Movies Reviews
The Bonfire Of The Vanities Movie
After reading the book The Bonfire Of The Vanities by Tom Wolfe, I was eager to see the film adaptation. However after watching it I wish I never bothered. The book describes the racial tension of New York in the 1980s and …
The Green Hornet (movie)
One of the movies that I watched recently was an action and adventure movie called “The Green Hornet” that starred the actor Seth Rogen, and an Asian actor who did not seem familiar to me. When I first saw the movie trailer on youtube earlier on this …
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
“The Moonstone” by Wilkie Collins is a delightful and well-written 19th century mystery novel. When she turns 18, Lady Rachel Verinder received a very special and precious gift: a large yellow diamond called Moonstone. Her uncle, now deceased, had stolen it from a temple in India where he was …
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989 movie)
I first saw “The Fabulous Baker Boys” about twenty years ago, but I still catch parts of it now when it shows up on one of the cable channels. The movie is a straightforward drama about brothers Frank and Jack Baker, portrayed by real-life brothers Beau and Jeff Bridges. …
Case of the Winthrop Legend
I am reviewing The Case of the Winthrop Legend, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Series 39 Thrilling Episodes. This series was produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France in the fifties. Ronald Howard, the son of actor Leslie Howard, …
Jurassic World (2015) movie
It’s been fourteen years since “Jurassic Park 3″ made its debut in theaters, and at the time of its release, interest in the franchise seemed to be waning. Perhaps by then, the “wow” factor had been starting to wear off as the 1993 hit “Jurassic Park” stunned movie critics and …
The Devil Wears Prada
Generally speaking, I don’t much go for the obvious chick flicks. There are some that I like, but it doesn’t happen to be a genre that I’m in the mood for a lot. And, how much more “chick flick” can you get than a movie that puts …
The Fugitive movie
Starring Harrison Ford as a doctor framed for the murder of his wife, and Tommy Lee Jones as the Federal Marshall with a die-hard devotion in catching his man. It is intense and action packed with unexpected twists and turns. It’s not really a thinking man’s movie as we …
Daddy Day Camp movie
I watched Daddy Day Camp with my sister a few days ago. Neither of us were very interested in it. I usually like kid’s movies, but I didn’t care for this one. My sister never did finish watching all of the movie, she just kept rewinding and fast forwarding …
Divorce His - Divorce Hers Part 2 movie
The second part of Divorce His - Divorce Hers is focused on the beautiful Elizabeth Taylor, who appeared in this TV movie with her husband at the time, Richard Burton. This was their last on screen movie together, which makes it a bit sorrowful when you consider the …
I Don’t Know How She Does It Movie (2011)
I just have to say I don’t know how she does it- how does a talented actress like Sarah Jessica Parker gets herself in those awful, overly produced, overly censured movies every single time. I don’t know how she does it movie might have been based on an interesting …
John Tucker Must Die
“John Tucker Must Die” is a cute romantic comedy targeting teenagers. The interesting aspect of this movie is that it includes a lot of Hollywood rising stars such as Brittany Snow, Jesse Metcalfe, Penn Badgley, Sophia Bush, Ashanti and Arielle Kebbel. These actors are mostly know for their involvement …
Falling Down (1993) Movie
I tend to always watch Falling Down when it comes on television. I can always relate to film and literature that is misanthropic in its sentiment and, as movies go, this is better than most rubbish out there.
Michael Douglas plays William Forster who has apparently cracked …
Inkheart movie
The moment I heard what “Inkheart” was about, I knew I had to see that movie. For someone who loves books, the concept of book characters coming out from the pages into our world is fascinating.
