Movies Reviews
Babel, the movie
I got to see the movie Babel with a friend last week, and we came out with mixed opinions. I liked the film, and she was less thrilled by it. We both agreed on several things, though. We agreed that the film is fairly interesting and …
The Incredible Mr. Limpet DVD
I’ve always liked The Incredible Mr. Limpet from the time I first saw it as a child. It’s just a delightful motion picture that is clever and wonderful to watch. Below are a few thoughts on this DVD, now that I happily have it as part of …
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 …
The Firm, 1993
The movie is based on a bestselling novel by John Grisham and directed by Sydney Pollack. Mitch McDeere (Tom Cruise) is a brilliant young lawyer, much sought after as he is one of the top law school graduates. A small, little known, but prosperous firm in Memphis lures him …
Three Days of the Condor movie
Sydney Pollack directed this mesmerizing spy thriller, Three Days of the Condor, in 1975. It stars Robert Redford as Joseph Turner, a man who reads books for a living. He’s employed by the CIA. His very unassuming place of employment seems low key and simple enough. …
Terminator Movie
This is a GREAT movie…nothing short of GREAT. A killer is sent back in time to erase the mother of the leader of a revolutionary group and as the film goes, the killer has a very hard time trying to capture and eradicate this problem. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as …
Weird Science
The last time I watched the movie Weird Science, I was 12 years old and, while I understood some of what was going on, I�ll admit most of the stuff was a bit confusing.
So, when I found it on one of my premium movie channels the other day, I …
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Mission: Impossible II, directed by John Woo is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense sequences of violent action and some sensuality. The original release date was May 24, 2000 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Thriller and stars Tom …
High School Musical
This movie was very popular, especially among the preteen girl crowd. I can see why - they definitely chose actors/actresses that would appeal to that age group, including the boy who plays Troy (main character).
The movie itself is sort of silly in the way a lot of kids movies …
Apocalypto, Mel Gibson Movie
In ‘Apocalypto’, again, Mel Gibson chose to drive in the foreign language film, after ‘The Passion of the Christ’ (2004). This time located in the rural South America, precisely at the end of an era of Maya civilization tribe.
Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood) is a youth by a quiet …
Mirrors (2008)
This story comes to us as viewers with the intentions of scaring us into thinking that there is another world living in the mirrors. Things that are trouble or brought to provocation will attack with lethal intent. When this movie started, it showed a man running for his life …
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. …
Minority Report (2002)
Minority Report (2002) is a science-fiction film from director Steven Spielberg and is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for violence, brief language, some sexuality and drug content.
In the year 2054, murder in Washington D.C. has been eliminated thanks to Precrime, a program that uses the preminitions of three psychics, …
Planet Earth documentary
I watched the documentary special series called “Planet Earth”.
The shows were about the different geographical bodies of our planet and the animals which live in them.
I really liked the series. I thought each episode had something interesting to offer. Some of the still shots and photography was stunning.
There …
Clueless (1995)
Clueless (1995) is a comedy directed by Amy Heckerling and is rated PG-13 by the MPAA.
Clueless is the story of Cher (Alicia Silverstone), a privilaged, beautiful blonde who is used to talking people into whatever she wants. When a teacher won’t raise her grade, she gets him together …
Eye in the Sky (2015 Thriller Movie)
The first time I heard of the movie “Eye in the Sky” was actually when I was waiting to see another movie and saw this one in the coming attractions. I was very fascinated in the concept around the movie. This was because I thought was similar to a few …
The Fighting Sullivans movie
From 1944, The Fighting Sullivans is the true story of an Irish family’s strength and togetherness. The first part of the movie shows the ups and downs of five brothers. They fought a lot, but they were completely united. Halfway through, the boys age, and the …
A Christmas Story (1983)
This movie is a story about a young boy of nine years old who desperately wants a BB gun for his Christmas gift. As the story goes, he approaches and asks his mother and father first about the BB gun and they turn him down and away by stating …
GI Joe
We finally got around to watching the new GI Joe movie last night and I wasn’t really sure what to expect. The previews looked interesting but the movie looked like it would have way too much going on at once and would be confusing.
