Titanic (RiffTrax version)

Who: Bill & Melanie, and Melanie's co-worker/friend Liesl
What: Titanic-- The RiffTrax version
Where: On DVD, with RiffTrax commentary via Liesl's computer
Why: Who thought "Titanic" could be funny?

It's a sure bet most everyone (including myself and Melanie) has seen Titanic, the story of Jack and Rose-- he's poor and happy, she's rich and unhappy. They fall in love aboard the ill-fated Titanic. The ship hits an iceberg and it sinks. Jack dies. Rose lives. A depressing movie. But a MAJOR hit that brought Director/Producer/Co-Writer/Co-Editor James Cameron 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture for 1997.

RiffTrax has its basis in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 series. RiffTrax's head commentator Michael J. Nelson was a host and writer on that show. With RiffTrax, you can download audio commentaries for selected movies from their website (for a fee) to your computer, and play them in sync with the movie. Such is the case with the recent addition with Titanic to their play list. Nelson, along with MST3K veterans Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett, offer their "riffs" on everything from the characters (especially Jack, Rose and her snobbish fiance Caledon Nathan Hockley) to implausible situations, the ship's ultimate tragic fate, and the music as it concludes with an outrageously off-key rendition of Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On". We finished the movie full of tears-- from laughter. Hard to believe this could be done from such a melancholy movie such as Titanic, but somehow RiffTrax pulled it off. Some of the comments do fall flat but more often than not, they're on target.

Movie fans looking for a different "perspective" than the usual cast and crew commentary might want to check out RiffTrax.com.

Blue Streak

Who:  Amber
What:  Blue Streak
Where:  cable
Why: I can watch this movie over and over

I've seen this movie 100 times, and I'll probably watch it 100 more.  It's one of those movies where I can just have it on in the background, and it's still hilarious.

Martin Lawrence (in his hey day) is a bank robber.  A heist goes wrong when his partner turns on him.  Martin escapes by entering a building that's under construction.  He hides a giant diamond he was stealing, then the cops find him.

Fast forward 2 years, and Martin is out of jail.  First stop - go back to that building that was under construction and get that diamond.  Unfortunately that once under construction building has been completed … into a police station.  He can't just stroll in there and head up to the 3rd floor.  He tried to fake deliver a pizza, and that doesn't work.  So he turns to another con-man who makes a bunch of fake IDs for him, and a phony police career as a new transfer.

Since Martin is a criminal, he knows how criminals work.  The minute he walks into the police station, they get a robbery call.  He just wants to get his diamond and get out of there before they realize his police record is 100% fake.  Instead he gets thrown with a partner (Luke Wilson), who's a quiet, nerdy guy, but he's smart.  With Martin's genius criminal mind, he is solving crimes left and right.  With in the hour, he's promoted!

He tries to weasel out of police work, so he has time to search the air ducts for his diamond.  Of course he eventually finds it, and drops it in a huge pile of drug evidence.

Queue the action car chase scene with the FBI as Martin works 'undercover' to recover his diamond.  Everything is for this diamond!

Will Luke Wilson figure out that Martin is a bogus cop?  He's pretty smart, but he's also pretty gullible.  How about the double crossing partner of his ... where is he after the bank robbing gone bad?  I'm sure he's after the diamond as well (hint, hint). 

Find this '90s movie on cable.  I guarantee you'll laugh.

The Fast and the Furious

Who:  Amber
What:  The Fast and the Furious
Where:  on cable
Why:  Why the heck not!

This movie is a classic. Don't laugh or try to deny it.

Brian (Paul Walker) is an undercover police officer, and he's super cute.  There has been a car racing gang robbing big rig trucks.  The gang drives up in their super cool racing cars, boards the truck, and takes the merchandise somehow.  Brian has a short window of time to figure out what's going on.

Undercover Brian dives right into to the world of illegal street racing.  He's got a sweet car, which he immediately loses to Vin Diesel (Dom) in a street race.  After the race, the police stop by, and Brian helps Dom get away, so Dom assumes he's a good guy.  Dom's family/gang are questionable about Brian (they think he might be a cop), but Dom is the leader, and he approves.

Dom's younger sister also approves. *Me-ow!*

As Brian hangs out with Dom, his sister, his computer wiz friend, and stupid nerdy friend he realizes that they are all really great people, just trying to live their lives, and racing cars.  Brian reeeeally hopes that they are not involved with the robberies.  There is a rival, evil car racing gang.  Hopefully they are involved.

