Hidalgo (2004)

A "based on a true story" action movie. Pretty good.

Rating: C

Appaloosa (2008)

Terrific opening scene and story set up. I was truly excited to see how everything would unfold. Loved the idea of lawmen for hire coming into town ad setting up Marshall law. Then Rene Zellicker stepped off the train and everything went down the shitter.

Not only did she massacre the character she was playing, but she brought down every scene she was in. They literally could have hired any actress off the street to play that roll and the results would have been better. How Rene continues to get work while holding the title of worst actress in Hollywood is beyond me.

Rating: C

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

I still can't believe Peter Jackson was able to pull off triple perfection. Each film was both unique and equally wonderful. Incredible work and very entertaining.

Rating: A-

A History Of Violence (2005)

Great performances, intense drama, cool action, but only a decent ending that left me wanting more.

Rating: C+

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Watched in the theater. Awesome! The story continues right where the first leaves off, without skipping a beat. The battle scenes and narrative were excellent. I loved the new characters/creatures etc. Looking forward to the third.

Rating: A-

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

A movie that actually delivered on all pre-release hype. LOTR has everything you could ever hope for in a fantasy adventure film. I can't wait for the next two. The action scenes and special f/x were amazing. Cool creatures, lots of imagination. Sets, costumes, design, make up, story line, everything, GREAT.

Rating: A-

On The Road (2012)

Pretentious and full of annoying characters. It tries way too hard to be hip and cool without succeeding at either. Rambling on without a destination.

Rating: D-

The Road (2009)

I love love love post apocalyptic films. Unfortunately, most of them are crap. This one is good, but quite dreary. I think I'd rather have the earth covered by zombies than the gray world depicted here. It held my attention, but at a price.

Rating: C