1980
Starring
David Naughton
Debra Clinger
Michael J Fox (first appearance in a movie)
Stephen Furst
Alan Solomon
Plot: 5 teams get together to take on Leon's the great all-nighter which is a scavenger hunt and clue hunt run through out Los Angles California. In the beginning all teams don't want to compete but with a little manipulation by Leon and his team all teams become interested in the big prize at the end.
The opening of this movie looks like an opening for a 70's and early 80's porn movie, but as we watch the five min introduction and see the cast and characters we know it isn't a porn movie (especially since it is a Disney movie) and that there is a purpose for where these girls on roller skates are delivering there invites.
Each team is composed of a kind o click that is on the college campus. The Popular/rich kids, Jocks, Nerds, Feminine team and Preppy kids. Each team has a hatred for each one of the other teams that are mixed up in the game so that gives them the drive to want to beat each other.
During the beginning of the movie the yellow teams little brother Michael (Michael J fox) is seen trying to hop a bus and run off. He has always been getting in the way of things so his brother thinks but Michael ends u teaching his brother how important he means to him and vice versa (classic Disney ploy).
From places like a beer brewery to an arcade and even the famous Bonaventure hotel the movie is full of laughs and will make any night a family movie night
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Two for The Money 2005
2005
Starring
Al Pacino
Matthew McConaughey
Rene Russo
Plot: Once big college football star Brandon Lang misses his window into the NFL because of a serious injury and becomes a sports handicapper who becomes the best ever until his ego gets too big and goes on a fall. He begins to realize he is losing his family and friends and his new boss who treats him like a son and is costing people the life earnings.
The name of the movie is basically a metaphor for it's self. The two main characters are in this only for the money. They don't care about how their decisions effect anyone including each other. Sports betting is the most illegal and profitable business in the world today. It can make you or have you wearing a cement Kimono if your dealing with the wrong person.
We see star acting from one of the best in the business in Pacino. He is the villain in this movie who we end up hating him even more because he tries to squeeze the life out of McConaughey like a lawyer tries to squeeze the blood out of a stone. The two of them play off of one another so well in this film you would think they had done this before.
McConaughey and Russo make for good co stars in this film. Russo plays Pacino's wife who has had to put up with the gambling and drinking and abuse so many times and like a battered wife stays with him no matter what. McConaughey plays the once great colligate football star who loses it all to injury (like many real people before him) and is down on his luck with a dead end job. However like any good movie (even though this is based on truth) he rises to stardom and like Mo Green his eyes get too big for his stomach and fall to the 6th layer of hell.
We are all pulling for him to make good and win everyone's money back and champagne will rain from the sky. However he can't win all the money back for the people he lost unless they BET. There are very few movies about sports betting. This one makes us realize the real effects gambling has as a whole on a single person and the effects it does to everyone who loses. All in all a 7/10 rating for this movie.
Starring
Al Pacino
Matthew McConaughey
Rene Russo
Plot: Once big college football star Brandon Lang misses his window into the NFL because of a serious injury and becomes a sports handicapper who becomes the best ever until his ego gets too big and goes on a fall. He begins to realize he is losing his family and friends and his new boss who treats him like a son and is costing people the life earnings.
The name of the movie is basically a metaphor for it's self. The two main characters are in this only for the money. They don't care about how their decisions effect anyone including each other. Sports betting is the most illegal and profitable business in the world today. It can make you or have you wearing a cement Kimono if your dealing with the wrong person.
We see star acting from one of the best in the business in Pacino. He is the villain in this movie who we end up hating him even more because he tries to squeeze the life out of McConaughey like a lawyer tries to squeeze the blood out of a stone. The two of them play off of one another so well in this film you would think they had done this before.
McConaughey and Russo make for good co stars in this film. Russo plays Pacino's wife who has had to put up with the gambling and drinking and abuse so many times and like a battered wife stays with him no matter what. McConaughey plays the once great colligate football star who loses it all to injury (like many real people before him) and is down on his luck with a dead end job. However like any good movie (even though this is based on truth) he rises to stardom and like Mo Green his eyes get too big for his stomach and fall to the 6th layer of hell.
We are all pulling for him to make good and win everyone's money back and champagne will rain from the sky. However he can't win all the money back for the people he lost unless they BET. There are very few movies about sports betting. This one makes us realize the real effects gambling has as a whole on a single person and the effects it does to everyone who loses. All in all a 7/10 rating for this movie.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Employee of The Month 2006
2006
Starring
Dane Cook
Dax Sheppard
Jessica Simpson
Plot: Zack is slacker who works for a wholesale shoppers club and just does absolutely nothing. Ace employee Vince is shooting for the record for being the Employee of the month. Things change when Amy transfer from another store and is believed to have a thing for the Employee of the month. Zack now changes his attitude to try and become that person to win Amy over before Vince gets her first.
This movie is one of the funniest movies with an all star cast of comedians. We get to see the comedic sides of Cook that we all have come to love. He and Sheppard play off each other so well you would thin k there wasn't a script and they adlibbed the whole movie. Simpson is only in this movie for her looks which are good but as an actress not so good.
The movie takes place is Super Club a whole sale shoppers club where we all know you can buy literally anything not nailed to floors which we have some people do. Zack (Cook) has had a successful life in the past but, when things went bad for him he had to move in with his loveable grandma (who has one of the best lines in the movie) and goes to work day by day as a box boy. He does the minimal each and every day to just get an end of the week pay check. He has a small group of friends who are played by some of the top comics in the business today. From day to day they hang out, go to their club house/break room, and all do whatever they can to just get by.
Vince (Sheppard) is the Super Club stud going for a record 20 months in a row being the employee of the month and if he does he wins a newish Chevy. Vince has the confidence from his Manager and Asst manager who are both weird and funny characters them selves. He despises Zack because Zack will do anything to humiliate him in any way and try's to makes Zack's life hell if he can. Vince gets tunnel vision when Amy (Simpson) is transferred in and focuses on trying to impress her. This gets under Zack's collar cause she is kind of into Vince cause he is known for his long streak of achievements.