Lots of car racing, gang shoot outs, and truck robberies later, we find out who really is behind the robberies.  Is it Dom and his crew, or the rival car racing gang?  Will Brian be sucked into this uber-cool life style, or will he arrest the real thieves?   This movie is always on cable somewhere … if you haven't already seen it, I highly recommend it.

Also, laugh at Paul Walker's acting skills. He's a pretty face, but the acting struggles at times.

Grosse Point Blank

Who:  Amber
What:  Grosse Point Blank
Where:  @ home on cable
Why:  John Cussak (sp?) is always fun!

Martin (Cussak) and is a tough hitman, but he's a little messed up in the head. He has recurring dreams about his high school girlfriend, who he stood up on prom night 10 years ago.

Thankfully, his 10 year class reunion is coming up! And, he's got a hitman job to do around the same time, so he heads home to Grosse Point, Michigan.

His high school girlfriend Debi (Minnie Driver) is kind-of a moron. She seems stuck in the 80s, and she's pretty annoyed at Martin for ditching her at prom. Martin is pretty open and honest about being a hitman, but nobody seems to A) believe him or B) care. Martin and Debi hang out and have a great time at the reunion ... until another hitman shows up to get rid of Martin. Seems like his agency has decided that he's no longer needed. I think there was a back story that I missed or didn't really understand.

Debi finally realizes that Martin is a real killer (when she finds him sitting next to the hitman who came to kill him, and Martin is covered in blood) and totally freaks out!

Remember the hitman job that Martin has in Michigan. Could it be a good friend of Debi's? Will she finally realize Martin loves her, and give him another chance?

Dog Park

Who:  Amber
What:  Dog Park
Where:  @ home on cable
Why:  I like Luke Wilson

A laid back guy, Andy (Luke Wilson) is in mourning. His girlfriend has just left him, and he's all alone. He's not too upset about the girlfriend (she was a little nuts), but she's taken his dog! Mr. Mogley!

He meets Lorna at a single's bar with the pick up line, "Haven't I seen you before?" She thinks it's a corny piece of junk, but he actually has seen her before at the the local dog park. They go home together, but she ends up throwing up all over the place, and is horribly embarrased. She refused to take his phone calls or accept his flowers.

This movie is kind of slow moving, but still a lot of fun. All the characters are inner twinded, even though they don't realize it. Everybody seems to be connected by the local dog park. Andy's girlfriend (and dog!) have actually moved in with Lorna's ex. Andy's friends who seem to be in a great relationship are actually having an affair with one of Lorna's co-workers. It's a big relationship mess.

It all kind-of get's sorted out in the end, but not in some fairy tale, lovey dovy moment. It's all kind-of realistic and very refreshing!

Into The Wild

Who: Liz
What: Into the Wild
Where: my living room
Why: I bought at the Circuit City close out!

I had heard this movie was really good and Emile Hirsch did a fabulous job, so I really wanted to see it. So when it was $4.00 I just bought it!
It was excellent. It is about this young man, Chris, played by Emile, who wants to live his life instead of seeking a job or law school after graduating from college. So he gives the balance of his college funds to charity and sets off across the US. Wow, I give him a lot of credit. It is based on a true story and it takes place in the early '90s.
The movie tells of the people he comes across on his quest to get to the wilds of Alaska and then what happens when he gets there. How he survives on almost no money and learns to take care of himself. The bad part was that he was mad at his parents and never called them. They were very concerned and it brought them together. But he never called his sister either and she narrated part of the story. One of the persons he met across the way was this older man Ron, played by Hal Holbrook. Mr. Holbrook was nominated for an Oscar for this role.
There was this really gross part when he killed a moose, it was horrible as he skinned it and stuff. Also you should be aware that there was some nudity, but it wasn't gratuitous nudity!
The cast was excellent including Vince Vaughn, Jena Malone, Marcia Gay Harden and William Hurt. The movie was directed by Sean Penn, too. I think he is so talented.
Of course the ending was very sad to me, but in the end, I really enjoyed this movie.

Cliffhanger

Who:  Amber
What:  Cliffhanger
Where:  @ home off cable
Why:  I wanted some background noise

Who hasn't seen Cliffhanger? It was all the rage in the early '90s.

Movies like this amaze me. No, not the stellar acting (Sly Stallone), but the awesome scenery. Granted, I never know what backgrounds are real and not real (like a matte painting) in the movies, but the mountain ranges are so vast! It's pretty incredible.

