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Sweet Home Alabama (2002, PG-13) |
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Crazy in Alabama (1999, PG-13) |
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Pretty Woman (1990, R) |
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Pretty in Pink (1986, PG-13) |
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Poison Ivy (1992, R) |
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Poison Ivy II: Lily (1995, R) |
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Some Kind of Wonderful (1987, PG-13) |
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Just Like Heaven (2005, PG-13) |
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Tortilla Soup (2001, PG-13) |
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002, PG) |
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My Best Friend's Wedding (1997, PG-13) |
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Mystic Pizza (1988, R) |
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Steel Magnolias (1989, PG) |
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The Red Shoes (1948, R) |
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Born Yesterday (1993, PG) |
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Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2006, PG) |
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Head in the Clouds (2004, R)
what a movie. i watched it because my friend pinky as me too. omg, excellent movie/ the actors and story line were amazing. this is a must see. the movie is basically a drama romance between charlize and stuart characters and when penelope cruz character walks into their lives, there is no turning back. |
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Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988, PG-13) |
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Neverland: The Rise and Fall of the Symbionese Liberation Army(The Taking of Patty Hearst) (2004, Unrated) |
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Black Widow (1987, R)
awesome movie about a woman (theresa russell) who marries and then kills her husbands when she gets tried of her and moves on to the next husband. all husbands are high in society and rich (doctor , senator). debra winger is a cop willing to go undercover and become the widow friend to get close enough to her to arrest her. major suspense thriller. |
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A Will of Their Own (1998, Unrated) |
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Angel (1984, R) |
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Bound (1996, R) |
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The Burning Bed (1984, Unrated)
exceelnt movie about a woman (farrah fawcett) that married a loving man for the man to turned around an became an abusived husband. his family were in denial saying that the reason why he acts as so was because of the way she acted. so one night, when she just could not take it anymore, she put the kids in the car and waited until he was asleep and then burn down the house. this is a very moving movie. A MUST SEE. |
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If These Walls Could Talk (1996, R) |
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The Governess (1998, R) |
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Secret Things (, Unrated) |
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Mrs. Winterbourne (1996, PG-13) |
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Factory Girl (2007, R) |
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The Notorious Bettie Page (2006, R) |
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Connie And Carla (2004, PG-13) |
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Mommie Dearest (1981, PG) |
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Maid to Order (1987, PG)
cute 80's movie about a girl who is spoiled rotten. so one night her dad makes a wish to see if his daughter would learn a lesson, next morning, she wakes up to realize that her whole world does not belong to her no more. she then has to learn to clean to make an honest living. beverly d'angelo plays the godmother and ally sheedy the spoiled child. it is a very cuty movie. really entertianing. |
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Boys on the Side (1995, R) |
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L'Auberge Espagnole (Pot Luck)(Euro Pudding)(The Spanish Apartment) (2003, R) |
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Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam (1995, Unrated) |
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Mortal Thoughts (1991, R)
excellent movie. A MUST SEE. two women are best friends since high school. when one of them murders her husband, the other is asked to help get rid of the body and then the guilt of that night makes the movie have twisted and turns. it is excellent. great story line, actors. very suspenseful and thrilling. highly recommended it. |
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Princesas (2005, Unrated)
interersting spanish film. two women meet on a street corner. both are hooker. but one comes from a high society and the reason why she is hooking is because it is easy money and she is saving up to get her boobs done, the other girl is from santo domingo and she is in spain getting enough money to send back to her son and grandmother. it is a good comedy with a few twistes. i am not sure but i think it has english substitles. check it out. |
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My Mother Likes Women (A mi madre le gustan las mujeres) (2002, Unrated)
this movie is super funny. it is the story of three daughters who parents decide to divorced after several years of marriage. here is the problem, the youngest daughter is very rebelious, the oldest has settled in her ways. the middle child tries to define her life by her mother. so it is shocking when their mother declares that she has decided to have a new relationship with a woman. it has a much of twists and turns. really funny movie. i am not sure if it has english substitles. but it is worth the watching. |
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Chasing Papi (2003, PG)
