Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Spider-Man

Spider-Man (2002) 7.4/10


When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family.







Spider-Man 2 (2004) 7.7/10

Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius, who becomes Doctor Octopus (aka Doc Ock), after an accident causes him . . . . . .



Spider-Man 3 (2007) 6.4/10

A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Platoon (1986)


8.2/10
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A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Angel Eyes (2001)

5.4/10

A mysterious man is drawn to a feisty female police officer and a unusual relationship ensues, as not everything is as it seems.

Changeling (2008)


8.0/10


A grief-stricken mother takes on the LAPD to her own detriment when it stubbornly tries to pass off an obvious impostor as her missing child, while also refusing to give up hope that she will find him one day.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Julie & Julia (2009)

7.5/10



Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.

Toy Story (1995) & Toy Story 2 (1999)


8.1/10
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A cowboy toy is profoundly threatened and jealous when a fancy spaceman toy supplants him as top toy in a boy's room.

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8.0/10
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When Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and his friends vow to rescue him, but Woody finds the idea of immortality in a museum tempting.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

8.1/10

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The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.

Orphan (2009)

7.2/10

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A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she claims to be.

Rogue Trader (1999)

5.9/10

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One man's ambition causes one of the greatest financial disasters in history.

The Thin Red Line (1998)

7.5/10

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Director Terrence Malick's adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.