Pollyanna (1960)

Let me start out by saying, I did not choose to watch this movie. My wife made me sit with her and watch it.

A young girl comes to live at her aunts stately house and town. But she quickly sees that everyone in that town seems to not be happy. She takes it upon herself to change every ones attitude and see the best in life.

I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring Hayley Mills (The Parent Trap, That Darn Cat!, Tiger Bay, Moving On) as Pollyanna, the late Jane Wyman [1917-2007] (Falcon Crest, Magnificent Obsession, The Lost Weekend, All That Heaven Allows) as Aunt Polly, the late Richard Egan [1921-1987] (The 300 Spartans, Love Me Tender, Gog, Capitol) as Dr. Edmond Chilton, the late Karl Malden [1912-2009] (A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, Patton, Baby Doll) as Reverend Paul Ford, Nancy Olson (Sunsent Boulevard, Airport 1975, So Big, Bumbbells) as Nancy Furman, the late Adolphe Menjou [1890-1963] (Paths of Glory, The Front Page, Golden Boy, Mittle Miss Marker) as Mr. Pendergast, the late Donald Crisp [1882-1974] (How Green Was My Valley, Broken Blossoms, Jezebel, Wuthering Heights) as Mayor Karl Warren, the late Agnes Moorehead [1900-1974] (Bewitched, Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons; Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte) as Mrs. Snow, the late Kevin Corcoran [1949-2015] (Old Yeller, Swiss Family Robinson, Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus, Sleeper Cell) as Jimmy Bean, James Drury (The Virginian, Forbidden Planet, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Hell to Pay) as George Dodds, the late Reta Shaw [1912-1982] (Mary Poppins, Picnic, The Loved One, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken) as Tillie Lagerlof, the late Leora Dana [1923-1983] (3:10 to Yuma; Tora! Tora! Tora!, Kings Go Forth, Amityville 3-D) as Mrs. Paul Ford, the late Anne Seymour [1909-1988] (Field of Dreams, The Subterraneans, All the King' s Men, The Gift of Love) as Mrs. Amelia Tarbell, the late Edward Platt [1916-1974] (North by Northwest, Rebel Without a Cause, Get Smart, Atlanis: The Lost Continent) as Ben Tarbell and the late Mary Grace Canfield [1924-2014] (Green Acres, The Best of Broadway, The Hathaways, Young Goodman Brown) as Angelica.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054195/

Tomb Raider (2018)

This is a remake of a series played by Angelina Jolie.

A young women discovers where her missing adventurer father might be so she must embark on a trip to try and find him. But it proves harder then she had thought.......

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina, The Danish Girl, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Testament of Youth) as Lara Croft, Dominic West (The Wire, Chicago, Punisher: War Zone, I Feel Fine) as Richard Croft, Walton Goggins (Justified, The Hateful Eight, Predators, The Shield) as Mathias Vogel, Daniel Wu (New Police Story, One Nite in Mongkok, Warcraft: The Beginning, Into the Badlands) as Lu Ren, Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Gosford Park, Only God Forgives) as Ana Miller, Derek Jacobi (Gladiator, Gosford Park, Underworld: Evolution, Come Away) as Mr. Yaffe, Alexandre Willaume (Below the Surface, Home Fires, Crossing Lines, Deep State) as Lieutenant, Tamer Burjaq (Dredd, Homeland, Black Sails, The Last Face) as Mercenary, Adrian Collins (Chronicle, Dominion, Strike Back, Deep Blue Sea 2) as Mercenary, Keenan Arrison (Dominion, SAF3, Blood Drive, Accident) as Mercenary, Andrian Mazive (Vehicle 19, Black Sails, Strike Back, Ladygrey) as Mercenary, Milton Schorr (Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Black Sails, No Man Left Behind, Outlander) as Mercenary, Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp, Ready Player One, Black Mirror, Killjoys) as Sophie, introducing Peter Waison as Taxi Driver and Samuel Mak (The World' s End, Kung Fu Bodyguard, Chopsticks!, The Grandest Wedding of Royals) as Chinese Kid.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1365519/

The Polar Express (2004)

This is a great kids Christmas movie.

A group of children climb aboard a mysterious train to the North Pole. When they arrive, it does not look how they expected but they do get to meet Santa Claus.

