Movies Reviews
127 Hours: Movie
127 Hours is a film I thoroughly enjoyed upon first viewing, but I’m not quite sure it is a film that can be watched on repeat.
I liked the fact that it was based on a true story and loved the story itself; it’s such a testament to the man …
The Hunger Games (Movie)
One of the movies that I have watched over the course of the year, is “The Hunger Games”, starring actors Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson. The thing that really compelled me to go and see the movie was the books, as I found the whole series enthralling. The trailer …
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
We ended up picking up the second Madagascar movie “Escape 2 Africa” last night and wasn’t really sure what to expect. The first one was OK but not the best movie ever and we all know sequels usually don’t live up to the original.
As it turns out, the second …
The Fugitive thriller
The Fugitive is one of the best thrillers films I’ve seen. Never have I sat through the whole film without taking bathroom breaks or even a quick trip to the fridge. Here, Harrison Ford played Dr. Richard Kimble, a prominent doctor convicted of murdering his wife. He is co-starred …
Secondhand Lions movie
I am reviewing the movie, Second Hand Lions, starring Haley Joel Osmont, Michael Caine, and Robert Duvall. Haley Joel’s character is sent to live with his crazy uncles, after his mother trails after another man. He is sent to live with the closest relatives around, and it just …
Larry the cable guy: health inspector
This was an overall pretty good movie. It was pretty funny for the most part also. I enjoyed watching the movie. It wasn’t one of my favorite movies but it’s worth watching. It’s a nice movie to watch when there is nothing else on television or on a day …
Movie: Lake Consequence
Since my wife and I decided to do some early morning Black Friday shopping first thing this morning, we left the kids at my parents’ house last night. Since we finally had the house to ourselves for a change,we decided to watch a movie that was a little more …
State of Play the Movie
With Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and Helen Mirren in the cast, it is hard to go wrong with it. The story revolves around a congressman who had an affair with his researcher who gets killed. I love Ben Affleck’s acting here, especially when he was announcing into one of …
The Brave One
Another vigilante story. A woman survives a brutal attack that leaves her fiance and her beloved dog dead and herself severely battered. She then buys a gun, and soon enough puts it to use. While her ultimate goal is to find and kill her attackers, she also shoots some …
Seven Pounds Movie
I found Seven Pounds to be very intense and a tad complicated. To be honest I did not know what was going on until probably the last 20 minutes of the movie. I usually like movies with a twist, but Seven pounds unfortunately did not meet my expectations, especially …
X-Men Origins: Wolverine film
I think X-men Origins:Wolverine is the best film Ive ever seen this year.It is the most outstanding film so far.!Ive always seen the trailer and it always makes me amazed.If you have seen it you are surely amazed by its effects and …
And Then There Were None movie
Ten people are assembled on an isolated island, as well as a butler plus his wife, for the weekend. Not any of them claim to recognize their host who invited them and one by one they begin being killed off simply once their host Mr U N Owen allows …
Muppets From Space
I grew up watching the Muppet Show on television and always wondered what exactly Gonzo was supposed to be. Turns out he’s a space alien.
Muppets in Space is a great movie for the family to watch. It has all the muppet characters in it on an adventure to find …
Role Models (UR, 2008) movie
I was dying to see this movie when it hit theaters. But alas, I ended up catching it on DVD. And I have to say that I’m glad I waited. While the movie was funny, I found the little boy’s antics a bit over …
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, directed by Mel Stuart is rated G by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was June 30, 1971 for United States audience. This movie falls in teh genre of Comedy/Family/Fantasy/Musical and stars Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, Jack Albertson …
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
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 …
Zombiethon [VHS], Horror movie
Going old school with this review and I mean old school. Zombiethon is a VHS that features clips from 7 zombie movies. No, that wasn’t a typo from me; Zombiethon is just a collection of other movies. Why would something like even be created? Maybe the same reason why …
Money Talks (1997)
This is the story of a man who just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and winds up being caught up in happenings that could very well be to his detriment. After being charged with a crime and on his way to prison to …
First Daughter movie
The right words to describe the movie “First Daughter” is a Presidential version of “A Princess Diaries”. The true pity is that “First Daughter” has the same story of “Chasing Liberty” and they were both released during the same year 2004. One cannot help but compare …
The Messengers (movie)
I finally gave in and watched the movie The Messengers with my wife yesterday afternoon. And, even though I’ve never seen the film, I felt like I did.
