My Favorite Movies

Probably my favorite film of all time. It has great art direction, video game action, Robin Williams comedy and an awesome soundtrack.

Favorite Scenes: the surrealist fake MTV video to distract the guards, and when the toy tanks break down the door and begin the battle against the good toys - with "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" re-mixed version playing.

TRON - I love thee!

The greatest videogame movie ever, and probably the best movie from the 1980's. Disney did something weird and made a thoughtful film. I liked how the citizens of the computer world had real world counterparts. There was a pseudo-religion in the TRON world to believe in the greater forces beyond. There were probably many in-jokes to the smaller sector of computer programmers back then; so I'd say this movie was ahead of its time. The layered optical effects to make the models and actors circuitry glow, was unique. I wish I saw it on the big screen to fully appreciate its production design. This fueled a wave of great arcade and home videogame products which enhanced the 80's generation. The powerful and beautiful electronic score by Wendy Carlos made the movie into a lifting experience. The 20th Annivesary DVD (not pictured) is a wonderful way to re-live this film.



Favorite Scene: When the MCP explodes and all the I/O towers light up

Second Viewing: I enjoyed immensely more. I really got into the story, the action sequences, the vehicle engineering, the music, the human elements, the world design, the new fashions, the special effects, and all the clever references to the original... It was detailed and I can now see how much thought and effort was put into this thing. I'm looking forward to the blu-ray even more now.

First Viewing review:
It was the movie event of the year (for me anyways!). After 28 years, it's hard to believe Disney made a sequel. They did a lot of cool new things. The action scenes were a joy, but there wasn't much humanity on the grid.

I really liked when they revisited some of the original locations (eg. Flynn's arcade, the Encom big entry door, Dumont's Garage). I loved when Flynn gave the TRON action figures to his son Sam, and told the story of what happened on the game grid.

The best characters were the cute and talented Quorra (Olivia Wilde) and the flamboyant Bowie-like nightclub proprietor Castor/Zuse (Michael Sheen) - both of them really made the movie special.

Garrett Hedlund as the new hero Sam Flynn, did a decent job functioning as an action hero, but I never really connected with his character on an emotional level.

Bruce Boxleitner appeared in a few scenes. They didn't say much about what his Alan character was up to. It was sad and a waste what became of his Tron character in the computer world.

They didn't explain much about Dillinger's son now working at Encom - what was that about?

I didn't care much for what they did with Jeff Bridges' Flynn character, who used to be a fun videogame hacker hotshot, but now is some sort of tragic meditative old man with no will to fix his failed world. Jeff's Clu character was much better. The youthful-CGI looked seamless for me. He wasn't as cruel and cartoonish as Sark and the MCP, so wasn't as great of a foe.

The action sequences were top-notch, the 3-D really enhanced the deadly disc game - but I'm wondering why they abandoned the Frisbee-style of '82 and made them into rings? The light cycles were as great as ever, with added ramps, bridges and flyovers, adding the danger of dropping. I wish we had got a better look of the entire layout of the field. It was great seeing the Solar Sailers and Recognizers again; I didn't see the Tanks enough. They added the new Light Jets too, which had some neato shooting and spiralling dogfight action over the Sea of Simulation. Nope, unfortunately the Grid Bugs didn't make an appearance this time!

The plotlines of TRON Legacy pretty much followed the same series of events as the original, but they changed enough of the look, feel and events, that it became a new journey instead of a rehash.

One missed opportunity was that the story had Flynn enter the Grid in '89 - prior to the Internet getting big, so all the possible internet locations, characters and objects weren't implemented. I would've liked to see the Net itself as the basis for the computer world. I guess that would make it too much like other movies.

Daft Punk's Soundtrack with the Hans Zimmer Orchestra was mind-blowingly great and really made the action and dramatic scenes very powerful. It's a damn shame they didn't think to re-orchestrate original TRON theme at all. I loved it when they played another Journey song (thankfully Separate Ways and not the overplayed Don't Stop Believin') in Flynn's arcade.

The ending was a bit abrupt; I didn't much understand what happened to the characters or the computer world; and whether Flynn's predicted future will take effect in the real world.

