barbosa-vicki's reviews

Review by Bellamy, 9 years old.

Perfect, the best part was at the end. Which was different from the first version. There was lots of good stuff like the portal guns. Stitch was energetic, naughty, and sad, funny nice, good and great. Lilo was very funny, great, and fun. The aliens were friendly and nice.

I used to read Harold and the Purple Crayon to my kids at bedtime, and they loved it. This movie is very imaginative and follows right along from the books. What would happen if Harold grew up and drew himself into the real world? Surprising things! It was great. I especially loved the disaster at the Everything store. And drawing the airplane, and everything he drew turned out great. Moose and Porcupine threw me off at first, since they turned into humans, but they were excellently acted, especially Porcupine. And I loved every time Moose turned into his true shape.

An excellent movie for the family. I also noted that every time they rode on a bike, skateboard, or plane, they all wore helmets, excellent role models.

I checked this movie out since I enjoy Harry Anderson, and this is the last movie he made before his untimely death.

The science is poor, the acting is not great though they did their best, but I did like the music. The debate veered away from a debate and turned into a monologue, which is unfortunate.

I just want to point out, if anyone is interested, that evangelical Christianity, while many good people belong to that tradition, is not traditional Christianity. That label belongs to Catholicism, which is the church that Christ founded. The Catholic Church accepts evolution as a possibility for the diversity of life. No one, not even evolutionists, believes that evolution explains the creation of the universe. That's a separate question. And creationism does not demand that we disregard the fossil record and assume that the earth is six thousand years old.

So this is a sad effort to shore up beliefs that Christians in the apostolic tradition don't accept, but it was nice to see Harry Anderson, who I always enjoy.

Really enjoyable movie that grows on you. I especially liked Joel's friendship with the dog. Only gap, is they didn't tie in the red dress, the dog just wanted to carry it. They should at least have given the dress to Aimee. Also enjoyed Mav1s, they should make a sequel and inanimate another Mav1s. Since it appears there are a whole line of them. Although with AI now, Mav1s seems old fashioned.

There are several unexpected plot twists that kept the action going. The monsters were well made. There is certainly plenty of material for a sequel, which I would like to see. They didn't even touch on what the scientists are doing, looking for solutions to the bugs.

I don't often watch Bible-based movies, since they are usually boring and add extra characters. But "Paul" was pretty good. The dialogue was almost all from Scripture. It brought to life events and people who with the passage of time and rereading the Bible, have become misty and myth-like. This movie brought the events of Paul's life into reality. It stopped before he reached Rome, but Acts doesn't have too much to say about that period either.

The acting was acceptable, though i was struck by how white the actors' teeth were. I suspect that folks two thousand years ago didn't have much in the way of dentists.

A very enjoyable movie, a fantasy with comedic elements and drama. I don't usually care much for Sandler since he's often pretty vulgar, but this was different. The unassuming cobbler took some risks and stepped up to the plate when the situation got dangerous. I wonder how many of us would be able to do the same.

I enjoyed seeing Ellen Barkin, Steve Buscemi, and Dustin Hoffman in this. It has good actors and they clearly had fun. The plot hangs together and makes sense. I think it deserves at least seven stars, I have no idea why it's so low, unless people assume that Adam Sandler movies aren't that good. But it's suitable for children, and it is worth watching more than once.

I enjoyed this a lot, especially Gibson's role and Ray Winstone's portrayal of the ambiguous fixer. The ending is satisfying and a bit surprising. Someone said the ending was corny, which it may be, but I actually think it's true to life and what really happens at the end.

Plenty of guys you love to hate, and the flashbacks of the hero with his child were lovely. I really doubt a US Senator would be so sleazy, but what do I know?

Man, they sure want a lot of characters. Minimalism is my preferred style, so it's hard to think of things to say. I like Gibson, despite his personal problems, which are none of my business.

A beautiful documentary, narrated by Jim Caviezel, exploring the origin, some of the miraculous elements of the image of our Lady of Guadalupe, and the effect it has had on the Americas and throughout the world.

I enjoyed the flashback scenes of Juan Diego's encounter with Our Lady and events of the past. The effect of his encounter on the indigenous people was astounding and a sign of God's great love for all people. The appearance of Our Lady did away with human sacrifice and replaced that with worship and adoration.

I also enjoyed the comments made by priests and historians in Spanish, which were subtitled, but since I understand Spanish it was good to have those to listen to.

I really enjoyed this, more than the movie with Mcconaughy because the hero is more charismatic. It follows the book pretty well, but I love to see plots fleshed out. I took me a while to get used to Haller's slight accent, but it works.

Looking forward to the next season.

This movie is slow moving but fascinating. The scenes with the Supreme Court held my attention, as their deliberations are something we seldom see. Henry Fonda is a pleasure to watch, in his portrayal of Clarence Gideon who petitioned the Supreme Court to allow indigent defendants to have a court-appointed attorney. It was a landmark case which is too little known. Mr. Fonda manages to make his role sympathetic while remaining a touch irascible, uncommunicative, and focused on his self-appointed task.

This is a movie which should be seen by more Americans.

Enjoyable action movie, pretty good acting with an interesting twist near the end.

But if we spent half the money that we spend on movies about the for-profit medical establishment in the US, on efforts to get the universal healthcare that every other civilized nation has, maybe we wouldn't have these movies.

But it's all about the money, isn't it?

I really enjoyed this movie. Martin Freeman and the young girl did a great job with their roles. My only question that kept bothering me, is how did that baby stay in a clean diaper all that time? That was the only unrealistic part.

I found this movie enjoyable. The midwestern scenery alone is worth the watch; the wide open fields and small town atmosphere remind me of my childhood. Greg Kinnear does a great job as Rev. Burpo; the acting is good. It's slow paced but that's part of the enjoyment. It does show some scenes from Colton's vision or visit to heaven, which I enjoyed. I don't know whether the child actually visited heaven or not. I certainly think it's possible, and doubt that a four year old is sophisticated enough to invent everything he said. He is certainly not the first. So I choose to believe it, and find it comforting. It's a lovely movie that I will probably watch again.

The other reviews are examples of this film's message: that Americans who dare to stand by their beliefs should be silenced, according to the people who preach tolerance but practice intolerance. It's not a great film, it's probably a 5 or 6, but that's because of the budget and acting, which were not terrible, just average. No worse than your average sitcom. Certainly not a 2 or 3, as other reviewers suggest. I liked that it didn't portray the characters as black and white: the protagonist was ambivalent, and his gay friend supported him while disagreeing with his opinions. If you think that having an opinion that differs from that of vocal social activists is hate speech, you will despise this film. But if you think that in a civilized society, people have a right to hold different beliefs and to express them, you might find it of interest.