Mamma Mia: This movie is a collection of ABBA songs thrown together with a plot, based off of the Broadway musical. I've never seen the musical and so I don't know how it compares but I have heard the soundtrack from the original cast and the singing's much better in the soundtrack. If you watch this you can't be expecting a phenomenal plot, you have to take it for what it is, a plot built around some unrelated ABBA hits. I like being able to see the story in the movie, that can be hard to get from just a soundtrack. Over all I'm not largely impressed with the movie, the acting's pretty good (Meryl Streep, Colin Firth...) but the singing leaves a lot to be desired in most cases. I wish that Pierce Brosnen hadn't been cast because he's sketchy as a singer and not a great actor even in action movies... Anyway that's what I think about this movie.

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town: This is the movie that Mr. Deeds was based off. I've never seen Mr. Deeds, but I'm inclined to think that this movie is better, but to each their own. This movie was directed by Frank Cappra and stars Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. Mr. Longfellow Deeds of a small town in Vermont has just inherited 20 million dollars and has to adjust to a fantastic new life in New York. I really enjoyed the messages of this movie, they were by no means subtle, however I believe they are very much needed. This movie talks about kindness towards fellowman and about being satisfied with enough, not always wanting more. It's not my favorite movie ever but it is a good one.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding: I quite enjoy this movie, it's both very funny, and very sweet. I don't really know any Greeks and so I imagine that the way they're presented in this movie is exagerated. I really love the family message of this movie, and that family is so important.

Star Wars A New Hope: I have to say that of the original trilogy, this is my least favorite, and I usually skip it when I watch Star Wars, but I couldn't really remember the plot of this movie so I gave it another chance. There are some good parts of this movie but the same things that have driven me away in the past (e.g. whiny Luke) are still a deterrent.

Xanadu: Wow, it's hard to find the words for this movie. 80s, neon, go-go boot rollerskates, Gene Kelly, Olivia Newton-John, dancing, bad special effects, animation....it's a wonderful if sort of awful combination. Something about the 80s made bizzare things like this work.

Stalag 17: Billy Wilder's movies are well known for being darkly comedic, I've heard it had to do with what happened to his family in WWII, anyway this movie is very darkly comedic. Hogan's Heros is loosely based off of this movie and leaves out a lot of the blackness. William Holden plays a cynic p.o.w in the German Stalag (Prison) and when it's discovered that someone is leaking information to the Germans, Holden's character gets the blame. This movie is very dark and serves as a good warning against jumping to conclusion in judging people and jumping on a mob mentality.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: This is one of Frank Capra's greatest movies, I think that everyone should see it, and often. Jimmy Stewart and Jean Aurthur are both wonderful in this movie. I highly recommend it.

Return To Cranford: While this movie was still quite enjoyable with Judi Dench and all the other wonderful actors, and while there was a lovely happy ending, I was rather disappointed with this movie. If you liked Cranford you will probably still enjoy this one but I almost wish that I'd just stopped at Cranford and not seen this movie. Most of the stories from this one come from the Cranford novel and I believe a great deal of them have been made up to create more drama.

Only Angles Have Wings: This movie is a bit more black than a lot of movies but it's still fairly comedic and perhaps even sappy. I really enjoy this movie though, Carey Grant and Jean Arthur are great.

The Princess and the Frog: This movie was good, better than a lot of Disney (excluding pixar) movies have been the last few years. Was it amazing? no, was it a good enjoyable movie? yes, would it scare me if I were still a little kid? yes. I've heard that the firefly is hilarious if you know New Orleans, however I am completely unfamiliar with it so he was only amusing.

Cranford: This is a mini serise based off a book by Elizabeth Gaskill by the same name. Read the book! It's so wonderful and charming. Back to the mini serise, I very much enjoyed it, Judi Dench was wonderful as always. I don't like the serise quite as much as I love the book, the serise has some events and characters added to highten the drama and romance but it was still very enjoyable. I can't wait to see Return to Cranford.

Meet The Robinsons: This is a fun movie, one of the better Disney movies of the last few years. I like the positive message but more than that I love how funny it is!

Holiday Inn: This was the first time I ever saw this movie. I can't remember why but something possessed me to put it on hold, maybe hearing that White Christmas was a sort of sequel to it. Anyway the movie was alright but not my favorite. I'm not a huge fan of either Fred Astaire or Bing Crosby and they're both in this movie. It was a fun concept though, an inn only open on Holidays.

Easter Parade: Fred Astaire and Judy Garland are the stars of this movie and as I've previously mentioned, I'm not a huge fan of either one. It's kind of a tradition to watch this movie every year. I think I liked Holiday Inn better than I like Easter Parade.