Movies Reviews
The Secret (R, 2006) movie
You will probably recognize her as Juno’s hyper teenage BFF. But Olivia Thirlby proves otherwise in this 2006 thriller called “The Secret.” The DVD cover art may throw you off. You may think that this is some seedy Lolita movie in which the teen wraps …
Pulp Fiction movie
When Pulp Fiction was released, I had not seen a good movie like this in a while. Pulp Fiction held my attention from the moment the movie started and I waited with my breath held to see what would happen next until the end of the movie. John Travolta …
It! The Terror From Beyond Space, MGM/UA Midnite Movies DVD
It! The Terror From Beyond Space is one of several science fiction movies made in the Fifties that have become archetypes of future SF blockbusters, most notably Alien.
Produced in 1958, the movie takes place in the future, 1973 to be precise! The first manned trip to Mars …
Sex and The City 2 (2010 movie)
A group of my friends and I went to see this movie last week. Some of my friends had already seen it but were looking forward to seeing it for the second time, so I figured I would enjoy it.
This movie was fun to watch. The characters were pretty …
One Missed Call (PG-13, 2008) movie
How laughable this film was. I am almost ashamed to admit that I rented it from Netflix. Usually, I will see the Asian original before seeing the Americanized version. This is one instance where I wish I had. For the most part, the …
The Prestige movie
The movie is about two aspiring magicians who were initially friends and eventually ended up to be the biggest rivals in the magic business. They both started off as assistants of a famous magician when tragedy struck when Robert Angier’s (played by Hugh Jackman) wife was accidentally killed …
Twister movie
I am reviewing the movie, Twister, starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton. So there is this woman named Joe. When she was younger, her family fell victim to a tornado and her father ended up getting sucked up into one. Ever since then, she has dedicated her life to …
Romeo Must Die movie
One of those Hollywod mixtures between asian martial-arts and plain old-fashioned action that features Jet Li in the role of a cop in seek of revenge for his brother’s death. Every time someone is shot in this film, we see the audience penetrate the human flesh on some kind …
Flightplan
Flight Plan is a 2005 movie about a Kyle Prat who is played by Jodie Foster. She worked for Elgin Air in Berlin, Germany as an engineer. Her husband dies when he falls off a roof. She thinks someone is watching her and her daughter Julia so …
Shelter Movie (2010)
Shelter is a movie that could have been so much more. It had all the right ingredients: a great actress in the lead- Julianne Moore, a thrilling concept and some well researched information about actual rites and traditions. But the way all of it was put together, just did …
Fantasia (Disney)
Disney’s Fantasia is one of the best animated films ever made. I remember watching this film as a kid and being amazing. I think everyone who is a Disney fan should have this film in their collection. From my personal view I can that this movie is well worth the …
Mamma Mia! movie
From 2008, the movie Mamma Mia! garnered a lot of buzz when it was released. I didn’t see it myself until just recently, however. Part of me wonders if the movie suffers from my ‘too much hype’ syndrome. Back when American Graffitti came out, I didn’t …
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden is produced by Warner Brothers. Kate Maberly plays an orphan named mary. Mary’s parrents were killed in an earth quake that hit India. She comes to live with her uncle. The servent’s put her up in a room but her uncle rarely stays home because the …
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
So I Married an Axe Murderer, directed by Thomas Schlamme is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for nudity, language and mock terror. The original release date was July 30, 1993 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Crime/Romance/Thriller and stars Mike …
The Marine movie
The Marine, starring WWE champion John Cena is an action film directed by John Bonito. John Triton(John Cena) is an ex-marine who is discharge from his service in Iraq. He tries to take up a job as a security guard but is fired. His wife Kate(Kelly Carlson) suggests a …
The Kingdom Movie
Not knowing anything about the movie The Kingdom, I added it to my Netflix queue. I figured since it starred Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, and Chris Copper it would probably be a decent movie. Right from the very beginning of the movie it was very action involved. The movie …
Rent (the movie)
I loved this musical. It was modern, fun, dramatic, realist, sad, and humerous all at once. I cried at certain parts but even the sad parts were incredible. The actors did an amazing job in recreating the play that usually shows on Broadway. Their voice …
Snatch Movie
A british comedy from director Guy Ritchie is a classic masterpiece of movie making. Action, comedy and revenge are the spices that bring this movie to life. Even with non British actors such as Brad Pitt playing a bare knuckle, incoherent Scotsman. With underground boxing, British hitmen, a Russian …
The Holiday movie
I watched this movie about an year ago and fall in love with it. It’s basically a story about two women, one Amanda (Cameron Diaz) a successful american and Iris( Kate Winslet) a british chick. Both have failed in finding the right men and accidently they meet and exchange …
Candyman
This is a 1992 movie, and for some strange reason did really well, you could call it a cult classic. The plot is weak even for a science fiction film, it leaves huge holes in the story, like when there talking about the “Candyman” they talk about him like …
True Grit movie
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 …
Bad Bascomb movie
From 1946, Bad Bascomb stars Wallace Beery in the title role of outlaw Zed Bascomb and young Margaret O’Brien as Emmy, a child who warms his heart even though that is the last thing that he ever wanted.
