| | Title | Rating | Comments |
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| | Charlie's Angels |
9.5 |
A wild ride that was just fun and funny the entire time. (Comedy, Action, PG-13) |
| | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
9.5 |
Awesome - they made a movie that's great for both hard-core Tolkien geeks (like one of us) and for people who really couldn't care less about the book (like the other of us). When does that DVD come out, anyway? (Fantasy, Action, PG-13) |
| | Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
9.5 |
The conclusion to the epic three part fun fest. (Fantasy, Action, PG-13) |
| | Austin Powers 2 |
9.25 |
We originally gave this a 6.5, but it's funnier each time we watch it (we're up to about 7 times so far). One of the best comedies in the history of film. (I can't back that up.) (Comedy, PG-13) |
| | The Sixth Sense |
9.25 |
A very well done suspense thriller. We didn't see it for a long time because we thought it was a horror movie. It does have some creeeeepy parts, but it's a real movie that had us talking about it for days. (Suspense, Drama, PG-13) |
| | Anchorman |
9 |
Hilarious! Will Farrell in his funniest movie yet. (Comedy, PG-13) |
| | Chicken Run |
9 |
A very funny and clever movie. That it's rated G, and can be watched by our 2 and 4 year olds, just makes it that much more impressive. (Comedy, Children's, G) |
| | Fantasia 2000 |
9 |
Hard to believe, perhaps, but this one is just as good as, if not better than, the first. Clever and fun to watch, and of course great to hear. (G) |
| | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 |
9 |
A great Tarantino movie - great lines, good action and ridiculous amounts of blood. (Action, Comedy, R) |
| | Matchstick Men |
9 |
Classic Nicholas Cage in a touching and surprisingly good movie. (drama, Nicholas Cage movies, PG-13) |
| | Meet Joe Black |
9 |
A bit long and some may say a bit slow, but still an engrossing story with some daring humor. (Romantic Drama, with humor, PG-13) |
| | The Price of Milk |
9 |
A unique and very fun movie about magic and love in rural New Zealand. (Romantic comedy, PG-13) |
| | Smoke Signals |
9 |
A good story about two Native Americans who leave their home on a modern-day reservation to enter the "real world". An all around good movie. (Drama, Comedy, PG-13) |
| | X-Men |
9 |
Laurie has now seen this, and she also gives it a 9! A very well done comic-book to big screen movie. Good acting (really!), good characters, good story, great special effects - a blast! (Action, Hugh Jackman movies, PG-13) |
| | American Beauty |
8.75 |
Very well done movie; good characters well acted; not about what we thought it was going to be about. Enjoyable from beginning to end. (Drama with dark humor, R) |
| | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 |
8.5 |
This half was a little less action, and a little more suspense & intensity. (Action, Comedy, R) |
| | Mansfield Park |
8.5 |
a very enjoyable screen adaptation of the novel by Jane Austen. (Drama, PG-13) |
| | Monsters, Inc. |
8.5 |
Pixar works their magic again to create a unique and clever world, with an exciting and touching story to tell in it. (Children's, Comedy, G) |
| | Almost Famous |
8.375 |
good story; good acting; memorable and funny scenes (Drama, comedy, R) |
| | Frequency |
8.375 |
An intriguing and unique mind-bending thriller. (Suspense, PG-13) |
| | Being John Malkovich |
8 |
Totally off the wall movie, pretty funny and very intriguing (Comedy/Drama, R) |
| | Big Fat Liar |
8 |
A fun "revenge-on-the-evil-adult" movie. (Comedy, Children's, PG) |
| | Blue Collar Comedy Tour |
8 |
Very funny stand-up comic concert, featuring four comics, including Jeff Foxworthy and the "here's-your-sign" guy. (Comedy, PG-13) |
| | A Christmas Story |
8 |
A holiday classic, with some of the best lines ever. If you haven't seen it, we triple-dog-dare you to! (Comedy, PG) |
