Monkey Shines is a pretty good movie, and yes it is kind of scary. It is not super scary. It’s more of a movie that messes with your head. But the monkey in the movie does look kind of spooky. The music in the movie was pretty dark and scary. …

The Jewel of the Nile, directed by Lewis Teague is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date for this movie was December 11, 1985 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Comedy/Romance and stars Michael Douglas as Jack Colton, …

The danish director Lars von Trier has been hailed as a master of cinema and won many prizes on the Cannes film festival the last 15 years. To me he is a very overrated filmmaker who never really managed to develop his own cinematic expression that couldn’t be mistaken …

When I saw the Ghost and the Darkness on sale at the store I had to buy it for my collection. This is one of the most suspense filled movies I’ve ever seen and definitely one that will make you think.
I think this is one of Val Kilmer’s and …

The Empire Strikes Back(1980) directed by Irvin Kershner and produced by George Lucas is an example of one of the finest science fiction films made in the 1980s and of any era. Due to the fact that the other films were released, they all did something which was quite …

Batman Begins flu into theaters July 2005. The story is about a man named Bruce Wayne or Batman (Christian Bale). Alfred (Michael Caine) is Bruce’s life long butler and friend. Rachel Dawes (Katie Holms) is a life long friend of Bruce’s. Henri Ducard (Liem Neelson) trained Bruce in machel …

The adults in this family must leave town on business and before they leave they recruit the services of a babysitter, a sitter that is up in age and very fragile and rigid at the same time. Unfortunately, one day the children who were being taken care of by …

Enough, directed by Michael Apted is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense scenes of domestic violence, some sensuality and language. The original release date was May 24, 2002 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Triller/Drama and stars Jennifer Lopez …

“The House Bunny” came from the same writers that created “Legally Blonde”; while “Bunny” is definitely not the instant classic that “Legally Blonde” was, it’s a cute movie of its own right.
Anna Faris plays Shelley, a Playboy bunny who gets kicked out of the Playboy Mansion at the ripe …

Even 55 years old Batman has proven to be a true protector of Gotham City. The bloodthirsty leader of the fraction called the Mutants is defeated by Batman in a bloody battle, and his followers are now separated. Some of them call themselves “The Sons of Batman” and vow …

Howard Hawks directed with great success this 1949 war comedy, I Was a Male War Bride. This is a twist on the war film that hadn’t been done before that I know of, and it was a real winner.
The movie opens with two people meeting and …

One of my favorite VHS tapes (yes, I am over 50 and therefore behind the times) is “Throw Mama from the Train”. Despite the horrid title, this really is a good adult movie. In fact, I might even go out and buy it on DVD, since tapes …

I was really pleasantly surprised by this film. I watched it on my Virgin on Demand service - I was basically browsing for an easy, fun, romantic comedy and thought this fit the bill from the description.
It’s not just a ‘chick flick’ or your predictable Romcom though.
First off, our …

I can remember seeing the movie “Joy Ride” on the television guide a couple years ago when I was still in high school. However, I kept hesitating to watch it as at the time I was confusing it with a comedy which was released around the same time that …

Jarhead, diected by Sam Mendes is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for pervasive language, some violent images and strong sexual content. The original release date for this movie was November 4, 2005 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Biography/Drama/War and …

The Island is a futurist movie directed by Michael Bay, with Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson. I saw it on dvd but would have preferred to see it in the theatre. The special effects are mind-blowing and the stunts are extremely powerful.
In 2019, after a grave epidemic, mankind is …

Grumpy Old Men, directed by Donald Petrie is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date for this movie was December 25, 1993 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Drama and stars Jack Lemmon as John Gustafson, Walter Matthau …

When I first saw the previews for Hoodwinked on television I thought it would be a lousy film. But, after giving it a try, I now feel it is a movie I would be glad to add to my collection.
Giving “The Other Story” to the Little Red Riding Hood …

I remember being a kid in third grade and absolutely loving the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turles. They had a good cartoon, (or so I thought at that age) and made a few movies back then and some good money off their merchandising. Now in 2007, the turtle gang …

When I watch the 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, I am absolutely amazed with the quality of the film, considering it was made almost 3 decades ago.
It’s hard to believe that’s Donald Sutherland in the starring role of Matthew Bennell and I was impressed with the …

I think DuckTales The Movie the movie was just great. I remember watching this film as a kid and loving it. And hey I still like to watch it today. I have always been a fan of the duck tales and I always loved the TV show. So of course …

A very cute movie that the family can sit and watch together is Adventures in Babysitting. This movies involves a high school senior Chris Parker played by Elizabeth Shueand three kids she gets stuck babysitting because she is stood up by her boyfriend. Chris doesn’t want to babysit …

I am not really a huge fan of buddy-comedy movies. I particularly didn’t enjoy 21 Jump Street that I didn’t bother to check out its sequel. However, I am in a real marathon since falling in love with films recently. I have seen most of the “must-see” movies this year …

Walking Tall, directed by Kevin Bray is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for sequences of intense violence, sexual content, drug material and language. The original release date was April 2, 2004 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Biography/Comedy/Drama/Thriller and stars …

A sequel that should not have been made…why does everyone need to do a sequel? Was there something from the original Crow that was felt uncovered that they really needed a second installation, or, did they truly believe that they could make more money off re-doing a movie with …

