Aladdin and the King of Thieves—terrific one-liners—has an exceptionally likeable genie.
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Storyline
Aladdin
is getting married to Jasmine, but is interrupted by the Forty Thieves.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director/Producer Tad Stones for directing effort. Thank you to Associate Producer Jeannine Roussel for making the film possible. Cast includes:Val Bettin, Jim Cummings, Gilbert Gottfried, Linda Larkin, Jerry Orbach, John Rhys-Davies, Scott Weinger, Frank Welker, and Robin Williams.
Buy a
ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. This a suitable film and it contains some back story on Aladdin.
Jakob the Liar—classic A-grade entertainment—revolves around the importance of hope
against the background of World War II Polish ghetto conditions. The movie
becomes outstanding due to the casting choices of Robin Williams, Alan Arkin,
and Liev Schreiber. It’s a beautiful story with a message that does not pound
itself into the pavement but allows progression to a bittersweet conclusion. The
movie has heart, connects to a universal audience, states the human condition
in such a manner that it provides a bridge between cultures.
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Storyline
A
man figures a way to give hope to people who have lost hope due to
prolonged stress over an unstable and uncertain future.
Additional
Thanks
Thank
you to Director Peter Kassovitz for directing effort. Thank you to Producers
Steven Haft and Marsha Garces Williams for making the film possible. Cast
includes:Robin Williams, Alan Arkin,
Bob Balaban, and Liev Schreiber.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. This is a very good watch and worth watching. There are sexual innuendos, but they are done in a manner similar to films of the 30s, 40s, and
50s. This is a 'do not miss ' movie.
Bicentennial Man—thought-provoking, exceptionally creative,
fresh—entertains deeply. The movie asks an important question about what makes
a human, human. Who and what deserves ‘rights’? The movie concludes with an
answer which provides good after-viewing discussion. Terrific Robin Williams film
who acts with Sam Neil, Wendy Crewson, Embeth Davidtz, Oliver Platt, and Kirsten
Warren. There are some unnecessary sexual scenes, but, for the most part, the
film earns its watch.
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Storyline
A home robot purchaser finds his robot is an
anomaly and works with it to promote better human interaction.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director
Chris Columbus for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Wolfgang Petersen,
Gail Katz, Laurence Mark, Neal Miller, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, and
Michael Barnathan for making the film possible. Cast includes: Robin Williams,
Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz, Wendy Crewson, and Oliver Platt.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. The movie provokes thought about the
differences between humans, machines, freedom to act, and rights of life. The film
is completely entertaining and more than earns its watch.
Happy Feet Two, despite the fact that its music does not seem to fit its scenes, has phenomenal musical scoring. This becomes most evident when Gloria
(Voice of Pink) starts to sing to sooth her son Eric (Voice of Ava Acres)
toward the middle of the film. Pink performs a wonderful rendition of the song,
”Bridge of Light,” which enhances the emotion of the moment, but the song itself
seems almost out of place with the events at that point in the movie. The story
timing seems confusing as when the tidal wave begins at the
early part of the first act but does not progress as expected until the
half-way mark of the film. The comical elements with the Krill are creative and strengthen themselves with the voices of Brad Pitt and Matt Damon. While the script does not seem as straight forwardly written as its prequel, the movie earns its watch and delivers a take-home, ‘feel good’ emotion.
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Storyline
Erik becomes enthralled with the concept of the
power of the mind and once again must help save the penguins.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director
George Miller for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Bruce
Berman, Graham Burke, Christopher DeFaria, and Philip Hearnshaw for making the
film possible. Character/cast include: Ramon/Lovelace (Voice of Robin
Williams), Mumble (Voice of Elijah Wood), Gloria (Voice of Pink), Nestor (Voice of Carlos Alazraqui), Raul (Voice of Lombardo Boyar), Rinaldo (Voice of Jeffery Garcia), Lombardo, (Voice of Johnny A. Sanchez), Carmen (Voice of Sofia Vergara), Erik (Voice of Ava Acres), Atticas (Voice of Benjamin Flores Jr.), Bo (Voice of Meibh Campbell), Seymour (Voice of Common), Miss Viola (Voice of Magda Szubanski), Noah the Elder (Voice of Hugo Weaving),Will the Krill (Voice of Brad Pitt), Bill the Krill (Voice of Matt Damon)
Yes. This movie has fabulous animation, great
character development, and entertains both the child and adult
audience. Clean and upscale entertainment that deserves addition to the family
home video library.
August Rush—memorable,
almost ethereal—takes a very good story and places it into a solid gold frame. A
class act that easily reaches encore and double kudo status, this film uses the
abundant talents of Freddie Highmore, Robin Williams, Kerri Russell, and
Jonathan Rhys Meyers to define itself. Watch for a particularly good
performance by Terrence Howard as the social worker, Richard Jefferies. Excellent
watch for the whole family. There is some language and one mild love scene.
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Storyline
Evan
Taylor (Freddie Highmore), due to a series of unfortunate events, becomes
separated from his birth parents. His savant musical abilities take him on the long journey home.
Additional Thanks
Thank You to Director Kirsten Sheridan for directing
efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Louise Goodsill, Robert Greenhut,
Ralph Kamp, Miky Lee, and Lionel Wigram for making the film possible.
Additional characters/cast include: Evan Taylor/August Rush (Freddie Highmore),
Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell), Louis Connelly (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), Richard
Jeffries (Terrence Howard), Maxwell ‘Wizard’ Wallace (Robin Williams), Thomas
Novacek (William Sadler), The Dean (Marian Seldes), Reverend James (Mykelti
Williamson), Arthur (Leon Thomas III), Nick (Aaron Staton), Marshall (Alex O’Loughlin),
Hope (Jamia Simone Nash), and Professor (Ronald Guttman).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes.
The film becomes a classic watch from its beginning scenes and continues to
hold that steady course throughout the movie.
Old Dogs is plagued
with poor casting choices and awkwardness. It’s not your normal Disney movie.
Robin Williams and John Travolta do not cast well together. Travolta is an
action/drama/singer/star personality. Williams is a comedian personality. One
or the other cast in this movie is a good choice; both of them together are not
good choices. Seth Green as a supporting actor is not a good casting meld
either. Old Dogs could have been so
much better with different crew on board. Old
Dogs begins as a good story concept; but, the storyline is not well
portrayed. The camp scenes and the scenes where medication pills are mixed and
sorted seem awkward. Surprisingly, the movie made profit at the box office.
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Storyline
Seven
years after their divorce, Vicki (Kelly Preston) shows up again in Dan’s (Robin
Williams) life, tells him her twins are his, and asks him to watch them while
she does jail time for being an activist.
Additional Thanks
Thank
you to Director Walt Becker for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive
Producer Garrett Grant for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast
include: Charlie (John Travolta), Zach (Conner Rayburn), Emily (Ella Bleu
Travolta), Amanda (Lori Loughlin), Craig (Seth Green), Jimmy Lunchbox (Bernie
Mac), and Barry (Matt Dillon).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
No.
Many of the movie’s scenes seem unnecessary to moving the storyline
along. That, combined with poor casting choices, makes this movie a poor pick
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