| | Cider House Rules |
8 * |
A good story; certainly a tear-jerker. (Drama, PG-13) |
| | Great Expectations |
8 |
A beautifully-filmed and very well acted modern day rendition of the Dickens classic. (Drama, Romance, Gwyneth Paltrow movies, R) |
| | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
8 * |
A very faithful screen adaptation of the book. Almost too scary for Jonathan (age 6), but worth it for him. (Children's, Suspense, PG) |
| | Kate & Leopold |
8 * |
Cute and funny - a good story that wasn't too predictable. (Romantic comedy, Hugh Jackman movies, PG-13) |
| | The Professional |
8 |
An intriguing story of an assassin and the young orphan girl he takes in. (Drama, Action, R) |
| | Shallow Hal |
8 |
A clever premise well executed; quite funny. (Romantic Comedy, Gwyneth Paltrow movies, PG-13) |
| | Red Vs. Blue Season 2 |
8 * |
Hilarious and thoroughly original amateur comedy. (Comedy, Action, Machinama, unrated) |
| | Spirited Away |
8 * |
Miyazaki does another great job of creating a truly unique and immersive fantasy world. (Fantasy, Animation, PG) |
| | Lost In Translation |
7.75 |
Moving, although not fast-moving. Very well-done character study. (Drama, R) |
| | Love Serenade |
7.75 |
Very quirky and offbeat story of love in a rural Australian town. Great characters, good music and an unforgettable ending. (Comedy, R) |
| | Plunkett and Macleane |
7.75 |
Fun action movie with a cool setting (18th century London). (Action, R) |
| | The Way of the Gun |
7.75 |
well done action with dark humor; kind of a modern-day western (Action, with humor, R) (warning: graphic violence) |
| | The Bachelor |
7.67 |
A fun treatment of a bachelor's fear of marriage. (Romantic Comedy, PG-13) |
| | 13 Going On 30 |
7.5 |
Less like "Big" than we thought, in good ways (original) and bad ways (Jennifer Garner was good, but not as convincingly kid-like as Tom Hanks was). (Romantic Comedy, PG-13) |
| | 28 Days |
7.5 |
Pretty well done story of a reluctant recovering addict. (Drama with humor, PG-13) |
| | 3000 Miles to Graceland |
7.5 |
Good shoot-em-up. (Action, with humor, R) |
| | Atlantis |
7.5 |
Jonathan (age 5) especially enjoyed this action-packed tale from Disney. (Children's, Action, PG) |
| Bubba Ho-Tep |
7.5 |
Chris loved it; Laurie didn't. Certainly original, and the best a B-movie can get. (Comedy, Horror, R) |
| | Dick |
7.5 |
Watergate history with a sense of humor and groovin' music of the era. (Comedy, PG-13) |
| | Election |
7.5 |
A surprisingly sharp and funny movie with some unforgettable characters. (Comedy, R) |
| | He Got Game |
7.5 |
A well told story of a high school basketball star's chance to make it, and the pressure on him from all sides. (Drama, R) |
| | Hidalgo |
7.5 |
Fairly predictable but well-made, with good cinematography. (Action, Drama, Viggo Mortensen movies, PG-13) |
| | Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy |
7.5 |
A good adaptation of one of Chris' favorite books; good enough for non-fans to have fun, too. (Science Fiction, Comedy, PG) |
| | My Best Friend's Wedding |
7.5 |
Laurie loves this movie, because it's unpredictable, and Chris thinks it's not bad for the genre. (Romantic Comedy, PG-13) |
| | Primary Colors |
7.5 |
Really good acting all the way around, in a story about a Democratic presidential candidate's missteps on the campaign trail. Well done version of the book of the same name. (Drama, Comedy, R) |
| | Soft Fruit |
7.5 |
A touching movie about an offbeat Australian family facing their mother's terminal illness. (Drama with humor, R) |
| | Shrek |
7.375 |
A funny movie - but lots of the humor that was over our kids' heads. (Comedy, Children's, PG) |
| | 50 First Dates |
7.25 |
Quite good for an Adam Sandler movie - even a little drama. (Romantic Comedy, PG-13) |
| | Sideways |
7.25 |
Very solid story, good acting, but not as great as we expected. (Drama, Comedy, R) |