While mountain climbing with some buddies, Gabe's (Stallone) friend's equiptment breaks. While trying to save her from falling, she slips out of his hands. Man, falling to your death would really be a horrible way to die.

A year later, Gabe finally goes back to the ranger station. Unfortunately, at the same time they get a distress call from some 'stranded' people. Actually, it's a group of bad guys led by Qualen (John Lithgow). They were attempting to steal some money from an airplane, but the suitcases (of money) fell out of the plane, and landed somewhere in the mountains. The suitcases have tracking devises, but only an experiences team could climb the mountains and retrieve the money.

Will Gabe find and keep the money? Or will he kill all the bad guys and save the day? Search for this movie on your DVR and find out!

Buying the Cow

Who:  Amber & Jonathan
What:  Buying the Cow
Where:  @ home - recorded off cable
Why:  We just finished tiling the kitchen, and we needed to lay down on the couch

This movie was very random.  I have never heard of it before, I just randomly found it on cable.

If you like Ryan Renyolds, and you want to see him naked quite a few times, then I highly recommend this flick.  Unfortunately cable made his butt all 'fuzzy', but it was still enjoyable.

This movie revolves around Jerry O'Connell and his girlfriend, the hot chick from Billy Madison.  Jerry can't commit, even thought they've been dating for 5 years.  The hot chick goes to NYC for a fashion related job, and tells Jerry to make a decision to propose, or she needs to move on.

Jerry's problem goes back to when he was 18.  He saw a pretty girl in an airport and it hit him like a lightning bolt.  He gave her his address, and they wrote letters back and forth all summer.  However, this pretty girl was only 11 (but looked 16).  When the 11 year old's dad found out, he put a stop to the letters.  Years later, Jerry can only think of this mystery lightning girl.  He's never had that "wham" feeling with any other girl.

As he's pondering what do to about his current girlfriend (who is super hot), he sees a different girl in a diner and more "lightning" hits him.  He can't believe it.  It's the same feeling (different girl).  Too bad as he runs to the bathroom to hyperventilate a bit, the girl is gone.

Hijinks ensue as Jerry tries to find this mystery woman.  Meanwhile, Ryan Reynolds is getting naked, another friend is getting married, and the girlfriend is getting a promotion and might move to NYC for good.

The plot thickens big time when we find out who the other friend is getting married to!  Will Jerry ever find this mystery cafe girl?  Or will he eventually track down this mystery airport girl?  Maybe he realizes his girlfriend is who he really wants to be with.  Stay tuned ...

Flubber

Who:  Amber
What:  Flubber
Where:  @ home off cable
Why:  I've never seen it.

I took a random day off work, and Flubber was on the tube.  I work for Disney ... Flubber is a Disney movie ... I figured it was my patriotic duty to watch it.

Robin Williams is a moron.  Twice now he's missed his own wedding b/c he's tinkering with experiments in his basement.  Ok - right there buddy, this relationship is over.  But, of course, his girlfriend gives him on more chance.

(I think the original movie was called "The Absent Minded Professor", so I guess Robin Williams had to prove how absent minded he can be.)

The private college he and his girlfriend work at is going bankrupt.  They will close soon.  Until - ta da! - Robin Williams creates flubber!  It's a gooey green substance that produces energy, or something magical that can make them rich.

Of course, there are some bumbling bad guys who try to take the flubber away (Captain Stollemyer from Monk and Shooter McGavin from Happy Gilmore, among others).  Robin Williams puts the bouncy flubber on the baskeball players shoes to help them win a game.  More craziness happens.

Although this movie wasn't all ridiculous laughs.  There were some touching moments between the 2 lovers (who are just trying to get married) and some robots.  Yes, I said touching moments between robots.  No, I'm not kidding.

Halloween H20

Who:  Amber
What:  Halloween H20
Where:  @ home off cable
Why:  Happy Halloween!

Here's a great holiday classic huh?  Actually, I watched it the day after Halloween, and I'm finally movie yak-ing about it.

This is a great horror movie simply because Jamie Lee Curtis is in it.  

If you are unfamiliar with the original Halloween movie, it came out in 1978.  An unknown actress named Jamie Lee Curtis was the main star (as a teenager).  She is babysitting on Halloween, and all her friends are brutally murdered by Michael Myers, who happens to be Jamie Lee's brother.  

So big KUDOS for Jamie Lee Curtis to come back to the franchise 20 years later that originally made her a star!  You don't see Jennifer Aniston coming back to do any Leprechaun movies or Johnny Depp coming back to Nightmare on Elm Street (although, I think they killed him off).

