Seen any movies lately?

[Grimey]

I saw "Identity" today. It was excellent. John Cusack and Ray Liotta were great. It is a combination slasher/mystery.

[RoadRunner]

Identity was excellent. I still want to see "Anger Management."

[kezzer]

We rented The Ring a few days ago. It was good.

[Nise]

I really want to see Daddy Daycare with Eddie Murphey! I think it will be a real gut buster.

[jamesglewisf]

We saw X-Men 2 today. My wife and I both think it is better than the first one, and we really liked the first one.

[RoadRunner]

I saw a movie Bad Company today. It's funny.

[jamesglewisf]

We watched a funny one today called "Vivacious Lady" starring Ginger Rogers, James Stewart, James Ellison, Charles Coburn, Beulah Bondi, and Frances Mercer. It's very entertaining.

[dreuby]

Originally posted by RoadRunner
Identity was excellent. I still want to see "Anger Management."

Sounds like a marriage guidance course {evil}

[Nise]

We watched The Ring today. It was good but very freaky. I thought it was kind of hard to keep up with.

[jamesglewisf]

I saw the Inlaws movie today. It was hilarious. I woudl definitely recommend it and see it again.

[RoadRunner]

I'm watching Conataminated Man right now. It is pretty good.

[jamesglewisf]

I saw Bruce Almighty tonight. It was very funny.

[jamesglewisf]

Has anyone seen "Finding Nemo" yet? I want to see that one.

[jamesglewisf]

I saw "The Italian Job" tonight. It was very good.

[Alec]

Two movies in two nights? I wish I had your life. :)

[jamesglewisf]

Make it 3 in 3 nights. I saw Finding Nemo. It will be a DVD purchase. It was very good.

[RoadRunner]

You dog.

[Alec]

I just saw "Holes." That's a really good movie. I'll be buying it on DVD.

[jamesglewisf]

I just watched National Security. It was about as silly as you'd expect. Very funny.

[RoadRunner]

I heard that "Bad Boys 2" was supposed to be ultra-violent. Is anyone planning on seeing it?

[jamesglewisf]

I saw Legally Blonde 2. It was really bad. I loved the first one.

[Alec]

I liked number 1. I wish this one wasn't a stinker.

[jamesglewisf]

I saw Charlie's Angels 2 today. It was about what you'd expect, silly but entertaining.

[jamesglewisf]

We're watching "The Time Machine" from 2002 with Guy Pearce.

[jamesglewisf]

We watched Bend it Like Beckham last night. It was pretty good.

I'm tired of every movie needing to have someone homosexual in it. It's not a movie I'll be able to watch with my daughter until she is a lot older. I don't want to have to explain all that.

We were talking last night about this aspect. My wife was the first to complain, and I pointed out that with our daughter the bigger issue was the sister and her fiance having sex in the car at the airport. My wife commented that she had been so dumbed down by the nonstop sex in movies, that she totally wasn't shocked by it, but she was shocked by the gay agenda. We both agreed that it is pretty sad in both instances.

[Alec]

I liked Bend it Like Beckham too.

It does seem like we have been dumbed down by the immorality of the world. We just accept it as normal.

Did anyone see the Texas Chainsaw movie?

[Grimey]

I saw Mystic River. It was really good. I'll bet it comes up for some awards.

[jamesglewisf]

Don't waste your money on "Catch that Kid." It was a stinker.

[jamesglewisf]

I took my daughter to see "Home on the Range." It was cute.

[Alec]

I saw Hellboy. It was very good.

[kezzer]

I saw Jersey Girl last week. It was ok.

[jamesglewisf]

I thought about going to see it. Is it worth the price of admission or should I wait to rent it?

[jamesglewisf]

I saw Van Helsing. I thought it was a lot better than the reviews. I'll buy the DVD.

[kezzer]

WE just watched Secondhand Lions last night. That was a good movie.

[CuriousG]

Anyone see Troy yet? I was thinking of going sometime this weekend.

[Grimey]

Nope.

I saw Shrek 2. It was funny. I think I liked the first one better.

[Grimey]

I saw The Day After Tomorrow. It was a pretty good disaster flick. Of course, the science was hokey, but it was still fun.

[KalenElendil]

Shrek 2 was not even close to the first one but I really liked Pus-in-Boots. Is that how it is spelled?

[jamesglewisf]

"Puss in Boots" according to Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0374361606/002-2038653-2073637?v=glance

"Puss-in-Boots" according to www.shrek2.com.

[jamesglewisf]

I saw two movies this weekend: Raising Helen and The Day After Tomorrow. Neither will win any awards, but they were entertaining.

The Day After movie has that kid from Donnie Darko. Has anyone else seen Donnie Darko? It is good.

[CuriousG]

Donnie Darko was a great movie. That guy looks a lot like Toby Maguire. I can't remember what his name is though, the funny thing is that I think he is or at least was dating Kirsten Dunst.

OK, so I finally saw the Matrix Revolutions last night. (About time, right?) It was pretty dissapointing. Oh well, I thought they should have stopped after the first one anyway.

[KalenElendil]

I got close...i havn't seen matrix revolutions. may not see it because of all of the horrible reviews and comments.

[jamesglewisf]

I'll have to agree with you on that one. The first was definitely the best by a mile.

[jamesglewisf]

I saw Mean Girls. It was cute. My bride says that Potter 3 was very good.

[Teresa]

Soooo cute, how you say "My bride"!

[CuriousG]

Speaking of Donnie Darko, (as we were before) I heard a rumor that they are talking about re-releasing it since its become such a cult classic. That's kind of interesting. I saw The Day After Tomorrow this past weekend. It was pretty good, a bit of an environmentalist flair to it, but not too much. There was some pretty good irony in the movie.

[Grimey]

It was re-released June 2 in Seattle/Tacoma according to movies.com. I think it goes into wider release in a few months.

