BradWesley123's Movie Journal- February 2011

DVD- 1hr. 27min.

DVD- 1hr. 48min.

DVD- 2hrs. 8min.

DVD- 2hrs. 12min.

DVD- 1hr. 59min.
First Viewing

I was fairly bored by it. The cast is fine, and the period detail sufficient, but it comes of as being pretentious, as if it's showing something we haven't seen before; we have. Human sexuality would be better served nearly a decade later with Masters of Sex.

DVD- 1hr. 32min.
First Viewing

Solid, but too slow and short. Much of the film's positives come from two knockout from the film's leads.

DVD- 1hr. 51min.
First Viewing

Tense and emotionally wrenching, Paul Greengrass crafts a powerful portrait of United Flight 93's heroic final moments. Be warned though, it's fairly difficult to watch, and if you do see it, once will likely be enough.

DVD- 2hrs. 16min.
First Viewing

Looks good, and the cast is strong, but it just feels uninspired. It lacks a certain spark to keep it intriguing.

DVD- 1hr. 52min.

VHS- 1hr. 33min.

DVD- 2hrs.

DVD- 1hr. 52min.
First Viewing

Strong directorial debut from Moverman, shining a light on a subject rarely given much attention. Great performances by Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton and various actors popping up in smaller roles as the grieving families of the deceased.

DVD- 1hr. 25min.
First Viewing

Good, but not quite the classic that it's been transcribed as. There's a fair amount of tension, and Cooper's Will Kane is the embodiment of a hero, but I thought the resolution was just too clean. Also, this maybe a situation where I've seen so many films mimicking this, the impact of it is diluted.

DVD- 2hrs. 3min.
First Viewing

Pacing and perspective issues, this is a solid movie. McAvoy's fine here, but I wish we could've gotten more time with Whitaker, how gives a tremendous, terrifying performance as Idi Amin.

DVD- 1hr. 36min.

DVD- 1hr. 43min.

VHS- 2hrs. 7min.

DVD- 1hr. 38min.

DVD- 1hr. 38min.

DVD- 1hr. 42min.

DVD- 1hr. 36min.

DVD- 2hrs. 31min.

VHS- 2hrs. 12min.

VHS- 2hrs. 2min.

DVD- 1hr. 38min.

DVD- 2hrs. 2min.

DVD- 2hrs. 2min.

DVD- 2hrs. 2min.

DVD- 1hr. 50min.

VHS- 2hrs. 16min.

DVD- 2hrs.

DVD- 2hrs. 10min.

DVD- 1hr. 47min.
First Viewing

There's a very good, if not great movie in here somewhere. Unfortunately, the writing is pretty clichéd, and several of the actors are miscast. As it is, it's okay.

Stray Note: The Russian music that plays over several of the shoot-outs really comes off as cheap. Was there really not enough in the budget to add decent sound?