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- DirectorSteve OedekerkStarsMartin LawrenceTim RobbinsJohn C. McGinleyNick's wife's in bed with his boss. He later gets a gun to his head by a carjacker but steps on the gas pedal. They end up friends after adventures together - holdups, burglary, reckless driving, revenge etc. Twists follow.1/1-Started the movie, but didn't finish it. I don't think I ever will finish it.
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsPierce BrosnanRene RussoDenis LearyA very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.1/1-Interesting movie to start the new year. Nothing really stood out but that Denis Leary guy. And he didn't stand out that much!
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsAnthony HopkinsJulianne MooreGary OldmanLiving in exile, Dr. Hannibal Lecter tries to reconnect with now disgraced F.B.I. Agent Clarice Starling, and finds himself a target for revenge from a powerful victim.1/6-Major disappointment! I was anticipating this but it just dragged on and on and was not very memorable. And the scene in the end was totally disgusting.
- DirectorDudley MurphyWilliam C. de MilleStarsPaul RobesonDudley DiggesFrank H. WilsonUnscrupulously ambitious Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and through bluff and bravado finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.1/12-A very different kind of movie for me. I just was in the mood for seeing something set in a whole other time and place. Plus, I heard so much about Paul Robeson, so I had to check him out. Not a great old movie, but is historically relevant.
- DirectorDavid OstryStarsTim DalyHayden PanettiereWilliam SadlerAn unpopular high school teacher turns his life around after a student is kidnapped.1/20-A sloppy mess of a movie that tried to engage in interesting storytelling but ended up going all over the place. If you decide to watch this, after you do, google the movie title and ending and there are numerous blog entries and various question site discussions of this movies ending, making it something of a movie nerd cult classic.
- DirectorPeter BergStarsBilly Bob ThorntonJay HernandezDerek LukeBased on H.G. Bissinger's book, which profiled the economically depressed town of Odessa, Texas and their heroic high school football team, The Permian High Panthers.1/21-Started this one, but didn't see the end. I think I have seen this before but don't remember it. Will see it again!
- DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsJohn TravoltaQueen LatifahNikki BlonskyPleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.1/27-Didnt do it for me. I love the original. This was made into an episode of Glee.
- DirectorJohn WhitesellStarsMartin LawrenceBrandon T. JacksonJessica LucasMalcolm Turner and his stepson Trent go undercover at an all-girls school to flush out a killer.2/3-Standard DVD fare for the BET set. The girl co-star was pretty cute.
- DirectorJim DonovanStarsMarie AvgeropoulosChristina CoxCasper Van DienSuspected of murdering her best friend, a teenage computer-hacker goes on the run to find the real killer.2/23-Very amusing, but over the top Lifetime movie!
- DirectorBen AffleckStarsBen AffleckBryan CranstonJohn GoodmanActing under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.3/2-This movie was simply amazing. Maybe the story was a bit overblown and sensationalized to keep the audience's attention, but I really liked it!
- DirectorCurtis CrawfordStarsSydney PennyCameron MathisonCynthia PrestonA shocking surprise awaits a man who marries a seemingly perfect woman.3/2-Really funny. I like those campy Lifetime movies!
- DirectorJason HewittStarsLuke GossVal Kilmer50 CentWhen big city detectives refuse to further investigate his kid brother's gang related murder, small town Sheriff Michael Savion drops the badge and goes undercover to find his brother's killer and avenge his death.3/23-Bland urban/gangsta drama with Val Kilmer (who seems to be paid off a lot of these type of movies these days) and 50 Cent (who wasn't in but 10 minutes) Surprisingly bland, stereotypical, unrealistic and over the top.
- DirectorSusan SeidelmanStarsRosanna ArquetteMadonnaAidan QuinnA bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself.4/6-Saw this on HBO while I was trying to do a report on China. It was on, I was like, why not? I guess I was in an 80s mood.