| | The Long Kiss Goodnight |
7.25 |
A fun and exciting shoot-em-up spy thriller, with a few good twists to keep things interesting. (Action, R) |
| | Three Kings |
7.25 |
The setting (end of the Gulf War) and cinematography made this action movie more interesting. (Action, R) |
| | Charlie's Angels 2 |
7 |
A lot of fun, but not quite able to duplicate the brilliance of the first one. (Comedy, Action, PG-13) |
| | Gattaca |
7 |
A good science fiction tale with a fascinating (and chilling) premise. (Science Fiction, Suspense, Drama, R) |
| | Goodbye, Lenin |
7 |
A unique premise, with a twist or two. (Drama, Comedy, R) |
| | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly |
7 |
Fun to watch as one of the all-time movie classics, with the most recognizable theme ever. (Action) |
| | Love and a .45 |
7 |
A gruesome Tarantino-esque B movie, starring a not-yet-famous Renée Zellweger. (Action with dark humor, R) |
| | Tarzan |
7 |
Animation and voices as good as Disney always has, but not remarkable. (Children's, G) |
| | True Lies |
7 |
Arnold and Jamie Lee in a well-balanced action/comedy. (Action, Comedy, R) |
| | Princess Mononoke |
6.75 |
A richly animated fantasy set in a land of mythical creatures and forest gods. Not for children. (Fantasy, Action, PG-13) |
| | Aliens |
6.5 |
A good sci-fi action thriller. (R) |
| | Big Daddy |
6.5 |
A good Adam Sandler movie with plenty of laughs. (Comedy, PG-13) |
| | Big Fish |
6.5 |
Unique, entertaining and touching, if a little weird. (Drama with humor, PG-13) |
| | Bruce Almighty |
6.5 |
A pretty funny Jim Carrey vehicle. (Romantic comedy, PG-13) |
| | Cats & Dogs |
6.5 |
A cute but predictable movie, with several funny scenes. (Children's, Comedy, PG) |
| | Girl, Interrupted |
6.5 |
Pretty good story about a teenager's stay in a mental hosptital in the 60's - based on the autobiographical book. (Drama, R) |
| | Home On The Range |
6.5 |
Pretty funny fare from Disney; really good casting for the voices. (Children's, Comedy, PG) |
| | Mystery Science Theater 3000 |
6.5 |
Movie version of the SciFi channel show, in which a guy and two robots heckle a really bad old sci-fi movie.
Pretty funny; only 1:15. (Comedy, PG-13) |
| | Point of No Return |
6.5 |
American remake of La Femme Nikita - not as good, but not bad. (Action, R) |
| | Practical Magic |
6.5 |
Not just romance, but well done suspense, too. Better than we expected. (Suspenseful romance with dark humor, PG-13) |
| | Scooby Doo 2 |
6.5 |
You'll like this as much as you liked the first. (Children's, comedy, PG) |
| | Someone Like You... |
6.25 |
A fairly predictable love story, good mainly for the attractiveness of its principal actors (Romantic Comedy, Hugh Jackman movies, PG-13) |
| | Wonder Boys |
6.25 |
A character study with decent acting and a few good scenes. (Drama, comedy, R) |
| | Around the World in 80 Days |
6 |
Few similarities to the classic book other than character names and the trip itself, but a fun Jackie Chan movie for kids anyway. (Children's, Action, Comedy, PG) |
| | Never Been Kissed |
6 |
They could have done better with the premise (an adult returning to high school posing as a student). (Comedy, PG-13) |
| | Office Space |
6 |
Some good lines and funny characters, but a disappointing plot. (Comedy, R) |
| | SLC Punk |
6 |
Character movie with an interesting premise (punks in Salt Lake City in the early 80's). (Drama, Comedy, R) |
| | Stella |
6 |
Bette Midler as a single mom; a decent movie spoiled by a lousy ending. (Drama with humor, PG-13) |
| | Happy, Texas |
5.5 |
Somewhat funny, but not overly so. (Comedy, PG-13) |
| | Pirates of the Caribbean |
5.5 |
Slick production with decent special effects, but it came off flat somehow. (Action, PG-13) |
| | Story of Us |
5.5 |
Pretty well done movie about a marriage in trouble. (Drama with humor, R) |
| | Memento |
5 |
