While I was in film school, I took a class in Docudrama. We had to watch every movie about Richard Nixon's presidency, except for Dick (1999). All the President's Men (1976) was definitely one of the better films I watched in that class. Apparently, it was the closest account of what actually happened during the Watergate scandal (the scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon). It won 4 of the 8 Oscars it was nominated for.
I won't go into any details about this film. Just watch it and you're bound to enjoy it. 8.0/10.0 on IMDB.
This is one of my favorite horror franchises. The leprechaun has been everywhere: the country, Vegas, Space, the hood, and even went back 2 tha hood! His corny one-liners come very close to topping those of Horatio Caine from CSI: Miami.
On his 1000th birthday, the evil Leprechaun gets to choose a bride by making her sneeze three times (if only it were that easy), then she's his...only the bride he chooses is the daughter of his slave (who fouls up the wedding) so he must wait until his 2000th birthday to claim the woman of his nightmares. 10 Centuries later, he tracks down the descendant of the woman he wanted to marry, but she already has a boyfriend: a brave young boy named Cody, who lives with his swindler uncle Morty and together they run a tour company called Darkside Tours. Leprechaun soon wakes up, kills a bunch of people and kidnaps his bride to be. It's soon up to Cody to save her, and only wrought iron can destroy a Leprechaun. Morty has an idea, but it soon goes horribly wrong when he gets too greedy. Cody ventures into the Leprechaun's home to save Bridget, but little does he know that a leprechaun's home has many surprises.
Check out the trailer and definitely check out the other sequels. You won't regret it!
This nice little piece of nostalgia from my childhood is a classic. There are so many great scenes in this movie and it is still enjoyable to watch as an adult.
The Sandlot is about a boy named Scotty Smalls who moves to a new town with his mom and stepdad. Another boy named Rodriguez takes "Smalls" under his wing. He invites him to play baseball with the local boys. The boys tell Smalls that in the sandlot, players try to avoid hitting home runs because on the other side of the fence is a ferocious dog nicknamed "The Beast".
FOR-EV-ER, FOR-EV-ER, FOR-EV-ER
The backstory of "The Beast"
The rest of the movie involves the boys trying to retrieve a ball (signed by Babe Ruth) that was hit over the fence. The problem is they have to do it in creative ways by avoiding any contact with the bloodthirsty beast.
Go ahead and check out this film. It may remind you of your own childhood.
I can't think of a movie more suitable to start this blog with. This was one of the first 3 movies I remember watching as a child (the other two being The Lost Boys (1987) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990). I can watch this over and over again and never get bored.
The NeverEnding Story (1984) follows Bastian Bux, a young boy on a journey from reality to the mystical world of Fantasia. One morning, while being chased by bullies, Bastian hides out in a used bookstore where he discovers a book called The NeverEnding Story. He "borrows" the book and brings it to school with him where he hides out in the attic to read it. The book follows Atreyu, a child warrior on his quest to save all of Fantasia from "The Nothing", a darkness that has begun to consume their world.
Atreyu encounters many creatures along the way, including: Morla (a giant tortoise), Falkor (a flying luckdragon), a rock biter, a racing snail, a narcoleptic bat, and of course G'Mork, a wolf sent by "The Nothing" to stop Atreyu from completing his quest.
He used to scare the crap out of my sister. Ok. Maybe it scared me a little too.
If you haven't seen this masterpiece before, check out the trailer below and then go rent it from Netflix.
