I have decided that there is just not enough movie buzz on the web so I have added my unbiased input to the world of movie critiques. I am not much of a reviewer but I do like to watch movies - especially a good action movie or comedy ... what guy doesn't. Mostly I want to be entertained but sometimes a movie will surprise me and I find myself unexpectedly reacting to the story, a character or the music.
Here are the movies that have earned my coveted ten star rating. [click on them to read my review]
Chariots of Fire | ★★★★★★★★★★
Crip Camp | ★★★★★★★★★★
Dallas Buyers Club | ★★★★★★★★★★
Defiance | ★★★★★★★★★★
The Descendants | ★★★★★★★★★★
Freedom Writers | ★★★★★★★★★★
Glory | ★★★★★★★★★★
Gone with the Wind | ★★★★★★★★★★
Green Book | ★★★★★★★★★★
Harriet | ★★★★★★★★★★
Hidden Figures | ★★★★★★★★★★
The Help | ★★★★★★★★★★
Judy | ★★★★★★★★★★
Just Mercy | ★★★★★★★★★★
The King's Speech | ★★★★★★★★★★
Manchester by the Sea | ★★★★★★★★★★
Nomadland | ★★★★★★★★★★
Philomena | ★★★★★★★★★★
Selma | ★★★★★★★★★★
Slumdog Millionaire | ★★★★★★★★★★
Soul Surfer | ★★★★★★★★★★
Temple Grandin | ★★★★★★★★★★
War Horse | ★★★★★★★★★★
When I Walk | ★★★★★★★★★★
Following are links, in alphabetical order, to my thoughts in brief on the flicks that I have watched since I began blogging here. I rate on a scale of ten, with ten stars being the max, but most of these are rated fairly well because I checked them out before I saw them. Generally speaking 9-10 stars means I loved it, 7-8 means I liked it, 5-6 indicate I was neutral on it, 3-4 means I disliked it and 1-2 says that I hated it.
Read some more of my movie blogging thoughts in a post titled: Not Another Movie Critic
About Time | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
The Accountant | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Age of Adeline | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Adam | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Argo | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
The Adjustment Bureau | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Amazing Grace | ★★★★★★★★★☆
The Amazing Spiderman | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Amelia | ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
American Sniper | ★★★★★★★★★☆
The Answer Man | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
The Artist | ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆
Atlas Shrugged | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Australia | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Avatar | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
The Aviator | ★★★★★★★★★☆
The Beaver | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Bella | ★★★★★★★★★☆
Ben-Hur | ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
The Big Sick | ★★★★★★★★★☆
Blade Runner | ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆
The Bourne Ultimatum | ★★★★★★★★★☆
Brooklyn | ★★★★★★★★★☆
The Butler | ★★★★★★★★★☆
Benjamin Button | ★★★★★★★★★☆
The Blind Side | ★★★★★★★★★☆
Bobby | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Bride and Prejudice | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
The Butler | ★★★★★★★★★☆
Casino | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Cats | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Chariots of Fire | ★★★★★★★★★★
Chasing Mavericks | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
City Island | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Click | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Cloud Atlas | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
CODA | ★★★★★★★★★☆
Collateral Beauty | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
The Company Men | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Conviction | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Country Strong | ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Crazy Heart | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Crip Camp | ★★★★★★★★★★
Dan in Real Life | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Dallas Buyers Club | ★★★★★★★★★★
Defiance | ★★★★★★★★★★
Deja Vu | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
The Descendants | ★★★★★★★★★★
Dreamgirls | ★★★★★★★★★☆
Duplicity | ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Eagle Eye | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Eat Pray Love | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Edge of Tomorrow | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Ender's Game
The Equalizer | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Exodus | ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Extraordinary Measures | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Fair Game | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
The Favourite | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
50/50 | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
The Fighter | ★★★★★★★★★☆
Flight | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Flight Plan | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
42 | ★★★★★★★★★★
The Founder | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Fracture | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Freedom Writers | ★★★★★★★★★★
Ghostbusters | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Glory | ★★★★★★★★★★
Gone with the Wind | ★★★★★★★★★★
Good Night and Good Luck | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Goodnight Mr Tom | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Gran Torino | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Grassroots | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Gravity | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
The Great Gatsby | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Green Book | ★★★★★★★★★★
Green Zone | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
The Grey | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Grosse Point Blank | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
The Guilt Trip | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Hacksaw Ridge | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Hairspray | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Harriet | ★★★★★★★★★★
The Help | ★★★★★★★★★★
Here Comes the Boom | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Hidden Figures | ★★★★★★★★★★
Hillbilly Elegy | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Hitchcock | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
The Hoax | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hunger Games | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
The Hurt Locker | ★★★★★★★★★☆
Hyde Park on Hudson | ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
I Am Number Four | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
The Impossible | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Independence Day :: Resurgence | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
The Informant! | ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆
Interstellar | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
The Iron Lady | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
The Island | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Invictus | ★★★★★★★★★☆
