‘A League of Their Own’ Download and Reviews

December 19, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Comedy, Drama, Sport

“A League of Their Own” Movie Details

A League of Their Own tagline: To achieve the incredible you have to attempt the impossible.
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A League of Their Own DVD Cover

Actors:
Tom Hanks Jimmy Dugan
Geena Davis Dottie Hinson
Madonna Mae Mordabito
Lori Petty Kit Keller
Jon Lovitz Ernie Capadino
David Strathairn Ira Lowenstein
Garry Marshall Walter Harvey
Bill Pullman Bob Hinson
Megan Cavanagh Marla Hooch – 2nd Base
Rosie O’Donnell Doris Murphy – 3rd Base
Tracy Reiner Betty ‘Betty Spaghetti’ Horn – Left Field
Bitty Schram Evelyn Gardner – Right Field
Don S. Davis Charlie Collins, Racine Coach
RenГ©e Coleman Alice Gaspers – Left Field
RenГ©e Coleman Center Field
Directors: Penny Marshall
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 out of 31,866 votes

“A League of Their Own” Movie Review

“A League of Their Own” Plot Summary

Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry.

I Loved It!

I saw this movie long time ago and I still watch this movie. ‘A League of Their Own’ is absolutely hilarious and also has some drama. I think this movie owes a big one to the actors who brought so much fun. Geena Davis plays Dottie Hinson, a loving sister who has some troubles with her younger sister, Kit, and struggles on making decisions of wether she should stay in baseball team (Rockford Peaches) or go back to her home with her husband who just came back from World War II with broken arm(or was it a leg?). It surprised me when I found out that Geena was inches taller than most of the women in the movie. She showed off many fascinating stunts, such as catching a flying baseball with one hand and sliding like a ballerina when catching the foul ball. She was great

Tom Hanks was hilarious as Jimmy Dugan, an alcoholic hitter who became a baseball coach of Rockford Peaches. Jim hates that job, but as the time goes by, he realizes that the girls are very good and he gets pretty enthusiastic about the game and all. I love the part when he gets frustrated and shouts, ‘There’s no crying in baseball!’ and gets on a fight with the judge. Jimmy Dugan is probably one of Tom’s best characters so far

Another great performance by Lori Petty, who played Geena Davis’ sister, Kit. Kit is a very good player, but she gets jealous of Dottie and eventually joins another team called Racines. Somehow, I loved her performance

Then there are other great actings by Madonna and Rosie O’Donnell. They are somewhat nasty girls in the team who happen to be two close best friends. They bring so much joy to this movie and I loved the dancing scene at the bar. Madonna plays her part really well and Rosie is just great as always

Megan Cavannagh was funny also. She played Marla Hooch, who was obviously one of the best players in the team, but unfortunately her looks did matter when she was joining the team. Even though she might not be a best singer (scene at the bar was funny!), she met a great man and got married. Ann Cusack, who played Shirley Baker was pretty forgettable, but she played the sweetest role. Other roles like a player who is a mother of a naughty son (can’t remember her name, though) was also sweet, and the player who lost her husband made me cry. A pretty blonde player who used to be Miss Georgia was good also. Jon Lovitz plays a scout and gives the hilarious lines and I wish he had played more. And don’t miss Tea Leoni as the Racine player! She appears in some scenes, so keep your eyes open. And the older version of the characters looked so much like the younger versions. Especially the Old Dottie Hinson

So if you are depressed and want to watch a funny, witty movie and just have some fun – go and rent this movie. I would give 3 1/2 out of 5 (probably not a breath-taking film, but very entertaining).

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‘Apollo 13′ Download and Reviews

December 17, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Adventure, Drama, History

“Apollo 13″ Movie Details

Apollo 13 tagline: Houston, we have a problem.
Apollo 13 - DVD Cover

Apollo 13 DVD Cover

Actors:
Tom Hanks Jim Lovell
Bill Paxton Fred Haise
Kevin Bacon Jack Swigert
Gary Sinise Ken Mattingly
Ed Harris Gene Kranz
Kathleen Quinlan Marilyn Lovell
Mary Kate Schellhardt Barbara Lovell
Emily Ann Lloyd Susan Lovell
Miko Hughes Jeffrey Lovell
Max Elliott Slade Jay Lovell
Jean Speegle Howard Blanch Lovell
Tracy Reiner Mary Haise
David Andrews Pete Conrad
Michele Little Jane Conrad
Chris Ellis Deke Slayton
Directors: Ron Howard
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10 out of 82,157 votes

“Apollo 13″ Movie Review

“Apollo 13″ Plot Summary

True story of the moon-bound mission that developed severe trouble and the men that rescued it with skill and dedication.

