Once a month I feature the movies I’ve seen for the first time with a 5 word ‘review’.  Only it’s not really a review.  For that I need your help.  I hope that you’ll add your 5 words to my 5 words and that someone else will add their 5 words and so on until we have a a fun hodgepodge of words that make up a ‘review’.   Check out my list of previous 5 word reviews and see if there are any you can contribute to, here.

As a weird coincidence, Farley Granger from Strangers on a Train died this week at the age of 85.

Desk Set, 1957. (Cast- Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy)               Grade B+

Reference Librarian Versus Original Google.

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Strangers on a Ttrain, 1951. (Cast- Farley Granger, Ruth Roman,Robert Walker)                       Grade B+

Hitchcock At His Thrilling Best.

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(2010. Cast-Bruce Willis, John Malcovich. Morgan Freeman, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren)      Grade B

Aging Ex-Spies & Mindless Fun. Enjoyable.

Experience Wins Every Single Time (Kay)

Old, Mean, and in charge. (Heather)

Awesome! Age has no boundaries. (Nolatari)

Better off retired after all.  (Tony)

Somehow I managed to watch all of these before our Valentine’s Day trip to ICU with Gage! If you’ve seen any of these movies leave me your 1-5 words in the comments and I’ll add them to the post.  Or, if you are feeling ambitious and want to do this on your own blog leave me a link in the comments and I’ll add it to the bottom of the post.   Commenting is always appreciated even if you don’t want to participate 🙂 (2007. Cast-Ryan Reynolds, Emily Mortimer, Stuart Townsend)         Grade B

What Does Family Really Mean?

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  Morning Glory, 2010. Cast- Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams)     Grade B-

Star-Studded Predictable Morning Television Fun. 

Cute, but not memorable (Kathy) Grade C

Ford doesn’t sleep with actress!  (Heather)  

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(2001.  Cast- Jack Nicholson, Robin Wright Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Aaron Eckhart)  Grade B-

Mysterious. Strange. Disturbing.  Ultimately Unsatisfying.

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  (2005. Cast- Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy)      Grade B-

Urealistic Terrorism. McAdams Cute & Tough..

 Cheering for the bad guy (Heather) B-

Cillian Murphy brings the scary. (Nolatari)

A thrilling flying experience, unfortunately.  (Tony)

If you’ve seen any of these movies leave me your 1-5 words in the comments and I’ll add them to the post.  Or, if you are feeling ambitious and want to do this on your own blog leave me a link in the comments and I’ll add it to the bottom of the post.   Commenting is always appreciated even if you don’t want to participate 🙂

(2010. Cast-Angelina Joli, Liev Screiber)         Grade B

Totally Ridiculous Spy But Fun.

Over the top roller coaster. (StephanieD) Grade A–

Angelina rocks. Flick’s just okay. (Nolatari)

Unbelievable Jolie as agent. Boring.  (Heather)

Suspend belief and enjoy ride.  (Teddyree)

Angelina is an action hero.  (Tony)

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 (2010. Cast- Queen Latifah, Common)                  Grade C

Average Romantic Comedy.  Love Latifah.

 

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(2009. Cast-Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler)               Grade C

So Outrageous But Mostly Watchable.

Gerard…Need I Say More (Jo-Jo) Grade A

Loved a LOT, Gerard HOT.   (Teddyree)

But you’ll wish he weren’t.  (Tony)

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(2009. Cast- Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Kristen Bell, Jason Bateman, Kristin Davis)   Grade C-

Kept Waiting For More Laughs.

Cute yet serious comedy (Jo-Jo) Grade B

 Typical romcom. Laughs, sappy ending.  (Heather)

Corny, cheesy, cringe-worthy laughs.  (Teddyree)

Will make you retreat, too.  (Tony)

If you’ve seen any of these movies leave me your 1-5 words in the comments and I’ll add them to the post.  Or, if you are feeling ambitious and want to do this on your own blog leave me a link in the comments and I’ll add it to the bottom of the post.   Of course,  you can always just comment.

(2009.  Cast- Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Steve Zahn)           Grade B+

Crime Scene Cleanup Made Heartwarming.

Touching sister story. Interesting setting. (Nolatari)

Cute and quirky. Adams ‘shines.’  (Heather)

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(2010. Cast- Tina Fey, Steve Carrell, James Franco, Mark Wahlberg, Common, Mila Kunis)     Grade B+

I’ll Watch Tina in Anything.

