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Hey, my name is Michael, I was born on July 10, 1984 and I have been a big movie fan all my life!
WHAT MAKES A MOVIE GREAT?: Every scene needs to be looked at in two different ways. One way is what the scene is about and the other way is how the scene is filmed. I think a great movie is when the story keeps moving along and the film making doesn't look aged.
WHAT MAKES A MOVIE MY FAVORITE: When I feel it's perfect on all levels of filmmaking.
REASONS WHY IT MATTERS WHAT YOU SEE:
1. Nobody knew what a movie was when they first saw a movie and they enjoyed it because it was filled with images they've never seen before. Then over the years, they lost the memories and didn't gain much knowledge since they started judging movies over what year it came out or what the genre is and all of the above have good movies and bad movies. So keep the memories from when you first saw a movie and gain the knowledge at the same time. That way it's a win-win situation.
2. You will never get your time back no matter what movie you see.
3. There's thousands of movies made and you won't see every one.
4. The winning team, in terms of movies, are not the majority. It's the one that paid the most attention.
I watch movies from nearly every genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, Biography, Comedy, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Film-Noir, Foreign Films, Gangster, Horror, Martial Arts, Musical, Natural Disaster, Romance, Samurai, Science Fiction, Silent Movies, Sports, Spy Movies, Superhero movies, Suspense, War, Western
I ENJOYED EVERY MOVIE FROM THE FOLLOWING SERIES':
All three BATMAN/DARK KNIGHT's
All three GODFATHER's
All four LETHAL WEAPON's
All three LORD OF THE RINGS
All six MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE's
All five RAMBO's
All three THREE COLORS TRILOGY
All four TOY STORY's
Films I've changed my mind on:
Absolute Power (was: 5/10 now: 8/10), Adam's Rib (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), After Life (was: 8/10 now: 6/10), All of Me (was: 8/10 now: 9/10), Amarcord (was: 9/10 now: 6/10), American Graffiti (was: 9/10 now: 5/10), The Animal (was: 7/10 now: 3/10), Annie Hall (was: 9/10 now: 8/10), Apartment (was: 9/10 now: 5/10), Apocalypse Now (was: 9/10 now: 8/10), Arsenic and Old Lace (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Bananas (was: 9/10 now: 8/10), Bank Dick (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Barbarella (was: 7/10 now: 6/10), Batman Forever (was: 6/10 now: 7/10), Beguiled (was: 7/10 now: 6/10), The Birds (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Black Swan (was: 8/10 now: 9/10), Blade (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Blood Work (was: 7/10 now: 6/10), Bringing Up Baby (was: 9/10 now: 10/10), Broadway Danny Rose (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Bronco Billy (was: 7/10 now: 6/10), Buck Privates Come Home (was: 7/10 now: 9/10), Cape Fear (1991) (was: 8/10 now: 6/10), Chain Reaction (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Changeling (was: 8/10 now: 9/10), Cheetah (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Child's Play 2 (was: 5/10 now: 6/10), Cobb (was: 6/10 now: 8/10), Coconuts (was: 6/10 now: 5/10), Conan the Barbarian (1982) (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Coogan's Bluff (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Crimes and Misdemeanors (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Deep Red (was: 7/10 now: 6/10), Deliverance (was: 8/10 now: 5/10), Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (was: 5/10 now: 7/10), Die Another Day (was: 7/10 now: 6/10), Die Hard (was: 5/10 now: 8/10), Dinosaur (was: 7/10 now: 6/10), Dirty Dozen (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Doc Hollywood (was: 6/10 now: 7/10), Down to Earth (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Dr. No (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Dumb and Dumber (was: 6/10 now: 7/10), East of Eden (was: 9/10 now: 6/10), Edge of Darkness (was: 8/10 now: 6/10), Eiger Sanction (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), El Mariachi (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), The Enforcer (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Escape From Alcatraz (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Exorcist (was: 9/10 now: 8/10), Fantasia (was: 9/10 now: 6/10), Fast and the Furious (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), F For Fake (was: 9/10 now: 8/10), Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (was: 8/10 now: 6/10), Firefox (was: 4/10 now: 5/10), Fistful of Dollars (was: 7/10 now: 6/10), Flags of Our Fathers (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), For a Few Dollars More (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Forbidden Games (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Forbidden