Bascomb’s gang is on the verge of being captured, so Bascomb and …
Serendipity
I think that the best way to describe the movie “Serendipity” is John Cusack’s success movie as an attempt to return to his origins. We can remember that in the being of his career Cusack was involved in the successful movie project “The Sure Thing”. “Serendipity” is Cusack’s version …
Rush Hour 3
Very forgettable movie. Does not compare to Rush Hour 1 and 2. The jokes were old and used from Rush Hour one and Two. I thought the main characters Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker were shadows of their former selves. Chris Tucker looked like he gained 80 pounds. Jackie Chan’s …
Shoot ‘Em up
I like Clive Owen, he’s probably my favorite English actor, but I’ve seen him in this role before. In his incredibly great movie, Children Of Men, Owen plays a reluctant hero of sorts who needs to escort a pregnant woman to her rendevous point to have her baby without …
Movie: Cold Creek Manor (2003)
“Cold Creek Manor” tells the story of the Tilson family that decides to change the hectic and potentially dangerous city life with the more peaceful countryside life. So father Cooper (Dennis Quaid) and mother Leah (Sharon Stone) sell their city house and purchase a dilapidated house in the country …
Clue (movie)
I always heard of the game “Clue”, but never actually got a chance to play it. However, I did get a chance to watch the 1985 movie a couple years ago when I was much younger and it was airing on a cable television channel. I feel in love …
Baccano! Anime TV Series
Baccano! Is a Japanese anime that tells the story about a group of individuals riding on a commuter train, the Flying Pussyfoot. It’s a train traveling from Chicago to New York in 1932. The story is about a huge gang war that is brewing between the …
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Movie
I have been a fan of Peter Jackson’s movies ever since the first “Lord of the Rings” movie came out - “The Fellowship of the ring”. And I think that with “The Hobbit” trilogy that he is now making I was again able to return to the amazing fantasy …
Goblet of Fire
I am reviewing the Harry Potter movie, Goblet of Fire. Goblet of Fire is number four in the series. The whole movie revolves around a Triwizarding tournament, which Harry gets volunteered in to. Along the way, we meet a new character: Mad Eye Moody. We find out all sorts …
500 Days of Summer movie
I rented 500 days of summer knowing nothing about it except that it starred Joseph Gordon Levitt who is best known for playing the Alien, Tommy on the sitcom “Third Rock From the Sun,” and Zooey Deschanel. I have to say that I enjoyed this movie, but found …
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, directed by Jay Roach and written by Mike Myers is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Asociation of America for nudity, sex-related dialogue and humor. The original release date was May 2, 1997 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre …
This Is the End, 2013 movie
If you’re searching a movie that will make your stomach hurt from laughing, this is one of them. This Is the End got me filled with laughter from beginning to end and never got boring.
