Cindellra Man

Russell Crowe is a great actor. This movie didn't do much at the box office, if that doesn't change on DVD people are missing a truly great movie.

10/10

Madagascar

This movie wasn't really what I expected...one minute it was funny and clever the next it was slow and long..

6/10

Sleepless in Seattle

Great great movie. Magic. I could watch Tom Hanks read the phonebook and love it. This is the kind of movie where Meg Ryan shines.

The two great major stars aside, I feel Rosie O'Donnell and Ross Malinger make this movie a gem. O'Donnell is the best friend every women wants, one that tells you to take a leap. Malinger is smart creative kid who you can't help but agree with at every turn.

Curl up with a box on tisusse and enjoy.

10/10

An Affair to Remember

Cary Grant does it again. Grant just takes over the screen. He and Debra Kerr have the best chemisty. On a cruise ship these two try to aviod each being they are both with other people. From the second they meet you know they fall for each other even knowing this you still want to watch.

At the end of their trip they agree to meet months later at the Empire State Building and they still feel the same they will marry. They do but on her way Kerr is struck by a car and becomes disabled. Not wanting Grant to be with her out of pity she never tells Grant. Bitter one day Grant visits Kerr planning to comfront her but can't bring himself to do it. He soon realizes why she didn't show that day. They embrace and live happily ever after.

8/10

Green Day-American Idiot

I've never been a Green Day fan at all until I started hearing a few songs from their new CD. American Idiot is great great rock album. Thanks Santa:)

9/10

Polar Express

I liked the last half of this movie. A good story but takes a bit to long to get to the payoff.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Love love love Jimmy Stewart Great movie.

Breakfast At Tiffany's

Audrey Hepburn was great in this movie. I loved the bathtub couch and the young George Perpard wow...

10/10

Elf

Stupid and pointless in places but very Christmasy

The Notebook

When I read the Nicholas Sparks' novel on which this was based it took less then a day. With most movies based on a book I had my doubts about th]e movie. But I was very impressed with this movie. Great acting, you truly cared about the characters from the very beginning. Worth the watch especially if you like love stories.


9/10

Batman Begins

I was not sure what to expect of Batman Begins. Since I haven't a liked a Batman movie since the first one and haven't liked a Batman since Michael Keaton. As for Chistain Bale I knew nothing at all of him. That quickly changed as he quite impressed me, as did the movie. Michael Caine as Alfred very very good.

The movie is fun to watch and will keep wanting more....

7/10

John Lennon (1940-1980)

We will never forget you...

On Beauty

A great book by Sadie Smith. Takes a bit to get into but well worth it.

Thanksgiving Movies

1. Batman Begins

2. Toy Story

3. Breakfast at Tiffany's

4. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

5. The Notebook

6. Elf

Review will follow.

Upcoming Movies

1. Batman Begins

2. Elf

3. Polar Express

Star Wars Episode III

Before seeing this movies I was told it was better the last two, but then I was told second was better that first and well it wasn't. So while I was excited to see this I was guarded as well.

Right from the beginning we see that Ankian has become a good Jedi Knight, although still a little over earger though. After defeating and doing away with Count Dooku the Chancellor is quite pleased with Ankian. When they return we learn that Padme is expecting and even though he seems happy you can see Ankian is quite uneasy. He begins having nightmares of his wife dying in childbirth.

Meanwhile the Chancellor rewards Ankian for saving him by putting him on the coucil. Though pleased Ankian soon realizes his mentor has a motive. The Chancellor wants him to spy on the council. Obi Wan is sent into battle by the Chancellor which gives him a chance to start turning Ankian to the darkside. He tells him only a Jedi from the darkside can prevent certain death.

The final battle between Obi Wan and Ankian is epic, the stuff true Star Wars is made of. All through the movie I felt a little torn. I knew in the end Ankian turned evil but I almost hoped somehow he would. But then I know without him becoming Dath Vador the true Star Wars movies never happen.

I really like this movie, and best part its a perfect lead in I will never need to watch the first two again.

9/10

On the Waterfront

I didn't know what to expected from this movie. I'd seen very little of Marlon Brando with the exception of the Godfather. Yes he was The Godfather but overall had a very small role. So On the Waterfront was really my first chance to see him.

His character of Terry Malloy was incredile. Terry is just starting work on the waterfront in the 'union' when he asked get a fellow worker onto the roof. A few moment the falls to his death. People start asking questions including the dead man's sister. While trying to get Terry to tell her the truth about that night they fell in love. Which makes it even harder for Terry to hide what he knows.

The cast, the acting all amazing. Brando was true greatness.

10/10

Big Fish

Big Fish was one of the greatest movies to watch. Edward Bloom always tells a story of how of the day his son Will was born he caught a giant fish with his wedding ring. Not to long into the we learn that the story and many others Edward tells is a big fish story. A magical adventure worth every minute. You reealed in right from the start.