Planet (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Freaks (was: 7/10 now: 6/10), French Connection (was: 9/10 now: 5/10), Friends With Money (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Fun With Dick and Jane (2005) (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Gangs of New York (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Giant (was: 9/10 now: 5/10), Godzilla (2014) (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Goldeneye (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), The Good Shepherd (was: 9/10 now: 8/10), Good the Bad and the Ugly (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Grandma's Boy (1922) (was: 7/10 now: 8/10), Great Muppet Caper (was: 7/10 now: 8/10), Hang Em High (was: 6/10 now: 5/10), Heartbreak Ridge (was: 7/10 now: 6/10), Hellraiser (was: 7/10 now: 4/10), High Plains Drifter (was: 7/10 now: 8/10), Holiday (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Horton Hears a Who (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Husbands and Wives (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Inception (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), In Cold Blood (was: 8/10 now: 6/10), Insidious (was: 7/10 now: 8/10), Inspector Gadget (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), In the Navy (was: 6/10 now: 7/10), It Happened One Night (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), It's a Gift (was: 9/10 now: 8/10), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (was: 8/10 now: 6/10), Jack (was: 7/10 now: 4/10), Jackie Brown (was: 8/10 now: 6/10), Jezebel (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Jingle All the Way (was: 7/10 now: 6/10), King Kong (1933) (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Knowing (was: 8/10 now: 6/10), L.A. Confidential (was: 9/10 now: 10/10), Last Samurai (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Laura (was: 9/10 now: 6/10), Lethal Weapon 2 (was: 7/10 now: 8/10), Lifeboat (was: 8/10 now: 5/10), Life of David Gale (was: 7/10 now: 4/10), Little Mermaid (was: 7/10 now: 8/10), Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (was: 9/10 now: 8/10), Lost Weekend (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Love and Death (was: 8/10 now: 9/10), M (was: 9/10 now: 7/10) Mad Max (was: 8/10 now: 5/10), Magnolia (was: 9/10 now: 10/10), Manhattan (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Manhattan Murder Mystery (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Matinee (was: 6/10 now: 7/10), Matrix Reloaded (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Mean Streets (was: 8/10 now: 6/10), Megamind (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Milky Way (1936) (was: 5/10 now: 7/10), Millions (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Mission (was: 9/10 now: 6/10), Mister Roberts (was: 9/10 now: 5/10), Monster House (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), My Fellow Americans (was: 6/10 now: 3/10), Naughty Nineties (was: 5/10 now: 7/10), Never Ending Story (was: 9/10 now: 6/10), Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (was: 6/10 now: 4/10), Nightmare on Elm Street 5: Dream Child (was: 4/10 now: 5/10), Night of the Hunter (was: 9/10 now: 8/10), Night of the Living Dead (was: 8/10 now: 6/10), North by Northwest (was: 8/10 now: 9/10), Oh Heavenly Dog (was: 8/10 now: 5/10), Oliver and Company (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Once Upon a Time in America (was: 7/10 now: 9/10), One Hour Photo (was: 8/10 now: 9/10), Open Water (was: 8/10 now: 5/10), Our Hospitality (was: 9/10 now: 5/10), Passenger 57 (was: 7/10 now: 4/10), Patch Adams (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Peter Pan (1953) (was: 7/10 now: 9/10), Pi (was: 10/10 now: 9/10), Planet of the Apes (1968) (was: 9/10 now: 8/10), Play It Again Sam (was: 7/10 now: 6/10), Play Misty For Me (was: 8/10 now: 6/10), Psycho (1960) (was: 9/10 now: 10/10), Pulp Fiction (was: 9/10 now: 8/10), Purple Rose of Cairo (was: 9/10 now: 10/10), Radio Days (was: 8/10 now: 9/10), Raging Bull (was: 8/10 now 7/10), Rear Window (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Rebecca (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Rebel Without a Cause (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Road Warrior (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Rocky (was: 9/10 now: 5/10), Rocky Horror Picture Show (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Run Lola Run (was: 8/10 now: 6/10), Rushmore (was: 7/10 now: 9/10), Ruthless People (was: 6/10 now: 7/10), Saboteur (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Schindler's List (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), School of Rock (was: 7/10 now: 8/10), Seabiscuit (was: 8/10 now: 6/10), Serpico (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Seventh Seal (was: 9/10 now: 6/10), Shadow