Great voice cast in this sweet film about “Monsters” that defeat the aliens and save the world. The 3D thing is a bit overdone and really irrelevant when watching it on a television. But none of the effects were bothersome.
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When a meteorite from outer space hits a young woman and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years.
Categories: Action · Animated · Comedy · Kids/Family · Sci-Fi/Fantasy · Suspense
Actors: Amy Poehler | Conrad Vernon | Ed Helms | Hugh Laurie | Jeffrey Tambor | John Krasinski | Julie White | Kiefer Sutherland | Paul Rudd | Rainn Wilson | Reese Witherspoon | Renée Zellweger | Rob Letterman | Seth Rogen | Stephen Colbert | Will Arnett
Not as bad as anticipated. Sort of fun. Some nice nods to the original show. The Duane Johnson character was quite fun. Over all an ok watch.
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Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 for CONTROL, battles the forces of KAOS with the more-competent Agent 99 at his side.
Categories: Action · Comedy
Actors: Alan Arkin | Anne Hathaway | Bill Murray | Dalip Singh | David Koechner | David S. Lee | Dwayne Johnson | James Caan | Ken Davitian | Masi Oka | Nate Torrence | Patrick Warburton | Peter Segal | Steve Carell | Terence Stamp | Terry Crews
Everytime I see a film with Heath Ledger in it, it makes me sad. He transformed himself in every role.
The story has been told before in documentary form, but this was a bit more dramatic a take as no one needed to rely on old 8mm footage, television interviews or faded memories. They could just make it what they wanted. Great cast of young actors, many who have been seen in plenty since.
And bravo to the make up artist for Rebecca DeMornay. It takes some real talent to make her look that bad.
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The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970′s.
Categories: Drama · Period piece
Actors: Alexis Arquette | America Ferrera | Benjamin Nurick | Brian Zarate | Catherine Hardwicke | Chad Fernandez | Chelsea Hobbs | Chris Chaput | Elden Henson | Emile Hirsch | Heath Ledger | Joel McHale | John Robinson | Johnny Knoxville | Julio Oscar Mechoso | Melonie Diaz | Michael Angarano | Mitch Hedberg | Nikki Reed | Pablo Schreiber | Rebeca Silva | Rebecca De Mornay | Sofía Vergara | Stephanie Limb | Tony Hawk | Victor Rasuk | Vincent Laresca | William Mapother
Johnny Depp looks great in this film. Since you know the ending, it is just a matter of how they interpret the story. Enjoyable enough.
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The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
Categories: Drama · Period piece
Actors: Billy Crudup | Branka Katic | Carey Mulligan | Casey Siemaszko | Channing Tatum | Christian Bale | David Warshofsky | David Wenham | Ed Bruce | Elena Kenney | Giovanni Ribisi | James Russo | John Kishline | John Scherp | Johnny Depp | Joseph Mazurk | Leelee Sobieski | Lili Taylor | Marion Cotillard | Rory Cochrane | Shawn Hatosy | Stephen Dorff | Stephen Graham | Wesley Walker
Fun look at the world if no one except one guy was able to lie. Amusing. Takes a very cynical tone about religion, so if that offends you, I recommend you don’t watch this.
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It’s a world where everyone tells the truth – and just about anything they’re thinking. Mark Bellison is a screenwriter, about to be fired. He’s short and chunky with a flat nose – a genetic pool that means he won’t get to first base with Anna, the woman he loves. At a bank, on the spur of the moment he blurts out a fib, with eye-popping results. Then, when his mother’s on her deathbed, frightened of the eternal void awaiting her, Mark invents fiction. The hospital staff overhear his description of Heaven, believe every word, and tell others. Soon Mark is a prophet, his first inventive screenplay makes him rich, and he’s basically a good guy. But will that be enough for Anna?
Categories: Comedy · Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Actors: Fionnula Flanagan | Jeffrey Tambor | Jennifer Garner | John Hodgman | Jonah Hill | Louis C.K. | Matthew Robinson | Nathan Corddry | Ricky Gervais | Rob Lowe | Tina Fey
Silly buddy picture. Fun, goofy, worth a watch for mindless entertainment. They never explain the chicken. WHY don’t they explain the chicken?
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A Las Vegas-set comedy centered around three groomsmen who lose their about-to-be-wed buddy during their drunken misadventures, then must retrace their steps in order to find him.
Categories: Comedy · Just plain fun
Actors: Bradley Cooper | Cleo King | Ed Helms | Heather Graham | Jeffrey Tambor | Jernard Burks | Justin Bartha | Ken Jeong | Mike Epps | Mike Tyson | Rachael Harris | Rob Riggle | Sasha Barrese | Todd Phillips | Zach Galifianakis
One of those “happened one night” films in the vein of After Hours. Interesting, enjoyable, a little creepy. Great performance by Paul Dillon. Makes you want to read the book it is based on just to read about the other freaky things he came upon.
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14 hours in the life of a Chicago cab driver is examined as he picks up fares from the good and bad parts of the city and emotionally connects to many of his passengers including a depressed rape victim whom he longs to help, but knows there is nothing he can do. Other fares include a drug runner and a manic race to get a pregnant woman to the hospital. Little is shown of the cabbie’s own life and thus the film leaves us with no emotional connection to his life.
Categories: Comedy · Drama
Actors: Andrew Rothenberg | Darryl Theirse | Gillian Anderson | John C. Reilly | John Cusack | John Tintori | Julianne Moore | Laura Kellogg Sandberg | Laurie Metcalf | Mary Cybulski | Matt Roth | Michael Ironside | Michael Shannon | Moira Harris | Olivia Trevino | Ora Jones | Paul Dillon | Phillip Edward Van Lear | Rana Khan | Reginald C. Hayes | Shanesia Davis-Williams | Shulie Cowen | Tara Chocol | Tim Gamble | Tracy Letts
Predictable and boring comedic romance about a guy that thinks he got dumped, runs away to America, crazy fiance’ follows him and he falls in love with a local girl. Oliver Platt is amusing as the mayor.
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Colin Ware (played by Colin Firth) arrives in the most hopeful sounding town he can find to forget his old life. Hotel managers: Joanie Fisher (Mary Steenburgen) and Mr. Fisher (Frank Collison, also seen in Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?) are worried about the despondent guest, and ask therapist, Mandy (played by Heather Graham) to come talk to him. The two young people soon become enraptured with one another.
Colin’s ex-fiance (and reason for his despondency), played by Minnie Driver arrives and tries unsuccessfully to get the hotel managers to tell her where he is staying.
Complications ensue when Driver convinces Graham that she is still part of Colin’s life. Colin must take drastic action, and enlists the help of the mayor, Doug Reed (Oliver Platt).
Categories: Chick Flick · Comedy · Drama · Smells of Straight to DVD
Actors: Colin Firth | Frank Collison | Heather Graham | Ken Kramer | Mark Herman | Mary Black | Mary Steenburgen | Minnie Driver | Oliver Platt