Cool Hand Luke
Rating: A/5 – Why is this movie the theme for our blog? For one, it was one of my favorite movies and “Cool Hand Critics” had a nice ring to it. From there, we were able to introduce other elements of the movie into our reviews (World Shakers, Nights In The Box, etc.). Continue reading to see some of the reasons why it is among my favorite movies.
You’ve Got Mail
Rating: A/4 – At first sight, it might seem that displaying two relationships where neither couple is married but still live together can’t be constructive. Similar to the play The Importance of Being Earnest where marriage is made light of and food is taken seriously, I think this is a commentary on the importance of marriage.
24: Season 1
Synopsis A Senator who is close to making it into the White House is the target of an assassination attempt. CTU Agent Jack Bauer’s family is kidnapped and he must try to rescue them as well as stop the assination. Meanwhile, an affair that he had frequently comes back to haunt him. Entertainment Value – [...]
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Synopsis Rocky Graziano is nothing but trouble for his family and the community, and works his way into several prisons and work camps. His future becomes brighter when he realizes (with the help of a few mentors) that he has good potential to fight professionally and legally. He straightens up his life, gets married, has [...]
Gladiator
Synopsis Maximus, general of the Roman army, declines to serve the new Emperor and ends up a slave/gladiator fighting for his life and for the entertainment of others. When he is brought to Rome and fights before the new Caesar he eventually realizes his power, even as a slave, to turn the people against the [...]
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy is a movie of vivid cinematic art that compares to the great visual talent by the creator’s of Hero. Dick Tracy is a great example of moral character and is still human enough for us to relate to. Even in the face of diverse temptations he couldn’t betray his character and what he [...]
One Night with the King
Rating: 4 The Bible is full of so many wonderful stories, it’s a shame that more directors don’t try to create films based on them. I’m sure the Bible has had some influence on a lot of films, but it’s nice to be able to sit down and see a movie solely dedicated to a [...]
Gulliver’s Travels
Rating: 5 I started reading the book and ended up getting about three-fourths of the way through it. I can’t remember why, I just felt like it was taking an eternity to finish it, so I set it down. After watching the movie again, I think I have enough desire to pick the book up [...]
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Rating: 3 I went to the movie not expecting much, just another comic book action film. It was pretty much that. Some pretty crazy action scenes and a lot of killing. I definitely did not have a greater desire to do good afterwards, more like a desire to leap tall buildings and destroy anything in [...]
Gandhi
Rating: 5 We watched this movie a while ago and fortunately took notes during and right after viewing it. This was a great movie! Though many of Gandhi’s teachings and beliefs were good, I’m not sure I agree 100% with everything, but I’ll let you decide where you stand. Plenty of lessons worth remembering were [...]