My Neighbor Totoro (1988) (or My NeighboUr Totoro if you’re in England) Tonari no Totoro Japanese: となりのトトロ IMDB Top 250 Rank: 165 as of 01/01/2013 Directed & Written by Hayao Miyazaki Starring Voice Actors: Chika Sakamoto Noriko Hidaka Hitoshi Takagi (English Dub Voice Cast: Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Tim Daly) Running time: 86 minutes Plot … Continue reading →
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Posted in CPD Classics, IMDB Top 250, Movies, Reviews
- Tagged 10/10, となりのトトロ, Chika Sakamoto, CPD Classics, Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Film, God Of Death, Hayao Miyazaki, Hitoshi Takagi, IMDB Top 250, Japanese, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, My Neighbor Totoro, Noriko Hidaka, Review, Reviews, Studio Ghibli, Tim Daly, Tonari no Totoro, Totoro
The Stepford Children (1987) Directed by Alan J Levi Starring: Barbara Eden Don Murray Randall Batinkoff Tammy Lauren Richard Anderson Running time: 96 minutes Plot Synopsis: The Stepford Children is one of three made-for-TV sequels to the 1975 film The Stepford Wives. In this sequel, Steven and Laura Harding & their teenage children David and … Continue reading →
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Posted in CPD Classics, Movies, Reviews, TV
- Tagged 1987, 7/10, Alan J Levi, Barbara Eden, CPD Classics, Don Murray, Film, Horror, I'm a very lucky girl, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, Randall Batinkoff, Review, Reviews, Richard Anderson, Sequel, Tammy Lauren, The Stepford Children, The Stepford Wives, TV
Night Of The Comet (1984) Directed by Thom Eberhardt Starring: Catherine Mary Stewart Kelli Maroney Robert Beltran Sharon Farrell Mary Woronov Geoffrey Lewis Peter Fox John Achorn Michael Bowen Running time: 95 minutes Plot Synopsis: (via IMDB) A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls to fight the evil types … Continue reading →
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Posted in CPD Classics, Movies, Reviews
- Tagged 1984, 7.5/10, Apocalyptic, Catherine Mary Stewart, CPD Classics, Film, Geoffrey Lewis, Horror, John Achorn, Kelli Maroney, Mary Woronov, Michael Bowen, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, Night Of The Comet, Peter Fox, Review, Reviews, Robert Beltran, Sharon Farrell, Thom Eberhardt, Zombies
The Breakfast Club (1985) Directed by John Hughes Written by John Hughes Starring: Emilio Estevez Anthony Michael Hall Judd Nelson Molly Ringwald Ally Sheedy Paul Gleason John Kapelos John Hughes (uncredited – as Mr Johnson) Running time: 97 minutes Plot Synopsis: (via Wikipedia) The Breakfast Club storyline follows five teenagers, each a member of a … Continue reading →
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Posted in CPD Classics, John Hughes Reviews, Movies, Reviews
- Tagged 9.5/10, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall, CPD Classics, Emilio Estevez, Film, John Hughes, John Hughes Blogathon, John Kapelos, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, Paul Gleason, Review, Reviews
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) by ME! Directed by Jeremiah Chechik Written by John Hughes Starring: Chevy Chase Beverly D’Angelo Randy Quaid Juliette Lewis Johnny Galecki John Randolph Diane Ladd E.G. Marshall Doris Roberts William Hickey Mae Questel Miriam Flynn Nicholas Guest Julia Louis-Dreyfus Running time: 97 minutes Plot Synopsis: The Griswolds decide to stay … Continue reading →
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Posted in CPD Classics, John Hughes Reviews, Movies, Reviews
- Tagged 9/10, Beverly D'Angelo, Chevy Chase, CPD Classics, Diane Ladd, Doris Roberts, EG Marshall, Film, Jeremiah Chechik, John Hughes, John Hughes Blogathon, John Randolph, Johnny Galecki, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Juliette Lewis, Mae Questel, Miriam Flynn, Movie Reviews, MovieReview, Movies, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Nicholas Guest, Randy Quaid, Review, Reviews, Shitter was full, William Hickey
