Comedy > Howard, Ron Comedy

Advantages: Michael Keaton and Glenn Close are excellent
Disadvantages: The birth scenes

...been offered a position at the New York Sentinel, which has better scoops and a more 9-5 approach to journalism. His pregnant wife (who has given up work) is pleased because the 9-5 job will mean Henry is at home more. However, Henry isn't actually keen on the job and then he gets caught up in the biggest story of his life, an apparently racially-motivated murder which Henry discovers may be something else entirely. He steals some info about the ...
...to work because she misses the job so much? As deadline approaches, Henry pleads with editor Bernie White (Robert Duvall) for more time to get his story in, while managing editor Alicia Clark (Glenn Close) pushes for a front page which claims that the black youths arrested for the murder have probably done it. This comedy has some good scenes - including a hilarious fight between Glenn Close and Michael Keaton - but it's more satirical than laugh ... Read review

Advantages: Very funny with tons of great lines
Disadvantages: None

...Enough of that bilge. Parenthood is about the Buckmans. An extended family with their own problems. Three kids, one of whom is terribly anxious, loads of relatives, including the fabulous Dianne West whose husband has left 'to have a party leaving me to raise two kids'. She has two furious teeangers. Along comes Keanu Reeves and gets her daughter pregnant. But he turns out to be a Good Thing. Mary Steenbergen is Mrs Buckman, and Tom Hulce as the ...
...is full of grand schemes and plans that never come to anything. You'll recognise some of the family members as almost as annoying as yours! Yes they live in an annoyingly big house, but you can relate to their problems and for once, the child actors don't make you want to throw things at the screen. Really funny, touching and amazingly something the whole family will enjoy. Honest. ... Read review

Advantages: A fun farce with chaos galore!
Disadvantages: Nothing like the game.

Price: £4.97 from Amazon, but i picked it up for £2.99 in blockbuster. Genre- Action/Comedy This film was apparently Ron Howards (richie cunningham - happy days) debut into the world of directing. He also starred in this highly underrated film. The DVD comes with interviews and filmographies and the actual movie. The Film The film starts by us finding out Sam Freeman (Ron Howard) is going out with Paula Powers (Nancy Morgan) who is a rich girl. ...
...Hedgeworth, and thus announces their engagement. Sam and Paula dont want this to happen so decide to jump in her fathers prized car and drive to Vegas to wed. As soon as they do, the father calls the cops and the chase begins as they desparately try to get to Vegas. So now Collins is also chasing and his mother (Marion Ross - Marion Cunningham - Happy Days) is in pursuit of her son. Then a cop starts chasing her because she is speeding and so the ... Read review

Advantages: cute, funny movie. Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah are great together.
Disadvantages: The plot could have been stronger especially in 2 spots.

I saw Splash when it first came out. It seemed like everyone was making a big deal out of how good that it was and that it was Ron Howard’s first time directing a movie. I must admit that as hokey and silly as this film was I did enjoy it. Splash is about young businessman named Alan (Tom Hanks) who falls for a girl, not knowing that she is a mermaid (Daryl Hannah). She saved him after he falls overboard. She finds his wallet and then finds ...
...She shows up naked as the day she was born at the Statue of Liberty, WHILE A TOUR IS BEING CONDUCTED. The police department calls Alan and gives her a large ‘I luv NYC’ T-shirt. She looks like a dirty old man’s dream in it. But that is beside the point. Did I mention that she couldn’t speak English yet? We all should be able to learn a language the way that this girl learns English. She learns it from a TV-AT BLOOMINGDALE’S. ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to watch and an array of well known actors
Disadvantages: It isn't the most interesting film you'll ever watch

I bought the family stone for one reason only and that was because the cast was a mix of well known faces! I know I should look for more than this but, being a Sex and the City fan I am always keen to watch anything with Sarah Jessica Parker in! Along with a variety of others who I have seen in other films and enjoyed then it was surely to be a winner wasn't it? Released in 2005 the film was written and directed by Thomas Bezucha. The story: The ...
...every year. When the favourite son, Everett, decides to bring his girlfriend Meredith with him to meet his family it doesn't quite go to plan! He has plans to ask his mother for his grandmother's ring to propose to Meredith but, his family pretty much take an instant dislike to her and find Meredith to be too uptight for Everett. Desperate and needing support, Meredith calls on her sister Julie to come and help. Things just seem to go from bad to ... Read review