0000|24 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)|1|24.jpg|320|425|Keifer Sutherland, Elisha Cuthbert (Season 1 and 2)
Sarah Wynter, Skye McCole Bartusiak (Season 2)|Each episode approximately 1 hr|Excessively bloody scenes.|A man, working for the Los Angeles Counter-Terrorism Unit (AKA CTU), discovers a plot to eliminate a black presidential candidate during his campaign tour in LA. Meanwhile, the same CTU agent is dealing with serious problems at home. "This is the longest day of my life."

Season 1: Yes it's bloody and yes I don't care for gore, however I still consider this the best American series of the 2001-2002 season. Sadly, it has been a while since American TV has supplied the world audience with such decent dramatic acting. Hopefully, this is the start of a new age.

Season 2: This season opened with a torture scene and a plethora of characters. And while it has been interesting, the underlying motive force that was so evident during the first season is gone. Also so far there has been several graphic torture scenes. This is really too far and it seems that Fox is only trying to see what it can do before the censors react. The old magic is gone.

On a positive note, the acting is no worse for the wear, Dennis Haysbert, Carlos Bernard, and Xander Berkeley, carry-overs from the first season, are running strong. Elisha Cuthbert's acting is no better and Kiefer Sutherland is continuing what he does best, be the quiet strong man.|1|EOE 0001|28 Days Later (2002)|0|28dayslater.jpg|287|425|None.|1 hr, 48 min|Blood and very brutal behavior.|A young man wakes up in a deserted, seemingly-abandoned London hospital. When he begins to panic, he enters a church and encounters someone else. Or is it a some-thing?

This movie is shot in an unusual way. The London scenes are reminiscent of the 1971 flick The Omega Man with Charlton Heston.

The photography is often artsy but the director seems to have a fascination with male nudity.

The plot hits on several important ideas that accompany such a disaster, namely the desire to stay alive, recreate a way of life, and to procreate.

Movie relies more on effects and action than acting to hold the audience, which it does quite well.|0|EOE 0002|3 Days of the Condor (1975)|5|days_condor.jpg|286|425|Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway|1 hr, 57 min|None.|When a junior agent steps out to get refreshments, the undercover house is "hit". Upon his return, the agent finds all his colleagues murdered. Soon, he learns that he's also being targeted.

This is an enjoyable espionage thriller.|0|EOE 0003|Abandon (2002)|5|abandon.jpg|340|475|Katie Holmes, Charlie Hunnam|1 hr, 39 min|None.|A senior univeristy student is, understandably, under a lot of stress to finish up her studies. This pressure is starting to wear her out. Is this affecting her current struggling relationship? Will it be like her first love, who went missing?

Good acting (especially from the persons listed above), well done screenplay, and use of flashback adds necessary impact.|0|EOE 0004|The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1983)|5|adventures_holmes_tv.jpg|304|425|Jeremy Brett, David Burke|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|Jeremy Brett brings Sherlock Holmes to the small screen. His performance is the quintessential Holmes!|1|EOE 0005|Air America (1990)|5|airamerica.jpg|286|425|Robert Downey Jr., Mel Gibson|1 hr, 53 min|None.|A recently-banned, hotheaded West-Coast pilot is recruited by a man whose company flys cargo in the far East. Oh, and there's no war in Laos. That's Vietnam!

The language only adds to the realism of the story. The soundtrack is awesome!|0|EOE 0006|All Creatures Great & Small (1975)|5|allcreatures.jpg|297|425|Anthony Hopkins, Simon Ward, Lisa Harrow, Brian Stirner|1 hr, 31 min|None.|This film follows James Herriot's autobiography of the same title. The story opens with a young veterinary graduate interviewing for a job in a country large-animal practice in north Yorkshire during the 1930s.|0|EOE 0007|All Creatures Great & Small (1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990)|5|allcreatures_tv.jpg|236|425|Peter Davison, Robert Hardy, Christopher Timothy, Carol Drinkwater|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|This is the BBC TV program that is based on the same autobiography(s) immortalized by the earlier film.

This is an excellent series depicting the life of Yorkshire vets during the early 1930s and 1940s. The series has a perfect mix of comedy and drama while also being educational.|1|EOE 0008|Animal House (1978)|4|animalhouse.jpg|286|425|John Belushi, Tim Matheson, Donald Sutherland|1 hr, 44 min|Gross behavior|This film follows the mis-adventures of two college Freshmen as they choose a fraternity house to join.

This film has many good one-liners, which I still quote today! The short skits by Belushi, though beneficial for building the feeling of the movie are somewhat too graphic. I recommend this classic!|0|EOE 0009|Apollo 13 (1995)|4|apollo13.jpg|337|475|Tom Hanks, Ed Harris, Gary Sinise, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon|2 hr, 20 min|Vomit|Ron Howard does an excellent job of bringing the frightening events of Apollo 13 to life. "OK, Houston, we've had a problem here."

While the vomiting is beneficial to the feel of the movie, couldn't the filmmaker have just supplied the audience with sound and no picture?|0|EOE 0010|The Art of War (2000)|3|art_war.jpg|295|425|Wesley Snipes|1 hr, 56 min|Graphic wounds & vomit|A top United Nations operative finds that his small team is being targeted after a successful operation in New York City. Who's behind the obvious betrayal?

However, the two infractions aren't really that serious because they are not a focus of the movie, rather unfortunate side effects of the action plot. This movie blatantly rips off the Matrix Neo-Agent subway shoot out. Still, this movie is worth watching! I own a copy, if that is a convincing point.

Subsequent viewings really make me enjoy the "Cappella" character played by Maury Chaykin. Cappella's truly a believable and human character when portrayed by this great actor!|0|EOE 0011|Astérix & Obélix contre César (1999)|4|asterix_cesar.jpg|302|425|Gérard Depardieu, Laetitia Casta|1 hr, 45 min|Food & tarantula scenes|This movie is based on the French comic book. Simply put the movie depicts the adventures of two Gauls and their village, as they fight the Roman Empire. The movie can be described as an interesting cross of the Smurfs and Ben-hur.

The Gauls are barbaric and the food scenes reflect this well. Also, the tarantula scene was somewhat too much.

Visit the Astérix official site for more information.|0|EOE 0012|The Avengers (1998)|5|avengers.jpg|286|425|Uma Thurman, Sean Connery|1 hr, 35 min|None.|Emma Peel and Steed must join forces and stop a madman who is holding the world hostage by claiming to control the weather.

How British is that: I'll kill you with weather! The famous British spy TV program is brought, without too much applause, to the big screen. I rather enjoyed it. The single swear word earns this movie a higher MPAA rating.|0|EOE 0013|Bad Company (2002)|3|bad_company.jpg|286|425|Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock|1 hr, 57 min|Slang|A highly-educated CIA operative is killed. The agency decides to replace him with his--well--less accomplished twin brother.

The colloquialism is productive for the plot more often than it detracts.|0|EOE 0014|Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever (2002)|5|ballistic_e_s.jpg|321|475|Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu|1 hr, 31 min|None.|A baddie has developed a dangerous weapon, which requires that two mortal-enemy agents from alphabet-soup agencies work together to defeat him.

This film rips off bullet time from the Matrix & fighting from The One. Slow motion overused at the beginning of the movie.|0|EOE 0015|A Beautiful Mind (2001)|3|beautifulmind.jpg|286|425|Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris|2 hr, 16 min|Amateur surgery|A Princeton graduate student is typical of his university: few, or no, people skills. However, he is recruited by the CIA during the Cold War to decrypt Soviet messages. Or is he?

This is an artfully produced film. Well done! I could have done without the scene where John Nash searches his arm for the isotope key. While I can understand that the director was aiming to emphasize the utter hopelessness, the scene seems over done.|0|EOE 0016|Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1988)|5|billandted.jpg|303|425|Keanu Reeves, George Carlin, Terry Camilleri|1 hr, 30 min|None.|Bill and Ted are typical '80s West Coast teenagers. They are more interested in playing air guitar and checking out babes than studying. They're both snapped back to reality when Ted's father swears to send Ted to military school if he flunks one more time. Fortunately, a mysterious fan from the future arrives to help them pass.

This film is gnarly, dude! The rad performances from Terry Camilleri (Napoleon) and Keanu Reeves (Ted) steal the show.|0|EOE 0017|Black Books (2000, 2002, 2004)|5|blackbooks.jpg|331|475|Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey, Tamsin Greig|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|'Meet Bernard Black a foul tempered, drink-fuelled and eccentric bookshop owner who loves his books and hates his customers.'

This sitcom is incredibly funny and very English.

Second, and Third, Series: I am very disappointed because they attempted to change the program into an American sitcom complete with violence, and silly humor. I think there's even an episode where Bernard doesn't drink!|1|EOE 0018|Black Knight (2001)|3|blackknight.jpg|286|425|Martin Lawrence|1 hr, 35 min|Senselessly goofy with unsavory comments about poor hygiene.|An employee of a Medieval amusement park is hit on the head, and guess what; he wakes up in the Middle Ages.|0|EOE 0019|Blade (1998)|2|blade.jpg|301|425|Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Traci Lords|2 hrs|Graphic violence|Blade is a hybrid. He's called the "day walker" by his vampire enemies. With the help of his skilled companion, Blade is able to keep the vampires from taking over completely. But this may change when a new villain vampire shows his canines!

A film about vampires is going to be bloody and violent. But, that said, this is an excellent film. I have a copy.|0|EOE 0020|Blade II: Bloodhunt (2002)|0|blade2.jpg|286|425|Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson|2 hr, 5 min|Graphic violence|The vampires are now in fear of a disgusting mutation which preys on humans and vampires. Out of form, the Vampire Nations asks Blade for help!

This film should have been named Blade 2: The Bloodbath.|0|EOE 0021|Blast from the Past (1999)|5|blast_past.jpg|286|425|Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Sissy Spacek, Christopher Walken|1 hr, 52 min|None.|In late 1962 Americans learn that the Soviets have placed nuclear missiles in Cuba. President Kennedy speaks on the TV to alert the American people. One highly-intelligent man takes the threat of nuclear war very, very seriously. So much so that he has built a fallout shelter in his quiet San-Fernando Valley backyard. When an abandoned fighter jet crashes into their house, while they are in the shelter; he seals the doors for thirty years.

This film is a romantic comedy despite serious subject matter. It's really a hoot, and also quite cute. Recommended.|0|EOE 0022|The Blob (1958)|5|blob.jpg|294|425|Steve McQueen|1 hr, 22 min|None.|In 1950s rural California, two teenagers find an alien lifeform that has crashed to earth. This being seems to survive by absorbing anybody in its path!

Steve McQueen is very young in this film, but still very cool. This is a classic film that everyone should see, and own a copy!|0|EOE 0023|The Blues Brothers (1980)|5|bluesbrothers.jpg|294|425|John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd|2 hr, 28 min|None.|The Saturday Night Live skit is brought to the big screen. In this movie, Elwood picks up Jake from Joliet prison in a police car. After Jake gets over that shock, he has a vision of the Blue Brothers Band back together. Can they do it?

There are too many great scenes! The extended version on the DVD, makes it worth purchasing.|0|EOE 0024|The Bourne Identity (1988)|5|bourneidentity1988.jpg|321|470|Richard Chamberlain, Jaclyn Smith|3 hr, 8 min|None.|Not bad for a TV movie. The 2002 movie was more exciting.|1|EOE 0025|The Bourne Identity (2002)|4|bourne_identity.jpg|300|425|Matt Damon, Franka Potente|1 hr, 58 min|Bullet removal|A body is found by fisherman floating in the Mediterranean. As it turns out, the man is alive but has lost all the memory of his past and identity. Will the amnesia wear off?

This is one of my favorite modern films. I keep a copy. There's a very good car chase. Commenting on the infraction: the bullet removal scene is necessary because it implies the special, possible near-invincibility of the character.|0|EOE 0026|The Breakfast Club (1985)|3|breakfastclub.jpg|286|425|Emilio Estevez|1 hr, 32 min|Spitting.|This cult classic follows five high school students in Saturday detention. It sounds dull, but really isn't.|0|EOE 0027|Brotherhood of the Wolf - Le Pacte des Loups (2002)|4|pacte_loups.jpg|297|425|Samuel Le Bihan, Émilie Dequenne, Mark Dacascus, Monica Bellucci|2 hr, 24 min|Monica Bellucci's character stabs Samuel Le Bihan's character to give him something to remember her by.|In rural 18th century France, a mysterious wolf is viciously attacking the villagers. Paris sends an accomplished naturalist and his American Indian to investigate.

The infraction is not a bad one just unexpected and not really needed. Possibly the meaning of the love stabbing was 'lost in translation,' the French culture is much different than that of America.|0|EOE 0028|Bruce Almighty (2003)|5|brucealmighty.jpg|337|500|Morgan Freeman, Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston|1 hr, 34 min|None.|Bruce is granted the power of God for a time. The movie follows what he does with this power.

The ass monkey scene could have been more tasteful, but it is realistic.|0|EOE 0029|Bullitt (1968)|4|bullitt.jpg|286|425|Steve McQueen, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Duvall, Robert Vaughn|1 hr, 54 min|Graphic shotgun wound.|This crime drama is known for its famous car chase. There's also a story. A detective is trying to figure out who killed a key witness before he could testify. Was it an inside job?

The gruesome scene brings realism to the film. The movie follows through by excellently depicting the struggle of the nurses and doctors to save the victim's life.

The soundtrack is excellent '60s material.|0|EOE 0030|Caddyshack (1980)|5|caddyshack.jpg|293|425|Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield|1 hr, 39 min|None.|The movie follows a group of teenagers who take summer jobs as caddies.

Lots of great quotes, but this one sticks out:

After Carl (played by Bill Murray) caddies
eighteen holes for the Dalia Lama, Carl says,
'Hey, how about a little something for the effort?'
and he says, 'Oh, it won't be any money but when
you die, on your death bed, you will received total consciousness.'
'So I got that goin' for me... which is nice.'|0|EOE 0031|Casino Royale (1967)|5|casinoroyale.jpg|301|425|Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven, Orson Welles, Woody Allen|2 hr, 17 min|None.|David Niven stars as the original Bond. The James Bond before the '007 thing.' Niven's Bond is, ironically, highly respected for his purity. He's brought out of retirement to fight SMERSH, which in turn tries to corrupt him. Interesting plot because whenever one thinks that the movie's becoming a 'true' Bond film, the story takes an outrageous turn.

To add to the wackiness: most of the characters in the movie, including women, are 007s.|0|EOE 0032|Chain Reaction (1996)|5|chainreaction.jpg|286|425|Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz|1 hr, 46 min|None.|A young man is the sole survivor of a hit against an alternative energy project in Chicago. He teams up with another survivor only to learn that there are other survivors. Who killed his colleagues?

This is a very enjoyable film, complete with a chase scene.|0|EOE 0033|Christmas Vacation (1989)|5|christmasvacation.jpg|293|425|Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid|1 hr, 37 min|None.|The Griswolds are back. This time it's Christmas!

Mr. Quaid plays a character, which we all love to hate, much too convincingly!|0|EOE 0034|Contact (1997)|5|contact.jpg|285|425|Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, David Morse|2 hr, 30 min|None.|Contact is made with extraterrestrial beings. They send plans to build a machine that will allow them to communicate. One woman undertakes the journey.

This film is somewhat too long.|0|EOE 0035|Coupling (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004)|5|coupling.jpg|286|425|Jack Davenport, Gina Bellman, Sarah Alexander, Kate Isitt, Ben Miles, Richard Coyle|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|Comedic interpretation of daily life of 30-somethings in England.

Second season was just as good as the first, and that's a true accomplishment.|1|EOE 0036|The Crush (1993)|5|crush.jpg|296|425|Alicia Silverstone, Cary Elwes|1 hr, 29 min|None.|This really is a modern day Lolita film. This movie could have been a farce with less talented acting. Miss Silverstone's acting was scaringly convincing!|0|EOE 0037|Demolition Man (1993)|4|demolitionman.jpg|292|425|Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Sylvester Stallone|1 hr, 55 min|Eye removal|A vicious criminal from a gone age is awakened from cryogenic imprisonment. When the criminal starts murdering people, a cop from the same time period is thawed out.

However, tastefully the removal isn't shown and this effect is useful for the story.

What's your boggle?|0|EOE 0038|Die Another Day (2002)|2|die_day.jpg|319|475|Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry|2 hr, 3 min|Too much graphic violence, torture, misused camera effects.|

THIS FILM IS NOT BOND

In this movie during the famous opening title in which Bond kills the sniper hunting him, we see 007's bullet travel up the bad guy's rifle barrel. I was willing to overlook this and had high hopes through the entire first scene. Usually, this first scene is my favorite scene of the entire movie, especially, the first scenes of The World is Not Enough. However at the end of the first scene in Die Another Day, Bond is captured and the credits are centered around his torture, no number of dancing women can overcome this blow. James Bond is idolized by men because he is cavalier, cool, and essentially invincible. This means he may never be tortured!

Like a lot of recent films, this one rips off the Matrix filming style with the swooshing, slow motion, and bullet time effects.

Also, things that we've never seen before like seeing Bond place the gun under his pillow and the extended love scene were bad breaks from the 007 tradition. Furthermore, tricking the audience into thinking that Moneypenny was dead and later that she was finally 'getting to know' Bond were cheap shots. This film was not ground-breaking but tradition-breaking. It really should have been named Jinx, Bond's Bodyguard because Halle Berry's character did most of the actual spy work while Bond was sampling the scenery.

On a positive note, thank you MGM for not selling out to German car companies and returning Bond to Aston Martin.|0|EOE 0039|Disturbing Behavior (1998)|4|db.jpg|286|425|James Marsden, Katie Holmes, Nick Stahl|1 hr, 24 min|Graphic removal of a nose ring.|A family moves from Chicago to a small town in the Northwest. Adapting is particularly difficult for the young man, having just lost his older brother. But, it seems that there's more going on with the other high schoolers.|0|EOE 0040|Dr. No (1962)|5|drno.jpg|297|425|Sean Connery, Ursula Andress|1 hr, 50 min|None.|In the first James Bond film, which isn't the first Iam Fleming novel, Bond goes to Jamaica. He must stop a meglomaniac intent on destorying the United States space program.|0|EOE 0041|The Eligible Bachelor (1992)|5|eligible_bachelor.jpg|334|475|Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke|1 hr, 45 min|None.|No, Sherlock Holmes isn't getting married in this movie.

This movie deals with dreams and Watson mentions that he's familiar with a small group in Germany that analyzes dreams...|1|EOE 0042|Enemy of the State (1998)|5|enemy_state.jpg|332|475|Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jake Busey|2 hr, 12 min|None.|An unsuspecting lawyer is swept into a government conspiracy when he becomes a person-of-interest. The film also does a good job relating the surveillance state.|0|EOE 0043|Eraser (1996)|2|eraser.jpg|286|425|Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caan, Vanessa Williams, James Coburn|1 hr, 55 min|Graphic bullet wound.|U.S. Marshall Kruger erases the identity of individuals in the Witness Protection Program. His latest client will testify against an arms manufacturer. He learns that there's a mole in his organization.|0|EOE 0044|The Eye (2002)|4|eye.jpg|333|500|Angelica Lee, Yut Lai So|1 hr, 38 min|Burned bodies.|A woman who's been blind since two years old is given cornea transplants that allow her to see once again. Only the vision isn't what she expects.

A good horror film with no real gore. The Thai film style is interesting.|0|EOE 0045|The Fast and the Furious (2001)|3|fast_furious.jpg|286|425|Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster|1 hr, 47 min|Oil being pumped into character.|This film follows an undercover cop as he attempts to infiltrate the underground car scene in the Southland. Police have it on good authority that a popular restaurant owner & driver is running contraband.

The oil pump scene is unnecessarily graphic.|0|EOE 0046|Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)|5|ferris.jpg|286|425|Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara|1 hr, 42 min|None.|Ferris Bueller is the high school kid that we all wished we had been. He's not afraid of anything and is very popular. So what's he to do when the perfect summer's day comes along. Take it off, of course!

Classic film!|0|EOE 0047|The Flash (1990)|5|flash.jpg|236|425|None.|1 hr, 34 min|None.|This is a lower budget movie that describes the comic-book character The Flash.|0|EOE 0048|Fletch (1985)|5|fletch.jpg|286|425|Chevy Chase, Tim Matheson, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson|1 hr, 38 min|None.|Fletch is an investigative reporter in Los Angeles. He's known for exposing police corruption. Currently, he's trying to root out the cause of the drugs on the beaches. As he digs, "without a shovel", he finds that the problem goes deeper than he expected.

This is one of those films that you have to watch before you die.|0|EOE 0049|Friends & Lovers (1998)|5|friends_lovers.jpg|286|425|Robert Downey Jr., Stephen Baldwin, George Newbern, Alison Eastwood, Claudia Schiffer|1 hr, 44 min|None.|A group of twenty-something friends head to the ski slopes. The story follows how they all cope with friendship and love.

Downey's hilarious acting stole the show.|0|EOE 0050|The Fugitive (1993)|5|fugitive.jpg|286|425|Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Pantoliano, Sela Ward|2 hr, 10 min|None.|While a respected doctor is saving a life at the hospital, his wife is attacked and killed at home. Obviously, we know that the doctor is not the culprit. So when he gets a chance to escape, he does and seeks out the murderer.

The murder scene nearly earned this film a lower rating.|0|EOE 0051|Ghostbusters (1984)|5|ghostbusters.jpg|286|425|Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis|1 hr, 47 min|None.|Three students at Columbia University develop--really, stumble-- on a way to detect, capture, and incarcerate ghosts, ghouls, spirits, etc. Naturally, they go into business "busting" these ghosts.

I grew up with this film. It's just a great.|0|EOE 0052|Go (1999)|1|go.jpg|286|425|Katie Holmes, Breckin Meyer, Taye Diggs|1 hr, 42 min|Blood and vomit.|This film tells a story by relating the occurrences through three different points of view. It's a teen film so there's sex, Las Vegas, drugs, and a rave. I think this is one of the first films to tell a story in this particular manner.|0|EOE 0053|Godzilla (1998)|4|godzilla.jpg|286|425|Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno|2 hr, 19 min|Unnecessary allusion to mucus.|The film opens an unknown aquatic creature attacking and running aground a large Japanese fishing ship. The projected path of damage suggests that the creature is heading towards the Eastern Seaboard. This attracts the attention of the U.S. military who enlist an American scientist to investigate.

I don't think this film is as bad as everyone says. Sure, it's a bit cheesy at parts; however, the acting from the two male leads is very good. "You call this French Roast?!"|0|EOE 0054|Goldeneye (1995)|5|goldeneye.jpg|298|425|Pierce Brosnan, Famke Janssen, Izabella Scorupco|2 hr, 10 min|None.|Bond must uncover who stole the key to a secret Soviet satellite system. Of course, this system can shot a laser beam at anything or anyone on the planet.|0|EOE 0055|Goldfinger (1964)|5|goldfinger.jpg|300|425|Sean Connery|1 hr, 50 min|None.|Perhaps the quintessential Sean Connery 007 film because of the introduction of the Aston Martin. Also, the Bond character is fully swing confronting villains and companions with double-entendre names.|0|EOE 0056|The Great Escape (1963)|5|greatescape.jpg|301|425|Steve McQueen|2 hr, 52 min|None.|This film combines several stories of Allied POWs escaping from Nazi prison camps. The cast is chocked full of greats. Steve McQueen stands out.

The length of the movie can be a turn off but I found few instances when I was bored. The comedic dialog really adds to the enjoyment.|0|EOE 0057|The Great Train Robbery (1978)|5|great_robbery.jpg|301|425|Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland|1 hr, 51 min|None.|This film describes a daring train robbery that took place in the British Isles. I watched the film because I had read the novel by Michael Crichton. The novel is better, but this film isn't too bad. Crichton helped make it.|0|EOE 0058|The Green Mile (1999)|4|greenmile.jpg|280|425|Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse|3 hr, 8 min|Some of the Wild Bill scenes are slightly too graphic.|A gentle giant is on death row in a Southern prison. The guards learn that this particular prisoner can heal others afflictions.

This movie is based on a Steve King novel. It has an excellent them. These infracting scenes do reinforce Bill's character.|0|EOE 0059|Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)|4|holygrail.jpg|286|425|Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin|1 hr, 29 min|This comedy follows King Arthur as he searches for the holy Grail. There are many good one-liners in this film. It's Python, it's must have something that I forgot, hence why I rated it 4 out of 5!|None.|0|EOE 0060|Hopscotch (1980)|5|hopscotch.jpg|306|425|Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Ned Beatty|1 hr, 45 min|None.|A senior intelligence operative has enough when his new boss shifts him from the field to a desk job. Frustrated, he skips town and begins to write about the underhanded methods of the CIA and mailing them to all the intelligence agencies around the world.

This film is great not just for the comedy, but the acting and music. This is a must-see film, which is safe for the entire family.|0|EOE 0061|The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)|5|hound_baskervilles.jpg|300|425|Peter Cushing, Andre Morell, Christopher Lee|1 hr, 26 min|None.|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel is brought to the silver screen.|0|EOE 0062|The Hound of the Baskervilles (1984)|5|hound_baskervilles_1984.jpg|340|475|Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke|1 hr, 44 min|None.|One of a series of movies with Jeremy Brett as Holmes.
Related to the Granada TV series entitled Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.|1|EOE 0063|The Hunt For Red October (1990)|5|hfro.jpg|286|425|Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, James Earl Jones, Sam Neill|2 hr, 15 min|None.|An American, working for the British intelligence, discovers a new very large submarine that has just launched from a Soviet sub pen. He's thrown into a panic by an odd feature of the boat: a set of four doors, two near the bow and two on the after section. Little does he know that he has opened up a can of worms of espionage and Cold War tension.

This is an excellent film. The immense size of the Red October is based on two very, very large subs designed and built by the Soviets. They were so large that they created a bulge on the surface of the water! Oops.|0|EOE 0064|If Looks Could Kill (1991)|5|if_kill.jpg|237|425|Richard Grieco, Linda Hunt, Gabrielle Anwar|1 hr, 29 min|None.|This early '90s film describes an American teenager who stumbles into the job of an undercover agent. He's cool with the gadgets and women, but not so much with the fact that everybody's now trying to kill him.

Good film.|0|EOE 0065|In Like Flint (1967)|5|in_flint.jpg|332|475|James Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Jean Hale|1 hr, 56 min|None.|This is the sequel to Our Man Flint. This time Derek Flint must seek out a mysterious woman who is connected to a secret organization intent on taking over the world.

This spoof is just as good as the original. The feminists get a good knock, but it's all in good fun.|0|EOE 0066|Impostor (2000)|3|impostor.jpg|331|475|Gary Sinise, Madeline Stowe|1 hr, 42 min|Torture scene too graphic.|Mankind is at war with an alien race. The aliens have already destroyed so much of the planet that people live in domes for protection. A couple go outside for a romantic time. That's when the trouble starts.

Decent film.|0|EOE 0067|Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)|5|raiders_ark.jpg|262|475|Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, John Rhys-Davies|1 hr, 55 min|None.|A teacher moonlights as an archaeologist. In this adventure he seeks the Ark of the Covenant. But the Nazis are also looking for this spiritual artifact.

Great film with one of the most recognizable themes.|0|EOE 0068|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)|2|temple_doom.jpg|263|475|Harrison Ford, Ke Huy Quan|1 hr, 57 min|Dinner & heart scene|Our favorite archaeologist is back! This time he's detoured to India where strange things are happening.

The dinner scene is over the top. What cuisine would think that monkey brains are a delicacy! The heart-removing scene isn't as bad but seems somewhat too much.|0|EOE 0069|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)|5|lastcrusade.jpg|266|475|Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, River Phoenix, Alison Doody|2 hr, 6 min|None.|The third film relates the father-son relationship of Indiana Jones. He has to figure out what has happened to his father, who has mysteriously disappeared while searching for the holy Grail.

The father-son humor is great! This is arguably my favorite Indiana Jones films.|0|EOE 0070|The Italian Job (1969)|5|italianjob.jpg|237|425|Michael Caine|1 hr, 39 min|None.|Charlie is just out of prison and takes over a daring gold heist. Set in Italy and without the permission of the Mafia, the escape utilizes three Minis.|0|EOE 0071|The Italian Job (2003)|5|italianjob2003.jpg|288|425|Edward Norton, Charlize Theron, Jason Statham|1 hr, 44 min|None.|After a successful heist, one guy in a band of criminals decides to double-cross them and keep all the loot for himself. Thinking he has killed his compatriots, he sets out living out their dreams.

A loose remake of the 1969 movie. Acting was fine. Edward Norton's acting talent really makes the audience hate his character. This movie includes an interesting car chase with three new Minis. Cleverly done.

|This is a good movie that really deserves to have its own name instead of riding one the coattails of the Michael Caine movie.|0|EOE 0072|The Jewel of the Nile (1985)|5|jewel_nile.jpg|296|425|Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner|1 hr, 46 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0073|Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)|5|joe_volcano.jpg|286|425|Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks|1 hr, 42 min|None.|Joe lives in a crappy apartment and works in a windowless office. He never feels good. When he learns that he has a "brain cloud", he quits his job and decides to live out the rest of his days playing his ukulele. That's when a rich man comes knocking with an odd proposal.

This film sounds like a real drag, but it's a comedy. Symbolism is central to this film. But when it comes down to it, this is a romantic comedy. Recommended.|0|EOE 0074|Johnny English (2003)|0|johnnyenglish.jpg|286|425|None.|1 hr, 26 min|Unnecessary bathroom humor.|Comedies based on bathroom humor went out with Mr Bean. What gives? Just because Rowan Atkinson stars in this film, why does it have to be disgusting?|0|EOE 0075|Joy Ride (2001)|4|joyride.jpg|286|425|Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski|1 hr, 36 min|Blood & gore|A college students decides to drive back home. He figures he'll pick up his girlfriend along the way. That is until his brother is arrested, again. Maybe he shouldn't have stopped to pick up his wayward brother?

The murdered hotel clerk and spike through a leg was slightly too graphic. But this is a creepy film that makes great late-night viewing!|None.|0|EOE 0076|K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)|3|k19.jpg|329|475|Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson|2 hr, 18 min|Radiation poisoning|A Soviet submarine suffers a nuclear power plant meltdown.

I realize that images and sounds emphasize the sad effects of radiation, however, I have an imagination and would have appreciated if the director had understood this.|0|EOE 0077|The Last Vampyre (1992)|5|lastvampyre.jpg|331|475|Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke|1 hr, 45 min|None.|One of a series of movies with Jeremy Brett as Holmes.
Related to the Granada TV series entitled Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.|1|EOE 0078|Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)|4|life_brian.jpg|286|475|Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin|1 hr, 34 min|Incidental nudity did not add to the movie.|None.|0|EOE 0079|A Life Less Ordinary (1997)|4|life_ordinary.jpg|335|475|Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo|1 hr, 43 min|Blood spurting from bullet wound.|The spurting blood was a touch too much. But it was still silly. Fantastic romantic comedy with incredible acting from Cameron Diaz!|0|EOE 0080|Licence to Kill (1989)|4|license_kill.jpg|296|425|Timothy Dalton|2 hr, 13 min|Death by sudden de-pressurization was somewhat too graphic.|Timothy Dalton is back as Bond, This time he's in Florida driving a Ford Thunbderbird. Hmm...|0|EOE 0081|The Living Daylights (1987)|5|living_daylights.jpg|286|425|Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo|1 hr, 34 min|None.|Timothy Dalton makes his debut as James Bond. Bond's mission is to help an important Soviet man defect. Is there more going?|0|EOE 0082|The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)|5|man_goldengun.jpg|335|475|Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Brit Ekland|2 hr, 5 min|None.|Plot line isn't that smooth. Some scenes are superfluous.|0|EOE 0083|The Manhatten Project: The Deady Game (1986)|5|manhattenproject.jpg|236|425|John Lithgow|1 hr, 57 min|None.|A gifted student steals some plutonium for a science project. This lands him trouble.|0|EOE 0084|The Mask (1997)|5|mask.jpg|286|425|Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz|1 hr, 41 min|None.|A hopeless romantic is always being pushed around. So when he comes across an ancient mask that amplifies his inner good naturedness, he finds it hard to say no. What if the mask is worn by an evil individual?|0|EOE 0085|The Matrix (1999)|4|matrix.jpg|286|425|Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano|2 hr, 16 min|Graphic lobby shooting spree.|A computer programmer is searching for a mysterious individual named Morpheus. The hacker goes by the name Neo and believes that finding Morpheus will answer all his questions about the world. But is that all that will happen?

This movie is epic. Its impact in history is not confined to the film industry. The cultural ramifications of this film are nearly infinite. This is one of those films that you must see.|0|EOE 0086|The Matrix Reloaded (2003)|4|matrix2.jpg|295|425|Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Monica Bellucci|2 hr, 18 min|Graphic death of an operator.|While the storyline was captivating and complicated, I was personally disappointed that Morpheus was thought of as crazy. Regardless this adds a twist to the boggling plot.

Also, it almost seems like the Wachowski brothers 'sold out' by making this film an epic like the latest Star Wars films. My definition of an epic is a movie with shitloads of characters, which we never do get to know well enough to care about, scenes of thousands of people, and a lot of talking. Unfortunately, the Matrix Reloaded fits these characteristics.

On the plus side, this film included an incredible car chase. And I believe that the next movie will more deeply explore the Neo-Trinity relationship. If it is indeed a pivotal difference in The One cycle then this trilogy could become a real epic and stand the test of time. Let's hope that this movie is like the trio section of a three-part musical piece. For we all know that the trio is the slowest part of these arrangements and foreshadows the intensive ending of the final part.|0|EOE 0087|Mercury Rising (1998)|4|mercuryrising.jpg|286|425|Bruce Willis, Miko Hughes, Alec Baldwin|1 hr, 52 min|Multiple instances of slightly excessive blood.|A gifted autistic boy cracks a government code accidentally published in puzzle book. This sets off a chain of events culminating in a ruthless federal agent pursuing the boy. It seems that only one man can save this child.

This is a good film. Enjoyable and human.|0|EOE 0088|Memento (2001)|3|memento.jpg|286|425|Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano|1 hr, 53 min|Three fairly graphic murders.|A man cannot form new memories. So he keeps notes to "remember" who ever one is. Why is he like this? A man who killed his wife destroy his ability to create memories.

This clever film is filmed in reverse order. It's confusing at first but rewarding to watch the main character. Recommended!|0|EOE 0089|Minority Report (2002)|0|minority_report.jpg|286|425|Tom Cruise|2 hr, 20 min|Ill characters & eye removal|This film loosely follows Philip K. Dick's short story of the same name. The idea is that the police have at their disposal a special process called pre-crime. Three psychics can see into the future. The majority report is used to arrest future criminals. Obviously, what happens if the crime never occurs?

The negative view of the future is unlike that protrayed by Philip Dick in his story. This film is too long, too little sci-fi, and too much waste. Spielberg has lost his knack.|0|EOE 0090|The Mummy (1999)|4|mummy.jpg|330|475|Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz|2 hr, 5 min|Scarabs|In Victorian Egypt, an aspiring female archaelogist connects with a swashbuckling explorer. There goal is to find treasure, of course. Will they awaken anything accidentally?

This film is exciting and unique. There's no blood.|0|EOE 0091|The Mummy Returns (2001)|4|mummyreturns.jpg|300|425|Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Dwayne Johnson|2 hr, 10 min|Biting down on scorpion|The two characters from The Mummy are now married with a boy. They're back in Egypt surveying sites; however, the wife is now having visions.

Again, there's no blood. This sequel is just as exciting as the original because it has a new idea.|0|EOE 0092|My Science Project (1985)|5|scienceproject.jpg|286|425|John Stockwell, Dennis Hopper, Fisher Stevens|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A car guy has to dig up a very good science project to pass science class, and graduate high school, says his ex-Hippie teacher. Naturally, the guy goes to a nearby Air Force graveyard. What he finds will earn him the grade, if it doesn't kill him!

This great '80s film is one that I grew up with. The wide shots of the desert town are fantastic. The effects go along well enough with the story, which is strong. Oh, and he has a "blown" Pontiac GTO. Recommended.|0|EOE 0093|Murder at 1600 (1997)|5|murder_1600.jpg|286|425|Wesley Snipes, Diane Lane, Alan Alda|1 hr, 48 min|None.|A murdered woman is found in a restroom at the White House. A D.C. detective and his Secret Service liason investigate. What they uncover is amazing.

This is an enjoyable action film with characters that you actually can like. They're not the usual flimsy cardboard cut-outs, which populate actions flick. Recommended.|0|EOE 0094|Murder By Numbers (2002)|2|murderbynumbers.jpg|286|425|Sandra Bullock|2 hr, 1 min|Feces|None.|0|EOE 0095|The Net (1997)|5|net.jpg|286|425|Sandra Bullock, Dennis Miller|1 hr, 54 min|None.|A woman lives much of her life alone. She works from home, places orders on the Internet, even vacations alone. The 'Net is the key to her life. When an imposter is discovered, will she be able to regain her identity?

This film was really ahead of the time. What happens to the main character is now a terrible reality. Recommended!|0|EOE 0096|Never Say Never Again (1983)|4|never_never.jpg|286|425|Sean Connery, Kim Basinger, Barbara Carrera|2 hr, 13 min|Graphic murder|None.|0|EOE 0097|Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)|5|1984.jpg|150|212|John Hurt, Suzanna Hamilton|1 hr, 50 min|None.|Filmed in London during the months in 1984 that are listed in George Orwell's book. Plot follows book well and is, like the novel, very powerful. Torture and rats scenes handled tastefully properly portray the emotions of the character during these scenes.

Remember Big Brother is watching!|0|EOE 0098|Office Space (1999)|5|officespace.jpg|286|425|Jennifer Aniston|1 hr, 30 min|None.|Do you hate your 9-to-5 office job? Don't we all. This movie takes a tongue-in-cheek look at this predicament. Don't forget your TPS reports.|0|EOE 0099|The One (2001)|5|one.jpg|286|425|Jet Li, Delroy Lindo, Carla Gugino|1 hr, 27 min|None.|In a near future alternative world, the universe isn't just a single reality. "There are, in fact, many yous". So when an ex-cop starts going between 'verses and killing off his counterparts, there's trouble. This is not only illegal, but more worryingly, the prowess of this murderer is increased with each homicide.

Surprisingly based on a completely unique idea. It shares only bullet time effects with the Matrix.|0|EOE 0100|The Others (2001)|5|others.jpg|301|425|Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan|1 hr, 54 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0101|Our Man Flint (1965)|5|ourmanflint.jpg|300|425|James Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Gila Golan|1 hr, 48 min|None.|Derek Flint has retired from a government agency. Unfortunately for him, when a few individuals threaten the safety of world, a computer decides that Flint is the right man for the job.

This spy spoof is hilarious. Remember that it was produced in the '60s. It is dated, and not just in fashion, but the ideals, also. Keep that in mind and have a laugh!|0|EOE 0102|Panic Room (2002)|5|panicroom.jpg|286|425|Jodie Foster|1 hr, 41 min|None.|A single mother moves into an apartment with a "panic room". Little does she know she'll need it very soon. Tastefully produced, excessive violence or graphics not employed.|0|EOE 0103|Passenger 57 (1992)|5|passenger57.jpg|286|425|Wesley Snipes, Elizabeth Hurley|1 hr, 24 min|None.|Without Wesley Snipes, this would be an iffy action-adventure film.|0|EOE 0104|The Patriot (2000)|5|patriot.jpg|333|475|Mel Gibson, Jason Isaacs, Heath Ledger, Skye McCole Bartusiak|2 hr, 34 min|Heads coming off is purposefully graphic.|Like most epics lots of people die and the 'bad guys' are punished. In this case, the British army loses a war to a 'bunch of farmers,' which marks the end of the British Empire.

But unlike many epics this movie is blessed with excellent acting. The days of Ben-hur that dazzles audiences with amazing effects that masks the mediocre acting are no more, thank God. Even the part played by young Skye McCole Bartusiak is executed very well. This young actress, who appeared briefly in the second season of 24 as the daughter of some mad man from suburban Los Angeles, seems a born natural and we should be seeing more of her talent as the years progress.|0|EOE 0105|People Like Us (1999, 2001)|5|people_us.jpg|304|425|Chris Langham|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|This series employs an excellent idea of spoofing subjects that are usually in documentaries. For instance, in the first episode Mr Langham, who stars as a BBC reporter throughout the series, determines how the management of the hi-tech company Zenotec works. Originally a radio program and was popularly transferred to TV.|1|EOE 0106|Phone Booth (2003)|5|phonebooth.jpg|281|425|Forest Whitaker, Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Katie Holmes|1 hr, 20 min|None.|The premise of this movie is interesting and the plot is well executed. Unlike many movies involving snipers, this movie is not gory. The message of the movie is strong and the acting fair, even though the movie has a strong 'B movie' feel. But like Godzilla, another contemporary 'B movie,' this movie is worth the time to watch, if for nothing else, than the quality entertainment value.|0|EOE 0107|Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)|5|pirates_caribbean.jpg|320|475|Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Jack Davenport|2 hr, 23 min|None.|Don't look for accuracy in this movie. From the bayonets perpetually attached to the muskets to 'fire the cannons' this movie is no historical resource. But it is fun! Johnny Depp's acting is perfect and Keira Knightley does a nice job supporting. British actor Jack Davenport à la BBC's Coupling and This Life has a part in this Disney-affiliated movie.

There is a short scene after the credits.

This is my favorite movie of 2003.|0|EOE 0108|Primal Fear (1996)|2|primalfear.jpg|319|475|Edward Norton, Richard Gere|2 hr, 10 min|Bloody images.|Excellently performed and filmed with twists and impressive character development.|0|EOE 0109|Prisoner (1967, 1968)|5|prisoner.jpg|286|425|Patrick McGoohan|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|A British secret agency wants to know why an agent is retiring. And "by hook or crook" they will find out. Could it be something as simple as he was bored?

Only seventeen episodes made. First aired in Canada.

Available from A & E's Prisoner Page.|1|EOE 0110|The Professional (1994)|1|professional.jpg|333|475|Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Jean Reno|1 hr, 50 min|Blood.|An Italian hitman has emigrated to New York City. He's honorable and is looked after by a kind Mafio boss, who also runs a restaurant. The hitman's life is going along well enough until he lets a young neighbor into his apartment. He family had just been killed in a hit.

Since this movie is about a hitman's relationship with a young girl, it's not surprising that there is a lot of blood. Gary Oldman and Natalie Portman really shine in this flick! Jean Reno delivers his usual sterling performance.

|0|EOE 0111|Rebel Without A Cause (1955)|5|rebel_cause.jpg|296|425|James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo|1 hr, 51 min|None.|Though dated this film is an excellent depiction of the teenage dilemma.|0|EOE 0112|Reservoir Dogs (1991)|0|reservoirdogs.jpg|299|425|None.|1 hr, 40 min|Blood everywhere.|It is a gangster flick. Not bad for an independent.|0|EOE 0113|The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1984)|5|return_holmes_tv.jpg|335|475|Jeremy Brett, David Burke|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|Really the second season of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes with Jeremy Brett and David Burke.|1|EOE 0114|Rising Sun (1993)|5|risingsun.jpg|295|425|Wesley Snipes, Sean Connery|2 hr, 9 min|None.|An exciting movie but quite haphazardly modified for the screen. The true meaning that Crighton was trying to convey seems to be lost in the movie. In the movie, the Japanese are not portrayed as the ruthless, racist, and sexist businessmen that they are. I mean not to offend Japanese but it almost seems that the Japanese pressured Fox to tone down the truth of Japanese business practices. Read the book.|0|EOE 0115|The Rock (1994)|5|rock.jpg|286|425|Sean Connery, Ed Harris, Nicholas Cage, David Morse, Vanessa Marcil|2 hr, 16 min|None.|Bad guys have captured Alcatraz and are holding a bunch of tourists hostage there. This is a decent action film.|0|EOE 0116|Ronin (1998)|4|ronin.jpg|286|425|Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone|2 hr, 1 min|Stitching|Mercenaries gather in Paris to capture a case, which their employers want. The crew is quite the mixed bag! As they are preparing for the job, things start to go wrong.

The infraction suggests the toughness of the character, I could do without it. Why couldn't the other characters simply mention it in conversation instead? This film also features one of the best car chases ever made. Highly recommended!|0|EOE 0117|Rose Red (2002)|5|rosered.jpg|324|471|None.|4 hr, 14 min|None.|This TV series could have been poorly executed but really worked out well.|1|EOE 0118|Roughnecks: Starship Trooper Chronicles (1999, 2000)|5|roughnecks.jpg|286|425|Computer Generated|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|This animated science fiction series, though designed with children in mind, has an exciting plot, dynamic characters, and is much less graphic than the Starship Troopers movie, despite being also based on Robert Heinlein's novel Starship Troopers. I feel this animated series is more true to the novel, too.|1|EOE 0119|RPM (2000)|2|rpm.jpg|335|475|Famke Janssen|1 hr, 31 min|Bloody arm sawing.|Stupid dialog. Watch only for the cars.|0|EOE 0120|Run Lola Run (1999)|5|runlolarun.jpg|297|425|Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu|1 hr, 21 min|None.|This film describes an important event in a young woman's life. The clever part is that it is filmed in three separate parts.

This is an excellent independent, German film. Similar in many aspects to Go.|0|EOE 0121|Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)|5|runsilentrundeep.jpg|296|425|Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster|1 hr, 33 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0122|The Score (2001)|4|score.jpg|286|425|Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando|2 hr, 4 min|Language|The manager of a seasoned safecracker is asked to do a special job in his hometown of Montreal. He initially refuses but then grudgingly takes the job because a novice thief has already planned it out. Are his plans sufficient to execute the heist?

Aside from the language, this is a classy heist film. It's on the level of the remake of The Thomas Crown Affair. The characters and story are complicated. Recommended!|0|EOE 0123|The Scorpion King (2001)|5|scorpionking.jpg|324|475|The Rock, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu|1 hr, 34 min|None.|The Scorpion King from The Mummy Returns has his own story. It's not bad either.|0|EOE 0124|Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)|5|secretweapon.jpg|236|425|Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce|1 hr, 10 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0125|The Sign of Four (1984)|5|sign_four.jpg|334|475|Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke|1 hr, 43 min|None.|One of a series of movies with Jeremy Brett as Holmes.
Related to the Granada TV series entitled The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.|1|EOE 0126|Signs (2002)|5|signs.jpg|319|475|Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix|1 hr, 46 min|None.|So many are put off by the fact that the aliens are simple and don't have ray guns. But I believe that Shyamalan wrote and directed the film to focus on the main character's emotional dilemma. With this in mind, the work shines.|0|EOE 0127|Sleepy Hollow (1999)|2|sleepyhollow.jpg|337|475|Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Christina Ricci|1 hr, 45 min|Blood, heads rolling|This is a different take at the famous story. Depp and Walken make a great good guy - bad guy duo. Christina Ricci did well also.|0|EOE 0128|Sneakers (1992)|5|sneakers.jpg|286|425|Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Sidney Poiter|2 hr, 5 min|None.|A group of experts make a decent living uncovering flaws in security systems in the Bay area. Their lives become much, more complicated when the NSA blackmails the leader. "No more secrets."

This is an exciting and tasteful adventure complete with one-liners, conspiracy theories, and espionage & intrigue. Recommended!|0|EOE 0129|Spaced (1999, 2001)|4|spaced.jpg|286|425|Jessica Stevenson, Simon Pegg|Each episode approximately 30 min|Blood|This program is a comedic interpretation of the daily life of 20-somethings in north London.|1|EOE 0130|Speed (1994)|5|speed.jpg|286|425|Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper|1 hr, 55 min|None.|A madman has hijacked a LA city bus. Only he's not on the vehicle, instead he's rigged up cameras and remotely-triggered bomb. Can a cop save the day?

This is a unique idea that made quite a splash when it was released. It embodies cinema from that time period.|0|EOE 0131|Spider-Man (2002)|5|spiderman.jpg|286|425|Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, Cliff Robertson|2 hr, 1 min|None.|Spider-Man is brought to the big screen!|0|EOE 0132|The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)|5|spy_loveme.jpg|301|425|Roger Moore, Barbara Bach|2 hr, 5 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0133|Streets of Fire (1984)|5|streets_fire.jpg|229|350|Michael Paré, Willem Dafoe, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis|1 hr, 33 min|None.|This film is a fun mix of the '30s cars, '50s clothes, and '80s music. Both Diane Lane and Willem Dafoe are quite young. Includes a decent car chase.

Watch for the awesome sledgehammer fight at the end of the film!|0|EOE 0134|Stripes (1981)|5|stripes.jpg|286|425|Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, John Candy|1 hr, 46 min|None.|A bored taxi driver accepts a bet that he can't survive boot camp. He signs up with his best friend. What actually happens is more than either would have expected!

This is a fun, comedic adventure. It is a perfect mix of comedians, story, and stereotypes. Recommended.|0|EOE 0135|The Sum of All Fears (2002)|5|sum_fears.jpg|286|425|Morgan Freeman, Ben Affleck, Bridget Moynahan|2 hr, 4 min|None.|Neo-Nazis use a false flag operation to push the U.S. and Russia into nuclear war. Excellent depiction of a nuclear detonation.|0|EOE 0136|Swordfish (2001)|3|swordfish.jpg|286|425|John Travolta, Halle Berry|1 hr, 39 min|Too graphic wounds.|None.|0|EOE 0137|The Tailor of Panama (2000)|5|tailor_panama.jpg|286|425|Pierce Brosnan, Jamie Lee Curtis|1 hr, 49 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0138|Terror by Night (1947)|5|terror_night.jpg|236|425|Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce|1 hr, 1 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0139|The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)|5|thomascrown1999.jpg|286|425|Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo|1 hr, 53 min|None.|What does a New York art dealer do when he wants a painting, but cannot buy it? He steals it. But how will he do it? An European insurance fraud agent is assigned to the case. Is her judgement clouded?

This is a fun film. I felt that it is better as than the original film.|0|EOE 0140|THX-1138 (1970)|3|thx1138.jpg|236|425|Robert Duvall|1 hr, 26 min|Unnecessary nudity.|This is a film directed and written by George Lucas based on his award winning short film. The Lucas style is there, but the action associated with Lucas films, has not yet developed.|0|EOE 0141|Terminator 2 (1991)|2|t2.jpg|336|475|Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton|2 hr, 36 min|Lots of blood.|The Terminator is back. This time the target is the leader of the resistance as a teenager. However, who is the enemy?

This effects of this film were revolutionary when it came out, and they still look good today. The infraction is understandable because this movie is about a machine that kills.|0|EOE 0142|Terminator 3 (2003)|3|t3.jpg|249|375|Kristanna Loken, Nick Stahl, Arnold Schwarzenegger|1 hr, 40 min|Some blood.|Kristanna Loken played a very convincing Terminator. The computer generated TX at the end was too vicious. I'd doubt that a machine could ever be that ferocious because that's fueled by emotion, which was stated as impossible for a machine.

Good acting all around. Claire Dane's character got annoying after a while, though.

Watch for an advertisement for an Atari Terminator game at the end of the credits. Nice joke!|0|EOE 0143|The Time Machine (1960)|5|timemachine1960.jpg|286|425|Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimeux|1 hr, 43 min|None.|An English scientist invents a time machine. He presents it to his close friends before heading on an adventure into the future.

This is a fun film. It's upbeat despite being based on H.G. Well's The Time Machine.|0|EOE 0144|The Time Machine (2002)|4|timemachine2002.jpg|286|425|Guy Pearce|1 hr, 36 min|Morlock feeding|This remake of The Time Machine is enjoyable. The effects are, of course, more modern. The story has been tweaked creating individual characters where there were groups. Worth watching.|0|EOE 0145|Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)|5|tombraider2.jpg|321|475|Angelina Jolie|1 hr, 58 min|None.|About as exciting as the first. Starts out strong and runs out of steam halfway through.

Too long.|0|EOE 0146|Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)|5|tomorrow_dies.jpg|234|425|Pierce Brosnan, Teri Hatcher|2 hrs|None.|None.|0|EOE 0147|Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)|5|tora_tora.jpg|327|475|None.|2 hr, 24 min|None.|This movie follows the events around the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Recommended.|0|EOE 0148|Total Recall (1990)|3|totalrecall.jpg|311|425|Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside|1 hr, 53 min|Removal of tracking device|A construction worker dreams of a woman and a more adventurous life. So he goes to a company that will implant memories. They find he has memory blocks, and his world goes into a wild spin.

This is a fun film that shouldn't be taken seriously. Arnold's accent makes the dialog memorable. Recommended.|0|EOE 0149|The Transporter (2002)|1|transporter.jpg|321|475|Jason Statham|1 hr, 38 min|Vomit|A retired military man maintains a quiet living by transporting people and stuff without asking questions. He lives by rules to keep himself separated from his clients', often, illegal practices. But then one day, he opens a package.

This is a good film that spawned a franchise. Still, like most series, the original is the best. Recommended.|0|EOE 0150|True Lies (1994)|5|truelies.jpg|311|425|Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Tia Carrere|2 hr, 21 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0151|Twelve O'Clock High (1949)|5|twelve_high.jpg|262|475|Gregory Peck, Dean Jagger, Gary Merrill|2 hr, 12 min|None.|Though in this war movie the characters are struggling to perfect daylight bombing, this film strikes at the personal aspect of war. It's as fresh today as it was then.

Unlike modern filmmakers that seem to relish using special effects to portray injury and death, this movie, which still includes such sad aspects, doesn't plaster the movie screen with it. Instead the director concentrates on achieving superior acting to bring the audience into the psychological struggles of these aviators.

Truly an excellent movie.|0|EOE 0152|U-571 (2000)|5|u571.jpg|336|475|Matthew McConaughey, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi|1 hr, 57 min|None.|An ancient, American submarine sets out with the mission of acquiring an Enigma code machine. Of course, the Nazis will stop at nothing to prevent their enemies access to this machine.

This is an exciting sub film. The characters are memorable and decently developed for an action film. Recommended.|0|EOE 0153|Uncle Buck (1989)|5|unclebuck.jpg|334|475|John Candy|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A sudden illness requires that a Chicago couple return to their hometown in Indiana. The wife reluctantly asks an urban brother-in-law to watch the children. Can Uncle Buck keep up with the teenager and youngsters?

Like any movie in which he stars, John Candy stole the show. Recommended!|0|EOE 0154|Uncommon Valor (1983)|2|uncommonvalor.jpg|250|471|Gene Hackman|1 hr, 44 min|Snake and blood.|A great movie with a message.|0|EOE 0155|National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002)|0|vanwilder.jpg|301|425|Tara Reid, Tim Matheson|1 hr, 32 min|Unnecessary visuals of and references to sex.|None.|0|EOE 0156|Vanilla Sky (2001)|5|vanillasky.jpg|311|425|Cameron Diaz, Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Kurt Russell|2 hr, 15 min|None.|Miss Diaz's performance makes the movie. Why does every Cruise-produced movie have to have a mask in it (e.g. Minority Report, Mission Impossible 2)?|0|EOE 0157|The War of the Worlds (1953)|5|war_worlds.jpg|305|425|Gene Barry|1 hr, 25 min|None.|H.G. Well's story is brought to the big screen!|0|EOE 0158|The Wedding Singer (1998)|5|weddingsinger.jpg|311|425|Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Billy Idol|1 hr, 37 min|None.|Sandler's character is going through a difficult break-up. Normally, this wouldn't be a big deal. But he's a wedding singer!|0|EOE 0159|The Woman in Green (1945)|5|woman_green.jpg|286|425|Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce|1 hr, 8 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0160|Wonder Boys (2000)|5|wonderboys.jpg|333|425|Tobey Maguire, Robert Downey Jr., Katie Holmes, Michael Douglas|1 hr, 55 min|None.|This film follows a married, college instructor who's in love with his boss's wife; a publisher who's running out of luck; and a young student who's a natural writer.

In my opinion, this film is the best one released in 2000. Recommended.|0|EOE 0161|The World is Not Enough (1999)|5|world_enough.jpg|311|425|Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Judi Dench, Denise Richards|2 hr, 8 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0162|X-Men 2 (2003)|5|x2.jpg|389|485|Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen|2 hr, 14 min|None.|Better than the first movie. With a message and decent acting.|0|EOE 0163|xXx (2002)|5|xxx.jpg|337|475|Vin Diesel, Samuel Jackson, Asia Argento|2 hr, 4 min|None.|An amateur, action star is blackmailed by the NSA to take on a Czech bad guy.

This fun action film ushered in a new era of action flicks because the good guy finds a way not to kill. And the stunts are pretty darn cool!|0|EOE 0164|Unfaithful (2002)|5|unfaithful.jpg|345|475|Diane Lane, Richard Gere|2 hr, 3 min|None.|More than just sex.|0|EOE 0165|Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)|2|interview_vampire.jpg|357|475|Kirsten Dunst, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise|2 hr, 2 min|Eating rats|A vampire relates his life story to a reporter. Kirsten Dunst's acting is incredible. Queen of the Damned is the sequel.|0|EOE 0166|Face/Off (1997)|2|faceoff.jpg|340|475|John Travolta, Nicholas Cage|2 hr, 18 min|Blood & gore and vomit.|An FBI agent has the face of a bad guy put on his head, in place of his own face. But when the bad guy wakes up, what do you think he'll do?

This idea is unique, especially for the year of release.|0|EOE 0167|The Ring (2002)|2|ring.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 55 min|Graphic visions.|Watch a videotape and you'll die in seven days. Or, at least, that's the urban legend. Willing to risk it?

This film is a remake of a Japanese film.|0|EOE 0168|The Mothman Prophecies (2002)|5|mothmanprophecies.jpg|320|475|Richard Gere, Laura Linney|1 hr, 58 min|None.|A reporter is researching a mysterious creature known as the Mothman, which was sighted in the mid '60s in West Virginia. This is an unusual and exciting movie.It's based on a 1975 novel.|0|EOE 0169|Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)|5|memoirs_man.jpg|326|475|Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah|1 hr, 39 min|None.|After a fun night, during which he meets his latest love interest, a stock analyst is hungover. He is driven to a conference that is held in a facility experimental. He steals away from the conference to catch some zzz's in a restroom. Unfortunately, a mistake forces the evacuation of the building, which he doesn't hear. He wakes up and something major has occurred. Or is just badly hungover?

What a fun movie! Darryl Hannah looks absolutely beautiful, too. I recommend this comedy.|0|EOE 0170|Boiling Point (1992)|5|boilingpoint.jpg|328|475|Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper|1 hr, 32 min|None.|This is a boring movie.|0|EOE 0171|The Glass House (2001)|5|glasshouse.jpg|327|475|Leelee Sobieski, Diane Lane, Stellan Skarsgård|1 hr, 46 min|None.|Two teenagers are orphaned by a car crash. Their parent's will puts them in the custody of neighbors. But, are these people trustworthy? This film really shows the corruption created by the need for money.|0|EOE 0172|Queen of the Damned (2002)|4|queen_damned.jpg|321|475|Stuart Townsend, Marguerite Moreau|1 hr, 41 min|Disgusting sounds|Lestat, the vampire, has become jaded by his eternal life. He sees that young people are attracted to heavy metal bands. He wants part of that action, so he founds a band of his own. When his popularity skyrockets, will the young people be turned, in more than one way?

This film is loosely based on an Anne Rice novel. It's probably not as true as a previous adaptation. The film is noted as being the final film starring singer Aaliyah. It was released after her death from a light-aircraft crash. The best part of this film is the excellent soundtrack.|0|EOE 0173|Quigley Down Under (1990)|5|quigley_under.jpg|334|475|Tom Selleck|2 hrs|None.|Quigley is looking for work. He has modified rifle and the skill to accurately shoot a target at long distances. He answers an Australian advert in a unique manner, and is immediately hired. Will he regret it?

This film isn't bad for a '90s Western.|0|EOE 0174|Harrison's Flowers (2002)|5|harrison_flowers.jpg|272|403|Andie MacDowell, Adrien Brody|2 hr, 2 min|None.|A respected journalist travels to the former Yugoslavia to report on the war. There's a powerful depiction of the horror of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia. This film is based on the work of a French author.|0|EOE 0175|Midnight Run (1988)|5|midnightrun.jpg|315|493|Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin|2 hr, 7 min|None.|None.|R0|EOE 0176|From Hell (2001)|0|fromhell.jpg|337|475|Johnny Depp, Heather Graham|2 hr, 1 min|Blood & images of internal organs.|This movie presents a possible identity and motive for Jack the Ripper. A detective investigator uses an unique method of detection to chase this bloody criminal. He has visions, which are encouraged by opium use.

This is an excellent story with great acting. Victorian times, in the East End of London, mustn't have been fun to live in. Masonic symbols and members show up all over this film. It's also cool to see the white chapel, which was destroyed by a Nazi bomb, standing in a scene. This is a good use of CGI. In fact, the computer-generated scenes are excellent throughout this film.|0|EOE 0177|A Knight's Tale (2001)|5|knight_tale.jpg|314|475|Heath Ledger, Paul Bettany|2 hr, 12 min|None.|The jousting events are inaccurate, due to too much slow motion!|0|EOE 0178|Identity (2003)|2|identity.jpg|320|475|John Cusack|1 hr, 30 min|Blood|Ten strangers are stranded in a desert rainstorm in Nevada. Their motel is quite secluded, which makes it perfect for a killer to pick them off.

Sounds like And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie to me!|0|EOE 0179|Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)|5|robin_thieves.jpg|351|475|Morgan Freeman, Kevin Costner|2 hr, 30 min|None.|This '90s re-telling of the Robin Hood tale was very popular at the time. It's actually not too bad.|0|EOE 0180|The Master Blackmailer (1993)|5|masterblackmailer.jpg|340|475|Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke|1 hr, 45 min|None.|One of a series of movies with Jeremy Brett as Holmes.
Related to the Granada TV series entitled The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.|1|EOE 0181|Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)|5|nemesis.jpg|281|425|None.|1 hr, 57 min|None.|Good effects and lots of action but kind of lacking in the plot/character department.|0|EOE 0182|The New Guy (2002)|5|newguy.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 28 min|None.|A high school senior is a geek. He comes up with an idea to become popular: get expelled, get a new identity, and learn how to be cool in prison. What could go wrong?

This movie could have been executed very poorly. I was surprised and impressed, though. This is not thriller or a thinking movie but still fun and has a good message.|0|EOE 0183|Fletch Lives (1989)|5|fletchlives.jpg|336|475|Chevy Chase, Julianne Phillips|1 hr, 35 min|None.|Fletch inherits an estate in the Deep South. Rather surprised at his good turn of luck, he quits his job with the LA newspaper and heads to Louisana with dreams literally dancing in his head.

This film is just as good as the original movie only set in Louisana. It's so good that I own a copy and regularly re-watch it. Recommended!|0|EOE 0184|Stir of Echos (1999)|4|stir_echos.jpg|333|475|Kevin Bacon|1 hr, 36 min|Ghost images|A phone lineman is living a normal life until he is hypnotised so he can better understand his son.

This film is fun and not too frustrating. It's worthing, but similar to other movies of this sort. It is loosely adapted from a 1958 novel.|0|EOE 0185|Girl, Interrupted (1999)|5|girl_interrupted.jpg|336|475|Angelina Jolie, Whoopi Goldberg, Winona Ryder|2 hr, 7 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0186|Sling Blade (1996)|5|slingblade.jpg|250|352|Billy Bob Thornton, John Ritter, Lucas Black|2 hr, 15 min|None.|'Mm hm.' A powerful movie about a simple man with a good heart. Well acted and filmed.|0|EOE 0187|Equilibrium (2002)|4|equilibrium.jpg|321|475|Christian Bale, Taye Diggs, Emily Watson|1 hr, 47 min|Face falling off.|Unique scenes based on the Matrix fighting style. Very much like Gattaca and Nineteen Eighty-Four.|0|EOE 0188|Heist (2001)|5|heist.jpg|321|475|Gene Hackman, Delroy Lindo|1 hr, 47 min|None.|A little hard to follow but OK plot. Some of the twists left me behind.|0|EOE 0189|The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)|5|man_much.jpg|316|475|Jimmy Stewart, Doris Day|2 hrs|None.|Much better than the older version from the '40s.|0|EOE 0190|Ocean's Eleven (1960)|5|oceans11_1960.jpg|276|475|Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr.|2 hr, 15 min|None.|Plot was well developed but characters weren't properly introduced and confusing to keep track of, at least, through my youthful eyes.|0|EOE 0191|Ocean's Eleven (2001)|5|oceans11_2001.jpg|316|475|Brad Pitt|2 hrs|None.|Characters are more unique than the original movie but plot's shaky.|0|EOE 0192|Desperado (1995)|0|desperado.jpg|370|475|Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Cheech Marin, Quentin Tarantino|1 hr, 43 min|Blood.|But the lack realism makes this movie a blast. Watch for Cheech from the Cheech & Chong adventures.|0|EOE 0193|El Mariachi (1992)|5|elmariachi.jpg|216|386|None.|1 hr, 21 min|None.|A nice simple prequel to Desperado. Fun, simple, predictable, but fairly exciting and fun.|0|EOE 0194|The Matrix Revolutions (2003)|0|matrix3.jpg|321|475|Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Monica Bellucci|2 hr, 8 min|Bloody fighting & spitting.|OK it's hard to portray blood in a computer program but I think it was too much. The dying marine with the slashed up face was unnecessary.

This movie was disappointing. As far as I'm concerned the only true Matrix film is the original.

It was nice to see Monica Bellucci again on the big screen.|0|EOE 0195|CQ (2001)|5|cq.jpg|318|475|Angela Lindvall|1 hr, 31 min|None.|Excellent! Angela Lindvall does an excellent job protraying a beautiful '60s super-spy. Story is very '60s as seen through a struggling young director.|0|EOE 0196|Small Soldiers (1998)|3|smallsoldiers.jpg|349|475|Kirsten Dunst, Denis Leary|1 hr, 39 min|Sneezing in the clean room 'bunny suit.' That was not needed nor warranted because the clean room scene shouldn't've been a memorable scene.|Otherwise it was a great story, like Chucky but without the horror.

A younger Kirsten Dunst appears though her strong acting skills (evident in Interview with the Vampire) are long gone.|0|EOE 0197|The Life of David Gale (2003)|5|life_gale.jpg|321|475|Kevin Spacey, Laura Linney|2 hr, 10 min|None.|While this movie did not do well in the box office, there are important messages in it. What's the reason why it did poorly? Well, I think that the plot was too segmented and unnecessarily complicated. Since the acting was strong, if a tad over-dramatized at parts, it carried the poorly laided-out plot. Also, some events didn't fit the characters too well and worked only to add confusion. But in the end it's a fair movie that stirs some mental activity.|0|EOE 0198|The Cat's Meow (2001)|5|catsmeow.jpg|321|475|Kirsten Dunst, Eddie Izzard|2 hr, 8 min|None.|Fun if a bit long-winded. It shows the Hollywood corruption well.|0|EOE 0199|The Office (2000, 2002)|5|office.jpg|125|219|None.|Who cares?|None.|Dumb and at parts not realistic|1|EOE 0200|Screamers (1995)|3|screamers.jpg|175|263|None.|1 hr, 45 min|Spitting & vomiting.|None.|0|EOE 0201|Trainspotting (1996)|3|trainspotting.jpg|334|475|Ewan McGregor|1 hr, 34 min|Bloody fights & toilet scene.|Interesting look, if overdone, about a drug addict going straight, or at least trying to.|0|EOE 0202|Swimsuit: The Movie (1997)|3|swimsuit_movie.jpg|327|470|Suzanne Lanza|1 hr, 25 min|Fake vomiting.|Funny 'mockumentary' about a chemical company trying to boost its public image by having swimsuit models pose with garbage, chemicals, and worst of all 'cleaning up after an oil spill.'|0|EOE 0203|Das Boot (1981)|5|dasboot.jpg|332|475|Jürgen Prochnow, Klaus Wennemann|3 hr, 30 min|None.|Incredible submarine movie depicting the life on a German U-Boat during the Second World War.

A must see for most anyone.|0|EOE 0204|Swimfan (2002)|5|swimfan.jpg|359|475|Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby|1 hr, 24 min|None.|Very much like The Crush but still a fun movie. Good acting.|0|EOE 0205|Fight Club (1999)|4|fightclub.jpg|266|475|Edward Norton, Brad Pitt|2 hr, 19 min|Blood and vomit.|Infractions are necessary to get the ideas across.

Tyler says 'use soap.'|0|EOE 0206|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)|2|fear_vegas.jpg|355|475|Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Cameron Diaz|1 hr, 59 min|Graphic vomiting.|Weird and twisted but funny occasionally- lots of drugs trips. Nice cameo by Cameron Diaz.|0|EOE 0207|Pulp Fiction (1994)|2|pulpfiction.jpg|329|475|John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel Jackson, Bruce Willis, Quentin Tarantino|2 hr, 40 min|Blood.|A weird one.|0|EOE 0208|Original Sin (2001)|3|originalsin.jpg|295|425|Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie|1 hr, 52 min|Blood, vomit, and spitting.|Interesting movie like Unfaithful but with more 'action'.|0|EOE 0209|Bad Boys 2 (2003)|0|badboys2.jpg|340|475|Will Smith, Martin Lawrence|2 hr, 27 min|Blood, vomit & mortuary scene.|As good as the first movie.|0|EOE 0210|Pi (1998)|2|pi.jpg|152|275|None.|1 hr, 25 min|Stabbing brain scene.|Strange but interesting.|0|EOE 0211|Doctor Zhivago (2002)|5|doctorzhivago.jpg|300|423|Keira Knightley, Sam Neill, Hans Matheson|2 hr, 45 min in two parts|None.|Well done.|1|EOE 0212|Old School (2003)|5|oldschool.jpg|336|475|Will Ferrell, Craig Kilborn, Elisha Cuthbert|1 hr, 30 min|None.|Similiar to Animal House but nowhere near as unique.|0|EOE 0213|The 13th Warrior (1998)|5|thirteenthwarrior.jpg|335|475|Antonio Banderas|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A Bagdad poet is dispatched to the North as an emissary. Yes, it is not a position of prestige, but one of punishment. Along the way he encounters a group of Northmen. Will he be lucky enough not be killed?

This film is very graphic but, I feel, it is necessary to get the point across. Life in the Norse life was not easy. Blood was everywhere, always, and it meant life for those who traveled there.

This is a wonderful film. It's one that I frequently re-watch and relish. I must be a bit of a Viking!|0|EOE 0214|I Love You to Death (1990)|5|love_death.jpg|259|475|River Phoenix, Heather Graham.|1 hr, 50 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0215|The Rocketeer (1991)|5|rocketeer.jpg|338|475|Jennifer Connelly, Timothy Dalton|1 hr, 49 min|None.|Fun and not stupid like many Disney movies.|0|EOE 0216|The Getaway (1972)|5|getaway.jpg|329|475|Steve McQueen, Ali McGraw|2 hr, 3 min|None.|Garbage truck scene was unique. Film is somewhat dated but still worthwhile.|0|EOE 0217|Apocalypse Now (1979)|5|apocalypsenow.jpg|336|475|Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Harrison Ford|2 hr, 33 min|None.|No closing credits.

Good for catching up on naps.|0|EOE 0218|The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)|5|man_mask.jpg|314|475|Gérard Depardieu, Gabriel Byrne, John Malkovich|2 hr, 11 min|None.|Well done and full of action.|0|EOE 0219|Blue Crush (2002)|0|bluecrush.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 44 min|Vomit & shit|Very poor acting and I just hate the "oh our life's so hard we roll over and there's the beach." Well boo hoo, how'd you like to get up at 5:30 AM to shovel a foot of snow off of your car so you can go work 10 hours! Spoiled bitches.|0|EOE 0220|2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)|5|fast_furious2.jpg|327|475|None.|1 hr, 48 min|None.|Poor acting, too much spanish. And what is "br" some sort of super slang for "brother."|0|EOE 0221|eXistenZ (1999)|0|existenz.jpg|344|475|Willem Dafoe, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh|1 hr, 37 min|Blood, especially trout factory|Interesting idea, which is supposedly based on a Philip Dick short story. Curiously pronounced egg-ZUH-tenz. Very twisty and mind-boggling. It's worth a viewing.|0|EOE 0222|Stalag 17 (1953)|5|stalag17.jpg|341|475|None.|2 hr|None.|Funny with a straightforward plot about American airmen trumphing over Germans in a POW camp. Based on a play. Great fun and the bad guy loses at the end- like all good movies. I think The Great Escape was based on this movie.|0|EOE 0223|The Mexican (2001)|5|themexican.jpg|321|475|Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini, Gene Hackman|2 hr, 3 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0224|Sorcerer (1977)|1|sorcerer.jpg|341|475|Roy Scheider|2 hr, 1 min|Blood, especially suicide scene.|Unusual opening, boring to some, which leads into some amazing scenes. The characters have to move nitroglycerin through the jungle. Exciting if a little slow to wind up.

Sorry no actual wizards in this movie.|0|EOE 0225|The Fifth Element (1997)|5|fifthelement.jpg|375|540|Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman|2 hr, 7 min|None.|Fun sci-fi. Artsy and no wonder it was produced in France.

It's always nice to see Milla, too.|0|EOE 0226|League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)|5|xlg.jpg|321|475|Sean Connery, Stuart Townsend|1 hr, 50 min|None.|Unusual filming, pretty cool and dark.|0|EOE 0227|Anger Management (2003)|5|angermanagement.jpg|320|475|Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei, Heather Graham, Luis Guzman|1 hr, 45 min|None.|Heather Graham plays a convincing "psycho bitch."|0|EOE 0228|The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)|5|count_cristo.jpg|340|475|Guy Pearce, Jim Caviezel, Dagmara Dominczyk, Luis Guzman|2 hr, 11 min|None.|Exciting and not too lengthy. Based on a French novel.|0|EOE 0229|Bend It Like Beckham (2002)|5|bend_beckham.jpg|221|283|Keira Knightley, Parminder Nagra|1 hr, 52 min|None.|The soccer isn't too much and there was more stuff happening plotwise to stave off boredom. It's always nice to see Keira too.

Of note Beckham is a famous English soccer (football to the rest of the world) player who married a famous singer known as "Posh" to the UKies, to us she's the ex-Spice Girl Victoria Adams.|0|EOE 0230|Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)|0|once_mexico.jpg|326|475|Antonio Banderas, Johnny Depp, Salma Hayek, Willem Dafoe|1 hr, 41 min|Vomiting & blood, especially the surgery scene and the death of the general.|Exciting but a little too lengthy. Utilizes the same characters of El Mariachi & Desperado.|0|EOE 0231|The Beast (1988)|3|beast.jpg|140|200|Jason Patric, Stephen Baldwin|1 hr, 33 min|Severed arm and run-over body.|Powerful movie about war and its effect on men and women. Specifically follows a Soviet tank unit in the Afghanstan invasion.|0|EOE 0232|Scorched (2002)|5|scorched.jpg|333|475|Alicia Silverstone, Rachael Leigh Cook, Woody Harrelson, John Cleese|1 hr, 29 min|None.|A great fun movie where the hard-working types win at the expense of the stuck-up rich morons. It's about time! Alicia is quite hot in this one, too.|0|EOE 0233|Vanishing Point (1971)|5|vanishingpoint.jpg|331|475|None.|1 hr, 47 min|None.|The main character races across the South desert to deliver a car from Denver to San Francisco. While this is an excellent car chase movie that the Audioslave "Show Me How To Live" music video is based on, the audience can take something away. Not only is it entertaining but the man is a true American, not just because Super Soul, the blind DJ, says so but because he stands up for what's right. This character seems so much like the characters played by Steve McQueen, simple and upright.|0|EOE 0234|Lolita (1962)|5|lolita62.jpg|326|475|James Mason, Sue Lyon, Peter Sellers|2 hr, 32 min|None.|A middle-age man falls for Lolita, a young girl. Classic predicament- well directed by Kubrick. Quite powerful even today and may be construed as a warning to many men of all ages.|0|EOE 0235|Lolita (1997)|2|lolita97.jpg|331|461|Dominique Swain, Jeremey Irons|2 hr, 17 min|Graphic death of Quilty.|Same premise as 1962 Kubrick film except more nudity and stranger filming techniques.|0|EOE 0236|Thunder Road (1958)|5|thunderroad.jpg|110|150|None.|1 hr, 32 min|None.|Named for the sound of a big American V8 car racing down a small Tennessee country road.

Fun movie even though it seems dated. Curiously, the characters use "I've got no beef with you." And we thought it was a recent invention!|0|EOE 0237|The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)|4|royaltenenbaums.jpg|342|475|Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow|1 hr, 48 min|Attempted suicide was somewhat too bloody. I understand that a point had to be made but it was a bit too much.|An odd movie but good ending.|0|EOE 0238|'Allo 'Allo! (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992)|5|alloallo.jpg|270|475|Gorden Kaye|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|Quick humor with lots of hidden meanings, similiar to style in Shrek and thus both children and adults may enjoy the program.

René is a French cafe owner during the German occupation during the second World War who becomes mixed up with the Resistance.

The show is full of clever phrases: "Listen carefully. I will only say this once... Huh, didn't catch that" or how Michelle communicates to the POW British soldiers. The entire show is spoken in English so French and English are differentiated by accents. Excellent, light-hearted comedy.|1|EOE 0239|Rounders (1998)|5|rounders.jpg|360|475|Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Famke Janssen, Gretchen Mol|2 hr, 5 min|None.|All about cards. Exciting with decent acting. It was nice to see Famke Janssen and Gretchen Mol again.|0|EOE 0240|Route 666 (2001)|3|route666.jpg|362|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|Excessive blood.|Poorly execued film. Pieces don't fit together. Unnecessary characters and scenes are shown. The "bad guys" are laughable.

The entire movie is during the day maybe that's why the bad guys were not in the least bit scary.

This is a good movie to laugh at.|0|EOE 0241|American Psycho (2000)|5|americanpsycho.jpg|352|475|Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe|1 hr, 43 min|None.|Well done movie but the ending lacks definition.|0|EOE 0242|Highway (2001)|5|highway.jpg|144|260|Jared Leto, Jake Gyllenhaal, John C. McGinley, Selma Blair|1 hr, 37 min|None.|Not a bad movie and unlike any road movie I've ever seen. Entertaining and not at all graphic.

Selma Blair looking good but not acting too well.|0|EOE 0243|Weird Science (1985)|5|weirdscience.jpg|336|475|Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock|1 hr, 34 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0244|The Avengers - Emma Peel Era (1965, 1966, 1967)|5|avengers_tv.jpg|324|475|Diana Rigg, Patrick Macnee|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|Mrs. Emma Peel need I say more?|1|EOE 0245|Matchstick Men (2003)|5|matchstickmen.jpg|326|475|Nicolas Cage, Alison Lohman|1 hr, 56 min|None.|Well acted and interesting.|0|EOE 0246|Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)|4|bramstokers_dracula.jpg|339|475|Anthony Hopkins, Winona Ryder, Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Monica Bellucci|2 hr, 8 min|Spitting blood.|Monica Bellucci plays a vampire quite well.|0|EOE 0247|Mulholland Drive (2001)|0|mulhollanddrive.jpg|320|475|Naomi Watts, Laura Elena Harring|2 hr, 26 min|Unnecessary image of decomposing body.|Prepare for a couple of significant lesbian scenes.

Another David Lynch gem. Messed up story with really fucked up characters. If you belong in a mental institution, then you will love this one.

On the positive side the acting is impressive.|0|EOE 0248|Planet of the Apes (2001)|5|planet_apes.jpg|332|475|Michael Clarke Duncan, Helena Bonham Carter, Mark Wahlberg, Estella Waren|2 hr|None.|Exciting movie that did not make too much sense at parts.

Estella shouldn't be allowed to speak. She is a poor actress.|0|EOE 0249|20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)|5|20leagues.jpg|269|475|Kirk Douglas, James Mason|2 hr, 15 min|None.|Exciting and not too badly dated.|0|EOE 0250|Cold Creek Manor (2003)|5|coldcreekmanor.jpg|321|475|Stephen Dorff, Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone|1 hr, 59 min|None.|A little slow starting. Filmed well. Photography adds tone to the film. But it would've been better if the film spent more time with characters instead of unnecessarily long scenes.|0|EOE 0251|Basic (2003)|3|basic.jpg|319|475|John Travolta, Connie Nielsen, Samuel Jackson|1 hr, 39 min|Bloody death of drug addict in hospital.|A touch too much but accurate.

Intricate plot to a fault that I began to think who really cares?
Too many loose ends. For instance, Travolta asks Nielsen if she though the soldier was handsome and then never used it!|0|EOE 0252|Andromeda Strain (1970)|5|andromedastrain.jpg|277|475|None.|2 hr, 7 min|None.|Excellent film and still relevent today! Not too dated and still very exciting.|0|EOE 0253|Mysterious Island (1961)|5|mysteriousisland.jpg|336|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|None.|I don't remember women and giant creatures being in the story.|0|EOE 0254|Mona Lisa Smile (2003)|5|monalisasmile.jpg|319|475|Kirsten Dunst, Julia Roberts, Julia Stiles|1 hr, 59 min|None.|Well done and not too sappy. A good message without being too radical. A powerful film.

Kirsten Dunst showed more acting talent than in her previous films. Perhaps there's a rebound in talent in this attractive actress?|0|EOE 0255|The Wicker Man (1973)|5|wickerman.jpg|307|475|Christopher Lee, Britt Eckland|1 hr, 28 min|None.|Very odd, very British, very '70s.

Britt's dance is impressive. That took some guts to do!|0|EOE 0256|The Haunting (1999)|5|haunting.jpg|334|475|Lili Taylor, Liam Nielsen, Owen Wilson|1 hr, 58 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0257|Ghost Ship (2002)|3|ghostship.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 31 min|Guts and blood|None.|0|EOE 0258|Walkabout (1971)|5|walkabout.jpg|340|475|Jenny Agutter|1 hr, 40 min|None.|Quite artsy and somewhat long.|0|EOE 0259|The Singing Detective (2003)|5|singingdetective.jpg|320|475|Robert Downey Jr., Robin Wright Penn, Mel Gibson, Katie Holmes|1 hr, 49 min|None.|Unusual movie with interesting intertwining of reality and fiction.|0|EOE 0260|Pieces of April (2003)|3|pieces_april.jpg|319|475|Katie Holmes|1 hr, 20 min|Vomitting and food sounds.|None.|0|EOE 0261|Mad Dog and Glory (1993)|5|mad_glory.jpg|361|475|Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Bill Murray|1 hr, 37 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0262|The Gift (2000)|5|gift.jpg|328|475|Cate Blanchett, Keanu Reeves, Katie Holmes|1 hr, 51 min|None.|Co-written by Billy Bob Thornton who wrote and starred in Slingblade. Keanu Reeves was convincing.|0|EOE 0263|Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)|0|killbill1.jpg|332|475|Uma Thurman|1 hr, 47 min|Countless bloody scenes.|Good action movie with a ridiculous amount of gore. One man dies, forty give blood.|0|EOE 0264|Men in Black (1997)|3|meninblack.jpg|369|475|Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith|1 hr, 38 min|Slurpy sound effects.|None.|0|EOE 0265|Timeline (2003)|5|timeline.jpg|344|475|Gerard Butler, Anna Friel|2 hr, 18 min|None.|Not exactly true to Michael Crighton's novel.|0|EOE 0266|American Beauty (1999)|5|americanbeauty.jpg|330|475|Kevin Spacey, Mena Suvari, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley|2 hr|None.|Powerful movie shows happiness and how people make it happen, or not. Love, guilt, sex, marriage, December-May relationships, infatuation, pride. Leaves the audience with a message similiar to Fight Club.|0|EOE 0267|Sleepless in Seattle (1993)|5|sleepless_seattle.jpg|329|475|Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan|1 hr, 45 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0268|Steel (1997)|5|steel.jpg|120|213|Shaquille O'Neal|1 hr, 37 min|None.|Not too boring.|0|EOE 0269|Good Will Hunting (1997)|5|goodwillhunting.jpg|320|475|Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Minnie Driver|2 hr, 6 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0270|Paycheck (2003)|5|paycheck.jpg|319|475|Uma Thurman, Ben Affleck|1 hr, 59 min|None.|Affleck was actually decent!

Based on a Philip Dick short story.|0|EOE 0271|Gothika (2003)|5|gothika.jpg|322|475|Robert Downey Jr., Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz|1 hr, 38 min|None.|Somewhat predictable but still exciting. The acting was impressive. It probably didn't do well in the box office because it seemed to rip off The Ring.|0|EOE 0272|Scanners (1981)|0|scanners.jpg|319|475|Patrick McGoohan, Michael Ironside|1 hr, 43 min|Head explosion and gory scanner battle.|An interesting movie with an unusual idea. Cleverly executed and shocking at times.|0|EOE 0273|Dazed and Confused (1993)|5|dazed_confused.jpg|328|475|Matthew McConaughey|1 hr, 37 min|None.|Excellent soundtrack and fun.|0|EOE 0274|Children of the Corn (1984)|5|children_corn.jpg|249|475|Linda Hamilton, Peter Horton|1 hr, 33 min|None.|Interesting cult classic.|0|EOE 0275|School of Rock (2003)|5|school_rock.jpg|337|475|Jack Black|1 hr, 48 min|None.|Great music, excellent entertainment.|0|EOE 0276|Blade Runner (1982)|3|bladerunner.jpg|310|475|Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer, Daryl Hannah|1 hr, 54 min|Blood.|A hitman who eliminates rogue androids called a blade runner hunts down a quartet of androids. Along the way he learns that these machines can, in fact, dream, which answers Philip Dick's inquisitive title that provided the premise for this movie.

This movie has a lot of dead time and is filmed in a way that is unusual for today. I really enjoyed the international version of the film. I had seen the US version in the past. Both versions are quite different than the novel.|0|EOE 0277|The Truman Show (1998)|5|trumanshow.jpg|336|475|Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Natascha McElhone, Laura Linney|1 hr, 42 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0278|Donnie Darko (2001)|5|donniedarko.jpg|344|475|Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore|2 hr, 2 min|None.|A movie that sort of leaves you wondering why you watched it. Interesting and not bad. I do not mean to be negative just truthful. The dark high school style reminded me of Final Destination more than Disturbing Behavior or The Faculty.|0|EOE 0279|Orange County (2002)|3|orangecounty.jpg|305|475|Jack Black, Colin Hanks, Schuyler Fisk|1 hr, 21 min|Vomit at very beginning.|While it is funny and has a point, the puking was a little over the top.

Excellent choice of contemporary music. Very fun and not too long. Jack Black is crazy and convincing.|0|EOE 0280|Legends of the Fall (1994)|5|legends_fall.jpg|323|475|Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn|2 hr, 12 min|None.|Good drama with a slow start but worth the wait.|0|EOE 0281|Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)|4|master_commander.jpg|315|475|Russell Crowe|2 hr, 19 min|A touch too much blood once in a while.|Great guy movie! Directed by same guy who did Truman Show.|0|EOE 0282|Bulletproof Monk (2003)|5|bulletproofmonk.jpg|317|475|Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, James King|1 hr, 44 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0283|Time Code (2000)|5|timecode.jpg|320|475|Salma Hayek, Stellan Skarsgard, Saffron Burrows|1 hr, 37 min|None.|Filmed in split screen like 24. But there are four cameras running all the time. Boring, nothing really good happens except the guy is shot. Director tried to keep the audience busy with all the cameras not the plot or characters. California decadence!|0|EOE 0284|The Mask of Zorro (1998)|5|mask_zorro.jpg|311|475|Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones|2 hr, 16 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0285|Secondhand Lions (2003)|5|secondhandlions.jpg|308|475|Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment|1 hr, 49 min|None.|I expected a childish or gay movie. Robert Duvall is getting old and Michael Caine strikes me as a little gay. I was very surprised. This movie was very exciting and not at all gay. And the kid did OK and didn't annoy me too much.|0|EOE 0286|The Skulls (2000)|5|skulls.jpg|324|429|Leslie Bibb|1 hr, 46 min|None.|Male soulmates, ha!

A look at secret clubs like the Masons. Geared towards college kids. It's worth watching just for Leslie Bibb. Not only is she a respectable actress but pretty!|0|EOE 0287|Le Mans (1970)|5|lemans.jpg|340|475|Steve McQueen|1 hr, 48 min|None.|You would think that a movie about a race would be incredibly boring. No, it was exciting.|0|EOE 0288|The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)|0|island_moreau.jpg|322|475|Val Kilmer, Marlon Brando, David Thewlis|1 hr, 40 min|Brutal surgery and killings.|I saw the first half of this on television. Phew, it is brutal but somewhat thought-provoking.

Interesting movie. I wonder how much is true to H.G. Well's novel.|0|EOE 0289|Mystic River (2003)|5|mysticriver.jpg|321|475|Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Laura Linney, Marcia Gay Harden|2 hr, 17 min|None.|Wow, a shocker that kept me guessing. Set in Boston complete with the unique accent and mannerisms.

A little long at parts but otherwise captivating.|0|EOE 0290|Eurotrip (2004)|4|eurotrip.jpg|327|475|Jessica Bohrs, Michelle Trachtenberg, Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Matt Damon|1 hr, 32 min|Unnecessary drooling.|A very fun movie complete with all the European stereotypes, nudity, drugs, drinking, Absinthe, Vandersexxx. A great movie. Very much like Old School!|0|EOE 0291|Underworld (2003)|0|underworld.jpg|330|475|Kate Beckinsale|2 hr, 1 min|Head chopped in half and blood.|Not bad, fairly fresh with Matrix influences.|0|EOE 0292|Saint (1997)|5|saint.jpg|336|475|Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue|1 hr, 58 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0293|Seconds (1966)|5|seconds.jpg|332|475|Rock Hudson|1 hr, 46 min|None.|Interesting. Aging guy has plastic surgery to get a new face and a new life.|0|EOE 0294|Charade (1963)|5|charade.jpg|329|475|Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Walter Matthau|1 hr, 53 min|None.|Exciting and funny. Maybe it could be called a comedic action movie?|0|EOE 0295|Rushmore (1998)|5|rushmore.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|None.|Style is similiar to The Royal Tenenbaums.|0|EOE 0296|Secret Window (2004)|5|secretwindow.jpg|340|475|Johnny Depp, John Turturro|1 hr, 44 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0297|Two Girls and a Guy (1998)|5|two_guy.jpg|321|475|Robert Downey Jr, Heather Graham, Natasha Gregson Wagner|1 hr, 32 min|None.|Set inside his apartment. A little rough around the edges but otherwise entertaining and it hits the nail on the head for relationships.|0|EOE 0298|Formula 51 (2002)|3|formula51.jpg|325|475|Meat Loaf, Robert Carlyle, Samuel Jackson, Emily Mortimer|1 hr, 32 min|Graphic explosion|None.|0|EOE 0299|S.W.A.T. (2003)|3|swat.jpg|336|475|None.|1 hr, 56 min|Vomiting.|None.|0|EOE 0300|Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)|5|starwars2.jpg|356|475|Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Samuel Jackson|2 hr, 22 min|None.|Better than Phantom Menace (Episode 1).|0|EOE 0301|The Mission (1986)|5|mission.jpg|343|475|Jeremy Irons, Robert De Niro|2 hr, 5 min|None.|Powerful film about the struggle of South American missions.|0|EOE 0302|The Butterfly Effect (2004)|5|butterflyeffect.jpg|321|475|Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart|2 hr|None.|I was truly impressed by Ashton Kutcher's performance. Amazing story, wonderful acting, and tastefully produced. An excellent movie!|0|EOE 0303|Love Actually (2003)|5|loveactually.jpg|316|475|Hugh Grant, Keira Knightley, Liam Neeson|2 hr, 15 min|None.|Introduction puts a positive spin on the September 11th attack on New York. Always nice to see Keira Knightley!|0|EOE 0304|The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)|4|ghost_darkness.jpg|323|475|Val Kilmer, Michael Douglas, John Kani|1 hr, 49|A little too much blood and gory body parts occasionally.one.|None.|0|EOE 0305|Men Behaving Badly (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)|5|men_badly.jpg|335|475|Martin Clunes, Neil Morrissey, Caroline Quentin, Leslie Ash, Ian Lindsay, Valerie Minifie|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|A cookbook for male bachelor life. Very funny and never disgusting even though crude behavior is abundant!|1|EOE 0306|The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)|5|thomascrown1968.jpg|296|475|Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway|1 hr, 42 min|None.|I think the 1999 remake is more exciting.|0|EOE 0307|Pulse (2003)|1|pulse2003.jpg|356|475|Madeline Stowe, Norman Reedus, Mischa Barton|1 hr, 31 min|Bloodletting.|A good teen thriller with a feeling like Disturbing Behavior and The Faculty.|0|EOE 0308|The Tommyknockers (1993)|5|tommyknockers.jpg|214|300|Jimmy Smits, Marg Helgenberger, Traci Lords|2 hr|None.|A well produced TV movie.|1|EOE 0309|Tempo (2003)|2|tempo.jpg|230|300|Hugh Dancy, Rachael Leigh Cook, Melanie Griffith, Malcolm McDowell|1 hr, 23 min|Bloody brain splattering.|Flashback confusing at best and not advantageous to the plot. Filming is strange and of TV quality.|0|EOE 0310|Fail Safe (1964)|5|failsafe.jpg|262|475|Henry Fonda, Larry Hagman, Walter Matthau|1 hr, 51 min|None.|Powerful movie showing what could happen if we let machines do our thinking. Scary and sad.|0|EOE 0311|The Fog (1979)|5|fog.jpg|302|475|Adrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook|1 hr, 31 min|None.|A good horror movie.|0|EOE 0312|Hellboy (2004)|5|hellboy.jpg|321|475|Ron Perlman, Selma Blair|2 hr, 1 min|None.|A little boring at parts.|0|EOE 0313|The Village (2004)|5|village.jpg|332|475|Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix|1 hr, 49 min|None.|Excellent movie! Both Miss Howard and Mr. Phoenix did well.

I have a feeling that the public will again misinterpret this movie, as seemed the case with Signs.

The focus of this movie is the use of love to overcome fear. The monsters are intentionally simple to prevent them from attracting too much attention.|0|EOE 0314|Bourne Supremacy (2004)|5|bournesupremacy.jpg|321|475|Matt Damon, Julia Stiles|2 hr|None.|Not as good as the first because a general motive for the plot is nonexistant. In Identity, Bourne is seeking his past and this central idea drives the plot.|0|EOE 0315|Tangled (2002)|5|tangled.jpg|328|475|Rachael Leigh Cook|1 hr, 29 min|None.|Lower grade movie that's both predictable and boring more than not.|0|EOE 0316|Dorm Daze (2003)|5|dormdaze.jpg|320|475|Cameron Richard|1 hr, 40 min|None.|Boring but funny at parts.|0|EOE 0317|Big Fish (2003)|5|bigfish.jpg|321|475|Ewan McGregor, Faye Dunaway|2 hr, 5 min|None.|Man lives tall tales.

I thought it was hilarious to learn that Faye Dunaway, a beauty in the '60s, plays the ugly witch in this movie!|0|EOE 0318|Predator (1987)|5|predator.jpg|331|475|Arnold Schwarzenegger|1 hr, 47 min|None.|Not overly graphic. Wounds are described rather than explicitly shown. This is one instance when a picture is not worth a thousand words.|0|EOE 0319|AntiTrust (2000)|5|antitrust.jpg|323|475|Ryan Phillippe, Tim Robbins, Claire Forlani, Rachael Leigh Cook|1 hr, 50 min|None.|The HTML code in the opening credits is humorous. But the movie is not as goofy as Hackers because of a decent plot.|0|EOE 0320|Kill Bill: Vol 2 (2004)|3|killbill2.jpg|321|475|Uma Thurman, David Carradine|2 hr, 16 min|Blood.|Not as graphic as the first volume. Quicker fight scenes.|0|EOE 0321|The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003)|5|diary_rimbauer.jpg|332|475|Lisa Brenner, Tsidii Leloka, Steven Brand|1 hr, 22 min|None.|The prequel to Rose Red that does a good job to explain the Seattle mansion.|1|EOE 0322|Aliens (1986)|2|aliens.jpg|338|475|Sigourney Weaver|2 hr, 34 min|Gore.|I was impressed that not everything was shown, rather obvious deaths are not shown encouraging an imagination.|0|EOE 0323|Duel (1970)|5|duel.jpg|260|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|None.|Similiar to Joy Ride only set entirely during the daytime. The bad guy is never seen, as any true villain should be. Creepy these days: it must have been terrorizing for some during the '70s. A very well done film that put Steven Spielberg on the map.|0|EOE 0324|The Big Empty (2003)|5|bigempty.jpg|322|475|Jon Favreau, Rachael Leigh Cook, Sean Bean, Kelsey Grammer, Joey Lauren Adams, Daryl Hannah|1 hr, 32 min|None.|Strange plot coupled with eerie characters and a mystical soundtrack makes this movie very captivating.

It was funny to see British Sean Bean play an American cowboy- well sort of- it adds to wackiness. Kelsey Grammer plays a convincing FBI agent without a trace of the smugness associated with his famous character. Of course, Rachael Leigh Cook is a joy to see. I appreciated her use of pop instead of soda!|0|EOE 0325|Mad Max (1979)|5|madmax1.jpg|314|475|Mel Gibson|1 hr, 33 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0326|Black Robe (1991)|3|blackrobe.jpg|259|475|Lothair Bluteau, Aden Young, Sandrine Holt|1 hr, 41 min|Bloody wounds.|The Indians in the present-day province of Quebec were brutal. It's a sharp contrast to the beautiful scenery.|0|EOE 0327|The Girl Next Door (2004)|5|girlnextdoor.jpg|336|475|Elisha Cuthbert, Emilie Hirsch, Timothy Olyphant|1 hr, 49 min|None.|A high-school senior is lost in his studies and applying at universities. He's forgotten how to enjoy high school and may even grow to regret it. But then, a beautiful girl moves in next door, and his life changes. Whether it's for the better or worse, time will tell.

Excellent entertainment with good character development and surprisingly strong morals. "Oh, he's the friendly drug- err porn producer." Yup, remember the drug dealer from Go? He's in this as an adult movie producer. Harry Nilsson's "Jump Into the Fire" was strangely appropriate... It is nice to see Elisha Cuthbert too! This is a fun, coming-of-age film that anyone can enjoy.|0|EOE 0328|Cold Mountain (2003)|5|coldmountain.jpg|320|475|Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger|2 hr, 35 min|None.|Long and gruesome. Set in the Blue Ridge mountains in the Carolinas.|0|EOE 0329|The Road Warrior (1981)|3|madmax2.jpg|314|475|Mel Gibson|1 hr, 35 min|Decayed body.|Sequel to Mad Max.|0|EOE 0330|Star Trek: First Contact (1996)|5|startrek_firstcontact.jpg|327|475|Patrick Stewart|1 hr, 59 min|None.|This movie has more merit than the usual Star Trek movies because it has a message and action not just "technobabble."|0|EOE 0331|Bookies (2003)|3|bookies.jpg|250|326|Rachael Leigh Cook, Johnny Galecki, Nick Stahl|1 hr, 33 min|Spitting.|OK but boring at parts.|0|EOE 0332|Cube (1997)|1|cube.jpg|319|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|Burned off face and chopped up body.|An interesting puzzle for people. Fortunately some of the most brutal deaths weren't shown.|0|EOE 0333|Cube 2: Hypercube (2002)|5|cube2.jpg|268|475|None.|1 hr, 34 min|None.|Quite different than the first movie. Not bad for a sequel but boggling ideas.|0|EOE 0334|Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)|5|madmax3.jpg|347|475|Mel Gibson, Tina Turner|1 hr, 47 min|None.|Third in the Mad Max series.|0|EOE 0335|29 Palms (2003)|5|29palms.jpg|330|475|Jeremy Davies, Rachael Leigh Cook|1 hr, 33 min|None.|Typical desert story about "the money," guns, and old American cars.|0|EOE 0336|The Beach (2000)|3|thebeach.jpg|384|475|Virginie Ledyone, Leonardo Dicaprio|2 hr|None.|Paradise gone bad: a classic story.

It's good to see Virginie Ledoyne.|0|EOE 0337|The Babysitter (1995)|5|babysitter.jpg|144|196|Alicia Silverstone, Jeremy London|1 hr, 30 min|None.|It makes for an interesting movie to see because all the characters' imagined scenes are put together with the "reality."|0|EOE 0338|True Crime (1995)|5|truecrime.jpg|329|475|Alicia Silverstone|2 hr, 10 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0339|Shaun of the Dead (2004)|0|shaun_dead.jpg|634|475|Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield|1 hr, 39 min|Bloody disembowelment|It seems like all the modern comedy TV programs are represented in this movie. Dylan Moran and Tamsin Greig from Black Books, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Jessica Stevenson from Spaced. Blonde secretary girl from The Office. I'm sure I missed a few too. All in all not a bad movie. Predictable at parts but also funny too. The ending is plausible and humorous.

I was amazed that two people behind me in the theater laughed when non-zombie characters were killed. Wake up! It was not intended to be funny or are you simply that sadistic?|0|EOE 0340|Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)|4|starwars4.jpg|330|475|Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill|2 hr, 1 min|Burnt bodies|None.|0|EOE 0341|Star Wars: Episode V: Empire Strikes Back (1980)|5|starwars5.jpg|307|475|Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill|2 hr, 4 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0342|Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)|5|starwars6.jpg|318|475|Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill|2 hr, 13 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0343|Close Your Eyes (2002)|5|close_eyes.jpg|342|475|None.|1 hr, 48 min|None.|A British film set in London about an old religion and how it spans generations. Creepy and bizarre. A well done and interesting idea.|0|EOE 0344|Head Above Water (1997)|5|headabovewater.jpg|270|475|Cameron Diaz, Harvey Keitel|1 hr, 32 min|None.|Typical murder comedy. Cameron is especially attractive in this flick.|0|EOE 0345|Dragonfly (2002)|5|dragonfly.jpg|346|475|Kevin Costner|1 hr, 45 min|None.|This movie probably never became popular because Kevin Costner overacts periodically and near death encounters are not wholly acceptable this day in age. The movie is well done and engaging.|0|EOE 0346|Most Dangerous Game (1932)|5|mostdangerousgame.jpg|306|475|Fay Wray, Joel McCrea, Leslie Banks|1 hr, 3 min|None.|Surprisingly exciting and quite well filmed. It follows the short story well.|0|EOE 0347|Solaris (1972)|5|solaris_1972.jpg|336|475|Donata Banionis, Natalya Bondarchuk|2 hr, 49 min|None.|Man dealing with alien life, his conscience, and reality. Well done if slow at times. Very independent and apparently none-the-worse for being released by a director within the Soviet Union.|0|EOE 0348|Solaris (2002)|5|solaris_2002.jpg|317|475|George Clooney, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Davies|1 hr, 39 min|None.|Really quite different than the first movie. Different themes and ideas are stressed, which in turn changes the movie's meaning. Surprisingly the feel is similar to the 1972 version. It is interesting to compare the American and Russian, Present and '70s interpretations.|0|EOE 0349|Van Helsing (2004)|5|vanhelsing.jpg|335|475|Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Josie Maran|2 hr, 12 min|None.|I enjoyed this movie. It was not overdone or too goofy. The plot made sense and didn't leave me wondering at the end.

It was different (and surely good) to see Josie Maran play one of Dracula's brides.|0|EOE 0350|The Hole (2001)|3|thehole.jpg|291|475|Thora Birch, Keira Knightley|1 hr, 43 min|Excessive vomit and blood|Not an original idea but well done. No major plot holes while maintaining suspense.|0|EOE 0351|The Cannonball Run (1981)|5|cannonballrun.jpg|308|475|Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Sammy Davis Jr., Farrah Fawcett|1 hr, 36 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0352|American Werewolf in London (1981)|2|americanwerewolf_london.jpg|334|475|Jenny Agutter, David Naughton|1 hr, 37 min|Blood is excessive at time.|But it's all in good fun. In which movie have they trashed gridlocked Picadilly Circus in a minute?

Now why does the werewolf attack a man in the tube at Tottenham Court Road and then homeless guys near the Tower Bridge and then double-back to Picadilly? Things that make you go hmm...

A great film with lots of one-liners and good glimpses of the great foggy isle.|0|EOE 0353|The Arrival (1996)|5|arrival.jpg|315|475|Charlie Sheen|1 hr, 49 min|None.|Aliens use global warming to terraform the planet to their tastes. Good idea even if the movie is a little goofy at times.|0|EOE 0354|The Visitors (1993)|5|visitors.jpg|110|150|Jean Reno, Christian Clavier|1 hr, 47 min|None.|French film about a Medieval Count that is mistakenly transported to the 1990s. Funny and engaging.|0|EOE 0355|Daredevil (2003)|5|daredevil.jpg|291|475|Jennifer Garner, Michael Clarke Duncan, Ben Affleck|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A decent superhero but I don't know if it's true to the comic. As a movie it works fairly well if a little too slow, too frequently.|0|EOE 0356|Habitat (1996)|0|habitat.jpg|150|209|Laura Harris, Alice Krige, Balthazar Getty|2 hr|Mucus, vomit, and worms|A new idea to combat the destruction of the ozone layer.|0|EOE 0357|Catch Me If You Can (2002)|5|catchmeifyoucan.jpg|321|475|Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Garner|2 hr, 20 min|None.|A very fun movie!|0|EOE 0358|Just Visiting (2001)|5|justvisiting.jpg|321|475|Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Christina Applegate, Malcolm McDowell, Tara Reid, Bridgitte Wilson|1 hr, 37 min|None.|Similar to the original movie (The Visitors) but with American scenes and customs. Very funny at parts and a worthy remake.|0|EOE 0359|Blow Dry (2001)|4|blowdry.jpg|321|475|Rachel Leigh Cook, Josh Hartnett, Bill Nighy, Natasha Richardson, Heidi Klum|1 hr, 31 min|Nose hair trimming|A lot more fun than I expected a movie about haircutting to be. Set in beautiful Yorkshire complete with the accent and mannerisms is in stark contrast to the ultra-liberal mentality that is hair-styling.|0|EOE 0360|The Astronaut's Wife (1999)|5|astronautswife.jpg|321|475|Charlize Theron, Johnny Depp|1 hr, 50 min|None.|A well-executed and clever idea about an invasion from space.|0|EOE 0361|Last Man Standing (1996)|5|lastmanstanding.jpg|306|475|Bruce Willis|1 hr, 41 min|None.|Action packed but not too thick with plot.|0|EOE 0362|Time Quest (2003)|5|timequest.jpg|110|150|None.|1 hr, 35 min|None.|What if President Kennedy wasn't assassinated? What if Robert Kennedy wasn't killed? This movie provides a unique view into the Kennedy lives and how different the world may have been had the Kennedys survived.|0|EOE 0363|Dawn of the Dead (1978)|3|dawn_dead.jpg|306|475|None.|2 hr, 8 min|Blood.|Not as gory as I expected for a zombie movie.|0|EOE 0364|Suicide Kings (1997)|5|suicidekings.jpg|332|475|Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Sean Patrick Flanery, Laura Harris|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A good "who-dunnnit" murder mystery with comedy thrown in. Denis Leary is a funny, of course.|0|EOE 0365|Kitchen Party (1997)|5|kitchenparty.jpg|110|150|Laura Harris|1 hr, 23 min|None.|Vomiting is not too graphic. A fun, if old, theme.|0|EOE 0366|Gangs of New York (2002)|3|gangs_ny.jpg|323|475|Cameron Diaz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio|4 hr, 47 min|Blood.|Too long.|0|EOE 0367|Haunted (1995)|5|haunted.jpg|180|250|Kate Beckinsale, Aidan Quinn|1 hr, 48 min|None.|Similar to The Others.|0|EOE 0368|National Treasure (2004)|5|nationaltreasure.jpg|338|475|Nicholas Cage, Diane Kruger, Harvey Keitel, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Christopher Plummer|2 hr, 10 min|None.|Good entertainment without accuracy. Very enjoyable and exciting. It seems to me to be a cross between The Goonies and Pirates of the Caribbean, which happen to be two of my favorite movies.|0|EOE 0369|The Terminal (2004)|5|theterminal.jpg|319|475|Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones|2 hr, 8 min|None.|The movie's sort of like that one about Natalie Portman living in Walmart, Where the Heart is. This movie rarely bored me, though it was a little long at parts.|0|EOE 0370|Going Greek (2001)|0|goinggreek.jpg|431|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|Spitting, vomiting, and generally poor behavior.|A similar style of college movie as Van Wilder, not my favorite. This movie rips off Animal House, too.|0|EOE 0371|Spider-Man 2 (2004)|5|spiderman2.jpg|337|475|Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst|2 hr, 7 min|None.|More realistic than the first movie and that made it more rewarding.|0|EOE 0372|Falling Down (1993)|5|fallingdown.jpg|336|475|Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall|1 hr, 55 min|None.|A realistic portrait of a man who has nothing to lose. Excellent message about hope and despair.|0|EOE 0373|Ed Wood (1994)|5|edwood.jpg|331|475|Johnny Depp, Martin Landau|2 hr, 4 min|None.|Excellent view into the life of the "worst director of all time." Johnny Depp seems to reflect Ed Wood who is known for Plan 9 from Outer Space. Ed Wood is a fun film boasting superb acting and a realistic, though interesting, plot.|0|EOE 0374|The Tuxedo (2002)|4|thetuxedo.jpg|336|475|Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, James Brown|1 hr, 39 min|Deer urinating in the stream and unnecessarily nasty insects.|A fun movie that does the standard spy imitation thing, i.e. sharp clothes, cool car, women throwing themselves at his feet, etc. It's funny that they pass British Jason Isaacs off as an American spy! His accent was not even disguised.|0|EOE 0375|The Day After Tomorrow (2004)|5|dayaftertomorrow.jpg|319|475|Jake Gyllenhaal|2 hr, 3 min|None.|A typical disaster film that concentrates more on special effects and shock value. I did not like the unrealistic hail. Hail is spherical not chunky!|0|EOE 0376|The Incredibles (2004)|5|incredibles.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 55 min|None.|A fun movie!|0|EOE 0377|I, Robot (2004)|5|i_robot.jpg|327|475|Will Smith|1 hr, 50 min|None.|Excellent special effects and vision of the future. The characters are well-developed and the plot engages.|0|EOE 0378|Collateral (2004)|5|collateral.jpg|319|475|Jamie Fox, Tom Cruise|2 hr|None.|OK, not overly action-packed. Good music soundtrack.|0|EOE 0379|Coyote Ugly (2000)|5|coyoteugly.jpg|325|475|Piper Perabo, John Goodman|1 hr, 41 min|None.|Not as much of a "chick flick" as I expected. While a little susceptible at parts, it still gives enough plot and excitment to be worth viewing.|0|EOE 0380|Pitch Black (2000)|3|pitchblack.jpg|355|475|Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell|1 hr, 47 min|Too graphic of deaths.|An exciting movie and I doubt that anyone but Diesel could play the part of Riddick.|0|EOE 0381|Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)|5|goneinsixtyseconds.jpg|324|475|Nicholas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Robert Duvall, Delroy Lindo|1 hr, 57 min|None.|Excellently action-packed movie. The car jump seemed more plausible this time around. Previous viewings left me thinking "OK, how." But this time it clicked. I hear that Cage did most of his stunt driving. Not bad. I have some more respect for him.

A fun movie with decent character development.|0|EOE 0382|Seabiscuit (2003)|5|seabiscuit.jpg|305|475|Tobey Maguire, Chris Cooper, Jeff Bridges, Elizabeth Banks|2 hr, 20 min|None.|An exciting movie for even non-horse-lovers. I was not as impressed as I expected to be. People built this movie up and, yes, it was very good but not that good. Worth a viewing for sure, though.|0|EOE 0383|Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)|5|residentevil2.jpg|320|475|Sienna Guillory, Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr|1 hr, 34 min|None.|It seemed better than the first movie to me. Shorter, perhaps which made it seem less drawn out, and thus better.|0|EOE 0384|The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)|5|pitchblack2.jpg|315|475|Vin Diesel, Judi Dench|2 hr, 15 min|None.|Nowhere near as good as Pitch Black, the first in this series. It seemed like the director wanted this movie to be a combination of the The Mummy and Stargate.|0|EOE 0385|Troy (2005)|5|troy.jpg|325|475|Brad Pitt, Sean Bean, Diane Kruger|2 hr, 43 min|None.|Fairly good. Pitt is great as normal without him it would have been a boring movie.|0|EOE 0386|Code 46 (2004)|4|code46.jpg|321|475|Tim Robbins|1 hr, 25 min|Bathroom scenes.|This movie's inspired by a Philip Dick story, and it shows it. Code 46 describes the typical futuristic society where government runs the show. A code 46 is a pregnancy conceived by two persons with genetic makeups matching 50%. Only a genetic test will reveal this genetic "incompatibility."

Boring at parts but it includes lots of cool technological ideas.|0|EOE 0387|The Dirty Dozen (1967)|5|dirtydozen.jpg|310|475|Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas|2 hr, 30 min|None.|An exciting movie with some comedy thrown in. It describes the training and combat of twelve dangeous U.S. Army convicts during the second World War. I believe that the movie's inspired by real life events. A wonderful movie that doesn't pull any punches: the Nazis are the enemy.|0|EOE 0388|Cowboy Bebop (1998, 1999, 2000)|5|cowboybebop.jpg|340|475|Generated|Each session approximately 30 min|None.|This anime program follows the adventures of two bounty hunters in a realistic 21st century. Very exciting and even funny at parts, this program is serious.

Anime is a useful medium for inexpensive production of high-tech stories. I doubt that this genre will ever become acceptable in the States, despite the above-average talent working in this field.

The title theme, Tank!, is very '60s.|1|EOE 0389|Ghost in the Shell (1996)|5|ghost_shell.jpg|353|475|Generated|1 hr, 25 min|None.|An idea that couldn't easily be performed in real life. A "bad guy's" ghost find its way into a computer and the "good girl" robot has to stop it before it takes over a robot body. I may have this somewhat wrong because the movie is complicated.

Though I couldn't take a steady diet of anime, I did enjoy the few examples that I've seen.|0|EOE 0390|White Noise (2004)|5|whitenoise.jpg|325|475|Michael Keaton|1 hr, 41 min|None.|Only Keaton is crazy enough to make the character plausible. I wish the three evil ghost had been developed more instead of wasting time with cheap fright. Move is similar to Dragonfly but more violent.|0|EOE 0391|Lost in Translation (2003)|5|lost_translation.jpg|308|475|Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray|1 hr, 42 min|None.|An excellent movie with a curious love story at the middle.|0|EOE 0392|King Arthur (2004)|4|kingarthur.jpg|319|475|Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgård|2 hr, 19 min|Blood.|I wasn't impressed and fell asleep during the final battle. Not true to the legend of Arthur and instead follows a contemporary idea that he existed during Roman times.

The actors performed well. I think the movie was doomed from the start and no matter how well performed it just couldn't be quite right.|0|EOE 0393|The Forgotten (2004)|5|forgotten.jpg|326|475|Julianne Moore, Dominic West|1 hr, 39 min|None.|Awesome movie that's not too long nor overdramatic! Delivers a powerful message: the strong love of motherhood.|0|EOE 0394|Cellular (2004)|5|cellular.jpg|318|475|Kim Basinger, Jason Statham, Chris Evans|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A good story that suggests mobile phones don't just make people rude and obnoxious. Like 24 in several ways.|0|EOE 0395|Swimming Pool (2003)|5|swimmingpool.jpg|319|475|Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier|1 hr, 43 min|None.|An intiguing story about what could go on in an author's imagination.|0|EOE 0396|Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)|5|skycaptain.jpg|346|475|Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie|1 hr, 46 min|None.|A good movie that doesn't try to be more than it is. The soft camera lens is a clever idea because it is reminiscent of the 1950s but importantly allows seemless integration of real film with computer graphics. Exciting. Similar to the The Rocketeer and Indiana Jones.|0|EOE 0397|Eraserhead (1977)|0|eraserhead.jpg|247|350|None.|1 hr, 40 min|Weirdness.|Wow, this film is the absolute strangest movie I've seen. I don't know what else to say!|0|EOE 0398|Garden State (2004)|5|gardenstate.jpg|321|475|Zach Braff, Natalie Portman|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A powerful movie with a good message about life and the imperfections of people. Funny, too.|0|EOE 0399|Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)|5|eternal_mind.jpg|306|475|Jim Carrey|1 hr, 48 min|None.|This film uniquely uses brainwashing to attempt to describe love. Well done.|0|EOE 0400|Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)|5|anchorman.jpg|321|475|Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate|1 hr, 31 min|None.|Funny at parts.|0|EOE 0401|Gosford Park (2001)|5|gosfordpark.jpg|335|475|Kristin Scott Thomas, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe|2 hr, 17 min|None.|Very slow start that never forms into anything exciting. Far longer than it had to be.|0|EOE 0402|Top Gun (1986)|5|topgun.jpg|334|475|Val Kilmer, Tom Cruise, Meg Ryan|1 hr, 49 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0403|The Girl Next Door (1999)|5|thegirlnextdoor.jpg|144|196|Polly Shannon, Henry Czerney|unknown|None.|Typical Plot but with new ideas thrown in.|0|EOE 0404|Elf (2003)|4|elf.jpg|305|475|Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel|1 hr, 37 min|Eating bubble gum off a railing.|The bubble gum scene was overdone. Enough already.

A lot better than I expected, this movie is actually pretty good. The plot doesn't stall and it's not overdone. Will Ferrell is kept on a leash, which allows for the right amount of his goofiness without becoming tiring.|0|EOE 0405|The Shape of Things (2003)|5|shape_things.jpg|316|448|Paul Rudd, Rachel Weisz, Gretchen Mol|1 hr, 36 min|None.|An odd story that makes sense at the end. Gretchen looks especially good.|0|EOE 0406|The Door in the Floor (2004)|4|door_floor.jpg|321|475|Kim Basinger, Jeff Bridges, Elle Fanning|1 hr, 51 min|Squid scene is a touch too much.|However, we do learn how squid ink is extracted...

An intriguing movie that is supposedly based on a true story. I would have appreciated a little more plot before the movie to help develop the main characters but at near two hours long, it's probably wise that this was not included.|0|EOE 0407|Better Off Dead (1985)|5|better_dead.jpg|312|475|John Cusack|1 hr, 37 min|None.|A great, fun movie. I thought it was excellent to see lots of individual characters who are all memorable. The paperboy was one of the funniest: "I want my two dollars!"|0|EOE 0408|Taxi (2004)|5|taxi.jpg|321|475|Jimmy Fallon, Gisele Bundchen|1 hr, 37 min|None.|Quite funny at parts but a not good movie. More substantial than I expected. Car talk isn't correct most of the time. Gisele did well for a model.|0|EOE 0409|One Crazy Summer (1986)|5|one_summer.jpg|312|475|John Cusack, Demi Moore, Bob Goldthwait (AKA Bobcat)|1 hr, 34 min|None.|Funny. Good entertainment. I liked the Ferrari-powered boat!|0|EOE 0410|Killing Affair (1978)|5|killingaffair.jpg|311|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A dated film about a man who kills an evil husband and attempts to take the wife.|0|EOE 0411|One Step Beyond (1959, 1960, 1961)|5|one_beyond.jpg|317|475|None.|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|A good program about "real stories" that are creepy. Similar to the original Twilight Zone and Outer Limits.|1|EOE 0412|Saw (2004)|0|saw.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|Too brutal.|A very rough movie. Only watch if you enjoy graphic horror.|0|EOE 0413|The Silence of the Lambs (1991)|5|silence_lambs.jpg|319|475|Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins|1 hr, 58 min|None.|An evergreen movie. Exciting and not too graphic considering that the movie is about two serial killers!|0|EOE 0414|Constantine (2005)|4|constantine.jpg|356|475|Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz|2 hr|Special effects a little too much once in a while.|Very action-packed and fun. The right amount of comedy is thrown in to offset what the director thought was horrific. The movie wasn't scary. I thought the actor who played Satan was funny. He seemed like a gay guy gone bad, who also has power over evil! I recommend it for anyone looking for the good vs. evil struggle with a Blade feel.|0|EOE 0415|See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)|5|see_hear_evil.jpg|328|475|Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Joan Severance, Kevin Spacey|1 hr, 43 min|None.|Excellent movie. Absolutely hilarious even after multiple viewings.|0|EOE 0416|Young Frankenstein (1974)|5|youngfrankenstein.jpg|303|475|Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Kenneth Mars|1 hr, 48 min|None.|A funny movie that stays fairly true to the Frankenstein story while having a lot of fun.|0|EOE 0417|Just Looking (1999)|5|justlooking.jpg|334|475|Gretchen Mol, Ryan Merriman|1 hr, 37 min|None.|Great fun that also has a good plot. A simply executed story about a 1950s boy who's infatuated with sex. The characters are memorable and distinct, which is unusual for modern films. Gretchen Mol does an excellent job.|0|EOE 0418|Road Trip (2000)|5|roadtrip.jpg|332|475|Amy Smart, Tom Green|1 hr, 34 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0419|Dirty Pretty Things (2002)|5|dirtyprettythings.jpg|321|475|Chjwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou|1 hr, 47 min|None.|A thriller set in London describing the lives of two immigrants who are caught up in the organ black market. Human organs are shown but the shots are tastefully executed. Exciting and well acted.|0|EOE 0420|Ray (2004)|5|ray.jpg|339|475|Jamie Foxx|2 hr, 32 min|None.|I wasn't expecting much as I'm not a fan of Ray Charles or biographical film. This movie surprised me. Well acted and captivating despite its 2-1/2 hour length.|0|EOE 0421|Rob Roy (1995)|5|robroy.jpg|251|475|Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange|2 hr, 19 min|None.|Similar to Braveheart but seems significantly lighter. A good story about the "wretched English."|0|EOE 0422|One Night at McCool's (2001)|5|onenightatmccools.jpg|323|475|Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, John Goodman, Reba McEntire|1 hr, 33 min|None.|Very funny movie described from three points of view. Can you imagine a shoot-out scene with The Village People's YMCA playing? You have to watch the movie to understand the craziness.|0|EOE 0423|L.A. Story (1991)|5|la_story.jpg|260|475|None.|1 hr, 35 min|None.|This movie sums up the peculiar attitude of the southern Californians quite well. Want to know what Los Angeles is like and can't afford a plane ticket, watch this movie.|0|EOE 0424|Forever Mine (1999)|5|forevermine.jpg|321|475|Gretchen Mol|1 hr, 57 min|None.|A violent love story that is similar to A Life Less Ordinary.|0|EOE 0425|The Woman in Red (1984)|5|woman_red.jpg|303|475|Gene Wilder, Kelly LeBrock|1 hr, 27 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0426|Stir Crazy (1980)|5|stircrazy.jpg|305|475|Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor|1 hr, 51 min|None.|New Yorkers on their way to Hollywood are wrongly-accused of a bank robbery in Arizona.|0|EOE 0427|Bone Collector (1999)|5|bonecollector.jpg|348|475|Angelina Jolie, Denzel Washington, Queen Latifah|1 hr, 58 min|None.|Well-done story without any unnecessary graphics. Queen Latifah was actually good in this movie.|0|EOE 0428|21 Grams (2003)|5|21grams.jpg|321|475|Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio del Toro|2 hr, 5 min|None.|A story about intertwined lives and how they affect one another. Well-executed filming and acting. Somewhat interesting, yes. Did it totally enrapture me? No. The story material just didn't mean too much to me. Possibly I am too young, or my life is too easy.|0|EOE 0429|Elektra (2005)|5|elektra.jpg|318|475|Jennifer Garner, Kristin Prout, Natassia Malthe|1 hr, 44 min|None.|Only watch for Jen Garner, otherwise a worthless film.|0|EOE 0430|Night of the Living Dead (1968)|5|night_dead.jpg|321|475|Duane Jones|1 hr, 36 min|None.|Classic horror: run for your life!|0|EOE 0431|Suspect Zero (2004)|3|suspectzero.jpg|319|475|Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss, Aaron Eckhart|1 hr, 39 min|Blood.|An excellent idea that is spoiled by... well, I frankly don't know why. It just isn't as good as it could have been.|0|EOE 0432|The Woodsman (2004)|5|woodsman.jpg|319|475|Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Mos Def|1 hr, 27 min|None.|I prefer to watch movies that are happy and cheery or are funny. This movie, though well-done and worthwhile, has (at best) a bittersweet ending. It describes the life of a convicted child molester after he is released from jail. The characters are memorable and well-performed. I simply didn't care for the material. Child abuse bothers me.|0|EOE 0433|Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... and Spring (2004)|5|spring_spring.jpg|144|216|None.|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A movie that's based on an old Buddhist story, which simply describes life and death. The message is as relevant today as it was in the past. Beautiful scenery, too.|0|EOE 0434|Dead Calm (1989)|5|deadcalm.jpg|346|475|Billy Zane, Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman|1 hr, 37 min|None.|Creepy, if a bit predictable, story. Acting is impressive and the photography pretty good.

This film definitely warrants a MPAA "R" rating but is not overly graphic considering the story.|0|EOE 0435|Sahara (2005)|5|sahara.jpg|338|475|Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penelope Cruz|2 hr, 10 min|None.|Fun action movie, no doubt about it. But I have complaints against it, as I have read the Clive Cussler story. First, and most annoying, Al Giordino is a short, burly Italian!!!! Steve Zahn is an excellent comedian and I enjoy his work but he is neither Italian nor burly. Giordino is clearly described by Cussler as being "barrel-chested" and coming up to the shoulder of 6-foot tall Dirk Pitt. Matthew McConaughey as Dirk Pitt was the best of the main characters. Admiral Sandecker is a red-haired Irishman who's also a health nut. I'm sorry but William Macy just doesn't fill the bill. Furthermore, Sandecker does not compromise and, surely, doesn't let the "big wigs" in Washington influence him. Sandecker, also, respects Pitt and Giordino and wouldn't treat the way Macy's character does in this film. Next, Rudy Gunn may be a scientist but he would never say that he was hoping to "score a chick" in Australia. While humorous, I recall Rudy Gunn being a family man in Cussler's books!

Overall the movie is fun. I will not run out to see it again because it was too goofy. Being a movie certain key points were left out and some garbage was put in instead. I did appreciate the classic rock soundtrack! Pitt and Giordino aren't heavy drinkers but being an avid beer-drinker I liked seeing them with pints in their hands.

Verdict: worth a viewing but like Cussler's books don't look for accuracy whether historical or literary.|0|EOE 0436|Papillon (1973)|3|papillon.jpg|296|442|Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman|2 hr, 30 min|Blood.|An epic describing a prisoner's escapes from a cruel prison in French Guiana.|0|EOE 0437|Blade Trinity (2004)|4|blade3.jpg|321|475|Wesley Snipes, Jessica Biel, Dominic Purcell, Ryan Reynolds|2 hr, 3 min|Blood is a little excessive.|Better than Blade 2, not as good as Blade. Too long, too little action, too goofy- all sums it up well. It's good to see Dominic Purcell in a movie. He was the main character in the ill-fated 2002 American TV program John Doe.|0|EOE 0438|Darkness (2002)|1|darkness.jpg|338|475|Anna Paquin, Iain Glen, Stephan Enquist, Lena Olin|1 hr, 28 min|Bloody images unnecessarily graphic.|First if I had parents as oblivious & violent as those in this movie, I'd hate them more than the daughter did (Anna Paquin). Next, the movie is too disjointed to be continuous and it straddles the lines between gory horror and psychological thriller. Personally I would have been happier learning more about the three mysterious old women (?) in the old photograph, or even more about the ritual.

Not recommended. despite very good acting. The only redeeming part is Anna Paquin's appearance.|0|EOE 0439|Dead Like Me (2003, 2004)|4|dead_me.jpg|336|475|Ellen Muth, Laura Harris|Each episode approximately 1 hr|Unnecessarily graphic at parts, periodically.|Brillantly unique. The main character, George (Ellen Muth), is killed and becomes a reaper. The first season grows from darkly funny to sensitive as George becomes accustomed to being dead and taking souls. Highly recommended for anyone who likes dark comedies.|1|EOE 0440|Revenge of the Musketeers (1994)|5|revenge_musketeers.jpg|144|196|Sophie Marceau|2 hr, 10 min|None.|Very French: goofy comedy amid action sequences. Good action that's all started by a nun's laundry list!|0|EOE 0441|The Final Cut (2004)|5|final_cut.jpg|313|475|Robin Williams, Jim Caviezel|1 hr, 45 min|None.|Excellent idea that is fit into a concise story. This movie could have been modeled from a short story. Reminds me of the Philip Dick stories.|0|EOE 0442|Get Over It (2001)|4|get_it.jpg|329|475|Kirsten Dunst, Ben Foster, Colin Hanks, Melissa Sagemiller, Carmen Electra|1 hr, 26 min|Vomit.|An unusual romantic comedy that's just weird. Singing and dancing aren't normally used in this manner. It's worth watching because it's fairly short and sweet. It's not too sappy and features memorable characters that well acted. Kirsten is particularly cute in this movie.|0|EOE 0443|Don't Say a Word (2001)|5|dont_word.jpg|336|475|Brittany Murphy, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Sean Bean, Michael Douglas|1 hr, 53 min|None.|An excellent thriller that makes sense, flows continuously, and never bores. Top notch acting, too.|0|EOE 0444|Heat (1995)|5|heat.jpg|328|475|Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, Ashley Judd|2 hr, 52 min|None.|Action packed at parts but also very slow at others. Much too long. I fell asleep during the middle of it.|0|EOE 0445|Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)|4|assault_13.jpg|318|475|Laurence Fishburne, Ethan Hawke|2 hr|Graphics gunshot wounds.|A good action movie that maintains interest throughout.|0|EOE 0446|The Faculty (1998)|4|faculty.jpg|333|475|Laura Harris, Jordana Brewster, Josh Hartnett, Famke Janssen|2 hr|Slimy alien stuff.|A fun movie that is aimed at teens.|0|EOE 0447|The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)|5|life_zissou.jpg|321|475|Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Willem Dafoe, Cate Blanchette|1 hr, 59 min|None.|A different type of comedy: quick and then onto the next joke. The characters are vivid if wacky. I fell asleep just before the pirate attack and woke up to see them taking off. I didn't bother to rewind the video. The yellow submarine was a cute touch.|0|EOE 0448|Don't Look Now (1973)|5|dont_now.jpg|334|475|Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland|1 hr, 50 min|None.|Not bad, but boring at parts.|0|EOE 0449|Ladder 49 (2004)|5|ladder49.jpg|332|475|Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett|1 hr, 56 min|None.|Incredible! I already had a lot of respect for firemen, but this movie raised my appreciation even more. This profession has stayed true to giving life to save lives principle. Truly awesome film.|0|EOE 0450|Team America: World Police (2004)|0|teamamerica.jpg|339|475|All characters are marionettes|1 hr, 38 min|Puppet vomit.|Didn't think puppets could be disgusting, think again. This movie is very funny but also very perverted. If you have strong political beliefs I don't recommend this movie for you. It was fun to see American puppets destroying everything to stop terrorists.|0|EOE 0451|Audition (2000)|0|audition.jpg|316|475|Eihi Shiina, Ryo Ishibaski|1 hr, 55 min|Severed limbs and blood.|Imagine crossing David Lynch's Blue Velvet with The Crush or Swimming Pool and with the Italian drama Killing Time? A brutal Japanese take on a classic theme of acting and deceipt in relationships.|0|EOE 0452|Scrubs (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010)|5|scrubs.jpg|633|475|Zach Braff, Donald Faison, John C. McGinley, Sarah Chalke|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|In Season 4 they must have changed writers. The program lost its unique quirkiness.|1|EOE 0453|Catwoman (2004)|5|catwoman.jpg|322|475|Halle Berry, Sharon Stone, Benjamin Bratt|1 hr, 44 min|None.|Not as bad as the critics said. The acting isn't terrible, surely not any worse than the other comic-book derivations. I think it may be that it was too similar to the other superheroes movies. Also, it's possible that this movie is too pro-women and a society that has lately been controlled by men will not accept it. Makes you wonder.|0|EOE 0454|Deadwood (2004, 2006)|4|deadwood.jpg|323|475|Timothy Olyphant|Each episode approximately 1 hr|A touch too graphic occasionally.|A program describing a lawless Western town during the Gold Strike times. Very exciting.|1|EOE 0455|The St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959)|5|stlouis_robbery.jpg|306|475|Steve McQueen, Graham Denton|1 hr, 25 min|None.|Dated heist film. It's funny to see white guys with suits and trenchcoats swearing and arguing about the robbery!|0|EOE 0456|Crimson Tide (1995)|5|crimsontide.jpg|363|475|Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington|1 hr, 56 min|None.|A good action movie involving submarine and nuclear weapons. By the end of the movie I was tired of the over-dramatization. Enough already!|0|EOE 0457|Pearl Harbor (2001)|5|pearlharbor.jpg|329|475|Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett, Jon Voight, Jaime King, Dan Ackroyd, Jennifer Garner|3 hr, 3 min|None.|Too long, too sappy. It's a good patriotic film that reminds people of the atrocity of the Pearl Harbor strike. I'm no fan of Ben Affleck and in this movie his performance is insufficient and forced. The "minor" characters were much better acted, specifically those listed above.|0|EOE 0458|Man on Fire (2004)|5|man_fire.jpg|314|475|Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken|2 hr, 26 min|None.|Different than I expected. The unusual camera views did get annoying. Acting is good and I never was bored. Washington is a better good "bad guy" than just a good guy. Visual effects rip off 24.|0|EOE 0459|Unstoppable (2004)|2|unstoppable.jpg|333|475|Wesley Snipes|1 hr, 36 min|Dismembered body.|Just not a plausible storyline and bored me enough to fall asleep for the last twenty minutes.|0|EOE 0460|Rush Hour (1998)|5|rushhour.jpg|321|475|Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker|1 hr, 37 min|None.|Funny.|0|EOE 0461|Basic Instinct (1992)|2|basicinstinct.jpg|365|475|Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas|2 hr, 7 min|Excessively bloody murders.|Not just sex and nudity: this movie has a reasonable plot. The scenery of northern California is perfect too.

I do wonder about loose ends in the plot. For instance, what is the full purpose of the old woman. Is she the mother? Also how is the opening scene explained?|0|EOE 0462|Rush Hour 2 (2001)|5|rushhour2.jpg|321|475|Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan|1 hr, 31 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0463|The Machinist (2004)|5|machinist.jpg|317|475|Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh|1 hr, 41 min|None.|A fresh look at murder and how it affects the psyche. Technique isn't new but it still entertains. Excellent acting but the story needed more explanation and less dead time.|0|EOE 0464|Alien (1979)|3|alien.jpg|376|475|Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Ian Holm|1 hr, 57 min|Android death is too graphic.|None.|0|EOE 0465|Helen of Troy (2003)|5|helen_troy.jpg|334|475|Sienna Guillory, Matthew Marsden, Stellan Skarsgård|3 hr|None.|Much better than Troy. This miniseries makes more sense and isn't as boring. Sienna Guillory is a better choice (than Diane Kruger) as Helen, which she performs quite well. I recommend this movie instead of Troy.|0|EOE 0466|Aviator (2004)|5|aviator.jpg|322|475|Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchette, Kate Beckinsale, Alec Baldwin, Josie Maran|2 hr, 50 min|None.|A bit too long but exciting nonetheless. A good story that's filmed in a similar style as Catch Me If You Can.|0|EOE 0467|Ocean's Twelve (2004)|5|oceans12.jpg|332|475|Brad Pitt|2 hr, 5 min|None.|More of the same. Again I was able to catch up on my beauty sleep. It seems like all the famous actors/actresses are in this one. Another reason to hate it.|0|EOE 0468|Water Drops on Burning Rocks (1999)|5|water_rocks.jpg|334|475|Ludivine Sagnier|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A unique movie that's modeled closely from a play. It describes the relationships of two bisexual man (one older and the other young), a straight girl, and a post-operational trans-sexual woman. Fortunately the movie is filmed tastefully. The plot is interesting if simple.