I want to see this movie again already, and am looking forward to the Blu-ray release, along with the original Disney TRON. I think many years from now, the original TRON will still be worshipped for the groundbreaking movie it was, whereas this new TRON Evolution movie less so.

Great Low-Budget British Sword & Sorcery movie made during the early 80's Dungeons & Dragon's craze. There's barely any monsters and minimal special effects, but it's a fun ride. Check it out to hear the techno-Zamfir flute music.

The NeverEnding Story has become a timeless children's fantasy movie. The synthesized musical score by Giorgio Moroder is simply stunning to hear. The realization of the beautiful Fantasia world setting is huge and detailed, with many types of terrain and vast expanses. The creatures inhabiting the world are expertly done; it's almost like this movie wasn't shot on Earth. They've made it all believable; a place you'd want to visit. It will always be a favorite in my book.

Favorite Scenes: the revealing of the ivory tower, and the creepy scene when the wolf reveals the true nature of the Neverending Story.

My favorite Star Wars episode. George Lucas made a masterpiece by combining a mixture of space serial, Wizard of OZ fantasy, western shootout, Japanese sword fighting and wartime dogfighting. I first saw it at the Drive-In in 1977 when I was 9 years old, and things haven't been the same since. I bought all the merchandise and lived, ate and breathed Star Wars -- until 1983 when things got silly. The original "Star Wars" I can watch again and again for the same great thrills.

This is how I like my Batman movies! Lots of bright colors and lights thanks to Director Joel Schumacher. The whole thing was fun and flashy. Everything glowed neon colors. I totally adored Jim Carrey's over-the-top acting as the Joker - his actions and dialogue were my type of humour. The Joker's bright orange punk hair was screamin'! Tommy Lee Jones played a clever villain Two-Face, who was split between good and bad, right down to his costume, girlfriends and hideout. Lovely Nicole Kidman was in this movie; I appreciate her in almost any movie. Val Kilmer made a great disturbed, serious, but thoughtful Batman; more suitable than Michael Keaton I thought. AND this movie also introduced the Robin character, played by Chris O'Donnell, who fit the role perfectly. So, good cast. The musical score and opening title sequence was very slick. My favorite Batman film of the entire series.

A Christmas classic! Better than the animated version! Jim Carrey looks and acts hilarious as the Grinch. The jokes matched my sense of humour, which is rude and childish. Great art direction. It looks awesome, apart from the frosty soft lens look the entire film has. I saw on the big screen three times. It was everything I wanted it to be. Great soundtrack as well. I watch it every year now.

Totally magical. Follows Mike Jittlov, aka "The Wizard of Speed and Time", and his film animation career. He runs into many hurdles trying to get his work released by Hollywood. It's such an imaginative and energetic film, which gives hope to any independant filmmaker, and gives us a good idea of what goes on behind the scenes. So much love and talent went into this movie; it needs to come out on DVD yesterday.

It surpasses Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean on the fun-scale!
I'm fond of this great 80's teen pop movie with singing and dancing pirates, girls and policemen. It's cheesy, but good-spirited and fun.
Favorite Scene: When Mabel (Kristy McNichol) demands that everybody have a "Happy Ending".

I loved this movie as a kid; saw it at the theatre 5 times - and then watched endless airings on Super Channel. Malta makes a great exotic location for a fishing village, sea and treasure island. This was one of the first cartoon to live action adaptations, and was fascinating to see the embodiment of whole range of characters. They didn't put in The Sea Hag and Eugene the Jeep - too late for a sequel now. The songs were great: "I Yam What I Yam", "Food Food Food" and the classic "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man." A lot of love went into the making of this movie from all involved. A childhood favorite, but now I can only watch it every few years.

