Tag Archives: Movie Review

Movie Review: the Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug

Posted on December 31, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

The day before yesterday, we watched the Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug in preparation for going to see the next Hobbit movie in the theater yesterday. This movie annoyed me for one very strong reason. Having just read the Hobbit … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Die Hard With a Vengeance

Posted on December 25, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

It appears to me as though someone at the television networks has the same idea about holiday movies as I do, as they are running a Die Hard marathon and it just happens that I turned it on right at … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Love Actually

Posted on December 20, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

So I don’t actually own very many holiday movies and I didn’t feel like watching any more Die Hard movies, but I’m actually kicking myself in the shin for choosing Love Actually as my next movie to watch. “Love Actually … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Die Hard 2

Posted on December 20, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

So continuing with my movie marathon today, I watched Die Hard 2 immediately following the conclusion of Die Hard. “What is it about John McClane and the holidays? Here it is, Christmas Eve, and McClane is off-duty in the nation’s … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Die Hard

Posted on December 20, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

I woke up this morning and felt the need to watch a holiday movie, potentially a holiday movie marathon. What says Christmas more than Die Hard? “Detective John McClane is in Los Angeles to spend the holidays with his estranged … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Kronk’s New Groove

Posted on December 18, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

While movie shopping, I found a box set with both the Emperor’s New Groove and Kronk’s New Groove, which I’d never seen or heard anything about. Since I enjoy the Emperor’s New Groove so much, I figured a movie about … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: the Emperor’s New Groove

Posted on December 15, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

I’ve owned the Emperor’s New Groove for a ridiculous amount of time and it’s one of my favorite happy cartoon movies. “Emperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his devious advisor, Yzma, and her hunky henchman, Kronk. Now the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Ponyo

Posted on December 11, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

As I mentioned in my last review for NausicaA of the Valley of the Wind, I managed to pick up some more Studio Ghibli movies, the next of which is Ponyo. “A young boy named Sosuke rescues a goldfish named … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: NausicaA of the Valley of the Wind

Posted on December 11, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

Yesterday, while I was out running errands, I found more Studio Ghibli movies and NausicaA of the Valley of the Wind looked fantastic, so I picked it up. “After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Castle in the Sky

Posted on December 8, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

I had a pretty good day at work today, combined with my residual warm-fuzzies from my most excellent day of reading yesterday. When I came home after spending my afternoon outside washing vehicles in the 45 degree weather with water-logged … Continue reading →

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