Movies Reviews
Happily N’Ever After
We all are familiar with Cinderella right? Well this is another version but a little of the spoof version as I may say.
I grew up listening to the happy endings of Cinderella and was even watching its cartoon series on the television. When I saw this movie I wonder …
Film Breaking Away
Director Peter Yates’ and screenwriter Steve Tesich’s Breaking Away is one of the sweetest, hilarious and exciting films ever made.
A true underdog story, Breaking Away focuses on the circle of friendship in an Indiana town. Four high school friends, Dave (Dennis Christoper), Cyril (Daniel Stern), Moocher (Jackie Earl …
Maid in Manhatten
This is another great movie to add to your movie night ! It has Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes as the main leads. I think it is a sweet story of a hard working woman who realizes that she wants and deserves more out of life and finally …
The Age of Adaline Movie
There are just some books that should not be made as movies, and The Age of Adaline was one of those books. I never read the book myself and after watching the movie I probably will do my best to go out of my way just to avoid it in …
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won is an epic motion picture with some really great scenery. The cinematography is outstanding. It’s a star studded cast which brings to life the story of the movement west. It begins in St. Joseph, Missouri, the jumping off point for all …
Open Water 2
This is a surprisingly good sequel. What made it good was how it diverged from the original. The main danger in Open Water was the ever present threat of shark attack. In Open Water 2, the writer and director cleverly play on the expectation …
Film “Extraordinary Measures” (2010)
Extraordinary measures is different from other movies you typically see because it is a true story and was based on a non fiction book about how a father raised money for research to find a cure for his sons. When watching this film I had wondered if it …
Something the Lord Made movie 2004
I rented “Something the Lord Made” from Netflix this past week. It initially caught my eye because it starred one of my favorite actors, Alan Rickman.
The film was made back in 2004, but I had not heard of it before. Apparently it is a made for TV …
Movie Chicago
I admit to being surprised at the caliber of the musical performances of Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, and Richard Gere and it made for a stunning production of Chicago, but at the same time, I honestly believe that the theater production I saw of it in Los Angeles …
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)
Teaching Mrs. Tingle, directed by Kevin Williamson is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for thematic content, violence, sexuality, language and some teen drinking. The original release date for this movie was August 20, 1999 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of …
Pride and Prejudice movie
Just yesterday I watched the new “Pride and Prejudice” on the CD, the movie didn’t live up to my expectations it was not all that good. The book gives sharp description of each character. Elizabeth is described as a beautiful intelligent girl but kiera knightly looked more like Joe …
Eddie Murphy: Raw
If you’ve ever seen Eddie Murphy in family films like Dr. Doolittle and Shrek, I would recommend renting his Raw performance on DVD.
This is Eddie Murphy at his best, giving stand-up comedy performances and talking about everything from politics to women and race issues. If you have kids, put …
Movie She’s the Man
“She’s the Man” is the movie that confirms what a great actress, Amanda Bynes is. In this movie, we see her interpret the role of a boy most of the time. On a personal level, this movie was a great success for the actor, Channing Tatum because he managed …
Movie - Serendipity
Serendipity is so beautiful, it’s almost cathartic. One of the loveliest movies I’ve seen.
The movie is about how if two people are destined to be together, luck brings them together. Kate Beckinsale (Sarah in the film) plays the sweet “believer” perfectly, while John Cusack (Jonathan in the film) …
Drop Dead Fred movie
The movie Drop Dead Fred is about a woman named Elizabeth Cronin who just recently had a lot of bad things happen to her.She happens to lose her job,her car adn her husband Charles within a short amount of time.Without a job,she moves back in with her dominating,controlling mother …
Watchmen
I was seriously pretty excited that Watchmen the movie opening is today in my country. And just now, I went to buy tickets to watch it with my boyfriend. We were quite disappointed in the end after watching. My boyfriend is an avid comic reader, and he …
The Third Man, 1949
The Third Man, 1949, is based on a novel by Graham Greene and directed by Carol Reed. Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton), an American author writing cheap westerns, comes to post-World-War-II Vienna. The city, devastated by bombings, is dark, dangerous, with crime running rampant. Martin was invited to Vienna by …
The Phantom (1996)
The Phantom is a live action movie made from the pages of the comic strip that used to and still comes in to papers. While the cartoon version was a bit more successful than the comic strip to appeal to the viewers, more particularly the children, the movie failed …
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
Coming back for a third time, Rush Hour 3, in my opinion, has done a lot better than the second. With a great addition of Israeli actor Yvan Attal, who plays George, this movie is a great finish to top off a funny trilogy.
