Django Unchained

Hilarious spoof on the old spaghetti westerns. Jamie Foxx is a Texas slave in the 1880's who is freed by a German Bounty Hunter who trains him in the art of killing wanted people. Along the way Foxx is able track down where his wife, separated as a slave, is serving her master, Leonardo DiCaprio who is the perfect Southern Slave owner/villan. Almost 3 hours of non stop killing and mayhem make this a fun treat. Abundant use of the N word but done in such away as was proper at that time. Don't miss this Quintin Terrinto masterpiece. 3 1/2 bananas

Jack Reacher

My all time favorite author, Lee Childs, has finally come to the screen with his 6'5" hullking ex Army MP investigator. Unfortunately 5'7" Tom Cruise plays Reacher. If you can get over that, the movie is done very well and follows the book 'One Shot' where a seemingly innocent group of 5 people are shot down in cold blood in Pittsburg. The killer is caught and before he is beaten to a bloody pulp he writes down Jack Reacher, who no one knows but will find out shortly as he shows up to dispense his wisdom and justice. This sould become a series! 3 1/2 bananas

Guilt Trip

Seth Rogan and Barbara Streisand,mother and son, depart on a cross country car trip for Rogan to sell his newly invented moisture creame product to distributors. Stresiand plays the meddeling jewish mother who can't let her son be an adult. Some funny parts but to much Streisand. 2 bananas

Hitchcock

Throughly entertaining bio of Alfred during the time he selected the book Pyscho and the filming of the movie. Overfed and not at a loss for alcohol Hitchcock has some voyerism in him and defintely likes blondes as he settles on the script. Turns out he was somewhat of a shit to his wife Alma, played by Helen Mirram who could be looking at an Oscar. Scarlett Johanssen plays Janet Leigh. At times the delusional Hitchcock finds himself having conversations with the character, Norman Bates. This movie is to good to pass up. 3 1/2 bananas

Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Beaufully filmed in New Zealand with spectacular special effects. Hobbit is recruited by Dwarfs to help get back the dwarfs kingdom that was taken by a dragon. Epic journey encounters mayhem along the long slow hike to the Dwarfs stolen home. Movie is almost 3 hours long but moves quickly. Unfortunately it leaves you hanging for part 2. Not sure this is appropriate for children as the body count has to be in the hundreds if not thousands. 3 bananas

Playing for Keeps

Retired soccer plyer(Gerrard Butler)shows up in ex-wife's town and creates quit a stir as the little kids soccer coach. Divorced wifes and some not so much, flock to his love nest as he trys to build a father/son relationship and rekindle the love lost with his ex. Some funny, some touching moments but a lot of dead air. 2 1/2 bananas

Chasing Ice

Beautifully filmed over a period of time, what is happening to the worlds glaciers. 30 cameras are arranged to view, in time lapse sequencing, the withdrawal of the worlds mightiest glaciers. For all the naysayers of global warming and climate change this movie should be required viewing. Tragic is the only word that describes the destruction of the worlds ice ice/snow packs. One scene shows and area the size of lower Manhattan breaking away--just magnifient but unbelievable at the same time. Everyone should see this movie, it's a harbinger of bad things coming. 4 bananas

The collections

Gory, gruesome bloodfest. A team is assigned the task of retreiving a kidnapped daughter from a physo who has set up a house of horrors. Upon entering they find that they are the hunted in the most maniacial ways. If you liked the saw movies you'll like this one. 2 bananas

Lincoln

Well done slice of history is portrayed by Daniel Day Lewis as Abe Lincoln who fights to find a way to get the House of Re[resentatives to vote on and pass the 13th Amnendment to free the slaves. Terrific cast makes this one of the best movies of the year. Interesting timing in that Lincoln had to twist arms and make deals in order to secure enough votes for passage. A must see for anyone interested in our countries history. 4 bananas

Killing Them Softly

Brad Pitt stars as the hitman who believes his targets should be dispatched with haste thus Killing them softly. Movie moves at a snails pace as Pitt tracks down a couple of bunglers who have the stupiditly to rob a mob poker game. Movie got great reviews but not from me. 2 bananas