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LWM-Iron Man 2 Movie review

LWM-Iron Man 2 Movie review

Wednesday, May 19, 2010 No Comments

“I am Iron Man” the words that lead us into the next installment of the Iron Man movies. Tony Stark played by Robert Downey Jr fulfills the role as if it were meant to be played by him. The movie by Director Jon Favreau, who also directed Iron Man (2008) and plays the role of [...]

LWM-Movie Review, How to Train your Dragon

LWM-Movie Review, How to Train your Dragon

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 No Comments

This week Mike and Jeanne take a look at Dreamworks animated film “How to Train Your Dragon” which follows the young character Hiccup. His name is truer to his character than you may think, he is the hiccup in the village, where he goes disasters often follow. Hiccup is not your normal Viking and [...]

Lets Watch Movies “Up in the Air” movie review

Lets Watch Movies “Up in the Air” movie review

Friday, April 9, 2010 No Comments

This week we take a look “Up in the Air” starring George Clooney and Vera Farmiga. Ryan Bingham (Clooney) is the man you do not want to see on the other side of the table, he is the “termination pecialist”. We follow him in his detached, I don’t carry a backpack life as [...]

Avatar movie review

Avatar movie review

Tuesday, December 29, 2009 1 Comment

This week we review the much anticipated James Cameron film… Aliens…I mean Terminator…no no that’s not right..it was Titanic. Actually, hard to believe, but Titanic was the last Big movie directed by Cameron.  Do I have your attention now?  I meant Avatar of course!!!  Written and directed by James Cameron, with a MONSTER budget of [...]

A Christmas Carol, movie review

A Christmas Carol, movie review

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 No Comments

This week we take a look at a new twist on a classic tale, “A Christmas Carol”, written by Charles Dickens.  The movie is animated by using motion capture technology, which has seen some increase in recent years beginning with The Polar Express in 2004 and most recently, Beowulf in 2007.  These movies are also [...]

Surrogates movie review

Surrogates movie review

Monday, October 5, 2009 No Comments

In a world where you let your robotic counterpart take all the risks, there is almost no disease, no fatal car accidents, and everyone can be who they want…until something goes wrong

The Express and District 9

The Express and District 9

Friday, August 21, 2009 No Comments

We would like to take this opportunity to go back in time, no not a sci-fi movie with lots of cool special effects, but a look at the past in the 2008 movie “The Express”.  This is a drama about the very real life and struggles of Ernie Davis, the first African-American to be awarded [...]

GI Joe: the rise of Cobra

GI Joe: the rise of Cobra

Thursday, August 13, 2009 No Comments

Back in the mid 1980’s I remember this low budget cartoon that came on in the afternoons when I got out of my last class in college.   Since I didnt have cable, and satalite TV was for the rich back then, there were very few choices for a relaxing moment in front of the television [...]

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie review hp6

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie review hp6

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 No Comments

We join our “chosen one” in the sixth installment of the J.K Rowling series  Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.  The movie picks up with no time passing since the last film ending, and is much anticipated due to the “someone isn’t going to make it” sub-plot.  And you may have sat there wondering [...]

Transformers Revenge of the Fallen movie review

Transformers Revenge of the Fallen movie review

Thursday, July 2, 2009 No Comments

Transformers is one of those movie franchises that you knew would have a sequel before the 1st movie was ever released.  And true to form, Hollywood has given us another sequel, but the question is, can this movie eclipse what has been called the most underwhelming blockbuster of modern cinema.  The original movie was all [...]

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