Five Star Movies

If there were nothing in this movie but Bobby's speeches at the end, it would be worth seeing. One commentator said the characters were not developed and shallow. Perhaps. But we get a bird's eye view of a lot of what that time was like. And Bobby's message was that we are deeper and richer and better, that we are fragmented and scattered, but we can find common ground. The superficial in the movie and in our lives is what divides and angers us; Kennedy called us to what is essential and to what makes us one. I didn't want to see this movie. I was afraid it would be too painful. What a loss it would have been to not be reminded of the troubles and the promise of those days.

It may start off as a brass band but ends up a brass orchestra. GREAT music. And the story is good too; if you want details, read the summary that pops up when you put your mouse over the movie cover. Or trust me, and watch it!

totally excellent movie

Powerful and warm. I love the eulogy at the funeral - can't find a copy of it.

Good story, good actors, good fun. and a few bare male butts !!

Fun, interesting, and enjoyable again and again.

WOW! I found this by accident. Had no expectations. LOVE it! Predicatable? So what! Not every love story needs to end with cancer. Creative, lovely, gentle, angry, funny, and about real problems. Never loved some who didn't love you back? Lucky you! Never found love when you didn't expect it or perhaps even want it? I did. And Eli Wallach's role is superb: a total bonus to the rest of the movie, but not really separate from it.

This is as much fun as the first one. Great characters. Love that poor squirrel.

beautifullly done; visual treat; good story; worth seeing - at least once.

Robert Carlyle can dance! He can also act. It is a movie within a movie - and both are good. I give it five stars - it's a movie I would gladly watch again ... and again.

Magic. Watch an introverted, fragile, creative woman transform into an independant, strong, conservatinalist and environmentalist, Not today! She was born during the reign of Queen Victoria and raised by parents who believed they had the right to permit or forbid her to marry when she was in her early thirties. The love story is beautiful. The animation is just enough to give a peek at her gifted imagination. The varied relationships in this movie are superb.

Wonderful and beautifully told story. Joan Plowright and Rupert Friend are excellent. My Flixter good friend 'svmainus' says, in her review, it is "endearing and memorable". Her review was how I found this movie.

There is fact in this story; there is also "emotional fact" that is told like part of the story. There is so much to learn here; I've only watched it twice and know there is more there to hear again. Maybe I'll even buy the book. The movie? See it! Even if you are looking only for a movie to charm and touch you for a few minutes - see it!

"No day but today" and "You can't buy love; but you can rent it!" I was hesitant to watch this movie and it took me half way through be "get caught". It isn't perfect - what is? But it really has a lot of good stuff in it.

After "Chicago" I decided Richard Gere might be able to dance, so I checked this one out. VERY good movie for several good reason! I even got my own copy.

"V" is about the struggle of people against their government. Its parallels today are frightening, especially how any government can use "evil" or its possible threat to remove the rights of it's citizens. This is a story from an old comic book! But it could well be front page news.
V says, "People should not fear their governments, Governments should fear its people." Mark Twain once said the worst sin is the sin of silence; when people see evil and say nothing and do nothing. One more thing I liked - the hero is not perfect; not everything he does is right and good - a compelling mix of freedm fighter and a man trapped by his need for revenge.

Gentle, loving, interesting - a really good movie to see more than once - or twice.

One of the BEST - wonderful and familiar story and I LOVE this music. M Caine gets a wee bit sticky near the end, but recovers well. For me a holiday favorite !!

good acting; good music; good story; quite different from the Kidman McGregor verson, but still excellent. This version focuses on the artist Toulouse-Lautrec (played by Jose Ferrer who won the Acadamy award for this role).

totally excellent movie by J Henson. Good vs evil - much more than that.

This is just FUN to watch - everytime. "As you wish."

Corney, perhaps, but a classic. Mame is a genuine person and Roz is brilliant. "Life is a banquet, but most ... are starving to death." We can learn from her enthusiastic embrace of life.

really excellent. Don Bluth may have trained and worked at Disney, but he had ideas of his own. This is as good as any Disney animation. Some great characters here.

See this movie. If it doesn't touch your heart in some way, then see your cardiologist!

Lots and lots of fun.
Bad knights - good knights
and rock and roll. It's not a history lesson, it's a really enjoyable movie.
See it!

Totally fine - sadness and some of the funniest stuff on film. Try my quiz!

Nothing is perfect, but this is good. Interesting ideas.

This is one I own. Sometimes it takes a "shot in the head" to wake us up. Good story and very good acting by Ford, Benning and the young girl who plays their daughter. (If you read the review that comes up when you highlight the movie poster, remember - it's only that guy's opinion, just as this is mine; and I think he's way off base.)

A really fine movie with an excellent cast. 1947 was not high on special effects; so this movie has a "story", and it tells it very well.

Hal Holbrook was a young man when he did this; he memorized 14 hours of Twain's material; sadly it is not all on this DVD; But it is excellent; you might shed a tear; youl will definietly laugh.

Angela is wonderful in this; a big change from her all-knowing mystery writing days.

Absolutely crazy. A must see. No way to know if Lauper is acting, but she's truly funny!

Fancifull telling of the story, but beautifully filmed; worth seeing.

Cher should have slapped Nicolas a few more times - this is a great movie, but he is a nit-wit.

Cage and MacLaine are excellent in a really good story.

Some excellent dancing; good story; slap fight between MacLaine and Bancroft. See it !

This is a classic. Well done and really funny. but not a comedy.

I can enjoy seeing this over and over for many reason - the music is just one.

I might have rated this higher for Morgan, but Liz's endless screaming caused a discount!

One really good movie.

excellent - both connery and baldwin

fun; good music;

Classic music; good story; what more could you want? Oh yes, Ron Howard - VERY young.

H Ford and T L Jones = excellent movie.