Movies Reviews
A Series of Unfortunate Events the Movie
I have read the entire series of the Series of Unfortunate Events books, and have a strange love for them. They are filled with misfortune and woe, but at the same time a mystery, suspense, and little joys and happiness that make it absolutely fantastic. The movie was—¦well—¦a disaster. …
Rules of Engagement (2000)
Rules of Engagement, directed by William Friedkin is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for scenes of war violence, and for language. The original release date was March 31, 2000 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Drama/Thriller/War and stars Tommy Lee …
Glitter movie
Beautiful and gifted young female singer longs for and eventually achieves great fame, but, in her quest, faces loss and tragedy in love and life.
This is a typical formula movie plot used for decades in films, with the exception that it exceeds the others in sheer awfulness.
“Glitter” was made …
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a very hilarious movie that I love watching.
I caught this on DVD moments back and it’s basically about a guy trying to get over his ex-girlfriend but having problems with that when he decides to go on a vacation and sees her there with …
Sweeney Todd
My wife dragged me to see this one. I didn’t know what to expect other than few of my favourite actors namely Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen and Alan Rickman. Also it is directed by Tim Burton and I quite like the collaboration between Tim Burton …
Save the Last Dance DVD
In Save the Last Dance, Sara (Julia Stiles), struggles with a decision about her dancing career. On the day that Sara attended the auditions for Julliard, her dream school, her mom dies in a terrible accident thanks to her rushing to see Julia Preform. Since Julia’s parents are divorced, …
Dog Days (R, 2001) movie
Guess what? If you’re looking for a perfectly quirky film that has no point other than to show you the lives of German suburbanites. There are several characters. Some of them have intertwining storylines. But all in all, this is one of those films that jumps …
Movie Garden State
My friend kept telling me that I should watch Garden State, she kept saying that it was such a good movie, a movie that I would really enjoy. This is including that fact that I I’m a big Natalie Portman fan and I found out that she was in …
Semi-Pro
I don’t know if this movie was supposed to be funny or not but I just didn’t really enjoy it. It’s about a struggling basketball team and Will Farrel is the coach that has to try and bring it up out of its slump. It was kind of a …
Movie The Hangover
The Hangover is a great movie. But of course, do not follow what these guys have done. Basically they are on a romp for a guy’s night out, so to speak for the about to be married friend.
But things took a wrong turn when the groom …
A Sound of Thunder
A Sound Of Thunder with Edward Burns and Ben Kingsley.
This adaption of a Ray Bradbury science fiction thriller was very interesting and had me on the edge of my seat throughout. Consider this concept. People who live in the future will have the ability …
Fast and Furious 6 Movie
What’s comfortable with the franchise in cinema is that the viewer knows what he is buying, what he expects and what he will get because the label matches the content . The audience has the right to like or not to like only the first film. Each subsequent new …
High School Musical
Can two different people from two different worlds apart get together? A lot of stories have already answered that question, but perhaps the most popular story among them is Disney’s “High School Musical”.
This made-for-TV movie follows the story of Troy Bolton (Zac Efron), a basketball jock, and Gabriella Montez …
Movie: Furry Vengence
As I mentioned in another review, my daughter convinced my wife to get movies from one of those movie kiosks this past weekend (they just don’t seem to understand we have Netflix for a reason). Since she got two movies for the price of one, my wife decided to …
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016 Thriller Movie)
I did see the trailer for the movie 10 Cloverfield Lane around the time that it was released in theatre, but I forgot about it soon after I guess because it wasn’t exactly memorable for me. Months later, I saw that same movie listed as one of the best thrillers …
Legally Blonde
I have watched Legally Blonde like 5 times and counting, and still I am not bored with it at all. The DVD is always amongst my top 5 of movies that I will watch on a regular basis and Reese Witherspoon sizzles as we already know and alongside Luke …
Guru (movie)
I had recently watched the movie Guru (Hindi Version) directed by the veteran director Manirathnam. I normally don’t have patience to watch any movie till the end. But this movie made me sit for the entire 2.5 hrs. The story is about how a normal villager becomes a business …
Bridget Jones’s Diary movie
Believe it or not, even though 2001 was full of comments about Bridget Jones’s Diary, I only just recently saw it for the very first time. I’ve been curious about it, though, so I went into the viewing full of wonder over whether or not it, and Renee …
Blood Diamond
Gripping. Riveting. Awakening. This movie grabs you from the start and takes you on a ride through the African country-side, seeing a world torn apart by violence, greed, and pain. You will inevitably swear never to buy a “blood diamond” again, knowing what it costs their world.