I’m not going to lie. I thought Ocean’s 12 was absolutely terrible! Ocean’s 11 was, in my opinion, a very solid movie, that I thoroughly enjoyed. So when the third in line of the sequel was announced, I was a bit skeptical. But, nonetheless, I …

I was given the opportunity to watch Carrie one evening on Netflix. After hearing so many different things about the movie, I just had to see it for myself. I have to say that in the beginning when first hearing about it, I was skeptical, because there are so …

Don’t watch this movie if you have a migraine or sensitive to lights. I had a migraine when we first popped this in to watch and after 15 minutes had to turn it off I was so nauseous. The colors are so vivid and bright and then …

For those who ever liked a film by Ingmar Bergman this is a definite must-see. I think perhaps most people choose this film as their first Bergman, and that is a wise decision, because even though the film has all of the trademarks of Bergman’s style, it isn’t as …

This movie really interested and intrigued me since I love swimming and everything outdoors and my husband was a licensed diver himself, and we wanted to watch this since we thought we could relate to the movie, and we did. The movie is called Sanctum and they say the …

Well, what an intriguing mystery on how the aliens (if there are) may look like was given a hypothetical description in this movie. Yes, it is possible that our technology here on earth may be a little rusty but perhaps those aliens could have done something about their …

Bruce Almighty (played by Jim Carrey) is about a man who wants to prove to the world that he is the best ever. Bruce wants to be an anchorman on a television station, but is passed up by someone else. Bruce’s girlfriend is supportive and totally in love with …

I have been blessed to view the movie Gone with the Wind three times. Once, during an open-air film showing in our school. And twice after I graduated from college, where I felt fortunate to attend two showings of the film after the entire film was restored. …

The third part of Robert Ludlum’s highly acclaimed Jason Bourne films, Bourne Ultimatum is entertainment at its best. Directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Matt Damon, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles, and David Strathairn, the movie picks up where it left off with Bourne still desperate to find out who …

A lot of people don’t like Jim Carrey’s comedy and, when he first hit Hollywood, people didn’t think much of him. However, his movie, The Number 23, shows a range of acting skill that might surprise a lot of people.
Carrey plays an animal control worker who is given a …

Just by looking at the title, you can tell that this isn’t going to be a cinematic game changer. Dumb as it is, I can actually see the train of thought that led to this. What would happen to two kids who were terrorized by a witch …

Spanglish is a wonderful movie about a family that changes due to the appearance of a new maid. The father, John, played by Adam Sandler, and the mother, Deb, played by Tea Leoni, hire Flor, a Mexican maid with limited to no English speaking skills. Flor is pretty and …

A couple years ago, my wife and I thought we would be smart and, rather than spending money renting movies, we would just buy a new movie every couple of weeks so it would be in our DVD collection.
That was until we bought the movie The Village.
This is one …

I watched this movie about an year ago and fall in love with it. It’s basically a story about two women, one Amanda (Cameron Diaz) a successful american and Iris( Kate Winslet) a british chick. Both have failed in finding the right men and accidently they meet and exchange …

I am surprised that I haven’t really heard anything about this movie when it was released. It is a good movie that deserves more attention. Peter Falk plays Sam Kleinman, a hard-working husband and an absentee father whose wife Muriel (Olympia Dukakis) finally leaves him after 50 years of …

IMDb is the international movies database, and for good reason. The sheer size of the amount of movies covered on this website is simply unsurpassed, I’d say. Every movie has a page, even if all is listed is a simple title. But rest assured, that situation will only persist …

It had been ages since I saw the classic movie Village of the Damned. So, when it came on one of the movie channels over the weekend, I had to sit down and watch it again.
Somehow, it wasn’t as scary as I remembered it.
Even though it’s really never explained …

A favourite in small film festivals, and winner of several awards, the movie Boy A lives up to all the hype. The story is powerful, and the actor who plays the lead role, Andrew Garfield, is brilliant, especially considering this is his first big film. This is one of …

Natural Born Killers was one of those movies that I kept hearing about, but I never got to see. Therefore, recently I made it my duty to get it so I could finally know what it was that I had missed. While I have to admit that the movie did …

August Rush is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time.
A young foundling boy dreams of the day his parents will find him again. He knows that if they listen hard enough like he does, they will hear him and they will come …

Ever since her turn as the title role in 2006’s The Queen, she has allowed herself to take roles that women younger than her would kill for. Many times you hear actresses complain that they don’t get the roles they used to because of their age. If …

Kannathil Mutthamittal is a one of the best Movie in Indian cinema. The movie was Produced and Directed by Maniratnam. The movie cast includes R.Madhavan, Simran, Nandita Das, Keerthana, Prakashraj, Pasupathy, etc. The movie was about how Tamil people are affected in Srilanka. Maniratnam depicts …

Jim Carrey has always been a very cool and talented actor. And I remember after watching Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I feel that this is something like the effect of having a too much technical jargon of a life.
I wouldn’t ever trade my previous memories …

Everything was right about this film. From the acting to the inspiring music, the special effects of its day, to the era it was filmed in. All the components of filmmaking came together in a synchronized collaboration that perfectly made us believe that a man could fly. Nothing before …

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol is the 4th installment of the famous spy action series with Tom Cruise starring as Ethan Hunt.
The beginning of the story finds the IMF top agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) in a prison in Moscow and a couple of other IMF agents are in …