Movies Reviews
Due South: Diefenbaker’s Day Off
Diefenbaker’s Day Off is the next regular episode of the first season of Due South, and it’s pretty funny. Canadian Mountie Benton Fraser tells his wolf, Diefenbaker, that he needs a license, but he’s having trouble getting one. It could be because Dief, as he’s commonly called, …
Psycho 1998
Starring: Anne Heche (Marion Crane), Vince Vaughn (Norman Bates), Viggo Mortensen (Sam), Julianne Moore (Lila), William H. Macy (PI)
Marion Crane was unable to marry her lover due to his money problems with his former wife. When her employer gave her $400,000 to deposit in the bank, she …
The Odd Couple II
Sequels are often just the worst things under the sun, often taking the original characters to ruin. There are few that really are true to the story, that follow it through and make it all believable. Sometimes you still enjoy the original better, but even so, you …
Happy Feet
In the movie Happy Feet, penguins must find their heart song in order to find their life partner. The main character Mumble has an issue with finding his heart song- he can not sing. It is kind of implied that something happened during the incubating period that resulted his …
Bloodrayne The Movie
First thing I want to say this, before I say anything else. What happened here?! I will explain exactly what I mean, but that was the first thing I actually said when I watched this movie from beginning to end and …
Pride and Prejudice (2005 Film)
Before watching the 2005 film, “Pride and Prejudice” assumptions where made about how the film would be boring and dragging on for the entire two hours and nine minutes that would be spent watching it. I had honestly assumed that it would be similar to all other great love …
Daredevil Movie
Whoever told Ben Affleck that he can wear tights yet alone act (without Matt Damon) needs therapy. Bringing this comic book hero to life using this type of actor/acting is reprehensible and I dare say that they should have known better. While there are some actors cut out to …
DeepDiscountDVD.com
I use DeepDiscountDVD.com about 6 times a year to purchase DVD’s. The site offers movies, books, and music, but I primarily use it to purchase movies. I typically buy $150 - $200 worth of DVD’s at a time because the site offers free standard shipping within the U.S. So …
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
The Death and Life of Bobby Z is a mediocre movie which has it’s good points and bad points. The initial scenes of the movie are very appealing and interesting and one thinks that we are going to watch a good movie after the initial scenes. But what we …
The Reaping movie
Starring: Hilary Swank (Katherine Winter), David Morrissey (Doug), Idris Elba (Ben), Anna Sophia Robb (Loren McConnell)
Whew the biblical 10 plagues shown in color can be rather overwhelming after all this while, it has only been images in our minds from the written word.
Katherine Winter, …
Bridge to Terebithia
This film was not what I expected. The title, the trailers, gave no sign as to the actual nature of this movie. Despite that sneakiness, I thought it was an exceptionally fine film, dealing with very sensitive themes. The main themes are bulliness and neglect, and both are represented …
“Fracture” starring Anthony Hopkins
“Fracture” is a 2007 color movie from New Line Cinema and Castlerock Entertainment lasting 113 minutes. Normally I’m a big fan of Castlerock that often produces movies that have some connection to Stephen King such as “Hearts in Atlantis” starring Anthony Hopkins and based on the book by King …
The wrong number
‘The wrong number’ is a book written by R.L.Stine. In the beginning of this book, everything seems to be all right and there is simply no scent of a mystery or adventure. There are two friends, Deena and Jade. They are very good friends and they spend much time …
The New World, Terrence Malick Movie
Virginia, in 1607, when the British troops recently entered new territory. Led by Captain Christopher Newport, the team began to explore this area. Captain John Smith, which will be executed because of actions, in fact, asked to investigate the area. The original members of the British interact well with …
Guess Who Dvd Starring Ashton Kutcher
Guess Who Starting Ashton Kutcher - 105 minuites Certificate 15
This film is about when Theresa (Zo� Saldana) takes her new fianc� Simon Green (Ashton Kutcher) to her parents house for their 25th wedding anniversary but Theresa forgets to let her parents know one minor detail - that he is …
Blockbuster Video
Although I don’t watch a lot of DVD movies, perhaps 2 a week at the most, I do like to be able to rent the movies I want to see when I want to see them, not weeks later. I generally don’t make it to the movie theatre more …
Godzilla (2014) Movie
In 1998, Sony Pictures Entertainment and TriStar Pictures released the first American-made Godzilla movie. At the time, it was a big budget movie that incorporated extravagant special effects with a well-known Hollywood actor cast as the lead. The movie, for the most part, took the monster in a drastically …
The Glass House Movie
This movie has a really nice title but it’s hype and mystery isn’t at all what it seems to be. This movie features 2 young orphans who are taken in by their guardians who were really close friends of their parents and of their family as well; at first …
Field of Dreams (movie)
We like watching movies, it is a great past time for us. I watched a movie the other day called Field of Dreams starring Kevin Costner. Kevin plays a college educated man turned farmer. He lives is Iowa with his wife and little girl, then one day …
T2 Horror Movie
About 2 months ago, Star Cinema made available for public viewing in cinemas millions of Filipinos had most looked forward to : T2, a Filipino-based horror movie directed by the very popular Chito Rono. Its trailer had been running in big Tv networks for weeks and the people can’t …
Dreamscape
I hadn’t seen Dreamscape in a while so, when given the opportunity to watch it last night, I made every effort. And, I have to say, the movie is as good as I remember it.