I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Tom Hanks (Toy Story movies, Cast Away, Saving Private Ryan, Big) as Hero Boy/Father/Conductor/Hobo/Scrooge/Santa Claus, Leslie Zemeckis (Beowulf, A Christmas Carol, Byte Me, Prego) as Sister Sarah/Mother, Eddie Deezen (Grease movies, WarGames, The Love Suckers, Flight Fright) as Know-It-All, Nona Gaye (Ali, The Matrix movies, Crash, Blood and Bone) as Hero Girl (voice), Peter Scolari (Newhart, Girls, That Thing You Do!, Weight) as Billy - Lonely Boy, introducing Brendan King (Old Dogs) as Pastry Chef, introducing Andy Pellick (Winter' s Tale) as Pastry Chef, Josh Eli (Bad Girls Club, The Challenge, Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business) as Waiter, Mark Mendonca (Smarkus and Company, A Women' s Helluva Thing) as Waiter, Rolandas Hendricks (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Canal Street, In the House, Black Leather Soles) as Waiter, introducing Mark Goodman (Desperate Housewives) as Waiter, introducing Jon Scott (Dark Fields) as Waiter, Gregory Gast (Electricity, Power Rangers Wild Force, 50/50 Hollywood, Mud Man) as Waiter, introducing Sean Scott as Waiter and Gordon Hart (The Man Who Wasn' t There, Clerks II, Almost Heroes, Vice) as Waiter.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338348/

The Family Man (2000)

An investment broker gets a chance to see what life would have been like if he stayed with the girl when he was younger instead of pursuing his dreams. He starts to second guess his life choices.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Nicolas Cage (Face/Off, Leaving Las Vegas, The Rock, Next) as Jack Campbell, Tea Leoni (Jurassic Park III, Deep Impact, Spanglish, Madam Secretary) as Kate Reynolds, Don Cheadle (Crash, The Guard, Hotel Rwanda, Traffic) as Cash, Jeremy Piven (Serendipity, Entourage, Grosse Point Blank, Say Anything...) as Arnie, Saul Rubinek (Unforgiven, True Romance, Polina, I Am Normal) as Alan Mintz, Josef Sommer (Strange Days, Dirty Harry, Witness, The Other Guys) as Peter Lassiter, Makenzie Vega (Sin City, In the Land of Women, Saw, Tomboy) as Annie Campbell, introducing Jake Milkovich (JAG) as Jash Campbell, introducing Ryan Milkovich as Josh Campbell, Lisa Thornhill (After the Sunset, Veronica Mars, Rush Hour 3, The Perfect One) as Evelyn Thompson, the late Harve Presnell [1933-2009] (Fargo, Saving Private Ryan, Paint Your Wagon, Love Ranch) as Big Ed, Mary Beth Hurt (Lady in the Water, The Age of Innocense, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The World According to Garp) as Adelle, Amber Valletta (Gamer, Hitch, Transporter 2, Dead Silence) as Paula, the late Francine York [1936-2017] (The Doll Squad, The Under Achievers, Ten Violent Women: Part Two, Star Trek: Progeny) as Lorraine and Ruth Williamson (The Producers, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde; Star Trek: Enterprise, The Watcher) as Betty Peterson.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218967/

The Little Mermaid (1989)

In this kids movie a young mermaid discovers a human male and makes an ultimate sacrifice to experience life as a human to meet with this man and hopefully have him fall in love with her before it is too late.

I give this movie a 3 out of 5.

Starring Rene Auberjonois (Boston Legal, Madam Secretary, Certain Women, MASH) as Louis (voice), Christopher Daniel Barnes (Brady Bunch movies, Spider-Man games, Marvel Heroes, Shut Up and Kiss Me!) as Eric (voice), Jodi Benson (Toy Story movies, Enchanted, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Clarence) as Ariel (voice), Pat Carroll (Songcatcher, Freedom Writers, Cinderella, BFFs) as Ursula (voice), the late Paddi Edwards [1931-1999] (Hercules, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Pepper Ann) as Flotsam & Jetsam (voice), the late Buddy Hackett [1924-2003] (It' s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, The Love Bug, The Music Man, All That) as Scuttle (voice), Jason Marin (Back to the Future, Starting from Scratch, Moving, Rock-A-Doodle) as Flounder (voice), the late Kenneth Mars [1935-2011] (Young Frankenstein, The Producers; What' s Up, Doc?; The Land Before Time) as Triton (voice), Edie McClurg (Ferris Bueller' s Day Off; Planes, Trains & Automobiles; Fired Up!, Bad Shorts) as Carlotta (voice), Will Ryan (The Land Before Time, An American Tail, Imitation of Wife, Schmo Boat) as Seahorse (voice), the late Ben Wright [1915-1989] (The Sound of Music, 101 Dalmations, The Jungle Book, Mathnet) as Grimsby (voice), Samuel E. Wright (Dinosaur, Bird, Jonny Zero, House of Mouse) as Sebastian (voice), the late Hamilton Camp [1934-2005] (Almost Heroes, Doctor Dolittle, Heaven Can Wait, Joe Dirt) as Additional Voices (voice), Debbie Shapiro Gravitte (Isn' t She Great, Trial and Error) as Additional Voices (voice) (as Debbie Shapiro) and the late Robert Weil [1914-2002] (Moonstruck, The Hudsucker Proxy, The Dream Team, Saturday Night Fever) as Additional Voices (voice).

