Movies In Review

Guess you might call me a movie buff, as in like dyed in the wool aficionado of really "good, interesting, well made motion pictures." Way back when, going to the Saturday afternoon matinee only cost 25 cents, I more or less grew up spending time at the local neighborhood movie theater. This love of motion pictures has carried over into my adult life, and is a subject I could expound on at some length. Needless to say, I won't....

Motion pictures are intended to transport us to a somewhere, sometime, elsewhere, and are crafted to delight, thrill, scare, intrigue, provoke meaningful thought about the subject matter, or bring about an emotional response that is a part of that "inner child" residing in all of us. To that end, motion pictures have succeeded beyond their inventors expectations. They are universally understood regardless of language or culture, and as such have broadened our understanding of man's place within the confines of this planet we call Earth.

Oh yes, you're probably wondering what my favorite movie is ? Well, I can't name just one... Like the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 American films of all time, I would have to give some thought to creating my own list of the major motion pictures that have impacted my life. The "Movies in Review" pages contain some of my all-time favorites, as well as films I've seen in the past few years at local First-Run theaters.

If my reviews inspire you to see one of the listed motion pictures, enjoy it for what it is, entertainment that in some small way enriches your life!

= Outstanding - Oscar Quality

= Excellent

= Really Good 3- 3/4

= Above Average

= Average 2-1/2

= Not Good

= Forget It