Movies Reviews
Due South: Diefenbaker’s Day Off
Diefenbaker’s Day Off is the next regular episode of the first season of Due South, and it’s pretty funny. Canadian Mountie Benton Fraser tells his wolf, Diefenbaker, that he needs a license, but he’s having trouble getting one. It could be because Dief, as he’s commonly called, …
Movie: Mama Mia
Synopsis: A young woman is about to get married and, not knowing who her real father is, decides to invite three men her mom was involved with so she can meet her dad for the first time and feel complete.
What I liked about this movie: I am too young …
Inside by Dimension Extreme movie
This is definitely a must see movie if you a fan of gruesome horror. This is probably one of the bloodiest and most disturbing movie that I have seen in a long time!
It has a great story behind it. A pregnant woman loses her husband in a …
Monster (2003)
A product of the system gets herself entangled too deep and now she has to pay the ultimate price. It all started when a prostitute, while delivering her services, is raped and attacked by one of her clients, this starts a chain reaction that lead her from turning from …
The Lone Ranger Movie
“The Lone Ranger” is more than just a western. It delicately combines the ironic take on the genre and the homage to the similar European and American classics. To me “The Lone Ranger” is something like “Pirates of the Caribbean”, but in the Wild West. Here, in contrast with …
The Last Samurai film
“Nations like men sometimes have their own destiny”. Each tradition owns a unique beauty and in Edward Zwick’s best epic film the main emotional strings sing under the aerie tranquility of the spirit of Japan.
Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is hired to take out the forces of …
The Host, movie
Whoever thought having the protagonist of a movie spend most of her time talking inside her own head for the better part of 2 hours and get away with it, was painstakingly wrong.
In The Host, another Stephenie Meyer adaptation for the big screen, we start out with Saoirse Ronan …
Sweeney Todd
I just put Sweeney Todd into my DVD player again. I absolutely love this movie; there is something about Johnny Depp singing operatically while slitting someone’s throat that is just captivating. I think Tim Burton did brilliantly with this movie. Across the front of the DVD …
Twilight (2008 Film)
The 2008 “Twilight” movie is something that many people are familiar with I am sure. It hit the big screen after being a wonderful bestselling book, loved by many age groups. When it finally hit the big screen the theaters were packed by this romantic film about teenage love …
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001) is a horror film and the directorial debut of Richard Kelly and is rated R for language, some drug use and violence.
Donnie Darko is the story of a teenager (Jake Gyllenhall) who after a freak occurence that could have possibly killed him, begins to explore what …
The Strangers (UR, 2008) movie
I was dying to see this movie in theaters when it came out. After having seen the DVD, I am glad that I waited. The hype surrounding this film gave people the impression that ALL the events were true. I had been reading …
Fearless, Jet Li’s movie
“Fearless” is going to be the last movie for Jet Li. He and his family will be going back to China and retired. I have hears much about Jackie Chen’s action, but if someone have watched Jet Li in action he/she will see the differences between the two martial …
Fatal Attraction (1987)
I am old enough to remember Fatal Attraction when it was first released in cinemas and it caused a big fuss at the time. It was a massive box office hit and when I saw in at a cinema in London I remember people were shouting at the …
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
Mick, an Australian in very sense of the word gets himself involved with an American woman where he finds himself taking the voyage across the oceans to be with his dearly beloved in the land of the free. This movie is an adventure all to itself and if you …
Jingle All the Way-movie
Jingle all the way is a Christmas film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.He plays a guy named Howard Langston Jingle All the WAY is about a father,Howard Langston not spending enough time with his son Jamie and his wife named Liz..However,near Christmas day,Howard desires to decides to mend his …