[CuriousG]

Ahh, I see. Thanks for the info.

[KalenElendil]

Did anyone ever see Troy? I want to know if it is any good.

[Alec]

Not me.

[KalenElendil]

Dang. I dont want to waste any more money if it is gonna bite the dust like the day after tomorrow.

[jamesglewisf]

I have the deal where I just decided not to see movies with nudity (www.marriedadults.com/movieguide/) in them, and that eliminates Troy. :( Jerks

[jamesglewisf]

Dodgeball had some truly hilarious moments, but it wasn't that great.

[jamesglewisf]

I liked "The Stepford Wives." I need to see the original to see which one is better.

Christopher Walken is turning into one of my favorite actors.

[CuriousG]

I have never seen a bad Christopher Walken performance. Even some so-so movies had great characters played by Walken. He is definately a scene stealer. I always liked it when he was on Saturday Night Live. He was hilarious! He was great in "The Rundown," which was actually a pretty good movie in my opinion.

[jamesglewisf]

Did anyone see Catwoman yet? Is it any good?

[CuriousG]

Nope, last three movies I've seen are:

Bourne Supremacy: Very good, although a few too many hand-held camera shots.

Anchorman: OK for a few laughs, but I've definately seen better from Will Farrell. Although, most people I know liked it. I guess I just wasn't in the mood.

Dodgeball: Very funny. Good for some just plain dumb laughs and pointless humor. Great cast.

[Debby]

If there is already a thread somewhere here about movies then please could one of you mods merge this for me? I didn't have time to look through very many pages to find out.

What movies (at home or in theater) have you all watched lately and what did you like or not like? I highly recommend "The Butterfly Effect" both my husband and I really loved this movie! Also "Cold Mountain" was good, and "Monster" which is based on a true story...was disturbing to say the least, but worth watching. If it wasn't for the fact that it was based on a true story it wouldn't have been so schocking, I guess. Part of me felt sorry for this woman, felt she was just doing what she thought she had to do...but then towards the end,when the killing was not out of necessity I wanted to still pity her but just could not. She was executed a couple years ago they said. I would like to get other thoughts on this movie....I really think this woman, if the movie portrayed it right...which they probably did not, was mentally disturbed....is it right to put people like this to death? I guess if i were the family of the innocent victems I would say yes....but seeing the movie you do feel that after all her years of abuse as a child, and given the circumstances that caused her to kill the first time (rape) you wonder if maybe she might not have been better off serving life, instead of the death penalty....but i don't know...movies always try to make things seem different than they really were. Just curious if any of you saw the movie and had any coments about it or what movies you might all recommend. :) Have any of you seen "The secrect window" or Human stain"? We have those two videos reserved for tommorow night.

[CuriousG]

If there is already a thread somewhere here about movies then please could one of you mods merge this for me? I didn't have time to look through very many pages to find out.

No problemo. Here is where everyone typically discusses the movies they have just seen. :)

[jamesglewisf]

We made a decision to stop going to movies with nudity in them, and unfortunately, all but one of those has nudity.

We really like Secret Window. It was very good.

I don't personally believe there is any excuse for murder -- killing with malice aforethought. I don't care if you are 10 years old, 90 years old, male, female, sane, insane, genius or mentally retarded. If you commit murder (killing with malice aforethought), you should get the death penalty.

I feel sorry for the woman being abused as a child. That is horrible, but it doesn't excuse her own behavior. There are many people who were abused as children who don't go on killing sprees.

[theyeti]

{offtopic} Wait a sec... if you commit murder.... you should be murdered?

I've been meaning to see the Butterfly Effect, but haven't gotten around to it yet, and I saw a little of Cold Mountain on dvd last week - only so-so.

[jamesglewisf]

The death penalty is not murder. It is punishment (penalty). If the rule is: You will be put to death for committing murder; and you commit murder anyhow, then you are receiving the punishment for your crime.

[theyeti]

If murder is "killing with malice aforethought," doesn't capital punishment qualify? It seems to me like both punishment/penalty AND murder.

[CuriousG]

Malice implies the disregard for the law and/or disregard for the rights of the victim. However, with capital punishment, the rights of the accused have been addressed and the entire proceedings are performed according to the parameters of the law.

If you murder someone, you know what the punishment is. As far as I'm concerned, when you are sentenced to capital punishment after you commit a murder, you not only committed murder, you committed suicide.

Back to the topic at hand...

Anyone see Collateral yet?

[jamesglewisf]

I saw Collateral. I thought it was very good. Both Fox and Cruise were good, IMO.

[Justawoman]

I rented "Cold Mountain". I loved this movie but it is most definitely not for a younger audience. I thought the portrayal of the civil war in it was fairly decent.

[Debby]

We made a decision to stop going to movies with nudity in them, and unfortunately, all but one of those has nudity.

We really like Secret Window. It was very good.

I don't personally believe there is any excuse for murder -- killing with malice aforethought. I don't care if you are 10 years old, 90 years old, male, female, sane, insane, genius or mentally retarded. If you commit murder (killing with malice aforethought), you should get the death penalty.

I feel sorry for the woman being abused as a child. That is horrible, but it doesn't excuse her own behavior. There are many people who were abused as children who don't go on killing sprees.

I agree with you up to a certain point. I don't know that a 10 year old should be put to death...yes, they committed murder...but they are still a child!!! I just can't see electrocuting a 10 year old. If they are 15 or 16...maybe.....I'm not sure on that either...but 10??? That just doesn't seem right to me. And the other thing I disagree with...mentally retarded people....a truley mentally retarded person is not responsible for their actions...many of them have the brain equivalent of a 3 year old. They cannot function normally in society and are usually or should be in homes that specialize in their care. If they were to murder someone...they have no real concept of death....their brains do not work right...to put them to death is just not right. It would be like putting a 3 year old to death for killing their cat. A mentally retarded person does not see killing a person as any different than an animal and does not know right from wrong like we do. But that is just my opinion and maybe I am wrong.

