Captain America
Captain America: the First Avenger Good movie about courage and doing the right thing. The hero is an underdog who is chosen for an experiment by a scientist who sees greatness in him: greatness of heart. The young man’s strength is not anger and revenge but wanting to stand up against any kind of bullies, […]
Planet of the Apes
This movie raises some important questions about science run amuck. A researcher is obsessed with his gene altering project and also obsessed with finding a cure to his dad’s Alzheimer’s. He pushes ahead on his research even after it was shut down by his dramatic failure. He seems to find the medical solution he was […]
Super 8
Good movie. I find almost all sci-fi movies corny, but the human drama in this movie is positive, fun, and interesting. And , truth be told, the sci-fi element does add thrills and adventure, even if it is totally unbelievable. Regarding the human drama, it presents the problems of sadness about death in a family, […]
Robin Hood
This is out on DVD now. Cool story, although totally made up. Worth seeing, though. The action scenes are fun, and Robin Hood is portrayed as a hero for freedom from tyranny, but historically all the facts are wrong. Still, it is inspiring and exciting. A big negative factor is the way they portray the […]
SALT
Angelina Jolie combines high-adrenaline adventure with suspense and the redeeming value of love in SALT…
Knight and Day (PG-13)
A very funny action adventure with a generous helping of romance. My mom and I saw it together. We laughed our heads off. The straight-laced comments the hero and heroine make while they are being shot at, etc. made us roll with laughter. Totally unrealistic, but hilarious. The stunts are really cool too.
