movies i have watched and enjoyed

It would be a shame if only kids went to see this film. Adults who can still plug in to their inner rocker, if only to play air guitar, will love it, too!!!!
Playing a washed-up rocker turned substitute teacher, Jack Black unleashes enough comic energy in School of Rock to fill a stadium i loved it!!!

Now that Greg Focker is "in" with his soon-to-be in-laws, Jack and Dina Byrnes, it looks like smooth sailing for him and his fiance, Pam. But that's before Pam's parents meet Greg's parents, Bernie and Roz Focker. The hyper-relaxed Fockers and the tightly-wound Byrneses are sooooo mismatched from the start, and no matter how hard Greg and Pam try, there is just no bringing their families together.
this is a funny funny movie i enjoyed it!!

i loved this "kick ass" movie!!!! dianne keaton,goldie hawn and bette midler,what more could you ask for?
Three former college chums -- vain Elise, brassy Brenda and wimpy Annie -- reunite after the death of a friend. Soon, the ladies discover that they've all been recently dumped by their husbands for younger,women. The neurotic trio decide to band together and seek vengeance, using such bureaucratic methods as the IRS and the legal system. But their efforts lead them to break laws themselves. Lots of them. So will revenge be sweet for these first wives?....ohhhhh yesss!!!!!!

A cab driver in the 23rd century finds himself battling an evil force during an apocalyptic war as he tries to secure a mysterious fifth element.
The cast is good but it's Bruce Willis who is the film's true "fifth element," giving it life and depth i feel

Suzette (Goldie Hawn) and Vinnie (Susan Sarandon) were groupies in their heyday, partying with the likes of Frank Zappa (who dubs them the Banger Sisters), Jim Morrison, and virtually every other rock star and roadie that passed through Los Angeles. Twenty years later, Suzette is a bartender who finds herself too old to stay in the Los Angeles rock scene. Distraught, she heads to Phoenix in search of her former best friend, picking up neurotic and quirky Harry (Geoffrey Rush) at a gas station along the way. But when Suzette arrives in Phoenix, she is surprised to find that her once wild friend may as well be a different person. Married to a lawyer with political aspirations and the mother of two teenage daughters, Vinnie is now LaVinia, a refined, cultured pillar of the community. With Suzette back in town, LaVinia is confronted with her past and finds that she must make peace with it to fully embrace her true self.
i enjoyed this! i love anything that susan sarandon stars in.

well-paced and powerful storytelling in this movie. There are no explosions or chases or catastrophes here... just a story of a boy, the orphanage he grew up in, and the relationships in his young life. The issues in this film are profound, and dealt with superbly. It is a sweet story that doesn't feel the need to rush the viewer from one plot point to another. I highly recommend 'The Cider House Rules' loved this!

based on a true story. Helen Mirren and Julie Walters star as Chris and Annie, who are bored and spurred into action when the latter's husband (John Alderton) dies of leukaemia.To raise money for medical research,at the hospital where he was treated, the women persuade their 50 something pals to strip for a saucy charity calendar. Though initially reluctant ("No front bottoms!" begs one), the ladies agree, unwittingly creating an international phenomenon which plunges them into the media spotlight. this british film didnt exactly rock my world but it is a light hearted comedy!

It didnt take me long to enjoy this movie. In fact, it only took a few minutes to watch as character actor Vince Vaughn threw himself into a headlong run being chased by several Salvation Army Santa Clauses, and to watch as genius veteran actor Paul Giamatti waddled into frame in a fat suit, to firmly convince me that this at least had every chance of being a total comedy riot!!!!
And theres a lot to like about this movie there are plenty of funny bits. For instance, when Nick introduces Fred to the Ten Most Naughty list, pause the DVD and read the descriptions. Some of these are priceless, if a little out of order. Just to show you what I mean, and spoil just a couple, I really dont see how wore same underwear for seventeen days qualifies you as MORE naughty than someone who poisoned fourth grade class hamster?. Youd think murder puts you ABOVE poor hygiene on the naughty list, but hey..... Thats Santas prerogative, I guess.
4 star rating for a nice light hearted movie

Based on the stage play, this is the true story of a young student who gets lured into the world of exotic dancing. At first it is just a way to help her pay tuition and bills, but she slowly realizes how difficult it is to leave the lifestyle behind.
i found this film to be well written and cleverly performed and i enjoyed it!
and even our own Rachel Hunter had a cameo role in this one and didnt do too badly.

