Movies Reviews
Medea’s Family Reunion
Should I be annoyed? I really don’t know. Why do we as women allow our decisions, especially when it comes to love and marriage to be clouded by perception? The perception of friends, relatives and society, as to what is ideal and what is ‘necessary’?
In Tyler Perry’s …
A Few Good Men movie
A Few Good Men is a very good movie and a very powerful film. I think this is one of the best military movies ever made. Even though it did not have many if any gun battles or fights it truly kept you at the edge of your seat and …
Master of Disguise-movie
I recenlty watched a film starring the comedian Dana Carvey.It was called the Master of Disguise.It was about a young italian waiter named Pistachio Disguisey who must rescue his father Fabbrizio who has been captured by a villan Devlin Bowman.Pischaccio’s family has the gift of super skills in disguise.Devilin …
Werewolves, Vampires and Zombies dvd
I like some of the classic horror movies, so when I got this dvd from someone I was expecting more of a few of those from the nineteen thirties, forties and sixties. However, when I looked on it I realised that a lot of them were old horror movies, …
Goofy and Wilbur animated short
Walt Disney has presented many delightful cartoons over the decades. This animated short from 1939 is called Goofy and Wilbur and was the first time that Goofy was the main character and supporting Mickey Mouse or another Disney main character. The situation is that Goofy is going …
Pan’s Labyrinth
I recently watched Pan’s Labyrinth. First I must say that I rarely enjoy movies that I have to read the subtitles. If I wanted to read something it would be a book or a magazine or even a website. There I can go at my own pace and read …
Erin Brokovich
Erin Brokovich is the story of a single mom with 3 kids struggling to make ends meet. The beginning of the movie shows her effort to find a job but in the process she finds that her mediocre skills and lack of education are not what people are …
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015 Comedy Drama Movie)
Despite a few bad reviews, “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” is one of the best coming of age films I’ve watched in a very long time. I had an inkling that it would end up being a tearjerker from the title, but to my surprise it was in …
Most Wanted (1997)
When a war time veteran is wrongfully accused of a crime he did not commit, he tries to clear his good name the only way he knows how, and that is by going after the people who framed him in the first place. With his vast knowledge in the …
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 …
Ready to Rumble (2000)
If you like pro wrestling in any way, shape or form, and this movie is just for you, yup, it is right up your alley and it will or will not prove to be a good thing. As this movie would have it, two sewage workers are extremely upset …
The Bit Hit Movie
This is one of my favorite movies starring Mark Wahlberg, this was one of the movies including Fear which he got so famous in and what makes it more funny is that Lou Diamond Philips stars as the antagonist here. It’s a comedy film although the plot isn’t and …
Knowing (2009)
Knowing is a science fiction movie starring Nicholas Cage as a young single parent. His name is John Koestler. His son Caleb goes to elementary school and participates in digging up a time capsule that was buried many years before. Each child gets one of the pictures …
Big Hero 6 (Movie)
I keep seeing pictures of this movie in several sites I’ve been surfing and I got curious. Since this movie is from Disney, I didn’t expect it to be a ‘Hero story’. But they did a good job.
Starting from the design of ‘San Fransokyo’, it is a bit weird, …
The Day the Earth Stood Still movie
I don’t know what on the earth prompt me to go for this movie; I had already read so many reviews about the film with filled mixed reactions. Those who had watched highly acclaimed classic with the same name made in 1951 simply loathed this one. I myself had …
Prom Night
I’m a huge fan of thrillers; at least those that can actually give me some chills. So, when I had an opportunity to watch the movie Prom Night, I jumped at the chance.
Overall, I found the movie to be much better than I expected it to be. But, there …
Stir of Echos
Another one of my all time favorite actors is Kevin Bacon. There was a game out a few years ago called the Kevin Bacon game, in that game you would name movies or movie actors who were associated with or played in the same movies as Kevin Bacon. …
The Elephant Man Movie
“The Elephant Man” tells the story of John Merrick, a young Englishman born with a rare disease, possibly what is now called Proteus Syndrome. Horribly disfigured, John is being shown as a curiosity at carnivals and other events under the name of the Elephant Man. That’s where a London …
Children of Men on DVD
I saw Children of Men twice in the movie theaters and I bough the DVD. This movie stars Clive Owen, Julianne Moore and Michael Caine. It takes place in the not too distant future where people have become sterile. Clive Owen gets caught up in a situation to save …
Rent movie
I was still in High School when the Broadway musical Rent became a success. I remember asking for the soundtrack for Christmas. It was one musical that I had always wanted to see but never got the opportunity to. Of course when I heard that Sony Pictures was bringing …
Case of the Tyrant’s Daughter
I am reviewing The Case of the Tyrant’s Daughter, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Series 39 Thrilling Episodes. This series was produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France in the fifties. Ronald Howard, the son of actor Leslie Howard, …
The Social Network Movie (2010)
This movie is called The Social Network and it features the real-life story behind the billionaires of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin. This movie is really dramatic and when I watched this the movie house was all filled and I was surprised that Facebook has become so popular …
The Blob movie
Mostly famous because an unknown Steve McQeeen plays the leading part. A some sort of monster movie, with a red blob taking over a whole city as it grows. I thought this was a comedy at first, because the dialogue was so corny. Poor Stevie struggles with silly lines …
The Sentinel movie
When the actor, Michael Douglas chooses to do a thriller, 99.9% it is a guarantee that is going to be a good one. “The Sentinel” confirms this theory. Douglas involvement in this project is simply great. His on screen sparks with Kiefer Sutherland are a guarantee to make you …
The Strangers (2008)
MPAA Rating - Rated R for violence/terror and language.