Always bad idea swiping reservations (Kay)

Steve Carrell Perfectly Adorable  Husband (Beth)

Crap your parents get into…  (Heather)

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 (2010.  Cast- Ben Stiller, Robert DeNiro, Teri Polo, Owen Wilson, Dustin Hoffman, Barbara Streisand, Jessica Alba)     Grade C-

Should Have Stopped At Two.

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(2010. Cast- Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler)     Grade C-

Unlikeable Chracters in So-So Story.

A bit sexist, no chemistry.  (Heather)

His charm is his weapon.  (Tony)

If you’ve seen any of these movies leave me your 1-5 words in the comments and I’ll add them to the post.  Or, if you are feeling ambitious and want to do this on your own blog leave me a link in the comments and I’ll add it to the bottom of the post.   Of course,  you can always just comment.

(2009. Cast- Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., JK Simmons)                 Grade B+

Sweet Romantic Comedy. Minnesota Flavor.

 Terrible. Stopped at 25 minutes. (Nolatari)
Renee, Harry, meh. OK plot.  (Heather)

 

(2006. Cast- Josh Hamilton, Ayesha Dharker)                Grade B+

Funny Culture Shock Love Story

 

(2010.  Cast- Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan, Jamie Foxx)    Grade B-

Funny But Not Funny Enough

Vulgar, not funny, and annoying.  (Heather)

 

(2009. Cast- Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall                     Grade C

Depressing and Bleak.  Barren Wasteland.

Troubling and dark, enjoyed journey.  (Heather)

 

(2007. Cast- Shia LeBeouf, Sarah Roemer, David Morse, Carrie-Ann Moss)     Grade C-

Nosy Hormonal Teen Causes Trouble

Unexpectedly enjoyable. Morse is scary! (Nolatari)

 Entertaining Rear Window teen remake.  (Heather)

October was a very busy month around here so I am surprised that we managed to see three movies.  And that I like them all.

If you’ve seen any of these movies leave me your 1-5 words in the comments and I’ll add them to the post.  Or, if you are feeling ambitious and want to do this on your own blog leave me a link in the comments and I’ll add it to the bottom of the post.   Of course,  you can always just comment.

(2009. Cast- Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Kristen Wiig, Mila Kunis, JK Simmons)  Grade B+

Funny. Bateman & Affleck are perfect.

 

(2006.  Cast- Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O’Hara, Reese Witherspoon)  Grade B+

Sweet piggy  fairy tale.  Fun.

 

(2009. Cast- Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Sherri Shephard)    Grade B-

Too Hard To Watch.  Powerful.

 I bawled for an hour.  (Heather)

So, September was a very slow month for movies.  It was a slow month for everything.  Sleeping is taking more time than usual and trying to get things done before baby comes is a priority.  We’ll see what happens this month!  It’s possible that baby could come a few days early and be an October baby, like me 🙂

If you’ve seen any of the movies leave me your 1-5 words in the comments and I’ll add them to the post.  Or, if you are feeling ambitious and want to do this on your own blog leave me a link in the comments and I’ll add it to the bottom of the post.   Of course,  you can always just comment.

(1988. Cast- Ilan Mitchell-Smith, John Glover, Wallace Langham, Doug Hutchinson)   Grade B

Teen Bullies Cruelty. Different Ending.

(1955. Cast- Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi)      Grade B-

Love Affair with Venice Continues.

Bittersweet affair in breathtaking Venice. (Stephanie)

As I look over the movies I see that I wasn’t very satisfied with my movie choices in August.  Maybe this month will be better!

If you’ve seen any of the movies leave me your 1-5 words in the comments and I’ll add them to the post.  Or, if you are feeling ambitious and want to do this on your own blog leave me a link in the comments and I’ll add it to the bottom of the post.   Of course,  you can always just comment 🙂

(2007. Cast -Steve Carrell, Juliette Binoche, Dianne Wiest, John Mahoney, Dane Cook) Grade B

Sweet Story. Carrell Very Good.

Widower moves on. Heartfelt. Hilarious. (Michelle)

Cute, silly, charming, loved it.  (Heather)

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(2010. Cast- Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis)  Grade B

Post Apocalyptic .  Protecting the Book.

Too serious for its writing.  (Heather)

He’s blind; it still works.  (Tony)

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(2010. Cast- Tom Cruise,Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson)  Grade B-

Attempts on Hitler’s Life Fail.