I have fond affections toward this Disney animated feature. It was at theatres when I was at that Disney-impressionable age, so I've identified myself with it. I remember getting all the merchandise; especially the coloring books and read-along storybooks, which had bright colors. I thought it was totally cool, how they took the plain story of Robin Hood and told it with with cute colorful animals. Most of the voices were British, but there was also the American country voices, providing a nice mix. The songs were mostly country, with a full orchestral score typical of most Disney pics. I loved the title theme and "The Phoney King of England" musical interlude. The story had several slow-going incidents of Robin Hood and his friends getting into mischief, building to Robin Hood getting back at Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham for their tax abuses of the local animals. The animation was bright and colorful. Details were wonderfully painted forests and castles, by Don Bluth (Dragon's Lair animator). A great piece of Disney animation.

I loved the fantasy realization of the chocolate factory with high-budget CGI effects. The film was color-processed to give a slight surreal look.

The song-and-dance numbers with the computer-cloned Oompa-Loompas (Deep Roy) was creepy and spectacular as they celebrated the elimination each of the unsuitable children from the competition to win the chocolate factory. Each song was tailored for each kid's exit and done in different musical styles: Augustus Gloop's chocolate drowning song had a tropical island sound, Violet turning into a blueberry was very hip-hop, Veruca going down the garbage chute was like a classic Beatles' song, and Mike Teevee's sendoff was frantic electric 70's rock. The score, composed by Danny Elfman, matched the skewed imagery of the scenes perfectly. I say wow! to the opening credits which takes us through the production lines of chocolate bar manufacturing.

Johnny Depp chose a distanced alien approach to portray Willy Wonka, which didn't jive with me. Like his uncomfortable feelings about his father, I felt uncomfortable with him in any scene.

I liked the added touch of showing the unfortunate children departing the factory in their damaged states. The squirrels were cute and awesomely animated; there's a feature on the DVD about them. Speaking of the DVD, disc #2 of the set has excellent video games for each of the child characters.

This movie had more impact on me in 2005 than Star Wars Episode III did. Seeing it in great detail on a 50 foot IMAX screen was awesome. This movie is different than the 1970 film with Gene Wilder; they are both enjoyable for different reasons; one shouldn't replace the other.

The Avengers is a classy mind-bending British spy adventure. It's campy and a whole lot of fun! The production design and witty script was superb. I loved the awesome opening titles and soundtrack with great score and pop tunes. Uma Thurman is sexy and charming as Emma Peel. Ralph Fiennes made a classy and calm-no-matter-what John Steed. Sean Connery was a hostile and demented weather-controlling scientist Sir August de Wynter. Eddie Izzard plays a naughty glam-clad baddie. There are some great scenes and concepts: big radio-controlled killer wasps, a dangerous village training ground, them walking across the water in bubbles, a secret boardroom meeting with teddy bear costumes, a duplicate Emma Peel, an endless loop of mansion hallways, Emma and Steed's impromptu fencing, a tea tap on the car dash, a skirmish on high-wires in a lightning storm chamber, an old lady taking out baddies with a machine gun, a mini tornado inside a glass dome, a hot air balloon escape, Emma Peel strutting boldly into a private mens' club, a guy boss code-named Mother and a lady boss code-named Father, a sunny day instantly becoming a blizzard, multiple tornadoes in London, and more! It's packed with great things - and all in 89 minutes, meaning brisk pacing. I've watched it lots of times.

It's what Hook should've been! This movie tells the classic tale of Peter Pan in a wonderful way. It's very well done. Jason Isaacs makes a great Captain Hook and Jeremy Sumpter makes a great Peter Pan. I could never get into the Disney version, but this one grabbed me right away with a beautifully realized Neverland setting, great musical score, an engaging plot and lots of fun and action. Recommended stuff.

Favorite Scene: when Wendy kisses Peter and brings him back to life - and Captain Hook and his pirates soon get their butts kicked.

An awesome odyssey of a robot-boy's journey to become a real boy. I was with him all the way. Very heart-touching. The tacked-on last 30 minutes of the movie really worked for me. It's a great adventure which I find myself re-watching quite often. It poses a lot of questions about what it is to be human. One of the hilights was the robotic teddy bear. Warning: it has some very sad and emotionally disturbing scenes; some people might feel like their hearstrings are being manipulated. Probably on my top-20 list for all time.

Favorite Scenes: when David meets the Blue Fairy and when when Teddy reveals the clipping...