this is the sort of movie that will not appeal to everyone but i loved it! such a brillant cast of actors Winona Ryder,Angelina Jolie,Whoopi Goldberg,Vanessa Redgrave,Brittany Murphy..
Susanna,played by Winona,who plays a great part,stars as a 1960's drop-out,who is depressed and directionless,a suicide attempt lands her in "claymore" a mental instutition "for a rest" she is diagnosed with "borderline personality disorder"..
angelina jolie plays an absolutely amazing performance in this movie!!!
the movie deals with very deep subject matter which is quite intense at times but so worth watching..

this was a funny movie!! i laughed and laughed! A blowout Las Vegas bachelor party turns into a race against time when three hung-over groomsmen awaken after a night of drunken debauchery to find that the groom has gone missing, and attempt to get him to the alter before his wedding day. In 48 hours, Doug is scheduled to walk down the aisle.................
this is a fun.lighthearted movie and if you havnt got a sense of humor dont bother going to see it

this movie was crazy.stupid funny and bizzare!!! havnt got a lot more to say really but i think it is a must see for those who have a good sense of humor and want a good laugh!!!!

Charlie (Jennifer Lopez) is looking for a nice guy . Keith (Michael Vartan) seems to fit the bill as a perfect match for her: he's charming, handsome, a successful doctor, and he is completely smitten with her. And now, he has proposed and wants to marry her. There's just one problem: his mother, Viola (Jane Fonda), is an absolute nightmare!!!. A legendary television journalist who has an on-air breakdown after being replaced by a much younger woman, Viola virtually lives for Keith, especially now that her career is apparently over. She doesn't think Charlie is good enough for her son, and she plans to do everything she can to break them up.
But Viola underestimates Charlie, who isn't about to give up a happy future with Keith without a fight.
i laughed and laughed throughout this movie its light hearted and fun! and yes it has the usual typical "mushy" ending but who cares? i enjoyed it!!!

.. Reese Witherspoon stars in SWEET HOME ALABAMA, a charming romantic comedy directed by Andy Tennant. Witherspoon is Melanie Carmichael, a Southern girl who leaves her past behind in order to find success as a fashion designer in New York City. On the night of an important show, her romantic boyfriend, Andrew (Patrick Dempsey), proposes to her. It is at that point that Melanie flees for Alabama, hoping to take care of some unfinished business before Andrew and his mother, New York mayor Kate Hennings (Candice Bergan), discover the truth about her. The truth is that Melanie, whose real last name is Smooter, is still married to her childhood sweetheart, Jake (Josh Lucas), who refuses to grant her a divorce. As Melanie reunites with her parents and old friends, she is forced to reevaluate her new-and-improved self.
In the process, she rediscovers a love that she thought she had lost.

"Save the Last Dance,"Julia Stiles plays Sara Johnson, a sensitive, intelligent seventeen year-old ballet dancer who possesses such great talent although she is a bit self-conscious. Her dreams are too often dictated by her insecurity. When her mother loses her life in an car accident, she feels gulity and she gives up her dream of ballet at the Juilliard School, believing her passion for dance has led to the death of her mother. (The accident happened as she was racing to see her daughter audition.)

She moves in with her estranged father (Terry Kinney), a jazz musician who lives on Chicago's South Side. There, she enrolls in a predominantly black high school; a campus racially and culturally different from anything she has experienced before.Sara is befriended immediately by Chenille (Kerry Washington), an unwed teenage mother Her younger brother is the gifted Derek (the very likable Sean Patrick Thomas), who houses dreams to one day be a pediatrician and is also the school's most popular student.

An immediate attraction exists between Sara and Derek,as they share a passion for dance, even though neither one initially admits it. Soon, their love grows stronger, .there are racial issues throughout this movie,but love conquers all..

a good movie i enjoyed it! loved the music and loved the dancing!!!!

this kewl action flick,is about a desperate group of criminals,who track down some divers,who while diving,discovered a sunken cargo plane,loaded with narcotics.
"Into the Blue" is, of all things, an adventure story. Not a high-powered thriller with goofy special effects, but a story about people and hazards and treasure and love.
starring "the beautiful"paul walker and the equally beautiful jessica alba.the scenery is amazing,both above and below the water line.i enjoyed this movie filmed in the carribean and rated it a 4

Sleeping With the Enemy you know you have to ask yourself this....What happens when a beautiful young woman finds and marries her Prince Charming? ? and he turns out to be a psychotic monster? The movie, an intense thriller, casts julia roberts,as,laura burney,whose husband,the suave and oh so charming martin,played by patrick bergen,is actually a wife beating slug!!!!!!
martins true nature was revealed to laura right after there honeymoon,and laura has thought of nothing else but escaping from him ever since,there are lots of twists and turns in this movie and eventually laura escapes by faking her own drowning and moving to a small town,but,inevitably martin finds out and comes after her and then it is BOGEY-MAN TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well i really enjoyed this thriller...worth watching! julia roberts plays a great performance in my opinion

omg i loved this movie its a laugh out loud comedy in my opinion i laughed all the way through this one!!!!!!
Andy Stitzer,a 40 year old who works in an electronics store,is a super nice guy,and is very shy around the opposite sex.when his mates find out he is still a virgin, they go to great lengths to help him.he finds his own girlfriend, and in this lighthearted comedy eventually the inevitable happens!!!