Not recommended to anyone who is offended by such things.|0|EOE 0469|Westworld (1973)|5|westworld.jpg|310|475|Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin, Majel Barrett|1 hr, 28 min|None.|Michael Crighton's perfect holiday: live in the Wild West, the comfortable peak of the Roman Empire, or medieval Europe. But when the robots start to think for themselves, it turns into a fun action movie.|0|EOE 0470|48 Hours (1983)|5|48hours.jpg|339|475|Eddie Murphy, Nicke Nolte|1 hr, 36 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0471|The Jacket (2005)|5|jacket.jpg|356|475|Keira Knightley, Adrien Brody, Kris Kristofferson, Jennifer Jason Leigh|1 hr, 43 min|None.|Excellent direction, setting, and acting makes this unusual movie, which centrally describes the power of love, exciting and unique. The film also explores the possibility of time travel via medicine.

The movie is similar to The Butterfly Effect and ends happily. Keira Knightley proves herself to be a very competent actress in this movie. It is refreshing to see an attractive woman who can also act very well.|0|EOE 0472|O (2005)|5|o.jpg|321|475|Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles, Mekhi Phifer, Martin Sheen|1 hr, 35 min|None.|Loosely based on Othello. Not a terribly bad movie.|0|EOE 0473|Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974)|5|dirtymary.jpg|336|475|Peter Fonda, Adam Roarke, Susan George|1 hr, 33 min|None.|Similar to Vanishing Point; a fun, car chase movie.|0|EOE 0474|Plan 9 from Outer Space (1958)|5|plan9.jpg|303|475|Tor Johnson, Bela Lugosi, Vampira|1 hr, 13 min|None.|Commonly known as the worst film of all time. Director Ed Wood still considered this his masterpiece. This is also the final movie that Bela Lugosi appeared in. If you want to know more about Ed Wood watch Tim Burton's biography Ed Wood with Johnny Depp as the "worst director of all time."|0|EOE 0475|The Watcher (2000)|5|thewatcher.jpg|336|475|Keanu Reeves, James Spader|1 hr, 37 min|None.|An exciting action-thriller. Those that doubt Keanu Reeves' acting ability ought to watch this movie. His performance is incredible.|0|EOE 0476|Stealing Beauty (1996)|5|stealingbeauty.jpg|355|475|Liv Tyler, Jeremy Irons, Rachel Weisz|1 hr, 46 min|None.|A movie about an "artist's colony" in Italy, where the residents are quite debauched and jaded. Without known actors and actresses in it, I wouldn't have bothered watching this film.|0|EOE 0477|The Hunted (2003)|4|thehunted.jpg|317|475|Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Connie Nielsen|1 hr, 34 min|None.|Exciting. Good knife fight at the end.|0|EOE 0478|Nick of Time (1995)|5|nick_time.jpg|326|475|Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Charles S. Dutton|1 hr, 28 min|None.|Exciting & intense- this thriller makes for excellent entertainment. No gore just a good story, which though a little predictable, is still fun. The acting is superb also.|0|EOE 0479|Hide and Seek (2005)|5|hideandseek.jpg|332|475|Dakota Fanning, Robert De Niro, Famke Janssen|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A psychological thriller that follows a bit of a formula but is still exciting and worth watching.|0|EOE 0480|No Way Out (1987)|5|nowayout.jpg|319|475|Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman|1 hr, 54 min|None.|A complex political thriller that has some good twists. I wish they had focused more on the story and less on character background because the story would have benefited from more plot and less character explanation.|0|EOE 0481|Frailty (2002)|5|frailty.jpg|325|475|Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton|1 hr, 39 min|None.|This straightforward thriller leaves you a bit creeped out. It's not complicated but scares by Presenting a realistic, and plausible, series of events. And I'm sure it won't boost tourism for rural Texas!|0|EOE 0482|Batman Begins (2005)|5|batmanbegins.jpg|321|475|Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, Katie Holmes|2 hr, 20 min|None.|Very enjoyable prelude to the Batman series. Christian Bale makes an excellent Batman, too. I prefer the original Batman car but the vehicle in this movie isn't too bad. Katie Holmes part is blah.|0|EOE 0483|Walking Tall (2004)|5|walkingtall.jpg|323|475|The Rock, Ashley Scott|1 hr, 25 min|None.|Well-done and exciting "feel good" movie with a great soundtrack.|0|EOE 0484|10 (1979)|5|10.jpg|301|475|Dudley Moore, Bo Derek|2 hr, 3 min|None.|A slow story about a songwriter who's not quite satisfied with his life. The movie is named "10" because Bo Derek is a "perfect ten" for Dudley Moore's character. Yes, she has a great figure but her soft, almost feline, facial features bother me.|0|EOE 0485|Pet Sematary (1989)|0|petsematary.jpg|255|475|Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby, Stephen King|1 hr, 43 min|Blood is excessive.|None.|0|EOE 0486|Flight of the Phoenix (2004)|5|flight_phoenix.jpg|321|475|Dennis Quaid|1 hr, 56 min|None.|Exciting even if portraying unrealistic plane design.|0|EOE 0487|Boogeyman (2005)|5|boogeyman.jpg|321|475|Barry Watson, Skye McCole Bartusiak|1 hr, 29 min|None.|I expected this movie to be a boring film because it did so poorly in the box office. I was surprised. It's well-executed and decently acted, well, for a horror movie. Skye Bartusiak does an excellent job. She's going to be quite an actress when she grows up!

I would have traded the "quick frights" for psychological twists. But all in all, well done and worth watching if you're into horror. Furthermore, it goes to show you that once you see the bad guy you're not as afraid of him!|0|EOE 0488|Miracle Mile (1989)|5|miraclemile.jpg|265|475|Anthony Edwards, Denise Crosby|1 hr, 27 min|None.|An engaging story about the effect of a nuclear strike on Los Angeles. It starts out slowly but builds up and maintains excitment (or tension) till the cutely ironic conclusion. It's not always realistic but is fortunately not as drawn out as some disaster films.|0|EOE 0489|The Young Ones (1982)|0|youngones.jpg|222|296|Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle, Christopher Ryan, Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson|Each episode approximately 35 minutes|Blood, gore, food jokes.|Typical of 1980s British TV sitcoms: graphic and drawing heavily on gross humor. Occasionally there is a funny joke, and I didn't fall asleep for the first six episodes. I just couldn't watch the last two episodes of this one-season TV program. The desperation and food jokes got to me. Even if you love British comedy, I do not recommend this program. I did appreciate the random sidetracks but it could not overcome the disgusting antics.|1|EOE 0490|Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)|0|harold_castle.jpg|321|475|John Cho, Kal Penn|1 hr, 28 min|Toilet jokes.|Harold and Kumar get high one Friday night. Well, it's every Friday night. They see a commercial on TV for White Castle hamburgers. Now, they have to have White Castle. This film follows their quest as they set out for the restaurant. Will they make it?

A funny "stoner" movie that follows the formula. It seems to be trying to ride the "Kevin Smith New Jersey" off-comedy ticket because Jersey is obvious throughout the movie, or perhaps it's aim is to rival contemporary National Lampoon movies (e.g. Van Wilder and Dorm Daze).

Worth a viewing if you are into random and sometimes silly films. It's similar to "Dude Where's My Car" but not quite as 'doped up.'|0|EOE 0491|Second Sight (2001)|5|secondsight.jpg|358|475|Clive Owen, Claire Skinner|Each episode approximately 3 hr|None.|I've only seen the first episode--the pilot--of this four-episode program. Each episode is split into 1-1/2 hour parts. I won't be watching the other three episodes because, like many PBS shows, this program is too long and overdramatized. I did enjoyed the pilot episode, though.

Clive Owen's character is an unforgiving police detective who is losing his sight to a rare eye disase. His assistant (Claire Skinner's character) discovers his crippling deficiency and makes a deal with him to solve the case and not report him.|1|EOE 0492|Assassins (1995)|5|assassins.jpg|354|475|Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore, Sylvester Stallone|2 hr, 13 min|None.|Before the Matrix the Wachowski Brothers worked with Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential) to create this wonderful action flick about two assassins. It captures several important facets of life: cyclic nature of history, power of love, and the need to be the best.

This movie maintains interest from beginning to end and is chocked full of action sequences in pretty settings (i.e. Seattle & Old San Juan, Puerto Rico). Also, one may see action moves that are (now) famous by their use in the Matrix movies. I'd seen the movie before and had to see it again before I could knowledgeably review it, and I enjoyed it the second time around!|0|EOE 0493|Napoleon Dynamite (2004)|5|napoleondynamite.jpg|322|475|Jon Heder, Tina Majorino, Efren Ramirez|1 hr, 32 min|None.|This is a film about a loser living in Idaho. I think it will be a cult hit because it appeals the underdog in all of us. Face it: we've all been there before, and anyone who says he hasn't is a liar! What makes this unique and able to stand out above other similar films is the use of individual characters who are all unique and memorable. An uncle who is living in 1982, a geeky brother who spends hours in chat rooms, and the girl "next door" who's a glamor photographer are all examples. Also this movie references things from my childhood, which will fuel it's cult following among my generation: an A-Team themed sequence & a Trapper-Keeper (I haven't seen one of those in at least ten years!). A fun movie for anyone who grew up during the late '80s and early '90s.

P.S. Stick around through the credits as there's a scene afterwards. Also, ever imagine what it's like being nearsighted? Well, the opening credits do a good job of emulating the slow focusing accompanied with poor vision.|0|EOE 0494|Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)|5|lock_barrels.jpg|361|475|Jason Statham, Vinnie Jones, Sting|1 hr, 48 min|None.|This movie is quite similar to Snatch, which makes sense because it is the follow-up. Lots of gun play, intertwined plots, and a British backdrop. Specifically, this flick is set in London's East End. Action, a very English setting, and passable acting were insufficient to keep me interested. Not as good as people had said.

Don't misunderstand me: this is a good contemporary movie like Snatch. If you loved Snatch, you'll enjoy this movie.|0|EOE 0495|Noise (2005)|5|noise.jpg|150|211|Trish Goff, Ally Sheedy|1 hr, 24 min|None.|Trish Goff's performance starts out poor but evolves into something better, but still is shaky. The movie could've been much more, rather it is too simple and a waste of time, unless you enjoy seeing Trish run around! The ending is unusually realistic.|0|EOE 0496|Braveheart (1995)|5|braveheart.jpg|335|475|Mel Gibson, Patrick McGoohan, Sophie Marceau|2 hr, 57 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0497|Excess Baggage (1997)|5|excessbaggage.jpg|335|475|Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, Christopher Walken|1 hr, 41 min|None.|Alicia looks good despite heavy eyeliner. The movie reminds me of A Life Less Ordinary without serious action. A very good romantic comedy that isn't mushy. The movie's set in beautiful British Columbia.|0|EOE 0498|The Last of the Mohicans (1992)|5|last_mohicans.jpg|337|475|Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe|1 hr, 57 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0499|The Godfather (1972)|4|godfather.jpg|317|475|Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall|2 hr, 55 min|Horse head scene is too graphic.|None.|0|EOE 0500|Tru Calling (2003)|5|trucalling.jpg|339|475|Eliza Dushku|1 hr, 48 min|None.|The program's about a girl who takes a job in the morgue and murdered people creepily ask her for help. She then relives the day and helps the person survive.

Not a bad show but it rides on the coattails of Dark Angel, i.e. young girl running around saving lives and being tough. If you like Eliza Dushku, then this program is worthwhile. I only watched the first four episodes.|1|EOE 0501|La Petite Lili (2003)|5|la_lili.jpg|341|475|Ludivine Sagnier, Bernard Giraudeau|1 hr, 44 min|None.|A captivating French movie about a teenage guy who dreams to be a filmmaker despite some difficulties in his life. Once he gets the opportunity to direct his first movie, (about key days during his teenage years) he gains closure to his rough teenage life.

A very "French" movie chocked full of sex and the opening scene with full nudity of Ludivine catches the attention of any guy. But the movie can also stand alone without the nudity and delivers a wonderful message about the hazards of teenage life and the happiness that may be achieved once these troublesome years are passed.|0|EOE 0502|Sin City (2005)|4|sincity.jpg|305|475|Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Jessica Alba, Jaime King|2 hr, 6 min|Spitting out urine.|Exciting and unique filming technique. I have no idea if the stories are true to the comic, but I do know, it makes a good movie that doesn't bore despite it's length.

Unlike some Robert Rodriguez movies, this film isn't just killing and blood. Both Jessica Alba and Jaime King act well.|0|EOE 0503|Agency (1981)|5|agency.jpg|307|475|Robert Michum, Lee Majors, Valerie Perrine, Saul Rubinek|1 hr, 34 min|None.|This somewhat dated film still delivers an important message about the possibility of subliminal messages in television.|0|EOE 0504|Slipstream (1989)|5|slipstream.jpg|311|475|Bill Paxton, Mark Hamill, Bob Peck, Robbie Coltrane|1 hr, 32 min|None.|Imagine a post-apocalyptic world where a jet stream named the Slipstream continuously rips at the Earth's surface. This movie follows a small group of characters as they struggle to survive and do what they think is right.

The dialog is very funny in this movie, especially Bill Paxton's lines. A good quality B-movie with a good soundtrack by Elmer Berstein.|0|EOE 0505|What About Bob? (1991)|5|what_bob.jpg|335|475|Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss|1 hr, 39 min|None.|Funny no matter how many times I see it!|0|EOE 0506|Hulk (2003)|5|hulk.jpg|338|475|Jennifer Connelly, Nick Nolte, Eric Bana|2 hr, 18 min|None.|I really enjoy this movie. It's different than the TV program, which I think is a great program. But, all things considered, this is a great film adaptation. The Hulk is a powerful force but is still compassionate: this is why he is my favorite superhero. If I may include a quote from another Stan Lee character: "With great power comes great responsibility:" Ang Lee's Hulk does just this.

The film includes cameos by Stan Lee in the film and Lou Ferrigno in the deleted scenes. Thank you for this connection to the roots of The Hulk.

The Hulk is powerful but also kind, and he cares, especially about Bruce Banner's lovely ex-girlfriend Betty (played perfectly by the beautiful Jennifer Connelly). I think Mr. Lee did a good job bringing The Hulk to the big screen. Yes, there are some facets that depart from my understanding of The Hulk, e.g. the Hulk is a large and powerful creature who is the size of a man, not the size of a building! But Ang Lee upheld the true nature of The Hulk, i.e. he is a compassionate being who is only upset by injustice and only appears to correct this injustice. I can accept any minor changes because the director maintained the essence of The Hulk. Thank you!

The movie is slow starting but rewards the viewer with a modern, and wonderful, view of The Hulk. If you have soft spot for the green giant, then you must watch this movie!|0|EOE 0507|In Good Company (2004)|5|in_company.jpg|321|475|Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson|1 hr, 50 min|None.|I expected this movie to be a real drag. I was pleasantly surprised because the story didn't shy away from the politically-correct garbage that plagues business today. Mr. Grace's character plays a yet-to-be-molded Yuppie. He has a fancy car, is married, and has a powerful position in a magazine. But when all goes to shit, he learns the true value of people and things.

The movie proudly shows that the principles of the Yuppie "ideals" are faulty when compared to honest and traditional businessmen. It's about time. Thank you.|0|EOE 0508|The Human Strain (2003)|5|humanstain.jpg|324|475|Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris|1 hr, 46 min|None.|This movie develops around a May-December relationship. Despite being set in thoroughly-liberal Massachusetts (filmed in Quebec), this movie shows the residual racism that still exists today.

I was upset that Ed Harris's character got away with murder. Perhaps I am influenced by living in a "red-blooded" state, but I was angered that a psychotic could get away with--what I think is--the murder of two without any punishment. Regardless of opinion, this is a well-executed drama that makes one think about one's conviction about love and life.|0|EOE 0509|Layer Cake (2004)|5|layercake.jpg|337|475|Daniel Craig|1 hr, 44 min|None.|The typical modern British film about drugs, violence, and gangsters. I fell asleep for the climax. It was that good, I guess!|0|EOE 0510|The Interpreter (2005)|5|interpreter.jpg|342|475|Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn|2 hr, 9 min|None.|A well done movie that never bored me. |0|EOE 0511|Druids (2000)|5|druids.jpg|150|219|None.|2 hr, 4 min|None.|A hopelessly boring movie along the lines of Braveheart and Rob Roy. The women baring their breasts to distract the Roman soldiers was funny. The main character looks like a lead singer from a "hair" rock group!|0|EOE 0512|Wasabi (2001)|5|wasabi.jpg|300|440|Jean Reno, Ryoko Hirosue, Michel Muller|1 hr, 34 min|None.|This French movie, besides being typically French, is exciting and not too predictable. Jean Reno plays a tough Paris cop who gets results the "hard" way. Then, he learns he has a daughter living in Japan whose mother just died under strange circumstances. It goes on mixing French humor and action. The movie's named Wasabi because Jean Reno downs the Japanese spicy paste as a snack without flinching!|0|EOE 0513|Rock My World (2001)|5|rock_world.jpg|331|475|Alicia Silverstone, Peter O'Toole, Joan Plowright, Martin Clunes|1 hr, 46 min|None.|An English upper-class couple have to pretend they are servants because they are out of money. They don't expect an American rock group to teach them about love and reality when they move into the house for a vacation. Fun, exciting, and modern.|0|EOE 0514|Undead (2005)|0|undead.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 44 min|Blood, guts, brains, etc.|This starts out as a silly zombie film but develops into an alien intrigue adventure. The Australians sure know how to cook up bizarre but funny horror films!|0|EOE 0515|Lost (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010)|5|lost.jpg|594|475|Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Emilie de Ravin, Jorge Garcia, Maggie Grace, Naveen Andrews|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|This promising TV program has everything to keep people interested: mysterious killer(s), attractive cast, decent dialog, and a pretty setting. Survivors crash land somewhere in the Pacific Ocean without any means to escape the island.|1|EOE 0516|The War Lover (1962)|5|warlover.jpg|262|475|Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner, Shirley Anne Field|1 hr, 46 min|None.|This is not a typical war film. It explores the character of two very different men. The war footage is very good, which contributes to the power of this film.|0|EOE 0517|Moby Dick (1956)|5|mobydick.jpg|327|475|Gregory Peck|1 hr, 55 min|None.|A good movie that's a little slow. The special effects are good especially for the 1950s.|0|EOE 0518|Hostage (2005)|4|hostage.jpg|321|475|Bruce Willis, Ben Foster|1 hr, 48 min|Blood is too much.|A typical Bruce Willis movie: unrealistic action (i.e. walking around with a bullet in the side), overdramatic at times. The kid's crawlspace through the house is cool.|0|EOE 0519|Unleashed (2005)|5|unleashed.jpg|319|475|Jet Li, Morgan Freeman|1 hr, 42 min|None.|A good action movie that's entertaining even if it doesn't always make sense. Movie style is typical of Luc Besson films (e.g The Transporter & The Professional).|0|EOE 0520|Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle (2000)|4|drbell_mrdoyle.jpg|347|475|None.|1 hr, 56 min|Blood is a bit much.|An exciting mystery that tells a story of Arthur Conan Doyle's (Sherlock Holmes creator) beginnings. This is a "must see" for a Holmes fan!|0|EOE 0521|The Vanishing (1988)|5|vanishing.jpg|110|157||1 hr, 42 min|None.|An unusual French (or Dutch) movie about an abductor and killer. The ending is very strange but unique.|0|EOE 0522|House of Wax (2005)|0|house_wax.jpg|321|475|Elisha Cuthbert|1 hr, 53 min|Blood & vomit.|None.|0|EOE 0523|Longitude (1999)|5|longitude.jpg|336|475|Michael Gambon, Jeremy Irons|approximately 3 hr, 20 min (four parts)|None.|This movie is wonderful! It follows John Harrison's task of developing an accurate timepiece for the British navy and Rupert Gould's later restoration of these clocks. That may sound boring but remember that the timepieces were tested at sea so in addition to the drama of life at sea, the movie takes place in several parts of the world.

The film is well done, with excellent acting, special attention to details of costume and setting, and perfect photography. All four Harrison clocks may be viewed at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England.|0|EOE 0524|City of God (2002)|3|city_god.jpg|336|475|None.|2 hr, 10 min|Blood.|It's surprising that the blood isn't too graphic--considering the subject--when people are killed. No, I think the slaying of chickens at the beginning of the film is too much.

This movie descibes life in the slums of Rio de Janeiro where brutality, guns, and drugs rule. I wouldn't recommend this film to anyone who doesn't like gritty movies. I wouldn't have watched it myself but a friend suggested it, so I had to give it a try.|0|EOE 0525|Roadhouse 66 (1984)|5|roadhouse66.jpg|349|475|Willem Dafoe, Judge Reinhold|1 hr, 34 min|None.|This movie is set in Kingman, Arizona--which I saw on Cannonball trip-- even if they call it Bozeman. Fun and exciting and not entirely predictable: a good movie with lots of classic American cars.

The theme from the Route 66 TV program makes a cool ending. Part of the movie was shot on old Route 66 and looked like the parts I've driven on the Los Angeles trip.|0|EOE 0526|Motorama (1991)|5|motorama.jpg|324|475|Jordan Christopher Michael, Meat Loaf, Drew Barrymore|1 hr, 33 min|None.|This is one of those movies that has attained cult status. Sure, it's not as popularly known as Pulp Fiction but it's similarly "far out" and unusual. This is a true R-rated film. It's not graphic but very surprising at parts!

A 10-year-old boy decides to steal his father's red '60s Mustang and drive it around the American Southwest looking for letters to spell Motorama. He wants to win $15 million when he redeems the letters.

This is a fun movie that is also funny. The kid does an excellent job! There's also short parts with Meat Loaf and Drew Barrymore.|0|EOE 0527|Sideways (2004)|5|sideways.jpg|319|475|None.|2 hr, 3 min|None.|This is a well-done film that just doesn't resolve.

A middle-aged school teacher (who's aspires to be an author) and a soon-to-be-married actor travel from LA to wine country to celebrate being bachelors. Things don't turn out well and we learn, through the funny episodes, about the characters.

This type of film isn't my favorite but it's a good story and I recommend it.|0|EOE 0528|One Eight Seven (1997)|5|187.jpg|321|475|Samuel Jackson, Kelly Rowan|1 hr, 59 min|None.|Not as graphic are one would expect considering the movie describes the fight of a teacher against gangsters.|0|EOE 0529|Black Cadillac (2003)|5|blackcadillac.jpg|533|400|None.|1 hr, 32 min|None.|This movie is similar to Joy Ride). |0|EOE 0530|The Last Minute (2001)|5|lastminute.jpg|144|260|Max Beesley, Emily Corrie, Jason Isaacs|1 hr, 54 min|None.|A very odd English movie describing the demise of an upcoming pop star. He put everything into this goal and that he never lived. The movie relates the aftermath of this failure.

The fact that Jason Isaacs' breaks into a Percy Sledge tune after killing people is an example of oddity in this flick. It's not sadistic but rather unexpected random.|0|EOE 0531|The Pink Panther (1964)|5|pinkpanther.jpg|333|475|Peter Sellers, David Niven|1 hr, 55 min|None.|Bumbling Inspector Clouseau stumbles around and catches the crook of the Pink Panther gem.|0|EOE 0532|Vanishing Point (1997)|5|vanishingpoint_tv.jpg|275|413|Viggo Mortensen|1 hr, 32 min|None.|This movie borrows from the original movie but expands the plot and repairs holes. I am impressed with the quality and message of this TV movie. Not only did it maintain my interest but the car chases are, in my opinion, better than the original.

This movie makes one wonder about how much the government interferes with our lives. An exciting movie that even women may enjoy. No, there is no "nude rider." This character was replaced with a mannerless, and dressed woman.|0|EOE 0533|The Island (2005)|5|island.jpg|321|475|Scarlett Johansson, Ewen McGregor|2 hr, 16 min|None.|I intended to see this movie in the theater but never got to it. I believe this is an interpretation of a Philip Dick story. Don't quote me I could be wrong. I'm a fan of Dick's futures because they inevitably describe a totalitarian government that is overthrown by an individual in love. Perhaps Huey Lewis wasn't exaggerating about thepower of love?

This movie follows the same framework as previous cinemized Philip Dick stories. If you enjoy this sort of conflict: man against society then you will enjoy this movie because it is also chocked full of chase sequences and special effects.

This movie really encourages individuality. And why not? So many people are utterly complacent because they don't want to "rock the boat." I ask why must people hide themselves to avoid upsetting someone else? This suppression will only damage our society and allow some sort of total government to gain power.|0|EOE 0534|Ice Station Zebra (1968)|5|icestationzebra.jpg|298|475|Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Jim Brown|2 hr, 29 min|None.|A fun submarine movie even if a bit dated.|0|EOE 0535|A Shot in the Dark (1964)|5|shot_dark.jpg|261|475|Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer|1 hr, 42 min|None.|This second movie in the Pink Panther collection was just as silly as the first, The Pink Panther. The tongue-in-cheek portrait of French unfaithfulness and the play on French phrases make this movie worth paying attention to. This movie seems to have an underlying James Bond theme too.

Elke Sommer probably epitomizes the '60s blonde actresses: pretty, busty, and well-dressed.|0|EOE 0536|Titus (2000, 2001)|5|titus.jpg|284|404|Christopher Titus, Stacey Keach, Cynthia Watros, Zack Ward|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|This is one of those TV programs that you either love or hate. Stacey Keach plays the drunk, womanizing, macho father who "stomps" on the dreams of his sons.

I wrote to Fox when they canceled this program and actually received a response from a person! At the time I suggested releasing the show on DVD. So you've got me to thank--OK not really but it makes me feel good :)

This is a fun sitcom that's great to watch to relax and laugh. Give it a try.|1|EOE 0537|Shopping (1994)|5|shopping.jpg|331|475|Jude Law, Sadie Frost, Sean Pertwee|1 hr, 45 min|None.|Cars are used to smash into retail shops. Movie centers around the conflict between two hoodlums who see the streets and stealing, differently.|0|EOE 0538|The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)|5|pinkpanther_again.jpg|321|475|Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom|1 hr, 43 min|None.|More like Austin Powers or rather the other way around! This movie plays up the spy thing more than Pink Panther previous films.

The former police inspector committed to a psychiatric ward in the previous film (Shot In The Dark) escapes to exact his revenge on Clouseau by threatening the world with destruction.

Very funny even if it requires a certain taste in humor. The opening credits are much fancier--and more enjoyable--than the previous films.|0|EOE 0539|Lucky Stiff (1988)|5|luckystiff.jpg|144|207|Donna Dixon|1 hr, 22 min|None.|Some good one-liners otherwise not too good.|0|EOE 0540|War of the Worlds (2005)|5|war_worlds2005.jpg|292|475|Dakota Fanning, Tom Cruise|1 hr, 57 min|None.|I didn't see this movie in the theater because I was angry with the advertisements. One trailer opened with Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" and then blew up the Earth. This is the exact opposite of what the great trumpeter/singer intended. So I boycotted this Spielberg movie. Once on DVD I figured that I wouldn't be "buying into" it as much.

I'm very impressed with this movie. The plot follows the novel well. This movie means more to me than the original movie because it's designed for my generation. The acting is very good. And the aliens are terrifying. I can see this happening! The movie is rough and could be hard to take so be ready for that. The final scene with a destroyed Boston bothers me because I like this old city. I am impressed that the new bridge (Zakim-Bunker Hill) into the city survived. I didn't see the Prudential Center or the Hancock Building.

This movie works on several levels. Not only is a man and his children threatened by a powerful enemy, but there are also a man vs. man and a man vs. time conflicts. Of course, modern life plays into the plot but it's not obtrusive.|0|EOE 0541|King Ralph (1991)|5|kingralph.jpg|287|400|John Goodman, Peter O'Toole|1 hr, 37 min|None.|Not accurate but still a good comedy.|0|EOE 0542|Skeleton Key (2005)|5|skeletonkey.jpg|320|475|Kate Hudson|1 hr, 44 min|None.|A good story despite being predictable but still worth a viewing. The film is well-done and doesn't depend on cheap fright tricks to scare. The person who recommended this movie to me suggested watching the deleted scenes to figure out the first scene. Of course I forgot to do so, don't make the same mistake that I did!

It's always good to see Kate Hudson in her sleepwear, too!|0|EOE 0543|Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)|5|starwars3.jpg|319|475|None.|2 hr, 20 min|None.|It seems that George Lucas waited till the last movie to tie everything up. This movie, though better than the first two prequels, is still nowhere near as powerful as the original movies.|0|EOE 0544|The Chase (1994)|4|chase.jpg|336|475|Charlie Sheen, Kristy Swanson|1 hr, 28 min|Vomit scene is a touch much.|A silly car chase movie that is unrealistic but is oddly very funny. The tone reminded me of Arrival. I recommend if it you want a laugh.|0|EOE 0545|The Producers (2005)|5|producers.jpg|321|475|Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Will Ferrell, Gary Beach, Roger Bart|2 hr, 9 min|None.|This movie starts out slowly but develops into a very funny movie with a plethora of great one-liners and double entrendres. Be ready for a musical filmed in the Broadway style. The performances are stunning. Uma is very pretty, which is always a good thing!

Be sure to watch the movie to its completion because there's a little bit more after the credits.|0|EOE 0546|Airwolf (1984, 1985, 1987)|5|airwolf.jpg|333|475|Ernest Borgnine, Jan-Michael Vincent|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|Dated, dramatic, and somewhat boring most of the time. But wait till the end when this super helicopter blows the shit out of anything that comes up against it.|1|EOE 0547|Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)|5|mrandmrssmith.jpg|321|475|Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie|1 hr, 52 min|None.|Too long and too silly. It took me three "sittings" to get through this movie because I kept falling asleep. I don't think I even stayed awake for the final scene the third time!

This movie reminded me of the childish "boys have cooties" games that some elementary-school girls play. It disgusted me that Brad Pitt's character was bashed so frequently by Angelina Jolie's role, too.|0|EOE 0548|Jerry Maguire (1996)|5|jerrymaguire.jpg|316|475|Cuba Gooding Jr, Jonathan Lipnicki, Renée Zellweger, Tom Cruise|2 hr, 19 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0549|U.S. Marshals (1998)|5|usmarshals.jpg|349|475|Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey Jr.|2 hr, 11 min|None.|A sequel to The Fugitive that is more exciting.|0|EOE 0550|Remington Steele (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987)|5|remingtonsteele.jpg|334|475|Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|A light-hearted TV program about a private investigator.|1|EOE 0551|Modern Problems (1981)|5|modernproblems.jpg|330|467|Chevy Chase|1 hr, 33 min|None.|The well-known scene with the "devil powder" is great fun.|0|EOE 0552|Transporter 2 (2005)|5|transporter2.jpg|338|475|Jason Statham, Amber Valletta|1 hr, 27 min|None.|Very similar to the first movie but with some unrealistic differences.

I don't like the new car. First, it's an automatic and it's not fun watching anyone "powershift" even if the gearbox includes--what I affectionately name--a slap-stick. This silly invention was developed so people who can't drive a clutched car can feel like a race-car driver. Next, it's another damned German car. I'm tired of this. Statham is English who's supposed to be American. Why can't he drive an American or British car? Finally, it's a re-badged Volkswagen. As I recall Volkswagen developed the W12 engine--as dumb as it is--and I know Audi and VW are essentially the same; I still ask why didn't they put the VW in the show. Well, because Volkswagen doesn't have the same clout as an Audi. And this just cements my theory that the movie producers only choose cars that are "cool" by society's standards.

The movie's special effects are too fake looking, and there's no chance that any driver or car could undertake these stunts. Amber Valletta did a good job considering her background in the "seen, but not heard" modeling field.|0|EOE 0553|Serenity (2005)|5|serenity.jpg|334|475|Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau|1 hr, 59 min|None.|Exciting and futuristic this is a good action film that is predictable but fun. I enjoyed the mixture of old West guns and spaceships. This is based on the Firefly TV program, which I haven't seen, but perhaps I should change that?|0|EOE 0554|The Couch Trip (1988)|5|couchtrip.jpg|153|220|Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau|1 hr, 36 min|None.|An Illinois prison inmate finds a way to be relocated to an insane asylum to lighten his sentence. There he pisses off the doctor, who decides to send him to a maximum security cell in prison. Well, this inmate masquerades as this doctor and accepts a temporary position in Beverly Hills as psychiatrist.

A funny and well-done movie.|0|EOE 0555|The Greatest American Hero (1981, 1982)|5|greatest_hero.jpg|330|475|William Katt, Robert Culp, Connie Sellecca|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|A teacher who specializes in teaching poorly behaved high schoolers meets a FBI agent in the desert and they receive a suit from aliens. The teacher is instructed to wear the suit and use its power according to how the FBI guy sees fit. Of course the two don't get along.

I watched this program as a kid and enjoy as much now as then. It's a wholesome show that's fun and exciting, even if it is a bit naive.|1|EOE 0556|Dune (1984)|0|dune.jpg|205|290|Sting|2 hr, 20 min|Spitting and blood.|This movie seems to actually have a decipherable purpose, unlike many David Lynch films. The disgusting parts harken back to Eraserhead. Not as violent as Blue Velvet and not as "loving" as Mulholland Drive. If you're drunk or slightly disturbed, this movie would make sense to you.

And Patrick Stewart never had hair!|0|EOE 0557|Doom (2005)|0|doom.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 44 min|Vomit and blood.|An alright movie about the video game. The problem is that they attempt to turn it into a movie with a deeper meaning than just blowing shit up.

But the five-minute first person shooting scene makes it almost worth it. Really, I wouldn't have minded if the entire movie was in the first-person perspective. It would have to be shorter but, face it, who wants a action movie that is too long?|0|EOE 0558|Ghost Story (1981)|5|ghoststory.jpg|348|475|None.|1 hr, 51 min|None.|An odd story that is more ghost story and less horror; modern stories tend to be the reverse.|0|EOE 0559|Firefly (2002, 2004)|5|firefly.jpg|334|475|Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|The original TV program that inspired Serenity. Rogue stellar scavengers wander around doing jobs to stay alive and out of the reach of the Alliance. The program reminded me of the 1980s English sci-fi show Blake's 7, which has a similar premise but is more serious.

I recommend this show to anyone interested in science fiction TV. It's well done and thoughtful. Also, there's the occasional good one-liner.|1|EOE 0560|Red Line (1995)|5|redline.jpg|110|151|None.|1 hr, 38 min|None.|This movie employs everything that shouldn't be used: a laughable plot, ripped off car chase, dizzying camera shots, and very bad acting. But there is nudity including female full frontal, if that redeems the movie.|0|EOE 0561|1941 (1979)|5|1941.jpg|321|475|John Belushi, Tim Matheson, Dan Ackyroyd|2 hr, 16 min|None.|Funny and represents the American overreaction to situations!|0|EOE 0562|The Hitcher (1984)|0|hitcher.jpg|278|475|None.|1 hr, 38 min|Vomit.|This movie isn't too applicable to modern life because people don't pick up hitchhikers especially on a dark secluded road. Furthermore, this movie is very dated. The butchering that occurs in this movie happens in real life so the movie hasn't the same impact it may have twenty years ago.

The plot seems assembled haphazardly. Jennifer Jason Leigh's final scene is uniquely unexpected and almost redeems the movie as horror.|0|EOE 0563|A Boy and His Dog (1974)|4|boy_dog.jpg|303|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|Blood a bit too much.|A very '70s movie that has attained cult status. A boy and his talking dog wander a world desolated by the fourth World War. This movie is odd and brutal, though not excessively graphic.|0|EOE 0564|Almost Famous (2000)|5|almostfamous.jpg|335|475|Kate Hudson, Patrick Fugit|2 hr, 3 min|None.|This movie follows the rise of both a young rock journalist and a talented rock 'n' roll group. The flick depicts the inner workings of '70s rock bands.

A fun movie with an excellent classic-rock soundtrack. This is a period film like Dazed and Confused but with more meaning and less comedy.|0|EOE 0565|Domino (2005)|4|domino.jpg|320|475|Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke|2 hr, 7 min|Blood is a bit much at parts.|Supposedly based on a true story about a pretty girl who wants to be a bounty hunter. It was boring so only watch it if you want to see Keira Knightley in a different role. She did well, too.|0|EOE 0566|Mind Hunters (2004)|5|mindhunters.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 46 min|None.|A good thriller that modernizes Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians.

Liquid nitrogen and liquid helium are never stored in gas cylinders. This major mistake reveals the obvious lack of scientific knowledge of the director. No problem but funny to those experienced with cryogenics.|0|EOE 0567|Battlestar Galactica (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)|5|battlestargalactica_2004.jpg|365|475|Edward James Olmos, Tricia Helfer|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|Better than the original program in many ways. The message is a good one. The special effects are wonderful and the acting good.

Plus, it's always good to see what attire the beautiful ricia Helfer will be wearing in each episode!|1|EOE 0568|The Constant Gardener (2005)|5|constantgardener.jpg|338|475|Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz|2 hr, 9 min|None.|A wonderful movie of conspiracy and action that delivers a vivid message.|0|EOE 0569|Salem's Lot (2004)|4|salemslot_2004.jpg|324|475|Rob Lowe, Rutger Hauer, Donald Sutherland|3 hr, 1 min|Stabbing organs unnecessary.|A TV movie of Stephen King's novel.|0|EOE 0570|Summer Rental (1985)|5|summerrental.jpg|312|475|John Candy|1 hr, 26 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0571|Tail Lights Fade (1999)|5|tail_fade.jpg|144|196|None.|1 hr, 28 min|None.|Waste of time.|0|EOE 0572|Where the Truth Lies (2005)|5|where_lies.jpg|325|475|Alison Lohman, Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth|1 hr, 48 min|None.|An intriguing murder mystery that kept me guessing till the end. The filming is well done without any distracting flair or special effects. The period music and clothes add a lot to the atmosphere. The plot flows and is intricately inter-connected. Well done!

Be warned this flick includes a significant lesbian sex scene and nudity.|0|EOE 0573|Flightplan (2005)|5|flightplan.jpg|321|475|Jodie Foster|1 hr, 38 min|None.|Excellent movie that is fun despite being predictable.

Jodie Foster does an excellent job as usual.|0|EOE 0574|Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)|4|dodgeball.jpg|319|475|Alan Tudyk, Rip Torn, Jason Bateman|1 hr, 32 min|Unnecessary references to sex.|The movie doesn't benefit from references to blumkins, facials, etc. It's slapstick humor taken too far.

The moronic banter is probably the best part of this movie.|0|EOE 0575|Corvette Summer (1978)|5|corvettesummer.jpg|315|475|None.|1 hr, 45 min|None.|A guy rebuilds a mid '70s Corvette in shop class and it turns out very strange looking.|0|EOE 0576|Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)|5|good_luck.jpg|322|475|David Strathairn, George Clooney|1 hr, 33 min|None.|This movie uses the Red Scare in early 1950s America to promote free thinking and justice. The movie is well-performed and engaging and conveys a clear message.

It could, perhaps, be compared to the 2001 Patriot Act, which allows the government to monitor American citizens. Ironically, the Patriot Act was spearheaded by a Wisconsin Congressman just like the 1950s Un-American Activities Committee.|0|EOE 0577|The Stepford Wives (2004)|5|stepfordwives2004.jpg|338|475|Nicole Kidman, Christopher Walken|1 hr, 33 min|None.|A good story that seems a bit sexist.|0|EOE 0578|MacGyver (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)|5|macgyver.jpg|380|475|Richard Dean Anderson|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|He's got a paper clip and a stick of bubble gum so watch out bad guys!|1|EOE 0579|Doctor Detroit (1983)|5|doctordetroit.jpg|264|475|Dan Ackroyd|1 hr, 31 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0580|The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)|4|40_virgin.jpg|321|475|Steve Carrell|1 hr, 56 min|Hair waxing scene gets old quickly.|A different movie that occasionally has some good one-liners. Otherwise a run-of-the-mill film.|0|EOE 0581|Madagascar (2005)|5|madagascar.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 26 min|None.|Only watch for the penguins & monkeys.|0|EOE 0582|Wicker Park (2004)|5|wickerpark.jpg|320|475|Josh Hartnett, Diane Kruger|1 hr, 55 min|None.|A movie that combines successful aspects of Vertigo, Vanilla Sky, and several other movies.|0|EOE 0583|The Stepford Wives (1975)|5|stepfordwives1975.jpg|359|475|Katherine Ross|1 hr, 54 min|None.|A horror movie unlike the remake that is resolved in the typical 1970s fashion (e.g Invasion of the Body Snatchers).|0|EOE 0584|House, M.D. (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)|0|house.jpg|352|475|Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps, Jennifer Morrison, Robert Sean Leonard|Each episode approximately 1 hr|Various shocking hospital scenes.|An excellent TV program about a brillant doctor who hates patients but cannot avoid the thrill of solving their obscure illnesses. This program seems a cross of Sherlock Holmes and Scrubs. Highly recommended.|1|EOE 0585|American Graffiti (1973)|5|americangrafitti.jpg|312|475|Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford, Paul Le Mat|1 hr, 52 min|None.|Entirely classic.

Notice the license plate of the hot rod is "THX 138," an abbreviation of George Lucas's first film THX-1138.|0|EOE 0586|Barbarella (1968)|5|barbarella.jpg|320|475|Jane Fonda|1 hr, 38 min|None.|Death by killer dolls with metal teeth. A new sexy costume every scene. Psychedelic scenery. The deadly piano of orgasm. All of this describes this silly movie from the decade of love. It's a good thing that science fiction has come a long ways from this example of a teenage boy's erotic cartoons! But this movie is still a fun movie with cheap special effects and a fancy wardrobe.|0|EOE 0587|Bring it on (2000)|3|bring_on.jpg|319|475|Kirsten Dunst, Elish Dushku|1 hr, 39 min|Vomiting.|This is not my typical movie and I know why. This movie is chocked full of cheerleading crap. Only watch for the same reason that one would watch cheerleaders at a football game!|0|EOE 0588|The Usual Suspects (1995)|5|usualsuspects.jpg|336|475|Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Benicio Del Toro, Stephen Baldwin|1 hr, 46 min|None.|Very clever, humorous, and unique. A great thriller.|0|EOE 0589|1940s House (2001)|5|1940shouse.jpg|322|475|None.|3 hr|None.|A BBC miniseries that puts a family in a house controlled by 1940s events. Food and energy are rationed. The occupants cannot use modern technology or conveniences.

It is amazing to learn how life in wartime and post-war Britain passed. Especially, the lives of women during World War II must have been hell. An amazingly emotional miniseries!|1|EOE 0590|A Sound of Thunder (2004)|5|sound_thunder.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 50 min|None.|A good idea that doesn't translate too well to film. Effort should have been made to reduce the cheesy urban special effects.|0|EOE 0591|King Kong (2005)|3|kingkong.jpg|325|475|Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black|3 hr, 8 min|Bugs.|Exciting despite being a bit over-dramatic at parts. The photography is great and the special effects excellent but slow motion is overused. The movie didn't seem as long as three hours.|0|EOE 0592|Undeclared (2001, 2002)|5|undeclared.jpg|352|475|None.|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|Different. Really a stupid combination of fairly talented actors and actresses who are attempting to keep the program going by looks. Not too good but does provide the occasional good one-liner or joke.|1|EOE 0593|Dick (1999)|5|dick.jpg|316|475|Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Dan Hedaya, Will Ferrell, Bruce McCulloch|1 hr, 30 min|None.|Not accurate but a good silly comedy. Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams turn out to play the infamous Deep Throat (who has recently revealed his true identity). Yes, it's nowhere near as impacting or true as All The President's Men but Dick is a movie that plays up the Nixon scandal in a humorous manner.

Accuracy isn't a main idea in this flick because it is obvious that contact lenses weren't invented in time for Michelle Williams' character to don them to impress Nixon. Also, I doubt that "roller discos" were invented in the mid '70s for Kirsten and Michelle to skate around the White House for the ending credits. But the excellent soundtrack makes this movie quite enjoyable!|0|EOE 0594|Stay (2005)|5|stay.jpg|321|475|Ewen McGregor, Ryan Gosling, Naomi Watts|1 hr, 39 min|None.|Difficult to describe. The movie leaves you feeling like you ate cotton candy: vivid taste that dissolves at the end. Recommended.|0|EOE 0595|From Russia With Love (1963)|5|from_love.jpg|350|475|Sean Connery, Pedro Armendáriz, Daniela Bianchi|1 hr, 58 min|None.|This film devised the scene and plot sequence that we now know as Bond. The opening gambit (literally in this case) that is now so famous, and usually my favorite scene, is first seen in this film. Dr. No is a wonderful movie but not as Bond as this flick.

Daniela Bianchi isn't Russian but does a good enough job despite being just the beauty queen of Italy. And face it, Bond girls really mustn't be heard just seen.

From Russia With Love is the second 007 film but the first in a long tradition of scene sequencing and plot division. A wonderful film that is perfect today as it was so earnestly devised in the early '60s.|0|EOE 0596|The Ice Harvest (2005)|3|iceharvest.jpg|300|475|John Cusack|1 hr, 29 min|Blood.|Not well put together and is unnecessarily confusing and full of plot holes.|0|EOE 0597|Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)|5|hotshots2.jpg|334|475|Charlie Sheen|1 hr, 29 min|None.|This movie seems more action packed than the movie it mocks Top Gun.|0|EOE 0598|Fun With Dick and Jane (2005)|5|fun_jane.jpg|319|475|Jim Carrey|1 hr, 30 min|None.|Yuppies sicken me. I cannot understand the materialism and competition. I rented this movie thinking that I could laugh at them, but I was mistaken.|0|EOE 0599|Wolf Creek (2004)|0|wolfcreek.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 28 min|Bloody bodies.|A group of Australian 20-year-olds take a road trip across the Outback and are confronted by a serial killer living in the middle of nowhere. Brutal but realistic and creepy.|0|EOE 0600|Corky Romano (2001)|5|corkyromano.jpg|342|475|Chris Kattan|1 hr, 26 min|None.|Not as bad I expected. My brother rented this movie and I sort of enjoyed it.|0|EOE 0601|To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)|5|to_mockingbird.jpg|298|475|Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford, Robert Duvall|2 hr, 10 min|None.|An excellent dramatization of Harper Lee's classic novel about racism. The entire cast was very good especially those listed above. I am very impressed by the quality and distinction with which the young actors presented their parts. This is how novels should be brought to film. Highly recommended to those appreciating the classics.|0|EOE 0602|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)|5|charlie_factory2005.jpg|321|475|Johnny Depp|1 hr, 55 min|None.|Not as good as the original movie and Tim Burton turned Willy Wonka into a grown-up child like Michael Jackson! The visual effects don't make up for the silliness. One redeeming point is that the glass elevator has a larger role in this movie and "I can see my house from here" isn't included.|0|EOE 0603|He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not - à la folie... pas du tout (2002)|5|heloves_not.jpg|320|475|Audrey Tautou, Smuel Le Bihan|1 hr, 36 min|None.|A good movie that puts a French spin on a popular modern theme. |0|EOE 0604|The Fog (2005)|5|fog2005.jpg|319|475|Selma Blair, Maggie Grace|1 hr, 43 min|None.|Some people hate this remake of the 1979 film but I think this is a good modern version of the story. The leprous settlers are explained better. The special effects are better and the movie moves along better with a secular (instead of religious) conclusion, which all make this remake more applicable for today's audience.

And unlike the original film, this movie is set in beautiful Oregon instead of Northern California. Netflix messed up this detail...|0|EOE 0605|The I Inside (2003)|5|iinside.jpg|315|475|Piper Perabo, Sarah Polley|1 hr, 31 min|None.|A mixture of The Jacket and The Butterfly Effect, though not as good. The plot seems held back and should have developed more. Not a bad movie, though.|0|EOE 0606|Undercover Brother (2002)|4|undercoverbrother.jpg|309|475|Eddie Griffin, Chris Kattan, Denise Richards|1 hr, 27 min|Sloppy mayonnaise.|This flick includes lots of funny phrases like "The Man keeps the brother down." In fact, the black people are all called brothers and the bad guy (white) is The Man. Denise Richards wasn't as annoying as usual.|0|EOE 0607|Invisible Man (1958, 1959)|5|invisibleman1958.jpg|335|475|Tim Turner, Deborah Watling|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|Very believable special effects of invisibility that is impressive for 1950s TV. See Deborah Watling as a child actress before her time in Doctor Who nearly a decade later.|1|EOE 0608|Æon Flux (2005)|5|aeonflux.jpg|321|475|Charlize Theron|1 hr, 32 min|None.|Æon Flux is good futuristic thriller along the lines of Tomb Raider except based on an animated TV program instead of a computer game. The leading lady is attractive, athletic, and (ahem) well dressed.

Contrary to the Star-Trek camp of science fiction, technology isn't the main facet of life in this flick. For instance, dart shooting fruit are security devices. At the heart of this show is a basic love story, which is actually pretty good.|0|EOE 0609|Match Point (2005)|5|matchpoint.jpg|332|475|Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Emily Mortimer|2 hr, 4 min|None.|One of the first things you notice is that the male lead seems gay, or at the very least a "pretty boy." But the movie develops and so does this character until he is tolerable.

The strength of this movie is the Shakespearean-style plot, especially the final third of the movie. I could do without the pervasive opera because it is overpowering at times. All in all, this is a very well done movie that is well put together despite being a bit long.|0|EOE 0610|Pulse (2001)|5|pulse.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 58 min|None.|A creepy thriller about ghosts coming into the world of the living. The central theme is the problems of loneliness in the modern world.

The filming quality makes the film seem older than it is, but the idea is good.|0|EOE 0611|The Passenger (1975)|5|passenger.jpg|318|475|Jack Nicholson|1 hr, 59 min|None.|A man assumes the identity of a gunrunner as part of what looks like a midlife crisis. Very slow at parts but not a bad road trip movie with lots of scenes of the Spanish countryside. Bring beer to get through.|0|EOE 0612|Charlie's Angels (2000)|5|charliesangels.jpg|321|475|Cameron Diaz|1 hr, 40 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0613|Instinct (1999)|5|instinct.jpg|331|475|Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr.|2 hr, 6 min|None.|A powerful movie about the dangers of modern life. This movie is meant to be more than just a story about a man who lived with gorillas so don't fall into that trap! Highly recommended.|0|EOE 0614|A Fish Called Wanda (1988)|5|fish_wanda.jpg|314|475|John Cleese, Michael Palin|1 hr, 48 min|None.|A movie that shows the stark differences between Americans and British from an American point of view. Fairly funny at parts but the first half is slow moving.|0|EOE 0615|Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)|3|charliesangels2.jpg|319|475|Cameron Diaz|1 hr, 45 min|Spitting.|Not as good as the first movie mostly because this movie rips off every other movie out there, and the stunts are impossible!|0|EOE 0616|Embrace of the Vampire (1994)|4|embrace_vampire.jpg|259|475|Alyssa Milano|1 hr, 33 min|Blood.|I think the only reason for this movie is to see Alyssa Milano topless! The story is typical and boring and the vampire stuff is idiotic.|0|EOE 0617|The Crow (1994)|5|crow.jpg|388|475|Brandon Lee|1 hr, 57 min|None.|So is this what started the Goth movement?|0|EOE 0618|Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004)|5|sherlock_stocking.jpg|330|475|Rupert Everett, Ian Hart|1 hr, 39 min|None.|A good (new?) Holmes story that is filmed well. Everett will never overshadow Jeremy Brett as Marylebone's famed Victorian detective. The show seems to borrow a lot from Sleepy Hollow. I didn't appreciate the subtle hatred between Holmes and Waston, either.|1|EOE 0619|What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)|5|whats_lily.jpg|334|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|None.|Woody Allen dubs over a cheap Japanese spy movie, which obviously rips of 1960s Bond movies. Allen's voice overs transform the movie into a fun flick, in a Mystery-Science-Theater-3000 way. Silly and worth renting!|0|EOE 0620|Tommy (1975)|5|tommy.jpg|320|475|Roger Daltry, Jack Nicholson, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend|1 hr, 51 min|None.|Townshend's rock opera about a boy who witnesses his father's murder and becomes "deaf, dumb, and blind."

A very strange '70s movie on par with The Wicker Man, though not as terrible.|0|EOE 0621|The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)|4|motorcyclediaries.jpg|313|475|Gael Garcia Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna|2 hr, 8 min|None.|A fun story describing a journey that Che Guevara and his best friend Alberto Granado took across South America. Also, this is the important time where Che Guevara developed into the infamous individual that the CIA later helped execute.

A great movie with a variety of beautiful landscapes of South America. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 0622|Sex and the Other Woman (1979)|5|sex_woman.jpg|335|475|Felicity Devonshire|1 hr, 20 min|None.|Could I name it the Handbook of Fornication? Ridiculous and hilarious at the same time, this movie is unique.|0|EOE 0623|There's Something About Mary (1998)|1|theres_mary.jpg|335|475|Cameron Diaz|1 hr, 59 min|Many unnecessarily gross scenes.|This movie has some good lines and is overall enjoyable, but I'd only recommend watching it if you're a Cameron Diaz fan... like me.|0|EOE 0624|The Name of the Rose (1986)|0|name_rose.jpg|262|475|Sean Connery|2 hr, 11 min|Blood and organs.|Gruesome movie about monks and murder. Not too good.|0|EOE 0625|Pride and Prejudice (2005)|5|pride_prejudice.jpg|321|475|Keira Knightley|2 hr, 9 min|None.|To begin with, I normally do not watch this type of film. I rented it for the same reason that I watched Domino, to see Keira Knightley's latest movie.

Like Jane Eyre, which both guys and girls were so unceremoniously forced to read in my tenth grade English class, Pride and Prejudice centers around a strong female figure. Unlike Charlotte Brontë's story, this movie describes love and misconception. Furthermore, don't mistakenly believe this story is the third of a triumvirate, of sorts, along with Tolstoy's War and Peace and Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment. This story is simpler and less politically charged.|0|EOE 0626|Rod Steele 0014: You Only Live Until You Die (2001)|5|rodsteele.jpg|144|196|None.|1 hr, 33 min|None.|OK, so with a title like this what do you think it is? You guessed it: a James Bond spoof in the form of a softcore porno.

Not too funny despite trying to pass off as a comedy.|0|EOE 0627|The Vanishing (1993)|5|vanishing1993.jpg|264|475|Jeff Bridges, Nancy Travis, Keifer Sutherland|1 hr, 49 min|None.|This remake is much better than the original film. This one's in English and the bad guy's motive is explained. Generally, this movie is a polished version of the original. I recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys psychological thrillers that aren't gruesome.|0|EOE 0628|Elizabethtown (2005)|5|elizabethtown.jpg|348|475|None.|2 hr, 3 min|None.|A less talented version of Garden State.|0|EOE 0629|The Amityville Horror (1979)|4|amityvillehorror1979.jpg|338|475|Rod Steiger, Margot Kidder, James Brolin|1 hr, 59 min|Blood.|This is a good film from which--I wouldn't be surprised--Stephen King probably harvested ideas and techniques for his The Shining. But King cut out the unnecessarily long scenes of this movie, and of course, molded his story into something different. This movie would have benefitted from more development of the ghosts.|0|EOE 0630|The Amityville Horror (2005)|3|amityvillehorror2005.jpg|321|475|Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George|1 hr, 29 min|Blood and vomiting.|This adaptation is faster moving and more exciting than the original movie. The plot has been changed to make it appeal to the modern audience. All in all, the movie is quite scary and real. I am disappointed that the male character is weaker than his equivalent in the 1979 version. The ghosts and the history of the house is developed: excellent.|0|EOE 0631|Event Horizon (1997)|0|eventhorizon.jpg|334|475|Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Joely Richardson, Sean Pertwee, Jason Isaacs|1 hr, 37 min|Extreme gore.|Fairly typical B-movie: gruesome, decent but, little-known players. The gore is excessive and the worst I have seen in a long while.

But if you can tolerate blood and guts that's on par with an '80s slasher flick, the idea is quite good.|0|EOE 0632|Lord of War (2005)|4|lord_war.jpg|318|475|Nicholas Cage|2 hr, 1 min|Blood.|An exciting and interesting movie about an arms dealer. Excellent visual effects and well acted and directed. A guy movie.|0|EOE 0633|Underworld: Evolution (2006)|2|underworld2.jpg|356|475|Kate Beckinsale|1 hr, 46 min|Blood and vomit.|This movie explains the first one. But I don't want an explanation and feel it's too tedious to watch this sequel.

If only there had been more Kate Beckinsale and less plot development. I'm such a pig, I know.|0|EOE 0634|Firewall (2006)|5|firewall.jpg|321|475|Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany|1 hr, 44 min|None.|This movie starts out predictably but develops into a good thriller. The acting and direction is excellent that doesn't focus on technology and only uses it, for what it is, a tool for a good plot. It does help that the movie is set in the picturesque Seattle area. High recommended.|0|EOE 0635|Grind (2003)|5|grind.jpg|321|475|Jennifer Morrison|1 hr, 40 min|None.|Imagine what a movie about skateboarding is like, and that's pretty much what this is. The soundtrack is good, though.|0|EOE 0636|Hitch (2005)|5|hitch.jpg|326|475|Will Smith, Amber Valletta|2 hr|None.|Not as sappy as I expected.|0|EOE 0637|Canadian Bacon (1995)|5|canadianbacon.jpg|328|475|John Candy, Alan Alda, Rhea Perlman, Rip Torn|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A funny satire where a president starts a cold war with Canada to boost ratings. All Michael Moore movies should be like this: light-hearted and not trying to force an idea down the audience's throat!|0|EOE 0638|The Right Thing (1985)|5|no_image.jpg|287|425|John Cusack|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A decent road trip movie that ends predictably but is still enjoyable to watch.|0|EOE 0639|Blown Away (1994)|5|blownaway.jpg|351|475|Tommy Lee Jones, Jeff Bridges|2 hr, 1 min|None.|Tommy Lee Jones does an excellent job with this role. Sure, his accent may not always be convincing but he makes up for it with body language.

This is an exciting action movie about bombs and set in Boston.|0|EOE 0640|Working Trash (1990)|5|workingtrash.jpg|150|211|George Carlin|1 hr, 37 min|None.|Only watch it for the Carlin humor.|1|EOE 0641|Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)|5|fasttimes_high.jpg|299|475|Sean Penn, Phoebe Cates|1 hr, 30 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0642|The World's Fastest Indian (2005)|5|worldsfastestindian.jpg|328|475|Anthony Hopkins|2 hr, 6 min|None.|Excellent account of New Zealander Burt Munro setting the land speed record for motorcycles under 1000cc at Bonneville. This guy cast his own pistons, shaped connecting rods from truck axles, and shaved down tires to make racing slicks! Highly recommended for anyone who repairs cars or motorcycles.|0|EOE 0643|Flashback (1990)|5|flashback.jpg|204|320|Dennis Hopper, Kiefer Sutherland|1 hr, 47 min|None.|This wonderful movie describes what it means to be a Hippie. The Hippie idea is not dated, or relegated to the '60s, but merely is one of happiness and freedom of thought.|0|EOE 0644|The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)|5|man_shoe.jpg|258|475|Tom Hanks, Lori Singer|1 hr, 45 min|None.|Entertaining but nothing new.|0|EOE 0645|Enter the Dragon (1973)|5|enter_dragon.jpg|303|475|Bruce Lee|1 hr, 42 min|None.|Classic. Lee's facial expressions are comical, too.|0|EOE 0646|Ultraviolet (2006)|4|ultraviolet.jpg|321|475|Milla Jovovich|1 hr, 34 min|Vomiting.|Typical comic book brought to the big screen: lots of flashes and special effects but not a lot of plot.|0|EOE 0647|Airplane! (1980)|5|airplane.jpg|318|475|None.|1 hr, 27 min|None.|Don't eat the fish!|0|EOE 0648|Grey's Anatomy (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, present)|0|grey_anatomy.jpg|337|475|Ellen Pompeo, Katherine Heigl|Each episode approximately 1 hr|Blood and vomiting.|This program starts out very corny and childish--a true representation of medical life?--but straightens out after a few episodes.|1|EOE 0649|Night Watch (2004)|0|nightwatch.jpg|323|475|None.|1 hr, 54 min|Gore.|A brutal Russian story about good and evil. An interesting idea that translates well into film, and is dubbed in English. The dry Russian humor breaks up the intense action and gore without interrupting the plot development. Recommended if you enjoy vampire tales.|0|EOE 0650|The Poseidon Adventure (2005)|5|poseidonadventure2005.jpg|259|334|Adam Baldwin|2 hr|None.|A remake of the original film. Like most remakes this one is not as good. My main complaint is that the survivors are too picky. Even a ten-year-old boy can't cross a wide metal bridge: something is wrong. They also have confessions at bad times: when they think a room is flooding, etc.

This movie really reflects the spoiled attitude of the modern American. I wanted an elevator not stairs. However, there are some good parts of the film. The original movie was not very good either so I shouldn't be so harsh...|0|EOE 0651|On the Beach (1959)|5|on_beach1959.jpg|276|475|Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire, Ava Gardner|2 hr, 14 min|None.|Nuclear war wiped out the population of the world except those in Australia and on a US submarine and a cloud of radiation is on the way to address that. The movie focuses on how people respond to the impending doom. Pretty well done but slow at parts.|0|EOE 0652|Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)|5|pirates_siliconvalley.jpg|263|475|Anthony Michael Hall, Noah Wyle|1 hr, 37 min|None.|The story of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs as they struggled to make their companies what they are today. Bill Gates' unscrupulous business-making and Steve Jobs' slave driving don't make me want to buy either companies products.|1|EOE 0653|Die Hard (1988)|5|diehard.jpg|335|475|Bruce Willis|2 hr, 12 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0654|Die Hard 2 (1990)|5|diehard2.jpg|335|475|Bruce Willis|2 hr, 4 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0655|Final Destination 3 (2006)|3|finaldestination3.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|Gore.|Same basic idea as the first two movies.|0|EOE 0656|V for Vendetta (2006)|5|v_vendetta.jpg|338|475|Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, John Hurt, Imogen Poots|2 hr, 13 min|None.|I really enjoyed this movie because, like The Matrix, it portrays a future possibility. Drawn from the frequently fertile comic book world: a lone masked hero fights a fascist totalitarian government, which follows the George Orwell (1984) mold.

America has fallen into a civil war sparked by immigration and this fueled the rise of a power-grabbing Brit. Like in pre-Nazi Germany a strong sense of nationalism allowed this Big Brother leader to come to power across the pond.

I don't pretend to know the "Vendetta" story and I'm sure it has been changed to fit mainstream media. What I enjoyed about this movie is that it addresses a problem that constantly threatens society: "People shouldn't fear their government. Government should fear the people."|0|EOE 0657|Die Hard with a Vengence (1995)|5|diehard3.jpg|333|475|Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Irons|2 hr, 8 min|None.|I like this movie better than the second one.|0|EOE 0658|Northern Exposure (1990, 199, 1992, 1993, 1994)|5|northernexposure.jpg|323|475|None.|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|A late '80s TV program about a New York doctor who moves to Alaska to pay his school bills. He's forced to live in a remote, odd town where the inhabitants are friendly but strange.|1|EOE 0659|Inside Man (2006)|5|insideman.jpg|321|475|Clive Owen, Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, Willem Dafoe|2 hr, 9 min|None.|Lots of talented actors and a good plot, but this movie is over-dramatic and didn't keep me entertained. The freshidea for a bank heist is spoiled by too much conversation. If it was half and hour shorter then I'd think the filmwould be far better.|0|EOE 0660|Brick (2005)|5|brick.jpg|321|475|Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner|1 hr, 50 min|None.|Very clever and intense drama about a high schooler who's trying to figure out who killed his love interest. The movie never bored me and wasn't predictable.

I recommend the movie and wouldn't be surprised if it becomes a cult classic. The movie is a "high school" film like Joy Ride or Disturbing Behavior but there are plenty of good twists to keep it interesting.|0|EOE 0661|Mysterious Island (2005)|5|mysteriousisland2005.jpg|315|475|Gabrielle Anwar|2 hr, 50 min|None.|A decent TV movie that switches around the plot in Jules Verne's novel and sadly tones down the engineering and construction of the cave house. Being an engineer I enjoyed the descriptions of the machines they devised for survival. More true to the novel than the 1961 version.|1|EOE 0662|Everything is Illuminated (2005)|5|everything_illuminated.jpg|322|475|Elijah Wood|1 hr, 46 min|None.|This is not my usual type of movie. An American Jew wants to find a woman who helped his grandfather escape Ukraine just before the Nazis wipe out his village. What he discovers is touching and sad at the same time.|0|EOE 0663|Poseidon (2006)|5|poseidon.jpg|322|475|Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfus, Emmy Rossum|1 hr, 38 min|None.|The original movie, The Poseidon Adventure, is good but not great. It was a new idea that now seems very dated. This movie isn't a remake really because it puts characters in the same predicament. They find a way out differently than the original.

What bothered me about this film is the opening scene. This is touted as being one of the most extensive computer graphics (CG) scenes ever produced but it doesn't work for me. The ship looks too fake and I would have been just as happy with a model boat. The crashing water CG scene is well-done. The water looks almost perfectly real.

All in all this is an exciting adventure movie without too much "feel sad" moments.|0|EOE 0664|Silent Hill (2006)|0|silenthill.jpg|320|475|Jodelle Ferland, Radha Mitchell|2 hr, 5 min|Gore.|Like many modern horror thrillers this movie doesn't fully explain the minor, but important, details. What is the real significance of the janitor, undead women, and children?

Though this is an improvement over White Noise where Michael Keaton stares at snow on a TV screen while the story of the three ghosts is skipped. Scare movies aren't as frightening unless the "bad guys" are explained. This makes the evil more realistic and more likely to occur; thus invoking more fear in the audience.

I'm told that this movie is based on a computer game and so it doesn't have to make sense by itself. This is wrong: a good movie should always stand on its own, describing what needs to be. Of course that would have made an already long movie even lengthier, but maybe they should have thought about that before producing this film!|0|EOE 0665|Land of the Dead (2005)|0|land_dead.jpg|347|475|Simon Baker, Robert Joy, Asia Argento|1 hr, 37 min|None.|Not bad for a modern zombie flick. The undead has learned how to use tools and weapons and they attack a city of people. I expected the plot to be a lot weaker but, for a zombie movie, it was pretty good.|0|EOE 0666|The Core (2003)|5|thecore.jpg|344|475|None.|2 hr, 14 min|None.|This is not a good movie. A major complaint is how could man stop the core from rotating? That seems as difficult as an ant moving a car back to the pile. However I did enjoy the Space Shuttle crash-landing in the LA riverbed, but that was it. So if you ever have misfortune to see it, make sure you just watch the first part... and watch for my house because the Shuttle flies right over.|0|EOE 0667|The Last Starfighter (1984)|5|laststarfighter.jpg|291|453|Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Chris Hebert|1 hr, 41 min|None.|I grew up with this movie and watched it many times as a child. The special effects were state of the art then, and still impressive more than twenty years later. The producers had the funny notion of using computer-generated models. Hmm, what a crazy idea? It'd never catch one!

This movie describes a guy from a trailer park in mountainous central California (or some other middle-of-nowhere) who beats a video game. So a visitor from outer space arrives to recruit him to be a starfighter. The premise sounds far-fetched but is very well-done and plausible.

As I said the effects are very impressive. I appreciate the small technical effects like seeing redshift when the Starcar breaks the speed of light. Neither the plot nor special effects are dumbed down so the average viewer (a child or young adult, most probably) can understand them. Furthermore this wonderful effect isn't harped on. Today such an effect would be described till any reasonably smart person in the audience has bleeding ears!

This is a superb movie using science fiction and action to keep the plot rolling along. It never bores. Very highly recommended.|0|EOE 0668|Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)|5|eyes_mars.jpg|323|475|Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A well-done movie that is predictable but still worth watching because it seems a natural transition between the '70s and '80s cinematic styles. Tommy Lee Jones is very young in the movie, too.|0|EOE 0669|Doppelganger (1993)|0|doppelganger.jpg|258|475|Drew Barrymore|1 hr, 44 min|Gore.|A very weird movie. Just when I thought it was going to get better, and make more sense, it gets worse, far worse.|0|EOE 0670|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)|5|kiss_bang.jpg|320|475|Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Angela Lindvall|1 hr, 43 min|None.|This movie is exciting and well-done. It also gives a good comparison of the differing mentalities, and ways of life, of New Yorkers and LA residents.|0|EOE 0671|16 Blocks (2006)|5|16blocks.jpg|320|475|Bruce Willis|1 hr, 42 min|None.|Bruce Willis plays his typical action hero but this one is coated with a bit of tarnish, which takes some time to wear off.|0|EOE 0672|The Junkman (1982)|5|junkman.jpg|330|475|H.B. Halicki|1 hr, 38 min|None.|Boring. Watching '80s American cars duel on desert roads gets old quickly.|0|EOE 0673|Uncovered (1993)|5|uncovered.jpg|180|250|Kate Beckinsale|1 hr, 52 min|None.|This movie describes the events following a young painting restorer's discovery of a hidden message in a five hundred year old painting. The message hadn't been found because the painting had remained in a private collection.

This movie combines the quirky late '80s music and fashion with a murder mystery where the only clues are found in a chess game. This exciting mystery also shows the talent of a young Kate Beckinsale.|0|EOE 0674|Heart Like a Wheel (1983)|5|heart_wheel.jpg|262|475|Bonnie Bedelia|1 hr, 53 min|None.|A true story about the first woman to drive in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). She fought sexism and injustice to win the championship three times in a row.|0|EOE 0675|The Bedford Incident (1965)|5|bedfordincident.jpg|146|202|None.|1 hr, 31 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0676|Fallen (1998)|5|fallen.jpg|298|475|Denzel Washington, John Goodman|2 hr, 4 min|None.|A good thriller about the battle of good versus evil. Curiously, the Rolling Stones songs fit very well.|0|EOE 0677|The Deep (1977)|5|thedeep.jpg|314|475|Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Shaw, Nick Nolte|2 hr, 3 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0678|Monster's Ball (2001)|0|monstersball.jpg|321|475|Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton|1 hr, 52 min|Vomiting, three times!|What a waste of time, unless you're a racist Southerner trying to join the 20th century!|0|EOE 0679|One Hour Photo (2002)|5|onehourphoto.jpg|321|475|Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen|1 hr, 36 min|None.|This movie is pretty much what you anticipate it is after reading the blurb. It's alright. I wish it was more, but that's just me.|0|EOE 0680|Kiss the Girls (1997)|5|kiss_girls.jpg|337|475|Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd|1 hr, 57 min|None.|This movie is predictable but strangely I still enjoyed watching the characters discover the killer's identity. This story is different than the usual serial killer movie. It's more psychological, but could stand more development in this area, and less torture and gore.|0|EOE 0681|Maverick (1994)|5|maverick.jpg|418|475|Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson|2 hr, 9 min|None.|Fun.|0|EOE 0682|X-Men 3: The Last Stand (2006)|5|x3.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 44 min|None.|Boring, fell asleep countless times trying to watch it. Maybe only even number movies in the X-Men series are OK, i.e. X-Men 2?|0|EOE 0683|Click (2006)|5|click.jpg|356|475|Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale|1 hr, 47 min|None.|A "feel good" movie that works fairly well. Only really watch for Kate Beckinsale.|0|EOE 0684|The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006)|4|butterflyeffect2.jpg|349|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|Blood.|Using the power of the original movie this flick is enjoyable. It's shorter than the original and not as potent because it is obviously a remake/sequel. I did enjoy the scenery whether it is Canada or the northwestern US, I don't know. Either way the filming location really helped to make this movie worth watching.|0|EOE 0685|The Notorious Bettie Page (2006)|5|notoriousbettiepage.jpg|317|475|Gretchen Mol|1 hr, 30 min|None.|First of all, Gretchen Mol does an excellent job portraying this '50s pin-up model. Gretchen is a superb actress who tends to take on movies like this. And she never fails to shine.

This movie is a biography of Bettie Page's rise as the most infamous bondage queen of the 1950s, hence the title. Now bondage isn't my thing, and regardless '50s "trussing up" is quite a bit different than modern sadomasochism!

This movie isn't a porno but rather it's the story of how, and why, friendly country-girl Bettie Page was molded into Playboy's "bondage queen" centerfold of 1955. Did you know that she was nearly the valedictorian of her high school class? She missed the honor by receiving one B and was named salutatorian.

Instead of going to college to be a teacher she followed her dream and started taking acting classes in New York. She began posing to survive while trying to make it as an actress. A familiar story in present-day Los Angeles.

This movie is very well done and tastefully executed. Gretchen Mol brings a lot of life to the classic pictures. The filming itself helps tell the story. Highly recommended if you're not offended by nudity.|0|EOE 0686|Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)|5|startrek3.jpg|318|475|William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, Leonard Nimoy|1 hr, 45 min|None.|I hadn't seen this movie since a child. Bob mentioned that he liked the movie, especially the theft of the Enterprise from the Starbase, so I rented it. I found that this film is excellent.

Maybe it's because many modern moviemakers don't put their heart and soul into their work? Maybe this movie summons up old memories? Any way that it works: it works well. The plot is strong enough and the character development is excellent. The loyalty of friends and the total hatred of an enemy is obvious. These intense emotions both seem absent from modern movies, and life. I tend to be a person who displays feelings with little inhibition. So I really enjoyed the honesty and love in this movie.|0|EOE 0687|The Langoliers (1995)|5|langoliers.jpg|329|475|David Morse, Kate Maberly, Mark Lindsay Chapman, Stephen King|3 hr|None.|Stephen King's take on time travel: different and plausible. Not a bad movie.|1|EOE 0688|The Changeling (1979)|5|changeling.jpg|315|472|None.|1 hr, 55 min|None.|A cleverly done horror movie.|0|EOE 0689|Cars (2006)|5|cars.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 56 min|None.|A fun, simple movie with an important message about life in the big city. The humor is decent and self-respecting. The setting is closely drawn to match New Mexico/Eastern Arizona. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if "Radiator Springs" is actually the little town of Peach Springs, Arizona. Highly recommended to all.|0|EOE 0690|Tsotsi (2006)|4|tsotsi.jpg|320|475|Presley Chweneyagae|1 hr, 34 min|Vomiting.|A wonderfully powerful movie about a "Jo-burg" South African man from the "shantytown" who learns to be compassionate and loving after mistakenly abducting a baby. This truly moving story really makes one appreciate the plush western lifestyle we take for granted. It's refreshing to see a soul recovered from the darkness of evil, too. A great story!|0|EOE 0691|The Da Vinci Code (2006)|5|davincicode.jpg|336|475|Audrey Tatou, Tom Hanks, Paul Bettany|2 hr, 29 min|None.|I haven't read the book but listened to it on CD. The movie plot seems re-arranged from the story I heard but I can't be certain. Regardless this is a fun movie.

I enjoyed the SmartCar chase and seeing parts of England and France. The filming and soundtrack are excellent, of course. Beautiful Audrey Tautou fits her part perfectly and proves to be an excellent actress. I don't care what anyone thinks (least of all the Catholic Church) I like the central idea and don't see why it's not true.|0|EOE 0692|The Jackal (1997)|5|thejackal.jpg|301|420|Bruce Willis, Diane Venora, Sidney Poitier|2 hr, 5 min|None.|An exciting movie that is intriguing to the end.|0|EOE 0693|The Siege (1998)|5|thesiege.jpg|306|475|Bruce Willis|1 hr, 55 min|None.|A good action movie showing what happens when the army is called in to find terrorists in an American city.|0|EOE 0694|Casino Royale (2006)|3|casinoroyale2006.jpg|320|475|Daniel Craig, Eva Green|2 hr, 24 min|Torture.|This movie reflects the current trend in today's cinema: explain the origins of a well-known character. This brings to mind a question--is society so jaded (seen it all, done it all) that filmmakers now feel they can successfully make these typically unrefined types of movies? This movie forces people to 'feel' by belaboring and harping on the relevant scene. That seems to support the fact that society on a whole is unfeeling, or at least scared to show any emotion.

This movie completes the transition that Die Another Day began. Gone are the dancing women in the credits and missing are the double entrendres and sexual innuendoes. The replacements, which ought to make the feminists happy, are violence and grit. It's ironic but a characteristically male series of movies that were previously redeemed by the tenderness of women has shifted into an aggressive show-off. Not unlike modern politics, or hell, many men these days: Casino Royale's Bond is overbearing and has something to prove to the world.

Daniel Craig does a good job and I cannot fault him. This movie's problems lie with the writer, director, and producers. I like watching movies to be entertained and this one is just so different than other 007 movies that I just wasn't ready for it. I expected subtle humor, fight scenes, a car chase, uncomplicated women, and the renown 007 cool. Maybe next movie will meet my expectations? One thing is for certain I'm not going to the theater to see the next one.|0|EOE 0695|Chinatown (1974)|5|chinatown.jpg|362|475|Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway|2 hr, 10 min|None.|A powerful detective mystery about the water crisis in Los Angeles in the 1930s. It suggests that the city is run by greedy, powerful men.

Nothing has changed in 75 years, LA continues to be run by the people with the most money and power. Recall the power crisis about a decade ago? Perhaps forty years from now a movie will be released describing the inside story of that fiasco!|0|EOE 0696|District B13 (2004)|5|districtb13.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 21 min|None.|A dubbed French action movie by the same guy who did The Transporter, The Professional, The Fifth Element, and Wasabi. This movie isn't as good but still worth watching.

Paris has been divided with barriers to keep the baddies away from the "good guys." In all actuality the bad sections look like some of the bad parts of present-day LA, except with more white guys. Good fight scenes and plenty of Matrix-style movement but not good for anything else than action.|0|EOE 0697|Lady in White (1988)|5|lady_white.jpg|335|475|Lukas Haas|1 hr, 58 min|None.|An entertaining thriller that I first saw when it came out. There's nothing wrong with this movie. It's doesn't scream "hey, look at my special effects," unlike some modern films, and the story is well planned and executed. Also, it's not quite as scary as I remember it when I was a kid!|0|EOE 0698|Superman Returns (2006)|5|supermanreturns.jpg|321|475|Kevin Spacey|2 hr, 34 min|None.|I couldn't get through this one. I fell asleep several times before giving up. But don't take me as a good judge because I am not a big fan of the original movies either.|0|EOE 0699|Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)|2|pirates_caribbean2.jpg|269|475|Keira Knightley|2 hr, 30 min|Gross.|Terrible, absolutely atrocious. I am very disappointed, so much so that I couldn't finish the movie. The plot is scattered, the characters lame, and the special effects are disgustingly realistic. The movie is too scary for children, too. This movie isn't good at anything. Steer clear of this joke.|0|EOE 0700|The Two Jakes (1990)|5|twojakes.jpg|311|475|Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel|2 hr, 17 min|None.|The sequel to Chinatown describing the corruption with oil drilling in LA. Specifically the effect on small, aspiring businessmen is examined.|0|EOE 0701|Lucky Number Slevin (2006)|5|lucky_slevin.jpg|321|475|Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu|1 hr, 49 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0702|Christine (1983)|5|christine.jpg|264|475|Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul|1 hr, 49 min|None.|This is a classic horror movie with no problems.|0|EOE 0703|When a Stranger Calls (2006)|5|when_calls.jpg|321|475|Camilla Belle|1 hr, 27 min|None.|This movie is an alright horror film: not great, not too bad. The lead actress has a face like Elisha Cuthbert only with dark hair. I wonder if that's useful getting parts?|0|EOE 0704|The Last Supper (1996)|5|lastsupper.jpg|327|475|Cameron Diaz|1 hr, 31 min|None.|A clever movie that is a bit creepy.|0|EOE 0705|A Scanner Darkly (2006)|5|scannerdarkly.jpg|321|475|Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr, Winona Ryder|1 hr, 40 min|None.|This movie is curiously painted in an impressionism style. It's obviously computer generated from real film. It's different than comic book drawing.

The story is neither strong nor clear. I think it was a bad idea to bring this novel to film. Philip Dick's dark writing shines and isn't masked by clever technology (as in Imposter, Minority Report, and Bladerunner). The movie is a depressing tribute to the victims of drugs.|0|EOE 0706|Lady in the Water (2006)|5|lady_water.jpg|326|475|Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, M. Night Shyamalan|1 hr, 49 min|None.|I'm not too impressed with this movie. I really wanted to like it but I just don't. I don't care for fantasy and fables. Furthermore, nothing seems to happen in this film, except Miss Howard's hair color lightens halfway through. There must be a reason for that. Anyways the only reason to watch this flick is to see her...|0|EOE 0707|Scoop (2006)|5|scoop.jpg|320|475|Scarlett Johansson, Woody Allen, Ian McShane, Hugh Jackman|1 hr, 36 min|None.|A light-hearted murder mystery that is colorful and cheery. It's really an impressive BBC film set in London.|0|EOE 0708|The Game (1997)|5|thegame.jpg|352|475|Michael Douglas|2 hr, 18 min|None.|A very different thriller. It's unique and exciting. Some people may be bored with it, however, it does keep you wondering.|0|EOE 0709|Bad Boys (1995)|5|badboys.jpg|340|475|Will Smith, Martin Lawrence|1 hr, 59 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0710|Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)|2|mary_frankenstein.jpg|265|475|Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Helena Bonham Carter|2 hr, 3 min|Gross.|Gothic style filming never really does it for me, and this film is no different.|0|EOE 0711|City by the Sea (2002)|5|city_sea.jpg|321|475|Robert De Niro, James Franco|1 hr, 49 min|None.|The acting is very well done even if the story is a bit depressing.|0|EOE 0712|Idiocracy (2005)|5|idiocracy.jpg|339|475|Luke Wilson|1 hr, 24 min|None.|This movie is funny, but also scary. Two average Americans are frozen for 1,000 years and awaken to find a very dumb world populated by idiots. The frightening facet of this film is that it is happening already. Be sure to wait for the scene after the credits.|0|EOE 0713|The Driver (1978)|5|driver.jpg|338|475|Ryan O'Neal|1 hr, 29 min|None.|Entertaining car chases make this movie notable.|0|EOE 0714|L'Auberge Espagnole (2002)|4|auberge_espagnole.jpg|353|475|Romain Duris|2 hr, 2 min|Vomiting.|In this French film a university student becomes an exchange student to a school in Barcelona to secure a good job once he graduates. He moves into an apartment with individuals representing most of the western European countries. As is the effect of most real travel (not just tourism), Xavier eyes are opened, which produces a powerful ending to the movie.|0|EOE 0715|A Perfect Murder (1998)|5|aperfectmurder.jpg|331|475|Gwyneth Paltrow, Michael Douglas|1 hr, 47 min|None.|Not a bad murder thriller based on Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder.|0|EOE 0716|Bonnie and Clyde (1967)|5|bonnie_clyde.jpg|341|475|Faye Dunaway, Warren Beatty|1 hr, 51 min|None.|This film about the famous bank robber is fun and exciting. Young and beautiful Faye Dunaway makes the movie that much more pleasant to watch.|0|EOE 0717|Crank (2006)|3|crank.jpg|336|475|Jason Statham, Amy Smart|1 hr, 27 min|Blood.|A fun, and interesting, action flick about a guy who is poisoned and survives by keeping adrenaline pumping. There are plenty of ridiculous stunts and unusual camera angles to keep it interesting during the plot development time (non-action). Also, Amy Smart plays one of the dumbest blondes I've seen in film in some time.|0|EOE 0718|Full Metal Jacket (1987)|4|fullmetaljacket.jpg|321|475|Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Ermey, Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin|1 hr, 57 min|Blood.|None.|0|EOE 0719|Spies Like Us (1975)|5|spies_us.jpg|319|475|Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase|1 hr, 42 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0720|Anna (1987)|5|anna.jpg|302|475|Paulina Porizkova, Sally Kirkland|1 hr, 41 min|None.|This movie follows the new life of a famous Czechoslovakian actress who can't find decent work in New York. She's joined by an admirer from her native land, who has little trouble "making it" because she's young and pretty.

The story is entertaining but dramatic. The only reason we watched it was to see a young Paulina Porizkova.|0|EOE 0721|Russian Dolls (2005)|5|russiandolls.jpg|261|385|Romain Duris|2 hr, 9 min|None.|A suitable sequel to L'Auberge Espanole.|0|EOE 0722|Marie Antoinette (2006)|5|marieantoinette.jpg|323|475|Kirsten Dunst|2 hr, 3 min|None.|A movie about the French queen who supposed said "Let them eat cake." This movie breaks with the traditional view of the queen and at the same time simplifies her life. Perhaps not historically accurate but nonetheless entertaining and very well done. Kirsten Dunst does an excellent job.|0|EOE 0723|The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)|5|gods_crazy.jpg|275|425|None.|1 hr, 49 min|None.|A fun comedy about the reaction of a small African tribe who find a Coke bottle dropped from an airplane.|0|EOE 0724|The Quiet (2005)|5|quiet.jpg|317|475|Camilla Belle, Elisha Cuthbert|1 hr, 36 min|None.|I rented this movie because new actress Camilla Belle looks like she could be Elisha Cuthbert's sister. Side by side they still look similar and could pass as siblings.

What really surprised me was that the movie was entertaining and well-done. Camilla plays a mute, deaf girl who is adopted and learns Elisha's character's nasty secrets.|0|EOE 0725|Devil's Advocate (1997)|3|devilsadvocate.jpg|325|475|Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Keanu Reeves|2 hr, 24 min|Blood.|None.|0|EOE 0726|Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)|5|jumpin_flash.jpg|339|475|Whoopi Goldberg|1 hr, 40 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0727|The Prestige (2006)|5|prestige.jpg|320|475|Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Hugh Jackman, David Bowie, Scarlett Johansson|2 hr, 10 min|None.|Using magic as a vehicle, the impact and consequences of an extraordinary machine are examined. Tesla and his work are vindicated in the process. So not only is this an interesting movie, but also, one that hints at the mystical facet in the real world, which modern science mocks and calls fantasy. Highly recommended to all.|0|EOE 0728|Without a Clue (1988)|5|without_clue.jpg|316|475|Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley|1 hr, 47 min|None.|A corny spoof of Sherlock Holmes in which Dr Watson hires an idiotic actor to play Holmes. It's funny at times and makes a good light comedy.|0|EOE 0729|Slither (2006)|0|slither.jpg|366|475|Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks|1 hr, 36 min|Gross.|I was in the mood for a good zombie flick and this hit the spot.|0|EOE 0730|An American Haunting (2006)|5|americanhaunting.jpg|320|475|Rachel Hurd-Wood, Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek|1 hr, 23 min|None.|While this movie is very well-acted, I was astounded by the strength of the feminist message. This movie tried to make me feel bad that I'm a man. That just isn't right because I've never abused women.|0|EOE 0731|Fortress (1993)|1|fortress.jpg|333|475|Christoper Lambert, Loryn Locklin, Kurtwood Smith|1 hr, 35 min|Blood and gore.|Set in a future where the US government allows each couple to have only one child, a couple is captured and sent to a special prison after trying to escape into Mexico with a second child.

A good action movie with a plot and psychological conflict. This is a lower budget film that is entertaining.|0|EOE 0732|St. Elsewhere (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988)|5|stelsewhere.jpg|349|475|Howie Mandel, Ed Flanders, G.W. Bailey|Each episode approximately 1 hour|None.|A calmer, quieter version of the many hospital programs that are common today.|1|EOE 0733|One Last Thing (2005)|4|one_thing.jpg|359|475|Michael Angarano, Sunny Mabrey|1 hr, 33 min|Vomiting.|In this flick a terminally ill 16-year-old guy's last wish is to spend a weekend with a supermodel. That's what this movie is throughout: unrealistic but an interesting "what if." The porn star cable TV interview in the deleted scenes is probably the funniest part.|0|EOE 0734|The Merchant of Venice (2004)|5|merchant_venice.jpg|347|475|Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Lynn Collins|2 hr, 11 min|None.|I thought this a good interpretation of Shakespeare's play. I thoroughly enjoyed the scenes and acting. Not once did I fall asleep, which is quite remarkable for me!|0|EOE 0735|Children of Men (2006)|4|children_men.jpg|319|475|Clive Owen, Michael Caine|1 hr, 49 min|Blood.|In this story women have lost the ability to get pregnant, and thus the human race is growing older and knows it will eventually disappear. War, fascism, and terror runs rampant. However one woman becomes preganant, and this story follows the events leading up to her giving birth. A very powerful and well-done film, but be warned it may be a bit hard to take at parts.|0|EOE 0736|Lifeforce (1985)|5|lifeforce.jpg|304|475|Mathilda May, Steve Railsback|1 hr, 56 min|None.|This is the stereotypical sci-fi horror movie complete with a naked girl killing people by draining their "life force" and then the victims turning into zombies. There are good special effects and scenes of a trashed London, too.|0|EOE 0737|The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)|5|exorcism_emilyrose.jpg|321|475|Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Jennifer Carpenter|2 hr, 1 min|None.|Using the courtroom as a vehicle, this film examines the existance and relevance of a spiritual world in modern society. As always Laura Linney delivers an excellent performance.|0|EOE 0738|Flyboys (2006)|4|flyboys.jpg|320|475|James Franco, Jean Reno|2 hr, 20 min|Vomiting.|I was not impressed at all with this film. They try to make it an epic with music as early as 3 minutes into the movie! The arrogance of the American recruits annoyed me, too. Don't bother with this one.|0|EOE 0739|The Illusionist (2006)|5|illusionist.jpg|369|475|Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel|1 hr, 30 min|None.|I really enjoyed this very clever thriller. The setting and props are perfect and the acting wonderful.|0|EOE 0740|Fahrenheit 451 (1966)|5|fahrenheit451.jpg|272|475|Oscar Werner, Julie Christie|1 hr, 52 min|None.|This is a very sixties and a well-done movie. I haven't read Bradbury's story but this movie had a strong plot and is detailed so I wouldn't be surprised if the book was closely followed.|0|EOE 0741|Fantastic Four (2005)|5|fantasticfour.jpg|365|475|Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffudd|1 hr, 45 min|None.|I really liked this movie. It wasn't annoying or gross, or corny. The actors did a good job and just got on with it instead of vying for more screen time.

The special effects are great and not obtrusive. Many movies shout "hey, look at what we did with CG." This one just uses computer graphics as the tool that it is and tells the story. Jessica Alba looks really good, too.|0|EOE 0742|Shallow Grave (1994)|2|shallowgrave.jpg|338|475|Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Kerry Fox|1 hr, 34 min|Sound effects.|Three odd professionals are looking for a flatmate. They finally accept an equally odd writer. He overdoses and leaves behind a lot of money. They try to figure out how to get rid of the body.

This movie is similar to The Last Supper only goes more into the responses of the characters. A little shocking and brutal at parts, this flick is directed by the same guy as 28 Days Later.|0|EOE 0743|The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004)|5|five_heaven.jpg|337|475|Jon Voight, Ellen Burstyn|2 hr, 13 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0744|Thunderball (1965)|5|thunderball.jpg|317|475|Sean Connery, Claudine Auger|2 hr, 9 min|None.|This Bond flick may be one of the best ones. It is surprising how long the movie is.|0|EOE 0745|Destination Moon (1950)|5|destinationmoon.jpg|297|475|None.|1 hr, 31 min|None.|This movie is based on Robert Heinlein's Rocketship Galileo. The problem is that the plot is watered down. This was probably done to make this movie easier for the public to handle. The movie is one of the first major science fiction movie produced in the States.|0|EOE 0746|Millions (2005)|5|millions.jpg|320|475|Alex Etel, Lewis McGibbon|1 hr, 36 min|None.|Two boys find a bag full of lots of money. The problem is that the currency is the soon-to-be-decommissioned British Sterling, which hasn't happened yet in real life. But in the story the change to the Euro is imminent.

The movie is directed by Danny Boyle, the same as 28 Days Later and Shallow Grave, so normally I wouldn't have watched a kiddie movie. The film has Boyle's fingerprints all over it and is quite good, and definitely unusual.|0|EOE 0747|The Vikings (1958)|5|vikings.jpg|349|475|Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Janet Leigh|1 hr, 56 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0748|Witness (1985)|5|witness.jpg|322|475|Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis|1 hr, 52 min|None.|This film is entertaining and well written. I thoroughly enjoyed it.|0|EOE 0749|Beverly Hills Cop (1984)|5|beverlyhillscop.jpg|316|475|Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold|1 hr, 45 min|None.|I don't like Eddie Murphy's latest work, but in this movie he was tolerable. I laughed not only at him, but at the behavior of the Beverly Hills police. Now that I've lived in Los Angeles I can see all the fun that the writer pokes at them. The funniest part is that people in LA wouldn't be embarrassed, which is characteristically typical!|0|EOE 0750|Night of the Comet (1984)|5|night_comet.jpg|304|475|Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelli Maroney, Robert Beltran|1 hr, 35 min|None.|An 18-year-old Valley girl overnights in the projector room of the movie theater where she works. Everybody else is outside watching the rare event of earth passing through the tail of a comet. The next morning everybody appears to be missing (leaving only clothes behind). A few are turned into blood-thirsty lunatics. How did she survive and did anyone else make it?

A very good '80s zombie cult classic. A cheerleader with an assault weapon, a 1953 Buick convertible, abandoned streets of LA, zombie mall rats, a Valley girl, witty remarks, "I wish I had hair like that," and Cyndi Lauper songs all firmly position this classic in the 1980s. The time period doesn't run the movie, rather it adds character.|0|EOE 0751|Stark Raving Mad (2002)|5|stark_mad.jpg|317|460|Seann William Scott|1 hr, 41 min|None.|Some parts are funny and some parts are dumb. It seems like the writer has a split personality--a cool side and retarded side!|0|EOE 0752|Medicine Man (1992)|5|medicineman.jpg|321|475|Sean Connery|1 hr, 46 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0753|Slaughterhouse Five (1972)|5|slaughterhouse5.jpg|315|475|Michael Sacks|1 hr, 43 min|None.|This movie is as strange as Vonnegut's novel.|0|EOE 0754|Neverwhere (1996)|4|neverwhere.jpg|356|475|None|Each episode approximately 1/2 hour|None.|A fantasy TV program that describes the travels of a man in the London Below. Enjoyable and delightfully British low-budget.|1|EOE 0755|Beerfest (2006)|0|beerfest.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 56 min|Too many to list.|Some parts are funny and some are just gross in a Van Wilder style.|0|EOE 0756|Cube Zero (2004)|0|cubezero.jpg|326|475|None.|1 hr, 37 min|De-skinning, slicing, flesh-eating bacteria all paint a gruesome scene.|More of the same.|0|EOE 0757|Species (1995)|2|species.jpg|333|432|Natasha Henstridge|1 hr, 48 min|Gross alien stuff.|Worth watching just to see Natasha Henstridge.|0|EOE 0758|Bridge to Teribithia (2007)|5|bridge_terabithia.jpg|321|475|None.|Who cares?|None.|I can't rate it less for being dumb. Damn it!

I hated the book when I forced to read it in grade school. I didn't like the movie when it was the only thing to watch on the airplane. See where I'm going with this?|0|EOE 0759|12 Monkeys (1995)|3|12monkeys.jpg|327|475|Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe|2 hr, 9 min|Blood.|This an interesting, if long, sci-fi movie. It follows the Slaughterhouse Five scattered method of time travel a bit. Brad Pitt does an excellent job playing a crazy guy. Just watching him is most of the fun of this film.|0|EOE 0760|The Party (1968)|5|theparty.jpg|333|460|Peter Sellers, Claudine Longet|1 hr, 39 min|None.|A silly movie in the same theme as the Pink Panther films. There is a three-wheeled Morgan so that's cool.|0|EOE 0761|Ben-Hur (1959)|5|benhur.jpg|336|475|Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd|3 hr, 42 min|None.|This is a real epic movie. Watch the Arabs particularly as they do or say some funny stuff!|0|EOE 0762|Blow (2001)|4|blow.jpg|321|475|Johnny Depp, Franka Potente, Penélope Cruz|2 hr|Drug use is a bit much at parts.|I was reluctant to rent this film because I'm not a fan of drug dealers. But the '70s soundtrack attracted me to this flick, and I decided to give it a go.

The movie held my attention throughout and also, like many period films, shows what it could have been like thirty years ago. A Manhattan Beach with friendly beach blondes who are looking for a good time, and not just money, was very refreshing.

Furthermore this movie acts on another level as it recollects the rise and fall of a South Shore hopeful from Weymouth, who moves to one of the Beach cities before becoming a major drug dealer in the 1970s. A powerful movie using the corruption in the cocaine business as a vehicle.

And the soundtrack is very good...|0|EOE 0763|Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)|5|beverlyhillscop2.jpg|318|475|Eddie Murphy|1 hr, 42 min|None.|Not quite as good as the first movie but still exciting.|0|EOE 0764|The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)|4|threeburials.jpg|350|475|Tommy Lee Jones|2 hr, 1 min|Vomiting.|Netflix lists this as a dark comedy. Maybe it is if you speak Spanish and can understand any puns, however, as an English speaker I saw no comedy. There were some "funny scenes" but they were punctuated with violence.|0|EOE 0765|To Catch a Thief (1955)|5|to_thief.jpg|308|475|Grace Kelly, Cary Grant|1 hr, 46 min|None.|I saw lots of Hitchcock movies when I was a kid but never really "got them." I think you have to be an adult to understand his humor and the complexities of the plots. This movie is an example.

Also, Grace Kelly looks absolutely stunning in this flick! It's worth watching just for her.|0|EOE 0766|The 6th Day (2000)|5|6thday.jpg|315|475|Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Duvall|2 hr, 4 min|None.|This movie explores the problems with cloning using a near future society as the backdrop. Exciting and well-directed this film is also very entertaining.|0|EOE 0767|Robin Hood (2006, 2007, 2009)|5|robinhood.jpg|336|475|None.|Each episode approximately 1 hour|None.|The first episode was good. Then, it got old quickly. This program could have been much better.|1|EOE 0768|Real Genius (1985)|5|realgenius.jpg|302|475|Val Kilmer|1 hr, 41 min|None.|An entertaining and decent '80s movie that is very enjoyable. I have a soft spot for movies where the greedy dirty bag is punished at the end. This is one of those "feel good" flicks.|0|EOE 0769|Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)|5|beverlyhillscop3.jpg|362|475|Eddie Murphy|1 hr, 44 min|None.|Like the original movie, this flick pokes fun at the LA stereotype and succeeds in being a very enjoyable action film!|0|EOE 0770|Big Train (1998, 2002)|5|bigtrain.jpg|316|487|Simon Pegg, Mark Heap, Kevin Eldon, Amelia Bullmore, Julia Davis|Each episode approximately 1/2 hour|None.|This program is a collection of comedy skits, which are similar to Monty Python, randomly thrown together into 30-minute episodes using Britain's modern talent. It's highly entertaining!|1|EOE 0771|Requiem for a Dream (2000)|4|requiem_dream.jpg|321|475|Jennifer Connelly, Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn|1 hr, 42 min|Vomitting.|This movie would make an excellent anti-drug ad, at least the second half would! I don't know what's so screwed up about the movie. People have been telling me for years that it's so odd. The movie just describes the lives of drug addicts and the pitfalls associated with this lifestyle. Jennifer Connelly looks really good in this movie, which made it that much easier to watch!|0|EOE 0772|Little Miss Sunshine (2006)|5|little_sunshine.jpg|322|475|Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette|1 hr, 41 min|None.|This movie seems to capture the very being of two types of people. There's the plainly dysfunctional southwestern family who despite death and car trouble will do their damnedest to see their youngest member perform in a beauty competition in Redondo Beach. Then, there's the prudish and superficial Californians who will not be bettered by anyone, even if it means calling in the police over a technicality!

I loved this film because, not only did it salute the hardworking people in this country, but it bashed the know-it-all, stuck-up Californians who seem to always get their way!

This kind of movie is always refreshing because I tire of southern Californians who try to make life a perfection, where the grass is always green and cars always run perfectly. We need our little disasters and we need our deaths to make the sun shine. And when it shines because of these reasons we know that it's true, and not the fake, superfluous sunshine that is so ubitiquous in southern California. Thank you for a real film.|0|EOE 0773|Fireball Xl5 (1962, 1963)|5|fireballxl5.jpg|288|475|None.|Each episode approximately 1/2 hour|None.|This is a fun black and white marionette show that's similar to Captain Scarlet.

I got a kick out of space travel. The puppets don't wear pressure suits and instead they take oxygen pills!|1|EOE 0774|Over the Hedge (2006)|5|over_hedge.jpg|327|475|None.|1 hr, 23 min|None.|I couldn't finish this movie. The materialism, manipulation, and decadence is appalling. This animated disaster teaches children all the terrible things about our society.|0|EOE 0775|Masters of Horror: Deer Woman (2005)|0|deerwoman.jpg|301|430|None.|57 min episode|Gore.|Silly and gory this episode of horror is similar to An American Werewolf in London, which is referenced, but nowhere near as good! The story is supposed to be based on an Indian legend about a half woman, half deer creature that seduces and kills men. You can see what this is about, now.|1|EOE 0776|Niagara (1953)|5|niagara.jpg|305|475|Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters|1 hr, 32 min|None.|This film has a style similar to Hitchcock but with a more predictable plot. Nevertheless this is a very enjoyable movie!|0|EOE 0777|Primer (2004)|5|primer.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 17 min|None.|The filming stlye reminds me of Pi except in various styles of color. The plot is more random but with time is anything really linear? The idea is very clever for time travel because it never ends unless drastic measures are taken. All in all, not bad if very independent.|0|EOE 0778|Shanghai Knights (2003)|5|shanghaiknights.jpg|318|475|Owen Wilson, Jackie Chan|1 hr, 54 min|None.|I wasn't impressed with this sequel. Even goofier than the first, and I didn't thinking making fun of the British funny.|0|EOE 0779|Hot Fuzz (2007)|4|hotfuzz.jpg|322|475|Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kevin Eldon, Martin Freeman, Timothy Dalton|2 hr, 1 min|Blood.|Do not be mistaken this flick is graphic; I just didn't see it as particularly excessive. How can an Edgar Wright film not be at least a little gory?

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Like Shaun of the Dead it references other movies and employs clever English humor such as punning and double entrendre. This is something that is sorely lacking in modern American cinema.

Besides loving the humor, the acting is top-notch. Even Timothy Dalton plays a part that reminds me of his role in The Rocketeer. An absolutely wonderful action flick with more depth than Shaun of the Dead but the character development doesn't get in the way. I was never bored. Very highly recommended.|0|EOE 0780|Lethal Weapon (1987)|5|lethalweapon.jpg|319|475|Mel Gibson, Danny Glover|1 hr, 57 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0781|The Right Stuff (1983)|5|rightstuff.jpg|306|475|Ed Harris|3 hr, 13 min|None.|I know the technology to break the sound barrier and then attain space flight wasn't accomplished overnight, but this movie seems to take as long as it took in real life! If you have lots of patience, or really love this type of history, then watch this movie. Otherwise wait for the re-make, which will undoubtably appear in theaters within a decade.|0|EOE 0782|North by Northwest (1959)|5|north_west.jpg|348|475|Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Martin Landau|2 hr, 16 min|None.|Classic Hitchcock makes this film still as exciting as it was nearly 50 years ago!|0|EOE 0783|Zodiac (2007)|5|zodiac2007.jpg|323|475|Robert Downey Jr, Jake Glyllenhaal|2 hr, 38 min|None.|This movie is a bit too long and drawn out. Character development seems forced and the plot is a mess.|0|EOE 0784|Copying Beethoven (2006)|5|copyingbeethoven.jpg|320|475|Diane Kruger, Ed Harris|1 hr, 44 min|None.|I've always enjoyed the power of Beethoven. In everyday life he may have been an abusive bastard but his symphonies and concertos evoke lots of emotion in me. Mozart is wonderful and playful, but he lacks the power and presence of Beethoven. Whether Beethoven was manic-depressive or just an angry individual, he is most definitely one of the greatest composers of the Classical and Romantic eras.

This movie captures the transition period in Beethoven's life that helped bring the world from the powerful and triumphant Classical time into the softly-spoken and complicated Romantic period. The climatic Ninth Symphony is used as a "jumping off point" and Beethoven is influenced by a fresh, and beautiful, woman to more fully understand his gift. This is how the movie explains Beethoven's transition from the stately and proper Classical to the complex and growing Romantic style of writing.

Ed Harris does a wonderful job portraying the great composer. Though some may not agree with me, I feel that Harris captured the essence of the master, at least, what I feel from Beethoven's music. Diane Kruger does a bang-up job, which isn't bad for a fashion-model-turned-actress. And she's not bad to look at either!|0|EOE 0785|Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)|5|lethalweapon2.jpg|319|475|Mel Gibson, Danny Glover|1 hr, 54 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0786|Notorious (1946)|5|notorious.jpg|311|475|Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman|1 hr, 42 min|None.|This movie, despite being quite old, is well-done and is a powerful example of the Hitchcock style. The camera angles add to the power. The plot is characteristic of the year immediately after World War II and the defeat of the Nazis.|0|EOE 0787|The Zodiac (2006)|5|zodiac2006.jpg|323|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|None.|I liked this movie much better than the later version.|0|EOE 0788|Amadeus (1984)|5|amadeus.jpg|359|475|Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Berridge|2 hr, 40 min|None.|This movie follows Mozart's late career. Mediocre composer Salieri is jealous of Mozart's natural talent and the plot cleverly addresses the possibility that, in real life, he poisoned Mozart. Very highly recommended for everyone.|0|EOE 0789|Spider-Man 3 (2007)|5|spiderman3.jpg|320|475|Tobey Maguire, Bryce Dallas Howard, Kirtsen Dunst|2 hrs|None.|The third installment sees Peter Parker growing even more. This movie isn't as fun as the first or second but it does offer up a good message. Despite being a bit too sappy at times, this is a good movie.

Bryce Dallas Howard looks pretty good as a blonde, too.|0|EOE 0790|Moscow on Hudson (1984)|5|moscow_hudson.jpg|331|475|Robin Williams|1 hr, 57 min|None.|This movie follows the defection of a Russian musician during the Cold War. He lives in New York, which explains the title. It is interesting to be reminded of a time when immigrants wanted to learn English and become US citizens, and not just live here illegally.|0|EOE 0791|Demon Knight (1994)|1|demonknight.jpg|309|475|Billy Zane, William Sadler, Jada Pinkett Smith|1 hr, 32 min|Gore.|A Tales from the Crypt story so gore is expected. The story is the age old struggle between good and evil. Billy Zane plays the perfect demon: funny and devious. I am impressed by the quality of the story's execution.|0|EOE 0792|Vertigo (1958)|5|vertigo.jpg|304|475|Jimmy Stewart, Kim Novak|2 hr, 9 min|None.|A wonderful film that captures fear, deception and greed very, very well. Hitchcock does what only he can do: deliver a suspenseful and beautifully-filmed story with a horrific ending. This movie is a masterpiece.|0|EOE 0793|Psycho (1960)|5|psycho.jpg|310|475|Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh|1 hr, 48 min|None.|I hadn't remembered the reason why Marion was out in the countryside. This is another clever Hitchcock thriller.|0|EOE 0794|Amélie (2000)|5|amelie.jpg|327|475|Audrey Tautou|2 hr, 2 min|None.|A wonderful movie about a shy Parisian girl who starts doing good things for others without wanting any recognition. Eventually the story develops and Amélie falls in love. I liked this movie because it's not sappy or idiotic like "chick flicks" generated by American cinema.|0|EOE 0795|Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)|5|lethalweapon3.jpg|278|420|Mel Gibson, Danny Glover|1 hr, 58 min|None.|Not as good as the other movies because it's too sappy.|0|EOE 0796|300 (2007)|3|300.jpg|321|475|None.|Too long.|Blood.|Total crap. Not historically accurate and not particularly entertaining (I fell asleep), this movie leaves a lot to be desired. Persians are not, and were never, black. I don't care what people may claim!|0|EOE 0797|Severance (2006)|4|severance.jpg|321|475|Laura Harris|1 hr, 30 min|Blood.|A British horror film that is laced with black humor. It's alright.|0|EOE 0798|History of the World: Part 1 (1981)|5|history_world1.jpg|300|456|None.|1 hr, 32 min|None.|Very silly in a Mel Brooks way.|0|EOE 0799|Doc Martin (2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)|5|docmartin.jpg|336|475|Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|This wonderful program takes a bit of time to gather steam. But by the third episode you'll enjoy it. The show follows the life of a London surgeon who's recently relocated to the Devonshire town of Portwenn (Port Isaac). Coupled with beautiful scenery and unusual country characters, this show is quirky and lovable. Martin Clunes shows his acting prowess by giving his character the required depth. This program is very highly recommended, like many British dramas.|1|EOE 0800|Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)|5|fantasticfour2.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|None.|Boring. Jessica Alba has too much eye make-up in some scenes and, frankly, I just don't give a damn about this movie. What a waste of time!|0|EOE 0801|1408 (2007)|5|1408.jpg|321|475|John Cusack|1 hr, 44 min|None.|There were some parts that were too dramatic but overall I really enjoyed this film! The cynical main character comes to terms with his loss by an evil hotel room. A wonderful Stephen King story that makes a great flick. I also enjoyed seeing the Hermosa Beach post office and one of the beaches in the South Bay (Santa Monica or Venice?).|0|EOE 0802|28 Weeks Later (2007)|0|28weekslater.jpg|321|475|Jeremy Renner, Imogen Poots, Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Catherine McCormack|1 hr, 41 min|Extensive blood and gore.|Almost as powerful as the first movie, and definitely as graphic, this movie reminds me of the current US military events. (The infected can be compared to the religious radicals in the Middle East: they have only one goal kill anyone not like them.)

This movie also shows what happens if the military is allowed carte blanche to rebuild a society. Fortunately there is hope, as this movie shows... Entertaining and as frightening as the original, I really enjoyed this movie.|0|EOE 0803|Extras (2005, 2006, 2007)|5|extras.jpg|321|475|Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|The humor is similar to the original The Office but is more tolerable. This program follows the life of a 40-year-old actor who has big dreams of being more than an extra in films. He does anything to get a line so he can become a "speaking" actor. It is quite funny and HBO only helps to tame the rough edges of Gervais's comedy.|1|EOE 0804|Deadly Friend (1986)|5|deadlyfriend.jpg|256|475|Matthew Laborteaux, Kristy Swanson|1 hr, 31 min|None.|When I first saw this movie on TV, I missed the first scene so I wasn't ready when the plot changed from, what I thought, was a children's movie to a horror film. Seeing the movie years later in its entirety makes more sense and isn't as creepy.|0|EOE 0805|Transformers (2007)|5|transformers.jpg|364|475|Megan Fox|2 hr, 23 min|None.|I grew up watching Transformers. I enjoyed it a lot so, naturally, I am very critical of this film. The Autobots (the good Transformers) are fairly well-done. I thought I recognized Optimus Prime's voice and was impressed to see the same guy did the voice in the movie, as the TV program. Bumblebee is not a Camaro, and never will be in my mind. I don't care how much Chevrolet paid to get one of the most memorable Transformers changed into a Camaro, Bumblebee will always be a VW Bug to me! The idea of the Decepticons is ruined. Megatron transforms into a gun. That's why Starscream, who (ironically) Megatron seems perpetually disgusted with, has to shot him. Megatron is not an airplane! The human characters are as idiotic as in the TV program. The girl is worth watching ;)

Michael Bay needs to wake up or, at least, do some research and correct these glaring issues before the next movie is made. And what's with turning every little event into a 'slow-mo' "sob session?" I felt a little bad when Bumblebee was damaged but I didn't give a shit about the army guys. And finally, stop trying to force ideas down the audience's throat. I didn't like the political ideas in the film. I watch a movie so I don't have to listen to crap about the current "police actions!"|0|EOE 0806|Eroica (2003)|5|eroica.jpg|334|475|Ian Hart, Claire Skinner, Jack Davenport|2 hr, 9 min|None.|This movie is along the same lines as Amadeus and Copying Beethoven except that it focuses on one performance: the first rehearsal of Beethoven's 3rd Symphony. Entertaining, funny, and powerful complete with real musicians.|0|EOE 0807|Number 17 (1932)|5|number17.jpg|333|475|None.|1 hr, 23 min|None.|This is an early Alfred Hitchcock movie.|0|EOE 0808|Cujo (1983)|5|cujo.jpg|338|475|None.|1 hr, 35 min|None.|This film is not too exicting, but it is a film about a rabid dog so how exciting can that be? Also, the movie doesn't make a very good advertisement for Pintos!|0|EOE 0809|Rear Window (1954)|5|rearwindow.jpg|326|475|Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly|1 hr, 55 min|None.|This is another wonderful masterpiece from Alfred Hitchcock! Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly do an excellent job. The plot is magnificent and the climax is very powerful and thrilling. This film isn't as tramatic as Vertigo but is just as astounding and soul-stirring.|0|EOE 0810|Day Watch (2006)|4|daywatch.jpg|321|475|Konstantin Khabensky, Mariya Posohina|2 hr, 25 min|None.|The sequel to Night Watch is pretty good. Reading subtitles isn't easy with an action film. The effects are over the top, just like many American movies, but it is a fun movie. The special effects are as outlandish as The Matrix films.|0|EOE 0811|Transformers: The Movie (1986)|5|transformers_movie.jpg|312|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|None.|The new movie should have been like this!|0|EOE 0812|Robin of Sherwood (1984, 1985, 1986)|5|robin_sherwood.jpg|291|475|Michael Praed, Judi Trott, Nickolas Grace|Each episode approximately 1 hour|None.|This TV program tells the Robin Hood story with a mystical slant. It is dated but better than the new Robin Hood. Judi Trott is pretty for an '80s woman.|1|EOE 0813|Ratatouille (2007)|5|ratatouille.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 51 min|None.|This is probably the best Pixar film since Toy Story! Perfectly done in a Parisian restaurant setting. Very highly recommended for all. Très bien!|0|EOE 0814|Lawnmower Man (1992)|5|lawnmowerman.jpg|342|475|Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan|1 hr, 47 min|None.|The graphics are pretty good and the technology is not dated unlike Hackers. A fun story of how power corrupts.|0|EOE 0815|Shrek the Third (2007)|5|shrek3.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|None.|Unlike the other two movies this one is not clever, "sells out," and is poorly organized. A child could have written a better film! So why is there a strike in Hollywood? Surely not for more money?|0|EOE 0816|Live Free or Die Hard (2007)|5|diehard4.jpg|321|475|Bruce Willis, Mary Elizabeth Winstead|2 hr, 10 min|None.|First of all, I don't really care that they couldn't be more creative with the title. Ripping off New Hampshire's motto is dumb, especially since the film isn't set in northern New England!

Next, I wonder if the writer knows that Creedence's song "Fortunate Son" isn't generally thought of as patriotic. Fogerty is complaining about the rich boys who didn't have to fight in Vietnam while mocking Nixon. This isn't the only case of this mis-representation. I recall a commercial that used the song with a flapping 'Stars and Stripes' in the background trying to sell Fords! Ignorance is a big deal these days!

This aside; Bruce Willis did a good job reprising his role as John McClane. He is getting old but can still pull it off. He represented the older generation of Americans who are fiercely independent and tough. His side-kick is rather an embarrassment to my generation, though not incorrect, because he is a wimpy computer geek. There is a political opinion in this film, however, it doesn't get in the way of the action in the last half of the movie. The first half should really have been condensed because this movie is too long. But all in all this is a good "shoot 'em up" movie where the laws of physics are suspended. 'Yippy-Ky-eh mother fucker.'|0|EOE 0817|Cashback (2006)|5|cashback.jpg|372|475|Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox|1 hr, 38 min|None.|A funny, British independent film about the intricacies of life and love.|0|EOE 0818|Erik the Viking (1989)|4|erik_viking.jpg|357|475|Tim Robbins, John Cleese|1 hr, 43 min|Vomitting.|A comedic take on the stereotypical Viking way of life. We all envision a Viking who burns, rapes, and pillages, however, this movie attempts to use comedy to prove that not all Vikings were destroyers. These days anyone who cares will learn that Vikings aren't just about destruction. Vikings actually had a civilization that prospered and cared the weak. Astounding isn't it? This movie, though a bit silly at parts, starts to convey this fact.|0|EOE 0819|Bourne Ultimatum (2007)|5|bourneultimatum.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 56 min|None.|Another poor display of plot construction, and now, the latest: shaky camera shots. What is with that? Fight scenes are hard enough to see with a stable camera! Like the second movie this one lacks the power and drive of the original.|0|EOE 0820|Eating Raoul (1982)|5|eatingraoul.jpg|325|475|Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel, Robert Beltran|1 hr, 23 min|None.|The straight-laced Bland couple start killing rich swingers so they can buy a restaurant. This movie is a dark comedy that is very enjoyable if you like this sort of humor!|0|EOE 0821|The Simpsons Movie (2007)|5|simpsonsmovie.jpg|302|475|None.|1 hr, 27 min|None.|Wow! What talent these folks have. This a feature-length movie of the TV program. The jokes remain clever and only the plot has been extended to fill a movie. This movie doesn't "sell out" like so many that receive lots of money for "product placement." Pure genius. It's about time someone has some integrity. Very highly recommended!|0|EOE 0822|The Haunting (1963)|5|haunting1963.jpg|336|475|Julie Harris, Ronald Adam, Claire Bloom, Lois Maxwell|1 hr, 52 min|None.|Creepy and entertaining; if a bit long. |0|EOE 0823|Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)|4|invasion_snatchers1978.jpg|318|475|Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams|1 hr, 57 min|Minor sci-fi gore.|Classic horror. Worth watching if you haven't already.|0|EOE 0824|Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)|0|residentevil3.jpg|320|475|Milla Jovovich|1 hr, 40 min|Zombie gore.|What a waste of time. Poor acting, Milla's air-brushed face, a haphazard plot, "plugs" for products, and over-used slow motion make this a bad film. There's no nudity to offset it either!|0|EOE 0825|Rush Hour 3 (2007)|5|rushhour3.jpg|321|475|Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker|1 hr, 30 min|None.|Why don't we put these guys in Paris and then knock the French? If that sounds like a good plan, you need to see this movie! Oh, and in keeping with being decidely not French: there is no nudity.|0|EOE 0826|Sunshine (2007)|5|sunshine.jpg|325|475|Rose Byrne, Cillian Murphy|1 hr, 50 min|None.|Definitely not Danny Boyle's best but not too bad.|0|EOE 0827|Body Snatchers (1993)|2|bodysnatchers1993.jpg|301|475|Gabrielle Anwar, Terry Kinney, Forest Whitaker|1 hr, 27 min|Sci-fi gore.|Not as good as the two earlier films but acceptable. This movie is set on an army base so that is a drawback.|0|EOE 0828|Shoot 'Em Up (2007)|2|shoot_up.jpg|321|475|Clive Owen, Monica Bellucci|1 hr, 26 min|Blood and feces.|This is a typical "shot 'em up" movie (a little pun there): the good guy can't miss and the bad guys die in great numbers! I didn't care for the political viewpoint in this film. Gun ownership is, after all, part of the Bill of Rights. Ridiculous and impossible at parts; makes this a good guy film.|0|EOE 0829|Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise (2001)|5|vacuuming_paradise.jpg|337|475|None.|1 hr, 15 min|None.|Different, strange, and dreary all in one tidy little package...|0|EOE 0830|3:10 to Yuma (1957)|5|310_yuma_1957.jpg|319|475|Glenn Ford, Van Heflin|1 hr, 32 min|None.|An impoverished rancher leaves his property to take an outlaw to prison for $200. The tale shows endurance and courage to do what is right.|0|EOE 0831|Bean: The Movie (1997)|5|bean.jpg|320|475|Rowan Atkinson|1 hr, 30 min|None.|Terrible.|0|EOE 0832|3:10 to Yuma (2007)|3|310_yuma_2007.jpg|321|475|Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Gretchen Mol, Ben Foster|2 hr, 2 min|Blood.|This remake is far better than the original movie. The plot is fleshed out and made more real. The characters are better developed. Of course, the effects are better.

The style is very similar to Deadwood with less swearing. I don't usually care for Westerns but this is a very good movie!|0|EOE 0833|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)|2|startrek2.jpg|344|475|William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalban|1 hr, 52 min|Bugs in ears.|This movie really shows how the art of movie-making has been lost! The strong theme ties together an action plot with special effects that look just fine today.|0|EOE 0834|Mr Bean's Holiday (2007)|5|bean2.jpg|321|475|Rowan Atkinson, Max Baldry, Emma de Caunes|1 hr, 30 min|None.|Excellent! This is the style that the first Bean movie should have used.|0|EOE 0835|Saboteur (1942)|5|saboteur.jpg|336|475|Priscilla Lane, Norman Lloyd, Robert Cummings|1 hr, 49 min|None.|A good espionage film released around the time that Pearl Harbor was bombed. The Hitchcock humor is present, though not as developed, which lightens the political themes. Robert Cummings has a good soliloquy stating that there are people in every nation who will stand up for what is right.|0|EOE 0836|Groundhog Day (1993)|5|groundhogday.jpg|326|475|Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell|1 hr, 41 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0837|The Vicar of Dibley (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)|5|vicar_dibley.jpg|379|475|Dawn French|None.|Each episode approximately 1/2 hour|A female vicar in a conservative English village, heresy! This is also a recipe for wonderful comedy. Very English, creative, and great fun... I recommend this light-hearted comedy for everyone!|1|EOE 0838|Rescue Dawn (2006)|5|rescuedawn.jpg|320|475|Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies|2 hr, 6 min|None.|A well-directed film about the unbreakable American spirit overcoming torture. I expected this film to be graphic but it was not.|0|EOE 0839|Secret of Roan Inish (1993)|5|secret_inish.jpg|343|475|None.|1 hr, 42 min|None.|Good story, beautiful Irish countryside, and a fantasy plot combine to make this a great family flick.|0|EOE 0840|30 Days of Night (2007)|3|30_night.jpg|318|475|Josh Hartnett, Ben Foster, Melissa George|1 hr, 53 min|Blood.|This is a pretty decent vampire flick. It's not annoying and is fairly well executed.|0|EOE 0841|Slipstream (2007)|5|slipstream2007.jpg|322|475|Anthony Hopkins, Christian Slater|1 hr, 36 min|None.|This is a very strange movie. It reminds me of Slaughterhouse 5. No new ideas in this film despire waiting to the end for them!|0|EOE 0842|Electra Glide in Blue (1974)|5|electra_blue.jpg|263|475|Robert Blake|1 hr, 53 min|None.|A story that follows an Arizona motorcycle cop. The main character finds himself and learns about the hatred of others. This could be the cop alternative to Vanishing Point.|0|EOE 0843|The Departed (2006)|3|thedeparted.jpg|320|475|Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon|2 hr, 31 min|Blood.|This is an entertaining police thriller--not perfectly executed but exciting.|0|EOE 0844|I Am Legend (2007)|5|i_legend.jpg|321|475|Will Smith|1 hr, 40 min|None.|This is a remake of The Omega Man. It is not particularly good but exciting.|0|EOE 0845|The Wanderers (1979)|5|thewanderers.jpg|275|425|Karen Allen|1 hr, 57 min|None.|A coming of age film set in early 1960s New York that is enjoyable, if too long. The love story part of the flick reminds me of Splendor in the Grass.|0|EOE 0846|Next (2007)|5|next.jpg|320|475|Nicolas Cage|1 hr, 36 min|None.|The idea of this movie is good. It seems familiar but was expanded upon well. The trouble is that it could have been better done. Still, this is an entertaining action film.|0|EOE 0847|The Mist (2007)|0|themist.jpg|323|475|Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Toby Jones, Nathan Gamble|2 hr, 7 min|Gore.|This well-done horror film surprised me. I expected to have to switch it off and send it back to Netflix. But no, the characters were unique and the plot moved along well. The power of religion and hysteria are realistic and creepy. The ending of this movie is unexpected and shocking. I was never bored with this clever monster flick.|0|EOE 0848|No Country for Old Men (2007)|4|no_men.jpg|322|475|Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones|2 hr, 22 min|Blood.|Different and not particularly great.|0|EOE 0849|Death Proof (2007)|0|deathproof.jpg|321|475|Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kurt Russell|1 hr, 53 min|Tarantino.|Girl power... what a piece of shit movie! Any stunt guy being beat up and killed by some "there you go, girl" chicks is bullshit. Forgive my vulgarity, however, there is no considerate way to describe this stinking mess of a movie. Tarantino, you fucked up big time.

The only reason to watch is to see Mary Elizabeth Winstead in a cheerleader outfit (1, 2, 3). Maybe that is enough?|0|EOE 0850|Colossus (1970)|5|colossus.jpg|258|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|None.|Good thriller--ahead of its time.|0|EOE 0851|The Big Lebowski (1998)|5|biglebowski.jpg|320|475|John Goodman, Jeff Bridges|1 hr, 58 min|None.|Odd and very different with a flair of LA...|0|EOE 0852|Atonement (2007)|5|atonement.jpg|312|475|Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Saoirse Ronan, Romola Garai|2 hr, 3 min|None.|I expected to just see some good shots of Keira Knightley (a personal favorite) but was impressed by the quality of this film. I became involved in the characters and understood the pain that kept Keira's and James McAvoy's character apart. The deceit of little Briony created terrible lives for them that was only rectified as Briony grew up and recorded the event in a novel.

The powerful destruction and lament of war is evident in this movie. What a terrible life it must have been to live through the occupation of Europe and the second world war. As Americans I do not think most of us can imagine the horror and despair of this gruesome conflict. I hope we never have to understand these atrosities.|0|EOE 0853|Ten Little Indians (1965)|5|ten_indians.jpg|341|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|Hugh O'Brian, Shirley Eaton|The names of the characters are changed from the Agatha Christie story, however, the plot is not changed.|0|EOE 0854|National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (2007)|5|nationaltreasure2.jpg|326|475|Nicholas Cage, Diane Kruger, Ed Harris, Helen Mirren|2 hr, 4 min|None.|This movie is a lot of fun, like the first one. One must overlook the bickering and cheap humor.|0|EOE 0855|Creep (2005)|0|creep.jpg|332|475|Franka Potente|1 hr, 25 min|Blood and gore.|This horror movie is a little predictable but still entertaining. A party girl falls asleep waiting for the last train from Charing Cross. She finds herself being hunted by a murderer in the Underground. It is brutal and coarse so be ready for that. I wish that the writers had developed the villain. Surely, they could have managed this without detracting from the horror?|0|EOE 0856|Voyagers! (1982, 1983)|5|voyagers.jpg|315|440|Jon-Erick Hexum, Meeno Peluce|Each episode approximately 1 hour|None.|This 1980s program was designed for kids to help them learn history. I watched it when I was a kid, but wasn't too impressed. Now I enjoyed it a lot. The main character is a Voyager who has an Omni time travel device so he can travel around and correct errors in history. But the guy has no clue about history, as is obvious when he declares "England, 1066, Pearl Harbor" at the end of the pilot. The kid he accidentally meets in 1982 becomes his historical resource after the kid's dog takes his guidebook. This is a well-done and very funny kid's program. It shows that history can be fun.|1|EOE 0857|Restoration (1995)|5|restoration.jpg|338|475|Robert Downey Jr, Meg Ryan, Sam Neill, Ian McKellan|1 hr, 58 min|None.|A gifted physician falls into favor with the king and becomes accustomed to a life of leisure. The king, freshly restored after years of Puritanical rule, soon finds fault with the doctor and cuts him off. The main character moves on and learns what really matters in life.

Exciting and well-acted, this film is worth watching especially if you enjoy British history.|0|EOE 0858|Medium (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010)|3|medium.jpg|332|475|Patricia Arquette|Each episode approximately 1 hour|Blood.|This program is surprisingly graphic for TV. The idea is engaging but gets old after a few episodes. A woman can see what happens in crime scenes. It's similar to "The Dead Zone" TV program.|1|EOE 0859|Jumper (2008)|5|jumper.jpg|320|475|Hayden Christensen, Samuel Jackson, Rachel Bilson, Diane Lane|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A guy can teleport at will. (It would be cool to travel the world without a passport or airplanes!) His talent is discovered and he must fight religious extremists named Palladin.

Fun and action-packed, this movie is more than worth the time.|0|EOE 0860|Interstate 60 (2001)|5|interstate60.jpg|333|475|James Marsden, Gary Oldman, Amy Smart, Chris Cooper, Christopher Lloyd|1 hr, 52 min|None.|This is a very cool road trip movie! It's funny, serious, insightful, and engaging. My attention never wandered.

The movie explores drugs, labor, wandering, art dealers (who don't know anything about art), lawyers, etc. Addressing problems in a modern person's life and realizing that you have to "say what you mean" is the theme of this flick.

I highly recommend this movie to anyone who questions normal life: anyone who doesn't just take what is dished out to him.|0|EOE 0861|Arthur (1981)|5|arthur.jpg|274|424|Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud|1 hr, 37 min|None.|This is a great film.|0|EOE 0862|The Eye (2007)|5|eye_2007.jpg|321|475|Jessica Alba|1 hr, 37 min|None.|This is not a bad remake of the original film.|0|EOE 0863|Chaos Theory (2007)|5|chaostheory.jpg|340|475|Ryan Reynolds, Emily Mortimer|1 hr, 27 min|None.|A guy who lives by schedules and notecards wakes up one day to find that his wife has advanced the clock by ten minutes. This sends his life into disarray and all hell breaks loose. The main character has an epiphany and realizes that life cannot be planned. It's a dark comedy of sorts and set in the beautiful Northwest.|0|EOE 0864|The Station Agent (2003)|5|stationagent.jpg|320|475|Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale|1 hr, 29 min|None.|This flick reminds me of Garden State. City slickers unwind, and almost come apart, when they move to the slower-paced countryside of New Jersey.

The main character is a dwarf trainspotter who inherits a rail depot in the picturesque Jersey countryside. He meets a middle-aged woman who is coming to terms with her separation from her husband and a fun-loving Cuban guy who's standing in for his ailing father by running his food truck. Touching and inspiring.|0|EOE 0865|In Bruges (2008)|2|inbruges.jpg|303|475|Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy|1 hr, 47 min|Blood.|A hitman who accidentally kills an innocent boy is sent to Bruges, Belgium to hide out. His boss plans to have him killed. But his plans don't go as expected.

This movie is not only exciting but hilarious. A black comedy fueled by experiences with the Belgian accent, a faux skinhead, beer in stemmed glasses, an American dwarf actor, and a PC Canadian tourist make this flick worth seeing again and again.|0|EOE 0866|Vantage Point (2007)|5|vantagepoint.jpg|321|475|Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker|1 hr, 30 min|None.|This is a pretty good thriller where the story is played back from different points of view. The US president is shot by terrorists using a clever plan. All in all, this is not a bad flick. The movie includes a decent car chase, too, if impossible.|0|EOE 0867|The Seven Year Itch (1955)|5|seven_itch.jpg|307|475|Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell|1 hr, 44 min|None.|Imaginative publisher meets a beautiful blonde while his family is away for vacation. Funny and famous, this movie is a classic.|0|EOE 0868|Some Like It Hot (1959)|5|some_hot.jpg|339|475|Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis|2 hr, 2 min|None.|Two musicans who witness a Mafia hit escape Chicago in an all-woman band. This goes alright until they meet Marilyn Monroe. Darkly funny and Jack Lemmon's excellent job, in addition to Marilyn's appearance make this a very good film.|0|EOE 0869|Time After Time (1979)|5|time_time.jpg|329|475|Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary Steenburgen|1 hr, 52 min|None.|Jack the Ripper uses H.G. Wells' time machine to terrorize modern times. This movie is a bit dated but still entertaining.|0|EOE 0870|Fool's Gold (2008)|5|foolsgold.jpg|321|475|Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson|1 hr, 52 min|None.|This silly film combines unrealistic action and bad accents with a Caribbean atmosphere and treasure-hunting. It's not reasonable but is just a fun movie that one can watch a few times without becoming too bored.|0|EOE 0871|Be Kind Rewind (2008)|3|be_rewind.jpg|304|475|Jack Black, Mos Def|1 hr, 47 min|Vomiting.|I almost switched off this film because of the vomiting at the beginning of the film. However, I persisted and found a very funny movie.

Jack Black becomes magnetized and erases all the videocassettes in a rental shop while his friend is watching it for the owner. To avoid being discovered they decide to act out the movies themselves and lend out these copies instead.|0|EOE 0872|The Matador (2005)|5|thematador.jpg|323|475|Pierce Brosnan|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A hitman befriends a businessman who is down on his luck. Both help each other out. The movie is occasionally funny and along the same style as Tailor of Panama.|0|EOE 0873|Jekyll (2007)|5|jekyll.jpg|300|411|James Nesbitt, Michelle Ryan, Gina Bellman|Each episode approximately 1 hour|None.|This program is a modern remake of Jekyll and Hyde. It's dark, creepy, and exciting. Nebitt does a wonderful job portraying both personalities.|1|EOE 0874|Lars and the Real Girl (2007)|5|lars_girl.jpg|321|475|Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson, Kelli Garner|1 hr, 35 min|None.|This is a very interesting and unique film. A loner buys a Real Doll and pretends that it is his girlfriend. The cool part is that the Midwestern town plays along and welcomes the sex doll because they care about the guy. The film is funny and touching. I don't know why I rented the film but it was worth the time.|0|EOE 0875|They (2002)|5|they.jpg|320|475|Laura Regan|1 hr, 30 min|None.|This flick is not particularly good, but also, not very bad. The main character suffers from night terrors as a child that come back to haunt her as an adult. The style is very 1970s as you will learn from the ending. The alternate ending changes everything...|0|EOE 0876|100 Girls (2000)|5|100girls.jpg|342|475|Jonathan Tucker|1 hr, 34 min|None.|A guy falls in love with a girl after having sex with her in a blacked-out elevator. He searches the girls' dorm to find her and learns about women. This is not the most masculine film around but it's entertaining and has a good moral.|0|EOE 0877|Fargo (1996)|4|fargo.jpg|318|475|Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi|1 hr, 38 min|Blood.|A guy decides to arrange his wife's kidnap to use the ransom to pay off his gambling debt. This movie is darkly funny and quite clever. I enjoyed it a lot.|0|EOE 0878|Deep Blue Sea (1999)|4|deep_sea.jpg|307|475|Saffron Burrows|1 hr, 45 min|Blood.|This movie is predictable and a bit boring. I guess it is a B movie so what should I expect?|0|EOE 0879|Sex and Lucia (2002)|5|sex_lucia.jpg|352|475|Paz Vega|2 hr, 8 min|None.|This Spanish film is complex (perhaps because of reading subtitles?) and different. Of course, like the name says, there's plenty of sex, however, this is not a porno.|0|EOE 0880|O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)|5|o_thou.jpg|324|475|George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson|1 hr, 46 min|None.|This movie follows the storyline of Homer's Odyssey using three escaped convicts set in 1920s Mississippi. I really enjoyed this movie and found that I didn't mind the country music either.|0|EOE 0881|Easy Rider (1969)|5|easyrider.jpg|301|475|Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson|1 hr, 35 min|None.|This movie is about freedom. Two motorcyclists start driving from LA to New Orleans and are open-minded to "America" they find in between the two cities. The trouble is that they are long-haired and care-free (free) and this forces them out of traditional society of the time. Afraid of true freedom, just like now, these two free spirits are scorned by others just because they're different. I really liked this film because it shows the struggle for true freedom in this country.|0|EOE 0882|Under Suspicion (2000)|5|undersuspicion.jpg|324|475|Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Monica Bellucci|1 hr, 50 min|None.|This movie started out very slowly and was a bit too dramatic. However it does improve, and I thought the method of re-telling the story was interesting. Placing the interrogator in the scene and the narrator speaking to the him whilst in the scene was different.

