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Bruce Almighty (2003)
An important movie to watch
The first time I saw this, tears were streaming down my face from laughter. Jim Carrey delivers a hilarious performance, as always, and I believe that this is important for everyone to watch because there's a message in it. Bruce is basically a guy who thinks God is pathetic at ruling the universe. So one day, God comes along with a challenge for Bruce: He will give Bruce all of His almighty powers for Bruce to use any way he wants. Sounds pretty sweet, huh? Pretty simple? So does Bruce. As Bruce gets used to his new powers, things get much better in Bruce's life. He gets back at his backstabbing co-worker, trains his dog to use the toilet, and becomes the greatest reporter in the country. Things are great for Bruce, sounds like? Finally God tells him to answer all of the prayers people are sending him. To save time, Bruce says YES to all of them. That's when things begin to fall apart.
The message this movie has for the world is that we underestimate God. We're constantly thinking of what a terrible job God is doing controlling our lives, but if we look deeper, we'll see that every link is connected to another link, and if one link breaks, the entire chain comes tumbling down. God makes our lives the way they are for a reason, and no matter how many times we think that God is not exactly doing a bang-up job, He knows what He's doing, and if we were to fix it, everything would get much worse. See this movie.
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
Oh goth no....
I went with some friends to see this (mostly because there was nothing else to see), and they all seemed to like it. I'm afraid I've missed something. I just thought it was ridiculous, I almost wanted to think of it as one of those unbearable stereotypical animal movies like The Amazing Panda Adventure or Mom, Can I Keep Her? Fortunately, it wasn't AS bad (if anything could go as far).
The storyline is probably the most pointless. Who could write a book about this and be fueled to continue? If someone wrote a book about how a lonely turtle befriends a coco puff and they embark on a quest to roam the turtle's tank, I'd probably be reminded of this. Foremost, I think there are PLENTY of dog lover stories clogging the drain that is Hollywood, don't you think? Sorry, Winn-Dixie fans. That's how it goes. If you haven't seen this, don't bother. Life is too short. Watch something worth your while.
Time Bandits (1981)
Very cute!
This is one of my favorite works by Terry Gilliam. I was very disappointed with Brothers Grimm because of the awful animal cruelty throughout the movie, and I therefore felt reluctant to see this one. But this movie, both funny and again very cute, was a masterpiece.
Ian Holm's portrayal as Emperor Napolean was very funny, despite the fact that he had a French accent that resembled more Spanish. John Cleese's portrayal as Robin Hood was however absolutely flawless.
An excellent movie for children and lovers of adventures through time. I found this movie very loose and clean, with some clever humor backing it up. Excellent choice of actors and characters.
I urge you to see this movie!
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
Unbearable
This is just another one of those naive half-baked 60s movies that's not even good enough to show its face in a movie theater. The plot seemed really interesting, you know, a kid getting a computer into his head, if only the movie were as good! Uggh, it's just horrible. Life's time on earth is too precious to waste, and watching this movie would be an excellent way to waste it. It's like repeating the same scenes over and over and over and over again with different lines. I actually fell asleep during it. This was actually on Netflix, and the extremely corny movies are NEVER listed on there. I really can't believe they listed this. Please don't see it, take my word for it.
Kingdom Hospital (2004)
Fantastic!
I saw the trailer for this and it looked great. Well, it wasn't great. It was phenomenal. I watched it every night and wouldn't miss it for anything. It leaves you on the edge of your seat, wanting more in every scene. I would definitely recognize this as Stephen King, whether I read the credits or not. It's wonderfully written, and the plot and story is riveting. Turton and Ferland were absolutely brilliant at their roles. Turton played a wonderful part as evil boy Paul Morlock, and Ferland, at such a young age, is extremely talented and played this role very well. I especially love the music in this, it always has me humming. As soon as I found out this was on DVD, I bought it. I recommend to anyone.
The Ring (2002)
Great fun; Very scary!
My mother and sister and Movie Mom consistently say that this movie is bad, and they continue to compare other boring classic horrors to it. This has to be the best horror movie I've ever seen. It was scary, believable, and very well written, it was not boring in any way and didn't leave out any details. As the movie goes along, it's just like a confusing puzzle, and as it moves closer to the end, everything begins to fall into place for you, and it's fantastic how Verbinski can do it with such power. Chase's performance is breath-taking, and it angers me how they replaced her in the sequel. This is an excellent movie for all horror fans and makes an excellent edition to any horror collection. I recommend very highly.
Halloweentown High (2004)
A bore
It's rare that sequels are better than the original, and this movie proves that in many words. Halloweentown was a blast to watch, and I knew at once that the other 2 sequels would be good, but I was wrong. I didn't particularly like #2, but I definitely don't like this one. The entire movie is like repeating one scene over and over and over and over with different lines, it's not exciting at all. A lot of the Halloweentown citizens aren't as believable as they were in the first, they look more like costumes had just been slapped on them. It doesn't seem so much like it's connected to the original. It just seems like it's an entirely new movie and not a sequel. It was just bad. I don't recommend.
Ordinary Miracles (2005)
Pretty good
This was actually very good. Didn't get to see the ENTIRE thing, but it was quite a good movie. The actors and actresses were very convincing. The moral of the story is basically believing in angels, and also explains the consequences of wrongful actions. It tells the story of a tough rebel named Sally, who at the beginning of the movie had trouble adjusting to her new foster mother, but as the movie goes along, she begins to understand that her foster mother loves her, and she begins to loosen up. I thought this was quite a good film, I do recommend it. This comes on on the Hallmark channel every now and then, if you have cable.