Movies Reviews
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001) is a horror film and the directorial debut of Richard Kelly and is rated R for language, some drug use and violence.
Donnie Darko is the story of a teenager (Jake Gyllenhall) who after a freak occurence that could have possibly killed him, begins to explore what …
“Narcos” Series on Netflix
To put into perspective, the duality of this Netflix Original greatly symbolizes the duality of the genre bending that it is standing for. “Narcos” is both a crime drama as much as a pseusdo-drama-based documentary. That might be a mouthful but it also makes sense why this show …
Made of Honor
When you have got two great movies in a row, you end up comparing one with the other. One will end up being very good and the other one is less good. “Made of Honor” was labelled by many critics as the less good movie of the actor, Patrick …
Lord of War (2005 movie)
This movie tells the true-life story of international gun-runner, people who are paid highly to distribute all manner of weapons across the world. They sell weapons to anyone with enough money to buy them, no questions asked. In Lord of War, it focuses mainly on one of these international …
A Valentine Carol
I watched “A valentine carol” today on Lifetime Movie Network. It’s about a radio talk show host that is about to marry a man. She sees her old friend that used to be the talk show host but now she took over her job. The ghost of her old …
Movie: Tangled
Synopsis: This animated Disney movie re-tells the story of Rapunzel with a few twists. Rapunzel (voiced by Mandy Moore) is a young woman with magical hair that has been locked in a tower all 18 years of her life. She is rescued from the tower by a thief who …
Man of The Year, Barry Levinson Movie
Tom Dobbs is a talk show host who is also acting as a comedian. Satire so smart and very popular by the television audience. Until a time as a result brilliant satire of political overseas United States, proposes an audience that Dobbs run as a presidential election in the …
Snatch
“Snatch.” is a Guy Ritchie production with a similar story line to the movies “Lock, Stock and Two Barrels” and “Pulp Fiction”. This is the movie were you see Brad Pitt speak with a funny accent that can be hardly understood and it is also the movie were you …
Cats movie
The classic musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, originally based on a novel by T.S. Eliot, here transferred to the cinema.
I think it was a very colorful thing to look at, and some of the songs are unforgettable, but overall I think this felt more like a filmed musical stage …
Movie: Stonehenge Apocalypse
About a week ago, I saw an advertisement for a SyFy original movie called Stonehenge Apocalypse that looked somewhat interesting so I set my DVR to record it. My wife and I got around to watching it yesterday afternoon and, while OK, it wasn’t nearly as good as expected.
OK, …
Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
“Charlie Wilson’s War” opened in my local theatre this weekend. I went to a matinee and enjoyed it very much. The movie tells the story of Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson and his efforts to finance covert operations in Afghanistan to help defeat the Soviets who had invaded. The movie …
Ted (2012 movie)
Ted is one of the best movies that I’ve seen this year. It’s funny, the writing is great, and the actors are extremely witty. Believe me when I say it is not what you will expect, because it wasn’t what I expected to see. Seth Macfarlane shines all the …
Wedding Crashers (2005 Movie)
This is one of those cute, quirky movies where you know there will be a couple of cheap laughs and a sappy, happy ending. It didn’t disappoint me. I actually found that it was better than I expected it to be - the characters were a bit more real …
Toy Story (1995)
Toy Story, directed by John Lasseter is rated G my the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date for this movie was November 22, 1995 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Animation/Adventure/Comedy/Family/Fantasy and stars the voices of Tim Hanks as Woody, Tim …
Kung Fu Panda
I am really a big Fan of Animated movies so it was not a surprise that I convinced my sister to come to watch Kung Fu Panda with me. I loved the Ku Fu panda movie trailer I had seen. It really made me more excited to go and …
Homeward Bound II Lost in San Francisco
Homeward Bound II Lost in San Francisco is about two dogs and one cat who, when vacationing with their family, are lost in San Francisco, California, on their own, to find their way back home. Chance, Shadow, and Sassy have to get through the mean unfamilliar streets of the …
The DaVinci Code (Movie)
I really wanted to like the DaVinci Code, mainly because I loved the book so much and read it multiple times. That said, I just couldn’t get into this movie. When I tried to watch the DVD, I ended up putting it in at least 4-5 times before I …
Somewhere in Time movie
Somewhere in Time is a magical, awesome movie about pure love, faith, and the desire to overcome insurmountable obstacles, including time itself.