A gripping tale, told in unforgettable fashion. Points given for unpredictability, points subtracted for an unsatisfying (to us) ending. (Suspense, R) |
| | Spanglish |
5 |
A few good scenes, but overall, you can surely find something better than this. (Drama, Romantic Comedy, PG-13) |
| | The Flintstones |
4.5 |
A star-studded cast and a few decent laughs, but a weak and drawn out plot. (Children's, PG) |
| | High Fidelity |
4.5 |
A book made into a movie that should have just stayed a book. A few funny scenes and not much else. (Romantic Comedy, R) |
| | How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days |
4.5 |
They could have done much better with this premise. (Romantic comedy, Action, PG-13) |
| | The Talented Mr. Ripley |
4.5 |
More accurately titled "The Long, Boring and Pointless Mr. Ripley". (Drama, Suspense, Gwyneth Paltrow movies, R) |
| | Enemy of the State |
4 |
Suspenseful at times, but the far-fetched high-tech stuff was too much for us. (Action, Suspense, R) |
| | Excess Baggage |
4 |
predictable story with few twists and even fewer sparks between the leading characters (Action, with humor, PG-13) |
| | Fight Club |
4 |
Lots of people we know liked this a lot, but we just thought it was stupid, and that it had a bad title. (Suspense, Drama, R) |
| | Hearts In Atlantis |
4 |
A plodding movie dripping with too much nostalgia. If you want a Stephen King movie, just watch "Stand By Me" again. (Drama, PG-13) |
| | Blade Runner |
3.5 |
Another victim of hype - touted by many as one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever, it just didn't do it for us. (Science Fiction, Drama, PG-13) |
| | Cookie's Fortune |
3.5 |
Good acting, but not nearly as funny as we expected, and very slow. (Drama/Comedy, PG-13) |
| | Dinosaur |
3.5 |
Uninteresting characters, flat script, predictable plot and a bit too much pounding on survival-of-the-fittest kept this visually stunning movie from being any good. (Children's, PG) |
| | Old School |
3.5 |
Good cast, and a few funny parts, but overall a weak and predictable show. (Comedy, R) |
| | Outside Providence |
3.5 |
A few very funny scenes, but not enough to compensate for a slow movie with a predictable plot. (R) |
| new | Ella
Enchanted |
3 |
If you want to see a perfectly good juvenile fiction book ruined by
the addition of slapstick, crude humor and predictable plot elements,
look no further. (Children's, Comedy, PG) |
| | Gone in Sixty Seconds |
3 |
A real disappointment, with shallow characters, a thin plot and little excitement. We wish it had been over in sixty seconds. (Action, Nicolas Cage movies, PG-13) |
| | Stuart Little |
3 |
Disappointing - if you've seen the previews you've seen the best parts. Also not that good for kids the ages of ours (4 1/2 & 2) - and what the hell was the deal with that damn cussing cat? (Children's, PG) |
| | Pleasantville |
2.67 |
Disappointing because it could have been so much better. Starts out well, but doesn't follow through. (Comedy, Drama, PG-13) |
| | The Eye of the Beholder |
2.5 |
An interesting story that had us intrigued from the start, but then just kind of went nowhere. At all. (Suspense, R) |
| | Nurse Betty |
2.5 |
a weird movie that just never seemed to get going, let alone arrive anywhere. (Comedy, Action, R) |
| | Daredevil |
1 |
Neither of us could wait till this turkey was over; yuck! (Action, PG-13) |
| | Rushmore |
1 |
A movie that tried to be quirky and cute and wound up being just weird, as well as seeming much longer than it was. (Comedy, Drama, R) |
| | The Waterboy |
1 |
Enough funny scenes for the previews and no more. (Comedy, PG-13) |
| new | The
Wedding Date |
1 |
A perfect example of all that's worst about Hollywood romantic comedies.
Flat, predictable, no chemistry and badly edited. (Romantic Comedy,
PG-13) |
| | Boys Don't Cry |
0.5 |
A very well done movie with really great acting, but so painful and awful to watch that we wouldn't wish it on our worst enemies. (Drama, R) |