Movies Reviews
Patch Adams movie
Patch Adams is a nice comedy and drama movie. This Robin Williams, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Monica Potterand starred movie has a nice story(which was inspired from a novel with the same title as the title of the movie). The movie is the story of Patch Adams who …
The Mist (2008)
Stephen King has had many of his novels and short stories adapted into film versions, but perhaps none have been as disturbing and tragic as The Mist.
In the classic Stephen King novella, first released in the book Skeleton Crew, a town faces terrifying creatures that come out of a …
The Lucky One Movie
I recently went to see The Lucky One in theaters. This movie is based off the book by Nicholas Sparks, and stars Zac Effron and and Taylor Schilling. Effron plays a recently discharged Marine who is shocked that he’s still alive after so many tours in the Middle East. …
The Bat silent movie
As I mentioned before I like watching classic movies, especially classic horror and suspense films. about a year or two ago I decided to try watching some silent films too just out of curiosity to see what they were like and fun, and one of the movies I watched …
Envy (2004)
I thought this movie was going to be hilarious, perhaps in a silly way, but very funny nevertheless. After all, it’s got Ben Stiller and Jack Black, come on, they know how to provide some good laughs! Well, it turns out that even these two funnymen can’t do much …
Trespass (1992)
Trespass, directed by Walter Hill is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was December 22, 1992 for UNited States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Thriller and stars Bill Paxton as Vince Gillian, Ice-T as King James, William Sadler as …
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Episode 1.3: The Turk
The series seems to be taking an interesting direction now. It turns out that one of Dyson’s (the original Skynet creator in “Terminator 2″) interns at Cyberdyne Systems, Andy, is a new lead surrounding Skynet’s creation. He’s now a cell phone salesman (a terrible one at that) but at …
Movie: Rambo
Well, I finally got a chance to watch the movie Rambo this past weekend.
When I started it, I honestly wasn’t expecting too much. There are way too many movies that try to remind us of 1980s films and I figured this would be one of those attempts (like Rock …
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
This movie is simply hilarious. Steve Martin and Michael Caine shine as two con artists who at first team up and then start competing with each other. Each time I watch it, I laugh all anew, even though I know what’s coming, and I can tell that both actors …
Red Dawn (1984)
There is some controversy about this movie and the date it was released, to the effect that it was the very first movie to have a Motion Picture Association rating of PG-13 due to the excessive violence that the movie offered. Now I say to you my good viewing …
Vantage Point (2008)
Vantage Point (2008) is an action film by director Pete Travis and is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for for sequences of intense violence and action, some disturbing images.
The president is in Spain to announce plans for a major global summit on terrorism. But as he stands behind the …
Iron Eagle II (1988)
A Middle Eastern threat has arrived and the US Air Force has no choice but to team up with the Soviet task force in order to infiltrate the area and rid the world of this new threat. While going about their duties, these brave leaders must over come the …
Eight Legged Freaks
I ended up watching the movie Eight Legged Freaks again last night because I hadn’t seen the movie in a while and couldn’t remember a whole lot about it.
Now I remember, this is a better film than you would think it is.
The movie is essentially a spoof of those …
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
“The Moonstone” by Wilkie Collins is a delightful and well-written 19th century mystery novel. When she turns 18, Lady Rachel Verinder received a very special and precious gift: a large yellow diamond called Moonstone. Her uncle, now deceased, had stolen it from a temple in India where he was …
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 …
Freaky Friday (2003 movie)
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan switch bodies and lives as they struggle with acceptance issues. One being a successful career oriented woman and the other being a high school teenager, they can’t seem to get along, so, one day they were in an oriental restaurant and they were …
A History of Violence
A History of Violence, directed by David Cronenberg is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong brutal violence, graphic sexuality, nudity, language and some drug use. The original release date was September 30, 2005 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of …
A Good Woman (2004) starring Helen Hunt
“A Good Woman” (2004) is a 93 minute color movie, in English based on Oscar Wilde’s comedy “Lady Windermere’s Fan.” It is a comedy of manners where one woman, Mrs. Erlynne (Helen Hunt), sacrifices herself to save another Meg Windermere (Scarlett Johansson). In the movie Mrs. Erlynne is an …
Away from Her
I actually went looking for this for this movie in DVD. The teasers made a compelling case for how Alzheimer ’s disease impacts the lives of people every day. Of course the movie came with the required outpouring of various Hollywood actors telling their sad tales of …
In the Bedroom, movie
Based on the short story, “Killings,” by Andre Dubus, “In the Bedroom” is a smart film that can resonate with even the most emotionally closed off of people. This is a film that hits us all where it hurts the most: the death of a child. It’s a story …
You, Me, and Dupree
I just recently watched You, Me, and Dupree with Owen Wilson, Matt Dillon, and Katie Holmes. I must say I was very impressed. I am a huge fan of Owen Wilson to begin with. I must say though this was one of his finest performances. …
Enron
If you are like me, the story of Enron and its executives were just little snipets of information you heard on the evening news. Yes, someplace out in Texas many people were losing their jobs, but it didn’t touch me personally, so why should I pay attention?
