The actress, Sandra Bullock is very much related to light hearted, feel good movies and “Miss Congeniality” is one of these movies. “Miss Congeniality” success is greatly based on Bullock’s acting abilities and a great script that includes action, adventure, humour and romance all mixed up together.
In this movie …

How to Train Your Dragon is an aniated movie produced by Dreamworks Animation. It is a mixture of Comedy, Action and Fantasy all in one film. The story revolves around Hiccup, a young Viking on the Island of Berk, who dreams of fitting in in his town as a …

I usually don’t like these mummy movies. But a friend of mine dragged me out to see this one, and I was not that displeased. I will say that the story itself was kind of charming. There was plenty of action so as not …

Prince of Persia: Sands of Time was released in 2010. It is one of a number of movies based on video games. The Prince of Persia video games on PlayStation and PlayStation two (and now PlayStation three) are very popular. I have never played the games, …

I am reviewing the movie, Eastern Promises, starring Viggo Mortinsen. So there is this woman. Her name is Anna. She is a nurse. She lives with her mother and uncle. Awhile ago, she had a miscarriage. As a nurse, she comes into contact with a young …

The movie “Before Sunrise” is an excellent example that you don’t need to do a lot of stunts or spend a lot of money to make a great movie. This movie shows that a simple and straight forward story with two great actors and good filming crew can do …

One of spanish original filmmaker Pedro Almodovar’s early films from the 1980s tells the story about a family mother and her bizarre family. Somewhere between drama and comedy as usual with Almodovar, he pictures his characters with a lot of sympathy and sense of humor at once, and his …

This movie that I have watched before, Waitress, starring Keri Russell, is a very powerful and sweeping story. Do not underestimate the contents of it because it has lots of morale values that we can at one point or another learn.
Keri acted as Jenna and she is …

In 1946, the motion picture People Are Funny was released. If the name sounds familiar, that’s because it went on to become a successful TV show. In fact, that host, Art Linkletter, appears as himself in the movie.
In a sense, the movie provides a background for the …

The second part in Kobayashi’s trilogy about Kaji is the best one in my opinion. Here he has been transferred to “the field”, right in the face of war. The biggest trouble for him is not to stay alive in the battles, but to avoid fights with his fellow …

Toy Story 3 is the third installment in the long-running Toy Story series of films by Pixar and Disney. It centers around some of the main toys from the past two movies, such as Woody the cowboy and Buzz Lightyear the space adventurer, as they prepare for the …

I finally got a chance to watch one of the two Mel Brooks movies I haven’t seen before; Silent Movie (the other one I haven’t seen is High Anxiety). I saw it was available on my Netflix player and took advantage of the service.
This was a great movie.
The film, …

This is one of the greatest movies I have ever seen lately. It is inspired by a true story that happened in 18th century England where transatlantic slave trade was common practice and was used by the British government as a means to boost its economy.It shows how …

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, directed by Andrew Adamson is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for battle sequences and frightening moments. The original release date was December 9, 2005 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre …

From the Director of Hard Candy, comes a not so average vampire flick. Produced by Sam Raimi who brought you the Evil Dead series. This movie isn’t life changing, but it absolutely deserves a watch!
This film captured my interest for the sheer fact it was a vampire movie! Over …

I ended up watching a movie I never heard of before last night. But, despite the fact it wasn’t well known, the film “Tamara” was actually an OK film.
The movie is a bit far fetched. Basically you have a girl who is picked on by her high school classmates …

Of the Mel Gibson movies I’ve seen, I wouldn’t put The Patriot toward the top of the list. But, it is still a good historical fiction film to consider on a weekend when you want to feel a bit more patriotic.
The thing I like about this movie is it …

Serenity is a great movie but most of the people who have seen it either love it or hate it. Serenity is my favorite movie and was made as a follow up to the series Firefly by Joss Whedon that I love. Firefly was only shown for a few …

I do not think that I could have heard about the movie Outsourced, had I not read a good movie review about it some years ago. The review made the movie sound so good in fact, that I decided that I was going to watch it online since I …

I went to see Casino Royale on New Year’s Day. I think it is the first Bond film I’ve seen at the movies since 1966. I was a little disappointed. I think this is for two different reasons.
My favorite James Bond was played by Sean Connery. He was witty, …

For the first time in film history, the legendary american actors AL Pacino and Robert De Niro face each other in this intense action film by Michael Mann. This filmmaker is a rare case of a someone who actually makes intelligent films within the action genre, because his films …

A film about a crew of actors in Poland during the outbreak of World War II and the german occupation. The film is all american production with actors like Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft, and that takes away a lot of the credibility to be honest. If they were …

I had been a while since I’ve watched the Abbott and Costello movie “Jack and the Beanstalk.” Since I wanted to introduce my daughter to it, I figured I would watch it with her last night.
It was even better than I thought it would be.
Even when compared to movies …

Recently I visited the local artsy video store and rented the DVD “Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg” It is a Swedish film in Swedish, but much of it was in German with English subtitles. Directed by Kjell Grede and released in 1990.
I was extremely impressed by it. I must confess …

As usual, I got sucked into seeing this movie since I’m such a huge fan of horror. The trailers looked intriguing (as they always do). But upon reading about this movie, I realized that it is based off of a video game. This could have made …