An exciting time

Boys own adventure about the ill fated ‘Apollo 13′ mission which was to follow the successful journey that saw Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the moon.

Ron Howard deftly recreates the tension, ambition, hope and disappointment which accompanied the crew who dreamed of writing yet another page in ’space race’ history. Ronnie helms with a purpose, never allowing any sidelines or subplots to undermine the story which he skilfully builds to not one, but several nail biting climaxes. Many of us know the story, yet writers John Sayles, William Broyles Jnr. and Al Reinart still manage to entertain us with an involving screenplay which recreates the excitement of the time.

All the technical teams have masterfully brought to life the NASA Space Centre at Cape Kennedy, along with the amazing hardware that goes with it. The take-off sequence is especially well produced thanks to some stunning special effects and clever cinematography (Dean Cundey – who wields with effect throughout the pic).

Tom Hanks convincingly personifies the ambitious dreamer Jim Lovell, sharing with us his trials and his triumphs. In support of him is Bill Paxton (in perhaps his biggest role to date), finally playing a character who is not paranoid, and doing so very well. Kevin Bacon also joins the crew, playing a late replacement for the devastated Gary Sinise, who is ousted due to concerns he may contract the measles. Back at Cape Kennedy, an impressive Ed Harris calls the shots in an Academy nominated role, keeping his feet firmly on the ground, unlike his turn in ‘The Right Stuff’.

James Horner provides a familiar sounding theme.

Friday, October 27, 1995 – Waverley Pinewood Cinema

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‘Ocean’s Thirteen’ Download and Reviews

November 7, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Comedy, Crime, Thriller

“Ocean’s Thirteen” Movie Details

Ocean’s Thirteen tagline: What are the odds of getting even? 13 to one.
Ocean's 13 - DVD Cover

Ocean's Thirteen DVD Cover

Actors:
George Clooney Danny Ocean
Brad Pitt Rusty Ryan
Matt Damon Linus Caldwell
Al Pacino Willie Banks
Ellen Barkin Abigail Sponder
Bernie Mac Frank Catton
Casey Affleck Virgil Malloy
Scott Caan Turk Malloy
Elliott Gould Reuben Tishkoff
Shaobo Qin Yen
Don Cheadle Basher Tarr
Eddie Jemison Livingston Dell
Andy Garcia Terry Benedict
Scott L. Schwartz Bruiser
Carl Reiner Saul Bloom
Directors: Steven Soderbergh
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 out of 71,075 votes

“Ocean’s Thirteen” Movie Review

“Ocean’s 13″ Plot Summary

Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist, after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original eleven, Reuben Tishkoff.

Great fun

Let’s face it

Ocean’s 11 was great,ocean’s 12 was pathetic

But,finally Sodenbergh goes back to the roots of his original film and makes it a fun caper

No more Le Marc,no more Julia Roberts and all that crap

This is possibly the best heist film since ocean’s 11.

Ocean’s 13 marries the heist part of the original film with the complexity of ocean’s 12 but in no way does it appear self-indulgent or laboured

Clooney is great as always and so are the rest of the gang

Expect to see a lot of Linus in this film

But,I feel that Rusty fans will be disappointed

The poor guy hardly has much to do as compared to the previous 2 films

Al Pacino doesn’t disappoint though I felt that his character lacked the ruthlessness of Terry Benedict

Forget the aberration known as ocean’s 12 and go and get your kicks with ocean’s 13.

Can we have ocean’s 14 Steve?

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‘A Few Good Men’ Download and Reviews

October 17, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Crime, Drama, Mystery

“A Few Good Men” Movie Details

A Few Good Men tagline: In the heart of the nation’s capital, in a courthouse of the U.S. government, one man will stop at nothing to keep his honor, and one will stop at nothing to find the truth.
A Few Good Men - DVD Cover

A Few Good Men DVD Cover

Actors:
  • Noah Wyle
  • Tom Cruise Lt. Daniel Kaffee
    Jack Nicholson Col. Nathan R. Jessep
    Demi Moore Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway
    Kevin Bacon Capt. Jack Ross
    Kiefer Sutherland Lt. Jonathan Kendrick
    Kevin Pollak Lt. Sam Weinberg
    James Marshall Pfc. Louden Downey
    J.T. Walsh Lt. Col. Matthew Andrew Markinson
    Christopher Guest Dr. Stone
    J.A. Preston Judge Julius Alexander Randolph
    Matt Craven Lt. Dave Spradling
    Wolfgang Bodison Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson
    Xander Berkeley Capt. Whitaker
    John M. Jackson Capt. West
    Cpl. Jeffrey Barnes
    Directors: Rob Reiner IMDB Rating: 7.6/10 out of 60,085 votes