Richard Collier is a young playwright just starting out with his first success when an old woman approaches him and begs him to “Come back to me.” …
Gran Torino Movie (with Clint Eastwood)
Gran Torino might not be the movie to watch if you love action or special effects or are looking for a comedy. But if you like watching good acting and well written story line this is a movie for you.
Clint Eastwood is basically in every scene on this movie …
The Illustrated Man (1969)
Ray Bradbury wrote the book The Illustated Man, which this movie is based on. It is a collection of stories. The book revolves around a man who is covered from head to foot in tattoos. Each tattoo tells a story.
The Illustrated Man the movie is quite an intense viewing …
Noting Hill
Noting Hill - Review Notting hill is an enjoyable romantic comedy. Hugh grant is a book seller, who falls in love with Julia ROberts.
But there is a lot of cultural difference between the two. As grant says n the movie ‘You like is Beverly Hill (posh), I live in …
Shooter
I have always been a big fan of Mark Wahlberg’s acting skills. I like that he’s rough around the edges. Even still, he’s able to nail the emotion that is called for by the scenes he’s in. In this film, Wahlberg portrays a military marksman who …
Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool is another movie that will take you to strange thoughts and places. Sarah needs a getaway and she goes to the country and stays in a country home. A young woman shows up, Julie. Julie is the daughter of the man who owns the house. Julie is …
Commando (1985) movie
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells, James Olson, David Patrick Kelly, Alyssa Milano, Bill Duke, Michael Delano, and Drew Snyder.
Directed by: Mark L. Lester.
Ex-Colonel John Matrix (Schwarzenegger) once led an elite Special Forces unit in the army but he retired so that he could live …
Untraceable Movie
I thoroughly enjoyed Untraceable even though the reviews I read were poor at best. There were a few major problems I had with the movie, but given the cast and the overall plot line, it was something that I could actually get interested in. I usually let a movie …
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (1999)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (1999) is a drama film directed by Ang Lee and is rated PG-13 by the MPAA
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a revenge story like most wuxia stories that Ang Lee loved as a child. Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun Fat) is a martial arts …
A Perfect Getaway (Movie)
When I saw this on the trailer I immediately knew it was going to be a very good suspense/thriller movie. The movie features Milla Jovovich and Steve Zahn as the Anderson honeymooners, Timothy Olyphant and and Kiele Sanchez as the other couple, and Marley Shelton and Chris Hemsworth as …
End of Watch (movie)
I remember I couple months ago, one of my friends and I spontaneously decided to go see a movie while we were out. At the time the most interesting thing that was playing seemed to be the movie “End of Watch” of which I knew almost nothing about. I …
Avatar (Blu-Ray)
I go crazy all the time whenever I watch Avatar. I watch it often but when I watched it on Blu-ray, its like watching it for the first time again, it is definitely a showpiece up to the very end. It is hard to find a footing to …
The Last Samurai
I watched this movie about few weeks ago, that’s not my first time I watch this movie, I already watch this movie for about four times, and I always enjoy watching this movie. I had special interest on Japanese custom, and this movie is about the last samurai in …
In Bruges movie
Film festival bring out both the best and the worst of man’s creativity. It can bring out movies that everyone knows and loves, but sometimes, there are movies that aren’t that well known, at least outside of certain countries. Such was the fate of “In Bruges” a classic black …
Grave of the Fireflies (movie)
After watching movies such as Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle, I was searching the internet for some good Japanese animated films to watch. The name of one movie in particular named “Grave of the Fireflies” kept surfacing with many extremely good ratings. However, I found myself ignoring it …
Guys and Dolls
I have a lot of respect for 1955’s Guys and Dolls because it pulled off the surprise sensation of the year, musically. I recently reviewed Chicago and commented there how surprised I was at the performances of non-singers and dancers Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Renee Zellweger. …
Stay Alive movie
Stay Alive, directed by William Brent Bell is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Asociation od America for horror violence, disturbing images, language, brief sexual and drug content. The original release date was March 24, 2006. This movie falls in the genre of Horror/Thriller and stars Jon Foster as …
Movie: Lake Consequence
Since my wife and I decided to do some early morning Black Friday shopping first thing this morning, we left the kids at my parents’ house last night. Since we finally had the house to ourselves for a change,we decided to watch a movie that was a little more …
Movie: MegaMind
Synopsis: Evil super villain MegaMind finally succeeds in destoying his archnemesis Metroman and, after conquering the city and discovering he just didn’t feel complete without having a good guy to fight, attempts to create one of his own; only to have his new creation turn evil.
