When Steve Martin re-did the Pink Panther movie, I thought his performance was actually better than the original. But, that wasn’t the only movie I can say that about.
When I was younger, I remember watching re-runs of the Phil Silvers Show and his character Sgt. Bilko. In the movie …

I got the kids to bed a bit early last night and, since my wife was taking a shower, I decided to sit down for a few minutes and see if I could find a movie on TV.
I ended up coming across the film Revenge of the Nerds on …

When the movie The Ant Bully first came out on DVD, I kind of resisted watching it because I didn’t think it was going to be any good. However, my daughter recently had a family movie night at her school (which was actually a seminar about bullying but they …

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 …

I’m always up for a good, creepy movie and I had heard good things about ‘The Babadook’. There were some detractors, but honestly, that almost made me more curious to check the movie out.
Truth be told, I can see why people weren’t digging this movie. I downright …

Maggie Smith stars as Grace Hawkins, a sweet old lady who comes to work as a housekeeper in a vicar’s home. Grace has a secret: she is released on parole from a facility for criminally insane where she’s spent the last 40 years for murdering her husband and his …

The other night I watched a very unique movie called Pan’s Labyrinth, or El Laberinto del fauno. I really enjoyed this movie. Pan’s Labyrinth was out in 2006. The movie is set in the time of the Spanish civil war. Pan’s Labyrinth primarily follows the …

The personal driver to a little old lady is pushed to the breaking point when he is the victim of years of constant verbal and physical abuse. Sick and tired of the treatment he has been given, he decides that it’s his turn for some payback. He kidnaps the …

Redbox is a pretty cool concept. It’s a big red vending machine that sits outside of many McDonalds locations.
The vending machine has a touch screen that has three choices; ‘Rent a movie’, ‘Return a movie’ and ‘Buy a movie’.
Right from the vending machine you can rent up to five …

Days of Night, directed by David Slade is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong horror violence and language. The original release date was October 19, 2007 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Horror/Thriller and stars Josh Hartnett as Sheriff …

Queen Latifah and funny man Steve Martin come together to try and bring the house down for their viewing audience and guess what? They did a wonderful job, I have no complaints about this movie for two very important reasons 1. it stars very believable characters and 2. it …

Dead Like Me: The Ledger has a bit of a change for Roxy, who leaves behind the world of meter maids and joins the police force. It’ll be interesting to see how this goes in the future, but the first thing I noticed about it was that she …

I was looking for a movie that has it all drama, comedy, a great plot. A friend told me to watch the movie Click. I did and I tell you I do not regret it. This movie was a tear jearker I cried like a baby in two different …

I haven’t seen the original so I can’t compare. I will say that this movie is not particularly good.
Look, it is bad, but it’s the fun kind of bad. Seeing this movie in 3D, with a packed theater, you’ll get your money’s worth. Eyes come out …

Release Date: 1993
Genre: Fantasy/ Animation
Running Time: 76 minutes
Directed by: Henry Selick
Written by: Tim Burton, Michael McDowell
Music by: Danny Elfman
It is evident that The Nightmare Before Christmas is a project close to Tim Burton’s heart. Burton, who was trained as an animator before becoming a director, has created an imaginary world …

After watching the movie “Hancock”, you will understand immediately while Will Smith expressed interest in interpreting this role. “Hancock” is a superhero movie without the superhero clichés. This together with the talent of actors, Charlize Theron and Jason Batman and great action moments, make this movie one of this …

Cheaper By The Dozen 1 (the first movie) is a great story. It’s about a family called the Bakers who have twelve children. Tom Baker played by Steve Martin is classic in his part. He stays true to the comical type of actor that he is. Tom’s wife played …

I always get a bit nervous when I rent a movie I have never heard about before; especially one that advertises itself as a thriller. After all, you never know what you’re going to get and it’s even harder to guess if you don’t have any previews to work …

Pi (1997) is a science-fiction film by director Darren Aronofsky and is rated R for language and some disturbing images.
Pi is about mathematician named Max Cohen (Sean Gullette) who is exploring the possibility of a discernible patterns in the stock market. With the help of Euclid, his supercomputer, Max …

“Hulk” is a 2003 movie about the Incredible Hulk, not to be confused with the far superior ‘re-boot’ called “The Incredible Hulk” released in 2008. The “Hulk” stars Eric Bana and Jennifer Connelly, as well as Nick Nolte in a ridiculous role as the main villian.
Pros: This …

Redline, directed by Andy Cheng is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence, illegal and reckless behavior, sexual content, language and drug references. The original release date was April 13, 2007 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action and stars …

Ok … this is another cute mouse movie by Disney. It’s quite alright … but I don’t think it was geared towards a wide enough audience. I thought it was so cute; the mouse cooking for the guy who wanted to be chef; and the transformation the chef made …

If there is one book on a cultural setting that I like the most, it would be “Memoirs of a Geisha” by Arthur Golden. Aside from its compelling story, its precise-to-detail description of the flower and willow world in Japan is superb.
“Memoirs of a Geisha” is set in 1930’s …

Starring Kevin Costner (Earl Brooks), Demi Moore (Detective Tracy Atwood), William Hurt (Marshall), Dane Cook (Mr Smith), Marg Helgenberger (Emma Brooks), Danielle Panabaker (Jane Brooks)
The name ‘Kevin Costner’ attracted me when I was searching for a movie to watch. It cannot be too bad a show if Costner …

I can’t remember the last time I sat through a silent movie. Aside from the Mel Brooks’ flick, Silent Movie, which actually had one spoken word in it, I believe it was back in the 70’s when I sat through an authentic silent film. Well, I caught …