Flashback 20 years later (this movie came out in 1998).  Jamie Lee (Laurie Strode) has a 17 year old son.  She is the head master of a luxury high school, where the kids live in dorms, and the entire high school has a fence around it.  Laurie is still freaked out by her brother Michael Myers.  She knows he will eventually hunt her down and find her.  Her son (Josh Hartnett - possibly one of his first movies) knows Laurie is messed up in the head b/c of all her horrible past.  He tries to help her, but it's getting old.  He's getting annoyed and tells her to, "get over it already!"

Unfortunately, this is the year Michael tracks Laurie down.  99% of the school is on a trip, but Laurie, her son, his girlfriend (Michelle Williams), 2 other slutty kids, and a school counselor are all at the school.  You know the slutty kids are easy kills ... but who else will die?

Will Laurie finally face Michael and kill him once and for all?  Or will Michael finally get what he's been after for 20 years, to kill his other sister?

Judge Dredd

Who:  Amber
What:  Judge Dredd
Where:  @ home - off cable
Why:  Why not?

Diane Lane in an action cop movie?  Who knew!

This movie is set in the future.  Cops are now called "Judges".  They catch you committing a crime, they try you on the spot and sentence you.  The future is not a fun place to be.  There is crime everywhere, and the Judges are pretty cool people.

The coolest judge of all is Sly Stalone, or Judge Joseph Dredd.  He's a spandex wearing bad boy!  And by "bad", I mean really good.  He loves the law (almost a little too much), and loves upholding it.

Too bad his clone of a brother (seriously!) is a bad boy.  And by "bad", I mean really evil!  He commits a crime, and convinces everybody that Dredd is guilty.  Dredd and Rob Schnider (seriously!) are sent to jail.  Jail involved flying on a plane to some awful place.  A pack of crazy religious brothers shoot the plane down.  Dredd kicks some butt, and he and Rob Scheider escape.

Meantime, in the horrible future city, Diane Lane and the other Judges are being attacked by the clone brother.  The clone brother is trying to make more evil clones ...  Dredd comes in to save the day!

Did I mention the horrible graphics?

This movie wasn't all bad.  It was a bunch of cheesy lines and random action, but I enjoy random action!

The Big Lebowski

Who:  Amber & Jonathan
What:  The Big Lebowski
Where:   @ home - free Starz weekend
Why:  Jonathan picked it

I've heard so much about this movie, but I've never seen it.  I wasn't impressed.  Maybe I just don't get these 'weird' movies.  Or maybe it's a Coen Brother's thing that I don't get.  Either way, this isn't my kind of movie.  But don't listen to me - this seems to be a cult classic!

"Dude" Lebowski is a slacker.  The movie opens with 2 guys breaking into his house and demanding the money!  One guy dunks him in his toilet (gross!) and another guy pees on his rug.  Then the bad guys realize that this isn't the Mr. Lebowski they are looking for.  They want a millionaire Lebowski, and "Dude" is a total slacker!

Dude is annoyed by his stained rug.  He goes to the millionaire Lebowski's house to ask for a new rug, since it was kind-of his fault that his was peed on.

One thing leads to another and Dude and his moronic friend (a hilarious, potty mouth John Goodman) are in the middle of a random drop.  It's botched, and everybody wants to know where the money is.  There are 3 different groups of people after the money.  In addition, Leboowski bowls a lot!  That's basically the plot of the movie.

Make a special note of the GIANORMOUS cell phone that Lebowski has.

12 Monkeys

Who:  Amber & Jonathan
What:  12 Monkeys
Where:  @ home - free HBO weekend
Why:  I wanted Jonathan to see it

I really like this movie.  First of all, it's got hot, short haired Brad Pitt (for the first 1/2 of the movie anyways - then his hair gets long and he's got a scary mustache).  Second of all, it's a very unique movie.  It really makes you think.  You're not thinking about life or anything important, just thinking about the twists and turns of the movie.

Bruce Willis is a prisoner in the future.  The "scientists" (creepy people!) send him back in time (to the early 90's, or "present day") to help figure out what happened.  You see, everybody in the future is living underground.  Turns out 90% of the world's population died in 1996.

Unfortunatly, when you travel back in time, and try to convince people that you're from the future, they think you're nuts.  Bruce Willis ends up in the nut house, where he meets Brad Pitt (who is also nuts).  His shrink thinks Bruce Willis looks really familiar, but thinks he's nuts none the less.