of a Doubt (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Shawshank Redemption (was: 7/10 now: 8/10), She's Out of My League (was: 8/10 now: 5/10), Sideways (was: 9/10 now: 8/10), Sinbad: The Legend of the Seven Seas (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Singin in the Rain (was: 9/10 now: 10/10), Sleeper (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Spellbound (1946) (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Spirit of St Louis (was: 9/10 now: 5/10), Spy Kids (was: 7/10 now: 6/10), Spy Kids 2 (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Stardust Memories (was: 7/10 now: 6/10), Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Stepmom (was: 9/10 now: 8/10), Sunset Boulevard (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Survivors (was: 6/10 now: 3/10), Suspicion (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Suspiria (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Sweet and Lowdown (was: 8/10 now: 6/10), Swing Time (was: 5/10 now: 8/10), Tarzan (1999) (was: 8/10 now: 9/10), Terminator (was:9/10 now: 8/10), Thank You For Smoking (was: 8/10 now: 9/10), That Thing You Do (was: 8/10 now: 9/10), Them (was: 7/10 now: 6/10), 39 Steps (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Thunderball (was: 6/10 now: 5/10), Top Hat (was: 7/10 now: 8/10), Trading Places (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Treasure of the Sierra Madre (was: 9/10 now: 6/10), UHF (was: 9/10 now: 8/10), Unbreakable (was: 8/10 now: 5/10), Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (was: 8/10 now: 9/10), What About Bob? (was: 7/10 now: 8/10), What Dreams May Come (was: 9/10 now: 8/10), When Harry Met Sally (was: 7/10 now: 8/10), Where Eagles Dare (was: 8/10 now: 6/10), Wild Bunch (was: 9/10 now: 8/10), Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (was: 8/10 now: 7/10), Witness (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Wolfman (2010) (was: 9/10 now: 8/10), World Is Not Enough (was: 7/10 now: 5/10), Yankee Doodle Dandy (was: 9/10 now: 7/10), Zelig (was: 7/10 now: 5/10)
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The Babe (1992)
Nice, energetic piece of entertainment.
Even John Goodman's hitting homers is a delight. Like always, the movie is about Babe Ruth's life and all the stuff it can talk about, possible. Goodman plays the baseball player who sometimes deserves what's going to happen, like being a brat in front of the umpires, even in front of the team. Other bad stuff about his life being shown in the movie is showing late to practices and even getting transferred to lots of teams, like the Yankees, White Sox, etc. Though, there's other problems as well; even marriage. Could it be his drinking? Or could it be something that he has on his mind? You'll never know until you pick up The Babe.
The Little Rascals (1994)
Family entertainment.
Now, for the first time, comes the Little Rascals first appearance on the screen. Having dozens, dozens and dozens of Special Appearances from Joe Dante to Mel Brooks to Lea Thompson to Whoopi Goldberg to Holly Hunter and more. Now, your mischief clan is at it again, getting into trouble and all. It is like they are the next Dennis the Menace. The movie is fun, though, it appears that around the ending part of the movie, it is then wasteful. Showing parts like stunts flying around purposely. Along with forceful special appearances that are quick and wasteful when they are shown at the very end.
Cool Runnings (1993)
John Candy, I wish you the best!
John Candy's final movie released before his death, which I'm sad to hear it is his final movie, called Cool Runnings is about two teenagers who were best friends for a long time. Suddenly, they want to join a bobsled race competition. As they meet their coach (John Candy), they realize that they have a long way to go before being in the great race. Meanwhile, with John Candy's character teaching his students teamwork and self control, they enter the championship bobsled race and have a long, fun celebration. I'm sure this will be a good movie for the family to see and especially John Candy fans.
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
The sequel to Hot Shots! is pretty funny like before.
This time, Topper Harley isn't a pilot anymore. He's now acting as if he's Rambo, one of the spoofs shown in the film. Topper Harley now has a job to bring the hostages out of Iraq before it's too late and if it is too late then Saddam Houssain (which is another funny spoof shown in the film) might shoot them. Hot Shots! Part Deux has more spoofs than it can handle than how much was shown in Hot Shots! The hilarious spoofs were a spoof of Wizard of Oz, Energizer Bunny, Robin Hood, Lady and the Tamp, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, figure of Saddam Houssain, Rambo, American Gladiators and voices of different animals. Pretty funny, don't you think?