Perfume The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer stars Ben Wilshaw as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille who was born into the revolting street smells of eighteenth century Paris with an obsession with scents and with little else filling his head. I am not usually attracted to films that are described as a …
Toy Story 3 Movie (2010)
In all the toy story movies I have ever watched, this was the most emotional and dramatic ever! My first comment is - it’s not really for kids, they wouldn’t even understand half of what’s going on, second, it’s cartoons for adults, the jokes are for adults, the punchlines, …
In Time Movie (2011)
If only there was enough time- time to work on the concept of the movie that is! While In Time is not built on an original concept, there were still enough interesting ideas that could have made it at least a good sci-fi movie. However, the lack of planning …
Braveheart
For me, this movie was hard to watch. Brutal battles, blood, gore, and a horrible scene of torture in the end that I couldn’t handle; I just left and returned when it was nearly over. Mel Gibson plays William Wallace, a 13 century Scottish freedom fighter. After the English …
Tangled : A Hairy Tale
Disney movies are always a dose of freshness and Tangled goes much beyond that. It is one of the best animated movies from Disney so far. Though the story of the movie has the well known fairy tale “Rapunzel” as its baseline, yet it provides a captivating story line …
The Blob movie
Mostly famous because an unknown Steve McQeeen plays the leading part. A some sort of monster movie, with a red blob taking over a whole city as it grows. I thought this was a comedy at first, because the dialogue was so corny. Poor Stevie struggles with silly lines …
Movie: Open Season 2
Synopsis: The animals from the first Open Season movie find themselves on another adventure as their daschund friend is re-claimed by his owners and they go after him in an effort to rescue him and bring him back to the wild.
What I liked about this movie: There were actually …
Hide And Seek
Hide And Seek was shown on my local TV channel and if it’s acting by Robert De Niro, I always make it a point to watch. This movie also sees the little kid, Dakota Fanning (think she had acted with Tom Cruise as well), I give this story 10 …
Death of a Hollow Man movie
I am reviewing the murder mystery movie, Death of a Hollow Man, starring Daniel Casey and John Nettles. This movie was made in 1998, was produced by Brian True-May and Betty Willingale, and is based off of the Tom Barnaby novels by Caroline Graham.
In Death of a Hollow Man, …
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is, in my opinion, the best sea faring movie ever made. That is a very bold statement but that shows how much I thought of Master and Commander. I was shocked by how accurate the history was in …
Netflix
I have been a Netflix customer for over two years now. As an avid movie junkie, I have an entire database of movies to watch at my disposal. With a variety of payment plans and delivery options, Netflix has really been amazing to me. I started out by receiving …
War and Peace: A Film by King Vidor (1956)
Once again, I’m back to watching Audrey Hepburn movies. I was anticipating War and Peace to replicate the same picture of the actress as the other regal-themed, A Roman Holiday, yet the movie wasn’t focused primarily on her character and I ended enjoying the whole film instead. …
Solarbabies (1986) movie
Starring: Jason Patric, Jami Gertz, Lukas Haas, Peter DeLuise, Richard Jordan, Charles Durning, Sarah Douglas, Bruce Payne, Claude Brooks, and James LeGros
Directed by: Alan Johnson.
In the future, most of the Earth’s water has vanished and an oppressive government imprison children at orphanages where they train them to obey and …
My Little Eye
The horror film “My Little Eye” was a film which I thought had a lot of potential to be a very good horror film if it was written better, was filmed better, had better actors and an even better director. Nevertheless, I think the film failed since it was …
Movie Awake
I loved this movie, it kept me very interested throughout the whole movie. It is about a man who goes under surgery and is supposed to be asleep but he isn’t all the way asleep, he can feel what the doctors are doing and hear them talking. The movie …
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer is a sweet movie that won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay by Sidney Sheldon. The man is a phenomenal writer, and it obviously showed in this motion picture. It’s full of charm and wit.