It all starts with Jay Baruchel visiting Seth Rogen in Los Angeles. That’s correct, the …
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
This movie is about how Elmo learns to share. It shows the villain as a self-absorbed man who takes what he likes without consequence. It happens in Grouchland where grouches don’t take action against him because they’ll have to work together to do so. The movie is hosted by …
The Woman in Black (Movie)
The Woman in Black is a movie adaptation of the bestselling book of the same name by Susan Hill. As Daniel Radcliffe’s first major cinema outing since the Harry Potter series, this movie received a great deal of hype and publicity prior to release in February 2012. Having read …
Daredevil Movie
Whoever told Ben Affleck that he can wear tights yet alone act (without Matt Damon) needs therapy. Bringing this comic book hero to life using this type of actor/acting is reprehensible and I dare say that they should have known better. While there are some actors cut out to …
August Rush
In a nutshell the film “August Rush” is about fate and dreams. What is fantastic about this great movie is that the young actor, Freddie Highmore acting abilities are simply wonderful. Before “August Rush”, Highmore also appeared in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Finding Neverland”.
The story of “August …
Smokin Aces movie
Smokin’ Aces is a high energy action packed movie about an assassination hit put out by the mod on a snitch named Buddy “Aces” Israel. Israel is a small-time Las Vegas show performer who is trying to save his own neck with the FBI by turning informant. The mob …
Killshot (2008)
Starring: Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke, Thomas Jane, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rosario Dawson, and Hal Holbrook.
Directed by: John Madden.
Based on the 1989 novel Killshot by Elmore Leonard, the film adaptation of the same name is headed by John Madden who has put together a perfect cast to bring this to the …
Movie: The Dark Ages
I had some free time yesterday because I decided to take the day off from work and didn’t have my youngest daughter like I thought would be the case. Since I had to wait for my wife to get home before leaving to do something, I ended up looking …
Resident Evil Apocalypse movie
Resident Evil Apocalypse is the second phase of Andersson’s work, linked to the successful game title Resident Evil.
This sequel, which would have been completely different from the first one, has made a lot of changes, but it remains steryl in the story.
Andersson, in fact, complicates his work introducing the …
Return of the Jedi
In the third installment of the original Star Wars triology was the Return of the Jedi. I think that this was one exciting movie.
Our list of charachters return with Luke Skywalker now a full fledged Jedi, and part of him, his arm has been replaced with …
Fright Night
It’s sometimes amazing how you can watch a movie when you�re younger and think it�s scary but, when you watch the same movie several years later, you aren’t frightened at all.
The movie Fright Night is like this.
When I first watched Fright Night, I was a pre-teen and I thought …
The Invisible Man movie
This James Whale horror story, that came out between the Frankenstein movies, is my favorite of his work. Chilling story filled with suspense and remarkable effects and terribly good acting - especially from Claude Rains as the invisible man - makes this a landmark in early horror cinema. The …
Tommy (Movie)
I had about an hour until Ghost Hunters last night so I ended up flipping channels looking for something to watch. I came across an old movie, Tommy, and decided to watch it. At the time, I figured I would watch about half of it and, if I liked …
The Pajama Game movie
Another really wonderful Doris Day movie is The Pajama Game. She plays Babe, and she’s a dynamic dame in the role, that’s for sure. She works in a factory that makes pajamas. The factory hires a new manager, played by John Raitt. Now there’s a …
Munich: Movie
I found Munich to be a very interesting and well-made Movie, though partly down to my political interests.
It is truly an intriguing story, based on true events, for anyone with an interest in politics, war and undercover assignments.
The opening scenes of the Munich shootings at the 1972 Olympics are …
Vacancy movie
What a messed up movie. The NRA should seriously show this to far left people who want to get as close to repealing the Second Amendment as humanly possible as it’s situations like this where having a gun would be really good.
This isn’t a political piece by any …
Robocop 3 (1993)
The third installation of the Robocop saga continues with a new character playing Robocop, I guess that the original guy got totally fed up of the whole thing and decided that it was no longer in his best interest to continue playing the cyborg police officer. In this movie, …
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