[Grimey]

Did anyone see a movie this weekend?

[CuriousG]

I saw Resident Evil: Apocalypse. It was pretty good. It wasn't what I expected, but it not too bad, none-the-less. I finally saw Kill Bill Vol. 2 this weekend, too. It was ok, I just thought Vol. 1 was better.

[Debby]

We watched the video of the little boy that was cloned, I can't remember the name of it right now...it was pretty good.

[Debby]

Oh I forgot! We also rented the movie "Twisted" and it was really good!!!! I really like Ashley Judd, she is a good actress!!! I have never seen a movie with her in it that I didn't like.

[jamesglewisf]

We watched the video of the little boy that was cloned, I can't remember the name of it right now...it was pretty good.
Godsend with De Niro?

[Justawoman]

I recomment Home On The Range. What a hoot. I have watched it twice and laughed hard both times. It was well worth buying. Our ten year old has watched it about 5 times alread........ " who would eat a chicken?" I love this movie.

[Debby]

Godsend with De Niro?

That was it! :) Thanks!

[Debby]

I recomment Home On The Range. What a hoot. I have watched it twice and laughed hard both times. It was well worth buying. Our ten year old has watched it about 5 times alread........ " who would eat a chicken?" I love this movie.

I just bought this movie yesterday for my daughter, she is only 2 so I don't know if she will like it or not...her tastes are pretty simple ...sesamie street and the like, but I figured I'd buy it and then when she is ready to enjoy it I would have it. But maybe I should watch it just to get a good laugh!!! :)

[Justawoman]

Debby did your young one like Home on the Range? Did you?

We just rented Hildago. Even our teens came in and sat down and watched it. We looked the main character up on the net. Interesting history there. This is one we will buy for our shelf.

I thought I would really like Lady Killers. I rented it for me on my day off this past week. I had a hard time getting past the the "F" word being used all through this movie. It was good but not my favorite Tom Hanks movie. That would have to be Saving Private Ryan and Forrest Gump.

[Grimey]

They did go over the top with the F-word.

[Justawoman]

You said it Grimey. I was already to watch a good movie. I got all settled in. Had the house to my lonesome. Still in my PJ's.. and the torrid of cuss words had me frowning from the get go. So I got up and did a load of clothes during the movie.

[Debby]

JAW...actually we haven't watched it yet...Home on the range that is...I have been so busy the past few weeks I just haven't had time but we will! A friend of mine said it was really cute, too! :)
SO Hildago is good then? I have been meaning to rent that one when I get time.
I hate watching a movie and having the F word said over and over and over. Dang....I was wanting to see Lady Killers...it looked really funny....but maybe not now.

[Justawoman]

Personally, I thought the cussing on the Wayan's actor (forgot his first name) was a bit much. But then the script was wrote that way.

Hidalgo is good. What a bonus too that the actor, portraying Frank Hopkins, is Viggo Mortenson.

[jamesglewisf]

I thought it was weird that only Marlon Wayans did a lot of cussing. How do you know it was written that way? Have you seen the script. The first version with Alec Guinness didn't have that much cussing.

[Justawoman]

Assumption my dear man, assumption. It sure took away from his character or so I thought. I loved Tom Hanks accent. More folks need to talk that way.

[CuriousG]

I just saw Walking Tall yesterday. That was actually a pretty good movie. It was short, but good I thought.

[Alec]

I saw Raise Your Voice. It was awful. What was I thinking?

[Alec]

I saw The Grudge. It was pretty scary and had lots of jump scenes, but the ending was lame.

[jaimegerise]

I saw The Grudge this weekend, too.....OMG The audience was just as entertaining as the movie. LOL Everytime something scary would happen (which could be anticipated all too easily) the audience would freak out, and it was so funny. There were hecklers there, which I usually hate, but this go round, it made for a pretty good movie experience.

I also saw Team America. OMG that show is NUTS! heheheh

[Ziggyzaazaa]

Hey what's the movie "The Grudge" about, I have heard of it I think. I wanna see a good scarrrry movie. I need something to do this weekend.

[CuriousG]

Haven't seen "The Grudge" yet, but I saw "Saw" and "Ed Gein" this past weekend. Saw wasn't as scary as I thought it would be, but it definately messes with your mind. Ed Gein was ok, but not what I expected. It's pretty disturbing.

[jaimegerise]

Hey what's the movie "The Grudge" about, I have heard of it I think. I wanna see a good scarrrry movie. I need something to do this weekend.


From what I understand, "the grudge" is a remake of an old Japanese horror show. There's lots of spook in it!

[Justawoman]

Horror movies just creep me out. I hate watching them. I remember being 16 and my girlfriends hauled my sorry butt to the drive in to see the original Texas Chainsaw. I don't think I slept for days. To this day I won't watch horror flicks. More power to you all.

[Ziggyzaazaa]

well I saw my scary movie.....replacing scary with gory.......ewwwwww. I watched the Dawn of the Dead. Gees crazy movies these days who thinks of this stuff. It was sooooo grosss. I ended up missing half because I had been covering my eyes so I wouldnt see any more blood. way too much blood, i sat back and laughed though the whole time becuase it is so unbelievably fake. Its about people having some kind of infection from a bite making them craaaaaazy and biting other people. Hmmmmm dont think I want to watch any more sequils.

[Justawoman]

We opted to rent movies instead of going to the football game last night. The wind was way too chilly. We watched Cat in the Hat. It was suppose to be funny right? I think I laughed once. The graphics were great. Tonight we are going to watch the Alamo. I am excited about this one.

Has anyone seen the Incredibles???

