Movies Reviews
Movie : Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
Quick word of advice… If you’re one of those people that have decided to dismiss Nicholas Cage and any films that he may star in I suggest moving on to different review as I really liked this movie and am a big supporter of Nicholas Cage in general.
Apparently …
The Protector (2005)
The Protector, directed by Prachya Pinkaew is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for pervasive strong violence and some sexual content. The original release date was September 8, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller and stars Tony Jaa as …
The Brood movie
A lovely little horror and suspense film is The Brood. What is The Brood? Well, the brood turns out to be a bunch of tiny people who go around murdering every one that they think has committed some sort of injustice towards their mother. This is a pretty simple …
Speed Racer, action film
If there was one movie I wish I would have seen in IMAX, it would have been this movie. Speed Racer on Blu-Ray is probably one of the best looking high-def movies available and, much like Crank, should be a part of any Videophile’s collection. But, I’m getting ahead …
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
“The Wizard of Oz” is one of the best MGM musicals of all time and a film that continues to cross generational lines. I read somewhere that they had originally wanted Shirley Temple to play the part of Dorothy. As talented a child actress as Temple was, …
Movie Descent
My cousin loved this movie when she saw it in the theaters. So when it came out on dvd she bought it and gave it to me to let me borrow and watch it. I thought it was really good. The only thing I didn’t like it in was …
Sherlock Holmes (2009 Movie)
One of the most anticipated movie releases recently was Sherlock Holmes, directed by Guy Ritchie, produced by Joel Silver, and starring Robert Downey, Jr. as the protagonist detective and Jude Law as Holmes’ doctor assistant Watson. My friends and I went to watch it in early January, and suffice …
Avatar (2009 film)
Any film with many disparate (though often impressive) elements and a lot of hype and money behind it is bound to create both ardent fans and ardent critics, and James Cameron’s sci-fi epic “Avatar” (which was also released in both 2 and 3D) is a prime example. There’s …
Twilight
When I first heard about the movie, Twilight based on the Book by Stephanie Meyer, I really did not know much about it. After it came out on DVD I decided to watch it. At first I loved the movie but found it a bit cheesy. After reading the …
Where The Wild Things Are: The Movie
I think it’s fair to say that mostly everyone has read, heard of, or watched the cartoon of “Where the Wild Things Are”. Also, it hit headlines to a somewhat large scale as the 2009 movie was released, giving a new spin to the beloved children’s book. And while …
Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince
Why is it that books are always better than movies? A colleague explained that because in books, you visualize what is happening based from your own perceptions. You have a control on the scene, hence, you can create scenes according to your own imagination. This is why when a …
Movie Man of the Year
I wasn’t sure what to think when they cast Robin Williams as a presidential candidate in the movie Man of the Year. But, after watching the film last night, I do think it is better than I expected it to be; though I’m not sure its his best film.
Williams …
Hey Baby film
Hey baby has been directed by Sajid khan who is the well known comedian of bollywood . The story about three friends played by Akshaya Kumar, Fardin Khan, Ritesh Deshmukh. who find a little girl one day and the changes that she bring there life style. This movie is …
Something’s Gotta Give Movie
What a fun movie!
As a woman of a certain age, I found “Something’s Gotta Give” spoke to me on many levels.