In this movie a well-to-do tax lawyer is suspected of murder of two young girls. The investigation reveals marital problems and personality flaws.|0|EOE 0883|The Enemy Below (1957)|5|enemybelow.jpg|378|475|Robert Mitchum, Curt Jurgens|1 hr, 37 min|None.|It thought this was quite a bit better than Run Silent Run Deep.|0|EOE 0884|Blood Diamond (2006)|5|blooddiamond.jpg|321|475|Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly|2 hr, 23 min|None.|This movie describes the greed, slavery, and destruction surrounding diamonds mined illegally but supported by the cartel. The movie is entertaining and well done, but brutal at parts.|0|EOE 0885|The Sand Pebbles (1966)|5|sandpebbles.jpg|337|475|Steve McQueen|2 hr, 59 min|None.|Steve McQueen plays the quintessential American who stands up for truth and justice. The background is the Chinese civil war of the 1920s. This is a superb movie.|0|EOE 0886|Space Truckers (1997)|5|spacetruckers.jpg|334|475|Dennis Hopper|1 hr, 34 min|None.|A free-lance trucker leaves port in a hurry and consigns a secret cargo bound for Earth. The flick is dumb and silly.|0|EOE 0887|Coma (1978)|5|coma.jpg|327|475|Geneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas|1 hr, 53 min|None.|Mystery surrounds cases of young patients entering comas after minor operations. This movie is interesting and exciting.|0|EOE 0888|Taffin (1987)|5|taffin.jpg|150|217|Pierce Brosnan, Alison Doody|1 hr, 36 min|None.|Mark Taffin is a strong man who collects debts in a small Irish town. When a large petrochemical developer moves in and buys off the planning committee, he is the obvious man for the job.

Taffin is exciting and set in beautiful Ireland. Perhaps a bit dated but the characters are fairly deep and applicable today.|0|EOE 0889|Speed Racer (2008)|5|speedracer.jpg|321|475|Emile Hirsch, John Goodman, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox|2 hr, 15 min|None.|I was reluctant to see this movie. I know neither much about Speed Racer nor do I care much for '60s Japanese animation. However, I was very happy with this film!

This movie explains Speed Racer's background and his development into the premier racer. He must face down corporations that use racing as way to leverage buy-outs of small companies, and thus, promote grassroots racing.

This is film is marvelous. I feared that the Wackowski brothers had lost their nerve before watching this flick, and thus was relucant to see their latest work. While subtly entertaining, this film delivers an important lesson that we must never give up our dreams and love just money. This movie is absolutely wonderful! The Wachowski brothers continue to attack the establishment, just by a different avenue. Excellent!|0|EOE 0890|Iron Man (2008)|5|ironman.jpg|333|475|Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow|2 hr, 6 min|None.|This is the typically great superhero movie that we have come to expect from Marvel movies. It's inspirational and exciting. I know I am "pre-deposed" to supporting one man against society. Like many of us, I believe that goodness comes from the heart of only one man. As soon as a group of men are put together, greed sets in. This is why I admire and love the Marvel superheroes, despite not being a traditional comic book junkie.

I saw the cave entrance where Iron Man breaks out and escapes. (See the photo here. It's not in Afghanistan but near the wonderful little town of Lone Pine on a dirt road leading to the old silver mine Cerro Gordo (now, unfortunately, privately owned). Why would I know this? Bob and I were stopped on our trip up this dirt road by a construction team. One of the friendly builders explained that they were building a set for the upcoming Iron Man movie. No doubt he was proud of his involvement, and no reason why he shouldn't be very proud! Needless to say, the Hollywood-producers types drove by us ignoring the fact that a dusty old Nissan sedan pulled over to let them by!

This movie rises above the rubbish in today's politics and world affairs. One great American realizes what is going on and stands against the terrible destruction wrought by his business's weapons in the Middle East. This is what it means to be American: understand your mistakes (even if it takes a long time) and correct them.

I admit that I work for the defense industry so I was very encouraged "to do the right thing" by this movie. Defense is only a shadow away from war. I justify my involvement in "defense" by reminding myself that the work I do develops technology to protect our soldiers. This movie suggested what happens when the average foot soldier is destroyed just to make a profit, regardless of who is the customer. Scary and reality...

I couldn't leave out the fact that Gwyneth Paltrow looks really great as a redhead. Her gangly features are completed by the testa rossa or maybe it's something else. Regardless, she looks very good in this film. If you ignore my opinions and beliefs, then just watch this fun film just to admire her!|0|EOE 0891|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008, 2009)|5|terminator_chronicles.jpg|321|475|Lena Headley, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau|Each episode approximately 1 hour|None.|This program is better than I thought. I'm not a big Terminator fan so I lost interest after a few episodes, however, the show is well-done and entertaining.|1|EOE 0892|The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)|5|wind_barley.jpg|326|475|Cillian Murphy|2 hr, 7 min|None.|This movie is set during the Irish Revolutionary War (Black and Tans). It shows the dilemma facing the Irish people about democracy and safety. I enjoyed the movie.|0|EOE 0893|The Happening (2008)|5|thehappening.jpg|320|475|Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel|1 hr, 31 min|None.|Mr. Shyamalan suggests another unique, but plausible, disaster in this story. It is entertaining, thought-provoking, and creepy. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.|0|EOE 0894|Hancock (2008)|5|hancock.jpg|323|475|Will Smith, Charlize Theron|1 hr, 32 min|None.|All right, not great, not bad, just alright...|0|EOE 0895|August Rush (2007)|5|augustrush.jpg|321|475|Freddie Highmore, Robin Williams, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers|1 hr, 52 min|None.|A child musical prodigy is unintentionally abandoned by his mother. The movie follows this child's musical search for his parents. It's really quite a good film.|0|EOE 0896|Enemy Mine (1985)|5|enemymine.jpg|306|475|Dennis Quaid|1 hr, 50 min|None.|Two soldiers from both sides of a war crash on a remote planet. They learn each other's language and culture, and not to hate one another. This is a pretty good flick.|0|EOE 0897|Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)|5|crystalskull.jpg|320|475|Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett|2 hr, 2 min|None.|I wasn't expecting much so I found this movie to be alright. It's not like the original movies, but times have changed and humor has become corny. Also, science seems to have outstepped history in this film as there are quite a few scientific references and explanations. All in all, this movie is worth watching. Just don't expect a lot.|0|EOE 0898|The Incredible Hulk (2008)|5|incrediblehulk2008.jpg|321|475|Edward Norton, Liv Tyler|1 hr, 54 min|None.|I liked this movie even more than the 2003 Hulk. This is the Marvel version, so it's not surprising that it is more enjoyable. The ending has a cool touch.|0|EOE 0899|Joy Ride 2 (2008)|2|joyride2.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 31 min|Gore.|Not as creepy as the first movie but definitely more gory.|0|EOE 0900|Zzyzx (2007)|3|zzyzx.jpg|299|475|None.|1 hr, 21 min|Gore.|Two guys on their way to Vegas decide to visit a haunted road (Zzyzx) in the Mojave. They get wrapped up in a plot of deceit and greed that seems too common in desert movies.

I wasn't very impressed. The filming quality was poor. The acting was so dreadful that I wondered if they intended something subtle. This is not a good movie!|0|EOE 0901|The Hunter (1980)|5|thehunter.jpg|336|475|Steve McQueen|1 hr, 37 min|None.|Steve McQueen a bad driver--that's like the Pope being Baptist: just ain't going to happen. Aside from McQueen's character being a very poor driver, he is a bounty hunter who brings in people who skipped town on bail. It's alright but nowhere near as good as the classic McQueen movies.|0|EOE 0902|Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)|5|journey_earth.jpg|321|475|Brendan Fraser, Anita Briem|1 hr, 32 min|None.|Imagine that--an Icelander to portray an Icelandic guide in a movie: wonders will never cease! And the scenery looked like what I saw of Iceland. Has American cinema turned a page and stopped portraying southern California as anywhere in the world!

Sarcasm aside, this wasn't a bad movie. Anita Briem plays the part of the rugged Icelandic girl, which probably wasn't too difficult for this well-educated actress. Really the only reason to watch the movie is to watch her. The plot is alright, the acting mediocre, the humor corny, and there are far too many sap sessions. But she looks good.|0|EOE 0903|Nevada Smith (1966)|5|nevadasmith.jpg|320|475|None.|2 hr, 10 min|None.|Steve McQueen plays a half Indian guy whose parents are killed by a gang of three men in search of gold. Nevada Smith goes to avenge his parent's death by killing the three men who are scattered around the West. He learns about life in this interesting epic. It's a bit long but entertaining.|0|EOE 0904|Rosemary's Baby (1968)|5|rosemarysbaby.jpg|333|475|Mia Farrow|2 hr, 16 min|None.|If you don't like horror movies, you can watch this movie just to admire Mia Farrow's beauty.|0|EOE 0905|Kung Fu Panda (2008)|5|kungfupanda.jpg|320|475|Jack Black|1 hr, 28 min|None.|I expected the worst in this movie. But it really wasn't half bad. It seemed like a Jackie Chan movie, only animated.|0|EOE 0906|The Magnificent Seven (1960)|5|magnificentseven.jpg|316|475|Yul Brenner, Steve McQueen, James Coburn|2 hr, 8 min|None.|This Western is based on the Japanese film Seven Samurai. The movie is entertaining and delivers a good message.|0|EOE 0907|Zombie Strippers (2008)|0|zombiestrippers.jpg|320|475|Robert Englund, Jenna Jameson|1 hr, 34 min|Gore.|Gory, nudity, sub-par acting make this a pretty good zombie B film. The title really says it all...|0|EOE 0908|Priceless - Hors de prix (2006)|5|hors_prix.jpg|350|475|Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh|1 hr, 42 min|None.|In this French romantic comedy a gold-digger meets a guy she really likes, despite his money, which he--of course--doesn't have. The guy chases her by becoming a gigolo so he can remain in the upper class. The rest goes as is expected.

This movie is obviously intended for export because it lacks the conventional French sex scene. Regardless I enjoyed the quick French humor, even if it is simplified for foreigners. This a fun movie that translates fairly well. I laughed at the jokes despite seeing them coming. There's something to be said for that.|0|EOE 0909|The Omega Factor (1979)|5|omegafactor.jpg|350|475|James Hazeldine, Louise Jameson|Each episode approximately 1 hour|None.|This BBC Scotland program was short-lived but good, despite being slightly dated. Department 7 is a group of scientists who investigate the paranormal and power of the human mind. It's a pretty good show.|1|EOE 0910|Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)|5|wristcutters.jpg|350|475|Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham|1 hr, 28 min|None.|Ever wonder if there's a purgatory for people who commit suicide? In this movie such a world is explored through the eyes of a bored guy, a hitchhiking girl, and a Russian rocker. The humor is dark and the story is fairly complex. I enjoyed the film.|0|EOE 0911|Fido (2006)|5|fido.jpg|321|475|Billy Connolly, Carrie-Anne Moss|1 hr, 32 min|None.|Imagine 1950s suburban America with zombies as servants. This is a dark comedy that pokes fun at the '50s and zombie movies. I really enjoyed it.|0|EOE 0912|The Bounty (1984)|5|bounty.jpg|303|475|Anthony Hopkins, Mel Gibson, Liam Neeson, Neil Morrissey|2 hr, 10 min|None.|You probably know the story. This movie brings it to the big screen. It's enjoyable.|0|EOE 0913|Man vs. Wild (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)|5|man_wild.jpg|334|475|Bear Grylls|Each episode approximately 1 hour|None.|Bear Grylls is air dropped into inhospitable areas and shows how to survive off the land and return to civilization. This program is interesting and has plenty of shocking events to make this otherwise boring subject exciting.|1|EOE 0914|The Day of the Jackal (1973)|5|day_jackal.jpg|311|475|Edward Fox|2 hr, 23 min|None.|This is a French movie about the attempted assassination of President de Gaulle. It's alright despite being too long.|0|EOE 0915|Bad Santa (2003)|3|badsanta.jpg|303|450|Billy Bob Thornton|2 hr, 6 min|Vomiting and mucus|This is not your ordinary Christmas movie, and that's a good thing. The vulgar humor is funny once a year.|0|EOE 0916|Danger Man (1960)|5|dangerman.jpg|171|240|Patrick McGoohan|Each episode approximately 1 hour|None.|Before James Bond came to the silver screen, there was Danger Man. This TV program has plenty of action and attractive women crammed into one hour episodes.|1|EOE 0917|WALL-E (2008)|5|wall_e.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 38 min|None.|The earth has been trashed so humans take off into space and leave behind robots to clean up. A probe sent back finds life. This is a funny and touching Pixar film. Clearly WALL-E's appearance is based on Number Five from Short Circuit.|0|EOE 0918|Wanted (2008)|5|wanted.jpg|308|475|James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie|1 hr, 50 min|None.|An average guy discovers that he is important to a secret group of assassins called the Fraternity. The effects are incredible. The laws of physics are suspended for this exciting action flick.|0|EOE 0919|Two Pints of Lager & a Packet of Crisps (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)|5|two_crisps.jpg|340|475|None.|Each episode approximately 1/2 hour|None.|This twenty-something drama is set near Liverpool, England in Runcorn. It follows the typical sex-doubt-love theme of many such shows. The difference with this program is that the characters are odd and at times the accent is difficult to understand. Also, for some of us, this show is very funny because it is aimed at those of us who grew up in the mid '90s. 'Sing the theme to Mutant Ninja Turtles' is just an example.|1|EOE 0920|The Towering Inferno (1974)|5|toweringinferno.jpg|307|475|Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Faye Dunaway|2 hr, 45 min|None.|The tallest building is constructed in San Francisco and before the safety systems are tested a celebration is held in a restaurant near the top. Of course, a fire breaks out caused by an ambitious young engineer scrimping on the wiring.

The movie is good. It's a bit long.|0|EOE 0921|Killing Me Softly (2002)|5|killing_softly.jpg|330|475|Heather Graham, Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone|1 hr, 40 min|None.|This "erotic" thriller, as it is classified, is alright. It's a bit girlie at parts but Heather Graham looks really good in it. The plot is predictable.|0|EOE 0922|The Dark Knight (2008)|5|darkknight.jpg|316|475|Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Michael Hall|2 hr, 33 min|None.|This Batman movie addresses many questions we face today. The answers may not be exactly right as you want them answered. However, the movie takes a stance and does its best to sort them out.

The movie shows Batman more human than ever, which seems commonplace these days (e.g. James Bond). Though this movie doesn't get away from the fact that the audience wants to be entertained and not tortured. Action and excitement are the first priority and the roots of the character second, as it should be in an action movie. If we want characters developed to a fault, we'd watch Jane Eyre.

This movie is fun and exciting. I enjoyed the underlying themes and never felt treated like an idiot by the movie. Well done!|0|EOE 0923|The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)|5|mummy3.jpg|321|475|Brendan Fraser, Jet Li|1 hr, 52 min|None.|The same as the previous movies except set in China.|0|EOE 0924|And God... Created Woman - Et Dieu... créa la femme (1956)|5|et_femme.jpg|344|475|Brigitte Bardot|1 hr, 32 min|None.|There's no nudity but I can still see this movie shocking a lot of people in the '50s. Brigitte Bardot plays a young woman who is perceived as a slut. A guy marries her with the idea of taming her. This film made Brigitte Bardot famous.|0|EOE 0925|Black Snake Moan (2007)|5|black_moan.jpg|305|475|Christina Ricci, Samuel Jackson|1 hr, 45 min|None.|A nymphomaniac is found beaten-up by a blues musician on a country road in the Deep South. The musician, set on curing her of this disease, chains her to a radiator.

The cast of this movie shows a lot of talent and confidence: Christina Ricci walking around half naked and Samuel Jackson singing and playing the blues. Hopefully this movie will help eliminate conflict whether do to race, social class, or faults.|0|EOE 0926|The Unsaid (2001)|5|theunsaid.jpg|329|475|Andy Garcia, Vincent Kartheiser, Teri Polo|1 hr, 50 min|None.|This movie describes the meeting of a closed-off, but grieving, psychiatrist and a closed and ungrieving kid who witnessed his mother's brutal death. The story is predictable as the story progresses, but it is still exciting to watch the characters learn the truth.|0|EOE 0927|Death Race (2008)|4|deathrace.jpg|321|475|Jason Statham, Ian McShane|1 hr, 45 min|Spitting.|This is a pretty good guy movie.|0|EOE 0928|Transsiberian (2008)|2|transsiberian.jpg|320|475|Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer|1 hr, 51 min|Gore.|This isn't a good movie. It's predictable, depressing, and not very well done. I was interested because an old girlfriend lives in Krasnoyarsk, a stop on the Trans-Siberian Railway.|0|EOE 0929|Marathon Man (1976)|4|marathonman.jpg|313|475|Dustin Hoffman, Roy Scheider, Laurence Oliver|2 hr, 6 min|Blood.|A running Columbia University history student falls into a dangerous situation with an old Nazi torturer and a secret division of the CIA. The movie is well shot and acted. The sound effects seemed very nicely done, too. This is a good spy thriller.|0|EOE 0930|Babylon A.D. (2008)|4|babylonad.jpg|333|475|Vin Diesel, Mélanie Thierry, Gérard Depardieu|1 hr, 30 min|Spitting.|This movie is set in the near future where genetic manipulation is the foundation of a corporate church, which seems to run America. It's an interesting idea that is a bit too complex to be fully developed in a movie. The style reminds me of Children of Men.|0|EOE 0931|The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)|5|priscilla.jpg|316|475|Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp|1 hr, 44 min|None.|Two transvestites and a transsexual decide to take a road trip from Sydney to Alice Springs on the way they discover themselves. This movie was very funny because of the antics. Three straight actors with notable acting history do a great job acting like queens lip-synching ABBA songs and dancing in full drag.|0|EOE 0932|The Duchess (2008)|5|theduchess.jpg|321|475|Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes|1 hr, 49 min|None.|I watched this movie, like any guy, just for the possibility of nudity. Alas, there is none. However, this movie is a good drama.|0|EOE 0933|The Gingerbread Man (1998)|5|gingerbreadman.jpg|341|475|Robert Downey Jr., Embeth Davidtz|1 hr, 54 min|None.|A Georgia attorney accidentally falls into an unusual charity case where a woman is being terrorized by her father. The lawyer falls for her but starts to realize there's more to her than meets the eye.

This movie isn't bad. It's not one of those you have to run out and rent. However, there is a scene where Embeth Davidtz offers full frontal nudity...|0|EOE 0934|Saxondale (2006, 2007)|5|saxondale.jpg|334|475|Steve Coogan|Each episode approximately 1 hour|None.|An ex-roadie who toured with all the notable British bands, except Zeppelin, now runs a pest removal service. In his mind the Seventies never ended. He drives a '72 Mustang Mach 1, rails against authority, and has anger problems.

This program is very funny despite having awkward moments like in The Office. The main character is surprisingly deep. It's very enjoyable.|1|EOE 0935|Max Payne (2008)|4|maxpayne.jpg|357|475|Mark Wahlberg|1 hr, 40 min|Blood.|The computer games are alright. The movie is just as expected--a movie about an alright computer game, thus the flick is alright. I feel asleep during it.|0|EOE 0936|Zapped (1982)|5|zapped.jpg|341|475|Scott Baio, Heather Thomas|1 hr, 38 min|None.|A film about a high schooler who gains telekinesis after a laboratory experiment. He uses it to get back at bullies and remove girls' clothing.

It's not as good as it could have been. The story is alright but the main character not doing what we would all do, is idiotic!|0|EOE 0937|The Negotiator (1998)|5|thenegotiator.jpg|346|475|Samuel Jackson, Kevin Spacey|2 hr, 19 min|None.|What I love about this flick is the human aspect! If you throw away the police "power trip" attitude and realize that a real person exists inside every good cop, you'll understand me. In this movie one good cop fights against the others, at least, until he knows they are honest. I rejoice that one cop (Samuel Jackson) will stand against the Chicago Police Department to uncover the corruption--the theft from their retirement fund--to bring to light the few criminals in his department. This is wonderful, and it takes balls!

This is the definition of being American! One individual standing against the mindless, scared mob regardless of the perceived force against him. In this film one man remembers his right to live, without fear, in our fine country and doesn't bow down to the overwhelming authority (this "authority" is thoroughly photographed in this film).

The symbolism in this movie is subtle (e.g. SWAT trampling the seal of the city of Chicago and shooting up a window of the Internal Affairs crest). So I ask is it probable that the law enforcement will respect the power of the people if it readily destroys the symbols of its own power? Thank you, Hollywood, for a movie with a good meaning.|0|EOE 0938|Just One of the Guys (1985)|5|just_guys.jpg|339|475|Joyce Hyser, Billy Jacoby|1 hr, 40 min|None.|This movie is, pretty obviously, about a girl who dresses up as a guy to prove a point. This particular girl is quite pretty and is angry that her article is not chosen to be sent to the local newspaper. While dressed up, she realizes what it means to be a real journalist and that life isn't easy for guys.

The brother is the best character in this film. He's a sex-crazed fifteen-year-old who has some great one-liners. His character is what makes this film enjoyable. Though, towards the end the main character shows her breasts to prove she's a girl. I'd have said: I still don't believe you. I need more proof. Snicker, snicker :)|0|EOE 0939|The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)|5|man_booth.jpg|281|398|Maximillian Schell|1 hr, 57 min|None.|This movie is powerful for not only symbolism and humor, but also for portrayal of the human response to threat. A Jewish businessman is taken to Israel to stand trial for war crimes during the Holocaust. The Israelis have proof that this man was a colonel in the Nazi army so they bring him to trial.|0|EOE 0940|Macbeth (1971)|5|macbeth.jpg|325|475|Jon Finch, Francesca Annis|2 hr, 21 min|None.|Roman Polanski and Hugh Hefner work together to bring a unique version of Shakespeare's play to the big screen. It's good and Hefner's influence is subtle.|0|EOE 0941|Whale Rider (2003)|5|whale_rider.jpg|323|475|Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton|1 hr, 41 min|None.|The Maori tribe of New Zealand lacks a leader. The expected leader dies during child birth... though the twin sister survives. During the movie this girl must prove to her grandfather that she is the next chief. This is difficult considering that the grandfather is very traditional.

This movie is good and not littered with feminist crap. It sounds a little boring but there's something simple and powerful about it. Furthermore, it's always great to watch a movie that inspires.|0|EOE 0942|Anatomy of a Murder (1959)|5|anatomy_murder.jpg|316|475|Jimmy Stewart, George C. Scott, Lee Remick|2 hr, 40 min|None.|A man is tried for killing a bartender who, he claimed, raped his wife. The bulk of the movie is set in the courtroom. Normally I hate court and law movies because the lawyers are devious and the witnesses blatantly lie. This movie is not like that. It's funny at parts and very serious at others. I really enjoyed this classic.|0|EOE 0943|From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)|0|from_dawn.jpg|331|475|Harvey Keitel, Cheech Marin, Quentin Tarantino, Salma Hayek, George Clooney|1 hr, 47 min|Vampire gore.|This is an odd movie. It's similar to Plan 9 From Outer Space in that it changes from one genre into a vampire horror film. It's really very enjoyable if you're in the right mood.|0|EOE 0944|Arrested Development (2003, 2004, 2005)|4|arresteddevelopment.jpg|340|475|None.|Each episode approximately 1/2 hour|Periodic assorted gross activities.|A messed-up Orange County family loses their money when their father is convicted of fraud. One of the sons tries to take control, the other two brothers have major social problems, the daughter can't stop spending money, and the mother is so self-centered that she hasn't really noticed that her husband is in jail.

It is a funny program in an awful way. It's similar to The Office.|1|EOE 0945|Southland Tales (2006)|5|southlandtales.jpg|307|475|None.|2 hr, 24 min|None.|The term "Southland" in LA is used to refer to greater Los Angeles. This movie is very odd. At one point I thought I was watching a David Lynch film except with corny humor. I think this is supposed to be a dark comedy. I didn't find it funny at all.

Fortunately, there were lots of shots that I recognized. This film is set in Hermosa Beach and Santa Monica. The piers and The Poop Deck restaurant are recognizable. This is not a good movie.|0|EOE 0946|Skins (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)|3|skins.jpg|337|475|Nicholas Hoult, Hannah Murray, Mike Bailey (Series 1 & 2)
Kaya Scodelario, Lisa Backwell, Daniel Kaluuya, Lily Loveless, Kathryn & Megan Prescott, Jack O'Connell|Each episode approximately 1 hour|Vomiting.|Series 1 & 2: This British comedy is set around the lives of a group of high schoolers. What makes it entertaining is that there are no holds. Nudity, swearing, drugs, etc. that seem to be the mainstay of high school life today are not censored. It really is a funny show.

Series 3: After two series (or seasons) of one group of teens, they move on to another. This is a good idea!|1|EOE 0947|PCU (1994)|4|pcu.jpg|335|475|None.|1 hr, 20 min|College.|The movie is a rip-off of Animal House except the Institution is "political correctness." The movie is fairly entertaining.|0|EOE 0948|Trancers (1985)|5|trancers.jpg|317|475|Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt|1 hr, 16 min|None.|A cop goes back in time to find a man who controls people ("trancers") to kill. The movie is a cross between Blade Runner and The Terminator. It's not bad either.|0|EOE 0949|Charlie Wilson's War (2007)|5|charlie_war.jpg|321|475|Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts|1 hr, 37 min|None.|A Democratic congressman from Texas, who is no stranger to women and booze, recognizes the plights of the Afghans during the Soviet invasion and uses his easy-going nature and connections to supply the Afghan freedom fighters with weapons to oust the Soviets from their land.

This film is wonderful! The dark jokes and subtle suggestions make this peculiar politician (Charlie Wilson) real to me. The hypocrisy of DC politicians is obvious. Imagine appointing a womanizing and recreational-drug-using politician to the ethics committee. WTF?! That is the bullshit that seems to go on in Washington. It's no wonder we can't house and clothe the "undesirables" in our free nation.

This movie also confronts religion in a very realistic manner. Imagine an American who can get Muslims and Jews to work together? I highly recommend this film. Not only is there some nudity to keep you interested, but three Americans stand up against invaders and the oppression and destruction of a less able people. Wonderful!|0|EOE 0950|The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)|5|taking_pelham_1974.jpg|336|475|Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw|2 hr, 4 min|None.|A group of men hijack a New York subway train and hold passengers as hostage for one million dollar ransom. This movie is very good: the subtle humor, the New Yorker attitude, and action. I hope the remake will be as good.|0|EOE 0951|Choke (2008)|4|choke.jpg|320|475|Sam Rockwell, Kelly MacDonald, Anjelica Huston, Brad William Henke|1 hr, 29 min|Spitting.|The main character is a sex addict who chokes in fancy restaurants to con his saviors out of money to pay the hospital fees for his ailing mother. Sound like a lot: well it is. This movie follows a few characters' attempts to sort themselves out. It's complex and unique.

It is dark comedy with many great one-liners that only add to the theme of this movie. There's a lot of symbolism that is superficial and deep. It's entertaining to the last scene.|0|EOE 0952|Bachelor Party (1984)|3|bachelorparty.jpg|311|475|Tom Hanks, Tawny Kitaen|1 hr, 45 min|Spitting.|When Tawny Kitaen wasn't beating her husband, she made this screwy movie with Tom Hanks. I don't think Tom Hanks is very proud of this film. It's goofy, '80s, and rips off Animal House. It is entertaining if you expect nothing. There's good full frontal nudity, too.|0|EOE 0953|Simone (2002)|5|simone.jpg|333|475|Al Pacino, Rachel Roberts|1 hr, 57 min|None.|I expected this movie to be terrible. A filmmaker creates a virtual actress to substitute an actress that walked out on him. It really wasn't as corny as I expected. It delved into issues relevant to all of us (e.g. do beautiful people get special treatment). I enjoyed this film.|0|EOE 0954|Malèna (2000)|5|malena.jpg|317|475|Monica Bellucci|1 hr, 30 min|None.|This movie follows the teen life of a kid who is infatuated with a widow in his Sicilian village. Italy had just joined the Axis powers during the war and the movie progresses through the war. At one point Malèna is beaten in the street by some women and it surprised me that none of the men who admired her tried to help.|0|EOE 0955|Gattaca (1997)|4|gattaca.jpg|260|375|Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law|1 hr, 46 min|Vomiting.|In a future world genetic manipulation of children is commonplace. One guy wants to go to space so he masquerades as a crippled guy with superior genes.

This movie is really wonderful because it shows the power of the mind over the body. If you want to achieve something hard enough, you can do it.|0|EOE 0956|The Hound of the Baskervilles (2003)|5|hound_baskervilles_2003.jpg|300|429|Ian Hart, Richard Roxburgh|1 hr, 40 min|None.|This is not a bad version of this famous Sherlock Holmes story. It seems to be true to the story and is well performed. I enjoyed it despite no one can match Jeremy Brett as Holmes.|0|EOE 0957|Run, Fat Boy, Run (2007)|1|runfatboyrun.jpg|322|475|Simon Pegg, Dylan Moran|1 hr, 35 min|Spitting, blisters.|A guy leaves his pregnant fiancée at the alter and five years later tries to win back the girl by running a marathon. The movie is pretty much the typical theme: lose the girl, realize mistake, then do something crazy to try to win her back. It's alright. Dylan Moran makes the movie memorable.|0|EOE 0958|Transporter 3 (2008)|5|transporter3.jpg|347|475|Jason Statham, François Berléand|1 hr, 40 min|None.|I liked this movie more than the second one but, of course, not as much as the original. In this movie Frank breaks his rules and falls for a Ukranian girl. That's easy to do, however, this particular one doesn't look at all Ukranian.

Regardless, this is a good action flick with unrealistic car stunts and good fight scenes. I could do without seeing the "soft" side of the main character. The VW/Audi W12 returns with flashier wheels and GPS.|0|EOE 0959|Force 10 from Navarone (1978)|5|force_navarone.jpg|335|475|Harrison Ford, Robert Shaw|2 hr, 6 min|None.|A small group of soldiers infiltrate Nazi lines to destroy a bridge in Yugoslavia to prevent tanks from crossing. The movie is pretty good.|0|EOE 0960|The Princess Bride (1987)|5|princessbride.jpg|399|475|Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin|1 hr, 38 min|None.|This is witty and entertaining despite being a family flick. I really enjoyed it.|0|EOE 0961|Quantum of Solace (2008)|5|quantum_solace.jpg|319|475|Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Olga Kurylenko|1 hr, 47 min|None.|I went into this film expecting nothing. I remembered Casino Royale, during which I was very disappointed. This movie is better. Perhaps the past few movies (Casino Royale and Die Another Day) could be deemed part of a metamorphosis or cycle? The Bond that we knew (and admired) died; but was luckily reborn and has grown into a slightly different creature?

This movie supports this concept because the car chases are back, there's no torture scene (thank you!), and Bond is mostly back to being calm and collected. Furthermore, women sadly fall at his feet again (like in Goldfinger). This flick seems to draw heavily on Licence to Kill. I liked Timothy Dalton as Bond because I thought he had a good idea for Bond. Licence to Kill isn't a bad film either. I hope that Daniel Craig can fully morph into his own Bond without being too obnoxious or violent. I have every hope because in this movie the writers seemed to be resuming the subtle humor and question the American way of doing things.

I do have some doubts. Bond is not Bourne. Furthermore, Bond has nothing to fear from Vin Diesel (in xXx, Pitch Black). Jason Statham is about the only competition but the characters are so different despite both being British.

Bond may not be exactly as we remembered, however, he is back and seems poised to guide men through the next millenium. This is refreshing.

Also, the subtle political themes are being resumed. In this flick they address the corruption of corporations pursuing "green" energy. This movie addresses a very real fear among the people concerning the unquestioned demand for renewable energy. The electric cars is an interesting touch. Bravo.|0|EOE 0962|Nobel Son (2007)|0|nobelson.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 42 min|Vomit & gore.|This movies starts out odd and then halfway through starts to make sense. An egotistical university professor wins the Nobel Prize in chemistry. His son is kidnapped and held for ransom. The plot is complex.|0|EOE 0963|Timecrimes - Los Cronocrimenes (2007)|4|timecrimes.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 29 min|Blood.|A guy stumbles upon a time machine being operated without permission by a technician. The plot is complex, exciting, and conveys concerns about time travel. There is a topless woman also. I really enjoyed this film, and not just for the nudity!|0|EOE 0964|The Cake Eaters (2007)|5|cakeeaters.jpg|330|475|Aaron Stanford, Kristen Stewart, Bruce Dern|1 hr, 27 min|None.|The movie is not really anything that special: a family reconnecting after a death in the family. Kristen Stewart plays a girl with a rare degenerative nervous disorder but she still wants to do things that teen girls do. It is set in picturesque rural New York state.|0|EOE 0965|Key Largo (1948)|5|keylargo.jpg|309|475|Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall|1 hr, 41 min|None.|I was surprised that this film was made in the late '40s. The cinematography and style seemed more akin to the movies of the late '50s. I liked the movie a lot.

A wandering retired soldier visits Key Largo to tell the story of one of his men who died in battle to the man's widow. He happens upon a mobster who's waiting out the hurricane to escape to Cuba. The conflict is not just between the mobster and the good people but also an internal conflict for the retired soldier.|0|EOE 0966|The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)|5|day_still_2008.jpg|336|475|Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly|1 hr, 44 min|None.|This is a remake of the '50s movie. I'm don't know the original movie well so I cannot make a comparison. I can say that this movie was entertaining and not annoying. The message is clear and concise.|0|EOE 0967|Jason and the Argonauts (1963)|5|jason_argonauts_1963.jpg|334|475|Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack|1 hr, 44 min|None.|True to the story and incredible special effects, for the time, make this movie very enjoyable.|0|EOE 0968|Jason and the Argonauts (2000)|5|jason_argonauts_2000.jpg|318|475|Dennis Hopper, Jolene Blalock, David Calder, Angus Macfadyen|2 hr, 59 min|None.|This Hallmark miniseries is pretty good. It seems more true to the time period and story than the 1963 version.|1|EOE 0969|Tombstone (1993)|5|tombstone.jpg|307|475|Val Kilmer, Kurt Russell|2 hr, 14 min|None.|A fun modern Western movie that follows Wyatt Earp's adventures surrounding the O.K. Corral gunfight. Val Kilmer does an awesome job in this film.|0|EOE 0970|The Spirit (2008)|5|thespirit.jpg|319|475|None.|1 hr, 48 min|None.|I wanted to like this movie, and gave it a couple of tries. However, I just couldn't get into it and kept falling asleep.|0|EOE 0971|Mary Reilly (1996)|4|maryreilly.jpg|317|475|John Malkovich, Julia Roberts|1 hr, 48 min|Final transformation a bit too much.|This movie uses the Doctor Jekyll, Mr Hyde story to study the human psyche. Mary Reilly is a young house servant who Dr Jekyll trusts with his secret. It's really a pretty good horror film.|0|EOE 0972|Slumdog Millionaire (2008)|5|slumdogmillionaire.jpg|321|475|Dev Patel, Freida Pinto|2 hr|None.|Danny Boyle's latest film describes an orphan "slumdog" who plays on theIndian "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." As the questions are asked, hisstory unfolds. The police cannot understand how he knows so many of theanswers because, to them, he is a nobody. The cool part is that he has lived many of thequestions so he knows the answers. Is it written or just luck?|0|EOE 0973|The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995)|5|theenglishman_mountain.jpg|363|475|Hugh Grant, Colm Meaney|1 hr, 35 min|None.|An English soldier back from the front has been commissioned to measure the height of the hills in Wales. He comes upon a quaint Welsh village whose fiercely proud of their "mountain." When it is measured to be merely a hill, the villagers are astonished.

This is really a fun, wholesome movie. The humor is dark enough to be funny without making it unsuitable for children. I highly recommend this film.|0|EOE 0974|Highlander (1986)|5|highlander.jpg|339|475|Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery|1 hr, 56 min|None.|Long and the sound volume is all over the place. I fell asleep several times.|0|EOE 0975|The Lost Battalion (2001)|5|the_battalion.jpg|317|475|Rick Schroder|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A US Army battalion is surrounded and all but lost at the German front in World War I. This film is a bit rough but not terribly brutal like so many war films. What I really like about this film is that it shows why Americans triumphed over the Nazis. The major who runs this battalion cares for each and every man under his command, dead or alive, and will not accept surrender.|0|EOE 0976|Notting Hill (1999)|5|nottinghill.jpg|319|475|Hugh Grant, Rhys Ifans, Julia Roberts|2 hr, 4 min|None.|This fairly typically sappy romantic comedy is only watchable because of the dry humor. Specifically the Spike character, an insane Welsh guy who shares the flat with the main character, makes this film bearable.|0|EOE 0977|Gettysburg (1993)|5|gettysburg.jpg|321|475|None.|4 hr, 14 min|None.|This movie follows Michael Shaara's novel The Killer Angels about the battle of Gettysburg. The focus is on a company of troops, the 20th Maine.

I studied this battle in both the South and the North. Both accounts were different. Fancy that? Why not let a historical novelist write a novel about this terrible battle? Shaara's novel is quite fairly balanced.

I've also read the account written by General Longstreet, my favorite general of the War Between the States. One should not forget the views of the "conquered" when it comes to remembering history. Also, do not forget the destruction this war created. Maybe, there could have been another outcome?|0|EOE 0978|The Tudors (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)|5|thetudors.jpg|340|475|Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Sam Neill|Each episode approximately 1 hour|None.|This drama is pretty obviously meant to mimick the style of Deadwood. It doesn't work for me. I enjoy English history but couldn't find anything great about this program.|1|EOE 0979|Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)|3|underworld3.jpg|321|475|Rhona Mitra, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy|1 hr, 32 min|Blood.|This movie is supposed to prelude the Underworld films. The flick describes why the Lycans (werewolves) and vampires hate one another. The movie is alright.

I only rented this movie to watch the Kate Beckinsale look-a-like. She did alright. The plot was alright despite being predictable. Bill Nighy plays an evil vampire. Does that sound a bit ludicrous? He did a good job.|0|EOE 0980|The IT Crowd (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)|5|theitcrowd.jpg|332|475|None.|Each episode approximately 1/2 hour|None.|This British TV program is pretty funny. It describes the life of three IT (eye-tee) people working for a fashionable London company. One character is an Irish slacker, the other is geek, and their "relationship manager" is a woman who doesn't know the first thing about Information Technology.

It's really a funny program that I wouldn't go out of my way to watch, but also wouldn't turn off it is was on.|1|EOE 0981|The Salton Sea (2001)|4|saltonsea.jpg|321|475|Val Kilmer|1 hr, 43 min|Blood.|The main character struggles to maintain his identity while tracking down his wife's killer. The plot is not predictable and the character development is impressive. I enjoyed this film despite its gritty portrait of the life of drug dealers and users in southern California.|0|EOE 0982|The Maltese Falcon (1941)|5|maltesefalcon.jpg|316|475|Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor|1 hr, 40 min|None.|Complicated, exciting, and memorable describe this classic flick well.|0|EOE 0983|Them! (1954)|5|them.jpg|304|475|None.|1 hr, 22 min|None.|Nuclear fallout creates gigantic ants that if not stopped will take over the planet. This is a fun classic B-film!|0|EOE 0984|The Last of His Tribe (1992)|4|the_tribe.jpg|336|475|Jon Voight, Graham Greene|1 hr, 30 min|Surgery & autopsy is too graphic.|A single man is found from an "extinct" tribe in northern California. He is studied and welcomed by a university professor. The professor in turns learns about life. This is a pretty good film. It is not accurate so watch The American Experience video if you want facts.|0|EOE 0985|The Odyssey (1997)|5|theodyssey.jpg|336|475|Armand Assante, Isabella Rossellini, Christopher Lee, Eric Roberts, Vanessa Williams|3 hr|None.|I had just finished reading Homer's story before watching this film. All in all, this is pretty true to Homer. Minor details like the bed was built around the tree and not "their lives" and the fact that Odysseus masqueraded as the old beggar before he met the shepherd and was only discovered by his scar are not true.

However these are small details when compared to the rest of the film. It's very entertaining and well-executed. The fight scenes aren't too brutal. I really liked this film.|1|EOE 0986|Son of Rambow (2007)|4|son_rambow.jpg|321|475|Bill Milner, Will Poulter|1 hr, 36 min|Vomiting.|A kid whose family belongs to the super religious group (The Brethren) cannot watch TV and movies. He's blackmailed by the class bully into being the stunt man for the bully's action film. The homemade movie brings the two together until a suave French exchange student comes on the scene.

This movie is funny and cute (without being cutsy). The characters are deep and entertaining. The French boy is stereotypically French, which is predictably funny. I really enjoyed this family film.|0|EOE 0987|Bottle Shock (2008)|5|bottleshock.jpg|320|475|Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman, Rachael Taylor|1 hr, 50 min|None.|In 1976 a British ex-patriot living in Paris decides to save his wine selling business by sponsoring a competition. He's convinced by an American friend to visit the Napa Valley wineries and give California a chance. He chooses some Californian wines to compete against the entrenched French wine industry. This David versus Goliath tale is supposed to be based on a real story.

I enjoyed the movie even if I won't rent it a second time. The movie captures the cool and laid-back attitude that makes Californians so famous. Californian wines deserve a chance! Also, Rachael Taylor plays the stereotypical '70s California girl.|0|EOE 0988|My Family (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007)|5|myfamily.jpg|310|439|Robert Lindsay, Zoe Wanamaker, Daniela Denby-Ashe|Each episode approximately 1/2 hour|None.|This BBC TV program follows the life of a dysfunctional family. Albeit not as destructive as its American counterpart, the life of this family is more playful. The humor is quick and sometimes surprisingly dark for a family sitcom. I really enjoy it.|1|EOE 0989|Slackers (2002)|5|slackers.jpg|328|475|Jaime King|1 hr, 26 min|None.|A guy who's infatuated with a college class mate blackmails a couple of cheaters to get her to fall in love with him. This movie is alright and about as boring as it sounds. Jaime King looks good.|0|EOE 0990|Shiver - Eskalofrío (2008)|4|shiver.jpg|303|475|Junio Valverde, Mar Sodupe, Blanca Suárez|1 hr, 31 min|Gore.|A high school student with an allergic reaction to the sun relocates from the city to a shaded valley in the countryside. This small village is plagued by an unknown terror that lives in the woods. The film is suspenseful and creepy. Blanca Suárez looks good in this flick.|0|EOE 0991|Men at Work (1990)|5|men_work.jpg|320|475|Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez|1 hr, 39 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 0992|Clash of the Titans (1981)|5|clash_titans.jpg|312|475|Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker|1 hr, 58 min|None.|This movie follows the adventures of Perseus, son of Zeus. The stop-motion effects are very impressive, as is the plot and acting.|0|EOE 0993|Trapped (2002)|5|trapped.jpg|298|475|Dakota Fanning, Kevin Bacon, Charlize Theron|1 hr, 46 min|None.|A little girl of a rich couple is taken hostage for ransom. The movie is exciting and not annoying. It's set in the beautiful Northwest. I really enjoyed it.|0|EOE 0994|The International (2009)|4|theinternational.jpg|321|475|Clive Owen, Naomi Watts|1 hr, 58 min|Vomiting.|This movie describes a hiccup in the power of the IBBC bank whose aim it is to corner the small arms market. There's plenty of action, especially one scene at the Guggenheim Museum. The themes are that money is power and most people will do anything to make money. The suggestions about corrupt banks makes me surprised that the movie was released.|0|EOE 0995|Freezer Burn (2007)|5|freezerburn.jpg|339|475|None.|1 hr, 34 min|None.|A scientist puts himself into suspended animation, using his new technology, because he falls in love with a teenager. The movie is funny at parts but really isn't worth viewing.|0|EOE 0996|The Big Sleep (1946)|5|bigsleep.jpg|195|475|Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers|1 hr, 54 min|None.|This detective story is convoluted and exciting. The acting is excellent and the dialogue quick and hilarious at parts. Lauren Bacall plays what may be the perfect woman: mysterious, clever, and strikingly beautiful.|0|EOE 0997|Australia (2008)|5|australia.jpg|325|475|Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman|2 hr, 45 min|None.|This movie is supposed to be an epic like Pearl Harbor. It's long and scenes are drawn-out. I found myself saying: enough already. It's fairly exciting and a good family film if you really want to spend a lot of time with your family.|0|EOE 0998|Batteries Not Included (1987)|5|batteries_included.jpg|318|475|None.|1 hr, 47 min|None.|One group of New Yorkers in a derelict apartment building are being forced to move out by a developer. When it looks really bleak a family of alien robots fly in and start fixing up their lives.

The movie is good. It's not great and it's not bad.|0|EOE 0999|Casablanca (1942)|5|casablanca.jpg|249|475|Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman|1 hr, 42 min|None.|Excellent dark humor and good acting make this a fun movie to watch.|0|EOE 1000|Street Kings (2008)|4|streetkings.jpg|346|475|Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie|1 hr, 47 min|Blood & spitting.|A cop who kills suspects who are untouchable is caught in an intricate web of power between the LA police department and Internal Affairs. I was unexpectedly impressed by this film. The plot isn't predictable and the violence isn't over-the-top. This is a graphic film, however, I feel it is mostly appropriate; thus the "four" rating.|0|EOE 1001|Thank You for Smoking (2005)|5|thank_smoking.jpg|316|475|Aaron Eckhart, William Macy, Robert Duvall|1 hr, 31 min|None.|This movie follows the life of Big Tobacco's primary spokesman. It's not as grim as it may sound. The satirical movie touches upon the idea of liberty and suggests that it should be your choice to do what you wish in your life, like smoke cigarettes. I found the movie refreshing for this idea of personal liberty.|0|EOE 1002|Horatio Hornblower (1998)|4|horatiohornblower.jpg|336|475|Ioan Gruffudd|1 hr, 47 min|Vomiting.|This A&E series follows the Horatio Hornblower stories. A "too old" midshipman Hornblower proves himself on the high seas during the Napoleonic Wars. The style is similar to Master & Commander. I really enjoy this program.|1|EOE 1003|Keen Eddie (2003)|4|keeneddie.jpg|383|475|Sienna Miller, Mark Valley|Each episode approximately 1 hr|Vomiting.|A New York detective is suckered by a beautiful woman into misdirecting a drug bust. As punishment Eddie is shipped off the London to find the missing drugs.

The program isn't bad. It exaggerates the American and British mannerisms to elict more laughter. It is funny at points. Sienna Miller looks really good in this show.|1|EOE 1004|The Boat That Rocked (2009)|5|boat_rocked.jpg|321|475|Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nick Frost, Jack Davenport|2 hr|None.|In the mid '60s the BBC would not air rock music so pirate stations popped up. One group of DJs set up a rock station on a boat in the North Sea, outside of the UK's jurisdiction. A man named Twatt is commissioned by a British minister to stop them.

The movie is light-hearted and clever. The music is great. The personalities are developed and the plot is exciting. There is a good bit of nudity so be ready to enjoy that.|0|EOE 1005|The Car (1977)|5|thecar.jpg|325|475|James Brolin|1 hr, 37 min|None.|A demonic car terrorizes the inhabitants of a small town. The scenes with the car are cool. The rest is pretty bad.|0|EOE 1006|Cloak & Dagger (1984)|5|cloak_dagger.jpg|313|475|Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman, Christina Nigra|1 hr, 41 min|None.|A boy accidentally witnesses a murder and makes off with a Cloak & Dagger Atari game cartridge containing secret information. The bad guys will do anything to get it back. I watched this movie when I was a kid and enjoyed it again as an adult. It's creative, very exciting, and fun for everyone. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1007|The Count of Monte Cristo - Le comte de Monte Cristo (1998)|5|compte_cristo.jpg|316|440|Gérard Depardieu, Ornella Muti, Florence Darel|6 hr, 54 min|None.|I enjoyed this version of the French adventure story. It takes a bit to get going but then is exciting and, actually, a bit funny.|1|EOE 1008|Knowing (2008)|5|knowing.jpg|333|475|Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne|2 hr, 1 min|None.|An athiest MIT professor finds a pattern amongst the contents of a time capsule buried in 1950 in Lexington, Mass by an elementary school.

This film is odd and a bit creepy. I was somewhat surprised by the strong religious overtones. Massachusetts isn't known for being a hotbed of religion, at least these days. The climax of this film reminds me of a cross between Contact and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. I really don't know what to think of this film.|0|EOE 1009|Mongol (2007)|4|mongol.jpg|320|475|None.|2 hr, 5 min|Blood.|This epic describes the rise of Genghis Khan. The movie's in Mongolian with English subtitles. I'd only recommend to fans of the Great Khan.|0|EOE 1010|Mr. Deeds (2002)|1|mrdeeds.jpg|320|475|Winona Ryder, Adam Sandler|1 hr, 36 min|Gross behavior.|It's an Adam Sandler movie so of course there's senseless stupidity and gross behavior. However, deep down this film has a good message despite being predictable. I enjoyed it and it reminded me of New Hampshire.|0|EOE 1011|The Edge of Love (2008)|4|edge_love.jpg|320|475|Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy|1 hr, 51 min|Vomiting.|This is the typical girlie movie of unrequited love, betrayal, and lust. While the plot didn't interest me, the scenes of Wales and seeing naughty bits of these two women did. Though I wouldn't rent it again.|0|EOE 1012|Shooter (2007)|4|shooter.jpg|320|475|Mark Wahlberg, Danny Glover, Kate Mara|2 hr, 6 min|Blood.|A retired sniper is asked to scout out three cities to see if the president would be safe during his public speeches. The main character comes out of retirement in picturesque Wyoming and ends up exposing government corruption.

I enjoy this movie a lot because it addresses the very real possibility that the government is murdering foreign peoples for money. And Kate Mara looks really good in this film.|0|EOE 1013|Watchmen (2009)|0|watchmen.jpg|319|475|Carla Gugino|2 hr, 43 min|Blood & gore.|This movie is too long and too odd for my tastes.|0|EOE 1014|Training Day (2001)|3|trainingday.jpg|321|475|Ethan Hawke, Denzel Washington|2 hr|Blood.|A patrolman wants to become a narcotic detective. This movie describes the events of his training day. The movie is exciting but strange. I wouldn't watch it again.|0|EOE 1015|Deceived (1991)|5|deceived.jpg|306|475|Goldie Hawn|one good nap|None.|I thought this would be a Hitchcock thriller but it was too simple to stand next to the classics. I slept through most of the film and didn't bother to rewind!|0|EOE 1016|The Kingdom (2007)|4|thekingdom.jpg|325|475|Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner|1 hr, 51 min|Blood.|After an explosion at a US base in Saudia Arabia, a small FBI team is allowed to investigate. The movie definitely has a political bias so avoid it if you're unable to ignore this. I enjoyed it because it agrees with what I have heard first-hand about life in the Middle East war zones.|0|EOE 1017|Knight Rider (2008)|5|knightrider2008.jpg|321|475|None.|Each episode approximately 1/2 hour|None.|The original program wasn't particularly intellectual or grounded in reality. This new version is no different. The special effects are ridiculous and the acting is mind-numbing, however, it's good for what the original was good for: action and pretty women. The new KITT is a Mustang Shelby GT500.|1|EOE 1018|Fast and Furious (2009)|5|fast_furious2009.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 43 min|None.|This isn't a remake of the original: it's a sequel. The problem is that this one is no good. It's completely unrealistic, the character development is forced on the audience during lengthy "sap sessions," and the plot has so many holes that the Catholic church is probably thinking of declaring it a relic. What a disappointment.|0|EOE 1019|Taken (2008)|5|taken.jpg|320|475|Liam Neeson|1 hr, 33 min|None.|An ex-spy's daughter is kidnapped in Paris and the father searches for her and exacts justice. The movie is exciting and not too unrealistic. I really enjoyed it.|0|EOE 1020|Passengers (2008)|5|passengers.jpg|321|475|Anne Hathaway|1 hr, 34 min|None.|An inexperienced psychologist takes on her first group of patients who survived an airliner crash. They have conflicting stories about how the plane went down so she tries to get to the bottom of it.

This movie starts simply and slowly, and I walked away a couple of times. But then I was pulled in. It is very well-done and interesting. I really enjoyed it. Give it a chance.|0|EOE 1021|Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)|0|harold_bay.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 42 min|Vomiting and strange antics.|I don't remember White Castle being this political. The characters bash other movies, politics, and Southerners. It seemed very angry to me. I wasn't entertained and only kept watching for the nudity.|0|EOE 1022|[REC] (2007)|0|rec.jpg|336|475|Manuela Velasco|1 hr, 18 min|Gore.|This is the film that Quarantine copied. I like this film because it explains why the outbreak occurred instead of making it seem like Gollum was behind it all! Also, the reporter is cute.|0|EOE 1023|Strayed - Les Egargés (2003)|5|strayed.jpg|321|475|Emmanuelle Béart|1 hr, 33 min|None.|A Parisian woman and her two children escape the capital before the Nazis invade during World War II. They meet an unusual 17-year-old guy who helps them survive when their car is bombed. This is an unusual film... very French.|0|EOE 1024|The Eagle Has Landed (1976)|5|eagle_landed.jpg|314|475|Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Donald Sutherland|2 hr, 10 min|None.|This is a bit long but entertaining.|0|EOE 1025|Love Object (2004)|3|loveobject.jpg|322|475|Melissa Sagemiller, Desmond Harrington|1 hr, 30 min|Blood.|An introverted writer has a crush on his new co-worker so he buys a sex doll and makes it up to look like his attractive co-worker. This movie is creepy and entertaining.|0|EOE 1026|Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)|5|once_west.jpg|335|475|Henry Fonda, Jason Robard, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale|2 hr, 45 min|None.|In this Western a rich man is expanding the railroad west and he has a gunslinger to drive anyone in the way off their property. He kills a woman's new husband and family and she hires gunslingers herself to exact revenge.

The movie's good but very long. There are a couple of now-famous scenes in it.|0|EOE 1027|Alien Trespass (2009)|5|alientrespass.jpg|319|475|Eric McCormack, Jodie Thompson, Jenni Baird|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A flying saucer crashes in the Californian desert and a dangerous monster escapes and starts killing people. This movie is great fun! It's styled after the 1950s alien films. Highly recommended for everyone.|0|EOE 1028|The Punisher (2004)|5|thepunisher.jpg|321|475|Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos|2 hr, 4 min|None.|This movie is based on the Marvel comic of the same name. A man's family is killed by organized crime, he almost dies, and then he avenges their deathes. Not bad: exciting and fun.|0|EOE 1029|The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)|5|treasure_madre.jpg|302|475|Humphrey Bogart|2 hr, 6 min|None.|Three down-and-out men in Mexico decide to go gold prospecting in the remote mountains. They strike it rich and this movie follows the way the men respond to the prospect of being rich. It's a pretty good movie.|0|EOE 1030|The Endurance (2000)|5|theendurance.jpg|275|400|None.|1 hr, 37 min|None.|This is a documentary of Shackleton's famous voyage to Antarctica. The movie Shackleton is pretty close, as I can see after watching this documentary.|0|EOE 1031|The Puppet Masters (1994)|3|puppetmasters.jpg|320|475|Donald Sutherland|1 hr, 49 min|Alien stuff.|This movie is based on Robert Heinlein's novel of the same name. Aliens take over people in a small town and start to spread. The plot is understandably predictable but thrilling.|0|EOE 1032|Get Smart (2008)|4|getsmart.jpg|321|475|Anne Hathaway, Steve Carell|1 hr, 50 min|Barf bag scene.|The first time I saw this on an airplane I didn't like it. The second time at home I enjoyed it. It's silly and too goofy at parts but a pretty good comedy when you're in the mood for that stuff. Anne Hathaway looks great in this movie.|0|EOE 1033|High Sierra (1941)|5|highsierra.jpg|299|475|Humphrey Bogart|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A man is pardoned out of jail so he can rob a hotel. It doesn't go to plan and he has to run.

This movie is pretty good and shows that such things as buying people out of jail has been around for a while.|0|EOE 1034|Star Trek VI (1991)|5|startrek6.jpg|324|475|None.|1 hr, 53 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 1035|The Abyss (1993)|5|theabyss.jpg|342|475|Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn|2 hr, 30 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 1036|Session 9 (2001)|5|session9.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A group of haz-mat guys take a job to remove asbestos from Danvers State Hospital. They all have their own problems and being in the spooky hospital starts to wear on them. I liked this movie because it's not full of cheap scare tactics and isn't predictable.|0|EOE 1037|Crank 2: High Voltage (2009)|0|crank2.jpg|308|475|Jason Statham, Amy Smart|1 hr, 35 min|Too many to list!|More ridiculous action and seemed even grosser than the previous movie.|0|EOE 1038|Sleep Dealer (2008)|5|sleepdealer.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|None.|In a near-future world where people can be wired into a global network, a guy learns the value of the old ways. Curiously, there's a remark in the movie that now the US can have the cheap labor without having to live with it.|0|EOE 1039|Star Trek Generations (1994)|5|startrekgenerations.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 57 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 1040|X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2008)|5|xmen_wolverine.jpg|318|475|Hugh Jackman, Lynn Collins|1 hr, 47 min|None.|This is a fun action movie. The action is over-the-top and it's exciting while developing the Wolverine character.|0|EOE 1041|Good Luck Chuck (2007)|0|goodluckchuck.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 41 min|Gross behavior.|A guy is cursed by a girl and so when his girlfriends break up with him, they marry. Soon he has women wanting to sleep with him so they can get married. This is a dumb movie but there's plenty of nudity.|0|EOE 1042|Timecop (1994)|5|timecop.jpg|318|475|Jean-Claude Van Damme|1 hr, 39 min|None.|This is an action film about a cop whose wife is killed. He then becomes a time cop and uncovers a corrupt senator. It's an alright film.|0|EOE 1043|Extract (2009)|5|extract.jpg|321|475|Mila Kunis, Jason Bateman|1 hr, 31 min|None.|This movie follows the life of an extract factory owner and a con-woman. He's having trouble with his marriage and in the business. This movie is directed by Mike Judge (Office Space). The movie is alright. It has some funny parts.|0|EOE 1044|When World Collide (1951)|5|when_collide.jpg|312|475|None.|1 hr, 22 min|None.|Astonomers find a star and planet on a collision course with Earth. The governments ignore the scientists so they find businessmen to fund the building of a rocket ship, an Ark of sorts. This is a good movie. It's entertaining and keeps moving. I recommend it if you're into '50s space films.|0|EOE 1045|Manchurian Candidate (1962)|5|manchuriancandidate.jpg|314|475|Laurence Harvey, Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury|2 hr, 9 min|None.|A company of soldiers are captured and brainwashed by the Soviets during the Korean War. Their leader is proclaimed a hero upon their return and becomes a weapon triggered by a card game. I really enjoyed this film. It's a bit lengthy at parts but is entertaining and exciting.|0|EOE 1046|Eureka (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)|5|eureka.jpg|370|475|None.|Each episode approximately 1 hour|None.|A US Marshall stumbles upon a town full of geniuses and high technology in the middle of nowhere. The sheriff is crippled so the Marshall is made the replacement. Strange stuff like time travel happens in the town. It's alright.|0|EOE 1047|The Devil's Backbone (2001)|5|devils_backbone.jpg|325|475|None.|1 hr, 48 min|Blood.|This is a Spanish horror film set in an orphanage during the Spanish Civil War. A new boy meets a ghost and starts to piece together a murder.|0|EOE 1048|Year One (2009)|0|yearone.jpg|319|475|Jack Black|1 hr, 37 min|Vomiting, blood, toilet humor.|A couple of primitives leave their village and get mixed up in Old Testament stories. This movie is terrible!|0|EOE 1049|Chef! (1993, 1994, 1996)|5|chef.jpg|321|475|Lenny Henry, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Claire Skinner|Each episode approximately 1/2 hour|None.|A chef runs Le Chateau Anglais in Oxfordshire. He's arrogant and ill-tempered and forever yelling at his staff to clean the kitchen or not be so incompetent. I really enjoy the first two series (seasons) of this program. I had to turn off the third. The plot became petty and trivial.|1|EOE 1050|Untraceable (2008)|2|untraceable.jpg|320|475|Diane Lane|1 hr, 41 min|Gore.|A madman televises murders on the Internet. The more people that log on to the site, the faster the victim dies. This is a pretty gruesome film.|0|EOE 1051|Phone (2002)|5|phone.jpg|331|475|Seo-woo Eun, Yu-mi Kim|1 hr, 42 min|None.|This is a good supernatural thriller. It's beautifully filmed, well performed, and exciting. It's subtitled because it's originally in Korean.|0|EOE 1052|The Marine (2006)|5|marine.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|None.|This is an entertaining action flick.|0|EOE 1053|Taxi Driver (1976)|2|taxidriver.jpg|313|475|Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster|1 hr, 54 min|Blood.|A taxi driver who's searching for his purpose befriends a twelve-year-old prostitute. He helps her and then gets on with his life.|0|EOE 1054|Gran Torino (2008)|5|grantorino.jpg|321|475|Clint Eastwood|1 hr, 56 min|None.|The wife of a Korean War vet dies leaving the man to fend for himself. He learns to confront his prejudices and do good for his Korean neighbors. This movie is really good despite being occasionally overly dramatic.|0|EOE 1055|Safe House (1997)|5|safehouse.jpg|331|475|Patrick Stewart, Kimberly Williams|1 hr, 52 min|None.|A retired intelligence agent finds himself coming down with Alzheimer's disease. His daughter finds him a new maid who turns out to be more than just someone who cleans and cooks. This movie took some time to get going but turned into a pretty good action film.|0|EOE 1056|The Untouchables (1987)|4|untouchables.jpg|308|475|Sean Connery, Robert De Niro|1 hr, 59 min|Blood.|A Federal agent wants to convict Al Capone of bootlegging. This movie follows that endeavor.|0|EOE 1057|How Much Do You Love Me? - Combien tu m'aimes? (2005)|5|combien_tu_maimes.jpg|356|475|Bernard Campan, Gérard Depardieu, Monica Bellucci|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A man wins the lottery and goes out and--pretty much--buys a beautiful prostitute. Only he doesn't realize that she's married. You can imagine what happens. There's plenty of nudity but what really makes this film is the French-ness of it. There's that quirky French humor, the unusual photography, and the random sequence of events. I really enjoyed this movie for these qualities.|0|EOE 1058|Gladiator (2000)|4|gladiator.jpg|329|475|Joaquin Phoenix, Russell Crowe|2 hr, 35 min|Blood.|I didn't think this movie was as epic as everyone was saying because there wasn't anything new in this film. Also, it portrays the gladiator period in Rome, which is barbaric. I thought Joaquin Phoenix did a better job than Russell Crowe by acting out the part of a man who murders his father and loves his sister.|0|EOE 1059|G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)|5|gijoe_cobra.jpg|323|475|Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols, Karolina Kurkova|1 hr, 58 min|None.|I grew up with G.I. Joe so I'm a harsh judge of this film. It wasn't as ridiculous as the new movie of Transformers. Some characters and details didn't seem correct in this G.I. Joe film, but I could be forgetting. It's alright and would be a good action movie if I weren't so critical.|0|EOE 1060|Wonderfalls (2004)|5|wonderfalls.jpg|340|475|Caroline Dhavernas|Each episode approximately 1 hour|None.|A twenty-something girl who's graduated Brown University works in a gift shop near Niagara Falls and lives in a trailer home. She gets a knock on the head and figurines start to talk to her. It may sound strange, even certifably odd, which is probably why this program lasted only a single season. I really like it. Not only is it entertaining but also witty and full of clever dialogue.|1|EOE 1061|The Lathe of Heaven (1979)|5|lathe_heaven.jpg|332|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A man believes that his dreams allow him to change the world. It's an interesting idea. The movie delves into the topic and shows what could happen in such a case. This movie is not bad. It's dated but presents ideas that are still relevant today.|0|EOE 1062|The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)|5|taking_pelham_2009.jpg|321|475|John Travolta, Denzel Washington|1 hr, 46 min|None.|This is a remake of the original film. I prefer this version. There's a tribute to the '70s movies/TV programs during the opening credits. The story is a simplified and shortened version of the other film. I didn't care for the spinning camera scenes, which seems popular these days. It made me dizzy. Otherwise this is a good action film.|0|EOE 1063|Eulogy (2004)|5|eulogy.jpg|300|475|None.|1 hr, 31 min|None.|This movie shows how a dysfunctional family copes with the death of the grandfather. It's funny at parts.|0|EOE 1064|Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)|5|rabbitprooffence.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|None.|Three half-breed Aborigine girls are taken from their families and put in an orphanage (of sorts) so they can be married to white people. This idea of integration was used in Australia to eradicate the half Aboriginal, half white people called half castes. The girls escape and walk along the rabbit-proof fence to return home. The movie is powerful and it shows the terrible effects of Australia's integration program.|0|EOE 1065|The Man from Earth (2007)|5|man_earth.jpg|366|475|None.|1 hr, 27 min|None.|A professor tells his colleagues that he has lived since the stone age. The movie opens the door for fascinating conversations, as you can understand. I may not agree with the theories but it was great to watch this movie.|0|EOE 1066|Franklyn (2008)|5|franklyn.jpg|343|475|Eva Green|1 hr, 38 min|None.|This is the strangest love story that I've seen. It's set in a blurred reality of fairy tales and unrequitted love with a gothic backdrop. I didn't understand it. I did enjoy parts of it. It is wonderfully filmed. This is one of those films that you'll watch again on TV but wouldn't necessarily rent again or buy.|0|EOE 1067|Chaos (2005)|5|chaos.jpg|294|400|Wesley Snipes, Jason Statham|1 hr, 46 min|None.|This is a fairly complex cop action drama.|0|EOE 1068|Smokin' Aces (2006)|0|smokinaces.jpg|301|475|None.|1 hr, 49 min|Blood.|This is a messy action movie about hitmen, the Mob, Las Vegas, and the FBI. I didn't care for it.|0|EOE 1069|Elizabeth (1998)|4|elizabeth.jpg|358|475|Cate Blanchette|2 hr, 3 min|Blood.|This movie presents Queen Elizabeth I in a different manner than the history books. It is a good movie.|0|EOE 1070|Night of the Living Dead (1990)|4|night_dead_1990.jpg|318|475|Gore.|1 hr, 32 min|None.|This is a remake of the original film. It's not bad.|0|EOE 1071|Sex Drive (2008)|0|sexdrive.jpg|320|475|Seth Green|2 hr, 9 min|Gross behavior.|This is a pretty funny movie about a guy who steals his brother's GTO to go meet a girl he met online. There's nudity, Amish, and rednecks. It's funny at parts.|0|EOE 1072|Out Cold (2001)|4|outcold.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 29 min|Gross behavior.|A big ski resort guy tries to take over a small Alaskan ski mountain. It's pretty good for mindless humor.|0|EOE 1073|Man, Woman, and the Wall (2007)|5|man_wall.jpg|335|475|Hiroto Kato, Keita Ôno, Sola Aoi |1 hr, 23 min|None.|A guy moves in next door to a girl and realizes that he can hear what's happening in her apartment. Initially the guy is a peeping Tom but eventually saves her from disaster. This is an interesting Japanese independent film starring a Japanese model.|0|EOE 1074|Glory (1989)|5|glory.jpg|326|475|Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Matthew Broderick|2 hr, 2 min|None.|This movie describes a black regiment of Union soldiers. It is good to see a story of men fighting for what they believe in.|0|EOE 1075|To Have and Have Not (1944)|5|to_not.jpg|314|475|Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall|1 hr, 40 min|None.|An American fisherman becomes mixed up in the French-German conflict in Martinique. The plot, character development, and dialogue are excellent.|0|EOE 1076|John Adams (2008)|4|johnadams.jpg|356|475|Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Stephen Dillane, David Morse, Tom Wilkinson|Each episode approximately 1 hour|Small pox.|The vaccination of Adams' family for smallpox is too much. But this is an HBO drama so I'm not surprised.

I really enjoy this program. John, Abigail, and Sam Adams are well portrayed. Jefferson, probably my favorite "founding father," is well played also. All around this is an excellent drama that seems as realistic as Deadwood was.|1|EOE 1077|Angels & Demons (2009)|5|angels_demons.jpg|321|475|Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgård|2 hr, 18 min|None.|This movie depicts an episode where the Pope dies and while the Cardinals choose another papal figure, the search is on for a killer and lost antimatter. The film follows a similar formula as The Da Vinci Code. It's exciting and well done.|0|EOE 1078|Innerspace (1987)|5|innerspace.jpg|316|475|Martin Short, Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan|2 hr|None.|A hypochondriac is accidentally injected with a miniaturized pod piloted by a man. In this comedy the baddies try to get the man and the pod so they can have the miniaturization technology. It's a fun film.|0|EOE 1079|The Babysitters (2007)|5|babysitters.jpg|320|475|Katherine Waterston|1 hr, 28 min|None.|An obsessive-compulsive high school babysitter finds a good way to earn money for college tuition by servicing the male parents. She expands the business to include classmates. This movie isn't as decadent as it may sound. There's good character development and a fleshed-out (couldn't resist!) plot. The main character learns the tribulations of operating a business. There is a smattering of nudity, which is good, so I don't recommend this flick for young children or porn-seekers.|0|EOE 1080|Odyssey 5 (2002)|4|odyssey5.jpg|335|475|None.|Each episode approximately 1 hour|Alien stuff.|A space shuttle crew witnesses the destruction of Earth. Just before they run out of oxygen an alien saves them. The alien then sends them five years into Earth's past to stop the planet from exploding. I had high hopes for this program but it just turned out to be an alien conspiracy like The X-Files.|1|EOE 1081|Back to the Future (1985)|5|back_future.jpg|303|475|Christopher Lloyd, Michael J. Fox|1 hr, 56 min|None.|The time-traveling movie that the DeLorean DMC-12 famous is still good to see as an adult.|0|EOE 1082|Seven Days in May (1963)|5|seven_may.jpg|315|475|Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster|1 hr, 58 min|None.|The President of the US has brokered a disarmament deal with the Soviets. A four-star general doesn't agree. His colonel thinks the general intends do to something. This movie is not bad.|0|EOE 1083|Back to the Future Part II (1989)|5|back_future2.jpg|314|475|Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson|1 hr, 48 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 1084|I Want Candy (2007)|5|i_candy.jpg|321|475|Michelle Ryan, Carmen Electra|1 hr, 27 min|None.|After two film students are demoralized by a grumpy teacher, they look to get the full-length film that they've worked on for three years released. Funnily they get a contract with a porn producing house so they have to modify the script somewhat.

This is a funny film. It's seemed like a British version of The Girl Next Door.|0|EOE 1085|Citizen X (1995)|4|citizenx.jpg|327|475|Stephen Rea, Jeffrey DeMunn, Donald Sutherland, Max Von Sydow|1 hr, 43 min|Dead bodies.|A newly-appointed forensic investigator tracks down a serial killer in the Soviet Union a decade before it collapses. The movie is based on fact. I can only imagine how difficult it must have been to investigate murders in a country that wouldn't admit that its citizens could do wrong.|0|EOE 1086|Inglourious Basterds (2009)|2|inglouriousbasterds.jpg|321|475|Mélanie Laurent, Brad Pitt, Martin Wuttke, Diane Kruger|2 hr, 33 min|Blood & brains.|A group of American soldiers, which are known for their Apache-style scalping of Nazis, works with a famous German actress to bring down the Nazi high command and Hitler. Meanwhile a French cinema owner is planning a way to destroy them also.

This movie is typical Tarantino: over-the-top, bloody, and overly dramatic. I did enjoy it, though.|0|EOE 1087|Back to the Future Part III (1990)|5|back_future3.jpg|316|475|Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson, Michael J. Fox|1 hr, 58 min|None.|I enjoyed this part more as an adult. Maybe because I now know the joy of camping in the desert? I feel this movie is just as good as the original.|0|EOE 1088|Runaway Jury (2003)|5|runawayjury.jpg|320|475|Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, John Cusack|2 hr, 2 min|None.|A couple infiltrate a jury deciding the case of gun murder so they can make some money by blackmailing both sides. Or does the couple have a motive of their own?

I don't agree with the anti-gun slant of this film, however, this is a well-done movie that is entertaining. Furthermore, it's great to see New Orleans as vibrant and cultural city. This film was shot before Hurricane Katrina.|0|EOE 1089|Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006)|5|bickford_ideas.jpg|321|475|Matthew Lillard, Olivia Wilde, Patrick Fugit|1 hr, 20 min|None.|An introverted thinker comes out of his basement room during one of his frat house's parties. While he's out, a stoned girl steals his prized creation "The Book." The Book quickly spreads around campus and the guy learns that what he wrote helps people.

This is really a fun film. Albeit a bit simple, the theme is good and it's pretty well performed. The "Space Man" character really steals the show.|0|EOE 1090|Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)|5|sorry_number.jpg|307|475|Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster|1 hr, 28 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 1091|Bubba Ho-Tep (2003)|5|bubbaho_tep.jpg|321|475|Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis|1 hr, 32 min|None.|Elvis is alive and tucked away in an east Texas old folks home. He meets a man who says he's been turned black but is still John F. Kennedy. They discover a walking Egyptian mummy with a cowboy hat and boots feeding on the souls of the other old people. This is a silly and fun movie!|0|EOE 1092|Day of the Dead (1985)|0|day_dead_1985.jpg|307|475|None.|1 hr, 42 min|Gore.|I forgot how much more graphic '80s zombie films are compared with today's. This one also has less action and more plot and character development, despite having longer and more graphic feeding scenes.|0|EOE 1093|Toy Story (1995)|5|toystory.jpg|317|475|Don Rickles, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen|1 hr, 21 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 1094|Toy Story 2 (1999)|5|toystory2.jpg|332|475|Don Rickles, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen|1 hr, 32 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 1095|The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)|5|devilsarithmetic.jpg|110|200|Kirsten Dunst, Brittany Murphy|1 hr, 41 min|None.|A modern-day Jewish girl is transported back in time (regardless of the reason or cause) and experiences the atrocities of the Nazis. This is a bit of a girl film but reminds of the crimes inflicted on the Jews.|0|EOE 1096|The Last Man on Earth (1964)|5|last_earth.jpg|288|475|Vincent Price|1 hr, 28 min|None.|This is the film that I Am Legend is based on. This film makes a lot more sense.|0|EOE 1097|Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)|5|mrshendersonpresents.jpg|322|475|Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Kelly Reilly|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A rich widow decides to open a theater in 1930s London. She convinces the producer to include naked women on stage. They are permitted to do this only if the women are motionless like in famous works of art. Needless to say, the theater is a hit in wartime London.

This movie has plenty of dark comedy and Judi Dench delivers the one-liners very well. It's a fun movie.|0|EOE 1098|Open Your Eyes - Abre los ojos (1997)|5|abre_ojos.jpg|333|475|Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz, Najwa Nimri|1 hr, 57 min|None.|This is the movie that Vanilla Sky copied. This film makes more sense and is better done than the American remake, as is usually the case. Also, they didn't go overboard on the mask. (Probably because Tom Cruise wasn't involved.)

I recommend watching it if you like Vanilla Sky. I really enjoyed this movie.|0|EOE 1099|Shattered (1991)|5|shattered_1991.jpg|304|475|Greta Scacchi, Tom Berenger, Bob Hoskins|1 hr, 38 min|None.|A man survives a bad car crash but cannot remember his past. The way his wife behaves makes him think that something is going on.

This is a pretty good movie. There is a plot hole but otherwise it's entertaining and suspenseful.|0|EOE 1100|Fantastic Voyage (1966)|5|fantasticvoyage.jpg|309|475|Stephen Boyd, Donald Pleasence, Raquel Welch|1 hr, 41 min|None.|A scientist defects to the US but is injured during the journey. A government laboratory uses miniaturization technology to shrink a submarine to repair the injury inside the man's brain.

In this film they speak of outer space (the real world) and inner space (inside the body). Surely, it's no coincidence that an '80s film about miniaturization was named Innerspace? Curiously, the movie inspired the novel. The movie was based on a story, which was adapted for the screen and later written into a novel by Isaac Asimov. It was an alright book.|0|EOE 1101|The Queen (2006)|5|thequeen.jpg|356|475|Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen|1 hr, 43 min|None.|This movie portrays the episode after Princess Diana's death. I found it very well done and enjoyable.|0|EOE 1102|With a Friend Like Harry - Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien (2000)|5|harry_bien.jpg|332|475|Sergi López, Laurent Lucas|1 hr, 56 min|None.|While on vacation with his family, Michel meets an old high school acquaintance. Harry turns out to be an ardent fan and wants to solve all of Michel's problems.

This is a quirky French film. It's creepy.|0|EOE 1103|The Code (2009)|5|thecode.jpg|333|475|Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas|1 hr, 43 min|None.|This movie is an attempt to make a better version of The Score. It fails pretty miserably.|0|EOE 1104|Robinson Crusoe (1996)|5|robinsoncrusoe_1996.jpg|338|475|Pierce Brosnan, William Takaku|1 hr, 31 min|None.|This is the story of Robinson Crusoe. As a boy I read the story and almost gave it up because of the chapter of sickness. Fortunately, this movie avoided the illness.

I really enjoyed this film. It has power and concisely relates Daniel Defoe's tale. Bravo.|0|EOE 1105|The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (2004)|4|incredible_bryant.jpg|334|475|Romola Garai, Jack Davenport|3 hr, 5 min|Vomiting.|A poor English woman steals food and is shipped off to Botany Bay. After she helps found the penal colony, she makes a escape to Timor.

This film is really good. Romola Garai looks great and acts even better!|0|EOE 1106|The Book of Eli (2009)|5|book_eli.jpg|321|475|Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis|1 hr, 8 min|None.|After a cataclysmic sun spot, the world is like that of Mad Max. One man is heading west to deliver a book. He doesn't know to whom or why, just that he must make the journey. He encounters problems along the way that test his resolve.

I really enjoyed this movie. I found it a realistic vision of a post-apocalyptic world. I appreciated the character development and strong acting. The plot is logical with the special effects adding a lot. Slow motion is overused but forgivable. The message is strong and memorable. I recommend this movie for adults.|0|EOE 1107|Double Jeopardy (1999)|5|doublejeopardy.jpg|336|475|Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones|1 hr, 45 min|None.|A woman wakes up alone on a boat covered in blood. She's found guilty of murdering her husband and is sent to prison. She spends the rest of the movie tracking down her husband.

This is a pretty good movie. I like the idea and Ashley Judd does a wonderful job.|0|EOE 1108|Eye of the Beholder (2000)|5|eye_beholder.jpg|348|475|Ewan McGregor, Ashley Judd|1 hr, 41 min|None.|A woman kills men for no reason, that I can tell, and a surveillance guy watches. He sees good in her and saves her from trouble.

This is an odd movie.|0|EOE 1109|Planet of the Apes (1968)|5|planet_apes1968.jpg|311|475|Charlton Heston|1 hr, 52 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 1110|Dillinger (1973)|5|dillinger.jpg|305|475|Warren Oates, Richard Dreyfuss|1 hr, 49 min|None.|This movie follows John Dillinger's life of crime. It's pretty brutal. I like the newer version a lot more.|0|EOE 1111|Public Enemies (2009)|5|publicenemies.jpg|321|475|Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard|2 hr, 20 min|None.|This movie shows how John Dillinger rose to power and fame by robbing banks. This is a entertaining and exciting film.|0|EOE 1112|The Betsy (1978)|5|thebetsy.jpg|310|475|Tommy Lee Jones|2 hr, 5 min|None.|A rich car manufacturer owner has to fight his grandson to build a unique car. The movie delves into the private lives too. It's long and the people have strange lives. There is some nudity, which breaks up the complicated plot.|0|EOE 1113|Æon Flux (1995)|5|aeonflux_tv.jpg|349|466|None.|Varies|None.|This is the TV program that inspired the movie. It's pretty neat but very unusual.|1|EOE 1114|Cool Runnings (1993)|5|coolrunnings.jpg|350|475|John Candy|1 hr, 38 min|None.|This movie follows the story of Jamaica's first bobsled team. It's funny.|0|EOE 1115|Phenomenon (1996)|5|phenomenon.jpg|344|475|John Travolta, Kira Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, Robert Duvall|2 hr, 3 min|None.|An average man living in a northern Californian town sees a light in the night sky. Afterwards he can learn and think more clearly. He, his friends, and his small town react in different manners.

This is an entertaining and touching movie. However, I thought the ending was too drawn out.|0|EOE 1116|The Dentist (1996)|5|thedentist.jpg|326|471|Corbin Bernsen, Linda Hoffman|1 hr, 33 min|Blood.|A dentist sees his wife cheating with the pool boy. He decides against shooting them and instead wreaks havoc on his customers. This is definitely a horror film so be ready for the blood. There's some nudity too.|0|EOE 1117|Syriana (2005)|5|syriana.jpg|327|475|None.|2 hr, 8 min|None.|I didn't finish this film. It was too complicated and a bit boring while being depressing. Is this Traffic for Middle East terrorism?|0|EOE 1118|Jumanji (1995)|5|jumanji.jpg|316|475|Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst|1 hr, 43 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 1119|Mannequin (1987)|5|mannequin.jpg|320|475|Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall|1 hr, 28 min|None.|An artist puts together a mannequin at one of his many job, from which he is fired. The mannequin comes to life. It's not bad.|0|EOE 1120|Terminator: Salvation (2009)|5|terminatorsalvation.jpg|320|475|Christian Bale|1 hr, 54 min|None.|This is the fourth movie in the Terminator franchise. John Connor's an adult and just becoming "this great military leader." There are aspects of The Matrix.

The story is alright but not spectacular. There's a scene with what appears to be a computer-generated young Arnold. It's hard to tell if it's faked or not, but Arnold doesn't look like that anymore. This is probably the most memorable part of the movie.|0|EOE 1121|Sherlock Holmes (2009)|5|sherlockholmes_2009.jpg|321|475|Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst|2 hr, 8 min|None.|This movie is fun and exciting, however, no one can replace Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes: Robert Downey's Holmes is a new age gritty Holmes. I can draw a similiarity between the classic Bond (Sean Connery) and the modern Bond (Daniel Craig). One character is what we've grown to accept and love, while the other is an upstart portraying a very human side to a fantastical character. The same can be said about Doctor Watson. I recommend the movie.|0|EOE 1122|Triangle (2009)|5|triangle.jpg|321|475|Melissa George|1 hr, 38 min|None.|This movie is the American version of Timecrimes only set in the Bermuda Triangle. It's been changed to appeal to a target American market (i.e. women). That said, I really enjoyed the movie. The time trickery employed in Timecrimes is intact and well done. And I'll freely admit that when I got a little bored of the emotional stuff, I could just watch Melissa George wander around in shorts!|0|EOE 1123|Surrogates (2009)|5|surrogates.jpg|321|475|Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell|1 hr, 29 min|None.|In a near-future world people live life through human-looking robots. It's so commonplace that just about everybody has a surrogate. Then there's a few murders that kill not only the surrogates but the users.

This film could have been really good, however, I found the plot disjointed and needlessly confusing. I dozed off several times.|0|EOE 1124|Armored (2009)|5|armored.jpg|315|475|None.|1 hr, 25 min|None.|This guy flick centers around armor trucks. Specifically, the ones that deliver cash to banks. The film could have been really fun if it didn't "go all girlie" by trying to explore feelings.|0|EOE 1125|Whiteout (2009)|4|whiteout.jpg|321|475|Kate Beckinsale|1 hr, 36 min|Gore.|A murder, the first, takes place at the South Pole and a lone female US Marshall has to solve the murder.

This movie wasn't bad. It could have been better. But I won't complain too much because Kate Beckinsale is in it!|0|EOE 1126|The Fourth Kind (2009)|1|fourthkind.jpg|321|475|Milla Jovovich|1 hr, 38 min|Vomiting.|Aliens are allegedly violently abducting Nome, Alaska residents. This is supposed to be based on real life, but I think it's fake. They push the real-life video too much. I couldn't watch the entire film because it bored me. This sort of thing can be done well, as in The Mothman Prophecies, however this one isn't very good.|0|EOE 1127|Prozac Nation (2001)|5|prozacnation.jpg|330|475|Christina Ricci, Michelle Williams|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A girl in the 1980s goes off to college and has emotional problems. The movie is similar to Girl, Interrupted except with no mental hospital. Though, for some unknown reason Christina Ricci is completely naked in one of the early scenes. That made an otherwise boring film very tolerable!|0|EOE 1128|Enigma (2001)|5|enigma.jpg|329|475|Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet, Saffron Burrows|1 hr, 59 min|None.|Set in wartime Britain, this story follows the mysterious disappearance of a code-breaker's lover. Shrouded in suspense and intrigue, this espionage mystery movie is a bit slow to start but becomes very good. There are lots of shots and explanation of the Nazi enigma machine, too. I recommend this film if you enjoy this subject or spy thrillers.|0|EOE 1129|Mad Men (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)|5|madmen.jpg|334|475|Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones|Each episode approximately 1 hour|None.|An advertising executive and his men, hence "mAd Men," live and work in a world of exerburance and excess in 1960. Women are treated as objects and racism is commonplace. This program reminds us how far civil rights has taken our country.

I enjoy this program. The drama surrounding the carefree lifestyle is interesting. In fact, it's totally foreign to my way of life that it is strangely attractive.|0|EOE 1130|Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)|5|closeencounters.jpg|336|475|Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, François Truffaut|2 hr, 15 min|None.|As child I did not enjoy this film because it is long. As an adult I understand it and applaud it.|EOE 1131|Avatar (2009)|5|avatar.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr, 40 min|None.|A businessman hires the army (or mercenaries) to clear out an alien people who are living on top of a highly-concentrated ore on a foreign planet. A crippled soldier is recruited to infiltrate the alien culture, though as he understands the people, he becomes sympathetic to their cause.

I wanted to like this film. A co-worker lent the DVD to me otherwise I probably would have not seen it. The movie clings too dearly to sensationalism to be serious. The plot is mediocre at best and character development is scant. This movie seems only a vehicle for anti-war propaganda.|0|EOE 1132|The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)|5|time_wife.jpg|320|475|Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams|1 hr, 47 min|None.|A man who unpredictably travels through time visits a girl throughout her life, whom he later marries. It's a pretty interesting story.|0|EOE 1133|Tattoo: A Love Story (2002)|5|tattoo_story.jpg|150|211|Megan Edwards, Virgil Mignanelli|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A borderline obsessive-compulsive teacher meets a Harley-riding tattoo artist. The two find mutual attraction but obviously come from two different worlds.

I enjoyed this late coming-of-age independent film. It's darkly funny at parts and isn't mushy. The tattooing can be a touch too much at parts, however, this is a movie using tattoos as a vehicle to describe an unusual love story.|0|EOE 1134|The Dish (2000)|5|thedish.jpg|371|475|Sam Neill, Billy Mitchell, Christopher-Robin Street, Luke Keltie|1 hr, 41 min|None.|In Parkes, Australia there's a radio telescope. NASA has contracted it to serve as a primary radio and TV communication port in the southern hemisphere for the Apollo 11 moon landing. Just as they're needed, the dish has problems.

This is a wonderful movie that combines music from the '60s with quirky Australians and images from 1969 to help one re-live the excitement surrounding the moon landing. The characters are memorable and hilarious. I highly recommend this film.|0|EOE 1135|Reign of Fire (2002)|5|reign_fire.jpg|318|475|Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale|1 hr, 42 min|None.|The world has been burned by dragons, which had been lying dormant under London for centuries. It sounds far-fetched or fantastical, however, it's really well-done. This source of apocalypse is fought by an English survivor and an American army guy.

I really liked the film. The characters are fairly well fleshed out and the plot makes sense. It is a different idea, too, which may be why I liked it so much.|0|EOE 1136|Burn Notice (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)|5|burnnotice.jpg|338|475|Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar|Each episode approximately 1 hour|None.|A spy is given his "burn notice," which is a lay-off that extends to freezing assets and contacts. He's drugged and dropped in Miami. Then he attempts to find out who burned him while taking odd spy/investigator jobs.

This program isn't bad. Gabrielle Anwar looks really good for a woman of forty years!|0|EOE 1137|Yes Man (2008)|5|yesman.jpg|321|475|Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel|1 hr, 44 min|None.|A hopelessly negative man is forced into a positive inspiration when a long-lost friend suggests he attend a "yes" convention. Afterwards, he finds that he cannot say no. This, of course, brings good and bad into his previously very controlled life.

I really enjoyed this film. It reminded me of my own awakening. For instance, the joy and freedom of travelling somewhere, anywhere, for the weekend. Or the wonder that is experienced from just saying yes to a random invitation. Sure not all people will truly understand this film, however, those that do will really enjoy it.|0|EOE 1138|The Tunnel - Der Tunnel (2001)|5|dertunnel.jpg|330|475|Heino Ferch, Nicolette Krebitz|2 hr, 47 min|None.|Once the Soviets erect the Berlin Wall, a group of angry--now, West--Germans band together to dig a tunnel to East Berlin. This story is based on fact. It is a powerful story displaying the difference between the West and East. It's an excellent movie.|0|EOE 1139|Rory O'Shea Was Here (2004)|5|rory_here.jpg|321|475|James McAvoy, Steven Robertson, Romola Garai|1 hr, 45 min|None.|A guy with muscular dystrophy moves into a "special home for special people" and is immediately known as the troublestarter. He listens to heavy metal and is belligerant, which is too much for many in this care center near Dublin. He befriends a guy with cerebral palsy with whom he escapes the Center and moves out on his own, into the real world.

I really enjoyed this film. I recognized spots in Dublin. The characters are deep and the plot funny and exciting. I know it sounds strange to say that a movie about a couple of cripples who are "out on the town" is so good, but it is! "You'll laugh, you'll cry: it'll change your life," as Bernard Black said in Black Books. Oh, and Romola Garai looks stunning.|0|EOE 1140|The Road (2009)|4|theroad.jpg|321|475|Viggo Mortensen, Robert Duvall|1 hr, 51 min|Vomiting.|This movie relates how a family copes after the world is essentially destroyed. All animal life has been killed and the few remaining trees are dying. Cannibals are the only people who are well-fed.

This is a gritty portrayal of a possible future. It's not at all funny, unlike it's contemporary Book of Eli.|0|EOE 1141|The Great Santini (1979)|5|greatsantini.jpg|334|475|Robert Duvall, Michael O'Keefe|1 hr, 56 min|None.|A Marine pilot runs his family like a squad. He's arrogant and is always right, at least until his eighteen-year-old son beats him in basketball.

This movie is good. It seems crowded with the sub-plot describing Toomer problems. Despite being long, I stayed awake until the last fifteen minutes.|0|EOE 1142|King of California (2007)|5|king_california.jpg|321|475|Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood|1 hr, 33 min|None.|This movie has a very bold name. It's really not unusual for southern Californians to proclaim themselves the king, however, it is still unusual in a movie. In this movie an aging Hippie is released from a mental hospital. His hard-working daughter takes him in, only to find out that he has been researching buried treasure.

This film is really great. Not only does it describe the almost delusional dreams of southern Californians but it tempers them against a mundane and harsh reality of a common worker. The promise of California is never far out of the picture but yet, it seems unattainable to those who work hard. The scene digging inside a Costco made for a funny scene. The leading lady does an excellent job while flashing her blue eyes.|0|EOE 1143|The Big Bang Theory (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, present)|5|big_theory.jpg|322|475|Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco|Each episode approximately 1/2 hour|None.|When a cute blonde moves into the apartment across the hall, a geek decides that he'll be a "good neighbor" and drags his indifferent geek apartment-mate along. I really laughed at this program. Maybe it's because I understood the geek speak (scary, huh?) or maybe because I was drinking? The feel is almost like Men Behaving Badly. Well, as close as an American program can be!|1|EOE 1144|Starry Night (1999)|5|starrynight.jpg|150|212|Abbott Alexander, Lisa Waltz|1 hr, 38 min|None.|Before Vincent Van Gogh dies, he drinks a potion that enables him to reappear 100 years later. This movie follows the 100 days after he awakens.

This is a cute what-if film with a slight romantic twist. The special effects are poor but the characters are colorful and thoughtful. I really enjoyed it.|0|EOE 1145|Revolver (2005)|3|revolver.jpg|321|475|Jason Statham, Ray Liotta, Mark Strong|1 hr, 44 min|Torture scenes.|An ace gambler is released from prison only to find himself mixing it with a Mafia boss. This could have been just another crime/action flick but the twist makes this into quite a thriller. I'll probably be thinking about it for weeks. Beware there is a good bit of female nudity. Be sure to watch the credits.|0|EOE 1146|The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)|5|adventures_hood.jpg|309|475|Errol Flynn|1 hr, 42 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 1147|The Box (2009)|5|thebox.jpg|320|475|Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella|1 hr, 55 min|None.|A deformed man shows up at a family's house and offers the wife a box with a button. If the button is pressed, they receive a million dollars and someone they don't know dies. This is an unusual film. I really didn't get what was going on. The feel is similar to Donnie Darko.|0|EOE 1148|Shutter Island (2010)|5|shutterisland.jpg|336|475|Leonardo DiCaprio, Michelle Williams, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer|2 hr, 18 min|None.|A U.S. Marshall goes to prison for the criminally insane off the coast of Massachusetts to investigate the disappearance of an inmate. He has his own troubles that drive him to find an answer. The movie is a very good psychological thriller. It made me think about my own existence.|0|EOE 1149|She's Out of My League (2009)|4|shes_league.jpg|321|475|Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve|1 hr, 44 min|Bizarre scenes.|A TSA agent starts dating a very attractive, well-traveled, and intelligent blonde. He doesn't understand why, and it's funny to see how it plays out. Of course, it's not the greatest film but is entertaining.|0|EOE 1150|Man on Wire (2008)|5|man_wire.jpg|321|475|None.|Too long|None.|This movie documents the man who walked a cable strung between the two World Trade Center towers. It was as boring as it sounds. I didn't like it.|0|EOE 1151|Two Brothers and a Bride (2004)|5|two_bride.jpg|338|475|Tim Blake Nelson, Emily Mortimer, David Arquette|1 hr, 22 min|None.|After their mother dies, two brothers who live on a farm decide to go to Russia to find a woman to take care of them in exchange for a green card. They don't find exactly what they expected.

This is an unusual film. It shows one of the infamous romance tours during which American men meet Russian women. What I liked was the depth that is delivered to the movie by Emily Mortimer's character.|0|EOE 1152|Cool Hand Luke (1967)|5|cool_luke.jpg|311|475|Paul Newman|2 hr, 7 min|None.|A free spirit lands himself in jail on a petty offense. He continues to rebel against control and subjugation in prison by escaping twice.

I really liked this film. A man standing alone and for what he believes in is wonderful. If I can draw parallels, this is the prison version of Bullitt. Luke doesn't stand for anything so he can stand against everything. "What we have here is a failure to communicate." You think so? This film related quite well to me. Like Bullitt, Cool Hand Luke is an example of fortitude, strength, and independence.|0|EOE 1153|The Blind Side (2009)|5|blindside.jpg|321|475|Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head|2 hr, 8 min|None.|A rich white family takes in a homeless black boy from the projects of Memphis. This gentle giants turns out to be protective and, with proper coaching, becomes quite a football player.

This is a good story based on real life. I don't care about football, and this film didn't shove it in my face: football is just a detail of the story.|0|EOE 1154|The Soloist (2008)|5|soloist.jpg|321|475|Robert Downey Jr, Jamie Foxx|1 hr, 49 min|None.|An LA Times reporter happens upon a talented musician living on the streets of LA. The reporter manages to coax the homeless man indoors and a reader supplies a cello. This touching story is based on a true story.|0|EOE 1155|Don McKay (2009)|5|donmckay.jpg|322|475|Elisabeth Shue, Thomas Haden Church|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A janitor working in Boston returns to his hometown after twenty five years. There's a mystery that shrouds his long absence. The ex-girlfriend that he never got over adds to the mystery.

This is a pretty good thriller if a bit predictable. The ending has a twist. Elisabeth Shue looks really good for 46!|0|EOE 1156|Tropic Thunder (2008)|4|tropicthunder.jpg|346|475|Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black, Nick Nolte, Steve Coogan|1 hr, 46 min|Blood.|A few Hollywood stars are lead into the Vietanmese jungle to make "a real war film." Little do they know that management has no regard for their safety.

This is a funny film. Jack Black is his usual cool. What really kept me watching was Robert Downey Jr's imitation of an Aussie acting as an American black guy. His performance is truly magical without being overbearing or over-the-top.|0|EOE 1157|Valkyrie (2008)|5|valkyrie.jpg|304|475|None.|2 hr|None.|A group of German high level soldiers formulate a plan to assassinate Hitler and take control of Nazi Germany.

This film could have been a lot better. I dozed off multiple times. I wish Tom Cruise would get past his affinity to masks. It really took away from the film.|0|EOE 1158|Sherman's Way (2008)|4|shermansway.jpg|321|475|Michael Shulman, James LeGros, Enrico Colantoni|1 hr, 38 min|Retching and drooling.|A Yale college student, who plans out his life, is dumped for being predictable. He chases his ex-girlfriend to California only to find that she's found another. This guy (who tries to plan his life) decides to stay in California and is befriended by an ex-Olympiad who shows him another way to live life.

This is a pretty typical indie film following a typical premise. What makes it different is that they restore an MGB in northern California. I drove my MG in wine country so it impacted me personally.|0|EOE 1159|Love the Beast (2009)|5|love_beast.jpg|321|475|Eric Bana, Jay Leno, Jeremy Clarkson|1 hr, 29 min|None.|Eric Bana describes the history of his life and how his Ford Falcon XB is a large part of it. He also asks a couple of car guys and a psychiatrist why some people make a strong connection with a car and others cannot. The film uses old footage combined with present-day video to describe the car's, and Eric's, return to the Tasmania Targa road rally race.

I really enjoyed this film because the theme is people who have a personal connection with their car. I have such a connection with my MG and it is good to see other people with the same relationship!|0|EOE 1160|Less Than Zero (1987)|4|less_zero.jpg|321|475|Robert Downey Jr, Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz|1 hr, 38 min|Vomiting.|Three high school graduates go their separate ways. One goes "back East" to attend college and the other two stick around in LA. These two turn to cocaine, which seemed so popular during the late '80s. This movie really shows how simple it can be to take the easy path and lose everything. The performances of these three actors is amazing.|0|EOE 1161|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)|4|curious_button.jpg|347|475|Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchette|2 hr, 48 min|Vomiting.|This is a long film. It describes the life of a man who is born old and dies young. The trouble is that he only proceeds from physically old to physically young: mentally he grows up just as bewildered as the rest of us, and dies just as confused.

I really enjoyed this film! It took me a bit to get involved. But once the story got going, I was engrossed. I didn't realize how long this film is until I was watching the closing credits.

I watch many movies. I see good and bad. This film really affected me. I went into it expecting nothing and was blown away. I found myself crying at the end, and despite the happy ending-credits music. This is the sign of a very good film.|0|EOE 1162|The Runaways (2010)|5|runaways.jpg|321|475|Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon|1 hr, 47 min|None.|This movie follows the rise and fall of the '70s all-girl band The Runaways. I was not too impressed at first but the film grew on me. I didn't know the story and Joan Jett came out of this group. The acting is very good and the plot is engaging.|0|EOE 1163|Zombieland (2009)|3|zombieland.jpg|303|475|Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Bill Murray, Abigail Breslin|1 hr, 28 min|Gore.|A geek happens upon a cowboy in a post-apocalyptic world infested with zombies. They reluctantly join forces and are promptly conned by a pair of girls.

I was really in the mood for a good zombie flick and this one satisfied me very well. It's gruesome but very funny with a touch of character development. The feel is not unlike Shaun of the Dead. If you like this sort of film, then I highly recommend this movie. Be sure to watch to the end of the credits.|0|EOE 1164|District 9 (2009)|0|district9.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 52 min|Vomiting, gore, blood|An alien spacecraft hovers above Johannesburg, South Africa. Aliens are found aboard and moved down to earth and fed. Then, they try to relocate them and a man is infected.

This movie is odd. The plot makes little sense and the level of gore is breathtaking.|0|EOE 1165|Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)|0|hot_machine.jpg|315|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|Vomiting.|A bunch of 30-40 year old friends trying to remember their best year, by staying in the, now, rundown ski lodge and are transported back to 1987. It's pretty funny but the gross antics really takes away from the movie.|0|EOE 1166|The Boys from Brazil (1978)|5|boys_brazil.jpg|319|475|Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier|2 hr, 7 min|None.|A Nazi in South America, after Nazi Germany loses the war, is trying to bring back Hitler in the New World. This is very well-done film that presents a unique possibility for the future.|0|EOE 1167|After.Life (2009)|5|after_life.jpg|321|475|Christina Ricci, Liam Neeson, Justin Long|1 hr, 43 min|None.|An upset woman has a car crash and awakens in a mortuary. She wonders whether or not she is dead. The calm man that runs the mortuary tells her that she has died. The young woman doesn't believe him.

This is a very well-done film about a delicate subject. It may explain the direct connection with loved ones that we feel when they die. The movie avoids being morbid and tries to objectively present a very important, if overlooked, subject.|0|EOE 1168|The Ghost Writer (2010)|5|ghostwriter.jpg|321|475|Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall|2 hr, 8 min|None.|A ghost writer is hired to pen the memoirs of an ex-British Prime Minister. As is expected, secrecy and intrigue envelope the story, and its subject. The "ghost" discovers more than just this.

There is a political message in this movie. The loose references to Halliburton (Hatherton) and its connections with the CIA may be a bit over-the-top. Regardless of the political connotations, this is a very enjoyable film of intrigue.|0|EOE 1169|Déjà Vu (2006)|5|dejavu.jpg|354|475|Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Val Kilmer, James Caviezel|2 hr, 6 min|None.|Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Val Kilmer, James Caviezel|0|EOE 1170|Ringu (1998)|5|ringu.jpg|332|475|None|1 hr, 40 min|None.|This is the Japanese film that The Ring copied. After someone watches a rather stupid video they get a telephone call and are told they will die in a week. Well, I saw the video and I didn't get a phone call and didn't die a week later. (I feel left out!) I just wasn't impressed with this film and decided instead of forcing myself to finish it: I'd just send it back.|0|EOE 1171|The Impressionists (2006)|5|impressionists.jpg|379|475|Richard Armitage, Charlie Condou, Aden Gillett, Andrew Havill, Ella Kenion|3 hr|None.|I didn't know much about the "Impressionist" artists. This excellent BBC mini-series shows the characters and lives of Monet, Renoir, Degas, Cézanne, etc. It's based on their letters and is supposed to be a true story.|1|EOE 1172|The Gumball Rally (1976)|5|gumball_rally.jpg|313|475|None.|1 hr, 47 min|None.|The precursor to The Cannonball Run is good.|0|EOE 1173|The Losers (2010)|5|losers.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 37 min|None.|A group of CIA soldiers are left for dead in Bolivia. This movie follows the comic book series and is filmed in this manner. It's not bad for an action film.|0|EOE 1174|Clash of the Titans (2010)|4|clash_titans_2010.jpg|321|475|Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Liam Neeson|1 hr, 46 min|Blood.|This is a remake of the 1981 movie. I found it made more sense and I enjoyed it more. They added some extra plot and it worked well. Gemma looked great.|0|EOE 1175|City Island (2009)|5|cityisland.jpg|321|475|Andy Garcia, Steven Strait, Emily Mortimer|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A prison guard recognizes his long lost son and has him released so he can try to reconnect. Meanwhile his personal life is already stressed. It's pretty good.|0|EOE 1176|Survival of the Dead (2009)|0|survival_dead.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|Gore.|AWOL National Guard soldiers are looking for refuge in a world full of zombies. They are led to an island off the coast of Delaware where the leader is trying to make zombies eat something other than people. It's a good George Romero film.|0|EOE 1177|Look Around You (2002, 2005)|5|look_you.jpg|336|475|None.|Each episode approximately 15 minutes|None.|This program spoofs the educational TV lessons of the '70s and '80s. Preposterous conclusions are drawn that are usually obviously contrary to well-known facts. It's pretty funny.|1|EOE 1178|Repo Men (2010)|3|repomen.jpg|321|475|Jude Law, Forest Whitaker|2 hr|Vomiting & blood|A guy who repossesses artificial organs in a near-future world meets with an accident and has a mechanical organ installed. His new mechanical heart gives him a new understanding for the people he's killed while repossessing unpaid organs.

I liked this film. The climax scene doesn't make much sense until the end.|0|EOE 1179|Angel-A (2007)|5|angel_a.jpg|317|475|Jamel Debbouze, Rie Rasmussen|1 hr, 31 min|None.|A guy who borrowed a lot of money from loan sharks is at the end of the line. He decides to throw himself off of a Parisian bridge but ends up saving a tall blonde from drowning, who also planned to commit suicide. This premise reminded of It's a Wonderful Life.

This French film isn't bad. It's directed by Luc Besson so it's not too far from mainstream movies. I really enjoyed it.|0|EOE 1180|Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)|4|prince_persia.jpg|321|475|Gemma Arterton|1 hr, 56 min|Slicing open snake|This is a typical film based on a computer game: lots of action, poor character development, and too long. It's vastly historically incorrect. On the flip side, it's fairly entertaining if you enjoy stubbing your toes on furniture.|0|EOE 1181|Planet Terror (2007)|0|planetterror.jpg|319|475|Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Marley Shelton, Quentin Tarantino, Bruce Willis|1 hr, 45 min|Blood & gore|An army experiment goes bad and infects a rural population in Texas. One guy seems to be the only one who can stop it. This film is classic complete with B-quality "filming" and references to the 1970s. It's very entertaining if you can ignore the blood and gore.|0|EOE 1182|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)|0|girl_tattoo.jpg|319|475|None.|2 hr, 32 min|Rape|Not only did I not like the rape scene, but I also watched the two and a half hours without really caring that much. I kept thinking: OK, now there must be something good. The problem was nothing good showed up!|0|EOE 1183|Walk the Line (2005)|5|walk_line.jpg|319|475|Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon|2 hr, 16 min|None.|This movie describes Johnny Cash's life. It's entertaining.|0|EOE 1184|The 'Burbs (1989)|5|burbs.jpg|324|475|Tom Hanks, Rick Ducommun, Bruce Dern|1 hr, 42 min|None.|New neighbors move in next door and bored suburbanites are curious by the newcomers' sheltered, odd lives. One things leads to another and this film becomes quite the dark comedy.|0|EOE 1185|Iron Man 2 (2010)|5|ironman2.jpg|321|475|Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson|2 hr, 4 min|None.|What a disappointment! The first film was thought-through: this one was has a poor plot, too many childish conversations and bickering, and it seems a showcase for special effects. Furthermore, I didn't care for the celebrity that Iron Man developed. Don't waste your time with this movie!|0|EOE 1186|Murder on the Orient Express (1974)|5|murder_express.jpg|315|475|Albert Finney|2 hr, 7 min|None.|This movie is based on an Agatha Christie novel. A man is murdered on the Orient Express train bound for Paris and Poirot is roped into solving the mystery. It's pretty good, if a bit drawn out at parts.|0|EOE 1187|The Man Who Never Was (1956)|5|man_was.jpg|310|475|Clifton Webb|1 hr, 43 min|None.|British intelligence thinks up a plan to trick the Nazis into thinking the invasion into southern Europe will occur in Greece instead of Sicily. The plan is almost ridiculous because it could easily go wrong. This is based on a true story of espionage.

The movie is exceptionally well-performed, directed, and produced. There's plenty of witty humor to lighten the mood. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1188|Family Guy: Blue Harvest (2007)|5|blueharvest.jpg|325|475|None.|Approximately 1 hour|None.|Family Guy makes a parody of Star Wars. It's hilarious.|1|EOE 1189|Family Guy: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (2009)|5|something_side.jpg|325|475|None.|Approximately 1 hour|None.|Family Guy makes a parody of The Empire Strikes Back. It's hilarious. I really liked the Doctor Who reference!|1|EOE 1190|The Lives of Others - Das Leben der Anderen (2007)|5|lives_others.jpg|316|475|Ulrich Mühe|2 hr, 18 min|None.|This movie follows an East German Stasi officer's surveillance of a theatrical couple suspected of undermining the government. This German film really shows how it must have been in Communist Germany. It's sad and shocking. Excellent film.|0|EOE 1191|The Crazies (2009)|0|crazies.jpg|321|475|Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell|1 hr, 41 min|Gore.|A plane crashes in a small Iowa town releasing disease. Town folks start to go mad and kill their loved ones. This film is a remake of the original '70s George Romero film, which I have yet to see. I really enjoyed this film. The plot moves right along and a collection of small characters are properly developed, contributing to the main characters' conflict. This isn't a traditional zombie film like The Night of Living Dead or Day of the Dead where there seems to be more emphasis on the zombies.|0|EOE 1192|Henry Poole Is Here (2008)|5|henry_here.jpg|321|475|Luke Wilson, Radha Mitchell|1 hr, 41 min|None.|A man finds out he's dying of some disease and he leaves his job and fiancée and moves into a house near where he grew up. This I learned from the Netflix blurb because the movie is ambiguous. A Catholic neighbor believes that a water stain on the side of his house is a sign from God. After a couple of "miracles" occurs, the man starts to wonder.

This could have been a good independent film if was properly directed. Instead it's a waste of time during which the viewer wonders what and why events happened. It's characteristically southern Californian.|0|EOE 1193|Robin Hood (2010)|5|robinhood_2010.jpg|321|475|Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett|2 hr, 36 min|None.|Robin Longstride falls into an unusual situation after deserting the English army in France. He comes upon a knight who has been mortally wounded by a double agent. The knight, Robert of Loxley, asks Robin to return his sword to his father. The father asks him to become Robert to boost moral in the village.

This movie is supposed to show how Robin Hood got his start. It could be reasonable but seems too far out for me. The movie is also too drawn out, like they're trying to make it something it is not. The humor is juvenile at times. I did, however, enjoy the use of proper English longbows.|0|EOE 1194|Diary of the Dead (2007)|0|diary_dead.jpg|365|475|Michelle Morgan|1 hr, 35 min|Gore.|A film student starts making a cheap horror film only to find that the dead really is rising. This is a pretty good horror film if different than Romero's other movies.|0|EOE 1195|Red Dawn (1984)|5|reddawn.jpg|300|472|Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen|1 hr, 54 min|None.|Soviet and Cuban paratroopers take a small Colorado town (and a sizeable chunk of the Heartland) sparking World War III. A group of high school students escape to the mountains and begin guerrilla warfare against the invaders. This is a pretty good film. It's obvious that there is propaganda for the supporting the Afghans against the Soviets of the '80s included in the movie.|0|EOE 1196|The Children of Huang Shi (2008)|5|children_shi.jpg|321|475|Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Guang Li|2 hr, 5 min|None.|A young British journalist travels the world of the 1930s looking for a good story. He witnesses the slaughter of Chinese civilians by the occupying Japanese army before finding his way to an orphanage for children who lost their families to the war. This Brit gives the kids a reason to live. He also becomes attached to them and leads them on a trek across the wintry mountains to the Gobi Desert.

I really enjoyed this drama. It takes a bit to get going but is really engaging. It's based on a true story.|0|EOE 1197|Splice (2009)|4|splice.jpg|321|475|Sarah Polley, Adrien Brody|1 hr, 44 min|Strange sounds.|Two genetic scientists develop a new creature by splicing animal genes together. The pharmaceutical company is--no doubt--a bit scared of lawsuits and wants to slow down. The scientists feel they're so close to a major medical breakthrough that they continue without permission by splicing animal and human genes.

I really didn't know what to think of this film. It's odd.|0|EOE 1198|Centurion (2010)|2|centurion.jpg|321|475|Michael Fassbender, Imogen Poots, Olga Kurylenko|1 hr, 37 min|Blood.|A lone Roman centurion survives an attack on a British outpost on the Scottish border. Hadrian responds by sending a legion to crush the native Celtic people, the Picts. This legion is led by a mute Pict female. Not all goes as planned.

This movie is pretty good. It takes some time to get going. I think they added blood with computers after the fact. It looks quite fake. Imogen Poots looks really good in this film.|0|EOE 1199|Toy Story 3 (2010)|5|toystory3.jpg|321|475|Don Rickles, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen|1 hr, 43 min|None.|I really enjoyed this latest Toy Story film! It reminded me of the original and less of the second one. I recommend it for a good laugh!|0|EOE 1200|Jonah Hex (2010)|5|jonahhex.jpg|321|475|Josh Brolin, John Malkovich|1 hr, 22 min|None.|An ex-Confederate bounty hunter is paid to eliminate a crazed man with a devastating weapon who plans to destroy Washington DC and restore the Confederacy. This comic-made-into-a-movie is a decent action film.|0|EOE 1201|The Crazies (1973)|5|crazies_1973.jpg|309|475|Will McMillan, Lane Carroll|1 hr, 43 min|None.|This movie is the original version by George Romero of the remake. It follows a similar plot as the remake. It wasn't as powerful for me probably because of the differences between life in the '70s and today. It was an entertaining film nonetheless.|0|EOE 1202|Sherlock Holmes (2009)|5|sherlockholmes_2009_2.jpg|322|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|None.|This is a low budget Holmes film in which dinosaurs invade London. Why, I don't really know. It has aspects of a Jules Verne story. There are plenty of car parts in scenes.|0|EOE 1203|Diamonds Are Forever (1971)|5|diamonds_forever.jpg|302|475|Sean Connery, Jill St John|2 hr|None.|None.|0|EOE 1204|The Expendables (2010)|5|expendables.jpg|321|475|Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Eric Roberts, Jet Li, Jean Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A group of mercenaries do any dangerous job to make money. After scouting out a potential mission, their leader finds a connection that isn't preceded by a dollar sign.

This movie has about every action star that I know. It's not bad, unless you expect something that it's not. This is a good solid action guy flick.|0|EOE 1205|Rogue (2007)|4|rogue.jpg|321|475|Radha Mitchell, Michael Vartan|1 hr, 39 min|Scenes of crocodile attacks.|An Australian tourist boat is attacked in the Northern Territory. The occupants must defend themselves against a huge crocodile. This is a pretty good film.|0|EOE 1206|Pushing Daisies (2007, 2009)|5|pushingdaisies.jpg|354|475|Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Kristin Chenoweth|Each episode approximately 1 hour|None.|Ned has the power to bring a dead person back to life. The trouble is that if he keeps him alive for longer than one minute, someone else randomly dies. A private detective finds out and plays on Ned's guilt to solve mysteries. Ned touches the dead person and askes him who killed him.

This is a good dark comedy. It can be a bit girlie occasionally. This is an easy program to watch.|1|EOE 1207|Legendary (2010)|5|legendary.jpg|321|475|Devon Graye, Patricia Clarkson|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A geeky high school kid decides to join the wrestling team. He's trying to make a connection with his dead father and long-gone older brother. This is a feel-good film that gets a bit sappy occasionally. I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it unless you like such movies.|0|EOE 1208|Murder by Decree (1979)|5|murder_decree.jpg|333|475|Christopher Plummer, James Mason|2 hr, 4 min|None.|Sherlock Holmes investigates the Jack the Ripper murders. He discovers a conspiracy. This movie was remade without all the links in the conspiracy in From Hell. I really enjoyed this film.|0|EOE 1209|Dance of the Dead (2008)|3|dance_dead.jpg|366|475|None.|1 hr, 27 min|Blood.|The lively population of the local cemetery gets out of control and starts jumping out of their graves. It's up to a bunch of high school kids who aren't going to the prom to save the town. This is a very funny movie. I really enjoyed it!|0|EOE 1210|Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)|3|scott_world.jpg|321|475|Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michael Cera|1 hr, 53 min|Vomiting.|This movie is based on a comic book series about a geeky, slacker bass player. He wants a cute rollerblading delivery girl. To win her he has to beat her seven exes in video game style martial arts fights. It has lots of references to comic books and video games. It's really pretty entertaining.|0|EOE 1211|The Prophecy (1995)|3|theprophecy.jpg|320|475|Christopher Walken, Viggo Mortensen, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen|1 hr, 37 min|Blood.|A man--who backs out of becoming a priest because of intense images during the ordination--becomes wrapped up in a war between angels. The archangel Gabriel is seeking to possess the soul of the blackest human so he may wield it in the war, thus proving his value to God. Lucifer makes an argument to persuade the humans to give the dark soul to him.

This isn't a religious film. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if churches banned this movie. They wouldn't ban it because it portrays evils or the churches in bad light. It's simply one of those very hard films that ends beautifully.|0|EOE 1212|The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)|5|disappearance_creed.jpg|321|475|Gemma Arterton, Eddie Marsan, Martin Compston|1 hr, 40 min|None.|Two men kidnap a young woman who's the daughter of a rich man. They are efficient and well-planned until the younger kidnapper reveals his identity to the girl.

This movie is interesting because there are only three characters. Is it based on a play? It plays out like it could be. It's enjoyable and Gemma Arterton is naked for a scene.|0|EOE 1213|The Valet - La doublure (2006)|5|ladoublure.jpg|300|400|Gad Elmaleh, Alice Taglioni, Virginie Ledoyen|1 hr, 25 min|None.|The paparazzi photograph a billionaire meeting a famous supermodel. To save his marriage (and the bulk of his fortune) he pays a passerby to pretend he's dating the supermodel. That's why a supermodel moves into the apartment of a boring Parisian valet. The valet has recently broken up with his long-time girlfriend. This is a very funny movie.|0|EOE 1214|From Paris with Love (2009)|5|fromparis_love.jpg|321|475|Jonathan Rhys Meyers, John Travolta|1 hr, 33 min|None.|An embassy secretary wants to become more involved in the world of cloak and dagger. He's teamed up with an American operative sent to Paris to stop a plot to upset African talks.

Travolta does a pretty good job. He reminds me of Bruce Willis: an old action hero. This is a good guy flick. Luc Besson's style is obvious.|0|EOE 1215|PU-239 (2006)|5|pu239.jpg|319|450|Paddy Considine, Radha Mitchell, Oscar Isaac, Jason Flemyng, Jordan Long|1 hr, 38 min|None.|A Russian worker averts a disaster at an old Soviet nuclear site. He receives a large dose of radiation in the process before being blamed for the accident. With only days to live he steals weapons-grade plutonium and travels to Moscow to sell it on the black market to secure some money for his family.

This is a powerful movie. It's astonishing that this sort of thing still happens.|0|EOE 1216|10 Items or Less (2006)|5|10_less.jpg|327|475|Morgan Freeman, Paz Vega|1 hr, 15 min|None.|While scouting a new role, a famous actor inspires a grocery store clerk to better her life. This is a good independent film. Inspirational and funny at parts.|0|EOE 1217|Outsourced (2006)|5|outsourced.jpg|452|475|Josh Hamilton, Ayesha Dharker|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A hard-working phone order manager is shipped off to India to train his replacement after his department is outsourced. The job changes his life for the better. I really enjoyed this film. It casts outsourcing in a good light.|0|EOE 1218|Defiance (2008)|5|defiance.jpg|321|475|Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber|2 hr, 17 min|None.|Three Jewish brothers survive a Nazi attack and hide in the forest. Other Jews join them and soon they must feed and protect lots of people. This well-done and exciting film is based on actual events.|0|EOE 1219|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)|5|one_nest.jpg|320|475|Jack Nicholson|2 hr, 9 min|None.|A criminal is sent to a mental institution in 1963 so the staff can determine if he's insane. He rebels against the authority and encourages the other patients to do the same. This is one of the greats.|0|EOE 1220|Last of the Living (2008)|2|last_living.jpg|366|475|Morgan Williams, Robert Faith, Ashleigh Southam, Emily Paddon-Brown|1 hr, 33 min|Blood.|Three New Zealand guys survive a virus that turns the world into zombies. They stumble around until they meet a girl who's trying to find a cure.

Comical, quaint, Kiwi describe this film. It's unlike any zombie film I've seen. It's an independent film and is enjoyable.|0|EOE 1221|Flawless (2007)|5|flawless.jpg|320|475|Michael Caine, Demi Moore|1 hr, 49 min|None.|An American woman, working for the London Diamond Corp, cannot rise higher than junior executive. A clever janitor notices and offers to involve her in a plan of revenge against the company. This is a very good heist film along the lines of The Score.|0|EOE 1222|Tell No One - Ne le Dis à Personne (2006)|5|ne_personne.jpg|321|475|François Cluzet, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Marina Hands|2 hr, 11 min|None.|Shortly before a man is knocked out he hears his wife being attacked at their remote country house. The police determine that she was killed, a victim of a serial killer. One day, years later, he thinks he sees her and becomes involved in a complex series of events. This is a good suspense film.|0|EOE 1223|The Snow Walker (2003)|5|snowwalker.jpg|332|475|Annabella Piugattuk, Barry Pepper|1 hr, 45 min|None.|An arrogant ex-World War 2 pilot is flying goods around northern Canada. During one of his stops he agrees to transport a young Inuit girl to the hospital for treatment. Their plane goes down in the middle of nowhere. The movie centers around their fight to survive. This is a very powerful movie.|0|EOE 1224|Pandorum (2009)|2|pandorum.jpg|321|475|Ben Foster, Dennis Quaid|1 hr, 48 min|Blood and gore.|The main character awakens on a ship in outer space bound for an Earth-like planet. The ship is in trouble because the reactor must be reset and there are strange creatures on board.

This movie plays out like a video game, however, it is not based on a game. It's a good action flick, if not a great movie.|0|EOE 1225|First Monday in October (1981)|5|first_october.jpg|308|475|Walter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh|1 hr, 38 min|None.|A conservative Orange County judge is made a Supreme Court Justice. A liberal justice, who has been watching her career, is upset by the appointment. They argue and bicker but an interesting case allows them to respect one another.

This is a great movie. It's a bit slow at parts. The style is much like Hopscotch without the intrigue. I recommend this movie.|0|EOE 1226|High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)|5|high_lifes.jpg|330|475|Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack|1 hr, 26 min|None.|Two drunk women in London overhear a conversation about a bank heist. Since they're having financial troubles, they decide to blackmail one of the thieves. The movie develops into quite a funny girl-power flick without being obnoxous.|0|EOE 1227|Death Race 2000 (1975)|5|deathrace2000.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 24 min|None.|Men race across the US running over innocent people for points. This is a different film!|0|EOE 1228|36 Hours (1965)|5|36hours.jpg|313|475|Rod Taylor, James Garner, Eva Marie Saint|1 hr, 55 min|None.|An American intelligence officer is captured by the Nazis on his way to Spain. A doctor sets up an elaborate hoax to deceive the American so that the Nazis may learn where the Allies intend to invade France.

This is a well-done movie. It can be a bit long at parts but is exciting. It is based on a Roald Dahl short story.|0|EOE 1229|Flight of the Living Dead (2007)|0|flight_dead.jpg|336|475|Kristen Kerr, Kevin J. O'Connor, David Chisum|1 hr, 36 min|Vomiting and gore.|A zombie in the hold of an airplane reawakens and infects the passengers and crew. This is a typical low-budget zombie film: plenty of gore, excitement, and a few pretty women.|0|EOE 1230|Long Way Round (2004)|5|long_round.jpg|352|475|Ewen McGregor, Charley Boorman|Each episode approximately 1 hour|None.|Two actors decide to ride their motorcycles from London to New York. They cross Europe, central Asia, southern Siberia, and western Canada. What a cool trip!|1|EOE 1231|Kelly's Heroes (1970)|5|kellysheroes.jpg|311|475|None.|2 hr, 23 min|None.|An American soldier learns there is a cache of gold held by the Nazis valuing at $16 million. He leads an unauthorized mission to retrieve it while their commanding officer transports a stolen yacht back to the States. This is a long movie! It's funny at parts.|0|EOE 1232|I'll Be There (2002)|5|ill_there.jpg|326|475|Charlotte Church, Craig Ferguson|1 hr, 45 min|None.|An '80s rocker (in modern day) crashes his motorcycle out of a second story window into a fountain. He's put into the looney bin, which sets off a chain of events during which he finds out he has a daughter. This is a pretty good film.|0|EOE 1233|And Soon the Darkness (2010)|5|and_darkness.jpg|322|475|Amber Heard|1 hr, 31 min|None.|Two American girls go bicycling through Argentina. They split up and one goes missing. The other attempts to locate her friend and finds trouble herself.

This is entertaining despite being predictable. It's a remake of the 1970 classic.|0|EOE 1234|About a Boy (2002)|3|aboutaboy.jpg|321|475|Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult|1 hr, 41 min|Vomit.|A one-night-stand-type-of-guy (Grant) discovers the rich world of single parents. He fabricates a kid to get into their group and prey on the women. A boy (Hoult), who meets him while faking it, decides this guy (Grant) would be good to help him prevent his mother from suiciding.

This film has good acting but isn't really that good as a film because it seems cliched.|0|EOE 1235|Over the Edge (1979)|5|over_edge.jpg|313|475|None.|1 hr, 35 min|None.|Teenagers in a boring planned community will, obviously, get rowdy. But then one of their number is killed by a cop, and they retaliate with impressive cunning and force. This is a coming-of-age film set in the '70s somewhere in the Southwest. It's not bad.|0|EOE 1236|Insomnia (2002)|5|insomnia.jpg|320|475|Al Pacino, Robin Williams|1 hr, 58 min|None.|An LA cop is called into a remote Alaskan town to solve the murder of a teenage girl. He accidentally shoots his partner and the white nights cause insomnia, thus blurring the line between reality and fantasy. This is a very good thriller.|0|EOE 1237|The Odessa File (1974)|5|odessafile.jpg|310|475|Jon Voight, Mary Tamm|2 hr, 8 min|None.|A West German journalist acquires a journal of a suicided Jew. This dead man relates attrocities of a Nazi commander at a concentration camp. The freelance journalist decides to track down the Nazi and uncovers Odessa, an organization that smuggled Nazis into a safe retirement. This is a very good spy thriller.|0|EOE 1238|Empire Records (1995)|5|empirerecords.jpg|316|475|Liv Tyler, Renee Zellweger, Ethan Embry|1 hr, 46 min|None.|A small record shop owner is in bad shape when one of his employees gambles away one day's shop earning. He's forced to sell out to a big chain. His lazy and quirky employees take it upon themselves to try and save the story from falling victim to the corporation. This is a funny film. It's unbelievable, but isn't that what we want in a movie?|0|EOE 1239|You Kill Me (2007)|5|you_me.jpg|320|475|Ben Kingsley, Tea Leoni, Bill Pullman|1 hr, 32 min|None.|A Polish Buffalo hitman is told to move to San Francisco to dry out, after he botches a job. This a cutsy film (without necessarily the gay connotations) about a hitman who's forced to work in a mortuary and attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, which give him a new appreciation for life. I liked the film a lot.|0|EOE 1240|Where Eagles Dare (1968)|5|where_dare.jpg|310|475|Clint Eastwood, Richard Burton|2 hr, 35 min|None.|An American general is caught by the Nazis and held in a remote, well-defended castle in Bavaria. A British team (with one American) is assembled to retrieve him. But shortly after they land their small team is being killed off. I found this to be an exceptional action drama set during World War 2. The plot is complicated and the characters are quite deep.|0|EOE 1241|Kill Me Later (2000)|4|kill_later.jpg|365|475|None.|1 hr, 29 min|Mis-use of slow motion.|A suicidal woman falls into a bank heist. She demands to be taken by the lead bank robbery, in the hope that it will excite her life. Little does she know that she'll get wrapped up in a nearly botched robbery and the consequences push her to come to terms with her own life. This is a good dark romantic comedy along the same lines as Excess Baggage except without the cars. It's enjoyable.|0|EOE 1242|Two Hands (1999)|5|twohands.jpg|335|475|Heath Ledger, Rose Byrne|1 hr, 39 min|None.|A nobody in Sydney is looking for a way to the big time. He agrees to run some money to Bondi Beach (pronounced "bond-eye") only to find that the recipient won't show. The deliver boy is easily distracted and goes to the beach. (I'm not surprised because not far from the filmed beach is the section of nude beach. I know. I've been there.) At the beach the money is stolen by a couple of street urchins, despite being hastily hidden by the guy. He then has to deal with the consequences of losing the money.

This is a good movie. The simplicity reminds us that the Australians haven't descended to our level of ruthlessness: they do not shoot a person just to satisfy a desire of retribution. I enjoyed the couple of Aussie muscle cars in this film and I enjoyed the scenery. I have seen many of the scenes of this movie while I was in Sydney.|0|EOE 1243|Inception (2010)|5|inception.jpg|321|475|Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt|2 hr, 28 min|None.|Men steal information from a person's subconscious while he dreams. However in this film, a group is paided to plant an idea ("inception"). As they descend into multiple levels of dreams, the leader's own demons come back to haunt them.

This is a wild film. A powerful plot that doesn't bore and character development that's top-notch. This is most-probably my favorite film of 2010.|0|EOE 1244|A Very Long Engagement - Un long dimanche de fiancailles (2003)|5|long_fiancailles.jpg|319|475|Audrey Tautou, Dominique Pinon, Marion Cotillard, Jean Paul Rouve|2 hr, 13 min|None.|After her fiance is presumed dead during World War I, a woman spends a lot of time and money to search for him. This is a very good French film.|0|EOE 1245|The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)|5|flight_phoenix1965.jpg|308|475|Jimmy Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Hardy Kruger, Ernest Borgnine|2 hr, 24 min|None.|A small airplane crashes in the Sahara Desert. The captain decides to try and build a smaller airplane from the wreckage according to the plans of an "aeronautical engineer."

The character development is excellent. The movie is long but it uses the time well to delve into the characters. The aircraft is also very cool. I really enjoyed this movie. It's much better than the politically correct remake.|0|EOE 1246|Rope (1948)|5|rope.jpg|321|475|Jimmy Stewart|1 hr, 21 min|None.|Two college students commit a murder proving that they can do it. They were inspired by a prep school teacher who stated that there are superior and inferior people, suggesting that the superior should eliminate the inferior. This is a powerful Hitchcock thriller that's based on a play and explores the Nazi ideal.|0|EOE 1247|The Woman in the Window (1944)|5|woman_window.jpg|328|475|Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett|1 hr, 39 min|None.|A middle-aged professor admires the portrait of a model in a store window. One night she appears and his life takes a dramatic turn. This is an exciting film noir.|0|EOE 1248|The A-Team (2010)|3|ateam.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 57 min|Vomiting.|I think the TV program was better produced and more exciting. This is just a bunch of flashes and booms. You can almost hear the twelve-year-old producers snickering in the background. What a disgrace!|0|EOE 1249|A Fistful of Dollars (1964)|5|fistful_dollars.jpg|317|475|Clint Eastwood|1 hr, 41 min|None.|A lone gunman stumbles upon a Mexican town plagued by two warring gangs. He works for both sides and plays one off the other to earn cash. Eventually one gang crosses the line and he has to take revenge. I really enjoyed this Western. The filming, storyline, and character development is excellent.|0|EOE 1250|Keeping Mum (2005)|5|keepingmum.jpg|324|475|Maggie Smith, Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas|1 hr, 43 min|None.|An unusual housekeeper takes a job for a vicar, his wife, and two children. Suddenly, the problems of the family members begin to clear up. The housekeeper has a knack with solving problems. This is a wonderful dark comedy!|0|EOE 1251|The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)|5|spirit_stlouis.jpg|262|475|Jimmy Stewart|2 hr, 15 min|None.|This movie describes Charles Lindbergh's landmark flight from New York to Paris. During the story there are flashbacks that help the audience understand Lindbergh's character.

This is a great movie! The old aircraft and the old cars are excellent. It reminded me of when I privileged to drive my uncle's Ford Model A.|0|EOE 1252|The Mad (2007)|1|themad.jpg|329|475|Billy Zane|1 hr, 23 min|Blood and sound effects.|A group stop for lunch at a country restaruant that touts its "organic" hamburgers. It turns out that the farmer who made the "organic" 'burgers fed his cattle antibiotic growth hormones, which turns them insane. This is an odd zombie film.|0|EOE 1253|The China Syndrome (1979)|5|thechinasyndrome.jpg|316|475|Jack Lemmon|2 hr, 2 min|None.|A southern California nuclear power plant scrams and almost melts down. A veteran control room supervisor notices a vibration that suggests another problem. He's ignored by the management who want to get the plant operating again.

The climax must be one of the highlights of Jack Lemmon's career. He's amazing.|0|EOE 1254|Salt (2010)|5|salt.jpg|320|475|Angelina Jolie|1 hr, 44 min|None.|A CIA agent is accused of being a Soviet mole (dormant spy). She reacts and incriminates herself in the eyes of another government agent. This is a good action flick and not an especially good movie. Entertaining.|0|EOE 1255|2012 (2009)|4|2012.jpg|320|475|Woody Harrelson|2 hr, 38 min|Sound effects.|The world ends. A lot of people die. This movie is corny and childish but big-budget entertainment.|0|EOE 1256|The Long Way Down (2008)|5|long_down.jpg|334|475|Charley Boorman, Ewan McGregor|Each episode approximately 1 hour|None.|The guys make another long-distance journey (similar to Long Way Round) on BMW motorcycles. This time they ride from the northern tip of Scotland to Capetown, South Africa (the southern tip of the African continent). It's very enjoyable!|1|EOE 1257|Into Temptation (2009)|5|intotemptation.jpg|317|475|Jeremy Sisto, Brian Baumgartner, Kristin Chenoweth|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A woman confesses her future suicide to a priest. Naturally, the priest wants to stop her so he does some things that he would otherwise never do. This is a moving film. It's very well done.|0|EOE 1258|Devil (2010)|5|devil.jpg|320|475|Jenny O'Hara|1 hr, 21 min|None.|Five people trapped in a mysteriously broken elevator start to be killed one by one. A detective attempts to figure out who the murderer is as he delves into their pasts. This is a very interesting film.|0|EOE 1259|Visitors (2003)|5|visitors2003.jpg|337|475|Radha Mitchell, Susannah York|1 hr, 28 min|None.|A young Australian woman decides to sail around the world. When the wind drops off for a number of days, she begins to wonder if she'll ever return home. Her doubts seem to coincide with evidence that she had visitors on her small boat.

This is a good suspenseful thriller.|0|EOE 1260|Up (2009)|5|up.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 36 min|None.|An old man attempts to realize the dreams of his dead wife by flying their house to Paradise Falls in South America. This is a Pixar film so it isn't that crazy! This is a good film with a very good message. Bravo.|0|EOE 1261|Elizabeth R (1971)|5|elizabethr.jpg|337|475|Glenda Jackson, Robert Hardy|Each episode approximately 90 min|None.|Elizabeth the First, the Virgin Queen, was an influencial leader. During her time Shakespeare prospered, despite being of a different religion. This queen may have overlooked such entertainers but she seemed to tolerate little more and built England into an empire that would later rule the world for hundreds of years.

This TV drama is well executed, especially considering the limited budget. The program reminds me of Doctor Who during the '70s. If you enjoy English history, this program is a must-see.|1|EOE 1262|True Grit (2010)|5|truegrit2010.jpg|321|475|Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges|1 hr, 50 min|None.|After a girl's father is killed, she decides to hire a drunken old US Marshall to revenge his death. Her young age and inexperience suggest that she's not capable. Events prove otherwise.

