I'll be using this blog to critic films I've seen and to let you know what i think of them. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Fri, 4 Jan 2008 13:51:00 -0600 Fri, 4 Jan 2008 13:51:00 -0600 P.S I Love You** rated PG-13 "Sometimes there's only one thing left to say." Directed By:  Richard LaGravenese Release Date: December 21st, 2007 Starring: Hilary Swank as Holly Kennedy, Gerard Butler as Gerry Kennedy and Jeffrey Dean Morgan as William Runtime: 126 Minutes Memorable Quotes: Holly Kennedy: What if this is it, Gerry? What if this is all there is to our life? You have to have a plan. Why do I have to be the responsible grown up who worries? Why can't I be the cute, carefree Irish guy who sings all the time? Gerry Kennedy: Because you can't sing without making dogs bark? Holly:  *Chunks shoe at Gerry* Daniel Connelly: What do women want? Holly Kennedy: [whispering] We have no idea what we want. Daniel Connelly: I knew it! Summary Plot: Holly (Hillary Swank) is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life-- a passionate, funny, and impetuous Irishman named Gerry Kennedy(Gerard Butler). So when Gerry's life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly. The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer there. Nobody knows Holly better than Gerry. So it's a good thing he planned ahead. Before he died, Gerry wrote Holly a series of letters that will guide her, not only through her grief, but in rediscovering herself. The first message arrives on Holly's 30th birthday in the form of a cake, and to her utter shock, a tape recording from Gerry, who proceeds to tell her to get out and "celebrate herself". In the weeks and months that follow, more letters from Gerry are delivered in surprising ways, each sending her on a new adventure and each signing off in the same way; P.S. I Love You. Holly's mother (Kathy Bates) and best friends (Gina Gershon) and Denise (Lisa Kudrow), begin to worry that Gerry's letters are keeping Holly tied to the past, but in fact, each letter is pushing her further into a new future. With Gerry's words as her guide, Holly embarks on a touching, exciting and often hilarious journey of rediscovery in a story about marriage, friendship and how a love so strong can turn the finality of death into a new beginning for life.   P.S I Loved This MOVIE! P.S I love you was a great film. Yet here we are again, we make God as the life-taker and bad guy. Holly asks friend Daniel why God took her husband. He replies something like, Maybe you're being punnished for something. And she nods. That was unnessecary as was the brief nude scene. Other than that- it was a sweet story about a couple who loved each other dearly, everyone told them that it wouldn't work out because they were too young. But they kept on. And even in death he helped her find relief. Really sweet movie, I give P.S I love you a 3.5/4 stars. This movie is rated PG-13 for sexual references and brief nudity  http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/455427/ Fri, 4 Jan 2008 13:51:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/455427/ I Am Legend** Rated PG-13 The Last Man on Earth is not Alone. Starring: Will Smith as Robert Neville, Alice Braga as Anna, and Charlie Tahan as Ethan. Release Date: December 14th, 2007 Runtime: 101 minutes Memorable Quotes: Robert: "My name is Robert Neville. I am a survivor living in New York City. I am broadcasting on all AM frequencies. I will be at the South Street Seaport everyday at mid-day, when the sun is highest in the sky. If you are out there... if anyone is out there... I can provide food, I can provide shelter, I can provide security. If there's anybody out there... anybody... please. You are not alone." Robert: "Day one thousand and one. We came in close contact with a hive today. Blood tests confirm that I remain immune to both the airbourne and contact strains. Canines remain immune to airbourne strain only. The vaccine trials continue. I'm still unable to transfer my immunity to infected hosts. The Krippen Virus is... elegant." [mind wanders] Robert: "Just fishin' in the dark, son." [after a long pause, going back to his train of thought] Robert: "Behavioral note - an infected male exposed himself to sunlight today. Now it's possible decreased brain function or growing scarcity of food is causing them to... ignore their basic survival instincts. Social de-evolution appears complete. Typical human behavior