Movies Reviews
Cider House Rules (1999)
“The Cider House Rules” is a 1999 Miramax movie, a production company that I find traditionally does excellent movies. At 116 minutes the English language movie is just about the perfect length. I never felt like it was padded to occupy more screen time nor did I feel cheated …
Cherry Juice manga by Haruka Fukushima
Cherry Juice is a manga by Haruka Fukushima that is both funny and romantic. It also has drama. It’s about Otome and Minami, two stepsiblings and their relationship with each other. Otome is in love with Amane, Minami’s friend, and it ends up Amane likes her back and they …
The Brave One
I am reviewing the movie, The Brave One, starring Jodi Foster and Terrance Howard. Jodi Foster plays a character who gets assaulted in the park, with her fiance. They are beaten within an inch of their lives. Their dog is stolen, and they are left for dead. Her …
Unforgiven Movie (1992)
Clint Eastwood’s crowning achievement, the masterpiece known as Unforgiven. The film that reinvigorated a genre known as the American Western.
The story begins in 1878, William Munny (Clint Eastwood) is an aging pig farmer just scraping to get by. Then one day out of the blue a young man comes …
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Director: Roland Emmerich. Featuring Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal and Emmy Rossum.
Since the first time I have seen it, it has been one of my top favourite movies. I am re-watching it a few times a year. It is full of action, drama and even a bit of comedy. It is …
Kingdom of Heaven movie
“Kingdom of Heaven” was the second film, a part from the lord of the rings trilogy in which I can remember watching the actor Orlando Bloom in the year 2005. At the time that the movie was released, I didn’t go to see it in theatres because I was …
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption, directed by Frank Darabont, which is a short story by legendary novelist Stephen King is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for language and prison violence. The original release date was September 23, 1994 for United States audience. This movie falls in the …
“Crash” Motion Picture
I rented Crash the film because it was on the top 100 list of netflix films and I had never seen it. I knew it was about car crashes but I so did not see this movie coming. It is mostly about race relations, anger …
Dinosaur (Movie)
Last night my kids were at home with a movie in their hands that I would like to comment about because it is fun and very entertaining for them and for adults too.
DINOSAUR
A Disney movie that takes us back to prehistory, about 65 million years ago when dinosaurs lived …
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Galaxy Quest, directed by Dean Parisot is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for some action violence, mild language and sensuality. The original release date was December 25, 1999 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Adventure/Comedy/Science Fiction and stars Tim Allen …
Maximum Overdrive movie
When it comes to Stephen King movies, they are usually hit or miss with me. In the case of Maximum Overdrive, it was definitely a miss.
While I did like the concept; a comet passing near Earth causes all machines to come to life and attempt to kill humans, overall …
Tyler Perry’s ‘The Family That Preys’ (movie)
I really didn’t know what to expect from this film when I first heard the name of it. Tyler Perry is best known for his comedies such as ‘Diary of a Mad Black Woman’ and ‘Meet the Browns’. I was really surprised today when I watched his 2008 film …
Movie Flight of Phoenix
‘Flight of Phoenix’ is a movie directd by John Moore. In this movie, pilot Dennis Quaid’s flight crashes on a scorching sandy desert. All the actors play the parts of the survivors of the crash. They are parched and anxious. All these actors have performed their roles wonderfully well. …
The Elephant Man
If you are not familiar with the story of Joseph (John) Merrick, known as The Elephant Man, this movie will come as a shock. Based on a true story of a man with severe physical deformities, it is often painful to watch. John Hurt plays the unfortunate Merrick. Heavy …
Kagaaj ke Phool
Kagaaj ke Phool (KKP) is yet another great work of Gurur Dut. It’s a kind of autobiography of Dutts life. The story is bout a successful filmmaker who sees failure in the later phase of his life, and dies in misery, all alone in a chair, with nobody …
The Last Samurai film
“Nations like men sometimes have their own destiny”. Each tradition owns a unique beauty and in Edward Zwick’s best epic film the main emotional strings sing under the aerie tranquility of the spirit of Japan.
Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is hired to take out the forces of …
Are We There Yet? (2005 movie)
Nick (Ice Cube), a small shop owner, falls for Suzanne (Nia Long), a single mother of two. As he begins courting her, Nick soon discovers that her kids, jealous and protective of their mother, will be the ones he needs to impress and win over first. Besides, it would …
Candyman (movie)
“Candyman” was one of those horror movies that I remember watching back when I was still very young. I was actually too young to be watching something like that, and as a result I remember being frightened for a very long time. When I was much older though, and …
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 …
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
We watched Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets this weekend on cable. It seems that the station was promoting all the Harry Potter movies.