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) by ME, Cinema Parrot Disco! Finally writing some reviews! Directed by John Hughes Written by John Hughes Starring: Matthew Broderick Alan Ruck Mia Sara Jeffrey Jones Jennifer Grey Lyman Ward Cindy Pickett Edie McClurg Ben Stein Charlie Sheen Kristy Swanson Running time: 102 minutes Plot Synopsis: (via Wikipedia) The film … Continue reading →
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Posted in John Hughes Reviews, Movies, Reviews
- Tagged 9/10, Alan Ruck, Ben Stein, Charlie Sheen, Cindy Pickett, CPD Classics, Edie McClurg, Ferris Bueller, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Film, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey, Kristy Swanson, Lyman Ward, Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Movie Review, MovieReviews, Movies, Review, Reviews
Sixteen Candles (1984) Directed by John Hughes Written by John Hughes Starring: Molly Ringwald Justin Henry Michael Schoeffling Anthony Michael Hall Gedde Watanabe Haviland Morris Paul Dooley Carlin Glynn Blanche Baker Edward Andrews Billie Bird John Cusack Joan Cusack Running time: 93 minutes Plot Synopsis: Samantha Baker’s (Molly Ringwald) parents forget her sixteenth birthday. Plus … Continue reading →
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Posted in CPD Classics, John Hughes Reviews, Movies, Reviews
- Tagged 9/10, Anthony Michael Hall, Billie Bird, Blanche Baker, Brian Doyle-Murray, Carlin Glynn, Carole Cook, CPD Classics, Darren Harris, Deborah Pollack, Edward Andrews, Film, Gedde Watanabe, Haviland Morris, Jake Ryan, Jami Gertz, Joan Cusack, John Cusack, John Hughes, John Hughes Blogathon, John Kapelos, Justin Henry, Liane Alexandra Curtis, Max Showalter, Michael Schoeffling, Molly Ringwald, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, Paul Dooley, Review, Reviews, Sixteen Candles, Zelda Rubinstein
The Wizard Of Oz (1939) Directed by Victor Fleming Based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum Starring: Judy Garland Frank Morgan Ray Bolger Bert Lahr Jack Haley Billie Burke Margaret Hamilton Charley Grapewin Clara Blandick Pat Walshe Terry Running time: 101 minutes Plot Synopsis: Dorothy. Kansas. Toto. A scarecrow, tin man … Continue reading →
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- Tagged 1939, 9/10, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, Charley Grapewin, Clara Blandick, CPD Classics, Dorothy, Film, Frank Morgan, Jack Haley, Judy Garland, L Frank Baum, Margaret Hamilton, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, Munchkins, Pat Walshe, Pink Floyd, Ray Bolger, Review, Reviews, Terry, The Wizard Of Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Toto, Victor Fleming
WALL-E (2008) Directed by Andrew Stanton Starring (mostly voice) actors: Ben Burtt Elissa Knight Jeff Garlin Fred Willard John Ratzenberger Kathy Najimy Sigourney Weaver MacInTalk Music by Thomas Newman Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios Running time: 98 minutes Plot Synopsis: (via Wikipedia) The story follows a robot named WALL-E, who is designed to … Continue reading →
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Posted in CPD Classics, Movies, Reviews
- Tagged 9.5/10, Andrew Stanton, Ben Burtt, CPD Classics, Elissa Knight, Film, Fred Willard, Jeff Garlin, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy, MacInTalk, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, Pixar, Review, Reviews, Sigourney Weaver, Thomas Newman, WALL-E
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Directed by Frank Darabont Based on Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King Starring: Tim Robbins Morgan Freeman Bob Gunton William Sadler Clancy Brown Gil Bellows Mark Rolston James Whitmore Jeffrey DeMunn Music by Thomas Newman Running time: 142 minutes Plot Synopsis: Andy Dufresne is a banker sent to Shawshank … Continue reading →
