VAULT: A
Movies that start with the letter A, that me & my sister, T, have seen, rated & commented on.
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- DirectorJoe CarnahanStarsLiam NeesonBradley CooperSharlto CopleyA group of Iraq War veterans look to clear their name with the U.S. Military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed.Had a few good moments, but overall a disappointment. This movie did not deserve Liam Neeson.
Mine - ** T's - *1/2 2012 - DirectorVondie Curtis-HallStarsAunjanue Ellis-TaylorKeke PalmerSherri ShepherdA baby abducted at birth and raised by the woman who took her, eventually discovers she is a missing child, reconnects with her birth parents, and struggles with choosing between her two identities.Movie touches on subjects(the abduction, lingering love of family, unfamiliarity of birth family) but, doesn't delve deep enough.
mine - **1/2 T's - n/a 2014 - DirectorRobert FuestStarsVincent PriceJoseph CottenVirginia NorthDoctor, scientist, organist, and biblical scholar Anton Phibes seeks revenge on the nine doctors he considers responsible for the death of his wife.It was okay but, this movie inspired all of those slasher movies that were made from the eighties 'til now. It was rather fun to connect the scenes to other movies. Also, the macabre sense of humor was a nice touch.
mine - ** T's - bomb 2014 - DirectorChuck JonesMaurice NobleStarsMel BlancBugs and Daffy run into the abominable snowman in the Himalayas.Re-tread from "left turn at Albuquerque to "rabbit! - duck! - rabbit."
The only new thing was this monster channeled Lenny from "Of Mice & Men".
mine - **1/2 T's - n/a 2016 - DirectorSteven SchachterStarsChristopher ReeveKim CattrallEdward KerrA paralyzed cop struggles with his life following a failed special operation and gets depressed. His wife and brother try to get him out of that state which causes a series of unpredictable events.Okay cop thriller (?) where the actors play by the numbers and the little twist was not all that surprising.
mine - ** T's - n/a 2014 - DirectorWalter SallesStarsJosé DumontRodrigo SantoroRita AssemanyWhen ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother, a young man questions the tradition of violence between two rival families.Interesting storytelling on how the sins of the fathers continue to prey on the sons. And, how men through the ages get caught up in the endless cycle of vengeance, pride and ignorance to their own detriment.
mine - *** T's - * 2017 - DirectorLawrence KasdanStarsWilliam HurtKathleen TurnerGeena DavisAn emotionally distant writer of travel guides must carry on with his life after his son is killed and his marriage crumbles.I kinda liked it, though it was slow going.
mine-***
T's-**
1999 - DirectorBilly WilderStarsKirk DouglasJan SterlingRobert ArthurA frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to rekindle his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus.Dynamic - made of steel - performance by Kirk Douglas leads this story of mankind's insatiable appetite for the morbid and the people who are willing to wallow in it. Stark & brutal, puts this movie up there in the classics category.
mine - ***1/2 T's - bomb 2014 - DirectorMax MayerStarsHugh DancyRose ByrnePeter GallagherAdam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.Standard love conquers all story, not too memorable except for the ending. The movie did not play it by the book, which was quite nice.
mine - **1/2 T's - *** 2013 - DirectorGeorge CukorStarsSpencer TracyKatharine HepburnJudy HollidayDomestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband.Hepburn & Tracy were fun to watch, they showed lots of love & respect.
mine-***1/2
T's-*1/2 1998 - DirectorAbel FerraraStarsLili TaylorChristopher WalkenAnnabella SciorraA New York philosophy grad student turns into a vampire after getting bitten by one, and then tries to come to terms with her new lifestyle and frequent craving for human blood.I'm not sure what to make of it. Were they trying to say there is hope or no hope?
mine-**
T's-bomb
2000 - DirectorJames NeilsonStarsRoddy McDowallSuzanne PleshetteKarl MaldenA young man from Boston heads west to join the California gold rush with the hopes of restoring his family fortune, but his dedicated butler sets out to find him and bring him home.Fun low key Disney movie that makes for an entertaining time waster.
mine - **1/2 T's - *** 2015 - DirectorSteve BarronStarsMartin LandauJonathan Taylor ThomasGeneviève BujoldOne of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet named Pinocchio has one major desire, to become a real boy someday, but he has to learn to act responsibly.Rather boring- Pinocchio never came to life for me.
mine - ** T's - **
2001 - DirectorStephan ElliottStarsHugo WeavingGuy PearceTerence StampTwo drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.Colorful movie with engaging characters, with the three main actors doing a superb job. Some very entertaining moments but, it kind of loses steam by the end.
mine - **1/2 T's - *** 2013 - DirectorMichael CurtizWilliam KeighleyStarsErrol FlynnOlivia de HavillandBasil RathboneWhen Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence in 1190s England, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a resistance movement.I didn't think it was much fun and Flynn was too cocky.
mine-**
T's-**
1999 - DirectorAlfred L. WerkerStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceIda LupinoThe master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century.Sherlock wasn't so smart & I would have liked the chance to guess along.
mine-**1/2
T's-**
1999 - DirectorNobutaka NishizawaFred WolfStarsBob ArbogastPat FraleyBarry GordonTo fight evil, a young rabbit can transform into a star spangled superhero.It was too confusing. It didn't hold my interest at all.
mine-**
T's-n/a
1998 - DirectorOtto PremingerStarsFranchot ToneLew AyresHenry FondaThe polarizing search for a new Secretary of State has far-reaching consequences.Even though its slow going at the beginning, the professional ensemble cast with well drawn characters helped capture and hold my attention through a very engrossing and timeless movie.
mine - *** T's - **1/2 2015 - DirectorLeo McCareyStarsCary GrantDeborah KerrRichard DenningA couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?The first half worked better than the second half but overall, there was no real chemistry between the leads and there was no warm, fuzzy feelings of romance; at least not to me.
mine - ** T's - ** 2014 - DirectorHavana MarkingStarsRafi NaabzadaLima SaharHameed SakhizadaA documentary about the simultaneously unifying and divisive effects of Afghanistan's version of the TV talent show format on its society. It focuses on "Afghan Star" which airs on the Tolo TV channel in Afghanistan.Such a sad show. How does a country fall so far?
mine - ***
T's - **1/2
2011 - DirectorJames FoleyStarsJason PatricRachel WardBruce DernAfter he escapes from a mental hospital, a former boxer works for a widow. When she asks him to get involved in a kidnapping, he has second thoughts.It moved at a slow pace, though it had it's moments. The end was interesting.
Mine-**
T's-*
1999 - DirectorWerner HerzogStarsKlaus KinskiRuy GuerraHelena RojoIn the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.An interesting film of a man's journey into madness & the people who followed him. Depressing story and the camera work was dizzying.
mine-**1/2
1999 T's-*1/2 - DirectorClarence BrownStarsWallace BeeryLionel BarrymoreAline MacMahonStory of small-town life in turn-of-the-century America, and a young boy's problems facing adolescence.Okay coming of age movie where the kid in question is a bit too stagey but tones it down towards the end & the 'Lead' is really only there for drunken comic relief.
mine - ** T's - ** 2019 - DirectorScandar CoptiYaron ShaniStarsFouad HabashNisrin SiksikElias SabaAjami is the religiously mixed community of Muslims and Christians in Tel Aviv. These are five stories about the everyday life in Ajami.With such potential for an informative and compelling human drama, it should have been better than it was.
mine - **
T's - **
2011 - DirectorJohn WayneStarsJohn WayneRichard WidmarkLaurence HarveyIn 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.All gung-ho. Kind of dumb on the ending
mine-**1/2
T's-**1/2
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