Movies Reviews
1408 (DVD)
I was curious to watch this movie when my friends started to talk about how shocking this movie was. So I went to search this movie. I found myself watching it right at the same day when I bought the DVD. 1408 tells a story of Mike Enslin (John …
Mona Lisa Smile
I have always thought Julia Roberts acting to be very influential and contagious, in a positive way. And in Mona Lisa Smile, she suits the role that she played as a teacher in a college and the time era was during the early 1900s. My 2 favorite actresses; …
Chinatown movie
A new awakening of the noir genre by Roman Polanski. Jack Nicholson plays a cynical private investigator who is involved in a dangerous and shocking affair with Faye Dunaway. Little is told to begin with, but we later come to understand that Faye’s character has been abused by her …
The Uninvited - Suspense thriller
Expectations were a lot from ‘The Uninvited’ but it was all gone after seeing the movie. The trailers shown on TV were too promising. You cannot say that it is a horror movie except for some creepy scenes when Anna, played by Emily Browning, is been visited by the …
The Last Airbender ( Movie )
This was the film adaptation of the hit Nickelodeon TV series. It was produced, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
The movie kickoff when Katara and Sokka discovered Aang. The latter was hidden beneath the iceberg. At that point, intruders from the Fire Village came to seek elders from …
Movie Avatar
I entered the theaters filled with much anticipation for this movie. I heard it has earned millions of dollars because it is such a hit across the globe. I wanted to prove for myself that seeing Avatar will be so worth my money, especially that I opted to watch …
Movie: Freedom Writers (2007)
“Freedom Writers” (2007) was released so early in 2007 that I forgot it was eligible for the upcoming Academy Awards. Apparently so did members of the Academy because it received no nominations. The 123 minute Paramount Pictures movie is in English, filmed in color, and takes place in Long …
Dunston Checks In Movie
Dunston Checks In is not the kind of movie that I would typically watch. But just last weekend at a family gathering a family member popped in the DVD and there it was. To my surprise I loved the movie right from the first couple of minutes of watching. …
Sitting on the Moon movie
Sitting on the Moon was a shorter movie release from 1936 which starred Roger Pryor as composer Danny West, Grace Bradley as one time star Polly Blair, William Newell as Mike, and Pert Kelton as Mattie.
Actually, as I watched Sitting on the Moon, I was reminded of films like …
Fool’s Gold
I think the collaboration between Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson is kind of cool and awesome, and in this movie, Fool’s Gold they collaborated once more in this title, Fool’s Gold. If you have forgotten the other movie which they have starred together, it would be ‘How to Lose …
George of the Jungle-movie
George of the Jungle is a 1997 Disney film starring Brenden Frasier..It is an animated adaption of the George of the Jungle Cartoon.It is about a baby who was raised in the jungle by apes.He got lost in the African jungle due to a plane crash.25 years later, a woman …
The Face of Another movie
The experimental japanese director Hiroshi Teshigahara came out with this interesting study of human sacrifice in the year of 1965. It is about a man who’s face has been entirely burnt off in an accident. People treat him like some sort of monster and can’t really see what’s behind …
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third installment in the Harry Potter franchise. It continues following young Harry Potter and all of his adventures. The actors are now very grown up now and are actually better at acting now. This movie has by …
Viva Las Vegas DVD
“Viva Las Vegas” is one of my favorite Elvis Presley films. I’ve wanted it on DVD for a long time, so last week was able to acquire the Deluxe Edition.
The DVD container comes with a slide on jacket of Elvis and Ann-Margret. The back of the jacket …
Mr. Destiny
My favorite comedy of all times is Mr. Destiny. It is about a guy who wonders what would have happened if he hit a baseball back in high school and then one day he finds out. It was a bad day when his car broke down in front …
Revolutionary Road movie
Revolutionary Road is a motion picture based on a novel of the same title by author Richard Yates. The movie is about a seemingly ordinary husband and wife who decide to move in to the suburb to raise a family. The two find a nice looking house at …
UHF movie
A complete idiot takes control of a TV station by accident and gets the opportunity to make any broadcasts he wants.