This is an excellent modern Western. Miss Steinfeld does a wonderful job. Matt Damon's Texan accent is, expectedly, terrible. Jeff Bridges isn't bad.|0|EOE 1263|Zombie Wars (2007)|0|zombiewars.jpg|377|475|None.|1 hr, 20 min|Gore and blood.|Zombies are farming people to eat them later on. However, it's obvious that they have help. This is a corny zombie film with a simple plot and cheesy effects. It's a good one! And who would think of using a drill press to install bullets in cartridges?!|0|EOE 1264|Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)|3|residentevilafterlife.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 36 min|Blood and a gory passage.|If you remember that this is styled after a video game, you can enjoy it. If not, you will probably hate it. Slow motion is, again, over-used. It didn't seem as bad as the third movie. Fortunately after watching all the way through, I saw a glimmer of hope. Sienna Guillory appears for a final in-credit scene. Wouldn't it be great to have her back in the next film?|0|EOE 1265|The Boston Strangler (1968)|5|bostonstrangler.jpg|333|475|Tony Curtis|1 hr, 56 min|None.|This movie follows the Boston Strangler case. It hasn't been solved and this movie hopes to present a resolution. This was, no doubt, a terrible time in Boston history. While Tony Curtis did a wonderful job to cinematically present the main suspect Albert DeSalvo, I do wonder if the police had the correct individual. The truly scary part is what if they were wrong and a serial killer that hunted women, regardless of race or age, is still free.|0|EOE 1266|Sahara (1943)|5|sahara1943.jpg|298|475|Humphrey Bogart|1 hr, 39 min|None.|An American tank commander is separated from his battalion so he heads south through the African desert towards Allied lines. Along the way he picks up a number of Allied soldiers, creating a multi-national group. They find a water well and decide to defend it against a large Nazi army. This is an excellent film.|0|EOE 1267|Smokey and the Bandit (1977)|5|smokey_bandit.jpg|311|475|Burt Reynolds, Sally Field|1 hr, 36 min|None.|Their goal is to transport a truckful of beer from Texas to Atlanta in record time. This is an exciting movie!|0|EOE 1268|Zombies of Mass Destruction (2009)|0|zombies_destruction.jpg|321|475|Janette Armand|1 hr, 29 min|Gore, blood, vomit.|A small town in Washington state is infected by a virus and people become zombies. This is an interesting zombie film because it's political. There are a number of good one-liners. It really quite fun.|0|EOE 1269|Creator (1985)|5|creator.jpg|306|475|Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano|1 hr, 47 min|None.|A bright and eccentric scientist tries to clone his deceased wife. He recruits a college student to help him. Both men fall in love and experience life. The movie deals with important concerns about cloning. Not a bad film.|0|EOE 1270|The American (2010)|5|theamerican.jpg|336|475|George Clooney|1 hr, 45 min|None.|An assassin decides to retire from the job. He goes to a small Italian village to wait for orders for his final job: constructing an unusual rifle. He starts to have a life and becomes involved with a local hooker and befriends a priest. This film is alright. It's not terribly exciting because it is predictable.|0|EOE 1271|For a Few Dollars More (1965)|5|for_dollars.jpg|310|475|Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volontè, Lee Van Cleef|2 hr, 11 min|None.|This is the second in the "man with no name" trilogy. I found it better than the first (A Fistful of Dollars). Two bounty hunters converge on one wanted man. Then they partner, but neither trusts the other, as they track the latest outlaw. I liked this film for its character development and plot. It really works well.|0|EOE 1272|Monsters (2010)|5|monsters.jpg|321|475|Scoot McNairy|1 hr, 33 min|None.|A struggling freelance photographer is coerced into escorting a rich guy's daughter back to the US. The trip is complicated because evidently hostile extra-terrestrials control a vast area of Mexico, which separates them from America.

This movie isn't bad. The acting isn't perfect but it could be worse. The story reminds me of a cross between the new War of the Worlds and A Life Less Ordinary. I thought it tasteful how the mutilated bodies are depicted.|0|EOE 1273|Machete (2010)|0|machete.jpg|321|475|Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez|1 hr, 45 min|Vomit, spitting, blood.|A former Mexican federale tries to re-start his life after his wife and daughter are killed by a drug lord. He gets mixed up in an assassination attempt and all hell breaks loose. This is a very good action film: unrealistic, naked women, and lots of action.|0|EOE 1274|The African Queen (1951)|5|africanqueen.jpg|310|475|Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn|1 hr, 45 min|None.|A drunk captain and a missionary team up to steer a beat-up riverboat into a German gunship in East Africa. This is a pretty exciting movie!|0|EOE 1275|Death Race 2 (2010)|3|deathrace2.jpg|340|475|None.|1 hr, 39 min|Excessive misuse of slow motion.|This movie is a good action flick with nudity, action, and violence. It seems to bring more life to the story, keeping with Death Race 2000; by introducing Frankenstein.|0|EOE 1276|Black Book (2006)|5|blackbook.jpg|321|475|Carice van Houten|2 hr, 26 min|None.|A pretty Jew caught up in the tumultuous period, one year before the Nazis are defeated, goes undercover as a lithe blonde "goddess" to exact revenge after her family is mowed down by Nazi war profiteers. Little did she expect to fall in love with a high Nazi official.

This movie is deep. It reminds us of the atrocities of the Nazis and double lives that many undertook to survive. This story is based on true events.|0|EOE 1277|How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)|5|how_people.jpg|321|475|Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Jeff Bridges|1 hr, 50 min|None.|An aspiring British journalist is, for some reason, hired by a respected New York magazine. He doesn't understand why but jumps at the opportunity. There he meets a gorgeous actress and a struggling female reporter who's writing a novel.

You can see where this film is going. It's an old storyline. This film is seasoned with British nuances, whether subtle or gross, and that makes the film enjoyable. I thought it fun.|0|EOE 1278|Game of Death (2010)|5|game_death.jpg|322|475|Wesley Snipes|1 hr, 26 min|None.|This is a typical cat-and-mouse spy movie. It's not terribly exciting and doesn't bring anything new to the genre. I found it funny that their pistols had limitless capacity and small suppressors muted them.|0|EOE 1279|Get Low (2009)|5|getlow.jpg|320|475|Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek|1 hr, 40 min|None.|An old hermit asks for a funeral party before he has actually died. He puts his vast, unmolested, property up for raffle. He wants anyone who has a story to tell about him to show up. What he really wants to do is tell his story.

This is good film with excellent acting. The humor is dark.|0|EOE 1280|A Year in Provence (1993)|5|a_provence.jpg|296|425|John Thaw, Lindsay Duncan, Jean-Pierre Delage|Each episode approximately 90 min|None.|An older London couple decide to get out of their jobs and move to the south of France. They buy an old stone farmhouse with a vineyard. This mini-series describes their first year among the colorful French characters and scenery.

This is a very fun program. There's enough French to convey the fact that it's set in France without being difficult to understand. I really enjoy this show!|1|EOE 1281|Daybreakers (2008)|0|daybreakers.jpg|321|475|Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill|1 hr, 37 min|Vomit, vampire feeding.|In the near future vampires have taken control of all aspects of society. Humans are hunted down to be farmed like cattle. A vampire hematologist is employed by a corporation to find a blood substitute as the human blood supply wanes. This scientist doesn't drink real blood, seeing it as wrong. Everything changes when he accidentally hits a car carrying rogue humans.

I enjoyed this film. Yes, it is over-the-top for the infractions listed above; however the character development is excellent. There are parallels that can be drawn between this movie and today's oil business and politics. It shows what would happen if a shortage were to occur. Though this film can also be casually enjoyed without interpreting anything from it.|0|EOE 1282|An American Affair (2009)|5|americanaffair.jpg|321|475|Gretchen Mol|1 hr, 33 min|None.|This is a film set in the US during the JFK assasination. A boy undergoing the Catholic school system finds an opening in life when he sees a beautiful neighbor half-naked through his window. She is a free-thinking woman whose beauty has entangled her with President Kennedy.

This is a very good movie. Obviously it parallels Marilyn Monroe's involvement with JFK. Gretchen Mol looks stunning too.|0|EOE 1283|The Emerald Forest (1985)|5|emeraldforest.jpg|328|475|Charley Boorman, Powers Booth|1 hr, 54 min|None.|An American civil engineer heads up the construction of a dam on the Amazon River. His son is taken and raised by Indians named the Invisible people. Once it gets going, this is a good action film. It's based on real events and shows the effect of developed society on the Amazon rain forest and its people.|0|EOE 1284|Dead Reckoning (1947)|5|deadreckoning.jpg|318|475|Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott|1 hr, 44 min|None.|A World War II veteran becomes engulfed in a conspiracy when his fellow serviceman mysteriously disappears. He decides to find out what happened to his war buddy and uncovers new evidence about an old murder. This is a good film.|0|EOE 1285|The Mountain (1956)|5|themountain.jpg|256|475|Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner|1 hr, 45 min|None.|An international air flight goes down near a mountain peak in the Alps. A search and rescue party is assembled in a small village. When the leader is killed in a fall, the party retreats and disbands. An aging climber at the utter insistence of his much younger brother resumes his role of expert mountain climber. The younger brother is fixated on robbing the dead passengers so he can escape the poor shepherding lifestyle. This is a good film.|0|EOE 1286|Moon (2009)|4|moon.jpg|321|475|Sam Rockwell, Kaya Scodelario|1 hr, 37 min|Vomit.|The vomiting was a bit too much. It had a reason but it was just too much.

A single astronaut on a three-year mission on the Moon tending energy harvesters begins to notice unusual occurrences. Then during a routine visit to a harvester a vision catches him by surprise and sparks a chain of events.

This is a film that deals with the ethics of the modern world. It presents life in a certain light. I really enjoyed it.|0|EOE 1287|The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)|5|goodbadugly.jpg|307|475|Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach|2 hr, 59 min|None.|The third man-with-no-name film is probaby the most famous. Set during the War for State's Rights (aka the American Civil War) these three men come across news of a buried treasure ($200,000 in gold). All three attempt to find it in different ways. This is a very good spaghetti Western with a famous theme song.|0|EOE 1288|Sherlock (2010)|5|sherlock2010.jpg|300|441|Martin Freeman, Benedict Cumberbatch|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|This is a modern adaptation of Sherlock Holmes by the BBC. It's technological, quick-paced, and witty. At least one aspect has remained the same since Jeremy Brett portrayed Holmes in his program. I like the program. It's modern without being annoying and advanced without being geeky. It is a clever show, which is also enjoyable. I like seeing a lot of London. It reminds me of when I walked London.|1|EOE 1289|Cyber Wars - Avatar (2006)|5|cyberwars.jpg|314|475|Genevieve O'Reilly|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A world run in cyber space is seemingly run by mega corporations. A female bounty hunter and male police officer think something is wrong and find out a surprising secret.

This is a pretty good action film.|0|EOE 1290|Race to Dakar (2006)|5|race_dakar.jpg|331|475|Charley Boorman|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|Charley Boorman decides to attempt the Dakar Rally. He recruits a film crew, trainers, and a couple of more experienced off-road riders to ride with him. Many don't finish the race and some are killed in the process of riding from Europe through the deserts of northern Africa.

One can definitely feel the suffering these guys go through during this race.|0|EOE 1291|The Closet - Le placard (2001)|5|leplacard.jpg|343|475|Daniel Auteiul, Gérard Depardieu|1 hr, 25 min|None.|A boring and separated-from-his-wife accountant (aren't most?) is going to be laid off. His new neighbor stops him from jumping off his balcony (and damaging the neighbor's car) and suggests an alternative approach. By secretly sending evidence that the accountant is gay, he keeps his job and rectifies many problems in his life.

This is an entertaining and funny French film. It is very French and that makes it possible. Really enjoyable.|0|EOE 1292|The Next Three Days (2010)|5|thenextthreedays.jpg|321|475|Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde|2 hr, 2 min|None.|A woman is convicted of murder. Her husband (a university teacher) appeals the judgement repeatedly with no luck. Realizing that he has no chance to prove her innocence: he takes matters into his own hands.

This is an exciting film that explores a righteous character doing something against what he believes in. It's really a brilliant idea. Originally, it was a French movie. This is one I must see because I really enjoyed this movie.|0|EOE 1293|Hangar 18 (1980)|5|hangar18.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 37 min|None.|During a space shuttle mission to launch a satellite, the crew encounter a UFO. Their satellite crashes into the UFO, killing one of the crew. The UFO goes down in rural Arizona, and NORAD and the White House decide to cover it up, because there's a presidential election in two weeks. The remaining two astronauts go on a crusade for the truth when their flight data is changed.

This film presents a theory about the "missing link" in human evolution and the origin of man. The filming of the Shuttle is pretty good. All in all, the effects are decent. There are some gadgets that are before their time, also. The aliens sound like Cylons, too. Clever!|0|EOE 1294|Carriers (2009)|5|carriers.jpg|333|475|Emily VanCamp|1 hr, 25 min|None.|The bulk of the country's population has been infected with a dangerous disease. It looks like leprosy but its effects aren't portrayed. The movie follows a few young people as they drive towards the coast.

This is a pretty good film. The characters are somewhat developed. It's filmed in picturesque New Mexico.|0|EOE 1295|Boy Eats Girl (2005)|0|boy_girl.jpg|336|475|David Leon|1 hr, 20 min|Gore.|A shy Irish guy won't take "the next step" and ask out the girl who is obviously interested. When he sees her with another guy, he freaks out and hangs himself. His mother found way to raise him from the dead when she worked in an old church. After she raises him, unusual things begin to happen.

This is a pretty good zombie-vampire film. It pokes fun at teen zombie films and does a good job. Also, this Irish film depicts what could happen in Ireland if zombies took over.|0|EOE 1296|Driving Lessons (2006)|4|drivinglessons.jpg|321|475|Julie Walters, Rupert Grint, Laura Linney|1 hr, 38 min|Vomit.|A timid teen is pushed by his mother (a hypocritical Christian) to get a job to pay for the upkeep of a new lodger, who's "recovering" from killing his wife. He chooses a retired actress who needs an assistant. She turns out ot be very different than his mother and the boy realizes that he can live a freer life.

In regards to the title, the boy gets most of his learning experience driving from London to Scotland beside a woman who doesn't have a license. This movie is good despite some clichéd music. The scenery in Scotland is amazing.|0|EOE 1297|Unstoppable (2010)|5|unstoppable_2010.jpg|353|475|Denzel Washington|1 hr, 38 min|None.|A diesel locomotive is accidentally allowed to run away at full speed across Pennsylvania. A young addition to the train company and a soon-to-be-laid-off older engineer decide to go after it, after narrowly escape being killed by the runaway.

This is a good action film. It could have been great if it wasn't plagued with Hollywood sensationalism.|0|EOE 1298|Tokyo Joe (1949)|5|tokyojoe.jpg|354|475|Humphrey Bogart, Lora Lee Michel|1 hr, 28 min|None.|A club owner in Tokyo returns to America to fight the Japanese imperialism during World War II. When he returns after the war to resume his business he finds barriers. He also finds his wife is still alive (now re-married) and he has a child.

This movie starts a bit slowly and gains speed as it progresses.|0|EOE 1299|Zombies Zombies Zombies (2008)|0|zombieszombieszombies.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 22 min|Gore and vomit.|A chemist is trying to find a cure for cancer. Accidentally he lets the unproven cure out under the misconception that it is a cheap drug. The "cure" turns people into zombies. Prostitutes are the first to become zombies and a group of strippers notice and hole up in a strip club.

This is a low budget film. The character development is shaky at best and the plot is transparent. It is a good zombie film.|0|EOE 1300|True Grit (1969)|5|truegrit1969.jpg|326|475|John Wayne, Kim Darby|2 hr, 7 min|None.|There are some aspects that I really enjoyed about this movie, as opposed to the remake. The characters are more fully developed and the plot makes a bit more sense.|0|EOE 1301|Alice in Wonderland (2010)|5|alice_wonderland2010.jpg|320|475|Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp|1 hr, 48 min|None.|The movie is as wacky as the stories!|0|EOE 1302|Happenstance - Le Battement D'Aile du Papillon (2000)|5|happenstance.jpg|318|475|Audrey Tautou|1 hr, 36 min|None.|This movie follows how individuals in Paris inadvertantly influence one another's lives. It's entertaining.|0|EOE 1303|Von Ryan's Express (1965)|5|von_express.jpg|337|475|Frank Sinatra|1 hr, 57 min|None.|An American pilot crash-lands in Italy near the end of World War II. He's deposited in a prison camp run by a ruthless Italian. He orchestrates their escape by train and heads for neutral Switzerland.

Trains, gun-fire, airplanes, and a pretty woman are recipes for a good action film. This is really enjoyable.|0|EOE 1304|127 Hours (2010)|5|127hours.jpg|321|475|James Franco|1 hr, 34 min|None.|A climber is pinned by his hand in a small canyon in Canyonlands in Utah. This movie describes the events that allowed him to escape. This is a true story. Beautiful scenery.|0|EOE 1305|Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)|5|good_bye_lenin.jpg|336|475|Daniel Brühl|2 hr, 1 min|None.|An East German woman suffers a heart attack just before the fall of the Berlin Wall. After emerging from a coma, her son fabricates a world where Germany is still divided. He goes through this trouble to avert the probable next--and fatal--heart attack that would be rendered on his mother by such a dramatic change.

This is an excellent German film. It presents the fall of the Berlin Wall in a different light.|0|EOE 1306|Exam (2008)|5|exam.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 41 min|None.|Eight applicants enter a closed room to take an exam. Their aim is to land a job with a prestigious company. The exam is more than they expect and the situation devolves into a psychological test.

This film is enjoyable. I found that it drew too much from Cube and presented nothing new. The cast seemed to be an ensemble of famous people near-look-alikes. If it's on TV and you're bored, watch it: otherwise just ignore it.|0|EOE 1307|Red (2010)|5|red.jpg|319|475|John Malkovich, Bruce Willis|1 hr, 51 min|None.|A retired CIA operative is adjusting to normal life when suddenly he is being hunted. He proceeds to rescue a woman he's been speaking with on the phone (but hasn't met) before tracking the hitman.

This action film has a pretty good plot. It's not too clichéd or annoying. John Malkovich's hilarious character really makes this film great instead of just good.|0|EOE 1308|Across the Pacific (1941)|5|across_pacific.jpg|315|475|Humphrey Bogart|1 hr, 37 min|None.|A dishonorable discharged Army officer decides to visit Japan in the time just prior to the US entering World War II. He makes it halfway to Panama where he becomes entangled in a spy plot. This is a pretty good spy film.|0|EOE 1309|Saint Ralph (2004)|5|saintralph.jpg|327|475|Adam Butcher|1 hr, 38 min|None.|A troublesome boy in a Catholic school in 1950s Hamilton, Ontario decides to run (and win) the Boston Marathon. He figures if he can pull off this miracle, his mother will emerge from her coma (a miracle according to the doctors).

This is a funny and fun movie.|0|EOE 1310|The Guns of Navarone (1961)|5|gunsofnavarone.jpg|311|475|Gregory Peck, David Niven|2 hr, 37 min|None.|A small Allied group is assigned the job of destroying two long-range guns built into the rocks of Navarone. These guns destroy any Allied ship passing near them, which keeps the British navy from rescuing thousands of trapped British soldiers.

This is a good action film despite being long.|0|EOE 1311|The Day of the Triffids (1981)|5|day_triffids_1981.jpg|329|475|John Duttine, Emma Relph|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|This miniseries is based on John Wyndham's novel. An oil company develops a species of plant that produces an excellent petroleum substitute. The plant is mobile and attacks people. Farming Triffids isn't a problem until the bulk of the population is blinded by the passing of a spectacular comet one night. Then, the Triffids have the upper hand.

This is an excellent six-part program. It takes a bit to get into, like many British productions, but once it's going you're hooked. The series has few special effects and no exotic locations. It relies on acting, plot, and clever simple visual effects to make a chilling world.|1|EOE 1312|The Crossing (2000)|5|thecrossing.jpg|340|475|Jeff Bridges, Sebastian Roché|1 hr, 40 min|None.|This film follows the events leading to the Battle of Trenton during the Revolutionary War. I didn't know too much about this battle but I have studied George Washington. The Washington portrayed in this film isn't how I pictured him after reading his speeches, will, etc. However I am not an expert, and this is an excellent film.|0|EOE 1313|The Way Back (2010)|5|thewayback.jpg|320|475|Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell|2 hr, 13 min|None.|A multi-national group of prisoners escape one of Stalin's Gulag in southern Siberia. They cross Mongolia, China (the Gobi Desert), and the Himalayas to arrive in India. It's based on actual events.

This is an impressive film.|0|EOE 1314|The Walking Dead (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, present)|0|thewalkingdead.jpg|320|475|Andrew Lincoln|Each episode approximately 1 hr|Gore, vomit.|This is a program about the aftermath of an infection that turns the population of Atlanta, Georgia (and the rest of the world) into zombies. It's good if you like zombie films. Sometimes it can be a bit too emotional but does a good job of exploring group dynamics in such a situation.|1|EOE 1315|Buddy (2003)|5|buddy.jpg|336|475|None.|1 hr, 41 min|None.|A billboard hanger films his life with his daredevil friend and obsessive-compulsive apartment mate. During a stunt he accidentally drops a couple of his tapes at a TV station. The station manager calls him in and gives his video diary a spot on TV.

This is a pretty good film. The characters are well-built and deep.|0|EOE 1316|The Maiden Heist (2008)|5|maidenheist.jpg|331|475|Christopher Walken, Morgan Freeman, William H. Macy|1 hr, 31 min|None.|Three old security guards are disappointed when it's decided to ship their favorite works of art to Denmark. They decide to swap the pieces out for fakes.

This is a funny movie that is a bit slow at parts but worth it. There are some great shots of Boston in it.|0|EOE 1317|Danny Deckchair (2003)|5|dannydeckchair.jpg|324|475|Rhys Ifans, Miranda Otto|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A bored Australian cement man (who is known for crazy ideas) is upset when his wife decides against their week-long camping trip in the Outback. During a barbeque with friends he convinces his friends to fill balloons with helium and tie them to his deck chair. He floats away and crash-lands in a small town.

This is a great comedy. Really enjoyable.|0|EOE 1318|I Am David (2004)|5|iamdavid.jpg|321|475|Ben Tibber|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A Bulgarian boy who spent most of his life in a Communist concentration camp (without his parents) is helped to escape. Once he escapes he is told to deliver a package to someone in Denmark and is given a compass and part of a loaf of bread. Along the way he learns that people aren't all bad.

This is a very good film except the overly sensational ending.|0|EOE 1319|Factotum (2005)|5|factotum.jpg|335|475|Matt Dillon|1 hr, 34 min|None.|A writer can't hold down a job for very long and drifts around. This movie is somewhat depressing.|0|EOE 1320|All Good Things (2010)|5|allgoodthings.jpg|321|475|Kirsten Dunst, Ryan Gosling|1 hr, 41 min|None.|This movie follows the life of the son of a rich commercial real estate owner in New York City. The guy has mental troubles and is associated with several murders.

This is pretty good. The acting is good. Kirsten Dunst is topless for a scene.|0|EOE 1321|Dark Passage (1947)|5|darkpassage.jpg|315|475|Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart|1 hr, 46 min|None.|A man who is convicted of killing his wife escapes San Quentin prison only to be picked up and sheltered by a mysterious woman. He has his face changed as he gets to know this woman. Meanwhile a three state man-hunt begins to search for him.

This is a very good thriller. It's unusual because the first half is filmed almost entirely from a first-person viewpoint. I really enjoyed it.|0|EOE 1322|Cherish (2002)|5|cherish.jpg|321|475|Robin Tunney|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A quiet woman is almost kidnapped by a long-time stalker. Unfortunately, the would-be kidnapper escapes and she accidentally kills a cop while driving drunk. She's locked away in a large apartment and given limited freedom. The stalker continues and she tries to prove he caused the death.

This is an enjoyable film. The soundtrack is a good mix of '60s, '70s, and '80s.|0|EOE 1323|Shall We Kiss - Un Baiser S'il Vous Plaît (2007)|5|baiser_plait.jpg|333|475|Virginie Ledoyen, Emmanuel Mouret|1 hr, 41 min|None.|A man and woman have shared their feelings for years, through many relationships. The guy reaches a dry patch and needing sex turns to this best friend for the favor. As one can imagine this request is exceptionally awkward for both of them because they are in steady relationships. Afterwards they learn that they enjoyed it, and being French--they make sure they aren't mistaken...

This film is good and distinctly French. I noticed that the subtitles weren't quite right, so shame on the translators if a second-year student can notice your mistakes! This is an enjoyable romantic comedy.|0|EOE 1324|As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me - So weit die Füße tragen (2001)|5|weit_tragen.jpg|356|475|Bernhard Bettermann|2 hr|None.|A Nazi soldier is imprisoned in one of Stalin's gulags. He manages to escape the cruel camp with the help of a Jewish-German doctor. The escaped soldier wanders through northern Siberia before finding a lot of unexpected help as he works a way back to Germany.

This is a powerful movie that reminds us of the terrible hatred in the Soviet Union's prison camps.|0|EOE 1325|Nowhere Man (1995)|5|nowhereman.jpg|337|475|Bruce Greenwood|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|A photographer suddenly loses his identity: his wife doesn't "know" him and any close friends who recognize him are killed. He learns that someone wants the negative image of a certain photograph depicting US army cruelty in southeast Asia. He sets out finding out who this person is.

This TV program is pretty good. It took an episode to get rolling.|1|EOE 1326|Chloe (2009)|5|chloe.jpg|321|475|Amanda Seyfried, Julianne Moore|1 hr, 36 min|None.|A middle-aged gynecologist suspects her husband is cheating. She hires a beautiful young escort to tempt him and report what happens. The middle-aged woman gets more than she expects.

This movie is alright. It's one of those that can be watched Jeff-style à la Coupling, with the curtains drawn, of course.|0|EOE 1327|Facing Windows - La finestra di fronte (2004)|5|facingwindows.jpg|321|475|Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Massimo Girotti|1 hr, 47 min|None.|A woman who's in an uninteresting job begins to take care of an old man with amnesia, which her husband has brought home. The old man turns out to be Holocaust survivor and has a troubled past.

This movie could have been much more than it is.|0|EOE 1328|Tron: Legacy (2010)|5|tronlegacy.jpg|321|475|Olivia Wilde, Garrett Hedlund, Jeff Bridges|2 hr, 5 min|None.|I don't remember much of Tron. So I didn't expect much going into this movie. However, I really enjoyed this film. The plot is good and character development is surprisingly good. There's plenty of action, which is enhanced by--not because of--special effects. Olivia Wilde looks good even with short hair.|0|EOE 1329|The Mechanic (2011)|4|themechanic2011.jpg|321|475|Jason Statham, Ben Foster|1 hr, 33 min|Blood.|In this remake of the 1972 thriller, a hitman is paid to kill his only friend and handler. The son of the handler catches up with the hitman. Out of sympathy the hitman trains the son and they go after the individual who paid the hitman to kill his handler.

This is a good action film. It's typical of a Jason Statham film.|0|EOE 1330|Vanishing on 7th Street (2010)|5|vanishing_street.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|None.|For some reason when the lights go out people disappear, leaving their clothes behind. This sounds like the Rapture to me. The film is exciting and not badly done.|0|EOE 1331|Gulliver's Travels (2010)|5|gulliverstravels2010.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 25 min|None.|This movie is pretty much as one expects. It's not that good, is predictable, and frankly some scenes dumb-struck me. That said, I didn't hate the film and I didn't turn it off. It's just one of those movies that you see on "family" TV channels and avoid. Mercifully it's not long.|0|EOE 1332|The Big Bang (2011)|5|thebigbang2011.jpg|361|475|Antonio Banderas, Sienna Guillory, Snoop Dogg|1 hr, 41 min|None.|A massive Russian convict shows up late one night to contract a private investigator to find the woman he's been writing to, because he has fallen in love with her. The PI grudgingly takes the job because he needs the money and has an understandable fear of the giant's wrath. The search takes a dramatic turn and lands the PI in the hands of the police, in which he relates the story.

First off, there is a scene that begged me to give this film four-fifths of a bowler-hat man because it is a bit too graphic for the need. As I watched the film, I overlooked--or understood--that scene.

That said: this is an unusually well-done action film. The characters are fairly complex and the plot isn't completely predictable. The film uses a sex scene to explain particle physics. While this is not a first, the simplistic explanation wasn't riddled with inaccuracies (at least not that I noticed). And I thought I'd never write this: I wish I was Antonio Banderas so I could have a few "messed-up" scenes with Sienna Guillory!|0|EOE 1333|Band of Brothers (2001)|4|band_brothers.jpg|327|475|Most of them|Each episode approximately 1 hr|Blood.|The 101st airborne infantry Easy Company parachutes into France on D-Day. This mini-series follows their successes and failures through the war.

It took me a few episodes to get engrossed in this program. I'm glad I stuck with it because it just gets better as it progresses. The mini series is based on actual events gleaned from letters and journals of the men.|1|EOE 1334|The Mechanic (1972)|5|themechanic1972.jpg|311|475|Charles Bronson|1 hr, 39 min|None.|This movie is the basis for the plot of the remake. I prefer this movie because it explains the reasons behind the Mechanic's actions. I also found it more enjoyable.|0|EOE 1335|Drive Angry (2011)|1|driveangry.jpg|321|475|Nicholas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner|1 hr, 44 min|Blood and gore.|Muscle cars; car chases; a hot Texan girl (we'll ignore that she's a lesbian, or will we?); gun fights; naked hookers; a dead guy who will stop at nothing to rescue his grand-daughter; and an invincible and comical "accountant" make this is a fun action film. Furthermore, it is too graphic at parts, the laws of physics have no meaning, and the character interaction is unrealistic, but that can be easily overlooked.|0|EOE 1336|The Petrified Forest (1935)|5|petrifiedforest.jpg|312|475|Humphrey Bogart, Leslie Howard, Bette Davis|1 hr, 23 min|None.|A wandering British author is exploring the Arizona desert when a girl in a gas station falls in love with him. It's unclear if she just sees him as a way out of her "boring" life. The author is unwilling to reciprocate seemingly for fear of wrecking the newly-found relationship. Enter the villain, who is also a deep character.

This movie is engaging and I was very impressed by the performances all around, but especially by those listed above. This is Bogart's breakout movie and it is obvious he's going on to be very big. The movie also captured the mysterious ambiance of this area of the country.|0|EOE 1337|Black Death (2010)|1|blackdeath.jpg|321|475|Eddie Redmayne, Carice van Houten, Sean Bean|1 hr, 42 min|Corpses, blood, vomit.|An envoy from a bishop recruits a monk to guide him across a marsh to a village unaffected by the Black Death.

This film isn't bad. It's graphic but has an interesting message.|0|EOE 1338|Growing Op (2008)|5|growingop.jpg|329|475|Steven Yaffee, Daniel Macivor|1 hr, 39 min|None.|A home-schooled teenager decides to enroll at high school because he's chasing a pretty neighbor. His parents are Hippies with a pot factory in their house.

The movie pretty much follows a formula. It has funny parts and is worth watching.|0|EOE 1339|Zombie Town (2006)|0|zombietown.jpg|334|475|None.|1 hr, 28 min|Gore.|A small town in Vermont (on Route 100) is infected by parasites that turn the residents into zombies. This film is low-budget--complete with breathing actors acting like corpses, cheesy dialogue, and poor acting. The Randy character has some great lines. It's a lot of fun.|0|EOE 1340|One Week (2008)|4|oneweek.jpg|329|475|Joshua Jackson|1 hr, 34 min|Vomit.|A young guy who's soon to marry is diagnosed with cancer in the last stages. He decides to put off treatment in favor of a motorcycle trip from Toronto to the Pacific, in hopes of finding himself. He chooses a classic Norton Commando.

This film really shows how beautiful Canada is. I really enjoyed his trip because it reminds me of my solo trips. And despite being a bit too drawn-out at parts, I enjoyed this movie a lot.|0|EOE 1341|Dead and Deader (2006)|0|deadanddeader.jpg|332|475|None.|1 hr, 29 min|Gore.|A special scorpion infects a medical team in Cambodia. An army squad is sent to investigate and comes back dead. Well, not really dead.

It's cheesy, unrealistic, and obviously a made-for-TV movie. But it's fun.|0|EOE 1342|Cypher (2002)|5|cypher.jpg|330|475|Jeremy Northam, Lucy Liu|1 hr, 36 min|None.|A bored suburbanite who's bossed around by his wife decides to take an exciting job in corporate espionage. His task is to record conference speeches. The plot thickens when a corporate competitor attempts to hire him.

This film is alright despite suffering from Matrix-esque costuming. It's set in the very near future (maybe even present-day), which is interesting. It's produced in a manner that smacks of Showtime or HBO and the filming curiously shadows minor characters faces. Neat effect.|0|EOE 1343|RoboCop (1987)|1|robocop.jpg|299|475|Kurtwood Smith|1 hr, 43 min|Blood.|None.|0|EOE 1344|The Caine Mutiny (1954)|5|cainemutiny.jpg|302|475|Humphrey Bogart, Jose Ferrer|2 hr, 5 min|None.|A US Navy ship gets a new captain and the officers and crew have trouble adjusting to his stern ways. There is a question of mental illness as well. This film is exciting.|0|EOE 1345|The Spy Who Came In From the Cold (1965)|5|spy_cold.jpg|316|475|Richard Burton|1 hr, 52 min|None.|A British spy is assigned to pose as an East German drunk as his final assignment. He is arrested and interrogated. This film is a bit slow at parts. Though the intrigue is interesting.|0|EOE 1346|Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure (2006, 2007)|5|oz_adventure.jpg|372|475|James May, Oz Clarke|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|Wine critic Oz Clarke takes James May (of Top Gear fame) on a road trip around wine country to educate him on the intricacies of wine. It sounds rather dry (excuse the pun!) but the two make it really fun. I even learned a lot about wine. I highly recommend this program.|1|EOE 1347|Piranha (2010)|4|piranha.jpg|355|475|None.|1 hr, 28 min|Gore.|An earthquake opens up an underground lake filled with prehistoric piranha fish to Lake Havasu. This, of course, occurs during Spring Break. This remake is what is expected. The final scene was unnessesary and a bad practice in film-making.|0|EOE 1348|Road to Perdition (2002)|5|road_perdition.jpg|321|475|Jude Law, Tom Hanks|1 hr, 57 min|None.|The son of a Chicago gangster kills a hit man's wife and son. The hit man is torn between loyalty to the gangster--who has been good to him--and the desire the avenge his family's death. He decides as he attempts to bring up his surviving son while sheltering him from this world.

Initially, I saw bits and pieces of this film with my uncle. He watched it for the Model A. I slept through most of the movie at that time. This second viewing kept me awake. I really enjoyed the movie.|0|EOE 1349|Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)|0|hobo_shotgun.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 26 min|Gore.|I like the title of this film so that's why I rented it. A hobo comes into a new town in Nova Scotia on the freight train. He witnesses despicable crimes. After he reports these atrocities to the police and is carved up by the crime lord's son, he buys a shotgun and starts cleaning up the town. It's funny at parts and gruesome at others.|0|EOE 1350|The Apartment - L'Appartement (1996)|5|lappartement.jpg|319|475|Vincent Cassel, Romane Bohringer, Monica Belluci|1 hr, 56 min|None.|A newly successful Parisian man is soon to be married, in between his business trips abroad. That is, until during a lunch with a Japanese client, he hears the voice of his long-lost girlfriend. The plot becomes obviously complicated.

This film isn't bad. It's French without the fun-loving, skin-showing aspect. The plot is convoluted and kept me guessing. It is an interesting movie.|0|EOE 1351|The King's Speech (2010)|5|kingsspeech.jpg|320|475|Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush|1 hr, 59 min|None.|A new king of the British empire has a serious stuttering problem. His wife enlists the services of an Australian with an unusual method of treatment. Meanwhile Hitler has invaded Poland.

I really enjoyed this biographical drama. It's entertaining and the acting is excellent. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1352|12:01 (1993)|5|1201.jpg|271|475|Jonathan Silverman, Helen Slater|1 hr, 34 min|None.|This TV movie follows the concept of time travel that was made famous in the movie Groundhog Day. This movie is pretty good and entertains.|0|EOE 1353|Battle: Los Angeles (2011)|5|battlelosangeles.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 56 min|None.|Aliens make a sudden and speedy attack on coastal cities around the world. The armies are pushed back. This flick relates the story of one Marine squad that decides to hit back.

This action film is alright. I found it was too sentimental many times. I guess it's aimed at the sensitive action-flick viewer? It got to the point that I was waiting for the signature Michael Bay slow-motion!|0|EOE 1354|Red Riding Hood (2011)|5|red_hood.jpg|321|475|Amanda Seyfried|1 hr, 40 min|None.|I rented this film just to see Amanda Seyfried. (Ah, what a beauty!) I know I'm not alone with this reasoning. The film isn't bad. It's a bit of a mystery developed from the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale. I did really enjoy the far-north setting: snow, trees, foggy mountains, hidden streams, log cabins, etc. (This setting has always sparked an interest in me.) The film expands upon the fairy tale: it is quite comical about some aspects and deadly serious about others. I watched the film during one sitting so I can hardly say it's bad. It reminded me in many respects of Le Pacte des Loups.|0|EOE 1355|[REC] 2 (2009)|2|rec2.jpg|340|475|None.|1 hr, 24 min|Gross scene.|This is the sequel of [REC]. I found it to be very similiar in style to the original. It's not a bad film. I wish they hadn't put in the gross scene, but that's the way some horror films are.|0|EOE 1356|The Adjustment Bureau (2011)|5|adjustmentbureau.jpg|321|475|Anthony Mackie, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon|1 hr, 46 min|None.|A New York State congressman fails to win an election and meets "the girl of his dreams." Then, he discovers a group of men doing some strange things to direct the path of his life. They seem determined to keep him from seeing the girl again.

This is a good film that is probably only lightly based on Philip Dick's story. This film has the same theme as Paycheck. It's definitely an interesting movie.|0|EOE 1357|Unknown (2011)|5|unknown.jpg|321|475|Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones|1 hr, 53 min|None.|An American doctor mistakenly leaves his passport in a suitcase on the curb of Berlin airport. He heads back to quickly retrieve it, leaving his wife to check-in at the hotel. He never makes it back to the airport because the taxi crashes and lands him in a coma. He awakens four days later to find another man impersonating him, and his wife doesn't know him.

This is a good movie. It seems a cross between Nowhere Man and Bourne Identity. This is a very enjoyable thriller.|0|EOE 1358|Sucker Punch (2011)|5|suckerpunch.jpg|337|475|None.|1 hr, 50 min|None.|A girl mistakenly kills her sister and is sent to a mental hospital--incidently in 1950s Brattleboro, Vermont. She's almost immediately scheduled for a lobotomy. A shared illusion of five girls is furthered when Baby Doll, the central character, discovers a way out, using yet another set of delusions.

This film isn't as complicated as it sounds. It looks to be based on a "graphic novel" and is a pretty decent girl action flick.|0|EOE 1359|The Green Hornet (2011)|5|greenhornet.jpg|321|475|Christoph Waltz|1 hr, 59 min|None.|Not too good. I'd only watch for the car.|0|EOE 1360|The Warrior's Way (2009)|4|thewarriorsway.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|Blood.|An Asian warrior decides not to kill the last of his enemy clan because it's a baby. Instead he flees to the American desert (taking the baby with him) and learns that living with others is better than killing.

This film put me to sleep despite really wanting to like it.|0|EOE 1361|Source Code (2011)|5|sourcecode.jpg|321|475|Jake Gyllenhaal, Vera Farmiga|1 hr, 33 min|None.|A man wakes up on a Chicago-bound train with a strong sense of déjà vu. Then, the train explodes and strange things start to happen.

This film reminds me of a simpler version of Timecrimes. The focus is taken away from the time-traveling and is placed on the characters. I really enjoyed it and recommend it.|0|EOE 1362|The Legend of 1900 (1998)|5|legend_1900.jpg|321|475|Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince|2 hr, 4 min|None.|A baby is left on a large, turn-of-the-century ocean liner where he is discovered--and adopted--by a man employed on the ship. The child grows up on the cruise ship without ever leaving and his life peaks when he is discovered to have a natural talent on the piano.

This film is well-done and tastefully produced. If you're really big into music and epic-style stories (à la Red Violin), then this is a good movie for you.|0|EOE 1363|The Red Baron - Der rote Baron (2008)|5|derrotebaron.jpg|321|475|Matthias Schweighöfer, Joseph Fiennes, Lena Headey|1 hr, 46 min|None.|This movie follows the beginnings of the "Red Baron." It's criticized as being completely inaccurate. Some say you'll self-destruct by watching this film. Personally, I enjoyed the film. I didn't blow up just because the Red Baron had a French-German nurse lover. This East German actor decided to give the fierce soldier, which he portrays, a human side.|0|EOE 1364|Black Heaven - L'autre monde (2010)|5|lautremonde.jpg|356|475|None.|1 hr, 45 min|None.|A guy in a stable relationship decides to become entangled with a woman he saves from suffocation. That's when the plot thickens. This is a very different film about another world. The English title doesn't make too much sense.|0|EOE 1365|The Lookout (2007)|5|thelookout.jpg|325|475|Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Bridges|1 hr, 39 min|None.|A young Midwest hockey player crashes his car, kills some friends, and nearly dies. He emerges from a coma with a fairly major head injury. The injury forces him to take a job as a janitor in a bank. Shortly before the bank receives its annual government farm subsidy money, he is recruited by a group of "admiring" fans to knock over the bank.

The characters in this film really make the movie. The plot is good too. I enjoyed this heist film.|0|EOE 1366|Saving Private Ryan (1998)|4|saving_ryan.jpg|397|475|None.|2 hr, 49 min|Blood.|A U.S. task force is dispatched shortly after D Day to bring home the single remaining living brother.

This film is alright. The first half hour is pretty intense--the landing on the Normandy beaches. The film is littered with quickly recognizable faces. The plot is OK but the sensationalism is too much at many parts. In fact, this film is too long.|0|EOE 1367|Family Guy: It's a Trap! (2010)|5|its_trap.jpg|332|475|None.|57 min|None.|The Family Guy remake of Return of the Jedi. This film isn't as good as the first two Family Guy remakes (Blue Harvest and Something, Something, Something, Dark Side).|0|EOE 1368|High Noon (1952)|5|highnoon.jpg|325|475|Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly|1 hr, 24 min|None.|A town marshall marries a Quaker and gives up his post out of respect for his new wife. Then, he learns that a mad man--that he had captured in the past--has been pardoned and is heading back to the town for vengeance. After a tough decision he decides to resume his role and protect the town, but he can't get any help from the townsfolk.

I admit that I started watching this film just to see Grace Kelly. (What a beauty!) As I watched this film, I liked it more and more. It speaks of the struggle of the individual against the world and an adversary. I found it very enjoyable.|0|EOE 1369|Due Date (2010)|4|duedate.jpg|321|475|Robert Downey Jr, Zach Galifianakis|1 hr, 35 min|Gross scene.|An architect--who's wound too tightly--is put on the no-fly list after an incident with another passenger on an airplane. He loses his wallet so he reluctantly hitches a ride with the other passenger in a rented car.

I mistakenly rented this film again and got past the scene I disliked. It's really not a bad movie.|0|EOE 1370|Mao's Last Dancer (2010)|5|maos_dancer.jpg|314|475|None.|1 hr, 57 min|None.|Along with a small group of children, a Chinese peasant boy is chosen to be taught ballet in Beijing. He proves himself and is sent to the U.S. to represent the People's Republic of China in the Houston Ballet. He is well-received and doesn't want to return to China when they call him back. This refusal causes a political uproar.

Fortunately, this film doesn't focus on ballet. Instead it describes the man. The movie is based on his autobiography.|0|EOE 1371|I Am Number Four (2011)|5|i_four.jpg|321|475|Timothy Olyphant, Alex Pettyfer, Diana Agron|1 hr, 50 min|None.|Nine aliens arrive on Earth to escape a species that destroyed their planet. Slowly, the "baddies" start taking out these nine--in numerical order. This film describes the episode where number four is attacked.

This is a good action flick: low on character and plot development and big on action and effects. Dianna Agron would look much better without shoulder pads!|0|EOE 1372|Blitz (2010)|4|blitz.jpg|353|475|Jason Statham|1 hr, 37 min|Vomit.|A serial killer--who's targeting police officers--is running amuck in southeast London. A no-nonsense cop is partnered with a gay officer from West London to track down the killer.

This is a good action flick. It's more involved than the usual film of this genre. Jason Statham plays an unusual character and I thought he did well. |0|EOE 1373|The Conspirator (2010)|5|theconspirator.jpg|321|475|Robin Wright, James McAvoy, Tom Wilkinson|2 hr, 2 min|None.|The War Between the States is all but finished for the Confederacy. A desperate band of Southerners conspire to take out the major leaders of the Union. This film follows the trial of Mary Surratt, who's named the mother of an accused conspirator. One courageous--and proven Union captain--takes the responsibility to defend her in a military tribunal.

I really enjoyed this film. Redford does an excellent job bringing out the cause of the Southern side. He delicately sidesteps the slavery issue and promotes the actual reason for the Civil War. Also, this movie presents the heart of politics: the victor writes the rules. Bravo!|0|EOE 1374|Limitless (2011)|4|limitless.jpg|321|475|Bradley Cooper|1 hr, 45 min|Vomit.|A writer receives a sample of a new drug that allows the user to use his entire brain. Immediately he finishes the novel, which he hadn't started, and then begins learning everything. There are down sides to this drug.

This movie is pretty clever. The photography is unusual. It's very enjoyable.|0|EOE 1375|The 39 Steps (2008)|5|the39steps2008.jpg|337|475|Lydia Leonard, Rupert Penry-Jones|1 hr, 25 min|None.|A vacationing British officer becomes entangled in espionage when a secret agent sneaks into his apartment. This is when the officer learns of a German plot to start a major war (World War I). He's then framed for the murder of the secret agent by German agents.

This is really a fun film. The Scottish scenery is amazing. There's a car chase with pre-war automobiles through the twisty country lanes of Scotland. This is a remake of the Hitchcock film.|0|EOE 1376|Lincoln Lawyer (2011)|5|lincolnlawyer.jpg|321|475|Matthew McConaughey|1 hr, 59 min|None.|An LA lawyer--who works out of his older Town Car successfully defending obviously bad guys--learns the trouble that his practice has caused. This is a good film.|0|EOE 1377|In a Lonely Place (1950)|5|in_place.jpg|357|475|Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame|1 hr, 34 min|None.|A Hollywood screenwriter--who's known for getting in fights--is the prime suspect in the murder of a young coat-check girl. Being a writer, he responds cynically to the claim. An attractive neighbor gives information to the police that helps proves his innocence. They fall in love but she begins to wonder if he is really innocent.

This is a really good film. It was originally a play.|0|EOE 1378|Doghouse (2009)|0|doghouse.jpg|383|475|None.|1 hr, 29 min|Gore.|A group of guys head out on a poorly-planned trip to the country. Their destination is a remote town. There they find that all the women have turned into zombies.

This British movie is a pretty standard zombie movie. There are some good one-liners. All in all, it's a good zombie flick.|0|EOE 1379|Winter's Bone (2010)|3|wintersbone.jpg|321|475|Jennifer Lawrence|1 hr, 40 min|Raw lifestyle.|A seventeen year old girl takes care of her younger brother and sister after her drug dealer father leaves and her mother goes crazy. She's making ends meet until her father uses their cabin as bail, and then fails to show up on the court date. She has to find her father--dead or alive--to keep her cabin and ensure some sort of life for her younger siblings.

It's hard to think of a tougher life than this broken family. The resilience of one young Missouri girl is very impressive. This is not an easy film to watch.|0|EOE 1380|The Enforcer (1951)|5|theenforcer.jpg|308|475|Humphrey Bogart|1 hr, 25 min|None.|A district attorney finally has a witness that will convince a jury to convict an organized crime leader. Unfortunately--like the other would-be witness--this key witness drives himself to death. The D.A. then goes back to the files and searches for more evidence.

This is a pretty good film.|0|EOE 1381|Owl and the Sparrow - Cú và chim se sẻ (2007)|5|owl_sparrow.jpg|344|475|Pham Thi Han, Cat Ly, Le The Hu|1 hr, 37 min|None.|A young girl runs away from her uncle's sweat shop to the nearby city. There she struggles to get enough money just to eat. She chances on two lonely individuals and--[possibly] ignoring her own needs--she sets out to get them together.

This Vietnamese film is pretty good. Sure, it's a bit fairy tale-ish. Does that really matter? This is a really good feel-good movie.|0|EOE 1382|Gamer (2009)|4|gamer.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 35 min|Gore.|In a near-future world computer users can pay a giant corporation to control people who work in computer games. For instance, there is a social networking game named Society in which people work as proxies for users and must act out what the users want. The same is done with death row inmates except that they try to kill one another. The idea is similar to Death Race.

This is a different movie. It's not too bad and is definitely filled with action.|0|EOE 1383|For Your Eyes Only (1981)|5|for_only.jpg|315|475|Roger Moore|2 hr, 7 min|None.|This is the first Blu-Ray DVD that I've bought, and--well--the image quality is amazing. That said: this is a fun Bond flick. I don't think I've seen it before today.|0|EOE 1384|In July - Im Juli (2001)|5|imjuli.jpg|340|475|Moritz Bleibtreu|1 hr, 36 min|None.|A shy school teacher isn't planning to leave Hamburg for summer vacation. Then, a street vendor--who likes him--sells him a ring with a sun on it. She tells him that he'll fall in love with the next woman he sees with this symbol. Off he goes chasing a woman with a sun symbol to Istanbul.

This is an interesting film with quirky characters and unusual happenings. It's interesting.|0|EOE 1385|Law Abiding Citizen (2009)|3|law_citizen.jpg|321|475|Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler|1 hr, 49 min|Gruesome deaths.|An intelligent defense engineer is seemingly mortally-wounded and then watches as his wife and daughter are murdered. After justice fails to exact punishment, he takes matters into his own hands. But does he take things too far?

This is an excellent film. You have to see past a few grizzly details. The character development and suspense makes this sacrifice worthwhile.|0|EOE 1386|Heaven (2002)|5|heaven.jpg|356|475|Giovanni Ribisi, Cate Blanchett|1 hr, 37 min|None.|An English woman is so upset with the poor performance of the Italian police investigating the death of her husband that she decides to take out her husband's killer. Unfortunately, instead she kills four innocent people and is arrested by the police. A young interpreter recognizes her decency and helps her escape.

This is a May-December drama. It's exciting and keeps one wondering what will actually happen.|0|EOE 1387|They Drive by Night (1940)|5|they_night.jpg|319|475|George Raft, Ann Sheridan|1 hr, 35 min|None.|This movie describes two brothers who are freelance truck drivers in California during the Great Depression. They are just making it big when one brother is crippled after he crashes their truck. The other brother goes to work for a trucking firm to have a steady income with which to take care of his brother and his sister-in-law. Then, his new boss dies and the boss's wife starts coming on to him.

This is the only Bogart film that I can think of where he doesn't stand out. Regardless, this is an excellent film the provides insight into early trucking while developing a couple of characters.|0|EOE 1388|Paul (2011)|5|paul.jpg|321|475|Simon Pegg, Nick Frost|1 hr, 48 min|None.|Two English sci-fi geeks travel to San Diego for Comic-Con. Afterwards they have a tight schedule traveling around the Southwest U.S. seeing the alien sights. That is until they stop to help a wildly erratic car that crashes in front of them.

I really enjoyed this film. It continues the tradition of allusions to George Lucas and Steven Spielberg movies that was a basis of Spaced. But this film is different. It's really a good comedy with an alien in the mysterious Southwest. The ideas have matured and--I think--are ready for even the most casual viewer. Regardless of the past knowledge, this is a cute film that is fun and well-developed.|0|EOE 1389|Season of the Witch (2011)|4|season_witch.jpg|321|475|Claire Foy, Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman|1 hr, 53 min|Gore.|Two heroes of the Crusades go AWOL after they unintentionally slaughter women and children. As they are traveling back to Europe, they encounter the Black Plague. They are discovered and imprisoned for desertion. A cardinal offers to forgive their crime if they escort a suspected witch to a monastery.

I thought this was pretty good. Like many supernatural films it has religious overtones. It's really a good story.|0|EOE 1390|K-Pax (2001)|5|kpax.jpg|338|475|Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges|2 hr|None.|An individual is commited to a psychiatric hospital in Manhattan after he claims to be from another planet. A skeptical psychiatrist is assigned to his case and tries to uncover the trauma that caused this break with reality. Along the way the "alien" does some unusual things like conversing with a dog and healing other patients.

This may sound like a potentially violent movie, but it is carefully produced to avoid aggression. It's pretty good despite having at least one mistake: 300-400 Angstroms is not the wavelength spectrum of ultraviolet, 300-400 nanometers is. Be sure to watch the final scene after the credits.|0|EOE 1391|Wait Until Dark (1967)|5|wait_dark.jpg|310|475|Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin|1 hr, 48 min|None.|The husband of a recently blinded woman unknowingly accepts a doll filled with cocaine at JFK airport. He brings it home and it promptly goes missing. Three con-men come looking for it by impersonating other people. The blind woman must outwit these men.

This movie is really good. There aren't many movies that keep me on the edge of my seat. This film is one of them.|0|EOE 1392|Thor (2011)|5|thor.jpg|321|475|Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman|1 hr, 53 min|None.|Thor, the god of thunder, has a bit of a falling out with his father, the king of Asgard, which results in his exile to Earth. There, Thor learns why his father was so upset with him.

This is an excellent Marvel Comics film. It has a good message while maintaining action and conflict. Be sure to watch through all the credits for a final scene. Recommended. |0|EOE 1393|Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005)|5|mrs_claremont.jpg|322|475|Joan Plowright|1 hr, 48 min|None.|A recently widowed woman decides to visit London. A brochure claims that the Claremont Hotel is paradise. She discovers it's not when she arrives. She rings her grandson to ask about visiting. He ignores her, but instead she asks a young writer to masquerade as her grandson to appease her hotel companions.

This is a cute feel-good movie.|0|EOE 1394|The Rage in Placid Lake (2002)|5|rage_lake.jpg|325|475|Rose Byrne, Ben Lee|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A kid that doesn't fit in is always seeking a way to avoid being beat up by three classmates. He tries many methods but none free him of this scourge. At least until he takes his life into his own hands and ignores his peace-loving Hippie parents.

This is a fun film. It exposes the troubles of white collar jobs. It's ironic and enjoyable.|0|EOE 1395|The Ward (2010)|4|theward.jpg|321|475|Amber Heard|1 hr, 28 min|Blood.|A girl is put into a psychiatric hospital after she inexplicably burns down a farm house. Contending that she's not crazy and while trying to escape, she sees a ghost that will kill anyone who attempts to get away from the hospital. Shortly thereafter the other girls start dying.

This movie isn't what I expected. It's creepy like The Shining and turns out to be a good suspenseful thriller.|0|EOE 1396|Primeval (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)|5|primeval.jpg|321|475|Douglas Henshall, Hannah Spearritt, Ben Miller|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|A scientist discovers portals that connect modern day with prehistoric times. So creatures like dinosaurs, large insects, etc. wander through. Not a bad show.|1|EOE 1397|The Sting (1973)|5|thesting.jpg|298|475|Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw|2 hr, 9 min|None.|A young con-man in Chicago teams up with an old con-man after his original partner is killed. The old con-man (Newman) helps the distraught young con-man (Redford) understand that revenge has to be well-planned and without anger.

This is a great film. I just cannot find fault with it.|0|EOE 1398|Survivors (2008, 2010)|5|survivors2008.jpg|352|475|Max Beelsey, Julie Graham|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|A flu eliminates 90% of the world population. A group of survivors in Britain look for a way to survive and re-estabilish civilization.

This is a remake of the '70s British TV program created by Terry Nation. (He also invented the Daleks & Blake's 7.) This program isn't bad. The original must be excellent.|1|EOE 1399|The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)|5|outlaw_wales.jpg|329|475|Clint Eastwood|2 hr, 15 min|None.|The wife and boy of a Missouri farmer are killed by a marauding Northern army unit. He's knocked unconscious and his house burned. With nothing to live for, he joins the Confederate army. Here he witnesses the cruelty of the Union soldiers on the Confederate prisoners. He doesn't surrender to the Union army when the war is over and thus is hunted as an outlaw.

This is an excellent film, which reminds us of the horrors of war. Plainly, Eastwood wishes to convey the fact that the victors write the history books and name the terms. Awesome film!|0|EOE 1400|Priest (2011)|2|priest.jpg|321|475|Paul Bettany|1 hr, 27 min|Gore.|Humans and vampires have been battling for centuries. The Catholic church has trained gifted people to be able to fight the fast-moving vampires. After the war is won by the humans, the priests return to normal lives. But then the vampires attack a human outpost and kidnap a young girl.

This is an interesting action film. It's based on a comic book series. The story, characters, and scenery are pretty impressive.|0|EOE 1401|Game (2011)|5|game.jpg|328|475|None.|2 hr, 15 min|None.|A billionaire invites four powerful & wealthy people and a reporter to his secluded island. Once there he unveils their crimes and secrets.

This film is long. It's not original (see Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians). And I hate to say it, but most--if not all--the characters are Indian despite being from around the world. Isn't that racial elitism?|0|EOE 1402|The 39 Steps (1935)|5|the39steps_1935.jpg|320|475|Robert Donat, Lucie Mannheim|1 hr, 26 min|None.|I think this is the original Hitchcock version of this story. I found this movie just as enjoyable as the more recent version.|0|EOE 1403|Hanna (2011)|4|hanna.jpg|321|475|Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana|1 hr, 51 min|Deer cleaning.|For those unfamiliar with hunting: an early--deer cleaning--scene may be a bit much.

A young woman is raised just outside of the Arctic Circle to be ever-vigilant and deliberate. Her ex-CIA operative father pushes her to be better than him. Then, she decides that she's mature enough to activate his recall beacon, which is an action endorsed by her father. Little does she know the hell that will follow.

I really enjoyed this film. The simplicity of a northern lifestyle always interests me. The film strikes me as a cross between Run Lola, Run and The Bourne Identity. But it's more than just a combination of the two. Perhaps I got lost in the title character's blue eyes? I wish the back story had been better developed. Highly recommended action film.|0|EOE 1404|X-Men: First Class (2011)|5|xmen_class.jpg|321|475|James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, January Jones|2 hr, 11 min|None.|This is a prequel to the X-Men movie franchise. It explains where Professor X and Magneto come from. It's set during the Cuban missile crisis. This is a great action film.|0|EOE 1405|Max Manus (2009)|5|maxmanus.jpg|335|475|Aksel Hennie|1 hr, 53 min|None.|Upon returning from fighting the Soviets in Finland, a Norwegian finds his nation has surrendered to the Nazis. He and some friends form a resistance to the Nazi occupation.

This is pretty good film. It's based on actual events.|0|EOE 1406|Survivors (1975, 1976, 1977)|5|survivors1975.jpg|273|475|Carolyn Seymour, Lucy Fleming, Ian McCulloch|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|This is the original Terry Nation TV program. I found it more realistic and made more sense than the remake. This series doesn't stumble around being politically-correct (i.e. including a child, a Muslim, multiple women, a prisoner). Rather, this show follows a group of people as they struggle to survive in an England decimated by a pandemic.|1|EOE 1407|Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)|5|captainamerica.jpg|321|475|Hugo Weaving, Chris Evans|2 hr, 5 min|None.|This is another Marvel Comics movie that describes a small, weak, guy who is instantly turned into a body builder. The intention was to make an army of these strong guys to fight the Nazis. I always thought Captain America was a bit lame. This movie is well-done but doesn't really change my view of Captain America. It is a good action flick, however.|0|EOE 1408|The Eagle (2010)|4|theeagle.jpg|317|475|Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell|1 hr, 54 min|Vomiting.|The son of a commander of a Roman legion, which goes entirely missing in northern Britain, is plagued by the strong need to prove himself. If not only for himself, but to clear the name of his family. The reason for this burning desire is the fact that his father lost a golden eagle. This eagle is a premier symbol for the Romans. The son will do anything to retrieve it, and recover his family's dignity.

This is a very good action film. It may not be historically accurate; but it generates a good feeling. And being a fan of Scotland and its people, I had little trouble enjoying this film! It also presents a number of relevant topics, albeit, with a somewhat slanted viewpoint. This, however, doesn't take away from the movie.|0|EOE 1409|Seven Pounds (2008)|5|sevenpounds.jpg|320|475|Will Smith|2 hr, 3 min|None.|I didn't read the blurb for this movie before watching it, so I was in question as to the point. This made the movie, I think, more interesting. Otherwise, it's an alright sentimental movie.|0|EOE 1410|Fast Five (2011)|5|fastfive.jpg|321|475|Vin Diesel|2 hr, 11 min|None.|Early in the movie there are references to xXx. That's kind of neat. Otherwise, this is OK action film--where the laws of physics are avoided. Haven't they milked this idea enough already? The movie is too long. Jordana Brewster looks too thin and ill.|0|EOE 1411|Justified (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)|5|justified.jpg|326|475|Timothy Olyphant|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|A cowboy U.S. Marshall is relocated from Miami to his childhood home of Kentucky because he executes a criminal. Well, that pretty much sums it up. It's an idea that quickly wears out.|1|EOE 1412|State of Play (2009)|5|state_play.jpg|321|475|Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright|2 hr, 6 min|None.|A Congressman is investigating the private company that runs the Department of Homeland Security. The lead researcher for the Congressman is mysteriously killed in the Washington DC subway. A reporter from the Washington Globe (i.e. the Washington Post) finds himself unwillingly involved because the Congressman is an old friend. This helps to uncover a minor plot.

To play the Congressman they should have chosen someone who could lie more or, at least, could play a "redneck" politician: Ben Afleck is just too blue-blooded. Otherwise, this is a good thriller. It's based on a BBC mini-series.|0|EOE 1413|Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)|4|elizabeth_age.jpg|336|475|Cate Blanchette, Clive Owen|1 hr, 55 min|Blood.|This is a continuation of Elizabeth. It takes up where the first film leaves off: addressing Mary, Queen of Scots, and finally leading England against the mighty Spanish armada.

There's more serious character development of England's Queen Elizabeth. The magnitude of the decisions that she had to make is impressive. I could have done without some of the religious idiosyncrasy. I realize that during that time, if you don't believe in "my" sort of Christianity: "you are a devil worshipper." Perhaps the imagery was just a bit too much for me? Even considering this complaint, I thoroughly enjoyed this film. The movie is beautifully filmed and well-directed. This is a sequel that is true to the definition: it continues the original.|0|EOE 1414|High Plains Drifter (1973)|5|high_drifter.jpg|317|475|Clint Eastwood|1 hr, 45 min|None.|A lone wanderer chances on a town that is afraid of strangers. Seemingly only interested in a quiet time, the stranger is confronted with unexpected aggression. The stranger retaliates by killing three men and is promptly begged to be the hero for the town. The town fears that three men, who are just now being released from prison (for killing a marshall), are coming back for revenge.

This is an unusual Western. It couples spiritualism and Christianity in a small fearful town. The result is very impressive.|0|EOE 1415|Becket (1964)|5|becket.jpg|361|475|Peter O'Toole, Richard Burton|2 hr, 30 min|None.|King Henry of England, a Norman, appoints his friend, a native Saxon, to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury expecting nothing to change. Becket takes his new job very seriously and that puts him out of favor with the king.

This is an excellent film.|0|EOE 1416|Pale Rider (1985)|5|palerider.jpg|311|475|Clint Eastwood|1 hr, 55 min|None.|A group of gold panners in the Sierra Nevada mountains is being terrorized by a band of thugs hired by a wealthy hydraulic miner. After a girl's dog is killed by the marauders, she asks God to send help. A loner arrives shortly thereafter. The Preacher--as he is known--gives them the will to fight off the baddies.

This is not a bad '80s Western.|0|EOE 1417|Super 8 (2011)|5|super8.jpg|323|475|Elle Fanning, Joel Courtney|1 hr, 52 min|None.|While filming a zombie film, a group of kids record an unusual train crash. Shortly after residents of their small town start to disappear.

This is a pretty good action film. A bit young at parts because it draws upon Spielberg's E.T. Also, the movie's similar to Explorers and D.A.R.Y.L. from the 1980s.|0|EOE 1418|Into the Wild (2007)|4|into_wild.jpg|322|475|Emile Hirsch|2 hr, 28 min|Cleaning a moose.|A recent college graduate, driven by his turbulent home life, sets off on a road trip across the States. As he drives farther away from his family, he finds his longing to explore and adventure growing. It doesn't bother him that he left behind a "good" 9-to-5 job and an ordinary life as he explores the Colorado River and the California deserts. Driven by a desire to live a simpler life without the burden of money (he works small jobs along the way as he needs money) and social responsibility, he eventually heads for Alaska.

This movie really spoke to me. I have felt--and went through--similar times in my life, albeit to a lesser degree. This movie is based on a book written from the real man's journals. What a trip he had!|0|EOE 1419|Cars 2 (2011)|5|cars2.jpg|321|475|Larry the Cable Guy, Emily Mortimer, Michael Caine|1 hr, 46 min|None.|Mater, the tow truck, is really the centerpiece of this movie, at least what I saw of it. It's fun and tasteful with simple allusions to other movies (especially Bond films). I fell asleep and didn't bother to rewind the film.|0|EOE 1420|Eagle Eye (2008)|5|eagleeye.jpg|336|475|Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Billy Bob Thornton|1 hr, 58 min|None.|An unsuccessful guy--whose successful brother has just died--and a single mother are recruited by a mysterious, and all-knowing, female phone caller. The voice tells them what they have to do to work together to complete her goal. However, they question the means to achieve the task.

This is an exciting action film. It takes a lot from The Matrix, as well as other films. Not bad.|0|EOE 1421|Merry Christmas - Joyeux Noël (2005)|5|joyeuxnoel.jpg|325|475|None.|1 hr, 56 min|None.|It's Christmas Eve 1914. The first world war has started and soldiers are having trouble being away from their homes. At one point on the front lines, French, Scottish, and German soldiers are within earshot of one another. The spirit of Christmas comes alive when they share songs and then food and drink. This is a feel-good film based on actual events.|0|EOE 1422|Attack the Block (2011)|1|attack_block.jpg|501|475|None.|1 hr, 28 min|Blood.|After a British teenage gang mugs a woman, they kill an alien that crashes into a parked car. This brings other, larger, aliens that attack their south London tower block home. This is an exciting movie.|0|EOE 1423|Cromwell (1970)|5|cromwell.jpg|308|475|Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Timothy Dalton|2 hr, 19 min|None.|This movie depicts the events surrounding the English civil war between the Roundheads and the Cavaliers. The former, lead by Oliver Cromwell, support an elected Parliament while the Cavaliers are royalists, pledging allegiance to King Charles. This is an exciting and informative movie.|0|EOE 1424|Alien Armageddon (2011)|0|alienarmageddon.jpg|308|475|None.|1 hr, 37 min|Blood, vomit, gore.|Where do I start? The acting is terrible, the effects are cheap--definitely not "special"--, the plot is laughable, and the production is worse than a high school film. That makes this one of the worst B films I've ever seen. It's right up there with Plan 9 from Outer Space. Only watch this movie if you're prepared to laugh really hard at it!|0|EOE 1425|Wicker Man (2006)|5|wickerman2006.jpg|320|475|Nicholas Cage, Molly Parker, Ellen Burstyn|1 hr, 42 min|None.|The remake isn't as bad as I thought it would be. It's fairly true to the original movie, which is based on a story. Unfortunately, Britt Ekland's dance isn't repeated.|0|EOE 1426|Red (2007)|5|red2007.jpg|336|475|Brian Cox|1 hr, 38 min|None.|An old man is fishing when three teenagers show up and try to rob him. When they learn that he has no money on his person, they fatally shoot his dog. Peacefully the man attempts to set things right. Determined to have justice he will do whatever it takes.

This is a good film. It shows many aspects of life that are messed up (money buying people, justice, and the media). It's insightful in a simple way.|0|EOE 1427|Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)|5|sherlockholmes2.jpg|321|475|None.|2 hr, 9 min|None.|This movie follows the same formula of the first one. There's a tie in to the actual Arthur Conan Doyle stories.|0|EOE 1428|Hang 'Em High (1968)|5|hang_high.jpg|306|475|Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens|1 hr, 54 min|None.|A retired law man, attempting to start a new life, buys a herd of cows. While returning home with them, he's hanged by a group of men claiming that he stole the cattle. A U.S. marshall saves his life and takes him to the courthouse for trial by a hanging judge. He's found not guilty and reluctantly accepts employment as a U.S. marshall. The question is can he let the men who tried to hang him go and start a new life with a local woman?

This is a good "Americanized" spaghetti Western.|0|EOE 1429|Life on Mars (2006, 2007)|5|life_mars.jpg|323|475|John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|A Manchester detective is hit by a car. He awakens thirty-three years earlier. He cannot decide whether he's dreaming, in a coma, or actually in the '70s. So he tries to do his job while he figures out what's happening.

What a cool premise! Good music, no political correctness, and excellent acting make this program very memorable.|1|EOE 1430|The Pianist (2002)|5|thepianist.jpg|337|475|Adrien Brody|2 hr, 30 min|None.|This film describes a famous pianist's struggle through the Nazi occupation of Poland. It's based on his autobiography and is an amazing Holocaust story.|0|EOE 1431|Young James Herriot (2011)|5|young_herriot.jpg|475|346|Iain de Caestecker, Amy Manson, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Tony Curran, Natasha Little|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|This three-part BBC mini-series delves into James Herriot's university days in Glasgow. It's really quite good and well filmed.|1|EOE 1432|Destination Tokyo (1943)|5|destinationtokyo.jpg|348|475|Cary Grant|2 hr, 15 min|None.|An American submarine sneaks into Tokyo bay to report on Imperial Japanese naval locations. This is a fun movie. U-571 probably drew from this great.|0|EOE 1433|Gunless (2011)|5|gunless.jpg|321|475|Sienna Guillory|1 hr, 29 min|None.|An outlaw winds up in Canada after being chased north by the law for ten years. The small Canadian town is--according to his ideas--backwards. While figuring out the ways of this town, the posse arrives.

I rented this film for two reasons: Sienna Guillory and it's a Western. The first is worth renting. The former reason taught me a different style of Western! There's a decidedly anti-pistol vibe and this movie isn't a true Western. Instead it's a bit of a parody with Canadians thrown in. Not bad an worth a few laughs.|0|EOE 1434|Margin Call (2011)|5|margincall.jpg|321|475|Kevin Spacey|1 hr, 47 min|None.|This movie describes the events at a fictitious financial firm just before the 2008 credit crunch. It does a good job of presenting a potential reason for the credit crunch without forcing the issue.|0|EOE 1435|Blackthorn (2010)|5|blackthorn.jpg|321|475|Sam Shepard, Stephen Rea|1 hr, 42 min|None.|In this modern Western Butch Cassidy flees to Bolivia. There he settles into a quiet life training horses. As he's returning back to the States, his horse and money are lost and he gains a companion who offers to repay his losses with interest.

This is a beautifully filmed movie. It's also an excellent movie, which is very different than the original movie. If you enjoy the modern crop of Westerns, you'll probably enjoy this flick.|0|EOE 1436|Colombiana (2011)|1|colombiana.jpg|321|475|Zoe Saldana, Amandla Stenberg, Callum Blue|1 hr, 48 min|Vomit.|A Colombian girl witnesses her parents' death, escapes (dramatically), and grows up to be a hit--err--woman. It's as bonkers as it sounds. Yes, this is a Luc Besson film. I only wish it was better done (i.e. less vomiting & more action).|0|EOE 1437|Apollo 18 (2011)|4|apollo18.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 27 min|Blood.|A secret 18th Apollo mission is flown to the moon. There they discover some surprisingly strange things.

This movie is supposed to be pieced together footage from this "real" mission. It's obviously not because modern objects are visible. It's method of horror is in the Blair-Witch style. I wasn't impressed.|0|EOE 1438|Red State (2011)|3|redstate.jpg|331|475|Kerry Bishé|1 hr, 37 min|Vomit.|In a small central California town a radical church protests homosexuals, or does this powerful church do more than just protest? The abduction of three high school guys leads to the entrance of the ATF, a la Branch Davidian compound.

This movie is surprisingly bad. The premise is good and it could have been much more. Only the woman listed above did a good job, or did it seem that way because the others were so terrible? Avoid this film like you would religious extremists!|0|EOE 1439|Repo Man (1984)|3|repoman.jpg|265|475|Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Olivia Barash, Fox Harris|1 hr, 33 min|Vomit.|A reformed punk kid abandons his friends and starts working as a car repo man. He's tasked to repossess a '64 Malibu, however, strange events surround this car and its odd driver.

This is a great quotable movie. There are so many good one-liners that it's tough to write them all down! This is a great cult classic from the '80s.|0|EOE 1440|Virtuality (2009)|5|virtuality.jpg|334|475|Sienna Guillory, Kerry Bishé, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau|1 hr, 28 min|None.|A spaceship from Earth on an exploratory mission to a "nearby" star employs virtual reality (VR) to pass the decade-long trip. Then, disaster strikes Earth and the task of exploration becomes more urgent. However, something is wrong with the VR machines.

This movie is obviously low-budget. They focus too much on neat camera shots (maybe saying: look, we have money!) and the storyline and character develoment suffer. Just as I was really getting into this film (and cared about the characters) it ends. It seemed to me that they ran out of money. Too bad because this film could have been really good.|0|EOE 1441|Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)|5|rise_apes.jpg|321|475|Andy Serkis, James Franco, John Lithgow|1 hr, 45 min|None.|When an experimental drug to repair human brains is scrapped (because a test female chimp seems to go berserk for no reason), a scientist realizes their mistake and brings home a baby test chimp. This baby--the reason for the female mother chimp to go crazy--grows up in a suburban house and displays more intelligence than an average monkey. It's not hard to imagine where this is going.

I really liked the film. It's not true to the original story but is rather a good re-telling. Action-packed and exciting makes this a good film.|0|EOE 1442|The Guard (2011)|5|theguard.jpg|319|475|Brendan Gleeson|1 hr, 36 min|None.|A black FBI agent arrives in rural Ireland (near Galway) to impress on the local Garda the importance of catching three drug smugglers. One brusque Irish policeman immediately gets on the FBI agent's bad side by making questionable comments about the agent. However once the black man calms down, he realizes that this brash Irishman gets the job done.

This is a quirky Irish film. I enjoyed it, some may not. The accents are heavy and swearing is commonplace. It shows some pretty spots of the Connemara, which I visited while in Ireland. In the end, this is an action film where the baddies are killed and the vastly different heroes become friends.|0|EOE 1443|Max Headroom (1987)|5|maxheadroom.jpg|340|475|Matt Frewer, Amanda Pays|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|A reporter is badly injured while chasing a story about lethal burst TV advertisments. His personality is downloaded into a computer so the baddies can decide if the secret has been contained. This creates Max Headroom who's TV friendly but also makes coy remarks about the faults of the big, bad TV corporation.

This is dated and cheap. But the writing and acting are witty and exciting. Also, it's surprising something so controversial made it onto our airwaves.|1|EOE 1444|Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010)|3|tucker_evil.jpg|321|475|Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss |1 hr, 26 min|Blood & gore|A group of college kids are going into the West Virginia hills (really Alberta) for a camping trip. They see a couple of "hillbilly" guys and immediately apply stereotypes. Later when it appears that one of their number is captured by the backwoods guys, they go berserk trying to kill them and rescue their friend.

This movie shows the distaste many "educated" city slickers have for country folk, especially when they let their imaginations run wild. It's funny and exciting. The acting is really what made this film so good. If you don't mind blood and guts, and are looking for a buddy-style comedy, then this is for you.|0|EOE 1445|Dirty Girl (2010)|5|dirtygirl.jpg|321|475|Juno Temple, Jeremy Dozier, Milla Jovovich|1 hr, 30 min|None.|The "class whore" (her term, not mine) is put into a remedial class after making a rash comment during sex education. There she is forced into partnership with a fat, gay guy for the five-pound-sugar-bag-baby parenting project. When her mother attempts to redeem herself by wanting to marry a Mormon, Danielle elicits the gay guy and together they drive out of Oklahoma in search of Danielle's biological father.

I don't usually watch these kinds of movies. Perhaps it was recommended to me because I like independent-style, road trip movies. Regardless, I was impressed by the acting and the plot is not bad. This is a somewhat bizarre film so be ready for that!|0|EOE 1446|A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)|5|love_long.jpg|321|475|Scarlett Johansson, John Travolta, Gabriel Macht|2 hr|None.|After a Floridan girl's mother dies, the girl returns to New Orleans to deal with the house. She finds two heavy-drinking men living in the house, claiming to be friends of her mother. One (Bobby Long) is an ex-literature professor and the other is one of his past students.

It doesn't sound too exciting but I enjoyed it. The acting is very impressive, too.|0|EOE 1447|Real Steel (2011)|5|realsteel.jpg|321|475|Dakota Goyo, Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly|2 hr, 7 min|None.|In the near future in Texas and the Heartland a retired boxer is now running fighting robots to make ends meet. When an old girlfriend dies leaving the custody of a son (who doesn't know him) up in the air, he convinces a rich uncle to pay him for custody of his son. Unfortunately for the old boxer, the new foster parents are going for a vacation in Italy so he's stuck with his son for the summer. The kid stumbles across an ancient fighting robot, which he fixes up to fight the newer, bigger robots.

This is a good underdog family action flick. It's got all the right elements without being trite or silly. I really enjoyed the film.|0|EOE 1448|50/50 (2011)|4|50_50.jpg|321|475|Joseph Gordon-Levitt|1 hr, 40 min|Vomit.|A health conscious 20-year-old is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. This provides a wake up call for him. He grows up quite a bit and figures out what he needs in life.

This is an alright film.|0|EOE 1449|Attack on Leningrad (2009)|5|attack_leningrad.jpg|335|475|Mira Sorvino, Olga Sutulova|1 hr, 41 min|None.|A female reporter, aching to investigate the living conditions in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) during the Nazi siege, gets her wish when the reporter bus is destroyed by a Nazi bomb. She's presumed killed and reported as such by the Soviet government. She's befriended by a loyal Soviet police woman, who saves her life. The reporter stays with a slowly starving mother and two children and attempts to save all three of their lives. However, it looks like the Nazis will starve everyone in the city.

This is an amazing film based on a true story. It shows the terrible conditions that killed one-and-a-half million people in one city over the course of 872 days--the "longest and most destructive sieges in history".|0|EOE 1450|Action in the North Atlantic (1943)|5|action_atlantic.jpg|317|475|Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey|2 hr, 6 min|None.|This movie follows the lives of a merchant ship transporting war supplies from the U.S. to Europe. The film's propaganda, however, the acting and plot is fun. The film is a bit long.|0|EOE 1451|Cowboys & Aliens (2011)|5|cowboys_aliens.jpg|321|475|Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde|1 hr, 59 min|None.|A man wakes up in the middle of the desert with no memory and with a strange bracelet on his wrist. As he wanders around the "Wild West", he learns about his history and that aliens are abducting people. With help of a mysterious and lovely woman he forms a posse to destroy the aliens.

This is a very good action film based on a graphic novel (i.e. comic book). It's exciting and well performed. Daniel Craig can't wear a cowboy hat properly! Olivia Wilde looks good despite her distinctive wide lower jaw.|0|EOE 1452|The Woman (2011)|0|thewoman.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 41 min|Gore.|A hunter in what looks like western Massachusetts finds a wild woman while hunting. He brings her home with the intend to civilize her. He enlists his family to help. As the story continues, we learn more about him and his family.

This movie is probably the most bizarre of 2011. Who thinks up these wacky ideas? This is horror in the strictest sense. On a positive note, the acting by all is excellent.|0|EOE 1453|Sherlock: Case of Evil (2002)|3|sherlock_evil.jpg|336|475|James D'Arcy, Roger Morlidge, Vincent D'Onofrio, Gabrielle Anwar|1 hr, 40 min|Brain autopsy is a bit much|While Jeremy Brett remains the quintessential Sherlock Holmes, this movie describes an early tale that helps to explain why the older Holmes is the way he is. I found the film very enjoyable and entertaining. Watson has some great lines that are funny for a modern audience.|0|EOE 1454|Contagion (2011)|4|contagion.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 46 min|Vomit & autopsy|A Montana woman brings back a new virus from Asia. As the medical centers race to devise a vaccine or cure, people begin dying around the world.

This is pretty standard disaster fare: a bit far-fetched but a good what-if. There's nothing particularly new or interesting, and the movie is a bit preachy. One question is why do the medical people not panic like normal people? I found it unrealistic that they kept working while their friends and family died.|0|EOE 1455|Outrage (2010)|4|outrage.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 49 min|Blood.|This movie portrays the life of yakuza crime gangs in Japan. It's full of blood and lots of yelling in Japanese--and not much else.|0|EOE 1456|Killer Elite (2011)|5|killerelite.jpg|321|475|Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert De Niro|1 hr, 57 min|None.|Ex-SAS (British special forces) knock-off random baddies for money. One of these mercenaries can't take it anymore and retires. However, he's pulled out of retirement when his older comrade is captured by a sheik. The sheik wants the younger man to avenge his sons' deaths and in return he'll free his buddy.

This is good action film it has more character development than a usual action flick. The ending is really good.

A word of caution: I don't know if this applies only to the Netflix version of this DVD or all of them. The previews before the menu cannot be skipped or fast-forwarded through. Furthermore, one cannot hit the menu button and bypass them. If this is a sign of what's coming from Universal Pictures, I may just boycott all Universal products.|0|EOE 1457|There Be Dragons (2011)|4|there_dragons.jpg|316|475|Charlie Cox|1 hr, 59 min|Vomit|A journalist decides to research the founder of the Catholic group Opus Dei. He knows his father has a history with this man, however, he and his father are not talking. Fortunately, something the journalist says sparks interest in his now-dying father who then relates the story.

I watched this movie purely because of the title. Yes, shame on me because one should never judge a--err--movie by its cover. I was impressed by this tale of two men during the Spanish civil war. I also learned quite a bit about this time in Spanish history. There are plenty of interesting '30s European cars, too!|0|EOE 1458|Henry's Crime (2010)|3|henryscrime.jpg|321|475|Keanu Reeves, James Caan, Verga Farmiga|1 hr, 48 min|Vomit|A bored, push-over New York Thruway toll taker is told he's off to play in a baseball game (in November, in Buffalo), and instead he's the wheelman for a bank heist. He's caught and does time. While in prison, he meets a voluntary permanent prisoner. They then intend to knock off the bank for real this time.

This is a different film. I thought it really enjoyable because it delves into the main characters so deeply. All the main characters are memorable because of this. Also, it's good to see Buffalo and Niagara Falls in a good light.|0|EOE 1459|Beneath Hill 60 (2010)|3|beneath_60.jpg|320|475|None.|2 hr, 2 min|Blood.|An Australian unit comprised of miners is tasked to detonate a massive amount of charges underneath the German lines during World War I. I didn't find this particularly engaging and fell asleep. It sounded good, too.|0|EOE 1460|The Rum Diary (2011)|5|therumdiary.jpg|321|475|Johnny Depp, Amber Heard|2 hr|None.|A drunkard reporter leaves New York City for Puerto Rico during the '50s. He lands a job with a hated local newspaper and learns about the corruption on the island.

I have to admit I wasn't going to rent this flick but it's tough to turn down Amber Heard. I really enjoyed the film, and not just for her. It combines the dysfunction of writers with a Caribbean island. It's witty and fun. Clearly, it delivers a poignant image from a certain political point of view, but I didn't care. Oh, and Amber Heard is still the hottest blonde lesbian from Texas!|0|EOE 1461|The Debt (2010)|5|thedebt.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 54 min|None.|Three Israeli operatives are sent to retrieve a Nazi war criminal. This movie, through flashbacks, follows the event and its effects on the individuals.

This is a good thriller.|0|EOE 1462|Texas Killing Fields (2011)|5|texas_fields.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 45 min|None.|A serial killer resumes murdering young women after more than thirty years. The site is the same: a remote bayou in Texas nicknamed "the killing fields".

This film is based on real events. It was OK. One question I have is why was there a break in the murders? Did a new guy take over when the old one stopped?|0|EOE 1463|Anonymous (2011)|5|anonymous.jpg|321|475|Rhys Ifans, David Thewlis|2 hr, 10 min|None.|This film presents a different view on Shakespeare. I found it very enjoyable and beautifully filmed. Recommended.|0|EOE 1464|Tom Horn (1980)|5|tomhorn.jpg|304|475|Steve McQueen|1 hr, 37 min|None.|A wandering Indian hunter takes work as a cattle hand in Wyoming. He's asked to rid the area of cattle thieves whichever way he can. His methods land him in trouble the people who hired him.

This is based on the autobiography of Tom Horn. It's a powerful movie and a good one, especially considering the year it was produced.|0|EOE 1465|The Driver (1978)|5|thedriver1978.jpg|316|475|Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern|1 hr, 27 min|None.|A guy who drives getaway cars gets wrapped up in a frame-up arranged by a questionable cop.

The style of this film reminds of Bullitt. The car chases are very impressive. I'd watch the movie again just for them.|0|EOE 1466|Hugo (2011)|5|hugo.jpg|321|475|Asa Butterfield, Chloë Moretz|2 hr, 7 min|None.|A young boy lives in a Parisian train station where he took over the job of keeping the clocks running from his drunkard uncle. Meanwhile he's trying to repair a robot that he and his father were working on. (The father is dead.) While searching for a particular key, he meets a young girl and they get the robot working. It draws a image from a long-lost filmmaker's film.

This is a good family film. The characters are memorable and the plot is good. The young actors outshined their adults counterparts. Recommended for anyone.|0|EOE 1467|In Time (2011)|5|intime.jpg|321|475|Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy|1 hr, 57 min|None.|In the near future money has been replaced with time as a currency. Yes, to "buy" goods or services one must surrender part of your life span. Like any economy, one may also exchange one's talent and labor for time. The trouble is that most people are rushing around trying to stay alive that they don't realize that their lives are being controlled.

What a powerful movie! It reveals the truth of the modern financial system. I didn't find it political or preachy. There's still plenty of car chases where the cops drive American muscle cars and the hero drives an Eagle Jag E-Type speedster. The movie kept me interested the entire time despite my fatigue. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1468|Senna (2010)|5|senna.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 46 min|None.|This is a documentary of the famous race car driver Ayrton Senna. I didn't know too much about the man but enjoyed the film. It uses footage of Senna and voice-overs from those who knew him.|0|EOE 1469|My Week with Marilyn (2011)|5|my_marilyn.jpg|321|475|Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne|1 hr, 39 min|None.|Marilyn Monroe visits England to star in Lawrence Olivier's new film, The Prince and the Showgirl. A young Brit manages to become third assistant director to Olivier because of family connections. Marilyn befriends the young guy and confides in him.

This film is based on the diary of the young British guy who ends up becoming a director himself. It really gives an insight into Marilyn's character and background. It's a good film that's entertaining and funny. There are lots of great dialog, especially from the Americans who escort Marilyn Monroe to England.|0|EOE 1470|2012: Zombie Apocalypse (2011)|0|zombie_2012.jpg|339|475|Gore.|1 hr, 30 min|None.|Not to be left behind as the 2012 apocalypse band wagon rolls by, this independent group put together a zombie TV film. I really enjoyed it because it's cheesy, attempts to develop shallow characters, and is a zombie film. What more could one want!|1|EOE 1471|Dream House (2011)|5|dreamhouse.jpg|321|475|Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz|1 hr, 31 min|None.|A New York editor decides to retire early, move to Connecticut, and start writing his novel. Then, he and his family learn that the house they bought was the scene of a triple murder where the father was the main suspect.

This is an alright thriller. The last half of the movie seems almost anticlimatic because the truth is revealed midway through. It's not bad, though.|0|EOE 1472|The Town (2010)|5|thetown.jpg|321|475|Jeremy Renner, Ben Affleck, Jon Hamm, Rebecca Hall|2 hr, 5 min|None.|This movie follows the lives of a Charlestown gang who rob banks in Boston. Evidently, this is a tradition passed on through generations in this town. The film is exciting and not bad. It's set in Boston and across the river.|0|EOE 1473|True Romance (1993)|3|trueromance.jpg|318|475|Christian Slater, Christopher Walken, Patricia Arquette, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt|2 hr, 1 min|Blood.|A guy who works in a comic book store in Detroit has a great night with a pretty blonde. It turns out she's a prostitute, who's just starting out, hired by the guy's boss. She falls in love with him. They are married after she quits her job. He kills her pimp and accidentally makes off with a milllion dollars in cocaine. They head to southern California for their honeymoon.

This is a Tarantino film so it's bloody and fairy tale-ish. The acting is amazing. This may be the best Tarantino film that I've seen. Really enjoyable.|0|EOE 1474|I Sell the Dead (2008)|5|isellthedead.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 25 min|None.|A grave robber relates his growing up as a robber to a friar the night before being guillotined for murder. He insists that the murder is a frameup. He described bizarre undead events. This is an odd film based on a comic book.|0|EOE 1475|Tracker (2010)|5|tracker.jpg|322|475|Ray Winstone, Temuera Morrison|1 hr, 42 min|None.|A South African arrives in New Zealand after his side loses the Boer War. His first assignment is to track and recover, dead or alive, a Maori man accused of killing a British soldier. The job turns out to be more than he expects.

This is a great film. It shows the splendor of New Zealand even better than my photos. The development of the two main characters and their shared contention with Britain is interesting. The plot and characters are good but it's the setting that makes this movie a great.|0|EOE 1476|Charley Varrick (1973)|5|charleyvarrick.jpg|319|475|Joe Don Baker, Walter Matthau|1 hr, 51 min|None.|A husband and wife who are tired of fighting the large corporate crop-dusting businesses, decide to get some guys and knock over the local bank. Half their group is killed in the assault, including Charley's wife. To make matters worth, they steal Mafia money. Varrick sets out to get the money for himself.

This is a fun '70s film. It's clever and some of the dialog is, well bold! Joe Don Baker is hysterical at parts.|0|EOE 1477|Retreat (2011)|2|retreat.jpg|322|475|Thandie Newton, Jamie Bell, Cillian Murphy|1 hr, 30 min|Blood.|A couple return to a remote Irish island to repair their marriage. Then, what appears to be an injured soldier arrives on the island. Frightened by his pistol and injuries, they listen to his story about an airborne pandemic hitting the world.

This could have been really good, however, it seemed to get too caught up on guns. The actors do well but it's just not enough to make this movie great.|0|EOE 1478|Trollhunter - Trolljegeren (2010)|2|trollhunter.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|Troll slime.|Film students track down a mysterious man who's accused of bear poaching. As it turns out, Hans is hunting trolls. Tired of being ignored by his employer, the Norwegian government, Hans allows the students to videotape his hunts.

This film is like Cloverfield and The Blair Witch project. It seems to have a bit more substance, though.|0|EOE 1479|City of Ember (2008)|5|city_ember.jpg|317|475|Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Mackenzie Crook, Martin Landau|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A generator powering a slowly falling-apart city beneath the earth is failing. A couple of kids think they can fix it. This is a very good family film. It seems to follow in the footsteps of The Goonies. The style is similar to Hugo. The visual effects are impressive.|0|EOE 1480|High Society (1956)|5|highsociety.jpg|309|475|Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby|1 hr, 55 min|None.|The daughter of a wealthy Newport, Rhode Island business man is getting married again. Spy Magazine blackmails her mother to allow a reporter and photographer to attend the otherwise private ceremony. The woman is cold and calculating, which her ex-husband alludes to as the reason for their divorce.

It sounds a bit deep but really isn't. Innocent, light, and cheerful describe this musical version of a common story. |0|EOE 1481|A Dangerous Method (2011)|5|adangerousmethod.jpg|333|475|Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender, Viggo Mortensen|1 hr, 39 min|None.|This movie goes into the active times of the lives of Freud, Jung, and Sabina Spielrein. The early ideas and conflicts of psychoanalysis are exposed and discussed. The movie could have been produced in bad taste, however, it wasn't. This may be Keira Knightley's best acted role to date.|0|EOE 1482|Appaloosa (2008)|5|appaloosa.jpg|321|475|Viggo Mortensen|1 hr, 54 min|None.|A bad rancher hires a posse, of sorts, and controls the local town of Appaloosa with force. The sheriff tries to bring him in for the murder of a man and his wife, however, he is killed. The town calls in two wandering guns-for-hire and give them carte blanche.

I wanted to really like this film. The trouble is not the story but the direction. Everytime the movie starts to congeal, Ed Harris (as director) reins it in. Fortunately, it's not a complete flop. Interestingly, the transition for the last half is a maddening truth.|0|EOE 1483|Long Kiss Goodbye (1996)|5|longkissgoodnight.jpg|341|475|Geena Davis, Samuel Jackson|2 hr|None.|A pregnant woman woke up eight years ago and couldn't remember her life. She starts another life and all is going well until a convict recognizes her and breaks out of jail. Little by little she finds out who she was.

This is good action film. It seemed a bit like a female version of Die Hard. Enjoyable.|0|EOE 1484|All Through the Night (1942)|5|all_night.jpg|259|475|Humphrey Bogart|1 hr, 47 min|None.|A powerful street gambler, at the behest of his mother, tracks down his favorite local baker who's gone missing. He uncovers a Nazi spy ring with grand plans to disrupt New York City. This is a good film that must have been especially applicable in 1942.|0|EOE 1485|The Darkest Hour (2011)|5|thedarkesthour.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 29 min|None.|Americans visiting Moscow survive an alien invasion. The aliens are mostly invisible and have electrically-charged force fields. This is an alright action film with some basis in reality.|0|EOE 1486|The Tourist (2010)|5|thetourist.jpg|321|475|Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A man rips off a gangster and Scotland Yard wants him to pay taxes on the money. The police and Interpol have been following their only lead, his girlfriend. When she slips away (by following directions he leaves her in a letter) only to frame an American tourist, the action begins.

The initial premise is a bit odd: the police wanting back taxes on gang money; however, the film is good. It was better than I expected. Angelina Jolie looks good except for her overly wide shoulders.|0|EOE 1487|The Way (2010)|5|theway.jpg|321|475|Martin Sheen, Yorick van Wageningen, James Nesbitt, Deborah Kara Unger|2 hr, 1 min|None.|A well-to-do opthamologist decides to complete a pilgrimage started by his now-deceased son. The trek from the Pyrenees in France into northern Spain is 500 miles long. Determined to spread his son's ashes along the trail, the father uses his son's gear and starts walking. Along the way he seems to collect other travelers who are going through troubles of their own.

This is really a fun feel-good film. It shows the allure of travel and how it can open a person's mind. My only complaint is that the soundtrack can be a bit too loud. Otherwise well done, Emilio Estevez!|0|EOE 1488|J. Edgar (2011)|5|jedgar.jpg|321|475|Leonardo DiCaprio|2 hr, 17 min|None.|This movie describes the rise of J. Edgar Hoover and the reformation of the bureau that is now the FBI. It's interesting.|0|EOE 1489|The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)|5|fast_drift.jpg|321|475|Lucas Black|1 hr, 45 min|None.|When a guy crashes his car during a race, he's sent off to live with his father in Tokyo. His father is determined to keep him on the straight and narrow. It doesn't work and the kid's soon mixed up with the Tokyo drifting scene.

This isn't a bad movie. It has all the elements of a good car film along with some decent acting.|0|EOE 1490|Stake Land (2010)|0|stakeland.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 38 min|Blood & gore.|A guy named Mister rescues a boy when his parents are attacked and turned by vampires. (The world has been infected by a plague.) He raises and teaches the boy to defend himself by killing vampires. Not a bad cross of vampires, post apocalypse, and coming-of-age.|0|EOE 1491|American Gangster (2007)|5|americangangster.jpg|336|475|None.|2 hr, 57 min|None.|An rough, but honest, cop is ostracized from the New York police community for turning in a few million dollars he accidentally finds. He's offered a job tracking down the rampant narcotics use in New Jersey. He gets on the trail of the Blue Magic, a pure heroin of mysterious origin. This puts him up against a powerful gangster.

This movie is a bit long but entertaining. Evidently, it's based on fact. While the acting was sufficient, no one was particularly noteworthy.|0|EOE 1492|Waiting... (2005)|0|waiting.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|Raunchy.|A group of people are working at a restaurant while waiting for their lives to start. They're at different levels of despair. This movie shows a day in the life of this place. There are lots of one-liners and colorful characters. The raunchy scenes are over quickly because this is a quick-paced film.|0|EOE 1493|Haywire (2011)|5|haywire.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|None.|An assassin is set-up for elimination by the private company that employs her. She survives and starts searching for those responsible.

Not a bad action film. One thing I did notice was the lack of sound effects or soundtrack during the fight scenes. Worth seeing.|0|EOE 1494|Darkman (1990)|5|darkman.jpg|322|475|Liam Neeson|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A scientist is almost killed when a gangster comes looking for some incriminating evidence. The scientist is badly burned and becomes the tormented superhero Darkman. This film is a bit dated, however, it's enjoyable.|0|EOE 1495|The Devil's Rock (2011)|0|devilsrock.jpg|367|475|Craig Hall, Matthew Sunderland, Gina Varela|1 hr, 26 min|Blood & gore.|Two New Zealand soldiers are given a covert job of infiltrating a small Channel Island to destroy the Nazi gun. Their mission goes off without a hitch, however, they wonder why they see no Nazis. They hear a woman screaming and choose to investigate.

This is a graphic movie. That said, this is probably one of the best films I've seen in a while. The acting is excellent and the story is engaging. There's a decent amount of action to help the develop the story. The story is very clever. Beautifully filmed.|0|EOE 1496|Whitechapel (2008)|5|whitechapel.jpg|333|475|None.|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|An ambitious young detective-inspector is transfered to Whitechapel (part of London's East End) to lead the homicide group. They find that someone is mimicking the Jack the Ripper murders with methodical detail. He must learn the real ways of policing and solve the murders. Not a bad short TV program.|1|EOE 1497|14 Hours (1951)|5|14hours.jpg|211|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|None.|A young man is distraught and stands on a hotel ledge in New York City. A traffic cop tries to talk him down. Evidently, this is based on a true story. At the time it may have had an impact: divorced parents, a bad relationship, and the feeling of helplessness. Today, it's almost laughably boring. A good reminder that they made dumb movies in the '50s, too.|0|EOE 1498|Red Eye (2005)|5|redeye.jpg|318|475|Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy|1 hr, 25 min|None.|A manager of a fancy hotel in Miami boards a plan to return home. The plane has been delayed due to bad weather, which compounds her fear of flying. She has a drink with a mysterious man in the terminal who ends up sitting right next to her. Then, she learns that he's not just a typical "single-serving" acquaintance, but has a sinister plan.

This is a fun thriller. Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy do great jobs and the plot rolls along without boring spots. Recommended.|0|EOE 1499|Waking Ned Devine (1998)|5|waking_devine.jpg|330|475|Ian Bannen, David Kelly|1 hr, 31 min|None.|An old Irish man dies after seeing that he won the lottery. His two friends decide to impersonate him to collect the money. Quirky and funny. This is an enjoyable feel-good, old person movie.|0|EOE 1500|CutThroat Island (1995)|5|cutthroatisland.jpg|321|475|Geena Davis, Frank Langella, Matthew Modine, Patrick Malahide|2 hr, 4 min|None.|A daughter of a pirate seeks the lost treasure of her father. But to find it she needs the three pieces to the treasure map. This is a fun pirate film. The way they should be: tasteful, simple, and full of action. This one also benefits from witty one-lines. The long shots of ships are incredible! What a fun pirate film! Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1501|The Trouble with Harry (1954)|5|trouble_harry.jpg|364|475|John Forsythe, Edmund Gwenn, Shirley MacLaine|1 hr, 40 min|None.|An old captain is hunting in the woods of Vermont when he stumbles upon a dead body. Thinking that he accidently shot the man, he decides to get rid of the evidence. However this hill top becomes a thoroughfare for the townsfolk; all of whom seem unconcerned about the body.

This is a great comedy. Witty and full of double entendres. Clean and well filmed and recommended for anyone! Vermont hasn't changed much...|0|EOE 1502|Night Train to Munich (1940)|5|night_munich.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A Czechoslovakian scientist makes it out of Prague before the Nazis invade, however, his daughter does not. In a concentration camp, she meets a man with whom she escapes to England. He turns out to be a Nazi spy and both her and her father are returned to Nazi Germany. An English agent decides to save them before they reach Berlin by masquerading as a Nazi high command officer. This is a good intrigue film.|0|EOE 1503|Morituri (1965)|5|morituri.jpg|387|475|Yul Brynner, Marlon Brando, Janet Margolin|2 hr, 5 min|None.|A German, who left before the Nazis came to power, is blackmailed to divert a Nazi freighter filled with raw rubber. The trouble is disarming the scuttling charges that the captain will blow if it looks like the ship will be taken. Other complications arise, also. This is an interesting story with battles of wits.|0|EOE 1504|Disturbia (2007)|5|disturbia.jpg|321|475|David Morse|1 hr, 44 min|None.|A kid is placed under house arrest after he punches his Spanish teacher. An ankle bracelet won't let him go beyond a certain distance from a receiver in the house. Out of boredom, he starts watching his neighbors to pass the time.

This is Rear Window retold for young people. It's quite entertaining|0|EOE 1505|Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959)|5|alfredhitchcockpresents.jpg|349|475|Alfred Hitchcock|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|None.|0|EOE 1506|Coogan's Bluff (1968)|5|coogansbluff.jpg|306|475|Clint Eastwood|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A Texas--I mean, Arizona--deputy sheriff goes to New York City to bring back a fugitive. The city slickers think they can pull one over on him, but he shows them otherwise. This isn't a bad film.|0|EOE 1507|Contraband (2011)|5|contraband.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 49 min|None.|A young guy makes a bad move by dumping some smuggled drugs, which lands himself in deep trouble. He asks his sister for help, who's incidently married to a retired smuggler.

It sounds like Gone in 60 Seconds and I was convinced that it was a similar movie, only with drugs instead of cars. I was surprised as it developed into a fairly complicated revenge story showing signs of The Italian Job and others like The Score. The essence is there, but the genuineness is lacking. All in all: this is not a bad film.

I'd predict that it could be the American breakout film for Kate Beckinsale. It's sad to say that she had to lose her already soft English accent and don wide shoulders to accomplish it.|0|EOE 1508|Albert Nobbs (2011)|5|albertnobbs.jpg|321|475|Glenn Close|1 hr, 53 min|None.|A woman has dressed like a man for a long time in order to establish herself as the butler of a fancy hotel in Dublin. She meets a painter disguised as a man, who's married to a woman, and thinks about doing the same. The butler has been saving for years to open a tobacconist shop.

This is an odd film, as one would expect. It's not bad and is tastefully produced.|0|EOE 1509|12 Rounds (2009)|5|12rounds.jpg|318|475|None.|1 hr, 48 min|None.|A New Orleans cop captures an Irish baddie, however, in the process, the Irishman's girlfriend is accidentally killed by a truck. The bad guy escapes prison a year later and decides to put the cop through 12 rounds of hell in order to save his own girlfriend's life. Good action film.|0|EOE 1510|One for the Money (2012)|5|one_money.jpg|321|475|Katherine Heigl|1 hr, 31 min|None.|A recently divorced woman is having trouble holding down a job. She takes up work as bounty hunter. The film is kind of cutsy but not too bad.|0|EOE 1511|Life on Mars (2008)|5|life_mars_us.jpg|357|475|Gretchen Mol, Jason O'Mara, Harvey Keitel|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|I expected this American version of the beloved British series to be complete trash. It really isn't half bad. I think it does a better job of introducing the idea to the American audience than the BBC version. The plot and dialog are emphasized in the right places to cement a response in the U.S. viewer. I hated that the Gene Hunt character is pussified to make him more digestible in this market. There's definitely something lost. However, the scriptwriter cleverly made up for this fault by building the other characters. All in all: not bad.

There are some positive changes. For instance, the peculiar and creepy girl who pops out of the TV in the British version to teach a lesson is replaced by a cute, and calm, flower girl in a nearby apartment. Also, the music is excellent and completely recognizable.|1|EOE 1512|Under Suspicion (1992)|5|undersuspicion1992.jpg|318|475|Liam Neeson, Laura San Giacomo|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A struggling detective provides evidence for customers who want to have a divorce, by staging a hotel rendezvous and photographing it. The customer and the detective's wife check into a room and he "catches" them together in bed. One time this backfires and a customer and his wife are found slain. This is an interesting film with a twist.|0|EOE 1513|Columbus Circle (2010)|5|columbuscircle.jpg|346|475|Selma Blair, Giovanni Ribisi|1 hr, 25 min|None.|A woman who refuses to leave her penthouse is nervous about her new neighbors. As it turns out, she has good reason because the man beats his wife/girlfriend. Unwilling to open up her life to many people, she confides in the concierge and her doctor. This isn't a bad suspense film. Enjoyable.|0|EOE 1514|Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)|5|carve_pride.jpg|335|475|Virginia McKenna|1 hr, 59 min|None.|When a British woman's French husband is killed in northern Africa fighting the Nazis, she joins the British secret service. This movie is based on the biography of Violette Szabo.

The film isn't bad. It's different than I expected.|0|EOE 1515|Underworld: Awakening (2012)|5|underworld4.jpg|321|475|Kate Beckinsale, India Eisley|1 hr, 28 min|None.|Kate Beckinsale is back. This movie is better than the previous one.|0|EOE 1516|The Grey (2011)|1|thegrey.jpg|321|475|Liam Neeson|1 hr, 57 min|Blood and gore.|A distraught man, who has somehow lost his wife, has taken a job as a wolf killer to protect oil workers in the Alaskan wilderness. The airplane ferrying him and other oil pump workers back to Anchorage crashes in the wilderness. Evidently, they crash-land within the territory of a man-eating wolf pack. They must deal with this danger as they make their way back to civilization.

Classic man versus wild movie. However, this movie brings a new dimension to this well known genre. Be sure to watch all the credits because there's a bit more afterwards. Recommended.|0|EOE 1517|Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)|5|missionimpossible4.jpg|321|475|None.|2 hr, 13 min|None.|This one isn't as infatuated with masks as earlier movies. This is not a bad action film with some neat technology thrown in.|0|EOE 1518|Marvel's The Avengers (2012)|5|marvels_avengers.jpg|321|475|None.|2 hr, 3 min|None.|The tales of Captain America, Hulk, Iron Man, Thor culminate in this movie. Forcible put together to combat an alien attack, this small band must learn to work as a team.

Joss Whedon does an excellent job distributing the lines and developing all the characters. The character development and plot is really surprisingly good for an action film. Hopefully, Mr. Whedon earned enough in this movie to finance another great idea like Firefly/Serenity. This movie is well worth watching. Lots of allusions to recent events. Be sure to watch through the credits for an anticlimatic scene.|0|EOE 1519|We Bought a Zoo (2011)|5|we_zoo.jpg|333|475|Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Elle Fanning|2 hr, 6 min|None.|The wife of an adventurer/writer has recently died leaving behind her husband and two children. Obviously, this is a tough time for them. The guy decides to purchase a run-down zoo in the country to take their minds off it. It turns out to be quite an adventure.

This is a fun film. The characters are entertaining. It's based on a British story and is set in southern California. Recommended.|0|EOE 1520|Red Tails (2012)|5|redtails.jpg|321|475|None.|2 hr, 4 min|None.|This film follows the courage of the Tuskegee airmen. These men proved to the army that blacks can fight in airplanes. Not a bad film despite being too long. A scene rips off The Great Escape, seemingly trying to bring this movie to epic levels. It's doesn't work. Enjoyable and worth watching, yes. Epic and a great movie, no.|0|EOE 1521|Seeking Justice (2011)|5|seekingjustice.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 45 min|None.|A guy's wife is assaulted and raped so he decides to accept an invitation from a vigilante group. They promise to kill the rapist as long as he does something for them in future.

This could have been really good. It just didn't have it.|0|EOE 1522|Bad Blood: Hatfields & McCoys (2012)|5|badblood.jpg|328|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|None.|This movie dramatizes a feud between two families during the War Between the States. The movie isn't too good.|0|EOE 1523|Ghost Rider (2007)|5|ghostrider.jpg|356|475|None.|2 hr, 7 min|None.|A stunt motorcyclist accidentally makes a pact with the devil. Since he's valuable to the devil, he is invincible. The flip side is that he turns into a flaming skeleton at night.

This is an interesting film. Not terribly good but worth seeing. |0|EOE 1524|Man on a Ledge (2012)|5|man_ledge.jpg|321|475|Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks|1 hr, 42 min|None.|A man steps out onto the ledge of a hotel in Manhattan. He threatens to jump if he can't speak with a specific cop psychologist. She suspects something more than just a suicide threat.

This is an exciting film. Well performed and filmed. Very enjoyable.|0|EOE 1525|Safe House (2012)|4|safehouse_2012.jpg|321|475|Ryan Reynolds, Denzel Washington|1 hr, 55 min|Waterboarding.|A whistleblower, who has been collecting CIA-MI6-etc. secrets and selling them, turns himself into the US embassy in Capetown. While being "interrogated", the safe house is attacked. Only the inexperienced safe-house manager agent survives and is hell-bent on bringing the guy back to a CIA control house.

This movie could have stood more editing: it is long. It's a good action film with a predictable plot.|0|EOE 1526|V (2009, 2011)|5|v_2009.jpg|349|475|Elizabeth Mitchell, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|This is a redo of the '80s miniseries. It's modernized but--from what I remember--is true to the story. Enjoyable.|1|EOE 1527|Bad Ass (2012)|3|badass.jpg|321|475|Danny Trejo|1 hr, 30 min|Garbage disposal scene|A Vietnam vet, who's just scrapping by, saves an old man from being attacked by two skinheads on a bus. A recording is posted on YouTube and he's instantly famous. Then, he begins to lose the few people in his life. Since the police don't seem interested in finding the murderer, he takes matters into his own hands.

This is an exciting revenge film. Evidently, it's based on actual event. It's kinder and more focused than Hobo with a Shotgun. The movie is a good way to vent anger with modern problems.|0|EOE 1528|Wild Target (2010)|5|wildtarget.jpg|328|475|Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt|1 hr, 38 min|None.|An old-fashioned, quirky, loner assassin doesn't kill his latest target, an equally oddball woman. Instead, he decides to protect her from the next hired gun who's coming after both of them.

Really funny movie. I could almost say it's a family movie except for the subject matter and some scenes. Recommended.|0|EOE 1529|Charlotte Gray (2001)|5|charlottegray.jpg|321|475|Cate Blanchette, Michael Gambon|2 hr, 1 min|None.|A Scottish woman joins the fight against the Nazis after her boyfriend pilot goes missing. She lands in France under an assumed named to join the French Resistance. She's meets a farmer and his son who are sheltering two young Jewish boys.

I think this is some sort of classic story, or something. It's well done but long!|0|EOE 1530|Changeling (2008)|4|changeling_2008.jpg|320|475|Angelina Jolie|2 hr, 22 min|Upsetting scenes.|A woman's son goes missing while she's at work. The LA police department return a boy who's not her son. Rather than admitting a mistake, the police cover it up.

Angelina Jolie does a very good job despite being a bit too dramatic at parts. This film follows in the footsteps of Chinatown. It's based on a true story.|0|EOE 1531|Cat Run (2011)|0|catrun.jpg|236|475|Tony Curran, Janet McTeer, Paz Vega, Alphonso McAuley|1 hr, 45 min|Torture & blood.|A high-priced call girl witnesses the murder of all the other prostitutes at a party after a drunk U.S. government official accidentally kills one of them. She takes the surveillance tape starting an international pursuit. A couple of new private detectives attempt to help her.

This movie sounds very serious but it really isn't. It full of colorful characters with witty dialog. Conversely, the torture scenes are not at all funny. Quirky.|0|EOE 1532|Restraint (2008)|5|restraint.jpg|334|475|Teresa Palmer, Travis Fimmel, Stephen Moyer|1 hr, 32 min|None.|A guy kills a gas station owner because the owner sees a body in the back of his ute. The guy and his girlfriend run and hide in a seemingly abandoned house in the middle of nowhere. They find out that an agoraphobic man lives in the house. They take him captive and work out a scheme to steal his trust fund money.

The intrigue in this movie is not developed by the plot but is rather through the development of the three characters. The interaction, and subsequently the plot created, is the entertainment. Recommended.|0|EOE 1533|Stargate SG-1 (1997-2007)|3|stargate_sg1.jpg|475|356|None.|Each episode approximately 1 hr|Squirmy aliens.|This TV program picks up some time after the Stargate movie. It's really not bad for a TV program.|1|EOE 1534|I Confess (1953)|5|iconfess.jpg|356|475|None.|1 hr, 35 min|None.|In a confessional, a man claims to have accidentally killed his rich employer. The priest comes under suspicion, however, he won't break the confidence. The tension rises and who will break first: the priest or the murderer.

This is an excellent Hitchcock thriller. Exciting and well played. Recommended.|0|EOE 1535|Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)|5|journey2.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 34 min|None.|This movie loosely follows Jules Verne's novel The Mysterious Island. In this flick a kid receives a coded message explaining how to find the island. He convinces his step-father to take him there. The movie pays reasonable respect to the story. The details are good and the acting isn't too bad. All in all, I expected much worse. This isn't a bad movie.|0|EOE 1536|ExTerminators (2009)|5|exterminators.jpg|302|475|Heather Graham, Amber Heard, Jennifer Coolidge|1 hr, 32 min|None.|When an accountant is laid off and she heads home early, where she finds her boyfriend having sex with another woman. She then goes shopping and hits a man in a store. She is sentenced to anger management. She meets other similar women and they decide to eliminate men that beat their women.

This movie was very funny at parts. It's a bit of a chick flick, however, it's worth watching.|0|EOE 1537|The Hunter (2011)|5|thehunter_2011.jpg|321|475|Willem Dafoe|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A mercenary is hired by a German pharmaceutical company to find and retrieve samples from the Tasmanian tiger. Long thought to be extinct, the merc. poses as a professor and gets to it. He lives with a family whose father has gone missing and he begins to question his job.

This film is good. The scenery is breathtaking, which balances out the periodic slow pace. Some loose ends aren't addressed, however, overall, it's an enjoyable film. It reminded me of The Constant Gardener.|0|EOE 1538|Lockout (2012)|5|lockout.jpg|321|475|Guy Pearce|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A government agent is wrongly accused of killing a high-ranking army officer. Before he can be incarcerated, a prison in low earth orbit is taken over by the inmates. He's told that if he can rescue the president's daugher, who's on the station, he'll have a chance to be acquitted.

This movie is set in the future and there are some clever ideas. It falls into the "lived in" category of science fiction and is not at all like Star Trek. That said, it's still a Luc Besson film: lots of action, unrealistic sequences, and witty one-liners. Not bad at all.|0|EOE 1539|John Carter (2012)|5|johncarter.jpg|321|475|Taylor Kitsch|2 hr, 12 min|None.|A Virginian who fought in the Confederate cavalry is transported to Mars while hiding from Apaches in a cave in Arizona. Disenchanted with war, he is reluctant to help Martians fighting a tyrant with a powerful weapon. After witnessing the boldness of a princess, he reluctantly joins.

This is an excellent film. It's based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' stories. This could be one of the best films this year.|0|EOE 1540|Black Dynamite (2009)|5|blackdynamite.jpg|320|475|Michael Jai White, James McManus|1 hr, 24 min|None.|This film follows the adventures of Black Dynamite as he sets the world right. This is a hilarious movie that is a parody of '70s black films. Can you dig it?|0|EOE 1541|The Hunger Games (2012)|5|thehungergames.jpg|321|475|Jennifer Lawrence|2 hr, 22 min|None.|In the near future, on another planet, the capital rules with an iron fist over twelve districts. The food supply is regulated and children around 8 to 18 are entered into a drawing. The more food they "purchase" the more times their name appears in the raffle. This drawings decides which one boy & girl will represent their district in the gladiator games in the capital. When the main character's younger sister is chosen, she volunteers to take her place.

This movie is based on a young adult novel. It's really a very enjoyable film with a good message. Highly recommended. |0|EOE 1542|The Raven (2012)|3|theraven.jpg|321|475|John Cusack, Luke Evans|1 hr, 50 min|Blood.|Near the end of Edgar Allan Poe's life a murderer starts killing women using Poe's works as a model. After Poe is proven free of guilt, he's enlisted to stop the crimes.

This is a good film. Cusack does an excellent job portraying the macabre poet.|0|EOE 1543|God Bless America (2011)|0|god_america.jpg|330|475|Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr|1 hr, 44 min|Blood.|A decent, hardworking man is laid off from his job after sending flowers to the home of the secretary. Then, he's diagnosed with a brain tumor. All the while he's becoming more and more frustrated with the disgusting and hateful way Americans live. Finally, he can take no more and decides instead of killing himself he'll wipe out TV reality stars, and other deserving morons.

Awesome dark comedy! The writer (Bobcat Goldthwait) hits the nail on the head by representing modern American life.|0|EOE 1544|Elvis & Annabelle (2007)|5|elvis_annabelle.jpg|304|475|Max Minghella, Blake Lively, Joe Mantegna, Mary Steenburgen|1 hr, 43 min|None.|Miss Texas Rose dies just after winning. A young rural mortician revives her by sneaking a kiss. This is a typical story, which isn't bad.|0|EOE 1545|Hollywoodland (2006)|5|hollywoodland.jpg|321|475|Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Ben Affleck|2 hr|None.|This movie delves into what-ifs about George Reeves' death. It plays like a drama picking up after his death and uses flashbacks to pose questions. Entertaining.|0|EOE 1546|Falling Skies (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)|5|fallingskies.jpg|347|475|None.|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|Aggressive aliens occupy human cities. A resistance forms to fight the menace. This program follows the resistance in the Boston area.

This is an entertaining show. It doesn't try to be something it's not and supplies a good mix of action and character development. Also, it's neat to hear areas and towns that I know.|1|EOE 1547|4.3.2.1. (2010)|5|4321.jpg|335|475|Ophelia Lovibond, Emma Roberts, Tamsin Egerton, Kevin Smith|1 hr, 57 min|None.|A girl accidentally picks up diamonds recently stolen from a Belgian bank. She tries to deal with the other problems in her life as she is chased by the baddies. This movie runs like Go as it follows the lives of four girls during one intertwined event. It's not bad except for the periodical "girl power" scenes. The movies is really driven by the colorful characters, main and minor.|0|EOE 1548|High School (2010)|5|highschool.jpg|321|475|Adrien Brody|1 hr, 39 min|None.|A nerdy soon-to-be valedictorian reconnects with a childhood friend and smokes some pot. He then finds out that the principal of the high school is going to conduct a drug test on all the students. They develop a scheme to make all the students fail the drug test.

Typical stoner film. Not particularly good except for Adrien Brody's performance as a ex-valedictorian drug dealer. He's spectacular.|0|EOE 1549|Starship Troopers: Invasion (2012)|4|starshiptroopersinvasion.jpg|341|475|none.|1 hr, 29 min|Blood.|This computer generated movie is more similar to Roughnecks than the live action movie. That said, it is also better than the live action film, but not as good as the before-mentioned Roughnecks. It is also definitely a film for adults, unlike Roughnecks.|0|EOE 1550|Hick (2011)|5|hick.jpg|320|475|Chloë Grace Moretz, Eddie Redmayne|1 hr, 37 min|None.|A thirteen year old girl is sick of her dysfunctional family in Nebraska and sets out for Vegas. Along the way she grows up and learns about the world.

This isn't a bad movie. The acting is really what carries it. There are some witty remarks, too.|0|EOE 1551|The Cabin in the Woods (2011)|4|cabin_woods.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 45 min|Blood.|A group of five college kids drive an RV to a remote cabin in the woods. Instead of the usual horror film stuff, this movie plays as a psychological thriller. Really very good ideas are presented. The ending is stunning. One question: why drive an RV to a cabin?|0|EOE 1552|The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)|5|bridges_ri.jpg|312|475|William Holden, Mickey Rooney, Grace Kelly|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A lawyer from Denver is called back to his duty as a carrier pilot during the Korean War. He reluctantly leaves his wife, who's traveled to a port of call in Japan. The mission is to destroy five key, and well defended, bridges in Korea. This film examines anti-war ideals and the price of conflict.|0|EOE 1553|Independence Day (1996)|5|independenceday.jpg|321|475|Jeff Goldblum, Randy Quaid|2 hr, 33 min|None.|Typical American action film. Some good one-liners.|0|EOE 1554|Fish Story (2009)|5|fishstory.jpg|336|475|None.|1 hr, 52 min|None.|The movie opens with a comet ready to hit the earth. Three guys in a music shop are listening to music. One Japanese band, in particular, had a single that started punk music in 1975. The movie jumps between 2012 and 1975. This work of fiction proves that "punk music will save the world". Very entertaining despite having to read subtitles. Complex plot that doesn't bore.|0|EOE 1555|Two Family House (2000)|5|twofamilyhouse.jpg|321|475|Michael Rispoli, Kelly Macdonald|1 hr, 49 min|None.|An Italian immigrant purchases a rundown two unit house. His idea is to live upstairs with his wife and turn the downstairs into a bar. The problem is a drunk Irish immigrant lives upstairs with his pregnant wife and they won't leave, or pay rent. The baby is born and is half black. The Irish man leaves.

Today this wouldn't be unusual, however, this film is set in the '50s. The film is very well done with believable characters. I believe the movie is based on a true story.|0|EOE 1556|Day of the Dead (2008)|0|day_dead.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 27 min|Blood & gore.|This is a remake of George Romero's film. It's not too bad. The plot is better than most zombie films.|0|EOE 1557|Red Lights (2012)|5|redlights.jpg|336|475|Cillian Murphy, Robert De Niro|1 hr, 58 min|None.|A university professor has a small operation with a young physics PhD where they expose psychics and séances. The young professor wants to take on a healer who just came out of retirement, however, his boss says no.

The idea is sound. The execution is not bad. The trouble I had were the plot holes. I don't mean to say that this is a bad film: it isn't. It just seems that it could be much more. The ending is clever.|0|EOE 1558|Cool Comfort Farm (1995)|5|coolcomfortfarm.jpg|319|475|Kate Beckinsale, Ian McKellen, Stephen Fry|1 hr, 45 min|None.|A London girl is suddenly orphaned, however, instead of grieving she looks around for another place to live. She finds a letter from a relative in the countryside who sounds "interesting, and appalling". Aspiring to be a novelist, she takes the long--tongue-in-cheek--train ride to Sussex with the intention to live with them, and hoping to acquire some material for her book along the way. At the farm she find a mayhem of conflicting oddballs and proceeds to sort it all out.

This is a hilarious film. It's clever and witty. The characters are very memorable, like the preacher who's catch phrase is "you'll all burn!" or the matriarch: "do you know what I saw in the wood shed?". I read that Kate Beckinsale auditioned for this main role, was denied, and then proceeded to badger the director. She wrote a letter citing examples from the book that supported her as the choice lead. Needless to say once she got the role, she really shines in it. Highly recommended for all. Just be ready for tough English accents.|0|EOE 1559|The Tall Man (2012)|5|thetallman.jpg|321|475|Jessica Biel|1 hr, 46 min|None.|In a small Washington town the mine has been closed. Shortly after children start to go missing. When a nurse's child is lost, she goes after the ellusive Tall Man, to recover the kid.

This movie is different. It's not what is expected. It's a suspense, not a horror, film. There are a couple of plot holes, however I still recommend it; if just for the unique idea.|0|EOE 1560|Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)|5|snowwhite_huntsman.jpg|321|475|Charlize Theron, Kristin Stewart, Chris Hemsworth|2 hr, 7 min|None.|A cruel woman tricks a decent king into marrying her and then kills him. She then imprisons his daughter. Meanwhile the kingdom falls into ruin, hate, and poverty. The new queen feeds on young, youthful women to maintain her fair "beauty". Snow White is next on the list when she escapes.

I found this movie to be more than I expected. The acting is excellent. The setting is really quite good. OK, yes, crossbows and longbows were probably not used by the same force in tandem. The filming really puts one into the action. The scenery is excellent. There also aren't any silly Hollywood moments. Admittedly, there are some borderline scenes, but they're over soon enough. Also, be sure to watch the dwarves. I recognized many of them from other British and Australian films. High recommended!|0|EOE 1561|Safe (2011)|5|safe.jpg|321|475|Jason Statham|1 hr, 34 min|None.|When a boxer fails to rig a match, he's on a number of guys shit list. One guy has his wife killed and leaves him alive to think about it. The boxer is about to end his life when he sees a girl being pursued. This gives him something to live for.

This is a pretty standard Jason Statham action film: good, quiet tough guy kills baddies who are chasing an innocent girl. In fact, it's so good that I thought this was a Luc Besson flick. Good action film.|0|EOE 1562|Zombiegeddon (2003)|0|zombiegeddon.jpg|350|475|None.|1 hr, 26 min|Blood & gore|Super cheap & cheesy! It reminds me of Computer Boy's The Matrix spoof.|0|EOE 1563|Undertaking Betty (2002)|5|undertakingbetty.jpg|336|475|Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina, Christopher Walken|1 hr, 28 min|None.|A boy misses his chance to have a relationship with a girl he loves. Instead, she's snapped up by a fat boy that turns out to be a real bastard adult. The boy, now a funeral director, still loves the girl and she agrees to stage her death to avoid divorcing her husband. But an American undertaker, who wants to "put the fun back into funerals", finds out and has to be let in.

This is funny film. It's outlandish and very British.|0|EOE 1564|Reggie Perrin (2009)|5|reggieperrin.jpg|338|475|Martin Clunes|Each episode approximately 30 min|Martin Clunes|A middle manager is frustrated with his routine life. He's tired of his job, which despite paying well, is dull. So he spices up life by imagining what he would do, if he could.

This TV program is a remake of a '70s sitcom. This one is helmed by Simon Nye who is known for Men Behaving Badly. It's definitely enjoyable, light entertainment!|1|EOE 1565|The Iron Giant (1999)|5|irongiant.jpg|340|475|None.|1 hr, 28 min|None.|This drawn film (like Toy Story) is set in rural coastal Maine around the time of the Sputnik launch. A gigantic robot crash lands into the Atlantic. It makes its way to land and a boy befriends the robot.

This is a heartwarming children's film that is also enjoyable for adults. There are some big names doing the voices. Recommended.|0|EOE 1566|Cleaner (2007)|1|cleaner.jpg|332|475|Samuel Jackson|1 hr, 29 min|Blood.|A retired detective starts a business cleaning up crime scenes after the police are done. It's understandably a lucrative business. However, one job is a bit more odd than usual. It turns out that he helps cover up a murder. This is a decent action film.|0|EOE 1567|Battleship (2012)|5|battleship.jpg|321|475|Jason Statham|2 hr, 11 min|None.|This movie is based on the two player peg game. The action reflects this a bit too with sections of ships being hit. Not a bad action film, if too long.|0|EOE 1568|Box of Moonlight (1997)|5|box_moonlight.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 51 min|None.|An uptight electrical engineer, managing a power plant installation, suddenly has the contract ended. Instead of heading home to his family, he searches for a lake he knew in his youth. He finds it polluted and abandoned. In his anger he nearly hits a broken-down car. He tows the car for the driver and then stays with him. This lightens him up. Not a bad independent film. A bit too long.|0|EOE 1569|Black Hawk Down (2001)|3|blackhawkdown.jpg|336|475|None.|2 hr, 24 min|Blood.|A U.S. mission to capture a violent Somali warlord goes horribly wrong. It results in two downed Black Hawk helicopters and many dead soldiers. But this movie isn't just about war because it shows the good side (e.g. comraderie) of war. Furthermore, this movie is based on actual events. |0|EOE 1570|Alien Autopsy (2006)|5|alienautopsy.jpg|334|475|Götz Otto|1 hr, 35 min|None.|Two Brits fly to America looking for previously unseen footage of Elvis. Instead, they stumble upon footage of an alien autopsy. One guy sees it and persuades a wacky crime lord to front him the money. Returning to pay for the film, they find it unplayable: so they film another one.

This is a parody of the real alien autopsy movie(s). This movie is very funny at parts. It's surprisingly well funded. All the characters are memorable.|0|EOE 1571|Warehouse 13 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)|5|warehouse13.jpg|329|475|Saul Rubinek, Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|Two Secret Service agents are drafted into a secret agency based in a large warehouse in the Badlands. Their job is to recover special objects from around the country and secure them in the warehouse. These objects are usually historical and have special powers.

This is really a great idea that is brought to the screen well. The warehouse reminds me of the one at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Recommended!|1|EOE 1572|Iron Sky (2012)|5|ironsky.jpg|321|475|Julia Dietze, Götz Otto, Christopher Kirby|1 hr, 33 min|None.|In 2018 a campaign-fueled U.S. moon mission (including a black fashion model) discovers Nazis on the dark side of the moon! One ambitious Nazi wants to conquer the Earth. His fiancé, a teacher, thinks they're bringing peace and unity to the Earth.

This movie is hysterical. The tongue-in-cheek stereotypes, the one-liners, and plot make this more than just a funny action film. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1573|The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)|5|best_hotel.jpg|321|475|Various|2 hr, 4 min|None.|Several British retirees move to a once-fancy hotel in India. They find that the hotel has fallen from its past glory, despite a brochure stating the opposite. The manager, the young son of the previous owner, does his best to make the hotel appealing. The individuals soon begin to discover themselves. This film is superbly acted (just look at the cast!) and well filmed. It's really enjoyable.|0|EOE 1574|The Invisible Kid (1988)|3|invisiblekid.jpg|307|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|Goo|A nerdy high school kid accidentally stumbles upon an invisibility potion, while trying to replicate his late father's secret formula. It plays out about as you can imagine. There is a basic plot with a corrupt principal, a girl's shower room scene, and a bad jock turned good. Not a bad '80s B movie.|0|EOE 1575|The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)|5|amazingspiderman.jpg|321|475|None.|2 hr, 16 min|None.|It hasn't been that long since the previous Spider-Man franchise was terminated. This one is a "reboot" of the idea. The actors and the story are different. This movie is darker and, I'm told, much closer to the comic book series. For instance, Peter Parker doesn't grow web shooters in his wrist, he constructs them. This is really enjoyable.|0|EOE 1576|Turn Me on, Goddammit! - Få meg på, for faen (2011)|5|turn_goddammit.jpg|340|475|Helene Bergsholm|1 hr, 15 min|None.|A sexually curious teenager is alienated from her mother and community after she claims a boy pokes her with his penis. As the audience, it's tough to tell what's true and what's part of her imagination. The film follows how she copes with being an outcast. This is a very different coming-of-age movie that's worth viewing.|0|EOE 1577|Brave (2012)|5|brave.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|None.|A Scottish princess, who's a tomboy, dramatically shows that she doesn't want to be married during a festival. She has an argument and rides off into the forest. There she finds a witch who gives her a potion to make her mother understand her. The problem is it doesn't work out as expected.

This is a fun Disney film. Despite the fairly serious subject, it's light and cheerful. There is a bit of "girl power" stuff, which is understandable.|0|EOE 1578|Tomorrow When the War Began (2010)|5|tomorrow_began.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A small group of young Australians camp in a remote area for a few days. When they return to their small town, they find that an unnamed Asian military force has taken control. They've killed or penned up the residents. The kids decide to fight back.

This is a fun action film. My only complaint is the sound levels: one turns up the volume to hear the talking and immediately has to turn it down during the action scenes.|0|EOE 1579|Waterworld (1995)|5|waterworld.jpg|353|475|Dennis Hopper|2 hr, 16 min|None.|The polar ice caps have melted and the continents has become completely submerged in water. This movie follows a man as he goes about his life. When a stronghold is destroyed by pirates, a barmaid and a child tag along with the man. Their goal is to find the legendary "dry land".

This movie is better than I remember. It is long, however. The complete flooding is exaggerated. It does make for a decent movie.|0|EOE 1580|Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter (2012)|4|abraham_hunter.jpg|321|475|Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead|1 hr, 44 min|Blood.|We know the story of Abraham Lincoln. Now see the other battle he fought: vampires. Lincoln witnesses his mother being killed by a vampire. Then, his father is killed. He's recruited by a guy who trains him to kill vampires. Lincoln's weapon of choice is, of course, the axe. If you're expecting a lot of historical detail or a drama, this movie won't do it. However as an action film based in history, it is excellent. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1581|The Expendables 2 (2012)|5|expendables2.jpg|321|475|Various|1 hr, 43 min|None.|This action film is better than the original. Lots of one-liners and references to other movies. Don't expect the wrong type of movie, and you'll really enjoy this one! The classic rock soundtrack is excellent, also.|0|EOE 1582|Moonrise Kingdom (2012)|5|moonrisekingdom.jpg|321|475|Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Edward Norton, Bill Murray|1 hr, 34 min|None.|An orphaned boy and a girl, who wishes she was an orphan, decide to run away together. This turns the world upside down for a small New England town of the mid '60s. The Boy Scout troop leader and a bachelor policeman team up to search for the twelve-year-olds as a hurricane looms.

Wow! What an amazing film. It's beautifully and creatively filmed. The acting is top notch. The plot is fairly typical, however, it's really the acting and filming that make this a five-star movie. The soundtrack is superb. This movie would make an excellent study for film students. It's darn near perfect. Highly recommended!|0|EOE 1583|Treasure Island (2012)|5|treasureisland.jpg|367|475|Eddie Izzard, Elijah Wood|3 hr in two parts|None.|As far as I can remember, this TV mini series is true to the Robert Louis Stevenson novel. It's entertaining.|1|EOE 1584|The Dead (2010)|0|thedead.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 45 min|Blood & gore.|A U.S. military field engineer survives a plane crash only to find a region of Africa overrun by zombies. He and an AWOL militia man head for a military base with the hope of flying out.

This is a different zombie film. I haven't seen one based in Africa yet. Not bad.|0|EOE 1585|The Day (2011)|3|theday.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|None.|Following in the footsteps of The Road, this movie depicts a postapocalyptic world. The cause of the devastation is unknown, however, many have turned to cannibalism. This flick follows a small group of twenty-somethings trying to stay alive. They hole up in a farmhouse, but is it truly safe?

The film is filmed fairly well. The character development is forced, but tolerable. The plot is slim. Fortunately, there are no cannibal feeding scenes. There's more than enough to allude to it. Interesting film.|0|EOE 1586|Sanctuary (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)|5|sanctuary.jpg|336|475|Amanda Tapping, Emilie Ullerup, Robin Dunne|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|In present-day New York City, there's a small group of people seeking to collect and protect abnormal individuals. A police psychologist is recruited to help. The episodes focus on a particular type of abnormal while maintaining an overarching story line. Not bad.|1|EOE 1587|Head Office (1985)|5|headoffice.jpg|326|475|Danny DeVito, Richard Masur, Judge Reinhold, Jane Seymour|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A senator's son just graduates university and is set up as an executive in a large corporation. There, he learns about the real world.

Funny film! Crazy at parts, too. I'd say it's similar to The Office but higher up the corporate ladder.|0|EOE 1588|Men in Black 3 (2012)|3|meninblack3.jpg|321|475|Will Smith, Josh Brolin|1 hr, 46 min|Alien goo|This movie starts out like the other movies in the franchise. Then, it changes and becomes much better. Agent J goes back in time to stop a crazy alien from destroying the Earth. J is helped by a younger Agent K, during which he learns why Agent K is the way he is.|0|EOE 1589|Snakes on a Plane (2006)|3|snakes_plane.jpg|315|475|None.|1 hr, 46 min|Gross stuff.|The title says it all. This isn't a particularly good movie, however, it is exciting.|0|EOE 1590|Butter (2011)|5|butter.jpg|320|475|Olivia Wilde|1 hr, 30 min|None.|An ambitious wife is very disappointed when her husband quits the butter scupture competition. She had aspirations this would allow them to go into politics. (It's set in Iowa.) So she decides to sculpt.

