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An admissions advisor at Princeton University is reviewing potential applicants for admissions when one child stands out. When she gets a tip that he might be the son she gave up for adoption she decides to fight for him to get accepted. She starts to develop a strange relationship with a teacher at this child's school but she tries to end it when she realises it' s a conflict of interest.
This is a great comedy with a great cast. This is a great family movie and I give it a 5 out of 5.
Starring Tina Fey (Mean Girls, 30 Rock) as Portia Nathan, Gloria Reuben (Lincoln, Time Cop) as Corrine, Paul Rudd (Role Models, Knocked Up) as John Pressman and Wallace Shawn (Toy Story movies, The Princess Bride) as Clarence.
An alien race has invaded earth and taken over human bodies one by one. A group of survivors tries and fight to stay alive. In the end the bodies are saved and an aliens is formed between the humans and a few on the hosts.
This is a movie based on the book of the same name from Stephanie Meyer. I was not too impressed by this movie and give it a 3.5 out of 5.
Starring Rachel Roberts (In Time, S1mOne) as Soul Fleur, Saorise Ronan (Atonement, Hanna) as Melanie Stryder/Wanda, Diane Kruger (Inglourious Bastards, Unknown) as The Seeker/Lacey and Stephen Rider (Safe House, The Great Debaters) as Seeker Reed.
A former military investigator with no known history, gets pulled into an investigation of a former military partner that went on a killing spree. He has a distinct way of doing his investigations, and proves to be very valuable.
This is a great action movie, and one of Tom Cruises better films. I definitely recommend this movie and I give it 5 out of 5.
Starring Tom Cruise (Top Gun, Mission Impossible movies) as Jack Reacher, Rosamund Pike (Die Another Day, Surrogates) as Helen, Richard Jenkins (The Cabin in the Woods, Step Brothers) as Rodin, David Oyelowo (Lincoln, The Last King of Scotland) as Emerson and Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Rescue Dawn) as The Zec.
A young man who's parents died when he was young gets bitten by a spider in a lab that has special powers and senses. He develops those same characteristics and when his uncle is killed by a robber, he decides to use his new found abilities to get back at that robber and to help others.
This is yet another re-make of the making a Spider man, and the only difference really is a different cast and only a little of the story is different.
I give this movie a 4 out of 5.
Starring Andrew Garfield (The Social Network, Never Let Me Go) as Spider-Man/Peter Parker, Emma Stone (The Help, Easy A) as Gwen Stacy, Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill, Little Nicky) as The Lizard/Dr. Curt Connors, Denis Leary (Two If by Sea, Ice Age) as Captain Stacy, Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now, The Departed) as Uncle Ben and Sally Field (Forrest Gump, Lincoln) as Aunt May.
A Mayor running for re-election hires an ex-cop turned private detective with a shady service history who after loosing his girlfriend gets involved with the wrong people and tries to prove his guilt. He spies on the Mayors wife to prove he is cheating on him but the result is very different from what he expected.
This is a great dramatic movie. I give it a 4.5 out of 5.
Starring Mark Wahlberg (Boogie Nights, The Fighter) as Billy Taggart, Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind) as Mayor Hostetler, Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago, The Terminal) as Cathleen Hostetler, Jeffrey Wright (Casino Royale, Source Code) as Carl Fairbanks, Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan, True Grit) as Jack Valliant, Alona Tal (Taking 5, Powers) as Katy Bradshaw and Natalie Martinez (End of Watch, Death Race) as Natalie Barrow.
An American goes to Ireland and watches his cousins antique shop for a while, when he comes across a fish market robbery gone bad. This movie shows the intertwined lives of several people and how they are affected. It turns out that the American is fleeing his wives gangster father and the local police are trying to uncover his involvement in the fish market robbery.
This is a funny movie and is great to see with the family. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.
