I remember the first time we saw Steven Seagal movie, it was in “Under Siege” in 1992, where he is a cook on a battleship and confronts the villains in the forms of Gary Busey and Tommy Lee Jones, not forgetting the beautiful, “Birthday Cake Girl” semi-nude Erika Eleniak. This was a great movie and made a big impression on the four of us, Mum, Dad, my sister and myself.

Although Steven Seagal is a tall and imposing figure he moves like a cat and takes on the villains like they were flies. The actor himself is very interested in the Martial arts and is quite proficient in the Eastern Arts of meditation.

In life we need to be able to confront our challenges with a calm and peaceful mind and to be aware of the fact that every situation changes. We do not need to battle our way through life, but to be able to calmly move them aside effortlessly. This state of mind where we react calmly to life situations can be achieved if we learn to practise meditation and understand the life is always teaching us to improve ourselves.

In the movies, Steven Seagall takes on the bad guys and tosses them around. We do not need to do this in life. We need to control our tempers and our tongues, while concentrating our mind on inner peace of mind. As we practise the art of the mind warrior we will learn how to overcome our own fears and weaknesses, we will gradually understand that life has great rewards to offer to those who understand the value of life, with all its joys, sorrows, victories and defeats.

Steven Seagal has made a number of movies since “Under Siege”. A few of his other movies are “Under Siege 2”, “On Deadly Ground”, “Above the Law”, “ Marked for Death”, “Cradle to the Grave”, being just a few of them. Take the time to get a Steven Seagal movie to watch today and appreciate the value of the character he portrays on screen.

But if you want to watch a demonstration of filmmaking with FINESSE, this is the best movie for you to watch. I mean, c'mon, No Country For Old Men won the Oscar for best picture this year. The movie communicates on a spine chilling level. It's a combination of Wild Wild West, Money Train, and Hannibal (if you haven't watched those movies yet, pick up a copy, shame on you!! lol). There's so much going on even without dialogue, and every word that the characters say has a significance to the overall impression that the movie wants to leave in your head at the end of the film.

I think No Country For Old Men presents a distinct message to American society. There's so much to discuss, and there's so many overlapping themes that I wouldn't dare go into all of them. But aside from that, the cinematography was awesome. The only film comparable to this level of cinematography is "There Will Be Blood".

Yours truly, I give this film 5 STARS out of 5...something I haven't done since the movie "Departed".

The movie is based on real events, and it shows some of the things soldiers go through while at war, and how hard things are when they return home.

I wasn't sure if I was going to like this movie, since I usually don't like war movies. In The Valley Of Elah isn't really a war movie. I really hit home on telling the story of a single family dealing with the loss of life during a war. It shows us how messed up war can be; not only during combat, but having to deal with life once they return to the United States.

It made me realize how much our soldiers are sacrificing for our country, on a war that should not even be going on.

I'm not going to get into the politics of the war in Iraq, all I am going to say is I disagree with why our men and women are over there. Watching this movie just brings it all into prospective. All I can say is, if you have not seen this movie, take the time and watch it.

Encouraged while in prison by sheer anger and willpower she patiently waited out her sentence, biding her time. She is given a conditional parole,which she jumps.

This only serves to re-enforce her parole officer's (played by Tommy Lee Jones) belief that she is guilty. Will she change his mind? Can she prove her innocence, or will her husband get away with his frame up? This film is suspenseful and brilliant to the very end.

Along the way she is also searching for her son, his name is Mattie. Mattie was kidnapped by Libby's best friend and her husband.

If you like action and drama this film is for you. It is a Leonard Goldberg film, it was made in 1999. I definitely suggest going out and renting or buying it. It would be great for any film collection.