Jack Nicholson plays aging playboy Harry Sanborn who is dating famous playwright, Erica Barry’s (Diane Keaton) much younger daughter. The pressure of living up to his …
Mystic River
Mystic River is a movie about three friends who are close when they are young and then something terrible happens. Mystic River is another movie that changes around so much it is hard to follow at times, but the plot is fantastic and Sean Penn as Jimmy is excellent. …
The Swan Princess animated movie
Two royal families have decided to see their two children married. The decision is made when Prince Derek and Princess Odette are still children, and the children are not at all happy about it. They hate each other’s company to no end. However, things change when they grow up. …
Alex and Emma (2003 Film)
The 2003 film “Alex and Emma” starring Kate Hudson in the early stages of her career, and Luke Wilson, was a film that was really trying to be romantic and funny. I could see it in the jokes and scenes that were exaggerated. However, it really did not deliver. …
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Shadow of Malevolence
I’ve been enjoying the Clone Wars cartoon not so much because it is Star Wars but because it’s hard to find anything which feels like epic Science Fiction, and Shadow of Malevolence, the third episode in the season, manages to get that feel of a big universe better than …
Shaun of the Dead
Oh how I love this movie !! It is one of the best comedies out there. It would be great for a Halloween get together night. This has Simon Pegg and Kate Ashfield in it. I try and catch it whenever it’s on tv, but I may just have …
French Cancan movie filmed 1954
Jean Renoir is without question considered one of the most significant directors of all time. He was engagingly good spirited; and consequently an entertaining personage. Lists of films deserving notice by the Director include: “Rules of the Game” and; “Grand Illusion”. Naturally, the preceding two …
Movie: “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past”
I was very excited to see the new romantic comedy, “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past”. It’s a modern love story version of the Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol”. I adore Dickens, and I’m always up for a modern remake a la “West Side Story” or “The Diary of Bridget …
Twilight saga eclipse Great Or A Fake
The Twilight Sagas have been a phenomenom. People have been going crazy about these blood-sucking movies. Eclipse,the third movie, has been an extraordinary movie. Not also filles with romance but also breathtaking action. Bella has been trying to chose between werewolf jacob, or vampire edward …
The Island by Michael Bay
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 …
Top Secret! movie
An american rock star is having a performance in Germany. What he doesn’t know is that the performance is really a cover-up for a political meeting.
This film features Val Kilmer in one of his early roles, strangely enough in a comedy as it is. The tone is that of …
Nora
I watched this film last night, never even having heard of it before. It was made in 1999 and stars a very young looking Ewen McGregor and Susan Lynch. The film tells the story of the stormy relationship between the Irish writer James Joyce and his wife Nora, who …
Baby Boom (1987)
A career driven woman whose life is very hectic soon loses all that she holds dear when she inherits a baby that was left from a deceased cousin of hers, the entrance of the little bundle of joy turned her world upside down as the lifestyle that she has …
The Langoliers
Adapted from a short story by Stephen King, The Langoliers is yet another entry into the hit and miss catalogue of mini-series and movies based upon his works.
The story itself is both simple and unsettling; a small group of passengers awaken on a commercial plane midflight to find the …
Left Behind The Movie
Left Behind The Movie is the first in what I consider to be a mini series about the apocalypses. It gives us the writers view point of how he see’s the event happening. Kirk Cameron does a phenomenal job playing the part of the reporter in the movie. It …
Akeelah and The Bee Movie
Akeelah and the Bee is a movie about an inner city child who is particuarly good at spelling. A school teacher encourages Akeelah to praticipate in the schools spelling bee and she wins. She trains with him behind her mothers back, and gets good enough that she goes to …
Around the Bend
I am reviewing the movie, Around the Bend, starring Michael Caine, Josh Lucas, and Christopher Walken. This movie is about common, everyday things. It is about a young father who is taking care of an older man in his house, while trying to raise his young boy at …
The Snows of Kilimanjaro movie
The Snows of Kilimanjaro is a rather well known motion picture from 1952 that starred Gregory Peck as Harry Street, Susan Hayward as Helen, and Ava Gardner as Cynthia Green. Also in the film is The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’s Leo G. Carroll as Uncle Bill. I actually …
Hotaru no Haka (Grave of the Fireflies)
‘Hotaru no Haka’, the tale of a pair of siblings in Japan during World War II moved the hearts of viewers when it was released in 1988. This anime has become a classic, well-loved and remembered by many.