The problem with The Messengers is, for a horror film, it’s really not all that scary. And, it’s because they used the …
Arthur 2011 movie
I just recently saw the movie Arthur (2011). This stars the actors Russel Brand, the famous Helen Mirren and Jennifer Garner. Apparently, this has a low rating in IMDB but I loved this movie! People have been comparing it to the old Arthur movie which stars Dudley Moore. I …
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie
Neither a brilliant film in its own right or high scorer in the genre, The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue or Let Sleeping Corpses Lie as it is sometimes known, is a passable enough zombie movie that should prove watchable enough at least to any zombie fan. The story …
Happily N’ever After DVD
We just bought this on DVD. It looked kind of funny, but I honestly wasn’t expecting much. I was pleasantly surprised.
George Carlin, Sigourney Weaver, Andy Dick, Freddie Prince Jr. and others lend their voices to the cast. Which, by the way, really was beautifully cast!
The animation …
Movie : Rumour Has It
Starring: Jennifer Anniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine, Mark Ruffalo
I keep waiting for Jennifer Anniston to wow me and star in a movie where she doesn’t act in the exact same way as her character from “Friends”, Rachel Green. “Rumour Has It” is not the movie to change my perception …
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
For some weird reason (maybe it’s Sean Connery) I actually prefer the last of the Indiana Jones trilogy, the Last Crusade, over the other two. I�m not sure why though because, when you think about it, it brings more of the bad stuff from the other two than the …
DVD: Girl with a Pearl Earring
I recently watched the DVD of “Girl with a Pearl Earring” (2003). Directed by Peter Webber, who recently directed “Hannibal Rising”, the movie tells the story of a young woman, a girl really who served as the model for the famous Vermeer painting of the same name.
Scarlett Johansson …
Lansing Mall Cinema
If we are going to see a movie in the weekend, we would consider Lansing Mall Cinema. It is as good as the other cinema. It is clean and cozy. Bathroom is neat and you can even take a nap right there inside the bathroom. …
Tammy (2014 Film)
Tammy is a comedy film I decided to watch after being persuaded to see it one evening. I tend to enjoy a good laugh, and I had my expectations already set in place. My review will contain spoilers
The movie is a rather goofy movie in my opinion. One that …
DUS
Yesterday i watched this movie on u local cable network. Starring Abhishek, Sanjay, Pankaj kapoor,Sunil shetty,Shilpa Shetty and lastly the indian tomcriuse Fayed Khan.A boring first half , a ususal track with songs and comedy now and then. The second half is a thriller and hold u to the …
ARGO 2012 Film
I watched this movie before it received, as it happened, widespread critical acclaim, and so I actually was watching it without any expectations. And I should say, that when I started reading news reports about all the recognition that this movie got, I was rather surprised. It was puzzling …
The Mask
One of my favourite movies from the mid nineties is a movie called “The Mask” starring the actors Jim Carey and Cameron Diaz. I still think that it was one of Jim Carey’s best movies and it was the best I had seen actress Cameron Diaz look in a …
Odd Girl Out movie
I had often wondered what happened to the actress Alex Vega after the Spy Kids trilogy, as it seemed that she had just disappeared for a while. However, last night when watching the Lifetime television station, I saw her in a movie called “Odd Girl Out”. It was that …
Shawn of the Dead
Before watching this movie, I asked some of my friends about “Shawn of the Dead” since I didn’t want to waste my money watching foolishness in the theatres. At that time I got mixed reactions. There were people to said that the movie was hilarious and there were others …
Higher Learning-film
Higher Learning is a 1995 film about life at a fictional university called Columbus University.The film is a serious look at student life..The university is very racially and economically diverse and the students try to get along despite differences.There are also a lot of social and political …
The Joy Luck Club (Movie)
I was forced to watch this movie as part of a requirement of a social work module of mine that had to deal with some sociocultural issues, and so, against my will, I went to my school library and borrowed this movie to watch it. The movie, my friend …
The Man in the Iron Mask
I infer the story behind the man in the iron mask is so interesting that it made it to the big screen multiple times. This one version I watched at least made me think so. I had a good time watching this version directed by Randall Wallace; …
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 …
Awake movie
I actually haven’t heard of nor seen a trailer of the movie Awake. I have learned about it through my friend who had watched it and after he giving me an overview of its story, I instantly want to watch it.
