Movies Reviews
Saw
Saw is a new kind of horror film that I had never seen before, the movie came off tacky at times, but it was interesting and cool enough to let the small things go, the plot I think is really good and kept me interested, 2 people wake up …
In the Valley of Elah
I am reviewing the 2007 movie, In the Valley of Elah, starring Tommy Lee Jones. The movie focuses on Hank Deerfield, the father of an American soldier gone missing in Iraq. Throughout the course of the film, Hank desperately tries to piece together what happened to his son, Mike. …
Caregiver by Sharon Cuneta
I know Filipinos are a bit easy to please. Even with tv shows, it seems that a simple plot does not matter to them for as long as their favorite artist stars the show, or the movie. Well as for me, I think it is not about who plays …
My Baby’s Daddy (2004)
Childhood friends and business men, their lives take a change when their respective significant others all have children at the same time, now the men must take time off from the regular jobs to now be stay at home dads while the women go out and be the bread …
Bring It On: All or Nothing
Another cheerleading movie. And a Bring It On one too. I believe that this movie might be the third one. So, my parents bought the movie Bring It On All or Nothing on DVD for my little sister. It was released on August 8 and they bought it the …
Tina Fey (actress, producer)
I have way more respect for actress Tina Fey since I started watching episodes of ‘30 Rock’ on DVD. I caught one episode when it first came on the air. But for some reason, I never followed up on the program. When Tina Fey …
Maximum Overdrive movie
When it comes to Stephen King movies, they are usually hit or miss with me. In the case of Maximum Overdrive, it was definitely a miss.
While I did like the concept; a comet passing near Earth causes all machines to come to life and attempt to kill humans, overall …
The Secret of My Success
Michael J. Fox stars as Brantley Foster in The Secret of My Success. The film came out in 1987 and to me, Fox still looked so young. Even in Family Ties, he seemed very young to me. Here he’s leaving the farm to go make it …
Watch Berserk Now! (anime)
And, the top pick of over 100 anime series is…
DUNN DUNN DUNN…!
Berserk.
Do you like action?
Great art?
Unpredictable plots?
This is it.
So, you might have guessed, but a hobby of mine is watching rare and mainstream anime. I came across it by accident. Picked it up on a rainy day and …
The Glass Bottom Boat in Catalina - movie short
One of my favorite Doris Day films is “The Glass Bottom Boat” in which she stars with Rod Taylor and Arthur Godfrey. From 1966, The Glass Bottom Boat in Catalina is a movie short that promotes the movie. It’s narrated by Godfrey, who goes back and forth …
Movie Blond Ambition
To put everything in a short sentence, “Blond Ambition” is a very cheap copy of Reese Whiterspoon success movie “Legally Blond”. It is to no surprise to me that it went straight to DVD release.
The interesting fact about both movies that is that Luke Wilson stars in both of …
Crank movie
Who’s in It: Efren Ramirez, Dwight Yoakam, Amy Smart, and Jason Statham.
In the movie crank, a professional hit man is injected by this stuff that they call ?The Chinese S?t?. But the thing is that he has to keep his adrenaline up or he dies. Through out the movie …
Repossessed movie
A parody on films like The Exorcist, this film tells the story of a 17 year old woman who is possessed by the devil. When she finally is free of the possession by exorcism, she is later possessed another time, and now they send it live on television!
I’m not …
For Colored Girls (2010 Film)
I remember running across the movie title “For Colored Girls” on the internet movie database one evening. When viewing the list of people included in the movie, I was instantly intrigued because each main actress in the movie was a familiar face and known to be good.
For Colored …
The night listener movie
The night listener is a 2006 film released by Miramax Films that stars Robin Williams. The movie is about a talk show host Gabriel Noone who becomes infatuated with a young boy named Pete and his step mother that calls his show regularly. He wants to help Pete publish …
Richie Rich
Richie Rich was a very good movie that came out in the 1990s. It is based off of the TV show that was a cartoon. But this movie is all about the real life Richie Rich. It it basically the same story as the old cartoon TV show, but much …
Three Wishes DVD
Firmly locked in as one of my top ten Patrick Swayze movies, Three Wishes is a magical delight. It has a great cast with Swayze, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joseph Mazzello, and Seth Mumy. With the recent death of Swayze, I wanted to watch one of his movies …
Strange Wilderness (starring Steve Zahn)
I went to watch Strange Wilderness before with my best friend and we were just choosing it at random. The cast is pretty unknown to us except for Steve Zahn, which I couldn’t quite put a name to him. And if you are trying to find Bigfoot, you …
Cool Runnings
This 1993 movie, Cool Runnings, was another huge surprise to me. I just happen to watch it one day on cable when a fluke of going up and down the channels landed on it. I became hooked on it, and now it’s a movie I enjoy watching …
Spanglish (2004)
Spanglish, directed by James L. Brooks is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for some sexual content and brief language. The original release date was December 17, 2004 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Drama/Romance and stars Adam Sandler as John …
Terminator Salvation DVD
I am not a big Terminator fan because I always consider that a pretty superficial trilogy of movies but this one really surprised me. Actually when I saw Christian Bale was playing John Connor I immediately knew this film is going to be better than any other Terminator before …
Waist Deep, Vondie Curtis-Hall Movie
O2 recently free of parole after crouch in prison for six years. Now, he opened a new sheet and tries not disappointing the only son, Otis Jr. However, a landslide overwrites O2, one day car have hijack by a black youth, and pick to win again, the hijacker did …
Divorce His - Divorce Hers Part 1 movie
Divorce His - Divorce Hers was a big event back in 1973 when it aired, and that’s because it starred the then married couple, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. The two play Martin and Jane Reynolds, a divorced couple. This movie has the distinction of being the …
Four Weddings and a Funeral with Hugh Grant
This movie is full of funny scenes. It starts with Hugh Grant’s character being late for a wedding he is attending. Worse yet, he is the best man, and he has forgotten the rings. The bride and groom end up getting married using junk jewelery that his friend was …
The Day The Earth Stood Still film
As far as wasted opportunities go, this film takes the cake. It isn’t so much a remake of the original film as it is homage to it as only the very basic plot elements from the original were retained and woven into an unnecessarily reworked plot that falls flat …
Ghost World comedy
Great comedy staring the then-not-so-popular Scarlett Johansson. This movie also stared Thora Birch, and one of my favorite actors, Steve Buscemi. Ghost World is based off of the comic book title of the same name, it I promise you, this will be one of the best comedy-drama movies you’ll …
Whisper (R, 2007)
I usually am a little apprehensive about “no-name” horror films. But I gave this one a shot. I am glad that I did because this movie was more interesting than I thought it would be. The plot is fairly simple: a group of …
American Psycho (2000)
MPAA Rating - Rated R for strong violence, sexuality, drug use and language.