The great thing about Dreamscape is, even today, it’s a plot that hasn’t been re-done …
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
When my wife rented the movie “The Haunting of Molly Hartley” I wasn’t sure what to expect from it. On one hand, we’ve rented other thrillers in the past and have been very disappointed in them. On the other, the description of the movie looked someone compelling.
As it turns …
The Unborn (2009 horror film)
The Unborn is a horror film that I watched one evening after running across the title on the internet movie database. I was interested, even though the description of the film is brief and leaves much to the imagination.
The unborn sounded like it was going to be the spooky …
The Scout (Movie)
My wife was taking a shower last night and my oldest daughter was in bed so it was just me and the baby for a while. I couldn’t do much while holding her so I flipped through the channels and came across the 1994 movie The Scout on Fox …
Death Race (Movie)
I saw this movie when it was shown in the big screen and it wasn’t that exciting as I expected it to be. When I first knew that Jason Statham was going to be here I thought it would be a very hot action movie, but it got quite …
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Director: Roland Emmerich. Featuring Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal and Emmy Rossum.
Since the first time I have seen it, it has been one of my top favourite movies. I am re-watching it a few times a year. It is full of action, drama and even a bit of comedy. It is …
The Year Punk Broke 1991 movie
A music documentary about the private lives of the members of Sonic Youth and partly Nirvana during their tour in 1991. I would consider it a fans-only kind of film, but as I used to be a big fan of both these bands I found it very interesting. To …
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
Deuce was a simple guy with a simple job; he went to work to clean the pool and the fish tanks and was very good at what he does. But all that changed the day he went to the home of a gigolo to clean his fish tank, which …
A Goofy Movie-film
A Goofy Movie is a disney film released in1995.It is a movie about Goofy’s teenage son Max.The movie starts with Max , his friend PJ,and a guy named Bobby, planning to do a school stunt.Max plans to dress up as a popular rock star,powerline and do a music video …
Little Man-movie
Little Man is a 2006 comedy film starring Marlon and Shawn Wayans.It is about twi thieves, a really short man named Calvin and his partner Percy.Calvin is played by Marlon Wayans.They need to rob a diamond for a gangster who is going to pay them a large sum of …
Mobsters (1991)
Mobsters, directed by Michael Karbelnikoff is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was July 26, 1991 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Drama and stars Christian Slater as Charlie ‘Lucky’ Luciano, Costas Mandylor as Frank Costello, Richard …
How To Train Your Dragon (2010)
How To Train Your Dragon (Dreamworks) has it all–fantasy,comedy,action and adventure,even a little romance. In the opening scene the Viking clan who inhabit the island of Berk are battling dragons who habitually carry off their sheep and set fire to their houses. Here we meet Hiccup (voiced by Jay …
The Back Up Plan 2010 movie
The Back-Up Plan starring Jennifer Lopez and Alex O’Loughlin has a catchy subtitle: fall in love. get married. have baby Not necessarily in that order. The thing is, that because movies have to happen in less than a few hours, and the time span of this particular movie has …
The History Boys
The History Boys is about some cute looking boys in a school, who has some strict regime and school lesson periods. They are all a dish to watch out for, and I can’t memorize their names, as the whole time I was watching this movie, I was just …
Movie My Bloody Valantine 2009
On a valentines night ten years ago 22 people are killed by a guy called harry warden, The movie focuses on the lives of two people that have survived(a couple), We find out that after the murders have taken place he had moved away from the town and she …
National Treasure movie
National Treasure is widely acknowledged as a bad movie. If you go into this movie expecting the next Indiana Jones, then yes, you will be disappointed and while I agree that it is not perfect, I found to be an entertaining movie. The movie is basically about …
Accepted, Steve Pink Movie
Bartleby Gaines is the portrait may be high school graduates who have often failed to enter university. I do not feel very lucky, then with friends the same boat, namely Sherman, Glen, Hands and Rory now they convince their parents that they have received in a university called the …
DVD Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
Oh boy, is this the most incoherent movie ever made or what?