Leonardo DiCaprio, though …
Reaching for the Moon movie
Reaching for the Moon from 1930 starred Douglas Fairbanks as Larry Day, Bebe Daniels as Vivien Benton, and Edward Everett Horton as Roger, the Valet. Even so, one of the best parts of the movie was a small segment that included Bing Crosby.
Crosby played himself and only sang one …
Saw V (2008) movie
Saw V is the latest instillation in the Saw’s series not much really too great to say about it except that it does keep the story going. The series itself has kind of fallen out for me but the movies have become a staple of the horror movie genre …
Corpse Bride movie
Visual genius Tim Burton’s newest film is similar to The Nightmare Before Christmas, which he wrote the story for. This time he directed himself, and created a stop-motion animation story of the highest class. The story is about a young man (voiced by Johnny Depp) who is getting married, …
Miami Vice (2006)
Don’t rent or buy this movie if you’re expecting to see a big screen version of “Miami Vice” that mirrors the slick coolness of the television show it is based upon. Colin Farrell, as Detective Sonny Crockett, doesn’t come anywhere close to having Don Johnson’s rakish swagger. …
The happening movie
The happening was a pretty good movie. It’s about something happening in parts of the world where it makes people do weird things and eventually kill themselves. I thought it was well directed because it will let you know what is happening but yet it is not gory at …
The Battle of Gettysburg movie short
Directed by Herman Hoffman, The Battle of Gettysburg was a movie short from 1955 that took viewers through the bulk of this long battle between the North and South in the Civil War.
Shows like this feel me with awe, and sometimes I cry just because the emotion of it …
The 4th Floor (1999)
When Jane, played by Juliette Lewis, inherits an apartment building with tenants, and she decides to move in to the apartment building despite the warning and concerns from her boyfriend about that situation she is getting herself into. It would seem as soon as she moved into the apartment …
Old Dogs movie
This movie stars John Travolta and Robin Williams. It came out in 2009. The plot revolves around two men who are best friends and business partners who end up having to baby sit two kids. The kids happen to be Robin Williams’ kids and needless to say he …
Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box
My boyfriend loves watching IMAX movies so much, I couldn’t understand why. And so, I have watched Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box with him before.
I admit that watching 3D movies are fun, and I have lots of nice and funny experiences while watching. The joy does …
American Gun
I was a bit surprised that I did not hear about this movie when it was being released in theatres. However, I realised later that it was probably because I was a bit busy at the time. I thought that this movie had some fairly good acting in it …
The Forbidden Kingdom
The Forbidden Kingdom : I watched this movie last week. It starts Jackie Chain, and Jet Lee as leads. Lee is in double role. The story is a fantasy, which takes us to an imaginary land o, with entertains us with Kung Fu stunts, and some nice …
Shawn of the Dead
Before watching this movie, I asked some of my friends about “Shawn of the Dead” since I didn’t want to waste my money watching foolishness in the theatres. At that time I got mixed reactions. There were people to said that the movie was hilarious and there were others …
Three Men and a Baby (1987)
Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson play New York City bachelors in this comedy about responsibility. These three men, happy with their bachelor lifestyle soon have their lives and worlds turn upside down when a baby appears on the step of the loft with a note attached. The …
Wisegirls
Wisegirls is the title of this movie in which three ladies,Mariah Carey as Rachel, Mira Sorvino as Meg and Melora Walters as Kate help in bringing down a drug trafficking operation in New York City.The movie is directed by David Anspaugh and was released in 2001.
