Movies, Film and My Opinion

 So this is the early days for Arnold and little Anakin and so many stars. Sinbad, Phil Hartman and Rita Wilson all did a great job. A husband who neglects his wife and son most of the year has to rush to find his son the doll he wants most: Turbo Man. But it's all sold out on Christmas Eve - what is Howard gonna do? He keeps running into Myron, a mailman, who is also looking for a Turbo Man doll, as he searches all over town for this doll. The final climax of the story comes when Myron has his son, his son has the doll and Howard, dressed as Turbo Man, has to get both his son and the doll back. The second twist to this story is Howard's wife, Liz, and the next door neighbor, Ted. Ted wants Liz, wants to replace Howard in her life. Liz doesn't get the hints. How far will Ted go to show Liz he is the better husband? It's definitely a holiday show. I noticed the Winter Parade included not only Christmas but Hanukkah and Kwanzaa in the mix. Very inclusive. This is a very s...

 My husband, who loves holiday movies, found this one on Amazon Prime. A couple, who broke up 6 months before Christmas, find themselves together at the gentleman's house with his family. They invited her and didn't tell him. Now what? The bitter feud between these two is hilarious. We also travel along during Christmastime to find out more about his family and how she fits into their lives. Graham is wonderfully played by Robbie Amell and his love/hate interest, Ali, is played by Leighton Meester. My favorite character was Graham's dad, played by Michael Hitchcock. Very straight forward, very blunt, and very care-free. If anyone is looking for a decent rom-com, this is it. It's quirky and funny and serious and quick-witted. It's perfect for the season.

 I'm a little different than my friends and associates: I like my Christmas movies with some action. I like the running, the jumping, the falling out of trees. I like the gun shots and the death and the rescues and the love of family in the end. I like car races and jumping off buildings and saving the world. This is the kind of movie I like. "Red One" is the kind of Christmas movie I like. Dwayne Johnson plays Callum, a bodyguard/security guard for Santa Claus who comes to retirement, but before he can get his foot out the door, Santa is kidnapped by a powerful witch. What is he gonna do now? How does he find him? What will the world do? It's Christmas Eve and Santa has a big job ahead of him. Zoe, played by Lucy Liu, assists him by finding the man who helped the witch break into the North Pole to kidnap Santa. This man is a pro at getting information, pick-pocketing people and being on the naughty list. Chris Evans plays this man, Jack, who thinks of nothing but him...

 I really enjoyed this movie. I still like the first one better, but I really enjoyed this movie. I know that tornadoes are no joke and the damage from their powerful winds are at the same time marvelous and horrifying, this movie had so many visual train wrecks that I couldn't look away. Human beings that freak out in situations get killed. Or carried away, in this case. The main lady, Kate, loses most of her team in the beginning of the movie and it haunts her the entire movie. She loses the "gusto" that she had in her early carrier when studying tornadoes and finding ways to make humans safer by getting more knowledge about the dangerous weather. She meets Tyler who is an internet sensation and Kate can't stand that. No science, all pretty face and popularity. To her, he's selfish and she wants to help all people. For him, she's big city and doesn't care about the small towns while he gives food to the poor off camera. The chasing of tornadoes, the scie...

 I totally enjoyed this movie! I really did! I enjoyed the voice-over work, the animation, the story, the back-story, all of it. Two miners, best friends, look out for each other all the time. And then one of them wants something more, and the other one thinks he's crazy but goes along with it. And they get publicity. And then they get sentenced to silence. And they escape. And they discover stuff. And they are offered a second chance with their new bodies, new powers, the power to transform. And they discover that their leader isn't telling the truth about everything. One friend takes it very badly, the other wants everyone else to know. The battles are intense and the deaths are just....raw! Mad props to Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson and Keegan Michael Key! I'm totally impressed with the feeling and intensity they put in the film. I'd like to see a follow-up film!

 Wow. Michael Keaton twice in one year. So, I actually got free tickets for this movie through AARP (yes, I'm that old) so my husband and I went. This was not what I expected from Mr. Keaton. I did expect the humor and I saw so much of his usual nuances in his movements and how he says things, but this character was a new one for me. A gallery owner. He's trying to make it. His wife in rehab. He is now the sole parent of twins. And he has a daughter from a previous marriage who is going through things of her own. But Now Michael's character is being his from all directions in this movie: when will his wife be home? How does he keep the engagements that he needs to keep funding for his gallery? How does he keep a connection with the twins to let them know they are not abandoned? And how does he keep his word to his eldest daughter? So much stress in this movie, so many different things going on and at the end I just wanted to cry for some many different reasons. Oh, and he f...