thi is a low budget film.but i found it to me funny plus it is filmed in miami, which in my books is a plus. it is a typical storyline, guy is going out with three different women and one day they all meet each other and get together to take revenge on the guy. all the actors are known latin actors. but the movie is entertaining. like a friend of mine once said, it is like candy for the eyes. |
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Kinky Boots (2006, PG-13)
omg, this is a great film. it is british. based on a true story. what it is about is a man who has a shoe factory in london. things are going bad for him, production slow. he meets this drag queen who figure out a way of wearing stalletos boots. they work out a plan together and then started production of the first of its kind for stalleto boots for drag queens. it is a very funny and caring movie. i highly recommended. |
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Mohabbatein (2000, Unrated) |
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But I'm A Cheerleader (2000, R)
this is a great moive, but you have to have an open minded. it is a story based in the early 1960's, a girl is caught making out with another girl, so her parents send her to this reformed school where they teach you how not to like people of your own sexuality. it is a black comedy but really really funny. |
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Beautiful Girls (1996, R)
what a great movie. i am not sure who recommended me this to watch it, but i love it. it is what st. elmo's fire did in the 1980's, is what beautiful gilrs did in the 90's. and how funny it is that ally sheedy works in both films. the storyline is a group of friends get together in 1996 to go to their 10th yr high school reunion (which is funny to me because my 10th yr high school reunion was in 1996), and it is the turmoil how some of them are married, some still playing the field and some just dont want to leae their high school dazes because it was the best ones they ever had. the cast is great. a lot of well known actors, younger. THIS IS A MUST SEE. a bit of a chick flick but great anyways. |
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La Mujer de Mi Hermano (2006, R) |
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Better Than Sex (2001, R) |
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Swept Away (2002, R)
ok, i know a lot of people hated this movie. but i did not think it was that bad. it is filmed in italy, so at least the shots of the country are great. the storyline is a group of friends go on a sailboat ride, they are kidnapped and escape except for madonna. she is high class and is forced and manipulated to come down to reality. at the end she falls in love with her capturer, but does she stays with him or chooses to go back to the life she is accustomed to. you be your own judge on this one. it is the first movie she started in that her husband produced. |
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Bed of Roses (1995, PG) |
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Bread and Tulips (2001, PG-13)
this is an awesome movie. it is italian with substitles in english. it is about a housewife who is bored with her life. so she decides one day to take a tour. when the bus is about to leave one of the stops, she decides to stay behind. she gets herself a job, an apartment and starts to live a new life. meanwhile her family has to struggle on how to live without a mother who cooked, cleans and kept the house neat. question, would she go back to her boring life? or does she stay in her new life? it is an excellent movie, a must see. |
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Rubi (, Unrated)
i am not one to watch latin novelas (soap operas) but i got so hooked on this one, i even made pinky get me the series. it has everything drama, suspense, vixens, goodies girls,. the men are hot, the women beautiful. it comes with english substitles. the different between english adn spanish soap operas, spanish only last a few months while americans lasts 10, 20 or 30 yrs. |
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Norma Jean and Marilyn (1996, R) |
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Mrs. Henderson Presents (2006, R)
excellent movie. a widower has money, it is right around the time of wwII and she does not know how to send it. so she buys a theater, hired a foreman played by bob hoskins and starts giving shows. but the shows are nothing out of the ordinary so she convists the lord in england which is were the story is based on, to have a bit more adult like shows. the women take off their tops but still under a silotee. it is actually a very good movie based on a true story. great actors, and storyline. A MUST SEE. |
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She Hate Me (2004, R)
i loved this movie. it is a spike lee production, so if you dont like the way he does films, this movie is not for you. but i love it. i also like the fact that as adam sandler does, spike lee also hired his friends actors to start in the film. |
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How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965, Unrated)
ok, if youa re like me who loves 1960's fun in the sun kind of movies. this is one of them. its stars annette funicello and dwayne hickman. it is the story about this girl who wears a yellow bikini around the beach and drives all the boys crazy. there surfing, dancing, great 60's music, it is filmed at the beach. nt really for little kids but if you can get your teens to watch it with you, it is worth it. |
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Love for Rent (Amor en alquiler) (2005, R) |
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Mad Love (Juana la Loca) (2002, R)
this is a very powerful movie. it is spanish with english subtitles. it is the story of a woman who becomes the queen of spain. she ends up married someone she does not love and her husband and everyone else tries all they can to get her overthrown. she has lovers, it not able to bear children to a much older age, and it shows one woman;'s struggle to define herself and her country. very well made. A MUST SEE. |
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Enough (2002, PG-13)