It turned out to be a …
Corpse Bride movie
I think Corpse Bride was a great film. It was very dark and had lots of feeling in it. And it was a tale told in the classic Tim Burton style. I really liked the story and thought it was both very dark, yet very romantic. I really loved the …
Veronika Voss, Drama 1982
During 1982, Rainer Werner Fassbinder introduced the Premiere of the film entitled Veronika Voss. The Premiere took place at the Berlin Film Festival. The movie was applauded as an achievement for Fassbinder; considered one of his best films. He at the time had created forty films. …
Roman Polanski’s “Oliver Twist,” 2005
I went to see Roman Polanski’s 2005 release of “Oliver Twist” a couple of days ago. I was not disappointed, but I wasn’t very impressed, either. One of the good points is that the story is not in any way “Hollywoodized,” it is told in a straight, true-to-the-source way. …
The Quiet (R, 2005)
Here is yet another movie that I’ve been skipping over in my Netflix queue. I thought at first that because the film starred Elisha Cuthbert, that it would be one of those silly little flicks with little substance. Tween thrillers are very rarely that entertaining to …
Movie Superbad
I watched this movie about two nights ago. It was a lot better than I though it was going to be. There were quite a few funny parts, and it was just fun to watch. Some of the parts weren’t really funny but you enjoyed watching it and it …
Baron Davis
Golden State Warriors starting Point Guard Spot belongs to the dynamic Baron Davis. I’ve been a fan of the league the last 15 years and one of my all time favorite players to watch is Baron Davis. He is very explosive and can score on a variety of ways. …
Springtime in the Rockies movie
Springtime in the Rockies from 1937 is a movie I have heard about for a very long time, but believe it or not, even with its marvelous song, I have never seen it, until now.
The song that is sung at the beginning is awesome. I love the harmony …
Grown Ups Movie (2010)
I just recently saw the Grown Ups movie. This is a movie that stars and was produced by Adam Sandler and Happy Madison production. This movie stars Adam Sandler’s friends like Rob Schneider, David Spade, Chris Rock, Kevin James (Albert in Hitch!) and Salma Hayek. There are also the …
Beverly Hills Ninja
Beverly Hills Ninja with Chris Farley, Nicollette Sheridan, and Chris Rock.
The song lyrics Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting was made famous in the action packed comedy spoof of Bruce Lee type films. Fat is often funny when used to depict a martial arts …
Watchmen movie
Watchmen is another superhero movie based on a comic book series. Although I don’t actually read comic books, I am a huge fan of many of the superhero movies that have come out recently, and I was looking forward to adding Watchmen to my list of favorites since …
Movie Willow (1988)
Since my daughter was very young, she and I have enjoyed watching many fantasy movies over the years. One of our favorites has always been Ron Howard’s “Willow.” The talented Val Kilmer is absolutely fantastic as Madmartigan, a great swordsman who has a tendency to only look out for …
Rush - Movie
After the extraordinary success of “Rocky” sports movies almost invariably follow the stereotypical formula, with slight variations, determined by the taste of the author. In “Rush” opportunities for freely creative imagination are relatively limited as it recreates real events related to real people .
The 70s. The phones have …
Movie: The Girl Next Door [2004]
The Girl Next Door story begins when a porn star named Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert) moves to the house next to a high school student Matthew (Emile Hirsch). They started an affair but ends when he found out she was a porn star.
As we watch the movie we feel like …
The English Patient
The words that describe best the movie “The English Patient” is magical and fascinating. This movie, which was nominated for 12 Oscars and won 9 of them, is the director’s Anthony Minghella best movie.