Neeson is a retired CIA operative trying to piece together his broken family. After his intense career, his wife Lenore (Famke Janssen) has left him and remarried and he's all but a stranger to his 17 year-old daughter Kim (Maggie Grace). He finds the only way to reconnect with her and make peace with his ex-wife is to go against his better judgment and allow for Kim to travel to France with her girlfriends. He should have stood his ground though, because shortly after landing in the City of Lights, Kim and her friend are kidnapped by Albanians and sold as sexual playthings to the fabulously rich and the insanely powerful
the story goes that liam boards the first flight out in his bid to save his daughter and he is an unstoppable force,in this adrenaline filled thriller!!!
i totally loved it!!!!!!

HERE COMES JOHNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this movie based on Stephen Kings best selling novel,stars Jack Nicolson,who plays Jack Torrance,and Shelly Duvall as his wife,they move to the "overlook hotel" as caretakers for the winter months,with there small son,played by Danny Lloyd,well,strange unexplainable things start happening,and in every scene,Jack seems to be growing a little more evil and dangerous........

i think nicolson and duvall are outstanding in this movie !!!
and it is directed by Stanley Kubrick so what more could you want..........

this movie is based on the true story of how Charlie Wilson, an alcoholic womanizer and Texas congressman, persuaded the CIA to train, and arm resistance fighters in Afghanistan to fend off the Soviet Union
Tom Hanks does a great job in my opinion,he shows both charisma and charm... well i am biased as i love anything he stars in! he is a fave actor of mine!!

An island off the Oregon coast is the setting for this salty yarn of ghosts, lepers, betrayal, vengeance, and teen angst. A fog-enshrouded schooner from 1865 returns from the bottom of the sea to wreak vengeance on the locals of the island, and it's up to local DJ Stevie Wayne (Selma Blair), her charter-boat-captain lover, Nick (Tom Welling, from TV's SMALLVILLE), and his wayward girlfriend, Elizabeth (Maggie Grace, from TV's LOST), to save the day. All three are related to the town's founding fathers, with whom the shipbound ghosts have an ancient score to settle. What that score is no one seems to know, but they need to find out, fast.

this is a remake..i didnt see the original but going by this one i wasnt that impressed,ended up watching half of the movie and "switching off"

based on a true story...A fantastically creepy.........spooky........ horror flick based on the very simple premise of strangers who come knocking late at night. Kristen (Liv Tyler) and... For his film debut, director Brian Bertino has crafted a great horror flick Kristen (Liv Tyler) and James (Scott Speedman) have arrived at a secluded vacation home in the woods after attending a friend's wedding. It's four in the morning, and they're both tearful and emotionally exhausted after a disagreement about their relationship. As they awkwardly try to navigate the long night together, they are distracted by the sound of a heavy knock at the door. They open it to find a dazed young woman hidden in the shadows. Assuming she is lost, James sends her away, but Kristen is disturbed by the late-night visit. When James leaves to go on a drive and pick up some cigarettes, Kristen is left alone, and we watch her move through the huge house in a painfully eerie silence, all the while knowing that she is being watched. By the time James returns, Kristen is in hysterics, and together they must face the terrifying fact that they are indeed in grave danger. Both Tyler and Speedman give excellent, performances,there are lots of scary moments which had me sitting on the edge of my seat! loved it !!!

Plagued by a midlife crisis, Bill (Aaron Eckhart) is an overweight office drone whose wife (Elizabeth Banks) is cheating on him with a smarmy television reporter (Timothy Olyphant). Bill befriends a rich private-school teen and a bored lingerie saleswoman (Jessica Alba), and through a series of funny high jinks the duo helps Bill make changes within himself for the better,and put down the Snickers bars, quit his thankless job, and leave his spouse. a lighhearted sometimes funny flick.
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recently divorced Meg Altman (jodie foster),buys a spacious new york city townhouse,and moves in with her young daughter Sarah.,(kristen stewart)The house contains an unusal extra feature,a supposedly,impenetrable "panic room" ,which is equipped with surveillance moniters,a separate phone line and other survival aids in case of an emergency.
well three men break into there home and meg and sarah end up using the panic room..they are under seige and have to fend for themselves..
second time i have watched this thriller its full of suspense edge of seat stuff guys!!