Zack wants to impress Amy and starts to become the model employee and try's to steal Vince's thunder and wants to break his streak and become the employee of the month to win over Amy. The one thing we all have to consider is trying to win over Amy going to change his everyday relationship with his close friends and alienate him from everyone he has cared about to just get the girl?
From beginning to end the movie is filled with crazy pranks and non stop laughs. This DVD also has deleted scenes and alternate scenes that must be watched after watching the movie first cause they are just so funny.
Movie in my book gets a 7.5/10
Starring
Dane Cook
Dax Sheppard
Jessica Simpson
Plot: Zack is slacker who works for a wholesale shoppers club and just does absolutely nothing. Ace employee Vince is shooting for the record for being the Employee of the month. Things change when Amy transfer from another store and is believed to have a thing for the Employee of the month. Zack now changes his attitude to try and become that person to win Amy over before Vince gets her first.
This movie is one of the funniest movies with an all star cast of comedians. We get to see the comedic sides of Cook that we all have come to love. He and Sheppard play off each other so well you would thin k there wasn't a script and they adlibbed the whole movie. Simpson is only in this movie for her looks which are good but as an actress not so good.
The movie takes place is Super Club a whole sale shoppers club where we all know you can buy literally anything not nailed to floors which we have some people do. Zack (Cook) has had a successful life in the past but, when things went bad for him he had to move in with his loveable grandma (who has one of the best lines in the movie) and goes to work day by day as a box boy. He does the minimal each and every day to just get an end of the week pay check. He has a small group of friends who are played by some of the top comics in the business today. From day to day they hang out, go to their club house/break room, and all do whatever they can to just get by.
Vince (Sheppard) is the Super Club stud going for a record 20 months in a row being the employee of the month and if he does he wins a newish Chevy. Vince has the confidence from his Manager and Asst manager who are both weird and funny characters them selves. He despises Zack because Zack will do anything to humiliate him in any way and try's to makes Zack's life hell if he can. Vince gets tunnel vision when Amy (Simpson) is transferred in and focuses on trying to impress her. This gets under Zack's collar cause she is kind of into Vince cause he is known for his long streak of achievements.
Zack wants to impress Amy and starts to become the model employee and try's to steal Vince's thunder and wants to break his streak and become the employee of the month to win over Amy. The one thing we all have to consider is trying to win over Amy going to change his everyday relationship with his close friends and alienate him from everyone he has cared about to just get the girl?
From beginning to end the movie is filled with crazy pranks and non stop laughs. This DVD also has deleted scenes and alternate scenes that must be watched after watching the movie first cause they are just so funny.
Movie in my book gets a 7.5/10
Thursday, September 12, 2013
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 2013
2013
Starring
Steve Carell
Steve Buscemi
Jim Carrey
James Gandolfini
Alan Arkin
Olivia Wilde
Plot: Albert was a young boy who was bullied and picked on and on his 10th birthday he receives a magic set. He is so thrilled with this new found hobby he begins doing his first trick at school and another young by the of Anthony is taken back by the trick and their friendship begins. Grown up and masters of magic they end up headlining at Bally's in Las Vegas. Over the next ten years things get different and their career's are threatened by a new magician Steve Grey who threatens to steal their thunder.
This movie has an all star cast headlined by Carell, Carrey and Buscemi. The movie has non stop laughs and also shows both sides of characters that Carell has come to play over the past few years.
Burt Wonderstone (Carell) has become a famous magician with a partner know as Anton Malrvelton (Buscemi). Over the past ten years they have had a Vegas act that is sort of like a combination of Siegfried and Roy and Penn and Teller (just no wild Animals and they both speak). Their act has become mechanic and are now their friendship has become to fall apart somewhat. The high ego of Wonderstone has caused them to go through many assistants over the past few years and a back stage worker Jane (Wilde) is thrown into the act as their assistant even though her life long dream is to become a famous magician herself.
A new magician has made his way to Vegas named Steve Grey (Carrey) who is showing of his best David Blane act of crazy stunts and weird magic. Grey's presence starts to draw big attention and because of this Burt and Anton's attendance has dwindled. Casino owner Doug Munny (Gandolfini) wants them to go big and the two of them do and their crazy stunt goes wrong cause of Burt's ego and they split up and lose their spot on the Vegas Strip.
Burt finds himself on the street and has to try and find work. He finds himself getting a job as an entertainer at a rest home for retired Vegas strip performers and senior citizens of Vegas. This is where he meets the person who turned him onto magic Rance Holloway (Arkin) and Burt rediscovers why he fell in love with magic in the first place and goes out to try and reclaim not only his name but his friendship with Anton and bring a true magic act back to the strip with a little help from his friends Jane and Anton.
This movie brings a lot of joy to me when I watch it. It shows the versatile Carell we have come to know over the last few years while he has been doing his dark comedy's. Not all have been good but it's nice not to see the straight prankster comedian every once an a while.
Carrey brings life and entertainment to the movie by being his crazy self. The character od Steve grey is a combination of Ace Ventura, Fire Marshall Bill and almost every other crazy character put into one. He brings another angle to the movie of someone willing to do anything to be famous and I mean anything.
Wilde is amazing as the female lead in this movie. She funny, sarcastic and serious all in one. Her character shows Wonderstone why it's important to be himself and not a show off and really brings out the best in him.
Arkin was made to play the great Rance Holloway. His experience as a comedic and serious actor makes him perfect for the part. Arkin and Carell were matched perfectly in Get Smart and were a match made in heaven for this. It's Holloway who shows Burt what real magic is supposed to be like and brings out the kid in him and makes him realize what so special about magic.
All in all this movie is filled with laughs and entertainment for the young adult to grown ups looking for fun.