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097757/

 

Vegas Vacation (1997)

The Griswold' s are at it again. This time, they are in Las Vegas. Clark starts to gamble and the kids and Ellen get into there own bit of trouble.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Chevy Chase (National Lampoon' s movies, The Last Movie Star, Chevy, Hedgehogs) as Clark Griswold, Beverly D'Angelo (National Lampoon' s movies, Lady-Like, Insatiable, Frat Pack) as Ellen Griswold, Randy Quaid (National Lampoon' s movies, Weight, Real Time, The Ice Harvest) as Couisn Eddie, Ethan Embry (Sweet Home Alabama, Empire Records, That Thing You Do!, Can't Hardly Wait) as Rusty Griswold, Marisol Nichols (Riverdale, GCB, Felon, Lost Girls) as Audrey Griswold, Miriam Flynn (National Lampoon' s movies, School of Rock, The Middle, iZombie) as Cousin Catherine, Shae D'lyn (Boardwalk Empire, The Pretty One, Cafe Society, Gypsy) as Cousin Vicki, musical artist Wayne Newton (License to Kill, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Ocean' s Eleven, Puppy Love) as himself, performing artist Siegfried Fischbacher (Ocean' s Eleven, Father of the Pride, Showboy, Lookin' to Get Out) as Siegfried, performing artist Roy Horn (Ocean' s Eleven, Father of the Pride, Showboy, Lookin' to Get Out) as Roy, Wallace Shawn (The Princess Bride, My Dinner with Andre, The Incredibles, Toy Story) as Marty, the late Sid Ceasar [1922-2014] (Grease movies, Comic Brook: The Movie, Globehunters, Love & War) as Old Guy, the late Julio Oscar Mechoso [1955-2017] (Planet Terror, Jurassic Park III, Blue Streak, The Legend of Zorro) as Limo Driver, Sly Smith (Over the Top, Casino, Honeymoon in Vegas, Luckytown) as Mirage Security Guard and Julia Sweeney (It' s Pat: The Movie, Pulp Fiction, Stuart Saves His Family, Monsters University) as Mirage Reception Person.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120434/

National Lampoon' s Vacation (1983)

The Griswold' s take a family trip out to the theme park Wallyworld. But on there way there they end up picking up Aunt Edna and have other mishaps.

This is a great comedy. I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Chevy Chase (Caddyshack movies, Fletch movies, National Lampoon' s movies, Federal Offense) as Clark Griswold, Beverly D'Angelo (National Lampoon' s movies, American History X, Hair, The Filth) as Ellen Griswold, the late Imogene Coca [1908-2001] (Moonlighting, It' s About Time, Producer' s Showcase, Monsters) as Aunt Edna, Randy Quaid (National Lampoon' s movies, Independence Day, Brokeback Mountain, Kingpin) as Cousin Eddie, Anthony Michael Hall (War Machine, Live by Night, Foxcatcher, The Dark Knight) as Rusty Griswold, Dana Barron (Beveryly Hills, 90210; The Equilzer (original), Snow Bride, Mayfly) as Aubrey Griswold, the late Eddie Bracken [1915-2002] (Hail the Conquering Hero, The Miracle or Morgan' s Creek, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Ed) as Roy Walley, Brian Doyle-Murray (Caddyshack, Wayne' s World, Ghostbusters II, Lodge 49) as Kamp Komfort Clerk, Miriam Flynn (National Lampoon' s movies, Babe, School of Rock, NCIS: Los Angeles) as Cousin Catherine, James Keach (Walk the Line, Waiting for Forever, The Long Riders, Ray Donovan) as Motorcycle Cop, Eugene Levy (A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, American Pie movies, Schitt' s Creek) as Car Salesman, Frank McRae (Last Action Hero, Loaded Weapon 1, License to Kill, 1941) as Grover, the late John Candy [1950-1994] (Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Spaceballs, Splash, Uncle Buck) as Lasky, Guard at Wallyworld; supermodel Christie Brinkley (Jack and Jill, Vegas Vacation, Ugly Betty, Nightcap) as The Girl in the Ferrari and Jane Krakowski (30 Rock, Ally McBeal, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Dickinson) as Cousin Vicki.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085995/