    “A Few Good Men” Movie Review

    “A Few Good Men” Plot Summary

    Neo military lawyer Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder; they contend they were acting under orders. add synopsis

    Really deep, insightful movie

    I started watching this movie with no great expectations. I was bored, to say the least, and it just happened to be showing on the channel I was watching. When I saw the opening credits and names like Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Jack Nicholson and Kiefer Sutherland showed up, my interest was piqued and I started watching this film in the hopes that these great actors would deliver. And they definitely did. This was a courtroom drama, but it was also about the marine corps. It was an enthralling movie, and really got you engrossed and wondering, ‘Are they telling the truth?, Are they going to go to jail?’ etc etc. The high points of the movie for me were the private accused of murder (I can’t remember his name now) and the way he was devoted to his superior, Hal. I also enjoyed the sexual tension between Tom Cruise and Demi Moore, and would have enjoyed to see it developed a bit more in this movie. However, the ULTIMATE thought-provoker/tear-jerking scene was one of the last, when the accused are pronounced NOT GUILTY on counts of murder but GUILTY on counts of behaviour unfit for a Marine (or something like that). Then the private says, ‘Hal, (Jack Nicholson) said he ordered a code red, we didn’t do anything wrong!’ and Harold says ‘We were supposed to be fighting for those who can’t fight for themselves. We should’ve fought for Willy.’ ANd he walks out of the courtroom with his head high. This simply goes to show that principle, rules can only take you so far, but conscience, right and wrong, are what we ultimately have to deal with. Wonderful movie, I will not soon forget it.

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    ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Download and Reviews

    September 19, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Drama, Family, Fantasy

    “It’s a Wonderful Life” Movie Details

    It’s a Wonderful Life tagline: They’re making memories tonight!
    It's a Wonderful Life - DVD Cover

    It's a Wonderful Life DVD Cover

    Actors:
    James Stewart George Bailey
    Donna Reed Mary Hatch Bailey
    Lionel Barrymore Henry F. Potter
    Thomas Mitchell Uncle Billy Bailey
    Henry Travers Clarence
    Beulah Bondi Ma Bailey
    Frank Faylen Ernie Bishop
    Ward Bond Officer Bert
    Gloria Grahame Violet Bick
    H.B. Warner Mr. Emil Gower
    Frank Albertson Sam Wainwright
    Todd Karns Harry Bailey
    Samuel S. Hinds Peter Bailey
    Mary Treen Cousin Tilly
    Virginia Patton Ruth Dakin Bailey
    Directors: Frank Capra
    IMDB Rating: 8.7/10 out of 95,736 votes

    “It’s a Wonderful Life” Movie Review

    “It’s a Wonderful Life” Plot Summary

    An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed.

    The fable still holds up

    I just re-watched this film with my family as an annual Christmas tradition (first time on DVD though). I have to say, despite the 10-11 times i’ve seen this, it still holds up with magnificent strength and emotion. The scenes where Bailey has ‘never been born’ with Clarence the angle and the triumphant concluding scene in Stewart’s house where all his friends come to his aid are famous beyond comparison, but still are mesmerizing and emotional. What often is overlooked is the mountain of great dialogue in this film. Barrymore and Stewart have so many great lines-’I'm and old man and most people hate me, but I don’t like them either’; ‘Oh, why don’t you stop annoying people!’; ‘Is it too much to ask that people can live their lives with a few nice rooms and a bath and not have to live in your slums? We need this run-down old building just so there can be somewhere people can go and not crawl to Potter.’ Jimmy Stewart gives one of THE performances of all time as the ultimate put-upon good guy George Bailey. All he wants to do is get out of Bedford Falls, travel the world and go to college. But, because of a string of coincidences and occurences where George puts others above himself, he ends up never leaving the town. Donna Reed is his loving wife Mary, who waits around for George to realize that he loves her. This situation leads to one of the most touching and romantic scenes on film, where as the plastic magnate Sam Wainwright talks to George and Mary on the same phone, they look into each other’s eyes and you see the what they truly feel for eachother. George grabs Mary, saying ‘I don’t wanna get married to anyone anywhere at anytime’, but he is cut off in the middle of his speech by the emotion, and they embrace. Rob Reiner claims he can’t watch or discuss this scene without tearing up. How Stewart and Reed didn’t win Oscars for this scene alone is unthinkable. Also, Lionel Barrymore is great as the evil Mr. Potter (with his wheelchair pilot/crony, Potter is the predecessor to everyone from the Beatles ‘Mean Mr. Mustard’ to Mr. Burns on ‘The Simpsons’)-who you believe is just a mean old man at the beginning, but then when he gives his final major speech to Stewart you realize what a twisted and cruel monster he truly is. The director, Frank Capra, must also be given credit when praising this film. He directs the actors and frames them in such a way that the true relationships and actions between them are so much more meaningful. He really knew what he was doing when making this film. The make-up and lighting department also successfully show the wear of 18 years on the principle actors-this movie takes place with the same actors from the period of 1928-1946, and Reed’s and Stewart’s make-up jobs are extremely convincing. Some great moments: The close-ups of Stewarts face when 1.) He lears if he doesn’t take over the Bailey Building and Loan, the board of trustees will vote with Potter and drive the institution out of business, and 2.) In the fantasy scenes, where he runs away from ‘Ma Bailey’s Boarding House’ and realizes that not even his own mother regognizes him. The speech Bailey gives condemning Mr. Potter after Pa Bailey’s death and Potter’s appeal to liquidate the Building and Loan. A young George Bailey reveals to the pharmacist Mr. Gower that because he was so grief-stricken over the death of his son that he put the wrong medicine in the wrong tablet, and the look from Gower when he realizes that if not for Bailey, he would have done a terrible, terrible thing (this moment always gives me goosebumps). The look of disgust and horror on Stewart’s face after shaking Potter’s hand after being offered a job, then wiping his hand on his jacket-symbolising his realization that if he had agreed to work for Potter, he would have been selling his soul to the devil. This scene is followed by the wonderfully tender moment between Stewart and Reed where he stares at her in the dark as she tells him she is pregnant. Capra’s greatest gift to the common man, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ still holds up beautifully. It is a morality tale with a timeless message that no man is poor who has friends. It’s the ultimate happy ending, and the ultimate Christmas story.