Starring
Steve Carell
Steve Buscemi
Jim Carrey
James Gandolfini
Alan Arkin
Olivia Wilde
Plot: Albert was a young boy who was bullied and picked on and on his 10th birthday he receives a magic set. He is so thrilled with this new found hobby he begins doing his first trick at school and another young by the of Anthony is taken back by the trick and their friendship begins. Grown up and masters of magic they end up headlining at Bally's in Las Vegas. Over the next ten years things get different and their career's are threatened by a new magician Steve Grey who threatens to steal their thunder.
This movie has an all star cast headlined by Carell, Carrey and Buscemi. The movie has non stop laughs and also shows both sides of characters that Carell has come to play over the past few years.
Burt Wonderstone (Carell) has become a famous magician with a partner know as Anton Malrvelton (Buscemi). Over the past ten years they have had a Vegas act that is sort of like a combination of Siegfried and Roy and Penn and Teller (just no wild Animals and they both speak). Their act has become mechanic and are now their friendship has become to fall apart somewhat. The high ego of Wonderstone has caused them to go through many assistants over the past few years and a back stage worker Jane (Wilde) is thrown into the act as their assistant even though her life long dream is to become a famous magician herself.
A new magician has made his way to Vegas named Steve Grey (Carrey) who is showing of his best David Blane act of crazy stunts and weird magic. Grey's presence starts to draw big attention and because of this Burt and Anton's attendance has dwindled. Casino owner Doug Munny (Gandolfini) wants them to go big and the two of them do and their crazy stunt goes wrong cause of Burt's ego and they split up and lose their spot on the Vegas Strip.
Burt finds himself on the street and has to try and find work. He finds himself getting a job as an entertainer at a rest home for retired Vegas strip performers and senior citizens of Vegas. This is where he meets the person who turned him onto magic Rance Holloway (Arkin) and Burt rediscovers why he fell in love with magic in the first place and goes out to try and reclaim not only his name but his friendship with Anton and bring a true magic act back to the strip with a little help from his friends Jane and Anton.
This movie brings a lot of joy to me when I watch it. It shows the versatile Carell we have come to know over the last few years while he has been doing his dark comedy's. Not all have been good but it's nice not to see the straight prankster comedian every once an a while.
Carrey brings life and entertainment to the movie by being his crazy self. The character od Steve grey is a combination of Ace Ventura, Fire Marshall Bill and almost every other crazy character put into one. He brings another angle to the movie of someone willing to do anything to be famous and I mean anything.
Wilde is amazing as the female lead in this movie. She funny, sarcastic and serious all in one. Her character shows Wonderstone why it's important to be himself and not a show off and really brings out the best in him.
Arkin was made to play the great Rance Holloway. His experience as a comedic and serious actor makes him perfect for the part. Arkin and Carell were matched perfectly in Get Smart and were a match made in heaven for this. It's Holloway who shows Burt what real magic is supposed to be like and brings out the kid in him and makes him realize what so special about magic.
All in all this movie is filled with laughs and entertainment for the young adult to grown ups looking for fun.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Its Kind of a Funny Story 2010
2010
Starring
Zach Galifianakis
Keir Gilchrist
Emma Roberts
Plot: 16 year old Craig has been having so much stress form not only his own family but, for every day life events as smart teenager who goes to a top private school in New York would being going through. He seeks out help via the suicide hot line and they tell him to go to a certain hospital and tell them what his thinking of doing. With out any hesitation he goes and the Dr tells him that he should be fine and would call his parents but, Craig pleads to stay cause he believes he will hurt himself outside the hospital. The Doctor admits him to psychiatric floor. Craig is going to be meeting a who's who different kinds of people that he has never faced besides himself .
From the beginning when Craig (Gilchrist) arrives on 3 North which is the adult psychiatric floor, he points out that he is only sixteen years old and it is explained to him that the teenage floor is under renovation and he will be bunking up here. Craig begins to realize t he believes he has made a mistake and wants them to release him into the custody of his parents. Unfortunately the Lead Psychiatrist has put him on a five day hold. Maybe because of his age but as far as I know it is usually only 24-48 under the age of 18. One of the members of three North who is selected to show him around is Bobby (Galifianakis) Bobby has been here for a little while with the same problems that Craig has. Bobby has wanted to commit suicide a half dozen times but he has a driving force behind that he doesn't. The role play between Bobby and Craig is extraordinary. Bobby has been in and out of the ward for a while and is trying to get into a group home so he could be closer tot he one thing his wants to live for. Craig learns a lot form Bobby about life away from the one he is used to. He teaches him the ins and outs of the hospital try's to make him see the life from everyone's else's lives.
Before Craig comes into the hospital his has the hots for his best friends girl friend. I mean a deep down crush, however since she is falling all over Craig's best friend he makes her untouchable but considers her still a friend. Once inside the hospital he meets a girl Noelle (Roberts) who has a trouble past and is being held on a 21 day hold cause she is a cutter. They are the only few teens on the ward and begin to find happiness in one another which eventually turns into love.
During his time on 3 north Craig begins to find a happiness in his life and takes that new positive energy and turns to help another person on the ward to get his life back in order. Craig's problems will never go away unless he begins to grow up and handle them himself and we begin to see that change towards the end of the move.
This quote sums up Bobbies character and what he wants his life to be.
Bobby: See, that's the part I don't get, Craig. I mean, you're cool, you're smart, you're talented. You have a family that loves you. You know, what I would do just to be you, for just a day? I would... I would do so much. I would... I don't know. I would just... I'd just live. Like it meant something.
I normally wouldn't have really any interest in this type of movie but since I heard the book is good and the cast was way above par from a low b grade movie I will probably watch this movie at least 6 more times in the near future. This is a must for all movie goers out their and I hope you all enjoy it as my Wife and I did.
Starring
Zach Galifianakis
Keir Gilchrist
Emma Roberts
Plot: 16 year old Craig has been having so much stress form not only his own family but, for every day life events as smart teenager who goes to a top private school in New York would being going through. He seeks out help via the suicide hot line and they tell him to go to a certain hospital and tell them what his thinking of doing. With out any hesitation he goes and the Dr tells him that he should be fine and would call his parents but, Craig pleads to stay cause he believes he will hurt himself outside the hospital. The Doctor admits him to psychiatric floor. Craig is going to be meeting a who's who different kinds of people that he has never faced besides himself .