A wonderful journey through human existence, told in natural and poetic settings, and performed by Cirque du Soleil drummers, swimmers, clowns, acrobats, jugglers, and balancers. The music was mesmerizing and the costumes were nature's colors. It was narrated by Ian McKellan. The different settings of cave, pond, forest, canyon, ruin, palace and nighttime sky were very imaginative. It was all dreamy. I wished I had seen this on the big IMAX screen. Superb. One special occassion, I played it 10 times repeatedly as a background video.

My favorite of the Star Wars prequels. I felt that things were now back in the Star Wars universe! It was a fun place to explore again. Enough of the Star Wars elements were present for a good movie. They corrected many of the mistakes. Sure, there was the goofy love story, the wooden acting and the boring politics, but it was FUN and engaging. It was a real treat, which I watch more than the severely flawed Episode I and the dark and heavy Episode III. I liked the dark glossy look. The scenes were short and kept the momentum flowing. The music was decent, though in the end battle scenes, it sounded like a rehash of the Episode I tracks. The annoying Jar Jar character was muzzled and kept out of the main action. I didn't have any issue with the new Hayden Christensen Anakin actor. Padme had a more natural and caring role this time around. Ewan as Obi-Wan Kenobi was a bit of a jerk in this one, as were most of the Jedi order; there's no big surprise why they went out of business. I like Obi-Wan's detective investigation sub-plot. It alternated nicely with the scenes of romance between Anakin and Padme. Jango and his son, young Boba Fett were totally cool to see in action. The Clone-makers on the water planet Kamino, were a bit too much like the aliens from Close Encounters and Artificial Intelligence - c'mon Lucas! My favorite scenes were probably the one with Obi-Wan fighting Jango on the rainy landing platform, and the awesome asteroid field showdown with the Slave-1 ship and its sonic rock-smashing bombs. I liked the wasp-like inhabitants on planet Geonosis with their cavernous metal foundries and deep fighting arenas. The final battle with the arena beasts, the clone armies vs the droid armies, and the dozens of Jedi with their lightsabres was incredible. Christopher Lee as Count Dooku was a remarkable screen presence. The final lightsaber duel with Anakin, Obi-Wan and finally Yoda, was really cool.

An awesome fun movie! I enjoyed all the bright colors and action. The different races were thrilling. I liked the futuristic cars which could spin, flip, jump, defy gravity and release different weapons and defenses. I liked the different racers with their assortment of costumes and personalities. The techno music was pounding and catchy. A real ride! The characters were cartoonish with some family backstory thrown in. The kid and the monkey ruined some nice romantic scenes; but they were mostly harmless and amusing. The editing was creative and colorful; I like how they superimposed characters over pulsating chromatic patterns and used people and objects to wipe between shots. It's a unique movie, unlike any other and I loved it.

A near-masterpiece. Highly enjoyable and intellectual superhero movie. I liked the complex assortment of characters. It looks and plays amazingly like the comic book. It could've been longer and I wouldn't have minded one bit. Some of the rock songs which accompanied certain scenes didn't fit well, where a simple orchestral score would've worked better. This movie kept running through my head, days after viewing.The extended Director's Cut makes it even better.

I liked every scene in this movie! It was perfect. The whole thing is an action-packed music-video-game ride to the next level of filmmaking. They did so much with this one; I was totally impressed. They broke new effects ground with the having Neo fighting an army of Agent Smiths. I loved the rave scene for its hypnotic rhythm, the staircase battle was perfection with the fight choreography and super techno music, the freeway chase with its frenzied whizzing traffic, the quest to find the keymaker to unlock the door to the Architect and his mind-twisting revelations - it's a movie four years in the making. It's so enjoyable to watch.

Donnie Darko - great tribute to the 80's generation with songs and references to that era. Jake Gyllenhaal is superb as Donnie Darko, a depressed and delusional teen. I must also note that Drew Barrymore is great as his teacher; she always brightens up any movie she's in. This movie is definitely a masterpiece, with its group of complex characters and the underlying plot of destiny and time travel woven in. I've re-watched it many times, because there are many angles to the story. Knowing what happens, it's good to re-watch, to see how all the events within the movie support the eventual conclusion. The Director's Cut of this film hilights some of the time travel theory more clearly, but I prefer the shorter Theatrical Cut without the clues revealed. Each viewing, I still feel for Donnie's choices at the end.