Stars: Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Gemma Ward, Laura Margolis, Kip Weeks, Glenn Howerton
The Strangers tells the story of a young couple staying in an isolated vacation home who are terrorized by a group of three strangers.
While acted well, The Strangers was a …
Paranormal Activity movie
Paranormal Activity is a US movie that centers around a boyfriend and a girlfriend who seems to be continuously disturbed by an unseen entity. I watched this film with three of my friends and we were all expecting it to be a good watch. But unfortunately, watching it turned …
Crazy Stupid Love 2011 Movie
I just saw the movie Crazy, Stupid Love. This movie has had a lot of hype from the beginning and most of my friends are loving it so I decided to finally see it. This movie is a typical romantic comedy and it has an all-star cast. This movie …
Tristan & Isolde (2006)
Tristan is the Cornish Knight of a region of England whose village has come under attack by the Irish, he leaches a counter attack and manages to kill the leader of the attacking force, but he too is seriously wounded in the fracas, and he presumably dies when it …
Twilight
When I first heard about the movie, Twilight based on the Book by Stephanie Meyer, I really did not know much about it. After it came out on DVD I decided to watch it. At first I loved the movie but found it a bit cheesy. After reading the …
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda is one of the most wonderful attacks on the kung fu genre. Dreamworks did an excellent job in combining animation, kung fu and of course comedy.The whole movie made my jaw somewhat hurt from all that laughing not to mention the oohs and aahs during the …
Batman Returns 1992 Movie
With the return of Batman in 1992, I was glad to see Michael Keaton making a return as well. I enjoyed his Batman performance and after hearing rumors of Tom Hanks was going to be Batman, I think he saved the series. And with the return of Batman, two …
Spanglish movie
I am reviewing the movie, Spanglish, which came out last year. It stars Adam Sandler as John Clasky, who is an incredible chef and father of two children. His wife is played by Tea Leoni, who is an eccentric, emotionally disturbed woman trying to live life how …
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won is an epic motion picture with some really great scenery. The cinematography is outstanding. It’s a star studded cast which brings to life the story of the movement west. It begins in St. Joseph, Missouri, the jumping off point for all …
Inside Man
When I first saw the preview for Inside Man, my excitement level wasn’t as high as it is expected to be with a movie that has two of my favorite actors ever, Clive Owen and Denzel Washington (also I believe that Spike Lee is an underrated director). Nothing …
Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation (action spy-thriller movie)
I’m not usually one of those people who run to see every Mission Impossible movie that is released. However, when I saw the trailer for this one and saw the amount of stunts and action in it, I thought that this was definitely something that I could not miss. After …
Legally Blonde 2
In Legally Blonde 2, we see Reese character, Elle Woods, already embarking on a law career and she presents her case one time when she finds out that she has been fired. Luke Wilson still stars in this 2nd part of the movie and she goes along to another …
Cocoon (1985)
A variation of the fabled story told throughout the ages, this movie is about the lost sunken city of Atlantis and the underwater dwellers that used to inhabit the once utopia below the seas. As the movie goes, most of the inhabitants of the sunken city left to return …
The Bone Collector (1999)
A bed ridden forensics expert shows a rookie cop how to get information from a crime scene by aiding her via phone. They are on the trail of a serial killer whose trademark is to leave a single piece of bone behind for them to find. It’s his calling …
Over Her Dead Body
When I rented the movie Over Her Dead Body, I thought I would get a cute romantic comedy. I did. But, I also got a movie that was actually a bit dull.
While Eva Longoria Parker does a great job in the starring role of a fiancée who is killed …
The Sixth Sense movie
Even though I watched the movie “The Sixth Sense” when I was about eleven or twelve years old, I can still remember it as though it were just yesterday, since at the time is scared me a little and I thought the twist in the plot was unusual. It …
Cloverfield Movie
Cloverfield, Cloverfield, Cloverfield. Never before have I heard so many people talk about a movie, especially one that was still months away from being released. Starting several months before the movie ever came out, the strange and not very descriptive trailers hit the web and people immediately began talking. …
Movie: High Fidelity (2000)
I thought this movie was extremely entertaining. Rob Gordon, (expertly portrayed by John Cusack) is in the midst of a nasty split from his current girlfriend, Laura (played by Iben Hjejle, best of luck pronouncing that!). He is mad at the world and cannot understand why he cannot succeeed …
Film “Easy A” (2010)
Today I am reviewing the film “Easy A” which just came out on dvd.
Easy A is about a good girl who is not well known at her school named Olive. When Olive tells a small lie to her best friend about hooking up with a guy …
Little Shots of Happiness (R, 2000) movie
I thought I would like this movie more than I did. The filming is extremely grainy. And while that might have added to the authentic feel, I found it intrusive. Additionally, Frances is quite a boring lady, even after she decides to leave her …
The Idiot movie
Japanese master director Akira Kurosawa here tries to depict a famous work in literature, Dostoyevskis The Idiot. Kurosawa has moved the story to Japan, which also has been done by the director with works of Shakespeare for example. The film is rather long, around 3 hours, but still it …
Mr. Brooks (2007)
Ah, Mr. Brooks…this is a movie I can wrap my mind around and just linger in for awhile. A very nice psychotic drama featuring the ever talented Kevin Costner as the mass murdering serial killer Earl Brooks. I finer film this year under the genre of crime has yet …
Beneath (R, 2007) movie
Another horror movie abounds where a sister is tormented by the previous ills of her own actions. In this twisted thriller, a young girl feels responsible for her sister’s disfigurement (and subsequent death) and vows to find out some of the more intricate details surrounding her last days. …
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