[jamesglewisf]

From what I understand, "the grudge" is a remake of an old Japanese horror show. There's lots of spook in it!Actually, The Grudge is a remake of "Ju-on: The Grudge" which came out in 2003. http://imdb.com/title/tt0364385/

The same director made both movies, the second one was just aimed at English-speaking audiences. Here is the plot. According to Japanese lore, "The Grudge" is the curse of one who dies in the grip of a powerful rage. Those who encounter this murderous supernatural curse are killed and the curse is reborn, passed on from victim to victim in an endless, ever growing chain of horror. Karen (Sarah Michelle Gellar), an American nurse living in Tokyo, unknowingly uncovers the source of the curse and must somehow escape the impending fits of rage and madness which will inevitably lead to her demise.http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/thegrudge.html

[jamesglewisf]

I'm glad I didn't rent the Cat in the Hat.

The Alamo is really good, IMO.

I haven't seen The Incredibles. I wanted to take my daughter this morning, but the schnooks just had to go and make it PG.

[Justawoman]

I have a date tonight with my hubby. He really wants to see the Incredibles. So I think I will suggest seeing it after we eat out.

[Justawoman]

Okay we watched the Alamo. It was historically close to being very correct. We all know the embleshments exist. It was slow taking off but then when the action picked up it was great. The actor they chose to portrayed Santa Anna did an excellent job. Billy Bob Thornton was Davy Crockett. He did a great job too.

[Ziggyzaazaa]

I Saw the Incredibles!!!!!! It was the best computer animated movie that Pixar has made yet. I know when it comes out it will be on my shelf at home. It was soooooo cute, Its about a family of 5 and they are all super heroes :) Very cute. The mom is always trying to keep the family at peace and the rest of the family is trying out all thier powers. A good movie to watch with your family. I totally loved it!!!

[Alec]

The Polar Express comes out today. Which movie do you think will be bigger: The Incredibles or The Polar Express?

[Justawoman]

We can't say that we think it would be a tie??? I wanna ride the fence on this one. I think they both will be huge.

[jamesglewisf]

I saw The Incredibles today. It was incredible. I don't know how Pixar keeps outdoing itself. Disney has got to be kicking themselves for running Pixar off. This is their last film together.

[jamesglewisf]

I can't believe that "National Treasure" is rated PG. www.kids-in-mind.com says it is cleaner than "SpongeBob SquarePants."

[jaimegerise]

Yikes, looks like it should be at least PG-13....maybe even R....

[jamesglewisf]

No. It was really clean. I think PG was fine. My point was that I can't believe Cage made a PG movie.

[jaimegerise]

No. It was really clean. I think PG was fine. My point was that I can't believe Cage made a PG movie.

From what I read here...
http://www.kids-in-mind.com/n/nationaltreasure.htm

Doesn't look worthy of a G rating....Don't think ratings necessarily have JUST to do with cleanliness of a movie....

I don't think that some of the subject matter in this warrents it suitable for all ages. Not to mention the amount of violence (not enough to warrant it a violent movie, but certainly not all of that should be viewed by little kids.)

[Justawoman]

I caught Miracle on Starz last night.

I cried when they won. What a movie and they did such a good bringing back the memories of how depressed America was and how these young men raised our spirits again. Awesome movie and very well done. It is one of those you could watch over and over. Kinda like Radio. I loved that movie too.

[jamesglewisf]

jaimegerise,

I think we might be on different wavelengths. I was surprised that they made the movie clean enough (including subject matter) to be rated PG. I wasn't complaining about the rating it was given.

[jaimegerise]

Doh! Gotcha, James! LOL I have a bad tendency to do that! eeek!

I wanna see that movie, though.....
Too many movies I wanna see and not enought time or money.....

[Ziggyzaazaa]

Has anyone seen Angels in America? I was wondering if its worth renting :)

[Marcos]

I havn't seen Angels in America but I heard it got a few awards for acting and story.

I saw The Incredibles and I thought it was great. I love Pixar movies. They really find humor in everyday things. And I think that it was Eisner's fault that Pixar didn't renew their relationship with Disney. Eisner is ruining Disney.

[Justawoman]

I asked last night if any of my crowd had heard of Angels in America. One of them said they had heard it was a pretty dark piece. It is about two men dying with Aids is what she said. If you are into heavy dramatic movies then it is worth renting.

[jamesglewisf]

There are a lot of people who think Eisner is killing Disney. I'm not disagreeing, but why do people think that? Other than the obvious fact that Disney isn't doing well.

[CuriousG]

Actually, Disney revenues were up 25% this last quarter. They did pretty good in all areas, except in films, to a degree. I think a lot of people just pitch their grudges with Disney at Michael Eisner since he's the man that embodies Disney in a single person.

[CuriousG]

But anyways....

Anyone see the Spongebob movie? Just curious.

[Grimey]

I don't watch the show, so it is not at the top of my list.

[Justawoman]

I rented Elf. We laughed so hard at certain parts of it. It is a feel good cutesy movie.

[Marcos]

Actually CuriousG, there are many good reasons that people don't like Eisner. I could list a few here but this is not the forum for it. If you want I could give you the title of a good book that outlines the changes Eisner has made at Disney that is not in keeping with the traditions of what Disney stood for. That is why Roy Disney left the company.

I also saw Elf recently. I have always thought that Will Ferrel is a great actor and all of his movies are funny. Did you see him in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy? That is even funnier than Elf.

[CuriousG]

Yes, buy Eisner couldn't make all of those changes on his own. The board of directors had to endorse and enact his changes. Now it seems that some of those changes backfired a bit and they have made Eisner the scapegoat with his approaching departure. It's a business and they're trying to make as much money as they can, just like any other business. However, when your business is geared toward family and children and supposedly based on positive values, etc., your decisions are usually held to a larger and more prominent level of scrutiny.