From the beginning when Craig (Gilchrist) arrives on 3 North which is the adult psychiatric floor, he points out that he is only sixteen years old and it is explained to him that the teenage floor is under renovation and he will be bunking up here. Craig begins to realize t he believes he has made a mistake and wants them to release him into the custody of his parents. Unfortunately the Lead Psychiatrist has put him on a five day hold. Maybe because of his age but as far as I know it is usually only 24-48 under the age of 18. One of the members of three North who is selected to show him around is Bobby (Galifianakis) Bobby has been here for a little while with the same problems that Craig has. Bobby has wanted to commit suicide a half dozen times but he has a driving force behind that he doesn't. The role play between Bobby and Craig is extraordinary. Bobby has been in and out of the ward for a while and is trying to get into a group home so he could be closer tot he one thing his wants to live for. Craig learns a lot form Bobby about life away from the one he is used to. He teaches him the ins and outs of the hospital try's to make him see the life from everyone's else's lives.
Before Craig comes into the hospital his has the hots for his best friends girl friend. I mean a deep down crush, however since she is falling all over Craig's best friend he makes her untouchable but considers her still a friend. Once inside the hospital he meets a girl Noelle (Roberts) who has a trouble past and is being held on a 21 day hold cause she is a cutter. They are the only few teens on the ward and begin to find happiness in one another which eventually turns into love.
During his time on 3 north Craig begins to find a happiness in his life and takes that new positive energy and turns to help another person on the ward to get his life back in order. Craig's problems will never go away unless he begins to grow up and handle them himself and we begin to see that change towards the end of the move.
This quote sums up Bobbies character and what he wants his life to be.
Bobby: See, that's the part I don't get, Craig. I mean, you're cool, you're smart, you're talented. You have a family that loves you. You know, what I would do just to be you, for just a day? I would... I would do so much. I would... I don't know. I would just... I'd just live. Like it meant something.
I normally wouldn't have really any interest in this type of movie but since I heard the book is good and the cast was way above par from a low b grade movie I will probably watch this movie at least 6 more times in the near future. This is a must for all movie goers out their and I hope you all enjoy it as my Wife and I did.
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Unthinkable 2010
Unthinkable 2010
Staring
Samuel L Jackson
Carrie Ann Moss
Michael Sheen
Plot: A terrorist has placed three nuclear bombs in remote locations in the United States. The FBI, Homeland Security and other agencies are trying to find them but with no luck. They have called in the help of an interrogator or torturer to try and get him to give the info of the locations before all the bombs go off.
First things first the name of the movie says it all. The terrorist happens to be an American citizen (played by Sheen) named Younger. He had changed his religion after serving over seas and has black ops training. He stole a large of amount of nuclear material to make these bombs and has know how to make them has well. Sheen plays a great character and automatically makes us want to hate him right away which to me means he played the portrayal of the character right. His objective isn't to set them off but, to get certain requests done in his favor and he will tell the locals.
The F.B.I lead agent Helen Brody (Moss) has been put in charge of finding out clues to where he has planted the bombs. When she first learns of the Younger it is cause he is wanted for questioning in a murder. She then recognizes his face and realizes he has been on her terrorist watch list and begins to call in her team to try and find out everything they can on him from his family to where he buys his groceries.
The government however has other plans on getting the information out of Younger. They call in the help of a man named Henry Harold Humphries or "H" (Jackson) to extract information out of younger. Now the Geneva convention states that no enemy combatant can be tortured but, what no ones knows means nothing. This by far to me is the most sadistic character to date that Jackson has ever played. "H" has been doing this "job" for years and is only called in on special requests. You can only guess what he does to Younger through out this movie and shows no remorse. His role play with Moss is fantastic. Agent Brody is against the torture in every way and "H" is for it to get information. However through out the movie we see that Brody starts to slightly agree with it and "H" will stop if people ask.
Will "H" get the information that Brody needs to set out and find those bombs or will we see the lights go out in America. Note if you can't stand torture or can get nightmares easy this isn't a movie for you.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
A must watch for all movie fans
If your a true fan of movies than this is a must watch.
Out of the 11 mins featured I only didn't know a handful and really only 5. DO you know them all or have seen all of these movies?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbIlLmCID5g
Out of the 11 mins featured I only didn't know a handful and really only 5. DO you know them all or have seen all of these movies?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbIlLmCID5g
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
The Last Stand 2013
2013
Staring
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Johnny Knoxville
Forrest Whittaker
Luis Guzman
Plot: A Cartel leader has escaped federal custody and needs to make his escape across the boder back to Mexico. Armed with a corvette zr1 and a plan to cross the border at a remote point very little law enforcement, the small town of Sumerton Tx and their small sheriffs office will have to do anything in it's powers to prevent him from crossing at this remote point.
This movie was the first full length movie That Arnold has done since leaving the political scene. He plays the Sherriff of a small town and has a hand full of deputy's that he can work with. The idea of a Cartel leader first escaping an armed federal escort to a maximum security prison not unheard of. Next having a team of mercenaries find a way to get him across the border at a remote location with little or no federal protection from border hoppers (even tough there usually going the other way). Distinctly possible right? Finally a small town, sheriff with a handful of very inexperienced deputy's and a moron who happens to have a stockpile of weapons and try's to stop all this. Very Impossible.
The movie does make a good return for Schwarzenegger. He does show he can still be a Hollywood act and not a politician. I think personally he shows he has a ton of fight left in him and I am pretty sure that we will see him much thinner and better than the Expendables 2 version as well. All in all a 7 out of 10 for this movie.
Staring
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Johnny Knoxville
Forrest Whittaker
Luis Guzman
Plot: A Cartel leader has escaped federal custody and needs to make his escape across the boder back to Mexico. Armed with a corvette zr1 and a plan to cross the border at a remote point very little law enforcement, the small town of Sumerton Tx and their small sheriffs office will have to do anything in it's powers to prevent him from crossing at this remote point.
