Movies Reviews
The Unborn (NR, 2003) movie
Ok I really really really tried to watch The Unborn. These kinds of films are typically right up my alley. However, for some reason I got totally turned off by this film. I think it’s because there seem to be so many Asian films wherein …
Ghost Rider (2007)
Hollywood production of the legendary comic book fiery skulled, chain wielding, soul stealing, flame wheeled bike riding, bringer of death. The movie remake of the comic once again as Hollywood always does is true injustice. The never, ever capture the real identity of the comic book character to portray …
Superman, The Movie
Everything was right about this film. From the acting to the inspiring music, the special effects of its day, to the era it was filmed in. All the components of filmmaking came together in a synchronized collaboration that perfectly made us believe that a man could fly. Nothing before …
Notes on a Scandal (movie)
Notes on a Scandal, directed by Richard Eyre, is a remarkable movie starring two remarkable actresses: Judy Dench and Cate Blanchett. This Oscar nominated film delves into disturbing territory- it’s plot concerns a young schoolteacher who seeks refuge from a boring marriage and two difficult children in the arms …
Movie Rescue Dawn (2006)
Rescue Dawn (2006) is a film by Werner Herzog is an adventure film thats rater PG-13 for some sequences of intense war violence and turture.
Rescue Dawn is the true story of a U.S. fighter pilot that gets shot down during Vietnam War over Laos and is taken prisoner by …
Masters of Horror: Valerie on the Stairs (movie)
The Masters of Horror series is incredibly interesting. I like that they have different directors because it gives viewers an idea of how various filmmakers “do” horror. At any rate, “Valerie on the Stairs” is very Twilight Zone-ish in its delivery. In fact, reference to this …
Firewall (2006)
Firewall, directed by Richard Loncraine is rated PG-13 by the Motin Picture Association of America for some intense sequences of violence, and for some language. The original release date was February 10, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Drama/Thriller and stars Harrison Ford …
Whatever It Takes - (starring Shane West)
Whatever It Takes is a movie story about love and feelings involved and finding the right one for you in the end. Acted by the cast of Shane West, David Raynr and 2 beauties, this movie story gets to me. I find it super amazing and the fact …
Hot Shots! (1991)
With a star cast of some of the greatest entertainers of all time. Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes and Lloyd Bridges pull out all the stops with one of the greatest comedies to come to the silver screen second to the likes of Blazing Saddles. You will not be able …
The Spy Next Door by Jackie Chan
Usually in Singapore it is common to anticipate a Jackie Chan block-buster in and around the Chinese New Year period, where the slightly longer holidays would encourage better box office.
However, this year’s “The Spy Next Door” starring Jackie Chan and Amber Valletta did not create any hype surrounding the …
King of the Hill Season 5
King of the Hill season 5 has some high points and also some low points. The series follows all American guy Hank Hill, his wife Peggy, son Bobby, niece Luanne and his friends and neighbors. In this season Bobby is still having some “problems” as Hank would say, but …
A Terracotta Warrior Movie
This film is first set in the ancient Qin dynasty of China where a simple warrior falls in love with a noble lady. Both are sentenced to death, but the warrior is given a drink of immortality, and wakes up again in the 1930s when found by a film …
The Secret Life of Bees movie
I was very hesitant to watch the movie “The Secret Life of Bees” first of all, since it had the singers and actresses Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson and Alicia Keys in it, and since I cannot recall seeing any of them in what I thought were very good movies, …
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
Following the happenings of Pitch Black, this movie continues the tale of Riddick, a criminal and killer the likes the universe is not ready for. The short stop on the dark planet that gave us an inside look of what Riddick is capable of is only a glimpse into …
Mr Magoo’s Christmas Carol
With Quincy Magoo, you either love him, or you hate him. I happen to love the old guy, voiced by Jim Backus, and his version of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol stands to me as one of my all-time favorite holiday classics.