Awake is about Clay Beresford played by Hayden Christensen, …
“Dawn of the Dead” (2004) Film
Though it still rates as a “B movie,” Zack Snyder’s 2004 remake of the 1978 Romero cult classic still rates as a smart, mostly consistent, and occasionally humorous film. I wouldn’t finger the movie as being a turning point in the zombie genre, but it’s certainly a high point, …
The Shaggy Dog (2006)
The Shaggy Dog, directed by Brian Robbins is Rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America, and stars Tim Allen as Dave Douglas aka The Shaggy Dog and Robert Downey Jr as Dr. Kozak…the main characters.
Dave, your typical working class man is bitten by a dog carrying a …
Movie Money Train
I just watched Money Train yesterday and oh my God, that movie is awesome! Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson and Jennifer Lopez really deliver a humorous, dramatic and action packed sense of their characters. This movie kind of reminds me of Four Brothers in the sense that Snipes and Harrelsons …
Untraceable (R, 2009)
I must say that I love Diane Lane. She tends to have this quiet sex appeal that translates very well on screen whether she’s playing a seductive role or not. In any rate, I’m not used to seeing her in thrillers. But this particular movie was …
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps is a great, classic movie for all lovers of rock and roll. I adore Neil Young and consider him to be one of the greatest musicians ever. Neil Young’s guitar sound is like no other, as is his voice. Rust Never …
The Skulls movie
I think The Skulls was a pretty good movie. The movie is about a secret society called The Skulls. I guess they are trying to portray and real life secret society called Skull and Bones. I think the movie was very well done. It shows both the good and dark …
Dedication Movie
In must admit that I really enjoy watching Mandy Moore’s movie; however “Dedication” failed to impress me. Even though the great actors, Diane Wiest and Tom Wilkinson give a lot to this movie, ultimately I found it a boring romantic comedy. It seems that I am not the only …
The Jane Austen Book Club Movie
The movie “The Jane Austen Book Club” was one that I was drawn to immediately upon reading the title. As a huge Jane Austen fan myself I was really excited about the idea of a movie that was centered on her books and the effects the books have on …
High Fidelity (2000)
When a record store owner’s girlfriend leaves him, he tries to find reason behind it and looks for closure. He starts this task by searching out his previous girlfriends to figure out what happened in their relationship and why it ended. He and his last ex finds themselves in …
Confessions of a Shopaholic
—˜Confessions of a Shopaholic’ is a great movie for us women. I believe that many women have —˜shopaholic’ moments where we buy all kind of things and end up not using most of them like the main character of this movie interpreted by Isla Fisher.
The first thing that really …
Movie Angels & Demons
ANGELS & DEMONS
(Advertised as sequel to “The DaVinci Code”)
Directed by: Ron Howard
Written by: Akiva Goldsman and David Koepp, adapted from the novel by Dan Brown
Starring: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgard, and Armin Mueller-Stahl
Running time: 125 minutes
Rated: PG-13 (sequences of violence, disturbing images and thematic material)
Have you seen …
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