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
The movie is silly, weird and sometimes dumb.
Clever, imaginitive, but mostly stupid fiction tale. Talks about a lowlife man by the name of Joe Banks (Tom Hanks), who appears to have a lousy life. After all those years, he agrees to go on a vacation since he only has three full months of life to live. That's because he, oddly, intends to purposely jump into the volcano for good. The movie contains a few chuckles and some smiles along the way, though. It is mostly silly, strange and weird to see. The funniest part of the movie: Seeing actress Meg Ryan playing three totally different characters. Some scenes are amusing, though, as mentioned.
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Thrilling, on task movie.
CIA agent Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin) spies on a boat named Red October. He does this so he could investigate it and tries to get enough information as possible. He does all this spying because he doesn't know if the Red October will fight against the United States (nor does the captain of the ship played by Sean Connery). Connery's good in the role as a nuclear submarine captain. The movie is a little boring, not fully. It is also just a little bit overlong. Still, that's not a biggy. The Hunt For Red October did win an Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing. Based on the #1 bestselling book written by Tom Clancy.
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan book hits the big screen just like his other novels.
Hunt For Red October had Alec Baldwin instead of Harrison Ford and two years later, Patriot Games came, which did have Harrison Ford. Now, this interesting title, Clear and Present Danger has an interesting story to it. It's an action movie that is about the President of the United States, who has now heard that there is drugs in Colombia. Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) is assigned by the judge not to have any troops involved, although, the President didn't know and Jack has to save the problems going on. I thought that this is a very thrilling film to watch, but not every scene has great parts to it.
The Client (1994)
The third John Grisham book that hits the big screen.
Better than the other Grisham movie I've seen called The Pelican Brief. In fact, The Client is the first good John Grisham film I've seen and might be interesting for Tommy Lee Jones fans or Susan Surandon fans. It's about a kid named Mark (Brad Renfro) who just witnessed a man trying to kill himself in his car. Meanwhile, Mark meets a woman (Susan Surandon) who is a lawyer. She tries to help Mark tell the truth that he really was in the car. Later on in the film, an attorney (Tommy Lee Jones) tries to investigate the case, the scene of the crime and the murderers evidence to tell if the boy is lying or not. This movie shows more of Brad Renfro and Susan Sarandon than Tommy Lee Jones.
Apollo 13 (1995)
One big recommendation!
An Apollo 13 space shuttle is destined to orbit the moon. Though, there appears to be a burn in the shuttle. All four astronauts (Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon and Gary Sinise) try to wonder what was going on and save their shuttle. Their space shuttle then leaves space because of what was happening. Swell movie, having director Ron Howard (The Paper, Parenthood) make lots of unique ideas here and there with superb creations and thoughts for a movie that takes place in the 1970s. Based on a true story. It was also based on a book called Lost Moon by Jim Lovell. Originally titled: Lost Moon.
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
Somewhat funny Abbott and Costello comedy.
With very, very few slow spots containing, Lou plays fired bellboy, Freddie Phillips. Apparently, he has been framed. Casey (Bud Abbott) is a hotel detective trying to claim that his friend Freddy is innocent by not accusing him of the murders of the dead people surrounding the hotel. Meanwhile, an Indian Swami-like character (Boris Karloff) tries to have Freddie commit suicide. He plans for Freddie dozens of certain obstacles, such as: Jumping out of the window, stabbing yourself with a knife, trying to strangle yourself with a rope, etc. Though, Lou is too stupid to do any of those obstacles.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Very funny movie.
Like the Three Stooges and Laurel and Hardy, this is another one of those paired up buddies. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein tells the story of Abbott and Costello who are movers who move people into houses. They move a man into a haunted type house where Costello and soon Abbott meet the monster. This movie also has other monsters such as Dracula (Bela Lugosi), a very short scene at the end of the movie for the Invisible Man (Vincent Price) and the man that moves into the house turns into the Wolfman. Another thing about the movie is that Dracula wants to replace Costello's brain in the monster's.
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
A funny spoof.