Set within a Broadway stage presentation, complete with …
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
Do you remember how the first movie ended? If not, here is a brief idea. After Harold finally musters the courage to talk to the girl that he has been swooning for and they manage to get together, he finds out that she is leaving for Amsterdam, so he …
The Last Valley (1971), a movie
The story is set in the 1641 Germany, torn apart and devastated by the Thirty Year War. The war had begun as a religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants; now, on its 27th year, everything is too messed up to figure out what’s going on and who is fighting …
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
The great and quite long series of books&movies which has been around for more than a decade is about to come to an end.
Being a loyal Harry Potter fan, I read all the books in the series, watched the movies and even played the computer games..
Usually I wasn’t very …
Star Trek 1991 Cachet
As a stamp collector and a huge Star Trek fan, I jumped at the chance to get this cool-looking collectible. The Star Trek 1991 Cachet was issued by Paramount Pictures, in association with the United States Postal Service, in celebration of Star Trek’s twenty-fifth anniversary.
It’s an awesome display …
Veggie Tales: The Star of Christmas
I had to do some last second shopping yesterday afternoon before the stores were closed for Christmas. While there, I noticed a movie in one of the bargain bins; Veggie Tales: The Star of Christmas. Since it was only $5, I figured it would be a great last second …
Grindhouse: Death Proof (2007)
This movie is a twisted tale from director Quentin Tarantino about a stuntman who went on a rampage killing a few women and got off any charges due to lack of evidence, the officials involved ruled that it was an accident as the girls were intoxicated. How it all …
Con Air (1997)
I cannot explain how much I love Con Air. Starring Nicholas Cage and John Cusack, Con Air is one great movie. It is about a man named Poe (played by Cage) who is falsely accused of killing someone when it was self defense. Years later, he is out on …
Fifty Shades of Grey - Movie (2015)
This is a movie where I feel people will have mixed emotions about. Either they will find it really entertaining or very disturbing. For me personally, I found it to be a not-so thrilling movie as the story isn’t much for me, however I wasn’t disturbed. Having read the Fifty …
Three Amigos
It has been a while since I last saw the movie Three Amigos. And, while I remembered it being funny, I had my doubts that it was as funny as I remembered.
Tonight, I got to see it again. And, I have to admit, it is as funny as I …
What Happens in Vegas
I just finished watching another movie of Cameron Diaz. It is a good fun movie she starred with Ashton Kutcher. The movie is about two people (Cameron and Ashton who went to Vegas because there was a turning point in their lives that they wanted to actually let these …
The Possession (horror movie)
I love supernatural horror movies, but for some reason I can’t seem to get enough of them. The slasher movies and those horror movies that have a lot more gore in them seem to be what’s popular now. Those few with a religious or supernatural theme that I love so …
Animator (1985)
Animator, directed by Stuart Gordon is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date of the movie was October 18, 1985 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Horror/Sceince Fiction and stars Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West, Bruce Abbott as …
Nicktoons Halloween
My daughter went to Movie Gallery this past weekend and picked out a couple movies from the family section. Since she likes Nickelodeon cartoons, she ended up picking out Nicktoons Halloween to watch.
I’m not sure what my daughter’s obsession with Halloween is but I will admit the DVD does …
The Other Boelyn Girl
The interesting thing about movies based on the life of a real historical figure is you sometimes get a point of view that is different than you would come to expect. And, that difference makes the movie much better than you expected it to be.
The Other Boleyn Girl is …
The Stoning of Soraya M
I recently saw a movie call The Stoning of Soraya M. This movie was really moving to me and I feel that I must write a review on it. This movie is based on a true story. It takes place in …
Troy
Four years after the epic movie “Gladiator”, Brad Pitt attempts to make a success out of another epic movie “Troy”. The only two things in common that these two movies have are that they were both filmed in Malta. While “Gladiator” was a huge blockbuster, “Troy” failed …
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
The term “childhood rape” is thrown around a lot nowadays. It seems like every movie now in some way, shape, or form rapes somebody’s childhood. People threw it around when Bay’s “Transformers” came around or when Lucas made the prequel trilogy. I myself felt the epitomy …
Executive Decision (1996)
The US president along with his aircraft Air Force One is hijacked by terrorists and the first family is in grave danger, coming to their rescue is none other than the great Steven Seagal, but as the plot would have it, and surprising to me with most other people …
When Harry Met Sally
When Harry Met Sally is one of the very successful and most loved romantic movies of all time. The movie starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan as the lead actors is a very nice movie. I happened to watch it on cable few years ago and I loved it …
The Pig Keepers Daughter
My wife is out of town for a few days so I’m trying to pass the time at night by watching some older movies on our Netflix player.