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Posted in CPD Classics, IMDB Top 250, Movies, Reviews
- Tagged 10/10, Bob Gunton, Clancy Brown, CPD Classics, Film, Frank Darabont, Gil Bellows, IMDB Top 250, James Whitmore, Jeffrey DeMunn, Mark Rolston, Morgan Freeman, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, Review, Reviews, Rita Hayworth And Shawshank Redemption, Stephen King, The Shawshank Redemption, Thomas Newman, Tim Robbins, William Sadler
Hardware (1990) Directed by Richard Stanley Starring: Dylan McDermott Stacey Travis John Lynch Iggy Pop Carl McCoy William Hootkins Mark Northover Paul McKenzie Lemmy Running time: 94 minutes Plot Synopsis: (via Wikipedia) Hardware is a British-American post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film. Inspired by a short story in 2000 AD, the film depicts the rampage of … Continue reading →
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- Tagged 1990, 8/10, Carl McCoy, CPD Classics, Dylan McDermott, Film, Hardware, Iggy Pop, John Lynch, Lemmy, Mark Northover, Motörhead, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, Paul McKenzie, Post-Apocalyptic, Public Image Ltd, Review, Reviews, Richard Stanley, Shower Scene, Stacey Travis, The Order Of Death, Wibbly Wobbly Walk, William Hootkins
Adventures In Babysitting (1987) (aka A Night On The Town in some territories. That title is even worse!) Directed by Chris Columbus Starring: Elisabeth Shue Maia Brewton Keith Coogan Anthony Rapp Penelope Ann Miller Bradley Whitford Calvin Levels Vincent Phillip D’Onofrio George Newbern John Ford Noonan John Davis Chandler Ron Canada Albert Collins as himself … Continue reading →
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- Tagged 9/10, A Night On The Town, Adventures In Babysitting, Albert Collins, Anthony Rapp, Bradley Whitford, Calvin Levels, Chris Columbus, Clark Johnson, CPD Classics, Elisabeth Shue, Film, George Newbern, John Davis Chandler, John Ford Noonan, Keith Coogan, Kirsten Kieferle, Lolita Davidovich, Maia Brewton, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, Penelope Ann Miller, Review, Reviews, Ron Canada, Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio
Pump Up The Volume (1990) Directed by Allan Moyle Starring: Christian Slater Samantha Mathis Mimi Kennedy Scott Paulin Cheryl Pollak Annie Ross Ahmet Zappa Billy Morrissette Seth Green Robert Schenkkan Ellen Greene Andy Romano Anthony Lucero Lala Sloatman James Hampton Running time: 105 minutes Plot Synopsis: Christian Slater, known only as Hard Harry to his … Continue reading →
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Posted in CPD Classics, Movies, Music, Reviews
- Tagged 9/10, Ahmet Zappa, Allan Moyle, Andy Romano, Annie Ross, Anthony Lucero, Billy Morrissette, Boobies, Cheryl Pollak, Christian Slater, CPD Classics, David Deaver, Eat Me Beat Me Lady, Ellen Greene, Film, Hard Harry, James Hampton, Lala Sloatman, Leonard Cohen, Mimi Kennedy, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, Music, Pump Up The Volume, Review, Reviews, Robert Schenkkan, Samantha Mathis, Scott Paulin, Seth Green, So Be It, Take Cover Arizona, Talk Hard
A note before I start the review: Since starting this blog, I’ve only reviewed movies I’ve just recently watched instead of attempting to review old favorites of mine. This felt too difficult for me as I’m not always great with words & feel like I won’t do these movies justice. I’ll attempt to do very … Continue reading →
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Posted in CPD Classics, Movies, Reviews
- Tagged 1988, 8/10, Big, CPD Classics, David Moscow, Elizabeth Perkins, Film, Jared Rushton, John Heard, Jon Lovitz, Mercedes Ruehl, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, Penny Marshall, Review, Reviews, Robert Loggia, Shimmy Shimmy Cocoa Pop, Tom Hanks