Favorite Scene: Mad World song at the end and the montage of changed lives.

Freaky Japanese ghost movie where anybody who even sets foot in the front door of the particular cursed house, will be doomed and hunted down by the ghosts of the original family who died there.

My favorite ghost is Toshio, the little pale-skinned boy who meows like a cat when he attacks. I think he sometimes can transform into his drowned pet cat too. The other ghosts are the long-haired crawling mother, Kayako, who makes a croaking sound from her broken neck; and the killer father, Takeo, who rarely appears. I didn't really understand where people disappeared to when the ghosts got them...

This movie is told in a series of chapters, arranged non-chronologically, each detailing a particular character and their run-in with the curse. The mixed timelines don't make total sense until you've seen them all and pieced them together.

Totally cool original type of horror movie series. (This was actually the third in the series; the first two were direct-to-video) There have been a few sequels and American remakes (as "The Grudge") since. Great spooky scenes with plenty of jump-moments. A work of modern Japanese Horror Cinema. I've watched them all many times.

Evita has great songs and scenes. Based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway play, Alan Parker Directed it it in real Argentina settings. Madonna plays Evita wonderfully. It's large in scope with a huge cast. The songs are very catchy and beautiful. The story is a bit sad; it starts with the announcement of Evita's death and has a huge funeral and mourning montage before transporting us back to Evita's humble beginnings. The film then follows her rise to become Argentina's first lady. I loved all of the songs, especially "High Flying, Adored", "Goodnight and Thank You" and the stunning "A New Argentina". It was all so thrilling, before I knew it, Evita's "Rainbow Tour" had come to an end. Gosh, I love Evita.

Baz Luhrmann's "Moulin Rouge" is a fine work of musical artwork put onto film. There's great chemistry between the lovebirds Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. It's also a play within a play within a movie, filled with contemporary rock songs -- redone in music-video style for a celebration of the grand musicals of the past. The cinematography, editing and production design is stylistically superb.

A rich Beverly Hills family takes in a stinky hairy street person... and he ends up enriching their lives in ways they never imagined. A great comedy and social-commentary. There's lots of dog-humour in here. There's also a lot of chemistry between the actors. Truly touching movie. Great soundtrack as well. One of my favorite comedies.

Jason in 3-D! Cheesy disco theme music with hand claps. I really liked the ranch setting, it was a nice change from the campgrounds of the previous two entries. Once Jason got his hockey mask, the movie became perfect. The assortment of characters and deaths was very interesting. The end chase and battle is probably the best in the entire Friday the 13th series. Great movie.

This comedy-injected sequel brings the Gremlins series to a new high, with Billy (Zach Galligan), his girlfriend Kate (Phoebe Cates) and their pet Mogwai "Gizmo", living and working in New York city. The story takes place at the huge hi-tech "Clamp Tower", a complex similar to Trump and Turner structures.

In the first film, we learned about what happens when the three rules of Mogwai care are not followed. In this sequel, things soon go awry when Gizmo gets wet and spawns more Mogwais, which then have a post-Midnight Feast. Soon the whole Clamp Tower is infested with nasty Gremlins, which cause trouble with many building operations.

There is a laboratory on one of the floors (run by Christopher Lee), so some mutant Gremlins are hatched.

The entire movie is a cartoonish comedy, with Gremlins of different types and appearances causing havoc with various personalities in the building.

There are appearances by John Glover (as Mr. Clamp), Dick Miller (survived the first film), Robert Picardo (with hair! who gets married to a female Gremlin), and Robert Prosky (who plays a Vampire Kids' Show Host turned Gremlin-fighter.)

It's a whole lot of fun. I loved it! One of my all-time favorites.

