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I like reading your reviews of the ones you've watched.

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Good to hear as I just wrote a few more:

Lady Jane-It is a partially true period piece about Lady Jane Grey, who was Queen of England for nine days. This is a love story that stars Helena Bonham Carter, but it is full of political intrigue. She never wanted to be queen but after the death of the king who was her uncle, she is pressured into it. The leader of one side of the two reigning political parties moves to have her marry his frivolous, womanizing son, played by Cary Elwes, and take the throne. The real cause of Lady Jane’s predicament is religion. The right combination of love story and drama for a guy to watch and still enjoy.

The Young Victoria-Yes, that’s two period piece love stories in a row. This one stars Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert (that is THE Prince Albert In the Can, Prince Albert). This one is much more love story than political thriller. If you normally enjoy period pieces, it is worth the watch, especially if you need a movie for a date.



My Summer of Love-A different kind of “love story” that deals as much with class as it does with anything else. A wealthy girl whose family resides in a country mansion hangs out all summer with a poor girl from town. The rich girl’s parents are away for awhile leaving the whole house to these two young ladies. One thing leads to another and they become more than friends. Will it last past the summer? Watch it and see. There is some nudity and there are lesbian love scenes in this one.



American Psycho 2-Mila Kunis from, That Seventies Show and William Shatner (Captain Fricking Kirk) “star” in the sequel that never should have been made. Shatner is a renowned forensics expert turned college professor. Kunis is one of his students who all are vying to become his next assistant. All of his former assistants went on to the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit or at least to bit parts on Criminal Minds. So getting the best grade takes a back seat to surviving the semester. If you are the last man standing, you’ll get the gig. I literally fell asleep during this one. Maybe it wasn’t really so bad and I was just tired.



The Union: The Business Behind Getting High-A documentary that reveals pot as the top export for the Province of British Columbia. The production of marijuana in this area is so well known the product has been nicknamed “BC Bud”. Eighty percent of the $7 billion worth of pot grown in Canada is exported into the United States. The film maker interviews law enforcement officials, physicians, college professors, politicians, economists, pot growers, pot brokers, pot smugglers in a film that shows why its maker believes cannabis should be legalized. The medical people interviewed in the film express their belief that cannabis has never caused the death of a single human being while tobacco has killed millions. Law enforcement officials give evidence that shows how nearly all of the money being spent by the U.S. government, state and local authorities is being used to slow down the flow of marijuana, not harder, more dangerous drugs. The same law enforcement officials tell us most of the criminals in our prisons are also marijuana related crimes. If you think pot should be legalized already, your feelings for legalization will be stronger. If you watch it and don’t at least wonder if the legalization of pot might be a good thing, you just have your head in the sand.



Michael Collins-True story of the man who was both the Director of Intelligence and the Minister for Finance for the IRA. Liam Neeson, plays Collins. Aidan Quinn plays his second in command and Alan Rickman plays the future leader of Ireland they both are devoted to. Rickman is really good at being a very unlikable politician who manipulates his countrymen. Neeson makes all the hard wartime decisions, sends many to their deaths and battles Quinn for Julia Roberts. Who wins the war? Who runs the country? Who gets the girl?



Syriana-George Clooney as a CIA operative crossing paths in the Middle East with a young commodities trader, Matt Damon, sounds like something that might happen in a pretty good movie. Not really in this one though. The naïve character Damon plays is really there by chance. Because he is helping a young Sheik with some investments, he gets right in the middle of a hornets nest of intrigue. The movie includes U.S. involvement with the naming of a monarch to keep U.S. companies feeding from the Oil trough that is The Middle East. Double crosses by politicians, oil executives and clandestine operatives happen in layers to the point of the viewer needing to rewind or re-watch again. This movie has too many subplots to keep up with. I’ve been told that it helps to watch it a second time by people that love it. It may take some time for me to get my head around that advice.



Suspect Zero-Two FBI agents played by Aaron Eckhart and Carrie-Anne Moss are on the hunt for a serial killer. Eckhart’s character figures out the mobile killer they are searching for has been killing people for years all over the country. Ben Kingsley is a suspect that they investigate and eventually catch up with. Who is the killer? Why are both children and adults being killed? What do Eckhart’s and Kingsley’s characters have in common? Pretty good crime drama with good actors in pretty good roles.



Gun-Detroit’s newly made, “largest gun runner” Rich, played by 50cent, adds a recently released from prison old friend, played by Val Kilmer, to his crew. Rich has recently taken out his biggest competitor and hooked up with non-stop top grade product that he cultivated through his a lady friend, played by AnnaLynne McCord (Wow!). Paul Calderon and James Remer are the detectives that plan to take them down. Danny Trejo makes an appearance during a sell. Who can pass up 50cent, a better looking version of a younger Sharon Stone and Val Kilmer together shooting it out with Trejo? It was no where near as bad a movie as the critics said it was.


These might be more PG rated reviews than earlier ones. I shared them with my Facebook friends.
I basically am trying to get them to write similar ones and post them to the note I put them in.

other old reviews on page 17 & 31.

Are these to be added.... or just reviews

Anybody watch the movie "Mutants" yet? It looks interesting.

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Are these to be added.... or just reviews

just reviews.

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Would you rather I not put them in this thread?

Howard. The. Mother. fricking. Duck.

Rescue Me

There are 2 really good motion comics available now. Astonishing X-Men and Iron Man Extremis.

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Pardon me for not understanding, but is this list exhaustive? Is this every movie available on Netflix Streaming?

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No it's not everything available on instant. Only the ones we here have recommended.

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Astonishing X-Men (2009)and Iron Man Extremist (2010)

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Both in Cartoon/Claymation

If it hasn't been mentioned, "Wet Hot American Summer" is available. Hilarious.