is now entirely absent." Plot Synopsis: the last man on earth, our hero, Robert Neville, a sole survivor of a world dominating virus created by man, that initially takes out 588 million people in 2009, and was originally created to somehow cure cancer. In 2012, Neville (a former scientist) dedicates his life to surviving for the sake of the human race, since he's somehow immune to the virus and those who have been infected, and attempts to find a cure. In order to find a cure, he seeks out the infected beings at night, who seem to have completely forgotten how to act human, their instincts and survival skills have become non-existent, and either takes them out to survive, or in some cases, drags them to his underground lab for research purposes, in hopes of correcting humankind's mistake. My Thoughts: During this movie I was with some friends and we were all tensed up. It was a great movie, with anticipation and seat gripping action. I am Legend was a great movie, though the main character says in the film that he did not believe in God. You never really find out if he changed his mind about this subject. Other than that, it was an emotional roller coaster throughout the entire film. Going back and forth from heart ripping scenes to gruesome violence. I Am Legend left me confused but full of adreneline. I give I am Legend a 4.5/5 stars. Just because I don't like jump-out-and-grab-you kinda movies.     http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/449626/ Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:56:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/449626/ The Village** Rated PG-13 1. Let the bad color not be seen. It attracts them. 2.Never enter the woods. It's where they wait. 3.Heed the warning bell, for they are coming.   Released: July 30, 2004 Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard as Ivy Walker, Joaquin Pheonix as Lucious Hunt, Adrien Brody as Noah Percy, and William Hurt as Edward Walker. Runtime: 108 Minutes First Lines: August Nicholson: Who'll pinch me to wake me up? Who will laugh at me when I fall? Whose breath will I listen for so that I may sleep? Whose hand will I hold so that I may walk? Most Memorable Quote: Ivy Walker: When we are married, will you dance with me? I find dancing very agreeable. Why can you not say what is in your head? Lucius Hunt: Why can you not stop saying what is in yours? Why must you lead, when I want to lead? If I want to dance I will ask you to dance. If I want to speak I will open my mouth and speak. Everyone is forever plaguing me to speak further. Why? What good is it to tell you you are in my every thought from the time I wake? What good can come from my saying that I sometimes cannot think clearly or do my work properly? What gain can rise of my telling you the only time I feel fear as others do is when I think of you in harm? That is why I am on this porch, Ivy Walker. I fear for your safety before all others. And yes, I will dance with you on our wedding night. Plot Outline:In a quiet, isolated village in olde Pennsylvania, there lies a pact between the people of the village and the creatures who reside in the surrounding woods: the townspeople do not enter the woods, and the creatures do not enter the village. The pact stays true for many years, but when Lucius Hunt seeks medical supplies from the towns beyond the wood, the pact is challenged. Animal carcasses, devoid of fur, begin to appear around the village, causing the council of elders to fear for the safety of the village, the pact, and so much more. The Village was a wonderful suspense movie full of mystery and terror. It wasn't one of those slasher movies like Saw or such nonsense it was a realistic scary movie. Reminds me of the great film-maker Alfred Hitchcock. It was wonderfully made and if you like suspense, wonder, and like to be creeped out by the unknown this movie is definitely for you! I give The Village a 4/4 stars! This movie is rated PG-13 for a scene of Violence, and frightening situations. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/435511/ Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:12:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/435511/ She's the Man** rated PG-13 "Everybody has a secret... Duke wants Olivia who likes Sebastian who is really Viola whose brother is dating Monique so she hates Olivia who's with Duke to make Sebastian jealous who is really Viola who's crushing on Duke who thinks she's a guy..." Directed by: Andy Fickman Starring: Amanda Bynes as Viola, Channing Tatum as Duke, James Kirk as Sebastian and Jonathan Sadowski as Paul. Release Date: March 17th, 2006 Runtime: 105 minutes Memorable Quotes: When Viola learns her soccer team is no more, she wants to join the boys team. The coach says no, so she dresses up like her brother Sebastian, and goes to his school for two weeks and pretends to be him. Her roommate Duke also plays soccer, and has a serious crush on a girl named Olivia. Olivia likes Sebastien, who is really Viola who really likes Duke. When Sebastian comes home, everything gets complicated! She's the Man is really pretty funny. Though not my favorite movie in the world. It's definitly worth a watch. I caution you though on some content. And I just watch it for Jonathan Sadowski....oh yea. HAHA. I give She's the man a 3.5/5 stars.   This movie is rated PG-13 for some sexual content and mild langage. Viola: [Viola's mom shows her a dress] Echh. No. Sorry, Mom. I have a strict no-ruffles policy. Mrs. Hastings: Sometimes I just think you just might as well be your brother. Toby: [talking about Eunice] She's got a little somethin' somethin'. Andrew: Yeah... asthma and headgear. Toby: How come when I wanted to ask Eunice out everyone made fun of me, but then Sebastian likes her and suddenly she's cool? Screw you guys. I hate high school. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/411127/ Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:00:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/411127/ The Phantom of the Opera** rated PG-13 Listen to the Music of the Night Directed By: Joel Schumacher Release Date: Janurary 21, 2004 Runtime: 143 minutes Starring: Gerard Butler as The Phantom, Emmy Rossum as Christine Daae, Patrick Wilson as Raoul and Minnie Driver as Carlotta. Memorable Quotes: (Besides the whole movie? Let me see...) The Phantom: Wandering child, so lost, so helpless, yearning for my guidance. Christine: Angel or father? Friend of phantom? Who is there starting? The Phantom: Have you forgotten your Angel? Christine: Angel oh speak, what endless longings? Echo in this whisper. The Phantom: Too long you've waundered in winter. Far from my fathering gaze. Christine: Wildly my mind beats against you... The Phantom: You resist... The Phantom, Christine: Yet/but your/the soul obeys... The Phantom, Christine: Angel of Music,you/I denied me/you. Turning from true beauty! Angel of Music, do not shun me/my protector come to your/me, strange Angel! The Phantom: I am your Angel of Music... Come to me, Angel of Music The Phantom: Stranger than you dreamt it, can you even bear to look, or dare to think of me?... This lonesome gargoyle who burns in hell but secretly yearns for heaven secretly, secretly but Christine... fear can turn to love you'll learn to see to find the man behind the monstor this... repulsive carcass that seems a beast but secretly dreams of beauty secretly, secretly... Christine: Pitiful creature of darkness, what kind of life have you known? God, give me courage to show you you are not alone! [kisses the Phantom] Based on Gaston Leroux's 20th century French novel, Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical is finally adapted into a film. Our story begins with Opera Populaire's manager, Lefevre, leaving. His successors, Andre and Firmin, take over the opera, and bring with them their new patron, le Victome Raoul de Changy. To celebrate their new managers, the opera throws a gala, at which the leading diva refuses to perform, due to the mysterious 'Opera Ghost' who seems determined to have the screeching diva leave. Without a diva, Andre and Firmin are strong-minded to find a new leading lady, so they invoke the talents of a young, chorus-singer named Christine Daae, who has been taking lessons from a mysterious tutor. Raoul, Christine's old childhood sweetheart, who recognizes her at her triumphant gala performance, wants to bring Christine back into his life. But, suddenly, Christine's mysterious tutor reveals himself to her... Now, will Christine ask everything of Raoul or listen to the Music of the Night? Phantom of the Opera was Si Magnifique! I absolutely adored it! I give it a 5/5 stars!!! Everyone should see this. Brief violent images such as two strangulation murders and The Phantom's face may be too scary for young children. Rated PG-13 for brief violent images. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/395278/ Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:04:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/395278/ Napoleon Dynamite* Rated PG He's out to prove he's got nothing to prove. He's out to prove he's got nothing to prove. Directed by: Jared Hess Release Date: August 27, 2004 Run Time: 86 minutes Starring: Jon Heder as Napoleon Dynamite, Jon Gries as Uncle Rico, Efen Ramirez as Pedro Sanchez, and Aaron Ruell as Kip Dynamite. Memorable Quotes: [First lines] Kid on Bus: What are you gonna do today Napoleon? Napoleon Dynamite: Whatever I feel like I wanna do. GOSH! Napoleon Dynamite: Grandma just called and said you're supposed to go home. Uncle Rico: She didn't tell me anything. Napoleon Dynamite: Too bad, she said she doesn't want you here when she gets back because you've been ruining everybody's lives and eating all our steak. Idaho's most current rsident, Napoleon Dynamite, lives with his his grandma and 32 year old brother and works to help his best friend Pedro snatch the student body president title from the mean teen Summer Wheatley. Haha. Just writing about this movie makes me laugh! It's actually one of my favorites. Believe it or not. :P Yes. So I think this movie would be appropiate for kids 10 and up. Though me and my whole family watch it together. I give Napoleon Dynamite a 5/5 stars! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/383319/ Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:34:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/383319/ Pride & Prejudice* Rated PG A Romance ahead of its time... Directed By: Jon Wright Release Date: November 23, 2005 Starring: Kiera Knightly as Elizabeth Bennet, Matthew Macfadyen as Mr. Darcy, Brenda Blethyn as Mrs.Bennet and Rosamund Pike as Jane Bennet. Run time: 127 minutes Memorable Quotes:  Plot:Pride and Prejudice is a humorous story of love and life among English gentility during the Georgian era. Mr Bennet is an english gentleman living in Hartfordshire with his overbearing wife. The Bennets 5 daughters; the beautiful Jane, the clever Elizabeth, the bookish Mary, the immature Kitty and the wild Lydia. Unfortunately for the Bennets, if Mr Bennet dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependant on the daughters making good marriages. Life is uneventful until the arrival in the neighbourhood of the rich gentleman Mr Bingley, who rents a large house so he can spend the summer in the country. Mr Bingley brings with him his sister and the dashing (and richer) but proud Mr Darcy. Love is soon in the air for one of the Bennet sisters, while another may have jumped to a hasty prejudgment. For the Bennet sisters many trials and tribulations stand between them and their happiness, including class, gossip and scandal.  I loved this movie. It's really great. Though a chick-flick it's great for the whole family. Me and my Mother and Sisters will remember watching this wonderful movie based on one of our favorite books. I highly reccommend it for everyone! I give Pride & Prejudice a 5/5 stars!   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/380016/ Sun, 26 Aug 2007 15:45:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/380016/ The Core** rated PG-13 Earth has a deadline. Directed By: Jon Amiel Starring: Aaron Eckhart as Dr.Josh Keyes, Hilary Swank as Maj. Rebecca Childs and Stanly Tucci as Dr. Conrad Zimsky. Release Date: March 28, 2003 Run Time: 135 minutes Memorable Quotes: [the FBI storms in on Rat as he tries to destroy his contraband software] Taz 'Rat' Finch: [as innocently as possible] "I know these look like computers, they are totally not." Dr. Josh Keyes: "Then they brought me in when the pacemakers quit and boom, you know, I'm Apocalypse Boy." Maj. Rebecca Childs: "Apocalypse Boy?" Dr. Josh Keyes: "Yeah, I'm having T-shirts made" Maj. Rebecca Childs: "Well, hats sell better."   