My Favorite Movies

#1 of the Pirates of the Caribbean series and undoubtedly the best of the bunch! Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush were superb in their roles. The soundtrack was perfectly tuned to the movie. Everything "flowed" with no lulls in the script. Too bad #2 and #3 wandered so far from the original.

Woman...Warrior...Queen!

When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard the lives of her people. But when a dashing seafarer, Walter Raleigh, captures her heart, she is forced to make her most tragic sacrifice for the good of her country.

Tells the thrilling tale of one woman's crusade to control her lover, destroy her enemies and secure her position as a beloved icon of the western world.

A lusty and powerful movie about Henry VIII and his romance (and eventual troubled marriage) to Anne Boleyn. Richard Burton is superb in his role as Henry--a besotted man in his early 40's desperate to have a male heir to leave his kingdom to. Genevieve Bujold plays her part with skill and courage as the woman (Anne Boleyn) who plots her way to Henry's bed and as his queen. The dynamics at court and the different players and their schemes weave a dangerous web with tragic consequences! A movie to watch over and over again.

A husband and wife lawyer team clash when the wife defends a woman on trial for shooting her spouse. The lawyer husband is the prosecutor. Wonderful dynamics between Tracy and Hepburn...especially the massage scene (with towels!) LOL.

A movie...ok a cartoon...but it shows how the quest for power and resources drives human history. Humanity has ruined the Earth...moved to the two planets nearest Earth and fought over them (destroying them) and has moved into space looking for another Earth-like planet to acquire. They discover Terra...a beautiful, nature filled planet with just two problems...a peaceful indigenous race of aliens and a poisonous atmosphere that humans can't breathe. So... the humans decide to strip the planet of it's original atmosphere and terraform it with oxygen (a poisonous atmosphere to the aliens). Trust, cooperation, sacrifice and courage rate this movie 5 stars in my library. Showing this to children to show them the REAL cost of aggression towards other peoples is priceless!

Strong movie about strong women. How they did whatever was necessary to survive and raise their children (much of it without the help of a man). Good movie to view with your daughters AND sons.

"Stay alive!...I will find you!"...those words spoken by Daniel Day-Lewis sent shivers down my spine. Realistic, violent and unpredictable...and all of the actors were excellent in this action-packed flick.

The Boston Globe gave this movie 4 1/"2 stars (see movie cover)...I give it 5 stars! A movie you need to watch over and over to understand the political machinations being done during the 1930's and WWII. The Jews were being killed in "death camps"...all the world leaders knew. It was documented, there were eye witnesses and protests but NOTHING was done except some general "tsk tsk's". In the 1930's when the insane, the crippled were killed in Germany because they were "non-productive" citizens there was a public outcry in GERMANY and the killings of these people stopped. When the Jews were rounded up (in plain site on a day-to-day basis), people believed they were being "re-located" to work camps....millions of them. Yet some people followed their hearts and worked to denounce these atrocities. And this story is about two of them...

The fate of an empire rests on the shoulders of one man. Academy Award winnter Russell Crowe commands the screen in this spectacular, high-seas adventure.

After a sneak attack by a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his vessel, Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey (Crowe) is torn between duty and friendship as he embarks on a thrilling, high-stakes chase across two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy at any cost.

Robin Williams stars in a dramatic comedy about an extraordinary android of the future. Though he was purchased as a "household appliance", his family soon considers him to be part of the familiy. Over a period of 200 years he adapts and is altered to become more and more "human like". (his #1 goal).

Watched this one day with my 4 year old granddaughter. We BOTH loved it. It's "campy", cute and silly enough for kids...adults will laugh their asses off. And yes, they DID use live cockroaches in some parts of the movie. GROSS! Not much of a plot but the singing roach floor shows will get everyone tapping their feet LOL!

A group of dinosaurs overcoming enormous challenges through courage, loyalty and hope! A landmark in film technology, DINOSAUR'S theatrical quality is fully captured in the DVD, which features a digital-to-digital transfer that ensures the best possible picture and sound quality.

Separated from her Cro-Magnon people by an earthquake, Ayla is adopted by a less-developed, male-dominated Neanderthal clan. She's different in appearance, in resourcefulness, in her uncommon defiance of social taboos. Through her own strength and courage she portrays a possible episode in early man's development.

6 Academy Award nominations. Golden Globe winner (Best Score-John Williams). Exotic and fascinating movie with rich photography and scenery. Enjoyed this movie and the sountrack very much. The movie and soundtrack blended perfectly together and made this a rich experience.

Winner/Best Picture/2004 Cannes Film Festival!

Former FOX NEWS employees talk about how they were forced to push a "right-wing" point of view or risk their jobs. OUTFOXED examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's FOX News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in TV news. Shows the dangers of ever-enlarging corporations taking control of the public's right to know. A team monitored FOX News 24 hours/day for months to discover exactly how its shows worked. The result is an intense examination of FOX News and the lie inherent in its favorite motto: "Fair and Balanced".

"A big, fantasy-adventure with spectacular fire-breathing effects."
(Michael Wilmington, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

In this pulse-pounding action-thriller, global warming triggers the onset of a new Ice Age. As tornadoes flatten Los Angeles and a tidal wave engulfs New York City, the entire Northern Hemisphere begins to freeze solid.

3rd and final episode of the LOTR series. Love the series. Own the series. Can watch it over and over and it never gets dull.

Note: the trailer shown with this movie is NOT the right one for this movie.

This is the most faithful of the book's several filmings.

This movie scared the hell out of me...but not because of the "creatures" but because of how the people trapped in the super market evolved and changed over a 3 day period. From civilized human beings to brute instinct in less than 72 hours. Marcia Gay Harden was excellent as the unstable religious "nut" who's constantly reading from the Bible's book of revelations. Andre Braugher is the cold, logical attorney from the big city. Thomas Jane is completely believable as the artist trapped with his small boy (Nathan Gamble) . And the boy...OMG...I wanted to hold him close and comfort him myself. But the best lines were from Toby Jones (grocery bagger): "Put two or more people in a room and soon they'll be taking sides and trying to kill the others...why do you think we created politics and religion?".

#2 of the LOTR series. Love the series. Own the series. Can watch it over and over and it never gets dull.

Should be required viewing by every American of voting age before EACH election and primary. Excellent performances by Hepburn and Tracy that show the double-dealing, conniving realm of politics. All the "special" interest groups jockeying for power and control...and the voice of one man (and woman) struggling for honesty and integrity in the midst of it all.

Let your 10-13 yr old girls AND boys see this! Teach both sexes that women have held powerful positions all through the centuries...as queens, pharaohs, warriors and leaders. Let's rewrite women BACK INTO history!

Let your 10-13 yr old girls AND boys see this! Teach both sexes that women have held powerful positions all through the centuries...as queens, pharaohs, warriors and leaders. Let's rewrite women BACK INTO history!

Let your 10-13 yr old girls AND boys see this! Teach both sexes that women have held powerful positions all through the centuries...as queens, pharaohs, warriors and leaders. Let's rewrite women BACK INTO history!

The plot pulled me in and didn't let me go until the end. Photography was intense and played with lights and shadows ("good vs evil"?) throughout the movie. The church hierarchy was very evident (rules, traditions, formalities) and touched well on a real problem in the church both in the past and in the present. This is a good role for Tom Hanks (he seems more comfortable in this 2nd movie). Looking forward to more and will add this movie to my home library!

Modern humans attempting to re-create the building methods of the ancients. The great pyramid of Egypt, Stonehenge, the Colisseum of Rome and others (multidisc set). Very interesting and excellent learning tool for students or adults who love history!