In 2005, the ‘live’ version of ‘Hotaru no Haka’, more commonly known …
The Covenant (2006)
The Covenant, directed by Renny Harlin is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense sequences of violence and action, some disturbing images, sexual content, partial nudity and language. The original release date was September 8, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the …
Movie Night at the Museum
A story where history comes to life, you can’t imagine learning history in real time.
Larry Dale finds a emergency job for him to have his boy child in his side, he needs to convince his divorced wife that he can take care of there son. A woman refers …
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. …
Zoom (2006)
Zoom, diected by Peter Hewitt is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date for this movie was August 11, 2006 for United States audiences. This movie falls in thegenre of Action/Adventure/Family/Science Fiction and stars Tim Allen as Jack Shepard aka Captain Zoom, Courteney …
The Women movie
When I agreed to take my wife to see the movie “The Women” my first thought was “what have I gotten myself into?” However, after watching it with her, I will admit, it wasn’t as painful as I thought it would be.
While obviously a classic chick flick, I found …
John Q movie
John Q is a movie for today. It’s relevant to the ongoing struggles of a world where so many are down on their luck and having a hard time just putting food on the table for their families. It’s a movie that shows what good and decent …
Drop Dead Fred movie
The movie Drop Dead Fred is about a woman named Elizabeth Cronin who just recently had a lot of bad things happen to her.She happens to lose her job,her car adn her husband Charles within a short amount of time.Without a job,she moves back in with her dominating,controlling mother …
Movie: Zombieland
When I first heard of the movie Zombieland, I wasn’t planning on watching it. I figured it would be like every other horror movie spoof out there and would be a big waste of my time.
However, my wife did want to watch it and, after some argument, I caved …
Romulus, My Father (2007)
Romulus, My Father (2007)
Director: Richard Roxburgh Featuring: Eric Bana and Franka Potente.
This is a great human story based on the memoir of Raimond Gaita. His father Romulus is a farmer from a Romanian origin and his mother Christina is German. Raimond is a happy child brought up …
Madagascar movie
I really enjoyed this movie, even though it was for kids. It is nice that there are kids’ movies that adults can watch and even enjoy. The animation in this movie is great!
In this movie, a group of zoo animal friends are celebrating one friend’s birthday (a vain lion, …
Murder by Decree
I am reviewing Murder by Decree, a Sherlock Holmes movie starring Christopher Plummer as Sherlock Holmes, and James Mason as Dr. Watson. This movie was produced in 1978, and pits Sherlock Holmes against the infamous Jack the Ripper. This movie is considered to be the best Holmes …
Michael Keaton
Michael Keaton is a great actor that I admire a lot. He has done very well in many of his movies. He did a great job of acting in the movie Batman. He played the role of Bruce Wayne and Batman. His acting skills were really good on this movie. …
Frankenstein, 1931 movie
Loosely based on the novel by Mary Shelley, this classic horror movie is perhaps one of the better known adaptations. Boris Karloff’s make up and performance of the monster make it quite unforgettable, despite the movie’s liberal handling of the book. Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) is obsessed with finding …
84 Charing Cross Road
Helene, a New York writer, gives up on trying to find British authors she likes in her homeland. She writes to a used bookstore in London. Frank, the bookstore manager, sends her a detailed reply. Yes, they do have some of the books she is interested in; yes, they …
Shutter Island (2010 film)
Martin Scorsese won me with The Departed and continued his amazing streak of great movies with Shutter Island-a psychological thriller motion picture for which I thought that I literraly watched in one breath although throughout the film I was usually out of one.
Tedy Daniels …
Babes In Toyland (1961)
Disney’s first big screen live-action musical was “Babes in Toyland” starring Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands, Ray Rolger, and Ed Wynn (among others). I had seen it as a small kid and enjoyed it. I just now watched it again as a twenty six year old kid and I kinda …
I, Robot movie
A futuristic look at what life would be like with artificial intelligence. Through the eyes of Detective Spooner who can’t seem to like these robots, and why? Solely because his life was saved by one of them and a young life was sadly lost…BIG DEAL!! C’mon, he dislikes robots …
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