Movie: Dolphin Tale
Jan's Rating: A
Time: 1 Hour 53 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: My daughter, Michele and grandson, Danny, went with me to see this movie today and we all gave it an "A"! We LOVED it! It keeps your emotions on a roller coaster from happy to sad and back to happy again. The movie is taken from a true story about a dolphin who got tangled up in a trap and landed on the beach in Clearwater, FL. A young boy and the marine hospital help the dolphin get its life back, even though it lost it's tail. Ashley Judd plays the boy's Mother; Harry Connick, Jr. plays the head of the marine hospital, and Kris Kristofferson plays the boy's grandfather. The dolphin, named "Winter", is on display at the marina in Clearwater for everyone to visit. It was a beautiful story and know you will enjoy it also.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
FOOTLOOSE
Movie: Footloose
Jan's Rating: B+
Time: 1 Hour 53 minutes
Jan's Opinion: Saw this movie with my sister Judy and friend Irene and we all really enjoyed it. It would be hard to watch this movie and keep your feet stilll. The dancers were phenominal! I love Julianne Hough from Dancing with the Star anyway, and she did not disappoint me in this movie. She is also a very good actress. Her dance partner and eventually boyfriend in this movie was Kenny Womald, who was also an excellent dancer. Dennis Quaid plays Julianne's father and the town's preacher. After a tragic accident, the town votes not to allow dancing in their town and a strict curfew at night for teenagers. Kenny Womald has just moved to this southern town of Bomont, GA from Boston, MA and can't believe that Dancing is against the law there. You can imagine where the story goes from here so go see it and enjoy it as much as I did.
Jan's Rating: B+
Time: 1 Hour 53 minutes
Jan's Opinion: Saw this movie with my sister Judy and friend Irene and we all really enjoyed it. It would be hard to watch this movie and keep your feet stilll. The dancers were phenominal! I love Julianne Hough from Dancing with the Star anyway, and she did not disappoint me in this movie. She is also a very good actress. Her dance partner and eventually boyfriend in this movie was Kenny Womald, who was also an excellent dancer. Dennis Quaid plays Julianne's father and the town's preacher. After a tragic accident, the town votes not to allow dancing in their town and a strict curfew at night for teenagers. Kenny Womald has just moved to this southern town of Bomont, GA from Boston, MA and can't believe that Dancing is against the law there. You can imagine where the story goes from here so go see it and enjoy it as much as I did.
Friday, October 14, 2011
IDES OF MARCH
Movie: Ides of March
Jan's Rating: A
Time: 1 Hour 45 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: LOVED THIS MOVIE! Great story, great acting! George Clooney wrote it, directed it, produced it, and starred in it. Our local boy really did good with this movie. My friend Irene went with me and we both gave it an "A". George Clooney is Governor of Ohio and running for President. ( If only that were true, I would vote for him! ) Of course he runs into obstacles that make the movie interesting and you see just how crooked politics really are. Ryan Gosling was superb, as were Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Paul Giamati. I don't want to tell you more of the story because I don't want to ruin it for you so I will just say.....it is one of the few movies I would enjoy seeing a second time.
Jan's Rating: A
Time: 1 Hour 45 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: LOVED THIS MOVIE! Great story, great acting! George Clooney wrote it, directed it, produced it, and starred in it. Our local boy really did good with this movie. My friend Irene went with me and we both gave it an "A". George Clooney is Governor of Ohio and running for President. ( If only that were true, I would vote for him! ) Of course he runs into obstacles that make the movie interesting and you see just how crooked politics really are. Ryan Gosling was superb, as were Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Paul Giamati. I don't want to tell you more of the story because I don't want to ruin it for you so I will just say.....it is one of the few movies I would enjoy seeing a second time.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
50-50
Movie: 50-50
Jan's Rating: B
Time: 1 Hour 39 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Cousin Bonnie and I saw this movie yesterday and we both enjoyed it. The acting was especially good. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays the part of a young man who finds he has a cancerous tumor on his spine, takes chemo, has surgery, and how he deals with all of it. Seth Rogen plays the part of his best friend, doing whatever he can to keep a positive spin on this terrible disease. Of course in a movie of this type there are sad parts but there are funny parts too. It is definitely worth seeing.
