Movies Reviews
21 Grams
The movie 21 Grams stars Sean Penn, Naomi Watts and Benicio De Toro. It focuses on their three characters and how their lives are interlinked.
Naomi Watts is fantastic as a recovered addict who lost her husband and kids to a car accident and is now struggling with sobriety. …
Home Town Story movie
From 1951, Home Town Story is another movie from Metro Goldwyn Mayer that gets right to the point. It has to because it’s just over an hour an length, which wasn’t uncommon for films before the sixties.
When I first put this on, I was taken aback somewhat by …
Dragon Heart movie
When I first rented Dragon Heart, I thought it was going to be a dumb movie. I was pleasantly surprised about how good it was and have watched it several times since.
Sean Connery has always been a star but I truly feel his voice over for Draco, the dragon, …
Pitch Perfect (movie)
One of the movies that I was privileged to watch as of recently was an unexpected gem called Pitch Perfect. I call this unexpected because when I first saw the trailer for this movie, I was much less than interested in seeing it. I was never much of a …
BUTTERFLY EFFECT MOVIE
How many of us have ever wondered, if we had made a different choice over what seemed a tiny thing, spontaneous things just done; would life be different for ourselves and, also, for others? I know I have. THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT is ALL about how one man manages to …
Movie Fool’s Gold
“Fool’s Gold” is the second movie where we see the actor, Matthew McConaughey interpret the role of a treasure hunter. His other movie was in “Sahara”. I assumed that this movie was going to be something similar to his first movie, but I was mistaken. In this movie, McConaughey …
The Hunger Games (movie)
One of the films that I remember underestimating the most last year was the movie “The Hunger Games”. When I saw the trailer first, a part of me expected that it was going to be a lot like the Twilight franchise, which I hated, since I noticed at the …
High Road to China movie
A pilot is convinced by a young girl to go and search for her disappeared father in Asia. This is one of those films I loved in my childhood and decided to rewatch as an adult, and I have to say this is probably the one that made my …
Head Over Heels (2001)
Are you ready to take in yet another chick flick in all its glory? Then here you go, this movie takes center stage on one particular individual living in New York working as a person who restores paintings single mind you. She moves in with four supermodels and they …
The Santa Claus-movie
The Santa Claus is a 1994 Christmas film starring Tim Allen.Tim Allen stars as a man named Scott Calvin. He is divorced from hsi wife and regularly visits his son Charlie.Charlie has a stepdad named Neil.During one visit with his son he reads to him a bedtime story.After …
Last Chance Harvey
Strange that a movie running slightly more than an hour could capture my heart instantly. Check this movie out, Last Chance Harvey is a very wonderful one that you guys should not miss watching. I got some free passes due to my cellphone operator give-away points that I’ve …
Friday the 13th (1980)
A serial killer is born in Camp Crystal Lake, a summer camp that is often times taken for a sexual getaway for teenagers and college students and even the camp counselors. The scenes take a dark and sinister turn when the sexual deviants go about their way and find …
Dead Snow Movie
Dead Snow follows the unexpected adventures of six European teens in the high altitudes of the Norwegian mountains. It is Easter break and the college students are ready to unwind and ski along the beautiful snow. It all goes well until an elderly man goes to …
Erin Brockovich Movie
Erin Brockovich is a movie which mainly depicts the secret of women power and how to utilize that to win over the struggle against the general issues of single motherhood in our male dominated society. Julia Roberts as “Erin Brockovich” was simply superb and mind blowing.
