Movie: The Intern
Jan's Rating: A
Time: 2 hours
Jan's Review:
We missed this movie when it was in the theaters so we rented it last night from TWC. If you haven't seen it, you will want to rent it too. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Robert DeNiro plays a 70-year old man who has retired and is bored to death, so wants to go back to work. He finds a job as a Senior Intern for an on-line fashion company, owned by Anne Hathaway's character. You will learn about his life, her life, and the ups and downs they encounter as they learn to respect one another and start working well together. It was definitely worth renting!
Friday, January 29, 2016
Monday, January 25, 2016
BROOKLYN
Movie: Brooklyn
Jan's Rating: A+
Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Jan's Review:
I saw this movie today and absolutely LOVED it! It is the best movie I've seen in a long time, and some of the best acting I have seen also. There are no well-known actors in the movie but it is so good, you don't even miss them. The story is about a young Irish girl (maybe 20?) who can't find a decent job in Ireland, so she leaves her mother and sister and sails to the United States where a priest has found her a job in an exclusive department store in Brooklyn....hence. the name of the movie. She lives in a boarding house with other young women and you watch her try to "fit in" and all the trials and tribulations she goes through. Then she is called back to Ireland for a wake. Will she return to the United States or not?? Go see the movie and find out. You will laugh and you will cry. You don't want to miss this one.
Jan's Rating: A+
Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Jan's Review:
I saw this movie today and absolutely LOVED it! It is the best movie I've seen in a long time, and some of the best acting I have seen also. There are no well-known actors in the movie but it is so good, you don't even miss them. The story is about a young Irish girl (maybe 20?) who can't find a decent job in Ireland, so she leaves her mother and sister and sails to the United States where a priest has found her a job in an exclusive department store in Brooklyn....hence. the name of the movie. She lives in a boarding house with other young women and you watch her try to "fit in" and all the trials and tribulations she goes through. Then she is called back to Ireland for a wake. Will she return to the United States or not?? Go see the movie and find out. You will laugh and you will cry. You don't want to miss this one.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
A WALK IN THE WOODS
Movie: A Walk in the Woods
Rating: C
Time: 1 hour 44 minutes
Jan's Review:
My husband and I rented this movie from TWC last night. It stars Robert Redford, (who is married to Emma Thompson's character), and Nick Nolte. First of all, I have to say that these men have not aged well, though I give them credit for not having plastic surgery done. Robert Redford plays a successful writer who wants to do something interesting and invigorating with his life before he gets any older, and decides to hike the Appalachian Trail. His wife doesn't want him to do this alone so he asks some of his old school mates, and the only one interested is Nick Nolte's character, who is known for being an old drunk. So, off they go with heavy backpacks to hike the Appalachian Trail. The story is predictable but also entertaining watching the challenges they face as senior citizens and long-time friends. This movie is not an academy-award winner but we still enjoyed it.
Rating: C
Time: 1 hour 44 minutes
Jan's Review:
My husband and I rented this movie from TWC last night. It stars Robert Redford, (who is married to Emma Thompson's character), and Nick Nolte. First of all, I have to say that these men have not aged well, though I give them credit for not having plastic surgery done. Robert Redford plays a successful writer who wants to do something interesting and invigorating with his life before he gets any older, and decides to hike the Appalachian Trail. His wife doesn't want him to do this alone so he asks some of his old school mates, and the only one interested is Nick Nolte's character, who is known for being an old drunk. So, off they go with heavy backpacks to hike the Appalachian Trail. The story is predictable but also entertaining watching the challenges they face as senior citizens and long-time friends. This movie is not an academy-award winner but we still enjoyed it.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 2
Movie: Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2
Jan's Rating: D
Time: 2 hours 16 minutes
Jan's Review:
My grandson went with me to see this movie and we were both very disappointed. We had seen the other two movies and loved them, so had high expectations for the finale, but what a letdown! It was so boring, we were both glad when it was over. My advice is.... don't waste your money on this movie. Jennifer Lawrence was excellent as usual but the story line was definitely lacking.
Jan's Rating: D
Time: 2 hours 16 minutes
Jan's Review:
My grandson went with me to see this movie and we were both very disappointed. We had seen the other two movies and loved them, so had high expectations for the finale, but what a letdown! It was so boring, we were both glad when it was over. My advice is.... don't waste your money on this movie. Jennifer Lawrence was excellent as usual but the story line was definitely lacking.
Sunday, January 10, 2016
JOY
Movie: Joy
Rating: B+
Time: 2 hours 4 minutes
Jan's Review: This movie is based on a true story of the young woman, played by Jennifer Lawrence, who invented the Miracle Mop. It shows all the struggles she had to go through as a single mother with no money, trying to get loans to patent this mop and get it on QVC. Besides this being a full-time job, her whole family depends on her for everything. To begin with, they all live with her. Besides her 2 children, this includes her mother, her father (divorced from her mother). her grandmother, and her ex-husband! She has more patience than I do! Robert DiNero plays her father, who finds himself a wealthy girlfriend, who loans part of the money to Jennifer. Bradley Cooper plays the person on QVC who decides whether the mop goes on TV or not. I thought this movie was a comedy, but it isn't. However, It is a very good movie and explains what this poor woman went through to get the mop on TV, then the manufacturer raises their price so high that she is losing money, so she finally gets fed up, goes to Texas where these mops are supposedly being produced, and raises hell like any respectable woman would do. My sister, Judy, and friend, Gloria, went with me and they also enjoyed the movie.