Jan's Rating: B
Time: 1 Hour 39 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Cousin Bonnie and I saw this movie yesterday and we both enjoyed it. The acting was especially good. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays the part of a young man who finds he has a cancerous tumor on his spine, takes chemo, has surgery, and how he deals with all of it. Seth Rogen plays the part of his best friend, doing whatever he can to keep a positive spin on this terrible disease. Of course in a movie of this type there are sad parts but there are funny parts too. It is definitely worth seeing.
Friday, September 30, 2011
I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT
Movie: I Don't Know How She Does It
Jan's Rating: B
Time: 1 hour 35 Minutes
Jan's Review: I like just about everything that Sarah Jessica Parker is in and when you pair her with Greg Kinnear, you know there will be some sizzle. Cousin Bonnie and I saw this movie today and we both enjoyed it very much. The title is self-explanatory and you have probably seen previews on TV. Sarah is married, has 2 children, and lives in a brownstone in Boston. She is a financial planner for a bank and has to travel a lot for her job but thanks to a supportive husband and a nanny, she is able to juggle all of it and make it work. However, we could not figure out how this woman can run all over the city in high-heeled shoes!
Jan's Rating: B
Time: 1 hour 35 Minutes
Jan's Review: I like just about everything that Sarah Jessica Parker is in and when you pair her with Greg Kinnear, you know there will be some sizzle. Cousin Bonnie and I saw this movie today and we both enjoyed it very much. The title is self-explanatory and you have probably seen previews on TV. Sarah is married, has 2 children, and lives in a brownstone in Boston. She is a financial planner for a bank and has to travel a lot for her job but thanks to a supportive husband and a nanny, she is able to juggle all of it and make it work. However, we could not figure out how this woman can run all over the city in high-heeled shoes!
MONEYBALL
Movie: Moneyball
Jan's Rating: B
Time: 2 hours 6 Minutes
Jan's Review: Cousin Bonnie and I saw this movie yesterday because it has received such rave reviews and we had to agree, it was a good movie. Brad Pitt might even be up for an Oscar for the starring role as the General Manager of the Oakland A's. He's tired of playing by the rules and letting the big wigs tell him who he should hire for his team. He can only pay around $275,000 per player and the better teams are paying over a million. He and his Asst. G.M. find a new way to pick their players, much to the chagrin of everyone else. This is a true story, which makes it even more interesting. What is even nicer is that it is not a chick flick so the guys will enjoy it too!
Jan's Rating: B
Time: 2 hours 6 Minutes
Jan's Review: Cousin Bonnie and I saw this movie yesterday because it has received such rave reviews and we had to agree, it was a good movie. Brad Pitt might even be up for an Oscar for the starring role as the General Manager of the Oakland A's. He's tired of playing by the rules and letting the big wigs tell him who he should hire for his team. He can only pay around $275,000 per player and the better teams are paying over a million. He and his Asst. G.M. find a new way to pick their players, much to the chagrin of everyone else. This is a true story, which makes it even more interesting. What is even nicer is that it is not a chick flick so the guys will enjoy it too!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
ONE DAY
Movie: One Day
Jan's Rating: C (I am switching over from numbers to letters)
Time: 1 Hour 47 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Cousin Bonnie and I went to see this movie today, wanted to see it before it leaves town. We both enjoyed it though it started out slowly. However, there is a shocker at the end that will make you gasp. Anne Hathaway is a young woman just out of school living in London and hoping to be a famous author but realizes she has to do something to make money so she waits tables for a few years, goes back to school and gets her degree, gets a teaching job, then starts writing her book. She has a male friend all these years that is her best friend but she is also in love with him and it takes 20 years before they really connect with one another. The accent was very British and hard to understand at times when they spoke fast. Overall, it was a fairly good movie.
Jan's Rating: C (I am switching over from numbers to letters)
Time: 1 Hour 47 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Cousin Bonnie and I went to see this movie today, wanted to see it before it leaves town. We both enjoyed it though it started out slowly. However, there is a shocker at the end that will make you gasp. Anne Hathaway is a young woman just out of school living in London and hoping to be a famous author but realizes she has to do something to make money so she waits tables for a few years, goes back to school and gets her degree, gets a teaching job, then starts writing her book. She has a male friend all these years that is her best friend but she is also in love with him and it takes 20 years before they really connect with one another. The accent was very British and hard to understand at times when they spoke fast. Overall, it was a fairly good movie.
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