Runaway Jury (2003)

Dry.  It's ok, but dry.  Predictable and without any real wow moments it plods along.  

Won't bother to watch it again but it didn't kill me to watch it either. 

Friends with Benefits (2011)

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Another Sunday afternoon favorite.  Get comfy on the sofa under a blanket and watch or doze off.  It's funny and sappy in all the right ways.  

Lee Daniels' The Butler (I) (2013)

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what a fantastic movie.  Touching. Inspired by the real events of one mans life and the epic events in race relations in America in the 1950's and 60's. 

A must see. Oscar worthy.  

Sideways (2004)

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sweet movie.  Life in its ugliest and truest forms. Awkward.  Dysfunctional. And very real.  A good watch.  Make you laugh.  Make you weep.  Go get it for the weekend.  

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

What a joy.  Funny. Cute.  Great for the whole family.  No kidding, just a great little flick.  

The Aviator (2004)

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Stars --- Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale

ear	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2005	Won	Oscar	Best Achievement in Art Direction Dante Ferretti (art director) Francesca Lo Schiavo (set decorator)
			Best Achievement in Cinematography Robert Richardson
			Best Achievement in Costume Design Sandy Powell
			Best Achievement in Film Editing Thelma Schoonmaker
			Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Cate Blanchett
	Nominated	Oscar	Best Achievement in Directing Martin Scorsese
			Best Achievement in Sound Mixing Tom Fleischman Petur Hliddal
			Best Motion Picture of the Year Michael Mann Graham King
			Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Leonardo DiCaprio
			Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Alan Alda
			Best Writing, Original Screenplay John Logan

Watched i again, first time since 2004, and wow what a great film.  Bigger than life and probably my favourite DiCaprio film.  Mind you i am not a big fan of his.  This role allows his to showcase his ability to swing from sanity to insanity in a single breath.  Blanchett is simply amazing.  The way both of them captured such recognisable people was epic.  

Great movie from start to finish, wonderful look, wonderful editing, just a fantastic movie all around.

If you have never seen it, go...do it now.  

Then come back here when your done and post a comment or thought.  

License to Wed (2007)

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Stars ---- Mandy Moore, John Krasinski, Robin Williams 

Yikes.......no

A Bronx Tale (1993)

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Stars --- Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Lillo Brancato

This was a surprise movie, i sat down to watch what i thought was a gangster movie, what i got was so much more.  Oh sure there were tough guys, and clashes over power, but there was so much more.  There was also a strong storyline of the lessons learned and shared by a mentor and a father.  Two forces that pulled and pushed at this developing mind.  It is an authentic glimpse into a world that is often characterised as one dimensional.  No one is just a thug or just a good guy.  We all have shades of grey in the choices that we make.  And we all have to live with them.  

Great move, well worth your time.  

42 (2013)

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Stars --- Chadwick Boseman, T.R. Knight, Harrison Ford 

I didn't recognise Harrison Ford for the first 20 minutes.  This movie was all that i expected it to be, and then more.

I expected it to be a Hollywood look at racism and a nod to how African Americans have struggled to gain equality in every facet of life.  What i was not expected was to be made uncomfortable at the bigotry that Jackie Robinson had to face, and face with style.

I didn't expect to want to look away or cover my ears at the things that were done and said about a man, wanting to play a game he was good at.  

What an amazing century I was born in that such rage and hostility could of existed, and now an African American sits in the oval office.  Such change, even in my lifetime.  

Be prepared to be moved.

We're the Millers (2013)

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Stars --- Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts

No awards will be bestowed, no one will even remember this movie in 25 years, hell in 5 years, but its raunchy and fun and i laughed a great deal.  Memorable in its content there a bits my household is still giggling about and quoting to each other.  That is the mark of an enjoyable film.  This is a fun film.

If you want something cerebral or inspiring this is NOT it, but if you want fun...go for it.  

Also watch the credits, they totally take a great jab at Jennifer Aniston.  Well played guys well played.  

The Odd Couple (1968)

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Stars --- Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler 

Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1969	Nominated	Oscar	Best Film Editing Frank Bracht
			Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Neil Simon

What a great old movie.  The bromance of all bromances.  This quick little film zips along through comedy and tragedy at a wicked pace.  Jack Lemmon the ultra annoying friend of the biggest slob Walter Matthau. I love these two guys together.  I really do.  It touches on sex, divorce, friendship, suicide, survival, and change.  Just a great little bit of film.

Mud (2012)

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Stars --- Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland

McConaughey is a good actor, but these kids out act his ass a thousand times over in this modern day spin on Huck Finn.

You have poverty, the river, adventure and danger in this tightly written script with a few surprises amid a lot of predicable but tolerable plot developments.

A good Sunday afternoon on the sofa movie.

Epic (2013)

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Stars --- Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Beyoncé Knowles 

Cartoon movies generally disappoint me.  Although i am a kid at heart i find them far too predicable and therefore too drenched in cliche to enjoy.
This is no exception.

And yet i enjoyed myself despite all of that.


Dont run out and go see it, but if it was all that was on TV you would enjoy it.  

Oblivion (I) (2013)

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Stars:

Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough
Here sits Tom Cruise along with all the fans of this movie.....that is to say no one.

Proof that Morgan Freeman will make any movie for a buck.

This was a self indulgent predictable piece of trash that piggybacks off so many better made end of days and or aliens invade earth.  I wanted the world to end as i sat through this horrific display of his mediocre acting skills.  Don't.  Just don't.

In short, don't bother.

Not even a good movie to nap too.

Comments, thoughts?