Movies Reviews
The Barbie Diaries
Even though I’m already a grown up, I love watching cartoons, animated movies and especially Barbie! I’ve watched The Barbie Diaries like countless times and just am not bored with it at all. This is just like your typical chick flick; only animated version.
Barbie and her friends …
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016 Animated Film)
Prior to watching Kubo and the Two Strings, I have watched a sort-of behind-the-scenes of the making of Kubo and the Two Strings in YouTube and I was seriously amazed at the amount of work to create this movie. For the information of everybody, this is a stop-motion animated film …
Grown Ups (movie)
When I saw the trailer for “Grown Ups” somewhere, I was neither here nor there when it came to excitement. A part of me thought that there was a strong possibility it might turn out to be another star studded failure, and another part of me wasn’t interested in …
Death Becomes Her comedy
Death Becomes Her is a 1992 comedy that pits Meryl Streep against Goldie Hawn. The two are mortal enemies, something that goes back two decades when one stole the other’s fiance. Both women are also obsessed with staying young and beautiful. In fact, unbeknownst to each …
Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines
Everyone has a rainy day movie, one that they like to watch when the weather outside is gray. You just warm yourself up a mug of hot cocoa, with marshmallows, stay in your pajamas, put up your feet, and enjoy the next couple of hours. For me, that movie …
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Three children fall prey to a scheming old man who want nothing more than to see the children suffer, the old man’s ulterior motive is wealth at the hand of the young girl who he plans to marry in order to get the inheritance. Violet, Klaus and Sunny were …
War thriller
“War” is an action thriller where you see Jason Statham and Jack Lee act side by side. It is very interesting to see these two action actors involved in the same project. Both Statham and Lee admitted that they accepted their respective roles because they had a chance of …
Man Without a Face
I am reviewing the movie, Man Without a Face, which came out in 1993. It stars Mel Gibson as Justin McLeod, an outsider who lives in isolation, who has nothing but the past and the company of his dog. Nick Stahl plays the part of a young, troubled boy …
Cold Mountain (2003)
Cold Mountain, directed by Anthony Minghella is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence and sexuality. The original release date was December 25, 2003 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Romance/War and stars Jude Law as Inman, Nicole Kidman as …
Death Sentence (2007) movie
This movie was filmed right where near I live, so Kevin got alot of attention in my town. So I had to see this movie just to see if I recognized anything in the movie and it actually turned out to be a pretty good movie.
The story is …
The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Oh, how I waited to see this movie’ And oh, how disappointed I was. Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann are getting ready to get married when they are arrested for helping Jack Sparrow, a pirate captain, to get away in Movie 1. They are facing death penalty; however, Turner …
Motion Picture “Dirty Dancing”
The movie Dirty Dancing was released in 1987. It was such a big hit that someone attempted to make the movie into a tv show the following year. Unfortunately the show was just awful and only lasted a few episodes. I was a kid at the …
Miracle on 34th Street movie
The classic and wonderful Miracle on 34th Street is a delight for all time. I don’t think any holiday movie about Santa Claus will ever be able to surpass it. It’s family entertainment at its best, with quality performances across the board. Little Natalie Wood is …
Anna and the King
I admit that I am a Jodie Foster fan. Whatever this actress does, she always impress me with her acting talent. “Anna and the King” is an impressive movie mainly because the two main acters are simply brilliant and together with a great director they manage to hold you …
Billa 2007
Billa 2007 is a Tamil film which is a remake of the Rajinikanth starred old Tamil film Billa. In this film Ajith played the role of Billa, an international smuggler. The other cast of the movie are Prabhu, Nayanthara, Namitha, Rehman, Santhanam, etc. Vishnuwardhan was directed …
The Age of Adaline, movie
We all wish we could live to the age of 100, for Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively), this becomes a reality as she enters her 107th year of being alive. Director, Lee Toland Krieger does a remarkable job in projecting the never ending life of Adaline Bowman. In this epic romantic …
District 9 movie
Before I went to see District 9 last Friday in the movie theatre, I actually had no idea what it was going to be about. I had seen the advertisements on television and I had known that it was going to be a Science Fiction film with aliens, and …
Hall Pass (2011 Movie)
Starring Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis, “Hall Pass” is about two guys who get to take a week off from marriage, no strings attached. After watching the trailer, I realized that movies like this are why I get so mad at the male population. A week off marriage? How …