- DirectorJoseph MandukeStarsMoses GunnRosalind CashBernie CaseyA 12-year-old is traumatised by the murder of his friend, a star basketball player.4/20-Rather interesting "blaxpoitation" flick that I thought I saw before but I didn't. This wasn't a good black movie. This was a great movie, period.
- DirectorEster AndersonGian GodoyStarsEster AndersonAston BarrettCarlton BarrettBased on footage shot in the early seventies and lost for more than thirty years, NAACP IMAGE AWARD winner Esther Anderson takes us on a journey to Jamaica and into 56 HOPE ROAD, Kingston, to see and hear the young BOB MARLEY before he was famous. The film shows us the WAILERS' first rehearsal, when the idea of a Jamaican supergroup like the BEATLES or the STONES was still just a dream. We sit in on the launch of their international career with "GET UP STAND UP", "I SHOT THE SHERIFF", and the "BURNIN'" and "CATCH A FIRE" albums that brought to the world REGGAE music and RASTA consciousness together as one, starting a revolution that would change rock music and contemporary culture.4/21-I think I saw this on FUSE TV. What I didn't know was that April 21 is Grounation Day, a Rastafarian holiday. Also, April 20 is an unofficial day when people who observe it smoke weed. Not sure if there is a connection.
- DirectorVondie Curtis-HallStarsTupac ShakurTim RothThandiwe NewtonTwo friends try to kick their drug addiction after a friend dies from an overdose, when they try to enroll in a detox program, things quickly go wrong.4/27-Saw this just one night, I know I seen it before but I watch anything by Tupac Shakur.
- DirectorJames GrayStarsJoaquin PhoenixMark WahlbergEva MendesA New York City nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian Mafia hitmen.5/2-Already saw this movie, but I just had to see it again. I think this is one of Marky Marks finest.
- DirectorSalim AkilStarsJordin SparksCarmen EjogoWhitney HoustonIn the 1960s, three sisters form a girl group and soon become local sensations with major label interest, but fame becomes a challenge as the close-knit family begins to fall apart.5/4-Slow in the beginning, but it did pick up. Whitney did great in her last role.
- DirectorJoe NussbaumStarsAimee TeegardenThomas McDonellDeVaughn NixonA group of teenagers get ready for their high school prom.5/8-Ugh, hated this movie, after waiting so long to watch it. Too many cliche's and they were taken so seriously. Have watched too many movies like this that were better to really enjoy it.
- DirectorFernando MeirellesKátia LundStarsAlexandre RodriguesLeandro FirminoMatheus NachtergaeleIn the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.5/23-Waited a long time to see this. Pretty brutal expose of life in Brazilian favelas. Very violent and depressing.
- DirectorChris BrowneStarsPaul CampbellMark DanversCarl BradshawA police officer returns to his neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica to find himself in conflict with his childhood friend who is now the right-hand-man of the local gang-lord in a gun-running racket. Jamaica's highest-grossing film to date.5/26- home movie quality movie about the life of a cop in Jamaica. Interesting lesson in patois.
- DirectorErik WhiteStarsShad MossBrandon T. JacksonNaturi NaughtonKevin Carson is a young man living in the projects who has to survive a three-day weekend after his opportunistic neighbors find out he's holding a winning lottery ticket worth $370 million.6/2-Watched this on a BET Sunday Afternoon. Shan Bonita is really hot in this. If you look close, you will see her.
- DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsMark WahlbergGiovanni RibisiKate BeckinsaleTo protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills.6/17-Standard Mark Wahlberg kickass urban flick. Nice for a Monday night.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsChanning TatumAlex PettyferOlivia MunnA male stripper teaches a younger performer how to party, pick up women, and make easy money.6/17-Was expecting more in terms of the plot. I don't really get excited seeing dudes butts.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsMatt DamonKate WinsletJude LawHealthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the CDC works to find a cure.6/22-Interesting. Most alarming part is the end sequence that pretty much shows the sequence of events that led to the killer virus that is the main subject of the movie.
