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Synopsis: After winning a medal for stopping a bomber and saving 13 people, Los Angeles Police officer Jack Traven learns the bomber, who police had believed to be dead, is still alive and has planted another bomb. This time, it is on a city bus and will detonate if it detects a speed below 50 mph or the passengers try to escape. When the bus driver is seriously injured, Jack needs to rely on the driving skills of passenger Annie Porter while he tries to figure out a way to save everyone. Who's in it? The movie stars Keanu Reeves , Sandra Bullock , Dennis Hopper , Jeff Daniels and Alan Ruck. Review: My wife and I had some time to kill while waiting for our daughter's last rehearsal before her final round of community theater shows this weekend and I decided to stick to our unintended Sandra Bullock theme by picking out a film we hadn't seen in a while, Speed . Overall, after re-watching it, I have to say it was a good choice. There are a couple things that stood out for...

Synopsis: By the year 2500, the sea has risen to cover all of Earth's continents, creating a society of primitive floating communities dependent on trade and always under threat of being attacked by "Smokers," a group of pirates on gas-powered vehicles. While stopping at one of these communities, a lone mariner saves a woman and child from the Smokers and finds himself stalked by the pirates because the child is rumored to have a map to dry land tattooed on her back. Who's in it? The movie stars Kevin Costner , Dennis Hopper , Jeanne Tripplehorn ,  Tina Majorino and Gerard Murphy . Review: It had been quite a few years since I had last seen Waterworld in its entirety and while I know it was a box office bomb that has received a lot of criticism, I honestly didn't remember it being all that bad. That's why I decided to watch it again when I came across it on one of our movie channels.  After seeing it again, my opinion about it has changed. The movie's...