Troy

Troy

Warner Bros. etc.

May 14, 2004

Historical Drama, War Drama, Romance

DVD
D+

The cheesiness helps, but not enough.  Wolfgang Petersen directed, long after Das Boot and The Neverending Story.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Disney etc.

July 7, 2006

Action, Historical Comedy, Fantasy

DVD

C-

I enjoyed three or four of the movies of this series in the theater, but they don't seem to translate well to the home screen.  Gore Verbinski directed.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

New Line

December 5, 2002

Fantasy, Action

DVD
C-

For approximately 35 years, since I was dating my Tolkien-loving then-future-ex-husband, I have not been able to get into Lord of the Rings, in book or movie form, although I did see the '70s cartoon at the time and like The Hobbit as a book.  Peter Jackson directed.

Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

20th Century Fox

May 2, 2005

Historical Drama

DVD
D+

The music is good enough that I bumped the grade up but I wish the music was in a movie I actually wanted to watch.  Ridley Scott directed.

Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown
Paramount
October 14, 2005
Dramedy, Romance
DVD
B

Cameron Crowe wrote and directed this charming, gently funny movie, which falls apart if you think about it too much.  Especially Dunst's character, who inspired the term "Manic Pixie Girl" apparently, although she's more cheerful than manic.