On DVD- Oblivion

Movie:   Oblivion
Major Actors: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Melissa Leo
Rating: PG-13
Best Audience: Teenagers and Adults

Review 

"Oblivion" takes place in a post-apocalyptic Earth in which war with an alien nation and nuclear weapons have left the planet uninhabitable.  Tom Cruise's character is responsible for maintenance of defense drones.  However, he starts questioning his whole assignment. 

I actually adore Tom Cruise as an actor.  I've already said this to many people, but just like Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise is pretty crazy in real life but it doesn't make him any less of an awesome actor.

The plotline of "Oblivion" is at times hard to follow.  You start watching the movie thinking it will go a certain way--then the movie takes a huge turn and ends up not being what you thought it was AT ALL.   I actually liked the direction it took despite the fact I had to stop and take a moment to think about exactly what was happening.  Off the top of my head, I really felt like this film was channeling Blade Runner, The Fifth Element, and Total Recall.  If you enjoyed those type of futuristic sci-fi films, you would probably like this.

On DVD- W.E.

Movie: W.E.
Major Actors: Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James D'Arcy
Rating: R
Best Audience: Older adults would find this somewhat interesting, especially if they enjoy history.

Review:

The first 15 minutes of this movie were incredibly confusing because it took me a while to figure out what was going on.  I thought the movie would be just about the affair between King Edward and Wallis Simpson in the 1930's.  However, there was a modern girl thrown in there and the movie proceeded to jump back and forth in time.

It turns out the movie is really about a modern girl who is obsessed with the affair between Wallis Simpson and King Edward.  Her own marriage is failing and she is looking to a love story that has what her marriage doesn't.  However, she learns in studying the story further that Wallis Simpson had to suffer so much to be with Edward and that no love story is perfect.

Once you get past the confusing jumping through time, this does turn out to be a pretty good movie.  Nevermind the fact it was directed by Madonna, I did find it worth seeing.  Just be aware of the plot before you watch it, so you don't get confused.