Bruce Willis escapes from the nut house, kidnaps the scientist, and tries to prove to her that he's from the future.  Bruce Willis knows what radical group is going to kill 90% of the world ... or does he?  Will be able to stop them with the scientists help?  Will crazy Brad Pitt successfully kill pretty much everybody?

I highly encourage you to find this movie on cable.  It's very different and it's a good time!  Did I mention hot short haired Brad Pitt is in this movie?

Speed 2: Cruise Control

Who:  Amber
What:  Speed 2:  Cruise Control
Where:  @ home - recorded off cable
Why:  I searched for 'cruise' on my DVR (hoping for travel shows about cruises, but I found this)

I had seen this movie before.  I knew it was a bucket full of cheese, but it's a good movie to watch while I'm cleaning the kitchen or playing on the computer.

This movie almost leaves off where Speed 1 ended.  Annie (Sandra Bullock) is trying to get her driver's license, so she doesn't have to take the bus anymore.  She's dating Alex (Jason Patrick - what happened to that guy?!?), a LA Cop.  Annie actually mentions Jack (Keanu Reeves - star of Speed 1) and mentions why they broke up.

Annie and Alex are headed to the Caribbean for a cruise.  Party time!  Too bad Willem Defoe is also headed to the same cruise, and he plans to crash the party.  Willem Defoe is a master of cruise ship technology, and he rigs the entire ship to run off a little remote control that only he possesses (yeah, like that could ever happen.  This guy sneaks in and out of secure places on the ship like he's a magician).  He sounds the 'abandon ship' alarm to save most passengers.  Of course, Annie and Alex, and a handful of others are left behind.

The ship is going to crash and blow up ... will Alex save the day - of course.  Will there be a random cameo at the end of the movie with somebody from Speed 1 (not Keanu) - of course. Does Sandra Bullock have a lot of horrible, cheesy, un-natural dialog - yes!!!  But it's a fun movie with a lot of random action scenes.  Plus I like anything to do with a cruise ship.

Oh, there is also a cute teenage girl on the ship who is deaf and 'speaks' via sign language with Alex, the movie's hero.  She's a cutie.  And I looked her upon imdb.com.  Turns out she really is deaf and she's an advocate for deaf actors/actresses.  I thought that was kind-of cool.

Psycho

Who:  Amber
What:  Psycho
Where:  @ home - I own it on DVD
Why:  I enjoy it!

I think I am the ONLY person who likes this movie.  No, I'm not talking about Alfred Hitchcock's famous Psycho ... I'm taking about the stupid FRAME BY FRAME remake somebody made in the 90's.  It's the exact same movie, only with different actors.  It's the same dialog, the same scenes - everything is the same.  Lame I know, but I love it!

Maybe I'm a big jerk, but I just don't like black and white movies, so I really enjoy this version of Psycho in color.  Plus, this time Anne Heche is the damsel in distress.  Say what you want about her, but she's great in this movie.  And Vince Vaughn runs the hotel.  Great stuff.

I think we all know the premise of Psycho - but if you are also not a fan of black and white horror movies, here we go:  Anne Heche is running away (with a bunch of money) and stays in a rinky dink hotel run by Vince Vaughn.  Vince Vaughn's crazy mother stabs her to death in the shower (I think we've all seen this scene).  The police and Anne Heche's sister come looking for her ... they confront the crazy mother ... and this is where I leave you hanging ...

Deep Blue Sea

Who:  Amber
What:  Deep Blue Sea
Where:  @ home - I own it on DVD
Why:  I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!

This is my all time favorite "I just need something random to watch/listen to" movie.  I've probably seen it 100 times.

Researchers in some under water base are messing around with sharks brains to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease.  Great for mankind - bad for sharks.  While they are trying to save the world, the sharks are getting smarter and smarter as a 'side effect'.

Samuel L. Jackson (love him!) comes to the underground lab for some reason.  He's a billionare and he's going to fund their research or something.  A hurricane hits, so they can't get off their 'island'.  Did I mention that the sharks are becoming smarter and smarter?!?

The sharks starts to break into the underground lab, which starts a flood ... which also starts the sharks' eating frenzy.  Who will live, and who will die?!?  The answers may surprise you.

And I think the GREATEST SCENE IN A MOVIE ever is in this flick.  Just wait until Samuel L. Jackson's shark encounter ... awesome!!!

