Thursday, October 15, 2009

Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)


Some teenagers investigate a "falling star" that seems to have landed near a small town; however, all they can find in the woods is a mysterious circus tent. Upon further investigation, the tent proves to be an alien spacecraft filled with hostile clown aliens who are bent upon trapping the entire town within cotton candy cocoons and drinking their blood with crazy straws!
Color | MGM

Rated PG-13

Monday, September 28, 2009

Red Eye (2005)

For Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams), a casual airport encounter with a charming man who introduces himself as Jackson Rippner becomes an acquaintance that she can't seem to shake. When she finds herself seated next to the mysterious stranger on the airplane, Lisa's ride quickly turns nightmarish.
Color | DreamWorks

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence, and language.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)


With rousing action, a well-loved plot, and an all-star cast, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is a five-star film. Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, and Alan Rickman deliver stunning performances. This film is great, mostly wholesome, family entertainment.
Color | Warner Bros.

Rated PG-13

The Ring Two (2005)


Based on the Japanese horror film Ringu 2 (the sequel to Ringu), this film is not to be reckoned with. Just kidding. The Ring Two, as a sequel, was naturally not as good as the first Ring film (which was no winner in itself). It had some good thrills and chills, but that's about it.
Color | DreamWorks

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for violence/terror, disturbing images, thematic elements and some language.

Pinky and the Brain Season 1 (1995 - 1996)


A gem among cheap cartoons. Each episode focuses on the efforts of two genetically altered lab mice to take over the world. What a great plot line! From Executive Producer Steven Spielberg, Pinky and the Brain is highly entertaining for both kids and adults. I definitely plan on watching Season 2! Narf!
Color | Warner Bros.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Return to Never Land (2002)

Walt Disney Pictures decides to make a sequel to the 1953 classic Peter Pan. Bad idea. Wendy has grown up and now has children of her own. Meanwhile, England is torn by World War II. Soon Captain Hook shows up in a flying pirate ship and abducts Wendy's daughter Jane. Throughout Jane's adventures in Never Land she learns the importance a Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust and that you should never grow up too fast. A real turkey.
Color | Walt Disney Pictures

Rated G

Jaws (1975)

A classic film from director Steven Spielberg. I'm surprised I hadn't seen it before now. A string of gristly deaths haunts the waters of Amity Island, one of New England's quaintest communities. It began with a woman, killed while swimming. Next, a young boy is snatched off of his inflatable rubber raft while paddling a bit too far out to sea. Quint, a local fisherman; Martin Brody, the Amity Police Chief; and Matt Hooper, an oceanography expert set out to investigate the possibility of a monster shark patrolling the waters near Amity. Their mission if the find anything: kill it.
Color | Universal Pictures

Rated PG

Up (2009)

When the elderly Carl Fredricksen gets sick and tired of living in the city he decides to fly away from all of it by tying thousands of helium balloons to his house. However, as soon as Mr. Fredricksen has taken off he discovers an uninvited guest on his front porch: Russell, a cheerful Wilderness Explorer scout whom Carl Fredricksen thought he had gotten rid of hours ago. A great movie for kids and families. Another hit from Pixar.
Color | Walt Disney Pixar

MPAA: Rated PG for some peril and action.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)

A group of scientists embark on a journey to a mysterious sinking island to investigate the strange disappearance of a previous team. Soon the ill-fated crew began to hear voices, first of the missing scientists and then of members of their own expedition. It couldn't be giant, intelligent crab monsters, could it? Naw, that's way too far fetched!
B&W | Allied Artists

Sunday, August 9, 2009

The Giant Behemoth (1959)


Bright lights have been sighted. Heaps of dead fish are washing up on the shore. A fisherman is killed by severe burns from an unknown source. What could it all mean? The Giant Behemoth, of course! An enormous sea monster, later revealed to be a living specimen of the long extinct Paleosaurus harries the coast and the Thames River area in England. And, to make things even better, this beasty is radioactive!
B&W | Allied Artists

Monday, August 3, 2009

Tarantula! (1955)


A scientist, driven by the benevolent desire to solve world hunger develops a nutrient that causes abnormally fast growth in animals. During a fire in the good Doctor's laboratory, a gargantuan tarantula escapes from it's enclosure and begins to terrorize the surrounding countryside.
B&W | Universal International