Talkie Zoo, movies, actors, ratings

MONK

2011-11-28T07:02:00.001-06:00

I decided a couple of months ago to sign up for Netflix online. I can watch TV shows and movies all I want on my computer for about $8 a month. I like this a lot better than renting movies since this...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

DE-LOVELY

2011-11-13T21:39:00.001-06:00

Cole Porter. Who can't like his music? I certainly do, and I'm not really a big show music fan. However, Mr. Porter certainly did write some great songs, and I know we're all familiar with them....

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

November anniversary?

2011-11-13T21:09:00.001-06:00

My late husband and I were married in November of 1984. I've discovered that a lot of folks got married in the fall of the year instead of in the spring, which we normally think of as the time for...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

THE LADYKILLERS

2011-11-06T22:42:00.001-06:00

A dark comedy, The Ladykillers (2004; R) stars Tom Hanks as a professor who has concocted a plan to rob a bank. He has sent out invitations to a variety of ne'er-do-wells he knows so they can help...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

Heard some good tunes at Jersey Boys on Broadway

2011-10-24T19:30:00.001-05:00

Guest post written by Ellen Gordon There are all kinds of things that I loved about my recent trip to New York City. I think that really the only thing that i didn't like about the trip was my...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

Running on batteries

2011-10-17T01:35:00.001-05:00

In the near future, very near I hope, I will be supplementing my electricity with solar power. Eventually I hope to go full solar/wind/generator for my electrical needs. I've switched over to very...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

FOOD MATTERS

2011-10-06T07:10:00.002-05:00

Not along the lines of entertainment, but more of a documentary, Food Matters (2008) is super informative. It takes you through known food sources and helps you understand how poorly many of us eat....

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

CHAIN REACTION

2011-09-16T12:00:00.001-05:00

Ever wonder what the world would be like if we could free ourselves from all fossil fuels? What if a new fuel source presented itself, and was given away, free of cost, to all mankind? That's the...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

PAST TENSE

2011-09-16T11:04:00.001-05:00

Well, I watched this made-for-TV movie a couple of weeks ago. Apparently, it was so lackluster that I barely remembered what it was about. After a short review of Past Tense (2006), I remembered why...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

Shopping for great deals

2011-09-16T10:53:00.001-05:00

I spend a lot of time viewing movies. It's a good thing I enjoy watching them...at lease, most of them. Some leave something to be desired, of course, but you take the good with the bad. Sometimes...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

THE PRIZE WINNER OF DEFIANCE, OHIO

2011-08-27T13:32:00.002-05:00

What an inspiring film! I absolutely recommend you see The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005; PG-13) as soon as you can. You will then understand what kind of determination is needed to keep a...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS

2011-08-04T23:34:00.001-05:00

OK, so it's a Jack Black film and doesn't hold completely true to the original classic. But, Gulliver's Travels (PG; 2010) is a humorous look at what might happen if a modern day Gulliver encountered...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

THE DILEMMA

2011-07-23T22:50:00.001-05:00

Vince Vaughn and Kevin James play best friends who also operate an automobile design firm.Their big project has been pitched to one of the big automakers, and using discount laptop computers and...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

UNKNOWN

2011-07-23T22:35:00.001-05:00

Be prepared to take a journey into a man's mind when he wakes up from a 4 day coma, only to discover another man has taken his identity. Liam Neeson plays Dr. Martin Harris in the movie Unknown...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

RANGO

2011-07-23T22:07:00.001-05:00

I'm always a sucker for a film with Johnny Depp in it, and this was no exception. Rango (PG; 2011) is a very humorous look at what happens to a pet chameleon after he's been accidentally lost in the...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

THE LAST RITES OF RANSOM PRIDE

2011-03-31T02:34:00.001-05:00

A Western. Do I need to say more? Well, I guess I better. The Last Rites of Ransom Pride is the story of a woman trying to bring her dead lover back from Mexico so he can be buried at home. She...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

JONAH HEX

2011-03-31T02:06:00.001-05:00

A Western, but oddly twisted, Jonah Hex (2010; PG-13) is the story of a bounty hunter who is also a wanted man himself. Jonah fought in the Civil War under a general named Turnbull. The psychotic...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

MEGAMIND

2011-03-29T11:35:00.001-05:00

Just as nice a movie as you would expect. I really enjoyed this mainly because it has a good story to tell about stereotyping. Megamind (2010; PG) tells us of a villain and a superhero whose...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

Bad news from Japan

2011-03-15T20:24:00.001-05:00

It seems like every day I read more and more bad news from Japan concerning the horrific earthquake and tsunami. My heart goes out to the people there. So many have been displace, so many have...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

FANTASTIC MR. FOX

2011-03-08T11:03:00.002-06:00

This is a story by the children's author Roald Dahl, who also wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009; PG) is the story of a fox who has promised Mrs. Fox he will change his...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

DAWN OF DARKNESS

2011-03-02T14:58:00.001-06:00

I am pretty sure this is nothing more than a feeble attempt to play off Lord of the Rings. Dawn of Darkness (2010) pales in comparison in both story line and acting. I usually love these kinds of...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

RED

2011-02-27T00:57:00.001-06:00

I do love an action-packed film, and Red (2010; PG-13) certainly fits the bill. More than that, though, it actually has a good story line and great actors. Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, John...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

THE AMERICAN

2011-02-26T18:31:00.001-06:00

I watched the whole movie. Really. I did. But, it was pretty painful to me to sit through the whole thing. I was continually tempted to eject it from the DVD player and plug in something that moved a...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

MEGA SHARK VS CROCOSAURUS

2011-02-21T00:33:00.001-06:00

I would say this is a moderately interesting sci-fi film. Mega Shark VS Crocosaurus (2010; R) is made with less-than-stellar CG effects. The monsters are stiff and unimaginative. The actors are...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.

MACGRUBER

2011-02-20T21:31:00.001-06:00

Not the funniest movie I've ever seen. In fact, I thought it was pretty stupid all the way through. MacGruber (2010; R) was based on a Saturday Night Live skit, which made fun of MacGyver, the 80s TV...

Movies, our favorites and some we don't like so much. Mel Gibson is always a hit with us, but so is Harrison Ford. Family, adventure, sci-fi, mystery: we have them all.