“Inkheart” is based on a novel by Conrelia Funke. Those who have read the …
Queen Margot DVD
“Queen Margot” is a 1994 movie based on the a lesser known novel by Alexandre Dumas. “Queen Margot” tells the story of Marguerite de Valois (Margot), heir to the throne of her brother, the French King Charles IX. Margot was a daughter of Catherine Medici and inherited all …
Cunningham Herritage
I am reviewing The Case of the Cunningham Heritage, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Series 39 Thrilling Episodes. This series was produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France in the fiftees. Ronald Howard, the son of actor Leslie Howard, …
Batteries Not Included
If you guys were disappointed with the recent Disney Movie Wall-E, and still want a good movie with robot type creatures, Batteries Not Included is for you ! It’s not an animated flick, but it’s so good. It’s a movie from 1987, where they had to rely on acting …
Bubble Boy (2001 comedy movie)
The 2001 movie “Bubble Boy” might not have gotten a very good rating in a number of places, but it’s one of those movies that I’ve found I can watch multiple times and never get bored of. It might be silly all around, but I still think that it’s funny …
Wadjda (movie)
One of the reasons why I love Starz Cinema so much is because it sometimes brings my fix of foreign movies that I’m positive I will never see on any other channel that I have. Up to very recently, one of those was a movie made by Saudi Arabian …
My Fair Lady: A Film by George Cukor (1964)
My Fair Lady is definitely one of the best Audrey Hepburn films to date. I’m not enthralled by the designer, Ralph Lauren and his bygone collection inspired from this musical film. But it aroused my interest to watch it anyway. All its posters in Technicolor suggested …
The Wolf of Wall Street (movie)
I saw the trailer for the movie “The Wolf of Wall Street” a little earlier than most people who I know, and even though I figured from the start that it would gain some amount of attention, it just didn’t interest me enough for me to make future plans …
The Queen by Stephen Frears
I was very lucky today to see a matinee of “The Queen” staring Helen Mirren. Although I knew the movie was about Queen Elizabeth II, I had no idea it was about the period following Princess Diana’s death.
I found the movie was not only engaging but engrossing. It was …
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 …
Bad Santa
I’m not a huge Billy Bob Thornton fan so, when his movie Bad Santa came out, I really avoided watching it. However, it was on one of our movie channels the other day and, since there was nothing better on, I figured I would give it a chance.
It wasn’t …
Bloodsport (1988)
Bloodsport, directed by Newt Arnold is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date for this movie was February 26, 1988 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Sport and stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Frank Dux, Donald Gibb as …
Ice Age -Movie One in the Trilogy
I watched this movie a long time ago and then again recently; I recall then thinking that it was childish -which I suppose is good because it’s mostly a kid’s movie but I had hoped it would entertain me too- and that I would not care so much …
Stepford Wives
One of my favourite movies which was released in the year 2004 was the movie “Stepford Wives”. I wanted to see the movie from the time I saw it advertising to be released in theatres, because I thought it looked very interesting and even though I had not watched …
DADDY DAY CARE Movies
Wow, this movie was funny (of course it had Eddie Murphy, the king of laughs in it) and actually had good morals to it. It is basically about a Dad that finds himself without job and being the typical guy that he is, he desperately wants to find something …
Movie The Hudsucker Proxy
The Hudsucker Proxy with Tim Robbins and Paul Newman.