[Grimey]

I need to buy the Elf DVD. I watched the new Harry Potter DVD last night. It was good.

[Justawoman]

The new Harry Potter is stashed somewhere here in our house as a gift for xmas. I am sure it is one we will end up watching over and over.

[CuriousG]

Finally saw the Incredibles. It was pretty good. Not quite as funny as I thought it would be, but pretty good none-the-less. I also saw Mean Girls, (don't ask why, it was just there and I was really bored) that could have been one of the worst movies I have ever seen.

[Justawoman]

Our girls are always trying to get me to watch so-called teen movies with them. I steer clear as much as possible. I think most of them are pretty bad.

[Justawoman]

Our ten year old wanted me to watch Garfield with her. It was okay. Odie was not Odie and an animated cat in a real world sure stuck out like a sore thumb. It was humorous at times and then there were times I was like huh?????? Nermal was not a kitten but a full grown siamese cat and was not even related to Garfield in the movie. I grew up with a Garfield cartoon fan, my big brother. He would be disappointed.

[03robinb]

i thought that Garfield was quite funny.
although i really want to watch that new Pierce Brosnon film. After the sunset.

[jamesglewisf]

I saw "How to Deal." It wasn't that good.

I just watched Santa Clause 2 again. It's fun.

[Justawoman]

Another movie that I thought was not that good was Bad Santa. I am a huge Billy Bob Thornton fan and I was disappointed in that movie. Yet again one that thinks cussing fits the character which it did but I don't like movies that do that.

[Alec]

Movies that came out today that look really good:

Spanglish
Flight of the Phoenix
House of Flying Daggers

I'm trying to figure out how to see all three this weekend. :)

[Justawoman]

We bought Around The World In 80 Days yesterday on PPV.

What fun that movie was. My 10 year old and I loved it. Jackie Chan is fun to watch.

[kezzer]

WE watched Shaun of the Dead New Years Eve. We liked it, it was funny.
And we saw Elf a few days before that, thought that was cute too.

[Justawoman]

We didn't like Elf. It sure was silly.

[Justawoman]

This thread is starting to make me feel like that all we do is watch movies. *L*

Our oldest brought in "Man On Fire". Very moving story and once the action picks up it is really something else. Denzel does a great job. Of course I cried at the end. A picture of true love for another person.

[Noseypoo]

WE watched Shaun of the Dead New Years Eve. We liked it, it was funny.
And we saw Elf a few days before that, thought that was cute too.
Bahaha ... now Elf is a hoot! Watched that the other day.
Also watched Badder Santa {freak} , talk about a strange movie ... lol

[CuriousG]

I just watched "Maria Full of Grace" the other day. It's all in Spanish, but it has subtitles. It was pretty good. It's an interesting story about a young columbian girl's effort to make a better life for herself.

[Justawoman]

Doesn't she become a mule for the drug runners? Isn't that showing on PPV??? I thought about buyin it the other night and passed. I have enough of druggies. One lives right across the road from me. It did sound interestin. But after hearin the partyin goin on across the way I couldn't take no more drug movies. I live one daily.

[CuriousG]

Yes that's what it is, I rented it from Netflix. It's more about the girl's struggle and experience as she tries to find something better than living at home and working at a flower farm for the rest of her life as opposed to the drug traffic industry.

[Justawoman]

Now see what happens when you assume something JAW?? * I said to myself*

[Noseypoo]

You call yourself JAW? Very interesting. ;)

[Justawoman]

well you don't really want to know what I call myself. I promise!!

[Noseypoo]

Is it that bad?! http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/verwirrt/nixweiss.gif

[Justawoman]

Nah!! Just foolin around with the name thing. Growing up I was always Pee Wee.

Our 16 year old went with friends to see "White Noise". She had to sleep with a night light. Kinda makes me want to see it now for some strange reason.

[Noseypoo]

Looks like a creepy movie, not sure if I want to go see it. {eek}

[Justawoman]

The movie had to do with EVP. I haven't done a google search for this yet. It is suppose to be real.

[Noseypoo]

The movie had to do with EVP. It is suppose to be real.
Just another reason for me not to watch it, can't stand creepy movies that could happen ;)

[Alec]

The movie had to do with EVP. I haven't done a google search for this yet. It is suppose to be real.
I doubt it is real.

The movie is supposed to be a real stinker.

[Justawoman]

One reason to watch it with a bunch of teen girls Alec. They can make anything entertaining.

We watched "Without a Paddle" last night. Hubby and I were skeptical at first. Then it was like oh yeah we totally get the whole friend thing and the one last great adventure. It was cute and if anyone else has seen it was the old bearded man at the end Burt Reynolds. My daughter took it out before the credits roled. But over all a very good movie for laughs.

[CuriousG]

I just saw "Without a Paddle" recently, too. It wasn't what I expected. I thought it was going to be more goofy humor, but there was actually a message to it. It was ok, though, it just threw me off guard. The bear was funny.

I watched "Super Size Me" this weekend. It wasn't bad. It was interesting to see how much the guy's physical health was affected in such a short amount of time. It made me buy a bunch of healthy stuff when I went grocery shopping.

[Justawoman]

Well CG that healthy stuff won't do you any good if you don't keep up with it. My better half comes in with vitamins and swears he will take them. I end up putting them up in the cabinet afte a month of watching them collect dust. He does good for about a couple of weeks then nothing. *L* so keep up the healthy stuff so your stuff gets healthier.

[Debby]

Our ten year old wanted me to watch Garfield with her. It was okay. Odie was not Odie and an animated cat in a real world sure stuck out like a sore thumb. It was humorous at times and then there were times I was like huh?????? Nermal was not a kitten but a full grown siamese cat and was not even related to Garfield in the movie. I grew up with a Garfield cartoon fan, my big brother. He would be disappointed.