Interesting but no German feel.  (Heather)

Tom Cruise seeks new credibility.  (Tony)

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(2008. Cast-Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Steve Martin, Sigourney Weaver, Greg Kinnear) Grade C+

Some Laughs.  Needed More Heart.

Funny stars, goofy, obnoxious humor. (Debbie)

My pregnancy movie…so funny.  (Heather)

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(1998. Cast- Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, James Garner, Liev Schreiber, Stockard Channing)  Grade C+

Noir Mystery.  Awesome Superstar Cast.

Newman’s incredible. The movie’s okay. (Nolatari)

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(2010. Cast – Steve Carrell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifinakas, Bruce Greenwood)  Grade C

Stupid Funny. Emphasis on Stupid.

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(2008. Cast – Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Timothy Hutton)  Grade C-

Some Bad Acting. Ending Letdown.

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(2007. Cast- Ben Stiller, Michelle Monaghan, Jerry Stiller, Malin Akerman, Carlos Mencia)    Grade D+

Horrible Characters & Story = Few Laughs

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(2009. Cast- Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis CK)    Grade D

Failed Potential.  Cameos Best Part.

Ricky Gervais is sooo funny!  (Heather)

If you’ve seen any of the movies leave me your 1-5 words in the comments and I’ll add them to the post.  Or, if you are feeling ambitious and want to do this on your own blog leave me a link in the comments and I’ll add it to the bottom of the post.   Of course,  you can always just comment 🙂

(2010. Cast- Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Ken Wanatabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Michael Caine) Grade A-

Dreams. Orginal. Ending Greatly Debated.

I’m sure the top dropped. (Jenners)

Mind-bending reality; still confused. (Stephanie)

Simply the best. Mind-boggling. (Nolatari)

Trippy, good cast, I’m clueless!  (Heather)

Welcome to the show, Tom.  (Tony)

Interesting flick with uninteresting characters. (Brendan)

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(2008. Cast – Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty)  Grade B+

War. Iraq. Bombs. Tense Thriller.

Intense. Insightful. But Best Picture? – Bumbles

Superb film. Deserved its Oscar. (Nolatari)

Elegiac and heartbreaking, a must-watch.  (Tony)

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(2008. Cast – Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Tea Leoni)  Grade B

 Quirky Then Predictable.  Gervais Funny. 

Ghosts, boring dentist, romance, funny!  (Heather)

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(2008.  Cast- Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw, Isabella Rossellini)  Grade C

Great Performances. Didn’t Get Appeal.

Joaquin Phoenix was really depressed.  (Tony)

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(2000.  Cast- Sean Penn, Katrin Cartlidge, Ciaran Hinds, Elizabeth Hurley, Josh Lucas)  Grade C

Didn’t Like As Book Adaptation.

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(2009.  Cast- Clive Owen, Naomi Watts)  Grade C-

Cold Thriller About Banking Corruption.

Clive Owen rocks. Great movie! (Nolatari)

Two documentaries in a month is unusual, but both were worthwhile.  My husband won our March Madness bet and I bet you can guess which one we saw at the theater for his third movie choice.

If you’ve seen any of the movies leave me your 1-5 words in the comments and I’ll add them to the post.  Or, if you are feeling ambitious and want to do this on your own blog leave me a link in the comments and I’ll add it to the bottom of the post.   Of course,  you can always just comment

(2009. Cast- George Clooney,Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick)   Grade B+

Great But Ending Frustrated Me

Funny, touching, sharp and clever. (Nolatari)

George Clooney unloads his backpack.  (Tony)

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(2003 documentary)                          Grade B

Fascinating.  More Questions Than Answers. 

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(2010. Cast- Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, Quinton Jackson, Jessica Biel)  Grade B

Testosterone Filled.  True To Original.

Decent update, loved original more (Kay)

Silly, fun, action-filled revenge!  (Heather)

Over the top, wobbly landing.  (Tony)

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(1968. Cast- Pete O’Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, Timothy Dalton)  Grade B

Crazy Royal Family.  Awesome Dialogue.

Talk about a dysfunctional family. (Stephanie)

Engaging but tedious at times. (Nolatari)

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(2009 documentary. Cast- LeBron James)  Grade B-

Will LeBron Stay or Go?

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Because I Said So, 2007. Cast – Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Tom Everett Scott, Lauren Graham)  Grade C-

Annoyingly Meddlesome Mother. Silly daughter.

Terrible movie, adorable Gabriel Macht. (Nolatari)