Erin Brockovich, a …
She’s All That (1999)
She’s All That, directed by Robert Iscove is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for sexual content, crude humor, brief strong language and teen drinking. The original release date for this movie was January 29, 1999 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre …
Because I said so
I watch ‘Because I said so’ with my mom, which was nice since I realized that my mom wasn’t that bad comparing to the people out there. The movie is about a mom and her three daughters’ and how the first two is happily married while the last one …
Dan in Real Life
I am reviewing the 2007 movie, Dan in Real Life, starring Steve Carell. Carell plays Dan Burns, a newspaper columnist who writes about family issues and relationships. His wife has died recently and he’s struggling as a widower, trying to raise three girls. Trying to keep his family …
Pan’s Labyrinth
I haven’t seen many impressive movies on TV lately, so ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ was a real revelation to me. The first thing I liked about it was that it hadn’t been dubbed in English, so I could listen to the characters speaking in their native tongue (Spanish), which carried me …
Hard Candy, David Slade Movie
Jeff Kohlver and Hayley Stark, for this they often chat through the internet. So, one day they finally decide to meet face. The first act as a photographer, while Hayley, a teenager who had recently grown to a more mature age. Hayley plainness make Jeff interested to bring it …
Moonrise Kingdom, movie (2012)
Wes Anderson, as a director, has a tendency to be too quirky for his own good. After two great films with Bottle Rocket and Rushmore, his films became inconsistent. I’m not a big fan of The Royal Tenenbaums. I highly enjoyed Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. …
The Princess Bride
To blave, that’s what this story is about. And if you find that inconceivable, try to stomach the kissing scenes and see where that gets you.
Seriously, this fairy tale is so full of enjoyable characters that the movie could have gone on for quite some time and I would …
Movie: Life as We Know It
Synopsis: A man and woman who can’t stand each other end up moving in together after their friends are killed in a car crash and name them the guardians of their 1-year-old daughter.
What I liked about this movie: I’m not big into tear jerkers and, for the most part, …
LAND OF THE DEAD movie
LAND OF THE DEAD
It seemed that George Romero would never make another zombie film. Twenty years had passed since the release and flop of the over-rated DAY OF THE DEAD and nary a new Romero Zombie film was in sight.
Actually, this film was bouncing around in development for a …
Addam’s Family Values. A Movie
A few months ago I was flipping through the channels in a hotel room and came upon the Addam’s Family Movie. I honestly could not remember seeing it however it appeared that I had. I called my mother and she said that I had seen it a few …
Get Smart
In “Get Smart” we get to see the unlikely couple Steve Carell and Anne Hathway team up to beat the enemy. What is so great about this movie is that you find it very difficult to imagine these two persons as a couple due to …
The Fireman movie
A house owner has joined a deal with the firesquad executive which will enable him to get insurance money if the fire department lets his house burn to the ground. In the middle of this situation stands The Tramp, played by Charlie Chaplin of course, who knows nothing about …
Jackie, 2016 movie
Grief is universal. People can be rich; can be poor; can be famous; can be no one; or can be a first lady like Jackie Kennedy - all of whom will experience the loss of a loved one. You either cry or you try to act like a strong person …
Carnival Story movie
The world in the 50’s and 60’s loved stories about carnivals and circuses, and that’s why we have this film, Carnival Story, from 1954. In fact, I understand a German version was made at the same time and that the stars of both movies are seen but uncredited …
Columbia House DVD
I signed up with Columbia House DVD. I got a certain number of DVDs for I believe, 99 cents each with the requirement that I purchase 4 DVDs at regular price in the next 2 years. I didn’t think that would be a problems. However, everytime I went in …
Fly Away Home (1996)
A young girl loses her mother in a fatal car accident and now she must go and live with her father. Living all her life in New Zealand, Amy, after losing her mother is basically forced to go and live with her father who lives all the way across …
Film A Good Year
A Good Year is a real feel good film, just like the title suggests. Russell Crow plays the lead and I actually like him in this film. He does a great English accent and plays a hard hearted, workaholic, money hungry city trader to perfection. His character doesn’t seem …
The Imitation Game - Movie (2014)
The Imitation Game is truly a masterpiece. It follows a key part of mathematician (among other things), Alan Turing’s life during World War II and how he contributed to help break Nazi Germany’s seemingly infallible communication code named Enigma. I usually dislike period films, especially films that have anything to …
Up in the Air movie
This movie stars George Clooney. It’s about a man who prefers to live alone, stay away from family, and enjoy his work because it involves a lot of traveling that allows him to maintain his living along life style. In this movie, Clooney’s job is to fire and lay …
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
When I started watching Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, I was doing so expecting to write a review about how lousy the movie was. I figured it would be full of crude humor and I would get bored with it within minutes.
