Movies Reviews
Masters of Horror: Cigarette Burns (movie)
This film is one in a series of horror movies directed by different individuals. I have realized that after a period of time, these films are more like “Tales from the Darkside” episodes, only with more gore, sex and violence. At any rate, this episode: Cigarette Burns …
Valkyrie: Movie
I thought that Valkyrie was a decent, very-well executed movie made better for me by the fact that it was based on true, historical events.
I think that the story is a very powerful one to tell, as not much is remembered of the Germans who hated Hitler as much …
Troy (2004)
Troy (2004)
Director: Wolfgang Petersen. Featuring; Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Brian Cox, Brendan Gleeson and Diane Kruger.
The movie is structured as a classic epic movie about love and war. Although this one is more about the loving than the fighting. The story is set in the time when …
Spinout movie
I’ve watched Spinout numerous times in my life, and I both like it and dislike it. I’ll say straight up that the reason I’m not fond of it is that I don’t like the ending. From the time I first saw it as a little girl, I …
Warren Haynes DVD
I have been very lucky to find a DVD of an excellent benefit concert, recorded live at Warren Haynes 18th Annual Christmas Jam on December 16, 2006, at the Asheville Civic Center, North Carolina. DVD is recently released, on June 24, 2008.
Warren Haynes is a member of the …
The Flintstones movie
I can remember going to see this movie at the theatres with a family member when I was very little. At the time I rememebr being extra excited too since I was used to watching The Flintstones cartoon a lot and I was curious to know how a film …
Conan the Destroyer
When it comes to Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, Conan the Destroyer is always the first one that comes to mind.
A sequel to Conan the Barbarian, this one is a bit more kid friendly but still has plenty of action and interesting monsters to keep everyone entertained.
In the movie, Conan is …
Roman Polanski’s The Tenant
‘The Tenant’ is a classic study of insanity. Made and released in 1976, directed by Roman Polanski, it tells the story of a young lonely man, named Trelkovsky an immigrant from Poland, who moves in to a new apartment in an old residential building. It turns out that the …
Imposter Mystery
I am reviewing the episode, The Imposter Mystery, 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, stars …
Angry Beavers
“Angry Beavers” was a Nickelodeon cartoon which used to air on the channel Nickelodeon in the late nineteen nineties, and the early 2000s. When I first discovered it though, I didn’t watch it because I found the cartoon annoying despite the fact that at the time I had not …
Mindhunters (2004)
Mindhunters, directed by Renny Harlin is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence/strong graphic images, language and sexual content. The original release date was May 13, 2005 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Drama/Horror/Mystery/Thriller and stars Eion Bailey as …
Blue Valentine movie
Blue Valentine is one of those movies that show that in reality you can find the best things. Not in the rich imaginations of people. This film is fiction, but it’s very detailed, so you can forget it’s fiction, it captured the essence of reality extremely well. It’s a …
Till the Clouds Roll By movie
Till the Clouds Roll By is a highly fictionalized account of the life and career of composer Jerome Kern. The sad part of this is that Kern was apparently willing to provide information for this movie, but he died before it even went into production. Thus, because …
The Graduate movie
Mike Nichols’ classic film about the confused young Benjamin who is seduced by a older woman, a friend of his parents, which, he later finds out, is an act to keep him away from the daughter of this family, who he in fact is in love with. This is …
Skyfall (action movie)
I stopped being a James Bond fan years ago, and honestly, I can’t even remember why. This is why I ended up missing Casino Royale. Nevertheless, after I decided to try watching Skyfall recently, I enjoyed it so much, that I’m actually eagerly awaiting the release of the next James …
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Jerry Maguire, directed by Cameron Crowe is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for language and sexuality. The original release date for this movie was December 13, 1996 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Drama/Romance/Sport and stars Tom Cruise as Jerry …
Spiderman 3, Sam Raimi Movie
Opened with a mosaic of scenes spider-man 1 & 2 accompanied by the Spider-man theme works of Danny Elfman combination with the new theme works of Christopher Young, then the adventure begins the third Spider-man. Now, Peter Parker has grown, even he is ready to apply MJ. This decision …