However, after …
Blair Witch
I am reviewing the movie, The Blair Witch Project. So there are three college students. They set out on a trip to the woods. They set out to do a project on the BLair Witch. They interview people along the way, gathering stories and factual/fictional information. They take this …
Norbit (movie)
Norbit was the most funniest movie ever. The main character Eddie Murphy who played several of the characters in the movie did an awesome job in this one. He played an orphan that was abandon by his parents at birth and was drop off at someone’s door. He was …
The Hitcher, Dave Myers Movie
‘The Hitcher’ is a remake of the movie titled the same output and 1986. Somehow, Michael Bay, as producers, zealous various horror movie remake, which has long considered the classic version in a more contemporary. Another characteristic is the director of the film remake was generally colleague Michael Bay …
Outsourced (movie)
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 …
Film Brokeback Mountain
Based on Anne Proulx’s beautiful short story, Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain casts Heath Ledger as Ennis and Jake Gyllenhaal as Jack, two cowboys who fall in love up on the title mountain while watching after sheep. This event effects the rest of their lives, as they meet up throughout …
“The Craft” (1996 Film)
The 1996 film “The Craft” is a mystical and yet disturbing film about four girls who start their own Covent in hopes of becoming witches. When the fourth and last member of their circle move to town and begin attending school with the other three girls, she seems to …
Striptease Movie
I am going to be honest Striptease is a pretty boring movie to say the least. The movie has a really slow and boring story. This is probably the worst movie ever made. I just don’t know what is wrong with this movie. I mean it’s about some girl played …
The Sentinel movie
When the actor, Michael Douglas chooses to do a thriller, 99.9% it is a guarantee that is going to be a good one. “The Sentinel” confirms this theory. Douglas involvement in this project is simply great. His on screen sparks with Kiefer Sutherland are a guarantee to make you …
Happy Feet Animated Movie
Happy Feet is a great animated movie from director George Miller,which does some can remember per attractively movie “Babe:Pig in the City”, 1998. Again, Miller has succeed in making very cute animated movie in which through all story pull very serious contemporary problem - unreasonable hunting fish who for …
Parker (2013 movie)
I just got around to watching Parker after waiting around for quite a while since its announcement. Anyways, I’m a big fan of Jason Statham films and so this one is no exception and is a must watch for me. However, after watching it, I find that this really …
A Few Good Men
A few Good men is a thrilling movie released in 1992 and directed by Rob Reiner. It is one of those movies that once you get to watch it you would definitely want to get a copy for your collection. The main story is about a weakly in the …
Reign of Fire (2002)
Reign of Fire, directed by Rob Bowman is rated PG-13 bythe Motion Picture Association of America for intense action violence. The original release date was July 12, 2002 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Fantasy/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Christian Bale as Quinn, Matthew McConaughey …
Fullmetal Alcehmist Brotherhood Episode 5
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 5 begins with a brief recap of the last episode and then starts with Ed running up to his mother Trisha and showing her a metal toy horse he transmuted. She says she’s proud of him then asks him why he couldn’t make mommy …
Pulp Fiction (1994)
There is no other movie like Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction.” It is definitely at the top of my favorites list. This movie is chocked full of best talent that Hollywood has to offer. With big names like Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Uma Thurman and …
Darkman (1990)
Darkman, directed by Sam Raimi is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America and stars Liam Neeson as Peyton Westlake aka Darkman.
Yet another comic book taken from the pages and tossed onto the silver screen, Peyton, a scientist is horribly scared after his lab explodes due the …
Hellraiser movie
Clive Barker is known as the artist of flesh, shocking the world with this horror film from the late 1980s. Actually, Barker decided not to follow this up, even though it was both successful among the audience and critically acclaimed. The story is about a family moving in to …
Thr3e movie
Have any of you heard that a movie is out based on Ted Dekker’s Christian novel “Thr3e”? I didn’t think so. For some reason, Christian movies aren’t advertised wide enough, and this new 2007 release by FoxFaith is no exception. Besides, it was only played in some theaters, and …
Kwaidan movie
Kwaidan is an episode film following four different horror stories. The director is Masaki Kobayashi, and here he gets to prove what he could do with color film. This might well be the most visually stunning piece of cinema I have ever experienced. Not only is the depth and …
King Arthur
This movie is based on historical facts behind the Arthurian legends (or at least so its creators claim). If you are into King Arthur, Excalibur, and the Knights of the Round Table, you will probably enjoy this attempt to create a historical portrait of Arthur. According to the movie, …
The Bunny Guards vs The Wicked Forces of Evil movie
This is some kind of parody on fantasy movies and video games. Some computer nerds enter a most complex world that seem to have mixed Lord of the Rings and tons of other fantasy material together. These nerds start governing the whole system with their new powers and appear …
The movie Shrek 2
I liked Shrek the original. I really liked how different it was as far as a animated film. I thought that Donkey was hilarious and I really loved Fiona. She was such a strong female character. So when I saw that there was going to be a sequel I …
Fat Slags-movie
Fat Slags is a comedy movie based on a comic book series about two obese women in jumpsuits who regulary smoke and engage in sexual acts with various men.I havent read the comic book but decided to see how good the movie based off of it was.The movie starts …
Movie Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty with Jim Carey, Jennifer Anniston, and Morgan Freeman.
Since the concept of this movie appears to be original, I found it highly interesting regardless of the cast of star actors. What makes this a real winner is Jim Carey, who is at his …
The Purge: Anarchy (horror movie)
With the movie “The Purge” and its original concept that I liked, I knew that I most definitely had to and see its sequel “The Purge: Anarchy”. However, it was a matter of making the decision to see it in the cinema or on Blu-ray, because I didn’t think that …
House of Wax (2005)
House of Wax, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for horror violence, some sexual content and language. The original release date for this movie was May 6, 2005 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Horror and …
Eyes of a Stranger
Eyes of a Stranger is a Richard Dean Anderson film from 1992 that I’ve never seen, most likely because I’m really not into murder mysteries that are scary all that much, and that’s what this film is suppose to be. Since someone gifted me with this recently, it …
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