This is a funny film. Olivia Wilde is hysterically funny as a prostitute. I'd watch the film again just for her performance.|0|EOE 1591|Rare Exports (2010)|4|rareexports.jpg|337|475|None.|1 hr, 22 min|Blood.|A rich American is paying a group to dig into a large mountain in Finland. He's looking for the original Santa Claus. You know, before he was the friendly, fat guy offering a Coca-Cola. The child of a reindeer herder seems to be the only other person who believes in this original Santa Claus.

This is an interesting film. It's definitely not a children's film. Enjoyable.|0|EOE 1592|Other People's Money (1991)|5|other_money.jpg|319|475|Danny DeVito, Penelope Ann Miller, Gregory Peck|1 hr, 41 min|None.|When a Wall Street financer, known for his hostile take-overs, sets his eyes on New England Wire & Cable; the "mom and pop" owners call in their beautiful daughter. She's a successful New York City lawyer, and believes she can stop the take-over.

This is an excellent film! The speeches by the two opposing majority shareholders is amazing. The movie never bored me, despite being chiefly about money. Highly recommended!|0|EOE 1593|Prometheus (2012)|4|prometheus.jpg|321|475|Michael Fassbender|2 hr, 3 min|Slime.|Scientists uncover sites around the world depicting flying saucers. Since they're all related, they decide to locate the constellation. With this knowledge they convince a dying businessman to fund a voyage to the system.

This movie isn't bad. It's a prequel to Alien. Fortunately, the alien grossness isn't pervasive in this movie.|0|EOE 1594|A Good Year (2006)|5|agoodyear.jpg|320|475|Russell Crowe, Marion Cotillard|1 hr, 54 min|None.|An English banker, well-known in the City (of London) for his ambitious trading, is suddenly the owner of a small chateau and vineyard in Provence. As he fixes up the place for sale, he reconnects with his memories of the place, which had been his loved uncle's home.

This movie is based on a Peter Mayle novel that was made into a film. Excellent film. Recommended.|0|EOE 1595|Chuck (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)|5|chuck.jpg|306|475|Yvonne Strahovski|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|A supervisor of Buy More's Nerd Herd (i.e. Best Buy's Geek Squad) is sent an email message from a Stanford roommate who ruined his life. The message reveals images and connections that are valued by the U.S. government. Both the CIA and NSA sent agents to recover the data. The guy is unwillingly pulled into this world of espionage.

Pretty standard idea. Mostly funny. I couldn't help but think of the game series Mass Effect. Yvonne Strahovski did the voice for the Miranda character and the computer guys modeled Miranda after her. The faces are nearly identical, while the computer guys enhanced the virtual character's body. (See here and here.) And to boot, both characters are government agents with mysterious pasts.|1|EOE 1596|Exit Humanity (2011)|3|exithumanity.jpg|356|475|None.|1 hr, 54 min|Blood.|A man comes back from a hunting trip to find his wife is a zombie and his boy is missing. He sets out to look for his child and learns that his neighbors are also zombies. He chronicles this experience in a book.

This is an interesting zombie film. There's more than just gore, in fact, many bloody scenes are drawings. The movie provides a cause for the zombies. It's set just after the War Between the States. Interesting.|0|EOE 1597|Total Recall (2012)|5|totalrecall2012.jpg|321|475|Kate Beckinsale|1 hr, 58 min|None.|Definitely not as good as the first one, despite having better effects. The story is poor. The acting is alright. The film seems borrow from other films. Not a bad action film, just not a great film!|0|EOE 1598|Premium Rush (2012)|5|premiumrush.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 31 min|None.|A bike courier in New York City takes the responsibility of delivering a small envelope across town. A corrupt cop wants it. This movie isn't bad: exciting and decent. However, I wouldn't run out to see it.|0|EOE 1599|First Blood (1982)|5|firstblood.jpg|305|475|Sylvester Stallone|1 hr, 36 min|None.|Back from fighting in Vietnam, a retired Green Beret is traveling the Pacific Northwest in search of his squad mates. After finding that the last one has died of cancer (attributed to Monsanto's & Dow Chemicals' Agent Orange), he starts wandering. He enters the small town of Hope and is ironically driven out of town by the sheriff. When he starts walking back into town the cop arrests him. While undergoing "questioning", he snaps and heads for the hills.

This movie is sad. It shows how poorly returning veterans were treated by the civilian population. This movie is a lot more than just action.|0|EOE 1600|Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)|4|residentevilretribution.jpg|321|475|Sienna Guillory, Milla Jovovich|1 hr, 35 min|Blood.|This continuation of the franchise is much better than the previous movies. There's an recap at the beginning, which is useful. The story is better. It's less gross and Sienna Guillory is back!|0|EOE 1601|Killer Joe (2011)|5|killerjoe.jpg|321|475|Juno Temple|1 hr, 23 min|None.|The son of "trailer trash" near Dallas decides to have his mother killed so he can cash in her life insurance. A cop, Killer Joe, does the such jobs for money. However, Joe wants collateral and recommends the guy's sister. This film is a bit bizarre!|0|EOE 1602|The Dark Knight Rises (2012)|5|darkknightrises.jpg|321|475|Anne Hathaway|1 hr, 45 min|None.|Having lost his friend Harvey Dent (i.e. Two-Face) and girlfriend, Bruce Wayne becomes a shut-in. Batman is blamed for the murder, and is hunted. The Bane rises and threatens Gotham City. Batman reluctantly comes out of hiding.

There's something wrong with this film. I can't put my finger on it. It's almost sinister. Not recommended. Very, very long.|0|EOE 1603|Looper (2012)|4|looper.jpg|321|475|Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis|1 hr, 58 min|Vomit.|In the future time travel has been invented, and it's used by the mob to eliminate people. People named Loopers, in the present, wait for their hits to "drop in" from the future. Then, it's easy to kill them. Of course, a new mob boss decides to send the old version of Loopers back for the young Looper to kill. One old Looper evades his younger self and is set on killing children, one of whom will grow up to be very dangerous.

This is an interesting time travel film. Entertaining and not bad.|0|EOE 1604|Doomsday Prophecy (2011)|5|doomsdayprophecy.jpg|335|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|None.|A New York assistant publisher and a Northwestern ancient-civilizations teacher are brought together by a mysterious author. This author has written books correctly, and precisely, predicting important future events. Both the publisher and teacher are compelled to attend because earthquakes, fissures, and volcanos are occurring in unusual places.

This film isn't bad. It's pretty obviously made for TV or direct to video. Worth viewing on TV.|0|EOE 1605|Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)|5|safetynotguaranteed.jpg|321|475|Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass|1 hr, 24 min|None.|A journalist and two interns go to a small Washington-State seashore town. They're interested in a newspaper classified ad asking for a companion with whom to travel through time. The female intern manages to gain the guy's trust but as she gets to know him, she wonders if he is really nuts.

This is an enjoyable film. It's light on the time travel and focuses more on the characters. Good ending. Independent film.|0|EOE 1606|Person of Interest (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)|5|person_interest.jpg|325|475|Jim Caviezel|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|A programmer develops a computer that searches for terrorists plotting in New York City. A biproduct is that the computer can also find people who are a part of serious crimes. The machine makes two lists: one for suspected terrorists and a second for persons of interest with regard to crime. The government ignores the crime list, so the programmer takes it on himself to try to stop the crimes. He recruits a tired spy.

This TV program is pretty good. It does a good job showcasing some of the trivial instruments used to monitor people.|1|EOE 1607|The Orphanage - Orfanato (2007)|5|orfanato.jpg|337|475|Belén Rueda|1 hr, 46 min|None.|An orphan is adopted and grows up. As an adult, she has adopted an orphaned boy. She and her husband bought the old orphanage and moved in with their boy. Their idea is to re-purpose the orphanage into a home for disabled children. However, when her son goes missing; she begins to suspect a sinister force at work in the building.

This is an interesting Spanish film. It's a supernatural thriller with some subjects that could be construed as horror. Wild ending.|0|EOE 1608|Ted (2012)|5|ted.jpg|321|475|Giovanni Ribisi, Jessica Barth, Mark Wahlberg|1 hr, 46 min|None.|A friendless boy makes a wish that his Teddy bear would come to life. The wish comes true. The bear stays with him as he grows up. Now, it seems, the bear is standing in the way of the guy marrying his girlfriend.

There are some very funny scenes. Others, aren't so. Definitely not a kid film!|0|EOE 1609|Ca$h (2009)|5|ca$h.jpg|321|475|Sean Bean, Victoria Profeta|1 hr, 46 min|None.|A bag of cash lands on the hood of a station wagon. The man stops and brings the money home. He and his wife decide the money is a turn of luck in their favor, so they start spending. Enter the criminal's twin brother who wants it back, all of it.

This is an OK film. It gets its second wind about halfway through. Sean Bean plays a funny part.|0|EOE 1610|Midway (1975)|5|midway.jpg|302|475|Charlton Heston|2 hr, 12 min|None.|This movie plays like a history lesson, only one that you'd enjoy. It depicts the sequence of events of the Battle of Midway. Many big names. Recommended.|0|EOE 1611|Aaah! Zombies!! (2007)|5|aaah_zombies.jpg|334|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|None.|Four people are accidentally dosed with a secret military chemical that turns them into zombies. The trouble is they don't realize it. As they wander around trying to make sense of their new existence, they begin to question themselves.

This film is hilarious. There are plenty of good one-liners. The production is low budget, but adequate. The acting is not bad. The really clever thing about this film is that it shows the movie in two ways. One, in black and white, is reality. The other, in color, is from the new zombies' point of view. I think that bowling alley will lose its "A" grade! No gore. Recommended.|0|EOE 1612|Liberal Arts (2011)|5|liberalarts.jpg|321|475|Elizabeth Olsen|1 hr, 37 min|None.|A 35-year-old college admissions guy is invited back to the school he graduated in Ohio. There he meets a sophomore who opens his eyes to some of life's hidden beauty. This isn't a bad independent film.|0|EOE 1613|The Cooler (2003)|5|cooler.jpg|321|475|Maria Bello, William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin|1 hr, 42 min|None.|A very unlucky guy works as a "cooler" in The Golden Shangri-La. When someone's on a winning streak, he's dispatched to kill their luck, which he does by being near them. However, in a week, he's leaving. The casino owner is desperate to keep him. Suddenly, his luck starts to change.

This is an enjoyable movie. It has the Las Vegas feel to it. It can be a bit gruesome, without being overly graphic.|0|EOE 1614|You Only Live Twice (1967)|5|you_twice.jpg|303|475|Sean Connery|1 hr, 57 min|None.|I read the Fleming novel and this movie seems accurate.|0|EOE 1615|Today's Special (2009)|5|todaysspecial.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 39 min|None.|An aspiring sous-chef quits his job in New York and intends to move to Paris. He's unsure of his cooking ability and believes that learning from a Parisian chef will make him a better cook. Instead his father has a heart attack, so he takes over the running of his parent's restaurant. Still lacking confidence, he hires a taxi driver to cook for him.

This is a pretty standard movie with a known idea. There's also a new girlfriend thrown into the mix.|0|EOE 1616|On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)|5|on_service.jpg|356|475|George Lazenby, Diane Rigg|2 hr, 22 min|None.|I think Lazenby did a good job. He reminded me of the Bond I imagined when I read the novel. It's too bad this film doesn't get more recognition.|0|EOE 1617|Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead (2009)|5|rosencrantz_undead.jpg|322|475|None.|1 hr, 27 min|None.|A vampire hires a young, out-of-work, director to bring an interpretation of Hamlet to Broadway. Unfortunately for the cast, they will all become vampires before the show runs.

This is an odd film. Not bad, just strange.|0|EOE 1618|Vitus (2007)|5|vitus.jpg|321|475|Fabrizio Borsani, Teo Gheorghiu|2 hr, 3 min|None.|A young Swiss boy is discovered to have a natural talent at piano. He also has a high intelligence, which propels him ahead in school. Feeling left out, he decides to become ordinary.

This film sounds a bit boring, however, it is not! The movie follows the life (up to around 12 years) of this child prodigy. The film's in Swiss German with subtitles. Curiously, the mother (an English woman) interjects English phrases at times of emotional heights. Recommended.|0|EOE 1619|Dead Snow - Død snø (2009)|0|deadsnow.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|Blood & gore|A group of medical students drive up a fjord to a remote cabin. There an old man warns them of Nazi zombies who "live" in the mountain.

Obviously, there's still some anger in Norway about the Nazi occupation. This movie is not bad. It's all in Norwegian with a smattering of English thrown in. Clever idea!|0|EOE 1620|Next of Kin (1989)|5|next_kin.jpg|318|475|Liam Neeson, Adam Baldwin|1 hr, 49 min|None.|A Kentucky hill man moves to Chicago and becomes a cop. His brother grudgingly follows him. Then, his brother is shot by a mobster. The main character struggles with doing the right thing while another brother takes it upon himself to exact revenge.

Liam Neeson's performance is amazing! The film is pretty good.|0|EOE 1621|Bad Day at Black Rock (1954)|5|bad_rock.jpg|299|475|Spencer Tracy, Ernest Brognine|1 hr, 22 min|None.|A crippled Army veteran visits a small desert town. He's hoping to quickly deliver an Army metal to the father of the man who saved his life in Italy. Unfortunately, the father is dead and the ex-soldier suspects foul play.

This is a very good drama. It's well filmed and suspenseful. Recommended.|0|EOE 1622|Here Comes the Boom (2012)|4|here_boom.jpg|321|475|Kevin James, Henry Winkler|1 hr, 45 min|Vomit|A high-school biology teacher witnesses the after-school band, and is a bit taken by the music. However, due to budget cuts, the program and instructor are being terminated. The biology teacher decides to help and starts teaching a citzenship class. Realizing that he can't possibly come up wtih the necessary money in time, he decides to moonlight as a mixed martial-arts wrestler.

This a very good "feel good" movie. It has the right mix of humor and hardship. Recommended.|0|EOE 1623|Jericho (2006, 2008)|5|jericho.jpg|339|475|None.|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|The main character returns to his small hometown of Jericho, Kansas after serving in the military for five years. Shortly after his arrival, the residents see a mushroom cloud in the distance. They slowly learn what happened to the rest of the States as they deal with their own community and personal problems.

This is a really fun program. The characters aren't annoying or overacted. The abilities of the main character can be a bit too heroic. However, it's neat to see how they respond to the stimulus. It's similar to Survivors in many respects.

Season 2 took the TV program from great to awesome. The second season delves into a political struggle to re-solidify federal power. Highly recommended.|1|EOE 1624|Taken 2 (2012)|0|taken2.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 31 min|None.|Pretty much the same idea as Taken except this time the ex-wife is taken. Not bad.|0|EOE 1625|Dredd (2012)|0|dredd.jpg|321|475|Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey|1 hr, 35 min|Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey|Fresh out of the '90s, this movie has all the aspects of a 1990s sci-fi film: violence, blood, and action. That said, it's somewhat better than the original film.|0|EOE 1626|Seven Psychopaths (2012)|5|sevenpsychopaths.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 49 min|None.|A struggling screenwriter has a crazy idea for a film describing lives of seven psychopaths. When his friend kidnaps a crazy mobster's Shih Tzu, he begins to find the psychopaths.

This is an OK film. Not great but OK.|0|EOE 1627|Wreck-it Ralph (2012)|5|wreckitralph.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 41 min|None.|The villain in an old-school video game wants to be a good guy. He even attends a help group for "being a villain". Finally, he decides to get a medallion from another game (a modern first-person shooter) to show his worthiness to his game mates. Things don't go as planned.

This a wonderful film for both children and adults. There are references to games, an excellent plot, and a good moral. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1628|Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia - Astérix et Obélix: Au service de Sa Majesté (2012)|5|asterix_obelix2012.jpg|356|475|Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Gallienne, Edouard Baer|1 hr, 50 min|None.|This movie continues bringing to life the French comic series about two Gauls fighting the Romans and Vikings. (I have previously reviewed one other movie in the franchise). In this movie, the British are under seige by Caesar and are looking for the magic potion that makes the Gauls so strong. Astérix and Obélix leave their home behind to bring the British a barrel of the good stuff.

This is hilarious! It shows how the British favored drink is developed. The Vikings (incorrected called Normans) are also seeking fear and find it in the most unusual person. Highly recommended French film!|0|EOE 1629|Lincoln (2012)|5|lincoln.jpg|321|475|Tommy Lee Jones, Sally Field, Daniel Day-Lewis|2 hr, 30 min|None.|This movie depicts the time period from right after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclomation to his assassination. So it includes the thirteenth amendment and the drama around its passage. This is a very well done film. I guess the part that bugs me is the blantant focus of the North on the issue of slavery. While states' rights is mentioned, clearly the director (and probably Lincoln) care more about abolishing slavery. The victors write the history books.|0|EOE 1630|The Campaign (2012)|5|thecampaign.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 25 min|None.|An innocent man decides to take on long-time incumbent in a small North Carolina town. The mudslinging gets ridiculous and is realistic. This isn't a particularly good film. It probably deserves a lower rating, however, I saw it on a censored airplane flight.|0|EOE 1631|Double Indemnity (1944)|5|doubleindemnity.jpg|308|475|Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray|1 hr, 48 min|None.|An insurance man visits a house and falls in love with a married woman. She sees an opportunity and asks him to kill her husband, after the husband signs a life insurance policy. This is a really good dark murder film.|0|EOE 1632|Branded (2012)|4|branded.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 46 min|Vomit|A guy sees things feeding off people when they consume major brands. These things control their minds. This film is not what I expected. It's not bad, just different. The style is similar to Solaris.|0|EOE 1633|Girls Against Boys (2012)|4|girls_boys.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|Vomit|A naive college student is dumped by her older, married, boyfriend and is then raped. (Fortunately, this isn't shown.) She is then confronted by a redhead, with whom she works, and seeks revenge. This film is OK.|0|EOE 1634|Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012)|1|abe_zombies.jpg|338|475|None.|1 hr, 36 min|Blood|Don't confuse this movie with the one of Lincoln combating vampires. In this direct-to-video release, Lincoln is concerned about an unusual enemy in Savannah. Almost magically, he arrives deep in the South during the War Between the States and fights off zombies. Yes, they're even called that for once! This is really a pretty enjoyable zombie film.|0|EOE 1635|Shadow of a Doubt (1943)|5|shadow_doubt.jpg|307|475|Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten|1 hr, 48 min|None.|A long-lost, but favored, uncle comes to stay with his niece's family in Santa Rosa, California. Her uncle's suspicious behavior leads the girl to believe something is wrong. Perhaps coincidentally, other people are also now interested in this previously boring family. This is a good thriller. |0|EOE 1636|A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)|5|good_hard.jpg|321|475|Bruce Willis, Yuliya Snigir|1 hr, 37 min|None.|John McClane's boy is grown up and mixed up with baddies in Moscow. McClane Senior goes to help him out.

This seemed like a hand-off movie to me. Bruce Willis handing the reigns to this new kid, who plays his character's son. It's not bad except they overuse slow motion. The plot is a bit holey and Mercedes obviously bought product-placement rights. That said, it's fun, action-packed, and enjoyable!|0|EOE 1637|Dead Season (2012)|0|deadseason.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 28 min|Blood & gore|The movie follows the events in a paramedic's life after the unexplained outbreak of "zombieism". I found it a bit confusing at first because some things aren't explained, however, I soon got the hang of this indie film's style. In the story the characters pay their way to a remote Caribbean island with the hope of escaping the walking dead. What they find isn't what they were expecting.

I really enjoyed this gory zombie indie film. It's one of the few I've ever seen with a sex scene, which sounds out there, but it fits. And the woman isn't bad looking either. Overall, I found the movie well acted and pretty well filmed. Recommended to zombie film lovers.|0|EOE 1638|Rocket Singh: Salessman of the Year (2009)|5|rocket_year.jpg|305|475|Ranbir Kapoor|2 hr, 12 min|None.|A determined college graduate joins a large computer selling firm as a salesman. Despite his drive, he's stuck going nowhere. He founds a small computer selling business of his own. Through sheer determination and good cusomter service, he expands the business into a major competitor.

This is a fun film. It's mostly in Hindu so one must read subtitles. It's an age-old struggle of new versus old. Recommended.|0|EOE 1639|Ninth Gate (1999)|5|ninthgate.jpg|354|475|Johnny Depp|2 hr, 13 min|None.|An antique-book shark is commissioned by a wealthy New Yorker to compare the three existing copies of a book. This book is claimed to have been co-written by Lucifer. In fact, the human author was burned at the stake. While researching the books, he meets a mysterious girl who she saves him from homicidal attackers.

This is an unusual film. It's not bad.|0|EOE 1640|Skyfall (2012)|5|skyfall.jpg|321|475|None.|Too long|None.|What a disappointment! I'm a traditionalist when it comes to 007 so the omission of the trademark entry sequence where Bond kills the sniper was a poor start. Also, it's too gritty. I had to turn the movie off halfway through, which I've never done with a James Bond film! There's something sinister in the film. I wrote about the same feeling while watching a recent Batman film.|0|EOE 1641|Juan of the Dead - Juan de los Muertos (2011)|0|juan_muertos.jpg|324|475|None.|1 hr, 36 min|Blood & gore.|Zombies invade Havana. The media and government claim they're anti-socialist dissidents. Of course, no one knows where they originate! Ironically, a slacker and his friends decide to capitalize on the event by killing (in exchange for cash) loved ones who've turned. Eventually, they're overwhelmed.

This Spanish/Cuban comedy is funny and quirky. I don't know if it's just the director's wacky sense of humor. Enjoyable.|0|EOE 1642|Roman Holiday (1953)|5|romanholiday.jpg|353|475|Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck|1 hr, 58 min|None.|Near the conclusion of her European good-will tour, a princess escapes her protectors to experience common life in Rome. She's picked up by a well-meaning reporter when he finds her sleeping on a public road. The next morning he learns who she is and decides he can sell a story of her out on the town to his employer.

This film is really cute. It harkens back to an age of innocence in Hollywood, and America for that matter. It's a great film.|0|EOE 1643|Rome Open City - Roma, città aperta (1945)|3|roma_aperta.jpg|337|475|None.|1 hr, 43 min|Torture scene|The Nazis occupy Rome. The residents are starving. Many resort to theft. The resistance still maintains a strong foothold. This film follows a small group of people as they struggle through the curfews, starvation, abuse, etc.

This is a heavy hitting Italian film that shows just how bad it was in Rome in 1945. The torture scene is shocking even to this day and, I feel, a bit unnecessary. Excellent film.|0|EOE 1644|A Blueprint for Murder (1953)|5|blueprint_murder.jpg|309|475|Jean Peters, Joseph Cotten|1 hr, 18 min|None.|A bachelor uncle returns when his niece is suddenly taken violently ill. She dies a terrible death, which the doctors cannot explain. The uncle begins to suspect the step-mother after his nephew mentions that his father died in a similar, peculiar way.

This is an exciting thriller that kept me guessing to the end. I found this film a bit too rushed. I think it could stand to be a bit longer. Recommended.|0|EOE 1645|The Revenant (2009)|0|therevenant.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 57 min|Vomit, blood, gore|A soldier's killed in Iraq during the war and comes back to life in the States. He's a vampire and his goofy friend helps him get blood. They become vigilantes wiping out crime in the Southland. There are some funny parts but it's mostly bad.|0|EOE 1646|Gone (2012)|5|gone.jpg|321|475|Amanda Seyfried|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A female victim of kidnapping who escaped (despite no evidence of the crime ever being found) returns home after work to find her sister is gone. She believes her sibling was abducted by the same man. The police think she's wrong and don't take the matter seriously because, for a time, the main character was involuntarily admitted to an insane asylum.

This is a good thriller that keeps the viewer in suspense. There is a toned-down car chase and a bit of "girl power" in the plot because it was written by a woman. Not bad.|0|EOE 1647|Rammbock: Berlin Undead (2010)|0|rammbock.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 2 min|Blood & gore|A guy returns to Berlin to personally give his apartment key to his ex-girlfriend. He's really looking to make-up with her. However, a zombie epidemic breaks-out in Berlin trapping him in his ex-girlfriend's apartment with a plumber's assistant.

This film is more like the classic Romero film because it's serious and deals with a small cast surviving against the undead hoards. Recommended.|0|EOE 1648|Black Gold - Day of the Falcon (2011)|5|day_falcon.jpg|320|475|None.|2 hr, 10 min|None.|Two Arab chiefs are fighting over a region known as the Yellow Belt. A ceasefire is agreed upon when one loses the war. The price is that he must give his sons to the winning chief. Thus, the victor raises his enemy's sons. Then, Texan oil men find oil in the disputed Yellow Belt and encourage the victorous chief to allow them to drill in the Belt.This is an interesting film. I think it's supposed to be an epic, however, it lacks something.|0|EOE 1649|Night of the Living Dorks - Die Nacht der lebenden Loser (2004)|5|night_dorks.jpg|338|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|None.|Three geeky high schoolers are accidentally killed in a car crash and awaken as zombies. Their inability to die allows them to be cool. This is a funny film. I'd say it's a romantic comedy with a twist of zombies. It really isn't a zombie film. The English dubbing is absolutely awful, however!|0|EOE 1650|The Iron Lady (2011)|5|ironlady.jpg|328|475|Meryl Streep|1 hr, 45 min|None.|No matter your political beliefs, this is an interesting film about Margaret Thatcher. It's a bit slow at parts but is enjoyable.|0|EOE 1651|Dangerous Crossing (1953)|5|dangerouscrossing.jpg|319|475|Jeanne Crain|1 hr, 15 min|None.|A newlywed couple border a cross-Atlantic liner for their honeymoon. Unfortunately, shortly after boarding, the husband disappears. Struggling with her own past fear of abandonment and the apprehension from the ship's crew, she looks for him. Only the ship's doctor believes her story may be true.

What a thriller! It kept me guessing. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1652|Red Dawn (2012)|4|reddawn_2012.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|Vomit.|This movie has a similar idea as the original movie: communists invade the U.S. and a group of children escape to fight a guerilla war. It's exciting but not a terribly good movie. There were a few twists that are new.|0|EOE 1653|John Dies at the End (2012)|2|john_end.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 48 min|Vomit.|This is a bizarre film. It's been compared to Donnie Darko. It's really tough to explain this movie, however, it is worth a viewing. It's probably better to watch it several times!|0|EOE 1654|The Last Train (1999)|4|thelasttrain.jpg|333|475|None.|Each episode approximately 45 min|Blood.|A small group on a train bound for Sheffield, England are frozen for thirteen years just after a meteor hits Africa. They wake up to find a world vacant of most people and animals. As they search for food and water, they head towards a government facility named Ark, which is in Scotland.

This is a good post-apocalyptic mini-series. It's very much similar to Survivors. Even the style is much the same!|1|EOE 1655|Flight (2012)|5|flight.jpg|308|475|John Goodman, Denzel Washington, Kelly Reilly, James Badge Dale|2 hr, 185 min|None.|Towards the end of an air flight, something snaps in the tail of a small passenger liner. The pilot, through sheer determination and experience, arrests the rapid descent by inverting the plane! Of course, the wings would probably shear off before this could be executed, but it makes for great excitement. The trouble arises when it's discovered that he's a heavy drinker, and drunk at the time. Recommended.|0|EOE 1656|Hitchcock (2012)|5|hitchcock.jpg|321|475|Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johannson|1 hr, 38 min|None.|After the immense success of North By Northwest, Hitchcock is looking for another project. He wants to startle his audience by returning to the style of his younger days. He chooses a novel named Psycho despite most everybody saying it's foolish.

This movie follows the trouble he experienced with the censors, his wife, and the movie studios. The movie is well executed, enjoyable, and well acted. Even the normally lackluster Jessica Biel does well. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1657|Shuffle (2011)|5|shuffle.jpg|333|475|T.J. Thyne, Paula Rhodes, Elle Labadie|1 hr, 2 min|None.|A man comes into a psychiatrist's office claiming to have been awake for two days while waiting for an appointment. He begins to tell a story in which everytime he goes to sleep he wakes up in a different time in his life. He realizes clues along the way and tries to piece together why this happening to him.

Imagine The Butterfly Effect only more fleshed out and random. The main character is trying to figure out what went wrong and why. This is an excellent "personal" time-travel movie.|0|EOE 1658|James May's Man Lab (2010, 2011, 2013)|5|manlab.jpg|336|475|James May, Simeon Oakley|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|James May explains things that every guy should know or be able to make. For instance, he builds a pool table from scratch and how to remember the names of a lot of newly met people. The program is entertaining and provides lots of cool ideas!|1|EOE 1659|Vikings (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, present)|5|vikings_2013.jpg|348|475|Travis Femmel, Gabriel Byrne, Katheryn Winnick|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|The Northman are just heading west to raid Britain. They're lead by Ragnar who envisions freedom and wealth. He's at odds with the ruling earl who claims Ragnar's newfound wealth. This History Channel program probably isn't terribly accurate, but it sure is great fun!|1|EOE 1660|Going the Distance (2004)|5|going_distance.jpg|329|475|Joanne Kelly|1 hr, 3 min|None.|An uptight high-school graduate finally has sex with his longtime girlfriend. Then, she leaves for Toronto for a summer internship. After not hearing from her for a week, he decides to fly out to propose marriage to her. His Hippie parents know that she's not good for him and hire a guy to track and thwart his journey. His friends offer to drive him there.

This is a fun road trip movie. I didn't expect it to be good. I only rented it to see Joanne Kelly, who is excellent!|0|EOE 1661|Love Crime - Crime d'amour (2010)|5|crime_damour.jpg|357|475|Ludivine Sagnier|1 hr, 44 min|None.|A senior female executive who's used to getting her way challenges a young ambitious woman in her firm. There's some jostling for power in the work environment and a somewhat surprising effect. Not a bad film.|0|EOE 1662|Django Unchained (2012)|3|djangounchained.jpg|321|475|Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx|2 hr, 45 min|Blood.|After being caught escaping, a black slave is sold separately from his wife. A German bounty hunter tracks him down and frees him on the condition that he help him find his bounty. The two develop mutual respect and they search for Django's wife.

This is a typical Tarantino film: violence, blood, action, outrageous acting. It's really fun.|0|EOE 1663|Whip It (2009)|5|whipit.jpg|321|475|Ellen Page|2 hr|None.|A girl in a small central Texas town escapes her mother's requests to be a beauty queen. She goes to Austin and joins an all-girl roller derby team. Fairly predictable feel-good film. A bit heavy on "girl power" but enjoyable.|0|EOE 1664|Humans vs. Zombie (2011)|0|humanvszombies.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 31 min|Gore.|A small university campus in Texas with a chapter of students playing the Humans vs. Zombies live game, is infected by an escaped virus. A small group survive and are tracked by the zombies. Predictable and fairly typical zombie film. Enjoyable!|0|EOE 1665|Womb (2010)|5|womb.jpg|328|475|Eva Green, Matt Smith|1 hr, 52 min|None.|A woman comes back to a rural German island to re-connect with her childhood boyfriend. Now adults, they are still in love and marry. He's accidentally killed by a car. This film is set in the near future. She has him cloned, carries the pregnancy, and raises him.

As you can imagine, this is an independent film. It is shocking at times. The photography is very good. It's slow in many parts. Definitely a different film.|0|EOE 1666|Charlie Bartlett (2007)|5|charliebartlett.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 37 min|None.|A high school student is expelled from several Connecticutt private schools. His mother thinks he should try the public school. At first, he's rejected. Then, he becomes the school psychiatrist and dispenses prescription drugs to help his fellow students. Not a bad film. Pretty typical of this sort of film.|0|EOE 1667|The Inbetweeners (2008)|2|inbetweeners_tv.jpg|321|454|None.|Each episode approximately 30 min|Vomit.|A middle-school-aged kid is taken out of private school and put in a public school in England. He's dumped on an almost equally out-of-place middle-schooler and his friends. This sitcom relates a single semester in their lives.

Really not bad. Not quite as strong as Skins but not lame like many American shows of the same subject.|1|EOE 1668|Dollhouse (2008, 2009)|5|dollhouse.jpg|325|475|Eliza Dushku|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|In the Dollhouse operatives live blank, carefree lives until they are imprinted for special assignments. This show follows the life of one such subject Echo. The overarching conflict is that she's slowly remembering things & people.

This is really a novel concept. It's a new twist on the River Song character from Firefly & Serenity. It's written by the same writer Joss Whedon. The show is enticing. Recommended.|1|EOE 1669|Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008)|5|dr_blog.jpg|317|475|Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, Felicia Day|43 min|None.|Doctor Horrible is a geeky guy who, in his video blog, relates his attempts to be evil. His arch-nemesis is Captain Hammer. This sounds like a dumb musical comedy, however, it's really fun. It's long enough to be entertaining and short enough to not get old. I'd recommend this light tongue-in-cheek comedy.|0|EOE 1670|The Intouchables (2011)|5|intouchables.jpg|350|475|Omar Sy, François Cluzet|1 hr, 53 min|None.|Instead of signing a paper to ensure a young black guy gets his welfare benefits, a rich quadriplegic gives him a job. The two grow to become friends. This is a very good heart-warming French drama. It's also funny.|0|EOE 1671|Shattered (2007)|5|shattered.jpg|320|475|Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello|1 hr, 38 min|None.|The night of a successful Chicago couple is "shattered" by a man claiming to have kidnapped their daughter. He has unusual requests that puzzle the man and his wife.

This is a very good thriller. It holds one's attention and has a good twist. Recommended.|0|EOE 1672|Solar Attack (2005)|5|solarattack.jpg|336|475|Joanne Kelly|1 hr, 31 min|None.|The sun begins to "shed its skin" and starts ejecting masses of energy. A rich entrepreneur, who's convinced of global warming, seems to have the only solution. He claims that one of these solar emissions will light the higher-than-normal-level methane in the upper atmosphere on fire, which will consume all the oxygen in the atmopshere.

Cheeseball movie and terrible plot & acting, except Joanne Kelly. Fun to laugh at but also not a bad film, if you know what you're watching.|0|EOE 1673|The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)|5|jurassicpark2.jpg|359|475|None.|2 hr, 9 min|None.|If you liked the original movie, you may like this one. Nothing new.|0|EOE 1674|Dead Air (2008)|5|deadair.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 37 min|None.|Bad guys release a gas at a sports stadium in LA and people turn into zombies. A DJ reports on the events and broadcasts phone calls from people on the street.

The movie has obvious political reasons. Not that they are bad. Imagine it: a zombie film with no gore just a little bloody eyes!|0|EOE 1675|Robot & Frank (2012)|5|robot_frank.jpg|320|475|Frank Langella|1 hr, 29 min|None.|In the near future a son brings his ailing father a robot to look after him. The old man grudgingly accepts the machine and as it improves his mental condition, he grows to accept it. The twist comes from the fact that the old man is a retired cat burglar.

This is a great film! It's funny and tasteful. Recommended!|0|EOE 1676|The Candidate (1972)|5|thecandidate.jpg|314|475|Robert Redford|1 hr, 50 min|None.|A lawyer from San Diego decides to run in the Democratic primary against a popular incumbent. He plans to speak his mind. As time goes by, he learns that this isn't really possible. This is a serious movie that becomes almost satrical during the last third.|0|EOE 1677|Anna Karenina (2012)|5|annakarenina_2012.jpg|321|475|Keira Knightley, Jude Law|2 hr, 10 min|None.|Before the Reds came to power, Imperial Russia was prosperous. This film follows the episode where a woman who's married to a powerful politician has an affair with a colonel.

The film uses transitions reminiscent of the a stage play. It's a bit confusing at first. Next idea. Decent film.|0|EOE 1678|Red Dog (2012)|5|reddog.jpg|323|475|None.|1 hr, 23 min|None.|In West Australia a dog grew to a larger-than-life legend. He traveled half of Australia and visited Japan looking for his master. This film shows his life. Excellent film.|0|EOE 1679|I Am the Cheese (1983)|5|i_cheese.jpg|326|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A boy sets out on a long bicycle ride to visit his father. The movie also has flashbacks of when he's in some sort of hospital. This movie, while slow to start, is one that keeps you guessing. I didn't figure it out until the end. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1680|Escape from Alcatraz (1979)|5|escape_alcatraz.jpg|313|475|Clint Eastwood|1 hr, 51 min|None.|This movie follows the planning and execution of an escape from the famous island prison Alcatraz. It's really enjoyable.|0|EOE 1681|Headhunters - Hodejegerne (2011)|4|hodejegerne.jpg|332|475|Aksel Hennie|1 hr, 40 min|Blood is pervasive, if mild|A corporate recruiter is living far beyond his means to impress his lovely wife. He supplements his salary by screening potential owners for expensive artwork and then robs them. One target turns out to be more than he bargained for.

This is a great movie. Yes, one has to read subtitles, however, it's worth it. Highly recommend this thriller.|0|EOE 1682|The Lake House (2006)|5|lakehouse.jpg|321|475|Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves|1 hr, 38 min|None.|For some reason a man receives a letter about a lake house from a woman two years in his future. He thinks it's a hoax and writes her. Their correspondence vehicle is a mailbox outside of the lake house, which they both will own/rent.

It's really a clever idea. The two can converse, in real time, across a span of two years. There's an old Mustang and C-10 pick-up in the movie, which seemed to have been built about two years apart.|0|EOE 1683|Sushi Girl (2012)|5|sushigirl.jpg|356|475|Cortney Palm, Mark Hamill, Tony Todd|1 hr, 39 min|None.|Upon the release of a compatriot from prison, the leader of a gang of thieves holds a celebration dinner. Sushi is served off a living, nude woman. Of course, thieves don't do anything without a reason so this film develops into quite a battle of nerves.

There's a bit of blood and some vomiting, though, it doesn't overwhelm. This film is a good "last supper" suspense film. It kept me guessing till the end. Recommended.|0|EOE 1684|Age of Consent (1969)|5|age_consent.jpg|316|475|Helen Mirren, James Mason|1 hr, 46 min|None.|Seeking inspiration a New York artist returns to the Gold Coast of Australia, his homeland. There he find a beautiful young woman who's saving money to move to Brisbane. He pays her to pose for his paintings and sculptures.

This is Helen Mirren's first movie role. Really not a bad film. A bit slow at parts but she's naked for a few scenes.|0|EOE 1685|Skyline (2010)|3|skyline.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 34 min|Alien stuff|A small group of people wake up in a LA high rise (actually, in Marina del Rey) to a mysterious blue light drawing people to it. It turns out some sort of alien invasion is under way.

This movie draws upon (copies?) many other sci-fi movies. The acting isn't great and the movie's a bit too lengthy. I wouldn't go out of my way to see this movie.|0|EOE 1686|Mama (2013)|5|mama.jpg|300|475|Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nélisse|1 hr, 40 min|None.|During a stock market loss, a man kills his wife and takes his daughters. He crashes the car in a remote area and kills himself. The young girls are left on their own. Years later they're found and adopted by their uncle and his girlfriend.

This is a creepy supernatural thriller. Worth watching if you enjoy such movies!|0|EOE 1687|Misfits (2009, 2010, 2011)|5|misfits.jpg|337|475|Lauren Socha, Robert Sheehan, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Antonia Thomas, Iwan Rheon|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|A group of teenagers assigned to community service (as punishment) are caught in a freak lightning/hailstorm. After being struck, they find they have special abilities. This changes their outlook.

Not a bad TV program. The idea seems fresh and the style is similar to Skins.|1|EOE 1688|Thale (2012)|0|thale.jpg|332|475|None.|1 hr, 17 min|Vomit, blood, gore|Two guys cleaning up after crimes finds a mythical creature. She was being held in a basement by a man who was studying her. The man was killed by wild animals, hence why the cleaning men come on the scene.

Not a particularly great Norwegian film. It's dubbed. The vomiting and blood & gore at the beginning really isn't necessary. It's similar to The Woman.|0|EOE 1689|Warm Bodies (2013)|5|warmbodies.jpg|315|475|Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry|1 hr, 37 min|None.|The movie is told through the narration of a young zombie guy. He explains the state of being in a--especially at certain times--very humorous manner. He meets a girl by eating the brains of her deceased boyfriend. He brings her back to his private 'plane and attempts to make a connection.

Cute and relatively wholesome, this film is enjoyable. It presents the zombie genre in a more digestible, popular form. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1690|The Last Stand (2013)|4|thelaststand.jpg|317|475|Arnold Schwarzenegger, Johnny Knoxville|1 hr, 47 min|Blood|A convicted big-time Mexican drug dealer escapes custody in Las Vegas. He steals a very fast car and speeds towards a border crossing. This crossing is in a diehard sheriff's town.

This is a fun action film. There are car chases, lots of shooting, and things blowing up. The blood is a bit excessive at parts. Recommended!|0|EOE 1691|Parker (2013)|5|parker.jpg|321|475|Jason Statham|1 hr, 58 min|None.|A thief with rules (like do not steal from the undeserving) is double-crossed by his group after a heist. He wakes up in a hospital and decides to go after them.

Pretty standard revenge action film. It seems better executed than similar films. Recommended.|0|EOE 1692|Side Effects (2013)|5|sideeffects.jpg|321|475|Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Catherine Zeta-Jones|1 hr, 46 min|None.|This film opens with a bloody scene. It keeps the viewer wondering throughout: who is behind it. The main suspect is a woman with a history of depression who's on perscription drugs and has a husband just being released from prison. Is there something else in play?

I'm probably not the best person to judge this film. It's quite complicated and finished in an unresolved, though suggestive, manner. It's definitely a decent thriller, if a bit depressing at the start; so make up your own mind about it.|0|EOE 1693|Saint - Sint (2010)|4|sint.jpg|334|475|None.|1 hr, 27 min|Blood|In the fifteenth century a rogue bishop extorts money from villages. One day the villagers summon up the courage and burn him alive on the 5th of December. Since then, he returns every 5th of December during a full moon and terrorizes Amsterdam.

This is not a bad Dutch film. Exciting.|0|EOE 1694|The Bletchley Circle (2012 & 2014)|5|thebletchleycircle.jpg|339|475|None.|Three parts approximately 45 min|None.|Four women who broke Nazi codes during the war decide to track a serial killer. The police don't take them seriously. Can they find the killer before he strikes again?

This is a very good British period drama. The acting and filming are superb. Recommended.|1|EOE 1695|The Inbetweeners (2011)|5|theinbetweeners2011.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 37 min|None.|The movie starts at graduation and the guys decide to go to Crete for vacation. It's pretty much the same as the program, except longer. Good.|0|EOE 1696|Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)|0|hansel_hunters.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 38 min|Blood, gore, vomit|After the siblings kill the witch who imprisoned them, they grow up and become witch killers. This is an exciting action-horror film. It's too scary for children.|0|EOE 1697|Outland (1981)|5|outland.jpg|312|475|Sean Connery, Frances Sternhagen|1 hr, 49 min|None.|A marshall takes a new job on Io, a moon of Jupiter. His responsibility is to maintain order and security at the titanium mining operation. It seems a dull and lonely job until he learns of the high rate of suicide. Is there something sinister at work?

I enjoyed this film. Netflix claims that it's High Noon in space. I can see that, however, this film can stand on it's own without the help. Good space Western.|0|EOE 1698|Shackleton (2002)|5|shackleton2002.jpg|328|475|Kenneth Branagh|Two parts approximately 1 hr, 45 min each|None.|This is another mini-series about Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 voyage to the South Pole in Endurance. It's good and agrees with the other movie that I have seen.|1|EOE 1699|Drive (2011)|2|drive.jpg|321|475|Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan|1 hr, 40 min|Blood & a bit of gore|A quiet stunt driver who isn't quite happy being just a driver decides to take his skills to the street. In LA there turns out to be plenty of uncomplicated action. That is until the husband of a woman that he likes returns, bringing a full onslaught of criminal world.

This feels like a good '70s film. It's not perfect. A few good car chases. It is a good film.|0|EOE 1700|The Day After (1983)|5|thedayafter.jpg|341|475|None.|2 hr, 6 min|None.|This film is set in Kansas before and after a thermonuclear war with the Soviet Union. It is shocking with imagery that sticks with you for a long time.|1|EOE 1701|Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)|5|jackthegiantslayer.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 54 min|None.|This movie is based on the Jack and the Bean Stalk story. The acting is fair. The effects are impressive. It's just so dull at parts!|0|EOE 1702|Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)|5|sinbad_tiger.jpg|314|475|Patrick Troughton, Jane Seymour|1 hr, 53 min|None.|Sinbad returns home to find his girlfriend's castle locked up. As it turns out, a witch has turned her brother into a baboon. Sinbad seeks a way to turn him back into a man, the soon-to-be ruler, before times runs out.

This is a pretty good film. Not only does Jane Seymour wander around in a skimpy costume, but the story is pretty good and acting decent. The stop-motion animation is extensive and really pretty good. Recommended.|0|EOE 1703|The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe - Robinson Crusoé (2003)|5|robinsoncrusoe_2003.jpg|339|475|None.|3 hr, 13 min|None.|This TV film is very long! It's also dubbed in English.|1|EOE 1704|Ginger & Rosa (2012)|5|ginger_rosa.jpg|321|475|Elle Fanning|1 hr, 29 min|None.|Two young women growing up in 1960s London cope with the threat of nuclear war in different ways. They also respond to their parents' idealogies and actions. This is an interesting film. Elle Fanning's performance is very impressive.|0|EOE 1705|Would You Rather (2013)|5|wouldyourather.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A woman decides to accept the invitation of a very rich man to a dinner party. The party centers around a game against other invitees. They are also desperate individuals so you can imagine what sort of game this is.

Surprisingly, this is not overly graphic. The idea is a cross between The Last Supper and Saw. Not a bad film.|0|EOE 1706|G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)|5|gijoe2.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 50 min|None.|This movie seems to follow the previous. This one isn't bad ...a lot of special effects.|0|EOE 1707|Erased (2012)|5|erased.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A guy working for a security company finds some oddities about the devices he's defeating. Then, one morning his place of work is gone and all traces of his employment. He drags his teenage daughter along as he searches for clues.

This is a good action film, if not a great movie. The idea seems old and is unrealistic.|0|EOE 1708|Gallowwalkers (2013)|0|gallowwalkers.jpg|367|475|Wesley Snipes|1 hr, 33 min|Blood.|A gunslinger can't be killed after he is brought back to life. He uses his immortality to finish off his enemies. This movies runs like a video game. It's good for action.|0|EOE 1709|The Pillars of the Earth (2010)|2|pillars_earth.jpg|317|475|Tony Curran, Ian McShane, Eddie Redmayne|Eight parts, each approximately 1 hr|Blood.|A prior wants to build a cathedral after his old one burns down. He enlists an out-of-work master builder to do the job. As he plans, warring factions in Medieval England seek to stop the production.

This is a very good mini series. All acting and the filming are very good. Recommended.|1|EOE 1710|Vehicle 19 (2013)|5|vehicle19.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 25 min|None.|A man just released from an American prison flies to Johannsburg to rebuild his marriage. His rental car, the vehicle in space 19 of the Hertz parking lot, not only turns out to be the wrong type, but also has a suppressed pistol and mobile phone inside. He decides to try and solve the problems before meeting his wife at the embassy.

This isn't a bad action film. I don't care for Paul Walker and feel that someone else would have done a better job.|0|EOE 1711|The Conjuring (2013)|4|theconjuring.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 50 min|Blood.|In the 1970s a working couple move into a Rhode Island country house. Shortly after, they begin to experience what they deem to be a ghost. They recruit a couple who are experts in such things to look into their problem.

This movie could have been very good. It's not bad but it's also not great. There are lots of loose ends and major characters remain unexplored. The filmmakers also want to force that this really happened. That's an obvious sign of the story being false.|0|EOE 1712|The Host (2013)|5|thehost.jpg|321|475|Saoirse Ronan, William Hurt|2 hr, 6 min|None.|A "peaceful" alien race occupies nearly all of the human race. A woman, who's part of a small band of resistance, is captured and becomes the host of an alien. She (the host) resists the alien's control and eventually they develop an uneasy alliance against those seeking to destroy the resistance.

This movie is based on a novel. It's really a clever idea. There are some beautiful shots Shiprock in New Mexico. Recommended.|0|EOE 1713|Death Becomes Her (1992)|5|death_her.jpg|301|475|Goldie Hawn, Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis|1 hr, 44 min|None.|Two women fighting over a nerdy plastic surgeon find the secret to eternal beauty. They find that their bodies start to fall apart and realize they both need the guy to fix them up.

Very funny! Lots of good one-liners. Recommended.|0|EOE 1714|The Witches of Eastwick (1987)|1|witches_eastwick.jpg|317|475|Jack Nicholson, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Cher|1 hr, 58 min|Vomit.|Three divorced friends wish a new, interesting man into their small town. However, he turns out to be not quite what they expect.

This is a funny film. I just wish that there wasn't so much vomiting. Nicholson is amazing.|0|EOE 1715|Arsenic & Old Lace (1944)|5|arsenic_lace.jpg|316|475|Cary Grant, John Alexander|1 hr, 58 min|None.|A bachelor who writes books about the evils of marriage secretly marries. He returns home to his aunts' home in Brooklyn to tell them the news. He finds that they murdered a lonely old man and has hidden the body in the window seat! Problems are compounded when his crazy brother returns home.

This movie is based on a Broadway play. The idea sounds morbid, however, it is really a comedy.|0|EOE 1716|Elysium (2013)|1|elysium.jpg|321|475|Matt Damon|1 hr, 49 min|Vomit & blood|Earth is overpopulated and the wealthy have moved out, to an orbiting station named Elysium. A convict who's trying to lead a good life by working in a factory is exposed to a lethal amount of radiation. With nothing to lose, he takes a daring job from a local crime lord.

The story is sound and acting good. There are some holes in the technology and plot. However that said, the movie has a good meaning and message.|0|EOE 1717|Deadfall (2012)|5|deadfall.jpg|321|475|Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Sissy Spacek, Kate Mara|1 hr, 34 min|None.|A brother and sister have just escaped a casino heist and are heading into northern Michigan. Their car hits a deer killing the getaway driver and forcing them into the Michigan winter. Both deal with the elements in different ways and draw in other characters as they aim towards Canada during the Thanksgiving holiday.

I really enjoyed this film. The characters are very well acted. The plot flows smoothly without any pauses to force an idea onto the audience. The film plays like a Western with snow. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1718|World Without End (2012)|5|world_end.jpg|342|475|None.|Eight parts, each approximately 1 hr|None.|This miniseries is the sequel to Pillars of the Earth. It's similar and enjoyable. Recommended.|1|EOE 1719|Olympus Has Fallen (2013)|5|olympus_fallen.jpg|321|475|None.|2 hr|None.|A secret service agent makes the right choice by saving the president while unfortunately letting the first lady die. He asks to be reassigned. Then, North Korean bad guys capture the White House, the president, and his staff. The agent goes in to save them.

This is sort of like Die Hard only with less wit and more political stuff. It's not really too good as a film because it is unrealistic. Decent action film, though.|0|EOE 1720|Gray Lady Down (1978)|5|gray_down.jpg|312|475|None.|1 hr, 51 min|None.|A nuclear submarine is run over by a Norwegian boat. The sub sinks into a precarious valley on the edge of the continental ledge in the north Atlantic. The Navy sends recovery vehicles to rescue the crew.

This film is pretty good. It's a bit slow at parts. Good effects for the time.|0|EOE 1721|Skyjacked (1972)|5|skyjacked.jpg|310|475|James Brolin, Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux|1 hr, 41 min|None.|A flight to Milwaukee is hijacked by a disturbed veteran. The ex-military captain does what he can to appease the man, however, there seems to be a real threat that someone will die on his flight.

This is a good movie. It's full of action and entertaining. My only complaint is that it would have been more exciting if it was a whodunit mystery instead of a political drama.|0|EOE 1722|Oblivion (2013)|4|oblivion.jpg|329|475|None.|2 hr, 4 min|Vomit|The earth has been devastated by a nuclear war against aliens. A man and woman work to maintain droids that defend devices that are harvesting the oceans for fuel. The guy is haunted by memories of a woman who suddenly falls from the sky.

This is a good film. There are some plot holes, however, it's well performed and filmed.|0|EOE 1723|Another Earth (2011)|4|anotherearth.jpg|321|475|Brit Marling|1 hr, 32 min|Vomit|An earth-like planet appears in the sky on the same night that a teenage girl's SUV collides with a young family's car. She is largely unhurt and convicted of vehicular manslaughter, having killed the mother and son. After being released from prison, she decides to skip any dream of going to space and takes up a cleaning job. "Earth 2", as the planet is called, is still there and looks identical to Earth.

It's a clever idea. I think it may be original too. This is an independent film so it's not for everyone. However, I enjoyed it. The laws of physics are ignored because another planetary body would obviously disrupt the earth's orbit... or would it?|0|EOE 1724|Never Let Me Go (2010)|5|never_go.jpg|321|475|Carey Mulligan, Izzy Meikle-Small, Keira Knightley|1 hr, 43 min|None.|Three friends grow up in an English boarding home during the '70s & '80s. It's hard to tell if they're orphans. One thing is for sure: something isn't right about the home. Health and education are stressed while art isn't as important. As they grow up, they realize their lot in life.

What a clever idea! This could be the British answer to The Island except this film is much more interested in the characters than special effects and chase scenes. Recommended.|0|EOE 1725|The Terminator (1984)|4|theterminator.jpg|334|475|Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Arnold Schwarzenegger|1 hr, 47 min|Blood & gore.|Set in the future, computers have taken over the planet with the goal of destroying or enslaving every human being. The machines decide to send an assassin back to 1984 to eliminate the mother of the--at that time--unborn human resistance leader. This leader sends back a protector.

This is an excellent film. I hadn't seen it for over ten years and it still looks good and runs well. Of course, I recommend it.|0|EOE 1726|Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)|5|startrek_darkness.jpg|321|475|Simon Pegg|2 hr, 12 min|None.|This film has problems. Not only is it more of the same as the previous film, but now it's riding on the coat tails of The Wrath of Khan. They introduce Khan and kill Christopher Pike. Has the writer ever seen the original TV program? Also, what's the idea of Leonard Nimoy giving tips on the main screen? Terrible film!

Correction: I learned that this new Star Trek series of movies is based on an alternate timeline. That's why they could get away with murder. Now it makes more sense.|0|EOE 1727|Downton Abbey (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)|5|downtonabbey.jpg|335|475|various|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|This program follows life in a manor house in Yorkshire after the sinking of the HMS Titanic. The house is thrown into disarray because two heirs are lost on the luxury liner. The program progresses through history showing how the house responds to various stimuli both internal and external. The program is very good. I've only found that the British can deliver such realistic and poignant dramas. This one is no different. Fortunately, the character that Maggie Smith plays (the grandmother) frequently helps to lighten the mood, whether intentionally or inadvertently!|1|EOE 1728|The Awakening (2011)|5|theawakening.jpg|321|475|Rebecca Hall|1 hr, 46 min|None.|A woman who uncovers ghost hoaxes visits a boarding house. A young boy appears in class photos over the years. She's convinced that he is an elaborate hoax.

This is an interesting thriller. It's not original, though it is exciting.|0|EOE 1729|The Iceman (2013)|5|theiceman.jpg|321|475|Michael Shannon|1 hr, 45 min|None.|This film follows the adult life of a hitman who has a family. He killed more than 100 people between the mid '60s & mid '80s. The film is well acted. The subject material is a bit morbid, as would be expected!|0|EOE 1730|Lawless (2012)|3|lawless.jpg|321|475|Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce, Tom Hardy|1 hr, 55 min|Blood.|Three brothers in the Blue Ridge foothills make moonshine during Prohibition. A vicious federal agent is sent from Chicago to stop the illegal business. His technique elicits a lot of anger from many of the locals.

This is a good film. The blood is a bit too much at spots. Evidently this film is based on actual events.|0|EOE 1731|Dead Man Down (2012)|5|dead_down.jpg|316|475|None.|1 hr, 58 min|None.|A woman, who's seeking revenge on a drunk driver who disfigured her in a car crash, blackmails a neighbor into killing the man. (She recorded her neighbor killing a man in his apartment.) However he's not just a hired killer, which is something she learns as the movie progresses.

This isn't a bad revenge/action film. The one truck chase through the city is a bit odd. There are many good action scenes.|0|EOE 1732|Now You See Me (2013)|5|now_me.jpg|321|475|Morgan Freeman, Mélanie Laurent|1 hr, 55 min|None.|Four street magicians band together and hit the big time. An FBI agent is closely following them when the film begins. Their first performance is to liberate more than three million Euros from a Parisian bank vault using a guest teleported from Las Vegas. As these four individuals gain notoriety, the stakes grow. The FBI and Interpol are hot on their trail. The only question is are they on the right path?

This is a good whodunit film. The characters are fleshed-out well enough. The only thing left is a touch of magic. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1733|On the Road (2012)|5|on_road.jpg|321|475|Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Kirsten Dunst|2 hr, 4 min|None.|After a close friend leaves with a friend he admires, a budding writer sets out for Denver. He can only afford the trip so far. It is, after all, 1948. He hitchhikes the rest of the way, which is eye opening for him. Once in Denver, all hell breaks loose and he's once again on the road. The young writer find his best work while on the road.

This film, being somewhat independent, tends to promote what we all desire in life. Objectively, I may say that the characters are well-defined and honest. The plot moves along as one would expect. Kirsten Dunst looks good and Kristen Stewart makes up for being in those vampire films by showing some skin. This movie is based on a Jack Kerouac book.|0|EOE 1734|Mighty Uke (2009)|5|mightyuke.jpg|151|212|None.|1 hr, 19 min|None.|This is a fun documentary about the ukulele!|0|EOE 1735|Hammer of the Gods (2013)|4|hammer_gods.jpg|339|475|None.|1 hr, 39 min|Blood & gore.|A wayward son of an injured Viking king is told to seek out his eldest brother. His father, the current king, lays dying after being mortally wounded in a fight against the Saxons in ninth-century England. His son sets out looking for his banished brother out of respect for his father.

This is a pretty good tale. The action is decent and the scenery of Wales is breathtaking. The acting isn't that good but tolerable. Glynis Barber (best known for her role as Soolin in Blake's 7) has a part. She looks pretty good for her age, too!|0|EOE 1736|Earthquake (1974)|5|earthquake.jpg|318|475|Charlton Heston, Lorne Greene|2 hr, 3 min|None.|A major earthquake hits the Los Angeles area. The movie follows characters as they try to survive.|0|EOE 1737|Frankenstein's Army (2013)|0|frankensteinsarmy.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 24 min|Blood & gore.|A Soviet reconnaissance squad responds to a call for help from a fellow unit. It turns out to be Frankenstein luring them to be destroyed by his army of Nazi rebuilt soldiers.

This film could have been really good. The trouble is that it's dull, filmed in a "reality" manner, and too gross.|0|EOE 1738|The Kings of Summer (2013)|5|kings_summer.jpg|321|475|Nick Robinson, Moisés Arias, Erin Moriarty, Nick Offerman|1 hr, 35 min|None.|Once school finishes, three high school friends escape nagging and mean parents to the woods of Ohio. They build a house and begin a life there. All is going well until an outside individual drives a stake between them.

This is a really well-done independent film. The characters are memorable and the filming excellent. The dialogue is hilarious at parts. Be sure to wait for the short scene after the credits. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1739|Bedazzled (1967)|5|bedazzled_1967.jpg|310|475|Dudley Moore, Peter Cook|1 hr, 45 min|None.|The concept is the same as the remake. Though, there are some differences between the films. However, like the remake, this one is a very good film. The dialogue is witty, if distinctly British, the characters are well defined, and the plot moves along well. Recommended.|0|EOE 1740|The Perfect Host (2010)|5|theperfecthost.jpg|322|475|David Hyde Pierce|1 hr, 34 min|None.|The movie begins with a guy running from a robbery. He takes shelter in a house of an affluent man by posing as a friend of a friend. The only trouble is can he outsmart the man?

This is a fun thriller. The twists and turns kept me guessing. The acting is excellent. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1741|The Great Gatsby (2013)|5|thegreatgatsby.jpg|321|475|Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan|2 hr, 22 min|None.|This follows F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel well.|0|EOE 1742|Enter Nowhere (2011)|5|enternowhere.jpg|338|475|Katherine Waterston, Sarah Paxton, Scott Eastwood|1 hr, 29 min|None.|Three strangers end up near a cabin in the middle of the woods. As they search for a way out, they learn about each other. What they learn turns out to be shocking.

This is a very good independent film. The idea is new to me and kept me interested. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1743|Devil's Playground (2010)|4|devilsplayground.jpg|334|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|Gore & blood.|An experimental drug to help individuals have more energy goes horribly wrong. Nearly all of the thirty thousand people involved in the trial are turned into zombies. A company man is tasked with finding and rescuing a woman who seems immune so that the company may develop a cure.

This film is a cross between Final Fantasy & 28 Days Later. It's British and pretty good. Surprisingly, it's not too graphic.|0|EOE 1744|Kick-Ass (2010)|4|kickass.jpg|321|475|Chloë Grace Moretz, Nicholas Cage|1 hr, 57 min|Blood.|A high schooler who reads comic books decides to don a mask and suit to combat crime in New York City. The only trouble is that he has no superpowers and only makes a name for himself through sheer tenacity. He's warned off by a father-daughter partnership looking to avenge their wife/mother death.

What a cool idea! Chloë Moretz reminds me Natalie Portman in The Professional. Fun film!|0|EOE 1745|Spacehunter (1983)|5|spacehunter.jpg|289|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A bounty hunter goes to a remote planet to recover three kidnapped Earth women. There, he meets an orphan who says she can help him find them. He also enlists the help of a former co-worker.

I wonder if this film was the inspiration for Borderlands. The scenery and vehicles are similar. The characters are even very similar. The movie isn't great but worth viewing.|EOE 1746|The Sweeney (2012)|5|thesweeney.jpg|321|475|Ray Winstone, Paul Anderson|1 hr, 53 min|None.|This movie rebuilds The Flying Squad ("the Sweeney") division of the Metropolitan Police (London) for modern audiences. For those unfamiliar, The Sweeney was a group of police that used unorthodox methods to take down or capture violent criminals. The result is an action-packed thrill ride of a gritty story in modern London.

What turned me on to this film was that Top Gear was asked to make the final car chase scene. As presented on Top Gear, they make an obvious flop. In reality the Top Gear crew was responsible for filming the most memorable car chase in the film. Also, I learned from the extras that they actually filmed in Trafalgar Square & St James's Park. I wondered why it looked so real. This is very unusual, if not the first time. The movie also includes some good shots of the East End skyline at night. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1747|Up Periscope (1959)|5|upperiscope.jpg|270|475|None.|1 hr, 51 min|None.|A lieutenant is assigned a mission to infiltrate the Japanese base in the Marshall Islands. He is tasked to photograph a code book. He's ferried from Pearl Harbor by a submarine captain & crew who are just recovering from losing a popular sailor during their last cruise. So not only is the mission difficult, but would they even make it to the island?

This is a good World War II submarine thriller. Enjoyable.|0|EOE 1748|Europa Report (2012)|5|europareport.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 31 min|None.|A company launches a spacecraft to investigate Europa, a moon of Jupiter. The trip takes over a year and they start to lose team members along the way.

This movie is downright dull at parts. It's filmed like it really happened. That is with documentary-like interviews with ground staff. It's an OK idea but could have been a third of the length!|0|EOE 1749|Hell (2011)|5|hell.jpg|336|475|None.|1 hr, 29 min|None.|Two sisters and a guy are heading to the mountains. They're trying to find water and escape the burned-up landscape. High solar activity had killed just about everything off on Earth.

The trailer suggests that this is a gruesome horror movie, however, it is more about the struggle to survive on a dead planet. It follows in a similar vein as The Road and The Book of Eli except with its own viewpoint. I highly recommend this dubbed German film.|0|EOE 1750|Gravity (2013)|5|gravity.jpg|321|475|Sandra Bullock, George Clooney|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A Shuttle mission is undertaken to allow a scientist to install her device in the Hubble Space Telescope. Suddenly, they get word that a Russian spy satellite, which was destroyed by the Russians, created a large field of high-speed debris. The crew is decimated by the debris leaving only two surviving. Without the Shuttle, they head for the space station. Could you they make before running out of air?

This is an excellent film! The character development is very good. The plot moves steadily along using special effects correctly. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1751|Downfall (2004)|5|downfall.jpg|324|475|Bruno Ganz|2 hr, 35 min|None.|This movie follows the final twelve days of Hitler's life. The story is relayed through the eyes of his young secretaries. The deception of the German people and then disregard of them by Hitler is obvious in this drama.

Bruno Ganz's acting job is amazing. He brings life to this troubled but powerful individual. The movie is a bit long, though it is definitely worth watching. It is mostly in German with subtitles and English ending credits. The film is very powerful. It is based on autobiographies.|0|EOE 1752|After Earth (2013)|5|afterearth.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A father and son are stranded, alone, on a foreign planet (a future Earth). The son must retrieve a beacon in the distant tail section of the destroyed spaceship to save his critically injured father. Will he make it or will he be eaten by something?

This story is written by Will Smith, who also stars, and is an age-old story with a sprinkling of modern do-gooder attitude. It's not a bad film. Just not great. The scenery is really what is worth watching in this movie.|0|EOE 1753|Mogambo (1953)|5|mogambo.jpg|333|475|Grace Kelly, Ava Gardner, Clark Gable|1 hr, 56 min|None.|In a remote part of central Africa, a big game hunter is suddenly the host of a New York showgirl who's after his affection. The situation is complicated when the beautiful wife of an anthropolist arrives and is interested in him.

This movie is long. The acting is impressive and the scenery is excellent. Evidently, it was filmed on site in Africa. Other than these pluses, it really should have remained a play.|0|EOE 1754|Deliverance (1972)|5|deliverance.jpg|315|475|Jon Voight|1 hr, 49 min|None.|Four guys from Atlanta decide to canoe a river that will soon become a lake. No doubt it was going to be dammed up to supply the growing city of Atlanta. These four encounter more than what they expect in the form of the locals. Could they make it down the river, and back to their cars, alive?

This is a movie that has become a classic. It's not as shocking today, however, it is impressive how the characters deal with their crisis. The film is gritty and powerful.|0|EOE 1755|Cherry (2010)|4|cherry.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 39 min|None.|A very bright 17-year-old is admitted to an Ivy League university. He meets an older woman who's returning to school. He also meets her young daughter who's interested in him.

This isn't a bad film. The acting is decent and the plot moves along.|0|EOE 1756|Psychomania (1972)|5|psychomania.jpg|267|475|Robert Hardy|1 hr, 25 min|None.|A teenaged biker gang that terrorizes an English town is always looking for better ways to cause mayhem. The leader learns how to die and come back to life with invincibility. He persuades his gang to follow his lead. If left unchecked, they'd kill everybody.

This is a macabre film. People are killed left and right by these kids. There are some good chase scenes and motorcycle stunts.|0|EOE 1757|Rise of the Zombies (2012)|0|rise_zombies.jpg|356|475|Levar Burton|1 hr, 30 min|Blood & gore and vomit|The population of San Francisco has turned into zombies. A small group is holed up on Alcatraz. When the undead start washing up on the island, they decide to head out. One faction decides to search for a scientist who is working on a cure.

This is what we like in zombie films: cheesy acting and over-the-top blood. This movie has the zombies doing some new things. Clever.|0|EOE 1758|London Boulevard (2010)|5|londonboulevard.jpg|321|475|Colin Farrell, Ray Winstone, Anna Friel, David Thewlis, Keira Knightley|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A parolee tries to go straight by taking a handy-man job. He hopes that the job would require swinging a hammer and not his fists. However, his employer is a young starlet who's the number-one target of the paparazzi. Meanwhile the important people in his life are threatened.

This is a complicated film. Sometimes the accents make understanding the actors difficult too. All in all, this is a good film. Enjoyable and fun.|0|EOE 1759|Die and Let Live (2006)|2|die_live.jpg|317|425|Zane Crosby, Jonas Dixon, Josh Lively|1 hr, 14 min|Vomit & gore|The main character asks his best friend to arrange a party so that he may woo a girl that he likes. Unfortunately, a test subject is released from a nearby research center. He starts to turn the public into zombies. Can the guy win the girl before the town is overrun?

This is how zombie films started: independent, gory, and cheesy. The Walking Dead is very good, however it strays away from the origins. This film is shot in a West Virginian town with local actors. It's really very good.|0|EOE 1760|The Help (2011)|5|thehelp.jpg|321|475|Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain|2 hr, 26 min|None.|A young white woman in 1960s Mississippi decides to interview black maids. The aspiring writer intends to record the maids' stories and have them published by a New York City publisher. As one can imagine, this is pushing the social limits.

This is a very good drama. It is long, however, it works. The young cast performs excellently. Recommended.|0|EOE 1761|The Thing from Another World (1951)|5|thething_world.jpg|314|475|None.|1 hr, 27 min|None.|A remote arctic outpost reports a magnetic disturbance and requests help. An Air Force crew and plane are dispatched from Anchorage to aid scientists in the investigation. They find a UFO and recover a body of an alien frozen in ice. At odds, a scientist and Air Force captain each try to get his own way.

This is the original film. Unlike the remakes, this film is not gross and gory. The style is similar to The Blob. The story moves along well without pausing to show gore. It's also more science fiction than horror. Recommended.

It was produced by Winchester Pictures Corporation. From what I can find out this is the director's company. The company logo showcases the famous Winchester Repeating Rifle. This is one of only two films produced by this company.|0|EOE 1762|The Croods (2013)|5|thecroods.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 38 min|None.|This movie revolves around a family of cavemen. The daughter and father don't see eye to eye about the outside world. They're further put at odds with one another when an intelligent cave boy comes on the scene. But their disagreement takes a backseat when the world around them starts to come apart.

This is a decent children's film. The animation is excellent, as is the soundtrack. It has some funny parts too.|0|EOE 1763|Woke Up Dead (2010)|0|woke_dead.jpg|325|475|None.|1 hr, 24 min|Vomit & brains.|A nobody in LA takes a pill at a party and wakes up the next day medically dead. He goes in search of the guy who gave him the pill. His friend and a medical student help him.

This is an example of a bad independent zombie film. It seemingly tries to recreate the idea of zombies and does it badly. It also epitomizes the vapidness of Los Angeles life.|0|EOE 1764|The Wall - Die Wand (2012)|5|diewand.jpg|336|475|Martina Gedeck|1 hr, 48 min|None.|In this Austrian-German co-production a woman sets off to a remote hunting cabin in the mountains of Austria with an elderly couple. Upon arrival the couple head back to the local village for something. They never return. At first the single woman thinks it's caused by an unexpected event. When she finds an invisible barrier shielding her from the outside world, she understands her predicament.

This film started out so slowly that I resurrected the infamous fifteen-minute-rule. Fortunately, this film picked up in leaps and bounds and kept me very interested. This isn't a film that will glue you to the screen. In fact, I think it would go very well while rebuilding a carburetor or cleaning a gun. The triumph of this film is the beautiful shooting of the spectacular Austrian mountains and the excellent acting of the only true role. That's why I say this film is awesome but still allows one to maintain or mend a small machine.

I'm going to do something that I abhor: this film is very much a woman's version of Robinson Crusoe. So visualize the stuff that Daniel Defoe's character had to do, only try to see it as a modern woman would see it. Furthermore, she's in a short-seasoned mountainous region. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1765|Starbuck (2011)|5|starbuck.jpg|321|475|Patrick Huard|1 hr, 49 min|None.|A forty-year-old guy, whose life is a mess, finds out that his donated sperm created 533 children. About 20 years later a class action lawsuit is brought against him, by his children, to coerce the sperm bank to reveal his identity. He struggles with what to do and then finds out his girlfriend is pregnant.

This French-Canadian film really turned out to be pretty good, despite starting out a bit rocky. Worth watching for sure.|0|EOE 1766|World War Z (2013)|5|worldwarz.jpg|321|475|Brad Pitt|1 hr, 56 min|None.|A voluntarily-retired special U.N. employee finds his suburban life shattered when zombies threaten his family. He manages to escape with them and is rescued by his former employer. Using this secure base of operations, he sets out to look for a cure for the infection. Can he find one before he is regarded as lost and his family deemed no more than a liability?

This is a good film. It's mainstream for zombie films while choosing not to be gory like The Walking Dead. It has many of the aspects of 28 Days Later and its sequel while drawing still more from the Resident Evil franchise. It's a reasonable film that really is pretty good because it shows what could happen if people really do lose everything.|0|EOE 1767|Lovelace (2013)|5|lovelace.jpg|321|475|Amanda Seyfried|1 hr, 33 min|None.|This movie pieces together the life of the famous porn star Linda Lovelace of Deepthroat fame. This film runs like a documentary except without being dreary. It's based on her autobiography and is told from her point of view. It's an interesting film and similar to The Notorious Bettie Page. Recommended.|0|EOE 1768|Syrup (2013)|5|syrup.jpg|334|475|Amber Heard, Shiloh Fernandez|1 hr, 30 min|None.|An unemployed college graduate rigs a false fire alarm to present his idea to the beautiful creative manager of a soft-drink company. The idea becomes a national sensation and he's cheated out of the recognition by his silent apartment mate. He seeks revenge while also trying to break down the barriers of the mysterious beauty, known as "Six".

This is a fantastic movie. Where else could the actors shout words like fukk during business meetings? Throughout there are interpretations of business models from an artist's point of view. The humor is excellent, as is the delivery. The ending makes this an excellent movie instead of just a very good one. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1769|Lord of the Flies (1963)|5|lord_flies_1963.jpg|310|475|James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Tom Gaman, Hugh Edwards|1 hr, 31 min|None.|A bunch of boys survive a plane crash near a tropical island. Soon two factions develop which spells death for the smaller, weaker group.

This British film closely follows the William Golding novel. The boys perform well.|0|EOE 1770|Pacific Rim (2013)|5|pacificrim.jpg|321|475|None.|2 hr, 11 min|None.|Aliens open a rift between their world and the Pacific Ocean of a near-future earth. They start sending gigantic monsters through that devastate coastal cities. The nations unite to fight the common enemy by creating large fighting robots manned by two pilots.

This movie is a visual-effects action film with a sprinkling of plot and dialog. It's not too bad despite being long and tedious at parts.|0|EOE 1771|Oldboy (2003)|5|oldboy_2003.jpg|321|475|Choi Min-sik|2 hr|Octopus scene & blood|A drunk businessman is captured, imprisoned, and drugged by an unknown enemy. After 15 years, he is released. He's befriended by a young sushi chef who helps him search for his assailant. As they get closer, he wonders if he'll find his enemy.

This dubbed Korean film is different. It's similar to Blue Velvet. It's definitely not for the easily offended!|0|EOE 1772|Lord of the Flies (1990)|3|lord_flies_1990.jpg|316|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|Blood.|This version of the classic novel takes a few liberties and changes the storyline. It doesn't work as well as the original film.|0|EOE 1773|Meeting Evil (2012)|5|meetingevil.jpg|321|475|Samuel Jackson, Luke Wilson|1 hr, 29 min|None.|A real estate agent working and living somewhere in the middle of the country is hit hard by the economic downturn. He loses his job and debt is stacking up. A stranger comes to his door, who encourages him to stop being so kind to people.

This film was made from a novel and it wears the transition well. There are a few plot holes, however it's a good film. Samuel Jackson is hilarious. Recommended.|0|EOE 1774|Treasure Island (1990)|5|treasureisland_1990.jpg|336|475|Christian Bale, Charlton Heston|2 hr, 12 min|None.|This film was made for cable and is a faithful representation of the novel. All the parts are acted well, probably because they're mostly British stage actors. I found this movie more enjoyable than the other one that I recently watched.|0|EOE 1775|Arn (2008)|5|arn.jpg|344|475|None.|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|This TV program follows the life of a fictional man who becomes a Knight Templar. It's enjoyable.|1|EOE 1776|Violet & Daisy (2011)|4|violet_daisy.jpg|323|475|Saorise Ronan, Alexis Bledell, James Gandolfini|1 hr, 28 min|Blood.|Two teenage hit-girls take a job to buy fancy dresses. The hit turns out to be more human than they usually expect. As they try to learn about him, he teaches them about one another.

This is a thriller with some funny parts. It's very good and doesn't feel like a mainstream movie. Recommended.|0|EOE 1777|Silk (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)|5|silk.jpg|210|300|None.|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|This BBC TV program follows the trials of a very talented female lawyer. She's seeking the next higher position of "silk". I believe this is similar to tenure that university professors earn. It makes a good courtroom drama.|1|EOE 1778|R.I.P.D. (2013)|5|ripd.jpg|321|475|Jeff Bridges, Kevin Bacon, Marisa Miller|1 hr, 36 min|None.|A crooked Boston police officer goes straight and is thus killed by his partner. After he dies, he's recruited by the Rest in Peace Department (R.I.P.D) to bring back escaped, dead bad guys.

This a fun action film. Understandably it has Men in Black influences. Marisa Miller looks really good in it. Very funny at parts, too. Recommended.|0|EOE 1779|Witness for the Prosecution (1957)|5|witness_prosecution.jpg|316|475|Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power|1 hr, 56 min|None.|A barrister, who just survived a heart attack, is consulted on a murder case. Despite being warned by doctors against the stress of undertaking a murder case, he accepts the case. He's convinced that the accused is not guilty. The wife of the accused man clouds the matter, especially when she's called by the prosecution.

This Agatha Christie short story was made into a play, and then a movie. The banter between the barrister and his nurse is hilarious. The story plays in typical Agatha Christie fashion. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1780|84 Charing Cross Road (1986)|5|84_road.jpg|304|475|Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft|1 hr, 39 min|None.|A New York writer sends to an antique bookshop in London asking for reasonably priced copies of a few titles. A successful transaction sparks a correspondence between the female writer and the male bookseller spanning about twenty years. This movie fleshes out the corrsepondence. It may sound a bit boring, but this movie plays well. The acting is very good and seeing how these individuals and the minor characters respond to different events is intriguing. The movie also shows the food rationing of post-war Britain.|0|EOE 1781|Nazis at the Center of the Earth (2012)|0|nazis_earth.jpg|338|475|None.|1 hr, 36 min|Blood, gore, vomit|The title gives this film away. It's graphic and cheesy at parts, but not bad.|0|EOE 1782|Byzantium (2013)|5|byzantium.jpg|321|475|Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan|1 hr, 58 min|None.|Two young women are being chased around southern England. The older of the two seems to take control of their welfare by working to pay the bills. The younger seems to have a story to tell. The trouble is can she tell it without landing them in trouble?

This film could have been shortened a little bit because it is downright slow at parts. Neil Jordan directs this film and it bears similarity to Interview with a Vampire. Because it's different and unusual, this film is worth viewing.|0|EOE 1783|Night of the Creeps (1986)|4|night_creeps.jpg|330|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|Gore.|An alien dumps an experiment out of a spaceship, and the capsule crashes to earth in the late '50s. There, it infects a high school student. He's caught and frozen until a pair of would-be fraternity pledges thaw him out.

Classic horror film without the typical '80s gore. The special effects must have been good for the time. The acting is over-the-top. Fun zombie film.|0|EOE 1784|All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)|4|all_lane.jpg|321|475|Amber Heard|1 hr, 30 min|Cow grave scene|A high school girl accepts an invitation to a Texan ranch with her new friends. The guys are looking to have sex with her. Unfortunately, the other kids start to be killed. Can the virginal, "straight-edge" girl save herself from the murderer?

This film isn't very good. It's predictable and not terribly well acted. The only way to tolerate it is watching Amber Heard until the action starts. Some of the filming is creative.|0|EOE 1785|Phineas and Ferb (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)|5|phineas_ferb.jpg|310|475|None.|Two mini episodes in approximately 30 min|None.|This cartoon follows the adventures of two brothers as they enjoy their summer break. For instance, they turn their mother's car into a NASCAR and build a time machine. Their older sister is always trying to tattle on them. Perhaps the best part is the double life of the boys' pet platypus, Perry, or Agent P, as he should be known. This character is based on the '60s spies like Bond, Flint, and Drake. There are also many good allusions to movies. Great fun for a cartoon!|1|EOE 1786|Into the White (2012)|5|into_white.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|None.|Early in World War II the British and Germans are fighting over Norway. After a dogfight downs both a German and British plane, the aviators must work together to survive in the Arctic north of Norway. They learn that they aren't that different.

This film is enjoyable. It moves along logically and is based on a true story. Recommended.|0|EOE 1787|Man of Steel (2013)|5|man_steel.jpg|321|475|Michael Shannon, Henry Cavill|2 hr, 23 min|None.|Superman is brought back for another franchise. This one does a better job of explaining his past. It's enjoyable and good, despite being a bit too long. I guess one can always watch it in two sittings.|0|EOE 1788|Breach (2007)|5|breach.jpg|334|475|Chris Cooper|1 hr, 50 min|None.|This movie follows a young FBI clerk with ambitions of becoming an agent. He's selected to help build a case against a senior agent who ran the Soviet intelligence division, who's now suspected of being treasonous.

This is a good suspense film. It's based on the true story of the apprehension of a top FBI agent. The movie has an unusual way of showing the investigation from the inside out. Recommended.|0|EOE 1789|State of Emergency (2013)|5|state_emergency.jpg|336|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A military bio-weapon plant explodes spreading an epidemic into the surrounding county. A small group of people are trapped in the quarantine zone, left to defend themselves in a warehouse.

This is an interesting film. It differs from the typical zombie film by going back to its roots. The visual effects are impressive. This seems to be made by a small group of people. Worth watching.|0|EOE 1790|Secret of the Incas (1954)|5|secret_incas.jpg|316|475|Charlton Heston|1 hr, 40 min|None.|An American tour guide in Peru finds a clue of a long-lost Incan treasure. He uses a woman who escaped from Romania to gain transport to Machu Picchu to search for the treasure.

Probably the most striking aspect of this film is its resemblance to Raiders of the Lost Ark. It's pretty obvious that Indiana Jones is modeled after the main character in this film, Harry Steele. This is a good film.|0|EOE 1791|Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003)|5|horatiosdrive.jpg|342|475|None.|1 hr, 47 min|None.|This documentary describes Horatio Nelson Jackson's drive from San Francisco to New York City in 1903. What inspired him to buy a Winton motorcar, hire a co-driver, and set out East? During a stopover in Frisco, this Vermont businessman made a $50 wager that he could drive across the country in a car. I believe he was generally not taken seriously. Perhaps they passed it off as "crazy Vermonter"? Needless to say, he did it. Ken Burns does a great job, as always, bringing his journey to the screen.|1|EOE 1792|Lost in the Barrens (1990)|5|lost_barrens.jpg|341|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|None.|A Canadian orphan relocated to northern Canada after his trust fund, which was paying his tuition, runs out. There, he lives with his uncle in a small cabin. He sets out with Cree Indians on a big deer hunt. He and a Cree boy are lost while searching for a stone house. They must survive the winter in the barrens.

This movie is based on Farley Mowat's novel of the same title. I found that the movie writer changed the Cree boy's name, changed important events, and removed others. The movie isn't bad, if a bit dated; however it's not as good as the novel.|0|EOE 1793|Suspicion (1941)|5|suspicion.jpg|315|475|Joan Fontaine, Cary Grant|1 hr, 39 min|None.|A sheltered young woman, who many believe will be a spinster, suddenly elopes with a dashing man. After the marriage, she begins suspect that he is a murderer. The story comes to a head when she believes that she's next to be killed.

This is a good early Hitchcock film. Both lead actors give impressive performances. The ending is unexpected.|0|EOE 1794|Red 2 (2013)|4|red2.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 56 min|Toilet scene.|This film is similar to the first movie. This one is slow at parts. Otherwise, it's not a bad action film.|0|EOE 1795|The World's End (2013)|5|theworldsend.jpg|321|475|Simon Pegg, Nick Frost|1 hr, 49 min|None.|A guy, who's stuck living in the past, gets his old friends back together. His goal is to complete the pub crawl that they started when they finished high school. They return to their old home town and attempt to mend their relationships during the crawl.

There's lots more to this film than that. I don't want to give it away. This film is excellent! It works on several levels and has a great message. It's written by Edgar Winter (Shaun of the Dead & Hot Fuzz) & Simon Pegg. This may be my favorite movie of the year. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1796|2 Guns (2013)|5|2guns.jpg|321|475|Mark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington|1 hr, 49 min|None.|A DEA agent and a Naval Intelligence agent unknowingly work together to knock over a bank. It turns out that the bank has more than 70 million dollars in cash in the safe deposit boxes. Soon a group of men come looking for the money. The two agents work together to find who framed them.

This is a very good action film because it has a respectable plot. The movie has all the characteristics of action, too. Recommended.|0|EOE 1797|Paranoia (2013)|5|paranoia.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 46 min|None.|A low-level employee is coerced into spying on a rival company. His cover allows him to enjoys the extravagance of an executive position. This comes with a price.

I rarely enjoy films about New York businessmen. This one is not one of the exceptions. It's just didn't engage me.|0|EOE 1798|Getaway (2013)|5|getaway_2013.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A failed race-car driver relocates to Bulgaria. He marries a Bulgarian girl and moves on with his life. Then, one day his wife is kidnapped and he is pushed by a voice over the telephone to steal a car and drive it around, causing mayhem.

This film is basically a bunch of car chases with breathers in between. The chases are good. Dare I say it, this film could be a modern rival to Bullitt car chase? The plot isn't too bad either because it helps develop the main character a little bit. It looks to be mostly filmed in Bulgaria because the streets look similar to Tbilisi. The movie showcases the Shelby Mustang and is dedicated to Carroll Shelby. This isn't a deep film so if you can switch off your brain, it'll be enjoyable. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1799|The Rising Dead (2007)|2|therisingdead.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 37 min|Blood.|An airplane bound for a nuclear-powered fallout shelter crashes a few miles short. The passengers, mostly government officials, are escaping a zombie outbreak. They continue on foot.

This is a low budget film. The sound & picture aren't great. The acting is clichéd and not too good. A couple of times the type of gun, not just the manufacturer of gun, but type of gun changes. A semi-auto pistol becomes a revolver and changes back to a semi-automatic! There are some surprisingly good effects. The plot moves along well enough. When it gets boring just watch the girl in skin-tight jeans! Filmed in Hawaii.|0|EOE 1800|The Wolverine (2013)|5|thewolverine.jpg|321|475|Hugh Jackman|2 hr, 6 min|None.|This movie follows the popular X-Men character Wolverine. He saves a Japanese soldier during the bombing at Nagasaki. Many decades later, this soldier becomes a wealthy businessman and invites his savior back to say farewell. Is there an ulterior motive?

This is an excellent film. It follows the formula of the first Wolverine movie. The acting is good, the plot is fun, and the effects are impressive. Recommended.|0|EOE 1801|Mozart's Sister - Nannerl, la sœur de Mozart (2010)|5|nannerl_mozart.jpg|320|475|Marie Féret, Lisa Féret, Clovis Fouin|2 hr|None.|This movie describes the early teenaged life of Wolfgang Mozart's sister Maria-Anna. Her nickname is Nannerl. She fights her father's sexism, which prevents him from training her to be a composer, unlike her brother Wolfie. She develops a friendship with a daughter of the French king, which affords her a relationship with Le Dauphin.

All in all, this French drama is very good. It's a bit slow at parts, however, the acting and filming are excellent. I also learned a lot about Mozart's sister. She was talented in her own right.|0|EOE 1802|Wages of Fear - Le salaire de la peur (1953)|5|le_peur.jpg|314|475|Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Folco Lulli, Peter Van Eyck|2 hr, 27 min|None.|When an oil well hits a gas pocket and bursts into flames, a plan is hatched to blow up the shaft, thus extinguishing the fire. To do this, they need lots of nitroglycerine. The snag is that the nitro is 300 miles away, and the road between is rough and dangerous. Four out-of-work men are promised $2,000 a piece if they can transport the goods.

This is the film that inspired Sorcerer. This film makes more sense. Good classic!|0|EOE 1803|Cockneys vs Zombies (2012)|0|cockneys_zombies.jpg|336|475|Alan Ford, Michelle Ryan, Rasmus Hardiker|1 hr, 28 min|None.|Two Eastender brothers get the help of friends to knock-over a bank. They need the money to save their grandfather's old-folks home from demolition, which will make way for new, fancy condos. Unfortunately, or fortunately, at a nearby building site two workers uncover an ancient tomb and release a zombie. The brothers struggle to rescue their grandfather and his pensioner friends.

This is a funny film. It doesn't take itself too serious and has plenty of action. Also, there are some clever effects. Very enjoyable!|0|EOE 1804|Kick-Ass 2 (2013)|3|kickass2.jpg|321|475|Chloë Grace Moretz|1 hr, 43 min|Vomit, blood, defecation.|Kick-Ass opened up the world to super-heroism in the original film. While they fight evil in this film, Chloë Moretz's character struggles with her identity. Meanwhile, a villain is massing an army to destroy Kick-Ass. Can the super-heroes survive without Chloë Moretz's Hit-Girl?

Instead of deliberately turning this film into a franchise, it seems that the writers intended to give the film closure. At least, I thought that until I saw the scene after the credits. Good film!|0|EOE 1805|Speed Zone (1989)|5|speedzone.jpg|317|475|John Candy, Donna Dixon|1 hr, 30 min|None.|This is the third Cannonball movie. It follows pretty much the same premise as the original film.

As a kid, it didn't really matter if this film was any good because the Lamborghini Countach was featured so prominently. The fact that this mostly undriveable, and wildly styled car was the star of a film was good enough for me. That said, this film isn't very good. What could really be expected from a fictional movie about a cross-country car chase that has already been done, twice?|0|EOE 1806|Sweetwater - Sweet Vengeance (2013)|4|sweetwater.jpg|321|475|Jason Isaacs, January Jones, Ed Harris|1 hr, 35 min|Blood.|In Sweetwater, New Mexico, a couple are ekeing out a life. Their crops are eaten by a "prophet" neighbor's sheep, the banker steals their savings, and the sheriff won't do anything about the killing of their dog. Maybe they're all reluctant to help because the man is a Mexican and the woman was a prostitute? A new man rolls into town looking for two missing men, and he retires the sheriff. Will this be beneficial for the couple?

This Western is mostly gritty, but also funny at parts. It's an odd combination that works together to tell a story. Interesting.|0|EOE 1807|Prisoners (2013)|4|prisoners.jpg|321|475|Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano|2 hr, 33 min|Blood.|On Thanksgiving Day, two young girls go missing in a Pennsylvania suburb. One of which is the daughter of a "prepper" (i.e. an individual who plans for a catastrophe). Obviously, he didn't, and couldn't, prepare for a holiday kidnapping. A dedicated, if brutal, police detective is assigned to the case. When the detective releases the prime suspect, the "prepper" father takes matters into his own hands. Is he right in doing so?

This film starts out slowly, and could have stood more editing. Two and a half hours is too long for this type of movie. Also, I disliked how the police detective never had a warrant to enter houses and search. Furthermore, if the main character weren't a "prepper", I wouldn't have noticed that one character is named Alex Jones. Aside from these problems, this thriller kept me guessing. It is fairly fresh.|0|EOE 1808|Longmire (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)|5|longmire.jpg|356|475|Robert Taylor|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|This TV program follows the life of a sheriff in rural Wyoming. He's a man of good character and is respected. His wife has just died. This is an enjoyable crime drama, which is based on a series of books. The main character resembles the commander of the International Space Police Force in Star Cops. There's also a lot of Cheyenne spiritualism. Recommended.|1|EOE 1809|The Lady Vanishes (1938)|5|the_vanishes.jpg|318|475|Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave|1 hr, 36 min|None.|An avalanche strands a motley group of passengers in rural Italy. The next day, after an uncomfortable night in the packed hotel, a young woman is struck by a falling planter. An old lady helps her onto the departing train. The young lady passes out and discovers that the old lady has gone missing. Her requests for help are met with skeptism and suggestions of insanity. Only one man, a musician, attempts to discover if she is mad or a conspiracy is afoot.

This early Hitchcock, produced in Britain, starts slowly. It gathers steam as quickly as the train, in which the bulk of the story takes place. After that, it held my attention. Hitchcock did a great job with, obviously, a small effects budget. Also, it is funny at parts. Recommended.|0|EOE 1810|Corner Gas (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)|5|cornergas.jpg|300|431|None.|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|This Candian sitcom centers around the only gas station for 60 kilometers, in Saskatchewan, Canada. It's pretty typical of sitcoms, and has funny parts. It probably has references to rural Saskatchewan, too.|1|EOE 1811|The Brass Teapot (2012)|5|the_teapot.jpg|303|475|Juno Temple, Michael Angarano|1 hr, 41 min|None.|A young couple, who are struggling to make ends meet, find an antique teapot. Instead of boiling water, it delivers cash when pain is inflicted. The question is: will they lose themselves with their new found cash cow?

This dark comedy gives a good message, and is funny. Juno Temple spends about half the movie in lingerie, which is a plus. Good comedy!|0|EOE 1812|The Family (2013)|5|thefamily.jpg|321|475|Robert De Niro|1 hr, 52 min|None.|A famous Brooklyn family, who's affiliated with the Mafia, is relocated to Normandy by the witness protection program. Of course, they don't fit in and problems arise. Can they maintain their cover, or will they attract the attention of the Mafia?

I guess if I enjoyed gangster films, this would be very funny. It's not a bad film, though. De Niro delivers a sterling performance.|0|EOE 1813|Captain Phillips (2013)|5|captainphillips.jpg|321|475|Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi|2 hr, 14 min|None.|This film follows the Somali pirate attacks against the Maersk Alabama in 2009. Tom Hanks portrays Captain Rich Phillips in a truly awesome manner. The film is exciting throughout, and is touching at the end. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1814|Young and Innocent (1937)|5|young_innocent.jpg|343|475|None.|1 hr, 22 min|None.|A man finds a body on the beach. As he runs to get help, a couple of girls also come across the body. Then, he's falsely accused, arrested, and put on trial. He escapes the courthouse. The daughter of the chief constable helps him evade the police, and falls in love with him. Later, she's implicated in his escape and must help him find the true murderer.

This is a fun early Hitchcock crime drama. There are many witty comments.|0|EOE 1815|Dead Before Dawn (2012)|5|dead_dawn.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 28 min|None.|A nerdy college kid allows some jocks, and more importantly, a couple of girls into his uncle's shop. He's watching the place to ensure nothing happens. Of course, the worst happens: a mysterious urn capped with an ancient skull is accidentally smashed on the floor, and ruined. The nerd witnesses a ritual, of which he was warned, and promptly warns the participants of impending doom. Instead, they allow their teenage minds to flow.

This is a good zombie film that allows the monsters to retain a bit of their own lives. That's why they are called "zemons" (a combination of demons and zombies). Also, it is the first zombie film that I've seen where the zombies can shoot guns and drive cars! This is a pretty good teen zombie film. Filmed in Niagara Falls, Canada.|0|EOE 1816|Revenge of the Nerds (1984)|5|revenge_nerds.jpg|303|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|None.|After being shunned, ridiculed, and thrown out of their dorm, a group of nerds start a fraternity. Then, their frat is threatened with closure by the jocks in control of the "Greek Council". Determined to survive, the nerds vow to win the fraternity decathlon and chair the council.

This is a good film. I can imagine the impact it had in the early '80s because of the advent of the micro-computer and other advances in technology. The movie closes with an inspirational speech.|0|EOE 1817|Right at Your Door (2006)|5|right_door.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 36 min|None.|Several chemical bombs are detonated in the Los Angeles area. A musician tries to find his wife, who was commuting into Downtown. He has to turn back and seals his house against an impending toxic dust cloud. Unknowing of the extent of the danger, he stays inside and hopes his wife can make it back alive.

This film isn't too bad. Driving on a flat tire is unrealistic, and the characters could have been better developed. Or maybe they were, and that's all was intended for them?|0|EOE 1818|How to Murder Your Wife (1965)|5|how_wife.jpg|238|475|Jack Lemmon, Terry-Thomas, Eddie Mayehoff, Virna Lisi|1 hr, 59 min|None.|A well-to-do, confirmed bachelor suddenly marries a woman he finds in a cake. Yes, at a bachelor party he meets a girl that he marries. She turns out to be an Italian beauty queen, who speaks no English. As their married life progresses, he finds his manliness erodes. Being a popular cartoonist for many newspapers, he fantasizes murder. The trouble is where does he stop?

This films sounds morbid, but it is most definitely not! It's full of witty dialog and one-liners. It's really hilarious, clean fun. Highly recommended!|0|EOE 1819|Sabotage (1936)|5|sabotage_1936.jpg|185|269|Sylvia Sidney|1 hr, 16 min|None.|The movie opens with a power outage in London. It was intentional and the sabotage was intended to strike fear into the public. It didn't. The saboteur is given one more chance. Will he be able to make the public fearful? This is an enjoyable English Hitchcock film.|0|EOE 1820|Rush (2013)|4|rush.jpg|321|475|Daniel Brühl, Chris Hemsworth, Alexandra Maria Lara, Olivia Wilde|2 hr, 3 min|Vomit.|Harkening from a time when, as Jackie Stewart says: "Motor-racing was dangerous and sex was safe"; this film follows the Formula 1 rivalry between Englishman James Hunt and Austrian Niki Lauda. It's intense at parts. James Hunt's vomiting gets to be too much, in my opinion. Otherwise, I highly recommend this racing film!|0|EOE 1821|21 Jump Street (2012)|4|21jumpstreet_2012.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 49 min|Vomit.|This film brings a new pair of characters to the undercover cop world of Jump Street. It's silly and action-packed. Just don't expect a lot of maturity!|0|EOE 1822|Meatballs (1979)|5|meatballs.jpg|310|475|Bill Murray|1 hr, 32 min|None.|Bill Murray's character, Tripper, is the de facto leader of an Ontario summer camp. His easy attitude endears him to his subordinates. As he attempts to win the affection of one of them, he also helps a quiet boy out of his shell. The film climaxes with a competition with a rich, neighboring camp.

This is Murray's first starring role. Without him, this film would have been dull. His morning announcements over the PA system and his antics make the movie fun.|0|EOE 1823|Death Wish (1974)|5|deathwish.jpg|295|475|Charles Bronson|1 hr, 33 min|None.|The wife and daughter of a New York architect are assaulted. Three drug addicts, masquerading as grocery delivery boys, gain entrance to their apartment, killing the wife and putting the daughter into a coma. When the police come up empty, the architect decides to takes matters into his own hands. The crime-ridden city celebrates the vigiliante and crime rates drop.

This movie is based on a Brian Garfield story. This man is also responsible for inspiring Hopscotch. Though the style of "Death Wish" is similar to Bullitt except without the '60s visuals & music. The movie also sends a good message. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1824|The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)|5|wreck_deare.jpg|404|475|Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston|1 hr, 45 min|None.|An English salvage tug is nearly run over by a freighter. It turns out that the freighter is without power and abandoned, save one man who claims to be the captain. The salvage captain helps the freighter captain get the freighter sailing again. However, he doesn't trust the captain. An inquiry is held and the situation heats up.

This is a very good film. It's just as relevant today, fifty years later. This would be a good candidate for a re-make. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1825|Escape Plan (2013)|5|escapeplan.jpg|321|475|Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Caviezel, Vinnie Jones|1 hr, 55 min|None.|A man has earned his paycheck by being dropped into federal jails. His credit is posted when he escapes and divulges the method to his jailers. One day, the CIA comes knocking looking for him to test one of their new very high security prisons. Despite harboring bad feelings, he accepts the job. It turns out to be far more of a challenge than he expected.

This is much more than a simple action film. Heck, for the first half I wondered if I would have to use my brain. Thankfully, the second half introduced action. This film is good. I think it'll help to take Stallone & Schwarzenegger out of the testosterone central and into straight action films. This movie makes one think: it is a bit political.|0|EOE 1826|Jack Reacher (2012)|5|jackreacher.jpg|321|475|Rosamund Pike, Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall|2 hr, 10 min|None.|A secretive retired military-policeman sees someone he knows on the TV and visits the police holding him. The man is being held for shooting several people seemingly in cold blood. Jack Reacher, the ex-MP, has no recent trail, having hidden his existance by avoiding charge cards and other electronic tracking. He works with the defense attorney as the lead investigator. He smells a conspiracy.

This action film is based on a novel. It's really very good. Tom Cruise surprised me by being pretty good. Great film.|0|EOE 1827|Black Lightning - Chernaya Molniya (2009)|5|chernayamolniya.jpg|354|475|None.|1 hr, 46 min|None.|A college student receives an old Volga as a birthday gift. He discovers it can fly and uses the car to earn money to impress a girl. When his father is attacked by a mugger and he's too busy to help, he changes his tune and begins to help people. He also tries to win back the girl while defeating the bad guy.

This is an age-old story. It's pretty good. The effects are impressive.|0|EOE 1828|The Way Way Back (2013)|5|the_back.jpg|321|475|Sam Rockwell|1 hr, 43 min|None.|An introverted teenager is dragged to a beach house. He strongly dislikes his mother's new boyfriend, and wishes he could be spending summer vacation with his father. Disgusted by the drinking and recreational drug use, he explores the area, finally finding a water park. The owner takes him under his wing and gives him a job. This acceptance helps him open up and say what he means.

This is a very good coming-of-age film. The water park owner says some things that are hilarious. The message is good, if re-used. Set in and filmed in Massachusetts. Recommended.|0|EOE 1829|Closed Circuit (2013)|5|closedcircuit.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 36 min|None.|After a suicide bomber destroys Borough Market in central London, killing many people, a man is quickly arrested. The prosecution has evidence that may only be revealed in a closed courtroom, thus maintaining national security. Two defense attorneys aren't convinced and start to dig. Could MI5 be directly involved?

This is a pretty good government conspiracy film. Entertaining. It also shows how many surveillance cameras there are in London.|0|EOE 1830|Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)|5|seeking_world.jpg|321|475|Keira Knightley|1 hr, 41 min|None.|The movie opens with a failed NASA mission to divert an asteroid from a collison course with Earth. The dismay is portrayed as ambivalence by some (including the main character) and riots by many others. The central character looks to mend a relationship with a high-school love. He's accompanied by an English girl who's looking to go back home.

This film is pretty good. It's not overly anything. It is what it says it is. It touches on many aspects of a pending catastrophic event. Keira does a very good job.|0|EOE 1831|Outpost (2007)|2|outpost.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|Gore.|A group of mercernaries escort a secretive businessman. His destination is an outpost in a war-torn section of Eastern Europe. Upon arrival, individually, they begin to see ghosts. Or are they ghosts?

This film is interesting. It's not as graphic as I was expecting. The idea could have been better developed in lieu of the gore. An interesting idea, nonetheless.|0|EOE 1832|Lifeboat (1944)|5|lifeboat.jpg|314|475|None.|1 hr, 37 min|None.|After a U-boat sinks a merchant marine en route to England from New York, an unusual group takes refuge in a lifeboat. Included in the group is the Nazi captain of the destroyed U-boat. Quickly, a contest for control develops.

This is a pro-war film released towards the end of the war. With that in mind, it's a fairly good character film. It shows how people would respond to being adrift in the Atlantic Ocean.|0|EOE 1833|All Is Lost (2013)|5|all_lost.jpg|321|475|Robert Redford|1 hr, 46 min|None.|The sailboat of an older man, out on a long-duration trip, is hit by a wayward shipping container. This sets the stage for disaster after disaster. This film is good. Redford says very little, but he does some clever things to survive.|0|EOE 1834|Carrie (2013)|4|carrie_2013.jpg|321|475|Chloë Grace Moretz|1 hr, 40 min|Blood.|Carrie is a high school student who's ostracized by her classmates. She is obviously different and introverted. Things change when she learns that she has a telekinetic ability.

This is a remake of the original film. I liked how they explained Carrie's supernatural ability in more detail. The movie has also been modernized. The laws of physics are largely ignored. Chloë does an excellent job. Recommended.|0|EOE 1835|Ashes to Ashes (2008, 2009, 2010)|5|ashes_ashes.jpg|358|475|Keeley Hawes, Philip Glenister|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|A modern-day police detective is shot. She awakens in 1981 as a detective, one of the first women in the London force. She believes that she is living in a dream created by her mind. She figures that if she can solve the mystery surrounding her parents' murder, she'll return home to her daughter.

If the idea sounds familiar, it is. This is the sequel program to Life on Mars. This program gets going quicker than the original. Though, like it, this one is full of nostalgic references. The music is also pretty good. They seemed to have picked out the good aspects of the '80s: women in tight clothes, the Audi Quattro, etc. And perhaps the best thing is that Gene Hunt is back! Recommended.|1|EOE 1836|Ender's Game (2013)|5|endersgame.jpg|321|475|Asa Butterfield|1 hr, 54 min|None.|Fifty years ago an alien race came to Earth and was narrowly defeated. The International Fleet has been preparing for a subsequent war ever since. They found that children made the best leaders because of their quickness to learn and adapt. This film centers around one youngster, the third-born--appropriately nicknamed Ender--as he is prepared to attack the enemy.

This is a very good film. The message is clear, though not clearcut. It also confronts the ethics of children in combat. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1837|Riddick (2013)|0|riddick.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 59 min|Blood, gore, vomit.|This is the sequel to The Chronicles of Riddick. It's pretty much the same type of thing. Decent sci-fi action movie.|0|EOE 1838|Machete Kills (2013)|0|machetekills.jpg|321|475|Danny Trejo, Amber Heard|1 hr, 48 min|Blood.|Machete returns! This time he's recruited by the President of the United States to disarm a military missle aimed at Washington D.C.

This action flick is more of the same. Suspend the laws of physics and get ready for a typically exciting ride!|0|EOE 1839|Outpost: Black Sun (2011)|3|outpost2.jpg|320|475|Richard Coyle, Catherine Steadman|1 hr, 41 min|Gore.|After the failure of the first mission to retrieve the Nazi device, a second team is mounted. It would have failed lest it not have been for two Nazi hunters. One is seeking to avenger her parents and the other destroy the device to avoid its misuse. Or are they telling the truth?

I found that this film was better than the original. This one has more development and less gore. The story is pretty good, as is the acting. Well done.|0|EOE 1840|Gorillas in the Mist (1988)|5|gorillas_mist.jpg|347|475|Sigourney Weaver, John Omirah Miluwi|2 hr, 9 min|None.|This film condenses the decades-long study of Dian Fossey into two hours. This woman was responsible for advances in communication with the African mountain gorilla. I read a biography based on her diaries & logs. This film is pretty accurate while reducing some events and scrubbing Dr. Fossey's personal views.

As a film, it is excellent. Both main actors do a great job and the filming is amazing.|0|EOE 1841|How I Live Now (2013)|4|how_now.jpg|319|475|Saoirse Ronan, Harley Bird|1 hr, 41 min|Vomit.|An American teenager is sent to rural England for a vacation. She's not too impressed with the farm and her cousins. Then, Britain is under attack by an invading force. She develops relationships with her cousins, especially the oldest boy with whom she falls in love. This comes to an abrupt end when the military separates them.

This is a good film that shows the atrocity inflicted on the public by war. The love story is there but not overly mushy. Good film.|0|EOE 1842|The Country Girl (1954)|5|thecountrygirl.jpg|300|475|Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, William Holden|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A Broadway singer turns to alcohol when his boy is accidentally killed by a car. His wife takes care of him and becomes overbearing. The director of a new play learns these things when he offers the singer a lead part. But can the singer pull himself together to lead the play against the critics?

This drama is based on a play. It takes a bit to get going but works out to be a good film. The performances are sterling. Grace Kelly shines playing a glamour-less, strong-willed woman. Recommended.|0|EOE 1843|The East (2013)|4|theeast.jpg|321|475|Brit Marling|1 hr, 56 min|Gutting a deer.|An ambitious career woman is given the job of infiltrating a domestic anarchist collective. Her task is to stop the group from attacking her company's client. She learns that the anarchists aren't how they are portrayed.

This movie delivers a powerful message about the waste and distrust inherent in our society. The style is similar to Fight Club except without the violence. Perhaps this is a female version of that movie? Either way, this movie makes one think.|0|EOE 1844|Silent Night Zombie Night (2009)|0|silent_night.jpg|333|475|None.|1 hr, 23 min|Blood & gore.|Burbank area of LA, Christmas, zombies. The acting is cheesy and the plot is woesome. Not too bad though, for a zombie flick.|0|EOE 1845|Anything for Her - Pour Elle (2008)|5|pourelle.jpg|349|475|Vincent Lindon, Diane Kruger|1 hr, 36 min|None.|A man's wife is wrongly accused, and convicted, of murder. This is achieved by his wife being, unfortunately, in the wrong place at the wrong time, and having a relationship with the deceased. After three years of legal battles, the court says she'll have to serve the full twenty-year prison term. The man then sees his distraught wife start to come apart. So he plans her rescue.

This is a powerful film. The lead actor is driven by an unquenchable love and plans to break his wife out of a high-security prison. I'm impressed. This film was remade. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1846|Stephen King's The Stand (1994)|5|thestand.jpg|333|475|None.|Four parts, each 1 1/2 hr|None.|This miniseries takes place after an engineered flu virus kills the bulk of the population. Survivors begin to have two types of dreams: one about an old black lady and the other about young white guy. They turn out to be more than just dreams. This series isn't bad.|1|EOE 1847|Taxi 2 (2000)|4|taxi2.jpg|334|475|None.|1 hr, 28 min|Vomit.|A young Marseille taxi driver, with a souped-up Peugeot 406, is pulled into protecting a visiting Japanese minister. This film is goofy at parts and has some decent car chases. It's French.|0|EOE 1848|The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch - Largo Winch (2008)|5|largowinch.jpg|350|475|None.|1 hr, 49 min|None.|A wayward guy inherits a wealthy corporation after his adopted father is killed. The heir strives to uncover a plot to eliminate him while also coming to terms with his new status.

This is a good film. It's full of twists and never bores.|0|EOE 1849|When Strangers Appear (2001)|4|when_appear.jpg|335|475|Radha Mitchell, Josh Lucas|1 hr, 40 min|Bloody murder scene.|A disheveled man appears in a lonely coastal Oregon diner. The lone waitress & owner, starved for company, tries to get to know the man. However, when a car with California plates containing three men who claim to be surfers shows up, the lone man hides and asks not to be given away. The waitress is understandably confused. What's going on?

This is a fun and suspenseful thriller. It kept me guessing for quite a while. The scenery looked almost like Oregon except it was too dry. It turns out that it was filmed on the North Island of New Zealand. The movie is cut strangely. For instance, about twenty minutes into the film I thought I had lost a few scenes. This added to my confusion that took a bit to sort out. Also, there's a scene after the credits. Good film.|0|EOE 1850|The Lady Vanishes (2013)|5|the_vanishes_2013.jpg|330|475|Tuppense Middleton|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A young Englishwoman, who's traveling alone, is knocked out by a mysterious blow to the head and also suffers head stroke. She's befriended by a kind, old Englishwoman. While the young woman is sleeping, the old lady goes missing. Vanished along with her is every trace of her existance. Is the young woman going crazy?

This a modern version of the story upon which the Hitchcock film of the same title is based. I haven't read the original story so I can't say which is more true to the story. This version was good but lacked the continuity and intrigue of the Hitchcock version.|0|EOE 1851|Loft (2008)|4|loft.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 58 min|Blood at murder scene.|Five friends share a trendy loft located near Antwerp's city center. Being that all five men are married, the loft serves as a location for affairs and sexual encounters. As expected, they want to keep this place secret. All is going well until a woman is found brutally slain in the apartment.

This Belgian film is different. I don't know if it's the director or the Flemish influence. The suspense is gradually explained with flashbacks. It kept me wondering for a decent amount of time. Not a bad film.|0|EOE 1852|Stage Fright (1950)|5|stagefright.jpg|317|475|Jane Wyman, Richard Todd|1 hr, 50 min|None.|A well-known actress arrives at a co-worker's apartment with blood on her dress. She asks him to help her cover up the murder of her husband. The man helps her, but realizes that he's being set-up. So he ropes in an aspiring young actress to hide him. The young actress then goes undercover to determine the truth.

This is a good Hitchcock thriller.|0|EOE 1853|Oldboy (2013)|0|oldboy_2013.jpg|315|475|Josh Brolin|1 hr, 44 min|Vomiting, spitting, gore.|A selfish businessman is held captive for twenty years, and he doesn't know why or by whom. His only connection to the outside is TV. He watches his daughter grow up after he learns that he was framed for the murder of her mother, his wife. Suddenly, he's released and seeks revenge.

This is a remake of the original film. I liked this movie more. It makes more sense and, surprisingly, isn't watered down for the American audience. It's a bit hard to watch at parts but worth it in the end. Recommended.|0|EOE 1854|Jennifer's Body (2009)|3|jennifersbody.jpg|321|475|Amanda Seyfried|1 hr, 42 min|Blood & gore.|An unlikely pair of high school girls, a lead cheerleader and a geeky student, are driven apart during this film. It starts when they go to the local country bar to try to hook-up with the visiting city band. The bar catches fire and burns up a lot of locals. However, perhaps the most "burned" is the geeky girl who loses her best friend to the demon-worshipping band.

This isn't a bad teen horror flick. It has more to offer than many. The fact that Amanda Seyfried's character has ESP is pretty cool. Not bad as long as you accept it for what it is.|0|EOE 1855|Drive (2007)|5|drive_2007.jpg|323|475|Nathan Fillion, Melanie Lynskey, Emma Stone|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|The show opens with the central character being questioned by the police about the disappearance of his wife. Then, he receives instructions to drive to Florida, if he wants to get her back. In Florida, he learns that he must enter an illegal race run by a mysterious organization. His competitors are a mixture of people who entered for personal reasons and those seeking the $32 million prize. The checkpoints for the race are riddles.

This sounds like a pretty dull idea. It really isn't because the audience learns more and more about the characters as the show progresses. The characters are developed amidst some very good car chases. Also, the soundtrack is very good. The program is filmed in southern California (chiefly Santa Clarita) but is set in the Eastern half of the U.S. Unfortunately, the show was canceled halfway through the first season. What a shame. Recommended.|1|EOE 1856|In the Line of Fire (1993)|5|in_fire.jpg|319|475|John Malkovich, Clint Eastwood|2 hr, 8 min|None.|An old secret service agent, who failed to stop President Kennedy's assassination, receives a threat against the current president. The agent asks to leave his undercover work, in exchange for the president's personal security detail. The movie follows the personal war between the assassin and the agent.

This is a good thriller. It's long and could have done with more editing. Still, it's enjoyable and worth watching.|0|EOE 1857|The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)|5|catchingfire2.jpg|317|475|Jennifer Lawrence|2 hr, 6 min|None.|After setting an example, the heroine of the previous year's Hunger Games has become a danger to the power of the Capital. A special Games is called where favorites are pitted against the latest victors. Meanwhile, the Districts are rebelling and martial law is being harshly implemented.

This is another very good film. Recommended.|0|EOE 1858|Dead Moon Rising (2007)|0|deadmoonrising.jpg|323|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|Blood.|A sudden outbreak pushes together three workers at Louisville, Kentucky's Cheapskate Car Rental. As they struggle to survive, they are joined by old companions and new friends. Can they unite the motorcycle gangs and take back the city?

This is a good independent zombie flick. The acting is surprisingly good. There is a plot and the effects are good.|0|EOE 1859|The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)|5|thelibrarian.jpg|335|475|Noah Wyle, Sonya Walger, Bob Newhart|1 hr, 46 min|None.|A 30-something career student is effectively kicked out of college. His professor says he needs to get a job in the real world. The would-be student receives an invitation for an interview for a librarian position. He's offered the job and learns that it's a lot more than shelving books.

What a great, fun film! Yes, it's corny and unrealistic at parts, however, that can't stop it from being a good family film. This TV movie has elements of most of the modern action-adventure films. Highly recommended.|1|EOE 1860|Torn Curtain (1966)|5|torncurtain.jpg|324|475|Paul Newman, Julie Andrews|2 hr, 8 min|None.|An American scientist deceives his fiancé: instead of flying to Stockholm, he flies to East Berlin. Puzzled, and probably a bit scared, she follows him behind the Iron Curtain. In East Berlin, he announces his defection to the East! She can't believe it.

This is a good espionage thriller. Hitchcock does a great job filming the story. Recommended.|0|EOE 1861|Divergent (2014)|5|divergent.jpg|317|475|Shailene Woodley|2 hr, 19 min|None.|After a massive war the founders established a walled city in old Chicago. To maintain order and peace, society is divided into five factions. Once an adult, each individual takes a test to help him determine which faction to join. This movie follows the events of one young woman whose test reveals that she doesn't fit into just one faction. She's divergent.

Thie movie is based on a story. The movie is good, if too long. It's a bit predictable at parts but still enjoyable. There are some "girl power" moments; however, what would you expect in a story about a young woman written by a woman? I wish they had developed the idea of the divergents more. Worth watching.|0|EOE 1862|Mr. Nobody (2009)|5|mrnobody.jpg|317|475|Sarah Polley, Jared Leto|2 hr, 36 min|None.|In the future everybody is immortal except for one old man. Naturally, the general public turns this old man into a celebrity. However, he doesn't care about them. He's interested in reviewing his life and the impact of his decisions. Can he change anything?

This movie reminded me of Slaughterhouse-Five. Fortunately, this movie replaces much of the ambiguity of Vonnegut's story with detail. The story is elaborate. The concept of time is addressed in a new way. Interesting film.|0|EOE 1863|The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)|5|thelibrarian2.jpg|333|475|Noah Wyle, Gabrielle Anwar|1 hr, 32 min|None.|The Librarian, Flynn Carsen, is back. This time he has to re-discover King Solomon's hidden treasure, which includes a book. This special book will allow the reader to control time and space. Will Flynn find the book before the bad guys?

This follows the example of the first movie. It's still corny and unrealistic. Unfortunately, it has more violent action so it's not really a family film anymore. Still recommended.|0|EOE 1864|Evidence (2012)|0|evidence.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 34 min|Brutal murders.|This film opens with the police investigating several burned bodies in the desert outside of Las Vegas. The lead detective decides to look for evidence on the burned video cameras and mobile phones. As expected, some of the video is lost. Though there must be enough to discover the identity of the killer?

This movie started out very slowly and seemed lame. It reminded of the many Blair-Witch-Project knock-offs. But about two-thirds of the way through, it takes off. The spinning camera during the climax was too much. Definitely worth watching because it is a very good thriller. It also delivers a creepy message about today's people.|0|EOE 1865|Romantics Anonymous - Les émotifs anonymes (2010)|5|les_anonymes.jpg|349|475|Isabelle Carré, Benoît Poelvoorde|1 hr, 18 min|None.|A woman who lacks self esteem applies for a chocolate-making job. The anxious owner mistakenly hires her as a sales agent. However, the company is dangerously close to bankruptcy because of the owner's inability to try anything new. She falls in love with him and attempts to save the business.

Excellent romantic comedy. It is hilarious! Fortunately, the romantic part is lowkey. Highly recommended!|0|EOE 1866|Dead in Tombstone (2013)|0|dead_tombstone.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|Blood, gore, spitting.|A gang of outlaws rescues a fellow criminal from hanging. The rescued man tells them of a town in Colorado that is brimming with gold. They pay the town a visit and take it. During the attack, the rescued outlaw kills the leader of the gang who saved him. But in hell, he makes a deal with Lucifer to kill the six double-crossers in exchange for his life.

This is a pretty typical revenge film. The scenery is good; however, slow-motion is used so much that this film must be ten minutes longer!|0|EOE 1867|The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008)|5|thelibrarian3.jpg|317|475|Noah Wyle|1 hr, 30 min|None.|This is the third film with The Librarian. Needing a vacation, he follows a woman in his dreams to New Orleans. He discovers she's protecting a clue to the lost Judas Chalice. That is, the cup made from the thirty pieces of silver that Judas was paid to betray Christ.

This is another good one. It's not quite as good as the first or second films, however, still enjoyable.|0|EOE 1868|The Astronaut Farmer (2006)|5|astronautfarmer.jpg|317|475|Virginia Madsen, Billy Bob Thornton|1 hr, 44 min|None.|A hopeful astronaut is kicked out of the running when his father dies. Ever since the space race of the '60s, he has wanted to visit space. With the support of his family, this middle-aged man designs and builds a rocket on his south Texas ranch. The question is will the bank take his land before he can launch or will the FAA ground him? Or maybe, just maybe, his dreams will come true: he will orbit the Earth.

This is an inspirational film. Its enthusiasm harkens back to the Apollo program. The individual courage reminds me of the astronauts of this program. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1869|Thor: The Dark World (2013)|5|thor2.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 52 min|None.|With his brother Loki imprisoned, Thor is now bringing peace back to the realm. Little does he know that an ancient destroyer, the evil dark elf, is summoning up an old power, the aether [sic], to destroy the world. Why now? The worlds are going to be aligned shortly so he can use this phenomenon of continuity to quickly destroy everything.

This film is pretty good. There are some silly parts. The characters aren't very well developed, but the plot rolls along well. Some sections remind me of the Lord of the Rings, which could be why I wasn't too thrilled with this flick.|0|EOE 1870|Stone of Destiny (2008)|5|stone_destiny.jpg|328|475|Charlie Cox, Kate Mara, Stephen McCole, Ciaron Kelly|1 hr, 36 min|None.|During the early 1950s a Glasgow student is enamored with love of his country, Scotland. When a covenant fails to make Scottish headlines and, more importantly, fails to gain recognition in the English parliament; the student takes matters into his own hands. He hatches a plan to recover the Stone of Destiny, a symbol of Scottish independence, from Westminster Abbey.

What a great film! It makes Braveheart look like a Hollywood spectacle (which many, no doubt, say it is). The acting and plot are just right. The scenery is very impressive. Excellent film!|0|EOE 1871|Hummingbird - Redemption (2013)|4|hummingbird.jpg|323|475|Jason Statham, Agata Buzek|1 hr, 40 min|Violence.|The story opens by discovering that a homeless man was a soldier in Afghanistan. He attempts to fight off two men abusing another homeless. In the process, he is separated from his young female companion. He breaks into a London apartment. The apartment is empty, and will be so for several months, so he decides to recover his health and search for his friend.

This is not the typical Jason-Statham action film. The two main characters of this film are well developed through the film. It is violent. Jason Statham plays a good dramatic part.|0|EOE 1872|Payback (1999)|5|payback.jpg|319|475|Mel Gibson|1 hr, 41 min|None.|The movie opens with a man having two bullets removed from his back. He turns out to be a career criminal, one of the meanest ones around. After lifting some cash from a pedestrian, he goes to seek revenge.

This movie is more than just a simple revenge film. There's a decent underlying motive. It works out to be a pretty good film.|0|EOE 1873|The Truth About Emanuel - Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes (2013)|5|emanuel_fishes.jpg|317|475|Kaya Scodelario|1 hr, 36 min|None.|A seventeen-year-old girl, Emanuel, is still having trouble coming to terms with her mother's death. So when a neighbor moves in who looks very similar to her mother, she's decides to babysit for her. She learns more than she wanted to know about this new woman.

This is an intriguing film. Kaya Scodelario's character reminded me of an American version of her character in Skins. (Her American accent is flawless.) Fortunately, this part required her to show her dramatic prowess, which is impressive. The movie makes one question who is crazy, or are they both?|0|EOE 1874|Marnie (1964)|5|marnie.jpg|319|475|Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery|2 hr, 10 min|None.|A con artist uses her beauty to break into safes and make off with businesses' money. She's caught by a clever, young owner of a Philadelphia publisher. In return for his silence, she must marry him. Then, he learns that she has deeply rooted problems and tries to solve them.

This is a very good Hitchcock thriller. It centers around the central character Marnie. Why is this ruthless thief afraid of certain things? Some scenes are a bit too long, in my opinion. Overall, this is an excellent film. Recommended.|0|EOE 1875|Homefront (2013)|5|homefront.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|None.|An undercover DEA agent accidentally lets the son of a biker-gang/drug ring be killed. With the ringleader in prison, the, now, ex-agent goes into hiding in rural Lousiana. However, his ideal of active self-protection doesn't endear him to the locals. One breaks into his house and figures out who he is and lets the imprisoned ringleader know.

This is an OK action film. There are moments of very good acting but for the most part the actors aren't notable.|0|EOE 1876|Sexy Evil Genius (2011)|5|sexyevilgenius.jpg|337|475|Michelle Trachtenberg, Seth Green, Katee Sackhoff|1 hr, 31 min|None.|A woman summons her ex-lovers to meet at a bar. They exchange stories and begin to question the sanity of their common acquaintance. Right on queue, the woman appears.

This film is intriguing. It had me guessing what would happen throughout. Good suspense film.|0|EOE 1877|Snake & Mongoose (2013)|5|snakemongoose.jpg|317|475|Jesse Williams, Richard Blake|1 hr, 42 min|None.|In the '60s and '70s, Don "The Snake" Prudhomme and Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen livened up drag racing with a friendly rivalry. This movie follows their story and how it affected their families. This is a fun drag racing movie with a good classic-rock soundtrack.|0|EOE 1878|Absolute Power (1997)|5|absolutepower.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr, 1 min|None.|A cat burglar witnesses a murder while in hiding. The murderer is far from ordinary, a secret service agent. Will the burglar manage to get the story out, or will he be silenced?

This is an OK film. It is long.|0|EOE 1879|Saving Mr. Banks (2013)|5|saving_banks.jpg|317|475|Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Annie Rose Buckley, Colin Farrell|2 hr, 5 min|None.|This movie tells the story of how Walt Disney finally got the rights to make a movie of Mary Poppins. The back story is well told, as is the main plot. The witty responses of the very English author are hilarious. What a beautifully told and filmed movie!|0|EOE 1880|Best Man Down (2013)|5|best_down.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A Minnesota couple marry in Arizona. The best man, the groom's best friend, dies that night. The couple skip their honeymoon to bury their friend. They learn good things about this, frequently obnoxious, hard-drinker.

This is an interesting film. Different than I expected.|0|EOE 1881|The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)|5|perks_wallflower.jpg|329|475|Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A shy and depressed freshman hopes to turn around his bad luck when he starts high school. Fortunately, two free-spirit seniors befriend him. The film follows his first year while we try to figure out what's wrong with him.

This is an excellent coming-of-age film. The characters are well fleshed-out and acted. This must be the case because the movie is based on a novel.|0|EOE 1882|The Numbers Station (2013)|5|thenumbersstation.jpg|337|475|None.|1 hr, 29 min|None.|A tired career assassin for the CIA gets cold feet and doesn't kill a teenaged girl. Obviously, he was under suspicion because his boss is along for the hit and finishes the job. The assassin is re-assigned to protect the operator of a remote "numbers" station in England. These stations transmit sets of four numbers, which assassins in the field decode and act upon. The assassin used to be on the receiving end. The station is hit and they must fight to survive.

This is a pretty good action thriller. The character development and acting isn't bad. The exterior shots were filmed at RAF Bentwaters.|0|EOE 1883|We Were Soldiers (2002)|3|we_soldiers.jpg|317|475|Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe|2 hr, 18 min|Blood & burns.|This movie follows the heroic leadership of Hal Moore during the Battle of Ia Drang of the Vietnam conflict. The film does an excellent job of portraying the horrors of war without being over-the-top. It also shows the impact war has on families. The response of the '60s public to wounded soldiers is also briefly shown. There is violence in the movie: it is about a battle. Good film.|0|EOE 1884|Firefox (1982)|5|firefox.jpg|323|475|Clint Eastwood, Klaus Löwitsch|2 hr, 16 min|None.|The Soviets have developed a new fighter jet (the MiG-31) that can fly faster and higher than American jets. Of course, it also utilizes stealth technology. One clever innovation is its ability to read the pilot's mind for weapon deployment. Naturally, the American military needs to get this jet to maintain a level playing field. This movie follows that mission.

This film starts slowly by revealing the main character suffers from PTSD acquired as a POW in Vietnam. The film also does a good job of showing the dirty tricks of intelligence agencies. This film also serves as a good reminder of the evils of the Soviet Union. Not until the middle of the film does this movie take shape. This could be the airplane analog to The Hunt for Red October except with fewer big names and special effects. Recommended.|0|EOE 1885|Big Trouble in Little China (1986)|4|big_china.jpg|311|475|Kurt Russell|1 hr, 40 min|John Carpenter|A macho truck driver helps his friend recover his fiancé. She's taken by a Chinatown gang at San Francisco airport. The trucker thinks it'll be an easy job, but he is proven otherwise when three invincible fighters and a Chinese magician appear.

This is film must have a cult following. It's outrageous and full of clichés. It's so bad in parts that it's funny. The John Carpenter creations seem to be there for no real reason. Supernatural is the order of the day. Interesting film.|0|EOE 1886|The Company You Keep (2012)|5|the_keep.jpg|320|475|Robert Redford|2 hr, 2 min|None.|Thirty years after a bank robbery goes badly, and a man is shot to death; a woman turns herself in. She is part of the Weather Underground anti-war movement. An Albany reporter tries to discover the story. He finds that the woman is loosely linked to a Vermont lawyer. The reporter digs deeper and learns some surprising information about this lawyer.

This is a good suspense. It moves along well, and the characters are well developed. Recommended.|0|EOE 1887|The Legend of Hercules (2014)|4|the_hercules.jpg|317|475|Roxanne McKee|1 hr, 39 min|Misuse of slow motion.|I don't know much about Hercules except that he is the demi-god hero of the Iliad. So I can't really judge the adherence of this film to his story. It seems to be a good action film describing how Hercules became a legend. That said, this film isn't terribly historically accurate. For instance, archers would rarely be placed on the front line because they are skilled, distance fighters, too valuable to be put to waste. Also, I couldn't get past the over-use of slow motion. I know stunts are expensive but enough already! Forget reality and enjoy this good action film!|0|EOE 1888|Battle of the Damned (2013)|3|battle_damned.jpg|317|475|Melanie Zanetti, Dolph Lundgren|1 hr, 29 min|Blood, vomit.|A genetic company accidentally releases a virus that turns people into mindless creatures. Bangkok is walled off to await the death of the virus. The owner of the corporation hires a private military squad to retrieve his daughter. She's, of course, inside the "afflicted" zone. However, he learns that she's not the only un-afflicted persons within the city.

This is an action flick where the bad guys are zombies. It's really not a zombie film either. I enjoyed this film a lot. Despite being filmed in Malaysia, they do a good job of creating Bangkok: there's even a naked zombie prostitute. Do you need a woman while you wait? Recommended.|0|EOE 1889|Strangers on a Train (1951)|5|strangers_train.jpg|257|475|None.|1 hr, 41 min|None.|A tennis pro meets an unusual character on the train. This stranger suggests that they exchange murders, i.e. he murders the tennis player's wife in exchange for the killing of his father. The athlete thinks it's a joke until his wife is found murdered. This is a good Hitchcock film.|0|EOE 1890|The Invaders (1967, 1968)|5|theinvaders.jpg|323|475|Roy Thinnes|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|An architect, returning home late at night, takes a shortcut. He hopes that it'll knock some time off the drive. Unfortunately, the shortcut turns into a dead end, and he takes a nap. He's awakened by the landing of a UFO! Can he convince the country that there are hostile aliens among us?

You know a show is old when it's announced as shown "in color"! The idea is good, and the format is well planned. This is a cool '60s sci-fi show.|1|EOE 1891|Trance (2013)|0|trance.jpg|317|475|James McAvoy|1 hr, 41 min|Blood, fingernail removal, gore, dead body.|When an art heist goes wrong, an accomplice seeks out a hypnotist to recover the lost masterpiece. This psychological thriller is gruesome. It is also very good. Who's telling the truth in this web of events?|0|EOE 1892|Mister Foe - Hallam Foe (2006)|4|hallamfoe.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 35 min|Spitting.|An eighteen-year-old guy is having trouble coping with the death of his mother. He withdraws into a world where he spies on people. He detests his step-mother; though, he wants her at the same time. He runs away to the city and follows a women who looks like his dead mother. This is definitely an odd film. Dark and twisted.|0|EOE 1893|I, Frankenstein (2014)|3|i_frankenstein.jpg|323|475|Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski|1 hr, 32 min|Blood.|Frankenstein's creation is being pursued by demons. Gargoyles come to his aid, but they are skeptical of this "monster".

This action movie describes how Frankenstein's creature discovers himself. The idea comes from a graphic novel. Despite slow-motion being over-used, this is a decent film. Yvonne Strahovski looks good and acts well.|0|EOE 1894|Collision - Intersections (2013)|4|intersections.jpg|335|475|None.|1 hr, 41 min|Aftermath of the collision.|A newly-wed New York couple are spending their honeymoon in Morocco. The guy is a well-to-do commodities broker so they aren't vacationing in poverty. The trouble begins when a man challenges them on a lonely desert track. This confrontation leads to a major auto collision, and more than is anticipated.

This film is pretty good. I expected very little; however, this film turned out to be surprisingly good. Don't pass it up, if you see it on TV.|0|EOE 1895|Mud (2012)|5|mud.jpg|317|475|Tye Sheridan, Matthew McConaughey|2 hr, 10 min|None.|Two Arkansas boys find a boat stuck high in a tree on a river island. They also find a drifter is living in it. The man, named Mud, is trying to meet his girlfriend. The boys help him in his quest but things start to go very bad.

This is an interesting film describing life as seen through a fourteen-year-old's point of view. His crises and troubles are compounded by Mud. Set along the Arkansas River, this is a strangely picturesque film. Recommended.|0|EOE 1896|The Wrong Man (1956)|5|the_man.jpg|247|475|Henry Fonda, Vera Miles|1 hr, 45 min|None.|A musician, who's struggling to feed his family, is accused of multiple robberies. He's identified by several witnesses. The man is innocent; however, the evidence seems stacked against him. Will he be acquitted?

This Hitchcock film is based on real-life events. It's not the usual Hitchcock film because it so much more serious. Enjoyable.|0|EOE 1897|The Monuments Men (2014)|5|themonumentsmen.jpg|317|475|Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, John Goodman, George Clooney|1 hr, 58 min|None.|The Second World War is coming to a close. The Allies have landed at Normandy and are fighting into Italy. A group of older art historians is dispatched to recover stolen works of art from the Nazis. There is a distinctive threat that the Nazis will destroy these works rather than leave them behind during their retreat.

This is an excellent film. It tells the true story of this small group of Americans, French, and Germans who dedicate their time, and sometimes, their lives to saving art for future generations. Recommended.|0|EOE 1898|Pompeii (2014)|5|pompeii.jpg|317|475|Emily Browning|1 hr, 45 min|None.|A Celtic slave, who's the last of his tribe, and a frustrated princess meet on the road. A horse is put out of his misery after a road crash. This small event seems to cement their future. In Pompeii they are re-united, albeit on less equal terms.

This could have been so much more. It screamed the movie "Titanic" to me, despite never watching that film. (I have heard the stories.) What a waste of what could have been a good historical story. The thing that saves this film from being below average is the decent acting of Emily Browning. Without her, this would have been a dismal failure, instead of just a failure.|0|EOE 1899|Algiers (1938)|5|algiers.jpg|321|475|Charles Boyer, Hedy Lamarr|1 hr, 36 min|None.|A crime lord escapes Paris to the Casbah of Algiers. He feels trapped in this citadel neighborhood. Fortunately for him, an attractive female tourist shows up, and they fall in love.

This is an excellent film. It takes a bit to start. It seems to have set the stage for movies like Casablanca. Impressive close to this movie!|0|EOE 1900|Lilyhammer (2012, 2013, 2014)|5|lilyhammer.jpg|323|475|Steven van Zandt|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|A New York gangster, who has a heart, "rats out" someone who's not so genuine. The good-hearted gangster's self-imposed penance is relocating to Lillehammer, Norway. He chose this country himself as a shelter after testifying against the Mob. Not a bad choice until one sees how different life is in Norway.

