Movie: The Spiderwick Chronicles
Rating: 9
Time: 97 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: The Enquirer said this was a scarey movie but I took my 9-year old grandson and though we enjoyed it very much, did not think it was very scarey. A newly separated Mother moves her daughter and twin sons (both boys played by Freddie Highmore of Finding Neverland) from the city to her aunt's house, which is a big run-down mansion in the country that looks haunted. The children discover there are good goblins living in the house and bad goblins who live outside and the bad goblins want a book that is inside the house. It's a fun fantasy movie that all ages should enjoy. Freddie Highmore did an excellent job of playing both twins!
Monday, February 18, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
THE SAVAGES ARE DYSFUNCTIONAL BUT GENTLE PEOPLE
Movie: The Savages
Rating: 10
Time: 113 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: I loved this movie, but for people my age, it was also depressing. (Please God, just let me go in my sleep.) Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney, and the man who plays their father, all deserve academy awards for their excellent performances. Philip and Laura play estranged brother and sister who come together to take care of their elderly father, who has dimentia. You will see heartbreak, love and humor in this story.
Rating: 10
Time: 113 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: I loved this movie, but for people my age, it was also depressing. (Please God, just let me go in my sleep.) Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney, and the man who plays their father, all deserve academy awards for their excellent performances. Philip and Laura play estranged brother and sister who come together to take care of their elderly father, who has dimentia. You will see heartbreak, love and humor in this story.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
A Sad Love Affair
Movie: Atonement
Rating: 8
Time: 2 hrs. 10 mins.
Jan's Opinion: In short, Atonement was a beautiful love story but very sad. Although I was not familiar with any of the actors except Vanessa Redgrave, the acting was very good. This movie switched back and forth between the past and the future, and that was probably the only part of the movie I didn't like.
Rating: 8
Time: 2 hrs. 10 mins.
Jan's Opinion: In short, Atonement was a beautiful love story but very sad. Although I was not familiar with any of the actors except Vanessa Redgrave, the acting was very good. This movie switched back and forth between the past and the future, and that was probably the only part of the movie I didn't like.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
NICHOLSON & FREEMAN ARE GREAT TOGETHER
Movie: The Bucket List
Rating: 7
Time: 97 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman are great in any movie and this one is no exception. The movie is half funny and half sad. Both men are diagnosed with cancer and have less than a year to live. Morgan Freemen is writing a Bucket List (things you want to do before you kick the bucket) and Jack Nicholson adds some things to the list, and since he is very wealthy, suggests they try to do all the things on the list before they die. The two men are great acting together, but the movie does give you pause to think about your own mortality, and that maybe you should do what they did, make up a Bucket List and start doing those things you have always wanted to do.
Rating: 7
Time: 97 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman are great in any movie and this one is no exception. The movie is half funny and half sad. Both men are diagnosed with cancer and have less than a year to live. Morgan Freemen is writing a Bucket List (things you want to do before you kick the bucket) and Jack Nicholson adds some things to the list, and since he is very wealthy, suggests they try to do all the things on the list before they die. The two men are great acting together, but the movie does give you pause to think about your own mortality, and that maybe you should do what they did, make up a Bucket List and start doing those things you have always wanted to do.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
A MUST-SEE FILM FOR ALL YOU GALS
Movie: PS I Love You
Jan's Rating: 9
Time: 126 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: This movie didn't get very good ratings by the critics (who must be men) but I loved it and think most gals any age will enjoy it. Hillary Swank, an excellent actress in any role, loses her husband, and for a year after his death, he sends her letters telling her things to do, including a trip to Ireland, to help her through her grief. Kathy Bates plays Hillary's domineering Mother but will surprise you in the end. Definitely worth seeing!
Jan's Rating: 9
Time: 126 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: This movie didn't get very good ratings by the critics (who must be men) but I loved it and think most gals any age will enjoy it. Hillary Swank, an excellent actress in any role, loses her husband, and for a year after his death, he sends her letters telling her things to do, including a trip to Ireland, to help her through her grief. Kathy Bates plays Hillary's domineering Mother but will surprise you in the end. Definitely worth seeing!
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
JUNO IS A SPECIAL YOUNG LADY
Movie: Juno
Rating: 10
Minutes: 91 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Ellen Page will certainly be up or an Oscar in her portrayal of "Juno", a 16-year old girl who has sex with her boyfriend one time and ends up pregnant. She decides she's too young to raise a child so goes in search of the perfect couple to adopt her baby. There she finds Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman who she thinks will fill the bill. This movie is funny and heartwarming and I loved every minute of it, including the music.
Rating: 10
Minutes: 91 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Ellen Page will certainly be up or an Oscar in her portrayal of "Juno", a 16-year old girl who has sex with her boyfriend one time and ends up pregnant. She decides she's too young to raise a child so goes in search of the perfect couple to adopt her baby. There she finds Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman who she thinks will fill the bill. This movie is funny and heartwarming and I loved every minute of it, including the music.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
TOM HANKS NEVER STARS IN A BAD MOVIE
Movie: Charlie Wilson's War
Jan's Rating: 8
Minutes: 97 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: This was a great movie, and a true story. In the '80's, Charlie Wilson, a member of Congress, helped Afghanistan stop the Soviet Union from wiping out their country by providing them with weapons to fight the Russians. Charlie believed whole heartedly in this venture and nothing would stop him from helping Afghanistan. In Charlie's personal life, he was a bit more easy going, loved the women and had few ethics. The funny part of the movie was when he was asked to serve on the Ethics Committee in Washington, DC. Besides Tom Hanks, the movie also stars Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Julia Roberts so you know it can't be bad. My husband and I both enjoyed the movie and it moved right along, never got boring.
Jan's Rating: 8
Minutes: 97 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: This was a great movie, and a true story. In the '80's, Charlie Wilson, a member of Congress, helped Afghanistan stop the Soviet Union from wiping out their country by providing them with weapons to fight the Russians. Charlie believed whole heartedly in this venture and nothing would stop him from helping Afghanistan. In Charlie's personal life, he was a bit more easy going, loved the women and had few ethics. The funny part of the movie was when he was asked to serve on the Ethics Committee in Washington, DC. Besides Tom Hanks, the movie also stars Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Julia Roberts so you know it can't be bad. My husband and I both enjoyed the movie and it moved right along, never got boring.
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