- DirectorKenny YoungStarsTony RockJulie AlexanderTee AshiraChronicles the rise, fall and attempted rise again of a stand up comedian plagued by his own demons.6/23-Odd "mockumentary" about stand up comedian that makes fun of similar documentaries, which seem to always be narrated by British guys. Why is that?
- DirectorNnegest LikkéStarsMo'NiqueKendra C. JohnsonJimmy Jean-LouisAn edgy comedy about two frustrated plus-sized women obsessed with their weight while struggling to find love and acceptance in a world full of "hot-bodied" babes.7/7-Saw this before, it was on BET again. Just a boring Sunday afternoon.
- DirectorBrian LevantStarsIce CubeNia LongAleisha AllenTo impress a foxy divorcee, ladies' man Nick offers to take her kids on an extended road trip, unaware of the torture he's in for.7/7-Another movie on BET, saw it before, but I didn't remember I saw it. I liked Ice Cube in this one.
- DirectorDoug McHenryStarsLL Cool JJada Pinkett SmithVivica A. FoxWhen a despicable family member expires at last, his relatives gather to comfort one another--and to settle old scores.7/7-Third movie on BET on this Sunday afternoon. I wouldn't have watched this again if there was something better on.
- DirectorNima NourizadehStarsThomas MannOliver CooperJonathan Daniel BrownThree high-school seniors throw a birthday party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.7/11-Didn't like it, a bit too young and dumb for me.
- DirectorWill CanonStarsTrevor MorganLou Taylor PucciArlen EscarpetaA college fraternity initiation rite goes awfully wrong. A bullet wounded frat boy and a kidnapped convenience store clerk end up at the frat house. Panic continues.7/20-This one was just too dumb for words. Just a piece of a bigger story which was probably not that good to begin with.
- DirectorTyler PerryStarsTyler PerryBlair UnderwoodLynn WhitfieldWhile planning her family reunion, a pistol-packing grandma must contend with other dramas, including her love-troubled nieces and the runaway who was placed in her care.7/21-Seen it before, but some scenes make me chuckle....
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsAaron Taylor-JohnsonTaylor KitschBlake LivelyPot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.7/27-Not what I thought it was......ok. Didn't really follow it though.
- DirectorSeth MacFarlaneStarsMark WahlbergMila KunisSeth MacFarlaneJohn Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear, Ted or his girlfriend, Lori.7/28-WTF?
- DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsJulianne HoughDiego BonetaTom CruiseA small-town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.8/1-Despite its resemblance to any episode of Glee and some it's cheesier moments I really liked this. You'd have to really like Foreigner's greatest hits and a certain song by Journey to get into this.
- DirectorTom LaughlinStarsTom LaughlinDelores TaylorE.G. MarshallAfter a Senator suddenly dies after completing (and sealing) an investigation into the nuclear power industry, the remaining Senator and the state Governor must decide on a person who will play along with their shady deals and not cause any problems. They decide on Billy Jack, currently sitting in prison after being sent to jail at the end of his previous film, as they don't expect him to be capable of much, and they think he will attract young voters to the party. Billy is pardoned, released, and nominated, after which he begins his duties. He soon notices that things aren't right, and starts trying to find out just what is going on.8/3-I had always brought these books when I was younger that had these lists of the worst "Turkey" movies. I wonder if they still make those books? Anyways, this was always billed in those books as one of the worst movies ever. For all of its good intentions, yes, it was that bad.
- DirectorTony GilroyStarsJeremy RennerRachel WeiszEdward NortonAn expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films.8/4-Saw everything up until the end. Heard the end was kinda a letdown, but I didn't see it. Doubt I will watch it again.
- DirectorJames F. CollierStarsJohn ShepherdAmerjit DeuAlex Tetteh-LarteyTim Devon was born out of wedlock and his mother never told his father about him. Overwhelmed, Tim leaves Los Angeles in search of his father--armed with only a name and the city of Amsterdam as clues. When funds run out, Tim begins the downward spiral into a life of crime and drug use until he is encountered by one caring person.8/17-Great Christian movie. Everybody should see it.