The Harry Potter and the Chanber of Secrets involved the usual cast of hermonine, ron and Harry. As in each movie there is …
Precious
Precious was a moving story based on the novel Push by Sapphire. I went to the show a few weeks ago to see it. There were some unexpected parts in the movie which proved difficult or disturbing to watch, but it was still a must-see movie. It told the …
Kazzam (Movie 1996)
A failed attempt by Shaquille O’Neal to perform as an actor. The only thing Shaquille O’Neal should be doing is working on his basketball game, leave the acting to the professionals. It seems everybody wants a piece of Hollywood. Now, why the feltthe need to cast Shaq as a …
500 Days of Summer (2009 film)
I had first been interested in the 2009 film, 500 Days of Summer, because one of its main actors (Zooey Deschannel) has always impressed me in other films that she has done. However, her character Summer did little less then annoy and disappoint me. I constantly felt sorry for …
Movie Emma
This movie is as charming as funny as it is romantic, and it is another film based off of one of Jane Austen’s works. The colors are lovely, and the characters all are just as I would have imagined them after reading the book. It is very accurate, and …
Hot Shots movie
This show was made back in the 1990’s when these “stupid” comedies making fun of other shows were very popular. Yet today it still hold very funny. It was mainly making fun of Top Gun as well as other popular movies back then yet those movies have died and retired …
1408 (2007)
John Cusack stars alongside Samuel L. Jackson in this tale of a haunted room in a hotel. Stories of the horrors that this room has caused even made headlines in the local newspapers. It would seem that anyone who enters the room and stays longer than a certain period, …
Lage Raho Munnabhai Movie
Who is in it : Sanjay Dutt, Vidya balan, Boman Irani, Arshad Warsi
I normally go to the movies with the intention of enjoying myself. I do not like films that leave me with a depressing feeling, or with a heavy heart. Life is difficult enough as it is, so …
“Up in the Air” Film
I just finished watching this film. I had heard it was a good film and since it was nominated for a lot of awards in the award season, I figured it would be good. Well, I was wrong, this movie was slow, boring and depressing.
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Audition (movie) 1999
This film has left me pretty stunned and I really need to watch it again. Yes, I think it is very good but it is certainly not to everyone’s taste. There is a rather famous, or infamous, torture scene that is truly agony to experience, but I …
Dark Water
When I saw the movie “Dark Water” being advertised at the time it was being released in theatres I didn’t pay it a lot of attention since at the same period of time a number of other horror movies with a similar style were being released and I wasn’t …
Fargo
I’ve always said there are many under-rated actors in Hollywood, and Fargo has two of them. William H. Macy and Steve Buscemi have helped many movies succeed with their performances, without the accolades of their peers. This movie is no exception. Both actors made this movie successful.
Macy is a …
Salt Movie 2010
I just saw the movie Salt starring Angelina Jolie as Evelyn Salt, a Russian spy who is really one of the good guys. This movie is full of twists and turns. At first Angelina Jolie poses as a CIA undercover agent who is interrogating a Russian Spy leader. Eventually …
Pumpkin Scissors Episode 1
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 …
Imitation Of Life (movie)
Imitation Of Life is the story of two women who are brought together by circumstances and need, and ends up they are the best of friends. Lana Turner plays Lora, an ambitious and tough single mother and Juanita Moore is Annie, another single mother who is hired as Lora’s …
Grown Ups (movie)
When I saw the trailer for “Grown Ups” somewhere, I was neither here nor there when it came to excitement. A part of me thought that there was a strong possibility it might turn out to be another star studded failure, and another part of me wasn’t interested in …
Storm of the Century (horror movie)
Although it is a bit long, without any doubt, this is absolutely one of my favourite horror movies by Stephen King. With seemingly little effort, he manages to convey suspense from one end of this outstanding movie right through to the other as our imaginations run the gamut.
The …
Movie : The Incredibles from Disney / Pixar
“The Incredibles” was an amazing animated movie that follows the adventures of a super hero family that is forced into hiding when the government is overwhelmed by lawsuits from people who are injured while being saved by different superheros. Robert aka Mr. Incredible was a really amazing character that …
Movie: “Stand By Me” (1986)
This movie is based on the novella “The Body” by Stephen King. I was very happy to see that, for once, the movie closely followed the original story; and actually did it justice.
It’s 1960 in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine; and a boy named Ray Brower has …
Alvin & the Chipmunks meet the Wolfman
While my daughter loved the movie Alvin & the Chipmunks meet Frankenstein, I don’t think she was a huge fan of the film Alvin & the Chipmunks meet the Wolfman..
Of course, part of the problem could have been the fact the rented DVD was a bit scratched up and …
Addam’s Family Values. A Movie
A few months ago I was flipping through the channels in a hotel room and came upon the Addam’s Family Movie. I honestly could not remember seeing it however it appeared that I had. I called my mother and she said that I had seen it a few …
Maqbool Movie
Maqbool Movie Review : is directed by Vishal Bharadwaj, who seems to get inspired from Shakepere’s play quite often. This time he chooses his play Macbeth, and presents an indianized version of it. The story is about an again Don Pankaj Kaoor, his support members, Irafan Kahan and …
The Prince & Me
When the Prince & Me came out on DVD, I avoided it. But, when it showed up on cable, my wife forced me to watch it. What a cheesy film.
I’m sorry but how many movies can you possibly make about a rich spoiled brat from another country who falls …
FUN WITH DICK AND JANE MOVIE
That movie was hilarious. It is basically about a guy that finds himself without a job and can’t seem to find any other job because of the way he left hs last job. Desperate times call for desperate measures. They decide to do the unthinkable for …
Madagascar (2005 movie)
Another one for the kids? Oh yes…another one for the kids. Central Zoo mega-stars four high profile animals, a Lion (Alex), a Zebra (Marty), a Hippo (Gloria) and a Giraffe Melman). It’s Marty’s birthday and he makes a wish to go to….”The Wild”. The others don’t pay him much …
We Are Marshall Movie
We Are Marshall starts out with the tragedy of Marshall’s football team in 1970 (for those of you who don’t know, the plan crashed killing all but four of the football team, as well as most of the coaches and football staff, some parents, and fans, a total of …
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose, directed by Scott Derrickson is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for thematic material, including intense/frightening sequences and disturbing images. The original release date was September 9, 2005 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Drama/Horror and …
The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ made me cry buckets of tears. I’m a devout Catholic but only after seeing this movie did I truly come to realize God’s love for us (He gave his only son to save us from our sins). Directed by Mel Gibson, this controversial and …
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