Movies Reviews
Alpha Dog (R, 2006) movie
Justin Timberlake is of course, the draw for this film. But he’s not really the one who makes the most impact. I liked that he was in it. And for some reason, I felt that it wasn’t too far a stretch from how he really acts …
White Chicks movie
Where do I start, and where do I find the words to describe this disgusting piece of trash?… Two black FBI agents, Kevin and Marcus Copeland, played by the Wayans brothers, go undercover as two white girls, posing as celebrity sisters who are under the threat of kidnapping. You …
Nine months Movie
I just saw this movie in one of the television channel.Two hours passed without knowing in a fraction of second.It was a comedy film and had message about the value of the family.From the start to the end it was full of comedy cracker and provides us with …
Nothing But the Truth: A Compelling Movie
I watched Nothing But the Truth starring Kate Beckinsale and Matt Dillon and I was really impressed with the story and the acting. It’s a story about a journalist who compromises the identity of a female CIA agent. Rachel Armstrong (Kate Beckinsale) was facing the full might of the …
Network movie
What a deeply prophetic and darkly funny film this is. The performances from Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and William Holden are absolute perfection, and Sidney Lumet’s directing is brilliant as well, but the screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky is the true diamond of this movie. It is shockingly …
Turistas (UR, 2006) movie
I was a little apprehensive about seeing this movie because there are just so many slasher films out there where the “teen/college” kids get offed one by one. The difference that sets this film apart is the fact that the filming and action seem more realistic than …
Love Potion No. 9
Two scientists, Paul and Diane, not very successful in the dating game, receive a “love potion” from a gipsy. Skeptical at first, they soon see that the potion does work: whoever takes the potion can make any person of the opposite sex immediately fall in love with them, although …
Who’s You Caddy? (2007)
All C-Note wants to do is to join the golf club, nothing more, nothing less, but when he makes his application for membership at the all white Carolina Pines Country Club, his request is denied stating that he is unfit for membership. C-Notes takes matters in his own hands …
The Woman In Red
The Woman In Red with Gene Wilder and Kelly LeBrock.
This is your classic romantic comedy, but one in which you expect disaster at any moment. As we first see Kelly LeBrock do her Marilyn Monroe take on the dance over the heating vent, we …
A Doll’s House (1973)
I like movies based on plays, they usually have more depth to them. A Doll�s House, 1973, starring Anthony Hopkins and Claire Bloom, is one such movie. Action fans will probably find it slow and boring, but I enjoyed the excellent performance by both leading actors. The story takes …
Starship Troopers (movie 1997)
Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Michael Ironside, Jake Busey and Dina Meyer star in this sci-fi/thriller/action/drama type movie. Filmed looking like a commercial, it takes us to a far away planet where bugs rule. War is waged and alot of beings die…this is a very bloody movie, and that …
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (UR, 2007) movie
I waited until this movie came out on DVD to rent the Director’s Cut. I am so glad that I did. I knew that this movie would be funny simply because Judd Apatow (”The 40 Year-Old Virgin”) was at the helm. Additionally, there is no …
“Howl’s Moving Casle” (2004 Film)
Recently I watched a Japanese animation cartoon director by Hayao Miyazaki called “Howl’s Moving Castle”. My younger brother is into these sorts of films and I have to admit that they are very intriguing and entertaining to watch as well, and Hayao Miyazaki is also an excellent director who …
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties is a very funny show indeed. If you have not yet watch this, I highly recommend. I will always love Garfield. He is just so, so funny. And especially a good watch with the voice-over by Bill Murray.