What I liked about …
Friday the 13th Part 4
Friday the 13th part 4 is a movie that most horror movie fans either really hate, or they really love. Personally I’m a big fan, which is saying a lot for me. I tend to lean more towards the Halloween films, but this is my favorite of the Jason …
Transformer 3: Dark Moon Movie
In this third installment of the Transformers franchise, a secret tightly kept by the Decepticons is finally revealed and alliances are both broken and strengthen on both sides of the war.
In the past two films the war between Autobots and Decepticons has been at the center of the storyline …
Your Friends and Neighbors (R, 1998) movie
Usually I really like those films that take place in New York, and follow groups of friends around in their fabulously “mundane” single lives. This one was a little odd. I realize that the movie is over 10 years old. But I think it’s …
17 Again Movie (2009)
This movie made me cry, it is a wholesome comedic funny movie with a love story but it is also tender and romantic, there were scenes that made my teary-eyed and cry here and this is not only good to watch for teens but also adults as well. The …
Movie: Haunting of Winchester House
I wanted something to watch late last night that was interesting but didn’t have a plot that was overly complicated. So, I fell back onto my usual horror genre and picked out one that seemed interesting; Haunting of Winchester House.
I actually was familiar with the Winchester House legend (thank …
Hoodwinked movie
When I first saw the previews for Hoodwinked on television I thought it would be a lousy film. But, after giving it a try, I now feel it is a movie I would be glad to add to my collection.
Giving “The Other Story” to the Little Red Riding Hood …
Spiderman 3 Movie
After watching ” Spider-Man 2 ” I was eager to watch “Spider-Man 3.” I managed to watch the movie on my TV and I was left with two words in my mouth: great spectacle! The film surpassed my expectations. In the cast were again Toby Maguire (Spiderman / …
Confessions of a Shopaholic movie
I went to watch the movie Confessions of a Shopaholic, since my friends and I decided to go out. And I recommended this movie since I was impressed by the trailer I had seen.
The movie is basically an adaptation of the Shopaholic Series by Sophie Kinsella. It revolves around …
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, directed by Tim Burton is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for graphic bloody violence. The original release date was December 21, 2007 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Drama/Musical/Thriller and stars Johnny …
Dead Like Me: Death Defying
The main thrust of Dead Like Me: Death Defying is that virgin George finally has sex in her death life and then gets extremely angry because her lover doesn’t call her afterwards. She spends the entire show stomping around like a two-year-old. She’s a brat here, and …
Persepolis the movie
I watched this movie just today with my mom. I was told by my friends it was nice and all that, but when I watched it, I wasn’t sure how to feel. The beginning was very interesting. I loved the way they made this movie just …
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Romeo + Juliet, directed by Baz Luhrmann is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for scenes of contemporary violence and some sensuality. The original release date was November 1, 1996 for United States audience. This movie fallsin the genre of Crime/Drama/Romance and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as …
Something To Talk About (movie)
Something To Talk About is a movie about relationships. And if you love horses, you will love the equestrian action in this film! Julia Roberts is Grace, a bored and well to do housewife who works at her family’s horse ranch. She and her husband, Eddie (Dennis Quaid), have …
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