Probably the best Joel Schumacher movie ever. It has a great seaside town setting, a pack of hip and dangerous Vampires, some great action scenes, a few frights, and an awesome soundtrack. Great title too, referencing the Lost Boys of Peter Pan. I love this movie. Corey Haim's best movie. There's a great battle at the end. It explored the perils, attractions and tragedy of being a Vampire in today's world. Kiefer Sutherland was a great vampire leader. I liked the hotel/cave where they hung out daily. There was the recurring joke with Grandpa (Barnard Hughes) seemingly not having a clue what was going on. I watch this one regularly.

Favorite Scene: Where the vampires are racing their bikes under the misty piers and the "Lost Boys" song is playing. I think Joel Schumacher re-created this bike race excitement in his two Batman films.

Dolls! A great adult horror fantasy movie for those who still have a child living inside them - and a need to see some gore. I enjoyed this fantastic film a lot! A little girl named Judy travels the English countryside with her father and step-mother Rosemary. Their car breaks down on a rainy night and they find shelter in a huge antique mansion where an old toymaker and his wife live with their collection of antique dolls. Soon a goofy American tourist and two punk rocker girls drop in from the storm. Once everybody is tucked in for the night, the dolls come to life and pay visit to the guests of the house... These walking toys will only hurt those who disrespect them or their masters. Great musical score and well-done stop motion animation effects for the creepy antique dolls. I love this quality horror film.

Superb buddy comedy in the traditions of "Wayne's World" and "Bill and Ted". It's a crazy time with Ashton Kutcher and Seann William trying to remember where they parked their car the night before. They've got their own catch-phrases. Purely fun times with gigantic aliens chicks, drug-smoking dogs, insane Chinese drive-thrus, hot girlfriends, a cult of space nerds wearing bubble wrap, killer ostriches, and more! One of my favorite comedy flicks.

One of my favorites for the 70's music alone. The music infuses every scene as it weaves its fascinating tale of a glittery rock star Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) who quickly rose to fame and then faked his own assassination, only to crash and disappear. The mystery is being investigated by a reporter, Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale) who grew up during that period and got involved with some of the players. In Citizen Kane style, he interviews those who might know where Brian Slade disappeared to, including his former manager (Michael Feast), ex-wife (Toni Collette), and former music partner and lover, Kurt Wild (Ewan McGregor). It's told slightly out of order, but is logically easy to piece together. In the background are other interesting characters like Brian's new manager Jerry Divine (Eddie Izzard) and Jack Fairie (Micko Westmoreland), the King of Glam. All elements (costumes, music, design, script, actors) assemble a colorful collage of the Glam-Rock scene. I completely loved the look and flow of this movie, even when the fun ended. When it is revealed what happened to Brian Slade, it all makes perfect sense; I wasn't disappointed. This ranks as one of my top films for its brilliance and spectacle.

This movie is in its own slice of happy disco-rollerskating turn-of-the-decade greatness, which probably only lasted six months. The filmmakers might have been trying to start a new trend, but it didn't catch on. Great soundtrack album by Olivia Newton John and E.L.O. It's all very lighthearted with the ability to cheer me up. The story is filled with fun, fantasy, romance and music. I love the opening scene where the 7 women (Muses) come out of the wall mural whilst an electric "I'm Alive" is played. There is also the classic "Magic" song sung by Olivia, and the animated musical interlude (drawn by Don Bluth of "Dragon's Lair" fame.) The final scene at the grand opening of the "Xanadu" club is truly magical, when Olivia starts singing the movie's title track.

I love this movie for its ABBA Music and Australian locations. I also love this movie for Muriel (played by Toni Collette), a woman who wants nothing more than to have a beautiful wedding. But along the way, she learns some lessons on what happiness really means. This movie had some funny scenes, but also some sensitive sad bits, so be warned. Overall, a touching and beautiful movie.

I was blown away by the high-energy fun-tastic Abba tunes brought to life by the story of a girl's wedding on a scenic Greek island, and inviting the three men who might be her father. Meryl Streep is superb, as are all the other characters. Pierce Brosnan's singing wasn't too terrible. None of the tunes were bad. It all worked, and didn't disappoint me like that Hairspray movie.

