Tag: Movie Review
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Movie Review: Spirited Away (2001)
As 2021 is the twentieth anniversary of Spirited Away, I thought it was a great idea to finally review the movie here on the blog. Woot. Spirited Away is quite possibly the most renowned of Director and Animator Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli’s works and as such has won plenty of notable awards, including the…
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Movie Review: Mary and the Witch’s Flower (2017)
I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned my love for Studio Ghibli and the works of acclaimed artist and director Hayao Miyazaki here on the blog before. If not, it’s never a moment too soon to start. Hubby and I even cosplayed as No Face from the Academy Award winning movie, Spirited Away. For pics, head over…
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Christmas Movie Review: Elf (2003)
‘Tis the season to be a little silly, and Elf is definitely a silly family-friendly movie with plenty of fun for both parents and kids. Confession time. The first time I watched Elf, I hated it. Everything about a fully grown man acting like a 5-year-old all over New York City made me cringe in…
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Christmas Movie Review: Die Hard (1988)
I’ll be the first to argue that this isn’t actually a Christmas movie – it’s an action film that takes place at Christmas. Although, for fairness sake, when most Christmas movies are closely examined, they aren’t either – I’m looking at you Home Alone. I rewatched Die Hard this last week because beyond all odds,…
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Throwback Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean, On Stranger Tides
This one’s the forth movie and the one with the mermaids, just in case anyone was struggling to tell the difference between one adventure to the next. Heaven knows I can’t keep them straight either. Ok, where were we? Right. In the continuing effort to indoctrinate the kiddos in all things nerd, we continued our…
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Movie Review: Ghostbusters, Answer the Call (2016)
♫ When there’s something strange, in your neighborhood. Who ya gonna call? ♪ Shout it with me now – GHOSTBUSTERS! I grew up watching the original Ghostbusters and remember being both a little terrified and thrilled by it. It came out when I was only four and I most definitely saw it when I was…
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Movie Review: Edward Scissorhands
Crazy as it may sound, this year marks the 30th anniversary of the iconic Tim Burton film, Edward Scissorhands. If that doesn’t make you feel old, I don’t know what will. It made me feel old, and that’s saying something. I rewatched the movie to commemorate the anniversary and – It was really boring. The…
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Throwback Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean, At World’s End
There’s nothing more redeeming to an okayish sequel than to get another chance and make a trilogy. For those keeping track, this is the third Pirate’s movie and the one where Jack Sparrow is stranded on the Bonneville Salt Flats, erm, I mean Davy Jones’ locker. We also visit the foreign and mysterious South China…
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Throwback Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man’s Chest
Another weekend means another Pirates of the Caribbean movie viewing as a family. In the years since I’d seen Dead Man’s Chest, I’d forgotten how long of movie it is. We had to watch it in two parts. All the same, it is a fun romp with lots of action. The Story Just like the…
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Throwback Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean, Curse of the Black Pearl
It’s been seventeen years since the debut of the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, which means this movie has been around as long as my marriage. A few years ago we tried to show this to my kids and they decidedly didn’t like it. It was too spooky, had freaky skeleton pirates, and required…