Movies Reviews
Stargate movie
Archeologists on earth discover a secret “gate” to another galaxy in the pyramids of Egypt in the 1920s. This is all hidden by the authorities for many years, while at last scientists manages to open the gate and travel to a distant world.
A film that was very successful among …
Gothika -movie
As a bonafide horror buff, I rented Gothika under the impression that anything containing supernatural horror, Penelope Cruz, and Halle Berry-would be nothing less than a thrill. Much to my chagrin, the movie is slightly less than thrilling. Entertaining, yes. Creepy in parts-yes. Thrilling-no. …
Who am I Movie
A group of soldiers have just finished a successful mission when they discover that one of their superiors is a traitor. Only one of the soldiers manage to survive, but he loses his memory and won’t be able to tell anyone about the traitor.
A film with Jackie Chan in …
The Fall - (Tarsem Singh) film
This is a stunningly good, stunningly beautiful film.
You will probably find yourself thinking “What?” or just “?” throughout. Occasionally re-winding to find out if you really DID hear/see that, or to find out the answer to “?”
Being moved to tears, then laughter, or both at the same time may …
Movie City of Angels
City of Angels is a movie that stars Meg Ryan and Nicholas Cage. In this movie Nicholas is an Angel who retrieves souls as they are on their way to heaven. The movie is eerie in the premises that Angels are among us all the time, they smooth …
Hotel Transylvania (movie)
Even though I heard about it some time ago, I wasn’t very interested in watching the Disney animated movie Hotel Transylvania. While this wasn’t necessarily because I thought that it was going to be a bad movie, I was always just not in the mood to try to enjoy …
The Princess and the Frog-film
The Princess and the Frog is a 2009 Disney animated movie.It is about a young waitress Tiana who lives in New Orleans in the 1920s. dreams of owning her own restaurant.She is willing to work really hard for this goal by working 2 jobs as a waitress.She plans …
Ghost Busters
Who you going to call? Come on now, even if you didn’t grow up in the 1980s, you know the answer to that question; it’s the Ghostbusters.
The movie has been on several times over the weekend and I have to confess, I watched it every time. I couldn’t help …
Anger Management (movie)
Anger Management is a movie with Adam Sander and Jack Nicholson as Dave and Dr. Rydell, respectively. You might wonder how these two actors play off each other, and I felt they did very well in Anger Management. I like Adam Sandler but really adore Jack Nicholson. Adam Sandler …
A Troll in Central Park
The first time I heard of the animated movie “A Troll in Central Park” was some time after it was released in the nineteen nineties. I was not a child any more at the time so I did not have much interest in it and I thoguht it was …
Sisters movie
Brian De Palma’s cult declared horror movie about two twin sisters. One of them is evil and the other is good. The evil one gets jealous of her sister one day when she brings home a boyfriend, so the evil twin decides to kill him. There is apparently a …
District 9 (2009), Neill Blomkamp
I caught a few trailers for this, but otherwise managed to miss the hype - and so was not entirely sure what to expect.
I was very pleasantly surprised, because it was so utterly unexpected.