After the fame of Broadway, Andrew Lloyd Webber gave us a permanent gift of "The Phantom of the Opera" on film. Directed beautifully by Joel Schumacher, they brought the film a new life, with more detailed settings and interesting viewing angles. Too bad they omitted the haunted organ which the stage version had. But they added a lot of new things, like a framing story, a flashback to the Phantom's beginnings, a swordfight in the winter graveyard and areas of the opera house we've never been. The opening sequence when the chandlier lights up and everything comes to life in full color - sent chills up my spine. Ah, the music and songs were splendid. A treasure.

Flash Gordon is a fun and colorful space opera brought to live action on the big screen, with a rocking soundtrack by Queen. The excitement never stops. Great costumes and production design, styled after the 1930's serials, with multi-colored skies and planetscapes. All characters are played colorfully and energetically. A real winner of a movie, which I would've loved to witness on the large screen. Almost as good as Star Wars (1977 version).

Favorite Scenes: the football fight and attack of the Hawkmen (music and action)

Like a car wreck, it's hard to stop watching this freakish movie. Macaulay Culkin - like you've never seen him before. Great music! Seth Green is hilarious too. Great costumes! It shows the damage which drugs can do to the lives of the party-kids who use them. It's a fun but wasted lifestyle. Stupidity has its consequences. There was much frivolous gaeity, but no acts of homosexuality are shown. Great stuff for a low-budget film! A classic on my list.

Favorite Scene: When the Rat explains to Seth Green what really happened; accompanied by pounding techno music.

A great adventure movie; better than the last Indiana Jones Crystal Skull effort. I like how they've combined three different Tintin books to make a somewhat new story. The characters are a bit bland, and the animation is a weird mix of realism and Tintin book styles. I was surprised Captain Haddock spoke with a Scottish accent. Overall, I liked it. I'm eagerly awaiting more Tintin adaptations done with the same group of people.

Surprisingly good! Cute likeable characters and an interesting storyline about the science of raining food on an island city where the people only ate sardines. I like the science kid Flint, his talking monkey,the weather girlfriend, the bald moustached daddy, the hyper policeman and the townspeople of Swallow falls. It was a great community, as fun and varied as the Simpson's Springfield. I thought The styling of the characters and settings all worked nicely. I liked the mutant rat-birds and artistic meteoric meatballs and threatening spaghetti tornados. Sony Animation scored with this colourful (and tasty) movie!

Colorful fun magical tale with a meaningful message. The eye candy 3D animation, punchy musical numbers, cute cartoon animals and the brief appearances of the Lorax himself - make this a special movie indeed. I loved it!

A group of ten hairy frontiersmen go on the first boating expedition to map the raging Colorado River at the base of the Grand Canyon. It's a great adventure. There are a range of personality conflicts, and several challenges along the way: a wrecked boat, hostile indian territory, an unwelcome pet dog, treacherous cliffs, alcoholism, civil war rivalry, shortage of food, local legends, theft and general stupidity. We must also endure some terrible cowboy singing. Not all the men survive the expedition. Brian Keith famously plays a stubborn mountain man with a fake beard. It's now available on Disney DVD!

This movie is very original; the only other works which spring to mind are the classic Twilight Zone episode with the people trapped inside a box, and the novel "House of Stairs" by William Sleator. But CUBE develops it into a more realistic setting. A group of people (named after famous prisons) are trying to escape a maze of cube-shaped rooms, some with lethal and gruesome traps. Each person has special talents which could assist a solution; will they be able to work together long enough to get out alive? Very enjoyable film. The filmmakers give a good idea of the layout of the rooms and the hopelessness of the situation. It's a good study of human psychology as well. This is a very watchable movie with good gore effects. Highly rated.

This movie has a wild combination of elements make an enjoyable black comedy. A tired kids' show host, Rainbow Randolph (Robin Williams), plans death to the new Purple Rhino named TV host named "Smoochy" (Edward Norton). The mob get involved, and it's literally a hit. I like all the songs and skits; a lot of funny stuff goes on behind the scenes of the Kids' show. The ice show spectacular at the end is superb.