I know what you mean...it was really nothing like the cartoon. I did buy the movie for my 2 year old and she loves it, and it IS quite amusing.....but just not the same, somehow.

[Debby]

I rented Elf. We laughed so hard at certain parts of it. It is a feel good cutesy movie.


Elf was good!! I taped it...a very good laugh!!!! :) :) :) :)

[Debby]

Okay, I have three movie recommendations...and if you watch these...you won't be sorry.

Collateral (forgive my spelling) ...one of the best movies I have seen for quite
awhile. It is the highest on my "do see" list. :) I highly recommend it!!!!

The Manchurian Candidate......excellent movie...I loved it...the first 20 minutes are a bit confusing then it is really good! (I even watched it twice!)

The Forgotten......this is awesome....any parent will love this!!!!!!!!!!! (and you don't have to be a parent to love it!)

[Justawoman]

Been wanting to see The Forgotten. The other two do look good as well. Will have to add them to our list of movies to rent.

[Noseypoo]

What's 'The Forgotten' about?!

[CuriousG]

I just watched The Chronicles of Riddick. All I can say is, blah. It was ok, but I though Pitch Black was a lot better. This movie was kind of hard to follow, and just kind of dumb and predictable.

[Noseypoo]

We watched 'John Q' last night ... very good movie!

[Justawoman]

John Q made me cry. It was a good movie.

The Forgotten has to do with children disappearing and peoples lives changing overnight by some unseen force. It looks strange.

[Justawoman]

Here is the plot summary I found for the Forgotten:

A grieving mother, Telly Parada, is struggling to cope with the loss of her 9-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist and her husband tell her that she has created eight years of memories of a son she never had. But when she meets the father of one of her son's friend who is having the same experience, Telly embarks on a mission to prove her son's existence and her sanity.

[Noseypoo]

Wow ... that sounds like a weird movie, interesting none the less.

[jamesglewisf]

I thought it was good. The ending was a bit hokey, but it was a good movie.

[Justawoman]

I think we are going to watch The Saint tonight. Is it good?

[Justawoman]

After The Saint started, I realized I had seen it several times. Yep, a good movie. I am so bad with names.

We also watched, I Robot. About halfway through we stopped it. We just could not get into this movie. All I will say in case some of you haven't seen it.

[jamesglewisf]

I thought both were mediocre. IIRC, I liked the story of The Saint, but I couldn't get past Val Kilmer's pathetic accent.

[Noseypoo]

Never even heard of 'The Saint', plus I don't particularly care for Val Kilmer {cool}

[Justawoman]

The action in The Saint was good. Not too much blood but fun action.

[CuriousG]

I'm not a Val Kilmer fan either, but he was great in Tombstone. That's one of my favorite movies of all time.

[Justawoman]

Yeppers, he made a great Doc.

[jamesglewisf]

Has anyone seen Coach Carter? Is it any good?

[jamesglewisf]

I saw "In Good Company." It really enjoyed it.

[Justawoman]

No, but I want too. It looks and sounds really good.

[Namos]

i always watch most of the new releases, when they come out cause i belong to netflix,, the past week i saw Celular which was great!!!!! The Forgotten was ok,, nothing i would watch twice,, and Friday night lighst which was awesome!!!!!

[jamesglewisf]

I don't use Netflix. Is it really nice?

[CuriousG]

I like it. If you watch a lot of movies, it's definately worth it. If you rent at least 5 dvd's a month you're getting a better deal on rental fees than at, say Blockbuster. Not to mention the convenience of not having to drive to the video store and the cost and aggravation associated with that.

[Madge]

I saw "Meet the Fockers" on New Year's Day. Pretty funny!!

[kezzer]

We recently watched Anchorman, It was kinda funny.
And Inu Yasha the first movie. LOved that, but I love the anime series.

[jamesglewisf]

I'm watching "The Quiet American" right now. Brendan Fraser is surprisingly good in it. It is a very good movie.

[Namos]

yes i love netflix,, i get at least 3 to 6 movies a week,,, depends on how fast we watch them,, i am disabled and can no longer work, so netflix and movies keep me company,,, if they are mopvies i wanna watch that my hubby wouldn;t like i watch em and send em back they only take one day to get here and one day to send back,,, if it is a movie my hubby would like i keep it and let him watch it on the weekend when and if he has time,,,, it sure saves having to drive to town a half hour,,, and then have to drive back to take it back,,,, i only pay 17.99 a month and can watch up to 13 to 20 movies a month. or more if ya watch em and send em back in a day or so and have more in the queue.

[Debby]

I just watched The Chronicles of Riddick. All I can say is, blah. It was ok, but I though Pitch Black was a lot better. This movie was kind of hard to follow, and just kind of dumb and predictable.
I totally agree....I loved Pitch Black, but Riddick was just not anywhere near as good. :(

[Debby]

I highly recommend Cellular!!!! What an awesome movie! I can't imagine anyone seeing it and not liking it! Two thumbs up from me! (ha)

[jamesglewisf]

I really didn't like Pitch Black, so I'll just skip Riddick.

I liked Cellular too.

[Justawoman]

We joined Netflix this weekend. Our Movie Gallery's selection has no oldies. I remember someone on here said they liked or belonged to Netflix. Hubby went and was thrilled at the older selection of movies.

He did come in with Catwoman from Movie Gallery. I liked it but then again I got the whole cat acting thing she was doing. My husband thought it was silly. We didn't like Vertical Limit. We didn't get 1/2 through before we both said "nah".

[jamesglewisf]

We really liking oldies - movies from the 30's-50's.

[CuriousG]

Cool Hand Luke is one of the next few on my Queue. I consider that an oldie.

[kezzer]

We just sent back Inu Yasha the movie 2 The castle Beyond the looking Glass.
Loved it!

[Justawoman]

I highly recommend renting The Last Samuri, very good moving and one I will watch again.