In watched a French …
Netflix
Netflix is a company that lets it’s users rent as many movies as they want through the mail with no late fees. I have been using Netflix for a few months now and the best thing about this company is that there are absolutely never any late fees. Another …
Moonraker Blu-ray
Trying to capitalize on the popularity of Star Wars, this installment sees James Bond, played by the witty Roger Moore, take a trip into outer space to stop the evil machinations of Drax, who has dreams of a utopian society on Earth that can only be achieved by killing …
Hard-Boiled movie
A film by Hong Kong man John Woo about two police officers who are forced to work together for different reasons. Very similar to another film of his, The Killer. Woo uses a cinematic language this is very impressive in many ways, and very beautiful too. But it is …
Netflix
There are thousands — hundreds of thousands — of movies in the world. You can’t possibly go to all of them, especially if, like me, you like art house and independent films.
This is why I, and you, need Netflix.
I had to be talked into Netflix by two or …
Beauty and the Beast
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is my all-time favorite animated movie. It is indeed a timeless cinema classic. I can’t count how many times I’ve watched this movie but I never get tired of watching it over and over again. It’s the story of a prince who was turned …
The Women movie
The Women is a DVD movie that I watched with my best friend the other day and one of the actresses that acted is Meg Ryan. She is one of my most favorite actress and alongside her, others like Annette Bening, Debra Messing, Eva Mendes and other actresses acted …
Analyze This (1998), movie
American comedies have become part of a cliche after the 90s, the main plot being based simply on a failed relationship or some other unsatisfying cheesy drama. What I can claim to be a good comedy with cleverly conceived humour is ‘Analyze This’, the 1998 movie starring Billy Crystal, …
Cider House Rules (1999)
“The Cider House Rules” is a 1999 Miramax movie, a production company that I find traditionally does excellent movies. At 116 minutes the English language movie is just about the perfect length. I never felt like it was padded to occupy more screen time nor did I feel cheated …
Dead Mary (UR, 2006) movie
I was surprised that this movie didn’t get more thumbs down on Netflix reviews. This was an interesting film that could have been much much better. Offering a slightly different spin on the typical teenage group in the woods slasher film, this movie uses a little …
Short Circuit 1986 Movie
For the longest time, I had completely forgotten about this movie. It used to be one of my favorite films of all time as a child, than I rediscovered it again as an adult for one reason. The Pixar movie, Wall-E. Wall-E really reminded me of Johnny 5 from …
Kangaroo Jack (2003)
Kangaroo Jack, directed by david McNally is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for language, crude humor, sensuality and violence. The original release date was January 17, 2003 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Adventure/Comedy/Crime and stars Jerry O’Connell as Charlie …
Price of Persia movie
This weekend I sought out to see Price of Persia with my father, stepmother, and 12 year old stepsister. I stepped into the theatre with high expectations due to the hype that had been circulating about this movie for months. I don’t think it really hit me until after …
Scanners movie
Starring: Stephen Lack, Michael Ironside, Patrick McGoohan, Jennifer O’Neill, Lawrence Dane, Robert A. Silverman, Lee Broker, Mavor Moore, Adam Ludwig, Murray Curchley, Fred Doederlein, Geza Kovacs, Sony Forbes, Jerome Tiberghien, Denis Lacroix, and Louis Del Grande.
Directed by: David Cronenberg.
Director David Cronenberg has made some good movies like Nightbreed, then …
The Onion Movie
I have long been a fan of the satirical newspaper, The Onion. So, when they made a movie based on the paper, I had high expectations for it.
Too bad it fell well short of those expectations.
When I saw previews for the movie, I figured I would be watching a …
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