This movie was the first full length movie That Arnold has done since leaving the political scene. He plays the Sherriff of a small town and has a hand full of deputy's that he can work with. The idea of a Cartel leader first escaping an armed federal escort to a maximum security prison not unheard of. Next having a team of mercenaries find a way to get him across the border at a remote location with little or no federal protection from border hoppers (even tough there usually going the other way). Distinctly possible right? Finally a small town, sheriff with a handful of very inexperienced deputy's and a moron who happens to have a stockpile of weapons and try's to stop all this. Very Impossible.
The movie does make a good return for Schwarzenegger. He does show he can still be a Hollywood act and not a politician. I think personally he shows he has a ton of fight left in him and I am pretty sure that we will see him much thinner and better than the Expendables 2 version as well. All in all a 7 out of 10 for this movie.
Sunday, August 25, 2013
When video games made thier real break in movies
Who of you saw this movie and enjoyed it as much as I did. The first view of the ultimate Power Glove.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Glory Road 2006
2006
Starring
Josh Lucas
Derek Luke
Austin Nichols
Plot: The true story of Don Haskins and his recruitment of 7 African American basketball players for the 1965 collegiate season.
All sports had their barrier brakes at some point. Baseball had Jackie Robinson in 1942 and Basketball was just following. Don Haskins was a college basketball player in Texas but blew his knee out during his final years and changed his way to coaching players instead or being one. He found his way as a Texas high school girls basketball team and takes them to the state championship which gets him noticed and he himself is recruited to coach at Texas Western.
Being at this little known school makes it very hard to recruit top players from across the country. He has been given very few scholar ships to hand out and after watching the play of a little unknown player by the name of Bobby Jo Hill he begins to see where he needs to take his talent from. He not only recruits Hill but other players from Indiana, New York, Texas. One big name was David Latten who at this time was the biggest most valuable center going into college. Rumor had it that Latten played with the Miners because of Haskins recruitment of African American players from all over and not just one on a team.
We see some racial tension between the current and new players of Texas Western but, just like any other team or family they come together to play and take care of one another. There is bigger racial tension when the team travels down in the south to play and problems rise, however they stick together and protect each other. Bobby Joe Hill who originally butts heads with coach Haskins in the beginning of the movie and in true life emerges as the team leader and brings his entire team together.
The big climax of the movie comes in during the final game and you might guess what happens but how I don't believe without knowing the history you would believe how it is done.
All in all this has become one of my favorite true sports movies ever made and it does this legend true justice on how things really go when the boys are up against the odds.
Starring
Josh Lucas
Derek Luke
Austin Nichols
Plot: The true story of Don Haskins and his recruitment of 7 African American basketball players for the 1965 collegiate season.
All sports had their barrier brakes at some point. Baseball had Jackie Robinson in 1942 and Basketball was just following. Don Haskins was a college basketball player in Texas but blew his knee out during his final years and changed his way to coaching players instead or being one. He found his way as a Texas high school girls basketball team and takes them to the state championship which gets him noticed and he himself is recruited to coach at Texas Western.
Being at this little known school makes it very hard to recruit top players from across the country. He has been given very few scholar ships to hand out and after watching the play of a little unknown player by the name of Bobby Jo Hill he begins to see where he needs to take his talent from. He not only recruits Hill but other players from Indiana, New York, Texas. One big name was David Latten who at this time was the biggest most valuable center going into college. Rumor had it that Latten played with the Miners because of Haskins recruitment of African American players from all over and not just one on a team.
We see some racial tension between the current and new players of Texas Western but, just like any other team or family they come together to play and take care of one another. There is bigger racial tension when the team travels down in the south to play and problems rise, however they stick together and protect each other. Bobby Joe Hill who originally butts heads with coach Haskins in the beginning of the movie and in true life emerges as the team leader and brings his entire team together.
The big climax of the movie comes in during the final game and you might guess what happens but how I don't believe without knowing the history you would believe how it is done.
All in all this has become one of my favorite true sports movies ever made and it does this legend true justice on how things really go when the boys are up against the odds.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Top quote from a top movie
Wall Street Quotes
Teldar Paper, Mr. Cromwell, Teldar Paper has 33 different vice presidents each earning over 200 thousand dollars a year. Now, I have spent the last two months analyzing what all these guys do, and I still can't figure it out. One thing I do know is that our paper company lost 110 million dollars last year, and I'll bet that half of that was spent in all the paperwork going back and forth between all these vice presidents. The new law of evolution in corporate America seems to be survival of the unfittest. Well, in my book you either do it right or you get eliminated. In the last seven deals that I've been involved with, there were 2.5 million stockholders who have made a pretax profit of 12 billion dollars. Thank you. I am not a destroyer of companies. I am a liberator of them! The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you very much.
The point is ladies and gentlemen that greed, for lack of a better word, is good.
Teldar Paper, Mr. Cromwell, Teldar Paper has 33 different vice presidents each earning over 200 thousand dollars a year. Now, I have spent the last two months analyzing what all these guys do, and I still can't figure it out. One thing I do know is that our paper company lost 110 million dollars last year, and I'll bet that half of that was spent in all the paperwork going back and forth between all these vice presidents. The new law of evolution in corporate America seems to be survival of the unfittest. Well, in my book you either do it right or you get eliminated. In the last seven deals that I've been involved with, there were 2.5 million stockholders who have made a pretax profit of 12 billion dollars. Thank you. I am not a destroyer of companies. I am a liberator of them! The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you very much.
The point is ladies and gentlemen that greed, for lack of a better word, is good.
Assault On Wall Street 2013
2013
Staring
Dominic Purcell
Erin Karpluk
Edward Furlong
John Heard
Plot: Rosie Baxford (Karpluck) had a brain tumor and now has successful treatments for its removal and is well on her way to recovery. Her and her husband Jim Baxford (Purcell) want to start their life over and begin a family. It is explained to them by the Doctor that she will need a series of injections and at this time it would be high risk for them to attempt to start a family. Money becomes a factor and Jim finds out his Pension and Investments have be cheated from him and now the money to finance his wife's recovery is gone.