talk about a kiss butt movie. whether you like jennifer lopez or not ( i do like her), this movie is great. it is about an abused mother with child who has had enough and gets tough and gets to after a period of time her revenge for all the years of abusded. it is a very strong movie. its a drama, but you will cheer,. and cry and maybe just maybe want to jump at the screen and beat the guy up youRself. I HAVE IN MY COLLECTION, A MUST SEE. |
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Sleeping with the Enemy (1991, R) |
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Yellow (2007, R)
this is an excellent movie. omg. i was so surprised. it is a story of a girl in puerto rico who father is a famous ballet dancer and insturctor who is wheelchair stricken as he aged. his wife turned into an alcoholic due to the pressure of taking care of her husband. her father commits suicide and amaryllis campos decides to leave the island for a better life. once she arrives in nyc she befriends her neighbor and has to start stripping to make ends meet. she then meets and starts dating one of the regular customers. when he asks her to go to australia with him, does she choose to go? or does she stay to follow her dreams of being a ballet dancer just like her father? and what ever happen to her mother back in puerto rico? |
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Perfect Stranger (2007, R)
omg. what a movie. a thriller, it has more twists than a twister candy. it was awesome from the minute it started until it ended. bruce willis and halle berry do an incredible job. the movie starts off one way and ends up a totally different way. it is nail biting, once you think you figure out the movie, it switches it around again. A MUST SEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Premonition (2007, PG-13)
what a great movie, but one you really have to pay attention to. the person i saw it with did not get the end of the movie, at all. but i thought it was great. the actors and storyline were great. pretty much it is a story about how some people have the power to change or alter some of lives events and even though they do anyways happen, sometimes it can be else hurtful and painful. i do recommended the movie but you do have to give yourself time to be able to pay attention to it. |
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Year of the Dog (2007, PG-13)
i really liked this movie. if you like molly shannon from snl, or if you really love dogs, you will get a kick out of this independent film. it is great. it will make you laugh, cry, and go with the storyline. i honestly dont want to say too much about the film, i rather you all just watched it. besides molly shannon, there are other actors from snl fame also. |
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Hanging Up (2000, PG-13)
this was a good movie about three sisters who have to take care of their dying father. the three sisters are totally different and it makes for a heart-warming story about dealing with a father who has altzhemier disease(mental illness). the moive will make you laugh, major box tissue cry but overall it is a good movie. i have it in my dvd collection. |
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Nada+ (2002, Unrated)
i love this movie. it is a foreign film. made in spain, filmed in cuba. it has english substitles but i honestly dont think you will not really appreciate it unless you at least understand spanish. the film is made incredibly well , it is black and white with a hint of color is either an object, a place, a person. the story is based and has humor in it. it is about a girl who parents are trying to get her a visa to come to the u.s. bewhile, she is stuck in havana working for the post office. she gets bored with her job so one day she accidently slips coffee on a letter, and decides to take the envelope home to dry it and try to clean the letter. she decides that the letter is not exactly as created as it should be, so she decides to rewrite the letter. this starts an obsessions with rewriting letters, but at the post office where she works they get a new surpervisor who is out to get her. she then befriends the post office courier to help her in her mission. the turning point is when her visa comes through and she has to choose between the love she has developed with the courier and stay in cuba or leave and reunited with her family in the u,.s. |
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Malicious (1995, R)if you enjoy movies like the swimfan, crush. you will enjoy this movie. it is about the same concept. there is a jock who girlfriend wont put out, so while she is away one weekend, his paths crosses with molly ringwald character. molly ringwald plays an awesome villian, totally evil. a slight r rating for slight nudity, so please no kiddies around. but overall it is entertaining. |
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Gracie (2007, PG-13)
excellent, excellent, excellent movie. written by andrew and elisabeth shue is it a story that hits close to real family of the shue family before they became actors and followed a different path,. in fact the movie is dedicated to one of their brothers william shue who was a professional soccer player. the movie storyline is pretty simply. it is a story of a girl who grows up in a housewhole full of brothers and everyone plays soccer. but when her older brother tragically dies, she states to the family that she wants to play soccer and since her high school does not have a women soccer team she wants to play with the guys. of course not everyone is in favor of this happening including her father, but through the development of the movie, most change their minds. the movie is based around the late 1970's. this you see in the clothing worn, the cars driven and music played. it is a great movie and can be watching both by adults and teenagers. |
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A Mighty Heart (2007, R)
excellent, excellent, excellent movie. angelina jolie did a great job protraiting marianne pearl. the movie is very well written and acted. a lot of talk, so you need to pay attention. very dry and to the point. i really did not see oscar performance from jolie but it was still great to see her in a dramatic role. she is very versal and does well in whatever character she is performing. the storyline is based on the true story of daniel pearl who was kidnapped and killed in pakistan, while being a journalist and trying to show both sides of the stories in that country. i hightly recommended this movie. |