Starring Brendan Fraser (The Mummy movies, Bedazzled) as Joe Maguire, Colm Meaney (Con Air, Law Abiding Citizen) as Detective Weller, Martin McCann (Clash of the Titans, My Boy Jack) as Jimbo, Yaya Alafia (TRON: Legacy, In Time) as Sophie (as Yaya DaCosta), David O'Hara (The Departed, Wanted) as Mad Dog Flynn and Michael Legge (Cowboys & Angels, Shameless) as Randy Weller.
An A.T.F agent gets called in for a terrorist attack in New Orleans. An explosion kills hundreds of people, and the agent needs to find out who did it. Using a new tool, the FBI can see into the past to see who did it and they track down the killer. This is a great movie with a well known cast.
I give it a 4 out of 5.
Starring Denzel Washington (American Gangster, Man on Fire) as Doug Carlin, Paula Patton (Hitch, Precious) as Claire Kuchever, Val Kilmer (Heat, Top Gun) as Agent Pryzwarra, Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, The Thin Red Line) as Carroll Oerstadt, Adam Goldberg (Saving Private Ryan, A Beautiful Mind) as Denny, Elden Henson (The Butterfly Effect, Cast Away) as Gunnars and Erika Alexander (Love Liza, Living Single) as Shanti.
This is a great comedy movie about a long time divorced couple who has to fake being married for there adopted sons biological mom who is very traditional. There are lots of twists and turns, and surprising reveals just before the ceremony. But, even the mom has some skeletons of her own.
This is an all star cast movie and filled with many laughs. There is brief nudity so adult supervision is recommended. I give this movie a 5 out of 5.
Starring Robert De Niro (Goodfellas, Casino) as Don, Katherine Heigl (Knocked Up, The Ugly Truth) as Lyla, Diane Keaton (The Godfather movies, Darling Companion) as Ellie, Amanda Seyfried (Les Miserables, In Time) as Missy, Topher Grace (Predators, Take Me Home Tonight) as Jared, Susan Sarandon (Thelma & Louise, The Client) as Bebe, Robin Williams (Good Will Hunting, Jumanji) as Father Moiningham, Ben Barnes (Stardust, Dorian Gray) as Alejandro, Christine Ebersole (Amadeus, Mac and Me) as Muffin, David Rasche (Men in Black 3, Just Married) as Barry, Patricia Rae (Swimfan, Maria Full of Grace) as Madonna as Ana Ayora (Marley & Me, Meddling Mom) as Nuria.
A former presidential guard who was involved with the death of the first lady joins the service again when the U.S. capital is attacked by North Korean operatives. He has to try and rescue the President and his son before 3 nuclear access keys are given under duress and we are under attack.
This is a great action movie and I recommend it, but it is not for kids. I give it a 5 out of 5.
Starring Gerard Butler (300, RocknRolla) as Mike Banning, Aaron Eckhart (Battle Los Angeles, Thank you for Smoking) as President Banjamin Asher, Finley Jacobsen (Marmaduke, Marley & Me) as Connor and Dylan McDermott (In The Line of Fire, The Campaign) as Forbes.
This is a movie about how women were limited in the roles they could take in the military. They were not allowed to be in combat, and it was thought to be because of a weaker ability.
The female character in this movie is known as "Jane" and she proves that women can be deployed just like men. This is a great movie about what women have dealt with for years.
I give this movie a 5 out of 5.
Starring Demi Moore (LOL, Mr. Brooks) as Jordan "Jane" O'Neill, Viggo Mortensen (The Road, The Lord of the Rings movies) as Master Chief John James Urgayle, the late Anne Bancroft (The Graduate, Antz) as Lillian DeHaven, Jason Beghe (Thelma & Louise, The Next Three Days) as Royce and Daniel von Bargen (Basic Instinct, Drip) as Theodore Hayes (as Daniel von Bargen).
The Emperor of a far away world Tod Spango unveils a death ray he will use on earth, but first he will use a giant magnet to attract a women he wants to marry. He uses it to draw in a women and her husband in there station wagon so he can marry her. But once they arrive, things don't go as he planned and the husband fights back.