This movie really hits home with me on many levels. First the insurance issue they face when they schedule the first set of I injections she is going to need will be full cost because they have reached their maximum pay out for the year. There had been many times in the past with my old insurance that I reached that level and had to pay out of pocket. The Boxford's are not a rich family but they have at this point little debt and begin to use credit cards to pay for the expensive injections and expensive medications needed to be taken out of the doctors office.
Jim had served in the armed forces and when got back had a broker invest in what he believed safe transactions in the Real Estate market and other safe bonds. As soon as he goes to his broker to cash some of it in to help pay of the medical necessities of his wife he finds out that things have gone wrong. The real estate the broker invested in was corrupt even though The broker told him it was safe and the CEO of the bond firm (Heard) has sold the bonds on the market and converted them into nothing to hide wrong doings and to keep his clients at the expense of his investors. Jim partner Sean (Furlong) stands by him through out the movie even going as far as giving him Ten Thousand dollars to help out which Jim gives as a retainer to an attorney who says he can help but really in my opinion jerks Jim around telling him one thing and doing something else.
The Boxford's lives show what happens when someone needs expensive medical care and they use their entire savings plus max out all credit cards. The dominoes begin to fall on their life to the point they can's pay the mortgage and the treatments can no longer be afforded. Rosie believes she is hurting her husband because of all the money she needs and takes her own life to try to alleviate his stress. When Jim gets and finds her dead he takes matters into his own hands and plots his revenge on the people who have wronged his family.
This is a fast paced movie which offers it's watchers a glimpse of how your lives can change and people can rob you blind and get away with it. One of the focuses we hear mention is the bail out of the countries banks (the TARP 750 billion bail out) and how money was used to still give the big wigs their bonuses and helped people like Madoff strive.
I said in the beginning this movie hit home for me and here is why. My wife and I have been in the money situation and still are today after over 5 years of surgeries needed for my back and other treatments cost us our entire life savings, my big investment portfolio, her investment portfolio and the selling off of possessions and borrowing big time money from family to pay a ton of medical bills. I feel cheated by a ton of people in my past of taking advantage of me and costing us our life savings to make sure I am well. Unfortunately this movies story line happens to many families every day by not being able to afford medical needs cause insurance money caps or people who robbed them blind and get away with it.
Staring
Dominic Purcell
Erin Karpluk
Edward Furlong
John Heard
Plot: Rosie Baxford (Karpluck) had a brain tumor and now has successful treatments for its removal and is well on her way to recovery. Her and her husband Jim Baxford (Purcell) want to start their life over and begin a family. It is explained to them by the Doctor that she will need a series of injections and at this time it would be high risk for them to attempt to start a family. Money becomes a factor and Jim finds out his Pension and Investments have be cheated from him and now the money to finance his wife's recovery is gone.
This movie really hits home with me on many levels. First the insurance issue they face when they schedule the first set of I injections she is going to need will be full cost because they have reached their maximum pay out for the year. There had been many times in the past with my old insurance that I reached that level and had to pay out of pocket. The Boxford's are not a rich family but they have at this point little debt and begin to use credit cards to pay for the expensive injections and expensive medications needed to be taken out of the doctors office.
Jim had served in the armed forces and when got back had a broker invest in what he believed safe transactions in the Real Estate market and other safe bonds. As soon as he goes to his broker to cash some of it in to help pay of the medical necessities of his wife he finds out that things have gone wrong. The real estate the broker invested in was corrupt even though The broker told him it was safe and the CEO of the bond firm (Heard) has sold the bonds on the market and converted them into nothing to hide wrong doings and to keep his clients at the expense of his investors. Jim partner Sean (Furlong) stands by him through out the movie even going as far as giving him Ten Thousand dollars to help out which Jim gives as a retainer to an attorney who says he can help but really in my opinion jerks Jim around telling him one thing and doing something else.
The Boxford's lives show what happens when someone needs expensive medical care and they use their entire savings plus max out all credit cards. The dominoes begin to fall on their life to the point they can's pay the mortgage and the treatments can no longer be afforded. Rosie believes she is hurting her husband because of all the money she needs and takes her own life to try to alleviate his stress. When Jim gets and finds her dead he takes matters into his own hands and plots his revenge on the people who have wronged his family.
This is a fast paced movie which offers it's watchers a glimpse of how your lives can change and people can rob you blind and get away with it. One of the focuses we hear mention is the bail out of the countries banks (the TARP 750 billion bail out) and how money was used to still give the big wigs their bonuses and helped people like Madoff strive.
I said in the beginning this movie hit home for me and here is why. My wife and I have been in the money situation and still are today after over 5 years of surgeries needed for my back and other treatments cost us our entire life savings, my big investment portfolio, her investment portfolio and the selling off of possessions and borrowing big time money from family to pay a ton of medical bills. I feel cheated by a ton of people in my past of taking advantage of me and costing us our life savings to make sure I am well. Unfortunately this movies story line happens to many families every day by not being able to afford medical needs cause insurance money caps or people who robbed them blind and get away with it.
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Demolition Man 1993
1993
Staring
Sylvester Stallone
Wesley Snipes
Sandra Bullock
Plot: Super cop John Spartan (Stallone) is a top cop in 1996 and in chase of the criminal mastermind Simon Phoenix (Snipes). After a bust gone wrong Spartan is accused of killing 20-30 hostages and as punishment is frozen along with Phoenix in a new maximum security prison. Over 50 years goes by and Phoenix is up for parole and escapes the prison. The way of life has changed over 50 years and the police force is not capable of apprehending Phoenix so they thaw Spartan to come back and chase down the maniac he already brought down once.
