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  • Under The Tuscan Sun

    Under The Tuscan Sun

    2003, 1h 26m


    Genre: Romance, Drama
    TMDB Rating: 68%

    Our Comments: √ 06-30-2023. PS, HS in Niagara. Always a lovely movie with a nice story and beautiful scenery. But this last time, I have to say, I’m disappointed in the lax sexuality. Enjoyment rating: 3.5 star.

    TMDB: “After a rough divorce, Frances, a 35 year old book editor from San Francisco takes a tour of Tuscany at the urgings of her friends. On a whim she buys Bramasole, a run down villa in the Tuscan countryside and begins to piece her life together starting with the villa and finds that life sometimes has unexpected ways of giving her everything she wanted.”

    Enjoyment Rating: 3.5 star

    Clean Rating: not yet rated (but caution it advised on a morality level).

  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair

    1999, 1h 53m


    Genre: Drama
    TMDB Rating: 67%

    Our Comments: 06-25-2023 at our place in Niagara (PS, HS, NS). It needs to be understood that there are many moral issues (making a sport of theft, strong sexual themes and scenes, etc.). With these comments duly stated, and if the audience is well aware of these issues, then read on. It’s an entertaining premise and a fun, light-hearted exploration of the fantasy of pulling off the perfect heist, with wit and mastery by the wealthy perpetrator (Thomas Crown, played by Pierce Brosnan). Enjoyment rating: 4 star

    TMDB: “A very rich and successful [business man] amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive [insurance investigator].”

    Enjoyment Rating: 4 star

    Clean Rating: 2.5 (not recommended from this standpoint)

    … About Clean Ratings: see this page.

  • Grumpy Old Men

    Grumpy Old Men

    1993, 1h 43m


    Genre: Comedy
    TMDB Rating: 66%

    My Comments: √ 06-22-2023 at our place in Niagara (PS, HS). Good comedy. 3.5 star.

    Clean Rating: 3

  • X-Men: Days of Future Past

    X-Men: Days of Future Past

    2014, 2h 25m


    Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    TMDB Rating: 75%

    Our Comments: √ 06-11-2023 (watched it on the Blu-Ray that we own) at our place in Niagara (PS, HS, NS). This is an excellent Action Sci-Fi. Their visit to the past is very well portrayed. There are an abundance of things to watch, consider, and keep track of for the viewer. Very entertaining. Enjoyment rating: 4 star

    TMBD: “[Byline: ‘To save the future, they must alter the past.’] The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.”

    Enjoyment Rating: 4 star

    Clean Rating: Not rated

    … About Clean Ratings: see this page.

  • The Darjeeling Limited

    The Darjeeling Limited

    2007, 1h 32m


    Genre: Comedy
    TMDB Rating: 72%

    Our Comments: 06-10-2023 at our place in Niagara (PS, HS, NS). A strange type of comedy/adventure. Subtle wit and non-mainstream quirky, humanistic humor. If you want to try something quite different, then this could be worth a watch. Enjoyment rating: 3.5 star

    TMDB: “Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other — to become brothers again like they used to be. Their “spiritual quest”, however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray).”

    Enjoyment Rating: 3.5 star

    Clean Rating: Not yet rated, but let me say quickly, there are inappropriate scenes that could be an issue for many viewers.

    … About Clean Ratings: see this page.

  • The Party

    The Party

    1968, 1h 39m


    Genre: Comedy, Classics
    TMDB Rating: 73%

    Our Comments: √ 06-09-2023 at our place in Niagara (PS, HS, NS?). One of the funniest movies out there! One blunder and mishap after another are carefully coreographed by Blake Edwards and masterfully executed by Peter Sellers. Very very funny. Enjoyment rating: 4 star

    TMDB: Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.

    Enjoyment Rating: 4 star

    Clean Rating: Not rated

    … About Clean Ratings: see this page.

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day

    1996, 2h 25m


    Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    TMDB Rating: 69%

    Our Comments: √ 06-03-2023 at our place in Niagara (PS, HS, NS). Quite a good Action Sci-Fi after all these years. Very entertaining. Enjoyment rating: 4 star

    TMBD: “On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped ‘destroyer’ spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated counterattack that fails. On July 4, a plan is devised to gain access to the interior of the alien mothership in space, in order to plant a nuclear missile.”

    Enjoyment Rating: 4 star

    Clean Rating: Not rated

    … About Clean Ratings: see this page.

  • Top Gun: Maverick

    Top Gun: Maverick

    2022, 2h 11m


    Genre: Action, Drama
    TMDB Rating: 83%

    Our Comments: 05-21-2023 with HS, in Niagara. Rented it on Amazon. An outstanding movie in every way. This is the way movies ought to be! The drama, story, cinematography, action sequences, and imparted emotion are all top level. Enjoyment rating: 4.5 star

    TMDB: “After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.”

    Enjoyment Rating: 4.5 star

    Clean Rating: Not rated

    … About Clean Ratings: see this page.

  • Once Upon a Time in the West

    Once Upon a Time in the West

    1968, 2h 46m


    Genre: Western (Spaghetti)
    TMDB Rating: 83%

    Our Comments: √ 05-16-2023 With HS in Niagara. Well made spaghetti western by the master of the genre, with excellent acting, overall structure and music. In some ways, the entire category is an acquired taste, but worth the effort to be able to appreciate the mastery. 3.5 star.

    From a clean rating standpoint, this movie is not suitable. We give it a Clean 2.5.

    TMDB: “As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.”

    Enjoyment Rating: 3.5 star +

    Clean Rating: 2.5

  • The Saint

    The Saint

    1997, 1h 56m


    Genre: Action, Thriller
    TMDB Rating: 61%

    Our Comments: 05-13-2023 at our place in Niagara with NS. Rented it on Amazon. Still holds up. Very good entertainment. Obviously some moral issues. Enjoyment rating: 3.5 star.

    TMDB: “Simon Templar (The Saint), is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the Russian government, as well as the woman who holds its secret.”

    Enjoyment Rating: 3.5 star

    Clean Rating: not rated