Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Spaceballs (1987) – A Mel Brooks send-up of the “Star Wars” movies! Led by Black Helmet, the forces of planet Spaceballs try to steal all the breathable air from their rivals on Druidia. Leading the fight against them is a swashbuckling pilot for hire and his hairy sidekick. All they have to do is rescue... Continue Reading →
Pixels (2015) – An alien race believes that transmissions of old video games are real, and are a declaration of war by Earth. They fight back using the images of the games as models for their own weapons. Three middle-aged men, who were gaming champions in their youth, fight to defend Earth. Directed by Chris... Continue Reading →
Morons From Outer Space (1985) – Proving that traveling through space is no guarantee of intelligence, three aliens arrive on Earth to great fanfare. Humanity treats its idiocy as the profound and fashionable, making the three the biggest stars on the planet. Meanwhile, a fourth alien finally lands on the planet after being abandoned. Directed... Continue Reading →
Grace Quigley (1984) – An elderly woman witnesses a hit, then blackmails the hitman to help her with a business proposition for older folks who have had enough of life. Directed by Anthony Harvey Terrible posters for this movie. All of them. Starring Katharine Hepburn, Nick Nolte Why I Liked It – Even with a... Continue Reading →
Greyhound (2020) – An inexperienced captain leads a small task force to protect a World War II convoy across the Atlantic. Repeated attacks from a wolf pack of Nazi submarines interrupt the watchful daily routine. Directed by Aaron Schneider Starring Tom Hanks, Elisabeth Shue Why I Liked It – Low key tension makes this a... Continue Reading →
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) – A scrapyard race car and a bumbling inventor find new life in the belief of two children. Along with a beautiful young woman, they end up on a fantasy adventure together. Directed by Ken Hughes Starring Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Benny Hill Why I Liked... Continue Reading →
Angel On My Shoulder (1946) - A mobster’s soul returns to Earth in the body of a crusading judge as part of a plot by the Devil to destroy the judge. Turns out the Devil isn’t as clever as he thought. Directed by Archie Mayo Starring Claude Rains, Paul Muni, Anne Baxter Why I Liked... Continue Reading →
I’m going to step back from movie reviews for a week to look at three adaptations of books to streamed series. Two were done marvelously well. The third, at least from one point of view, not so much. I just got access to Apple TV+ recently and dove into some of the highly acclaimed series... Continue Reading →
The Holcroft Covenant (1985) – The adult children of three Nazi officers are confronted with a trust fund of billions of dollars. There are multiple opinions, including using the money to return the Nazi movement to power. The trust was created in death, and may end that way as well. Directed by John Frankenheimer Starring... Continue Reading →
Rain (1932) - A storm in the South Pacific traps an unlikely band of travelers on the island of Pago Pago. A woman with a past, a self-righteous missionary, and another couple can’t leave because of an outbreak of cholera. She decides to enjoy herself, triggering an increasingly aggressive series of reactions from the missionary.... Continue Reading →
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