Batman and Robin

Who:  Amber
What:  Batman and Robin
Where:  @ home - recorded it off cable
Why:  Batman is all the hype this summer

Man, this movie is CHEESY

With all the hype over the new Batman (George Clooney) movie, I figured it would cool to go back and watch all the old Batman movies.  I was never a big fan of the old movies.  I really wanted to see the one with Two Face, to see how he compared to the new, super gross Two Face.  But all I could find on cable was Batman and Robin.  Seriously, what is the deal with Robin?  He seems so lame.

Ar-nuld as Mr. Freeze is the cheesiest of them all.  "The ice man cometh!"  "Let's kick some ice!"  I guess his character is kind-of cool.  He falls in a vat of liquid nitrogen (or something).  He survives, but can only live when he body temp. is 0F.  He wears a sweet suit powered by diamonds of all things, and had an ice gun.  The bummer about his ice gun, is that while it freezes people, then can be unfrozen and still live.  So basically it's a giant stun gun.

Poison Ivy - what's her deal?  She kisses people and they die.  I guess she's some eye candy, but her character basically has no purpose in this movie.

Speaking of eye candy, we're introduced to Bat Girl (Alicia Silverstone).  She comes out of nowhere, and wears a suit with plastic pointy boobs.

There's a nice little side story of Albert (Batman's butler) being sick.  The only person who save him is Mr. Freeze - the old, normal scientist Mr. Freeze.  Will he turn from bad into good and help save Albert?!?  As Jonathan says, "yes he will ... and Albert will turn into a younger British man."

Me, Myself and Irene

Who:  Amber
What:  Me, Myself and Irene (did I spell that right?)
Where:  Home - FX channel
Why:  I've never seen it, and Jim Carrey is pretty funny

How old is this movie?  I noticed a $1.13/gallon gas price.  Arg!  I'm going to take a guess and label this post '90's.

Jim Carrey marries his sweetheart - Natalie from Monk.  Their wedding limo driver is Tony (something), the black little person from Bad Santa.  Wife gives birth to 3 babies (were they triplets?  I wasn't really sure), and the 3 kids are black.  Jim Carrey loves them anyways, and Natalie ends up running away with her little person limo driving lover, leaving the kids behind.

As Jim Carrey (I forgot his name in the movie!  Doh!) raises the kids and serves and protects the highways of Rhode Island as a highway patrol man, he's pushed around by everybody.  Finally he SNAPS and a multiple personality appears.

He needs to escort Renee Zellweger to NY for something - and the nuttiness begins!  Jim Carrey snaps in and out of his 2 personalities - one very sweet, one a huge jerk.  Renee/Irene likes the sweet guy and slaps the jerk around (which he loves!).  Of course the cops are after Irene and the FBI is after them too (for various reasons).

It ends just as you would suspect it would, but it's very sweet.  The 3 black sons are really funny, and they love their father dearly.  Also, Jim Carrey (as the jerk personality) makes fun of Renee Zellweger for having a squinty face as well as other flaws (no offense Renee - but I think you're kind-of weird looking).  Bingo!

Godzilla

Who: Amber
What: Godzilla
Where: @ home (I own it on DVD)
Why: It's a fun movie for background noise.

I think I am the only person alive who likes this movie. 

Everybody else ragged on it b/c they remade such a classic.  And, yes, P Diddy (or what ever his name is) also ripped off a classic '70s song to make the new Godzilla theme music.  Anyways . . .

I think the CGI Godzilla is pretty sweet.  And Matthew Broderick is such a cutie.   The rest of the cast is kind-of annoying (like the blond chick and the super NYC accent girl), but you can watch the movie and hope they get eaten for a Godzilla lunch!  This is no Jurassic Park - but it's still pretty fun, if you don't take it too seriously.  Plus, the DVD has some pretty sweet bonus features.  And I'm a sucker for bonus features.

True Lies

Who: Amber
What: True Lies
Where: at home - TNT (cable)
Why: Why not?!?

This is one of those great "I need some background noise so I'll watch a movie" movie.  It is also classic Ar-Nuld!

Let's be honest - who hasn't seen True Lies? Arnold is kicking some serious terrist butt (using a make shift flame thrower), Jamie Lee Curtis is attempting to pole dance (I'm all about females who have some meat on their bones - you go girl!), and it's some Dancing-With-The-Stars in the making tango with Tia Carry (sp?)!

Even though Tom Arnold has really gotten the shaft from the media (Rosanne!), he is hilarious in this movie. He never stops blabbing, and it's gold!