Last night, I came across one called the Pig Keeper’s Daughter. I didn’t know what it was when I watched it. I …
10 Things I Hate about You
If there’s anything that will bore me fast, it is a love story. This is especially true when the love story takes place between two high school kids. But, I will admit, the movie 10 Things I Hate About You isn�t too bad.
I�m not a big Julia Stiles fan. …
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
The Passion of the Christ, directed by Mel Gibson is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for sequences of graphic violence. The original release date was March 17, 2004 for Jamaican audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama and stars james Caviezel as Jesus, …
Rec
I watched this before, titled Rec and it was during 2007, I think. Pretty darn scary, if you ask me. Remember The Blair Witch Project..? Well, it is something like it, but different in a way.
You will get to see a recording or some sort …
The Odd Couple II
Sequels are often just the worst things under the sun, often taking the original characters to ruin. There are few that really are true to the story, that follow it through and make it all believable. Sometimes you still enjoy the original better, but even so, you …
The Red Squirrel movie
The second full feature film of spanish poetic filmmaker Julio Medem tells the story of a man and a woman meeting each by blind chance and ending up a couple as the woman lost her memory right before their meeting. They go on a camping trip together, and the …
Kindergarten Cop movie
This is one of the oldest movies of Arnold Schwarzenegger. I first saw this film when I was just a young girl. Now, I have seen it again in HBO and it felt like I have only seen it now. It is a comedy film, not the usual Terminator …
Crazy Love (2007)
This movie-like documentary story of the crazy love sensational between Linda Riss and Burt Pugach, is still well known up to this date. My parents know about it, my siblings and now me. The summer of 1959, this horrific incident took the nation by storm with all …
Coffee & Cigarettes movie
Jim Jarmusch is probably the most successful american independent filmmaker ever, with great films like Down by Law and Mystery Train on his record, and recently he decided to recreate his old classic short film series Coffee & Cigarettes in a full feature format, and add a number of …
Holiday in Handcuffs (2007 Film)
“Holiday in Handcuffs” was a 2007 film that, while it was festive for the holiday season, it did not really wow me as I had hoped that it would. I don’t want to say that this film was a complete dud, and that I didn’t enjoy watching it, it …
Movie: Stan Helsing
I ended up watching the movie Stan Helsing Friday night because I was in the mood for a comedy and figured this would be one of those films that was so terrible, it couldn’t help but be funny.
Well, it turns out I was right about the movie being terrible. …
Movie Alvin and the Chipmunks the squeakal
I took my kids to go see Alvin and the Chipmunks the squeakal when it opened on December 22nd. I knew that my kids wanted to see it, but I prepared myself to be disappointed. I really thought the first one was cute, and I am used to the …
The Wedding Date
The Wedding Date is an entertaining romantic comedy. The storyline is: a woman must attend her sister’s wedding in England and her ex-fiancé is the best man. Not wanting to attend alone and wanting to appear completely over the ex she hires an escort to pose as …
11:14 movie
11:14 is a rather odd and unusual movie. It tells the story in reverse time. It’s not a flashback as we’re used to seeing it, but it literally shows the end result of the action first, then goes back to the next segment before, and then the …
Movie Love Actually
The Popular Casts: Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Rowan Atkinson,Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley.
If you ask me about a movie which can bring Christmas Spirit to me, I will answer, “Love Actually”. This movie brings me my three favorite things : Love, Christmas and England. Yup, this is a …
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