UHF is one of those comedies from the 1980s that hasn’t really survived until these days. When it first came out people regarded it as very funny and original, …
White House Down Movie
The U.S. population is very interested in stories about the presidential institution. The avid moviegoers will effortlessly think of at least fifteen titles in which the U.S. president deals with incredibly difficult situations, getting away with just a mild shock. Paradoxically, the …
The Good,The Bad and the Ugly movie
Sergio Leone created a whole new style of western films back in the 1960s with the so-called dollar trilogy. I am a big fan of these films, and in courting to most people The Good, The Bad and the Ugly is the most important of these films. Leone used …
Om Shanthi Om (Starring Shah Rukh Khan)
Om Shanthi Om is the latest movie starring Shahrukh Khan (Released on November 2007) It is directed by Farakh Khan. Shahrukh Khan plays the lead role of Om Prakash and Om Kapoor. Deepika Padukone plays the role of Shanthi and Sandy. Arjun Rampal plays the role of the villian …
Wonder Woman DVD
In the beginning of this animated tale, we are thrown in the midst of a battle between warrior women against the forces of darkness commanded by the god of war. Led by the Amazon queen Hippolyta, the warrior women laid waste to the vast armies of Ares, but it …
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary, movie
An interesting little horror movie, “Urban Legends, Bloody Mary” is the tale of a vengeful spirit coming back to take revenge years later and several girls accidentally say her name. The story opens with the proverbial tale of the legend and shows how Bloody Mary came to be after …
Stardust (2007)
This is a truly magical fantasy movie, one that earns a solid “10″ rating. It’s unique and loads of fun to watch. This movie keeps moving and doesn’t really stop until the very end. There’s action galore, ranging from sword fights to a flying airship landing on a lake. …
The Secret DVD
I’ve studied manifestation for about 15 years and understand basic principles, but The Secret really summed manifestation up. This movie was emotional, funny and introspective. Australian Rhonda Byrne put the movie together after her father died. She read The Science of Getting Rich, which her father left to her. …
Tiny Times 1-4 (Chinese Movie)
The Tiny Times is a romance drama movie series based on novels by Guo Jing Ming. It’s made up of 4 movies (Tiny Time 1-4). The movies are all directed by the author himself.
The series is glamorous and beautiful. And I mean the costumes, locations and casts, not the …
Monsieur Hire, 1989 movie
The movie Monsieur Hire is a tragic type of movie. It is mainly about two separate persons who have no similar attributes except both are extremely lonesome. The subplot is about murder. In example, the initial scene of the movie shows that of a corpse. …
Man on fire
‘Man on fire’ is an American movie, directed by Tony Scott and the actors are Denzel Washington, Mickey and Christopher Walken. In this film, we go to Mexico city. In Mexico city, there are criminal gangs who go on kidnapping rich people for the ransom money. Now there is …
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 15
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 15 starts off with Scar battling the Silver Alchemist, Giolio Comanche, the vengeful Isvalan dispatches him quickly, but is injured while fighting. He returns to his hideout discovering that Yoki has a strange girl with him who introduces herself as May Chang, with her …
Planet of the Apes
I was watching the film Planet of the Apes on TV the other day and have to say, considering when the movie was made, it is still one of the better science fiction tales you will come across.
There are two reasons I feel this way. One is the make …
The Courage To Love movie (2000)
I once watched the movie Courage To Love, a few years ago when flipping through the channels on TV, one Sunday evening. At the time I wasn’t really paying attention to it. Usually I don’t care for TV movies so I wasn’t all that interested. I didn’t even know …
Saving Privae Ryan
I remember going to the movies with my husband and father-in-law to see the movie Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks. I actually saw some old men with tears in their eyes having to leave the theater.
The movie starts with this old man bringing his family back …
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (Movie)
Hugh Grant is one of my favourite actors of all time, so I was looking forward to his latest movie, Did You Hear About the Morgan’s? to come out in DVD. I had heard lots of rather negative reviews about it, so I wasn’t expecting anything more than his …
Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium OVA DVD
Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium OVA DVD is a collection of shorts of Fullmetal Alchemist characters based off events during and after the first anime series and has nothing to do with the new Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood series.
This DVD is something that any Fullmetal Alchemist fan should have in …
Roman Holiday movie
Like the Prince and me that’s similar to the 1950’s classic a Roman Holiday, this time it’s guy meets princess. Starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, two of the greatest actors of the 20th century and two of the greatest screen couples in film history.