Alien: Covenant (2017) **Spoiler-free ranting below** Directed by Ridley Scott Starring: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir Plot Synopsis: (via IMDB) The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and must attempt a harrowing escape. My Opinion: I’ll … Continue reading →
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- Tagged 6.5/10, Alien, Alien: Covenant, Aliens, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Film, H.R. Giger, Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, Review, Reviews, Ridley Scott, Sequel
*sigh* Okay, I have to take a deep breath. Give me a minute… Serenity now! Okay. So, Disney are making a straight-to-cable sequel to one of my most beloved movies of all-time: Adventures In Babysitting. I reviewed Adventures In Babysitting (also known in some countries as A Night On The Town) HERE as part of … Continue reading →
I Origins (2014) Directed by Mike Cahill Starring: Michael Pitt Brit Marling Astrid Berges-Frisbey Steven Yeun Archie Panjabi William Mapother Cara Seymour Running time: 106 minutes Plot Synopsis: (via IMDB): A molecular biologist and his laboratory partner uncover evidence that may fundamentally change society as we know it. My Opinion: Has anyone else seen this? … Continue reading →
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- Tagged 2014, 7.5/10, Another Earth, Archie Panjabi, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Brit Marling, Cara Seymour, Drama, Film, I Origins, Michael Pitt, Mike Cahill, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, Review, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Steven Yeun, William Mapother
Night Of The Creeps (1986) Directed by Fred Dekker Starring: Jason Lively Steve Marshall Jill Whitlow Tom Atkins Allan Kayser Wally Taylor Dick Miller Suzanne Snyder Running time: 88 minutes Plot Synopsis: (via IMDB) Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against … Continue reading →
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- Tagged 1986, 7/10, Allan Kayser, Dick Miller, Film, Fred Dekker, Jason Lively, Jill Whitlow, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, Night Of The Creeps, Review, Reviews, Steve Marshall, Suzanne Snyder, Tom Atkins, Wally Taylor
Hi everyone! Okay, so… When I started this blog a little over a year ago, I knew that the main thing I wanted to do besides reviewing the films I go out to see in the cinema/theater was make myself watch & review the rest of the IMDB Top 250 films I hadn’t yet seen … Continue reading →
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- Tagged Blogging, Film, Guest Bloggers, IMDB Top 250, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, Review, Reviews, Writing
This started as a personal project on 01/01/13. I’d always wanted to set myself the goal of watching all of the IMDB Top 250 movies. As of 01/01/13, I’d already watched 150 of them. My plan is to watch & review the remaining 100. But what about the 150 I’d already seen? Well, I eventually … Continue reading →
Happy April! Hope everyone had a nice Easter. Here’s my monthly roundup of all I watched & read in March. As there was so much, here’s a list of everything I’m reviewing. So you can decide now if you can be bothered to scroll through all my blathering below… 🙂 Moxie, Elvis And Anabelle, Papillon, … Continue reading →
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Posted in Best Picture Project, Books, Family Films, IMDB Top 250, Movies, Personal, Reviews, TV
- Tagged 10 Things I Hate About You, 2021, Amy Poehler, Annie Hall, Battlestar Galactica, Best Picture, Big Hero 6, Blake Lively, Blogging, Books, Can't Buy Me Love, Citizen Kane, Coming 2 America, Deadpool 2, Diane Keaton, Dodgeball, Dustin Hoffman, Eddie Murphy, Edge Of Tomorrow, Elvis And Anabelle, Film, Flipped, Gary Oldman, His House, IMDB Top 250, Krush Groove, Mank, March, Monthly Recap, Movies, Moxie, Oscars, Papillon, Posts, Rage, Raising Hope, Review, Reviews, Richard Bachman, Rob Reiner, Robin Williams, Search Terms, She Dies Tomorrow, Skate Kitchen, Stats, Stephen King, Steve McQueen, Ted Lasso, The '80s: The Decade That Made Us, The Bachman Books, The Crown, The Falcon And The Winter Soldier, The Hustle, The Long Walk, Toys, TV, Unfriended, WandaVision, Writing, Yes Day