The Zucker Brothers and Jim Abrahams, the people who have created the funny Airplane comedy, now creates The Naked Gun. Lieutenant Frank Drebin from Police Squad always bumbles around kind of like Inspector Clouseau. He has a case about Queen Elizabeth at the baseball game, who is going to get killed unknowingly. Frank is also worried about what happened to his best friend Nordberg (O. J. Simpson), a man that always has an accident everyday. Another thing is that Frank met a girl named Jane Spencer (Priscilla Presley), who doesn't realize that she is working with a bad guy. This is extremely funny.
Rain Man (1988)
Great dramatic movie
Dustin Hoffman plays a man that has problems and the only person who could help him is his brother (Tom Cruise). Together, they're trying to have a relationship between one another. Dustin Hoffman is fantastic as Rain Man, the man who has problems. What I really liked about this movie is that it's a movie about true friendship and trust. The movie also has some comic scenes you can laugh at. It's also interesting Tom Cruise would team up with actor Dustin Hoffman. The movie also won awards for: Best Picture, Best Director: Barry Levinson and Best Screenplay, too. This film may not be for kids, but it's still a movie a lot of people should see.
Surf Ninjas (1993)
Nonstop crummy every minute you watch it.
Three brothers somehow hear that they're God's of some sort. Meanwhile, they battle a captain and his gang of misfits. The bad guy is surprisingly played by Leslie Nielsen, which I think to myself, why would a big star be in this film. Anyway, the cool brothers try to kill Neilsen and his gang as well. Good actors in disappointing roles such as Saturday Night Live's Rob Schneider. He is pretty funny on Saturday Night Live, now I wonder how he could act as one of the dumb brothers. Schneider was also in better movies that I've seen. Also, guess how disappointed a lot of people will feel when they see Leslie Nielsen.
The Shadow (1994)
Based on the 40s radio show of the Shadow.
Alec Baldwin meets a master that teaches him that he shouldn't be a bad guy. To make up from that, he and the master challenge a duel and as they do, later on in the movie, he becomes The Shadow. After all those years, he returns to New York City to continue the duel against his master. What I like about the film is that it has great cinematography. I really think the special effects are also great as well as what the movie's about. If you're ready for action, no more Batman or Superman, come and remember this sort of blockbuster film of the radio show and remember: The Shadow knows Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Lost in Yonkers (1993)
This is a good dramatic comedy that is based on a play.
When two kids have to live with their aunt, uncle and grandma for a while, they get used to it the best way they can. Richard Dreyfuss, who plays their uncle is pretty good when his character acts like some big shot in the film. Other than that, he wants everything to be perfect and to teach the boys stuff that he shouldn't teach. Mercedes Ruel plays the boys aunt who teaches what life these days are all about. The boys try to depend on their aunt more than on their uncle. She also couldn't handle her mom and is scared of her because she acts kind of mean. Even if you haven't seen the play, see this.
Pocahontas (1995)
Weak Disney cartoon.
Somehow, this 33rd animated motion picture is one of the weakest Disney cartoons. Though, good animation, good acting and the best (and surprisingly, only good) song titled: "Colors of the Wind", which won a Golden Globe and Academy Award is what saves the movie. It appears that Pocahontas falls in love with explorer/adventurer John Smith (Mel Gibson, who helps this movie a lot). Then, Smith tries to save Pocahontas' Indian tribe after he and his team can't find anymore gold in the ground. Pocahontas barely stretches out to 80 minutes; this cute animals business is a mess; the movie can't confess that it's based on a true story.
Dave (1993)
Good for some kids and adults.
Kevin Kline stars in a funny comedy directed by Ivan Reitman. Kevin Kline plays both the real Bill and the fake Bill (whose real name is Dave). When the actual President of the United States named Bill died after he came back from his trip one night, his two agents try to find a look a like until they finally got their match. It's a lot harder as it seems for Kevin Kline, who now plays the fake Bill to run the White House. All except for the two agents don't know that Dave is a phony. Another funny thing is that the fake Bill's actions is much better than the real Bill's actions and characteristics.
Junior (1994)
Director Ivan Reitman directs another one of his funny films.