Audrey Hepburn as princess Ann …
Slumdog Millionaire movie
Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 low-budgeted film about an Indian orphan who dreamed big and search his destiny. This movie dominated the Oscar awards 2009 and because of that I was very intrigued why such low-budgeted/Indian-inspired film successfully captured the Academy judges.
I finally had the time to watch this …
American Psycho (2000)
MPAA Rating - Rated R for strong violence, sexuality, drug use and language.
Starring: Christian Bale, Reese Witherspoon, Willem Defoe, Jared Leto, Justin Theroux, Chloe Sevigny
American Psycho (2000) is the film adaption of the graphic novel by Bret Easton Ellis. It tells the story Patrick Batemen, an investment banker and …
Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother
This is a tough one. Bright cast, and comedy done in the style of Mel Brooks’ comedy, prevalent during the 70s, this film showed great promise. But for me, while quaint, this film did not deliver on it’s character expectations.
The story centers around Segerson Holmes, jealous older brother of …
Music and Lyrics Movie
I have always liked Hugh Grant’s self deprecating, “am I sure this is where I should be?” persona that he brings to the characters he plays. That is not to say that he is a character actor, he seems to play the same person in every film, but …
Kazaam-movie
Kazaam was a 1996 film about a Genie from a boombox who grants a child 3 wishes.It stars the basketballl player Shaquille O Neal.I considered the movie to have a low entertainment value for a comedy.It has pretty low standards.I will give an overview of the movie before explaining why …
The One and Only Genuine Original Family Band
My absolute second favorite Disney film ever, and one of my all-time films of any kind, is the somewhat unknown, “The One and Only Genuine Original Family Band.” With Buddy Ebsen, Janet Blair, and Walter Brennan as the lead performers, the film also reunited John Davidson and Lesley …
The Banger Sisters
In all honesty I don’t know why Susan Sarandon decided to participate in an average movie such as “The Banger Sisters”. The only reason that comes to my mind is that, after 11 years, from her successful movie “Thelma & Louise”, she thought this movie will have the same …
Across the Universe
I’m a huge fan of Beatles music. So, when I heard there was a musical that was based on their songs, I had to watch it. I wasn’t disappointed.
Across the Universe is a great film. It mixes a love story with fantastic song numbers while managing to send a …
Royal Wedding movie
Royal Wedding is one of the classic musicals from 1951 which is actually now in the public domain, which is why it’s often included in DVD compilations. That’s how I watched it recently, in fact. I’m sure I probably saw this as a child because I adore …
Wonder Woman - The Complete First Season
I have a complete first season DVD of The Wonder Woman. Yes, it is true and please do not laugh for I love this show pretty much while it was broadcast on the TV channels a couple years back.
It is especially fun to watch this DVD with my group …
Up in the Air: the movie
I had heard good things about the movie Up in the Air, including that it had been nominated for an Academy award for best picture. Also, I like George Clooney, who starred in the movie. So this was a movie I wanted to see in the theater, …
Killa Season: The Movie
Killa Season is an amature movie which had a very low budget and very few cameras and when you watch the movie you will see why nobody should ever make a movie this way. Appearing in this “gangster” movie are rap stars Juelz Santana, Hell Rell and Cam’ron and …
Iron Man (2008)
Director: Jon Favreau. Featuring : Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges.
Most definitely a good movie to watch. My friend had convinced me go and see it. I was hesitant because I thought it was going to be a kids’ movie, which I suppose it was meant to be, …
Movie Volcano (1997)
Volcano, directed by Mick Jackson is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense depiction of urban disaster and related injuries. The original release date was April 25, 1997 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Drama/Thriller and stars Tommy Lee Jones …
The Next Karate Kid, movie
Hillary Swank replaces the character that was made famous in the first three films and a new sort of twist is added in. However, this film will surprise few people. With the exception that Daniel has been replaced by a female, there is the same underlying story of a …
Star Wars: The Clone Wars 2008 Movie
Do you know what it feels like to wake up early in the morning and find out that a good thing that you expect is coming right? If so, then you understand how I felt when this morning I finally managed to watch the animated movie “Clone Wars” - …
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