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Basic Instinct 2 (2006, R)
ok people. this was not the greatest movie in the world but it was not as bad as the critics said it was. ok so the second time around, starts sort of the first way as the first one. catherine tramell and her lover for the moment are doing nasty things while she is driving, they go off the bridge and instead of her helping the guy, she only saves herself. then the movie starts, the movie reflexs a bit on the original, but there is no girl on girl action, the ice pick only comes out once, there are no insinuating scenes in the police department, it is much tamer than the first one. in fact that is why probably the criticts did not like it. it is more of a movie, than the first one. while the first one messed up with fantasies and brains, this one just messes up with your brain. but i think it was worth the viewing. i do recommended it but please no kiddies in the room, the movie is still based on r rating. |
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Sin noticias de Dios (Don't Tempt Me) (2003, R)
spanish film with enligh substitles. it is a story of an angel send from heaven and one send from hell to save the soul of a bozxer who is about to die. the angels are to work against each other to see what the boxer ends up doing. but through a few twists and turns the story plot changes and then all hell breaks loose. heaven is judtisfy as being like in paris and hell like the inside of a prison. gael garcia bernal also co-stars as the evil himself. the movie has a great soundstrack, it is done in enligh, spanish and french. it is easy to understand and stay with it. it is entertaining and worth the rental. i highly recommended. |
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Georgia Rule (2007, R)
gary marshall directed the movie, and it has a great cast/ it is a check flick but it is a drama with all its whistles. the movie is intitled GEORGIA RULES because Jane Fonda character is georgia and in her house she rules. the movie deals with very serious manners but it is heartwarming at a few scenes. i did enjoy watching it. |
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007, PG-13)
omg, what a movie. ok , prepare yourself it is past 2 hours long, but it is so worth it. cate blanchett again out preforms queen elizabeth. she made it so truly belivable. the scenes are breathtaking, the customs are devine, the acting is su-pre, there is not one boring scene in the whole film, the spaniards are protrayed for as ugly and ruthless as they were back then. this is worth to be seen in the movie theater and once it comes out on dvd i will be adding it to the collection. this is a must see regardless on what your views are. |
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Little Black Book (2004, PG-13)
what a movie. what an amazing movie. first of all the director must had a thing for the movie WORKING GIRL with melanie griifin because the movie is quoted all over this movie and the main song is played over and over again. also the director must have something for carly simon because besides the fact that all her songs are in the movie she also makes a cameo role at the end. the movie is awesome. it is a about a girl (brittany murphy) who goes to work at a local talk show , something like jerry springer, but in the movie the talk show host is kathy bates. and holly hunter plays the producer that hires murphy as her assistant. when looking for new material, they come across murphy' boyfriend little balck book and murphy decides to investigate his past relationships to see if she really is with the right guy. big, huge mistake, wehile she starts to untwist the live of her boyfriend, she ends up changing the lives of his ex and hers. the ending is a bit surprising. this movie made me laugh, cry, be angry . overall it is an excellent comedy romance and it is worth seeing and owning. it is a chick flick but then again i am a woman so why would i not love it. |
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Shining Through (1992, R)
what an amazing movie. it is a bit old, both michael douglas and melanie griffin were young actors, but what a movie. it is a thriller drama with a twisted of romance. it is about the man who hires a secretary to work with him during world war 2 in getting translating german documents. when the stakes get high and undercover is needed the secretary volunteers to going under germany to get the information regarding their plans on attack for the united states. the movie is great. kept me focused until the end. |
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Girl 27 (2007, Unrated)
what an amazing documentary. david stenn is a very determine young mman who besides being a great screen writer is also a determine man to come out and find the real girl 27 and relate with now-a-days lawyers and see what would had happen if the case was tired today. it is amazing how such a large movie corporation like MGM was able to coverup a rape of a dancer in 193 and was able to buy out everyone involved including the girl's family. it is uplifting and sad documentary but very realitizist. aq must see especially if you love true life documentaries. |
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Crush (2002, R)
excellent chick flick. i rented this movie just because and i was shocking by how much i love this movie. i am in my 40's and have a group of friends (women) who are also getting into their 40's, this is a freindship movie ultimate. it is the story of three successful women in london that when one of them falls for a way younger man the jealously of the others might or might not come in between the relationship. this movie is very well written and acted. it will make you laugh, cry and be thankful for friends. it is a feel good movie with a twist. it touches some hard subjects but overall it is very tender. i hightly recommended this movie. |
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The Holiday (2006, PG-13)
great chick flick. one in my collection. how cool is it, your life is coming apart, so for the xmas holidays you decide to switch houses with someone in england lets say. live in their home, take care of their things. and along the way meet someone special to spend the time with. i love this movie and it had great actors. |