Happy March, everyone! I watched way too many movies in February. To be fair, though, I did have a week off of work so what else was I going to do?! 🙂 Here are my quickie reviews of every movie & TV show I watched (and two books I read)… MOVIES WATCHED IN FEBRUARY (ranked … Continue reading →
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- Tagged 2021, 21 Jump Street, 9, All The President's Men, Animatronic, Best Picture, Blogging, Books, Catch Me If You Can, Dianne Wiest, Disney Plus, Disney Star, Dustin Hoffman, Eiza González, February, Film, Finding 'Ohana, Greenland, I Care A Lot, Iggie’s House, IMDB Top 250, In Fabric, It's Kind Of A Funny Story, James Herbert, John Hughes, Judy Blume, Justin Timberlake, Keanu Reeves, Leonardo DiCaprio, Les Diaboliques, Level 16, Malcolm & Marie, Monthly Recap, Moon, Movies, News Of The World, Nicolas Cage, Oscar Winner, Oscars, Over The Moon, Palmer, Peter Dinklage, Ponyo, Posts, Raising Hope, Review, Reviews, Robert Redford, Rosamund Pike, Saint Frances, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, Search Terms, Sixteen Candles, Stats, Steven Spielberg, Studio Ghibli, The Breakfast Club, The Crown, The Devil Wears Prada, The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things, The Matrix, The Maze Runner, The Muppet Show, Tim Burton, Tom Hanks, Tremors, TV, Uber Eats, WandaVision, Watergate, Wayne & Garth, Wayne's World, Willy's Wonderland, Writing, Zendaya
Today would have been the 71st Birthday of John Hughes. Being a part of Generation X, his movies obviously meant a lot to me as a big-haired ’80s teenager & it was very sad when he passed away in 2009. It’s also Molly Ringwald’s 53rd birthday today. How cool is it that they had the … Continue reading →
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- Tagged Birthday, Blogathon, Brat Pack, Film, Gen X, Generation X, Guest Reviews, John Hughes, John Hughes Blogathon, Molly Ringwald, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, Music, Remembrance, Review, Reviews, Soundtrack, Teen Movies, Top Ten
Happy February! Will try to stick to my resolution to at least post these monthly roundups (and hopefully on time) this year. As January, the absolute dreariest & most depressing month of the year, was extra depressing this year thanks to the C word (not that C word) I watched way too many movies in … Continue reading →
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Posted in Books, IMDB Top 250, Movies, Personal, Reviews, TV
- Tagged 1947, 1967, 2021, Anime, Black Narcissus, Blogging, Books, Bringing Up Baby, Canvas, Carey Mulligan, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Cobra Kai, Dean Koontz, Deborah Kerr, Demon Seed, Despicable Me, Disney, Escape Room, Film, Frank Capra, History Of Swear Words, Howard Hawks, Howl's Moving Castle, Idiocracy, IMDB Top 250, Invisible, It Happened One Night, January, Japanese, John Hughes Blake Lively, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Kanini & Kanino, Katharine Hepburn, Life Ain't Gonna Lose, Modest Heroes, Monthly Recap, Movies, National Lampoon's Vacation, Pieces Of A Woman, Pixar, Pixar Popcorn, Police Academy, Posts, Review, Reviews, Search Terms, Shorts, Sputnik, Stats, Studio Ghibli, Studio Ponoc, Tangerine, The Crown, The Dig, The Jungle Book, The Secret Of Kells, The Shallows, The Sisterhood Of The Travelling Pants, Tomm Moore, TV, Vanessa Kirby, WandaVision, WarGames, When Marnie Was There, Writing
I’ll be ranking all the movies I watch in 2021 in order from favorite to least favorite, just like I have for the films I’ve watched every year since 2012 (on separate blog pages). And if I’ve reviewed them, I’ll include the links to my reviews below. 🙂 2021 UK Movie Releases: Willy’s Wonderland – … Continue reading →