- DirectorKurt VossStarsAlyssa MilanoJustin TherouxIce-TThe seemingly idyllic Simpson family gathers for Thanksgiving, but when a pack of killers shows up, their bickering take a back seat.8/17-Actually it was called "Body Count" a slight play on words of Ice T's rock group name. Alyssa was hot in this, Ice was alright. Not one of his best, but his moments with Tiny Zues Lister were funny.
- DirectorHarmony KorineStarsVanessa HudgensSelena GomezAshley BensonFour college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying, drinking, and taking drugs, they are arrested, only to be bailed out by a drug and arms dealer.8/18-My goodness, this movie was just crazy. Too crazy. The girls looked good but overall this movie was a overwhelming watch. Too much.
- DirectorGreg MottolaStarsLarry DavidBill HaderPhilip Baker HallA disgraced former marketing executive plots revenge against his former boss, who made billions from the electric car company they had started together.8/18-This movie was quite funny and had alot of songs of the rock group Chicago in it.
- DirectorDavid ZuckerStarsAnna FarisCharlie SheenRegina HallCindy must investigate mysterious crop circles and video tapes, and help the President in preventing an alien invasion.8/18-Didn't realize this one was so rap oriented. I dunno, Charlie Sheen and hip hop don't mix to me.
- DirectorScott SpeerStarsKathryn McCormickRyan GuzmanCleopatra ColemanEmily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans.8/19-So so, I guess I am outgrowing these dance flicks. Didn't really hold my interest.
- DirectorLee DanielsStarsForest WhitakerOprah WinfreyJohn CusackAs Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.8/21-A great movie. The first movie I have seen in a movie theater since 2010. I know it won't be liked by everybody because of its intensely pro-Obama stance, which I don't have a problem with. People will have to look past the political aspect of the film in order to enjoy it. And if they can, they will find its a really good movie.
- DirectorSean AndersStarsAdam SandlerAndy SambergLeighton MeesterWhile in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent until Todd's 18th birthday. Now Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding after years apart, sending the groom-to-be's world crashing down.8/21-A bit of really stupid fun. And I mean really stupid. But fun.
- DirectorSteve GomerStarsJason PriestleyTeri PoloCheech MarinTension is high for a young married couple who can't conceive, and a detour from their intended destination becomes the miracle they need.8/24-Wayward Caucasians mix it up with some magical Latinos who teach them what love really is.
- DirectorJulie DelpyMarie PilletStarsJulie DelpyChris RockAlbert DelpyManhattan couple Marion and Mingus, who each have children from prior relationships, find their comfortable family dynamic jostled by a visit from Marion's relatives.8/24-It's great to see Chris Rock doing an unexpected role in a movie meant for artsie type people. However, I fell asleep halfway through.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsJohn BelushiDan AykroydCab CallowayJake Blues rejoins with his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.9/1-This is a true classic but I don't know why I watched it again. I just wanted to watch one funny scene, and then before I knew it I saw the whole thing. Again.
- DirectorAnthony BurnsStarsShiloh FernandezAshley GreeneHeath FreemanIn the early 1980s, in small-town Texas, dramatic events force a 19-year-old skating rink manager to look at his life in a very new way.9/7-80s retro? Never thought I would see the day.
- DirectorMark MylodStarsAnna FarisChris EvansAri GraynorA woman looks back at the past nineteen men she's had relationships with in her life and wonders if one of them might be her one true love.9/8-Another stupid romantic comedy. Actually stupid is a kind word for this crap!
- DirectorStephen KayStarsJake McDormanAgnes BrucknerJoshua CloseOn the surface, Philip Markoff appears to be the ideal med student, fiancé and future son-in-law - but there's something seriously wrong with him.9/8-Lifetime movie about a creepy story. Sad that this happened in real life.
- DirectorHeitor DhaliaStarsAmanda SeyfriedJennifer CarpenterWes BentleyA woman is convinced her kidnapper has returned when her sister goes missing.9/14-Couldn't get into it. Didn't finish it.