[Noseypoo]

Agreed, it's a great movie, even though I can't stand Tom Cruise.

[Grimey]

Did anyone see Boogeyman? Apparently, it was the box office king this weekend.

[Noseypoo]

Nope, haven't seen it, and I doubt I will. I wouldn't mind to go see 'Constantine' though ...

[Namos]

I haven;t seen boogeyman,, cause i only get movies on dvd,,, but my daughters friends went to see it and they said it was dumb,,,, we did over the weekend finally watch The Grudge,,, it was good the whole way thru and the ending was so dumb it make me mad cause i wasted time sitting there watching it for an hour and a half!

[Alec]

I agree. That was an extremely dumb ending.

[Noseypoo]

I finally watched 'Daddy Daycare' the other day. Now that's a funny movie! {toothy}

[jamesglewisf]

Did anyone see "Hitch" this weekend? I wanted to but ran out of time.

[Justawoman]

Nope we watched an old standard in our house. Bonnie and Clyde. Faye and Warren do such a good job in that movie. I still want to strangle Buck Barrow's wife everytime we watch it. What a mouth that woman had. Screech, screech, screech , screech ,screech. Where's my duct tape?

We also watch The Big Country. Charlton Heston, Burl Ives, Gregory Peck, Chuck Connors, and Jean Simmons. What a great western. I love the fact it was made back when they were all pretty much unknowns. It was after this movie that the same director cast Charlton Heston in Ben Hur. I love classic movies. No statements of any kind being made, just pure entertainment for the sake of entertainment.

[Justawoman]

Okay we had one of those nights where we watched a movie and then went, " what were we thinking?" This included our two daughters at home. Napoleon Dynamite. What a stinker. If they call that humor now of days they need to take lessons from Mel Brooks.

[Madge]

Never heard of that one, J.A.W. My husband watched ANOTHER showing of "The American President" with Michael Douglas and Annette Bening. He just loves that movie. I think it's good, but C'MON!! He could watch it every night!

[Justawoman]

He would love "Shall We Dance" Madge. That was a great story. I wish my DH (ha got it in) would watch so-called chick flicks. He runs from the room screaming. It seems to be the only time I can get him outdoors to do what needs to be done out there.

[Debby]

I haven;t seen boogeyman,, cause i only get movies on dvd,,, but my daughters friends went to see it and they said it was dumb,,,, we did over the weekend finally watch The Grudge,,, it was good the whole way thru and the ending was so dumb it make me mad cause i wasted time sitting there watching it for an hour and a half!


I wish I had read this before I rented the Grudge. I just rented it today to watch this weekend...I hate movies with bad endings. But at least now I know not to expect too much...I will have to let you know what I thought after I see it. I also rented Saw...a good friend of mine said it was really good and that she loved it...so...hopefully it will be worth watching...I love scary movies, but lately, they just haven't been very good. :) I will let you all know what I thought of Saw and Grudge! :) Anyone have any scary movie recommendations?

[Noseypoo]

We watched 'Blow' the other day. Johnny Depp sure looks weird as a blonde, but don't let that stop ya from watching it ... it's a great movie ... {popcorn}
Based upon the book, 'Blow: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellin Cocaine Cartel and Lost it All' by Bruce Porter, BLOW is the story of George Jung who is currently serving a 15 year sentence. This is the true story of Jung who worked for reputed drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, and is accused of single-handedly importing cocaine into the USA in the 1970's. Jung's rise and fall coincides with the switch from pot to cocaine as the drug of choice among the rich and famous.

Blow Movie Info - Yahoo! Movies (http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1804318783)

[Madge]

I saw "Blow", too. I thought it was pretty good, but very dark in nature. Johnny Depp overall does a very good job.

I'd love to see "Shall We Dance"! My husband won't see it because he doesn't like JLo. My sister-in-law highly recommended it to us. I'll rent it when it comes to the stores. "DeLovely" is another must see for me.

[Justawoman]

Not a big JLo fan either but in this one you don't see that much of her as compared to her other movies. It truly is about Richard Gere and his marriage.

[Madge]

Well then I guess this one can be tolerated! Isn't Susan Sarandon in this movie? I just love her!!

[Justawoman]

Yeah she was Madge. She was the wife to Richard.

[jamesglewisf]

Shall We Dance is very good, IMO. I saw it based upon the reviews.

My wife made me watch Strictly Ballroom. It is even better.

I saw Hitch today, and it was great. It was one of the funniest movies I've seen in a while.

[jamesglewisf]

Has anyone seen Because of Winn Dixie or Constantine?

[jamesglewisf]

Not a big JLo fan either but in this one you don't see that much of her as compared to her other movies. It truly is about Richard Gere and his marriage.

Did you see her in Out of Sight with George Clooney? It was very good. I also liked Anaconda, The Wedding Planner, and Maid in Manhattan. I was rather surprised by how many Jennifer Lopez movies I actually liked. Of course, she has had her share of stinkers.

[Justawoman]

I think I am burned out on her. My daughters bring all the ones you mentioned into the house over and over. You can only watch those so many times and listen to them in the background so many times before you want to scream. *L*

[CuriousG]

I just saw 21 Grams this weekend. It was pretty good. It was different, but good.

[dreuby]

I've just eascaped by the skin of my teeth - my 11-year old wanted to see Spongebob, his older brother had already spent his pocket money on something else, his big sister couldn't go as soon as he wanted to due to social engagements :D which left me.

"I can't afford it this week" I explained ... then up speaks my husband "Here you are dear, I'll give you the money now!" (Some husbands just aren't mean enough at the right time!)

Happily two of his friends want to go after school tomorrow, so I won't have to sit through it myself. I certainly didn't want him sitting at the cinema alone though, and they aren't showing it at the "children only" time.