This is a great comedy movie of the 90' s with a great cast. Great family movie, and I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.
Starring Teri Garr (Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Tootsie) as Marge Nelson, Jeffrey Jones (Ferris Bueller' s Day Off, Sleepy Hollow) as Dick Nelson, Jon Lovitz (Big, Happiness) as Emperor Tod Spengo, Wallace Shawn (Toy Story movies, The Princess Bride) as Sibor, Semage' s Beau and Kathy Ireland (The Player, Loaded Weapon 1) as Semage, Raff' s Daughter.
This is a movie about a psychiatrist who is trying to help prevent one of his patients from committing suicide. But at the same time he is trying to keep himself from losing it while helping his girlfriend from falling back into her rut.
This is a confusing movie and hard to follow. I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.
Starring Ewan McGregor (The Impossible, Big Fish) as Dr. Sam Foster, Ryan Gosling (Drive; Crazy, Stupid, Love) as Henry Letham, Kate Burton (127 Hours, Max Payne) as Mrs. Letham, Naomi Watts (King Kong, The Ring) as Lila Culpepper, Elizabeth Reaser (Twilight movies, Young Adult) as Athena, Bob Hoskins (Who Frames Roger Rabbit, Enemy at the Gates) as Dr. Leon Patterson and Janeane Garofalo (Mystery Men, Dogma) as Dr. Beth Levy.
This movie shows one families experiences in the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia. It is a very moving and dramatic movie. It is not advisable for children to watch.
I give this movie a 5 out of 5.
Starring Naomi Watts (King Kong, The Ring) as Maria, Ewan McGregor (Star Wars Episodes I, II & III, Big Fish) as Henry, Tom Holland (The Secret World of Arrietty, Los Goya) as Lucas, introducing Samuel Joslin as Thomas and Oaklee Pedergast (Wer, Casualty) as Simon.
In the future there is an infection in the blood of people and only some have the anecdote. Specifically a young boy who is the 6th clone of 9 for the leader. A hemophage tries to save him because he has the anecdote so she can save everyone else. This movie is based on a comic and feels similar to the Resident Evil movies and stars the same actress.
This is an action sci-fi movie but is not for children.
I give this movie a 4 out of 5.
Starring Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil movies, The Fifth Element) as Violet Son Jat Shariff, Cameron Bright (Twilight movies, Juno) as Six, Nick Chinlund (Con Air, Training Day) as Ferdinand Daxus and Sebastien Andrieu (Look at Me) as Nerva.
The Ghostbusters return to find a flowing river of slime under the city of New York leading to an Art museum where Dana Barrett works. A large painting of Vigo comes to life and posses the curator and chargers him with finding a child by the new year so he can once again roam the earth and causing mass destruction, pain and suffering. It all culminates when the Ghostbusters try to save Dana and her baby.
If you liked the 1st Ghostbusters movie you will love this one. Also, stay tuned and Ghostbusters III has been announced to be release in 2014 or 2015.
Starring Rick Moranis (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Spaceballs) as Louis Tully, Ernie Hudson (Oz, The Crow) as Winston Zeddemore, Annie Potts (Designing Women, Toy Story) as Janine Melnitz and Peter MacNicol (Bean, Battleship) as Dr. Janosz Poha.
3 Psychology professors lose there University grant for paranormal research and are now in search of a new job. They realize the increase in ghostly activities and create the Ghostbusters to rid the city of them. One of them meets a women and gets involved with her but she turns out to be possessed by something in her apartment building. He and his fellow ghostbusters descend on her building to rid it of Gozor, and ancient evil being but have to fight off a giant stay puff marsh mellow man.
This is a great family movie and for anyone from the 80' s. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5. Also, check out Ghostbusters 2.