You …
The Leopard (1963 film by Luchino Visconti)
I take great delights from viewing films based on fine literature. Mostly I like to see the author’s descriptions translated into the picture as well as the embodiment of the characters, which altogether makes for an extended annotation to the book. I came upon a criterion copy …
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
When I come to think of it, there was such a long wait involved before I finally achieved closure on the Star Wars story. Just imagine waiting for a decade before I finally found out what was going on. Maybe if I read some books about the …
The departed movie
During the weekend, I went to watch “The departed” played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson. About ten minutes into the movie, I realized that I have watched a Chinese version of this movie. The difference is “The departed” combines all three sequels of the Chinese version. …
Kung Fu Panda
I saw ‘Kung Fu Panda’ a few days ago. The first thing that hit me as soon as the movie started was the awesome graphics. This animated movie brings together Jack Black(Po), Dustin Hoffman(master shifu), Angelina Jolie (Tigress), Ian McShane (Tai Lung), Jackie Chan (Monkey), Lucy Liu (Viper), Seth …
The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects is in my opinion, one of the best and most clever movies of all time. It’s one of those movies where you don’t really fully understand what is happening until the very last frame. The story (which one an oscar for best screenplay) is …
Air Force One (1997 movie)
Harrison Ford is the President of the USA. He and his family are hijacked by terrorists on his own private aircraft. Trying to keep his family alive, he manages to take out the attackers without getting himself seriously injured. This movie is one of the best movies ever made…it …
Film Misery
When writer Paul Sheldon (James Caan) is saved from death during a violent snow storm by his number one fan, Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), he doesn’t suspect that his life is still very much in danger and he will subsequently be forced into a cat and mouse game with …
Unrest (R, 2006) movie
This horror film is part of an 8-film Horrorfest (festival) and I must admit that it was part corny/part “good”. A group of medical students working on a set of cadavers discover that one of them is not actually “dead.” Of course there is a stream …
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
The Quick and the Dead, directed by Sam Raimi is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was February 10, 1995 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Western and stars Sahron Stone as Ellen, Gene Hackman as John …
TombStone
TombStone is the perfect wild west movie! I love this movie so much, and it really shows how things were in the wild west. I love the great landscapes they use in this movie. I think they look great and are just awesome. This is one of the best things …
Forever Lulu movie
Forever Lulu is a 2000 movie that took forever to be released. In fact, the independent picture never did make a real theatrical run and was ultimately released on DVD. However, while foreign titles went under the film name of Forever Lulu, in the United States, the …
Across the Universe Movie
I’ve always been a Beatles fanatic. As such, seeing their songs come to life on the big screen is a real treat. Usually, I find such attempts sacrilegious, but this time, I have to say the actors pulled it off. I wouldn’t have patronized an album …
Born Yesterday (1950)
“Born Yesterday” is a 1950 Columbia Pictures black and white production provides 103 minutes of great fun. Locations shots were filmed throughout Washington D.C. “Born Yesterday” is, to quote the tagline, “a perfectly swell motion picture!” If you are one of those people who is hypersensitive to political correctness …
The Hound of the Baskervilles movie (2000)
Over the years, there have been an abundance of The Hound of the Baskervilles movies out there. It’s probably Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most recognized tale which features his classic Sherlock Holmes character. Playing the iconic role in this 2000 TV movie is Matt Frewer, who is …
Nightmare on Elm Street
I just went to see this movie in theaters last Saturday. First, let me tell you what I was expecting. When you watch the first movie that came out in the 80s, you now see a corny movie that is not at all scary. I was expecting this remake …
The best bet
‘The best bet’ is a movie, which is directed by Jack Neo. The actors are Richard, Mark, Christopher etc.. This is a Singaporean film. The three main characters in the film are Tan Chun Huang, Lee and Richard. Now, Huang is a gambler. He is addicted to gambling. He …
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy II: The Golden Army, is a great summertime “popcorn” movie bursting at the seams with nonstop action and bizare, creative characters.
