Whip (Denzel Washington) is a pilot who is shown that he is both a heavy drinker and a cocaine user. He heads to work and right after take-off the plane is hit with an incredible amount of turbulance. … more
A routine plane flight has a catastrophic malfunction, but the alcoholic, drugged pilot miraculously saves many lives. Now the question is: How will his additions affect the crash investigation? … more
Whip Whitaker (Denzel Washington) has a secret...He's an alcholic/coke addict...Whip is also an extraordinary pilot who miraculously crash lands a plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving all but … more
"Going to the BAD" is a humorous mystery that is so visual that it's as if the action was taking place on a TV screen before us and someone like Julia Louis-Dreyfus, one of the stars of … more
A CIA camp in Kabul, Afghanistan is devastated when a man they thought was an Arab double agent, crosses them and explodes a suicide vest, killing many CIA officers. We also see … more
I think if they came up with laws and guidelines as with alcohol and tabacco, the legalization of weed would be much better! I mean, Amsterdam had legalized it, so why can't we? It would also make … more
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mikedraper reviewed The Ninth Day.
November 01, 2011
Biochemist Emma Coldridge is in Arizona by the Mexican border. As a chemist for a lab that makes cosmetics, she's looking for night blooming plants. Unexpectedly, she comes upon a stash of marijuana … more
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Count_Orlok_22 posted a Quick Tip about Love & Other Drugs.
August 31, 2011
There's a general problem I have with Hollywood's so-called "romantic comedies". They tend to try to hard to make audiences laugh by being juvenile and predictably raunchy thus failing … more
15 - 112mins - Comedy/Drama/Romance - 29th December 2010 In general I fit the stereotypical male movie goer- guns = good, action = good, comedy = good, romance = good...as long as it combines a lot of … more
I was surprised at how much I like this movie at the end of it. It's not made in heaven love story nor is it one that makes the audience feels good about themselves. Yet, it is one with lots of layering … more
Not long ago when I talked about "The Proposal" I said that if I could find a "rom com" that took a few more chances and had a few more surprises I could like it a little more. … more
Smooth ladies man pharmacy rep falls for a cynical Parkinson's patient on his road to greatness. Genuine moments of warmth and skips the regular Rom Com route for something a little different.
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woopak_the_thrill posted a Quick Tip about Love & Other Drugs.
April 20, 2011
Calling “Love and Other Drugs” a romantic comedy or a “chick flick” wouldn’t be accurate at all. It is funny with some doses of twisted humor and it is a story about love … more
In the latest thriller to entice readers and in the mode of Steig Larsson's excellent Millenium trilogy, "Three Seconds" provides a ride through terror. Piet Hoffman … more
Charming, sexy, smart, engaging and fast paced "Love and Other Drugs" is one of the best romantic dramedies to come out of the Hollywood work mill in the better part of twenty-years. This quick … more
It turns out that I like this movie quite a great deal. Quite uncharacteristically. It's not that it's a comedy, drama or even melodrama. It turns out to be quite a realistic and touching movie. … more
The nomadic Jack Reacher hitches a ride on a tour bus in South Dakota, only to have it skid off the road during an intensifying blizzard. The town folk put up the stranded travelers in their homes, but … more
I have an old saying when it comes to love, Love can be like a roller coaster it has its ups and it is down its twist and its turns its upside downs and its loop-de-loops. Nothing is ever simple or … more
I might be the only serious guy around here who actually enjoyed this flick. Love and Other Drugs directed by Edward Zwick, the guy behind movies like Blood Diamond, captured my attention … more
Our drug laws are messed up. There is no sense of proportionality of threat in what is regulated or how heavily. Strangely marijuana plants are the only plants subject to an outright ban in … more
LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS Written by Charles Randolph, Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz Directed by Edward Zwick Starring Jack Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway and Oliver Platt … more
Sometimes life can feel a little unbalanced as you try and find just that, balance. Through the harder times that you may face people will look for ways to avoid thinking of the turmoil you may face using … more
As a committed Libertarian yet disapprover of drug abuse, I have to say it's time we Freed The Weed. Personally, I'm sick of the smell of pot whenever I walk around San Francisco and I only stick … more