Coraline movie
If you have never seen the movie Coraline and you have kids, I definitely recommend that you get this film. It is just a delight and I love it to pieces! A friend gave us a copy of this movie and even though we have no children, it was still …
The Pitfall movie
This is one of Hiroshi Teshigahara’s earliest works and my favorite of his films that I’ve seen so far. A man and his little boy is walking together by a lake when someone comes out of the bushes and shoots the man. We are not explained to why this …
What happens in Vegas (the movie)
After a long, long time I went to the cinema again to see the movie What happens in Vegas, with Ashton Kutcher as Jack and Cameron Diaz as Joy, two different people with two different sets of troubles who accidently meet in Vegas. I was looking to see a …
Malibu’s Most Wanted (2003)
This is what happens when you have crazy writers giving crazy scripts to crazy production companies that go ahead and make a crazy movie. It is so crazy that it worked and this movie quickly became a cult classic among many different classes of people that I know. The …
The Brave One, Neil Jordan Movie
Erica Bain, is an announcer in the event of a radio station in the city of New York. Malang, for Erica and David Kirmani, darling, on a night they become a `soft meal’ from a group of young scamp. Erica was coma three weeks, and new knows that David …
Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters (movie)
I might be a fairly cynical twenty-something right now, but there are some things that I find that I have not and probably never will outgrow. Two of those things are my love for superheroes and my love of fairy-tales, especially those that hail from places in Europe. When …
The Lawnmower Man movie
A man with little intelligence is used by the people of his home city as a lawnmower. One day, a scientist who performs experiments on apes get the idea of using the lawnmower man as his new object. Something goes wrong and the lawnmower man becomes intelligent instead, and …
Big Daddy
“Big Daddy” is one of the best comic movies for Adam Sandler. One cannot help put sympathise with him while he interprets the role of a guy who has to take care of a kid, Julian that ends up on his doorstep. He has got no idea how he …
Birth of a Nation movie
Perhaps the single most influential film ever made is this silent milestone by american pioneer filmmaker D.W. Griffith. It tells a very complex melodrama taking place during the american civil war. It’s difficult to watch a film like this through the same eyes as the people did when it …
The Shining (movie)
I love stephen King books, and I really like when they turn them into movies. We watched the Shining on Saturaday the one with JAck Nicholson in it.
it was such a spooky movie, here is this family that you realize that they are having a hard time …
Scorpion King 2
Scorpion King 2 is absolutely Thrilled Martial Arts and Black Magic Power illustration movie. Starring with Michael Copon and Karen David, A Young Black Scorpion Warrior Mathayus got tragic Memory from his father Death and wanted to give Revenge to the Evil and Cruel Warrior Sargon who became the …
Scooby Doo and the Witch’s Ghost
Last night, I once again sat down with my daughter to watch a movie with her. And, of course, I let her pick the film. She chose Scooby Doo and the Witch’s Ghost. And, for the most part, I liked her decision.
This is a newer Scooby Doo film, as …
Movie: From Within
Synopsis: A small, religious community sees its world flipped upside down when community members begin killing themselves one by one. Is it some sort of suicide pact or does a family once accused of practicing witchcraft have something to do with it?
What I liked about this movie: This movie, …
I Cover the Waterfront movie
I’ve always enjoyed watching Claudette Colbert, no matter what stage of her career the movie was focused on. In the case of I Cover the Waterfront, we’re talking about an early part of her career, the movie having a release year of 1933.
Colbert has strong facial features, a …
Amazing grace movie
This is one of the greatest movies I have ever seen lately. It is inspired by a true story that happened in 18th century England where transatlantic slave trade was common practice and was used by the British government as a means to boost its economy.It shows how …
Afro Samurai: Reurrection Movie (Anime)
Afro Samurai Resurrection is an anime movie based off the anime series Afro Samurai. Afro has turned down challenges for the Number 1 headband but Shinno (voiced by Yuri Lowenthal) and his sister Sio (voiced by Lucy Liu) arrive and take the Number 1 headband from him and …
Last Days movie
Gus Van Sant is next to Jim Jarmusch probably the most interesting american independent filmmaker from the last 15 to 20 years. Last Days is his film that apparently tells the story of the last days of legendary Nirvana-member Kurt Cobain. The autentic names and songs in the Cobains …
Wanted: A Movie
What have you been doing lately? This is the last line from the movie “Wanted” starring Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie and James Mc Avoy.