At least on TV Spongebob only lasts half-an-hour! (Though I think it's clever cutting cartoon with real film.)

[Justawoman]

Our ten year old asked me if we were going to buy the SpongeBob DVD when it comes available. I honestly told her I don't know how I feel about that considering all the hoopla about the fact that there are so many underlying homosexual messages in it. I might buy it and watch it first and then decide if she should watch it. I don't think I would let her go without me to see it though. I know my spouse would have a cow if I did. I just wish all these special groups would quit infiltrating the movie industry and allow movies to be entertaining for the sake of entertainment. I guess they don't know how to write a screenplay without all the politics anymore. Lack of talent?

[CuriousG]

I've seen Spongebob, and I don't see any underlying homosexual themes in it. I think people are just too uptight and looking for an excuse. Maybe someone found out that there is a high level executive behind the show who happens to be gay, and now of course he must have some homosexual agenda to promote in a cartoon. Give me a break, people need to worry about the cartoons where the characters do nothing but fight and glorify violence. Give me the choice between letting my kids watch a cartoon about a supposedly gay sea sponge and one where the characters and their foes beat the tar out of eachother each week, and I'll say "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea..."

[Justawoman]

Well parents are hanged if they do care and hanged if they don't. I figured it was more blowing smoke than reality. I watch the cartoon series with her and I think they are hilarious.

[Debby]

We watched 'Blow' the other day. Johnny Depp sure looks weird as a blonde, but don't let that stop ya from watching it ... it's a great movie ... {popcorn}

Is this a new one? I seem to recall watching a movie with the same title or a similar title a few years ago...I can't remember who was in it, but I thought it was called Blow and was about a cocaine mogule. it was a really good movie, from what I remember...did they remake it??

[Debby]

Our ten year old asked me if we were going to buy the SpongeBob DVD when it comes available. I honestly told her I don't know how I feel about that considering all the hoopla about the fact that there are so many underlying homosexual messages in it.


What????? Spongebob's gay??? This is the first I had heard of it! (I don't get out much) I must say my daughter loves spongebob and I have never seen any gay undertones in the series...who says he is gay? I hadn't heard the hoopla...what are they saying?

[Debby]

Oh by the way...I HIGHLY recommend "Saw" that was one of the best "thrillers" I have seen since Silence of the Lambs and Seven. Totally did not expect that ending....GREAT MOVIE!!!

[kezzer]

I just finished watching Starsky and Hutch. It was ok. It at least kept my attention.

[Justawoman]

First, this is a thank you to Jim for the Movies Without Nudity site. I went investigating.The whole site is really well done. I was scrolling through the new releases and this movie, Whore (Yo Puta) made me do a double take. Puta is Mexican and it is never used in a good way when talking to a woman. So I did a search on what this movie was about. Interviews with prostitutes and then it cuts into a fiction story starring Darryl Hannah. The cover of the movie alone would make me assume there is nudity in this film. Let's just say this woman won't have a bikini line to worry about when she is through. But all in all I liked the site. I wouldn't have stopped at this movie if not for the Mexican dialect and knowing it is considered a cuss word in these parts. It just had me down right curious where the title of this movie was taking the viewer. I did take into consideration that you do let the viewer on your site know you rely on the internet for some of your reviews. After all an intelligent movie viewer can take a step further, like I did, and go investigate for themselves.

[jamesglewisf]

Thanks for the compliment. My wife and I tired of seeing nakedidity (her word) in movies and decided to stop going to movies that contained nudity. I wanted some kind of list of movies that contained nudity so that when I was renting a movie or going to the theater I wouldn't be surprised. The MPAA rating descriptions are not always accurate. I put a list together for my PDA, and then decided to make a website out of it. I get most of my information from other sites that provide parental reviews of movies like www.kids-in-mind.com (http://www.kids-in-mind.com/) and www.screenit.com (http://www.screenit.com/).

A lot of people think it is a dumb criteria for choosing movies, but it works for us. Of course, it is not our only criteria, just one of the big ones. I'm sure we're missing a lot of really good movies, but that's OK.

[Madge]

I couldn't agree more that movies with nudity and obscene language just doesn't cut it. I mean, you see ONE movie like that, and they all seem to follow suit. I like to go to movies that friends have seen already, or where I can read a preview of it.

[Madge]

I couldn't agree more that movies with nudity and obscene language just doesn't cut it. I mean, you see ONE movie like that, and they all seem to follow suit. I like to go to movies that friends have seen already, or where I can read a preview of it.

[Madge]

OOOHH! Sorry everyone!! I didn' know I double-posted!!!!

[Justawoman]

Well sometimes it is appropriate for the movie. Take the Aviator for instance.... Howard Hughes did roam around in his flat naked. If you are going to tell a story true to life then you can't leave that out without taking something away from the story.

Now sometimes you can tell it is just there for pure shock affect. That is tasteless.

[kezzer]

We went and saw Constantine last night. We liked it.

[CuriousG]

I've been wanting to see that, it looks interesting. We went and saw Hitch last weekend. It was ok, not quite as funny as I thought it was going to be. I'm a big fan of the King of Queens, Kevin James is funny. They needed more of him in the movie. I thought it was going to be more comedy and less love story, I was led astray.

[Justawoman]

You were led astray??? I can't imagine that CG.

I want to see Constantine too. How many saw Dogma? They really show it alot on the tube now. It is take on the here after too.

[Madge]

I LOVE Dogma!!! That has to be one of the all-time best movies ever made.

[kezzer]

Dogma was good, we own it.

[Justawoman]

I try to catch it when it is on, commercials and all. It is a good movie.

[kezzer]

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. The kids have been watching it none stop since we got it a few days ago.

[Justawoman]

That is one my 10 year old wants to buy. Sounds like it is worth it.

[jamesglewisf]

This thread is getting a bit long. I'm going to close it and start a new one.