Jackie Chan is back and better …
Into the Blue 2 movie
I wasn’t sure what to expect when we decided to pick up the movie Into the Blue 2: The Reef. We liked the first movie but it also wasn’t one of our favorites so I had doubts about a sequel that didn’t even star any of the actors from …
Underworld movie
I came to this movie with low expectations. I remembered reading unfavorable reviews of it when it was out in theaters. But I actually think it’s a good movie if you’re able to accept it for what it is - a fantasy movie about vampires and werewolves. …
Case of the Jolly Hangman
I am reviewing The Case of the Jolly Hangman, 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, …
Jumanji (1995)
Two children stumble across a magical game, this game was started some twenty five years ago, and so, the children now are just playing their turn. Now that their turn is over and it is time for the next person to play, something magical happens. Alan Parrish and his …
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 movie
While I thought the first Cheaper by the Dozen movie was lame, I did not think that a sequel to it could possibly be just plain silly and a waste of money that could have been put to proper use elsewhere. This time the movie was not just lame, …
Showgirls movie
Showgirls is one of the most idiotic, lame and stupid movies I’ve ever has the non-pleasure of watching. Elizabeth Berkley attempts to pull off her pitiful character, Nomi, and fails miserably. I never thought much of Elizabeth Berkley and her acting anyway, and Showgirls was the straw that broke …
Casino Royale
I was very skeptical about watching Casino Royale for I was never interested in any of the previous James Bond movies. I figured they are very predictable, where the hero beats everyone up, always winning and ends up with the beautiful girl. I’m so glad I gave Casino Royale …
Blood Work (2002)
Clint Eastwood stars as an FBI Agent in need of a heart transplant; he is given the heart of a female murder victim and should be back on his feet in no time. He is approached one day the sister of the murder victim whose heart he received, her …
Half Light (R, 2006) movie
I had never heard of a romantic thriller starring Demi Moore. But because I am a semi-fan of hers, I was intrigued. The story takes places both in London and on a Scottish Isle (most of the drama is on the Isle.) Demi’s …
“The ugly truth” movie
War of male-male amusing. Yes, you can briefly describe the new film makers cult comedy “Legally Blonde.” The ugly truth is another charming, banal story of love that every woman dreams of. On the other hand, this hilarious comedy is not as ephemeral as the others. It can not …
Krrish 3 (Movie)
If I look back at all the Bollywood films I have seen till date, Koi Mil Gaya.. released in 2003 is the BEST of all of them. What worked for this E.T.-inspired flick were - it being one of the first sci-fi movies of Bollywood, Hrithik Roshan’s abnormal character …
Twilight movie
Twilight is a romantic vampire movie about two young people falling in love and one is a human being and other one is a vampire. The author is Stephanie Meyer who dream about the story and then put it in print over a period of 3 years. The author …
Movie The Terminal
I read so much good reviews about this romantic movie that ended up with very high expectations while watching. While I must admit that Tom Hanks is simply great, this movie cannot be classified with a great romantic ending.It seems that even the director of this movie Spielberg was …
Logan’s Run (1976)
Staged in the years of the 23rd century, after the Earth had been ravaged and left desolate, human society designed a new way of life and are now living in domes, the great domes of the world are connected to each other through the use of interconnected tubes which …
10,000 BC
We went to Washington DC last night to see a sneak preview of the new movie coming out called 10,000 B.C. It was nothing like what I thought it would be. The concept of the movie was that there was this village of hunters living in the mountains, …
127 Hours Movie
127 Hours is the true story of Aron Ralston, a daring young man who, when hiking in the mountains of
Colorado, falls into a small canyon and gets his arm caught by a hefty boulder. James Franco portrays
