tron movie. Without the added updated effects, the
movie may not have worked.
Fire Mountain: The Eruption and Rebirth of Mount
St. Helens—59-minute short film—presents a superficial documentation of this event, gets boring
toward its conclusion, and lacks thoroughness in information research.
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The eruption and the recovery of the land
surrounding Mount St. Helens becomes the focus of this movie.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Amazon for releasing the
documentary.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe. This
documentary is superficial and not thorough.
Tapped—well-interviewed—does
not present the broader historical perspective about water rights, works
statistics, and forces an audience into a one-sided viewpoint. The film creates
a need to do extensive research to make decisions on the viability of the
presented argument when a documentary should have done the research for the audience.
There is not enough evidence in this film to make it worth watching.
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A documentary film
about bottled water.
Additional
Thanks
Thank
you to Directors Stephanie Soechtig and Jason Lindsey for directing effort. Thank
you to Executive Producers Michael and Michelle Walrath for making the film
possible. Cast includes: Sally Bethea, Earl Blumenauer, Amanda Brown, Eugene
Brown, Robert Bullard, Suzie Canales, Ruth Caplan, and Howard Dearborn.
The Losers—interesting film—has a fairly good storyline supported with great
acting and presentation. Its directing has good execution thanks to Director
Sylvain White. There are some sexual scenes, but besides that it presents good
entertainment value.
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A special ops team goes to Bolivia to take out a
drug lord’s operational base.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director
Sylvain White for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Joel Silver, Akiva
Goldsman, and Kerry Foster for making the film possible. Cast includes: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Idris Elba, Chris Evans, Columbus Short, Oscar Jaenada, and Jason Patric.
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