This weekend, my family and I went to see Shrek the Third. We enjoyed the first two movies in the series and the trailers looked good for the third one. That and we ran out of things to do over the long Memorial Day weekend on Saturday.Let me tell you right away that the trailers…
Tag: Movies
Underdog on the big screen?
This past week, I’ve been seeing commercials for a new live-action movie coming to theaters soon. No, it’s not a new action flick. No, it’s not one of the many new horror movies coming out soon. And no, it’s not one of the thousand sequels coming out this summer. No, it’s actually….Underdog.Now, growing up I…
1408 – a new movie from Stephen King
There is a new movie coming out based on a Stephen King Book and it is the 1408 Movie.Starring two of my favorite actors; John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson, this movie takes place in a haunted hotel run by Samuel L. Jackson’s character. The synopsis of the story is simple. John Cusack’s character is…
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Am I the only once psyched about this?
Movie Review: Bridge to Terabithia
This weekend I took my family to see the new Disney movie Bridge to Terabithia.If you have seen the trailers for this movie you are probably expecting a wonderful CGI masterpiece similar to the Chronicles of Narnia. If you have read the book then you will know the truth.The movie trailers portray the movie as…
Movie Review: Arthur and the Invisibles
The new movie “Arthur and the Invisibles” is now in theaters. I took the opportunity to take my 7 yr old daughter to see the movie with me. We went to a Sunday showing that was very low in attendance. In fact, including us, there were only 11 people in the theater! I asked one…
Movie Review: Happy Feet
I took my family to see the new movie “Happy Feet” this past Sunday.Let me start out by saying the CG animation was excellent. There were only a few portions in the movie where I noticed some bad artifacting in regards to the animation.There are a few scenes with “real” people in them and they…
Movie Theatre Etiquette
This came up today as my Wife, daughter and myself went to see “Happy Feet”…We arrived a half-hour early to insure we got good seats.We were first in to the theatre and took center seats right above the handicap area. This insures no ones head will be in your way. It’s not much of an…
Top Three Movies for Gamers
The holidays are fast approaching, what do you get the gamer in your life? If you are thinking of movies than you know they probably already have enough copies of Star Wars! why not try a different movie for once? Show them you appreciate the “gamer” side of their life by giving them one of…
Two Westerns Worth Watching
When I want to sit back, relax, and watch a good western movie a long list of titles comes to mind. Most anything with Clint Eastwood or John Wayne would make the list. What if someone were to ask me to suggest two western movies?Well, I have looked over my personal collection of DVDs and…