Rating: B+
Time: 2 hours 4 minutes
Jan's Review: This movie is based on a true story of the young woman, played by Jennifer Lawrence, who invented the Miracle Mop. It shows all the struggles she had to go through as a single mother with no money, trying to get loans to patent this mop and get it on QVC. Besides this being a full-time job, her whole family depends on her for everything. To begin with, they all live with her. Besides her 2 children, this includes her mother, her father (divorced from her mother). her grandmother, and her ex-husband! She has more patience than I do! Robert DiNero plays her father, who finds himself a wealthy girlfriend, who loans part of the money to Jennifer. Bradley Cooper plays the person on QVC who decides whether the mop goes on TV or not. I thought this movie was a comedy, but it isn't. However, It is a very good movie and explains what this poor woman went through to get the mop on TV, then the manufacturer raises their price so high that she is losing money, so she finally gets fed up, goes to Texas where these mops are supposedly being produced, and raises hell like any respectable woman would do. My sister, Judy, and friend, Gloria, went with me and they also enjoyed the movie.
SPECTRA
Movie: Spectra
Starring Daniel Craig as James Bond
Jan's Rating: B- ........ Dave's Rating: A
Time: 138 Minutes
Dave's Review: I saw this movie with my wife, Jan, and I think I enjoyed it more than she did. She mentioned something about it being predictable. However, she is allowing me to write the review on this movie since I am the James Bond fan. I am a James Bond movie fan and that includes the movies that are predictable. I have seen all of these movies and applaud the family that owns the rights to James Bond.
The stunts are great beginning with the opening stunt which always sets the tempo for the movie. The actor playing the role of "M" is a breath of fresh air and just compliments the James Bond character. As always, the story line is secondary to the scenery, the female lead and the action. This format allows the viewer to sit back, buckle up and just enjoy two hours of fun with '007."
It is almost a shame that two years must go by before the next; "Bond.....James Bond."
Starring Daniel Craig as James Bond
Jan's Rating: B- ........ Dave's Rating: A
Time: 138 Minutes
Dave's Review: I saw this movie with my wife, Jan, and I think I enjoyed it more than she did. She mentioned something about it being predictable. However, she is allowing me to write the review on this movie since I am the James Bond fan. I am a James Bond movie fan and that includes the movies that are predictable. I have seen all of these movies and applaud the family that owns the rights to James Bond.
The stunts are great beginning with the opening stunt which always sets the tempo for the movie. The actor playing the role of "M" is a breath of fresh air and just compliments the James Bond character. As always, the story line is secondary to the scenery, the female lead and the action. This format allows the viewer to sit back, buckle up and just enjoy two hours of fun with '007."
It is almost a shame that two years must go by before the next; "Bond.....James Bond."
NO ESCAPE
Movie: No Escape
Rating: D-
Time: 103 minutes
Jan's Review: I know, I know, I have fallen behind in putting movies I have seen on my blog. However, I am just 3 movies behind, so will start with the first one, "No Escape", starring Owen Wilson. I saw this movie because I like Owen Wilson, but ended up hating the movie. I do not like movies where children or animals' lives are in danger, and in this movie, it was two little girls who I worried about. Owen Wilson plays the role of a man who has been transferred by his company to Cambodia, so he, his wife, and their two little girls arrive in Cambodia all excited about the new lives they will build there. Shortly after their arrival, rebels kill the Prime Minister and also want to kill Owen Wilson's character, plus two other American families who have been transferred there. So you spend the whole movie on the edge of your seat, worried that the rebels are going to catch and kill Owen, his wife, and their two little girls, ages approximately 5 & 6 years old. The best part of the movie was near the end where one of the rebels has put a gun in one of the little girl's hands and is trying to make her shoot her daddy. Well, as all mothers know, you don't mess with a mother's child, and all of a sudden the little girl's mother shows up behind the rebel holding her daughter and she hits him in the back of the head and kills him. That is the only reason I gave the movie a D- instead of an F.
Rating: D-
Time: 103 minutes
Jan's Review: I know, I know, I have fallen behind in putting movies I have seen on my blog. However, I am just 3 movies behind, so will start with the first one, "No Escape", starring Owen Wilson. I saw this movie because I like Owen Wilson, but ended up hating the movie. I do not like movies where children or animals' lives are in danger, and in this movie, it was two little girls who I worried about. Owen Wilson plays the role of a man who has been transferred by his company to Cambodia, so he, his wife, and their two little girls arrive in Cambodia all excited about the new lives they will build there. Shortly after their arrival, rebels kill the Prime Minister and also want to kill Owen Wilson's character, plus two other American families who have been transferred there. So you spend the whole movie on the edge of your seat, worried that the rebels are going to catch and kill Owen, his wife, and their two little girls, ages approximately 5 & 6 years old. The best part of the movie was near the end where one of the rebels has put a gun in one of the little girl's hands and is trying to make her shoot her daddy. Well, as all mothers know, you don't mess with a mother's child, and all of a sudden the little girl's mother shows up behind the rebel holding her daughter and she hits him in the back of the head and kills him. That is the only reason I gave the movie a D- instead of an F.
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