- DirectorTristan PattersonStarsSid RocketJosh 'Skreech' SandovalJosh 'Skreech' Sandoval, a local skate legend and new father in Fullerton, California, has to come to terms with the fact that it's time to grow up and be responsible for his son and family.9/15-Free movies on the On Demand system kinda suck sometimes.
- DirectorCharles ShyerStarsSteve MartinDiane KeatonMartin ShortGeorge Banks must deal not only with his daughter's pregnancy, but also with his wife's.9/22-Cute, sincere, somewhat tear jerker of a movie, with some funny moments.
- DirectorTara MieleStarsDaphne ZunigaLauren BowlesBrigette Davidovici-DeanWhen two best friends go missing during Spring Break, their mothers do everything they can to find them, while realizing that their different parenting styles may have led to the disappearances.9/28-Pretty good movie about a girl who gets lost amidst a bunch of douche bags and weirdos in Spring Break. My thing is, what kind of Spring Break is it when your Mommy is there too?
- DirectorBlayne WeaverStarsBlayne WeaverMartin StarrNatalie MoralesA womanizer teaches his clueless friend the rules about being single and avoiding emotional attachment.10/6-This pleasantly surprised me! I was looking for what was on the On Demand and I picked this one by accident and ended up liking it. It was another romantic comedy about a playboy trying to teach his nerdy friend how to be successful with women but then he realizes his rules are all BS. It was good to see something without the same old faces synonymous with this genre of movie.
- DirectorTed DemmeStarsEddie MurphyMartin LawrenceObba BabatundéIn 1932, two strangers are wrongfully convicted and develop a strong friendship in prison that lasts them through the 20th century.11/17-Saw this movie, again. Classic. I miss good Martin Lawrence movies.
- DirectorJohn HamburgStarsPaul RuddJason SegelRashida JonesFriendless Peter Klaven goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding. But, when his insta-bond with his new B.F.F. puts a strain on his relationship with his fiancée, can the trio learn to live happily ever after?11/17-Saw this movie, again. I am still not sold on the idea of "man dates".
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsChanning TatumJamie FoxxMaggie GyllenhaalWhile on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders.11/23-Excellent movie, totally loved it. I know the Republicans think it is propaganda and "Obama porn", but who cares? It was action packed, Jamie played a great Obama (but wasn't named Obama) and this really entertaining. Better than I thought.
- DirectorDennis DuganStarsAdam SandlerKevin JamesChris RockAfter moving his family back to his hometown to be with his friends and their kids, Lenny finds out that between old bullies, new bullies, schizo bus drivers, drunk cops on skis, and four hundred costumed party crashers sometimes crazy follows you.11/23-Panned by critics for its somewhat juvenile plot and dangling story lines but lots of fun! No script, just ad libbing by great comedians, chicks in bikinis and cheerleader outfits, practical jokes, farts, and off kilter humor make this a winner. Don't forget the beer!
- DirectorArlene SanfordStarsBridgit MendlerLeigh-Allyn BakerBradley Steven PerryIdiocy strikes when a woman and her daughter get separated from their family during the holidays.12/15-Funny, corny, interesting.
- DirectorTracy TrostStarsCatherine Mary StewartMuse WatsonCameron Ten NapelA woman refuses to celebrate Christmas because of her father abandoning his family during the holiday.12/21-A nice drama about forgiveness, friendship, family, faith and peace. Excellent.
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie AndrewsChristopher PlummerEleanor ParkerA young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.12/22-I think I saw this way back when. I like the musical numbers, but the plot just didn't hold my attention this time. Crazy how we have a better understanding of things as kids than as fuddy duddy adults.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsRichard DreyfussRon HowardPaul Le MatA group of teenagers in California's central valley spend one final night after their 1962 high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they pursue their varying goals.12/23-Didnt intend on watching this, but I did. I seen it like a hundred times, so I don't know why.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel BarrymoreAn angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.12/24-I guess this is my year for Christmas classics, but despite the length and alot of the unnecessary stuff, it was really good.