Starring Bill Murray (Groundhog Day, Lost in Translation) as Dr. Peter Venkman, Dan Aykroyd (The Blues Brothers, The Great Outdoors) as Dr. Raymond Stantz, Sigourney Weaver (Aliens movies, Avatar) as Dana Barrett and Harold Ramis (Groundhog Day, Year One) as Dr. Egon Spangler.
An FBI agent goes undercover with a group of wild surfers that are known for doing a summer bank robbery spree to finance there surfing adventure around the world. He gets too close infiltrating the group and risks blowing his cover for a girl. It' s a 90' s action movie with a great cast. It' s not a family movie.
I give this movie a 5 out of 5.
Starring The late Patrick Swayze (Ghost, Dirty Dancing) as Bodhi, Keanu Reeves (The Matrix movies, Speed) as Johnny Utah, Gary Busey (Lethal Weapon, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) as Pappas and Lori Petty (Free Willy, Tank Girl) as Tyler.
A tunnel collapses in New York city when trucks carrying hazmat cans crash in the tunnel and cause an explosion. A former EMT who was fired for wrongful death incident, volunteers to go attempt to rescue the stranded commuters. It' s an uphill battle to get everyone out in time, but not everyone makes it out.
This is a good movie, I give it a 4 out of 5.
Starring Sylvester Stallone (Rocky movies, Cliffhanger) as Kit Latura, Amy Brenneman (Heat, 88 Minutes) as Madelyne Thompson, Viggo Mortensen (A History of Violence, The Road) as Roy Nord and Dan Hedaya (The Usual Suspects, Commando) as Frank Kraft.
A human like duck from another planet gets caught by a laser and transported to Cleveland Ohio in his arm chair and after meeting a beautiful women, she tries to help him get back to his planet. A scientist friend of hers discovers how he got here and tries to help him get back but with a complication with the laser he might have trouble getting back.
This was a great movie when I was a kid and is a great family movie. I give this movie a 5 out of 5.
Starring Lea Thompson (Back to the Future movies, Caroline in the City) as Beverly Switzler, Jeffrey Jones (Ferris Bueller' s Day Off, Sleepy Hollow) as Dr. Walter Jenning, Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption, Mystic River) as Phil Blumburtt, Ed Gale (O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Polar Express) as Howard T. Duck and Chip Zien (Snake Eyes, United 93) as voice of Howard T. Duck.
A Gulf war vet is pronounced dead from a head shot only to come back to life. When he returns to Vermont he helps a stranded motorist and her daughter, but gets accused of murder and thrown into a mental hospital.
During treatments he starts to remember what happened to him. It is a very confusion movie and kind of hard to understand. I would give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.
Starring Adrien Brody (The Pianist, King King) as Jack Starks, Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Pride & Prejudice) as Jackie Price, Kris Kristofferson (Blade, Whiteout) as Dr. Thomas Becker, Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Machinist, Road to Perdition) as Dr. Beth Lorenson, Kelly Lynch (Charlie' s Angels, Road House) as Jean Price and Daniel Craig (Skyfall, Casino Royale) as Rudy Mackenzie.
This is a comedy about a southern professor who recruits a crew on criminals to dig into a casino vault and rob it. First, he needs to rent a room from an old lady who has a house close to the casino, then he and his crew start secretly digging through her basement towards the vault. They operate under the disguise of an old school band.
It' s a pretty funny movie, and a surprising role to see Tom Hanks in. I recommend seeing this movie and I give it a 4.5 out of 5.
This is not a movie for kids as it has adult language.
Starring Tom Hanks (Toy Story movies, Cloud Atlas) as Professor G.H. Dorr, Irma P. Hall (Hiding in Plain Sight, Wolf) as Marva Munson, Marlon Wayans (White Chicks, Scary Movie movies) as Gawain MacSam, J.K. Simmons (Spider-Man, Juno) as Garth Pancake and Tzi Ma (Rush Hour, Chink) as The General.