When I watch this movie I have good and bad thoughts about it. It makes for a great action adventure movie with a little comedy thrown in here and there. However the changes that happen during the time period while the two are frozen are only explained to us and we have to make a mental picture of how things happened. The time period we are in is a clean world so to speak. Everything is neat and tidy and crime free. The only person still wanting a piece of action is Lenia Huxley played by the
beautiful Sandra Bullock. It his her idea to have John Spartan released and reinstated to the police force since he once captured him before. Throughout the movie we watch not only Spartan adapt to the new world he is living in but, the world has to relive the past they left behind.
The main purpose for these criminals to be frozen is to be able to put suggestions of good into their mind. Teach them new skills that will make them good people and adjust to a new society. However there is always a twist. We see that Spartan has been given the talents of a top seamstress but, Phoenix has been given the talents to be a super criminal. Who gives him this power well you just have to see and find out. The movie moves pretty quickly and provides some humor brought in by Rob Schneider and Dennis Leary. Both have bit parts but have talents to bring a little life to a action packed movie. Leary plays the leader of the underground society that doesn't want to live in the current future and wants to retain its past. Leary also adopts to the person he was in real life the rebel who we all loved. His song I'm an Asshole made him the perfect fit for the character he plays.
The movie provides non stop action and suspense. Stallone and Snipes make perfect advisories in this futuristic storyline. I wish the movie was longer so we could get more of a background on what happens after they get frozen but, it is explained well enough that we get our own visions on what had happened. I won't be giving any quotes from this movie because there is only a hand few that stick out and they won't make the same impact as if you first hear them in the movie.
Over all the movie is a good movie to watch at least once if you are into this kind of movie. I believe that this movie is ok for anyone 10 years or older. Language is not heavy and not much blood seen in the movie except on Stallone (go figure)
My question to you if you have seen this movie. How the hell does Taco Bell win?
Staring
Sylvester Stallone
Wesley Snipes
Sandra Bullock
Plot: Super cop John Spartan (Stallone) is a top cop in 1996 and in chase of the criminal mastermind Simon Phoenix (Snipes). After a bust gone wrong Spartan is accused of killing 20-30 hostages and as punishment is frozen along with Phoenix in a new maximum security prison. Over 50 years goes by and Phoenix is up for parole and escapes the prison. The way of life has changed over 50 years and the police force is not capable of apprehending Phoenix so they thaw Spartan to come back and chase down the maniac he already brought down once.
When I watch this movie I have good and bad thoughts about it. It makes for a great action adventure movie with a little comedy thrown in here and there. However the changes that happen during the time period while the two are frozen are only explained to us and we have to make a mental picture of how things happened. The time period we are in is a clean world so to speak. Everything is neat and tidy and crime free. The only person still wanting a piece of action is Lenia Huxley played by the
beautiful Sandra Bullock. It his her idea to have John Spartan released and reinstated to the police force since he once captured him before. Throughout the movie we watch not only Spartan adapt to the new world he is living in but, the world has to relive the past they left behind.
The main purpose for these criminals to be frozen is to be able to put suggestions of good into their mind. Teach them new skills that will make them good people and adjust to a new society. However there is always a twist. We see that Spartan has been given the talents of a top seamstress but, Phoenix has been given the talents to be a super criminal. Who gives him this power well you just have to see and find out. The movie moves pretty quickly and provides some humor brought in by Rob Schneider and Dennis Leary. Both have bit parts but have talents to bring a little life to a action packed movie. Leary plays the leader of the underground society that doesn't want to live in the current future and wants to retain its past. Leary also adopts to the person he was in real life the rebel who we all loved. His song I'm an Asshole made him the perfect fit for the character he plays.
The movie provides non stop action and suspense. Stallone and Snipes make perfect advisories in this futuristic storyline. I wish the movie was longer so we could get more of a background on what happens after they get frozen but, it is explained well enough that we get our own visions on what had happened. I won't be giving any quotes from this movie because there is only a hand few that stick out and they won't make the same impact as if you first hear them in the movie.
Over all the movie is a good movie to watch at least once if you are into this kind of movie. I believe that this movie is ok for anyone 10 years or older. Language is not heavy and not much blood seen in the movie except on Stallone (go figure)
My question to you if you have seen this movie. How the hell does Taco Bell win?
Clue 1985
1985
Starring
Tim Curry
Madeline Kahn
Christopher Lloyd
Michael Mckean
Eileen Brennan
Martin Mull
Lesley Ann Warren
Plot: Six strangers are sent invitations to come to a dinner party where an injustice will be settled. During the evening several murders take place in which no one knows who has committed the crime and in stylish fashion begin to break down each murder and look for the murderer.
The classic board game we all played as kids comes to life with the help of Hollywood. Look at the list of stars who are each cast as a classic character in the game. You have a who's who of comedy stars and dramatic actors, who have all have been put together in one house to solve murders. All the rooms and character names fit the board game (with the addition of a few people to make the story line) as we know it. The rooms are accurate to the game board, even the secret passageways. The evidence is the weapons which are the same murder possibilities as in the game. However nobody knows who has committed the crimes, and they have to figure out who has done it before the police arrive.
From the get go this movie is non-stop laughs and thrills. Why a certain movie site calls this movie a thriller makes absolutely no sense to me. The characters are there to find out who has been blackmailing them with secrets from informants. They are given the weapons to kill the person believed to have wronged them, and once he is killed the first time it begins. All of them have secrets that link each one to a victim who will be entering the house any time in the movie or are already there.
When you look at the actors cast for this movie, my favorite is Madeline Kahn. She can show so many emotions in one character that makes her fit for this movie. She plays the lovable 5 time married Mrs. White and is given the rope in the film. Now just because she is given that weapon doesn't meant she uses it... or does she? She has some of the best lines in the movie and they come through perfectly and can make you cry tears because of how funny they are. For example:
"Men are supposed to be like Kleenex. Strong, soft and disposable." The way she says this line and in the moment makes this line one of my favorites.
There are tons of great lines from this movie. Not all are given to Mrs. White but here is one more for ya.
Col. Mustard: Are you trying to make me look stupid in front of the other guests.
Wadsworth: You don't need any help from me.