What is so fascinating about this movie is that it consists of two love stories - …
Spiral: Bonds of Reasoning (Animated Series)
Spiral: Bonds of Reasoning is an anime that explores the life of ayumu, a teen detective who gets caught up in the mystery of the blade children when his older brother disappears one day.
Now the idea of the blade children struck me as kind of original. I had never …
Shanghai Noon (2000)
Shanghai Noon, directed by Tom Dey is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for action violence, some drug humor, language and sensuality. The original release date was May 26, 2000 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Comedy/Western and stars Jackie Chan …
Step Up 3D
Today I had gone out with a couple of friends and decided to watch a movie. We had arrived at the Scotiabank Theatre and looked upon the movie listings and decided to watch Step Up 3D. So we bought our tickets and went into the theatre. The movie starts …
Movie The Enforcer
The Enforcer with Clint Eastwood and Tyne Daily.
Of the Dirty Harry series, I suppose that this sequel is the most tame. It deals with political correct issues and the gentler side of Inspector Harry Callahan. When the opening scene proved to be vintage …
Bad News Bears (2005 movie)
Remake of a classic…this movie lives up to the reputation that The Bad News Bears have been known for. It does not disappoint the original stories that it’s being based on. But it’s time for a reality check…this movie was never a good one to start off with. It …
The Runaways (movie)
I would not go as far as saying that I am a fan of the musician Joan Jett, since I still have not heard very many of her songs. However, the few I knew from her were done by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts and not her first band …
The Rock (1996)
I don’t mind watching movies that I like a number of times. This one has been played in our house and in some relative’ houses but I just kept hopping in. Not only because this is Sean Connery’s movie but also it’s Nicolas Cage’s and Ed Harris’ …
“Two Thousand Maniacs” (1964 Film)
In the early ’60s, screenwriter and director Herschell Gordon Lewis created what became known as the “blood trilogy”- three overly-gory films that single-handedly created the “splatter” sub-genre of horror. 1964’s Two Thousand Maniacs succeeded Blood Feast as the second installment to this classic trilogy. In my opinion this is …
RomeoXJuliet Episode 5
RomeoXJuliet Episode 5 begins with Romeo and Juliet together in a small house where they’ve gone to get out of the rain. Juliet, who had gone out in her “Odin” disguise is discovered when Romeo walks in on her when she’s out of her clothes and down to …
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 …
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 …
The Duff - Teen Movie (2015)
‘The Duff’ is a teen comedy that took me by surprise. I expected the movie to be terrible as most teen comedies are repetitive. This movie wasn’t unique but it took the usual storyline and made it wonderful.
The story is about a teen named Bianca who isn’t exactly what many …
The Wiz–film
The wiz was aoriginally a broadway playversion of the wizard of oz in 1975.it featured an all african american cast,in 1978,the wiz was made into a featue film satarring diana ross as dorthy.The wiz has the same basic story as the original wizard of oz but with a twist.Diana …
Casino Royale
I went to see the movie “Casino Royale” two days ago. I had heard that it had received good reviews, but I didn’t expect too much, based on previous James Bond movies. I was pleasantly surprised! The plot had been thoroughly modernized, but had plenty of …
Dream House Movie
I saw the trailer for this movie about the same time the movie Help came out. I found myself drawn to it for its mysterious quality. I couldn’t wait to see it. When I finally saw it, I found myself having mixed emotions about it. …
Death of a Stranger movie
I am reviewing the murder mystery movie, Death of a Stranger, starring John Nettles and Daniel Casey as Chief Inspector Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Gavin Troy. This film was made in 1999, was produced by Brian-True-May, and is based off the novel written by Caroline Graham.
In this film, …
Iron Man 2 (2010 Film)
After watching the first “Iron Man”, I knew that I would have to watch the second one, which came out in 2010. “Iron Man 2” was not only as well acted and plotted out as the first one, but delivered an even more powerful character conflict and a very …
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