Advice columnist Dan Burns (Carell) has his hands full with three daughters.. The girls still grieve for their mother who died four years ago, and Dan hasn't made any attempts to date. So he's pleasantly surprised when he meets Marie (Juliette Binoche) at a bookstore when he goes to his parents' Rhode Island home for the annual family reunion. But his joy is short-lived when he discovers that she is dating his brother (Dane Cook), forcing Dan to hide his feelings and chemistry with Marie.
good light entertainment i enjoyed it! and yes of course it does have a happy ending :)

Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick) is a civics teacher who is passionate about teaching and cares deeply for the welfare of his students. He also has a severe disdain for Tracy, (reece witherspoon)able to see through her perky facade and well aware of the fact that she was involved in a sex scandal that resulted in the dismissal of his best friend from the school's faculty. When he sees that Tracy is running unopposed, he feels compelled to find another student to run against her, in a bid to stop the resident overachiever's meteoric rise to power.
Jim finds the school's 'salvation' in Paul Metzler (Paul Klein), an affable yet dim-witted jock..!!!! Although he is one of the most popular students in the school, he has no clue on how to run a campaign let alone a student council. Meanwhile, a dark hose enters the electoral race, Paul's younger sister Tammy (Jessica Campbell), a lesbian whose entire campaign is founded on a 'who cares?' sentiment. As the campaign for the three candidates intensifies, Jim finds himself increasingly embroiled in unethical behavior in order to prevent Tracy from winning the election, while becoming blind to his own narcissistic and destructive behavior.
an ok film didnt entirely "grab me" this one

Tom Reilly (Zach Braff) and his wife Sofia (Amanda Peet) are in for some major changes now that they have a newborn. As a lawyer, Sofia has always provided a comfortable living while Tom has contributed love, support and the occasional paycheck! when sofia decided to be a stay at home mum,that all changes....
Tom moves the family to Ohio to work for his father-in-law (Charles Grodin) as an Assistant Associate Creative for Sunburst Communications.His boss Chip (Jason Bateman) happens to still carry a torch for Sofia from their high school days. Each time Tom gains some ground at the firm, Chip wheels in and steals his thunder. Dirty tricks and sabotage create an atmosphere of fierce paranoia that eventually threatens tom's and sofia's relationship.
Chip will stop at nothing to see Tom defeated while no one but Tom can see Chip for the evil genius he is. Through it all Toms esteem is depleted, his manhood challenged,and hes watching his family slip away.
an ok kind of movie some funny moments

Denzil Washington plays Creasy, a retired Marine haunted by his violent past and unable to bring his life together. He drinks too much and works too little. With no direction, Creasy comes to Mexico City to see his old friend Rayburn (Christopher Walken), who suggests he take work as a private bodyguard, since kidnappings for ransom are so prevalent in that part of the world.
He meets with a pair of yuppies, Samuel (Marc Anthony) and Lisa (Radha Mitchell), and then their only child, Pita (Dakota Fanning).Anyway, Creasy becomes a surrogate parent to Pita, since hers are hardly ever there. He learns that Pita is a competitive swimmer, who is great in the pool but freezes when the gun goes off. So he works, like a coach, helping her to overcome her fear of the gun. The time is spent bonding by the two, Pita is kidnapped and Creasy goes on a merciless rampage to get the girl back.
happy and sad ending.. i liked this movie there was plenty of "action" and of course i happen to think that Denzil is an amazing brillant actor!!!!!!!

Earl Brooks (Kevin Costner) has been voted Portland's Man of the Year. Unbeknownst to everyone, he's also the mysterious "Thumb print Killer," a serial murderer who has been active on-and-off for a long time.by day he is a devoted,husband,father and business-man,by night,a serial killer!!!! Earl hasn't killed in two years, but the hunger, represented by his demonic alter-ego, Marshall (William Hurt), has become too strong to resist. So, after dropping his wife (Marg Helgenberger) home after the Man of the Year banquet, he goes out for a little extracurricular fun. This time, however, Earl makes an uncharacteristic mistake. The window drapes of his victims' apartment are open when he commits the murder, and a voyeur (Dane Cook) photographs him in the act. Meanwhile, police detective Tracy Atwood (Demi Moore), who has long investigated the Thumb print Killer, suspects her previously infallible quarry may have slipped up.
The story throws a couple of unexpected obstacles in Earl's path. The character is so meticulous that it seems impossible that he could be caught unless he wants someone to stop him, and this possibility is explored. It's interesting to note that, despite the brutality of Earl's acts, he's actually a sympathetic character..
my thoughts on this movie? excellent acting and a brillant story-line, loved it!!!