The first few minutes were quite surreal. In a documentary style, we are told that the …
Chain Letter Movie
When was the last time you received a chain letter either by email or text, and actually followed the directions and passed it on to someone. In my case never because I never believed in the hype of what chain letters can or cannot do. In the movie Chain …
30 Day Of Night
I love vampire movies; you could say that I really like to get my teeth in to a good vampire horror film. 30 Days of Night stars Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston and Ben Foster. Its rating is MA. The film is supposed to be in a small …
“The Children” Vertigo Pictures, 2009
Last night I was invited to a relative’s house to watch a movie. It was “The Children- Vertigo Pictures, 2009.” When I saw the Ghost House logo I silently rolled my eyes and dreaded the inevitable two hours of watching teenagers get killed one by one in an …
End of Watch (crime drama movie)
“End of Watch” is definitely one of the best crime dramas in recent times. Here is a spellbinding, action, cop thriller, full of good performances and rendering a strong sense of comradeship. It is also about the realistic, ugly world of crime and drug trafficking. As is the case of …
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure is a great cartoon movie! This was another Red Box dvd kiosk rental, and it was well worth it! I rented it for my 7 yr old daughter, but I loved watching it too! This movie was a shocker for me because I …
Oliver Twist (2005 movie)
Oliver Twist is 2005 Crime and drama movie directed by Roman Polanski, which is based on a novel. I had read the novel a few years ago, and I truly loved it, and wanted to see the story in action, and played by real characters. The story of the …
Movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is about a bell ringer named Quasimodo, gentle and lonely of Notre Dame. Born to a gypsy, and horribly defected at birth, Quasimodo fell into the hands of the man who killed his mother. As he grew, he was confined to the bell tower, …
Collateral,2004 movie
Collateral, 2004. Vincent (Tom Cruise), a hitman, comes to LA to take care of five “targets.” He hires a taxi, offering the driver a large sum to take him to all five locations. Max (Jamie Foxx), the cabman, unsuspecting at first, takes the job. Then he learns that the …
Dan in Real Life film
Dan ( Steve Carell) is a widower with 3 daughters who juggles a writing job and fatherhood. During an extended family get together at his parents house he runs into ‘ Marie’ ( Juliette Binoche) in the town’s bookstore. She is funny, quirky, easy going, lively and empathetic,and the …
The Ladykillers (2004)
The Ladykillers, directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for language including sexual references. The original release date was March 26, 2004 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Crime/Thriller and stars Tom Hanks as …
Basic Instinct 2
This movie was so unbelievably bad that I am ashamed to say that I own it in my movie collection. I purchased this disgusting excuse for filmmaking in a second-hand DVD sale. The movie has been sitting in my Netflix queue pretty much since it came out …
Cinderella Man
This movie is mainly about boxing; I do not particularly like boxing, but I do like this movie, very much. While bloody fighting scenes still made me cringe, I was completely blown away by the beautiful family relationship of the main character, Jim (a boxer nicknamed Cinderella Man). Jim …
The Family Man (2000)
Nicholas Cage plays Jack Campbell, a Wall Street Investment banker who is wealthy and alone in his life, one morning as he opens his eyes; he finds that his world has been completely turned upside down when he notices that he has a wife and children. He is given …
Dominique movie
In 1978, there was a movie produced called Dominique. Unlike the bouncing tune made famous in The Singing Nun, this Dominique is deadly serious. In fact, it’s essentially a murder mystery.
Everything in this piece is very slow and deliberate. As a viewer, it’s easy to draw …
Can I do It Till I Need Glasses (movie)
I do not exactly remember where I saw the film “Can I do It—¦Till I Need Glasses” anymore, but I do know that the reason why I paid it any attention in the first place is because I was told that the film starred a young robin Williams. Nevertheless, …
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Erin is a single mother who had just lost her court case against a wealthy doctor in a lawsuit relating a personal injury, now unemployed she has to now look work to pay the bills and maintain her family. She puts it to her lawyer to assist her in …
Jumper movie
“Jumper” was one of my favorite movies released in 2008. In fact, I did not know about the movie until I saw it advertising a little before it went into theatres. When I saw it advertising I wanted to see it a lot, but I knew I would neither …
The Back-Up Plan Movie
Not too long ago I had an opportunity to watch “The Back-Up Plan” starring Jennifer Lopez as Zoe and the ever gorgeous Alex O’loughlin as Stan. This movie is about a women who when in her 30’s thought she would be married with kids. However, she has yet …
X2: X-Men United, X-Men 2 (2003)
The sequel to the first movie and a continuing saga, this movie tells the story of the continued struggle of co-existence between humans and mutant kind. Similar to the happenings of the comic book and the TV series, this movie jumps from scene to scene in an attempt to …
The We and the I (movie)
I’ve had a special love for independent films for the longest time, especially when they’re done quite well. This is why I just had to see the movie “The We and the I” when I saw it on the cable guide fairly recently. Even though a lot of people …
Longest Yard movie
Now, this is what i call a real cool movie.Un c this guy Adam Sandler in the first scene of teh movie and what strikes you immediately is that this movie must be a laugh riot coz that is what we usually expect from his movies.No, that isnt the …
Movie Superman Returns
I rented the dvd, I didnt like the movie. The story didnt make sense , lex luthor reminded me one of the villains of the 60’s batman tv show, there were several incoherences (his shirt was in perfect conditions after receiving dozens of bullets but it was easily damaged …
Movie Becoming Jane
Again, someone got me to watch this period film about Jane Austen. The movie stars one of my favorite actors, James McAvoy - whom I think is quite yummy. The movie also features Anne Hathway as Jane Austen. The film follows her life as a …
King Arthur- Poor Film
“King Arthur” is about the life and adventures of Arthur, half Britian and half Roman, and his band of Samatian soldiers. The story takes place when Rome is pulling out of Britian, as they don’t have the resources to keep control.