James Mc Avoy plays the role of Wesley Gibson, an Account Manager in some company. He thinks of himself as a loser who is struggling to …
Mona Lisa Smile
‘Mona Lisa Smile’ is one of those unescapable feel-good movies that induce the viewer into a reverie of real world idealism. The everlasting quest of man for the template of an ideal mate for life is presented through the conservative faces of the movie.
The movie is set in an …
Bingo (1991 movie)
The first time that I saw the movie “Bingo” was several years ago in either the late nineteen nineties or the early two thousands, and I was not very impressed with the movie. Even when I watched it a little more recently, I still was not impressed with it. …
Godzilla Movie
For mysterious reasons, a monster from the seas is awoken from his slumber and heads directly towards Manhattan. Matthew Broderick is seemingly the only one able to stop this creature before it kills everyone in its way.
One of the action films in which you could practically shut off your …
Under The Tuscan Sun-Diane Lane
I really enjoyed this movie. I saw it at a friend’s house, and liked it enough that I bought the DVD rather than just borrowing it from my friend. I especially liked the imagery of some of the main character’s lines, as well as the idea of just up …
Easy A movie
One of the best comedies and movies on a whole that I watched very recently was a teen film called “Easy A”. At first when I saw it advertising I did not have much interest in watching it, but it was only after reading a particular review on the …
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter, John Palermo, Louis G. Friedman, Richard Donner, and Stan Lee.
Directed by: Gavin Hood.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine continues the X-Men film franchise as its fourth installment although in the form of a prequel to X-Men, X2: X-Men United, and X-Men: The …
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part I” (2011 Film)
Ever since Harry Potter books first touched bookstores, people across the world have been falling in love with the magical world that the creator of the book, J.K Rowling has created. Once these novels started hitting the big screen, it was almost impossible to escape the mass madness of …
The First Wives Club
This is probably one of the most hilarious movies I’ve ever watched. I just love Goldie Hawn and how she portrays the part of a nonsensical washed out actress. I could almost relate to Beth Midler and her insatiable appetite for food and sarcasm. Now, as for Diane Keaton, …
Rob Zombie’s Halloween
Do you remember when you went trick or treating and got something good in your pumpkin? Like a full size Snickers or Reese peanut butter cup? Well Rob Zombie’s latest Halloween is more like a stick of cheap gum - the sweetness only lasts for so long. …
Saint of Fort Washington-movie
The Saint of Fort Washington is a 1993 drama film..The film is about a young schizophrenic man ,Matthew who ends up on the street when his slum apartment building is torn down.He ends up going to a Homeless Shelter.He eventually finds himself in the Fort Washington Shelter.There …
Must Love Dogs (2005 movie)
Diane Lane (Sarah) is given the urge from her sisters and friends to get back into the dating scene to find a replacement for her unfaithful ex-husband. Trying Ads in the paper and Ads on the internet, she meets a bounty of potential “Mr. Right” before she finally found …
Movie-Chocolat
This film powerfully demonstrates how humans should never repress themselves. The protagonist courageously braves all criticisms and alienation to introduce to this rigid town, that one can act on human desire.
The town, despite its extremeness in following unwritten rules, exemplifies a lot of our societies. The protagonist, enviably shepherds …
Teersari Kasam Movie
Teersari Kasam - Teesati Kasam (The Third Vow) is the debut film of Basu Bhatacharya. The film is a unsuccessful love story of a simple village man who is a bullock cart driver by profession, played by Raj Kapoor, and a nautnki women, played by Vaheeda Rehmaan. Kapoor has …
Proof of Life movie
“Proof of Life” is a constant reminder in Meg Ryan’s life of a romantic affair went wrong. During the filming of this movie in Ecuador, Ryan was romantically linked to her co-star, Russell Crowe. The only problem was that at that moment she was still married to the actor, …
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