10/10

His Girl Friday

Cary Grant is great to watch. The thing that impresses me most about these old movies is the strong women characters; the way they talk walk and dress. It is true that Grant's character got his way in the end but I think that is why he loved Hildy so much because she could keep with him.

8/10

Roman Holiday

I am getting into old movies. The latest being Romam Holiday. It was wonderful Hepburn and Peck were amazing. The most impressive thing I found was how strong Hepburn's character was. You think of women in that time period as being seen not heard.

9/10

The Cat Who Went Banannas

This is great rainy day get cozy book about a man, his cats and small town...really liked it. Its a series too there are something 27 more installments.

Empire Records

My fourth of four movies last week. It wasn't a bad movie at all, but I didn't finish it. I lost my movie stream. From what I did see of it it was your typical record store slacker movie.



5/10

The Avatitor

The Avatitor is the story of Howard Huhges. Going into this movie I knew nothing of the man. It was quite an education to say the least. He lived his way, rich hard and fast. A great movie with a superb cast.

7/10

Garden State

I've been waiting to see Garden State for a while so my expectations were high. At the start of the movies seeing the main character Andrew(Zach Braff) open his medicine to what looked a drug store I thought I'd just be seeing a two hour drug trip. My fears were almost realized when ten minutes later he was getting high at a party. To my delight however it was anything but the drug fest I'd feared.

Andrew was returning after nine years for his mother's funeral. To avoid dealing with his past(and his father) Andrew meets some old friends and a new love in the form of Sam (Natelie Portman)

Well worth the time 7/10

AFI Top Movie Quotes

1. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn," "Gone With the Wind," 1939.

2. "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse," "The Godfather," 1972.

3. "You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am," "On the Waterfront," 1954.

4. "Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore," "The Wizard of Oz," 1939.

5. "Here's looking at you, kid," "Casablanca," 1942.

6. "Go ahead, make my day," "Sudden Impact," 1983.

7. "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up," "Sunset Blvd.," 1950.

8. "May the Force be with you," "Star Wars," 1977.

9. "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night," "All About Eve," 1950.

10. "You talking to me?" "Taxi Driver," 1976.

11. "What we've got here is failure to communicate," "Cool Hand Luke," 1967.

12. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning," "Apocalypse Now," 1979.

13. "Love means never having to say you're sorry," "Love Story," 1970.

14. "The stuff that dreams are made of," "The Maltese Falcon," 1941.

15. "E.T. phone home," "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," 1982.

16. "They call me Mister Tibbs!", "In the Heat of the Night," 1967.

17. "Rosebud," "Citizen Kane," 1941.

18. "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!", "White Heat," 1949.

19. "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!", "Network," 1976.

20. "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship," "Casablanca," 1942.

21. "A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti," "The Silence of the Lambs," 1991.

22. "Bond. James Bond," "Dr. No," 1962.

23. "There's no place like home," "The Wizard of Oz," 1939.

24. "I am big! It's the pictures that got small," "Sunset Blvd.," 1950.

25. "Show me the money!", "Jerry Maguire," 1996.

26. "Why don't you come up sometime and see me?", "She Done Him Wrong," 1933.

27. "I'm walking here! I'm walking here!", "Midnight Cowboy," 1969.

28. "Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By,"' "Casablanca," 1942.

29. "You can't handle the truth!", "A Few Good Men," 1992.

30. "I want to be alone," "Grand Hotel," 1932.

31. "After all, tomorrow is another day!", "Gone With the Wind," 1939.

32. "Round up the usual suspects," "Casablanca," 1942.

33. "I'll have what she's having," "When Harry Met Sally...," 1989.

34. "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow," "To Have and Have Not," 1944.

35. "You're gonna need a bigger boat," "Jaws," 1975.

36. "Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!", "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," 1948.

37. "I'll be back," "The Terminator," 1984.

38. "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth," "The Pride of the Yankees," 1942.

39. "If you build it, he will come," "Field of Dreams," 1989.

40. "Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get," "Forrest Gump," 1994.

41. "We rob banks," "Bonnie and Clyde," 1967.

42. "Plastics," "The Graduate," 1967.

43. "We'll always have Paris," "Casablanca," 1942.

44. "I see dead people," "The Sixth Sense," 1999.

45. "Stella! Hey, Stella!", "A Streetcar Named Desire," 1951.

46. "Oh, Jerry, don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars," "Now, Voyager," 1942.

47. "Shane. Shane. Come back!", "Shane," 1953.

48. "Well, nobody's perfect," "Some Like It Hot," 1959.

49. "It's alive! It's alive!", "Frankenstein," 1931.

50. "Houston, we have a problem," "Apollo 13," 1995.

51. "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?", "Dirty Harry," 1971.

52. "You had me at 'hello,"' "Jerry Maguire," 1996.

53. "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know," "Animal Crackers," 1930.

54. "There's no crying in baseball!", "A League of Their Own," 1992.