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Tara Road (2005, PG)
excellent movie. what THE HOLIDAY did for romantic comedy is what TARA ROAD does for drama. the plot is the same two women from different countries swap their homes foe a time being. in holiday it was two weeks around christmas vacation, in tara road is for two months. one is from ireland the other from america. one lost her son in a freak accident the other one's marriage is falling apart. but that the end they each help each other to overcome their differences and tragedies. it is very well written and acted. i highly recommended this movie. |
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The Truth About Jane (2000, Unrated)
this movie looks like it was made for the lifetime channel. and to tell you the truth i am not sure why the lifetime channel would not play this movie. the storyline and actors play it very well. the story is basic: what happens when your only daughter starts high school and realized that she does not like boys the same way as other girls do but she is attracted to girls instead. this is an excellent movie to watch with your teenagers as long as you have an open minded and have not been stereotyped by society. |
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The Brave One (2007, R)
what an excellent movie this turned out to be. lately i really have not liked what jodie foster has been starring in, i am glad this movie changed my mind about her again. the movie has action, drama, romance, volence, and a sort of morbit happy ending. i dont want to say much because i rather you watch the movie. I HIGHLY RECOMMENDED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Saving Sarah Cain (2007, Unrated)
excellent movie which probably has been told a million times before, as in RAISING HELEN to stated one pretty recently. sarah sister dies and she has to take care of her 3 nieces and 2 nephews that come from an amish town and had to go to live in chicago. there is a change of society, life and the ending is very sweet. |
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Sex and the City (2008, R)
yes i went on friday and stood in line with my girlfriends for an hour and half waiting for this movie to start. and the showing we went to at 9:40pm, there were maybe 7 guys in the theatre. but here is the kicker. i have never watched the show on hbo nor on tbs. i had heard about it in bits and pieces but never got hook on it like others. so going in with an extremely open mind, i was surprising in that the movies first of all is long. 2 hours 15 minutes. and it involves the lives of these four friends. women who are very different but pals for a long time and throughout the movie this is tested time and time again. the fashion is outragesses, but the actors and screenplay was very nicely done. for what i hear the show was just as explitched and the movie was. yes it is a chick flick, 1000%, but there are scenes in the movie which are very equal to both genders. this movie will make you cry, laugh, get angry and rejoice what friendships are really all about. i can not wait now to start renting the seasons from netflix. the cool thing about the movie, it ended giving way to other sequels. I TRULY RECOMMENDED THIS FILM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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The Other Boleyn Girl (2008, PG-13) |
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Miss Potter (2007, PG)
what an amazing movie. this is the true story of the author of the peter rabbits children books. rene zellweger does a remarkable portait of miss potter. based in the englands backgrounds this movie is very family orentited, it is extremely well made and thus some parts are sad, it is a very entertaining movie for the whole family. i highly recommended this film. |
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Penelope (2006, PG)
this was such a cute cute story. it is very entertaining and should be watched by the whole family. the storyline is christina ricci PENELOPE is born with a cursed that had been pasted on her family for the past 150 yrs. since she was the only baby girl born from the family, it made her face look a bit different. but what she does not realize is that the idea that will break the curse is not what she thinks it is. but once the curse is problems other problems come out also. it is very well written. i highly recommended this movie. |
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Rosario Tijeras (2005, R)
here is another movie recommended to me by cinevolver. this is an excellent foreign film. it is colombian, so it is spanish with english substitles. there are a few aspects why this movie is such a good production. first the scenes. it really captures the sights of medellin, colombia. all the beauty and depression of this city of colombia. the scenes of the sunrises and sunsets are amazing. then there are the actors, this movie is very adult drama. there are a few very expiflict scenes that children should not be in the room for. the actors do a really good job in the storyline. it is a twisted between basic instinct and blow. just to give you an idea. the beginning of the movie is the end of the movie. you can see why this movie won so many awards. there is not much in the film that is not worth watching. i highly recommended this film also. |
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Nights in Rodanthe (2008, PG-13)
ok, i must admit when this film came out in the movie theater i was like , another chick flick. who can i get to go with me to see it. it really did not make too much of a difference. last night i finally got to see the movie on dvd and i was very surprise on how good the movie actually is. richard gere and diane lane still light up the screen when they are in a movie. it is like time has stood still with these two actors. the movie is very well written (same author who wrote the notebook), and even though the movies or stories are not the same in any shape or form, it is a great movie. take out the bos of tissue. i highly recommended. |





















































