The Swoop action figure from the Transformers Animated Series line of toys is pretty cool but has a few negatives as well. I recently purchased him at Walmart for $11.99. As Transformers fans will know, he is one of the Dinobots - robots that transform into dinosaurs. …

John Cusack (Jonathan Trager) and Kate Beckinsale (Sara Thomas) star in this dramatic romantic comedy that is just phenomenal. The both meet a department store where they met each other on the issue of a pair of gloves. Dare I say, I just love Kate’s smile.
A mutual attraction is …

Pumpkin Scissors is a Japanese anime about a war torn country called the Empire of Frost, in Episode 1 they have signed a peace treaty with the Republic, but things are still bad with rogue soldiers wreaking havoc and attacking civilians. A man named Randel Oland meets a …

Jodie Foster pulls it off with this mile high thriller. Kyle Pratt (Foster) wakes up from a nap to find her daughter gone. They were traveling from Berlin to New York to take the body of her husband to be buried. She was an engineer for the plane, so …

Last night I just this movie, ‘Kaw’. actually, I don’t like kind of movie like this, but last night, there’s no such a good program in television, so I watched it while I still online and chat with my friends.
This movie is about killer ravens bird that attach to …

There’s something I don’t understand about this movie. Not with the story and plot but on how the character has of the young scientist Sebastian Caine (played by Kevin Bacon) has changed from a nice guy in the beginning of the movie into a cold blooded killer of …

JBDY is an excellent black comedy made by Kundan Shah in the early 80s. The Director is inspired by Chekov, ad the script has been influenced by the chekov factor as well. The story is about two armature photographers, that are looking to make their living, and falls I …

I am reviewing The Case of the Belligerent Ghost, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Series 39 Thrilling Episodes. This series was produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France in the fifties. Ronald Howard, the son of actor Leslie Howard, …

Two of my absolute favorite actors of all time, Anthony Quinn and Laurence Olivier, appear in this film about the russian Kyril Lakota, who after 20 years in a siberian prison is elected as the new pope. I don’t have to mention the acting is brilliant I guess, but …

The first time that I even found out about the movie “21 and Over” had to be when I was watching something else in the theatre and I saw it advertise in the Coming Attractions. Even then it didn’t seem like it was going to be very good, but …

The Devil’s Advocate, directed by Taylor Hackford is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for sexuality, nudity, violence and language. The original release date was October 17, 1997 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Drama and stars Keanu Reeves as Kevin …

When I heard that the Transformers was going to be made into a movie, I was so looking forward to it. I was in grade school during the 80’s when the cartoons became so popular on TV. There were even toys sold everywhere for every character. I wondered how …

To be honest I did not have high expectations for Naruto Shippuden: The Lost Tower in the first place, it could potentially have been a pretty decent animated file, but instead is a mediocre due to its missed opportunities—¦
Naruto Shippuden —“ The Lost Tower, is the fourth film from …

One of the animated movies that I watched fairly recently was Epic. I must have seen the trailer advertise a million and one times and not show any interest in seeing it, before I finally yielded one day after one of my family members got the blu-ray version and …

I have never seen a stand-up comedy movie as funny as this one. I was a little weirded out by the fact that it was a “movie”–and not just a consecutive stand-up routine that was filmed. This movie featured Katt Williams and other comedians. But what …

Bill Murray stars in this crazy movie about a cynical and snobbish TV reporter whose life is turned upside down when he’s forced to cover the story of Groundhog Day in Pennsylvania. Phil, Murray’s character, believes the story is beneath him. He just wants to get the …

Just before the film ended when Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) finally acknowledged the guilt that manifested inside him I hit the pause button. I went to the bathroom and let the faucet running - it was the first time I had an emotional breakdown while watching a film. I just …

Hoodlum, directed by Bill Duke is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for graphic ganster violence, strong language, a scene of sexuality and some nudity. The original release date was August 27, 1997 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Drama and …

In 1969, John Wayne starred in True Grit, and it’s one awesome picture. I don’t like the violence, but even so, I went to the theater numerous times when it was first released. I love it. The movie co-stars Kim Darby and Glen Campbell. Along …

My husband and I watched Coraline as a part of our Valentines Day date! I know it is not your romantic kinda movie but I will tell you, we both enjoyed it. It is being played in 3D that made it even more fun and interesting! It is the …

Winter is fast approaching in Antarctica as U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) races to unravel a tale of mystery and murder. Three days before the Antarctic winter is about to begin, Agent Stetko is readying herself to leave the frozen South Pole when a body is discovered …

Every once in a while, I get the hankering for a good old fashioned film about love, marriage, and all that other heavy stuff. Reading the synopsis of this film, I thought that the intrigue would be deeper, that the sex scenes would be more “visually gratifying”, and …

Home Alone is a movie about an 8 year old kid, Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) left alone at home during the Christmas Holidays. His huge family, in their rush to leave for the airport seemingly forget about Kevin. At first Kevin enjoys the free time by himself, but when two …

Director: Andrew Niccol. Featuring: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law.
In a different time, at a different reality, personal merit is only measured by the genetic composition found in one’s DNA. Your success in life: your career, wealth, marriage and status in society all depends on the genes on …

Arizona Days, one of the many western motion pictures released way back in 1937, was just Tex Ritter’s 3rd movie. As one of the new singing cowboys, the big thing to note here is that his trusted horse, White Flash, wasn’t credited yet. That would change soon, …