the daredevil in this extremely true to life narrative and does a wonderful …
11:14 DVD
Hilary Swank, Rachael Leigh Cook, Ben Foster, and Patrick Swayze are a few stars in this very unusual film called 11:14 which is now available on DVD. This very unusual movie was written and directed by newcomer Greg Marcks. He actually used his inheritance from his grandmother …
Blue Valentine Movie
One of this year’s Oscar contenders, Blue Valentine tells the story of Cindy and Dean, a couple on
the verge of a divorce after a short but beautiful courtship. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams act
their hearts out in this tearjerker and really bring to life these characters along with their …
Inception (movie)
This film thoroughly surprised me - I never thought a film could be so thought provoking. The plot itself is rather complicated, I had to watch it a few times just to understand everything that happens. However I thought this is what made the film so great. I could …
Open Range (2003)
Once again, Kevin Costner has delivered unto us, the viewing public, another almost three hour feature length film based in the days of the old west. I guess it is safe to say that he loves this time period and he enjoys getting all submerged in a world where …
The Four Feathers movie
I kept getting this movie from the library and neglecting to watch it, because for some reason I thought that it looked boring. Then, when I finally got down to watch it, I could not leave the couch for anything and miss a few moments of that movie. It …
The Eclipse
The opinions concerning Michelangelo Antonioni are very divided. Some think he’s the greatest master of cinema ever, while others think he’s too pretentious and never really learned how to make a film properly. Personally I am somewhere between those two. I think his earlier work such as The Cry, …
Themroc movie
A very unusual french film almost completely without dialogue. This is all about how people act instead of what they say, and in that sense I have to say it is really impressive. The story is that of the crazy man Themroc, who acts like some madman with compassion …
Piranha 3D (Movie 2010)
It’s been ages since I have actually seen something as gory and as nude as Piranha 3D. Honestly, the last time I saw a movie like this was…never!
I watched this movie two weeks ago out of boredom. I was in the mood for something bloody and horrible when …
The Kids Are All Right (2010 Comedy-Drama Film)
I have been following the Academy Award seasons for three years now. Most of the time they nominate my favorite films of the year. And sometimes, during my early stages of paying attention to the nominated films, I was able to discover beautiful gems that I wasn’t able to see. …
Ouija (supernatural horror movie)
I was in the mood to watch a horror movie recently and couldn’t figure out which one to watch. That was when I remembered one called “Ouija” that I had seen the trailer of when I went to watch something else in the theatre. While it was obvious that the …
Movie Shrek 2
This second edition of Shrek leaves off where the first one did. I really like that because you do not feel like you are missing any parts of the film. I would have to say that this is by far my favorite Shrek movie out of all …
Mandy Moore in A Walk To Remember
‘A Walk To Remember’ was a film released in 2002, was one unforgettable and must-see movie. The drama made me cry even if I watched it so many times. It’s timelessly and beautifully romantic.
The characters are alive, so true. Among the stars is Mandy Moore, teenager back then. …
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
I was one of the many fans who waited for the movie. When it came out in the Philippines, I lined up for it together with some friends.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine tells about how James (Hugh Jackman) came to become Wolverine. It started when he killed his friend’s, Victor …
The China Syndrome
There are times when you like that life imitates art, but that wasn’t the case with this motion picture. Just days after the release of The China Syndrome, a story about a nuclear power plant on the verge of a complete meltdown, the very real Three Mile Island …
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