The phenomenal Shirley Temple plays a …
Silverado (1985)
Silverado, directed by Lawrence Kasdan is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was July 10, 1985 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Western and stars Kevin Kilne as Paden, Scott Glenn as Emmett, Kevin Costner as Jake, …
The Monster Squad, comedy horror film by Fred Dekker
When I was a little kid, playing with my wrestling action figures with my brother, I would always wonder if there really were monsters. Normal children at this age most likely didn’t think about this but I did. Some times when I would do this my brother would pin …
Dark City, movie (1998)
David S. Goyer is a name films fans should recognize. From his humble beginnings with Charles Band’s Full Moon Entertainment to his recent success working with Christopher Nolan, he’s one of the biggest names in screenwriting. Sure, he also wrote Jumper and the TV movie, Nick Fury: …
Life with Father,movie 1947
Clarence Day (William Powell), a New York financier, rules his family with the iron fist. The 4 sons will not take a step without the approval of their dominant father, and the life of the household revolves around his word. or so it seems. There is one person who …
Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story (PG13, 2004)
I am a huge fan of true crime stories. Back in 2002, I followed this particular story fairly closely, and thought that something just wasn’t quite right about Scott Peterson and his lack of emotion. This movie, which I think featured on regular television, was …
Zhang Yimou’s 1991 film “Raise the Red Lantern”
I’m as accustomed to Western cinema as the next person; the majority of films I watch are either American or English-language international productions, which means that I’m used to certain styles of storytelling, not to mention cultural codes and stereotypes. Therefore, for me to enjoy a film made outside …
Over Her Dead Body
When I rented the movie Over Her Dead Body, I thought I would get a cute romantic comedy. I did. But, I also got a movie that was actually a bit dull.
While Eva Longoria Parker does a great job in the starring role of a fiancée who is killed …
Warrior (2011 film)
Gavin O’Connor is not among the most famous of directors but that doesn’t change the fact that once you watch a movie of his you won’t be able to forget it for a long time. I remembered Miracle for a long time, and I still think …
How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days
I can’t believe that after so many times watching How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, I have not yet reviewed this story at all. Therefore, I am staring now and for those of you whom have not yet made the cut to watch this, what are you …
Notting Hill
I’m really a big fan of romantic drama. And one of my lifetime favorites is Notting Hill. I don’t know why. I just found that simple beautiful. The storyline is just perfect. The on-off of the two main characters is just brilliant. Drama used to have the same …
40 Days and 40 Nights
I was expecting Josh Hartnett to shine in the DVD movie, 40 Days and 40 Nights. Don’t get me wrong; Josh is a darling and he acted really well but the storyline is a real bummer for me.
It starts off with Josh character, Matt being dumped by his super …
Last of the Pony Riders (1953 Movie)
B-westerns may not be everyone’s cup of tea, to some they may seem a bit hokey, and when the film in question is not only a b-western, but a singing cowboy adventure as well, then the audience narrows even further. All of that taken into consideration, Last of the …
Envy (2004)
I thought this movie was going to be hilarious, perhaps in a silly way, but very funny nevertheless. After all, it’s got Ben Stiller and Jack Black, come on, they know how to provide some good laughs! Well, it turns out that even these two funnymen can’t do much …
Interview with a Vampire
Interview with a Vampire was a great vampire movie! I thought it was very creative how the vampire tells the reporter the whole story while we see what he is telling. Also I think that Brad Pitt and Christian Slater did a great job of acting as vampires. The movie …
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Director- Scott Dickerson
Cast- Keanu Reeves(Klaatu), Jennifer Connelly(Dr.Helen Benson), John Cleese(Noble prize winner Environmentalist)
This film is a remake of a 1951 classic science fiction film of the same name. Although most of the critics here in India gave it negative reviews my opinion stands otherwise. According to me this is …
Mr. Deeds (2002)
Mr. Deeds, directed by Steven Brill is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for language including sexual references, and some rear nudity. The original release date was June 28, 2002 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Romance and stars Adam Sandler …
The 6th Day Movie
“The 6th Day” takes place in the future, where cloning of animals is a commonplace procedure that takes place every day. When somebody loses a pet, they just “re-pet” it, not only creating an identical twin of their dead pet but even implanting the memories the old pet used …
The Matador (2005)
The Matador, directed by Richard Shepard is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong sexual content and language. The original release date was January 27, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Crime/Drama/Thriller and stars Pierce Brosnan as Julian Noble …
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