Plot Synopsis: For reasons unknown, the earth's inner core has stopped rotating, causing the planet's electromagnetic field to rapidly deteriorate. Instantly, life around the globe begins to change dramatically. In Boston, 32 people with pacemakers, all within a 10-block radius, suddenly drop dead. In San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge collapses, sending hundreds of people plunging to their deaths. In London's Trafalgar Square, flocks of pigeons lose their ability to navigate, flying into panicked crowds, slamming into windshields and causing drivers to lose control of their cars. And in Rome, as thousands of tourists watch helplessly, an electrical superstorm reduces the ancient Roman Colosseum to rubble. Scrambling to resolve the crisis, government and military officials call upon geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes and a team of the world's most gifted scientists to travel into the earth's core in a subterranean craft piloted by "terranauts" Major Rebecca "Beck" Childs and Commander Robert Iverson. Their mission: Detonate a nuclear device that will reactivate the core and save the world from sure destruction. This movie is really awesome. It has all the action to keep you on the edge of your seat the entire 135 minutes. I really recommend this movie to those who enjoy a great 'end of the world' movie. I give The Core a 5 out of 5 stars. This movie is rated PG-13 for sci-fi life/death situations, and brief language. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/379142/ Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:57:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/379142/ Four Brothers** Rated R They came home to bury their mom...and her killer. Directed By: John Singleton Release Date: August 12th, 2005 Starring: Mark Wahlberg as Bobby Mercer, Tyrese Gibson as Angel Mercer,Andre Benamin as Jeremiah Mercer and Garrett Hedlund as Jack Mercer. Run Time: 109 minutes Memorable Quotes: Bobby:Take care of my baby [Hands angel a gun and starts to close the trunk] Jack: Wait, what do I get? Bobby:[hands Jack a crowbar] Here ya go, sweetheart, poke 'em with this. Jack: [insulted] Thanks Bobby: You're Welcome   Angel Mercer: Mom took us in, she did everything for us. The least we could do is bang down a couple of doors. Plot: Four adopted brothers come to avenge their mother's death at what appears to be a random killing in a grocery store robbery. However, the boy's investigation of the death reveals more nefarious activities involving the one brother's business dealings with a notorious local hoodlum. Two cops, who are trying to solve the case, may also not be what they seem. While a fairly standard tale, their are still several twists and unexpected turns that keeps things interesting. Okay. Four Brothers is one of my top 5 movies ever. Seriously. I LOVE this movie. I don't know why. Anyways, yes, I don't really recommend it for people who are sensitive to strong language...cause it's in this movie...every 5 seconds. But I still give Four Brothers a 5 out of 5 stars. This movie is rated R for strong language, strong violence, pervasive language and some sexual content. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/371906/ Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:20:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/371906/ I, Robot** Rated PG-13 What will you do with yours? Directed by: Alex Proyas Release Date: July 16th, 2004 Starring:  Will Smith as Del Spooner, Bridget Moynahan as Susan Calvin, Alan Tudyk as Sonny and James Cromwell as Dr. Alfred Lanning. Run Time: 115 minutes Most Memorable Quotes*(new!): Detective Del Spooner: [to Susan, after the robots have started revolution] "You know, somehow,"I told you so" just doesn't quite cut it. Detective Del Spooner: [to Sonny] "Human Beings have dreams.Even dogs have dreams, but not you, you're just a machine. An imitation of life. Can a robot write a symphony? Can a robot turn a....a canvas into a beautiful masterpiece? Sonny: Can you?   It's 2035 A.D., where robots are everyday objects and are programmed to live alongside humans. Detective Del Spooner is called out to investigate the apparent suicide of the scientist behind these robots, Dr. Alfred Lanning. Spooner suspects that the death might not be a suicide, but the result of one of the robots gone mad. All robots are programmed by three laws, but Spooner starts to wonder if a robot can in fact feel emotions, and possibly murder. But if Spooner's suspicions are true, he is going to have a hard time convincing everyone. This was really an awesome movie. It's one of the better one's I've seen of late! It's one of my newest favorite Sci-Fi filcks. A definete MUST SEE! I give I,Robot a 5 out of 5! This movie is rated PG-13 for intense stylized action http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/371892/ Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:02:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/filmcritic77/371892/