This pretty funny movie is about two scientists. One scientist (Danny DeVito) convinces the other scientist (Arnold Schwarzenegger) to be pregnant once and as DeVito snoops around to find the perfect formula, he finds an egg named Junior. As he tests it out on Arnold, Arnold realizes that DeVito stole Emma Thompson's egg. What I liked about this film is that the script organized the laughs so it won't go out of hand. Another thing I like is that Arnold Schwarzenegger has pretty funny lines with Danny DeVito. I also realized that if you liked Twins and Kindergarten Cop, you might like this film the same way.
Dad (1989)
It doesn't matter how old you are, you can still have a good time seeing this film.
Jack Lemmon's performance is just fantastic when he stars in a film that should have got him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. This is a pretty interesting film for the whole family to see. It's about Lemmon's wife (Olympia Dukakis) who has to help her husband do stuff since he can't by himself. Meanwhile, Dukakis has a bad sickness in the frozen food section at the supermarket. Since she's at the hospital, Lemmon gets his son (Ted Danson) to take care of him. After Danson does, suddenly, Lemmon has a whole new life ahead of him and acts like a little kid again. This dramatic movie is good to watch even by yourself.
Renaissance Man (1994)
Danny DeVito is in good form throughout the film.
A man named Bill Rego (Danny DeVito) is ordered to be in the army for a while. There, he teaches one main class about the life of Shakespeare. The men that learn about Shakespeare in DeVito's class appear to have faith in what they have now learned. After that, Bill Rego appears to enjoy being a teacher in the army after all. Surprisingly, director Penny Marshall (the director of Big and A League of Their Own) directed this, which isn't really her style. There are a few flawed moments. The good thing about that is that the flawed scenes are equal to the good material in the movie. There are lots of good scenes shown in the movie.
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
The seventh Star Trek movie has an interesting reaction to it by Star Trek fans.
The Next Generation crew discover a villain (Malcolm McDowell) who develops a red ribbon (it's called a Nexus), which if you enter it, you can go back in the past and start remembering the times you had before. One thing I didn't like is that the opening has the original crew meet a different crew and doesn't show us how or why. I did see Generations in the theater because I liked the idea of the two groups working together, but it was mostly too blah. I liked Data's comedy, but there wasn't much action or interaction with the groups together, aside from Shatner and Stewart. I think the visuals were cool and it had some laughs, but the rest was nothing special. William Shatner is only at the beginning and end of the film.
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
A wan successor to its original predecessor.
Even though the animation is good, new characters are fun to watch and Don Bluth not directing doesn't mean that it's good. The Fatcat character (Dom Deluise) acts like he's going to be dinner with the hawks; like they want to cook him. It ain't creative. Nope, it's sure not. The movie is handed down to producer Steven Spielberg. The only time he does well producing animation is when he makes shows on channel 5. Now, your mouse Fivel and his family head to the West, where Fivel acts imaginative. Fivel meets the Sheriff Wylie Burp and then sees Wylie train the Fatcat. An American Tail wasn't that great, but better to see than An American Tail: Fivel Goes West.
That Thing You Do! (1996)
It's hard to resist.
I'm not even a music person and it's just terrific. It's my choice for the best movie of 1996. Shockingly, it opened and closed. Not many people cared to see it. Of course, the best great movies are the most natural ones. It felt like a real biographical story, without being predictable or ordinary. Why wasn't it doing well? Tom Hanks was the biggest name with Apollo 13 and Toy Story in 1995 and Forrest Gump in 1994. His name alone should be big enough. It just baffles me. I give the theatrical cut 9/10 and the director's either a 6 or 7. I almost never enjoy director's cuts. They add scenes that aren't necessary and then the scenes that were necessary are boring because it took longer to get to them. The bass player had nothing to do. I don't know why he was in the movie. It just should've been a trio band. I'm surprised most of the actors went nowhere movie wise after the picture except Charlize Theron and Liv Tyler.
Casper (1995)
The special effects are pretty unique.
I saw some of the Casper cartoons, they weren't bad. They were fair. Now, after seeing Casper on the big screen, I became amazed by it. I think it was the special effects. With its beginning not working out at first, Casper has two people (Eric Idle and Cathy Moriarty) try to contact a "ghost therapist" (Bill Pullman) to try and rid the ghosts and locate treasure in the mansion. The "ghost therapist" brings his daughter named Kat (Christina Ricci) along. Inside the house, they meet Casper and at first get freaked out by Casper's three Uncles. The main story is Casper wishing that he can come back to life. Not to be a ghost.