Just imagine a New York gangster loose in Norway. The results are impressive. Good show.|1|EOE 1901|Revolution (2012, 2013, 2014)|3|revolution.jpg|323|475|Tracy Spiridakos|Each episode approximately 1 hr|Blood & violence.|Suddenly, all electrical devices stop working. No one seems to know why except for one man. His daughter and son grow up in the newly primitive world. However, the general of a ruling militia sends his agent to capture or kill this man. His daughter takes it into her own hands to go after her captured brother, after their father is killed.

This could have been very good. The idea of all electrical devices failing simultaneously and not restarting is cool. The show really pettered out after a few episodes. Only the talented young female lead seems to hold this violent program together. Without her, this show would have been just violence and blood.|1|EOE 1902|Hunted (2012)|5|hunted.jpg|323|475|None.|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|A female spy survives a hit and goes into hiding for a year. She fears that someone in her team wanted (wants) her dead. The private intelligence agency that she works for grudgingly takes her back. She continues her job while trying to figure out who put the hit on her.

This is not a bad show.|1|EOE 1903|Gambit (2012)|5|gambit.jpg|320|475|Alan Rickman, Colin Firth|1 hr, 29 min|None.|An under-paid and demeaned art inspector hatches a plan to rip-off his offensive, rich boss. He ropes in a girl from Texas to pull-off the heist. As the plan crumbles, will he get out with the shirt on his back?

Not a bad film. It was funny in a few spots. Would have been better if Amber Heard played the part given to Cameron Diaz. Good ending.|0|EOE 1904|Kingdom (2007, 2008, 2009)|5|kingdom.jpg|320|475|Stephen Fry|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|A lawyer in an English country town has just lost his brother. It seems that the brother walked into the sea. As the main character deals with law suits, wills, etc., he learns more about his brother's disappearance. He also has to cope with his batty sister.

This is an interesting program. The style follows Doc Martin. The characters are fleshed out and entertaining.|1|EOE 1905|A Million Ways to Die in The West (2014)|0|million_west.jpg|317|475|Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson|1 hr, 56 min|Toilet humor, blood, sex jokes, feces.|A self-proclaimed nerd--who's as much out of place in the 1880s American West, as he is out of time--backs out of a gunfight. His girlfriend dumps him. He thinks he can win her back by challenging her new boyfriend. The trouble is he can't shoot. Fortunately, a kind woman teaches him.

The trailer gave me a different expectation for this film. Once I got past the gross behavior, this is a typical story. Fortunately, the scenery is impressive. There are lots of cameos, too. It's definitely a disappointment after Ted. There's a scene after the credits.|0|EOE 1906|Sophie Scholl: The Final Days - Sophie Scholl: Die letzten Tage (2005)|5|sophiescholl.jpg|317|475|Julia Jentsch, Alexander Held, Fabian Hinrichs, André Hennicke|1 hr, 56 min|None.|At a Munich university, a brother and sister are arrested for allegedly distributing pamphlets with eye-opening real-life accounts of Nazi atrocities. Despite the pamphlets asking for peace, they are interviewed by Gestapo. The movie focuses on the interviews, sentencing, and execution of Sophie Scholl.

Based on actual events, this is a very powerful film. Faced with execution and, potentially, the destruction of her family, this young German student stands with a conscience against the Nazi interrogators. The performances are amazing. One can see what they are thinking, despite having to read subtitles. She was part of the German Resistance movement, the White Rose. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1907|Changing Lanes (2002)|5|changinglanes.jpg|320|475|Samuel Jackson, Ben Affleck|1 hr, 29 min|None.|A young Wall Street lawyer cuts off a recovering-alcoholic father on a New York City highway. Both are rushing to the courthouse to attend different hearings. When the lawyer refuses to give his insurance information, a feud is started. How far will it go before one man gives in?

Good film. It's interesting to see how each man's life is affected by this fender-bender.|0|EOE 1908|Career Opportunities (1991)|5|careeropportunities.jpg|320|475|Jennifer Connelly, Frank Whaley, William Forsythe|1 hr, 23 min|None.|A twenty-one-year-old guy makes up an adventurous life for himself. Eventually, the people in his small town catch on. He's been fired from most jobs in the town. His father gets him a job at the newly-opened Target store as a last effort before forcing him to move to St. Louis. As overnight janitor, he is expected to clean the entire store. His job is thrown askew when the beautiful local rich girl hides out in the store.

This seemed to be a further study, by John Hughes, of the teenage dilemma started in The Breakfast Club. This is an enjoyable film. The custodian's part, though short, is hilarious.|0|EOE 1909|Reaper (2007, 2008, 2009)|5|reaper.jpg|323|475|Ray Wise, Tyler Labine|Each episode approx 45 min|None.|On his twenty-first birthday, a guy learns that his parents have sold his soul to the devil. The devil visits and informs the guy that he needs to capture evil souls who have escaped hell. He's given a "vessel" for each episode.

This TV program is pretty funny. It is very similar to Dead Like Me. It's fitting that the main character still lives with his parents and works at a big chain hardware store. Not bad.|1|EOE 1910|The Life of David Gale (2003)|4|the_gale.jpg|317|475|Kevin Spacey|2 hr, 11 min|Death scene.|A Texas university professor is left by his wife, who takes his loved son. Little does he expect that life can get worse because, to an open-minded adult, a drunken romantic fling shouldn't be a big deal.

This film is very political. The Texan death penalty is the target. I'm afraid that the story suffers under the burden of this yoke.|0|EOE 1911|Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)|3|austin_goldmember.jpg|317|475|Mike Myers, Michael Caine, Seth Green|1 hr, 35 min|Toilet & hygiene jokes.|Austin Powers is back and confronting his most fearsome enemy yet: his father's lack of attention! Can he win his father's approval and protect the world from Dr. Evil's sinister plan?

I avoided this movie for a long time. It looked very bad. Yes, this movie stands on the shoulders of the the previous movies and shouts; however, this movie isn't that bad. It's funny because we expect certain things. Hell, it seems the franchise was heading to be a TV program.|0|EOE 1912|Single White Female (1992)|5|single_female.jpg|320|475|Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bridget Fonda|1 hr, 47 min|None.|A recent transplant to New York City has broken up with her boyfriend. So to combat loneliness, she puts an ad in the newspaper for an apartment mate. She settles on one shy, but handy, candidate. Little does she know that she got herself into major trouble.

This an enjoyable suspense. It must have been pretty shocking when it first came out. Well done.|0|EOE 1913|12 Angry Men (1957)|5|12_men.jpg|351|475|Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda|1 hr, 36 min|None.|The film opens with a judge addressing the jury. The judge is obviously bored. No doubt, he believes the verdict of this murder case is obvious. The jury retires to its room and takes a vote. All vote in favor of the electric chair except one man. Of course, the other jurors explode. They think the verdict is obvious. Is there a reasonable doubt? One man believes there may be.

Wow! This film may take place entirely in a jury room; but, it is riveting and interesting. I'm very impressed. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1914|Goodfellas (1990)|4|goodfellas.jpg|317|475|Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta|Very long|Blood.|This film follows a group of Italian-Irish gangsters in New York. Their claim to fame is a heist involving Lufthansa. Normally, I don't care for gangster films. This one works. It explains what is happening and makes sense. I watched only the second half, and that was enough for me. Good soundtrack in that second half!|0|EOE 1915|Apocalypto (2006)|2|apocalypto.jpg|320|475|Rudy Youngblood|2 hr, 19 min|Blood & violence.|When his central American tribe is destroyed by the Mayans, the main character begins to understand the dangers of cities, and "civilization". He witnesses his village's strongest warriors be-headed and the women taken away. This film does much to remind us that the indigenous people of North America weren't as innocent as many would like us to believe.|0|EOE 1916|3 Days to Kill (2014)|4|3_kill.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 57 min|Blood.|A CIA hit man finds that he has terminal cancer. He decides to quit his all-consuming job and spend time with his estranged family. A mysterious high-ranking female operative contacts him with a special drug that will save his life. The price is to take out a lot of guys.

This is a pretty standard action film with a sprinkling of character development. There's a decent car chase.|0|EOE 1917|The Machine (2013)|3|themachine.jpg|321|475|Caity Lotz, Toby Stephens|1 hr, 31 min|Blood.|In the not too far future, the West has resumed a cold war with the East. This time, the main belligerents seem to be communist China and Great Britain. As expected, the MoD (ministry of defence) has a long-term project to build the next best weapon. In this case, it is a humanoid machine powered by the most advanced artificial intelligence (AI). The lead engineer hires a brilliant young American programmer. Only her "program" has hinted at AI, by nearly passing the Turing test.

This film could become a cult classic. Take Blade Runner and modernize it. The story and characters are pretty deep, but the style is what gives it away. I really enjoyed this film. Recommended.|0|EOE 1918|Robocop (2014)|4|robocop2014.jpg|317|475|Abbie Cornish, Gary Oldman, Joel Kinnaman|1 hr, 57 min|Blood & surgery.|This movie updates Robocop. It's better than the original film. The characters and story are better fleshed out. Of course, the effects are amazing. I could have done without Samuel Jackson's political speeches "book ending" this film. Otherwise, this is a very good action movie. Recommended.|0|EOE 1919|Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2013)|5|jack_recruit.jpg|317|475|Kenneth Branagh, Keira Knightley|1 hr, 45 min|None.|This movie depicts Tom Clancy's character Jack Ryan before The Hunt for Red October and the sequels. It's pretty much the same idea: action film with hi-tech espionage. Keira Knightley's American accent and mannerisms are very good.|0|EOE 1920|Edge of Tomorrow (2014)|5|edge_tomorrow.jpg|318|475|Emily Blunt, Tom Cruise|1 hr, 53 min|None.|An American soldier, whose P.R. campaign has filled the ranks of an international army, suddenly finds himself on the front line. Without any combat experience, he tries to desert and is captured. But things get a lot worse for him when he finds that he's stuck re-living the same day, his final one!

This a great film. The backdrop may be a brutal slaughter by aliens; however, this is only the vehicle to develop the central characters. There is a Roughnecks influence, and despite not being terribly fresh: this is a good film. Recommended.|0|EOE 1921|Something the Lord Made (2004)|4|something_made.jpg|348|475|Mos Def|1 hr, 57 min|Surgery.|A young black man is hired as a janitor by a research doctor in the 1930s. It turns out that this janitor aspires to be a doctor himself one day and is good with his hands. A relationship develops and the black man discovers a way to solve birth defect involving the heart. Because of the times, he receives no credit.

This is a good film. It shows how far our society has come regarding racism. Based on a true story.|0|EOE 1922|Frenzy (1972)|5|frenzy.jpg|327|475|Barry Foster|1 hr, 56 min|None.|Hitchcock delivers a story about a brutal London serial rapist & strangler. Normally, I can't stand rape scenes and turn off movies containing them. Hitchcock did an excellent job portraying this brutal act that leaves the audience stunned and horrified, but not disgusted by a violent and graphic event. The scene gives the villain depth, in a way which only Hitchcock seems able to do. It is still powerful to this day.

The fact that the audience knows who the strangler is, and must tolerate a falsely-accused man, makes the climax even more powerful.|0|EOE 1923|Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)|5|tales_monkey.jpg|323|475|Stephen Collins, Jeff MacKay, Caitlin O'Heaney|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|In the years before the second World War, a pilot and his fun-loving, alcoholic mechanic make a life for themselves flying jobs out of a French port in the south Pacific. That is until they are caught up in the pre-war espionage scene. Fortunately, their one-eyed Jack Russell Terrier Jack keeps them out of trouble.

This film is peculiar. It's beautifully filmed.|0|EOE 1925|Under the Skin (2013)|5|under_skin.jpg|317|475|Scarlett Johansson|1 hr, 48 min|None.|A mysterious alien, in the form of a beautiful woman, prowls the streets of Glasgow looking for lonely men with no connections. They seem to be her prey because she brings them to attention, so to speak, and then leads them into oblivion. But is there a glimmer of humanity lurking inside her when she gazes into a mirror? Or maybe; she just couldn't victimize that last guy?

OK, face it: you rented this film to see Scarlett naked. So did I. A decent side shot is first had around 1 hour and full frontal, very full frontal, is enjoyed around 15 minutes later. But despite this film starting like a David Lynch film, bordering on Eraserhead, it made sense. Initially, it was an antiseptic study of behavior, and then it became a classic girl coming-of-age flick. Interesting film, and Scarlett does look good naked. No doubt, this film was influenced by Lifeforce.|0|EOE 1926|Open Grave (2013)|3|opengrave.jpg|317|475|Erin Richards|1 hr, 42 min|Blood & gore.|A man wakes up in an open grave. He doesn't know who he is, but he is thrown a rope by a mysterious Oriental woman who seems to know a lot. As he stumbles around, trying to find any clue, he finds an uneasy alliance with a group in a nearby house. The trouble is what is the truth?

This film is gory and brutal. Aside from those negatives, this flick is interesting. It isn't totally predictable, because it tries to present a new angle on a contemporary (movie) idea. Not bad.|0|EOE 1927|Sergeant York (1941)|5|sergeantyork.jpg|317|475|Gary Cooper, Joan Leslie|2 hr, 14 min|None.|In the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Tennessee, a young farmer is working his family's rocky land. He's rowdy and crass until he discovers religion. Taking to his new beliefs, he doesn't know what to do when he's drafted into the World-War-I army. This movie follows his saga as he single-handed captures a German machine gun platoon.

This film is based on the man's diary. The acting is excellent, and tells the story well. It is an impressive story. My only complaint is that it is a bit too long. Recommended.|0|EOE 1928|Haunter (2012)|5|haunter.jpg|317|475|Abigail Breslin|1 hr, 37 min|None.|A teenager is stuck living the same day over and over again. Understandably, she's become apathetic to the situation. So when she experiences a supernatural contact, she is immediately interested.

Good suspense film with good acting. There's more to it than I expected, and it's not as graphic as I thought. Clever idea.|0|EOE 1929|Barbara (2012)|5|barbara.jpg|336|475|None.|1 hr, 45 min|None.|This film shows the life of a female doctor in East Germany. She's punished for trying to find work in the West, so she can be with her boyfriend, and is sent to a rural hospital to work. While waiting for her boyfriend to help her defect, she gets to know her new boss. She thinks he's a sympathizer.

Interesting German film. It really shows the invasion of privacy endured by suspected possible defectors.|0|EOE 1930|Silverado (1985)|5|silverado.jpg|317|475|Scott Glenn, Kevin Kline, Danny Glover, Kevn Costner|2 hr, 12 min|None.|The movie opens with a man suddenly being woken by several men shooting at him. He kills them all and wonders who they were. While continuing along his way, he saves a man who has, seemingly, laid down to die in the sand dunes. The man has lost all his belongings and horse. The two of them continue on. And so it continues as a small band is built.

This is a pretty good '80s Western. It's a bit too drawn out. Otherwise, it's enjoyable.|0|EOE 1931|The Book Thief (2013)|5|thebookthief.jpg|317|475|Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush|2 hr, 11 min|None.|A young girl and her brother are put up for adoption by their destitute mother. The boy dies en route. The girl is understandably traumatized, and she doesn't open up until her kind foster father teaches her to read. She then becomes obsessed with books, even to the point of taking one from a smoldering Nazi burn pile! Her formative years in World-War-II Germany are described in this film.

What a beautiful filmed, sensitively acted, and well put together movie! Based on an Australian novel. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1932|Winter in Wartime - Oorlogswinter (2008)|5|oorlogswinter.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 43 min|None.|During the final winter of World War II, a Dutch boy learns about the hardships of life during foreign occupation and the misery of war. He grows up a lot during this winter.

This is a good Dutch drama. It's beautifully filmed.|0|EOE 1933|Solo (2013)|4|solo.jpg|313|475|Annie Clark, Daniel Kash|1 hr, 23 min|Blood.|A young woman, who's recovering from any unknown accident, takes a job working at a Canadian summer camp. Part of the qualification process is a two-night solo camping on a remote island. There's a rumor that this island is haunted. Will it be a ghost that scares her off?

Not a bad wilderness suspense. It's predictable but still enjoyable.|0|EOE 1934|Extraction (2013)|2|extraction.jpg|314|475|Joanne Kelly, Vinnie Jones|1 hr, 46 min|Blood & violence|A special military unit wants a suspected terrorist, who's imprisoned in Chechnya. So they send in a team and all but one are almost immediately killed. A mole is suspected.

This is an alright B-grade action film. There are some scenes that should have been cut and slow-motion is mis-used. Still, not a terrible film with a bit of a twist.|0|EOE 1935|Road to Paloma (2014)|4|road_paloma.jpg|336|475|Jason Momoa, Robert Homer Mollohan|1 hr, 31 min|Vomit|The movie opens with a Mojave Indian working odd jobs to finance his journey. Later, we learn that he is on the run from the feds. They want him for murder. The snag is that this Indian became a vigilante after the feds wouldn't punish the rapist (and murderer) of his mother.

This film is surprisingly good. It's beautifully filmed as the main characters explore the southwest on motorcycles. The continuity of travel isn't there, but that's Hollywood. This film also seems to want to be like Easy Rider because the main character rides a '57 Pan head. The important theme of this film remains intact. What would you do to avenge a loved one's death?|0|EOE 1936|The Cincinnati Kid (1965)|5|thecincinnatikid.jpg|310|475|Steve McQueen, Edward G. Robinson, Rip Torn|1 hr, 43 min|None.|Set in New Orleans during the Depression, a young and cocky poker player takes on "The Man". The film is interesting and exciting.|0|EOE 1937|Freezer (2013)|3|freezer.jpg|317|475|Yuliya Snigir, Dylan McDermott|1 hr, 22 min|Vomit & blood|A man wakes up trapped in a walk-in freezer. A group of New-York Russians want to know where their money is. He claims to be the wrong guy.

This is a good thriller. Worth watching.|0|EOE 1938|The Demented (2012)|1|thedemented.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|A non-related graphic wound.|Three college graduate couples decide to spend a weekend partying in a rural spot. They, of course, don't expect a "terrorist" missile attack to turn the local canine population, and later the human population, into blood-thirsty lunatics.

Yes, this is a zombie film. It's really not too bad. The introduction of idle, stationary, zombies is a good one, and may be original. The storyline is alright, if a bit expected. What really is annoying is the fact that no one bothers to grab a weapon, any weapon, until two-thirds into the film. Did they expect the undead "to connect with his/her feelings" before eating them? This is just too unrealistic, even for a zombie film.|0|EOE 1939|The Invasion (2007)|2|theinvasion.jpg|341|475|Nicole Kidman|1 hr, 39 min|Spitting.|When a space shuttle crashes, spreading debris across the United States, people start to behave strangely. It's called a flu virus, but many suspect that it's more alien than that.

This is a decent film based on Jack Finney's The Body Snatchers. It's different than the earlier films (1978 and 1993).|0|EOE 1940|Need for Speed (2014)|5|needforspeed.jpg|317|475|Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots|2 hr, 11 min|None.|Not soon after his father died, a high-school rival, now a powerful businessman, returns to pretend that nothing happened. Unfortunately, the main character has to take a job from this rival. Little does he know that it will develop into a race across the country, and then a race up the West Coast. The penniless challenger calls upon the help of a former customer, and is given a car and a young woman, as insurance of its survival.

This movie is based on a computer game that I played many times. I expected little but action and physical impossibilities. I wasn't disappointed. However, there was a bit more depth than I expected. Most of it was unsubstantial and derived from Vanishing Point. Particularly, I didn't like how Keaton played a part based on Super Soul. Imogen Poots looks like a young Helen Mirren in this film. Otherwise, this is a pretty good car chase film. There are some lovely shots of the Green River and Canyonlands.|0|EOE 1941|Sabotage (2013)|0|sabotage.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 50 min|Blood, gore, swearing.|An undercover DEA team decides to stash away some money from a drug cartel bust. The money goes missing and the DEA suspects them, and they suspect one another.

This is a bad film. Poor acting, predictable story, and mediocre filming. I watched it all the way through with the hope that it would get better. It didn't.|0|EOE 1942|The Big Blue (1988)|5|thebigblue.jpg|312|475|Jean Reno, Jean-Marc Barr, Roasnna Arquette|2 hr, 48 min|None.|This film is loosely based on real life. A friendly rivalry is embellished between the two free divers Jacques Mayol and Enzo Maiorca. A good drama is the result. Jean Reno is hilarious at parts. Long, but worth watching.|0|EOE 1943|Life of Pi (2012)|5|life_pi.jpg|321|475|Suraj Sharma|2 hr, 7 min|None.|An Indian teenager narrowly survives a shipwreck in the Pacific Ocean. His family are killed in the 'wreck, which was bound for Canada. The boy escapes in a lifeboat with a few zoo animals. An exciting and interesting adventure for survival begins.

This film is engaging and interesting. Based on a novel, it captures the episode when this young Indian boy becomes a man against the backdrop of wonderment. Well worth watching.|0|EOE 1944|Odd Thomas (2013)|4|oddthomas.jpg|333|475|Anton Yelchin, Addison Timlin|1 hr, 36 min|Cockroaches.|A young guy living in a small town can see evil swarm before an evil act occurs. When his town is overwhelmed by these evil creatures, he knows that something big is going to happen. Is it too big for him to stop?

This is an excellent film about an individual's fight against evil. No doubt Dan Koontz's book is better; however, this is an exciting film with a surprising ending.|0|EOE 1945|Night Shift (1982)|5|nightshift.jpg|306|475|None.|1 hr, 46 min|None.|Two managers working the night shift at a New York City morgue decide to help a neighbor by becoming her manager. It becomes a positive situation for her, and her other hooker friends, because the managers are not greedy in taking their cut. All's well until a pair of mobsters want their cut.

Funny movie at parts. Dated.|0|EOE 1946|The Man in the Moon (1991)|5|theman_moon.jpg|317|475|Reese Witherspoon|1 hr, 39 min|None.|A 14-year-old tomboy suddenly finds she's in love with a neighboring boy. All seems to be going well until her older sister meets the guy.

This sounds like a chick flick, and it may be classified as one. I was impressed by the acting of a young Reese Witherspoon. This film is the best one I've seen her do. She reminded me of the girls I knew growing up. The Louisiana backdrop only continued to remind me of my childhood.|0|EOE 1947|Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2013)|5|captainamerica2.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr, 16 min|None.|Captain America is back to battle the evil organization Hydra. There are some interesting parallels and questions about conduct raised in this action movie. Good action film. I thought it better than the first.|0|EOE 1948|Thelma & Louise (1991)|5|thelma_louise.jpg|331|475|Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon, Brad Pitt|2 hr, 9 min|None.|Two Arkansas women decide to take a road trip to escape their neglectful husbands. All is going well until they kill a man intent on raping one of them. As outlaws, can they escape the law?

This could be called the female version of Vanishing Point. The premise is similar. This is a good film to see at least once.|0|EOE 1949|A New Leaf (1970)|5|anewleaf.jpg|319|475|Walter Matthau|1 hr, 41 min|None.|After exhausting his trust fund, a New York playboy decides the only way to survive is to marry and kill a rich woman. So he gets a loan and goes on the hunt. Little does he expect that he'd find a klutzy and decent young rich woman.

This film is very funny. The double entendres and puns are priceless. It's also great seeing a Ferrari 275 GTB 4 running around New York City. "Carbon on the valves."|0|EOE 1950|Ten Inch Hero (2006)|5|ten_hero.jpg|348|475|None.|1 hr, 42 min|None.|Four workers in a small beach sandwich grill in Santa Cruz all have their own problems. One's looking for the daughter she put up for adoption, another is a nymphomaniac, one is struggling with his identity, and the last one is debating whether or not to meet an online acquaintance.

This is a predictable film aimed at women. It's not too bad. The comments on the guy's T-shirts are excellent.|0|EOE 1951|Lord Love A Duck (1965)|5|lord_duck.jpg|307|475|Roddy McDowall, Tuesday Weld|1 hr, 45 min|None.|A high school senior tries to get a new classmate to love him by making all her dreams come true. How far will he go? Will it be far enough?

This is a very '60s California film. It's out there. "Hey-hey-hey!" Funny, though.|0|EOE 1952|The Best Offer (2012)|5|thebestoffer.jpg|317|475|Geoffrey Rush, Sylvia Hoeks|2 hr, 11 min|None.|A well-to-do art appraiser and auctioneer lives a bachelor life. So afraid to interact with women, he has neither a girlfriend nor wife. So when a new client, a young woman, shows an interest in him, he's at a loss of what to do. Of course, she too, has her troubles: agoraphobia.

This is a clever film. It's well filmed and well acted. Direct by same guy who did The Legend of 1900 and Malèna. Recommended.|0|EOE 1953|Standing Up (2012)|5|standingup.jpg|321|475|Annalise Basso, Chandler Canterbury, Radha Mitchell|1 hr, 33 min|None.|A boy and a girl are individually singled-out, stripped of clothing and then abandoned on a nearby island. The leader of the summer camp says this is a normal procedure to toughen up weak children, and it's in good fun. But the boy decides to run away and the girl, at first, grudgingly accompanies him. Along the way, they learn about themselves and do become more self reliant. Quite an adventure is had.

This is a good wholesome film about two shunned young teenagers. This drama is enjoyable, well acted, and beautifully filmed during an East Coast autumn. Recommended.|0|EOE 1954|Doctor Zhivago (1965)|5|doctorzhivago1965.jpg|317|475|Omar Sharif, Julie Christie|3 hr, 20 in two parts|None.|A young doctor and his half-sister wife and his mistress are drawn into the Bolshevik Revolution. Doctor Zhivago just wants to live a private life but as a character says: there are no more private lives.

This dramatization of the famous Russian story reminds the viewer of the destabilization and chaos involved with a revolution. Long, but worth watching.|0|EOE 1955|They Call Me Trinity - Lo chiamavano Trinità... (1970)|5|they_trinity.jpg|317|475|Terence Hill, Bud Spencer|1 hr, 49 min|None.|A kind-hearted gunslinger ropes in his brother, who coincidentally has become the "new" sheriff, to protect Mormon settlers. Can they hold off a greedy horse breeder and his gang?

The main character in this film is defined in the first scene. The movie's also full of good one-liners and silly humor. Great fun. Dubbed in English. Recommended.|0|EOE 1956|The Man Who Would Be King (1975)|5|the_king.jpg|317|475|Michael Caine, Sean Connery|2 hr, 9 min|None.|Two British soldiers try to con an English newspaper reporter in India. Instead, the reporter witnesses an agreement between the two men to become kings in the northern country of Kafiristan. The would-be-kings journey to the land and their adventure begins.

This movie is based on a Rudyard Kipling short story. It's interesting, if a bit out there.|0|EOE 1957|Non-Stop (2014)|5|non-stop.jpg|317|475|Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore|1 hr, 47 min|None.|A troubled air marshall begins to receive threatening text messages over the federal SMS system during a New York to London flight. The author of the messages demands money or else every twenty minutes someone on the plane will die. Can the air marshall catch the bad guy?

This sounded like an OK film. Perhaps because I wasn't expecting a lot, I found it to be not only a great action film, but an excellent thriller/suspense! The plot twists in a way reminiscent of those devised by Agatha Christie. The character conflict is impressive. The reaction of the media is appropriately contemporary. Highly recommended!|0|EOE 1958|Cuban Fury (2014)|5|cubanfury.jpg|317|475|Nick Frost, Ian McShane, Kayvan Novak|1 hr, 38 min|None.|A young man is set to be the dominant figure in salsa dancing in Britain. But just before his final competition, he's beat up and quits the art. Flash-forward a couple of decades, and this would-be champion is now a sales agent for an industrial machine company. When he feels a connection with a new co-worker, he revives the salsa dancing talent to ward off a bragging admirer.

Well done standard boy-wins-girl film. It does have several good references for my generation. Simon Pegg makes a cameo, too.|0|EOE 1959|Sergeant Rutledge (1960)|5|sergeantrutledge.jpg|332|475|Jeffrey Hunter, Woody Strode, Constance Towers|1 hr, 51 min|None.|A post-Civil War cavalry-man is accused of murdering the commanding officer of his Arizona fort and also raping a young girl. Through several accounts during a court-martial, the story is retold. But will he be tried as a man regardless of his skin color?

This courtroom drama is very good. The outdoor scenes were almost exclusively shot in Monument Valley. Its theme of racial discrimination seems relevant even today.|0|EOE 1960|The Man from Laramie (1955)|5|the_laramie.jpg|321|475|Jimmy Stewart|1 hr, 44 min|None.|An ex-soldier has taken a job transporting goods while he searches for the man responsible for his brother's death. He arrives in a town where his wagons are burned and his mules shot, and he believes this town may shelter the man who sold the Apaches repeating rifles, which killed his brother.

Good Western. Beautifully filmed.|0|EOE 1961|To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)|3|to_la.jpg|303|475|Willem Dafoe|1 hr, 55 min|Blood & violence|A Secret Service agent is murdered by a notorious counterfeiter. His partner goes on a vendetta, stopping at nothing to avenge the death. Will he go too far?

This is an alright action film. Has a decent car chase and is set in Long Beach around the 710 freeway.|0|EOE 1962|Hombre (1967)|5|hombre.jpg|311|475|Paul Newman|1 hr, 51 min|None.|A white man, raised by mountain Apaches, is pulled back into "civilization". His biological father has died and left a house to him. He decides to sell the place and leave town. Then, the stagecoach is held up by highway men. Will he save them?

This is a good revisionist Western. It focuses on the prejudice against Indians.|0|EOE 1963|Snowpiercer (2013)|3|snowpiercer.jpg|317|475|John Hurt|2 hr, 6 min|Blood & slow motion|When a bunch of governments spray a chemical into the atmosphere (to combat global warming), the plant enters an ice age. The only survivors exist in a self-sufficient train that circles the world once a year. The less-fortunate spend their time in the tail section until one man leads them in revolution.

Decent film. Slow motion is excessive.|0|EOE 1964|We're No Angels (1955)|5|werenoangels.jpg|317|475|Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, Peter Ustinov|1 hr, 46 min|None.|Three inmates escape the prison on a tropical island. They decide to hide out as roof repairmen in a local shop and steal the shop contents the next day, Christmas Day. But they learn about the shopkeeper, his loving wife, and plain but kind-hearted daughter, and they decide to help them.

This is a great film created from a play. The dialogue is witty and good hearted, if sly.|0|EOE 1965|The Colony (2013)|4|thecolony.jpg|328|475|None.|1 hr, 34 min|Blood|When people start playing God with the weather, the world suddenly enters a new ice age. There are a few colonies living deep underground. But their numbers are shrinking as disease and malnutrition takes its toll. Of course, the colonies stick together and when one goes out of radio contact, another sends a group to investigate. They don't expect what they find.

This is a very good post-apocalyptic film. It centers on characters and how they survive. Despite influences from The Road, this is a unique idea.|0|EOE 1966|Continuum (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)|4|continuum.jpg|323|475|Rachel Nichols|Each episode approximately 45 min|Violence.|In 2077, corporations have taken control of most aspects of life because the national governments were bailed out by them. Of course, there are dissenters. A large group stages an attack (similar to September 11th) and is sentenced to death. They, however, manage to escape by shifting back in time to 2012. There, they try to effect a change. A Corporate Proector Service (CPS) woman is accidentally caught in the vortex and also travels back in time.

This could have been so much better than it is. Instead it focuses on the woman and how she wants to get back to her own time. This premise has already been better explored in Ashes to Ashes.|1|EOE 1967|The Ox-Bow Incident (1942)|5|theoxbowincident.jpg|315|475|None.|1 hr, 15 min|None.|Two cowboys ride into a small town, commenting how dull it seems. One asks after "his girl" at the saloon. Hearing that she's gone, just about driven out of town, he gets a bit out of control. That's really nothing to what happens when the townsfolk learn that a rancher is killed and his cattle stolen. Trouble is shouldn't they wait for the sheriff?

This film is a bit dated but does a great job of portraying mob rules through a lynching. One of the condemned men writes an excellent letter that still retains power today. Recommended.|0|EOE 1968|The Returned - Retornados (2013)|5|retornados.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 38 min|None.|In an unusual vein, this film describes a world after a zombie epidemic. A drug has been developed to keep those infected from "turning". However, there are rumors that the drug supply is running low, due to a natural shortage. This spells disaster for the main character because her boyfriend has "Returned".

This is an interesting film. It delves into unrelated subjects such as AIDS, government intervention in crises, and the individual response to shortages. This is really more of a character study than a zombie film, which makes it somewhat unique in this genre.|0|EOE 1969|Being There (1979)|5|beingthere.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr, 10 min|None.|A simpleton man, employed by an old-money gentleman in New York City, is suddenly out on the street. His aged employer has died, and this gardener is forced out of his residence by lawyers, who are unable to comprehend his position. Fortunately, he is backed into by the limo of the wife of a well-to-do businessman. This man takes a shine to the idiot and sets him on the course to influence others in Washington D.C.

Great film. There's plenty of satire, as you would expect in a Sellers film. It really says a lot, even to this day. This is Peter Sellers' final film. Recommended.|0|EOE 1970|Pretty Poison (1968)|5|prettypoison.jpg|317|475|Tuesday Weld, Anthony Perkins|1 hr, 29 min|None.|A young man is released on work parole with a warning about the seriousness of real life. He finds a job in a western Massachusetts chemical plant. While he's worrying about the pollution, he masquerades as a secret agent to woo a high school senior. Thinking he has the upper hand, he lets her build up his role to unexpected levels. Who's the prey now?

This is a great black comedy. I rented it because Anthony Perkins is good at this role, and well, Tuesday Weld is cute. Little did I expect such sterling performances. Recommended.|0|EOE 1971|Maidentrip (2013)|5|maidentrip.jpg|317|475|Laura Dekker|1 hr, 21 min|None.|Almost being forbidden by Dutch courts, this 14-year-old girl sets out in her sailboat for a solo voyage around the world. Not willing to compete in the fastest time, she stops and experiences different cultures. The lengthy times alone allow her to find herself and to grow into a very grown-up 16-year-old at journey's end. Much of the film is shot by herself.

This is an excellent real life adventure. This young woman experiences the trials and triumphs of self-travel. It changes her.

Some have asked what I feel while traveling alone. This is a good portrait of the experience. Highly recommmended.|0|EOE 1972|X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)|5|xmen_past.jpg|317|475|James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence|2 hr, 11 min|None.|In this film, Wolverine goes back in time to avert a murder committed by Mystique, which causes the eventual extinction of the mutants. The past year is 1973. Not a bad story. There's an interesting scene after the credits.|0|EOE 1973|Trinity is Still My Name - ...continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità (1972)|5|trinity_name.jpg|310|475|Terence Hill, Bud Spencer|1 hr, 48 min|None.|More of Trinity and Bambino... This time they save some monks and a farming family heading out west. There are also plenty of good one-liners. The fight scene near the end is a bit too long, in my opinion.|0|EOE 1974|Dumb & Dumber To (2014)|2|dumbanddumberto.jpg|317|475|Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels|1 hr, 50 min|Dumb things!|This movie follows the first one very closely. Lots of quotable, dumb comments. Also, it has plenty of references to the original movie. So if you enjoyed the original, you'll probably enjoy this one!|0|EOE 1975|Glorious 39 (2009)|5|glorious39.jpg|317|475|Romola Garai, Hugh Bonneville, Bill Nighy|2 hr, 8 min|None.|This film centers around a young woman, adopted into a wealthy British family, at the declaration of war against Nazi Germany. This woman, who's love struck, begins to learn firsthand the atrocities of war.

This is a very good thriller. I'll admit that the plot kept me guessing. The film also explores a social aspect of the Second World War that is largely overshadowed by the death and destruction on the front. Recommended.|0|EOE 1976|Broken Arrow (1950)|5|brokenarrow.jpg|302|475|Jimmy Stewart|1 hr, 33 min|None.|An Army scout happens upon a young, injured Apache warrior, and saves his life. This opens up an opportunity to devise a truce between the Apache leader Cochise and the white settlers. The scout learns the Apache language and begins to understand their reasons behind the struggle.

This is a very good Western. It helped to change the poor image of Indians in this country.|0|EOE 1977|The Ipcress File (1965)|5|theipcressfile.jpg|333|475|Michael Caine|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A British government agent is transferred from surveillance duty to another group. He wonders if his practical jokes and borderline insubordinate nature are the reasons. Little does he know that these traits will be of great use to him.

This is a good suspense movie. It's filmed in a typical '60s style, and possesses many of the attributes of its contemporaries, including Bond, Flint, and Bullitt.|0|EOE 1978|Funeral in Berlin (1966)|5|funeral_berlin.jpg|309|475|Michael Caine|1 hr, 38 min|None.|Harry Palmer is back. This time he's stumbled into a defection gone bad involving a faked funeral. Can he make it out alive and complete his assignment?

Good film. Similar style to the original, The Ipcress File.|0|EOE 1979|The Giver (2014)|5|thegiver.jpg|317|475|Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Odeya Rush|1 hr, 37 min|None.|A young man in an idealistic community is nearing graduation, where everyone is selected for the job best suited him or her. Only he wonders what could be his talent. In confirmation of his question, he is selected to be the Receiver, which is an ambiguous, secretive position. As expected he reluctantly accepts. Then, he begins to experience life in a new manner.

I had previously read this young-adult novel. While the screenwriters embellished certain characters and the plot, they didn't lose sight of the idea. The movie quickly explains what's going on so even the most casual viewer can keep up. Of course, the novel speaks volumes more than a feature film ever could; however, this is an excellent film that nurtures the spirit of the novel. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 1980|The Expendables 3 (2014)|5|expendables3.jpg|317|475|Antonio Banderas, Wesley Snipes, Sylvester Stallone|2 hr, 6 min|None.|An old enemy is discovered and a plan conceived to capture or vanquish him. The trouble is that the tough leader is having second thoughts about putting his team at risk.

More of the same here: excellent action, plenty of explosions, and good one-liners. They continue to add action stars, who I didn't think of. Recommended.|0|EOE 1981|Detention of the Dead (2012)|0|detention_dead.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 27 min|Gore.|Imagine detention in high school. This film is pretty much that, only with zombies and The Breakfast Club thrown in.

This movie is enjoyable. Perhaps especially for the zombie aficionado of a similar age as me?|0|EOE 1982|Cracks (2009)|5|cracks.jpg|321|475|Juno Temple, Eva Green, Maria Valverde|1 hr, 44 min|None.|During the short years between the two world wars, a small British all-girl school is delivered a Spanish princess, as their latest student. Of course, there are religious differences, and social ones. The real trouble arises when this young Spaniard girl stands up to a popular, and seemingly stately, female English teacher.

As a disclaimer, I only rented this film to enjoy Eva Green. But I found that there was much intrigue in the plot. Also, the film does a good job describing the differences between the northern Europeans and their southern counterparts. Furthermore, the film is a bit of an eye into the ever unknown female. Also, the film parallels, in many ways, Virgin Suicides.|0|EOE 1983|Radio Free Albemuth (2010)|5|radiofreealbemuth.jpg|336|475|None.|1 hr, 51 min|None.|A man starts receiving messages during his sleep. He claims that they are from an extraterrestrial entity named VALIS. He follows the instructions, which lead him to fortune. The communication threatens to ruin his marriage, but he continues anyway with the hope of correcting the oppressive government for future generations.

This film was a very long time in the making. I had given up hope on it when it was released. The wait was worthwhile. This is an impressive story depicted by common characters with the ideal of effecting dramatic change. I realize this is vague; however, the film will probably mean something different to everybody. It's based on a Philip Dick novel. And if you do get bored, Katheryn Winnick is in it!|0|EOE 1984|Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz (2013)|0|outpost3.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 27 min|Blood, vomit, gore.|A routine ambush staged by the Red Guard against the Nazis leads to their capture. Then, they learn the true malice of the Nazis in this remote area of the Eastern Front.

This film explains the origin of the original film and the subsequent sequel. This third installment in the franchise is good but not great. Maybe it was too involved with preluding the other films? Still, it's enjoyable.|0|EOE 1985|Star Cops (1987)|5|starcops.jpg|323|475|David Calder, Erik Ray Evans, Linda Newton, Trevor Cooper|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|Set in the mid twenty-first century, a police chief-inspector is forced into leading the fledgling International Space Police Force. These Star Cops, as they become known, have jurisdiction over all space bases and outposts. They uncover political plots, solve murders, etc.

I grew up with this excellent police drama, which is set in space. Despite some scenes looking a bit dated, the effects are impressive for an '80s BBC TV program. The storylines are excellent. The tone is tongue in cheek while remaining realistic. The humor is witty and shows each nationality in a way that only a British mind could portray. Highly recommended. (Available on region 2 DVD.)|1|EOE 1986|Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)|5|guardians_galaxy.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr, 1 min|None.|A boy is abducted right after his mother dies. He grows up in space and becomes a galactic outlaw. This movie describes an episode where he bands together with other wanted individuals, not all fugitives of the law, to save a planet.

There were a few good scenes but this film is mostly bad. It lacks substance. Instead, it rips up other films and groups together the reminants into a hodgepodge of special effects and nonsense. The only thing that saves this film from being a waste of time is the classic rock soundtrack. In fact, this is what kept me watching.|0|EOE 1987|Jersey Boys (2014)|5|jerseyboys.jpg|317|475|John Lloyd Young, Vincent Piazza, Christopher Walken, Erich Bergen, Michael Lomenda|2 hr, 14 min|None.|This film relates the formation of the Four Seasons and its eventual reunification to celebrate being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Along the way are bumps and bruises, and prison sentences.

This film, which is based on a play, delivers a good account of the distress experienced by this famous quartet. The rivalry between members and the suffering of the family is well portrayed. As much as I enjoyed this film, I wondered if it was almost too much. The film seems to cut deep into the group responsible for this magnificent music. Recommended.|0|EOE 1988|Harper (1966)|5|harper.jpg|319|475|Paul Newman|2 hr, 1 min|None.|A "new type" of private investigator is hired to locate the missing husband of a wealthy southern California woman. She suspects kidnapping and possibly murder; however, she obviously wouldn't mind finding him deceased.

Newman does a great job in this decidely '60s film. A bit too long but enjoyable.|0|EOE 1989|Into the Storm (2014)|5|intothestorm.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 29 min|None.|This disaster movie follows multiple very large tornados and how they affect a small town. Much of the story is told via a handheld camera. Fortunately, it's not over-used. Not a bad fictional film.|0|EOE 1990|The November Man (2014)|4|thenovemberman.jpg|321|475|Pierce Brosnan, Olga Kurylenko|1 hr, 48 min|Blood.|A retired CIA agent is coerced out of his retirement, in Switzerland, by the lure of a former love. However, as the film develops he finds that not is as it seems.

This film struck me as trying to be like The Bourne Identity. Except this film has the "added" element of revenge and competition. There is only a minor dull car chase between Niva and some armored thing. Furthermore, this film reflects the year in which it was released, and is political. An enjoyable film nonetheless.|0|EOE 1991|The Signal (2014)|5|thesignal.jpg|317|475|Laurence Fishburne|1 hr, 37 min|None.|Three college students are driving crosscountry to relocate one of them. They're "pursued" by a hacker. Finally they're sick of the game and track the signal to a lonely spot in Nevada.

This seemed very predictable to me. The back stories and smaller characters aren't developed either. Neat idea but poorly executed.|0|EOE 1992|Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)|5|dawn_apes.jpg|317|475|Andy Serkis, Toby Kebbell|2 hr, 10 min|None.|This movie continues the story of the super-intelligent chimp Caesar, as seen in Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Now, Caesar is grown up and leading a thriving colony of intelligent apes in the new forests just north of San Francisco (really British Columbia). When a small group of humans discover the colony, the two species seem perched for war.

Like the film before it, this is an excellent movie. The effects are amazing. The story is pretty typical, but acceptable. Recommended.|0|EOE 1993|The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)|5|hundredfootjourney.jpg|317|475|Helen Mirren, Manish Dayal, Om Puri, Charlotte Le Bon|2 hr, 2 min|None.|An Indian family leave their homeland when the mother is killed in a fire. They end up settling in the south of France (Provence?) because the vegetables are of excellent quality. The son is an excellent cook so his father purchases a disused restaurant. They establish an Indian eatery in the small town, directly across from an existing, and renowned, French restaurant. Naturally, a rivalry is generated.

This is a great drama based on a novel. It describes how the son grows into a famous chef and is recognized by the Michelin guide. Recommended.|0|EOE 1994|Billion Dollar Brain (1967)|5|billion_brain.jpg|320|475|Michael Caine, Oscar Homolka, Ed Begley|1 hr, 43 min|None.|Harry Palmer is back for his third film. He's now a private investigator, having left MI5. Palmer receives a key, two hundred pounds sterling and mysterious instructions. Meanwhile his former boss, Ross, forcefully brings him back into MI5.

I found this film better than the original and the sequel. There are more witty lines. The action is more intense and outrageous like Bond of the era. The story is excellent, too.|0|EOE 1995|Mackenna's Gold (1969)|5|mackennasgold.jpg|319|475|Omar Sharif, Gregory Peck|2 hr, 8 min|None.|A marshall is shot at by an old Apache chief. Retaliating, he mortally wounds the old Indian who was keeping a map of hidden gold away from young, avaricious warriors. The marshall burns the treasure map to avoid any future trouble. Unfortunately, an outlaw who was following the chief captures the marshall and encourages him to recall the map from memory.

This movie is shot in Arizona and Glen Canyon. The opening scenery looked like Canyonlands. This movie is fun and also explores the age-old reality that wealth corrupts even the best of people.|0|EOE 1996|The Equalizer (2014)|1|theequalizer.jpg|317|475|Denzel Washington, Chloë Grace Moretz|2 hr, 12 min|Blood, gore, violence.|A mysterious, good man can't sleep at night after working a full-time job at a hardware store so he frequents a late night diner. There, he befriends a young hooker who aspires to be a singer. Words of encouragement unintentionally land her in the ICU of a Boston hospital. The mysterious stranger, who's a bit obsessed with timing events, springs into revenge. Who is he?

This movie is based on an '80s TV program. This movie is good. Denzel Washington plays a part very fitting for him: a soft-spoken strong man with a heart of gold. The action develops around him. The film also reminds us of the abundance of cameras everywhere. A good film.|0|EOE 1997|Blake's 7 (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)|5|blakes7.jpg|323|475|Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Gareth Thomas, Jacqueline Pearce, Jan Chappell|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|The program opens with a man being led out of the safety of the dome, encouraged by more recent news of his family. (This show is set in the future where people live in environmentally-controlled domes.) Outside, he witnesses the mass murder of dissidents. Once captured, he starts to recall his own history of dissidence, which was wiped from his memory. The adminstration, fearing total recall, falsely charges him with molesting children. The court then sentences him to life on a penal planet. But good fortune allows him to recover an alien space vehicle, which is far superior to those of the Federal administration, and affords his escape. This series follows his, and his group's, fight against the corrupt totalitarian empire (the Federation), which falsely convicted him, twice.

"Oh, but it's for the children" comes to mind when the child molestation charges are brought against the main character, a popular leader of the resistance movement. This British program hits upon so many questions in life--not all of which are political--, and with so much power, that I doubt that it will ever be available on Region 1 DVD. That's why I purchased all four series from the British. As ironic as it sounds, the British are more open to laughing at empires than we are.

Only until fairly recently did I understand Terry Nation's message in this program. I was entranced by the action, witty one-liners, beautiful women, and the general coolness of the characters. Those desirable characteristics haven't gone now that I'm grown up. I just realize that this program is even more powerful with its anti-totalitarian message. Public surveillance, organized religion, personal debt, a weapon of complete elimination, etc. are all contemplated in this show. Very highly recommended. (Available on YouTube.)|1|EOE 1998|Hud (1963)|5|hud.jpg|300|475|Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal|1 hr, 52 min|None.|Newman plays a hard-drinking, womanizing asshole. He's always arguing with his father, who's an old-fashioned Texas rancher. When foot and mouth disease is discovered on the ranch, their lives start to unravel.

This is not an easy film to watch. It's a bit slow at parts and shows the bad side of people. The movie is based on a novel.|0|EOE 1999|Left Behind (2014)|5|leftbehind.jpg|317|475|Chad Michael Murray, Nicholas Cage|1 hr, 50 min|None.|Suddenly, the co-pilot and a third of the passengers on a New-York-to-London plane are missing. In a blink of the eye, they're gone leaving behind their clothes and belongings. As expected, panic almost takes over the plane until the captain and a reporter calm the situation. Meanwhile, on the ground the same has happened: millions have suddenly disappeared.

This is an unusual disaster film. The Rapture has occurred. (God has taken the good people bodily up to Heaven, protecting them from future dark times.) This film isn't religious, if anything it is atheistic. I enjoyed seeing what could happen if people suddenly were gone. Based on novels. Interesting film.|0|EOE 2000|Turistas (2006)|0|turistas.jpg|475|356|Melissa George, Olivia Wilde, Beau Garrett|1 hr, 36 min|Gore, blood, and an operation|A bunch of American and British college students are stranded together when their tour bus crashes. Instead of waiting for the replacement, they head to a nearby, remote beach bar. They're having the time of their lives until they wake up the next morning sick and robbed. But that is only the start of their problems. They discover that the bar is now abandoned, which leaves them to die in the Brazilian rainforest.

Maybe it is so graphic because I watched the unrated version? Anyway, I expected this film to be a serial killer slasher flick. (I only rented it for the actresses.) It turned out to be not a bad film. There actually is a plot! That said, there's plenty of skin as would be expected from the director of Blue Crush. The underwater chase scene was new to me. The subsequent cave scenes reminded me of the climax in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.|0|EOE 2001|The Maze Runner (2014)|2|themazerunner.jpg|317|475|Kaya Scodelario|1 hr, 53 min|Bug guts & brains|A teenaged guy wakes up without his memory in a clearing that is surrounded by a maze. The Glade, as the clearing is called, is occupied by other teenagers who only remember their names. The guy in charge warns the newcomer against going into the Maze because it is full of dangerous creatures. His curiosity sparks changes in their situation and causes dissension.

This movie draws upon The Lord of the Flies. Though, it's different. The ending is interesting. Based on a series of novels, this film unabashedly sets up for a sequel. Pretty good film.|0|EOE 2002|Locke (2013)|5|locke.jpg|320|475|Tom Hardy|1 hr, 25 min|None.|Ivan Locke leaves the building site that he's overseeing and turns onto the motorway. Through a series of phone calls, we learn that he's heading south, to London, to witness the birth of his illegitimate child. Along the way, it seems that he'll break down as his life starts to unravel.

This film is entirely filmed in a car, a BMW SUV to be specific. The premise sounds a bit dull, but I really enjoyed it. The dark motorway, the personal troubles, and the monumental construction project that the main character is trying to oversee via the phone really works. Tom Hardy is incredibly expressive without speaking many words. My only complaint is that the car should have been another four-seater, like a Maserati Quattroporte or an Aston Martin. Recommended.|0|EOE 2003|Music Within (2006)|5|musicwithin.jpg|317|475|Michael Sheen, Ron Livingston, Melissa George, Yul Vázquez|1 hr, 33 min|None.|Hoping to enter a state college and follow his passion of speaking, the main character is told that he has to fill his life first. So while trying to find his story, he is crippled in Vietnam. Discharged because he's deaf, he finds that he cannot go to college because "what use would a deaf person be to an employer?" He meets other disabled vets and becomes their mouthpiece.

This story is based on actual events. This man directly effected change that lead to federal legislation, which allows crippled Americans an equal chance at employment. Michael Sheen, who plays a wounded vet with celebral palsy, is not only convincing but hilarious at times. This is an inspirational film that is really enjoyable and beautifully presented. There's also an enjoyable classic rock soundtrack. Recommended.|0|EOE 2004|The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)|5|the_valance.jpg|304|475|James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin|2 hr, 3 min|None.|A young Eastern lawyer sets out West looking for a new life full of adventure and success. Little would he know that after nearly being beat to death by the gunslinging leader of a highway gang, he'd have a chance at both. This story is related in the past tense by the, now, well-respected U.S. senator.

This story is not only a good Western adventure, but also says a lot about politics, perception, and power. The main characters do a good job, the story is well shot, and the minor characters are excellent, too. John Wayne says many of his famous lines during this adventure. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 2005|Live and Let Die (1973)|5|live_die.jpg|312|475|Roger Moore, Jane Seymour|2 hr, 2 min|None.|James Bond is in Louisana trying to discover why other agents were killed. Black magic and tarot-card reading abound.

This is Roger Moore's first Bond film. Good powerboat chase. Jane Seymour looks great.|0|EOE 2006|The Man With the Golden Gun (1974)|5|man_gun.jpg|306|475|Roger Moore, Clifton James|2 hr, 5 min|None.|This time Bond is told that there's a hit out on him. The assassin is a secretive man , of which there is no photograph and little information. Bond is suspended from duty, so he goes on the hunt.

This movie was partially filmed in Thailand. I recognized the squiggles that pass as the Thai language. Clifton James is back as the "baccy"-chewin' Louisana policeman. Good movie.|0|EOE 2007|Ride the High Country (1962)|5|ride_country.jpg|306|475|Randolph Scott|1 hr, 34 min|None.|Fame has long passed two old men by. One takes odd jobs to survive and the other pretends to be a famous outlaw, while being an outlaw in reality. They're united again to bring down the gold bank deposits from a high-country mining camp. The trouble is can they abandon their new ways and resume their tougher old ways?

Good Western that delivers a moral message. It's supposed to be set in the Sierra Nevada mountains after the Gold Rush, but was actually filmed a bit north in Inyo National Forest. This is a good revisionist movie that cuts back to the heart of Westerns with gritty appeal.|0|EOE 2008|The Hustler (1961)|5|thehustler.jpg|312|475|Paul Newman, Piper Laurie|2 hr, 15 min|None.|A young pool hustler rolls into town. He's set on challenging Minnesota Fats, which he does and loses disgracefully. He then meets a girl and she teaches him about himself. Always wanting a re-match against the famed pool player, can he summon the courage and strength to do it?

This movie is a bit long in parts. It's also very good. The character development and struggle is impressive. Based on a novel.|0|EOE 2009|Flight of the Navigator (1986)|5|flight_navigator.jpg|317|475|Joey Cramer|1 hr, 30 min|None.|After a twelve-year-old boy stumbles into a gully in 1978 Florida, and is knocked unconscious; he awakens in the same Florida gully only in 1986. Naturally, he's bewildered and so is his family who long ago gave him up for dead. Then, an alien spaceship is discovered nearby.

This is a Disney film, and shows that Disney used to make interesting films for children! This is an enjoyable time-travel comedy family film.|0|EOE 2010|Ghost Hunters (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)|5|ghosthunters.jpg|629|475|Jason Hawes|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|A Rhode Island-based group travels the nation and tries to debunk ghosts and other supernatural phenomenon. This is a clever idea for a reality TV program. Sometimes it's difficult to see what they claim to see, but other times it's quite obvious.|1|EOE 2011|John Wick (2014)|2|johnwick.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 41 min|Violence & blood.|A retired hit man sinks into depression when his terminally-ill wife dies. This is the woman that compelled him to take an "impossible" job just to retire. Naturally, he's very emotional when a puppy arrives after her death, her final gift. He seems on the road to normalcy when the cruel son of a Russian mafia boss kills his puppy and steals his prized car. With nothing to lose, he sets out to exact revenge.

The brutality of this film is too much. Perhaps the film is based on a comic book? The filming seems to suggest it. The ending was also a disappointment. Are all of today's movies arranged to allow the development of a franchise? Otherwise, this is a good action film.|0|EOE 2012|Lonely Are the Brave (1962)|5|lonely_brave.jpg|310|475|Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands|1 hr, 47 min|None.|One of the last real cowboys, the main character lives on the open range. He dislikes the fences springing up everywhere and refuses to take a permanent residence. When a friend, with a family, is put in jail for similar ideas, he intentionally gets arrested with the idea of escaping with his friend. But he can't persuade the friend and escapes alone.

This movie does a good job of showing the technological "progress" made in the West. The chase is impressive. This film is based on an Edward Abbey story.|0|EOE 2013|Tampopo (1985)|5|tampopo.jpg|314|475|Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuki Miiyamoto|1 hr, 54 min|None.|One rainy night a cowboy-hat clad trucker stops for food at a noodle shop. The soup is bad, and he gives the owner, a pretty widow, a few tips. She begs him to stay and teach her how to cook. He takes up the challenge and ropes in a few friends.

This movie is about food. It's Japanese and hilarious at parts. Some of the side stories alone are worth watching. Warning: this movie will make you hungry. Recommended.|0|EOE 2014|Lucy (2014)|3|lucy.jpg|317|475|Morgan Freeman, Scarlett Johansson|1 hr, 29 min|Vomit & blood.|A fairly innocent American party girl is suddenly thrust into the world of drug smuggling. She becomes a "drug mule" and thinks life can't get any worse until she's violently kicked, releasing the drug into her system. Interestingly, she doesn't die and instead begins to use her brain more fully, and sets out to revenge herself.

It's pretty obvious this is a Luc Besson film. The style reminds me of Hanna also. Though it goes beyond a simple "girl-power" revenge film. There's a bit of time travel and plenty of science fiction. The idea is good and quite entertaining. It's just a bit out there. Decent car chase, too.|0|EOE 2015|Moonraker (1979)|5|moonraker.jpg|304|475|Roger Moore|2 hr, 1 min|None.|When an experimental space shuttle goes missing, while en route to NASA, James Bond is called in. The usual 007 adventure commences.|0|EOE 2016|Octopussy (1983)|5|octopussy.jpg|313|475|Roger Moore|2 hr, 11 min|None.|A rare sculpture, a Fabergé egg, rolls from the hand of a dead British operative, starting another James Bond adventure.|0|EOE 2017|Predestination (2013)|5|predestination.jpg|367|475|Sarah Snook, Ethan Hawke|1 hr, 38 min|None.|The film opens with an effeminate man telling the bartender in a seedy bar his life story. It is a good story, and the bartender seems impressed by it. A parallel story is developed of a time cop righting wrongs throughout history. Is there a connection?

This is a decent time-travel film. It's based on a Robert Heinlein short story. Recommended.|0|EOE 2018|James May's Cars of the People (2014, 2016)|5|james_cars_people.jpg|333|475|James May|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|James May tries to determine the car that set free the common person. Fun documentary!|1|EOE 2019|Fury (2014)|3|fury.jpg|317|475|Brad Pitt|2 hr, 14 min|Detached face & vomit.|A U.S. army sergeant commands one of the few remaining mostly complete tank crews that fought at Normandy. Now, in the final push to end World War II, he and his crew gain a new member. Will this green recruit be their downfall?

This war film does a good job of showing the horrors of war. It also develops the characters of the five men driving the tank named Fury. The "tracer" bullet activity makes the film sparkle of the screen, but I wonder if this effect is realistic. This film doesn't lack respect for predecessors because there is a reference to The Beast. Though, that said, this film is no Sahara.|0|EOE 2020|The Professionals (1966)|5|theprofessionals.jpg|317|475|Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Claudia Cardinale|1 hr, 57 min|None.|Four men are selected to rescue the kidnapped wife from a Mexican scoundrel. The waters are muddied when the leader of the rescue group recognizes the kidnapper as a trusted colleague. They set out on the paid mission, but soon question themselves.

This is an excellent revisionist Western. The plot isn't cut and dried, and the characters have noticable depth. It strikes me that this movie may have been the template for the A-Team TV series. Also, Claudia Cardinale not only looks great but acts fairly well. Recommended.|0|EOE 2021|The Long, Hot Summer (1958)|5|the_summer.jpg|311|475|Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Orsen Welles|1 hr, 57 min|None.|A young man is pretty much kicked out of town when a barn burns down. The judge seems dead set on placing the blame on this character. So, he crosses the Mississippi and looks for another place to call home. He stops in the small town of Frenchman's Bend, but it seems his spotty past catches up with him.

This is a classic American story brought to the silver screen. It can be a bit long at parts but the sterling acting makes up for it.|0|EOE 2022|Inventions That Changed the World (2004)|5|inventions_world.jpg|323|475|Jeremy Clarkson|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|Jeremy Clarkson discusses six inventions that made a big impact on society.|1|EOE 2023|Beneath the Surface (2006)|3|beneath_surface.jpg|288|460|Dominique Croix, Kyle Stanley|1 hr, 34 min|Blood & vomit|A goth skateboarder has always regretted growing away from his childhood friend, now an attractive and popular cheerleader. Just as he is determined to profess his love, she is mistakenly killed by a popular jock. But will his love go beyond death?

As you expect, this is a high school boy-loves-girl film. The fact that he brings her back to life isn't terribly new. That said, this film is a decent, home-grown twist for the zombie genre. It's very southern California. The lead characters are pretty good. Not bad for an "independent" film.|0|EOE 2024|The Eiger Sanction (1975)|5|the_sanction.jpg|317|475|Clint Eastwood|2 hr, 9 min|None.|An art professor is suddenly blackmailed back into his former job, as a government assassin. This time he has to kill one or two foreign spies who are responsible for the theft of biological weapon plans.

This movie shows Monument Valley. The climax on Eiger Mountain in Switzerland is good. Eastwood is near his peak of coolness.|0|EOE 2025|A View To a Kill (1985)|5|a_kill.jpg|301|475|Roger Moore, Christopher Walken|2 hr, 11 min|None.|A rich madman sets out to destroy Silicon Valley so he can corner the silicon chip market. How will Bond stop him?|0|EOE 2026|Gone Girl (2014)|1|gonegirl.jpg|317|475|Rosamund Pike|2 hr, 29 min|Blood, murder, language|On their wedding anniversary, a man's wife goes missing. Sure they have small problems, but he is unprepared for what the police finds. Soon, he's considered the prime suspect for her murder.

This story sounds cut and dried; however, it is not. This is a complicated film with plenty of intrigue. Interesting idea.|0|EOE 2027|Before I Go to Sleep (2014)|5|before_sleep.jpg|371|475|Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth|1 hr, 32 min|None.|A woman wakes up with no recent memory. She's told by, the man in the same house as her, that she is his wife and she's suffering from amnesia. She would have accepted this story until she learns that she has left herself a video-journal. What is true, and what is false?

This is an interesting idea. It's thought-provoking without being too brutal. Not bad.|0|EOE 2028|Big Tits Zombie (2010)|0|bigtitszombie.jpg|332|475|None.|1 hr, 13 min|Blood & gore.|A group of five strippers in a small country town pass the time by doing stereotypical things and sleeping. One day, they unlock a door leading to a cellar where they discover "the book of the dead". Of course, the goth stripper, who can read, wakes up the dead.

This Japanese zombie parody is hilarious. It could be caused by the witty voice-over? But the acting is laughable and the plot is nearly non-existent. There is enough skin to make it interesting. Also, there are some new zombie effects (e.g. re-animated sushi). Based on a comic-book series.|0|EOE 2029|They Live (1988)|5|theylive.jpg|324|475|Roddy Piper, Keith David|1 hr, 34 min|None.|An unemployed guy from Colorado stops in L.A. looking for work. He lands a job at a building site where he meets a similarly displaced worker. Together, they overnight in a church help camp. The main character finds a pair of sunglasses at the church and begins to see the world around him in a whole new perspective.

Great fun! This movie is a parody but also has a good message about money and consumerism. The fight scene is more of a WWF match. What else would be expected from "Rowdy" Piper? Don't forget to "Obey", "Consume", "Don't Question Authority", and "Stay Asleep".|0|EOE 2030|The Winter War - Talvisota (1989)|4|talvisota.jpg|337|475|Taneli Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko, Timo Torikka|3 hr, 9 min in two parts|War.|The Soviet army invaded Finland in 1939. The Finns got a little support from the U.S. and other Nordic countries; however, Finland was mostly on its own. This film follows a platoon comprised mostly of farmers who saw a lot of action. It is a war film so there's a lot of violence and destruction. It's not over done. The production is big. Watching this film makes the audience feel part of the war. It's very impressive that an untrained, poorly-equipped army could stand against the planes, tanks, and vast numbers of Soviet soldiers. Recommended.|0|EOE 2031|Dracula Untold (2014)|4|draculauntold.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|vampire gore|This movie describes the origin of the most famous vampire, Dracula. The plot is pretty good and the main characters are engaging. Of course, the visual effects are impressive. What bothers me the most about this film is the way it ends: it's set up for a sequel. Why ruin a good film in this manner?|0|EOE 2032|Nightcrawler (2013)|3|nightcrawler.jpg|317|475|Jake Gyllenhaal|1 hr, 58 min|Blood & violence|A young guy will do anything to earn money. He stops stealing copper and chain-link fencing and starts videotaping newsworthy episodes occurring during the LA nights. As he settles into selling these videos to a local TV station, he begins to realize his ruthless business attitude could really pay off.

This is an odd film. It's a new idea, just strange.|0|EOE 2033|Pioneer - Pionér (2013)|5|pioner.jpg|317|475|Aksel Hennie|1 hr, 50 min|None.|Soon after oil is discovered in the North Sea two Norwegian brothers join an American group of divers. An American company, working with the government of Norway, plan to build a seabed pipeline to the mainland of Norway. However, when one of the brothers dies suddenly, the other brother suspects foul play.

This seems to be a plausible story that grew out of the rush to make money during the late '70s and early '80s Nordic oil boom. It's feasible and makes excellent entertainment. It leaves the audience with a dilemma. Recommended.|0|EOE 2034|Hercules (2014)|5|hercules2014.jpg|317|475|Dwayne Johnson, John Hurt, Ian McShane, Aksel Hennie|1 hr, 38 min|None.|This action film relates an episode in the life of Hercules as told by his nephew. Hercules is now a mercenery because of the murder of his wife and children. Has the legend ceased to exist, or will he return to fighting for good?

Great adventure film that doesn't take itself too seriously. It's based on a comic book and makes a fun movie. There's also a plot and theme.|0|EOE 2035|Ambush - Rukajärven tie (1999)|4|rukajarventie.jpg|335|475|Peter Franzén, Irina Björklund|1 hr, 56 min|War|This movie follows a Finnish light platoon as it crosses into the Soviet Union, during World War II, in an attempt to re-take lost territory. The film really centers around a young soon-to-be-married couple who are caught up in the war. The guy realizes he has little to lose when his fianceé is reported missing, presumed dead.

The Finnish light infantry is mounted on bicycles. Makes sense. Decent war drama.|0|EOE 2036|22 Bullets -L'Immortel (2010)|4|limmortel.jpg|336|475|Jean Reno, Marina Foïs|1 hr, 55 min|Blood|Suddenly, a seemingly decent father is shot, twenty-two times, in a Marseille underground parking garage. The motive is unknown until the movie flashes back to his past. As part of a trio, he declared to avenge the death of an elderly Marseille mob boss, whom he met in prison. As he grew up, the impulsiveness of his youth yielded to the reality of having a family. But could he really quit his job in the French mafia?

This is a good modern, reluctant revenge flick. It presents a hopeful future where the Marseille police clean up the city. Jean Reno is very good.|0|EOE 2037|Vice (2015)|4|vice.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 36 min|Violence|A resort, which is populated by organic robots, is the most popular playground for people. There, they can kill, rob, rape, etc. Needless to say, these crimes start spiling over into the rest of the city.

This movie could have been so much better, but the violence gets in the way. The detective character was mildly interesting, and the girl isn't hard on the eyes. The ending is trying to set up for a sequel.|0|EOE 2038|Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection (2012)|0|night_resurrection.jpg|337|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|Gore, blood, violence|This independent film follows a Welsh family living off the beaten path during a zombie infestation. They seem to be doing OK until one of the children "turns", opening the door for unrest within the family and the house. Will anyone survive?

This zombie flick is typically British. It delves into interpersonal relationships and the social effects of suspended law and order. It's more thoughtful than the typical undead film.|0|EOE 2039|Joe Kidd (1972)|5|joekidd.jpg|317|475|Clint Eastwood|1 hr, 27 min|None.|The movie opens with a drunk man in a cell. Arrested for three charges, he's taken to the courthouse for trial. His trial is interrupted by Mexican protestors who burn court records. A price is put on the head of the ringleader. The central character, the now-sober Joe Kidd, is reluctantly pulled into a manhunt led by a large landowner who's goal is to kill the ringleader. But is the landowner ethical?

This is a very good revisionist Western. There's a powerful theme and plenty of action wrapped up in a reasonable duration film. Personal revenge and morals are the important aspects of the film. Beautifully filmed and scored, also.|0|EOE 2040|It Happened Here (1965)|5|ithappenedhere.jpg|332|475|None.|1 hr, 36 min|None.|The Nazis occupy England. The film follows a nurse, who is the sole survivor of small town. She travels to London and begins to work for the occupying army.

This is a creepy drama in which the Nazis control England. Many Britons join the once-hated enemy and work to extend National Socialism. The style is more dramatic but similar to War Game.|0|EOE 2041|The 8th Plague (2006)|0|the8thplague.jpg|318|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|Violence, blood, gore.|In rural Virginia, a sister misses a sibling date to pay respects to their dead parents. This no-show is unheard of and spurs the other sister to mount a search. Unfortunately, the missing sister is lost in the woods. (A camping trip gone wrong?) The manhunt leads to a long-abandoned prison. Will they find her or will they find something terrible?

This independent film started out quite poorly. "OK, let's film some birds now. Great, that will make good filler. Now some landscapes..." But then, this film takes off. Not only did the plot go, but the level of vulgarity ran into the gutter. If I could assign a negative value, this film would be a "minus one". Despite its flagrant misuse of effects, this film is quite good. The demonic zombie-ism makes a good combination. There's one good creepy scene. The filming isn't half bad. So despite the negatives, this is a creepy independent zombie film.|0|EOE 2042|The Outrage (1964)|5|theoutrage.jpg|305|475|Paul Newman, Claire Bloom|1 hr, 36 min|None.|This film follows a murder/rape trial. The accused is a notorious outlaw, who has just recently burned down the courthouse. Justice is sought from multiple stories, but are any the truth?

This is a great film. The acting is excellent, and the filming is beautifully executed in black and white. Recommended.|0|EOE 2043|The Imitation Game (2014)|5|theimitationgame.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 54 min|None.|This movie skips around in Alan Turing's life to help explain the man's thinking and his great invention, which cracked the Nazi Enigma code. His research became a basis for modern computing and survives as a test for artificial intelligence.

This film has dark overtones that are explained by the skipping around in history. It's a good film along the sames lines of A Beautiful Mind.|0|EOE 2044|Interstellar (2014)|5|interstellar.jpg|321|475|Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Mackenzie Foy|2 hr, 49 min|None.|The Earth is in trouble. Crops have been dying and people are worried about starvation. Research has abandoned space travel and focussed on food production. Or has it? A trained space pilot mysteriously discovers a NASA research site. Can they save the human race?

This is quite a production! It's long because a lot happens. There are some minor plot holes and scenes that could have stood cutting out; however, this is a very enjoyable film with a good message. There's space action, time travel, and character development. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 2045|Jeremiah Johnson (1972)|4|jeremiahjohnson.jpg|317|475|Robert Redford|1 hr, 56 min|Cleaning animals.|Wanting to escape a war, a man heads into the mountains of Utah to trap and live in solitude. He finds just about everything but what he desires.

Filmed in the mountains of Utah, this film, which is based on a novel, is a bit slow at parts. However, it's inspiring and exciting in its own way. The novel was written from stories about the real man, "Liver-eating" Johnson.|0|EOE 2046|The Judge (2014)|3|thejudge.jpg|317|475|Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall|2 hr, 21 min|Bodily functions.|A successful Chicago lawyer returns to his hometown when his mother dies. There, he finds that his father, a judge, is having some problems and is persuaded to stay a bit longer. Unfortunately, the problems develop to the point where a murder charge is brought against his father.

This is a very good father-son movie. The courtroom drama is excellent also. The acting is top-notch. Recommended.|0|EOE 2047|Wild Card (2014)|5|wildcard.jpg|317|475|Jason Statham|1 hr, 32 min|None.|A Las Vegas man works odd jobs, such as a body guard, with dreams of moving to Corsica. But when an old flame, now a hooker, comes to him for help, he finds himself in danger.

This is a Jason-Statham action film with a plot dangling from it. There are parts that seem to be added to bring the film to a respectable duration. Don't go in expecting much, and you won't be disappointed!|0|EOE 2048|The Voices (2014)|1|thevoices.jpg|320|475|Ryan Reynolds|1 hr, 44 min|Blood, feces, vomit.|A slightly odd guy works at a bathtub factory. He is interested in the English girl in accounting. Unfortunately, he accidentally kills her in the woods. His dogs says it's OK as long as he stops; however, the cat eggs him on. Will he kill again?

This is an unusual film. The mixture of the joyous world of a mentally-unhinged individual and murder isn't something new. Still, it's an interesting film because it's so cheerfully colored. Listening to the cat is worth watching the film.|0|EOE 2049|The Heineken Kidnapping (2011)|5|theheinekenkidnapping.jpg|333|475|Rutger Hauer.jpg|1 hr, 58 min|None.|The famous beer baron is kidnapped and held for ransom. This Dutch film claims to do a decent job of relating the kidnapping, ransom, and tracking of the kidnappers.|0|EOE 2050|The 39 Steps (1959)|5|the39steps_1959.jpg|337|475|None.|1 hr, 31 min|None.|John Buchan's spy story is slightly modified. For a more true representation, see the 2008 version or the original 1935 version is a better choice. However, this late '50s one is fun with some playful additions made, like having a pretty girl chained to the main character's wrist for the escape through Scotland.|0|EOE 2051|Kidnapping Freddy Heineken - Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015)|5|kidnapping_heineken.jpg|311|475|None.|1 hr, 35 min|None.|Dull. Original film is better.|0|EOE 2052|Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)|3|exodus.jpg|317|475|Christian Bale, Isaac Andrews, Joel Edgerton|2 hr, 30 min|Blood & plagues.|This film describes Moses' adult life from being an Egyptian prince to the leader of the Hebrews. Many will probably hate this film. Though this is quite a production, the actors really carry the story.|0|EOE 2053|WarGames (1983)|5|wargames.jpg|317|475|Matthew Broderick, Alley Sheedy|1 hr, 53 min|None.|While looking for an upcoming game, a high schooler discovers the back door into NORAD's strategic computer. Naturally, he decides to play a game, and "global thermonuclear war" sounds the most exciting. Little does he know that he sets the world on the path to World War III.

This film is geared for children, which makes sense because I first saw it when I was a kid. But as an adult, I enjoyed it even more because it has several, still pertinent, themes. Highly recommended, if you missed it.|0|EOE 2054|The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)|5|mockingjay3a.jpg|297|475|Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson|2 hr, 3 min|None.|The insurrection of the special games has separated the two protagonists. Katniss is hiding out with the militant district and Peeta appears to be living agreeably in the Capitol. This division leads the heroine to question fighting the oppression, right during the crucial point in the rebellion. But will she lose more than the fight?

This is a continuation of the previous year's Catching Fire. This film is a bit slow at parts. Perhaps it is just a "breather" before the conclusion?|0|EOE 2055|Unbroken (2014)|3|unbroken.jpg|317|475|Jack O'Connell|2 hr, 17 min|Vomit.|This film follows Louis Zamperini, an Olympiad, during World War II. While serving in the military, he crashes in the Pacific and survives six weeks in a life raft; only to be captured by the Japanese navy.

The film is long. The abuse that the character experienced at the hands of a Japanese commander is sad.|0|EOE 2056|Zombies Anonymous - Last Rites of the Dead (2007)|0|zombiesanonymous.jpg|324|475|Gina Ramsden, Christa McNamee|1 hr, 31 min|Gore, vomit, blood.|A girl is killed accidentally by her jealous boyfriend. Paramedics arrive and declare her dead, leaving the scene. Five months later, she's still trying to cope with being "mortally challenged", a zombie. Meanwhile the boyfriend has started attacking zombies, who were otherwise being left alone.

This independent film is really quite well done. The plot flows along and the production is very good for what it is. The Zombie Anonymous meetings make for excellent irony, as do the militant zombie killers. Interesting film.|0|EOE 2057|Le Chef - Comme un chef (2012)|5|commeunchef.jpg|358|475|Jean Reno, Michaël Youn|1 hr, 24 min|None.|A famous Parisian chef is threatened to be fired by the young restaurant owner. The chef is a traditionalist. Meanwhile an avid cook tries to hold a permanent job to support his girlfriend and unborn child. Together, can they win both fights?

This French comedy is very funny. It's light and quick, so it's a delight to watch. Stick around till the end because there's a short cut scene after the credits.|0|EOE 2058|Broken Trail (2006)|3|brokentrail.jpg|323|475|Robert Duvall, Thomas Haden Church|approximately 3 hr in two parts|Castration & violence.|This minseries follows two relatives transporting horses to Wyoming. They are robbed by a scoundrel and take responsibility of five Chinese girls after dealing with him. The girls were bought by a female saloon owner and she expects their delivery. The two men think otherwise because they don't want to see the girls made into prostitutes.

This is a great revisionist miniseries. It's a bit graphic at parts; however, the beautifully filmed scenery and acting make up for it. Recommended.|1|EOE 2059|The Frozen Ground (2013)|5|thefrozenground.jpg|333|475|Vanessa Hudgens, John Cusack|1 hr, 45 min|None.|After a young prostitute is found screaming, and handcuffed, in an apartment; her case is dismissed. The police determined that the alleged captor couldn't have done anything, citing an alibi and good social standing. But will such a man be able to stand up to an Alaskan state trooper who cares?

This film is based on reality. What a time it must have been living through: testifying, as a prostitute, against a respected member of a small community. Vanessa Hudgens may have delivered her best performance ever. John Cusack shocked me with his excellent acting. The film does a good job of realizing the horror experienced by those closest to it.|0|EOE 2060|Shenandoah (1965)|5|shenandoah.jpg|302|475|Jimmy Stewart|1 hr, 46 min|None.|A Virginia farmer refuses to send his sons to fight for the Confederacy, fearing for their lives. But after his youngest is captured by Federal soldiers, he is dragged into the conflict.

Good film. Sad at parts.|0|EOE 2061|Open Range (2003)|5|openrange.jpg|317|475|Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, Annette Bening, Michael Gambon|2 hr, 19 min|None.|Four free-grazing cowboys are doing OK until one of them is arrested by a corrupt marshall. The trumped-up charge boils down to free-grazing, which is hated by a powerful Irish-born rancher. With no other choice, they stand up to the evil rancher and his cronies.

This revisionist Western is full of action, beautiful scenery, and deep characters. Based on a novel, the film is very enjoyable. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 2062|Micmacs - Micmacs à tire-larigot (2009)|5|micmacs.jpg|317|475|Dany Boon|1 hr, 44 min|None.|The main character's father is killed by a land mine, and then he is almost killed by a stray bullet. After he recovers from the gunshot wound to the head, he loses his apartment and job. He joins a motley crew of homeless folks living in the junkyard repairing things. He then locates the two makers of the weapons and exacts revenge.

This French comedy is also a satire of the arms trade. It's very "French".|0|EOE 2063|Dead Noon (2007)|0|deadnoon.jpg|333|475|Robert Bear|1 hr, 21 min|Blood & gore.|A ruthless outlaw, of generations past, surfaces to eliminate the offspring of his killer. Little do the potential victims know that the undead posse has also been raised.

Normally zombie films of this type are obvious; but, this one is quite good. Yes, the special effects aren't great, but they get the point across. The story is strong, despite turbulent beginnings. The character resembling Lara Croft is cute. I'd just watch the film to see her. And flaming and exploding zombies are a bit of icing on the cake, Overall, this isn't a great film but it speaks a bunch. Recommended for zombie film aficionados.|0|EOE 2064|Billy Jack (1971)|5|billyjack.jpg|326|475|None.|1 hr, 54 min|None.|A half-Indian veteran uses his martial art skills to protect a school of outcast children from the nearby oppressive town. This film probably had more of an impact when it was released than it does today. Of course, prejudiced people will always exist so the message remains important.|0|EOE 2065|Bandidas (2006)|5|bandidas.jpg|347|475|Penélope Cruz, Salma Hayek|1 hr, 32 min|None.|A Mexican farm girl and a rich girl are thrown together when a ruthless New York banker attacks their fathers, killing the latter's. They plan to exact revenge by robbing banks. Their infamy spreads.

This is a typical light Western-style revenge comedy. There's not a lot of substance to it; however, it's fun.|0|EOE 2066|North Face - Nordwand (2008)|5|nordwand.jpg|321|475|Benno Fürmann, Johanna Wokalek, Florian Lukas|2 hr, 6 min|None.|Two amateur Bavarian climbers get leave from the army to take part in a competition to climb the north face of the Eiger. Weather dissuades all the other teams except an Austrian duo, who follow them up the face. When one of the Austrians is seriously injured, they band together to save his life.

This German film is based on a true story. I thought the movie very good. The contrast between those climbing and those covering the story, down in the fancy hotel, is beautifully executed. Recommended.|0|EOE 2067|Scenic Route (2013)|5|scenicroute.jpg|317|475|Josh Duhamel, Dan Fogler|1 hr, 26 min|None.|Engine trouble forces childhood friends together in a remote part of the California desert. One individual is leading a successful live but has given up his dreams, the other has done exactly the opposite. Will their personal friction help or save them?

This is a curious little film. It centers around the two characters. There are plot holes, but it's a character piece, so it works. Filmed in Death Valley.|0|EOE 2068|Fix (2008)|5|fix.jpg|322|475|Olivia Wilde, Shawn Andrews|1 hr, 28 min|None.|The brother of a drug addict and his girlfriend drive down from San Francisco to get the addict checked into rehab. They have to raise five grand before the day is finished. As they drive around Los Angeles looking for the money, the good character of the addict is discovered.

This is a good film. It's filmed in the The-Blair-Witch style. It works. Many parts of the Southland are seen.|0|EOE 2069|Young Guns (1988)|3|youngguns.jpg|319|475|None.|1 hr, 47 min|Blood, vomit, spitting.|This film is loosely based on Billy the Kid's life in Lincoln, New Mexico. It's a bit slow at parts.|0|EOE 2070|Taken 3 (2014)|5|taken3.jpg|333|475|Liam Neeson|1 hr, 49 min|None.|This time the main character is framed for murder. He must find out who and why.

Similar to the original and the sequel, though not as good.|0|EOE 2071|The Divide (2011)|0|thedivide.jpg|317|475|Lauren German, Michael Biehn|2 hr, 2 min|Blood, gore, violence.|Suddenly, New York City is engulfed by a nuclear attack. The residents of an apartment building scramble for a secure shelter. They find it when the superintendent grudgingly opens the door to the boiler room, which he has made into a fallout shelter. At once, they begin to fear this survivalist. As they live together underground, they begin to wonder who they should really fear.

This is a graphic film that no one really should love. However, it does a great job of presenting the inter-personal problems that would develop in a small group of secluded individuals. The movie is not unlike a Lord of the Flies for adults, but is far more graphic.|0|EOE 2072|The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)|5|the_cradle.jpg|317|475|Rebecca de Mornay, Ernie Hudson, Annabella Sciorra|1 hr, 50 min|None.|A pregnant woman is abused by a doctor so she "blows the whistle". The doctor subsequently kills himself. The widow decides to exact her revenge by becoming the woman's nanny.

Predictable plot. The real gem of this movie is the acting.|0|EOE 2073|Orphan Black (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)|0|orphanblack.jpg|311|475|Tatiana Maslany|Each episode approximately 45 min|Vomit & blood.|A punk girl witnesses a suicide. Since the dead girl looks just like her, she decides to assume her identity. Little does she know that she's also taking on a host of problems and a very strange life!

This is a OK show. It's so graphic that I'm surprised it got by the censors.|1|EOE 2074|Generation War - Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter (2013)|5|unsere_vater.jpg|334|475|Volker Bruch, Miriam Stein, Tom Schilling, Katharina Schüttler|Three parts, each approximately 1 hr, 30 min|None.|Five childhood friends meet in Berlin to celebrate their parting of ways. It's the early 1940s in Nazi-controlled Germany. Encouraged by a rosy forecast of a short war, the youths set out to the various fronts with the determination of returning only a year later to reunite.

This German mini-series tries to emulate Band of Brothers, only for the Germans. I use "Germans" instead of Nazis because this program does a great job of revealing the popular, German, side of "the war". They did try to cope with the Nazi oppression, even though they may have felt it wrong. (Maybe if they hadn't relinquished their firearms, it would have been different?) This mini-series is based on the lives of actual individuals. Recommended.|1|EOE 2075|Django (1966)|1|django.jpg|327|475|Franco Nero|1 hr, 32 min|Violence & blood.|The film opens with a man dragging a coffin through the rain and mud. After rescuing a woman from Mexican outlaws and vigilante soldiers, he stops in a dying Western town for a meal. There, he kills most of the soldiers, and the Mexicans are welcomed in. The conflict arises when he is not given the money he's promised by the Mexicans.

This is a graphic Spaghetti Western. It is probably the most violent Western I have ever seen. The story is pretty good. This quiet do-gooder, which is so popular in Westerns, is simply happy to discharge his weapons. Django Unchained is less graphic.|0|EOE 2076|The Grapes of Wrath (1940)|5|grapes_wrath.jpg|317|475|Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell|2 hr, 9 min|None.|An Oklahoma family is pushed off the land it share-farms. They decide to follow paper fliers, promising work, to California. They set out on the journey that turns out to be mostly bad.

I read John Steinbeck's novel before watching the film. Some details are left out. The final sequence, which is the most depressing part of the novel, is also left out. The film manages to be upbeat amidst the hard lives of this fictional family. Recommended.|0|EOE 2077|The Postman (1997)|5|thepostman.jpg|317|475|Olivia Williams, Kevin Costner, Will Patton|2 hr, 58 min|None.|A wandering performer is collecting his pay when a warning alarm sounds. In a post-apocalyptic world, this bell means the worst. He is captured and pressed into service. He immediately plans escape. Escape finally comes, and he is out on the open road. The cold, wet road of the northwestern U.S. is miserable until he finds a postal Jeep. While warming up, from reading and burning letters, he decides to be a postman.

Yes, it is a real postal Jeep. At least, the one I remember from my youth! This film is excellent because it shows how a pacifist decides to protect rather than give in.|0|EOE 2078|Damnation Alley (1977)|5|damnationalley.jpg|314|475|Jan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, Dominque Sanda, Paul Winfield|1 hr, 31 min|None.|World War III commences when the Soviets launch an all-out attack against the United States. Two years after a small group of men are manning a remote missile defense station in the desert. When their commanding officer dies, the ranking soldier decides to take everyone out in a secret all-terrain vehicle. Along the way to Albany, they meet several threats.

This is a basic film. Not a lot happens. There's quite a bit of filler. Enjoyable.|0|EOE 2079|Black Sea (2014)|3|blacksea.jpg|317|475|Jude Law|1 hr, 54 min|Vomit & violence.|A career man is laid off when the corporation says they don't need submarine drivers for undersea operations. A friend, and former worker, tells the main character about Soviet gold lying at the bottom of the Black Sea in a Nazi U-boat. So the career man assembles a crew (half English and half Russian), acquires an old Russian submarine, and sets sail.

There's a bit of intrigue in this film. There's also action and unrealistic events. But deep down the theme is an important one.|0|EOE 2080|Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)|3|mad_road.jpg|308|475|Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy, Nicholas Hoult|2 hr|Violence & vomit.|Mad Max is just about a beaten man. While dealing with his own demons (the people he's let die), he is captured by the leader of a band of baddies. Then, he connects with a crippled woman with a mysterious goal, who's stolen a gasoline big-rig.

This film is pure testosterone: car chases & crashes, superchargers, action, flames, beautiful women, even a post-apocalyptic electric guitarist! Fortunately, it could have been much more gory. Thank you! Don't go into this movie expecting a lot, and you won't be disappointed. Recommended.|0|EOE 2081|The Pyramid (2014)|3|thepyramid.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 29 min|Blood & gore.|A three-sided pyramid is found in Egypt. Riots erupt in Cairo. An American archaeologically father-daughter "team" are on-site for the opening of the pyramid tunnel. They decide to venture inside to recover an expensive NASA video robot. Bad move?

This movie is predictable. Oh, let's go down this small tunnel and hope it leads out. As the characters blindly stumble around, there is the visual enjoyment of watching the somewhat scantily-clad women. There's even an almost scene of nudity, at the beginning. Sigh. All in all, not a great film but not a waste of time.|0|EOE 2082|Chef (2014)|5|chef_2014.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 55 min|None.|After a dramatic blow-up, published on social media, a recognized and capable French cuisine chef heads "back east" to return to his roots. His eager son and an affectionate colleague follow him. In the Miami area, he re-builds (cleans up) a food truck to its, and his, former glory. He then sets "out west", back home.

This film started out very slowly. The dysfunction and drama almost made me turn it off. Fortunately, it turned around and became a pretty decent feel-good film about rediscovering oneself.|0|EOE 2083|Take Shelter (2001)|4|takeshelter.jpg|328|475|Jessica Chastain, Michael Shannon|2 hr, 1 min|Vomit.|The film opens with an Ohio man standing in the rain. Only the rain is yellow and not right. Later, he sees powerful lightning storms and birds behaving strangely, flying in crowded formations resembling clouds. The man decides to re-open, and expand, his tornado shelter. As work proceeds, his wife and the rest of the town begin to question his sanity, as does he.

This is an unusual film. It's something that should be seen to be understood. If you find it boring, then you have Jessica Chastain to admire! Recommended.|0|EOE 2084|Dreamscape (1984)|5|dreamscape.jpg|306|475|Dennis Quaid, Christopher Plummer, Martin von Sydow|1 hr, 39 min|None.|A young man with powerful psychic and psychokinetic abilities is recruited by a longlost colleague into a secretive university program funded by the federal government (i.e. the taxpayers). The program's goal is to enter dreams and implement a change. (Meanwhile, the president is experiencing nightmares about world war three.) At first, this project seems admirable to the gifted main character until he realizes the power of dream control.

This is an intriguing film. It samples many aspects of modern life without fully committing to any of them. It was produced during the height of the cold war; so, that must have influenced it immensely. At the heart of this film is a struggle between good and evil.|0|EOE 2085|Zombieworld (2015)|0|zombieworld.jpg|336|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|Blood & gore.|This film is a collection of independent zombie skits. Some are original and interesting. For instance, Jesus killing zombies after raising Lazarus is hilarious.|0|EOE 2086|Chappie (2015)|3|chappie.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr|Violence & blood.|The Johannesburg (South Africa) police department has decided to field an all robotic police force. They purchase many copies of a highly successful model from an arms dealer. Meanwhile, the innocent developer, who is caught up in the anonymity of working for a defense contractor, develops an artificial intelligence (AI). Without permission, he put this AI program in a for-destruction, company robot, which, in turn, coincidentally falls into the hands of petty criminals.

I watched this film till its end. It seems like Avatar. It's an alright film; however, it is clearly political. What has happened to clean, decent entertainment?|0|EOE 2087|The Horde - La Horde (2009)|0|lahorde.jpg|333|475|None.|1 hr, 37 min|Violence, blood & gore.|The movie starts after the results of a gang murder of a Parisian cop. His colleagues, who are dirty cops, vow vengeance. However, they are twarted by the gang and are going to be shot when all hell breaks loose outside the largely abandoned apartment building.

This French film started out gritty and only became gory. It's not a great film either. It could have been similar to Attack the Block, but it isn't.|0|EOE 2088|I Am Omega (2007)|3|iamomega.jpg|337|475|Mark Dacascus|1 hr, 31 min|Blood & gore.|Living alone in the area around Los Angeles, because a virus has infected the rest of the population, the main character is working on his own goals. But, as is to be expected, he sees and hears things. These visions materialize into an unknown, and uninfected, woman on the other end of a video chat. Is he really going mad?

This film is based on the same novel as The Omega Man. This film is better than a contemporary remake I Am Legend. The premise is similar to both movies, though this one's set in LA and not New York City. The main actor has come a long way since Le Pacte des Loups.|0|EOE 2089|Hannie Caulder (1971)|5|hanniecaulder.jpg|317|475|Raquel Welch, Robert Culp|1 hr, 26 min|None.|Three bank robbers stop at a relay post to acquire fresh horses. They kill the watchman and then rape his wife, later burning the house to the ground. The wife vows revenge and sees opportunity in a bounty hunter.

This film is OK. It's a precursor to the "girl power" films, except Raquel Welch's character can't be a man. Distinctive of the time period.|0|EOE 2090|Speak (2004)|5|speak.jpg|317|475|Steve Zahn|1 hr, 32 min|None.|A popular middle-schooler is raped at a party. Afterwards, she called the cops so she is ostracized by her friends. Unfortunately, she carries this burden into high school.

Normally, I don't bother with Showtime dramas. I don't know why this one came up. However, it's not a bad film. It does deliver a good message. It also shows how little emotion Kristen Stewart has to give! Steve Zahn saved the movie.|0|EOE 2091|Solarbabies (1986)|5|solarbabies.jpg|304|475|None.|1 hr, 34 min|None.|In a future where water is scarce and controlled, children are raised in camps by the military. Their only release comes in the form of rollerskating games (i.e. skateball). During one of their "escapes" outside the camp a young, deaf boy finds a seemingly magical sphere.

This movie employs a pretty standard plot. It's not bad despite being dated.|0|EOE 2092|Mediterraneo (1991)|5|mediterraneo.jpg|307|475|None.|1 hr, 29 min|None.|A band of remnants form an Italian company. They are sent to guard a remote Greek island during World War II. But when a disgruntled soldier ruins the radio, they become even more secluded.

This Italian film isn't bad. It's silly and shows a feasible episode in the otherwise destructive progression of World War II.|0|EOE 2093|Battle of Britain (1969)|5|battle_britain.jpg|299|475|Most of them!|2 hr, 12 min|None.|This film provides a great, dramatic re-telling of the Battle of Britain. That's the one where the outnumbered RAF Spitfires narrowly thwart the Luftwaffe bombers & fighters, which were the prelude to a marine invasion of Great Britain. This is a great film. Just about all the big British '60s names are in it and just as many good "small" names, too. It's not unlike The Great Escape. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 2094|Jupiter Ascending (2015)|5|jupiterascending.jpg|317|475|Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum|2 hr, 7 min|None.|The daughter of a Russian couple is cleaning toilets for the rich in Chicago. Definitely not a glamorous, or exciting, job. But that all changes when she's rescued by an out-of-this-world guy. Sound like a fairy tale?

This is the latest product of the Wachowski duo. It introduces a very foreign concept: calculating, and perhaps malignant, life beyond this planet, who know our origin. (Maybe they even participated in it?) Think about it. No deeper than computers running the show. Highly recommended. (Oh, and Mila Kunis looks great throughout! What a cutie!)|0|EOE 2095|The Babadook (2014)|3|thebabadook.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|Killing of dog & vomit.|A fairly young widow is still trying to cope with the death of her husband (car crash) on the birth day of her son. Her seven year old son is a brat because she can't deal with her own problems, or his. One night she reads an unusually scary book to this already disturbed child, which seems to open the door for a monster. "Do you want to die?"

This is not a good film. The plot is inconsistent, and the acting is marginal. The only thing that is scary about it is that it was produced by a major studio! Should have stayed a short film.|0|EOE 2096|The Loft (2014)|5|theloft.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 43 min|None.|This is an American re-make of Loft. It's not a bad film. Exciting.|0|EOE 2097|Her (2013)|5|her.jpg|315|475|Joaquin Phoenix|2 hr, 6 min|None.|Ironically, a lonely guy has a job writing personal letters for strangers, and is very good at it. This story is set in the near future where relationships are built on blatant lies and selfish desires. However, the main character seems set on finding "true love." Perhaps, a bit desperately, he purchases a new operating system (i.e. an OS) that claims to possess artificial intelligence. He falls in love with it.

This is a different film. It could serve as a warning of what could come to pass, or just be a romantic comedy. You choose.|0|EOE 2098|Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)|3|kingsman.jpg|317|475|Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine|2 hr, 9 min|Violence & vomit.|This story centers around a young, soon-to-be, Kingsman agent. After his father is killed serving the Kingsman, a colleague begins to train the boy to save the world.

Like many films, this one is politically charged. However, it is also a good action film. I enjoyed it a lot.|0|EOE 2099|Slow West (2015)|5|slowwest.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 24 min|None.|The boy of a Scottish aristocrat, Jay, travels to America and heads out west. Jay's in search of the girl he loves, whose father is responsible for the inadvertent murder of Jay's father. Along the way, Jay meets a bounty hunter whom he pays to deliver him West.

The premise of this Western showed a lot of promise. It just falls down under the burden of a disjointed plot and wayward characters. Disappointing.|0|EOE 2100|Alien Outpost (2015)|5|alienoutpost.jpg|318|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|War.|In the near future, aliens, named "Heavies", have invaded earth. They left ten years ago and outposts were constructed to mop up remaining "Heavies". This film follows a few days in the life of one outpost.

This film is slow to get going and has slow parts throughout. Maybe that's how modern war really is? The similarity to the current conflicts in the Middle East is obvious. There's a lengthy scene after the credits. Enjoyable.|0|EOE 2101|Autómata (2014)|3|automata.jpg|328|475|None.|1 hr, 50 min|Robot goo & violence.|An insurance agent for the only robot manufacturer stumbles upon a couple of malfunctioning robots. The machines were repairing themselves! Obviously, the company doesn't want this because it cuts into their business. The insurance agent seems sympathetic. In a post-apocalyptic near future where people live in domes, he dares to go into the surrounding desert for answers.

This film bored me. It's paced too slowly and the plot is predictable.|0|EOE 2102|The Lazarus Effect (2015)|3|thelazaruseffect.jpg|317|475|Olivia Wilde|1 hr, 23 min|Gore & vomit.|A pair of engaged researchers are looking for a way to prolong the time before coma sets in. This research morphs into bringing back the dead. So when the woman is accidentally killed, the man brings her back. What are the consequences?

This film is predictable. Nothing really new with this supernatural horror. Oilvia Wilde carries the movie, however.|0|EOE 2103|It Follows (2014)|5|itfollows.jpg|333|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A high school girl has sex with a guy. He then knocks her out. When she regains consciousness, he shows her an invisible being that walks after him wherever he goes. Now, this mysterious being walks after her, too. Of course, if it touches the would-be victim, it's game over.

The idea of this movie is original. The photography is unique and clever. The acting isn't bad. Plenty of skin too.|0|EOE 2104|The Bridges of Madison County (1995)|5|bridges_county.jpg|317|475|Meryl Streep, Clint Eastwood|2 hr, 14 min|None.|A photographer, under contract to take photos for National Geographic magazine, stops for directions at an Iowa farm. The housewife, whose husband and children are out of town, shows the photographer where he wants to go. An affair grows out of the meeting.

This is a well done romance film. Normally, I don't care for such films but this one is also well filmed and touching, if a bit slow at parts. It's simplicity is appealing.|0|EOE 2105|Big Hero 6 (2014)|5|bighero6.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 42 min|None.|A young teenaged orphan is bright, perhaps too intelligent. After he wins a wager on a robot battle, and is thrown in prison; his brother attempts to inspire the prodigy to enroll at his robotics university. So just after being accepted, his brother and would-be mentor are killed in a fire that also consumes his clever invention. Is foul play afoot?

This animated tale is great fun. Wholesome and full of good themes. Stick around for a scene after the credits.|0|EOE 2106|Dreamcatcher (2003)|0|dreamcatcher.jpg|317|475|Damian Lewis|2 hr, 14 min|Blood & alien gore.|Four childhood friends are now grown up and decide to meet in a cabin in the winter woods of Maine. Their get together is interrupted when they find two people who are very ill. Then, the wildlife is running away from something. What is going on?

Creepy and gross. The movie is easier to take than the book itself. But ignoring the gore, this film has a good message.|0|EOE 2107|The Rover (2013)|3|therover.jpg|333|475|Guy Pearce|1 hr, 43 min|Blood.|In a "Mad Max" type of future, a gang takes a loner's prized possession, his car. He follows them to get the car back. This movie follows this episode.

This film is slow. Don't worry about dozing off because you probably won't miss much. It is decent though and filmed in south Australia.|0|EOE 2108|The Pacific (2010)|3|thepacific.jpg|321|475|None.|Each episode approximately 1 hr|War.|This miniseries follows three U.S. Marines as they island hop across the Pacific Ocean. The show does a very good job of showing the trials and tribulations of fighting the Japanese in the 1940s. The style is similar to Band of Brothers. Recommended.|1|EOE 2109|Ragnarok - Gåten Ragnarok (2013)|5|ragnarok.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|None.|A dedicated Norwegian archaeologist finds a critical link to a Viking king just as he's being relieved of his position. Led by his ambitious "understudy", he brings his two children along for what he promises to be a summer vacation of sun and adventure. Little does he know what is in store.

This film started out excellently. The Viking back plot and scenery is great. In the present, it then turned into Jurassic Park in Norwegian sprinkled with local fable. What a disappointment.|0|EOE 2110|White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)|5|white_blizzard.jpg|322|475|Eva Green, Shailene Woodley|1 hr, 31 min|None.|Suddenly a teenager's mother disappears. Of course, the teen is mostly concerned with the changes in her own life to seriously look at anything else. But after a childhood of maternal doting, which dwindled to blatant disregard; she had to ask what happened to her mother.

This clever coming-of-age film started out slowly and then erupted into a decent story. Jealousy and unsatisfied love are central themes. Not a bad film with some frontal nudity.|0|EOE 2111|Quick and the Undead (2006)|0|quick_dead.jpg|335|475|Clint Glenn|1 hr, 18 min|Blood & gore.|In a near future, a virus has turned three-quarters of the population into zombies. So a profession thrives: the bounty hunter. All seems to be going well because major urban areas are uninfected. However, one bounty hunter gets smart and decides to start intentionally infecting small towns.

Not a bad zombie film. Horrendously graphic but not bad. The main character sounds a bit like Clint Eastwood and the movie runs a bit like a Western. Not bad.|0|EOE 2112|The Zombie Diaries (2006)|3|thezombiediaries.jpg|323|475|None.|1 hr, 21 min|Gore.|An independent-production filming group leaves London following tips of a good story. Because their car overheats, they soon learn that returning to London is no good. So they attempt to survive. They're not alone because two other groups also hunker-down in the same area. Will they get along?

Really, only the British can do suspenseful zombie films. This one borderlines on The Survivors and 28 Days Later. The new aspect is that the short film follows three groups in a Blair-Witch style. Well done!|0|EOE 2113|Insurgent (2015)|5|insurgent.jpg|333|475|Shailene Woodley|1 hr, 59 min|None.|This film picks up where Divergent left off. The main character is coming to terms with the death of her parents and a friend. Meanwhile, the leader of the intellectual faction is grasping for control by instituting martial law.

This film seems somewhat better than the original. It's still a bit too long and the special effects are over-used. What really shines in this film is a classic theme. Enjoyable.|0|EOE 2114|Burying the Ex (2014)|0|buryingtheex.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 29 min|Vomit, blood & gore.|A guy tries to dump his controlling girlfriend; however, before he can actually end the relationship, she's hit by a bus. After months of mopping around, the guy finally get close with another girl, who's alive. That's when his ex rises from the dead because of an inadvertent wish granted by a satanic genie.

This movie is gory but it's also goofy and makes some good references to zombie films. Predictable but worth watching for some of the antics.|0|EOE 2115|World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries 2 (2011)|2|thezombiediaries2.jpg|323|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|Vomit & violence.|Sometime after the ending of The Zombie Diaries, this movie begins to follow the military group that found what was left at the farmhouse. The sole survivor is labeled a kook and locked up inside the base. All's going OK until the gates are left open and the undead flood in.

This film isn't as fresh as the original. The Blair-Witch style of filming has morphed into an [REC] style using "night vision". There are still aspects that made the original so good, just not as many.|0|EOE 2116|The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)|3|xfiles_believe.jpg|346|475|None.|1 hr, 48 min|Blood.|This movie takes place after the X-Files TV series has concluded. The two main characters have gone their separate ways. They're reunited, at least on the work front, when an FBI agent goes missing and they're recruited to help. This is not a bad thriller. The character interactions are a bit tedious for me--not knowing the X-Files.|0|EOE 2117|The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)|5|second_hotel.jpg|317|475|Various|2 hr, 3 min|None.|With the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel established, the young proprietor is seeking a second property. This drama picks up where the original left off. Some of the characters resolve themselves while the young owner prepares for his marriage. This film isn't as good as the original, but it's still enjoyable.|0|EOE 2118|The Three Faces of Eve (1957)|5|threefaces_eve.jpg|317|475|Joanne Woodward, Lee J. Cobb|1 hr, 31 min|None.|A couple seeks psychiatric help after their G.P. suggests the woman needs specialized help. A psychiatrist discovers that the woman has multiple personalities. He tries to uncover the reason for the split while the personalities struggle to survive. Curiously, the entities know about one another.

This drama is supposedly based on an actual woman. If so, it's an impressive story. Joanne Woodward's performance is amazing. Recommended.|0|EOE 2119|zOmBiEz (2004)|0|zombiez.jpg|353|475|Jenicia Garcia|1 hr, 23 min|Blood & gore.|A sudden infection brings the undead to New Jersey. The main character narrowly escapes becoming a victim and returns home to her husband. Unfortunately, the zombies find them, and they are captured. She escapes, vowing to rescue her husband. Little does she know that there's a mastermind behind these undead.

This low-budget independent film is pretty cheesy. What really carries the movie is the dedication of the main actress. The shooting isn't too bad, however. The first for this film is zombies that can speak, use tools, and understand basic commands. (Sound like a co-worker or two?) The film centers around a "home girl" so be ready for that style.|0|EOE 2120|Run All Night (2015)|4|runallnight.jpg|317|475|Liam Neeson, Ed Harris|1 hr, 54 min|Blood.|A retired mob hit man is living out the rest of his days without his son or grandchildren. He seems OK with this reality until his son is directly threatened by the now-retired (also) mob boss. But can the "old guy" protect his nearly defenseless son and his family?

This isn't too bad. There's a car chase and lots of action. It's would have been worse without the two main stars.|0|EOE 2121|Stonehearst Asylum (2014)|5|stonehearstasylum.jpg|320|475|Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, Ben Kingsley|1 hr, 53 min|None.|A young man arrives at a remote asylum. The year is 1899. He's hoping to study the insane, and hopefully cure some of them. He's met with a cold welcome as he is escorted inside. He does his best to keep a façade even after learning that the rightful staff are locked up down below. What is going on?

This is a very good thriller. It shows that we can still produce a decent movie. Excellent acting all around, and Kate Beckinsale still looks wonderful! Based on an Edgar Allan Poe story.|0|EOE 2122|Hell on Wheels (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)|0|hellonwheels.jpg|323|475|Colm Meaney, Anson Mount|Each episode approximately 45 min|Blood & violence.|This program opens with a man shooting another in a confessional. Shocking, yes, but senseful, not just yet. As the show progresses, the audience learns that this loner is after the men who killed his wife. Little by little, we learn about the man's past, which is colorful and surprisingly wholesome.

This show does a great showing the real West. Like in Deadwood, the gritty reality isn't romanticized. Very enjoyable.|1|EOE 2123|Ex Machina (2014)|4|ex_machina.jpg|317|475|Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac|1 hr, 48 min|Blood.|A computer guy working for the largest Internet search engine, Bluebook, wins the prize of meeting the genius owner. He's flown out to the very remote home of his genius boss. It turns out that he must test a new female robot for artificial intelligence (AI). As the testing progress, it is unclear who is testing whom.

This movie will encourage thought about ethics, AI, sexuality, and privacy. It's well worth watching.|0|EOE 2124|Two Days, One Night - Deux jours, une nuit (2014)|5|deux_nuit.jpg|317|475|Marion Cotillard|1 hr, 35 min|None.|This movie takes place over about two days. A woman who's about to return to work from sick leave finds that she's being laid off. Management decided to hold a vote among her colleagues; keep her on or get a bonus, not both. She spends the weekend trying to persuade her co-workers to vote for her job.

This is an interesting French film. It's slow to start and runs like a "day in the life" story. Though, it is strangely appealing.|0|EOE 2125|Lonesome Dove (1989)|5|lonesomedove.jpg|323|475|Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Lane|Each episode approximately 1-1/2 hr in four parts|None.|Two retired Texas Rangers hear about the fertile land in Montana from a long lost colleague. They all decide to head north, after stealing some horses and cattle from the Mexicans. A cute prostitute tags along as far as Denver. This miniseries is based on a novel. It's light-hearted and a decent adventure.|1|EOE 2126|Frank (2013)|5|frank.jpg|333|475|Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson|1 hr, 35 min|None.|An aspriring song writer takes over as keyboardist for an unusual British band. The front man wears a large papier-mâché head, and no one has seen his face. Thanks to the new keyboardist actively posting their videos online, they land a major gig in Texas.

This is an unusual film. The idea is fresh and clever.|0|EOE 2127|Fear the Walking Dead (2015, 2016, 2017, present)|0|fear_dead.jpg|317|475|None.|Each episode approximately 45-60 min|Propaganda.|This TV program is supposed to explain beginnings of The Walking Dead. This one is set in the Southland (greater Los Angeles). I found that it was more interested in propaganda than telling a story. Dull characters and slow storyline.|1|EOE 2128|Don't Blink (2014)|3|dontblink.jpg|317|475|Zack Ward, Joanne Kelly|1 hr, 32 min|Blood.|A group of people visit a remote cabin for a vacation. Mysteriously, the others who were supposed to be there have disappeared. There are no animals around and the weather is erratic. But when individuals in their group start to disappear, they start to fear for their lives.

This is an interesting thriller. The way the disappearances is filmed is creepy. Not bad.|0|EOE 2129|Under the Dome (2013, 2014, 2015)|0|underthedome.jpg|317|475|None.|Each episode approximately 45 min|Cattle mutilation, blood & gore.|Suddenly, a transparent and impenetrable dome is placed over a small New England town (really a New Mexico town). The residents have no contact with the outside world, and as such internal conflicts begin to flare.

This is a new idea. It's surprising that it hadn't been done yet. Enjoyable.|1|EOE 2130|Blood Car (2007)|0|bloodcar.jpg|321|475|Mike Brune, Katie Rowlett|1 hr, 16 min|Blood, obviously.|Gasoline prices have topped $30 a gallon, so no one drives anymore. A vegan kindergarten school teacher accidentally develops an engine that runs on blood. He's now Mister Popular. Can he overcome his aversion to meat, and more importantly, keep his car fueled with fresh blood?

This independent film is a hoot! It's obviously a satire of the oil industry, but also is a very funny comedy. Some good one-liners, too...|0|EOE 2131|Zombie Hunter (2013)|0|zombiehunter.jpg|317|475|Martin Copping, Danny Trejo, Clare Niederpruem|1 hr, 33 min|Vomit, blood & gore.|The latest "designer" drug starts turning people into zombies. This film follows a guy who hunts these "eaters". He's going along well enough until he's taken off the road by a bullet.

This film is great: small production, decent storyline, and colorful characters. There are several good lines. I just find myself wondering how cool it could have been to keep up the solo "Mad Max" thing. I guess the Max Payne dialogue is a substitute?|0|EOE 2132|Survival Quest (1989)|4|survivalquest.jpg|318|475|None.|1 hr, 28 min|Bleeding a deer carcass.|Two men offer two different survival courses to students. When they're pitched together in The Rockies tempers flare. However, this is made worse when the militant group finds a cache of military rifles.

This is a man vs. nature and himself film.|0|EOE 2133|A Bridge Too Far (1977)|5|bridge_far.jpg|317|475|Many.|2 hr, 56 min|None.|This film follows Operation Market Garden of 1944. The plan was to capture three towns, and their bridges, in Holland from the Nazis, effectively creating an easy path into industrial Germany and "ending [World War II] by Christmas". History lists the outcome, but this film shows how it came about.

Talk about a powerful war film! Some of the dialogue is hilarious while the sheerly hopeless events are devastating. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 2134|The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)|5|dukes_hazzard2005.jpg|321|475|Jessica Simpson, Willie Nelson|1 hr, 47 min|None.|I avoided this film adaptation of the preposterous '70s TV program for a long time. You see, I grew up watching the original program, "and, you know, I didn't want no change".

There are so many problems in this film that I cannot thoroughly list them. Here are few examples: Boss Hogg should be fat and jovial, and not Burt Reynolds (come on!); when did the boys go to the city?; Daisy Duke is a brunette; and finally, most importantly, why is this film set in today's world?

At least, Jessica Simpson looks great.|0|EOE 2135|Big Game (2014)|4|biggame.jpg|356|475|Onni Tommila, Samuel Jackson, Ray Stevenson|1 hr, 27 min|Mis-use of slow motion.|A young Finnish teen is sent into the forests of northern Finland to prove he's a man. The other hunters are skeptical, including his father; so they don't hold out any hopes for his success. Meanwhile, Air Force One is under attack and the president escapes to land in the same remote forests of northern Finland.

This is a good young action film. It actually has a developed plot and characters. There are a few subtle hints for a potential future (e.g U.S. Seals wearing full face masks until the president is recovered See Blake's 7). Not bad.|0|EOE 2136|The Water Diviner (2014)|4|waterdiviner.jpg|321|475|Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Ryan Corr|1 hr, 51 min|War.|Three brothers leave rural Australia to fight the Turks during the first World War. They never come back. Four years later, the mother drowns herself and the father goes in search of his sons. Stepping into Istanbul is quite a culture shock as he searches for his boys.

This is a decent drama. It's easier to take than Saving Private Ryan.|0|EOE 2137|Extinction (2014)|2|extinction.jpg|317|475|Matthew Fox, Jeffrey, Donovan, Quinn McColgan|1 hr, 53 min|Blood & gore.|After some future holocaust, zombies prey upon the few remaining people. This obvious state of fear admits the audience into the world of two men and a young child. They escape an ambush but lose a woman most dear to them. Flash forward nearly a decade and the story begins. But has the undead threat diminished?

This film is a decent character study. The scenery is much like The Road. The new item in this zombie film is the evolution of the undead.

I loved the snowbound world of this potential tomorrow. Recommended.|0|EOE 2138|Good Kill (2014)|5|goodkill.jpg|317|475|Ethan Hawke, January Jones, Zoë Kravitz|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A veteran combat fighter pilot is now flying UAV (AKA "drone") missions over Afghanistan. The transition is difficult for him to bear. The situation is made worse when immoral actions are ordered of him.

This film brings to light the ethical ramifications of the unmanned-aerial-vehicle attacks in the Middle East. Allegedly based on true events, this movie follows one pilot. Recommended.|0|EOE 2139|Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)|5|avengers_ultron.jpg|321|475|Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr.|2 hr, 21 min|None.|This movie starts with the Avengers searching for Loki's scepter. Instead, they find personal weaknesses. And one of them unleashes a very powerful enemy.

Like the first film, this one is excellent! The characters are given equal screen time and story development. The story is a struggle between good and evil with modern technology thrown in. Thank you for not being the reverse! Now Joss, do you have enough money for Firefly?|0|EOE 2140|Runoff (2015)|5|runoff.jpg|317|475|Joanne Kelly|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A rural Kentucky family is struggling to survive. The father sells chemicals to farmers, but his business is being ruined by a larger rival. Also, his health is failing. This drives his wife to take a job that his moral husband would never accept.

This is a sad story of a small family facing foreclosure, and it's probably not far from the truth. The filming is a bit overdone and the acting isn't overall great. Though, there's a good message.|0|EOE 2141|Air (2014)|5|air.jpg|317|475|Djimon Hounsou, Norman Reedus|1 hr, 34 min|None.|Two technicians wake every six months in an underground structure to maintain and repair the cryogenic survival machines. The world had been engulfed in a devastating war, leaving it contaminated. All is going well enough until one of the two sleeping capsules for the techs is damaged.This is a pretty good film despite being predictable. |0|EOE 2142|Aloft (2014)|5|aloft.jpg|317|475|Jennifer Connelly|1 hr, 37 min|None.|A tramatic event separates a son from his mother. Twenty years later, a reporter is seeking the mother out. The son grudgingly goes along to find his mother.

This film doesn't have a lot to it. It focusses on the character conflict and does an OK job with that. It is set in Nunavut with Manitoba standing in.|0|EOE 2143|The Martian (2015)|3|themartian.jpg|322|475|Matt Damon|2 hr, 1 min|Surgery.|A Martian mission is quickly aborted, accidentally leaving behind one man. Presumed dead, he wakes to find himself alone on Mars. Can he survive on his own until he can get help?

I read the novel. It is, of course, better. My main disappointment with the film is that it takes the focus away from the individual and puts it on the international community. Some details are changed, too. Matt Damon does a good job but his character isn't as funny as I imagined.

It's beautifully filmed, which includes familiar sites in Utah. It's a fun adventure film. Read the novel!|0|EOE 2144|Dark Places (2015)|5|darkplaces.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 53 min|None.|A young girl is in the house when her sisters and mother are slain. Stunned, she admits that her brother performed the crime. Her rebellious brother is interested in satanic worship (hey, it's the '80s). This gets him convicted to prison. Nearly thirty years later the girl, now fully grown, is out of money. She accepts the invitation from "The Kill Club" to make some money. She then begins to wonder if her brother really did kill her family.

This film isn't too good. I found it odd that the adult versions of the children have lighter-colored hair. Isn't it usually the opposite? I guess I got bored...|0|EOE 2145|The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2006)|5|dukes_hazzard_beginning.jpg|317|475|April Scott, Willie Nelson|1 hr, 35 min|None.|This film describes how the Duke cousins got together with Daisy Duke and Uncle Jessie. Also, the beginnings of the General Lee are explained.

I think this film is more true to the original TV program than the 2005 film. There are more car chases and the actors fit their roles better. Also, there's plenty of nudity.|0|EOE 2146|Time Lapse (2014)|4|timelapse.jpg|321|475|Matt O'Leary, Danielle Panabaker, George Finn|1 hr, 44 min|Violence.|A waitress, an aspiring artist/property janitor, and a lazy guy share an apartment. When their neighbor disappears, they enter his apartment to investigate. They find a machine that takes a Polaroid photo of a scene one day in advance.

This is a clever "time travel" film. It's a bit violent but worth watching.|0|EOE 2147|American Sniper (2014)|3|americansniper.jpg|317|475|Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller|2 hr, 13 min|War.|This film follows Chris Kyle, an American SEAL sniper, during his service in Iraq. It does a good job showing the atrocity and sacrifices in war. It also shows a man suffering from the war while trying to help other veterans. It is based on the man's autobiography and directed by Clint Eastwood. Well worth watching despite the negative press. Very human.|0|EOE 2148|Furious 7 (2015)|5|furious7.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr, 17 min|None.|This film picks up where the previous one left off. There's some character development and new villains. Also, there are more soldiers with full face masks à la Blake's 7. The film also pays tribute to Paull Walker, since he was killed just before release.|0|EOE 2149|Z for Zachariah (2015)|5|z_zachariah.jpg|317|475|Margot Robbie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine|1 hr, 37 min|None.|A young woman is living on a valley farm. She believes she the only survivor of a global apocalypse. You can imagine her surprise when she happens upon a male survivor, and then not much later another one.

This film is more interested in the growing up of the central character than what destroyed the world. The plot develops into a love triangle. Frankly, I kept waiting for one of them to kill the another. Beautifully filmed in New Zealand and West Virginia.|0|EOE 2150|Crimson Peak (2015)|0|crimsonpeak.jpg|320|475|None.|Too long.|Violence & blood.|This story centers around a young woman, who aspires to be a writer, and a mysterious English suitor. They meet when the Englishman seeks financial support from the girl's wealthy father. Evidently, the man's estate in England is sinking into the ground.

This could have been so good. Imagine a good period film with ghosts. But instead the three talented actors are wasted by a predictable plot of violence and blood, seemingly just for the sake of it. I laughed at the ghosts.|0|EOE 2151|Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)|2|themazerunner2.jpg|320|475|Kaya Scodelario, Dylan O'Brien, Alan Tudyk|2 hr, 12 min|Vomit, blood & gore|This film picks up where the original film leaves off. The group has been rescued after escaping the Maze. The trouble is that the organization that saved them doesn't seem to be on the level. Or are the characters just jumpy after their ordeal in the Maze?

This movie employs more special effects than the first one. There are some plots holes, but the characters are more developed. Despite being a bit predictable, this is a fun--if gross--young adult action film. I also enjoyed the desert camping scenes and post-apocalyptic world around San Francisco.|0|EOE 2152|Cinderella (2015)|5|cinderella2015.jpg|321|475|Lily James, Cate Blanchette|1 hr, 45 min|None.|This film uses a combination of live-action and computer graphics to relay the tale of Cinderella. Aside from being a bit silly in parts, it's a fun family film.|0|EOE 2153|San Andreas (2015)|5|sanandreas.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 54 min|None.|A couple of very large earthquakes erupt along the San Andreas fault line. A seismologist manages to predict the second 'quake and gets the message out. This film follows a small family, which is already disrupted by a previous death.

I thought this was a pretty good disaster film. Sure there are problems, but it's definitely worth watching.|0|EOE 2154|The Train (1964)|5|thetrain.jpg|317|475|Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield|1 hr, 13 min|None.|The Nazis have occupied northern France, including Paris, for more than three years. Now the Allies are winning and coming to liberate the capital city. A Nazi colonel decides to move a large cache of artwork from Paris to Germany. But will the French stop his train?

This is a very good war film because it shows the price paid by the civilian population. There are many good shots. Well worth watching for anyone, especially train buffs. It's also a great tribute to the French railman who gave their lives for a free France.|0|EOE 2155|The Gift (2015)|5|thegift.jpg|317|475|Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton|1 hr, 48 min|None.|Shortly after a yuppie couple relocate to Los Angeles, a guy from the husband's past appears. Gordo, the weirdo, the guy used to call him. His wife thinks there's something more going on and doubts her husband's story.

I saw half of this flick on an airplane, before the video conked out. The second half was pretty good, too. What's with running in the middle of the street? Not a bad thriller.|0|EOE 2156|Tomorrowland (2015)|5|tomorrowland.jpg|317|475|None.|Don't care.|None.|A girl is given a pin that can transport her to a different time in the same space. This could have been good, but I gave up after fifteen minutes.|0|EOE 2157|Hardware (1990)|0|hardware.jpg|289|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|Blood & gore.|Set in a world that has already experienced a nuclear war, a guy comes across an android skull in the wasteland. He buys it for his girlfriend, who makes art from junk.

This film is a bit dated. It also seems like the typical slasher film of the decade. There are influences from The Terminator.|0|EOE 2158|Terminator Genisys (2015)|5|terminatorgenisys.jpg|317|475|Arnold Schwarzenegger|2 hr, 5 min|None.|This film is set in an alternate timeline as The Terminator. There are a number of plot holes. There's a clear, good message about linking technology to the Internet. Halfway through the credits is another scene. Overall, this is an enjoyable action film.|0|EOE 2159|Cop Car (2015)|5|copcar.jpg|320|475|Kevin Bacon, James Freedson-Jackson, Hays Wellford|1 hr, 28 min|None.|Two pre-teen boys find a seemingly abandoned police car. Of course, because they're boys, they take it for a drive. While they're cruising around, the owner, a sheriff, is taking care of some personal business. Will the boys' game cost them their lives?

This is a very good independent film. It's set in the rural West. It pretty much moves along as you would expect. This simple film is exciting and rewarding to watch.|0|EOE 2160|American Ultra (2015)|0|americanultra.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 36 min|Violence, blood & gore, vomit.|An anxious dopehead is leading a quiet life in a small West Virginia town. His kind-hearted girlfriend accepts him. All seems to change when a CIA director tells him a phrase.

Sadly, the storyline is full of holes. The violence and blood are really out of control. This could have been a very good film.|0|EOE 2161|Mr. Holmes (2015)|5|mrholmes.jpg|341|475|Ian McKellen|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A very old Sherlock Holmes has retired to a country house. There, he tends his apiary and is trying to write a story of his own. (Watson wrote all of the known tales.) His memory is failing but is that the only cause of his writer's block?

This is an entertaining film. It's a bit slow at parts.|0|EOE 2162|Self/less (2015)|4|self_less.jpg|317|475|Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley|1 hr, 57 min|Violence.|An old man, who has built up a New York real estate business, is dying. As expected, he would give anything to be young again. So when he learns that a firm will transplant his mind into a genetically perfect adult body, he is very tempted.

This film delves into the ethical and moral realm without becoming caught up in the technology of "mind relocation". The plot is predictable; however, the responses of the characters make it enjoyable. The movie portrays a contemporary dilemma from a human aspect. Recommended.|0|EOE 2163|Inside Out (2015)|5|insideout.jpg|332|475|None.|1 hr, 34 min|None.|Inside each of us are several strong emotions. Visualize them as distinctive entities competing for our time. Now bring in Disney to make a film using a teenaged girl as a subject. With Pixar's help, this is a cute and moral film. It shows the good and the bad without being too obnoxious. This is a great little film!|0|EOE 2164|The Omega Man (1971)|5|theomegaman.jpg|317|475|Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash|1 hr, 38 min|None.|Alone in a world ravaged by a biological weapon, the main character fights darkness-dwelling enemies. "The Family" blames him for the destruction of the world.

This is one of the greats from the '70s. Excellent plot, acting, and action. It's also cool to see an abandoned Los Angeles. Recommended.|0|EOE 2165|3rd Rock From the Sun (1996,1997,1998,1999,2000)|5|3rdrock.jpg|323|475|None.|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|Four aliens take human form to study Earthlings. This sitcom follows their, often silly, adventures.|1|EOE 2166|Soylent Green (1973)|5|soylentgreen.jpg|316|475|Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson|1 hr, 37 min|None.|In 2022, New York City, like all cities, is polluted, crowded, and unable to support its vast population. When an important rich man is found murdered, the cop assigned the case suspects assassination. He finds out more than he bargained while digging for clues.

This is a classic! It's even more powerful than I remember. It's also Edward G. Robinson's final film. Recommended! |0|EOE 2167|The 100 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, present)|4|the100.jpg|317|475|None.|Each episode approximately 45 min|Blood & gore.|One-hundred juvenile felons are sent from an orbiting space station to investigate a newly-regenerated Earth. (A nuclear war devastated the planet.)

Clichéd and very young, this program is riding the coat tails of the Divergent/Maze Runner phenomenon. Could have been a decent show.|1|EOE 2168|Winchester '73 (1950)|5|winchester73.jpg|313|475|Jimmy Stewart|1 hr, 33 min|None.|A cowboy is searching far and wide for a man, who we later learn is his brother. The two compete for a one-in-one-thousand Winchester rifle. The main character wins the rifle, but his brother promptly steals it. This film follows the rifle as it changes hands.

This fairly short film has a lot of action, Indians, bank robbers, and a strong ending. Great Western!|0|EOE 2169|Z Nation (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, present)|0|znation.jpg|323|475|None.|Each episode approximately 45 min|Blood, gore, violence, cannibalism.|The world has been taken over by zombies. In a rural New York government laboratory one man is found to be, seemingly, resistant to "turning", after being injected with an experimental vaccine. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, this man is being escorted to California, where a serum may be produced from his blood. "Citizen Z" guides the group from his snowy, northern NSA outpost.

This is a typical SyFy program: over-the-top, gory, and chocked full of clichéd characters. It's strangely interesting, though, as it's watched. "I give you mercy."|1|EOE 2170|Blindspot (2015, 2016, 2017, present)|3|blindspot.jpg|317|475|None.|Each episode approximately 45 min|Violence & propaganda.|A recently, heavily-tattooed woman is found in a bag in Times Square. She has no memory of her past. An FBI agent is specifically named in one of her tattoos. Thinking that he could provide her identity, she is put in his care.

This is a good idea. It's ruined by the American police state. Too bad.|1|EOE 2171|Maggie (2014)|2|maggie.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 35 min|Blood.|A plague is turning people into zombies. In this film, it takes weeks to completely change over. One teenaged girl is infected, and the film follows how she and her family cope.

Expectedly depressing, this film is OK. Good climax.|0|EOE 2172|Building Cars Live (2015)|5|buildingcarslive.jpg|475|267|James May|Two parts of approximately 1 hr, 30 min|None.|Three BBC presenters walk through the various processes of new Minis being produced in a large British factory. I learned some things. Worth watching.|1|EOE 2173|The Wave - Die Welle (2008)|4|diewelle.jpg|317|475|Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau|1 hr, 47 min|Vomit.|A swim coach (who's an ex-punk rocker) is friendly with many of the students at a German high school. All is going well until he is forced to teach a week-long senior project about autocracy. Dismayed, because he is denied his choice of anarchy, he makes up a vivid experiment. What he discovers not only shakes his foundations, but also sets up a teen revolution that could lead to a second Hitler!

This is based on the original story and the 1981 TV movie. To Americans, autocracy is more familar as absolutism, though there are subtle differences. This film explores the very real possibility of the emergence of Nazi-styled fascism today. Also, it serves as a warning not only for Germans but for any strongly nationalistic country like the USA. Recommended.|0|EOE 2174|From Time to Time (2009)|5|from_time.jpg|321|475|Most of the players|1 hr, 36 min|None.|A young teenaged boy is sent to stay with his father's mother at their rural estate in Dorset, while his mother searches for her MIA husband. Straight away he begins to see ghosts and learns that the ghosts are routinely seen. The boy is seen by the ghosts as he drifts in and out of their world. This allows the boy to learn about his father's past and also to help them.

This clever movie uses colors to distinguish between 1944 and 1809. There are several parallels in the two timelines. It's really great fun. It's written, for the screen, and directed by Julian Fellowes, who's known for Downton Abbey. And several Downton actors also appear in this film. Recommended.|0|EOE 2175|Panic In Year Zero! (1962)|5|panic_zero.jpg|311|475|Ray Milland|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A family sets out early for a fishing/camping vacation. Along the way, nuclear weapons are used against American cities, including their home of Los Angeles. Determined to survive, the father leads his family into the hills.

This film is ahead of its time. It's entertaining while also providing useful information. It would make a good companion to Nuclear War Survival Skills by Cresson Kearny. Recommended.|0|EOE 2176|The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)|5|theman_uncle.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 56 min|None.|A CIA agent and KGB spy work together to thwart a mastermind seeking a nuclear weapon.

Based on the '60s TV program, this film is goofy and not really that good. The photography is interesting and the car chases are exciting. OK action but not a great film.|0|EOE 2177|Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)|0|scouts_apocalypse.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|Blood, toilet humor, gore.|While three Boy Scouts are camping, a small California town is overun by zombies. The scouts save the day.

This movie runs as expected. There's some nudity. Not too bad. Halfway through the credits is another scene.|0|EOE 2178|The Visit (2015)|3|thevisit.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 34 min|Vomit & feces.|Two young teens go to spend the week with their grandparents, leaving their single mother to have a vacation. Not having met their grandparents, the children didn't know what to expect. They definitely didn't expect the odd behavior that occurred after 9:30 PM.

This is an interesting horror/thriller filmed as if the granddaughter filmed and edited it herself. It's gross at parts. On a positive note, I'll admit that I didn't figure out this M. Night Shyamalan film.|0|EOE 2179|Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014)|0|deadsnow2.jpg|320|475|Vegar Hoel|1 hr, 40 min|Vomit, blood & gore|This movie picks up exactly where the original left off. (It's very particular about that.) The single survivor manages to get away from the undead Nazi hoard, and awakens in a hospital bed: where he is accused of the murder of his friends. As time ticks by, he wonders if he can save northern Norway from the advance of the undead Nazis, whom he can hear.

This film, unlike the original, is filmed in English (and Norwegian). It is obvious that this flick is aimed at English speakers, and it does suffer a bit. Besides that, this is a hilarious film that I really enjoyed. Well, right until the scene after the credits. Enough with the cheap "set ups" for sequels! Filmed in Iceland.|0|EOE 2180|Heist (2015)|3|heist_2015.jpg|317|475|Robert De Niro, Jeffrey Dean Morgan|1 hr, 33 min|Blood & gore|A card dealer decides to rob his boss's casino to pay his daughter's mounting medical bills. The getaway goes wrong, and the thieves hijack a bus. Now, the main character wonders if he'll be able to get the money to the hospital in time.

This is a good thriller. There's a good twist in it. Recommended.|0|EOE 2181|Plaga Zombie: Mutant Zone - Plaga zombie: Zona mutante (2001)|0|plagazombie2.jpg|333|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|Blood & gore, vomit|Three zombie hunters, from the original film, are dropped into a town infest by zombies. (The FBI used an alien virus to cause the infection.) They have to find a way out of the city.

This is the second in the Plaga Zombie trilogy. It's not bad, especially considering the very low budget. This is the first--and only?--Argentine zombie film. The characters are somewhat developed and the plot is sound. Good stuff.|0|EOE 2182|Last Woman on Earth (1960)|5|lastwoman_earth.jpg|307|475|None.|1 hr, 4 min|None.|A crime boss, his wife, and his lawyer are in Puerto Rico. While SCUBA diving, the oxygen is removed from the air, killing everyone else. How will they survive?

This is an interesting apocalyptic film. It describes the personal conflict between the three individuals.|0|EOE 2183|Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968)|5|voyage_women.jpg|332|475|None.|1 hr, 20 min|None.|When communication is lost with a rocketship on Venus, another ship is sent to investigate. What will they find?

This is classic cheesy science fiction. Interestingly, the first few minutes run like an advertisement for future space travel. The women are dressed in only seashells and tight pants. Nice.|0|EOE 2184|The Innkeepers (2011)|3|theinnkeepers.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 41 min|Blood.|Two young employees are all that remains of the staff of a once-great New England hotel. Both are determined to record a resident ghost. Since the final weekend of the inn is upon them, they decide to stay overnight and record anything out of the ordinary.

I only watched this film because Sara Paxton is in it. Truth be told, her part could have been played by a boy. Incidentally, the outside shots are of an actual hotel in Connecticut. There a few good quotes. Aside from the problems, this ghost film isn't all bad. It's not great either because it left me disappointed.|0|EOE 2185|My Darling Clementine (1946)|5|my_clementine.jpg|317|475|Henry Fonda, Victor Mature|1 hr, 37 min|None.|Wyatt Earp and his brothers are moving cattle across Arizona when, at the suggestion of a local; they stop in Tombstone for a shave and a beer. While they're in town, someone kills the youngest brother and steals their cattle. Earp accepts the job as marshall, intent on finding his brother's killer.

This John Ford movie relates the events leading up to the shootout at the O.K. Corral. The film is beautifully filmed and displays Monument Valley.|0|EOE 2186|Ted 2 (2015)|2|ted2.jpg|317|475|Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried|1 hr, 55 min|Toilet humor & violence.|Now that Ted's bestfriend is divorced, Ted--the living Teddy bear--quickly marries. But it all goes wrong, and he suggests having a baby, which requires artificial insemination, of course. This "planned parenthood" brings an entirely new host of problems. But maybe Ted is more focused on his best friend?

Sequels are usually crap. This one isn't. The reason is because this film has its own plot and doesn't try to ride the original film's coat tails. I enjoyed the cameos. (Watch for a scene after the credits!) My only complaint is who has Bud Light in their fridge, in a bottle,--a few cans in reserve is understandable, if not acceptable-- but in Boston? Sam Adams is just down the Orange line!|0|EOE 2187|Goosebumps (2015)|4|goosebumps.jpg|317|475|Jack Black, Odeya Rush|1 hr, 43 min|Saliva.|A New York woman and her son move to "nowhere", Delaware. (Netflix incorrectly lists Maryland). The father of this family was lost, and they moved away, with hopes of coping. They never expected to move in next to a peculiar man and his lovely daughter.

I never read the Goosebumps novels. Maybe I should? This film does a great job of being very entertaining and, probably, truncating the novel experience. I'll admit I was skeptical of this movie. I only set out to watch it for Miss Rush. Little did I know that I would enter a world of Jumanji and adventure. Well done.|0|EOE 2188|Outsiders (2016, 2017)|0|outsiders.jpg|317|475|None.|Each episode approximately 1 hr|Violence, vomit, blood.|In Kentucky a clan of mountain men live outside the modern world. The townsfolk know of them only as legends, and when they raid the town for necessary supplies. All is going OK until a coal company wants the outsiders off the mountain.