A truly magical Disney movie not-for-kids, because it has frightening skeleton baddies.

A young farm boy named Taran has a pig who fortells trouble for the world if the Horned King's Black Cauldron is not found and destroyed. Taran is assisted by a beautiful princess, an old minstrel, his magic pig, and a mischievious furry talking dog-like creature named Gurgi.

Various obstacles stand in their way, including three annoying witch sisters, the King and his guards, and the Horned King and his skeleton army.

The animation is astounding, drawn by Don Bluth (creator of Dragon's Lair video laserdisc). I love the scene where they meet a cave full of glowing rainbow pixies. The Cauldron pyrotechnics are astounding. The undead armies which rise from the cauldron are done in creepy slimey realism. Visually, it's a triumph.

The plot is a bit confusing and long. Little kids will get frightened and adults might get bored.

Rob Zombie's masterpiece in filmmaking. I'm with the half of the horror fans who loved this movie! It's so wild and wacky. The characters are all great fun with great costumes and dialogue. Those who say it's a ripoff of Texas Chainsaw Massacre probably weren't paying close enough attention to the variety of silly things going on, and the whole attitude of the characters. It's like a big live-action horror cartoon. The house and caverns have many tricks and monsters in every room. They included so many types of freaks, it manages to be a huge horror variety show. The actors did wonderful over-the-top jobs without winking at the camera and spoiling their personas. The Alice-in-Wonderland inspired climax was wonderful fun. There are classic scenes and dialogue. I was howling with laughter and delight through most of it. Rob Zombie's techniques were a bit inconsistent, like a new kid playing with all the editing tools available. He should perhaps re-cut the movie without the special filters in place. I didn't like the sequel "Devil's Advocates" much, because it was a total departure to the brutal and less fun wild highway trip.

A classic animated comic-book Rock adventure! Great songs by Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Cheap Trick, Debbie Harry and others. It's a great fantasy science fiction setting with rockers, a demon, heavy ogre guards, a beautiful singer and her devoted band. It's a fun ride with mature themes; not for kiddies. A treasure from the early 80's which CBC used to broadcast.

It's cheap. It's gay. It's dated. It's trashy. It's better than 300! I like this thing. It's hilarious stuff. I have a soft spot for this particular movie. Dumb, yeah, but fun.

This movie is one of my favorites, having a similar feel to "Mary Poppins" and "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory", it's a massive kids' musical fantasy adventure.

Most of the songs are good. The title car has a great song associated with it. The tracking shots as they drive through the English countryside singing it is breathtaking. Unfortunately, there's a handful of slow and boring songs which bring the movie action to a standstill, so I'd suggest fast-forwarding through those on a re-watch.

The scenery and production design is astounding. Some of the settings and characters are as creepy as "Babes in Toyland" but "Chitty" more intelligent.

Written by Ian Fleming, it's as if he adapted one of his James Bond adventures into a childrens' bedtime story. There's some nifty parallels to England and Germany's conflict in the second World War.

Being a horror fan, I must mention the freaky "Child Catcher", who must rate as one of the top-10 scariest movie villains ever. Kids might have nightmares about him.

There are fun appearances by British comic Benny Hill as the toymaker, Desmond Llewelyn (James Bond's gadgetman "Q" character) and Gert Frobe (James Bond's "Goldfinger" character).

Studios couldn't get away with such an overblown kid's musical these days. I'd love to see a slicker version with a modern sports car, hip kids, island terrorists and a Michael-Jackson-inspired Child Catcher; could you imagine?

A masterpiece and a classic. The set design is amazing, taking us to a large beautiful futuristic setting. The skyline is nice and stylistically curved, aircraft glide peacefully in the sky, and vehicles move across arched bridges; it looks cool.

The story has a lot of powerful emotion, with a woman being transformed into a beautiful robot by a mad corporation, while the workers of the city rebel.

I prefer the 1984 version with monochromatic tinted shots and soundtrack by Giorgio Moroder and various songs by Queen, Bonnie Tyler, Loverboy, Pat Benatar, Adam Ant and Jon Anderson.