National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets

This sequal was a great continuation of the story in the first National Treasure movie. It was almost better than the first one actually in my opinion. One thing that kinda bugged me was that two of the main characters were living together when they weren't married.. other than that though this was a very good movie, and as far as I can say completely family-friendly. This time again it is  a search for treasure greater than imagination can fathom. However, this time it's a much more ancient treasure that they are looking for. The infamous city of gold fought over for centuries by the spaniards and other europeans, who eventually gave up and decided that the city did not exist. Once again the trio of treasure hunters are on the scene trying to find the treasure, while clearing up a strange mystery surrounding the family ancestors' involvement with the assassination of President Lincoln. I think the movie was very good, especially as far as sequels go. I can fully recommend this movie, and although I like some better, this one gets a higher rating because it was pretty clean overall. I give it a 9 point rating.

Shooter

This movie was not only very cool, but a bit disturbing too, only because the things that happen in it could be happening as I write this post. This is the story of military elite sniper Bob Lee Swagger. He and his spotter were left out in the middle of nowhere in Africa after they unknowingly helped cover a U.S. government war crime. Sgt. Swagger's spotter was killed, but he survived. Later, the same individuals came to Swagger with a story of needing to prevent a presidential assassination, while using his abilities to plan the assassination of Ethiopian Prime minister, who would have revealed their secrets. Swagger was blamed for the crime, and ended up struggling with his very utmost to survive the attempts to eliminate him by the bad government officials responsible for all the trouble. There is not as much blood and gore in this film as many action films, but the violence is still unacceptable for kids to see. Also, there are a few scenes in which a woman is not very appropriately dressed. Thankfully they were fairly brief scenes. The action and story-line of this movie were absolutely amazing. Probably one of the best action stories I've ever seen on film. If it weren't for the scenes with the immodestly covered woman this would be one of my favorite movies of all time. As it is it was really good, and any action fan will like it. There are plenty of gun-fights, and some awesome explosions as well. The end of the movie was one of the best endings I've ever seen on a movie. Swagger does win, and when the man co-responsible for all the government crimes asks as Swagger is getting ready to shoot him, "are you out of your mind? You know I'm a United States Senator!" Swagger replies as he pulls the trigger, "Exactly"

I can't approve of this for family viewing, but for teens and adults who like action stuff, this one is great. The story and filming gets a 10, but because of the immodesty and language, I docked it down to an 8.5

The Princess Bride

I've probably seen this movie a hundred times, and it never gets old. It is the perfect mix of action, romance, fantasy, and humor. It's a family-friendly movie, other than one scene at the end that I'm not sure why they had to put in there.. If you don't laugh when you see this movie I will be VERY surprised, and I'll know who doesn't have any sense of humor :p

Girls and guys alike love this movie, it's not a "guy" or "girl" movie, it's great for anybody. When I fist heard what it was about, my thoughts were similar to the little boy in the beginning of the movie.. where's the action? but I loved it then, and I still love it now. It's no wonder the little boy asked his grandpa to come read the story to him the next day! Monsters, giants, true love, miracles, sword-fights, pirates, danger, kidnapping, adventure, and sprinkled generously throughout, a hilarious sense of good humor that will have you doubled over with laughter. This movie gets better each time you see it, and although does not fit into my favorite style of movie filled with lots of action and fighting, it easily has become a classic in most families. Few people have ever seen this movie one time. Usually, it's either none at all, or dozens of times. I guarantee you won't be disappointed with this movie. Some little kids may not be able to see it, but my entire family has seen it dozens of times, and I have a lot of little siblings. No doubt about it, this one gets a 10 star rating :)