Warning: You may want to take an aspirin before reading this review.
In 1970, Independent International Films had a hit with Satan’s Sadist, a biker gang movie, and the following year a sequel (Satan’s Blood Freaks) was put into …
Contraband Movie (2012)
Last night I went with my friends to see the Contraband movie. The preview and the reviews were promising, plus the stellar cast was a reassuring factor. Though, on the other hand, despite being a great actor, Mark Whalberg’s recent choices in projects is a bit of a …
Memoirs Of A Geisha (movie)
Memoirs Of A Geisha is one of the most beautiful films I’ve ever seen. The scenery was stunning, even when Chiyo, our main character, is running through busy, dirty streets. The women in this movie were all lovely, from young girls to older matrons. I was told that I …
Airheads
I have not seen this movie being aired on any of the cable television channels I have in ages. In fact, I remember that the last time I saw it was some time in either the late nineteen nineties at my grandmother’s house or in the very early 2000s. …
Film: True Grit (2010)
The movie True Grit is a story about a girl named Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld), whose father was shot and killed by the outlaw Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin). The girl then proceeds to hunt down Chaney, along with the help of Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) and Texas Ranger LaBouef …
Disturbia
Drawing upon its Hitchcockian influences, Disturbia is Rear Window for a modern audience. Instead of being confined to his apartment with a broken leg, Kale Brecht (Shia LaBeouf) is confined to his house, under house arrest, for rattling the skull of one of his teachers. He has an ankle …
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Dawn of the Dead (2004) is a horror film directed by Zack Snyder and is rated R for pervasive strong horror violence and gore, language and sexuality.
Dawn of the Dead is a remake of the classic zombie film by legendary director George A. Romero. When the world becomes …
National Treasure movie
I admit that I don’t like watching Nicholas Cage movies. There is nothing wrong with his acting skills; however for me he represent an actor with a lot of contrast. I really enjoyed watching his movie “The Rock”; however I really hated to watch his movie “City of Angels”. …
“Passengers” movie
Colombian director Rodrigo Garcia is known for its versatility. He has directed such series as “Family Soprano” or “Six Feet Under.” He made the photos for “Four Rooms” and Quentin Tarantino’s biographical drama “GIA” with Angelina Jolie in the lead role. In his director’s filmography has several projects on the …
Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone
Well, first off, Evangelion 1.0: You Are Not Alone is part of the popular anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. It is part of a 4 movie project to reboot the series, shaping the storyline to be easier understood by mainstream audience, as well as adding new characters and the …
The Devil’s Rejects (2005)
The Devil’s Rejects (2005) is a horror film by director Rob Zombie and is rated R by the MPAA for sadistic violence, strong sexual content, language, and drug use.
The Devil’s Rejects takes place soon after House of 1000 Corpses when the police have located the home of the Firefly …
Hancock
After watching the movie “Hancock”, you will understand immediately while Will Smith expressed interest in interpreting this role. “Hancock” is a superhero movie without the superhero clichés. This together with the talent of actors, Charlize Theron and Jason Batman and great action moments, make this movie one of this …
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