Genre Grandeur – Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) – Tranquil Dreams

This month’s Genre Grandeur highlights movies of the 70s. While I love some franchises that had its start in the 70s, the movie I watch again and again all the time and always keeps its weird charm is The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Remember to head on over and check out my review on this awesome musical and see what other choices were chosen by others.

MovieRob

For this month’s next review for Genre Grandeur – Movies of the 70’s, here’s a review of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) by Kim of Tranquil Dreams.

Thanks again to Sherise of The Girl That Loved to Review. for choosing this month’s genre.

Next month’s Genre has been chosen by me.  In honor of the month when Marty McFly came to visit us here in 2015, I have decided that we will be reviewing our favorite movies featuring time travel.

Please get me your submissions by the 25th of October by sending them to timetravel@movierob.net  Try to think out of the box!

Let’s see what Kim thought of this movie:

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Last month’s Genre Grandeur may have limited my choices quite a bit but this month, 1970s turns out to be a lot more pickings.  There are a ton of really nice movies and some great starts…

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Genre Grandeur – 12 Angry Men (1957) – Tranquil Dreams

Check out my choice for this month’s Genre Grandeur over at MovieRob’s! The genre we’re highlighting for August is Black and White movies.
I haven’t seen a lot of Black and White movies…like 3 maybe is even stretching it. But the best one has to go to 12 Angry Men that I can watch and rewatch and truly enjoy. And this month was a no brainer to choose it 🙂

MovieRob

For this month’s next review for Genre Grandeur – Black & White Movies, here’s a review of 12 Angry Men (1957) by Kim of Tranquil Dreams

Thanks again to Steven of Past Present Future TV and Film. for choosing this month’s genre.

Next month’s Genre has been chosen by Sherise of The Girl That Loved to Review.  We will be reviewing our favorite movies from the 1970’s. Please get me your submissions by the 25th of September by sending them to 70sfilms@movierob.net  Try to think out of the box! Great choice Sherise!

Let’s see what Kim thought of this movie:

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12 Angry Men (1957)

Director: Sidney Lumet

Cast: Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns, Jack Warden, Henry Fonda, Joseph Sweeney, Ed Begley, George Voskovec, Robert Webber

Twelve jurors are put together to decide unanimously on the verdict for a young…

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Genre Grandeur – Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) – Tranquil Dreams

This month’s Genre Grandeur at MovieRob is all about Dark Comedies! My choice is none other than one of my favorite movies that I revisit a few times a year called Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. A children’s story that isn’t happy and fluffy but takes the dark and gloomy and deals with death while bringing in some sarcastic humor? Now, that’s what dark comedies are all about.
Remember head over there and give check out the review and other entries. There are some very awesome choices! 🙂

MovieRob

For this month’s next review for Genre Grandeur – Dark Comedies, here’s a review of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) by Kim of Tranquil Dreams

Thanks again to Reut of Sweet Archives. for choosing this month’s genre.

Next month’s Genre has been chosen by Steven of Past Present Future TV and Film  We will be reviewing our favorite B&W films prior to 1990. Please get me your submissions by the 25th of August by sending them to b&w@movierob.net  Try to think out of the box! Great choice Steven!

Let’s see what Kim thought of this movie:

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Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

Director: Brad Silberling

Cast: Jim Carrey, Jude Law, Emily Browning, Liam Aiken, Kara Hoffman, Timothy Spall, Catherine O’Hara, Billy Connolly, Meryl Streep

The Baudelaires are a wealthy family. The parents were frequently away but the Baudelaire children all had their abilities…

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Genre Grandeur June Finale – The First Time (2012) – Tranquil Dreams

Check out my finale for this month’s Genre Grandeur over at MovieRob! My choice is a much newer choice from 2012’s My First Time with the very charismatic pair with Britt Robertson and Dylan O’Brien.
A huge thanks to Rob for letting me choose June’s genre for his monthly segment. I feel so honored! 🙂 Head on over to check out all the other choices because they are awesome!
Next month’s genre is dark comedies. If you are interested in participating, you will find where and when to send the reviews.