Col. Mustard: That's right.
I am not going to quote the entire movie cause what would be the fun of giving all the spoilers away. This is a movie that I can play in my head from start to finish and never miss a beat. It was one of the first movies I watched with my wife of 4 years together and we even used the final line at the end of our wedding. We can put this movie on and recite every line from beginning to end. I whistle the opening theme song at times at home which puts me in the mood to watch this great flick.
Can you figure out who killed each victim, in the correct room, with the correct weapon or do you need to see the end? Some of the murders are obvious but others are tough. The movie contains three endings. I recommend watching the endings in order and don't jumble them up because each one predicts a different ending but as the last ending does tell us: "This is how it really happened." If you haven't seen this classic please watch it with family cause it is a laugh riot. I can definitely say I DIDN'T DO IT.
Question to you all. Why isn't Mr. Green accused of killing Yvette?
Starring
Tim Curry
Madeline Kahn
Christopher Lloyd
Michael Mckean
Eileen Brennan
Martin Mull
Lesley Ann Warren
Plot: Six strangers are sent invitations to come to a dinner party where an injustice will be settled. During the evening several murders take place in which no one knows who has committed the crime and in stylish fashion begin to break down each murder and look for the murderer.
The classic board game we all played as kids comes to life with the help of Hollywood. Look at the list of stars who are each cast as a classic character in the game. You have a who's who of comedy stars and dramatic actors, who have all have been put together in one house to solve murders. All the rooms and character names fit the board game (with the addition of a few people to make the story line) as we know it. The rooms are accurate to the game board, even the secret passageways. The evidence is the weapons which are the same murder possibilities as in the game. However nobody knows who has committed the crimes, and they have to figure out who has done it before the police arrive.
From the get go this movie is non-stop laughs and thrills. Why a certain movie site calls this movie a thriller makes absolutely no sense to me. The characters are there to find out who has been blackmailing them with secrets from informants. They are given the weapons to kill the person believed to have wronged them, and once he is killed the first time it begins. All of them have secrets that link each one to a victim who will be entering the house any time in the movie or are already there.
When you look at the actors cast for this movie, my favorite is Madeline Kahn. She can show so many emotions in one character that makes her fit for this movie. She plays the lovable 5 time married Mrs. White and is given the rope in the film. Now just because she is given that weapon doesn't meant she uses it... or does she? She has some of the best lines in the movie and they come through perfectly and can make you cry tears because of how funny they are. For example:
"Men are supposed to be like Kleenex. Strong, soft and disposable." The way she says this line and in the moment makes this line one of my favorites.
There are tons of great lines from this movie. Not all are given to Mrs. White but here is one more for ya.
Col. Mustard: Are you trying to make me look stupid in front of the other guests.
Wadsworth: You don't need any help from me.
Col. Mustard: That's right.
I am not going to quote the entire movie cause what would be the fun of giving all the spoilers away. This is a movie that I can play in my head from start to finish and never miss a beat. It was one of the first movies I watched with my wife of 4 years together and we even used the final line at the end of our wedding. We can put this movie on and recite every line from beginning to end. I whistle the opening theme song at times at home which puts me in the mood to watch this great flick.
Can you figure out who killed each victim, in the correct room, with the correct weapon or do you need to see the end? Some of the murders are obvious but others are tough. The movie contains three endings. I recommend watching the endings in order and don't jumble them up because each one predicts a different ending but as the last ending does tell us: "This is how it really happened." If you haven't seen this classic please watch it with family cause it is a laugh riot. I can definitely say I DIDN'T DO IT.
Question to you all. Why isn't Mr. Green accused of killing Yvette?
Friday, August 16, 2013
Great movie a Must see
I have seen this movie more than all of the ones I have ever watched. Will be reviewed when I do sequels.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Welcome Page
So for those of you who don't know about the situation I was in that allowed me the time to watch so many movies let me tell you. I had back surgery in 2010 that resulted in a number of problems afterwards which kept me form working and would take 4 more surgeries until I was ok. during this time movies become a way of life for me to pass the time. I have been a avid movie watcher for over 20 years and spend a lot of my time quoting them in real life when the quote is appropriate of course. I watch all types of movies from Drama to Animated. I have watched well over 2000 different movies and if you're my friend on Facebook you can check out the movies I have watched by looking at my Facebook movie profile.
My plan for this blog will be picking 1-3 movies a week and writing a review on those movies. My hope is that one of the reviews will either make you want to rewatch the movie, or if you haven't seen it, would make you want to watch it because of my review. There will be weeks where there could be more or less but I hope sometimes to run themes like parody week, twin movie week(meaning take two movies that are the same theme but just different stories), war movie week, sports week, true story movies, and you get the idea.
I love to watch movies cause they open a huge world not just to me but, to everyone in the world. Can you honestly say that when you have watched a movie you have never wished you could have been in this movie and enjoyed it as real life. I found movies to be that escape and they helped pass my day as I laid in bed in tons of pain. So I hope you will enjoy this blog and if you have a movie you want reviewed (chances are I have seen it), I will make a list and do a request week and review that movie for you. However please respect my opinions on what I review. My thoughts might not be the same as yours.
My plan for this blog will be picking 1-3 movies a week and writing a review on those movies. My hope is that one of the reviews will either make you want to rewatch the movie, or if you haven't seen it, would make you want to watch it because of my review. There will be weeks where there could be more or less but I hope sometimes to run themes like parody week, twin movie week(meaning take two movies that are the same theme but just different stories), war movie week, sports week, true story movies, and you get the idea.
I love to watch movies cause they open a huge world not just to me but, to everyone in the world. Can you honestly say that when you have watched a movie you have never wished you could have been in this movie and enjoyed it as real life. I found movies to be that escape and they helped pass my day as I laid in bed in tons of pain. So I hope you will enjoy this blog and if you have a movie you want reviewed (chances are I have seen it), I will make a list and do a request week and review that movie for you. However please respect my opinions on what I review. My thoughts might not be the same as yours.
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