Category: 2008 Movie Reviews

Taken

Liam Neeson is a former government agent named Bryan, whose dumb teenage daughter insists on going on an unsupervised trip to Europe with her friend.  Almost immediately after they arrive, they’re targeted by kidnappers who break into their apartment and take them away to be sold into prostitution.  As that’s...

Milk

Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man elected to a public office in 1977 in San Francisco. He fought against a city ordinance that allowed companies to fire someone based on their sexual orientation. He also fought against a state proposition along the same lines and eerily similar...

Transporter 3

While watching Transporter 3, I thought it was the same plot as the first one or was it the second one? Maybe both. Then I realized that I’ve never seen the second one. I thought I did. I might as well have since it seems to be the same movie...

The Incredible Hulk

This movie was so much better than the turd of a movie that came out a few years ago where a cartoony Hulk bounced through the movie.  I thought the movie did a better job getting right into the action by skipping past how be became the Hulk during...

Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist

Nick is a lovelorn boy who was dumped by a girl he is obsessed over. Why was he obsessed with Pumpkin Head? That’s how I refer to the actress that plays Tris. She’s way too skinny for her large head. Anyway, he was dumped by Pumpkin Head who was...

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

I don’t mind voice overs when they are done well. I really hate annoying and unnecessary voice overs. Voice overs are annoying when they take the place of lazy direction and acting. When they tell us what people are like instead of actually figuring it out by their actions...

Rachel Getting Married

Kim is a former model who is released from rehab for a few days so she can attend her sister’s wedding. Kim is used to being the center of attention. When things, God forbid, actually center on her sister for the wedding weekend, Kim makes sure to bring all...

MWG: My Name Is Bruce

April is Stacy’s month to pick a movie for us to all watch and review. She is a fan of Bruce Campbell, so she selected his latest movie for our viewing pleasure. My Name Is Bruce Mistaken for the character he plays in the Evil Dead films, B-movie icon...

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

I enjoyed the first movie more than I expected. I found the penguins and the lemur king (played by Sacha Baron Cohen) hilarious. They were still the best part of the sequel. This one picks up right where the last one left off. They had put together their plane...

X-Files: I Want to Believe

X-Files: I Want to Believe Directed: Chris Carter Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Xzibit, Billy Connolly This felt like a very long episode and not one of the good ones. It would have been one of the episodes I would have watched only once with no reason...