MovieRob

For this month’s next review for Genre Grandeur – High School/Teen Romance Movies, here’s a review of The First Time (2012) by Kim of Tranquil Dreams

Thanks again to Kim of Tranquil Dreams for choosing this month’s genre.

If you missed any of them, here’s a recap:

This month we had 16 review for GG:

1. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) – Darren
2. Easy A (2010) – Drew
3. Pretty in Pink (1986) – Reut
4. A Cinderella Story (2004) – Natasha
5. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) – Darren
6. A Walk to Remember (2004) – Kim
7. A Walk to Remember (2004) – Darren
8. Say Anything (1989) – Eddie
9. From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) – S.G.
10. The Fault in Our Stars (2014) – MovieRob
11. Ocean Waves (1993) – Darren
12. Footloose (1984) – S.G.
13. William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet (1996) – Anna
14. Clueless (1995) – Carly
15. Easy A (2010) –…

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Genre Grandeur – Robots (2005) – Tranquil Dreams

Here we are at another month’s Genre Grandeur! For May, the genre is for Animated Sci-Fi/Fantasy. The choices for these are absolutely endless. A few of my choices actually have reviews as well, which you should check out, like the movie 9. However, after much thought and the help of my partner in crime (aka the boyfriend), Robots was my final choice! 🙂
Head on over to check out my write-up!

Also, next month, Rob has been absolutely awesome (as he always is) and let me choose next month’s genre. What did I choose? Well, the genre that got me into loving movies: Teenage/High school romance movies! Perfect for the romantic that I am 😉 If you are interested in joining in, remember to drop an email to Rob. The more the merrier!!

MovieRob

For this month’s next review for Genre Grandeur – Animated Sci-Fi/Fantasy (Non-Disney/PIXAR) Movies, here’s a review of Robots (2005) by Kim of Tranquil Dreams

Thanks again to S.G. Liput of Rhyme and Reason for choosing this month’s genre.

Next month’s Genre has been chosen by Kim of Tranquil Dreams.  We will be reviewing our favorite teenage/high school romance movies. Please get me your submissions by 25th June by sending them to teens@movierob.net  Try to think out of the box! Great choice Kim!

Let’s see what Kim thought of this movie:

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Robots (2005)

 

Director: Chris Wedge & Carlos Saldanha

Voice Cast: Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Robin Williams, Jim Broadbent, Mel Brooks, Stanley Tucci, Amanda Bynes, Greg Kinnear

Rodney Copperbottom (Ewan McGregor) has always been put together since birth from second hand parts but that didn’t matter to him because BigWeld Corporation’s owner Bigweld’s motto was the centre for…

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Genre Grandeur – Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) – Tranquil Dreams

Check out my post for March’s Genre Grandeur over at MovieRob’s. This month’s genre is Latin Directors and my choice is also the first Latin directed film I had ever seen, Pan’s Labyrinth. In case you haven’t heard, this is directed by the one and only Guillermo del Toro. I’m a huge fan of the man. He always adds a great atmosphere and the story line is awesome.
Remember to check out the other posts. There are some fantastic choices that reminded me of how I could have chosen that also and regretted for a moment 😉 But then, this is still one of my favorite movies, so what can I say?
Enjoy! 🙂

MovieRob

For this month’s next review for Genre Grandeur – Latin Directors, here’s another review of Pan’s Labyrinth this time by Kim of Tranquil Dreams

Thanks again to Anna of Film Grimoire for choosing this month’s genre.

Next month’s Genre has been chosen by James of Back to the Viewer.  We will be reviewing our favorite movies featuring a dystopian world (past or future). Please get me your submissions by 25th April by sending them to dystopia@movierob.net  Try to think out of the box! Great choice James!

Let’s see what Kim thought of this movie

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Cast: Ivana Bacquero, Sergi Lopez, Maribel Verdu, Doug Jones, Ariadna Gil

When her mother gets remarried to the army captain Vidal and bears his child, Ofelia is forced to move to Vidal’s countryside house while her mother waits to have the baby.  Except, Vidal is evil man who…

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Genre Grandeur – Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) – Tranquil Dreams

Check out my entry at this month’s Genre Grandeur over at MovieRob for coming of age movies. My selection of Sisterhood of Travelling Pants a movie that doesn’t only focus on the importance of friendship but also the support during a time of growing up with various issues. Its one of my favorite coming of age movies that I always go back to 🙂
If you haven’t checked out MovieRob already, remember to do so. And drop by again to check out next month’s blogathon for Rob Reiner movies!