J. Edgar | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Jackie | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Jason Bourne | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Jersey Boys | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Judy | ★★★★★★★★★★
Just Like Heaven | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Just Mercy | ★★★★★★★★★★
Keeping Up with the Jones | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Kill the Irishman | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
The King's Speech | ★★★★★★★★★★
Knives Out | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
The Lady | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Larry Crowne | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
The Last Station | ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Last Vegas | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Les Misérables | ★★★★★★★★★☆☆
Letters to Juliet | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Life of Pi | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Lilies of the Field | ★★★★★★★★★☆
Limitless | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Lincoln | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
The Lincoln Lawyer | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Lion | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Little Miss Sunshine | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
The Lobster | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Love Happens | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Machine Gun Preacher | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Made in Dagenham | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Man of Steel | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Man on a Ledge | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
The Martian | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Mandela :: Long Walk to Freedom | ★★★★★★★★★☆
The Magnificent Seven | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
The Man from Uncle | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Man of Steel | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Manchester by the Sea | ★★★★★★★★★★
Marley & Me | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Masterminds | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
The Matrix | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
The Midnight Sky | ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Money Monster | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Moneyball | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
The Mule | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Munich | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Music and Lyrics | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Music Within | ★★★★★★★★★☆
The Nativity Story | ★★★★★★★★★☆
No Reservations | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Noah
Nomadland | ★★★★★★★★★★
Now You See Me 2 | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Oblivion | ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Open Range | ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Phantom of the Opera| ★★★★★★★★★☆
Philomena | ★★★★★★★★★★
Pirate Radio | ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆
The Prestige | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Promised Land | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
The Pursuit of Happyness | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Ray | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Red 2 | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Reign Over Me | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Religulous | ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Robin Hood | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Robot and Frank | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
The Sapphires | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Sea Wife | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Secondhand Lions | ★★★★★★★★★☆
The Secret Life of Bees | ★★★★★★★★★☆
Secretariat | ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Selma | ★★★★★★★★★★
The Shack | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Shadowlands | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Silver Linings Playbook | ★★★★★★★★★☆☆
Slumdog Millionaire | ★★★★★★★★★★
Snowden | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
The Social Network | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
The Soloist | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Solaris | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Son of God | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Soul Surfer | ★★★★★★★★★★
The Sound of Music Live! | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Source Code | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Spartacus | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Spectre | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Spiderman 3 | ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Start Trek IV: The Journey Home | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Star Trek :: Beyond | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Star Trek :: Into Darkness | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Star Wars :: The Foece Awakens | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Stranger Than Fiction | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Sunrise at Campobello | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Super 8 | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Support Your Local Sheriff | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
The Switch | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Temple Grandin | ★★★★★★★★★★
Terminator Genisys | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Thank You for Smoking | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
The Trial of the Chicago Seven | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
There Will Be Blood | ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆
Thin Ice | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆
Total Recall | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Transcendence | ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Tuesdays with Morrie | ★★★★★★★★★☆
The Two Popes | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Unbroken | ★★★★★★★★★☆
Unknown | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Unstoppable | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
The Vow | ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆
W. | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
War Horse | ★★★★★★★★★★
Watchmen | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Water for Elephants | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
The Way We Were | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
We Bought a Zoo | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
When I Walk | ★★★★★★★★★★
Whip It | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
The White Tiger | ★★★★★★★★☆☆
The Wronged Man | ★★★★★★★★★☆
You Don't Know Jack | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Zero Dark Thirty | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