Sweet Home Alabama comedy
Sweet Home Alabama is a nice romantic comedy. The movie has Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, and Patrick Dempsey playing the main roles. All three of them managed to give impressive performances and this makes this movie worth watching. Jake and Melanie are two childhood friends from Alabama and are …
Hustle and Flow (2005 movie)
In this movie, it shows a down on his luck pimp DJay (Terrence Howard), trying the rap game. He’s a hustler trying to make that money, trying to make it big, trying to have a taste of the rich life by switching it up. After putting his voice on …
Guru movie
Guru movie review: - Guru has been directed by a legendary director Mani Ratnam, this movie is rumored to have been inspired by Dhirubhai Ambani, the story is about a common man Guru Kant Desai who starts with nothing and end up as a most successful business man in …
It Could Happen to You
Rob and I watched this movie the other night that starred Nicholas Cage in It could Happen to You. In this movie Nicholas plays Charlie Lang a New York cop, and he is married to Muriel (Rosie Perez) you dislike Muriel from the begining of the movie she …
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” movie
After seeing the next one already, overrated film with Depp in the lead role, such as at least three of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” I realized that the goal of this production is only attract large audiences billboard advertising, a good harbinger, and the name of the actor.
With …
Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot movie
Poor Freddy. Just when life seems the bleakest, he wins the lottery. Only then he makes the mistake of confiding in his uncle, who then convinces him to go along with a crazy plot that winds up costing him his life. It’s all about money, greed, …
The Hunger Games movie
This movie had gotten mixed reviews. The general consensus is that people who have read the book were disappointed, while people who haven’t read the book liked it a bit more. I fall into the latter.
I found it to be quite enjoyable. It was well paced, …
Brave Heart movie
This is the fourth year when I first saw the movie ‘Brave Heart’. Since then I have seen this for innumerable times. My favorite Mel Gibson is in lead role and as usual he shows his strong caliber in this movie.
Winning some Oscars will not suffice to say all …
Three monkeys movie
The film won the Cannes Film Festival last year for best director, several friends said such awards are granted, the reasons for the “three monkeys” to the family story with personal style perfectly packaged together. I also wonder why this “packaging” rather than “portfolio”, a large reason may lie …
The Addams Family
The Addams Family is a show that nearly every one in the world has heard of. When they announced plans to turn it into a movie though, people were less than thrilled. Once it came out, there were a lot of converts as people were eager to see the …
Hunchback of Notre Dame-1996
The hunchback of notre dame is a 1996 animated disney adaption of a novel called Notre-Dame de Paris, written by Victor Hugo.The plot is centered on a deformed young man named Quasimodo who deals with his evil and prejudiced stepfather, Frollo and his friendship with a beautiful …
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
I watched Hollywood Homicide on DVD with a friend. When we were through, the following conversation took place:
Friend: “Harrison Ford’s been in a lot of good movies, but…”
Me: “…this wasn’t one of them.”
This is a cop/buddy movie, starring Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett. I really wanted to like this …
Memoirs of a Geisha Movie
Memoirs of a geisha was craptacular. The plot was overly melodramatic, and there was very little representation of traditional geisha makeup. Basically, a girl is sold by her father to a geisha house, after which her mother and father both die. Orphaned, she becomes the quintessential …
Raising Helen movie
Raising Helen was a movie which starred Kate Hudson, it about a woman whose sister unexpectedly dies in an accident with her husband, now she has to take care of his sister’s kids and juggle it with her demanding job and her temporary on hold fun life. At first …
Movie Stargate
We like to watch movies, it is one of favorite pastimes. We saw the movie Stargate on cable last week. It starred Kirk Russle and it was very well done.
In this movie the opening scenes show a dig in Egypt in the 1920’s a young girl …
Ploning Movie
It’s been quite some time since I last watched Minsa’y Isang Gamu-Gamo. It was the first and last Filipino movie I watched that reminded me of flashes of European cinema brilliance.
And then along came Ploning.