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    ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ Download and Reviews

    August 25, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Comedy, Drama, Romance

    “Sleepless in Seattle” Movie Details

    Sleepless in Seattle tagline: What if someone you never met, someone you never saw, someone you never knew was the only someone for you?
    Sleepless in Seattle - DVD Cover

    Sleepless in Seattle DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Tom Hanks Sam Baldwin
    Meg Ryan Annie Reed
    Bill Pullman Walter
    Ross Malinger Jonah Baldwin
    Rosie O”Donnell Becky
    Gaby Hoffmann Jessica
    Victor Garber Greg
    Rita Wilson Suzy
    Barbara Garrick Victoria
    Carey Lowell Maggie Abbott Baldwin
    David Hyde Pierce Dennis Reed
    Dana Ivey Claire Bennett
    Rob Reiner Jay
    Tom Riis Farrell Rob
    Le Clanche du Rand Barbara Reed
    Directors: Nora Ephron
    IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 out of 40,432 votes

    “Sleepless in Seattle” Movie Review

    “Sleepless in Seattle” Plot Summary

    A recently-widowed man’s son calls a radio talk show in an attempt to find his father a partner.

    A true romance

    I love this movie! Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan are absolutely charming together.

    They are both very talented people, and they create fantastic screen magic! This is a film for not only every hopeless romantic, but also anyone who wants to see a great film. It tugs at your heart-strings and brings tears to your eyes every time. I give it a 9 out of 10!!

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    ‘HouseSitter’ Download and Reviews

    August 16, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Comedy, Romance

    “HouseSitter” Movie Details

    HouseSitter tagline: She’s turning his house into a home…hers!
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    Actors:
    Steve Martin Newton Davis
    Goldie Hawn Gwen Phillips
    Dana Delany Becky Metcalf
    Julie Harris Edna Davis
    Donald Moffat George Davis
    Peter MacNicol Marty
    Richard B. Shull Ralph
    Laurel Cronin Mary
    Roy Cooper Winston Moseby
    Christopher Durang Reverend Lipton
    Heywood Hale Broun Travis Keller
    Cherry Jones Patty
    Vasek Simek Karol
    Suzanne Whang Moseby’s Secretary
    Mary Klug Lorraine
    Directors: Frank Oz
    IMDB Rating: 5.7/10 out of 6,920 votes

    “HouseSitter” Movie Review

    “HouseSitter” Plot Summary

    Con artist Gwen moves into Newton’s empty house without his knowledge, and begins setting up house posing as his new wife. add synopsis

    Best Hawn-Martin film

    This film is well known, and I’ve read many comments on it. Some loves it, some does not, as usual. I think I depends on what you are looking for. This is in my opinion one of the best comedy of the last 20 years, light, funny, sincere. Hawn and Martin gave their best performance. (Moreover Hawn is so charming!) I keep this film on the shelf with Wilder’s Apartment, Reiner’s When Harry met Sally, etc. Enjoy it!

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