Last week it finally arrived the date for the release of The Hunger Games DVD/Blu Ray. A huge buzz has been around this release thanks to the huge success of the screen adaptation of Suzanne Collin’s masterpiece and New York Time Best seller with the same name.
The DVD/Blu Ray …

27 Dresses was a chick flick starring Katherine Heigel and James Marsden. I never saw it when it was playing in the theaters, but I did see it was it was released and I thought it was really cute. Heigel plays a woman who takes the idea of “always …

License to Wed is a not so good romantic comedy movie. The movie has Robbie Williams, Mandy Moore, and John Krasinski playing the pivotal roles. The movie has a very artificial plot and it is not convincing at any point. Though the main point of the plot is silly …

I am not really a fan of Bollywood/Indian films when I was young, but overtime, I was able to enjoy their weird incorporated singing and dancing which was truly their signature.
I am also glad that I wasn’t able to watch 3 Idiots long before I took up an engineering course …

Coincidentally, after the dead of his brother, Junebug, Jack Spade returns from the Army, he follows up the death with the local police who inform jack that his brother died of Gold Overdose. LOL! This leads Jack to go out and seek revenge for his brother’s death, he goes …

I see a film whenever I can. Some I can vividly remember, while others are so yesterday. My short-term memory decides either to keep or forget a certain film. One I remember of late is a Korean film simply entitled, “Poetry.” I first knew about …

House of Wax is a horror movie that most people hated right away, but I liked it. I wouldn’t say that I loved the movie, but I didn’t think it was nearly as bad as everyone said. I’ve never seen the original movie and all I know of it …

La Ratatouille is a very friendly and interesting movie for the whole family. It has the main idea which flows through the movie and is expressed in many interesting and sensitive ways.
There are things to learn for adults and for kids - all the lessons are expressed very …

I was expecting The Invention of Lying to be a romantic comedy, and only a decent one, because while I love Ricky Gervais, I do not enjoy the movies which Jennifer Garner does. I figured Gervais’ wonderful, sarcastic, dry, British humour would carry this movie. While Gervais was great, …

I was flipping through channels the other night and came across a movie I have yet to see in its entirety; The Apple Dumpling Gang.
And, once again, I missed the first few minutes of the movie. But, at least I saw enough of it to know it wasn’t a …

What an amazing movie. At first glance, it seemed like it had the ability to be good and bad. I had heard of books before, but never really knew about what Pirates of the Caribbean was about, except for Pirates sailing in the Caribbean.
Let’s start with the concept of …

Ex-CIA agent Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is being hunted, again, by the people at the CIA, who initially trained him. Like in the two films preceding The Bourne Ultimatum, Jason Bourne is still suffering from amnesia and determined to understand his past and how it came to existence.
Since he …

Well, this movie is fascinating. It’s a different story altogather but the plot is not different or a good one. It starts like, there is a man who is sort of jobless and is having troubles. His son wants to emulate someone else and not him. The man wants …

I only watched “Death at a Funeral” because I read some positive comments about it; however I didn’t expect to be such a great comedy, especially when taking in account that the main topic is a funeral. The director of this movie, Frank Oz managed to come up with …

I watched “The Fourth Kind” movie in theaters soon after it was released. My companion and I hadn’t planned on seeing this movie but were intrigued by the advertisements and when we had a free evening, decided to see it.
The opening is pretty interesting the way they indicate that …

Pumpkin Scissors Episode 3 has Section travelling to a village to repair a railway tunnel that had been damaged in the war. Unfortunately, the villagers distrust the military and don’t want their help and don’t believe Alice’s promises that they’ll be paid for their work.
This episode was really …

Definitely, Maybe is a movie that I think is fairly good. Not that fantastic, but doing pretty alright. Ryan Reynolds star in this movie, together with the very talented Abigail Breslin. Abigail plays Maya, a daughter that is very inquisitive and it’s fun to watch her questioning …

Leprechaun 5: in the Hood is a 2000 comedy/horror film.It stars Warick Davis and Ice T.It is about an evil leprechaun who searches for his magic flute and gold coins and kills people who get in his way.The movie starts out in the 1970s.A man dressed like a pimp …

Ok. I just saw Star Trek Generations on Cable last night and I was telling my husband how much I love and hate the movie. I’m a big Star Trek fan, hands down. I’ve seen all of the orginal Star Trek movies and Next Generations movies hundreds of time, …

Oh, how I love National Treasure!! These movies actually got me into studying history again - and history is fascinating! Especially at the beginnings of when the United States was formed. How exciting!! Of course I am a wierdo who will sit and read Civil War facts and Gold …

“The Uninvited” is billed as a horror flick, but it’s actually a mystery/ghost story with a twist ending.
Anna is a troubled teen who is plagued by the memory of a horrible fire that killed her mother. She returns home after a stay in a mental hospital, and is immediately …

I was letting our daughter watch some Christmas movies I came across on Netflix and one of them turned out to be better than expected; Leapfrog: A Tad of Christmas Cheer.
Basically, this movie focused on the Leapfrog frogs and the fact Tad had to cope with his family expecting …

Obviously, it’s difficult to discuss any film adaptation without analyzing how well it sticks to the source material, and “Fear and Loathing” is one of those rare cases where the movie remains almost unbelievably parallel to the book, with entire passages of narration and dialogue used verbatim from the …

This movie should not be confused with any of the movies in the Blade trilogy. In fact, that is how I actually watched it since I made the mistake of thinking that “Blade of the Vampire” was actually one of them. However, after watching it I was very disappointed …

The Old Curiosity Shop, 1995, mini-series, is a good adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens. Peter Ustinov plays Grandfather, a poor old man who is raising his beloved granddaughter Nell and trying to make her fortune by gambling. Peter Ustinov may be a little too heavy for the …