Ron Perlman was better in this sequel than he was in the original movie. Perlman brings a real level of humanity …
Die Hard movie
It took me a very long time to watch the movie “Die Hard” since after seeing it advertise on cable television, and hearing people, including of of my friends in particular talk about it, I thought it would be another one of those action movies with lots of action …
Movie The Devils
The Devils is a film from long ago that involves the murder of a Catholic priest. This priest, Father Grandier, is supposedly one of the witches and he subsequently pout through all the horrible things that witches were at that point in time. This was a time of hysteria …
Death Race movie
Discretion: Alot of violence is in this movie, not only blood (and gore in some cases), do not watch this movie if you are not ok with fist to face action, or even face to concrete/metal action. It’s loud, very loud, depending on what theatre you go to, or if …
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Catch Me If You Can (2002) is a drama from director Steven Spielberg that is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for some sexual content and brief language.
Catch Me If You Can follows a young man, Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio), who worked as a doctor, a lawyer …
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry met Lloyd (2003)
If you have never seen the original movie name Dumb and Dumber starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, then you are going to be in for a treat as this movie is basically a prequel to that movie. This story tells the teenaged tale of how the two friends …
Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996)
Many times over I have mentioned that certain movies do not need a sequel and for every time I mention this fact there comes another movie which is a sequel to prove that fact time and time again. Take this movie for example, the original movie was so good …
Transformers Animated Series - Bumblebee Action Figure
The Bumblebee action figure from the Transformers Animated Series line of toys is really cool. It retails for anywhere from $10.00 to $12.00 and can be found at many retailers, including Walmart, Kmart, and ToysRUs. Bumblebee is about 6 inches tall in robot mode and is a …
Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium OVA DVD
Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium OVA DVD is a collection of shorts of Fullmetal Alchemist characters based off events during and after the first anime series and has nothing to do with the new Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood series.
This DVD is something that any Fullmetal Alchemist fan should have in …
My Favorite Martian (1999)
My Favorite Martian, directed by Donald Petrie is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for some crude humor, action-violence, sensuality, partial nudity and language. The original release date was February 12, 1999 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Family/Science Fiction and …
Spiderman The Motion Picture
With great power comes great responsibility. With great movies comes greater ones. This is how I feel about the first Spiderman. I believe this movie moved the caliber of comic book-to-movie projects up a notch.
This movie showed that we can have great comic book movies with great characters and …
Inside Out (Animated Comedy-Drama Movie)
It’s been a long time since I’ve actually been interested in something from Pixar Animation, but since I heard a lot of good reviews about one of their latest works, “Inside Out” I decided to take the risk with it. It turns out I actually enjoyed the movie, and I …
I am Number Four (movie)
While I still can’t recall why exactly this was the case, I found that I wasn’t very interested in watching the movie “I am Number Four” when it was about to be released. I had watched the trailer and just wasn’t very impressed by what I had seen to …
Wreck It Ralph movie
Wreck It Ralph is a fantastic movie, both for kids and for adults. It is very family-friendly, and a great flick for a movie night.
The movie was released on October 29, 2012 in theaters, and is approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes long. I personally enjoyed every minute …
Machete Kills movie
Machete Cortez returns triumphantly to the screen in the second movie about the former elite agent of the Mexican special forces, who lives a modest life as an illegal immigrant in the United States.
Holding firmly in his hand the sharp Mexican weapon (presented this time in various technologically advanced …
Odd Girl Out movie
I had often wondered what happened to the actress Alex Vega after the Spy Kids trilogy, as it seemed that she had just disappeared for a while. However, last night when watching the Lifetime television station, I saw her in a movie called “Odd Girl Out”. It was that …
Batman Returns 1992 Movie
With the return of Batman in 1992, I was glad to see Michael Keaton making a return as well. I enjoyed his Batman performance and after hearing rumors of Tom Hanks was going to be Batman, I think he saved the series. And with the return of Batman, two …
Alice in Wonderland movie
I will be honest, I have never even seen the first Alice in Wonderland. I wasn’t even planning on watching this one, but my boyfriend bought it on Blu-Ray and Blu-Rays are pretty expensive so I figured I would watch it with him so he wasn’t wasting his money. …
Wall-e
I watched the Disney movie Wall-e today with my family. I thought it was cute and entertaining. It got to be a little boring in parts but other than that it was a really good movie. If I could sum the movie up in one word it would be …
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