I was right about the crude humor. …
United 93 movie
It has been five years since the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. For most, the wounds are still raw. I wasn’t sure if people would really be interested or prepared for a film about any of the events that took place that day. I know …
Return of the Pink Panther
Peter Sellars returns to the roll of Inspector Clouseau after having seen him last in the popular Shot in the Dark. The plot of Return of the Pink Panther finds things pretty well back to normal. Dreyfus is still Clouseau’s boss, even after having taken drastic measures to dispose …
Crimes & Misdemeanors ( 1989) Movie
Whether you are a Woody Allen fan or not, Crimes & Misdemeanors is an excellent movie and I think it is one of his best, but I think you have to have a tendency to be philosophical about the deeper issues in life if you are to enjoy it. …
Disneyland Sing Along Songs: It’s a Small World
Being a huge Disney fan, I loved the gift my mother gave my son for his birthday. My son has yet to go to any Disney parks. At least until this coming Christmas. The gift was the Disneyland Sing Along Songs: It’s a Small World DVD. My son had …
Alexander The Great movie
After a long while, I’m back here, just to write a short review about the film “Alexander” from Oliver Stone. The film is about Alexander the Great.
Many meaningfull historical event are forget, and I think that Alexander was not that mad man.
The photography is at the level of Oliver …
The Devil Wears Prada (Movie)
Boy does this title make sense! There is this new girl working at this fashion magazine place that is really popular. And it is true, her boss is the devil! She expects her two assistants to do outrageous things for her like it was the simplest thing in the …
Divine Secrets Of The Ya Ya Sisterhood (movie)
Divine Secrets Of The Ya Ya Sisterhood is a great mother daughter movie as well as a movie about old, best friends. The Ya Ya Sisterhood was formed when four young girls in the rural South form a bond to be together always and keep the sisterhood alive. There …
Unlikely Angel movie
Unlikely Angel is a holiday movie from 1996 which stars Dolly Parton as a rather selfish country music performer (aside from the selfish part, not a big stretch … again) who dies suddenly. Being egotistical, Ruby Diamond can’t enter Heaven without doing a good deed first, so it’s …
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 …
Tears of the Sun
The Tears of theSun is a thrilling movie that talks about a squad of American Special Troops, leads by Lt Waters. They travel deep into the hostile area of Africa to carry out a rescue mission. for this movie, I think there are totally three advantages.
First, that this the …
Big film
“Big” is a classic 1988 movie starring Tom Hanks. It really elevated Hanks to stardom as an everyman who most people can relate to. Looking back on it now, there are some weak plot points, but the movie also has some iconic scenes that one will not …
Accattone movie
Pier Paolo Pasolini was one of the most controversial filmmakers of his time, mostly for his extremely grotesque depiction of Marquis de Sades novel The 120 days of sodom, but also because he was openly homosexual which wasn’t fully accepted in Italy back then. Pasolini was murdered for mysterious …
Eat, Pray, Love Movie
Pretty good movie based on a decent book.
I enjoyed this movie more than I expected to. Julia Roberts isn’t my favorite actor, although I think in the case of Liz Gilbert, she was probably the best choice. I also enjoyed the movie more than I did the …
The Patriot Movie
The patriot is one of the best movies that I ever watch. This movie is based on the struggle of poor Americans against the mighty British Empire. The struggle was a success and hence it makes the movie a must see to learn the art of impeccable planning.
The first …
The Ringer (2005)
Steve employs his good friend to work for him around his apartment after he is told to fire him by his boss, while mowing the lawn, the friend accidentally cuts off two of his fingers and is rushed to the hospital where he told that without proper medical coverage …
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