This program could have been very good. Instead, it's full of violence. Too bad.|1|EOE 2189|Revenge of the Virgins (1958)|5|revenge_virgins.jpg|200|300|None.|53 min|None.|There's a legend that a creek in the California hills is brimming with gold. A man and his wife team up with a gold panner to retrieve the gold. But men have tried and failed. Will they succeed?

This is a cheaply made Western film. It's pretty bad. The attacking Indians are all topless women, which is entertaining.|0|EOE 2190|The Master Touch (1972)|5|themastertouch.jpg|295|475|Kirk Douglas|1 hr, 32 min|None.|A recently released safecracker is sought by his previous "employer" to rob a sophisticated safe system. The safecracker doesn't want anything to do with the guy, and decides to take on the job himself. He recruits a trapeze performer because the guy beats up one of the old boss's henchmen. But, is it the right choice?

This is a pretty good heist film. There's an excellent car chase halfway through. The climax at the end is enjoyable.|0|EOE 2191|The Last Witch Hunter (2015)|4|last_hunter.jpg|313|475|Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie|1 hr, 47 min|Witch/demon gore|A group of Vikings (?) seek out and destroy a powerful witch who cast the Black Plague, as a scourge, upon the earth. Intent on destroying mankind and returning the planet to nature, the witch is destroyed by the hunter. He gains immortality and must now thwart this evil witch in modern-day New York City.

This is a good action film. All the right elements are in play. Enjoyable.|0|EOE 2192|Infini (2014)|0|infini.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 50 min|Blood and gore & vomit|Amid the chaos, the audience learns that something bad happened on a remote space outpost. The result is the "West Coast" military base is wiped out, save one escapee. The "East Coast" base sends a squad to figure it all out.

I don't know if I'm more disappointed or confused. This movie started out OK and has a good idea. It just went downhill quickly. Maybe if the film was better edited, this would help?|0|EOE 2193|Vengeance Valley (1951)|5|vengeancevalley.jpg|311|475|Burt Lancaster, Joanne Dru|1 hr, 22 min|None.|This movie focuses on two cowboys who are running cattle north and south in the Plains. One is a good man and the other is not. Specifically, the latter, who is married, made a waitress pregnant. As is expected, there's a showdown.

This Western has some good shots of the cattle drives. The acting is good, too. It was probably more powerful in the early '50s.|0|EOE 2194|River of No Return (1954)|5|river_return.jpg|339|475|Marilyn Monroe, Robert Mitchum, Tommy Rettig|1 hr, 31 min|None.|In gold country, a farmer is striving to make a better life for himself and his son. All is going well until he is robbed of his plow horse and rifle by a man that he saves on the river. The farmer has no choice but to follow the thief, but has to bring along his son and the dirt bag's "wife". They avoid hostile Indians as they race down the River of No Return.

Netflix's description got it right: "Marilyn Monroe never looked more radiant"! Also, her strong femininity contrasts, with excellence, Mitchum's masculinity. The filming is beautiful, too. There's a strong character conflict and a lesson-to-be-learned. Even the boy acts well. This is probably the quintessential Western. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 2195|Freaks of Nature (2015)|0|freaks_nature.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|Blood, gore, vomit|In an already-bizarre town, where zombies and vampires live alongside humans, aliens invade. This film follows a human, a vampire, and a zombie as they try to save their town.

This is not a good film. It's weird and not very funny either.|0|EOE 2196|Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands (2016)|4|beowulf_shieldlands.jpg|317|475|None.|Each episode approximately 45 min|Violence|This TV program seems to be ITV's response to Vikings. It's not too good either.|1|EOE 2197|The Outlaw (1943)|5|theoutlaw.jpg|314|475|Walter Huston, Jane Russell, Jack Beutel, Thomas Mitchell|1 hr, 56 min|None.|Billy the Kid shows up in Doc Holliday's town. As is expected, they don't hit it off, despite Doc's persistence. When Billy is injured, Doc tells his girl to nurse him back to health. She does just that, and they are married. Doc and Billy argue over the woman, but really fight over Red, Doc Holliday's horse.

This is one of the few films directed by Howard Hughes. Yes, the famous aerospace engineer who is portrayed in The Aviator. Hughes even designed a bra specifically for Jane Russell, though she didn't wear it. I'd think that her cleavage and ample bosom in a low-cut blouse was crazy enough for 1943!

The story is good. The humor is a bit silly. Instead of showing sex, the movie shows the faces and fades to black with dramatic music. Not a bad film. Definitely a classic.|0|EOE 2198|Battle of the Bulge (1965)|5|battle_bulge.jpg|317|475|Henry Fonda, Telly Savalas, Robert Shaw|2 hr, 49 min|None.|Late in the second world war, the Nazis envision a concerted attack against France striking deep into Belgium, and capturing Antwerp. The hope was to win the war by splitting the Allied forces. History describes the results.

Telly Savalas is very funny while depicting a capitalizing New Yorker (?). Henry Fonda, like many times, is the leveling personality. Robert Shaw, ironically, plays a ruthless German tank commander.

My only problem with this, otherwise, great war film is that the main tank battle was filmed in the desert (California?). Aside from that, it's great to see so many tanks running around. Remember this was made before computer graphics. Not historically accurate. Recommended.|0|EOE 2199|11.22.63 (2016)|0|112263.jpg|323|475|James Franco, Chris Cooper, Sarah Gadon|Approximately 9 hr in eight parts|Vomit, blood, violence, butcher house|A retiring Maine diner owner reveals to a local teacher that his place has a "rabbit hole" leading to 1960. The diner owner also reveals his great plan to save President Kennedy from assassination, with research to make it happen. Can the teacher do it? Will he do it?

This is based on a Stephen King novel. The mini-series is changed to be more dramatic. For instance, the screenwriters added entire scenes to exaggerate the history-doesn't-like-to-be-changed idea. These, and other scenes, darken the main character. Fortunately, Sarah Gadon's character helps to brighten the main character.

The sequence is not the same as the novel. Of course, details are also different. However, the essence of the novel seems intact. The period cars, costuming, and music are great to see and hear. The photography is truly excellent, especially for a TV program.|1|EOE 2200|The Mouse That Roared (1959)|5|mouse_roared.jpg|317|475|Peter Sellers, William Hartnell|1 hr, 23 min|None.|The Duchy of Grand Fenwick declares war on the United States when a California winery starts selling a knock off of the tiny country's signature wine. The plan is to surrender to the Americans, which would encourage a Marshall Plan; thus helping the tiny economy recover. All does not go according to plan.

This movie, which is based on a satirical Cold-War novel, is hilarious! It's also works on many levels. For instance, there's a strong criticism of British government of the 1860s. How the diminutive nation survives the U.S. military is clever. Highly recommended!|0|EOE 2201|Zombeavers (2013)|0|zombeavers.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 17 min|Blood & gore|Three sorority girls go to a country cabin to get away from their fraternity boyfriends. Naturally, this isn't what they really want. So when the boyfriends show up, it's (sort of) happy days. That is until the undead beavers show up.

OK, I'll admit the title is what attracted my attention. One girl does go topless for a bit, and the others wear little clothing throughout. The zombie beavers are laughably bad. The story is predictable, and the characters are shallow. But what is expected of such films? There are a couple of twists that caught me.|0|EOE 2202|Tiger House (2014)|3|tigerhouse.jpg|317|475|Kaya Scoderlario|1 hr, 23 min|Violence & blood|Kelly sneaks into her boyfriend's place to tell him that she's pregnant. I think she knows that he's just with her because of a previous accident with a crossbow that ruined her gymnastic career. Unfortunately, that day the family is attacked. She's undiscovered and wonders if she can fight, or if she'll have to run.

This is a pretty decent suspense film, if a bit too violent. There's some character growth.|0|EOE 2203|iZombie (2015, 2016, 2017, present)|3|izombie.jpg|317|475|None.|Each episode is too long|Vomit & brains|A successful doctor-in-training, at the suggestion of her fiancé, goes to a party on a boat, which is overrun by zombies. Being a coward, she is bitten, and turns into an undead being. So she quits her promising job to work in a morgue and eat brains.

I couldn't even get through one episode. The "girl power" was so overpowering that a main male character practically begs the main character to marry him. What a waste of time.|1|EOE 2204|Wild (2014)|4|wild.jpg|321|475|Reese Witherspoon|1 hr, 55 min|Feces & vomit|A recently-divorced young woman decides to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. She's also coming to terms with her mother's early death. Coupled with all the other bad things in her life, will she have any energy left over to complete the trail?

This movie is based on a true account. It also shows the healing power of hiking, especially in the wilderness. The film is shot beautifully, and the acting is excellent. This is a powerful spiritual film.|0|EOE 2205|Into the Grizzly Maze (2015)|0|into_maze.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|Blood & gore|This movies opens with poachers butchering grizzly bears for their paws. Their Indian guide warns them that they have "taken too much", and goes to leave. The poachers shoot the Indian, and a rogue grizzly bear is born. A brother comes home to locate the missing Indian and accidentally meets his brother. Each go into the forest searching for someone. The only trouble is that an enormous bear is already searching for them.

It struck me as odd that the bear has higher billing than a majority of the actors. I'm not surprised because this film isn't really that good. Thankfully, it's also not too long. The landscape shots of British Columbia are beautiful, though.|0|EOE 2206|Tangerines - Mandariinid (2013)|5|tangerines.jpg|317|475|Lembit Ulfsak, Giorgi Nakashidze|1 hr, 27 min|None.|A crate builder and a tangerine farmer are the last residents of an Estonian village in Abkhazia. It's 1993, and the Georgians are fighting the Abkhazians, who are backed by the Russian military. The two Estonians are trying to harvest all the tangerines before the war destroys the crop. Suddenly, a skirmish presents a wounded Chechen and a seriously wounded Georgian. Will they bring the war into the house of the kind Estonian who rescued them?

This Estonian-Georgian film is very enjoyable. It's simple, but works well. The characters are deep. The photography is excellent, too.|0|EOE 2207|Operation Crossbow (1965)|5|operationcrossbow.jpg|315|475|None.|1 hr, 56 min|None.|Nazi Germany has invented the V-1 flying bomb. Clever placement of anti-aircraft guns largely protects London. However, the V-2 rockets are another matter. Three Allied soldiers are sent undercover to discover and disclose the location of the secret, underground base where these weapons are produced.

This is not a bad war film. It's a bit long. There is some witty dialogue.|0|EOE 2208|Extraction (2015)|0|extraction_2015.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 23 min|Violence|This film opens with an aging CIA agent escaping some bad guy and his cronies. He phones back to the States to try and save his wife and son. Only his son survives. Flash forward a decade and his boy is trying to be just like him.

I watched this film all the way through. It's just a bunch of violent scenes with a sprinkling of plot. (Bruce Willis must be hurting to have taken this job.) Also, if there was some substance, I could have overlooked the "patriotism" for the American federal government. And why are all the women ugly? They're either "butch" or look like transvestites! Stay away from this amateur film.|0|EOE 2209|Room (2015)|5|room.jpg|321|475|Jacob Tremblay, Brie Larson|1 hr, 53 min|None.|Jack is born and lives in a shed, with his mother, until the age of five years. His mother was abducted by a man and had been kept in the shed for two years before Jack was born. When Jack finally escapes, how will he adapt to the outside world?

This film could have been very dark; but, instead, it is full of life. The acting and filming are excellent. What a great idea that grew out of a novel. Recommended!|0|EOE 2210|It's Alive! (1969)|4|itsalive.jpg|342|475|None.|1 hr, 20 min|Whipping|An obnoxious New York couple and a paleontologist stop at a farm in a remote part of Ozarks. They need fuel to continue their journeys. The farmer has a curious collection of odd creatures, but is there something worse lurking in the cavern beneath them?

This is a pretty good independent film. The creature is, of course, laughably fake. The acting is over-the-top, and it could have been edited to a shorter length. All in all, this is not a bad science fiction film.|0|EOE 2211|Planet of the Vampires - Terrore nello spazio (1965)|5|planet_vampires.jpg|326|475|Barry Sullivan|1 hr, 28 min|None.|When their companion spaceship mysteriously breaks off communication, they go to investigate. Immediately, they're pulled by a very strong gravitational field, but soft land on the surface of a planet. They find all the crew members of the other ship killed. However, strange things begin to occur.

This has got to be a cult classic. The effects are decent, and I especially like the design of the spaceships. The ending is excellent, too. The movie is quite different from the shorty story, upon which it was based. (Conveniently, the story is available on the rental DVD.) Both the movie and the story are thought-provoking. Recommended.|0|EOE 2212|Macbeth (2015)|3|macbeth_2015.jpg|317|475|Marion Cotillard, Michael Fassbender|1 hr, 53 min|Violence, slow-motion, blood, vomit|Shakespeare's tragedy is brought to life in this live-action film.

There are many changes. The witches should be old and ugly. This film adds a child to their number. Macbeth has no castle only tents. Hence, there's no gatekeeper for some comedic relief. Instead there's a juvenile use of sex, violence, and aggression. Honestly, Shakespeare probably would have approved because this film appeals to the modern person. I did like that they added the death of Macbeth's son at the beginning.|0|EOE 2213|The Quick and the Dead (1995)|4|thequickandthedead.jpg|317|475|Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe, Sharon Stone|1 hr, 45 min|Torture|A female outlaw seemingly accidentally wanders into the town of Redemption. Coincidentally, there's a contest on. It's a rather gruesome competition sponsored by the town's ruler: the last man standing after all the quick draws wins a cache of cash. But is she interested in the cash or the ruler?

This is an entertaining Western from the '90s. Some of the filming is over-the-top, but overall this is a decent Western, if you don't take it too seriously. Sharon Stone looks great!|0|EOE 2214|Of Mice and Men (1939)|5|of_men_1939.jpg|317|475|Lon Chaney Jr., Burgess Meredith|1 hr, 46 min|None.|This film is a cinema presentation of a New York play, which was developed from John Steinbeck's novel of the same title. It follows two men wandering Depression-era California working low paying jobs. One is fairly clever, being able to read, and the other is kind and slow. They're bound together by a dream of "living off the fat of [their own] land". All is going well enough until the climax.

All the actors in this film are excellent. The two mains carry the show. This is a memorable film.|0|EOE 2215|Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015)|0|dead_watchtower.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 58 min|Blood & gore|Sometime in the past a zombie outbreak had occurred. It had been controlled with regular doses of a drug, which the government supplies. But then, the drug lost its effectiveness and a small Oregon city is overrun. Three survivors band together to figure a way out of the quarantined city.

This film is based on a video game. It's surprisingly entertaining and well done. Seeing zombies wield weapons (e.g. an ax and pistol) is something new. My only complain is this film is too long.|0|EOE 2216|Bridge of Spies (2015)|5|bridge_spies.jpg|317|475|Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance|2 hr, 21 min|None.|During the Red Scare of the '50s, a Soviet spy is captured in New York City. A successful insurance attorney based in Brooklyn is forced into defending the spy against the federal government. Of course, the spy is found guilt of all charges but sentencing opens an avenue for compromise. Meanwhile, Francis Gary Powers' U-2 is shot down by the Soviet Union. The lawyer, now a recognized abdicate of individual rights and peace, is requested to negotiate the prisoner exchange.

What a fantastic movie! The filming is excellent, and the acting is superb. OK, the historical content isn't entirely correct. But the spirit seems intact. Few films hold my interest when they expand beyond two hours. This is a notable exception. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 2217|Of Mice and Men (1992)|4|of_men_1992.jpg|320|475|John Malkovich, Gary Sinise|1 hr, 51 min|Blood|This film is adapted from John Steinbeck's novel. I prefer the original movie to this one. This one is more angry and longer. Though, the production is more picturesque. Watch the original instead!|0|EOE 2218|The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (2015)|5|mockingjay3b.jpg|317|475|Jennifer Lawrence|2 hr, 17 min|None.|Picking up where the previous films in the franchise left off, now Katniss is determined to end President Snow's reign. She tries to do so publicly with only a fanfare of trumpets (and other loud devices). Oops! Her second try is admirable and could very well cement a true revolution. But who will be the leader of a "united" planet?

This trilogy has been Hollywood-ized enough. I'm really thankful that it is finally finished. I'm not suggesting that this film is not good, because it really is quite good. It is a bit too long. It provides a bit of "closure" to a very long story. The final scenes return some peace, and at the same time remind of a happiness through hope.|0|EOE 2219|Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)|5|robinson_mars.jpg|317|475|Paul Mantee|1 hr, 49 min|None.|A orbiting Mars probe narrowly escapes collision with a meteor. However, doing so, it consumes all its fuel. Fearing being burned up by Mars, the crew "ejects". This movies follows the struggle to survive by the single surviving crew member.

Good movie, if a bit too long. It'd based on Robinson Crusoe. Filmed in Death Valley, which was a National Monument at the time. I recognized Zabriskie Point, Devil's Golf Course, and canyon near Titus Canyon.|0|EOE 2220|Ground Zero (2010)|0|groundzero.jpg|339|475|None.|1 hr, 26 min|Blood, gore, and vomit|A political activist breaks into a bio-weapon facility and injects himself with a deadly virus. His intention is to show the media firsthand what the company is doing. It doesn't work, and instead, he is shot in the head by an company assassin. Two "cleaners" are sent in to clear up the mess. That's when the trouble begins.

This zombie film is low budget, but well acted, filmed, and directed. It's definitely worth watching. It's an independent studio that filmed in and around Salt Lake City. I also like the HTML tag T-shirt. Well done!|0|EOE 2221|The Hateful Eight (2015)|3|hatefuleight.jpg|317|475|None.|don't care|Spitting, violence|I hate this film. I simply couldn't watch much of it. Hitting a woman, who also spits, turned me off. There also seemed to be an underlying viciousness of the film. It's worse than any Tarantino film that I've seen. Stay away!|0|EOE 2222|Dead Within (2014)|3|deadwithin.jpg|332|475|None.|1 hr, 22 min|Blood & gore|A couple visits another couple, and their baby, in a country cabin outside of Los Angeles. Meanwhile, a plague is turning people and mammals into zombies. Only one couple survives. They also eliminate the baby. Obviously the two survivors are having trouble dealing with these very personal losses. Will it be their undoing?

This is an interesting character film. It's done well enough, and definitely different.|0|EOE 2223|The Forger (2014)|4|theforger.jpg|320|475|John Travolta, Christopher Plummer, Anson Mount|1 hr, 36 min|Violence|The film opens with an art forger in prison. He decides to contact a certain individual, and now he's free. We all know that this liberty isn't free, and a nasty crime boss will get something in return. But the forger is more concerned with his son, who's diagnosed with cancer. Wouldn't you do the same?

This film is a bit rough, but not really too bad by modern standards. The beauty of this film is that it delves into a father-son relationship for two generations. The contrast is genuine and enjoyable. The heist is clever, albeit not of the prowess of The Score or The Thomas Crown Affair. Thankfully, these things overshadow the obtrusive "Boston strong" peacock manuevers by the set and costume folks, and the dialect instructors. I'll just say "yah, whatevah". I recommend this film!|0|EOE 2224|A Cry in the Wild (1990)|4|cry_wild.jpg|335|475|Jared Rushton|1 hr, 22 min|Vomit|A young teenaged boy is marooned in the Canadian forest when the pilot of his Cessna has a heart attack and dies. Forced to survive in the wild, he grows up. He also comes to terms with his parents' divorce.

This film fairly closely follows Hatchet, the award winning young adult novel. It should because the author also wrote the screenplay! It was filmed in the Sierra Nevadas in California so it's not quite right. But the scenery is lovely, and looks like Convict Lake. Not a bad family film, if a bit dated.|0|EOE 2225|In the Heart of the Sea (2015)|4|in_sea.jpg|317|475|Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson|2 hr, 2 min|Whaling|An eldely, housebound whaler grudgingly recalls a tale to a mostly-unknown author by the name of Herman Melville. This tale, allegedly, is the inspiration for Moby Dick because it describes a scarred, white sperm whale that destroys a Nantucket whaling boat in the Pacific. How much is true?

The movie is, of course, beautifully filmed. The acting is excellent, if from a non-Nantucket cast! The allusions to the modern oil industry are overwhelming, if you are paying attention. This is a very enjoyable film.|0|EOE 2226|Mojave (2014)|5|mojave.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|None.|A movie producer goes out to the desert to sort out things. He's obviously not happy. While camping one night, a mysterious stranger approaches with a rifle. Nothing bad happens until after he leaves the desert.

This is a character driven film. It's worth watching. The scenery is all too familar for me, too.|0|EOE 2227|Time of the Wolf - Les Temps du Loup (2002)|3|temps_loup.jpg|326|475|None.|1 hr, 49 min|Killing of horse & vomit|A Parisian family arrive at their country house. Finding it occupied by armed strangers, the father attempts to reason with the armed man. The father is shot and the mother, young boy and girl set out looking to survive some apocalyptic event. The catastrophe has left clean water scarce, but little else is explained.

What a depressing film! Sadly, it's also engaging. Not a lot happens, but we do learn how a variety of people cope with death and shortages of supplies. The ending scene is far too long, and seemingly pointless! This is an odd French film.|0|EOE 2228|Stand By Me (1986)|3|standbyme.jpg|317|475|Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix|1 hr, 29 min|Pie/vomit scene|Four young teenaged boys learn about a body near the railroad tracks. They set out on the 20-to-30 mile expedition to discover the body. If they report it to the authorities, they envision themselves being received as heroes. However, one of their number is still trying to cope with the death of his elder brother. Will this get in the way?

This film is based on Stephen King's novella The Body. I found the film to be an enjoyable coming-of-age story, despite not having read the novella. Definitely worth watching.|0|EOE 2229|The Returned - Les Revenants (2012, 2015, present)|3|lesrevenants.jpg|323|475|None.|Each episode approximately 1 hr|Violence and blood|Mysteriously, dead individuals of a small Rhône-Alpes town begin returning. These, sometimes, long-dead individuals don't recall dying. Understandably, the living town people have trouble coping. Meanwhile the water level behind the dam is dropping and the sewer system is behaving poorly. Is there a correlation?

The idea of the French TV program is clever. I did tire of the execution, despite the Skins influences. It seemed aimed at English-speaking audiences because of the violence & armed police and replicas of an American diner and an English pub (really, an American bar). It's too bad because this idea could have been really good.|1|EOE 2230|James May: The Reassembler (2016, 2017, present)|5|jamesmayreassembler.jpg|488|475|James May|Each episode approximately 1/2 hr|None.|James May completely reassembles one familiar machine every episode. While this sounds very dull, it's livened up by Mr May's hilarious sense of humor and commentary. I laughed out loud almost all the time! Also, it has the added benefit of showing how machines are built. Mr May also makes the same errors that we all make while building things, and also tries to take short cuts, like we do. Highly recommended!!

Series Two is just as fun and educational as the first one. James May's sense of humor is still there in spades, too! I also enjoy his insight into things.|1|EOE 2231|Wyrmwood (2014)|0|wyrmwood.jpg|335|475|None.|1 hr, 38 min|Blood, gore, and vomit|The film opens presenting a few snapshots of life. Not long after a shower of meteorites changes everything. The "goth" play theater becomes real and a man has to shoot his wife and child. Can it get worse?

I really enjoyed this Aussie film. The acting is good, the plot moves along, and there's a good feel throughout. And unlike many zombie films, this one develops itself. It made me forget the mis-use of slow-motion at the beginning. If you're making a budget zombie film, this is the textbook example. Recommended!|0|EOE 2232|Hell of the Living Dead - Zombie Creeping Flesh - Virus (1980)|0|hell_dead.jpg|312|475|None.|1 hr, 43 min|Blood & gore, vomit, cannibalism|A massive industrial plant of some kind in New Guinea goes wrong and a gas leak develops, which turns the staff into zombies. A crack commando team is just clearing up a hostage situation in Spain, now they're sent to New Guinea to determine what happened. They join up with a pair of reporters.

This is a pretty typical 1980s horror "gore fest" until the female character takes off her top. That wakes up the audience! The other acting is silly at times, and the movie is dubbed into English.|0|EOE 2233|Contempt - Le Mépris (1963)|5|contempt.jpg|314|475|Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A very arrogant American producer hires a struggling playwright to re-write a movie that he's producing. Of course, the elderly, successful director has to go along with the change. The rub comes when the playwright takes a bit too long to arrive for the first formal meeting, leaving his gentle wife alone in the hands of the producer. Will this come to bite him in the ass?

This French film pretty much opens with video of Ms. Bardot's figure. I began to wonder if there was a plot, or if any was necessary (she has good plot)! But there was a real story.

This is the only film that I've seen with vocalized credits. Yes, a narrator enumerated the hired help at the beginning of the film. Cool. Or "far out."

The villa on Capri that was used to film was in poor repair, or in disuse; but what a setting! Could a similar structure be built today? Probably not. This French satirical film is classic just for being subtle and a time-capsule of the '60s.|0|EOE 2234|East of Eden (1955)|5|east_eden.jpg|305|475|Julie Harris, James Dean|1 hr, 58 min|None.|John Steinbeck's novel comes alive on the silver screen. In this tale, the black-sheep son of a modest farmer in California comes of age. He's from a broken house, which has disrupted his growth. But, as he learns about his past, he becomes more content with the parent that he grew up with.

I have yet to read this classic; however, if it is anything like this film, it's still powerful today. This film is human and touching. It presents a timeless story with hopes that the conclusion is good enough. Recommended.|0|EOE 2235|The Fire Next Time (1992)|5|fire_time.jpg|285|475|Craig T. Nelson|3 hr, 13 min in two parts|None.|In 2017, pollution and global warming have turned the southern United States into a land of mosquitoes and floods. But one fisherman refuses to accept what has happened. It has fractured his marriage. Is he correct?

This miniseries borrows from The Grapes of Wrath while being original. Is the director of this film psychic because a similar event occurred only 13 years later (Hurricane Katrina).

Regardless of any potential coincidence, this film delves into the conflict confronting most families, and presents a resolution. The miniseries has a good message.|1|EOE 2236|An Idiot Abroad (2010, 2011, 2012)|5|anidiotabroad.jpg|323|475|Karl Pilkington|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant of The Office and The Extras send their friend to foreign countries so they can laugh at his awkwardness. This show is in keeping with the producers' unusual sense of humor. The central character is entertaining and educational, if you ignore the two producers.|1|EOE 2237|Gulliver's Travels (1995)|5|gulliverstravels_1995.jpg|316|475|Ted Danson, Omar Sharif, Robert Hardy|3 hr, 6 min in two parts|None.|This TV movie closely follows the satirical novel of Jonathan Swift. The most famous scene with the Lilliputhians is produced well. The special effects are marvelous, considering the time and budget. But, what really shines in this TV movie, is the preservation of the original text. There are omissions and exaggerations, but they develop the novel as a whole. It captures the essence. I'll admit that I was skeptical of the "current day" drama in the first part; however, in the second part it became instrumental to the telling the story. Well done. Bravo!|1|EOE 2238|Jane Got a Gun (2016)|2|jane_gun.jpg|317|475|None.|Don't know|Cauterizing a wound & torture|A woman's husband comes home with bullets in his back. He warns that those responsible are coming to finish him off. So she decides to defend him and her homestead.

Good premise, bad execution. I didn't care for the movie shortly in, but I had to shut it off when a guy was being tortured with piano wire. I thought this was a Western not a gangster movie.|0|EOE 2239|Trailer Park of Terror (2008)|0|trailer_terror.jpg|347|475|None.|1 hr, 38 min|Gore and butchering|An attractive woman is on her way out of the trailer park, having captured the interest of a decent guy. But then one of the other trailer park residents accidentally kills the nice guy. She goes crazy and kills everyone with a gun provided by the devil. For decades afterwards people go missing and one group stumbles upon the park.

This is a funny slasher film. The rocker/explosives guy's remarks are the funniest. It is gory and enough to put people off red meat; however, I could see it becoming a cult classic.|0|EOE 2240|13 Eerie (2012)|0|13eerie.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 26 min|Forensics, blood & gore|Six college students travel to a remote island. There, they will prove their knowledge of forensic science. The remote site is mostly devoid of life, and cellular phones do not work. The area was previously a prison where the inmates were experimented upon. I think you know where this is going!

This is a short and to-the-point zombie film. As ususual, an idiotic mistake awakens the undead. Katharine Isabelle has grown up! It doesn't seem that long ago that she was the little sister in Disturbing Behavior. Good film.|0|EOE 2241|Pontypool (2008)|0|pontypool.jpg|324|475|Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly|1 hr, 36 min|Gore & vomit|A recently-hired DJ sees a woman inexplicably standing in the snow early one winter's morning. Then, she disappears. Once in the studio, he, the producer, and the sound girl, start to receive reports of people behaving oddly in the sleepy, small Ontario town. The townsfolk are chanting words, attacking, and eating people. What's going on?

This film is based on a novel, and it's a new and clever idea. The film is simple, largely taking place in the AM radio studio. It presents a complicated reason for the mass infection.

As much as I enjoyed this film, I was shocked when it was learned, over the police scanner, that a hostage situation was taking place at the corner of such-and-such a street and Sandy Hook. Four years later a similar situation occurred at a Connecticut school. Coincidence or conspiracy theory? Either way, it's creepy. The scene after the credits does little to reduce the Outer-Limits style oddity of this film.|0|EOE 2242|The Far Country (1954)|5|thefarcountry.jpg|324|475|Jimmy Stewart|1 hr, 37 min|None.|A Wyoming cowboy drives a herd to Seattle. He plans to continue up to Yukon with his partner; however, the law in the border town of Skagway, Alaska confiscates the cattle. He steals the cattle and continues into Canada. Will he go back or will he stay north?

This is a decent Western. The backdrops are beautiful. The main character is based on an actual con man.|0|EOE 2243|The 5th Wave (2016)|5|5thwave.jpg|317|475|Chloë Grace Moretz|1 hr, 52 min|None.|Suddenly, aliens are circling the earth. Then, the first, second, third, and fourth waves of the attack arrive. By the time these are concluded, humanity is scattered and the population is greatly reduced. Obviously, the remaining individuals are vigilant so when the army evacuates the children from a grassroots refugee camp, they prepare for the worst.

I found this film to be predictable. It could have been much more than just a different slant on The Host, but it isn't. Even the novel upon which this movie is based was written after the novel that inspired the before-mentioned film. It's really too bad because the actors and director had the potential for much more.|0|EOE 2244|400 Days (2015)|5|400days.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|None.|Four potential astronauts participate in a 400 day isolation experiment. A simulated spacecraft, buried in the ground, is their home for over a year. Will they pass or go mad; or will something else happen?

I can't say it any other way; this film is boring! It goes along OK and then, as if they ran out of ideas, a new plot line is begun. Well, it is a SyFy movie. The idea is sound, though.|0|EOE 2245|A Christmas Horror Story (2015)|2|achristmashorrorstory.jpg|322|475|None.|1 hr, 39 min|Blood & gore|Several stories that take place on Christmas Eve are told during the course of this film. This is a horror movie but is also pretty funny. Who can't laugh at zombie elves? Bill Shatner is a DJ, too. Enjoyable!|0|EOE 2246|Terminus (2014)|0|terminus.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 34 min|Violence, alien gore, blood|A car mechanic is struggling with the death of his wife, and subsequently, his daughter's distance. With his job going away, he's out of options. Fortunately, some sort of meteorite crashes in front of his truck. He's not killed though the vehicle is a write-off. How can that be? And why is he now having visions of the end of the world?

This Australian film presents a clear message about the US foreign policy: complete with federal agents trying to capture the alien "weapon". The movie also does a very good job of developing the two central characters. The ending is hopeful.|0|EOE 2247|Synchronicity (2015)|4|synchronicity.jpg|317|475|Chad McKnight|1 hr, 40 min|Blood|In the near future, a physicist insists on finding a way to travel through time. His theory of creating a "wormhole" through time is expensive. But, sure enough, there's a rich businessman ready to make it happen, for a price of course. Can money put a price on this endeavor?

This film briefly wanders into the Tesla-Edison "conflict". It does an honest job except that it fails to mention that Thomas Edison was really compelled to overwhelm Nicola Tesla by J.P. Morgan.

This time travel film has so many Blade Runner overtones, I found myself just waiting for Harrison Ford to jump into the scene and order some noodles! I should have known it would be so because the opening credits were, well, very "retro".

This observation aside, the film is very engaging and complicated, but not without purpose. It's definitely one to see for time-travel enthusiasts.|0|EOE 2248|Stagecoach (1939)|5|stagecoach.jpg|317|475|Thomas Mitchell, Andy Devine, John Wayne|1 hr, 36 min|None.|A stagecoach leaves the Arizona town of Tonto en route to Lordsburg. Apaches, led by Geronimo, are attacking the stages, so the passengers are nervous. It gets worse when the sheriff arrests an escaped convict.

There are some classic lines in this film. This is an early John Ford direction with many scenes filmed in Monument Valley. Otherwise, it's kind of dull.|0|EOE 2249|Blood on the Sun (1945)|5|bloodonthesun.jpg|313|475|James Cagney, Sylvia Sidney|1 hr, 34 min|None.|This movie opens with a well-traveled American journalist settling in Japan before the second World War. This reporter writes an article outlining a potential plan of the Japanese military for the capture of China. He meant it mostly in jest; however, when the Imperial police start tracking him and recruit a female operative, he realizes his folly.

This post-war espionage film is pretty good. The main character always has something witty to say to defuse a difficult situation. There's a love interest, and also plenty of action. There's no reason why this film, which is in the public domain, shouldn't be enjoyed!|0|EOE 2250|Versus (2000)|0|versus.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr|Blood & gore|Two prisoners escape and are waiting for a ride out of the mountains. The Yakuza, who are supposed to give them a lift, have also kidnapped a young woman. One of the prisoners is angry about her poor treatment and a fight breaks out. They all know something's different when a fallen colleague rises from the dead.

This dubbed Japanese film is more than a zombie flick. It's really a battle of good versus evil. The fighting style and costume are heavily influenced by The Matrix. However, the dialog and antics of the characters are unique. Hilarious may be a better word! Finally, there's also a Japanese "feel" with costume and mysticism. If you like martial arts and zombies, this is a film for you! The final fight scene is entertaining, too!|0|EOE 2251|In the Flesh (2013, 2014)|0|intheflesh.jpg|323|475|None.|Each episode approximately 1 hr|Blood & gore|In the near future, a zombie apocalypse has been surpressed. Now, the zombies are said to have PDS (i.e. Partially Deceased Syndrome). With drugs, rehabilitation, and make-up, they are being released back into their communities. This BBC 3 show centers around a young, rural teen who is reluctant to return because of guilt. His small English town had formed the HVF (Human Volunteer Force), which put down the zombie invasion; so will his return be short-lived?

The now-defunct BBC 3 specialized in programs aimed at the 20-to-40-age market. That does a lot to explain this series. The Beeb also probably rejoiced in the fact that the central character is gay. That said, it is surprisingly good at developing the characters. And, as only the British can do, it is eerily acceptable.|1|EOE 2252|Black Sails (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)|4|blacksails.jpg|317|475|None.|Each episode approximately 45 min|Silliness|This Starz TV program is supposed to relate the happenings in John Silver's life before Treasure Island. Yes, there is a bit of story. But most of this show is nudity, violence, and conspiracies. It's really typical of contemporary American television. Stay away!|1|EOE 2253|The Gun and the Pulpit (1974)|5|gun_pulpit.jpg|317|475|Marjoe Gortner|1 hr, 14 min|None.|This film opens with a hilarious, witty scene. A woman lies to allow a non-religious man, due to be hanged, to escape. She intends to get some love out of the deal. He tells her to "wait in town, as long as it takes!" To avoid the pursing "posse", he takes a dead preacher's clothes & horse and continues on to the reverend's destination. There, he learns that the town is ruled by a tyrant. "What the hell?"

Like most good movies, this one is based on a novel. The dialogue is what makes this Western so excellent! The double entendre and the allusions spoken by the hero are amplified by the seemingly naïve townsfolk. The story goes on to be quite profound. Recommended!|0|EOE 2254|The Witch (2015)|0|thewitch.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|Blood & gore|A family is banished from Plymouth Plantations as punishment for the father's pride. They set up a homestead a day's ride away, carving it out of the woods. When the youngest child, an infant, is taken by some unknown agency, the family begins to unravel. Are the legends true of witches living in the wilderness or is a witch living among them?

This film is creepy and graphic. Both get a point across, I guess. What's really marvelous about this film is the costume and sets. They seem very accurate. The story and character development is pretty good, too. The movie sensationalizes a New England fairy tale. Though, it's filmed in Ontario. Worth watching if you're into this sort of thing.|0|EOE 2255|Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies (2001)|0|stacy.jpg|335|475|None.|1 hr, 20 min|Blood & gore|Mysteriously, girls aged 15 to 17 years experience extraordinary happiness before dying ("Near Death Happiness") and coming back as zombies. Since this is happening all around the world, groups are assembled to take care of these undead girls ("repeat kill"). An undead girl is referred to as a Stacy.

This unusual, surreal film follows a lonely puppeteer who finds love in a soon-to-be "Stacy". Also, for contrast, the movie follows a young man who realizes, too late, that he has feelings for a casual penfriend, as he trains in an all-girl-school-turned-vigilante-headquarters. The comedy takes an artistic view of this particular apocalypse without being too serious, and instead focuses on love. It's based on a novel.|0|EOE 2256|Threads (1984)|4|threads.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 52 min|Terror|The film opens with tensions increasing between the Soviet Union and the United States. As the British people look on, the Soviets invade Iran and the Americans debate a retaliation. When nuclear weapons are used tactically, panic takes hold of the British Isles. Is nuclear winter unavoidable?

Not since the long-banned BBC documentary on nuclear war, The War Game, have I seen such a profounding upsetting documentary. Perhaps the effect is escalated by the mostly dramatic characters in this film, as only a small portion is a documentary? Or maybe it's because this film shows a potential aftermath of such a nuclear war?|0|EOE 2257|Deadgirl (2008)|0|deadgirl.jpg|336|475|Jenny Spain|1 hr, 42 min|Gore & spitting|Two teenaged boys are doing what most guys do at that age, skipping school to drink beer. Only this time, they decide to play hooky in an abandoned mental hospital. Because it's hot, they descend to the basement and break open a rusty door. Inside, they find a naked girl strapped to a table. When they determine that she isn't dead, which stuns them both; they each decide what must be done. Do they agree? What happens next tests their friendship.

The fact that the "deadgirl" actress is completely naked and usually festooned with horrific make-up earns her a notable acknowledgement. This isn't a comfortable film to see because it delves into aspects of life that most would never want to acknowledge, or even entertain. However, the fact that it maintains a goal, i.e. examining the response of two teenaged friends to an opportunity, makes this movie worth watching. Put yourself in their shoes and would you act any differently than one of the two main characters in this situation?|0|EOE 2258|Battle Girl (1991)|4|battlegirl.jpg|335|475|None.|1 hr, 14 min|Violence|A meteor crashes into Tokyo Bay. Not only does it send up a cloud of steam and causes flooding, which isolates the city, a compound in the celestial body reacts with nitrogen in the air. This turns residents into zombies. Martial law is imposed and a perimeter is established. But, it seems there are two leaders of the defense force. A mysterious girl enters the scene fighting her way to a safe house.

This Japanese action-horror film has lot going on for its length. The gadgets and costume are a bit dated. A majority of the cast are professional wrestlers. It's really an odd combination the produces a good film.|0|EOE 2259|Wild Zero (1999)|2|wildzero.jpg|323|475|Masashi Endõ, Guitar Wolf|1 hr, 38 min|Blood & gore|The central character is an aspiring rocker who cannot play guitar. So when his favorite group comes to town, he goes to see them. Unfortunately, the same night, UFOs release meteorites that turn people into zombies. He doesn't notice and instead accidentally rescues Guitar Wolf, who in return swears to be blood brothers.

This Japanese film is fun and stars the members of an actual rock band. Though, they spend most of their time combing their hair! The movie has a good message. It's a bit out there, too. "Rock 'n' roll!"|0|EOE 2260|Bend of the River (1952)|5|bend_river.jpg|314|475|Jimmy Stewart|1 hr, 31 min|None.|A reformed lawbreaker is leading a group of settlers from Missouri to the northwest. The hope is that they can settle in a remote area near Portland, Oregon. Along the way, the leader saves a man from hanging. However when he learns the man's identity, he begins to question his choice. Before he can make a decision, they fall prey to a would-be Indian attack and this man saves the leader's life. The two men continue on course to Portland with questions lingering in their minds, while still hoping to deliver the group of settlers to their promised land.

What a great Western! It's short and to-the-point, which is the way Westerns should be. The theme is obvious, and should be clear cut, but there is a bit of hesitation. The characters react as humans. For a '50s film that was encumbered with American cultural standards, this is a film that stands out. It's really a great! "We never should have left the Mississippi."|0|EOE 2261|Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)|4|pride_zombies.jpg|320|475|Lily James, Matt Smith|1 hr, 47 min|Snot|This film may follow the novel, for which it's named, less the zombies obviously. I wouldn't know for sure. The film scores high for period costume, but it's far from it in the portrayal of the characters.

That's OK. I haven't read this particular Jane Austen novel but I know it is--if it's like the others--not overly exciting. Her novels are a trial in boredom followed by knitting and a few shy questions, and then a bit of feminism. Fortunately, this film captures the audience and moves along Austen's (probably overly) romantic plot with ease. Also, there's an obvious "girl power" theme in this film, but it hasn't overwhelmed the film.

Of course, the movie is not without faults. I do not like how zombie films are becoming "mainstream", and thus are falling prey to "studio magic", which in current terms, suggests that chaos is cool.

Overall, this film is enjoyable. Miss James quietly stands out. Matt Smith is comical and yet serious. The film is a bold step and worth seeing.|0|EOE 2262|Skins (2011)|4|skins_2011.jpg|323|475|None.|Each episode approximately 45 min|Violence|This remake of the cult British show really isn't bad. It's written by the same guy, so that's probably why. It didn't last long in this country because people claimed it was promoting child pornography. Right. Can you say Puritan? MTV dropped the show because of fear. It's too bad because the show would be useful for teenagers.|1|EOE 2263|The Revenant (2015)|0|therevenant_2015.jpg|322|475|Tom Hardy|2 hr, 36 min|Blood & guts|A scout and his half-Indian son lead a company of American fur trappers into the 19th century upper Rocky Mountains. The scout is mauled by a bear, the son is killed by a fellow trapper, and the scout is left for dead.

This movie is based on a novel that is supposed to be based on actual events. Maybe the episode unfolded quicker in real life? I watched half of this film in fast forward. It was better that way, too. I did like the snow scenes and Tom Hardy did well. Otherwise, this film is long, dull, and surprisingly empty!|0|EOE 2264|Insanitarium (2007)|0|insanitarium.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 29 min|Blood & gore|A guy decides to have himself committed to an insane asylum because he cannot contact his sister, who's a resident. However, he learns that the doctor is experimenting on the patients with a nano-machine serum. Maybe this was a bad choice?

This direct-to-video zombie flick is mostly blood and gore with a sprinkling of character development and a plot that's predictable. Don't expect a lot, and it's not a bad horror film.|0|EOE 2265|The Boy (2015)|4|theboy.jpg|317|475|Lauren Cohan|1 hr, 38 min|Cheap-shot frights|A young American woman travels to an English country estate for a job as a nanny. Obviously, this is out of her way: does she have a reason? The country manor is occupied by an elderly couple and their son. If the boy accepts the young American as her nanny, then the parents can enjoy a long-needed holiday. What sets this film apart from Mary Poppins is that the boy is introduced as a porcelain doll!

This film suffers from cheap shots to elicit fright. I did enjoy the backstory of the main characters because depth is frequently omitted in exchange for visual effects! But what really got me is the climax. It's similar to an Agatha Christie mystery story: "Oh, stupid me. Now I get it. I should have thought of that!" Definitely worth watching once.|0|EOE 2266|King of the Zombies (1941)|5|king_zombies.jpg|299|475|Mantan Moreland|1 hr, 7 min|None.|Three men crash land on a remote Caribbean island during a tropical storm. They find themselves in a graveyard, but later find a house. The master of the house, "the doctor", is an odd guy. His wife is oddly blank. Is there something going on?

This film definitely hails from a different time! The valet is very funny, though. Zombies who don't eat people and are summoned by clapping one's hands! This is a fun film that's available free of charge from the Internet Archive because it's in the public domain!|0|EOE 2267|White Zombie (1932)|5|whitezombie.jpg|317|475|Bela Lugosi|1 hr, 7 min|None.|A couple, who are engaged to be married, are vacationing in Haiti when they encounter an unusual man with a troop of zombies, at least according to the carriage driver! It's learned that zombies are employed by the strange man at a local grist mill. The couple are staying at the house of a wealthy island man who put them together. However, the man wants the girl for himself and enlists the mill owner's help. Will he use voodoo magic to "win" the girl, and will her new husband suspect anything?

This is reputed to be the first zombie film. It's very different than today's zombie films: no blood or violence with a focus on the characters and story instead of the monsters. The faces in this movie are funny, too. The sets are contemporary large-scale productions. This public-domain film is worth watching.|0|EOE 2268|Make-Out with Violence (2008)|3|makeout_violence.jpg|348|475|None.|1 hr, 45 min|Blood & gore|A small suburban community is rocked by the disappearance of a friendly seventeen-year-old girl. When the search is called off, the friends and family must cope. So when the youngest of three brothers finds the missing girl tied to a tree, everything changes.

Looking back on this film makes me question a lot of points. It is possible that it is intentional for the audience to question the plot holes. Also, there's a certain deficiency that is permissive throughout this film. It's also predictable. With this in mind, I don't regret watching the film. Choosing the youngest brothers as the narrator is clever. The acting is fair, and the setting of suburbia emerging from the wilderness is influential.|0|EOE 2269|Anomalisa (2015)|5|anomalisa.jpg|321|475|David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh|1 hr, 31 min|None.|A motivational speaker leaves his wife and boy in Los Angeles to make a speech in Cincinnati. This city is also the hometown of a past girlfriend. As his emotions run high, he decides to try to find love again. Will he find it and with whom?

Normally, such movies don't interest me. This one, however, is entirely stop-motion animation of felt puppets. It's just as thoughtful as the greats: Clash of the Titans and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger only in feature length. Impressive!!|0|EOE 2270|Splinter (2008)|0|splinter.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 22 min|Blood & gore|A geeky guy and a "firecracker" girl are trying to camp for their anniversary. But when they break the tent, they head back to town in search of a motel. Along the way, they're hijacked by a criminal couple. The victims think that luck has shifted in their favor when the vehicle overheats near a gas station.

The monster in this film is like John Carpenter's Thing. It's disgusting and overly graphic. The plot is typical of the trapped-in-a-building horror. If the characters were memorable, it would have been alright. But they're really not. It's too bad the focus was on gore and not on where the monster came from.|0|EOE 2271|Outlander (2008)|0|outlander.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 55 min|Violence, blood & gore|An alien crashes in Norway, 709 AD. He's chasing the last remaining monster that escaped his planet. Now, it's loose in Norway.

This big budget action film is a cross of Godzilla and The 13th Warrior. It's not particularly good and the laws of physics are ignored throughout. The scenes are picturesque, which is the best part of this film. It was filmed in Nova Scotia & Newfoundland with some computer graphics touches.|0|EOE 2272|Bounty Killer (2012)|1|bountykiller.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|Blood & gore|The world has ended, which is presumed to be caused by the greed of corporations. Now, a new government is issuing death warrants for the white-collar businessmen. This movie focuses on two bounty hunters.

This film is based on a comic book series. That explains why the movie is disjointed and exaggerated. Expect very little and you'll enjoy the Mad-Max style action and overlook the absence of the plot!|0|EOE 2273|The Plague of the Zombies (1966)|5|plague_zombies.jpg|336|475|André Morell, Jacqueline Pearce|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A young doctor in Cornwall cannot figure out what's killing the villagers. He writes his previous teacher to visit and give him a hand. Can they solve the mystery?

This British film is very good. The plot and characters are developed. It's put together only as a British horror film can be. It uses voodoo black magic instead of an infection, like contemporary films, to explain the undead. Recommended.|0|EOE 2274|A Town Like Alice (1956)|5|atownlikealice.jpg|287|475|Virginia McKenna|1 hr, 51 min|None.|The Imperial Japanese army is conquering the British outpost in Malaysia. This is surely bad news. A medium-ranking officer's family is struggling to escape. A decent typist gives them a hand, which results in her capture. When the men are taken away, she knows that it's not long until they, the women and children, are perceived as value-less. This belief is cemented as they are marched around the island.

Modern women want someone to copy, then they should see this film! Presented is a woman with a real fortitude.

What a cool film. It's interesting to see how the female captives dealt with life under the Imperial Japanese.|0|EOE 2275|Vengeance of the Zombies - La Rebelión de las Muertas (1972)|4|vengeance_zombies.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 27 min|Blood|The film opens with grave robbers being killed by a freshly-raised zombie. Then, it shifts to a couple in London who are visiting an Indian guru. Meanwhile, a masked figure is chanting voodoo and raising the dead.

This British film is pretty corny with some plot. It's also very dated. There are some topless women, of course. It's '70s and English!|0|EOE 2276|Virus Undead - Beast Within (2008)|4|virusundead.jpg|335|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|Blood & gore|A trio of graduate students travel into the countryside to allow one of their number to pay respect to a dead grandfather. Of course, there's dissention within the group; however, this doesn't get in the way of honoring a dead man. That is until the dead seem to begin to live again: will the threat be from without or from within?

This German zombie film is good. It tries so hard to look and be American that I can almost hear the Big Mac with extra cheese being ordered! Of course, it is performed in English. Ignoring that, this is a fun, well executed, and enjoyable zombie film. It harnesses contemporary forms to unleash a unique German undead flick. Well done! |0|EOE 2277|Evil - To Kakó (2005)|0|evil.jpg|363|475|None.|1 hr, 23 min|Blood & gore|Three construction workers uncover a large cave in Athens. Something attacks them and, later, they turn into zombies. Without dying, as a matter of fact.

This is supposed to be the first Greek zombie film. It's not bad. The filming is different. The volume is up and down throughout. Worth watching.|0|EOE 2278|The Dead 2: India (2013)|0|thedead2.jpg|319|475|Joseph Millson, Anand Krishna Goyal|1 hr, 38 min|Blood & gore|An electrical engineer is maintaining wind turbines in rural India. He learns that his Indian girlfriend is pregnant. At the same time, he realizes that the dead are returning to life. Can he get back to his girlfriend?

This is the sequel to The Dead. I think this one may be even better. The filming is beautiful and the characters are developed. Couple that with a strong survivalism plot, and this film is a winner. Recommended.|0|EOE 2279|Mon Oncle (1958)|5|mononcle.jpg|356|475|Jacque Tati|1 hr, 56 min|None.|The main character, Monsieur Hulot, lives a carefree life and just gets by. His sister, however, has married an "over-achieving" businessman. The businessman feels that M. Hulot is wasting his life away. Only his nephew understands Hulot, which drives a stake between the father and his son.

This tongue-in-cheek French film is very funny at parts and silly most of the time. There's little dialogue necessary to put into sharp contrast the trendy, ultra-modern, rich couple with the traditional, fun-loving French man. The film is definitely poking fun at gadgets, automation, and, what has become known as, yuppies! The main titles are clever and the ending credits are non-existent, just some stereotypical French music. Definitely a classic.|0|EOE 2280|Race (2016)|5|race.jpg|321|475|None.|2 hr, 14 min|None.|A black man enrolls at Ohio State University to learn from a man who nearly represented the United States in the Olympics. This movie follows Jesse Owens' great achievement of winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.

I think the film presents this political Games in a neutral light. Instead, it focuses on real hero and his life. The movie falls victim to the typical "wannabe" epic by being too long and drawn out. Still, I'd recommend this film.|0|EOE 2281|A Walk in the Wood (2015)|5|awalkinthewoods.jpg|317|475|Robert Redford, Nick Nolte|1 hr, 46 min|None.|This film follows a baby boomer and a very unfit, and forgotten, friend as they attempt the Appalachian Trail. The film is much better than the novel.

Where to begin? I tried to read the novel, which helped make this movie. I gave it up. I couldn't take the sarcasm. So, I only watched this film because my brother enjoyed it. And so did I.|0|EOE 2282|Natural City (2003)|2|naturalcity.jpg|336|475|None.|1 hr, 53 min|Blood & vomit|In the year 2080, a war has wiped out a lot of the cities. New cities have been built. Also, cyborgs are an integral--though temporary--part of life. This story follows a police officer who falls in love with a particular cyborg. Meanwhile, a rogue cyborg is attacking for some unknown reason.

This South Korean film is long and boring. It's difficult knowing what is happening and what the story really is about.|0|EOE 2283|Allegiant (2016)|5|allegiant.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr|None.|Now that the "evil" ruler has been vanquished, life will improve? Wrong. Beatrice Prior, the heroine, finds herself wanting to escape the city that she freed as the death trials commence. Determined to escape the walls, she sets her sights on a more civilized life. But, life is full of twists!

This "Divergent" film is not bad. Because the previous movies set the precedent of fragmented storytelling, this film is no different. Consistency is good. It's a good action film with a decent message. I know it would have taken away from the visual effects; but, I wish there could have been more character development.|0|EOE 2284|Tormented (2009)|0|tormented.jpg|316|475|None.|1 hr, 31 min|Blood & gore, vomit|The film opens with a funeral. A deeply unpopular fat boy has committed suicide. The group of classmates who bullied him have a "party" to celebrate the death. What goes around, comes around!

This is an unusual zombie film because the single undead creature can reason and perform complicated actions. This film is pretty much a high-school slasher flick with a bit more class, just like Skins. And several of the Skins actors are cast in this flick.|0|EOE 2285|Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987)|5|hellcomestofrogtown.jpg|353|475|Roddy Piper|1 hr, 26 min|None.|In the future, nuclear war between the superpowers has almost destroyed the world. In this post apocalyptic world many people are sterile, especially men. Captured by the provisional government for sleeping with, and impregnating, a number of women, one man is facing hard punishment. That is until he's rescued by the MedTechs, an all female organization. They plan to save a group of fertile women and repopulate the country with him.

I'm not making this up. It's silly like Roddy Piper's They Live. Feminists probably hate this film because they take it too seriously. It's a funny comedy with many good one-liners. "Eat lead, Froggies!"|0|EOE 2286|Midnight Special (2015)|5|midnightspecial.jpg|317|475|Kirsten Dunst|1 hr, 52 min|None.|The movie opens with an unusual boy seemingly kidnapped by two men. Shortly later, it's learned that he's willingly accompanying them. A religious cult from The Ranch are pursuing them. One of the men, the boy's father, does a good job of keeping them away; however, the feds are also on their trail.

This unusual film is a bit slow throughout. It delves into a whole other world as the plot develops. It's really a movie that needs to be seen to understand, because it will mean something different to everyone.|0|EOE 2287|The Purge (2013)|5|thepurge.jpg|317|475|Ethan Hawke, Rhys Wakefield|1 hr, 25 min|None.|In the near-future United States, crime has diminished and productivity is up. People are happier, and there are fewer homeless. How was this accomplished? Once a year, for a night, the law is suspended. Citizens are allowed to destroy, rape, kill, whatever they want during that single night. So when the main character's family and house are threatened, what will he do? What would you do if there were no police?

The premise is thought provoking and the movie is well executed. It is violent; however, it is understandable. The moral questions presented are worth answering. Definitely worth watching, if just for the hypothetical questions.|0|EOE 2288|Virtuosity (1995)|5|virtuosity.jpg|317|475|Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington|1 hr, 42 min|None.|In the near future, virtual reality (VR) is being explored for training police officers. A certain computer program shows a lot of potential. However when a convict testing the VR is killed, it's decided to terminate the project. The computer programmer, of course, doesn't want his creation destroyed and finds a way to bring the character into the real world. What will a cyberspace criminal mastermind do in the real world? Can it be stopped?

The form of this sci fi action flick is true to its contemporaries. The film's enjoyable and the computer graphics still look pretty good. What really shines is the acting. The obvious enjoyment of the main players reminded me of Demolition Man. This, and the plot twist, allows one to overlook a gapping plot hole.|0|EOE 2289|The Invitation (2015)|5|theinvitation.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|None.|After not seeing his ex-wife for two years, he and his girlfriend receive an invitation to supper. Immediately upon arrival he feels something is wrong. The house, his old residence, has bars on the windows and the new husband is obsessed with locking doors. Is it just his imagination?

This film is different. I don't know what else to write about it!|0|EOE 2290|Mulberry Street (2005)|3|mulberrystreet.jpg|316|475|None.|1 hr, 24 min|Blood & gore|A small apartment complex in Manhattan is being sold to a developer. You know, "gentrification". The residents are not happy as they struggle to make ends meet. Maybe the rat race is going to end because the real rats are growing up?

This unusual "zombie" film features people turning into rats. It's a clever film set in the ideal location. Clearly an independent film, this movie may shine as a gem in the future. Until then, it's an enjoyable film that puts forth its best--err--paw.|0|EOE 2291|Shampoo (1975)|5|shampoo.jpg|308|475|Warren Beatty, Goldie Hawn|1 hr, 50 min|None.|Late 1960s, Beverly Hills. A hairdresser is trying to get the money to start his own salon, but he can't help but sleep with most of the women that he meets. Will this appetite be his undoing?

This satire exaggerates life during that time period. It's hilarious how narcissistic the characters are. The irony continues because the movie takes place on Nixon's election day, a day of hope. Goldie Hawn looks fantastic!|0|EOE 2292|The Finest Hours (2016)|5|thefinesthours.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 57 min|None.|In February 1952, Cape Cod is hit by a savage storm. It breaks two T2 tankers into two parts. One incident is known and being attended to. The other isn't detected. Fortunately, a fisherman heard and saw the after section of this half-tanker. This film tells of the heroic rescue mounted by four sailors in a small Coast Guard boat out of Chatham.

Like most great movies, this story is based on a book, which is, in turn, cemented in history. The film isn't completely historically accurate, instead it is more dramatic. The personal hardships undertaken must have been immense. Disney does a good job depicting these duties while also telling a love story. The film may be a bit over-the-top in spots, but it's an excellent story nonetheless. Recommended!|0|EOE 2293|The Lobster (2016)|4|thelobster.jpg|333|475|None.|1 hr, 59 min|Misuse of slow motion|A man loses his wife to death. Normally, this event is a very sad occasion. But, in the the near future, it sets off a beacon of "hope". The widower doesn't quite get it. So when the main character's stuffed into a singles hotel with only 45 days to find another wife, he is understandably upset. But, as the rules dictate, he can always tranquilize and capture a few single outsiders to earn a few days. Once he's out of time, he'll be turned into an animal, like his brother, the dog.

This absurd film runs in the quiet British way. The stark decisions of this film aren't common in American society. It's a very different movie.|0|EOE 2294|Gangs of the Dead - Last Rites (2005)|0|gangs_dead.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 22 min|Blood & gore|Two gangs accidentally meet in a warehouse. A meteor has just hit a group of homeless people. Now, the bums are coming back to life and are attacking people. Will the gangs work together or die together?

A zombie film in gangland LA. It delivers exactly what it says it would.|0|EOE 2295|Criminal (2015)|3|criminal.jpg|317|475|Tommy Lee Jones|1 hr, 53 min|Violence & blood|A CIA agent is captured, tortured, and killed. His body is quickly recovered and the brain is put on ice until a researcher can transfer his mind into another individual. The surgeon chooses a hateful, abusive murderer. What could go wrong?

The synopsis probably sounds rushed. It's not surprising because the film starts at full throttle. Fortunately, it slows to develop the relationships and characters. Not bad for an action film. Kevin Costner is good, almost notable, as an emotionless murderer. If you ignore the political spin and the encouragement of a surveillance state, this film is OK. In fact, I'd say it will be remembered for its characters, not its faults.|0|EOE 2296|I'll Follow You Down (2013)|5|ill_down.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|None.|Mysteriously a particle physicist disappears without a trace while on a business trip. His son grows up without him, but his mother can never accept the loss. As their life worsens, the grandfather tells the boy--now grown into a man--that his father was working on a time machine. The grandfather feels that they could replicate the machine and solve the mystery.

This is a fun time-travel drama. The acting is good all around. Gillian Anderson's breasts look excellent, too |0|EOE 2297|A Hologram for the King (2016)|4|hologram_king.jpg|317|475|Tom Hanks|1 hr, 38 min|Vomit|A middle-aged businessman takes the job of convincing the King of Saudia Arabia to buy his company's hologram IT service. The businessman is going through hard times (divorce, financial troubles, a potential health problem). So he's surprised to find he likes Saudia Arabia and the people.

This is based on a novel. It's a pretty good drama with a sprinkling of humor. It's a decent feel-good film set in Saudia Arabia.|0|EOE 2298|Dead 7 (2016)|0|dead7.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 29 min|Blood & gore|In a post-apocalyptic world where civilization has broken down to "wild west" levels, there's an "outlaw" who rules. She leads an army of "copperheads", the undead. When a particular town is threatened, a posse is assembled. But when their leader "turns", will they fight on?

I'm obviously not "up" on pop music because this movie is chocked full of them and I don't recognize a single one! It's a SyFy production, which usually means "groan, this will be gross and terrible". However, this film isn't great but it's not bad either.|0|EOE 2299|Death Run - Mutant City (1987)|3|deathrun.jpg|302|475|Debbi Steven, Patrick Olliver|1 hr, 10 min|Vomit & mutants|Civilization is being destroyed by nuclear war so a research scientist uses technology, which is originally designed for space travel, to suspend her son and his girlfriend. They wake up 25 years later in a different world with mutation and a warlord.

This British film is low budget but somewhat interesting. The plot is simple and feasible. The costumes and fashion are dated. Watch it because it's obscure!|0|EOE 2300|Moonbase 3 (1973)|5|moonbase3.jpg|323|475|Donald Houston, Fiona Gaunt|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|Obviously set in the future, bases on the moon have been established. This program centers around Moonbase 3, which is a research center run by the Europeans. The series opens with a mistake that kills the base's director. An independent intellectual is sent from Earth to investigate, and serve as a replacement. His unorthodox methods are met with reluctance.

This program is a gem in the 1970s BBC collection. The effects may look a bit cheesy today; however, the acting is superb and the storylines are intriguing and thematic. English television being a small world, the creators are known for their work in Doctor Who as are some of the actors. If you enjoy space and '70s English programming, then I'd strongly recommend this show. This program was an inspiration for Starcops.|1|EOE 2301|The Naked Spur (1953)|5|thenakedspur.jpg|314|475|Jimmy Stewart, Janet Leigh|1 hr, 32 min|None.|A man catches up with his quarry in the western mountains. The only trouble is that he needs the help of an old, pennyless miner and a dishonorably-discharged cavalry officer. However, his quarry tries to divide the reluctance allies using the young woman who accompanies him.

This film delivers just what it says. It's adventurous and well done.|0|EOE 2302|She-Wolves of the Wasteland - Phoenix the Warrior (1987)|5|she_wolves.jpg|259|475|None.|1 hr, 26 min|None.|As the nuclear weapons are being dismantled, a bacteriological and chemical war is launched. The result is apocalypse. Men are wiped out and the remaining women fight over scraps. Any semblance of order may be found in the camp controlled by the "Reverend Mother".

When a breeder and her assistant escape with the latest unborn brood, a woman-hunt is initiated. The breeder is captured and absorbed, the brood is destroyed; but the innocent assistant escapes! With the help of a seasoned sand trapper, this assistant is able to provide the greatest offense against the, now obviously, maniacal "Reverend Mother".

This synopsis may sound complicated and deep. The movie really isn't. Essentially, it's just an excuse to watch barely-clothed, attractive women run around, shoot guns, drive off-road vehicles, and partake in cat fights, all in the deserts of southern California. Need I say more?

There is some merit because the themes are important. Is genetic manipulation ethical? Would life change if civilization suddenly ended? And the evergreen: does absolute power corrupt absolutely?

But one cannot escape the reality. The opening and closing scenes are of a scantily-clad and lovely woman on horseback. That's Phoenix the Warrior.|0|EOE 2303|Hardcore Henry (2016)|0|hardcorehenry.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 37 min|Violence & blood.|This film opens with a bully destroying a prized toy. Then, it cuts to a man awakening in a laboratory. The first sight is a pretty woman, who later claims to be his wife. She cites memory loss and gives him a wedding ring shortly before the lab is overrun. Without his memory and voice, he escapes into the real world. What's going on?

This film is shot entirely from a first-person point-of-view. It's clever because the plots rolls out like a first-person-shooter game. Maybe it is based on a game? Regardless, this is a fun action film that twists and turns like a role-playing video game. Imagine watching an expert speed through a game, and you have the gist of this movie. That said, it's still a decent film.|0|EOE 2304|The Lady in the Van (2015)|4|lady_van.jpg|317|475|Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings|1 hr, 44 min|Gross descriptions|A playwright is moving up in life. In 1974, he purchases a house in Camden Town, north London. Shortly afterwards a homeless woman shows up in a broken-down van with a cracked windshield. He watches out for her and eventually she moves her van into his driveway, because she needs to be off the street and he has no car. Three months turn into fifteen years!

This film is quirky and British. It's funny at parts, boring in others. I guess the most interesting part is that this story is mostly true. The acting is very good.|0|EOE 2305|Gory Gory Hallelujah (2003)|3|gory_hallelujah.jpg|338|475|None.|1 hr, 38 min|Gore|Three men and a woman try out (again) for the role of Jesus in a play. None are picked so they decide to go across the country to New York City. They only make it to a "bigotted", Bible-thumping town. They are arrested almost immediately.

This quirky independent zombie film is different. The acting isn't bad and there is a plot. It's funny in an odd way!|0|EOE 2306|Mindwarp (1990)|0|mindwarp.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 36 min|Blood, gore, vomit|Life is now lived in a computer-run dream state. The world has been ruined by war. One young woman wants to experience the outside world. She isn't ready for what she sees.

This is an incredible graphic film. The concept is OK but the gore really wrecks it. The lead actress is also, "like, totally," a spoiled brat!|0|EOE 2307|Bone Sickness (2004)|0|bonesickness.jpg|324|475|None.|1 hr, 42 min|Worms, vomit, blood, gore|A devoted wife is caring for her husband. He has a bone-destroying disease of some sort. Since she cannot afford drug treatments, she has turned to a friend for an "alternative" treatment.

This film started out alright. Then, the gore started and I started watching it like Jeff from Coupling. "You can get through a lot of movies in a night": there is one good topless scene and two full frontal scenes. The female nudity almost makes up for the gore, which is some of the worst I have ever seen. Now, I know I am a "softcore" zombie film lover! The film was filmed in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It's very low budget.|0|EOE 2308|The Purge: Anarchy (2014)|4|purge_anarchy.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 43 min|Blood|This movie presents another year during the 24 hour Purge. It expands the concept of this controversial idea. It's more political too. It's also good, especially for a sequel.|0|EOE 2309|The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun - La Dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil (2015)|5|ladame_fusil.jpg|350|475|Freya Mavor|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A young secretary is invited to her boss's house to type a manuscript. He asks her to drive his Ford Thunderbird back from the Parisian airport. Instead, she decides to drive to the South and see the Mediterranean Sea for the first time. Along the way people recognize her. Is she going mad or does she have multiple personalities?

This film opens the right way with the pretty main character dancing by the sea. It is an intriguing film that kept me guessing. Also, this period (1960s or '70s) French remake film is based on a novel. Freya Mavor's French is pretty good for a Scot. She--of Skins fame-- also looks good as a redhead. Recommended.|0|EOE 2310|Dead and Breakfast (2004)|0|dead_breakfast.jpg|317|475|Oz Perkins, Zach Selwyn, David Carradine|1 hr, 28 min|Blood & gore|A group of city slickers become lost when their Christian friend John doesn't speak up, as they head for a wedding in Galveston. Instead, John counts road kills so he can pray for them. This mistake lands them in a small country town. One where the gas pumper is also the front man for the local band, and also supplies the between-scenes narration. This talented attendant directs the twenty-somethings to the only place to stay, a bed and breakfast. So when the B&B owner and his French cook are dead the next morning, fingers point at the newcomers. Alone, John, the Christian, goes to investigate.

What a great little zombie film! Yes, it's graphic and pays homage to The Dukes of Hazzard among other icons; but, deep down this is a straightforward good-versus-evil film. It's clearcut and welcomed. The interludes, sung by Zach Selwyn, add levity, and I found that I looked forward to them, even afterwards! This great little zombie film is worth watching.|0|EOE 2311|Now You See Me 2 (2016)|4|now_me2.jpg|317|475|Woody Harrelson, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine|2 hr, 9 min|Violence|Now, the Four Horseman are on the run. They have to live off-the-grid. The mysterious "eye" is leading them. Who runs the "eye", and is he or she trustworthy?

As a sequel, this film isn't bad. The original film was very impressive; however, this one is just OK. The magic is "super cool" and the acting is more than good enough.

What disturbs me is that they set the "come out for freedom" in London, which is probably the city with the most CC cameras. How can the "authorities" not see them pick their noses, or see them escape? Maybe it's just a coincidence? I do wonder because the studios are, after all, fueled by corporations, which are based in cities like London, and they estimated that this sequel would be seen by millions. Is this another exhibit of entertainment doubling as gentle brainwashing?|0|EOE 2312|Equals (2015)|5|equals.jpg|356|475|None.|1 hr, 42 min|None.|In the future, emotion--mostly love--is viewed as a disease. Thus, society has become a robotic, antiseptic existence. But the main character notices a woman saddened by a suicide and this triggers his own emotions. What will happen?

This film plays like a slower, gentler version of Nineteen Eighty-Four. The concept is the same as George Orwell's famous novel except this film just plods along. It's so slow that it's tedious. In fact, the young talent is laid waste by the slow progression of the plot. Too bad!|0|EOE 2313|Bad Ass 2: Bas Asses (2014)|3|badass2.jpg|317|475|Danny Trejo & Danny Glover|1 hr, 31 min|Blood & violence|Three years after the original film, the main character's life is upset when his young protegé is killed. A grumpy shop owner joins his crusade to right the wrong. This film is more of the same: funny one-liners and "righteous" revenge.|0|EOE 2314|Captain America: Civil War (2016)|4|captainamerica_civilwar.jpg|322|475|None.|2 hr, 27 min|Violence|The Avengers' battle with evil agencies has left a wake of death and destruction. The State Department has brokered an agreement to allow the United Nations to oversee the group. Captain America feels it will stifle their crime-fighting prowess. Iron Man, on the other hand, feels that oversight is needed. This divides the group.

This is similar to the other movies; so if you enjoyed them, you'll enjoy this one. I found it too long. It really could have used more editing. There seems to be an underlying theme, or in current film terms: a political message fueled by corporations. Otherwise, it's a decent action film.|0|EOE 2315|The Wave - Bølgen (2015)|5|thewave.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A dedicated geologist is working for an early detection station in a small Norwegian community. The town, which is situated in a fjord, is prone to tsunamis, created by rockslides. The main character has just accepted a new job in the oil industry in a city when strange readings begin to come in from the sensors in the stone faces of the fjord. His co-workers, knowing his meticulous style, feel its a wild goose chase. Maybe he's right?

This Norwegian film is based on a novel that is loosely based on real life. The scenery is spectacular. This is a pretty good disaster film that's worth watching.|0|EOE 2316|The Blood of Heroes (1989)|3|blood_heroes.jpg|326|475|Rutger Hauer|1 hr, 40 min|Violence & blood|Set in a post-apocalyptic world, teams roam the land competing with one another. The duration of the game they play is measured by stones thrown at a metal sheet. The game, itself, is a cross between American football and rugby. The goal is to place a dog skull atop a stake on the far end of the field. A young girl wants to get out of her mundane life and tries to join one band.

This is a simple film with a simple theme. It was filmed entirely in Australia. It may be a film that the actors wish they had never been a part of!|0|EOE 2317|The Duel (2015)|0|theduel.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 50 min|Vomit & blood/gore|After the annexation of Texas and the resulting war with Mexico, Texans are at war with the remaining Mexicans and Indians. There's one man in particular hates both groups. Meanwhile, a Texas Ranger is sent to investigate scores of bodies appearing in a river near a small border town. He reluctantly brings his lonely wife. They stay in the odd, small town with its unusual leader, the Preacher.

This modern Western is exciting and flirts with the supernatural. It's just a bit too long and graphic.|0|EOE 2318|The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)|5|huntsman_war.jpg|317|475|Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Emily Blunt|1 hr, 54 min|None.|Before Snow White came on the scene, Ravenna and, more importantly, her sister Freya have an episode with the mirror on the wall. She builds an army of children with intent of taking over the north country.

This is the prequel to Snow White & The Huntsman. It develops the Huntsman character and explains him. While not as stunningly good as the original, this film is enjoyable. The dwarves continue to steal the scene!|0|EOE 2319|Delicatessen (1990)|5|delicatessen.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|None.|Some time in the past, the world has ended. A remote apartment building is surviving with fresh meat. It's obvious that they have become cannibals. So when the next newcomer arrives, will it be more meat or an end to cannibalism?

This film sounds gruesome, but, because it's French; it is not. Instead, it's a quirky, dark "romantic-comedy". It's pretty cheerful for a post-apocalyptic film!|0|EOE 2320|SARS Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis (2004)|0|sarswars.jpg|337|475|None.|1 hr, 27 min|Blood & gore, vomit|SARS number 4 has wreaked havoc on many of the world's nations. However, Thailand is free of the illness. That is until the residents in a Bangkok apartment building fall "ill". Can a modest hero rescue a rich man's daughter from the building?

This Thai film is creative and very funny. It plays on the stereotypes of Thailand: e.g. transsexuals, love tours, Buddhist monks, etc. It's out there! There's even a zombie newborn. "Shit! We have zombies, a bomb, and now a giant snake! This movie is really trying to make some cash!"|0|EOE 2321|The Shallows (2016)|3|theshallows.jpg|321|475|Blake Lively|1 hr, 26 min|Blood & vomit|A medical student decides to visit a remote Mexican beach that was important to her late mother. She's trying to cope with her mother's death and decide if she wants to continue her education. What she finds near that beach is a man-eating Great White Shark!

This film suffers from overuse of slow-motion and lack of realism. Aside from that, it's exciting and well paced. The main character looks good in a bikini, too! Filmed in New South Wales, Australia.|0|EOE 2322|The Neon Demon (2016)|1|theneondemon.jpg|322|475|Elle Fanning|1 hr, 58 min|Blod, gore, vomit|A young, orphaned girl moves to Los Angeles with the hope of becoming a fashion model. Once there, she struggles for a bit and then is welcomed with open arms by many. Is she welcomed for being beautiful, or for being a potential sex toy, or worse, is she welcomed into a trap set by her peers?

Ah, life in the prestigious circles of glamorous Los Angeles. From the outside it may look good, but deep inside there lurks a demon or two.

This is the first Amazon Studios movie that I've seen. The style borders on David Lynch while being slightly more anchored in reality. Nothing is really solved and life just goes on. This horror film is definitely out there!|0|EOE 2323|Cell (2014)|2|cell.jpg|317|475|John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson|1 hr, 37 min|Blood|A graphic-novel writer is returning home because his comic book has been accepted for publishing. He phones his estranged wife and boy from Logan Airport. Shortly afterwards, people on cellular phones go crazy and attack anyone nearby. The writer escapes and meets a MBTA train driver. Together, they escape the airport and head for the writer's apartment in Boston. Evidently, anyone exposed to cellular phones become violent murderers. Who is causing this sinister apocalypse?

This is a fun film based on Stephen King's novel. It's a great concept and makes an enjoyable film.|0|EOE 2324|The Lost Future (2010)|5|lostfuture.jpg|339|475|Sean Bean|1 hr, 31 min|None.|Some past manufactured disease has turned the bulk of mankind into mutated beasts. The few remaining tribes of people live very simple lives. The skills of reading and writing has been lost. Or have they? The main character's father knows how to read & write. That skill could mean a cure.

This isn't bad for SyFy production. Of course, it's full of pretty people who can't act and the plot is disjointed. Ignoring that, it's OK.|0|EOE 2325|The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007)|5|diving_butterfly.jpg|332|475|Mathieu Amalric|1 hr, 52 min|None.|The successful editor of French Elle magazine suddenly suffers a stroke and is left almost completely paralyzed. The doctors call is locked in syndrome because he cannot move and is mute. His only form of communication is developed by a kind and patient speech therapist in the hospital. Using this method, he is able to complete an autobiography.

Think your life made a wrong turn? Compare it to the true account of this poor man. This spectacular French film is based on his autobiography. The fortitude of this man-of-the-world-turned-cripple is stunning. I simply cannot imagine his life. Highly recommended!|0|EOE 2326|Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)|5|hunt_wilderpeople.jpg|321|475|Julian Dennison, Sam Neill|unknown|None.|A fat foster child is adopted by a kind woman and her outdoorsy husband. Being from the city, the boy has trouble adjusting. All is going well until his adopted "aunt" dies. The man doesn't know what to do and says he's going to return the child to social services and will head into the bush himself. The boy beats him to it, the man is injured, and both are made famous by the media.

This New Zealand film is fun with a good theme. The title is an allusion to wildebeests, which is a common interest for the boy. Recommended.|0|EOE 2327|Coherence (2012)|5|coherence.jpg|367|475|None.|1 hr, 28 min|None.|Four couples meet for a dinner party. Suddenly, the lights go out. They wonder if it is caused by the comet passing overhead. But then they see another well-lighted house and go to investigate.

This is a clever thriller. It takes the theory of Schrödinger's cat and builds a exciting movie on it. Recommended.|0|EOE 2328|Free State of Jones (2016)|4|free_jones.jpg|336|475|Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw|2 hr, 20 min|Murder|A Southern farmer leaves the Confederate army to help defend the helpless left behind in his State. Newton Knight becomes the leader of a pocket of resistance in southeast Mississippi. Backed by a large following, this man eventually leads them to eject the Confederate army from three Mississippi counties, declaring them the Free State of Jones. Jones refers to the central county. This new State is founded on basic principles of equality, including the abolition of slavery. But the Union is reluctant to support them and they retreat to the swamps. Surely, the victory of the Northern armies will bring a change?

This film started in such a way that I thought it was just a ripoff of the guerilla warfare in The Patriot. Fortunately, this film grew deeper. Yes, the murder of the Confederate officer was a bit too much; however, it also marked an important step in the exploration of the central character. The film is clearly political. That doesn't mean that it is not entertaining. Overall, I'd say this movie is a fair tribute to a very good man.|0|EOE 2329|The Good, the Bad, the Weird - Jo-eun nom, nappeun nom, isanghan nom (2008)|5|good_weird.jpg|356|475|Song Kang-ho|2 hr, 10 min|None.|The film opens with a train robbery. A treasure map is found. Who will claim the treasure?

Obviously, this movie is a fun adaptation of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. It's a South Korean Western that's packed with lots of action and fun!|0|EOE 2330|Then Came Bronson (1969, 1970)|5|thencamebronson.jpg|317|475|Michael Parks|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|In the pilot movie, Jim Bronson buys back his customized motorcycle from the wife of a friend. His friend commits suicide, which compels Jim to quit his job as a reporter.

He leaves behind his city life on his '69 Harley-Davidson Sportster. Traveling the West, this cool guy, who's almost always compulsively clad in a knitted cap, helps individuals find themselves. All the while, he's looking for his way.

This wholesome, playful drama centers around a lone wanderer and each episode has a good theme. The similarity to Route 66 is obvious; however, this show stands well by itself. It's also a wonderful snapshot of early '70s motorcycling and the West. Recommended.|1|EOE 2331|Bad Asses on the Bayou (2014)|4|badass3.jpg|354|475|Danny Trejo, Danny Glover|1 hr, 25 min|Blood|The duo have gain notoriety on the Internet. They can't enjoy it for long because they're invited to Baton Rouge to attend a wedding of a mutual friend, Carmen. But it's no vacation!

This movie continues the second movie. It follows the formula and is enjoyable. Why they used footage from Air America without crediting it is beyond me. The entire crash scene is shown! This plagiarism will probably prevent me from seeing any future movie in the franchise. Give credit!|0|EOE 2332|The 33 (2014)|5|the33.jpg|317|475|Antonio Banderas, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rodrigo Santoro|2 hr, 7 min|None.|This film follows the frightening episode of the Chilean miners who were trapped in 2010. It took some time for this event to be heard in America; however, I recall the episode and am very glad it ended with no loss of life, aside from those killed by the initial cave-in.

This film is shot well. Yes, it's a bit dramatic but that can be forgiven. I really enjoyed the last-supper/banquet scene. It offers a bit of levity in the face of utmost despair. I cannot imagine being trapped 700 meters (2,300 feet) below the surface of a remote desert for 69 days. Wow. I highly recommend this film!|0|EOE 2333|The Purge: Election Year (2016)|2|thepurge3.jpg|300|475|None.|1 hr, 49 min|Violence & blood|The world created in The Purge and maintained in the sequel is back again. This time the "New Founding Fathers" are taking aim at the opposition because of the upcoming elections.

This is more of the same. The political statement is stronger. It's definitely violent and bloody, too.|0|EOE 2334|X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)|5|x_menapocalypse.jpg|317|475|James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender|2 hr, 24 min|None.|Back in ancient Egypt a super mutant, who's acquired many powers through millenia, rules until he is betrayed and buried. A sect wakes him up in modern times and he threatens to "rebuild" the world as he wants it. Can the X-Men stop him?

Cool opening credits that also show the passage of time. This film is very good like the previous one. A famous X-Men is introduced, and there's scene after the ending credits.|0|EOE 2335|The Dark Hour - La Hora Fría (2006)|5|thedarkhour.jpg|322|475|Omar Muñoz|1 hr, 32 min|None.|Several people are living in an underground bunker because of a nuclear war, caused by religious beliefs. They share the space with the Strangers and the Invisibles, who come in the form of a cold, green mist during the Cold Hour. All seem able to kill this small group of people.

This Spanish film is shot well. The main character is a young boy with a camcorder. The acting is good and the plot moves along well. It's terrifying at parts. There's a short scene after the credits that leaves the audience with a question.|0|EOE 2336|Into The Forest (2015)|0|intotheforest.jpg|317|475|Ellen Page, Evan Rachel Wood|1 hr, 42 min|Chicken gore, rape, gutting of a pig|A widower and his two daughters arrive in their remote, work-in-progress second home in the near-future, damp forests of the Northwest. The elder daughter is practicing to be a professional ballet dancer and the younger wants to be a doctor. Then, that all changes. The electricity grid goes down, followed by the radio stations. They make their way back into town to learn that this is no ordinary power outage. People are descending into despair, and what that begets. The trio retreat to their remote home. All is going OK until the father is involved in a major accident.

This apocalyptic film follows a novel. It's really a struggle of two sisters in a very difficult situation. It's a bit "girlie" occasionally; however, the plot is plausible for the situation. The film is also emotional. Fortunately, it doesn't stray too far and remains relevant and enjoyable. Well done.|0|EOE 2337|The Legend of Tarzan (2016)|5|legend_tarzan.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 50 min|None.|Tarzan is living in England with his wife Jane when he's invited back to the Belgian Congo. The Belgian king is bankrupt and his agent has brokered a deal to acquire diamonds from the native people.

This film is pretty much what you'd expect. Action, betrayal, a baddie with a favorite and cruel weapon, slow motion, etc. It's an OK film. Sadly, the special effects are the best part.|0|EOE 2338|Whoops Apocalypse (1986)|5|whoopsapocalypse.jpg|317|475|Michael Richards, Peter Cook|1 hr, 28 min|None.|A small, British colony in Central America has been overrun by stereotypical Latin militarists. The British aren't pleased, especially the conservative Prime Minister. He formulates a plan to regain the territory, in between stopping the fairies and warlocks from casting spells. (Oh, and don't stand against him because he will crucify you!) When the Central-American military leader backs down, the question is will the English Prime Minister step down? Or will the independent agent who has been tasked to kidnap a popular English princess push the P.M. over the line?

This satire is so perfect. It critiques the Falklands War. It pokes fun at the royals. It also captures the ludicrousness of the mid '80s in both U.K. and the U.S. For this film to come out near the climax of the Cold War must have been a real treat. What a film: I laughed so much that I thought I was watching a Peter Sellers film! Highly recommended.|0|EOE 2339|Star Trek Beyond (2016)|3|startrekbeyond.jpg|317|475|Karl Urban, Simon Pegg|2 hr, 2 min|"Draining" of characters|The parallel timeline of Kirk's Enterprise crew is blurred in this story. An alien has a weapon that destroys life and, of course, he intends to launch it against the latest starbase. Only the Enterprise crew stands in his way.

This is the first movie that I've seen produced by two Chinese corporations, one is the gigantic Alibaba. I guess it was inevitable.

Simon Pegg, who got his start writing in Spaced, has co-written this story. It runs well and is action-packed. Since this is the third film--shadowing Star Trek III,--there are several remarks thanking Spock for being around. Clever touch.|0|EOE 2340|They Were Expendable (1945)|5|they_expendable.jpg|310|475|Robert Montgomery, John Wayne|2 hr, 15 min|None.|Slowly, the Philippines are falling to Imperial Japan. It's World War II in the Pacific Ocean. The American military stationed in this archipelago is confronted with a wide variety of emotions. But, is their sense of duty strong enough to stand against the superior Japanese force?

This movie follows the real events of the American withdrawal from the islands. I've been studying this overlooked and downplayed theater of the war. John Ford's film does a wonderful job presenting the incubation of the patrol torpedo (P.T.) boats in the Pacific.

These fast-attack, wooden boats were armed with four torpedoes and two double fifty-caliper machine guns. The concept was that they could swiftly approach and launch torpedoes at cruisers and destroyers and then retreat, letting the weapons do the job. This revolutionary idea was very important for the later American victory in the Philippines.

This film is excellent. It presents an excellent example of American heroism. Recommended!|0|EOE 2341|Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)|5|independenceday2.jpg|317|475|Bill Pullman|2 hr|None.|In a hopeful future, the world has joined together to repulse another future global invasion. All is going well until the aliens captured in 1996 go beserk in their cages. The few humans, who had contact with the alien, begin to experience episodes. These events coincide with the appearance of a new extra-terrestrial object. It must be connected? Is it a return of the aliens?

This film is just like the original. There is a lot of action in a sudden succession, then there's a lot of waiting.|0|EOE 2342|The Grand Tour (2016, 2017, 2018, present)|5|thegrandtour.jpg|346|475|Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|After Jeremy Clarkson was fired from the BBC, and Top Gear; he convinced Amazon to finance this new show. It largely follows its predecessor but with fewer restrictions. It's just as funny and the natural continuation of Top Gear. Recommended!|1|EOE 2343|Two Rode Together (1961)|5|two_together.jpg|303|475|Jimmy Stewart, Richard Widmark, Woody Strode, Shirley Jones|1 hr, 49 min|None.|A town marshall is asked by an Army major at Fort Grant to recover long-missing children from the Comanche. The marshall expects to be well paid for the job. Will he find the children? Will they want to leave the Indians?

This film is based on a novel. Jimmy Stewart plays an excellent scumbag! The dialog is also comical at parts.|0|EOE 2344|TiMER (2009)|5|timer.jpg|317|475|Emma Caulfield, John Patrick Amedori, Michelle Borth|1 hr, 40 min|None.|In a could-be present-day, a device has been created to countdown the time until your "one" will enter your life. This invention is guaranteed to be correct. That's why many people have had TiMERs fitted to their wrists. The main character has a TiMER, but it is blank. That means her "one" hasn't fitted a TiMER. But, what if love occurs the old-fashioned way? Is it trustworthy?

This is a fresh and clever idea. Yes, the execution is a bit girlie. The concept may be new, but the story is classic. Still, this is a film that should be seen. It poses questions about our current, modern method of building relationships. Maybe we're a bit too quick to pass judgements?|0|EOE 2345|Captain Fantastic (2016)|4|captainfantastic.jpg|317|475|Viggo Mortensen|1 hr, 59 min|Deer scene|A Hippie couple are raising their six children in the woods of the Northwest. A tragedy concerning the mother compels the father to bring his children into the real world. They are, of course, not ready for what awaits them. This, and other factors, makes the father question his method of raising the children.

This is a powerful film. The family is doing well living off-the-grid. But this story is more basic than that: it explores the concepts of dropping out of society and home schooling children. Great, simple film.|0|EOE 2346|Extracted (2011)|5|extracted.jpg|321|475|Sasha Roiz, Dominic Bogart|1 hr, 29 min|None.|A micro-electronics engineer has designed an implantable chip. Its purpose is to allow the user to explore his memories. The idea is that phobia and other emotional problems may be unraveled. But he lacks funding and the top investor is the prison system. A demonstration is required in exchange for the funding: the engineer goes into the head of a convicted murderer. Something goes wrong.

This unique film makes one think. It's really well done and was probably the inspiration for Inception. I recommend this independent film!|0|EOE 2347|Tank Girl (1995)|0|tankgirl.jpg|317|475|Malcolm McDowell|1 hr, 44 min|Blood & gore|A comet has introduced apocalypse to the earth. There's no rain anymore. A young woman, who grew up in the new desert, witnesses the destruction of her camp by the powerful Water & Power company. She is captured and put to work, while resisting them. Things change for the better when she saves a jet mechanic prisoner.

This wacky film is definitely feminist. It's based on a British comic book series. The story is predictable, but the silly dialogue makes it enjoyable. The main character channels Madonna, and I think Naomi Watts may regret this film.|0|EOE 2348|Run for the Sun (1956)|5|run_sun.jpg|329|475|Richard Widmark, Jane Greer|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A famous writer disappears. A lady with a New York magazine tracks him down to San Marco in central America. While they're flying to a major city, for the return flight; they crash-land and meet several unusual men. Is there something villainous about them?

This is an exciting adventure film. The way the main character kills his opponents is unique, too.|0|EOE 2349|Escape from L.A. (1996)|3|escape_la.jpg|317|475|Kurt Russell, George Corraface, Peter Fonda, Stacy Keach|1 hr, 41 min|Blood & gore|Los Angeles has experienced "the big one" and is now an island. A presidential candidate declares it's payback for the corrupt and warped lifestyles, à la Sodom and Gomorrah. He is elected into office, and promptly has the Constitution amended so he can reign for life.

The daughter of the President takes the "black box", which can wipe out the electronics in most of the world's cities. She takes it to a Ché look alike who rules L.A. Only now the island is a prison colony for prostitutes, runaways, and other "wrong doers". Snake Plissken is forced to rescue the "black box" when he's injected with a deadly virus that will kill him in ten hours.

What a riot! John Carpenter isn't my first choice for action entertainment, but like in They Live, he serves up a great movie with a piercing message. The reality of the apocalyptic world is impressive. It's plausible and "lived-in". What really shines is the acting. It's obvious that they are having so much fun. For example, Kurt Russell channels Clint Eastwood. Recommended.|0|EOE 2350|Six-String Samurai (1998)|5|six_samurai.jpg|327|475|Jeffrey Falcon, Justin McGuire|1 hr, 31 min|None.|In 1957, the Soviet Union launched an early strike against the United States. Only "Lost Vegas" remains, where Elvis was declared king. But today Elvis has "left the building" and the auditions are on for his replacement. The hero sets out, after saving a yong boy's life. Will Death catch him?

This is a fun musical film. The character Death looks like Slash, with the long, black hair and top hat. The identity is confirmed when he battles our "Buddy Holly" hero and proclaims that soon heavy metal will prevail. There are also lots of good shots of Death Valley.|0|EOE 2351|Chuck TV: The Movie (2016)|5|chucktv_movie.jpg|844|475|Chuck Nowlin|1 hr, 33 min|None.|As celebration of his twenty-five years at WZLX, disc jockey Chuck Nowlin decides to make a movie of his non-existent (?) Chuck TV. This film follows the trials and tribulations, and occasional triumph of this movie endeavor.

I listened to Chuck Nowlin for much of his career at 'ZLX. In fact, I exchanged e-mail with him! (OK, that sounds lame, but it happened.) Chuck has an excellent radio voice and delivers an exciting show. Don't believe me? Tune in to 100.7 during the weekday afternoons. (That sounds like a plug!) There are, also, a bunch of famous personalities in the movie.|0|EOE 2352|All Souls Day: Dia de Los Muertos (2005)|0|allsoulsday.jpg|317|475|Danny Trejo|1 hr, 30 min|Blood & gore|An Aztec temple to the goddess of dead is uncovered in a remote Mexican village. The local strongman tries to keep the treasure for himself, and seals all the townsfolk in the temple. The trouble comes when they rise to seek justice every Day of the Dead.

The story doesn't make a lot of sense. It essentially boils down to the formula of Night of the Living Dead, but with a happy ending. It's not a great film, but not too bad either.|0|EOE 2353|Ozombie (2012)|0|ozombie.jpg|336|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|Blood & gore|To combat the "war on terror", the West produced a virus that creates zombies. It is accidentally released in Afghanistan and most of the military leaves. This film follows a small Army squad and two civilians as they make their way through the country. The soldiers' missions is to seek, locate, and destroy the insurgents' base. A crazy civilian decided to seek out Osama bin Laden himself, and kill him. His sister is trying to stop him.

This is a beautifully shot zombie film. The Utah scenery looks perfect. The acting is OK and the plot moves along alright.|0|EOE 2354|This Island Earth (1955)|5|thisislandearth.jpg|311|475|Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason|1 hr, 11 min|None.|A famous scientist flies across the country and loses control of his airplane. He's saved by a mysterious, green glow. He is working on a way to produce nearly limitless power. Then, he receives an unusually-resilient electronic component from an unknown company. The president of the company invites him to join the company to bring peace. Or is there more than meets the eye?

This is an excellent, classic science fiction film. The story, acting, and effects are all good. It's based on a novel. Recommended.|0|EOE 2355|Lost City Raiders (2008)|5|lostcityraiders.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 42 min|None.|The movie opens describing how global warming ruined the earth by raising the sea level. "The Rising" still continues into 2040s, a full generation after the initial catastrophe. A father-sons, marine recovery team is seeking artifacts without pay. The father's goal is to return the world to how it used to be. But, are there forces working to the contrary?

This is a decent adventure story. Yes, it suffers from poor acting; however, one can always enjoy the women in skimpy clothing (or the "buff" guy). The production is clever by showing partially submerged famous cities. I could have done without the odd slow-motion. The soundtrack is really excellent: there were times when I thought the sound came from outside. Overall, this is a very enjoyable adventure film that is not unlike Tomb Raider and Sahara. If you like those films, you'll enjoy this one.|0|EOE 2356|I Origins (2014)|5|iorigins.jpg|317|475|Michael Pitt, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Brit Marling|1 hr, 47 min|None.|A researching molecular biologist has decided to disprove the existence of God, once and for all, by conducing sightless creatures to see. His idea is that helping to create an organ as powerful as the eye, through genetic triggers, would prove evolution and disprove creationism by intelligent design. He also has the hobby of photographing the irises of people he meets. Then, he meets a spiritual woman who disrupts his plans.

This film is intriguing. It's emotional and also thought-provoking. It explores the familiar concept of love and life from a fresh viewpoint. There's a good suggestion in this film. The scene after the ending credits reinforces it. I recommend this film.|0|EOE 2357|20 Years After (2008)|5|20yearsafter.jpg|317|475|Reg E. Cathey|1 hr, 35 min|None.|Twenty years after nuclear war and plague destroy the world, there are a few still struggling to survive. Among them are a mother and her pregnant daughter, a DJ, and a doctor/Thespian. Also, in the vicinity, there is a woman bent on realizing her dream of being a mother. Who will win the day?

This independent, low budget film does a good job of portraying what it could be like if the world ended. The characters are fleshed out and entertaining. The story is the classic struggle between good and evil. The soundtrack is fitting and the ending is hopeful. This movie is based on a play.|0|EOE 2358|Heathens and Thieves (2011)|4|heathens_thieves.jpg|329|475|Don Swayze|1 hr, 50 min|Violence|Two wandering men come across a town where a Chinese man is said to have a stash of gold. They go looking for it, but so is everyone else. Will avarice overcome honor?

This is a decent Western. There are a couple of plot holes but it's well acted and shot.|0|EOE 2359|Mutant Chronicles (2008)|0|mutantchronicles.jpg|335|475|None.|1 hr, 41 min|War, blood, gore|Long ago, an alien machine was defeated and buried. In the future, four corporations control the world, and they are at war. That is, until one front awakens the buried alien machine. The resulting foe unites mankind. A monk from the religious sect, responsible for defeating this alien weapon, offers a last-ditch plan to recruit a small group of fighters who may defeat the machine.

This film is a very enjoyable action-adventure. The aliens manufacture zombies from defeated humans. Is it possible to stop them and re-capture the earth? Classic story line that never gets old. This movie is based on a role playing game.|0|EOE 2360|Return of the Living Dead Part II (1987)|2|return_dead2.jpg|318|475|None.|1 hr, 29 min|Glorified, cheap gore|A few drums roll off an Army truck during transport. One finds its way into a small, southern California town where kids discover and release its contents. The gas has unexpected effects on the dead and living!

This is a funny, gory '80s film that pokes fun at the zombie genre. Hell, only the young boy is not hysterical when the bumbling undead come stumbling after them, tripping over each other! There are many good one-liners, which really make the film. "Oh, it's you. Why aren't you out playing in the traffic?" "Brains!"|0|EOE 2361|Perfect Sense (2010)|3|perfectsense.jpg|354|475|Eva Green, Ewan McGregor|1 hr, 32 min|"Moment of hunger", violence|It started slowly: a few individuals scattered around the world lost their sense of smell. Then, the epidemic hit the entire population. But people coped and moved on. The other senses became more focused.

A epidemiologist is researching a cure. A chef runs a high-end restaurant near her home. A chance meeting brings them together, and they struggle through the loss of smell. But then another sense is lost. Can it be stopped?

This is a novel idea. Imagine, if you will, one of your senses being removed suddenly. Now, picture "the loss" happening without any reason and isn't caused by your behavior. You'd probably be apprehensive: many would be panicked. So what if this happened on a global scale? This is a true recipe for an apocalypse.

What I really loved about this film is the humanity. The responses are real and understandable. And, dare I say it: I am a bit of a romantic so I felt the plight of the two central characters. If you want a film that will keep you thinking about it for a while, then this is it. It took me a good amount of time time to start enjoying this fantastic, Scottish film. Highly recommended!|0|EOE 2362|Zone Troopers (1985)|5|zonetroopers.jpg|300|475|Tim Thomerson, Art LaFleur|1 hr, 11 min|None.|A squad of American soldiers are near the front line in Italy. They are ambushed by Nazi soldiers, killing many of them. They retreat and find an alien spaceship crashed in the forest.

This funny, short film is worth watching. It's a great comedy!|0|EOE 2364|Tokyo Zombie (2005)|3|tokyozombie.jpg|335|475|None.|1 hr, 43 min|Blood & gore|Two good friends practice jujitsu while "working" in a fire extinguisher factory. Their boss finds out and they unexpectedly kill him with an extinguisher. They bury him on the nearby toxic-waste dump named Black Fuji. Meanwhile, the toxic mountain allows the dead to become undead. The undead horde takes the city. Will they survive?

This Japanese film is an obvious joke, and based on a Japanese comic (i.e. manga). It's well performed and filmed while it pokes fun at zombie films. I can agree with many of the jabs. Well done!|0|EOE 2365|The Big Lift (1950)|5|thebiglift.jpg|309|475|Montgomery Clift, Paul Douglas|1 hr, 59 min|None.|Nazi Germany has surrendered and Berlin is cut into four sectors. The Soviets decide to blockade the what-will-become West Berlin. The American army flies in supplies and fuel. This movie follows two American NCOs. One hates Germans and the other falls in love with a young, German woman.

This movie was filmed on location with a cast of mostly military guys. It's worth watching if just for the scenery and jets. There's an excellent moral to the story, too.|0|EOE 2366|Space Trucker Bruce (2014)|5|spacetruckerbruce.jpg|317|475|Karl Sears, Anton Dolron|1 hr, 27 min|None.|Long-haul, space trucker Bruce is shipping hog fat from Earth to Titan. He rescues a guy whose rental shuttle breaks down. This movie follows their adventure.

This a fantastic, independent, low-budget comedy! It's sure to make you laugh out loud. It's available free-of-charge on Youtube. Mr. Sour Cream is especially funny: "Beans!"|0|EOE 2367|Severed (2004)|0|severed.jpg|325|475|Julian Christopher, Sarah Lind|1 hr, 36 min|Blood & gore|On an island off the Pacific Northwest, tree huggers and loggers battle to get their own way. Little do they know that the lumber corporation has been testing a genetically-altered fungus on the trees that surround them. The fungus is supposed to increase the growth rate of the trees. (Ha, GMO trees!) What could go wrong?

This zombie film is better than most because, in a short time, it explores the changes in civilization after the break-out. Also, the aerial and landscape filming are wonderful! I could do without the jiggling-swaying during action shots. But, all in all, this flick is a good one, if you're into this sort of thing.|0|EOE 2368|Sully (2016)|5|sully.jpg|317|475|Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart|1 hr, 36 min|None.|This film follows the heroic events surrounding the only completely successful crash-landing on the Hudson River. Captain Chesley Sullenberger and his crew managed this feat despite the frigid January conditions. I know this episode will always be one that I remember.

And the rescue crews from New York City and New Jersey should also be proud. The fact that the safety board kept up their investigation until the end is admirable, also. That must have taken resolve. Everyone involved in this event performed admirably and with class. I highly recommended this film.|0|EOE 2369|Deathwatch (2002)|3|deathwatch.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 35 min|Blood & gore|A British squad happens upon an abandoned German trench. They find a single German soldier, but then they start to go mad and kill one another. Is this a curse or is it just war?

This British/German film is intriguing. It suggests a possibility that could have existed during the first World War.|0|EOE 2370|Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)|5|missperegrines.jpg|317|475|Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson|2 hr, 7 min|None.|A teenager grew up listening to his grandfather's stories of Miss Peregrine and her peculiar children. So when his loved grandfather calls in a distraught condition, he is concerned. His stepmother drives him to his grandfather's broken-in home, only to find his grandfather mortally injured. His dying request is that the teen warn Miss Peregrine.

This period film, with fantasy mixed in, is great fun. The effects are amazing, as is the acting. The story moves along in a characteristic good-versus-evil format. Tim Burton used a novel as a base. Enjoyable and exciting!|0|EOE 2371|Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit (2008)|5|jackhunter1.jpg|305|475|Ivan Sergei, Joanne Kelly|1 hr, 38 min|None.|Jack Hunter is a treasure hunter. He steals artifacts for money, usually paid by his mentor and friend, Professor "Freddie". After Freddie is killed, because of the stone, Jack heads to Syria track the stone and related treasure. Along the way, he starts working with Nadia, a Syrian researcher.

This is a decent adventure. The scenery and sets are impressive. The story borrows from other similar archeological-action films. It's first in a three-part series. Here are links to the second and third films.|1|EOE 2372|Last Night (1998)|5|lastnight.jpg|333|475|Sandra Oh|1 hr, 35 min|None.|This film relates the events of the final six hours of the world. A solar event of some sort will destroy mankind at midnight. Many people celebrate, some murder, other carry on like nothing's happening; however, this film follows a handful of Toronto residents as their lives intersect.This flick's premise is depressing. And the movie starts slowly and takes a bit to build up. Though it has a decent ending, which makes it worth watching.|0|EOE 2373|Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb (2008)|4|jackhunter2.jpg|334|475|Ivan Sergei, Joanne Kelly, Marid Naim Bassil|1 hr, 38 min|Violence|The adventure continues. This time Jack and Nadia are in Egypt where an old girlfriend finds an obelisk. Could this statue be the key?

This film seems more entertaining than the first. It's very much a continuation. Will the third be another enjoyable adventure?|1|EOE 2374|Jack Hunter and the Star of Heaven (2008)|5|jackhunter3.jpg|335|475|Joanne Kelly, Ivan Sergei, Marid Naim Bassil|1 hr, 38 min|None.|The NSA is stepping up their efforts to obtain the artifact. Will Jack be helpful or will they blackmail him? Meanwhile Nadia's old boyfriend has joined the adventure. Will the artifact be lost in all the drama?

This is the conclusion to the trilogy of films. It's not bad. Here are links to the first and second films.|1|EOE 2375|Jason Bourne (2016)|3|jasonbourne.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr, 3 min|Violence & blood|Bourne discovers that his father was involved in Treadstone. Meanwhile, a Silicon Valley start-up has developed technology to track everybody everywhere.

This is an OK action flick. The car chase with a SWAT truck is exciting. Of course, this film is a shadow of the original.|0|EOE 2376|Northmen: A Viking Saga (2014)|3|northmen.jpg|332|475|Tom Hopper, Charlie Murphy, Ed Skrin, Darrel D'Silva|1 hr, 38 min|Blood & sounds|A Viking boat is destroyed by a storm. The crew lands on a hostile coast, which turns out to be Scotland, because they are immediately attacked. They defeat the onslaught and capture a Scottish princess. They decide to ransom her. Her father sends his "wolf pack" of mercenaries after them. This film follows their saga.

What a fun Viking action flick! If one doesn't expect great acting or plot, then this Swiss-German-South African production is a perfect film. (Though there are some notable characters.) There's plenty of swordplay, and the South African scenery is breathtaking and realistic. Just ignore the death-metal ending credits!|0|EOE 2377|The Secret Life of Pets (2016)|5|secret_pets.jpg|325|475|None.|1 hr, 26 min|None.|Max lives in New York City with his owner. He has the perfect life until his owner brings home another dog. A rivalry is immediate and lands them both without dog tags and outside. Will they work together to return home?

This is a fun, animated adventure. Yes, it's aimed at children. That doesn't mean that it cannot be enjoyed by adults. There are some very funny scenes. Recommended for all.|0|EOE 2378|Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)|5|zombies_tau.jpg|344|475|Allison Hayes, Gregg Palmer|1 hr, 9 min|None.|A shipwreck diving team decides to recover a cache of diamonds in a remote section of western Africa. Also, a young woman is back in Africa to visit her grandmother. Along her way, the chauffeur runs down a "man" in the road. After that, she learns that the Walking Dead are seeking rest by protecting the diamonds.

This may be the first time term the Walking Dead is used. It's clever how the zombies watch and reason, and sleep in coffins. They're also a lot stronger than mortals. This short, '50s horror flick is worth watching. It's available on Youtube!|0|EOE 2379|10.5 (2004)|5|10_5.jpg|319|475|None.|2 hr, 43 min in two parts|None.|A major earthquake hits Seattle. That's only the beginning. Will the West Coast be destroyed?

This is very good TV miniseries. The characters are believable and likeable. The plot moves in a reasonably realistic manner. CGI is properly used to show the destruction. Recommended.|1|EOE 2380|Morgan (2016)|0|morgan.jpg|321|475|Anya Taylor-Joy, Rose Leslie, Kate Mara|1 hr, 32 min|Violence & blood|A corporation is developing a synthetic "person". They accomplish a successful "birth" after two years of failures. The result is named Morgan. The staff grow to love her. But when Morgan inflicts a serious injury on one of the staff, the corporation sends in a Risk Management specialist.

This film is too violent. I realize some may feel it justified, I do not. Hanna, which is a similarly themed film did a better job reining in the violence. If you're ready for the infractions, this is a well-shot, and acted action flick that moves along nicely. Filmed in Northern Ireland but set in rural New York State. This film also makes one think differently about "hoodied" teenagers.|0|EOE 2381|World Gone Wild (1987)|4|worldgonewild.jpg|318|475|Bruce Dern|1 hr, 30 min|Blood|In the early twenty-first century fifteen years of nuclear war was waged. In the current time it hasn't rained for 50 years. Ethan lives in a desert community with water. When the town is attacked by religious wackos, Ethan recruits a former colleague and his crazy friends to help.

This post-apocalyptic flick is very dated. That makes it funny and not a waste of time. The dialogue is also entertaining.|0|EOE 2382|Rick and Morty (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, present)|1|rick_morty.jpg|327|475|None.|Each episode approximately 30 min|Toilet humor|A drunk, seemingly crazy, but intelligent, old man always recruits his stupid grandson on adventures. The episodes parody movies and other aspects of popular culture. It's funny. This animated program is not for children! There's usually a scene after the credits.|1|EOE 2383|The Hedgehog - Le Hérisson (2009)|5|leherisson.jpg|321|475|Garance Le Guillermic, Josian Balasko|1 hr, 40 min|None.|The film opens with a 11-year-old declaring, to her video camera, that she will commit suicide on her 12th birthday because the world around her is trite and superficial. She also decides to record the final one-hundred-odd days of her life to explain her decision. This intelligent and creative young girl has reason when we see her everyday life. However, that changes when a suave, elderly, Japanese man moves into her Parisian apartment building. He also makes a strong impression on the superintendent of the building. Will it be enough for the girl to cancel her early exit?

This French film is beautifully made. The three main characters are deep, lovable, and "grow" during the course of this film. The performances of the two female actresses are impressive. Also, I enjoyed how "menial" jobs are viewed by the rich. Isn't every job an important job? I recommend this wonderful French film, which is based on a novel!|0|EOE 2384|Meteor (1979)|5|meteor.jpg|315|475|Sean Connery, Karl Malden, Brian Keith|1 hr, 47 min|None.|A comet strikes one of the largest bodies in the asteroid belt. It destroys the asteroid, a manned American probe, and hurls a resulting five-mile-wide meteor directly at the Earth! Can it be stopped?

This disaster film is exciting and witty. It pokes fun at the American view of Soviets in the early '80s. The humor and over-acting help to lighten the mood of the impending disaster. This movie is available on Youtube.|0|EOE 2385|10.5 Apocalypse (2005)|5|10_5_2.jpg|339|475|Kim Delaney|2 hr, 49 min in two parts|None.|This disaster drama picks up immediately where the original leaves off. The threat of total destruction to the western United States isn't over yet. But is that just the beginning? Will the U.S. be changed forever?

This miniseries makes very good use of CGI to show the devastation. The original characters are back with additional characters that the audience grows to care about. The plot moves along steadily. Recommended!|1|EOE 2386|Roger Corman's Death Race 2050 (2016)|0|deathrace2050.jpg|373|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|Blood & gore|In the future, the United Corporations of America has destroyed America in pursuit of profit. The general public is addicted to entertainment, fat, and inactive. Cancer has been cured so there are lots of old people. People don't work, they just reproduce. Why not run a race where the number of kills determines the winner?

This film is a remake of the original film, bypassing the recent "reboot". This flick is outrageous. For instance, one driver is a rapper. Her latest hit is "Drive, Drive, Kill, Kill", which she uses to lure out fans to kill, exemplifies the absurdity. The film is a crazy mocking of the original and really must elicit some laughter.|0|EOE 2387|Cemetery Man (1993)|3|cemeteryman.jpg|313|475|Rupert Everett, François Hadji-Lazaro, Anna Falchi|1 hr, 43 min|Blood|In a certain cemetery, the dead sometimes return to life after seven days. The caretaker lives there with his simple assistant. He lives an uncomplicated life until he falls in love with a young widow. They prove their love on the grave of her deceased husband. What could go wrong?

This quirky, Italian film is based on a novel. Don't expect a mainstream zombie film because this flick focuses on the individuals. Also, the main character refers to zombies as "returners". And, Anna Falchi's breasts are epic!|0|EOE 2388|The Noah (1974)|5|thenoah.jpg|337|475|Robert Strauss|1 hr, 45 min|None.|One man survives a nuclear holocaust. He finds himself on a tropical island. There, he regrets the short time he had till he could retire in comfort from the U.S. Army to Florida. As time passes, he finds companions.

This is Robert Strauss' final film. It had only a limited viewing and was not released until recently. This post-apocalyptic film is good because it delves so deeply into a single character as he tries to accept a life of solitude. Also, the film ponders American ideals. The use of Holst's The Planets, specifically Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age; is awesome, and appropriate, to hear. Cast Away drew from this film. Watching this obscure film is worth it, though it is slow moving.|0|EOE 2389|The Quiet Earth (1985)|5|thequietearth.jpg|317|475|Bruno Lawrence|1 hr, 31 min|None.|A scientist is working on a project to allow airplanes to traverse the world without refueling. This top secret, American project is switched on. Then, everyone is gone except for the scientist. Can he reverse this disaster? Why did only he survive?

This post-apocalyptic film was made in New Zealand and is based on a novel. It's a unique idea. I recommend this obscure film.|0|EOE 2390|Zeder - Revenge of the Dead (1983)|5|zeder.jpg|314|475|None.|1 hr, 37 min|None.|In 1956 Chartres, France, a young girl helps the authorities find a body buried in a deep cellar. Thirty years later, the girlfriend of an Italian writer buys a typewriter from a pawn shop. The writer reads the ribbon and discovers a previously-written report about raising the dead. A mystery surrounds the body, unexplained deaths, and the report.

This Italian horror/mystery is suspenseful. I didn't understand the ending. I did like the idea that certain sites have the power to re-animate the dead. That's a clever idea.|0|EOE 2391|Horror Express - Pánico en el Transiberiano (1972)|5|horrorexpress.jpg|340|475|Telly Savalas, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing|1 hr, 28 min|None.|An English anthropologist finds a mummy in Manchuria. He believes it to be the missing link between ape and man. He catches the Trans-Siberian Express to Moscow with the artifact. However, people begin to die even before the train sets off. And perhaps worse, one of his rivals is also on the Express.

Telly Savalas has a short part but he is very funny. The plot moves along well and the two main characters are sufficiently developed. This is a suspenseful horror film.|0|EOE 2392|The Mouse On the Moon (1962)|5|mouse_moon.jpg|310|475|Ron Moody|1 hr, 25 min|None.|The Duchy of Grand Fenwick has trouble again. This time their wine, their main export, is exploding. "It simply doesn't travel well." Their largest customers have stopped imports. The Duchy requests a loan from America to send a man to the moon. The Soviet won't be outdone so they send an entire rocket to the Duchy. Imagine what the Duchies use for fuel!

This is a witty, satirical film, which is based on a novel. This is also the sequel to The Mouse That Roared. It's fun seeing the Duchy again, too!|0|EOE 2393|Anthropoid (2016)|1|anthropoid.jpg|317|475|Cillian Murphy|2 hr, 1 min|Blood|Czech officers parachute into Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Their mission is to kill the SS general Reinhard Heydrich. Along the way are a few snags; but, the plan seems good. Will love get in the way?

This film is based on actual events. I could have done without the focus on serious wounds and blood. The attention should have been on the main characters. Perhaps that is why this film is so long? Yes, this is a sad episode in history; however, could the presentation be almost as sad? This film was shot in the original area.|0|EOE 2394|Inferno (2016)|5|inferno.jpg|316|475|Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones|2 hr, 1 min|None.|Dr. Robert Langdon is back. This episode begins with the professor in a hospital room, lost of memory. The action doesn't let up, though, because he is immediately attacked. Are the assailants for right or wrong?

This is a good suspense film. It feels like the first film. If you enjoy historical thriller-mysteries, then this film is a good candidate.|0|EOE 2395|Nightmare City - Incubo sulla città contaminata (1980)|0|nightmarecity.jpg|335|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|Blood & gore|A nuclear powerplant releases a lot of radiation. An unmarked, military cargo plane lands at the city airport and a number of undead exit. They quickly overrun the airport and head to the city. A reporter witnesses the outbreak and tries to break the news, but is silenced by the military.

This Italian film is spoken in English. It's also dated, which makes it even cornier. The zombies or vampires are clever enough to cut phone lines before attacking. They also drive cars, shoot guns, and ambush their victims! The ending is pretty good.|0|EOE 2396|Daylight's End (2016)|0|daylightsend.jpg|317|475|Lance Henriksen|1 hr, 45 min|Blood|Vampire-like monsters are created by a human plague. These quick and powerful creatures forget their past and just want to kill. One guy drove from the Bronx, hunting them along the way, to north Texas. He saves a woman from a group of marauders and she brings him back to their base, a police station in Dallas. He sees a vampire "leader" that watches and seems to reason the first night, and this concerns him.

This action flick is exciting and draws from 28 Days Later. It's filmed in north and east Texas. I found it to be one of the better survivalist, post-apocalyptic films.|0|EOE 2397|Frozen (2009)|0|frozen.jpg|317|475|Emma Bell, Shawn Ashmore, Kevin Zegers|1 hr, 33 min|Broken legs, frostbite, gore|Three college students take an impromptu trip to Mount Holliston ski resort. They bribe the chairlift operator for lift tickets. Then, they convince him to let them go up after the lift has closed. They're forgotten and are stuck high up in a lift chair as an evening snowstorm rolls in. Will they survive?

This is an enjoyable, if graphic, man-versus-nature film. It was shot in Utah but is set in northern New England.|0|EOE 2398|The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978)|5|thirty_steps.jpg|317|475|Robert Powell|1 hr, 39 min|None.|The premise of this film is similar to the 2008 film. Though, this version has been taylored to fit the time it was released.

I feel this movie gives away too much too early. Key scenes are changed, which re-sequences the plot, making for a somewhat different story. There's also more gunplay than I recall in the novel. Though, in its defense, this film is still an enjoyable espionage thriller with some of the distinctive humor of the novel. It must be remembered that this film was created during a time when there was a real concern about infiltration of the Western governments by Soviet "sleeper" agents. I do, however, dislike how the meaning of "the 39 steps" was been changed. Otherwise, enjoy this film!|0|EOE 2399|Tsunami (2004)|5|tsunami.jpg|323|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|None.|A team for an energy corporation is rushing to harvest a new form of fuel, methane hydrate, from the bottom of the North Sea. The leader of the group is willing to do anything to get to the fuel source. A surf shop owner and an environmental agent are determined to find out if they are doing anything illegal after a large wave hits a nearby island.

This film is a bit silly, clichéd, and not very realistic. Oh, and it's a German film dubbed in English.|0|EOE 2400|Dead Meat (2004)|0|deadmeat.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 18 min|Blood, gore, maggots|Irish farmers feed their cattle dead animal remains. Then, the cows go crazy and attack the farmers. Later, a city couple run down a man on a country road, but the man isn't dead! The woman survives and meets a gravedigger. They struggle to survive.

This low budget, Irish film is funny and not too bad. A couple of the characters are difficult to understand. Mad Cow Disease causes a zombie outbreak and sleeping zombies. Fun!|0|EOE 2401|Flesheater: Revenge of the Living Dead (1988)|0|flesheater.jpg|333|475|None.|1 hr, 28 min|Blood & gore|A group of teenagers put together a country romp for Halloween. They commission a farmer to take them on a hay ride away from the city. Meanwhile, a nearby farmer uncovers a curious stone with a dubious inscription while pulling up a tree stump. He thinks nothing of digging deeper and unearths an undecayed corpse in a shallow grave. The corpse instantly returns to life and bites him.

Obviously, the director or writer is a fan of George Romero. (Who isn't it?) My only complaint with this film is the '80s horror: nudity and then gore, ugh. But if a typical '80s zombie film is your cup of tea, then drink up. This movie was filmed in Pennsylvania.|0|EOE 2402|Tombs of the Blind Dead - La noche del terror ciego (1971)|3|tombs_dead.jpg|335|475|María Elena Arpón|1 hr, 41 min|Blood & rape|A girl has an argument with her friend for flirting with an old friend so she jumps off their train. She lands in a remote area with only an ancient castle. It seems to be deserted with only an old graveyard; however, the audience knows it was once home to a group of Knights Templar that drank the blood of pretty, young women. I think you know where this is going.

This zombie film was released in a dubbed English version and the original Spanish. The original version is longer, moves the opening scene to the middle, makes more sense, has nudity, and is more shocking. It's like watching a Mexican soap opera: women fighting over men, unexpected kissing, lots of excessive emotion, etc. The undead Templars costumes are not bad though. This film is noted for having a prologue for the American market to link the film with Planet of the Apes. This film really isn't that bad!|0|EOE 2403|Cloud Atlas (2012)|3|cloudatlas.jpg|321|475|Tom Hanks, Hugo Weaving|2 hr, 52 min|Blood & vomit|A complex and confusing--at least, at the beginning--web of characters is weaved through time. This film focuses on the concept of reincarnation and how it affects the way individuals live their lives. Common threads of greed and deceit are countered by love and doing what's right.

This film is very long, though, enjoyable. It's based on a novel. The style of non-sequential plot reminds me of Slaughterhouse Five, except this film resolves itself. The long, landscape shots are beautifully executed. A small cast portrays most of the characters. Worth watching.|0|EOE 2404|Alphaville - Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution (1965)|5|alphaville.jpg|320|475|Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina|1 hr, 40 min|None.|Sent from the external countries called the Outlands, a private eye visits Alphaville. He claims to be a reporter but it's obvious he is not. In the futuristic Alphaville he is learns that a computer runs everything and is slowly destroying humanity. Could the machine be planning something even larger?

This '60s, French film noir takes a bit to get going and to make sense. The style is odd and like Orwell's 1984. It also explores what could happen if computers are allowed to make decisions. This film inspired Blade Runner and The Terminator. There are other influences in popular culture. This film is a classic.|0|EOE 2405|Hide and Creep (2004)|0|hideandcreep.jpg|334|475|Kyle Holman, Barry Austin|1 hr, 22 min|Blood & gore|Zombies invade the area around a small Alabama town. Of course, the sheriff is out of town and the deputy is out-of-state. It's up to a hunter, video-store owner, and their friends to settle things.

This independent film is filmed and set in Thorsby, Alabama. Who says lower Alabama hasn't produced anything good? I enjoyed the censored version, which bleeped swear words and blocked out male nudity. It did also eliminate an entire scene of nude dancers. Fortunately, the scene was explained when it was deleted. The new idea is that zombies are afraid of darkness. That's why they rise out of their earthen graves. I wish this idea had been developed; however, this film is worth watching!|0|EOE 2406|The Dead Girl (2006)|5|thedeadgirl.jpg|356|475|Brittany Murphy, Rose Byrne|1 hr, 29 min|None.|A deceased girl is found by a secluded woman. This publicity provides her with the necessary energy to slough off her needy and over-protective mother and live her own life. The dead girl also affects the lives of four other people.

Normally I don't bother with films like this one. They tend to be man-condemning and one-sided. This film may be an exception.|0|EOE 2407|The Dead Next Door (1989)|0|dead_door.jpg|343|475|None.|1 hr, 18 min|Blood & gore|A scientist in Akron, Ohio accidentally creates a virus that turns people into zombies. A few years later, the world is mostly undead. Zombie Squads protect the remaining humans. One of their scientists thinks he has a solution so they return to Akron to test his theory.

This independent film was filmed in and around Akron and Washington DC. Seeing zombies walking around Washington is new. The effects aren't bad for '89. The film is a bit slow at parts. This is supposed to be the most expensive zombie flick filmed in 8 mm.|0|EOE 2408|X: The Man with X-ray Eyes (1963)|4|x_eyes.jpg|309|475|Ray Milland|1 hr, 19 min|Eyeball in jar|A physician is researching a drug to allow the human eye to detect more than visible light. He succeeds and decides to try the drug on himself, after a test monkey dies from being exposed to the drug.

This is a fun horror film along similar lines as The Blob. The story moves along well and the acting is good. There are plenty of pretty women. Seeing through the main character's eyes is a cool, '60s effect named Spectarama. Recommended.|0|EOE 2409|Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)|5|extremely_close.jpg|371|475|Thomas Horn, Max von Sydow|2 hr, 9 min|None.|A young boy who may have a mild case of Asperger's Syndrome lives a good life with his creative and cheerful father. Then, his father is killed on September 11th in one of the World Trade Center towers. The boy finds a key in his deceased father's closet and begins a search for the lock.

This emotional film will probably rub some people the wrong way because of the New York disaster connection. However this film is more than a disaster; it's really the celebration of a boy's triumph over his fear. This movie was based on a novel. Recommended.|0|EOE 2410|Dead & Buried (1981)|0|dead_buried.jpg|312|475|James Farentino|1 hr, 34 min|Violence & gore|Welcome to Potters Bluff: A New Way of Life. The sheriff of this small, fishing town starts to investigate strangers being killed in the town. It seems there's more going on than that.

This horror is too graphic; however, it's worth watching. Decent mystery and good ending. It's based on a novel.|0|EOE 2411|Mr. Church (2015)|5|mrchurch.jpg|319|475|Eddie Murphy, Britt Robertson, Natascha McElhone|1 hr, 45 min|None.|A boyfriend hires a black, Southern chef to take care of his discarded girlfriend and her (and his) daughter. The mother has cancer and is supposed to die in six months. The chef, Mr. Church, is told to take care of the two for the remaining six months and he'll be given a lifetime salary. Unexpectedly, the mother lives much longer and Mr. Church enjoys his new job.

This film sounds a bit boring. I can assure you it isn't. All the characters are deep and enjoyable. The plot moves through the girl's childhood into her adult life. This powerful story was inspired by actual events. I didn't realize Eddie Murphy could act! Highly recommended!|0|EOE 2412|Creepshow (1982)|1|creepshow.jpg|314|475|Stephen King, E.G. Marshall|2 hr|Blood & gore|Five horror stories come to life on the big screen from the Creepshow comicbook. Stephen King wrote the screenplay and George Romero directs this film. The tales are definitely creepy. Stephen King plays the only character in one tale.|0|EOE 2413|The Girl on the Train (2016)|5|girl_train.jpg|321|475|Emily Blunt|1 hr, 52 min|None.|A recently divorced woman is struggling to survive. She takes the train out of New York City every day. One house in particular encapsulates her ideal life, the one she could have had. Or is it?

This intriguing thriller, which is based on a novel, shrouds the main character in a cloak of mystery. The audience wants to sympathize with her, but can they? If just for this aspect, this film is worth viewing.|0|EOE 2414|The Ice Pirates (1984)|3|icepirates.jpg|308|475|None.|1 hr, 34 min|"space herpe"|In the distant future, after a galactic war, the water supply is controlled by the Knights Templar. (Yes, they've survived.) Pirates prey on the ice ships to stay alive. Their meager life is going well until one particular crew is caught after raiding an ice ship and taking the princess on board. Will she become a liability or an ally?

This film is a riot. The effects aren't great and the storyline is predictable. That makes this flick good entertainment. In fact , it reminds me of CutThroat Island. I realize that the space-herpe joke is a good one. I just wish the actual thing wasn't so disgustingly '80s! The feel of this film is similar to Return of the Jedi, which makes sense because they are contemporaries. Mary Crosby of Dallas fame looks great, too. Highly recommended for laughing!|0|EOE 2415|Air Doll - Kuuki Ningyo (2009)|5|airdoll.jpg|332|475|Bae Doona|1 hr, 56 min|None.|An inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life. She learns about life while her owner is at work. And searches for the reason why she has the breath of life.

This Japanese film has more meaning that Lars and the Real Girl. It's also based on a manga series of the same title. The story is surprisingly human; though, it's not a cheerful film.|0|EOE 2416|The Beguiled (1970)|5|thebeguiled_1970.jpg|317|475|Clint Eastwood, Pamelyn Ferdin|1 hr, 45 min|None.|A young, Southern girl finds a seriously injured Union soldier and brings him back to her all-girl school. After he recovers, he cannot believe his luck being surrounded by only women and girls. They fall over themselves to attract him. He plays off their needs to ensure his safety from the Confederate patrols. How far will each female go to have him?

This is an unusual Eastwood film because it is not about gunslinging and the Old West. Eastwood's character is usually lying down. The film focuses on women and how they respond to war, desire, and unrequited love. The film is also based on a novel.|0|EOE 2417|Genevieve (1953)|5|genevieve.jpg|338|475|None.|1 hr, 26 min|None.|Alan and Ambrose belong to a vintage car club. Every year they drive from London to Brighton. Alan brings his wife and Ambrose, a girlfriend. This year, they decide to race back to London, having made a wager of 100 pounds. Who will win?

This classic car comedy is funny and exciting. The movie is named for one of the cars. This film is good, wholesome fun. Recommended!|0|EOE 2418|Schoolgirl Apocalypse (2011)|0|schoolgirlapocalypse.jpg|317|475|Rino Higa (credited as Higarino)|1 hr, 9 min|Blood & gore|All the boys and men in a small, Japanese community suddenly have blood in their ears and they start attacking women. They also start behaving strangely. The main character, a schoolgirl, witnesses her father trying to kill her mother and her killing him. She leaves to find a friend and then watches as she is killed by male family members. Will she survive?

The animated scenes, which are mixed in, give the film an unusual feel. It feels like it was based on a comic book. Worth watching for the oddness!|0|EOE 2419|Letters From a Dead Man - Pisma Myortvogo Cheloveka (1986)|4|letters_man.jpg|326|475|None.|1 hr, 23 min|Terror|A Soviet scientist and his wife are hiding in an underground museum. They await their son's arrival. A nuclear war has broken out, and the world has been ruined. The scientist, who has won a Nobel prize and was employed by a nuclear defense agency, theorizes that life will return to the surface. Of course, there are also some who view him as senile. Who's correct?

This fine example of Soviet cinema proves that the enemy of the past felt the same way as us. The film is basic, as one would expect from the 1980s Soviet Union; however, it does bear a clear message from the Committee of Soviet Scientists for Peace Against Nuclear Threat: don't push the button! A question: Why does the Soviet military have M-16s or is that the U.S. military enforcing a curfew in Russia? That said, this film is very good if you enjoy such apocalyptic films.|0|EOE 2420|Beauty and the Beast (2014)|5|la_bete.jpg|317|475|Léa Seydoux|1 hr, 53 min|None.|The widower of six children loses his ships and his cargo. The family is forced to leave the city and survive in the countryside. One ship is recovered so he feels there is a way out of their pseudo-poverty. His daughters respond by asking for things to look good upon their return to the city. Well, except his youngest daughter, Belle, who asks for only a rose. While retrieving these items, he happens upon an abandoned castle and makes a promise.

The story is classic and it's, once again, French. Except for being dubbed in English. Good story with proper use of visual effects.|0|EOE 2421|Water For Elephants (2011)|4|water_elephants.jpg|320|475|None.|2 hr|Vomit|A Polish immigrant is just about to graduate from Cornell University with a degree in veterinary medicine. Suddenly, his parents are both killed in a car crash and he finds himself homeless. He jumps a train, which turns out to be used by a traveling circus. With no other prospects, he takes a position for the ruthless circus man.

This film is based on a novel. No doubt the novel is more interesting because this film could have stood a lot more editing. It's downright dull. The acting isn't great but the photography is OK. Maybe the best part is the period costume, music, and sets.|0|EOE 2422|Swiss Family Robinson (1960)|5|swiss_robinson.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr, 6 min|None.|A family sets out for New Guinea to escape Napolean's war in Europe. They are shipwrecked on a tropical island after the crew abandons the ship during a storm. They make a life on the island, which could be threatened by pirates.

This Disney film somewhat follows the book and is exciting. The scenery is excellent, too! Good family movie.|0|EOE 2423|Dawn of the Mummy (1981)|0|dawn_mummy.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|Mummification, blood & gore, feeding|In Ancient Egypt a nasty pharaoh, who enjoyed abusing his subjects, finally dies. He's mummified and entombed. He should never again see the light of day or else he'll bring with him a scourge. In the present day, a treasure seeker uncovers the tomb and opens it. An unsuspecting photographer decides to use the mummy and tomb for his modeling shoot. What can go wrong?

This film probably inspired The Mummy. The acting in this film is laughably bad! It seems like they used real fashion models instead of actors. I could see them saying: "look at all this [spray painted junk]. I'm rich!" Still, it's not a bad zombie film.|0|EOE 2424|Phantom (2012)|4|phantom.jpg|335|475|Ed Harris|1 hr, 38 min|Blood|An ailing and soon-to-retire captain is given his first submarine back to command. The KGB has a top secret device that will be tested during the cruise. The old captain suspects something contrary to the Soviet best intentions. Is he correct or is his illness confusing his judgement?

This is not The Hunt For Red October; however, it is very exciting and kept me interested throughout. There are some errors like why would a crew member be on the toilet during battle stations? The story builds upon a Cold War secret (i.e. the K-129) allegedly kept by both the American and Russian governments to this day. The captain's character is well developed. The movie was shot entirely in an actual Soviet Foxtrot sub & computer graphics are well employed. Recommended!|0|EOE 2425|These Final Hours (2013)|4|thesefinalhours.jpg|317|475|Nathan Phillips, Angourie Rice|1 hr, 27 min|Mayhem|An enormous meteor has hit the north Atlantic, resulting in an unimaginably large wave. Europe is gone. The American Eastern Seaboard "has been affected, as has the west coast of Africa." The wave is making its way around the globe towards Australia, bringing with it a firestorm of destruction. In 12 hours it will strike Western Australia. The main character is determined to get to his party, despite the impending disaster. Along the way, he rescues a cute, little girl who was kidnapped by a pair of unsavory men. His choice is to party or to help a child in need.

This Australian, apocalyptic film is set in Perth. It does an excellent job of portraying what could happen in such a situation. But there's also a voice of reason. The man on the radio brings the crisis back to earth during the calm intervals. The most enjoyable aspect is that a drug-using party animal is changed by a young girl. She makes him what he should be, even if it's only right before the end. I recommend this somber, human film!|0|EOE 2426|Sick: Survive the Night (2012)|0|sick_night.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 28 min|Blood & gore|Two years after a zombie outbreak, the world is overrun. Scientists around the world work to find a cure. Meanwhile society has collapsed to cannibalism, con games, and preying on the weak. One researcher leaves the protection of her government bunker. She intends to go back to her parents' house. Is there another reason?

This Canadian film is alright, and quite good for being low budget. There is a focus on character interaction during an apocalypse rather than just gore, which is good.|0|EOE 2427|Let Sleeping Corpses Lie - The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue - Non si deve profanare il sonno dei morti (1974)|0|let_lie.jpg|336|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|Blood & gore, feeding|A London art dealer leaves for a weekend in the countryside. Nearing his destination, his Norton motorcycle is backed into by an attractive woman in a Mini. She insists that before he borrows her car to complete his journey, he drop her off at her sister's house. Meanwhile a farmer has chosen a new technology that uses ultrasonic waves to kill insects. While waiting for directions, the woman is chased by a wet man. Is she going mad?

This zombie film is set in rural England and is enjoyable. The ideas and filming are representative of the time. The story is pretty good and the characters are well finished. The cars and women were better looking back then!|0|EOE 2428|When Trumpets Fade (1998)|2|when_fade.jpg|335|475|Ron Eldard|1 hr, 35 min|War|Just before the Battle of the Hurtgen Forest in the autumn of 1944, a private walks out of the woods as the lone survivor. He tries his best to get a Section 8 (discharged for insanity). It doesn't work. He then finds himself the leader of a squad. He continues to demonstrate his leadership skills and is promoted just before a would-be deadly push againt Nazi tanks near Schmidt.

This HBO TV movie is very good. It may not be completely accurate. Still, I found it enjoyable and admirable. This battle was overshadowed by the Battle of the Bulge. It's good to see the sacrifices of the men involved credited in this film.|1|EOE 2429|Gangsters, Guns and Zombies (2012)|0|gangsters_zombies.jpg|321|475|Vincent Jerome, Cassandra Orhan, Huggy Lever, Charlie Rawes|1 hr, 28 min|Blood & vomit|A group of gangsters have robbed a bank. One of their company was shot and is bleeding to death. They've stolen a van and are trying to get to their safe house. Meanwhile, a zombie outbreak has occurred. They have traded the fuzz for the undead!