MovieRob

For this month’s next entry for Genre Grandeur February – Coming of Age movie’s, here’s a review of Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)  by Kim of Tranquil Dreams

Thanks again to Justine of Justine’s movie blog for choosing this month’s genre.

Next month’s Genre, chosen by  Anna of Film Grimoire will be Latin Director movies. To participate, send me your review to latin@movierob.net by 25th Mar.  Thanks to Anna for a great and diverse choice.

Let’s see what Kim thought of this movie:

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Coming of Age is one of my favorite genres to watch.  There are a list of amazing movies that I own or have seen that they all are so deserving.  However, being of an amazingly silly name that you can’t help to laugh at, a lot of people would brush off this one called The Sisterhood of Traveling Pants, based off a novel with the…

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Genre Grandeur – Freedom Writers (2007)

This month’s Genre Grandeur theme is war movies over at MovieRob. I’m not much of war movie person so I sat around thinking about what to write. After switching around in the last minute, I thought about Freedom Writers. I know that I had another review about it before but it is one of my favorite movies and one I find is underrated so I never give up on a chance to lets others hear about it. Its not a conventional war movie for sure but I promise I do give it a far reasoning as to why it is one.

If you would like to join in on MovieRob’s Genre Grandeur for this month, he is still accepting reviews till August 27th. And give him a follow if you haven’t already, Rob writes awesome reviews. Plus, you should check out the Hitchcock blogathon that he and another blogger, Zoe at The Sporadic Chronicles of a Beginner Blogger has going on right now.

As always, a huge thanks to Rob for putting this together 🙂

MovieRob

For our next entry for this month’s Genre Grandeur – War, here’s a review of Freedom Writers (2007) by Kim of Tranquil Dreams.  Her site is filled with movie reviews, travel pics and great recipes.  If don’t already follow her, I suggest you do so now!

If you’re still interested in joining in this month’s Genre Grandeur, send me an email to war@movierob.net by next Wednesday, 27th Aug.

On Sunday, I will send out an update of this month’s reviews (so far), plus reveal the new genre for September and the Blogger chosen to decide what genre will be featured!

Let’s see what Kim thought of Freedom Writers (2007)

War movies are not really my genre. I’m really not much of a person who likes to watch movies based on historical events, especially that of war between countries or cities. Usually its depressing and just sad. Maybe you can…

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Genre Grandeur – Young and Dangerous (1995)

Check out my review on Young and Dangerous for MovieRob’s Genre Grandeur in the month of June. This time, our genre is comic book or superhero movies. Since everyone already had their share of superheros review, I figured I’d go a little different and share one that may not be the best in quality but its great to me because this series has been such a success. Maybe I’ll do as I did for Infernal Affairs and have a little marathon once I gather all the movies ;).

Remember to check out the other reviews from other bloggers for this genre and next month’s genre will be on alien. If you have any review you’d like to share, remember to send it to Rob. I know I’ll think something up 🙂

Thanks to Rob for putting this together. As usual, I had a lot of fun revisiting this one.

MovieRob

For the next review for this month’s Genre Grandeur – Comic book / superhero movies, here is Kim from Tranquil Dreams with a review of Young and Dangerous (1995).  If you don’t currently follow Kim’s site, I strongly recommend that you do so. Her site features great movie reviews, awesome travel stories, new recipes and photo challenges

If anyone still is planning on sending me a submission for this month’s genre, please do so by tomorrow.

Next month’s Genre (chosen by Cara) will be alien movies – so start sending me your reviews for Alien genre movies to aliens@movierob.net

Without further ado…here’s Kim’s review

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Young and Dangerous (1995)

Director: Andrew Wai-Keung Lau

Cast: Ekin Cheng, Francis Ng, Jordan Chan, Gigi Lai, Michael Tse, Chi Hung Ng, Simon Yam

Based on a popular Chinese graphic novel called Teddy Boy, Young and Dangerous is a low budget movie showing the…

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