Judy Ann Santos speaking Cuyunon in Cuyo, Palawan with numerous unknown faces is the making …
Scary Movie 2
Have you guys ever watched Scary Movie 2 on theaters before..? Well, I did and it was so darn and hilariously funny. There are just too many scenes to mention that I especially admire and the fact that the creators of the movie could have made something truly …
Venture Bros Volume One DVD
I don’t know how I went so long without hearing about the Venture Bros. Truthfully, it is one of the best cartoon shows I have ever seen. And I do mean ever. It certainly outshadows anything and everything else seen on Adult Swim (not …
Copycat Movie
Helen Hudson (Sigourney Weaver) is a psychologist, criminal profiler, and writer who lectures on serial killers. After one of her lectures Helen is attacked, which gives her agoraphobia. Months after the attack, she still refuses to leave her house. When two detectives need her help with what seems to …
Total Drama Island
When I first saw the cartoon “Total Drama Island” advertising on Cartoon Network, I could only think that it was quite an interesting plot and setting for a cartoon. I had never actually seen a reality show cartoon except for the “Drawn Together” series which aired for some time …
The Man Who Wasn’t There movie
After almost ten years of films that didn’t speak to me the Coen brothers finally created something interesting again. The Man Who Wasn’t There is something of a homage to the old great noir films like The Big Sleep and The Maltese Falcon. In the center stands Billy Bob …
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Rush Hour is back with a bang as Lee and Carter head out to China on vacation. Although they are supposed to be relaxing, Lee, played by Jackie Chan, is taking on assignments from his boss. This movie was not as good as the first, but still holds a …
Jack Black
OK, I know I should like Jack Black. But, I just can�t seem to find any respect for him.
The problem I have is he�s one dimensional. He can�t do drama or action. It has to be comedy. Even when he tries to be serious, you can�t help but think …
Lucky People Center International movie
A swedish documentary that focuses on a lot of things. Mainly it is a film about the human injustice of the world as it looks today, but it is also very philosophical and makes the viewer think about life as a whole. However, it isn’t what the film is …
Rock of Love 2
Ah, Bret Michaels of Poison is looking for love again. Much like several other VH1 reality show stars.
However, this is one of the few that I actually like and truely believe. Bret Michaels, with his bandanas, muscle shirts and motorcycles, does seem a bit more real …
Final Destination 2 movie
I absolutely loved the first Final Destination when it came out and thought this one would be just as good. I was wrong.
Final Destination 2 was a good movie and was still better than many of the other thrillers out there. But, it definitely paled in comparison to the …
Benchwarmers Movie
The Benchwarmers was a funny movie filled with great actors. It has to be funny with a lineup of David Spade, Jon Heder, and Rob Schnider. I found that there were several jokes that were PG-13 but nothing too severe. Jon Heder made it great. It really was a …
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Hotel Rwanda, directed by Terry George is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America on appeal for violence, disturbing images and brief strong language. The original release date was February 4, 2005 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/History/Thriller/War and stars Don …
SAW UNCUT EDITION movie
SAW UNCUT EDITION
This is the second DVD Lionsgate Films has released on the runaway horror smash and it includes a few more snippets of gore than needed to be trimmed for the film to secure and R rating.
SAW is easily one of the most refreshingly original films to come …
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds is such a good movie that I’ve watched before. This movie stars Tom Cruise and the little talented girl at that time, Dakota Fanning. It’s a movie basically about aliens invading, or what they call it, The Tripod. These tripods come in numbers, …
Barbarian Queen, fantasy film
Most barbarian movies are pretty sweet. No matter how much you tease them or find out every flaw, these movies grab your attention and they never let go until the last person in the credits gets their due. Barbarian Queen does just that and it does something else that …
Out for Justice (1991)
Steven Seagal plays the role of Gino Felino, and New York Police Department Detective who grew up in the means streets surrounded by the wise guys and made men, basically, he has been around the mob his whole life, but he wanted to be a cop instead of a …
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
We watched Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets this weekend on cable. It seems that the station was promoting all the Harry Potter movies.
The Harry Potter and the Chanber of Secrets involved the usual cast of hermonine, ron and Harry. As in each movie there is …
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