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Cars [2006]    The movie has a good lesson about life and the consequences of our fast lifestyles and modernization.
Casino Royale [2006]   The movie is a fast paced action film which is what Bond is all about in the first place.
Catch and Release [2007]   Jennifer Garner shows she can do more varied characters. Enjoyable enough to recommend.
Catch Me If You Can      It's a good movie, it's not great.
Cellular This is one of those movies that sort of stretches the plausible, but it is good enough that we don't mind.
Center Stage - Turn It Up (2008) Your basic underdog dancer makes it big movie.
Changing Lanes   It's a good rental and has a few good lessons about relationships and how we should treat people.
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory   Very entertaining movie with some obvious object lessons, that kids will likely recognize.  
Charlie's Angels Full  Throttle ... relies heavily on the star power of the 3 main characters, 4 if you add Demi Moore
Charlie St. Cloud  Very entertaining movie.  We loved it.
Charlie Wilson's War (2008)    Apparently not very historically correct, but a fun movie to watch.
Charlotte Grey   Cate Blanchett is very good and overall I thought this was a good movie, and could be watched by the whole family.  
Cheaper By The Dozen  
Cheaper By The Dozen 2 [2005] Following up on the original movie this one hasn't got the same appeal or depth of story.
Chicago [2002]  We thoroughly enjoyed Chicago.  All 3 main actors do their own singing and dancing. and that is quite amazing.
Children Of Huang Shi (2008) On DVD -   Based on a true story, was an excellent for story and content.   We recommend it.
Choosing Matthias    it's a warm movie with a warm ending ... the whole family can enjoy this one.
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (2005)  
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)    Very good movie.   Just didn't have the same charisma of the first one.
Chronicles Of Riddick   ... and we have people who can zip around the galaxy, dressed as old time Roman soldiers wielding axes.
Cinderella Man
City By The Sea [2002] Based on a true story, City By The Sea is a hard movie about relationships.
Cleaner (2007)     Typical Samuel L. Jackson flick.  Worth a rental.
Clearing, The [2004] This was a pretty good movie, although the ending didn't exactly make sense to me.
Client, The [1994]  Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones make this a great movie to watch.
Coach Carter [2005] A coach comes to a loosing team and turns the team around to achieve greatness.
Code, The (2008)  Stars Morgan Freeman and Antonio Banderas.  Not great but a nice twist.  
Cold Mountain  
Collateral [2004]  There's some human lessons to be learned.  Worth a see, but not for younger children.
Collateral Damage    For me this was mostly collateral crap, but if you are an Arnie fan...
Columbiana [2011] A better than average B movie about a female assassin seeking retribution.
Company Men, The  [2010]   Happy face for its realistic portrayal of people who got laid off in the downturn, but the end fails badly.
Conan The Barbarian (3D) [2011] Was a decent movie.  Liked the 3D effect except when the action was quick and close in.  
Constant Gardener, The (2005)   Good movie, but not a feel good movie.  Don't take this one out if you want a "pick me upper".
Contract, The (2007)    Not Morgan Freeman's best but a decent thriller along with John Cusak.  Worth a rental for sure.
Count of Monte Cristo [2002]  A fictional movie of personal triumph over great odds . The sex is not graphic, the violence is.
Crash    Judy
Crazy Heart [2010] Jeff Bridges won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in this movie.  The movie was not that meritorious.
Creation [2010]  Chronicles the life of Charles Darwin.  
Crimson Tide    
Crossing Over (2009) The story gives a good insight to the US immigration system.
Crush    
Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)    Some good lessons about perspective.
Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) This is a Japanese movie with English subtitles.  If that doesn't bother you, it's worth a  see.
Daddy Daycare [2003]    It's a great family flick and it has lots of funny scenes.
Daddy's Little Girls [2007]   This is a feel good movie mostly about preserving what is important.
Dan In Real Life    This is a must see movie by everyone.  What else needs to be said  
Daredevil
Dark  Blue [2003]  A dark movie that shows why balance is so necessary between the two ends of the justice spectrum.   
Dark Knight  (2008) A very intense movie. Kicks up the Batman series of movies, but definitely not for younger children.  
Da Vinci Code [2006]   When you walk out forget anything you think might be real.   
Day After Tomorrow, The [2004]  See it as a global warming propaganda piece that has nothing to do with reality.
Deadwood  TV series based on  the history of the notorious town in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Dear Frankie (2007)   Raises some questions about whether lying is justified under any circumstances.
Dear John  [2010]   Very good. The book ending available in special features should be viewed, especially if you didn't read the book.
Death of a President (2006)   A docu-drama that is thought provoking but a little tedious.
Death Race [2008] A very intense movie with non stop action.  A little graphic in violence but typical for this type of movie.  
Defiance [2008] Hard but good movie and a true story about four Jewish brothers living in Nazi occupied Poland.
Definitely Maybe (2008)  One of the most heart warming movies I've seen in a long time.  
Deja Vu [2006]    If you can set aside this rather huge weakness in the plot, the rest is great.  Worth a look.
Departed, The [2006]   the story keeps the viewer interested and as such has to be considered a good movie.  Rated R .
Derailed (2005)  Nothing new in the upstanding citizen is forced to be bad to get justice genre.
Devil Wears Prada, The [2006]   A good movie in it's own right. Takes us through a trip in the fashion world, to get to the end.
Did You Hear About the Morgans?  [2009] Predictable but decent entertainment.
Die Another Day [2002] It is good action movie as Bond movies go.   No nudity and no harsh profanity.  
Double Jeopardy  Great thriller movie.  Ashley Judd is awesome.
Down With Love  Just too silly to be good.
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)  
Dreamgirls (2006)   This movie is worth seeing.  MPAA Rating of PG-13 for language, some sexuality and drug content.
Drum Line    Given high ratings by a lot of critics, I found this movie less than inspiring...
Duplicity (2009) Can see why this one didn't so well at the box office. Slower than molasses in January.  Good twist at the end.