This bizarre film takes place in New York City in the year 1958. In the opening segment we are in a board room filled with corporate fat cats. As they listen to the annual report, …
The Empty House
I am reviewing The Empty House, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, The REturn of Sherlock HOlmes, which was produced in 1984 by Granada television. This episode starts with Watson grieving over the loss of his dear friend now some three years ago. Sherlock Holmes returns in …
Showgirls (1995)
A young woman in search of herself travels to Las Vegas and after seeing the glamorous life of a Las Vegas showgirl, she sets her sights on becoming one herself. What she did not take into consideration is that the road to showgirl stardom is no easy task and …
The Curios Case Of Benjamin Button
When I went to see this movie I was excited, it looked interesting and I thought it would be funny, something happy for the long and often depressing holidays. The movie kept me interested, but just barely, I should have just stopped watching it right away, but I kept …
Bewitched movie
I must admit that I enjoy watching the director, Nora Ephron movies. She gave us great romantic comedies, such “When Harry meet Sally”, “Sleepless in Seattle” and “You Have Got Mail”. I feel that she lost her magic touch in this movie and it is no wonder that the …
Taken, movie
Liam Neeson comes onto the screen as an action star, but, unlike some of his other roles, he is sans light saber and no longer wearing that great kilt from “Rob Roy.” Instead of a more iconic role, we get Neeson as a retired CIA agent who worked in …
Elf
I absolutely LOVE Elf! This movie is hilarious and Will Ferrel is at his best! The characters are great, the acting is great and the storyline is hilarious. I don’t know anyone who has seen this movie and not fallen in love with it. It is definitely a Christmas …
Market for Murder movie
I am reviewing the movie, Market for Murder, starring John Nettles and Daniel Casey. This movie was made in 2004 by Acorn Media Inc. It was produced by Brian True-May, was directed by Sarah Hellings, and was written by Andrew Payne. This movie was based on the …
Big Daddy movie
Big Daddy is a nice comedy movie with some emotional scenes. This Adam Sandler starred movie has some heart touching scenes to it’s credit. Sonny is a job less and irresponsible guy. Though his friends and the people from his college have moved ahead in life and are doing …
Chak De India
This must be one of the most entertaining as well as meaningful films that have come out of India in recent times. The basic storyline and genre - sports - is a fairly simple one,familiar to people around the world, but it’s what the makers have done with this …
This is the End 2013 (Movie)
With very famous and some of my favourite actresses like Emma Watson featuring in the movie This is the End, I was very excited to watch the movie. I like her acting from the Harry Potter series, which is my all time favourite series since I was a kid. …
Cheers for Miss Bishop movie
Cheers for Miss Bishop is a classic film from 1941 which starred Martha Scott in the title role of Ella Bishop. My problem, and pretty much my only problem, is that while the makeup was good, it didn’t quite hook me. We see Scott transform from a …
The Last Valley (1971), a movie
The story is set in the 1641 Germany, torn apart and devastated by the Thirty Year War. The war had begun as a religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants; now, on its 27th year, everything is too messed up to figure out what’s going on and who is fighting …
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
For the first time in my life, I have never watched a movie that is so depressing. I had never gotten over it until after a day when I’ve watched it. I really felt for the old men in the movie Glengarry Glen Ross which was filmed …
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
It is a known fact that sometimes a sequel falls short of the original movie and the fans are left disappointed. This is not the case with this movie.
The movie opened up with lots of action in the first 10 minutes and it was at first confusing why there …
The Number 23
The Number 23 is a movie starring Jim Carrey. Carrey plays a serious role in the movie. He has really managed to make the transition from comedic actor to serious actor. He is very good in the role of Walter Sparrow, an ordinary man who becomes obsessed with the …
Flyboys Movie
This is truly an amazing classic movie during the world war, it is a true story that really happened and it stars James Franco as a fighter pilot up in the sky fighting enemies to save his country. He and his friends find it hard as they are always …
My Blueberry Nights
It is certainly refreshing to see Norah Jones doing other things rather than just singing and showcasing her real nice voice. I have the chance to watch the DVD movie, My Blueberry Nights, and the Director is Wong Kar-Wai. Other than Norah Jones, Jude Law and Natalie Portman …
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Johnny Mnemonic, directed by Robert Longo is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was May 26, 1995 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Keanu Reeves as Johnny Mnemonic, Dina Meyer as Jane and …
The Station Agent (R, 2003) movie
I have had this movie in my Netflix queue for a long time. And just like so many others, I kept passing over it for some reason or another. I liked the idea of seeing Peter Dinklage (the famous dwarf featured on FX’s Nip/Tuck) in an independent …
Pretty Woman (1990 movie)
A single high powered businessman who is a killer whn it comes to acquisitions finds himslef in need of an escort. He happens to come across your no so average street hooker and makes her a proposition she cannot refuse. She agrees to be his paid escort in confidence …
Green Zone Movie
There were several reasons why my husband and I decided to watch the movie Green Zone when it opens in Singapore this week. The trailer looks enticing and exciting enough. The other reason was of course the main actor, Matt Damon. We both love watching the Bourne trilogy and …
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