Starring: Christian Bale, Reese Witherspoon, Willem Defoe, Jared Leto, Justin Theroux, Chloe Sevigny
American Psycho (2000) is the film adaption of the graphic novel by Bret Easton Ellis. It tells the story Patrick Batemen, an investment banker and …
Rugrat’s In Paris movie
Rugrat’s in Paris is a great family movie. This is the sequel to the first Rugrat movie. This movie is about Chuckie’s family growing and his visit overseas to Japan. I liked that this movie is great for children as well as for adults. At least, the adults that …
Casino Royale (2006)
Casino Royale, a James Bond movie, directed by Martin Campbell is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Assosciation of America for intense sequences of violent action, a scene of torture, sexual content and nudity. The original release date was November 17, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls …
Como agua para chocolate movie
A film about food, and what effect it can have on people’s lives. Tita is a young woman with a very strict mother who won’t allow her to marry anyone she wants. Tita shows her frustration, or rather gets rid of it, by cooking food, which become very famous …
Dr. Strangelove (1964 Classic Film)
Quite frankly, I have no intention to watch other Stanley Kubrick (otherwise known as the greatest American filmmaker ever) films after being disappointed by 2001: A Space Odyssey. I watched that film after the release of Nolan’s Interstellar two years ago and I never got the correlation among the two. …
COBRA, the movie (1986)
When motorcyclists start chasing under the window in the middle of the night, I immediately think of this movie. Sly was so good at shooting them with a machine gun on the move! Except I wouldn’t take a machine gun, but a heavy machine gun and enough ammo to go …
Film Review - Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho was an experimental film by Raj Kapur made in the early fifties the story was about a simple man who comes to a metro city from this village and such as for water in the night so that he came satisfy his thrust and he is accidentally …
Black Cat Episode 4
Black Cat Episode 4 involves Sven and Rinslet Walker trying to rescue Eve from Torneo’s mansion while Black Cat tries to finish the job and kill her.
I liked this episode a lot; it was really clever and showed off more of Sven’s talents as a master escape artist. …
Pirates 3
After waiting for one long year, the third (and last?) part of the Pirates of the Carribean trilogy finally arrived. My daughter and I both attended an opening night show. We thought it was great! The effects, as was the case in the first two movies, …
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 …
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
A lot went into the making of this film and a lot came out of it. If possible, this trilogy should be watched as if it were one complete film. The closest I came was watching each film nightly, over three nights. By doing so, I gained a perspective …
Watchmen (2009)
A surprising and good film, the Watchmen was an adequately well done action film. A bit too cerebral at times, but very well directed. Based on the famous comic (graphic novel) by Alan Moore. The movie did a good job of transferring most of the depth …
Legally Blonde 1
Legally Blonde is all about a clumsy-in-love woman named Elle Woods who did everything against all odds to prove that she’s got both beauty and brains. I kinda love this movie although it gets a little corny sometimes with some scenes about her crying over her boyfriend who already …
The Tangerine Bear (2000 Film)
The 2000 movie called “The Tangerine Bear” is a simple cartoon film for families during the holidays that have strong morals and a very cute themed story that revolves around a bear that was created with his smile sewn in upside down so that he is always frowning. This …
Mulholland Falls
OK, maybe it’s because I’m not a huge Nick Nolte fan but I just can’t seem to get the movie Mulholland Falls. When it first came out, it looked entertaining. I like thrillers that make me think and thought this film would fit that category. And, having some A-list …
The Mother (2003)
“The Mother” will be a shock to people under the age of thirty who can’t imagine their parents having sex at all much less have casual sex and enjoying it. The 112-minute UK film tells about May, a woman in her late fifties or sixties, and Toots, her husband …
13 going 30
“13 going 30″ is one of my favourite movies of the actress, Jennifer Garner. Apart from the fact that the story is a good mix between romance, comedy and fantasy, I feel that this actress together with her on screen partner, Mark Ruffallo make such a great couple.
This movie …
Meet the Spartans
Normally, I like movies that spoof other movies; everything from Scary movie to pretty much anything made by Mel Brooks. But, after watching Meet the Spartans last night, I no longer can say I like all movies in that genre.
The thing about Meet the Spartans is it had the …
Inception- Movie
Inception is a mind bender of a movie. It is complicated and really makes you think. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, the story concerns a man who can infiltrate other people’s dreams with the halp of a small crew. DiCaprio’s character is a haunted genious who is mourning his wife’s death. …
Mean Girls
I rented the movie Mean girls the other night it has been out for quite a while but I have never gotten around to watching this. If I was a teenage girl this would be one of my favorite movies. It is about a girl not just moving to …
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 …
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