55. "La-dee-da, la-dee-da," "Annie Hall," 1977.

56. "A boy's best friend is his mother," "Psycho," 1960.

57. "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good," "Wall Street," 1987.

58. "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer," "The Godfather Part II," 1974.

59. "As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again," "Gone With the Wind," 1939.

60. "Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into!", "Sons of the Desert," 1933.

61. "Say 'hello' to my little friend!", "Scarface," 1983.

62. "What a dump," "Beyond the Forest," 1949.

63. "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?", "The Graduate," 1967.

64. "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!", "Dr. Strangelove," 1964.

65. "Elementary, my dear Watson," "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," 1929.

66. "Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape," "Planet of the Apes," 1968.

67. "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine," "Casablanca," 1942.

68. "Here's Johnny!", "The Shining," 1980.

69. "They're here!", "Poltergeist," 1982.

70. "Is it safe?", "Marathon Man," 1976.

71. "Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain't heard nothin' yet!", "The Jazz Singer," 1927.

72. "No wire hangers, ever!", "Mommie Dearest," 1981.

73. "Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?", "Little Caesar," 1930.

74. "Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown," "Chinatown," 1974.

75. "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers," "A Streetcar Named Desire," 1951.

76. "Hasta la vista, baby," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," 1991.

77. "Soylent Green is people!", "Soylent Green," 1973.

78. "Open the pod bay doors, HAL," "2001: A Space Odyssey," 1968.

79. Striker: "Surely you can't be serious." Rumack: "I am serious ... and don't call me Shirley," "Airplane!", 1980.

80. "Yo, Adrian!", "Rocky," 1976.

81. "Hello, gorgeous," "Funny Girl," 1968.

82. "Toga! Toga!", "National Lampoon's Animal House," 1978.

83. "Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make," "Dracula," 1931.

84. "Oh, no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast," "King Kong," 1933.

85. "My precious," "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," 2002.

86. "Attica! Attica!", "Dog Day Afternoon," 1975.

87. "Sawyer, you're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a star!", "42nd Street," 1933.

88. "Listen to me, mister. You're my knight in shining armor. Don't you forget it. You're going to get back on that horse, and I'm going to be right behind you, holding on tight, and away we're gonna go, go, go!", "On Golden Pond," 1981.

89. "Tell 'em to go out there with all they got and win just one for the Gipper," "Knute Rockne, All American," 1940.

90. "A martini. Shaken, not stirred," "Goldfinger," 1964.

91. "Who's on first," "The Naughty Nineties," 1945.

92. "Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac ... It's in the hole! It's in the hole! It's in the hole!", "Caddyshack," 1980.

93. "Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!", "Auntie Mame," 1958.

94. "I feel the need -- the need for speed!", "Top Gun," 1986.

95. "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary," "Dead Poets Society," 1989.

96. "Snap out of it!", "Moonstruck," 1987.

97. "My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I thank you," "Yankee Doodle Dandy," 1942.

98. "Nobody puts Baby in a corner," "Dirty Dancing," 1987.

99. "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!", "The Wizard of Oz," 1939.

100. "I'm king of the world!", "Titanic," 1997.

Book Review:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

JK Rowling has done her best work yet. The Half Blood Prince is not only superb storytelling but great great writing. Bring on 7!

Movie Weekend

A movie weekend with some wine coolers is upcoming. ET and Star Wars are a shoe-in.

Sherk 2

Sherk 2 was better then the first and that is saying a lot, it was a fuller story and voices were great as always. See it!

Ray

I saw the movie Ray yesterday on DVD. It was superbly acted Jamie Foxx was beyond amazing, he was Ray Charles. I learned a few things about the legend. Had no idea about the drug addiction. How he didn't die is beyond me. So many women his wife deserved much better. Despite his shortcomings, he was a tremendous talent and the movie was great.

Dave Matthews Band-Stand Up

I started my day having my first listen to the new Dave Matthews Band CD "Stand Up." I am a huge fan of the band, but there last few CDs have been a disappointment to me. So I went into this one with no expectations. Overall I really liked it. It didn't blow my away but it will grow on me. Dave's voice is really great, but like the last few CDs, I think they are trying to hard to make a statement. On the earlier CDs it seemed the music just had more a flow.

Favorite Movies

1. Good Will Hunting

2. A beautiful Mind

3. Castaway

4. Star Wars trilogy

5. Ferris Bueller's Day Off


Movies I want to see...Eternal Sunshine of the spotless Mind, Ray and The Incredibles.

Favorite Books

1. To Kill a Mockingbird-Harper Lee

2. Life of PI-Yann Matel

3. Harry Potter Series-JK Rowling(Impossible to pick one)



*Book I am reading now-The Golden Compass-Phillip Pullman

Snow Patrol

Snow Patrol is a new band I just discovered I got there CD Final Straw as a Valentine gift. It is great! A lot like Wilco, that same type of hook. The singer voice is incredible. I want more.