This independent English film is well filmed and decently acted. There's a good use of computer graphics to maintain the low budget. The result is hilarious! The audience grows to like the characters. There are bloopers during credits. Recommended!|0|EOE 2430|After the Dawn (2012)|5|afterthedawn.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 28 min|None.|A woman is looking for her husband. They were separated when an infection overtook the States. Along the way, she meets a young boy who appears tramatized by the crisis. Can she help him?

This is a boring film! The idea is good enough but some of the acting is terrible. The ending is the best part.|0|EOE 2431|The Grapes of Death - Les Raisins de la Mort (1978)|0|raisins_mort.jpg|358|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|Rash, blood & gore, violence|A young woman is taking a train from Paris to wine country to visit her fiancé. She's riding in an otherwise empty car with a girlfriend. The train stops and a man gets on, kills her friend, and chases her off the train. Then, she stumbles through the countryside looking for help, finding only death.

This French film is OK. The photography is typical of the time: long shots and close, face shots. It does make for a creepy film. The effects, though gruesome, are impressive. This film has an anti-pesticide message, and I agree I only want to drink organic wine now!|0|EOE 2432|The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)|5|earth_screaming.jpg|318|475|Willard Parker|1 hr, 2 min|None.|The film opens with a man driving through the English countryside and everyone is dead. Eventually he finds others who are alive and they try to figure out what happened. Then, strange bipods in spacesuits appear and kill one of their group. Are they responsible for the widespread death?

This '60s British film is short and sweet. It's worth watching and runs well, ending on a positive note.|0|EOE 2433|The Horror of Party Beach (1963)|5|horror_beach.jpg|358|475|None.|1 hr, 18 min|None.|Radioactive waste from a leaking drum exposes human skeletons in an old shipwreck. Monsters grow from the skeletons. They attack and kill people in a Connecticut seaside town.

The monsters are so bad that they're funny. Also, it's obvious that this movie was directed by a man because of the way the bikini clad girls are filmed at the beginning of the film! There's original '60s beach music.|0|EOE 2434|Eaters (2015)|0|eaters.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|Gore|Five people stop at a lonely rest stop in New Mexico. One of the women goes missing and the rest blame a group of bikers who just left the rest area. They confront the motorcyclists and learn that they didn't take their friend. They drive on and stop in an abandoned tourist attraction for fuel. There, they find real danger.

This is an independent slasher/cannibal film. It's pretty bad. Similar to Wolf Creek, only a lot worse.|0|EOE 2435|Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies (2016)|0|attack_zombies.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 17 min|Vomit, blood & gore|The snow-maker for a small, alpine ski lodge develops a chemical that will allow the snow-making machines to produce snow at much high temperatures. It uses a green liquid. This then sprays all over a Russian investor during a presentation. Guess what it turns him into?

This Austrian film is silly and clichéd. Even the characters know they're in a film because to protect themselves "it really depends on which kind of zombie movie we're in." The new idea is that zombies like music: it stops them trying to eat people. Mercifully, this film is short. It's probably best viewed while drunk!|0|EOE 2436|Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption (2011)|0|zombie_redemption.jpg|336|475|None.|1 hr, 42 min|Blood, violence, gore|A zombie infection occurs so the U.S. and Soviet Union--yeah, welcome back to 1986--launch their nuclear weapons to wipe out the undead. Instead, it kills most of the uninfected people. Years later, a man is left in the desert to die. He's rescued by a small group. A villain is after him, too.

This film seems like a SyFy movie: sexual innuendo, excessive violence, yelling, and a crazed villain. There's a scene after the credits that isn't really needed. Not too bad of a film.|0|EOE 2437|The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)|5|philadelphiaexperiment.jpg|315|475|None.|1 hr, 41 min|None.|In 1943, the U.S. navy tests an experiment to cloak a ship from radar. The experiment goes wrong and the test ship disappears. Two sailors drop out into 1984 in a town that then disappears. They try to make sense of what happened to them.

Has it been about thirty years since I saw this film? This is a fun, time travel film with decent acting and a plot that moves along smoothly. It's also a time capsule of 1984. Recommended!|0|EOE 2438|Millennium (1989)|5|millennium.jpg|303|475|Kris Kristofferson|1 hr, 41 min|None.|The film opens with a 747 on descent to Minneapolis being run over by a DC-10. The flight engineer goes aft to look at a damaged wing and notices that the passengers are all dead! Was he hallucinating? A federal investigator, who's sent, begins to notice discrepancies after the fatal crash.

This film is based on short story. There's an obvious agenda, and the visual effects are dated. Nevertheless this is a decent time travel film that's a bit slow in the middle. It was worth seeing again, as an adult.|0|EOE 2439|The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)|5|man_infinity.jpg|317|475|Jeremy Irons, Dev Patel, Toby Jones|1 hr, 48 min|None.|An uneducated and poor Indian man aspires to publish the formulae running through his mind. The year is 1913 and finally G.H. Hardy, professor of mathematics at Trinity College, takes a risk and invites him to England. The rest is history.

This film is based on actual events. It's really quite well performed and filmed. The backdrop of the First World War makes this an excellent period film, also. Recommended.|0|EOE 2440|Grabbers (2011)|2|grabbers.jpg|339|475|Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley|1 hr, 34 min|Alien goo|Something from out-of-this-world crashes into the sea just off shore of an Irish island. A fisherman brings home an unusual catch in his lobster pot. He puts it in his bathtub and heads to the pub. When he returns later, he find it's an alien, which he kills. Could it be the start of an alien invasion? How did he survive? Will the rest of island live with the chief of Garda on vacation?

This Irish film is beautiful filmed in County Donegal. The film is also very, very funny (in an Irish sense) with a great cast. I really enjoyed how the townsfolk warded off the alien invasion. It is a bit too graphic, but, boy, is it a fun movie with a good ending. Recommended.|0|EOE 2441|The Last Survivors - The Well (2014)|3|lastsurvivors.jpg|317|475|Haley Lu Richardson, Max Charles|1 hr, 35 min|Blood|In the near future, it hasn't rained for ten years. The wells serving the few remaining survivors in the valley are running dry. Meanwhile, a greedy and ruthless man is pumping out all the groundwater. This movie follows two teenaged orphans as they search for a distributor cap. The cap will allow them to escape in a small airplane.

The scenery of this film is impressive. I like the small touches like boats and docks in the middle of a desert. The plot struggles a bit despite reasonable character development.|0|EOE 2442|Tube - Tubeu (2003)|4|tube.jpg|357|475|Bae Doona, Kim Suk-hoon|1 hr, 56 min|Blood|The film opens with a bad guy killing a high-ranking government official in an airport terminal. He and his team make a spectacular escape, sustaining only a single casualty. The bullet comes from a long-hated enemy and rival of the assassin, Detective Jay. The bad guy, who's known as T, then takes control of a subway train. He's intent on settling a score with the Korean Prime Minister. Can the detective stop him?

This Korean action movie is mostly explosions and gun play. Really, it's just a fun flick that shelves reality and the laws of physics for entertainment. Worth watching!|0|EOE 2443|Supervolcano (2004)|5|supervolcano.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 56 min|None.|A team of National Geological Service scientists monitor the subsurface volcano that lies beneath Yellowstone National Park. Signs point to an imminent eruption; however, a previous false alarm prevents the lead scientist from calling for a total evacuation.

This TV film is better than many disaster shows. It doesn't have a political message always smacking the audience in the face, like a damp towel. It merely presents a disaster that could potentially happen at any time. Be thankful it hasn't happened! Well done!|1|EOE 2444|41 (2012)|5|41.jpg|317|475|Chris Gibson|1 hr, 22 min|None.|An university student meets himself. His warning, to himself, is: don't go to a motel. Naturally, the student wonders why and visits the motel. This choice sets into motion a chain of events that may not be broken, ever. Can he make amends? How far must he go back in time?

This Australian time-travel film is very good. It may not be as deep as some; however, it is no less enjoyable. The filming and soundtrack are exquisite. This work could be an independent film. It was available on Youtube. Recommended!|0|EOE 2445|Volcano (1997)|5|volcano.jpg|317|475|Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche|1 hr, 44 min|None.|A moderate earthquake opens up a lava vent in downtown Los Angeles. The source is the LaBrea tar pits. Can the boss of a disaster center and a geologist save the city?

This is fun, if unrealistic, disaster film. The special effects aren't bad for being produced in 1997. Anne Heche looks great, too! It's exciting.|0|EOE 2446|Puzzlehead (2004)|5|puzzlehead.jpg|323|475|Stephen Galaida, Robbie Shapiro|1 hr, 21 min|None.|In a dark, near-future of violence, an inventor has created an android. He gives it his memories and teaches it to learn. But when the android saves the life of a grocery store clerk, upon whom he has a crush; he begins to feel threatened by his creation.

This is a dark, somber film. It is rather depressing. The concept and filming are good. It was independently produced.|0|EOE 2447|Timestalkers (1986)|5|timestalkers.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A history professor, who loves the Wild West, suddenly loses his beloved wife and son in a freak car wreck. He tries to move on, so his love of the West becomes his life. At an auction, he and a friend purchase a couple of old trunks and their contents. What he discovers in his trunk could change his understanding of time. It may even attract the attention of others!

This time travel flick is great fun! The characters are likeable and memorable. The plot flows well. I especially enjoyed the method of showing the flashbacks at the beginning. All in all, this is a lost pearl of the '80s time-travel mania. A fairly unusual Panther is chosen as the hero's car. This TV movie is based on a novel, and I recommend it!|1|EOE 2448|[REC] 3: Génesis (2011)|0|rec3.jpg|333|475|Leticia Dolera, Diego Martín|1 hr, 20 min|Blood & gore|Clara and Koldo are getting married. Before the ceremony, an uncle remarks that he was bitten by a seemingly-dead dog. At the reception, he falls off a balcony and then attacks another person. During the ensuing mayhem the bride & bridegroom are separated. Will they get back together?

This is the third in the [REC] series. This Spanish film follows the same style as the first movie and its sequel, only with new characters. It is enjoyable, too. The lighthearted nature of this film contrasts well with the horror. The new aspect is that these zombies are stunned by words from the Bible. Also, it's not every day that the bride wields a chainsaw, and the groom is dressed in a suit of armor!|0|EOE 2449|Shock Waves (1976)|5|shockwaves.jpg|339|475|Peter Cushing, Brooke Adams|1 hr, 25 min|None.|A charter boat gets lost in the Caribbean when the compass fails. Then, the boat is hit by a freighter at night, taking the boat's seaworthiness. The crew and guests head for a nearby island and encounter an odd, old man. Along the way, they find their captain, who is mysteriously drowned.

This is a good horror film. Peter Cushing explains the backstory, which involves a Nazi experiment to make more efficient sailors for the U-boats. The resultant monsters are definitely creepy! Brooke Adams also looks great, spending most of the time in a bikini. Worth watching.|0|EOE 2450|Coco Chanel (2008)|5|cocochanel.jpg|335|475|None.|2 hr, 19 min|None.|This TV movie attempts to explain the complicated individual who became such a big name in the French fashion scene. Miss Chanel propelled her practical, and groundbreaking, ideas to world-renown through sheer determination.

Normally, I don't watch this type of film. This one is pretty good. I could have done without the excessively long romantic scenes. I would have, instead, enjoyed seeing more of the woman's art. The flashback method of storytelling is freshened with clever visual transitions. If you have even a passing interest in fashion, then this is probably a film to see.|1|EOE 2451|Dead of Night - Deathdream (1974)|3|dead_night.jpg|317|475|Richard Backus, John Marley, Lynn Carlin|1 hr, 28 min|Slit throat, blood|A middle class, Florida family receive a telegram from the U.S. military. The son was killed in action in Vietnam. Then, mysteriously, he shows up late one night. Obviously, they are happy to have him back and wonder how the military could have been wrong. Or were they? The young man does say: "I was dead" in first scene!

This horror film is characteristic of the time period. The acting is good all around; however, the three main actors really shine. The effect of the Vietnam conflict plays strongly throughout the film, also. This is a creepy film.|0|EOE 2452|Hard Rock Zombies (1985)|3|hardrockzombies.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 37 min|Blood & gore|A pretty woman flags down a couple of guys in a car. She then lures them to a pond and drowns them. Next, a hair band is playing in a small, rural bar. Their manager is trying to get them into better gigs and says playing every small town is the way; however, a cute girl warns the lead singer not to go to the next town. They continue to the town anyway and pick up the pretty, murdering woman who invites them to stay at her family's house. Meanwhile, the lead singer is working on music that is supposed to raise the dead. What will happen next?

Yes, this plot is a jumble. This low-budget is filmed in Fuji color. Wow! There's something for everyone: scenes of a girl dancing, homicidal dwarves, small towns, Nazis, nudity, zombies, scenes of southern California, a corny music video, etc. It also pokes fun at metal bands and religion. "This sounds like a cheap movie." The dialog is funny, too. Unique to watch because it's so outrageous and terrible!|0|EOE 2453|My Name is Nobody - Il mio nome è Nessuno (1973)|4|mynameisnobody.jpg|305|475|Terence Hill, Henry Fonda|1 hr, 56 min|Urinating|A battered hero destroys an ambush of three gunfighters, killing them all, even the one impersonating as his barber. Jack Beauregard doesn't trust anybody. He's older, now, so he figures it's time to retire. All is going well until he meets a fan called "Nobody". He doesn't know if he can trust "Nobody". Maybe if his name was Trinity?

I understand why the urinating scene is there, but must it be so long? Hell, Trinity is back! He hasn't forgotten to eat "his" beans either! Only, his name isn't Trinity: his name is Nobody. Still, it's great to see Terence Hill's epic character back in some form. This film is even more slapstick than the Trinity movies. (Here is a link to the first movie and the sequel.) Henry Fonda brings a grown-up part. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 2454|Passengers (2016)|5|passengers_2016.jpg|321|475|Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen|1 hr, 56 min|None.|Aboard an interstellar ship, which is bound for a new colony planet, a malfunction trips Jim's suspended-animation bed. He wakes up and soon finds himself alone with 90 years left till arrival. After a year, he decides to awaken a woman that he's learned all about. But the ship's malfunction has increased in severity and threatens the ship with destruction. Can they figure it out?

This film is long, but a lot happens: it's worth seeing. It puts a positive spin on being the last couple alive. The instrumental theme reminds me of the game Mass Effect. Even the design of the spaceship is obviously influenced by the game. I recommend this space survival film.|0|EOE 2455|The Tower (2012)|4|thetower.jpg|333|475|None.|2 hr, 1 min|Peril|A new twin skyscraper complex is open for a Christmas Eve party. They're the tallest buildings in Seoul. In a rush to be ready for the party, the sprinkler system doesn't work above a certain floor. But the real trouble occurs when a helicopter, dumping fake snow, is caught in an updraft and loses control. It crashes into one of the buildings, starting a major fire.

This Korean disaster film may rub some the wrong way: twin skyscrapers that are hit by an aircraft may be too close to September 11th. Still, this is a good disaster film that draws a lot from Towering Inferno. The effects in this film are excellent.|0|EOE 2456|Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)|4|mechanic2.jpg|317|475|Jason Statham|1 hr, 39 min|Blood|The Mechanic has retired from being a contract killer, and is living in Rio de Janeiro. He's discovered by a former acquaintance who wants him to resume his previous occupation. He finds the Mechanic's weakness, and uses it against him.

This is good, like the original. The action and gadgets are good. The shots of the landscape are impressive.|0|EOE 2457|Foreign Correspondent (1940)|5|foreigncorrespondent.jpg|327|475|Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Albert Basserman, Edward Conrad|2 hr|None.|A New York reporter, who's a bit rough around the edges, is about to be dismissed after a row with the police, while on the job. The chief editor of his newspaper calls the fiesty reporter into his office. Rather belligerently, the reporter says fire me or leave me alone. Instead, the boss promotes him to foreign correspondent in Europe. It's 1939 and news reaching America is that no war will ever break out in Europe. The reporter, relieved that he won't be sacked after all, accepts the promotion and relishes it. Perhaps he has bitten off more than he can chew?

This film has witty dialogue, an exciting plot of intrigue, deep characters, and a bit of a love story. The strong story probably captured the hearts of those living through the War. It's definitely a very powerful film on many levels. The filming is beautifully executed, as is expected from Hitchcock. I can't imagine what it must have been like to see this film in the cinemas in 1940. Highly recommended!|0|EOE 2458|Knight and Day (2010)|5|knight_day.jpg|321|475|Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz|1 hr, 49 min|None.|A guy bumps into a girl in an airport in Kansas. She likes him and soon learns that he's some sort of spy hiding something called the Zephyr. She learns this fact after she exits the airplane lavatory and finds everyone else dead. Then, they are chased around the world by a government agency and other interested parties.

This is a decent action-comedy, if one ignores the lack of realism. The film's not morbid at all, despite my relation of the plot. I guess, it's just serious and funny enough. There are a few good car chases. Worth watching.|0|EOE 2459|Bio Zombie (1998)|5|biozombie.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 35 min|None.|Two guys wander an underground mall. They obviously have no idea what they're doing. Then, they are hip deep in a zombie invasion.

This Hong Kong film is comical and enjoyable. A zombie aficionado won't regret watching this film. Thank you, Youtube.|0|EOE 2460|Death Race 3: Inferno (2012)|0|deathrace3.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 45 min|Violence, blood & gore, slow-motion|Frankenstein, the convicted-criminal, star driver, has won four races. His fifth win means that he wins his freedom. That's the main rule in Death Race: inmates can win their freedom after five victories in the race. The company running Death Race has been forceful taken over, so it's feared that Frankenstein will not win his freedom, even if he wins the race.

This is the unrated version. Maybe that's why the film seems even more demeaning towards women than the previous film? Other infractions add up, also. Another curse of the unrated version? The action is good, the acting isn't. The ending is somewhat clever, though this idea is becoming worn out!|0|EOE 2461|Cast Away (2000)|5|cast_away.jpg|305|475|Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt|2 hr, 24 min|None.|A FedEx guy travels the world to enhance the delivery service of the company. One fateful day, he leaves for Malaysia. He leaves his would-be fiancé with the promise of returning for New Year's Day. Only his plane goes down, off course, in the south Pacific Ocean. He's the only survivor, but he washes onto an island with a few Fedex packages.

From beginning to end, this is a wonderful film. I fell asleep the first time I watched it, a decade ago. But not this time! Well acted and beautifully filmed. This is a modern great. Tom Hanks' physical transformation proves how devoted this actor is to his profession. High recommended!|0|EOE 2462|Monster Trucks (2016)|4|monstertrucks.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 45 min|Vomit|A high school guy works in a junkyard. He rides the bus to school. These things make him feel uncool. He aspires to build a truck and leave his small, North Dakota town. Meanwhile, the local oil drilling company hits the deepest pocket of water ever known. Should they drill through to an expected gold-mine of petroleum? Could that link the two stories?

This cute, family film is disrupted by a short shot of vomit. Otherwise, this is a fairly typical movie of girl-meets-boy, and boy doesn't get it, story. There are some underlying political statements; however, this movie is enjoyable and worth viewing. It brings a new meaning to "monster" trucks! This is an example of a good use of computer graphics.|0|EOE 2463|The Time Machine (1978)|5|timemachine_1978.jpg|273|475|None.|1 hr, 37 min|None.|The film opens with a Soviet satellite set to crash into Los Angeles, spreading radioactivity. A scientist, who works for Mega Corporation, saves the day. He's also developing a time machine while he is supposed to be designing a new weapon. The time machine works and he travels in time.

This TV movie is dated. It's nowhere near as good as the original film or the 2002 remake. Still, it's not bad for a low budget TV film. It was filmed in Utah.|1|EOE 2464|Beyond the Time Barrier (1959)|5|beyond_barrier.jpg|306|475|None.|1 hr, 14 min|None.|An air force pilot attempts the first X-80 "space" flight 100 miles up. He's nearly in space and somehow jumps forward nearly half a century in time. There, he finds a culture living beneath the ground. They are mostly deaf and mute, having survived a plague. Can he return to his own time to warn of the upcoming plague?

This film is short and sweet. It's worth watching. It was available on Youtube.|0|EOE 2465|Romancing the Stone (1984)|4|romancing_stone.jpg|302|475|Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner|1 hr, 45 min|Gore|A romance novelist's sister is being held for ransom in Colombia. The writer decides to leave her almost-hermit-like life in New York City and come to her sister's aid. Along the way, she meets a man who she pays to get her to the ransom meeting, after she is led off-course. He's interested in her treasure map, or maybe more.

This film is a romantic adventure with comedy thrown in. It's the original to Jewel of the Nile. This flick is a fun, adventure film that set the stage for current films of this type. Recommended.|0|EOE 2466|[REC]4 (2014)|0|rec4.jpg|311|475|Manuela Velasco|1 hr, 35 min|Blood & gore|This film picks up where [REC]2 left off. The cute reporter has been rescued from the Barcelona apartment building. She awakens to find herself and her rescuers in quarantine on a boat. Also, the sole survivor from the wedding reception in [REC]3 is on board. But it seems that the scientists aboard the ship are hiding something. As a large storm bears down on the ship, what could go wrong?

I really enjoyed this film. I think the [REC] franchise improves with every movie. This is supposed to be the final film. We'll see.|0|EOE 2467|Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)|5|journey_planet.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 17 min|None.|A space mission to explore Uranus "loses" time just before landing. A malevolent voice claims that it will use their thoughts to take over the earth. The astronauts are stunned to find Uranus is just like home, too much so. And they see women from their past who lure them.

This classic science fiction film is not bad. The effects, acting, and story are alright. I think it's a Sunday afternoon type of film.|0|EOE 2468|Mazes and Monsters (1982)|5|mazes_monsters.jpg|317|475|Tom Hanks|1 hr, 41 min|None.|A college student moves to a new university. His disinterested parents warn him against playing a roleplaying game named Mazes and Monsters. He's doing well until he answers a college ad for a new player of the game. One of them decides to move the game to nearby, restricted caves. By this time, they notice that the new student has changed, becoming obssessed with the game.

I think Tom Hanks may choose to forget this early film. But, it's really not that bad. The story is based on the real roleplaying game Dungeons and Dragons.|0|EOE 2469|The Pact of Silence - Le Pacte du silence (2002)|4|pact_silence.jpg|356|475|Élodie Bouchez, Gérard Depardieu|1 hr, 35 min|Blood|This French film opens with one women seemingly in prison and in a convent at the same time. Also introduced is a priest who seems to have a dark past. Gradually, an intriguing mystery is pieced together. I won't write more for fear of giving it away.|0|EOE 2470|The Mummy (1959)|5|mummy_1959.jpg|302|475|Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee|1 hr, 28 min|None.|In the late 19th century, the tomb of Princess Ananka of Egypt is discovered and opened by English archeologists. Then, one of the Britons is shocked into a three-year period of "mental illness." When he finally speaks again, he talks of a vengeful mummy. They think he's gone mad; however, an Egyptian priest is angry with the desecration of the tomb and vows to exact revenge. Thus, a mummy is released.

This film probably inspired The Mummy. There are several similarities in the story. The theme of the soundtrack is also similar. The minor characters in the pubs are hilarious. The film is exciting.|0|EOE 2471|Repeat Performance (1947)|5|repeatperformance.jpg|302|475|Joan Leslie|1 hr, 32 min|None.|A woman shoots her husband dead on New Year's Eve. She wishes it never happened and then lives the year over again. She tries to right wrongs, but finds that time won't let her change it.

This classic film is based on novel. It's more about the main characters than time travel. Still, it's worth viewing. Youtube has a copy.|0|EOE 2472|A Little Bit Zombie (2011)|0|a_zombie.jpg|299|475|Stephen McHattie|1 hr, 28 min|Blood & gore & gross behavior|The film opens with two people hunting zombies using an orb. Yes, they're employing a crystal ball! Meanwhile, two couples go to a country cabin to plan a wedding. They don't know one of them will become a zombie.

A zombie mosquito starts it all. Good stuff! This Canadian film is fairly funny and not bad overall. It was "crowd funded". In other words, enthusiasts donated money for the production of this independent film. There's a short scene after the credits.|0|EOE 2473|Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)|0|underworld5.jpg|317|475|Kate Beckinsale, Theo James|1 hr, 31 min|Blood & gore|Selene, the central character, has told her hybrid daughter to hide. But the Lycans and vampires, alike, still track Selene looking for her daughter. An ambitious vampire, Semira, invites her back to the vampire stronghold and then frames her for multiple murders. Selene escapes with the help of a fellow vampire, David. They head north to avoid the hunters.

This is the fifth movie in the Underworld series. Northmen vampires is an interesting twist. The Semira character wears a different, sexy outfit in every scene. This film is much the same as the other sequels.|0|EOE 2474|The Girl With All the Gifts (2016)|0|girl_gifts.jpg|317|475|Sennia Nanua, Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine|1 hr, 51 min|Terror, blood & gore|This film opens with a young girl strapping herself into a wheelchair, inside a locked, dungeon cell. She's readying herself for "transit" to the classroom, which is also underground. There, she learns all sorts of normal things, and she demonstrates her unequaled intelligence. The trouble is that her proud teacher is prone to get a bit too close. The result of contact is demonstrated by a soldier. Fortunately, all is OK until their military base is breached, and the safety controls disappear.

How is it that only the British can make truly terrifying zombie films? Like 28 Days Later, the beginning of this film is absolutely scary! After that, it is beautifully filmed, showing a world a decade after a post-apocalyptic event. There was less need for computer graphics. (British Leyland set the stage for the abandoned auto factory scenes.)

The zombie outbreak was caused by a fungal infection gone rampant. I like how they explained why things happened. Poor Gemma looks like a zombie after the first few scenes. I enjoyed this film a lot! It was adapted from a novel.|0|EOE 2475|Killjoys (2015, 2016, 2017, present)|5|killjoys.jpg|317|475|None.|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|A woman and a man are headhunters, so to speak, in a space-based future. This TV program tries to be Firefly, but doesn't work. It's more of a cross between Alias and Firefly with no real drive of its own.|1|EOE 2476|Army of the Dead (2007)|0|army_dead.jpg|334|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|Blood & gore|A Chicago professor brings some of his colleagues and students to the Southwestern desert for an off-road race. He has an ulterior motive. He wants to uncover a lost Anasazi treasure rumored to be lost in nearby Mexico. The snag is that this treasure is guarded by an unknown force, which may have centuries of history backing it.

This independent film isn't bad. The visual effects aren't too bad. Just don't expect much. The acting is a bit awkward, of course, and the story is nothing new.|0|EOE 2477|Forbidden World (1982)|0|forbiddenworld.jpg|318|475|None.|1 hr, 17 min|Gore & blood|The film begins with a robot waking up a human pilot to fight off some space pirates. After that, he finds that his mission has been changed to an investigation at a remote research facility. There, they claim that a genetic creation has destroyed a laboratory, but is now in metamorphosis in an incubation unit. It probably can't get out, if the unit stays closed. Guess what happens next.

This gore fest is hard to take. Walls, counters, floors, even the doctor's costume, are covered in blood. But the pretty, early 1980s women are delightful to see! I guess this movie is a cult classic, which is probably, in no small part, because of the unnecessary shower scene! Gratuitous nudity and gore makes this flick a poster child for 1980s horror.|0|EOE 2478|This Is Not a Test (1962)|5|this_test.jpg|339|475|None.|1 hr, 12 min|None.|A policeman is given the order to set up a roadblock on a California mountain road. He, and the early morning motorists, don't know why the road has been closed. Then, the reason comes over the police radio: the cities are being evacuated because the nation is under attack. "This is not a test."

This movie shows how a small group of strangers cope with an impending nuclear attack. This classic film is available on Youtube.|0|EOE 2479|MindGamers (2016)|3|mindgamers.jpg|322|475|None.|1 hr, 39 min|Blood|This film tries to explore the mind and quantum computing. The idea is that linking many minds to one, in a paralyzed body, will allow that body to move. Instead, it delivers a confusing plot performed by lackluster characters with BASE jumpers. I dozed off two-thirds of the way through and didn't bother to rewind it. What a disappointment because the idea is sound!|0|EOE 2480|Disaster L.A. (2014)|3|disasterla.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 23 min|Blood & gore|A meteor strike in Los Angeles instigates fear. But when the meteors cause the dead to return to life, that's another story. This movie watches a couple of brothers and their friends as they try to survive the apocalypse.

Having lived in the Southland for a few years, I can understand the nuances of this film. There's no talk of getting a gun, only a hope to escape the plague and the subsequent reaction. It's tough to explain, but this small-budget film hits home.|0|EOE 2481|Stalingrad (1992)|2|stalingrad.jpg|337|475|None.|2 hr, 18 min|War|The film opens with a company of Nazi storm troopers resting in Italy after a successful campaign in north Africa. Their lieutenant has been badly wounded and has been replaced. The replacement proves himself when he leads his men in combat on the Eastern Front, specifically the Battle of Stalingrad.

This brutal, long battle is brought to life in this German movie. The production is very impressive and must have been very expensive. The acting and plot are very good. There's a powerful message about war, too. It's refreshing to see Nazi soldiers who are disillusioned with the cause.|0|EOE 2482|The Night the World Exploded (1957)|5|night_exploded.jpg|310|475|Kathryn Grant, William Leslie|1 hr, 3 min|None.|An university scientist develops a machine to predict earthquakes long before they occur. His device foretells a large earthquake soon. He warns the California government, but his warning goes unheeded. A large 'quake strikes the Southland killing thousands. Now, the government is interested. The machine figures that a tremendous earthquake, unlike any before, is coming.

This short film is set on proving why we should change our ways. The way it does it is much better than contemporary films, because emotion isn't allowed to run away with the truth. This is a quality, '50s film.|0|EOE 2483|Robinson Crusoe (1954)|5|robinsoncrusoe_1954.jpg|309|475|Dan O'Herlihy|1 hr, 30 min|None.|This film does a good job converting Daniel Defoe's famous novel into a movie. There are some unrealistic details; however, these don't matter. It is close to the novel.|0|EOE 2484|The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988)|5|thenavigator.jpg|350|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|None.|Connor returns from a visit outside his small mining village in Cumbria, England. He brings back news of the Black Death, which is killing everyone, and is on its way. His brother Griffin is glad that he has returned and sees a way to ward off the plague. They follow his visions and dig their way through the earth to 1988 New Zealand. There, their plan is to cast a copper spire and raise it on the cathedral.

This film is not relaxing. It's filmed in a clever manner. The 14th century is mostly filmed in black and white, while the 20th is in color. This quirky film was shot in New Zealand.|0|EOE 2485|Train to Busan - Busanhaeng (2016)|1|traintobusan.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 58 min|Blood & gore|The film opens with a Korean farmer complaining about a quarantine. He thinks it's another outbreak of foot and mouth disease. But, after he inadvertently hits and kills a deer, the audience knows this is something new. Because the dead deer gets up and walks away. Meanwhile, the hero is closing a deal on a hedge fund. His young daughter just wants to spend time with him, so he reluctantly takes the express train south to Busan to visit her mother, his ex-wife. A last-minute stowaway brings the emerging problem to this train.

This Korean zombie film is excellent. It has the elements of a disaster film, also. But, it doesn't forget that characters are the meat--bad pun?--of any story. The production is excellent. This is no small-budget, undead film. Really, this is zombies on a train, only with a budget and good actors. Recommended.|0|EOE 2486|Split (2017)|4|split.jpg|307|475|James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy|1 hr, 57 min|Gore|Three young women are abducted. They learn that their captor has a split personality. One of the three girls knows how to deal with this sort of situation. But can she deal with the personality that is said to be coming? Can she confront The Beast? Does it exist?

This M. Night Shyamalan film is creepy. The two main actors do an impressive job. McAvoy, in particular, is scarily convincing. The final scene links back to a previous film. Cool touch.|0|EOE 2487|St. Vincent (2014)|5|stvincent.jpg|321|475|Bill Murray|1 hr, 42 min|None.|A grumpy old man lives alone in Brooklyn. After a night of heavy drinking, he knocks down his own fence while parking his car. The next morning a moving van brings a branch down on the car. This is how he meets his new neighbors, a single mother and a boy.

This movie starts out pretty depressingly. It gets better, but still is no comedy. Rather, maybe a comedic drama? Worth watching.|0|EOE 2488|Firestarter (1984)|5|firestarter.jpg|317|475|Drew Barrymore|1 hr, 54 min|None.|A father and daughter are being chased by feds. Flashback a decade and the father meets the future mother where an experimental drug is injected in them, and a few others. The drug gives the future couple special powers. Their daughter has the particularly stong talent of starting fires with her mind.

Drew Barrymore does a very good job for an eight-year-old. The story and plot move along well. The climatic scene is impressive. This is based on a Stephen King novel. Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina.|0|EOE 2489|Arrival (2016)|5|arrival_2016.jpg|317|475|Amy Adams|1 hr, 56 min|None.|Twelve alien spaceships land around the world. Communication is not immediately established so a language instructor is recruited by the military. She's also appears to be dealing with the death of her teenage daughter. The linguist learns the alien language, and this knowledge provides her with another gift.

This science fiction film presents strong character development with a clever alien race. This film is based on a novel, and is very enjoyable. Recommended.|0|EOE 2490|Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)|0|residentevil_chapter.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 46 min|Sounds, violence, gore|Alice learns a way to reverse the effect of the t-virus. But to accomplish her dream, she must return to the Umbrella Corporation's complex underneath Raccoon City, or the crater that was left behind. But first, she must escape what's left of Washington D.C.

This film is supposed to be the "final chapter". I sincerely doubt that it is the final Resident Evil movie. Regardless, this movie runs like a video game. It's quick and doesn't waste time, like any good action film. I really enjoyed it for this reason. The fluff is cut out and what remains is an honest beginning for an end of a main character. Oh, and Ali Larter looks good.|0|EOE 2491|12 Monkeys (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)|0|12monkeys_2015.jpg|317|475|Aaron Stanford, Amanda Schull|Each episode approximately 45 min|Blood & violence|In 2043, the world population has been dramatically reduced by a plague. The remaining people are slowly dying. A group of scientists have the ability to send a man back in time. He'll meet a doctor who, in the future, will leave behind a voice message for posterity. The scientists choose James Cole to go back, meet this female doctor, and try to change the past, averting the worldwide pandemic.

This SyFy remake of the original movie (of the same name) flows in a less confusing way. It's well done and enjoyable.|1|EOE 2492|xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2016)|3|xxx2.jpg|317|475|Vin Diesel|1 hr, 47 min|Violence|Gibbons, the handler from xXx, is killed by a falling satellite. Evidently, a bad guy has a machine to fell satellites at will, and on a target. The new NSA--not CIA--handler seeks out Xander Cage to lead the fully-established xXx program against the aggressors.

I really enjoyed the first film. This third film, the real sequel, tries to follow the original formula, but misses by a lot. Yes, it has the corniness down, but that's not enough. For instance, the Xander character is a "lone wolf", and "the NSA" isn't necessarily the enemy: Xander just doesn't like the government. The opening scene of this new film just doesn't have the same impact as the original. Also, I didn't appreciate the abusive re-make of Chicago's "Saturday in the Park". This film could have been much better. Just to be sure, I immediately re-watched the original: it is, of course, so much cooler with less violence. The music is much, much better, too! Enjoy the original, skip this one.|0|EOE 2493|The Handmaid's Tale (1989)|4|handmaidstale.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 49 min|Blood|In a near future, militant, religious fanatics have control of a republic within the former United States. Kate tried to escape with her husband and daughter. He's shot at the border and she's captured. Since she's fertile, she is assigned to be a surrogate mother for a commander's sterile wife.

This film is based on a novel, and is well done. The colors of the costumes is probably the most striking aspect of this film.|0|EOE 2494|KL24: Zombies (2016)|0|kl24.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 16 min|Vomit, blood & gore|This Malayasian zombie film follows three groups of people. It tries to use the outbreak to explain and resolve their situations. The dialog is a mixture of Malay and English. The plot and acting are so mediocre that this is a film best listened to: watch only when something good happens.|0|EOE 2495|The Lodger (1944)|5|thelodger.jpg|317|475|Laird Cregar, George Sanders|1 hr, 24 min|None.|Jack the Ripper has started murdering prostitutes in Whitechapel. After the first few murders, a mysterious, tall stranger answers an advertisment for an apartment in a nearby East End district. He takes the room and, also, attic space without hesitation. The landlady is desperate for cash and doesn't ask for references. Time progresses and the occupants of the house begin to wonder if there's a link between their lodger and "the Ripper".

This classic film is enjoyable because it shows how the Victorian East End was visualized by a 1940s film maker. The acting is impressive and the plot moves along smoothly. The film is based on a novel and may have inspired From Hell.|0|EOE 2496|The Great Wall (2016)|5|thegreatwall.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 43 min|None.|Two English mercenaries are traveling in the Far East looking for black powder. About when they encounter the Great Wall in China, they kill a vicious creature that bleeds green. The Chinese see this as a sign of an impending attack. Will the travelers survive?

This is a fairly typical epic-style film bursting with color and visual effects. The story and characters are a bit predictable. Though, this isn't a bad film.|0|EOE 2497|The Last Days - Los Últios Días (2013)|3|losultimosdias.jpg|332|475|None.|1 hr, 43 min|Blood & gore|Severe agoraphobia has infected everyone. No one can go outside because of "The Panic", which kills those who step out-of-doors. Some believe an eruption in Canada, releasing an ancient bacteria, is the reason. People are trapped in their homes and work places. A computer programmer and an human resources consultant venture into the sewers and subway. They're looking for loved ones.

This Spanish post-apocalyptic film is well done. It centers around the two main characters and their struggle getting around a chaotic Barcelona underground. Worth watching, if you enjoy this type of film.|0|EOE 2498|World On a Wire - Welt Am Draht (1973)|4|welt_draht.jpg|336|475|Klaus Löwitsch|3 hr, 32 min in two parts|Violence|This TV miniseries tells of a corporation that has developed a supercomputer to simulate a near future world. The idea is to replicate a town and its residents so ideas or products may be introduced, and the responses observed. But when the chief of programming suddenly dies, his assistant, and friend, takes over. He begins to notice people disappearing. Meanwhile, the press and public are becoming antsy about the new technology. A particular reporter fears a connection between the corporation and a steel giant.

This German show is bizarre. It's also intriguing and enjoyable, if a bit drawn out. The style of filming is something to see. The concept must have quite shocking when it was first seen. It's filmed, at least partly in Paris. Recommended.|1|EOE 2499|My Afternoons with Margueritte - La Tête en friche (2010)|5|my_margueritte.jpg|328|475|Gérard Depardieu|1 hr, 22 min|None.|This movie describes how a widowed, retired scientist and a somewhat simple man met in the park. He shows up to count the pigeons, and she wants to make sure they're all there. They develop a strong friendship via novels. She reads to him.

This cute, French film describes a relationship of love. It's a type of mother-son loving relationship. Gérard does a great job, and the rest of the cast are good. This feel-good film is well worth watching.|0|EOE 2500|The Space Between Us (2016)|5|space_us.jpg|317|475|Asa Butterfield, Britt Robertson|2 hr, 1 min|None.|In the near future, a mission is set to found a permanent colony on Mars. The dreamer behind the mission, unfortunately, cannot go because of a potential health problem. However, he has recruited a small group of astronauts who plan to spend several months establishing the colony. En route, the mission leader is discovered to be pregnant. She delivers a boy shortly after landing. She dies in childbirth, and the boy is raised by scientists on Mars. As a teenager, the boy starts communicating with a girl on earth.

This cute boy-meets-girl film can boast a true, long distance relationship. The film is a bit slow to get going. It is worth watching the lengthy introduction, though. Young Butterfield does a very good job, as I expected. Miss Robertson presents the headstrong, tomboy-with-a-soft-heart character that has become her typecast. This film could have done with more editing; but, it's still an enjoyable film with a good message.|0|EOE 2501|D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)|5|daryl.jpg|304|475|None.|1 hr, 36 min|None.|The film opens with a man trying to outrun a helicopter in a car. His only passenger is a very calm boy of ten years. The driver slows down to let the boy jump, before taking the chase off a cliff! The boy is rescued by an elderly couple who deliver him to a foster care. A foster family is found, and they are surprised by the intelligence and honesty of the boy. He doesn't seem real.

I grew up with this film. It is aimed at boys; however, as an adult it's still enjoyable. Like most, I remember the scene where he steals a secret airplane best of all.|0|EOE 2502|Logan (2017)|0|logan.jpg|317|475|Hugh Jackman, Dafne Keen, Patrick Stewart|2 hr, 17 min|Blood & violence|The ailing Logan, or the Wolverine, has taken a new job in Texas as a limo driver. A Mexican woman finds him and ask for his help, to save the young girl with her. Logan acts too late and she is killed; however, the girl hitches a ride with him. The destination is distant. Will he be able to make it?

Like the first two films (X-Men Origins: Wolverine & The Wolverine), this film centers on this one character. The film is excellent, despite the infractions. There's plenty of action to go along with the development of the characters. This film displays a couple of milestones in the X-Men world. Recommended.|0|EOE 2503|A Man Called Ove - En man som heter Ove (2015)|5|a_ove.jpg|317|475|Rolf Lassgård|1 hr, 56 min|None.|A widower is an obvious misanthrope. Other people in the neighborhood association are "idiots" to him. Desperately missing his wife, he decides to kill himself. This doesn't go to plan because new neighbors crash into his mailbox. They upset his ordered life; however, the meeting gives a reason for him to change.

This Swedish film is funny. It has an unique sense of humor, maybe the Swedish type of comedy? Recommended.|0|EOE 2504|Life (2017)|0|life.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 44 min|Alien gore|A Mars probe brings back a single cell with a dirt sample. The sample is opened on the International Space Station. A single cell is revived and grows at an astonishing rate.

This horror film follows the Alien idea: killer alien on the loose in a confined space. This film isn't good. The concepts are far fetched, even for space. The plot is obvious. The visual effects are good, though.|0|EOE 2505|Cloak and Dagger (1946)|5|cloak_dagger_1946.jpg|313|475|Gary Cooper, Lilli Palmer|1 hr, 47 min|None.|A scientist working at Midwestern University is also part of the Manhattan Project. He's recruited by an old college friend to meet a renowned Eastern European scientist in Switzerland. It's 1946, and American intelligence fears that the Nazis are developing atomic weapons. The scientist reluctantly travels to Switzerland, and the European scientist is promptly killed. He continues and discovers another scientist forced to help Mussolini's government. Can he be freed?

This Fritz Lang espionage film is exciting. The acting and plot flow well. I believe the story was inspired by a novel. Recommended.|0|EOE 2506|Volunteers (1985)|5|volunteers.jpg|309|475|Tom Hanks, John Candy|1 hr, 47 min|None.|The film opens with Lawrence Bourne III, about to graduate from Yale, class of 1962. He's a playboy and a big gambler. He racks up a massive debt, so he asks his father for the money. His father rejects the request, sending Lawrence running away with the Peace Corps to Thailand. There, he and two other volunteers are commissioned to build a bridge for a small village. All three have their reasons, but are any of them the right reason?

This film is really funny and lighthearted. It's ridiculous, but in a good way. For instance, in one scene, the characters read the subtitles. Good one! I'd recommend this comedy.|0|EOE 2507|Slipstream (2004)|4|slipstream_2004.jpg|317|475|Sean Astin, Vinnie Jones|1 hr, 27 min|Slow motion & gunplay|A loner physicist/computer programmer decides to test his time machine, which operates from a mobile phone, via the cellular towers. Being a hopeless romantic, he uses it while cashing his paycheck at a local bank. He tries several times to get the woman, of his dreams,--the teller--to accept him. But then an armed force of British baddies try to knock over the bank. Which will triumph: love or violence?

"Mikey" from The Goonies is back. Only not: the actor is back and now grown up, and leading this film. I could do without the excessive gunplay in this flick. Also, even though it is a time-travel film, slow motion is abused. There are some very cool reverse-action clips, though. Those, and the modern soundtrack, make this film better than it should be. The story is crippled, and the characters aren't great. Fortunately, the ending is good. I also liked the reversing trick with the ending credits. Overall, the filming is clever, which will keep one engaged. Still, I wouldn't run out to see this film.|0|EOE 2508|The Goonies (1985)|5|thegoonies.jpg|304|475|all of them|1 hr, 54 min|None.|The film opens with a family springing one of their number from the local jail. Also, a rich developer is forcing the foreclosure on house mortgages in the Goon Docks section of Astoria, Oregon to expand his country club. Meanwhile, a group of Goon-Dock children finds a treasure map. Hoping to pay off their parents' mortgages, they set off in search of the treasure. An epic adventure results!

I grew up with this film. Mr. Spielberg ensured that it's one that was essential to the definition of a generation. It's also really a time capsule of mid-80s, middle-class America. Other aspects make it notable like showcasing the first unibody Jeep Cherokee--a basis for future 4x4s/SUVs--, the Dave Grusin instrumental soundtrack and contemporary pop hits like Cyndi Lauper. All the characters are memorable for their distinctive personalities. This is a great film! Highly recommended!|0|EOE 2509|Collide (2015)|5|collide.jpg|321|475|Nicholas Hoult, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Hopkins|1 hr, 39 min|None.|The film opens with the conclusion of a car chase. Stepping back a bit, the audience learns about two Americans finding love in Germany. One is a guy who has worked in the drug underworld. The girl--the other--is just getting by as a bartender. So when he quits his occupation and takes up an honest profession, all is going well. That is until he needs a lot of money to save her life.

The fact that this film opens with a car chase in Europe really grabbed me. This scene ends in a major crash and a fire that only whets the appetite. This film is really a common love story. The guy wants to save his woman, and will do anything to make it reality. Recommended.|0|EOE 2510|The Remaining (2014)|5|theremaining.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 28 min|None.|Suddenly, a lot of people die. It turns out that the good people have been taken to heaven. Those remaining must confront the Biblical disasters of the Book of Revelation, now occurring on earth.

This film is as preachy as it sounds. The action is OK, but sparse. There's an attempt to develop the characters. At least, the potentially gory scenes are handled well. This is not a very good film.|0|EOE 2511|Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)|5|mrmrssmith_1941.jpg|325|475|Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A married couple have just spent nearly three days in their bedroom. They have promised not to leave until they settle any dispute. With the disagreement righted, the man heads back to work. There, he is told that, due to a State border revision, his marriage is invalid. He's determined to have some fun with this development. But when his wife learns of the problem, will she allow him any fun?

This romantic comedy is not your typical Hitchcock film. He still does a good job with the lighter material. The acting is very good. This film shouldn't be confused with the 2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith, which has an entirely different plot. This film is much better.|0|EOE 2512|40 Days and Nights (2012)|5|40daysandnights.jpg|339|475|None.|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A massive tsunami starts in Africa and turns into an evergrowing rainstorm. The U.S. military steps up a program to build an ark because, they feel, the world will be completely flooded in four weeks. A scientist has collected DNA samples from various creatures. But when the train carrying the samples is blocked by a landslide, she goes to recover enough to rebuild a stable ecosystem.

There are lots of visual effects that look faked. Also, this flick is obviously based on 2012. The acting is bad--very bad! Even the sets are cheap. Overall, this film something to laugh at! And where did all the water come from?|0|EOE 2513|The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)|4|zookeeperswife.jpg|317|475|Jessica Chastain, Daniel Brühl, Johan Heldenbergh|2 hr, 6 min|War|The film begins immediately before the invasion of Poland by the Nazi army. Antonina Żabińska and Jan Żabiński--a married couple following the Slavic naming convention--run the Warsaw city zoo. After the invasion, many of their animals are killed or confiscated. To avoid liquidation of the center, they ask a sympathetic zookeeper from Berlin if they can raise pigs. The fodder will be waste food from the recently-established Warsaw ghetto. But, they'll be removing more than food for the pigs. The story continues through the defeat of the Nazis.

This film is based on a novel and a true story. It's a sympathetic story of a Polish family putting everything on the line to save an oppressed people. Recommended.|0|EOE 2514|A Cure For Wellness (2017)|0|acureforwellness.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr, 26 min|Eels, "dentistry", blood, rape|An ambitious young man is sent to Switzerland to retrieve the CEO of a merging company. The CEO checked himself in to "get well" and refuses to leave. The young man discovers something is very wrong at the Alpine, Swiss hospital. But then, he's involved in a car crash and becomes a patient.

This is a sinister and creepy film. Some scenes are in just to shock the audience. They could have been edited out. The plot is a mess. For instance, the main character dies and then he's alive again. The ending is too open ended. This film is similar to Crimson Peak.|0|EOE 2515|Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)|3|sincity2.jpg|320|475|Mickey Rourke, Eva Green, Josh Brolin, Jessica Alba|1 hr, 42 min|Removal of eye, violence, blood|Dwight is called back by a woman he never got over. She coerces him to do her dirty work. Nancy is dead-set on avenging Hartigan's death. A newcomer to Sin City tries to upset the status quo.

This film is much like the original. It's just as powerful, too. The classic cars abound and the singular Tucker 48 is featured in a green-scene car chase. This film is great like the first one, though less horrific! But, if this is not your type of film, then Eva Green is in it: "She's a dame to kill for." Oh, and she's beautifully topless in several scenes!|0|EOE 2516|Age of the Dead - Anger of the Dead (2015)|0|age_dead.jpg|336|475|None.|1 hr, 24 min|Blood & gore, violence|This independent, zombie film follows a pregnant woman around Italy. Also, there's a woman who's imprisoned by a vicious man. This film lacks any real direction. It sort of wanders aimlessly, like the characters do.|0|EOE 2517|Cyborg X (2016)|0|cyborgx.jpg|317|475|Danny Trejo|1 hr, 21 min|Blood & gore|Set in the near future, X-Corp has developed an AI-powered computer system to end all wars. But the AI goes out of control, and orders cyborgs to kill most of the people on earth. A small band survive. However, they find hope when one of their scouts discovers the creator of the computer system.

This movie is fun to laugh at! It's over-the-top and childish.|0|EOE 2518|Before I Fall (2016)|5|beforeifall.jpg|317|475|Zoey Deutch|1 hr, 39 min|None.|A popular high-school girl wakes up on Valentine's Day. Only she doesn't know that this particular day is pivotal in her life. And until she sets things right in her life and all those around it, she will re-live the day.

This film started out by steeping the audience in girl-power crap. But then, it is watered down to an essential story of correcting wrongs. The film is set in the Pacific Northwest. While not as comical as Groundhog Day or as action-packed as Edge of Tomorrow, this film does a good job combining the turbulent times of adolescence with a repeating time-travel-style film. The film is based on a novel, and is not bad at all.|0|EOE 2519|Allied (2016)|4|allied.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr, 4 min|Vomit|A Canadian spy is dropped into Casablanca where he must work with a female, French spy to assassinate a Nazi official. The mission is successful, and they both escape unharmed. They later marry in London. Then, the British government thinks she is a Nazi spy. He sets out to investigate for himself.

This is a slow film. Its length could have been reduced. Though, it is good to see the period cars and airplanes. Otherwise, I'd skip it.|0|EOE 2520|Hunter Prey (2009)|3|hunterprey.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 28 min|Goo, eating, blood|A group of soldiers are bringing a valuable cargo back to their home planet. The cargo turns out to be a prisoner; however, when their vessel crash-lands on a remote, desert planet, their prisoner escapes.

This unusual film caught me unexpectedly. It begins with immediate action--good. Judging by the scenery and costumes, I thought it would just be a wannabe Star Wars film. And many aspects support that verdict. Then, the story develops into a battle of wills. This film may channel Enemy Mine; but, it's also unique in its view. That makes it memorable, which isn't easy in the sci-fi genre. Erin Gray is the computer's voice, which suggests which time period of television the director enjoys. There seems to have been a lot of heart that went into this low-budget film. Well done!|0|EOE 2521|The Homesman (2014)|5|thehomesman.jpg|321|475|Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank|2 hr, 3 min|None.|Three women go mad in the frontier territory of Nebraska. The church decides to send them back east in a stagecoach, driven by one of the three affected husbands. Unfortunately, the randomly-selected husband is untrustworthy so an unmarried woman goes instead. She rescues a man from hanging--for claim jumping--with the promise that he'll help her make the long drive. This film chronicles their journey.

This Western is enjoyable. The filming is excellent, and the main characters are well explored. Directed by Tommy Lee Jones. It is based on a novel.|0|EOE 2522|The Hitchhiker (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991)|4|thehitchhiker.jpg|323|475|None.|Each episode approximately 30 min|Blood.|A man stumbles upon, and presents, stories as he hitches around the world. The stories are creepy and exciting, and explore human nature. This HBO TV program is worth watching. Each episode usually features a known actor. Be ready for the nudity in just about every episode.|1|EOE 2523|No Blade of Grass (1970)|2|no_grass.jpg|310|475|None.|1 hr, 37 min|Rape, child birth|A virus is killing all grass-like plants (e.g. wheat & rice) in the Far East. It's believed that this scourge will be destroyed before reaching Western Europe, or it ruins the food chain. However, as the crisis worsens and arrives in the West, the British government fears the worst. An insider warns a friend. He takes his family and heads north to his brother's farm. Will they make it?

This apocalyptic film has an obvious message about contemporary levels of pollution. It does a good job presenting the dynamics of a group of strangers in stressful time.|0|EOE 2524|Whitewash (2013)|5|whitewash.jpg|327|475|None.|1 hr, 31 min|None.|A man, with a machine to plow sidewalks during the winter, hits and kills a lightly-dressed man stumbling along in a snowy street. The plow driver is drinking at the time. He then takes off into the woods of Québec, after hiding the body. The next day, he discovers that his machine is stuck, having spun a track. The backstory is explained as he reherses how to explain his actions to the police.

This is a peculiar film. It's dull, yet somewhat interesting. I rented it because for the survival aspect. There wasn't much of this, because the film focuses on the man's dilemma. It's touted as a black comedy and set in northern Canada. It's a great film to watch at the height of summer!|0|EOE 2525|The Lost City of Z (2016)|5|thelostcityz.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr, 21 min|None.|This movie follows the exploring life of Percy Fawcett. He distinguished himself, erasing a past transgression by his father. His three expeditions to the Amazon rainforest are explored, along with the hardships experienced by him and his family.

This film isn't bad. It is very long and drags at parts. Otherwise, it's an interesting movie. It is based on a novel, which is drawn from a news article, about the actual man.|0|EOE 2526|Eddie the Eagle (2016)|5|eddie_eagle.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 46 min|None.|A nearsighted, young Englishman decides he can resume the downhill championship for Great Britain in the 1988 Olympics. After he tried to master so many other sports, downhill skiing seemed to be the best bet.

Of course, don't try to tell him he can't do it: he can see enough! Being near-sighted, for as long as I can remember, I relate with the main character of this film. He did what many of us could not. Imagine being in the Olympics?|0|EOE 2527|The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc - Jeanne d'Arc (1999)|0|themessenger.jpg|349|475|None.|2 hr, 38 min|Blood|This Luc Besson movie interprets Jeanne d'Arc's life. In the film, she battles her own conscience while trying to do the correct thing, i.e. free France of the invading English. As frequently occurs in life, she is betrayed by others.

This film is OK. It is too long and too bloody. Mr. Besson and Milla Jovovich are back again, after their success in The Fifth Element. Only this movie doesn't fare as well.|0|EOE 2528|Absolutely Anything (2015)|3|absolutelyanything.jpg|317|475|Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale|1 hr, 25 min|Gross antics|An alien council encounters one of the Voyager probes in outer space. They decide to test humanity by giving a random man the power to wish anything into existence. Will he be able to save earth by doing the right thing?

This film started out pretty good, but went downhill. It is directed by Terry Jones of Monty Python fame. At least, it ended well. Unfortunately, there's nothing really new, except maybe Robin Williams voicing a dog.|0|EOE 2529|Colossal (2016)|5|colossal.jpg|317|475|Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis|1 hr, 49 min|None.|A monster briefly appears in Seoul. Twenty years later, a party girl is thrown out of the New York City apartment that she shares with her boyfriend. She is a writer that has started drinking heavily. She goes back home, to rural New Hampshire. There, she reconnects with a childhood friend. This event opens up long forgotten memories.

This film is about the main character's unresolved past. The Korean monster is just a clever side plot. Still, it's a new idea. Like one that Stephen King would come up with. I would have appreciated more exploration of the two characters' childhood relationship.|0|EOE 2530|Dragnet (1987)|4|dragnet_1987.jpg|304|475|Dan Aykrold, Tom Hanks|1 hr, 46 min|Spitting|Joe Friday's nephew has taken up the reins of maintaining law and order in Los Angeles a couple of decades later. This movie remake of the original TV program is lighthearted and pokes fun at the show without being irreverent. There are many references to the TV show. Recommended for those who know the '60s TV show.|0|EOE 2531|Nerve (2016)|5|nerve.jpg|308|475|None.|1 hr, 36 min|None.|The latest teenage game brings truth-or-dare into the 21st century. Players join using their smart phones and then accomplish dares set them by the "watching" public, also on smart phones. It seems harmless until the main character realizes that there's something foul amiss.

This flick calls into question the privacy of online activity, particularly the integration of smart phones into young peoples' lives. While not a new idea, this film is worth watching. It's based on a novel.|0|EOE 2532|The Fly (1958)|5|thefly.jpg|317|475|Patricia Owens, Vincent Price, David Hedison|1 hr, 34 min|None.|After midnight, a wife calls her brother-in-law claiming that she has killed her husband. He calls a trusted Montréal police detective and the two verify that the head and arm of a body has been flattened in one of his hydraulic presses. The body is confirmed to be that of the husband. The wife will not divulge a motive until her brother-in-law claims that he has killed a white-headed fly. Then, and only then, does she reveal her fantastic story.

I have never seen the '80s remake of this film, so this story was fairly unknown to me. I really enjoyed this film. It's tasteful, reasonable, and human, with that '50s science-fiction flair. I enjoyed how the audience is prepared for the horror, instead of it being thrown into our faces suddenly. Ms. Owens acting carries the film, too. Recommended.|0|EOE 2533|King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)|5|kingarthur_2017.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr, 6 min|None.|After destroying a mage, or a sorcerer, bent on taking his empire, King Arthur's parents are killed by his brother. His son, Arthur, barely escapes as a child. He's raised in a brothel in London. However when he's tries to remove Excalibur from a stone, his evil uncle begins to worry.

This is a pretty typical Guy Ritchie film. Lots of action, over-the-top effects, and unusual camera angles. The film does a good job linking many of the King Arthur legends into one story, which is new to me. There are some decent landscape shots of Scotland, too.|0|EOE 2534|Godzilla (2014)|4|godzilla_2014.jpg|321|475|Elizabeth Olsen|2 hr, 3 min|Goo|Fifteen years ago, a woman dies in a Japanese nuclear power station. Her husband is convinced that there was no meltdown, but that a creature of some sort attacked the powerplant. The husband dies shortly after a very large creature emerges from a pod, in that nuclear reactor. His son sees the creature and takes up pursuit with the U.S. military. However, there is another large creature giving chase, too. Will he, Godzilla, create new problems? Is the world, as we know it, doomed?

I like the corny 1998 Godzilla film. This one started out in a similar manner, but becomes more serious as the film progresses. There are some neat aerial shots with lots of naval activity. The story is plausible, too. The effects sure have come a long way in about twenty years! This is another somewhat silly classic that some will love to watch over and over again. I know that I will. Godzilla fights another big monster. What is there not to enjoy?|0|EOE 2535|Laura (1944)|5|laura.jpg|317|475|Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews|1 hr, 28 min|None.|A woman is found shot, at close range, with a shotgun. She's identified as Miss Laura Hunt. A police inspector is assigned the case. As he digs into the lives of the individuals closely associated with Laura, does he begin to question his objectivity and those of the other men. Because Laura, though gone, has a powerful effect on men.

This whodunit film wanders occasionally, but is still very good. Can you figure out who the murderer is? Recommended.|0|EOE 2536|Ghost in the Shell (2017)|5|ghost_shell_2017.jpg|321|475|Scarlett Johansson|1 hr, 47 min|None.|The film opens with a woman waking up. She is told that she now has a cybernetic body, because her human body was injured beyond repair. In other words, her mind was implanted in a synthetic body. She joins a law enforcement agency, which is run by a corporate firm. Her latest assignment is to track a criminal mastermind. As she follows him, she learns that they have more in common than she has been told.

I saw the original Ghost in the Shell film. That animated movie was closer to the original manga comic serial. This film breaks from the manga serial to make it more acceptable to the Western audience. This film is alright. I do like the Mass-Effect-esque incidental music.|0|EOE 2537|The Fate of the Furious (2017)|5|fate_furious.jpg|317|475|Vin Diesel, Helen Mirren, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson|2 hr, 16 min|None.|Relaxing in newly-accessible Cuba makes a great honeymoon. That is, until our hero is shown a photo that makes him turn against his group. After that, life is changed. Maybe it is fate?

This film had more impact for me than the previous movies. Perhaps it is because it harnesses the heart of xXx? That is the concept that any human life matters more than a government operation? Even the smallest lives.

I have to write something about the remote "take-over" of automobiles, which is featured in this film. This movie could serve as a warning of the integration of cellular phones, and thus the Internet, with automobiles.|0|EOE 2538|Beware of Mr. Baker (2012)|5|bewareofmrbaker.jpg|322|475|Ginger Baker|1 hr, 32 min|None.|An American writer makes a documentary film about Ginger Baker. The drummer of Cream, Blind Faith, and many others turns out to be quite a character. There are also interviews with those who know him best. Recommended, if you enjoy this type of music.|0|EOE 2539|Phoenix Forgotten (2017)|5|phoenixforgotten.jpg|321|475|None.|1 hr, 27 min|None.|During her sixth birthday, mysterious lights appear above Phoenix, Arizona. That was the last time she saw her older brother, who filmed the heavenly light show. The police searched long and hard for her brother and his two companions, with no luck. Twenty years later, under the guise of filming a documentary, Sophie, the now grown-up girl, resumes the search. What will she find?

The title attracted me to this film because I have a brother living in Phoenix. I was pleasantly surprised by this work. It's well filmed. They have the late '90s vernacular and behavior down pat. I know because I was the same age as the teens who went missing. This is an exciting "found footage" film, which is based on fact.|0|EOE 2540|Leave Her to Heaven (1945)|5|leave_heaven.jpg|314|475|Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Vincent Price, Jeanne Crain|1 hr, 50 min|None.|A novelist meets a lovely woman on a train in New Mexico. She stares at him, which encourages him to strike up a conversation. They both alight at the same stop. He meets her adopted family, and she tells them that they are engaged to marry. With his head still spinning, they visit his recovering brother in Georgia, as a married couple. The audience begins to understand the thoughts and needs of this new wife. Will her husband realize what is going on? Or will something terrible befall him or his relations?

I think this film established Gene Tierney not only as a beauty, but as a skillful actress. She received an award for her performance in this movie. As a modern viewer, who assumes the worst to happen, I found myself expecting more than what actually happens. However, considering that this production was released just after World War II, the story would have shocked much of the audience. And it's in TECHNICOLOR! The movie is based on a novel. Recommended.|0|EOE 2541|The Circle (2017)|5|thecircle.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 50 min|None.|A young woman manages to land a job with a very large Internet company. Like Google, the leaders of this monster encourage its employees to spend as much time as possible on campus. Their claim to fame is a single account that allows access to many other services and accounts, from social media to e-mail. The main character quickly becomes a focal point in the company. Intent on doing good, individual privacy becomes threatened by her projects.

This movie should serve as a warning. Instead, it encourages the use of cameras everywhere, and the recording of individuals' actions. The ending of this film especially creeps me out. Welcome to a possible "new world".|0|EOE 2542|Jurassic World (2015)|5|jurassicworld.jpg|335|475|None.|2 hr, 4 min|None.|The Jurassic Park of old is long past. Now, there's a mostly successful park built on the Costa Rican island. The sister of a bigwig reluctantly sends her two boys to enjoy the island, VIP style. However, the bigwig cannot make time for her nephews. Well, that is, until the latest exhibit breaks out and threatens the safety of the entire resort.

This film tries to re-ignite the novelty of the original film, and bring in the new characters from the second film, again. Also, this film presents a message about Genetically-Modified Organisms (AKA GMO), with which I agree: manipulation can create effects that are unwanted. This is a good film to enjoy on cable TV. It was neat to see the "original" '90s set and vehicles again.|0|EOE 2543|Footloose (1984)|5|footloose.jpg|317|475|Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow, Lori Singer, Chris Penn|1 hr, 47 min|None.|When Ren's parents split, he and his mother move in with relatives. The move from the big city, Chicago, to rural Wyoming is especially difficult for high schooler Ren. The small town is coping with the death of a few teenagers several years ago. Dancing is banned. Ren, an avid gymnast, loves to dance. So what does he do: he organizes a dance. But will the town board allow the social event?

I haven't seen this film in decades. It's much better than I remember. Triumphant, upbeat, and catchy are a few words to describe it. This film made Kevin Bacon famous. The soundtrack is particularly excellent. There's some impressive dancing, too. And slender '80s girls, need I say more? Recommended!|0|EOE 2544|Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)|5|where_ends.jpg|317|475|Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney|1 hr, 35 min|None.|An abusive New York City detective has just been reduced in rank, due to his technique of making criminals talk. So when he accidentally kills a suspect in a murder case, he covers it up. He's glad of it when he sees the beautiful daughter of the new suspect. The snag is can he live with himself? Or will he become just like his deceased father, who's everything he despises?

This film noir is very good. The gritty main character and the "dame" really make this film. The support actors do a good job, as well. Based on a novel, and recommended.|0|EOE 2545|Starship Troopers (1997)|0|starshiptroopers.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr, 9 min|Alien gore, vomit, blood|In the distant future, Earth is united against the threat posed by an insect-like species. Johnny Rico is just graduating from high school and decides to join the Mobile Infantry to chase a girl, who's enlisted as a pilot trainee. War is declared when their hometown is destroyed, sealing their choice. But when the "bugs" put up a dramatic resistance, will mankind win?

I've read Heinlein's novel twice. This film is based on it. The novel is different. The film has no power armor and focuses on the squad, unlike the novel. However, the changes probably made the movie more palatable for audiences. I like how the movie introduced the novel's unique political ideas about citizenship. For more "realism", I'd recommend Roughnecks. Though, this film is not bad.|0|EOE 2546|Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)|5|lemony_events.jpg|317|475|Jim Carrey, Emily Browning|1 hr, 48 min|None.|Three children are living happily until their parents are killed when their mansion burns to the ground. They are brought to a distant relative, one Count Olaf. They quickly learn that he intends to acquire their deceased parents' fortune. As the orphans are carted around to other foster parents, the Count dresses up and follows them. Is there a connection between the greedy relative and the death of their parents?

This dark comedy is entertaining. There are some unsual cars, which are players in their own right. The style is also different. I wonder if the director captured the spirit of the dark children's books, upon which this film is based?|0|EOE 2547|Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)|5|where_roam.jpg|336|475|Bill Murray, Peter Boyle|1 hr, 39 min|None.|A slightly paranoid writer, who loves Wild Turkey and smoking with a cigarette holder, is constantly hungover and poorly dressed. Why does his publisher tolerate him? Evidently, he produces popular articles! This movie follows his life between 1968 and 1972, at least according to his cloudy recollection!

This film may be based on the writer's "twisted tale", as the credits cite it. I don't know. It's just a fun comedy. Here are a few examples of the offbeat humor: Wild Turkey on an intravenous drip in the hospital; texting while driving, pfft!, try typewriting while driving; a judge calling weed "Mary Wanna". There's also some good filming. A particular cool, evening shot of a Chevy One-Fifty waiting at a remote airstrip comes to mind. As for cars, there are several others! I think the production crew may have been enjoying some of the goodies that this film portrays because they misspelled Creedence Clearwater Revival in credits! Funny movie!|0|EOE 2548|Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (1993)|5|race_railroad.jpg|338|475|None.|1 hr, 31 min|None.|This Family Channel TV movie follows two would-be couples who dare to escape from a slave plantation in North Carolina. It's set just before the Civil War. Filmed in Canada.|1|EOE 2549|Blood of the Zombie - The Dead One (1961)|5|blood_zombie.jpg|310|475|Monica Davis|1 hr, 8 min|None.|An angry woman decides to place a voodoo curse on her cousin's new wife. The woman doesn't want to lose control of the family plantation in southern Louisana, so she directs a dead relative to rise from the grave to maintain her control, by killing her new sister-in-law. Of course, she needs the help of the descendents of the original slaves, too.

Who takes their new wife to a belly dancing club in New Orleans? And she likes it?! I guess without the dancers, and the blue band, this film would be shorter than one hour! It is silly, but still fun. The single zombie knows how to hide from people, too!|0|EOE 2550|The Three Musketeers (1973)|5|thethreemusketeers.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 47 min|None.|This silly film follows three musketeers and a country bumpkin, who joins up with them. When they're not stealing and fighting, they take on a powerful cardinal, who wishes to overthrow the French king and queen. The musketeers are loyal to the Royals.

The humor is distinctly French. There's lots of goofy swordplay. It's satirical, too. I wonder if the film is true to the French novel by Alexandre Dumas. It is a fun film.|0|EOE 2551|Whirlpool (1950)|5|whirlpool.jpg|317|475|Gene Tierney, José Ferrer|1 hr, 37 min|None.|A woman is caught shoplifting from a Wiltshire department store. She doesn't have to steal because she's married to a wealthy psychoanalyst. Fortunately, or unfortunately, a man clears her name. But there are strings attached.

This is a decent film noir. It employs hypnotism as a device in telling the murder story.|0|EOE 2552|It Comes At Night (2017)|3|itcomesatnight.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 32 min|Blood|A mixed-race family is hiding out in a fairly remote home. They haven't seen another person for some time. So when they catch a white guy breaking into their home, they are stunned.

Unfortunately, skin color seems to be a big deal with this film. I don't quite know why. That said, this film is mostly exciting. The character development isn't bad. I'd really wish the terror that "comes at night" would have been more evident in the film.|0|EOE 2553|Dunkirk (2017)|4|dunkirk.jpg|325|475|All of them|1 hr, 47 min|War|This film explains the retreat from Dunkirk during the Second World War. It centers around three civilian boaters, two soldiers, and a trio of Spitfire pilots.

This dramatization make an exciting and intense film. I liked how the events are repeatedly shown from different of points of view. Yes, it took a bit to figure out what was going on, but it is worth it. The heroism is inspiration and touching. The film isn't complete realistic. But it's close, and who cares when there so many scenes of Spitfires? The aerial shots are very impressive. I could not tell if they were computer generated. The film was filmed in the relevant area in northern France. Recommended!|0|EOE 2554|Flatliners (2017)|4|flatliners_2017.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 50 min|Surgery|The film opens with the sister of a young woman dying in a car crash. The woman believes it's her fault. Nine years later, she's studying to be a doctor. She ropes in some other students to try an experiment. She intends to die and have her friends bring her back. Will she be brought back to life? And will this experiment introduce other problems?

This "sequel" is pretty good. It's claimed that since Kiefer Sutherland reprises his role from the original, it's not a remake. Right. I did find it odd that all the students lived in expensive residences. So much for being starving, medical students! This film can be frightening, so be ready for that.|0|EOE 2555|War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)|5|war_apes.jpg|317|475|Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller|2 hr, 20 min|None.|Caesar is grudgingly leading a war against the humans. It's a war that his once-friend--now dead--rival, Koba, began. When the colonel kills his wife and eldest son, the war becomes personal for Caesar. Will he surrender his ideals to exact revenge?

This is the third film in the trilogy (Rise of the Planet of the Apes & Dawn of the Planet of the Apes). This one also has excellent effects and decent character development. There's very good photography, too. The movie closes with the triology with a good message. Recommended!|0|EOE 2556|American Zombie (2007)|2|americanzombie.jpg|343|475|None.|1 hr, 36 min|Blood & gore|This film pokes fun at the zombie genre. The directors in this mockumentary interview zombies living among the Los Angeles public, with the goal of learning about their lives. The humor is similar to People Like Us. This is a well produced independent film.|0|EOE 2557|Dark Star (1974)|5|darkstar.jpg|355|475|None.|1 hr, 23 min|None.|Four men run a distant spaceship responsible for destroying problem planets. But, they're the ones that may be destroyed, when a smart bomb decides to arm itself and threaten the ship.

This is John Carpenter's directorial debut. It's supposed to be a parody of 2001: A Space Odyssey. The result is a goofy, short film. It really has to be seen to appreciate the silliness.|0|EOE 2558|Heaven Can Wait (1943)|5|heaven_wait.jpg|313|475|Don Ameche, Gene Tierney|1 hr, 52 min|None.|Recently deceased, Henry Van Cleve descends to Hell and tells Satan his story, and why he should be admitted to the Inferno. Henry's a playboy, who, as a young man was always out late painting the town red--well, "red" for 1880s New York City! But when he meets a particular woman, he changes. His bluff is called, so to speak, when his cousin brings the same woman home to announce their marriage. What will Henry do?

This witty movie started life as a play. The film is fun and well acted and produced. It is a bit dated; however, the theme is timeless.|0|EOE 2559|Baby Driver (2017)|5|babydriver.jpg|356|475|Ansel Elgort, Lily James|1 hr, 53 min|None.|A twenty-something guy--who's only known as Baby--is a wheelman. He is always listening to music, a byproduct of a car crash in his past. And, he doesn't talk much. He's almost done working off his debt to a crime boss. Coincidentally, he meets a waitress at a local diner, and they fall in love. But can he quit?

This unsual action film has plenty of car chases. They're fun. The acting and plot are good. I really like how music is a central point of this film. It helps to develop the main character. This is an Edgar Wright direction like Shaun of the Dead and The World's End. Recommended.|0|EOE 2560|Admiral - Адмиралъ (2008)|2|admiral.jpg|332|475|Konstantin Khabensky, Elizaveta Boyarskaya|2 hr, 4 min|War & blood|Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak proves himself when he defeats a German cruiser by leading it into a minefield, which his ship has just laid. Later, he's promoted to rear admiral of an entire Imperial Russian fleet. But then, the Bolsheviks (the Reds) mount a revolution. The admiral acknowledges the Red government, only to be forced out. So he leads the loyalist Russian army, the Whites, against the Reds.

Having ancestry who left Russia shortly before the Bolsheviks murdered their way into power, this film has special meaning to me. Naturally, so does the focus of this dramatic biography, because he is the leader of the White Russian army, which was loyal to the Czar.

That aside, this film is really a love story amid a war-torn and a revolting nation. It helps while exploring the main character. The style is similar to Doctor Zhivago.

The first scene of this film is really the most exciting. It's available on Youtube. Personally, the film makes me long for winter and snow. I recommend this film!|0|EOE 2561|Fire Down Below (1957)|5|firedownbelow.jpg|317|475|Jack Lemmon, Robert Mitchum, Rita Hayworth|1 hr, 55 min|None.|Two smugglers earn a bit of money by ferrying American tourists around the Caribbean. One of their fares turns out to be an attractive Eastern European lady who's been running from the authorities for years. Eventually, both men respond in their own way. But will this lead to a rivalry? And where will it stop?

"Well, on to crime." This film takes a bit to get the plot going; however, the very witty dialog with good one-liners is showing from the first scene. This movie is based on a novel. The limbo dance at the beginning is amazing. I also wondered if Mitchum was really going to strangle Lemmon during their first "fight". Watch the movie and decide for yourself!|0|EOE 2562|The Mummy (2017)|5|mummy_2017.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 50 min|None.|A female heir to the Egyptian throne makes a deal with an evil god. She is stopped and emtombed alive, before a lot of harm can occur. In the modern day, she is awoken.

Sound familiar to The Mummy? This is a remake. This film isn't that good either. The storyline is all over the place, and the characters are pallid.|0|EOE 2563|Sharknado (2013)|0|sharknado.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 27 min|Blood & gore|A major cyclone is bearing down on Los Angeles. A surfer guy with a bar on Santa Monica pier recognizes the danger of the storm, after he witnesses sharks being swept in with it. Wouldn't it be enough for a hurricane to pass over the normally-calm Southland? What if this exceptional event caused waterspouts to suck up sharks, pass over land, and deposit sharks inland? Really, will anyone survive?

This Syfy made-for-TV movie is silly and unrealistic. The flooding footage is borrowed from news coverage from around the country. (Look at the license plates and scenery.) Despite the low budget, this film is enjoyable. Go in expecting nothing and come out with something. Albeit, little more than basic entertainment. That's something!|1|EOE 2564|Jaws (1975)|4|jaws.jpg|333|475|Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider|2 hr, 4 min|Blood|A New York policeman moves to the small New England town of Amity. As chief of police he's hoping to enjoy a quieter life "where he can make a difference." This committment is called into question when a Great White shark claims the waters around Amity as its own, and feasts on local swimmers.

Everyone knows the distinctive shark theme in this film. But, the story and characters are excellent, too. It was filmed off Martha's Vineyard, which was unusual.

I haven't seen this film for decades, and I don't regret purchasing a DVD copy! If you haven't seen it, you really have to! The film is based on a popular novel.|0|EOE 2565|The Mountain Between Us (2017)|5|mountain_us.jpg|317|475|Idris Elba, Kate Winslet|1 hr, 49 min|None.|A woman is rushing home to get married. So when her flight is canceled, due to a storm, she invites another stranded passenger to share a small charter plane with her. The real struggle occurs when the pilot has a stroke, and the plane crash-lands high in the Rockies. Will she regret being stranded with a man she doesn't know, or will the elements kill her?

This man-versus-nature film is light on survivalism and focuses on developing the two characters. I found the disasters predictable, but, judging by the gasps from the rest of the audience, I was not in the majority. The filming is beautifully executed. The two actors do a good job carrying the movie. There were two details that weren't explained. Otherwise, this is a decent drama.|0|EOE 2566|The Dark Tower (2017)|5|darktower.jpg|317|475|Tom Taylor, Matthew McConaughey, Idris Elba|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A Devil-like character is using children to take control of a tower at the center of the universe. Once he does, evil will creep into the universe, including Earth, and wreak havoc. A gunslinger fights him. Meanwhile, in New York City, a boy draws pictures of this other world. His parents decide to send him to an insane asylum. He escapes and teleports to the other world. But, can he and the gunslinger stop the evil man-in-black and save the universe?

This curious mixture of science fiction, fantasy, and Western action is pretty good. It's based on Stephen King novels. It's pretty good.|0|EOE 2567|Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)|5|starwars7.jpg|317|475|Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley|2 hr, 16 min|None.|Thirty years on, the Resistance continues to be a thorn in the side of the Empire. Though, nothing more than an annoyance. A new Darth Vader-like character decides to seek out Luke Skywalker, who's gone into hiding after a bad mission. One thing leads to another and a droid is left with key information. This droid lands on a remote planet, and into the hands of a scavenger.

Sound familiar? This film reminds me so much of Star Wars. Can't Abrams tell a story without slightly redoing an existing one? He did the same with Star Trek. The Darth-Vader-like villain in this film also removes his mask early on. There goes most of his ability to scare! Though, there's a new character that grows out of the mess. She may promise to be unique. Why do I bother watching new Star Wars films?|0|EOE 2568|Dead Again in Tombstone (2017)|0|deadagain_tombstone.jpg|317|475|Danny Trejo|1 hr, 39 min|Blood & gore|Guerrero's back. This time he's returned home, only to learn that his father stole a book that can unleash the curse of hell on earth. An ex-Confederate colonel is also looking for the the book, so he can raise a Confederate army. Who'll win?

More slow motion and over-the-top action and plot. It was funny seeing the main character riding a bison! This film was definitely written by a guy. For instance, no woman would have put the bathtub scene in this film! Much like the original film. Enjoyable.|0|EOE 2569|Personal Shopper (2016)|3|personalshopper.jpg|317|475|Kristen Stewart|1 hr, 45 min|Blood|Twins, sharing a fatal heart defect, make a promise to one another. The first to die will make contact from the dead. The female twin outlives her brother. True to her word, she takes a job as a personal shopper for a rich celebrity, while waiting to make contact in Paris.

This film is slow to get started and has several plot holes. But, it is creepy at parts. If the plot had been woven together better, or even made more sense, then this would be a very good film. As it stands, there are just too many questions left unanswered. It's frustrating: choose one story, don't try to tell two stories in one film! It's not all bad, because Kristen Stewart is topless in two scenes. Her acting is excellent, too.|0|EOE 2570|Bell, Book and Candle (1958)|5|bell_candle.jpg|317|475|Jimmy Stewart, Kim Novak|1 hr, 42 min|None.|Shep, a New York City publisher, is about to be married. But then his phone goes out, he stops downstairs to use the shopkeeper's phone. He decides to introduce her to his fiancé. It turns out the two women have a history and the shopkeeper, who's a witch, casts a spell splitting up the couple. But when the witch starts to fall in love, she finds herself in a pickle.

This film sounds dark. It's not. It's actually cheery and lighthearted. Both actors do an excellent job. It's well worth watching this film production of a Broadway play!|0|EOE 2571|Zombie Honeymoon (2004)|0|zombiehoneymoon.jpg|325|475|Tracy Coogan|1 hr, 24 min|Feeding sounds, blood & gore|The film opens with a couple leaving a church. They depart in a crappy, old car, dragging cans to their honeymoon destination, near the seaside. Whilst resting on the beach, a "man" comes out of the water and attacks the groom. The groom then dies, but returns to life ten minutes afterwards. The wife is glad to have him back, but the police start to question disappearances of those near him.

Showtime has to overdo everything. So imagine what they did with a zombie film. Yes, they had disgusting sound effects of feeding during the opening credits! Just shake your head. I did. This independent film is shot entirely in New Jersey. It's not bad for a regional zombie film.|0|EOE 2572|The Untold History of the United States (2012)|5|untold_us.jpg|338|475|None.|Each episode approximately 1 hr|None.|Oliver Stone does a good job presenting the causes and effects that shaped the United States. Many will hate it, claiming that he is shaping history for his own purpose. Though, I doubt it. Mr. Stone often cites and presents period films to display the contemporary American opinion. Give this TV program a chance and, you will probably learn something new!|1|EOE 2573|The Beguiled (2017)|0|thebeguiled_2017.jpg|311|475|None.|1 hr, 33 min|Wound, blood, violence|This remake of the '70s film is a lot more violent and darker. It's ironic because this film was written by, and directed by, a woman. It's pretty well done, though.|0|EOE 2574|The Brother From Another Planet (1984)|3|brother_planet.jpg|317|475|Joe Morton|1 hr, 48 min|Blood, eyeball cam|An alien crashes to earth near the old immigration facility of Ellis Island. He looks black, and fortunately, finds his way to Harlem. Despite being unable to speak, he can understand languages and finds a way to earn money using his gift of healing people and machines. But, two men in black are following him.

This unusual film caught me by surprise. It has a powerful message about drug use and the lingering racism in Harlem. The lead actor does a fantastic job without ever speaking. It's unusual, dated, and different. That doesn't mean that you shouldn't give it a try!|0|EOE 2575|Hacksaw Ridge (2016)|0|hacksawridge.jpg|308|475|Andrew Garfield, Hugo Weaving|2 hr, 19 min|Blood & gore|This film relates the life of Desmond Doss. It describes his childhood, which made him the courageous Conscientious Observer during the Battle at Hacksaw Ridge, Okinawa. But this almost didn't come to pass, due to the problem of not being able to handle a rifle during boot camp. Excellent film that shows there is some humanity even during battle! Not terribly accurate but fun.|0|EOE 2576|World Without End (1955)|5|worldwithoutend.jpg|313|475|None.|1 hr, 20 min|None.|Four men are returning from an exploring orbit of Mars when they hit a cosmic phenomenon. They're accelerated dramatically and return to earth five hundred years later. A nuclear war has divided the human race into two groups.

This '50s science fiction movie is good. As is common with these films, there are plenty of attactive women in short skirts. Good vision of the future!|0|EOE 2577|Only the Brave (2017)|5|onlythebrave.jpg|313|475|Jennifer Connelly, Josh Brolin, Jeff Bridges|2 hr, 13 min|None.|A group of wildfire fighters in Prescott, Arizona have been trying to receive a top tier billing, known as hot shots. Meanwhile, they continue to stop wildfires from devastating central Arizona. A reformed drug addict decides to join up when he learns that an ex-girlfriend is pregnant with his child. Can he make the grade?

This film in inspired by actual events. Recall the nineteen firefighters who were killed in the fierce Yarnell Hill Fire in 2013? This movie is dedicated to their memory. It's beautifully filmed and, I feel, is an excellent tribute to these brave men. Recommended!|0|EOE 2578|Blue Gender (1999, 2000)|5|bluegender.jpg|363|475|None.|Each episode approximately 20 min|None.|Yuji is put into cryosleep when he contracts an incurable disease. He's abruptly woken more than 20 years later to find the earth overrun by hideous monsters called the Blue. He is rescued by a group of military resistance fighting the menace. They have an outpost on a space station.

This Japanese anime show is exciting. The characters develop with each episode. It's well dubbed into English and severely edited for the American market. I wondered why there were lots of dead time. It made up for the time used by the removed sex and violent scenes!|1|EOE 2579|Wind River (2016)|4|windriver.jpg|317|475|Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen|1 hr, 47 min|Rape|A Wildlife Officer is called in to hunt down a lion that is suspected of killing a rancher's stock. It's late winter in rural Wyoming. The hunter is coping with the loss of his daughter, and subsequently, his marriage. That's when the worst thing happens: he finds a young woman, who's not unlike his daughter, dead on a lonely, snowy mountain. An unlikely FBI agent is sent in. Can they find the killer or killers?

First of all, the sound volume is all over the place. It's annoying. But, this film has a strong message about the individual versus the wild. It's beautifully filmed in wintry Utah. That's a state of which I am particularly fond. The female lead grows noticeably during this film. I also enjoyed how the male lead describes the difference between country and city living. He hits the nail on the head. This movie was inspired by true life. It also is a tribute to the young, Native American women who have been omited from government crime records. Recommended.|0|EOE 2580|The Seed of Man - Il seme dell'uomo (1969)|5|seedofman.jpg|337|475|None.|1 hr, 45 min|None.|A newlywed couple are driving home. When they emerge from a tunnel, the plague has wiped out much of the population. They're given drugs to combat any future plague by government officials and told to bury the dead. They continue on their way home.

This Italian film is a product of the time. It's definitely different. The ending took me a bit to figure out, but it's a good one.|0|EOE 2581|Hidden Figures (2016)|5|hiddenfigures.jpg|333|475|Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer|2 hr, 7 min|None.|This movie describes a new aspect of the space race. The focus is three black women who contributed to an unspoken, but very important, part of early space travel: computing. Yes, these women, along with many others, made hand calculations that allowed successful space travel. The three women went on to make invaluable contributions in areas that were formerly unattainable.

What a fun movie! It's inspirational and human. These three woman broke just as many barriers as NASA in the early '60s. Of course, there's probably a lot of dramatization created translating the novel into a film. Still, they made it possible for John Glenn in Friendship 7 to orbit the earth, and contributed to future missions.|0|EOE 2582|The Lost Missile (1958)|5|thelostmissile.jpg|313|475|None.|1 hr, 11 min|None.|A mysterious celestrial object appears in a high-speed earth orbit. It destroys any city it passes over. Naturally, the American military points the finger at the Soviets. This is quickly dispelled when a Soviet city disappears. Will the world survive?

Will the Western world survive should be the real question. There's no concern for the already destroyed "targets". I write "targets" because this film is an obvious product of the Cold War. Watch this film and prepare to duck and cover. This is a classic example of '50s American alarmism.|0|EOE 2583|Ip Man (2008)|4|ipman.jpg|317|475|Donnie Yen|1 hr, 46 min|None.|A Chinese, martial artist master lives a quiet life with his wife and son. Well, fairly quiet because he frequently challenges other masters to friendly competitions. That is until the Japanese army invades and occupies China. It's the 1940s, and this Grand Master suddenly finds himself without a home or a marketable wartime skill. But when highway men attack a local factory, he finds his place.

What a great Chinese action film. It's based on an actual man, which always makes a film better! In fact, the man, for whom the title is named, went on to train Bruce Lee in Wing Chun. Need I say more? Highly recommended!|0|EOE 2584|Kidnap (2017)|5|kidnap.jpg|320|475|Halle Berry|1 hr, 22 min|None.|A loving, hard-working, and divorced mother does all that she can for her son. So when he is kidnapped from a crowded park in broad daylight, she chases the criminals. She does manage to phone 911. But the promise of "immediate" help doesn't slow her pursuit.

This film is short and mostly sweet. I really enjoyed the persistance of the main character. She goes against the frequently-preached concept that only police can discover and finish abductions. Hopefully, this ideal will permeate the psyche of the general public.|0|EOE 2585|The Gene Generation (2005)|0|thegenegeneration.jpg|321|475|Daniel Zacapa, Bai Ling|1 hr, 35 min|Tentacles, violence, crude language, blood, urination, vomit|A female scientist discovers a way to use DNA to repair injuries and eliminate disease. She makes a mistake and ends up being transformed into a strange tentacle creature. An honest scientist continues the work; however, the woman's crony will do anything to get his technology. Meanwhile, a female bounty hunter kills people who weaponize this technology. Killing these DNA hackers is her way of buying herself and her brother out of a ghetto. This is, of course, set in a future world.

This film isn't too good. It feels like a cheesy made-for-TV movie about a bad video game. Actually, it's based on a series of graphic novels. It's set in a gritty, future world. The bad guy is pretty funny, because he's so over the top! Bai Ling looks good in skimpy Tomb Raider style costumes.|0|EOE 2586|Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (2010)|3|ipman2.jpg|317|475|Donnie Yen|1 hr, 48 min|Violence|Ip Man and his family are now in Hong Kong. World War 2 is over. Now, the British is foreign invader. Ip Man decides to set up a martial arts studio, but meets with a lot of resistance.

This film is good, if not as good as the original. The plot reminds me of the the Rocky movie franchise. Still, this is an entertaining action film. Good message at the end, too. The final scene is of particular interest to most Westerners. Recommended.|0|EOE 2587|The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)|5|theman_christmas.jpg|317|475|Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Donald Sumpter|1 hr, 44 min|None.|This movie relates the month and a half during which Charles Dickens pens A Christmas Carol. Dickens is running into debt after three, unsuccessful novels.

The premise is simple, however, this film is meticuluously filmed and beautifully acted. It offers a glimpse into Dickens' past. This is a wonderful Christmas film! Based on a novel.|0|EOE 2588|The Virginian (2013)|5|thevirginian.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 34 min|None.|A writer arrives in a small town in Wyoming to write about Western life. He studies an orphan who now works for a big time cattle rancher. His job is to stop cattle rustlers. He later learns that there's a connection.

This Western isn't bad. It's just different. The plot is a bit sloppy.|0|EOE 2589|Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1941)|5|son_fury.jpg|312|475|Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, George Sanders|1 hr, 38 min|None.|An orphaned boy is being raised by his grandfather. Then, a noble man, the lord of a Wiltshire manor, finds the boy and takes him as a stable boy. This man, the boy's uncle, took the title when the boy's father died. Benjamin Blake languishes under his uncle's harsh rule and grows into a man. Then, he sets out to make a fortune and regain his birthright, his father's title.

This adventure is based on a novel. It's exciting and even has a bit of a romantic plot. This film has aged well. One wouldn't know it was released in the early '40s. Also, Gene Tierney is breathtaking as a Polynesian beauty. Recommended!|0|EOE 2590|Ip Man 3 (2015)|4|ipman3.jpg|319|475|Donnie Yen, Lynn Hung|1 hr, 45 min|Violence|It's the late 1950s. Ip Man continues to live in Hong Kong with his wife and son. His martial arts school is prospering. However, he and his students take time to protect the students of a conventional from a vicious boss who wants the school's land. The boss is backed by the corrupt, British chief of police. Also, not everything is at well at home. Will the appearance of a man challenging Ip Man's rank push his life into chaos?

This film brings back the magic of the original. The fight scenes are impressive, too. There's a good moral. Recommended.|0|EOE 2591|Geostorm (2017)|5|geostorm.jpg|317|475|Talitha Bateman|1 hr, 48 min|None.|In the near future, the climate has become unstable. The nations band together to build a network of satellites to rectify storms before they combine into a serious storm, a Geostorm. This "Dutch Boy" satellite system works well for years, using the International Space Station as a control center. That is, until a couple of weeks before the United States relinquishes control to an international governing body. Coincidence?

Let's ignore the obvious political agenda. (This movie is probably Al Gore's new "fave film".) The plot moves along well, despite taking a couple of leaps here and there. I could do without the Rambo-like Secret Service woman. I guess that's today's world. Aside from being predictable, this disaster film is entertaining.|0|EOE 2592|The World the Flesh and the Devil (1958)|5|worldfleshdevil.jpg|309|475|Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens, Mel Ferrer|1 hr, 35 min|None.|A man becomes trapped in a coal mine in Pennsylvania. He's down there for five days waiting to be dug out. Then, the digging stops. In frustration and panic, he digs his own way out. He finds that everybody has disappeared. Back home in New York City, he learns that one nation released a radioactive cloud into the atmosphere. This explains the missing people.

This post-apocalyptic film is very good. It goes beyond the end of the world and examines social taboos of the late '50s and early '60s.|0|EOE 2593|Day the World Ended (1955)|5|day_ended.jpg|300|475|None.|1 hr, 19 min|None.|A nuclear war has killed most of the people. A man and his daughter have survived in a rural house. Shortly later, five more people show up. One has absorbed a lot of radiation. He survives, but has mutated. Is he the only one?

This science fiction film explores a potential effect of nuclear war and speaks against nuclear testing. It's pretty good. It's available, free of charge, on Youtube.|0|EOE 2594|Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)|5|valerian.jpg|356|475|None.|2 hr, 17 min|None.|In the distant future, the International Space Station has grown too large to remain in orbit of earth. It's sent out into space and grows into a city of a thousand species, Alpha. Two time-traveling, government agents solve crimes. The latest being the theft of a converter. Having recovered it, they return to Alpha. Meanwhile, while they were gone, the center of the metropolis has developed into a radioactive area.

This Luc Besson film is based on a popular, long-running French comic book series. His style is obvious. There's even a quick tribute to The Fifth Element at the very beginning. (Watch for the groups of aliens.) This unusual film is worth watching, and has a similar theme. It was a "box office bomb", which only makes it better! And darn right, this film is the most expensive, non-American production to date.|0|EOE 2595|Sink the Bismarck! (1960)|5|sinkthebismarck.jpg|317|475|Kenneth More, Dana Wynter|1 hr, 37 min|None.|This film re-tells the admirable real-life episode of the British navy tracking and destroying the great Nazi battleship Bismarck.

The struggles of the British characters are well defined. The footage is frequently real. The plot moves along smoothly and reasonably. Based on a novel. Enjoyable!|0|EOE 2596|King Solomon's Mines (1950)|5|king_mines_1950.jpg|308|475|None.|1 hr, 42 min|None.|A wealthy woman from London elicits the help of an ex-pat living in Africa. She wants him to make use of his tracking skills to find her husband, who has disappeared. He accepts, after being offered the right amount of money. Is the woman in for the worst "vacation", or will the hunter be unable to tolerate her slowing him down? Or will they find something else?

The personality of Allan, the main character, in this film has clearly influenced the famous Indiana Jones. If only the female lead was more attractive. She's not ugly, just so very plain! Otherwise, this is a fun adventure that moves along well. It's based on a novel.|0|EOE 2597|Hidden (2014)|5|hidden.jpg|335|475|None.|1 hr, 23 min|None.|A small family has been living in an underground shelter for more than 300 days. The area around the hidden entrance is burned. The story is told at the persistance of the young girl, and through flashbacks. Something has happened in their small town. The family now lives in constant fear of being found by the "breathers".

This film surprised me. I didn't expect the way the plot worked out. The acting is not bad. This is a film that makes one think about it for some time afterwards.|0|EOE 2598|The Survivalist (2015)|0|thesurvivalist.jpg|317|475|Martin McCann, Mia Goth, Olwen Fouéré|1 hr, 44 min|Masturbation, blood, wound, primitive abortion|A man is living alone in a cabin in the woods. At least seven years ago, the apocalypse has occurred. The man is just getting by, despite failed crops and destructive raiders. So he's hesitant to accept a mother and daughter when they appear one morning. But, do they have an ulterior motive?

This survival film is raw and brutal. People do things for a reason, and there's no censorship of it. This story is probably the most accurate portrait of what could happen after the end of the world. Filmed in Northern Ireland.|0|EOE 2599|Space Island One - Raumstation Unity (1998)|5|spaceislandone.jpg|323|475|Indra Ové, Judy Loe, Angus Macinnes, Bruno Eyron, Julia Bremermann, William Oliver, Kourosh Asad|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|A large, permanent space station orbits earth. A multi-national group crews Unity, which is funded by a commercial venture. This TV program presents their struggles, which are a part of everyday life in space. Many problems seem to stem from the for-profit operator.

Does this sound like StarCops? That's because this show is very similar. There are visual cues like "Box"-like devices. There are other allusions to classic science-fiction films. However, this Isle of Man / German program is a bit different. It seems only the British can make good, futuristic space drama! Recommended.|1|EOE 2600|King Solomon's Mines (1985)|4|kingsolomonsmines_1985.jpg|317|475|John Rhys-Davies, Sharon Stone, Richard Chamberlain|1 hr, 40 min|Violence|This '80s remake of the original takes a more active twist. It's slapstick and goofy, but action packed. The acting is memorable, too.|0|EOE 2601|Dragonwyck (1946)|5|dragonwyck.jpg|320|475|Vincent Price, Gene Tierney|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A Connecticut country girl is invited to a grand Hudson River estate called Dragonwyck by a second cousin. She's anxious to go, to get away from the farm life. However, she finds that a former mistress of the estate lived a short and turbulent life. What will happen when she falls in love with the owner?

This film calls into question the class system that was prevalent in the Northeast in the 1840s, specifically the anti-rent war. It takes a bit to get going; however, this is an exciting film. The acting is some of the best that I've seen from these two actors. It's based on a novel. A clear copy of this film is available on Youtube.|0|EOE 2602|The Tripods (1984,1985)|5|thetripods.jpg|323|475|None.|Each episode approximately 25 min|None.|This program opens in a pastoral town that looks more like Medieval England than 2089 England. A three-legged alien machine appears where all the villagers have gathered. They're celebrating the "capping" of a young man. However, there are those who are excluded from the feast. They're called vagrants. Are they on to something? Or have the "tripods" really provided a pastoral existence for the British people, one without war or crime? Two young men don't agree and want to escape "capping".

This BBC program is based on a young adult series of novels. It calls into question the potential for a world that is controlled, where art and poetry are suppressed. Does this ban also ruin the possibility of technology and other forms of human development?|1|EOE 2603|Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)|4|starwars_rogueone.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr, 14 min|Violence|This film takes place immediately before the original Star Wars. Young Jyn witnesses her father being re-taken by the Empire to continue his work on the Death Star. She escapes, grows up, and is convinced by the Rebellion to make contact with her lost father.

This film is better than the previous one. It's still too long. The space battle scene is impressive. The CGI faces of Peter Cushing's and Carrie Fisher's characters look good.|0|EOE 2604|Stranger Things (2016, 2017, present)|4|strangerthings.jpg|321|475|None.|Each episode approximately 60 min|Alien goo|A middle school boy in a small Indiana town goes missing. It's the 1980s so finding him is not so easy. Meanwhile, a girl of a similar age appears mysteriously. Also, a monster is on the loose.

This Netflix show is pretty good. It's mostly worth watching to recall the world of the 1980s.

Update: The first season of this show is set in 1983. One of the final episodes of the season has a time period mistake in it. There are cars with third brake lights. In the United States, the third brake light didn't debut until the 1986 model year.|1|EOE 2605|Happy Gilmore (1996)|5|happygilmore.jpg|301|475|Adam Sandler, Bob Barker|1 hr, 32 min|None.|Happy Gilmore's father dies while he's still a boy. But, not before Happy has made up his mind to be a professional ice hockey player. Unfortunately, he lacks the skating skills and can never make the cut. When his grandmother's house is repossessed by the IRS, Happy decides to join a golf league to earn the money to recover her house, because he can hit the ball very far.

This is a textbook example of a light comedy-drama. Also, the main character betters himself and wins the day. It's also an upbeat film, and funnier than I remember! The soundtrack is also excellent. This film also makes golf look exciting.|0|EOE 2606|Day of the Dead: Bloodline (2017)|0|day_dead_2017.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 31 min|Blood & gore|A medical student narrow escapes a zombie apocalypse. She's now living in a military bunker, trying to find a cure. A creepy, former patient may hold the key. His blood is unusual. The only trouble is that he is now undead.

This movie remakes Romero's Day of the Dead. They call zombies "rotters". The new aspect is that a main character, a zombie, can reason. He's even jealous and can speak. This gore fest isn't too bad.|0|EOE 2607|What Happened to Monday (2016)|1|what_monday.jpg|335|475|Noomi Rapace|2 hr, 2 min|Eyeball, blood, violence|Due to a dramatically sudden growth in population, Genetically-Modified Organism (GMO)-based crops are widely adopted. A result is that the number of children born during each pregnancy increases from one or two to several. The government further reacts by mandating a one-child policy. The Child Allocation Act allows the G-men to take away all offspring born after the first. So what will a well-connected man do when his wife bears septuplets?

This film is slow at parts; however, the idea is sound and clever. There are plenty of action scenes. Worth watching, if it's available free of charge.|0|EOE 2608|Somewhere in Time (1980)|5|somewhereintime.jpg|309|475|Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour|1 hr, 43 min|None.|A man has just successfully presented his first play. At the after-party, an elderly woman walks right up to him and says "come back to me" before handing him an old pocketwatch. Eight years elapse and, coping with writer's block, the playwright decides to stay overnight at The Grand Hotel. There, he is strongly attracted to a photograph of a woman taken in 1912. As he delves deeper into her past, he finds that he becomes increasingly attracted to her.

This time travel film is unique because it focuses on the effects on the individuals, rather than the mechanism of travel. I hadn't seen this film for decades. It's even better than I remember. Or perhaps I've just grown into a hopeless romantic? Jane Seymour looks amazing, too. Based on a novel. Recommended!|0|EOE 2609|The Last Days on Mars (2013)|3|last_mars.jpg|317|475|Liev Schreiber, Romola Garai|1 hr, 38 min|Blood & violence|A second habitation mission on Mars is 20 hours away from completion. The crew is exhausted from the six month mission. Suddenly, one of the scientists finds a sample of bacterial life. He goes to investigate the source. But, then, a sinkhole develops around him. He's presumed dead. Is this the worst that will happen?

This Irish/British film is pretty good at bringing zombies to Mars. It's based on a short story. The effects and scenery are like a silent character. The inside sets are impressive, also.|0|EOE 2610|6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)|5|6below.jpg|317|475|Josh Hartnett, Mira Sorvino|1 hr, 38 min|None.|A promising, professional ice hockey player walks away from his chance "to make it big". He turns to drugs and snowboarding. When a blizzard traps him on a remote mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountains in central California; he wonders if he'll make it off the mountain alive.

This drama is based on a real story, related in a novel. The film is well done. The story is inspirational. The movie was filmed in Utah.|0|EOE 2611|Jacob's Ladder (1990)|0|jacobsladder.jpg|322|475|Tim Robbins|1 hr, 53 min|Blood, war, monsters, gore|A Vietnam veteran is back home after being overseas for a couple of years. His reality is littered with delusions and alternative realities. Is the cause shell shock or something else?

This creepy film reminds me of Slaughterhouse Five with religious overtones. It doesn't portray New York City in a good light either. Worth watching, and it'll make you think.|0|EOE 2612|Blindness (2008)|3|blindness.jpg|320|475|Julianne Moore|2 hr, 1 min|Feces, violence|Everyday traffic in a big city is suddenly brought to a halt. A motorist can no longer see. The disease is named the "white sickness", because the inflicted individual goes blind, seeing only white, not blackness. The illness quickly spreads. The government, enforced by the military, sets up camps to quarantine the infected. So when a doctor loses his sight, his wife feigns the illness and accompanies him. Could she be the key to life in this blinded world?

This apocalyptic film is quite good. I may not agree with the helpless situation created by the main characters; however, the film does an excellent job exploring the human effects of such a disaster. Sight is one sense that is more necessary than others to navigate the modern world. This film portrays an urban world without it. There's also a suggestion of religion: whiteness or blindness suggests good. Overall the film is thought provoking. Of course, it could only come from a novel. |0|EOE 2613|The Veil (1958)|5|theveil.jpg|320|475|various|Each episode approximately 30 min|None.|This TV program presents short episodes with a supernatural event. The acting is very good. I think you'll recognize some of the actors and actresses. The program was never broadcast. It's hosted by Boris Karloff and available on YouTube, free of charge.|1|EOE 2614|Blade Runner 2049 (2017)|3|bladerunner2049.jpg|317|475|Ryan Gosling|2 hr, 44 min|Blood & violence|Thirty years after the events of Blade Runner, a young cop is tracking down the last of the rogue replicants. Unlike the original Blade Runner, this officer is a late-model replicant. His search brings to life his fabricated memories. The real question is what if his memories aren't fabricated?

Like the latest Mad Max film, I really enjoyed this film. It struck a chord with me.

Yes, this film is quite long, like the original , and the future world is mostly miserable. Though, I will remark that the addition of snow makes it better.

There are allusions to Mr. Dick's novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. But, there are no other references to the novel. Too bad because I read the novel before viewing this film! Still, this movie is enjoyable and worth watching.|0|EOE 2615|It Stains the Sands Red (2016)|0|it_red.jpg|317|475|Brittany Allen, Juan Riedinger|1 hr, 32 min|Vomit, blood & gore, rape|The dead are walking. A stripper and her boyfriend leave Las Vegas. They intend to meet with his friends at a remote Nevada airport to fly to Mexico. But, their car becomes stuck in the sand. The boyfriend is killed by a zombie, and she is being followed by it. Will she make the appointment or be eaten alive?

This independent film is better than most that I've seen. The filming is quite good, and the main character is well developed. My only complaint is that the volume is all over the place. It's good seeing the desert again.|0|EOE 2616|When Time Ran Out... (1980)|5|whentimeranout.jpg|307|475|None.|1 hr, 49 min|None.|An oil man hits a high-pressure field in Hawaii. He's concerned about the intensity. He asks the guy running the volcano monitoring station for a tour. They nearly don't survive a visit into the mouth of the volcano. Is the volcano ready to erupt?

This disaster film is pretty good. It's a bit long, though. Paul Newman and his contemporaries do a good job. It's based on a novel.|0|EOE 2617|Wonder Woman (2017)|5|wonderwoman_2017.jpg|321|475|Gal Gadot, Chris Pine|2 hr, 21 min|None.|This film explains the origin of Wonder Woman. She eventually finds her way into the real world. But will she be able to confront the evil that she believes is causing the world war?

Normally, TV programs promoted to movie titles are failures. This film proves that the writers delved deeper into the subject material than the TV program could. And, it works. The plot follows the formula: character introduction, conflict presentation, escalation, climax, and aftermath. I enjoyed witty dialogue, too!

The title character of this film is strong and tough. Usually, I'm not a fan of such females. However, in this film, the character is sympathetic and loving, and that fuels her fight. She wants to stop the war, not for her glory; but to stop the taking of life. Gal Gadot looks amazing, too. Highly recommended!|0|EOE 2618|Faces in the Crowd (2011)|5|faces_crowd.jpg|356|475|Milla Jovovich|1 hr, 43 min|None.|New York City is plagued by a new serial killer. Anna, by chance, is walking home during the latest murder. She sees the crime but then falls into a river, smacking her head on a railing, while trying to get away. When she wakes up from a short coma, she cannot identify faces anymore. In other words, an individual face will change everytime she see it. But, the killer is still on the loose.

This is a fresh idea. The unusual illness really props up this thriller. Otherwise, this film would be pretty typical.|0|EOE 2619|The King's Choice - Kongens nei (2016)|4|kingschoice.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr, 10 min|Vomit|A Nazi fleet enters the fjord to Oslo. The Prime Minister and his cabinet continue to foster negotiations for peace. Meanwhile, the Norwegian king and his family wait and watch to see what happens. The king would like to take over, but he supports the Norwegian people and their elected government. One thing is for sure: he will not allow them to surrender Norway to the Germans.

This Norwegian film describes the struggles endured by the royal family during the Nazi invasion. I like the original footage at the beginning. The sinking of the Nazi cruiser in Oslofjord by the Norwegian gun battery and torpedoes makes an impressive scene.|0|EOE 2620|Last Cab to Darwin (2014)|5|last_darwin.jpg|317|475|Michael Caton, Mark Coles Smith, Emma Hamilton, Ningali Lawford-Wolf|2 hr, 3 min|None.|An elderly tax driver is diagnosed with incurable stomach cancer. He hears about a doctor helping people die gracefully in Darwin. He decides to drive there.

This Australian road trip film is good. The characters are honest and real. It's an adaptation of a play. It's not as morbid as it sounds.|0|EOE 2621|The Exception (2016)|5|theexception.jpg|320|475|Christopher Plummer, Lily James|1 hr, 47 min|None.|The second world war is progressing well for Germany. To win over the rest of the German public, Hitler suggests re-instating the Kaiser. (He and his family are in exile in Holland.) A young officer is sent to protect the former ruler. But, will the young man's personal feelings for a young woman overwhelm him?

This film has a turbulent start. Once it's finally underway, the film begins to work. I can even forgive the example of female dominance. (I suppose it could have happened in wartime Europe.)

I'll admit that I only rented this film to see Lily James. I certainly didn't expect to see so much of her! I'm not complaining, though. I guess that's a wartime film. This movie is based on a novel.|0|EOE 2622|All I See Is You (2016)|5|alliseeisyou.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 50 min|None.|A girl is blinded in a car crash that kills her parents. She grows up and marries a man. A new procedure allows her to recover vision in one eye. Will this affect her marriage? Will her husband be able to cope?

This film is slow moving. The concept is new. The filming is unusual.|0|EOE 2623|Zone of the Dead - Apocalypse of the Dead - Zona Mrtvih (2009)|0|zone_dead.jpg|320|475|None.|1 hr, 42 min|Blood & gore|In 1985 Yugoslavia, workmen dig up a 300-year-old skeleton. This individual had died of the plague. A worker scratches himself on a bone and guess what happens? Flash forward to 2009, a tanker full of hazardous gas is released during the night at a train station in Serbia. Meanwhile, a dangerous criminal is being escorted to Belgrade.

This is a fun, independent, zombie film. It's Serbian, but the dialogue is (dubbed?) in English. I'm impressed by the scenes: they're complete and well put together. Pretty good!|0|EOE 2624|Darkest Hour (2017)|5|darkesthour.jpg|317|475|Gary Oldman, Lily James|2 hr, 5 min|None.|This film portrays the turbulent first month of Winston Churchill's time as Prime Minister. Gary Oldman does a fantastic job. Also, I didn't realize how much resistance this man received from his peers in Parliament. This month also includes the largest civilian evacuation of a military force from Dunkirk. Lily James looks and acts well, too. Highly recommended!|0|EOE 2625|Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)|2|mazerunner3.jpg|323|475|Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster|2 hr, 22 min|Violence, blood & gore|This film resumes where The Scorch Trials left off: in the desert. WCKD (AKA "Wicked") is still performing tests on young adults with the hope of finding a cure for the zombie epidemic.

The trilogy ends with a bit of a whimper, not unlike the final part of the Hunger Games films. Still, this film is enjoyable. The action is impressive. It made my neighbor at the movie theater jump a lot. I guess I'm jaded when it comes to "unpredictable" films.|0|EOE 2626|Flatliners (1990)|5|flatliners.jpg|323|475|Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon|1 hr, 54 min|None.|A medical student wants to explain death. So, he decides to stop the functions of his heart and brain. Of course, he needs others to bring him back to life. The others want to experience death, too. Will they learn what death is, or will something more personal haunt them?

I haven't seen this film in decades. It's better than I remember. It, also, makes more sense than the remake. I like that the film suggests messing with death is not a good idea. Also, it's exciting to see how each individual deals with related problems. Recommended.|0|EOE 2627|Breaking Bad (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)|0|breakingbad.jpg|316|475|Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul|Each episode approximately 50 min|Blood & gore, sounds|An older, high school chemistry teacher is just providing enough money for his family by also working at a car wash. When he's diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, he decides to employ his knowledge of chemistry to make crystal meth. That way he'll have money for his family after he has died. What could go wrong?

The first scene really hooks the audience. It's bizarre but makes sense later on in the pilot. The subject material (drugs) isn't the best, but the dialogue and antics are hilarious. This is a good way to forget your own problems and laugh a bit. The characters are also memorable and develop as the show progresses.

Just finished watching the fourth season. Wow, that's a great ending! Now, I find out there's another season. OK, right. How will this work out?|1|EOE 2628|Dark Matter (2015, 2016, 2017)|3|darkmatter.jpg|335|475|None.|Each episode approximately 45 min|None.|Six people wake up on a spaceship not knowing who they are, and why they're there. The idea of this Canadian TV program is OK. The violence, for no apparent reason, in the first scene of the pilot seems unnecessary. The plot has some holes in it, too. The acting isn't the best either: it's rather stilted. Good computer graphics, though. It's based on a comic book.|1|EOE 2629|Keep Watching (2016)|2|keepwatching.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 29 min|Murder|A string of family murders is plaguing an area. The criminals broadcast the homicides live on the Internet. The demented public enjoys it. Their next victim is a family including a teenage girl who's mother has died. She's having difficulty coping with the loss, and the situation is made worse by her stepmother. But she doesn't realize they have real problems coming.

This film starts out slowly and gradually gains momentum. The ending makes it worth it to "keep watching".|0|EOE 2630|Wonder (2017)|5|wonder.jpg|329|475|Jacob Tremblay, Izabela Vidovic, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson|1 hr, 53 min|None.|A boy is born with facial deformation that is too difficult to see. After countless surgeries, he is seen as visually acceptable. Needless to say, he is home-schooled by his well-educated mother. He excels. But, when he reaches the first year of middle school, his parents decide to enroll him in public school. Will his education and the love of his family be sufficient to give him a chance?

What a powerful film! I enjoyed how it didn't just focus on the main character. Instead, the film presents the perspective and feelings of the supporting characters, during different segments of the movie. Also, all the characters are important in this film. There's also an appreciation of the stage and of nature. It's based on a novel. Highly recommended.|0|EOE 2631|Kill Me Three Times (2014)|5|killmethreetimes.jpg|321|475|Simon Pegg|1 hr, 30 min|None.|A clumsy assassin is hired to bump off a woman in rural Australia. But, it seems, there are several others willing to do the job for him.

I rewinded this film a few times, and kept falling asleep. It struck me as a Vegas heist film, but without the zest.|0|EOE 2632|Chatroom (2010)|3|chatroom.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 37 min|Feces, vomit|A teenager, who is a hacker, starts a chatroom. Four other teens join. They discuss subjects of importance to them. The cruel teen persuades another one to stop taking prescribed anti-depressants. Will something terrible happen?

This movie is based on a play. The way online chatrooms are filmed, is clever. It's unique because of its style.|0|EOE 2633|Black Mirror (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, present)|3|blackmirror.jpg|317|475|None.|Each episode approximately 45 min|Violence, vomit|This Channel Four (BBC) program is the most shocking production that I've seen in a long, long time. The style is similar to the Outer Limits, except that it is British, and on Channel Four; so there are few taboos. The acting is amazing. The themes revolve around the degradation of culture, society, and individualism. If you can get through the first episode, you'll find a powerful message in this show. Maybe you'll question your life on mobile 'phones and social media, and the effects they bring.

The program isn't quite as enjoyable after Netflix took over its production.|1|EOE 2634|The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017)|5|ballad_brown.jpg|317|475|Bill Pullman|1 hr, 52 min|None.|A simple man is the unspoken partner of a powerful, and good, rancher in Montana. But, another of their company seeks to run the new State. When the rancher is killed, the simple man is presented as the murderer. His fleeing only cements his guilt for many. Of course, he is not guilty. Instead, he attempts to find the true killer. What he finds could undo him.

This fairly simple Western is very good. The acting is a bit ragged at the start, but grows well. I like the short role by Peter Fonda. What really carries this film is the story and acting. The scenery is also excellent. Like any good Western, it's more than the sum of its parts. Well done.|0|EOE 2635|Murder on the Orient Express (2017)|5|murder_express_2017.jpg|321|475|Kenneth Branagh|1 hr, 54 min|None.|Hercule Poirot is summoned to England. He takes the roundabout way via the Orient Express, because he seeks a vacation. However, there's no rest for the great Belgian detective when a man is murdered on the isolated train.

This period film presents a good mystery. The Godiva chocolate product placement isn't very subtle. Though, the Belgian company did exist in 1934. This film is based on the famous Agatha Christie novel. It's not quite as good as the other movie.|0|EOE 2636|A Ghost Story (2017)|5|aghoststory.jpg|321|475|the ghost|1 hr, 32 min|None.|A young couple seem to love one another. Then, he is killed in a car wreck. She confirms his death. After some time passes, his body walks again.

Though this sounds like a zombie film, it is not. It's a portrait of timeless love. Also, the animated body is shrouded by a sheet with holes cut-out for the eyes. (Maybe an explanation for many Halloween costumes?)

The film is delivered in a short, narrow format. It reminds me of the format used for old photographs. There's lots of dead time in this movie, too. Though, it does makes sense as one watches the film. A cool, new-to-me aspect is that "ghost time" and real time are not the same. So maybe "hauntings" are not temporally compatible with our lives? This film also suggests why we shouldn't just rip down an old building.

The filming method is noteworthy. There are religious overtones, probably just to help the American audience accept the non-religious concept of the afterlife. I wouldn't pass up watching this film. The longest, slow scene isn't boring, because it features a pair of good legs.|0|EOE 2637|Ultraviolet (1998)|3|ultraviolet_1998.jpg|223|300|Susannah Harker, Jack Davenport|Each episode approximately 50 min|Blood|A London detective stumbles upon a conspiracy. There are Code Five "people" living in the public who don't age and cannot contract any disease. These "leeches" are ruthless and prey on humans for their blood. They can't be videotaped and don't have reflections. The detective decides to join a group of humans fighting the oppressors.

This British TV show has good acting. The idea is clever, too.|1|EOE 2638|The Deer Hunter (1978)|3|thedeerhunter.jpg|317|475|Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken|3 hr, 4 min|Blood|Three steel workers living and working in Pennsylvania decide to join the army. The Vietnam War is in full swing. They are captured and tortured by North Vietnamese. This film relates what happens to them after they escape and are rescued.

This film shows how people change after experiencing the horror of war. While not a fast moving film, it is an important one. It's probably very powerful for those who fought in southeast Asia. The Russian roulette scenes are famous.|0|EOE 2639|Cooties (2014)|0|cooties.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 28 min|Chicken processing, blood & gore, children|A struggling writer returns to his small hometown in Illinois. He takes a job as a substitute teacher for summer school. But when a girl eats a contaminated chicken nugget and turns into a zombie, the school becomes a prison.

This film doesn't take itself serious, so it's a good one! The volume is up and down through out, which is annoying. There's a short scene after credits.|0|EOE 2640|Taboo (2017, present)|2|taboo.jpg|317|475|Tom Hardy|Each episode approximately 1 hr|Cooking, blood & gore|A man is thought to have died in Africa. He returns to England when he "hears" his father, who has died. His father left his shipping business entirely to his "dead" son. This upsets the father's daughter and her greedy husband. But, worst of all, the powerful East India Company doesn't want any competition. They will do anything to stop the heir from rebuilding the shipping company.

This unusual TV program delves into the supernatural. The period costume and scenes will be appreciated by those interested in nineteenth century London. I have a feeling that some of the language isn't accurate, though. What really makes this show worthwhile is the references to voodoo and black magic, and the visions that are produced from it. There's also a Deadwood influence in this show.|1|EOE 2641|Stoker (2012)|0|stoker.jpg|321|475|Mia Wasikowska|1 hr, 39 min|Sound effects, violence, blood, vomit|A young woman's father is mysterious killed. It's declared an unexplained murder; however, his daughter thinks it's suspicious. Her distraught and unstable mother is of no help. When her father's brother joins their mourning lives, she questions his presence.

This film has little to do with Bram Stoker's Dracula. It's more of a coming-of-age film. The most interesting aspect of this film is the unexpected events and twists of the plot.|0|EOE 2642|Filth (2013)|2|filth.jpg|317|475|James McAvoy|1 hr, 37 min|Vomit|An arrogant Edinburgh detective is bucking for a promotion. In fact, the survival of his marriage seems to depend on it. Making that promotion becomes his focus in life. So when he cannot save the life of a man who dies in the street and the widow's wife proclaims him a "good man", his life starts to unravel.

This film is based on a novel. Straight out of the gates, there are characters breaking the fourth wall. The first part of this film is absolutely hilarious. I really enjoyed the back stories of the characters. That's how I'd do it. The main character starts out like a Scottish Gene Hunt. But he's definitely not the same character. The ending credits remind me of A Life Less Ordinary. Off the wall, but tremendously enjoyable. Curiously, almost all of the characters have blue eyes. |0|EOE 2643|The Americans (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)|4|theamericans.jpg|323|475|Keri Russell|Each episode approximately 45 min|Rape|It's 1981. Ronald Reagan has been elected president. The Soviets are terrified of this man and how he will upset the balance of the Cold War. Two sleeper agents are a couple in the greater Washington D.C. area. Their children do not know that their parents are KGB spies. How long, and at what cost, will their family life continue?

This show can't be that far from the truth. The "hated" Soviets must have lived amongst us. They're not so different than us, after all.

This program is pretty good. The intrigue and, definitely, the action of The Bourne Identity is obvious. It goes beyond that, because this show does a good job capturing the essence of the '80s. OK, maybe not the cultural sense; but, definitely the political sense.|1|EOE 2644|High-Rise (2015)|3|high_rise.jpg|317|475|Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller|1 hr, 59 min|Medical procedure|A teaching doctor moves into a new high-rise apartment. He's trying to make a new start. His past isn't rosy. The new place promises everything, and he takes it to heart. When the electricity and gas are cut-off, he continues to believe. Will his neighbors, also, be so trusting?

This period British film is pretty good. It's neat to experience the '70s tower block (apartment) life. Sienna Guillory still looks great. I just wish she had a better part. There's a lot symbolism in this film. There are political messages, too, like those regarding class warfare. This film is based on a '70s novel.|0|EOE 2645|Downsizing (2017)|5|downsizing.jpg|305|475|None.|2 hr, 15 min|None.|A Norwegian researcher develops a procedure to permanently shrink people to a fraction of their normal size. People see it as a way to get rich quickly, since money will buy a lot of small goods. The main character and his wife decide to "downsize". When she gets cold feet after he has been miniaturized, how will he do as a "small person"?

This odd film presents a clever idea. The problem is that the film is so drawn out and lacks direction. It just wanders around aimlessly for much of the two hours. Also, the climate change argument is always present. This makes the film not very entertaining. The shots of Norway are pleasant, though.|0|EOE 2646|Wonderstruck (2017)|5|wonderstruck.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 55 min|None.|A boy living in 1970s Minnesota is orphaned and deafened by a freak lightning strike. A deaf girl in 1920s New Jersey misses her actress mother. Both converge on New York City in their own times. Is there a link connecting them?

This premise sounds promising. However, the plot of this film lacks direction and focus. In fact, this movie is pretty dull. I found myself hoping for a time-travel aspect to materialize. Unfortunately, that never happened. What a disappointing film!|0|EOE 2647|Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)|5|jumanji2.jpg|317|475|Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan|1 hr, 59 min|None.|The Jumanji board game is found washed up on a beach. It quickly winds up in the hands of a late '90s "gaming" guy. He ignores it, because it's a board game. Curiosity takes hold of him one night, and the game is activated. Flash forward twenty years and the board game has become a classic video game. But will the students, who discover it, be drawn in?

Initially, I dismissed this film. I enjoyed the original film, and thought the idea was spent. I was wrong! OK, yes, this film is not going to be listed as a great or influential movie. But, I did enjoy it!

There's a moral, and the characters grow. Also, the plot moves along steadily with short breaks for necessary "breathers". Also, the actors in the world of Jumanji do such a wonderful job maintaining their real-world characters, despite being completely physically different. Enjoy this fun and adventurous film! (I watched it on an airplane, so there may be some infractions that were removed.)|0|EOE 2648|Their Finest (2016)|5|theirfinest.jpg|317|475|Gemma Arterton, Bill Nighy|1 hr, 57 min|None.|A young woman wants to help out, and when her boyfriend cannot make ends meet; she finds an opportunity. She accepts a job as an assistant screenwriter. Naturally, she wants to write about the many heroic activities of the British public during the retreat at Dunkirk. The snag is: will it be acceptable; or, will it be even remotely true?

This film is set in Britain during the dark days of World War II: the Blitz. I enjoy period films, especially those set in this period. I also like films where women shine from their accomplishments. This movie showcases both. But, deep down, this film is a wartime romance. Bill Nighy is hilariously awful, too. Enjoy!|0|EOE 2649|Dark Mirror (2007)|5|darkmirror.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 26 min|None.|A couple move into a new house. The woman finds something peculiar about the place. Then, she finds a mirror, and her camera is possessed by an evil spirit.

This film is not too bad. It's a neat idea that a spirit possesses glass objects.|0|EOE 2650|The Glades (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)|4|theglades.jpg|323|475|None.|Each episode approximately 45 min|Corpses & vomit|A gifted Chicago detective is shot in the butt, by a co-worker. So he decides to relocate to south Florida. He figures he can enjoy the sun and play golf. Boy, is he wrong!

This funny detective comedy TV program works well. The main character is someone we love to hate: he's a loveable asshole. But, he is good at solving crimes. This program is known for its product placement, because the characters take blatantly lengthy times to "advertise". Enjoyable show! |1|EOE 2651|The Commuter (2018)|4|thecommuter.jpg|321|475|Liam Neeson|1 hr, 45 min|Violence|A man makes the same journey from New York City to a Tarrytown on a daily basis. Suddenly, his job is terminated. He finds himself out of work and in debt. Then, on the way home for the final time, a woman offers him $100,000 to locate an individual on the same train. Will he take the risk, or remain a simple commuter?

This thriller moves along with a similar intensity as Non-Stop. The plot has an Alfred Hitchcock style flair. Enjoyable and exciting film.|0|EOE 2652|Hostiles (2017)|5|hostiles.jpg|321|475|Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike|2 hr, 14 min|None.|A, presumably, Southern officer is now herding up Indians in the West. His history reminds us that he's no fan of Native Americans. So when he's ordered to escort an elderly chief, with whom he has fought, to his homeland to await death; he almost quits. Along the way, they encounter an abused frontier woman, who has been attacked by rogue Indians. After this, the elderly chief decides to unite forces with the soldier.

Ms. Pike is so convincing that it's impressive. I enjoyed how the main character grew out of himself, too. As the story moves along, his acceptance of the Indians grows. That's what makes a good Western! There's also a suggestion of the peace of the scenery. Recommended!|0|EOE 2653|Invasion: Earth (1998)|0|invasion_earth.jpg|334|475|None.|Each episode approximately 45 min|Aliens, blood, gore|A bomb disposal soldier discovers an alien spacecraft during the Blitz in London. A modern RAF pilot shoots down a similar spacecraft flying over Scotland. The latter event puts earth right in the middle of an interstellar war. Is there a connection between these two events?

Not a bad BBC/Sci-Fi Channel program. The story is fairly scientific. For instance, the aliens travel in other dimensions and in time.

Update: The second half of this short series makes up for the sluggish first half. Wow, what an ending, too!|1|EOE 2654|Ready Player One (2018)|4|readyplayerone.jpg|333|475|None.|2 hr, 20 min|Violence|In 2044, the world is a place of haves and have-nots. Most people live only to enter the OASIS. This computer-simulated universe offers almost everything to users, as long as they have the coin. Wade Watts is an unknown teenager living in the ghetto, known as the Stacks. But, in the OASIS, he's known as Parzival. And he's about to change the OASIS forever.

I read this 2011 novel by Ernest Cline. The book is very good, if a bit too nerdy. The story does a great job capturing growing up in the '80s. The film is no different, because there are subtle reminders everywhere. The screen writers simplified the novel's plot and dumped the really geeky stuff. Also, the scope of the cultural details has grown beyond just the '80s, acquiring '70s influences. That's a wise move, and makes this film a classic that may be able to join the John Hughes films, which so succinctly define a generation. Well done, Spielberg. The soundtrack is excellent, too. Recommended.|0|EOE 2655|Wind Chill (2007)|5|windchill.jpg|347|475|Emily Blunt, Ashton Holmes|1 hr, 31 min|None.|A popular college girl has to catch the bus back home for the Christmas break. Someone recommends that she look for any rides posted on the university bulletin board. She finds one bound for her home state of Delaware. In Pennsylvania, she learns that her driver doesn't live in Delaware. So when he turns onto a snow-packed road, she panics. But, is she panicking about the right thing?

This film takes place during a snowstorm in the mountains of Pennsylvania. The scenery is beautiful. What sets this ghost film apart from others is that the main character grows. In the end, this film presents another case of unrequited love. Still, this film is creepy and worth watching!|0|EOE 2656|Winchester (2018)|5|winchester.jpg|317|475|Helen Mirren|1 hr, 39 min|None.|Sarah Winchester, the widow of a owner of Winchester Repeating Firearms, buys a small house in San Jose, California. She has builders working continuously on the house until it is a half-built mansion full of hallways and stairs. The rifle company enlists a psychiatrist to determine if the widow is insane. What he witnesses while staying at her mansion makes him question his own sanity.

This fiction is based on an actual person and house. I've visited the Winchester Mystery House. It's an unusual place with short steps leading to dead ends. The clever devices around the mansion are impressive, too. This film does a wonderful job portraying both the house and the woman. It's also a very good horror film. Filmed in Melbourne, Australia. Recommended.|0|EOE 2657|Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)|5|attack_crabmonsters.jpg|326|475|None.|1 hr, 3 min|None.|A research group examining the effects of the Bikini-Atoll nuclear testing radiation on animal life sudden go missing from a south Pacific island. A second group is sent with a couple of Navy sailors to continue the task. Maybe they'll learn what happened to the first group? But when the island starts to crumble around them, they wonder if they'll get off the island alive.

This fun '50s film is available, free of charge, on YouTube. There are some clever scientific ideas presented in this short film. This film probably frightened quite a number of young children. There are some long underwater scenes, too. This is a Roger Corman independent film.|0|EOE 2658|Den of Thieves (2018)|5|denofthieves.jpg|317|475|None.|2 hr, 20 min|None.|This film follows a group of rough-and-tumble L.A. sheriffs. Their leader is tracking a bunch of criminals who have aspirations of robbing a bank. This is unlike the usual heist, because the criminals plan to steal worn-out greenbacks that are going to be destroyed by the Federal Reserve Bank.

This film is exciting and pretty well done. It could have been shorter. The style reminds me of The Departed, though less violent.|0|EOE 2659|The Hurricane Heist (2017)|4|hurricaneheist.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 38 min|Violence|A group of criminals decide to take old greenbacks, which are due to be shredded. They decide to make the attempt during a hurricane.

Interestingly, the idea is the same as one of its contemporaries: Den of Thieves. Coincidence? This film has some plot holes. It also uses food and a toilet break to build the characters. Go into this film expecting nothing, and it'll be OK. The hurricane scenes are entertaining!|0|EOE 2660|Johnny English Reborn (2011)|5|johnnyenglish2.jpg|320|475|Rowan Atkinson, Daniel Kaluuya, Rosamund Pike|1 hr, 41 min|None.|Johnny English is brought back to work for MI7. Management is reluctant bring him back, after bungling a previous mission. The clumsy secret agent is on the mission to find a special weapon.

This film is better than the original film. There are lots of small, funny details. For instance, "Toshiba British Intelligence" is "spying... for you", and the fact that the Swiss hate speeding cars. Good vehicle chase sequences, too. There is an alternate scene during the ending credits.|0|EOE 2661|Farewell - L'affaire Farewell (2009)|5|laffairefarewell.jpg|317|475|Guillaume Canet, Emir Kusturica|1 hr, 53 min|None.|It's the 1980s. Life is questionable in the Soviet Union. One Francophile Russian decides to provide secrets of KGB operations in the West to a Frenchman living in the Soviet Union. He hopes such secrets will awaken the West to the threat from the Bolsheviks. But will the Frenchman be eliminated for what he knows?

This French film is based on a novel, which loosely describes an actual man. It's really very good. Seeing a spy thriller where the characters aren't tortured on screen is something new and, hopefully, a coming trend. The humanity of the characters in this film is obvious, as with most French films. I recommend this alternative look at the Cold War.|0|EOE 2662|The Librarians (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)|4|thelibrarians.jpg|317|475|None.|Each episode approximately 60 min|Violence|A NATO colonel meets an odd character, who calls himself the Librarian, while diffusing a bomb. After that, she's welcomed by the Library to act as the Librarian's guardian. One things leads to another, and she's also guarding three younger "librarians". Meanwhile the world is being upset by evil forces bent on releasing magic back into the world, for their own ends.

The Librarian seems like David Tennant's Doctor Who. The first episode has too much gunplay. And the program seems to rip off Warehouse 13. Aside from these minor problems, this show is pretty good. It's exciting and lighthearted, and fun. Each episode features a well known guest star.|1|EOE 2663|Mr. Robot (2015, 2016, 2017, present)|4|mrrobot.jpg|325|475|Christian Slater|Each episode approximately 40 min|Violence|A socially-inept cyber-security employee solves an Internet attack on a large corporation named Evil. He finds a data file that allows him to cast the suspicion on anyone. This puts him in contact with a hacker group, who encourage him to implicate the corporation's chief financial officer. Soon, the guy finds himself wrapped up in a world that he may not be able to survive.

The idea is sound. The characters are pretty good. There's just something that I don't like about this show. This is my second attempt to get into it. It didn't work for me; but, maybe it will for you?|1|EOE 2664|Faster (2010)|5|faster.jpg|321|475|Dwayne Johnson|1 hr, 38 min|None.|A powerful man is released from prison, where the other inmates seem to hate him. This man isn't met at the prison gates, so he runs into town. In a junkyard, he finds a Chevelle waiting for him. He's a driver with a score to settle.

I don't mind revenge films. Perhaps they remind me of Westerns? In this one, Mr. Johnson is his usual blend of calmness and action. Yes, this film follows a formula. That fact doesn't make this movie any less enjoyable. It's also set in the deserts of the Southwest. This action film is better than many. There are a couple of car chases, too. Recommended.|0|EOE 2665|The Holcroft Covenant (1985)|5|holcroftcovenant.jpg|328|475|Michael Caine|1 hr, 53 min|None.|A New York architect is called to Geneva by a man claiming that he has information that will change the architect's life. He learns that his father, a Nazi banker, along with two other Nazis, put aside what amounts to $4.5 billion. The eldest child of each Nazi must meet to sign a covenant to spend the money. It's claimed that the money must be used to right the wrongs performed by the Nazis. The main character begins to suspect more, though.

This film is based upon a novel. The acting is good all around. The plot weaves a web of suspense and deceit. Pretty good thriller.|0|EOE 2666|Game Night (2018)|5|gamenight.jpg|317|475|None.|1 hr, 40 min|None.|Game night has become a tradition for a group of couples. One couple divorces, and the guy is no longer invited. The successful brother of a main character returns. He arranges a special game night. How far will it go? Will anyone be hurt?

This is a fun film. It's funny at parts, and it moves along well. There's a scene after the credits.|0|EOE EOF