There are some groups waiting to take over Britian …
“Shutter Island” movie
Another movie from under the hand has the duo Martin Scorsese - Leonardo DiCaprio is a screen adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s novel a great “Island of the condemned.” To a hospital for mentally ill offenders located on an island cut off from the world comes two policemen (one of …
Miracle on 34th Street Movie, a John Hughes Production
“Miracle on 34th Street,” the John Hughes production with Richard Attenborough, contains the same inspirational storyline as the original movie and continues to entertain drama lovers today. The remake was filmed in 1995, casting famous actors and actresses, such as Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, and Mara Wilson. Attenborough portrayed …
Blood Diamond (2006)
Blood Diamond, directed by Edward Zwick is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong violence and language. The original release date was December 8, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Adventure/Drama/Thriller and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Danny Archer, Djimon …
Pretty Woman
I’m not sure what exactly the draw is for me but whenever the movie Pretty Woman is on television, I just have to watch it.
Maybe I’m just a closet Julia Roberts fan but I just can’t get enough of a Cinderella story that has a prostitute and millionaire falling …
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Movie
Note: This review of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets contains spoilers.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is not my favorite of the Harry Potter movies. Unlike the other 4 films out on DVD, this one feels like it’s too long. I first watched this movie on …
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Akeelah and the Bee, written and directed by Doug Atchison is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for some language. The original release date was April 28, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Family and stars Keke Palmer as Akeelah, …
Iron Man
This latest superhero movie from Jon Favreau, the director of “Elf” and “Zathura”, starring Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges and Terrence Howard, surpasses many others in the same genre, with a sly adult take on an otherwise rather two dimensional character. The special effects, while impressive …
The Omnimax Theater
Although I feel you might be able to add “four dimensional” components such as motion and interaction with live objects simultaneous with the viewing of the film, the Omnimax provides what I consider the bets visual and audio experience possible.
I’ll get the sound out of the way because it …
Soul Survivors (movie)
When I came across the movie Soul Survivors in the Wal-mart clearance aisle, I had a faint memory of watching it at some point but couldn�t remember much about it. Normally, this tells me it isn�t a memorable movie, but because it was only $5 and had Eliza Dushku …
Doll Face movie
From 1945, Doll Face is a fairly fun motion picture about the entertainment industry, including Burleycue, better known as burlesque. Vivian Blaine plays Doll Face Carroll, who is trying to get out of burlesque and into the legitimate theater and such, but no one will give her the …
Corky Romano (2001)
Corky Romano (2001) is a comedy by director Rob Pritts and is rated PG-13 for drug and sex-related humor, and for language.
Chris Kattan stars as Corky Romano, is a goofy, misfit born into a powerful crime family, but is rejected by them for his ways and becomes a veterinarian. …
Rocky VI Movie
The Italian Stallion versus the Siberian Bull in the amazing fourth instalment of the Rocky franchise.
Sylvester Stallone stars once again as the fantastic Rocky Balboa the underdog from Philadelphia this time meets the hardest opponent of his career in the mighty Ivan Drago.
At the start of the film Rock …
Percy Jackson and the Olympians- The Lightening Thief movie 2009
I thought this movie was fun. The stories are a clever roundabout way to teach kids (and adults) about mythology, although some elements were altered a bit, if my memory is correct.
Since it was from the director of the Harry Potter films, I had expected a …
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