Movies Reviews
Would You Rather, Movie
As I was browsing through thriller movies in IMDB, what caught my eye from a particular list was the title of this movie. I also saw the list of cast which included my favorites: Brittany Snow, John Heard, and Enver Gjokaj. I was aware of the game in real …
Au Revoir Les Enfants (drama movie)
To some extent, the movie is said to be based on director Louis Malle’s remorseful recollection of events in 1944 during the time when the Nazis occupied France. ‘Au Revoir Les Enfants’ is a subtle and yet powerful film that reveals to us the potentials that can befall when …
Knocked Up
When I saw the previews to the movie Knocked Up, I thought it would be hilarious. In fact, I had a couple friends tell me they watched it and were laughing throughout.
After watching it last night, I can say I was seriously disappointed by it.
I will start out …
Skyline: The Movie
Another hour and a half of my life wasted watching the movie Skyline.
I love science fiction but this just made my eyes roll. It stars Scottie Thompson (as Elaine) and Eric Balfour (as Jarrod), a couple who fly to Los Angeles for the birthday party of Jarrod’s good …
The Bunny Guards vs The Wicked Forces of Evil movie
This is some kind of parody on fantasy movies and video games. Some computer nerds enter a most complex world that seem to have mixed Lord of the Rings and tons of other fantasy material together. These nerds start governing the whole system with their new powers and appear …
Inside Man
When I first saw the preview for Inside Man, my excitement level wasn’t as high as it is expected to be with a movie that has two of my favorite actors ever, Clive Owen and Denzel Washington (also I believe that Spike Lee is an underrated director). Nothing …
Hell’s House movie
Hell’s House from 1932 is not going to go down as a favorite film of mine. There wasn’t all that much outstanding about it. In fact, it was all pretty average. The one, or should I say two things that it had going for it was …
Michael Clayton movie
The best words to describe the movie “Michael Clayton” is a deep drama movie that will make you bite your nails till the last minute. The true assets of this movie are the main actors, George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson and Tilda Swinton. Sadly only Tilda Swinton won an Oscar …
Ghost World
Watching Ghost World is not quite like watching a chick flick. Although you see American Beauty actress Thora Birch and the sweet and innocent look actress, Scarlett Johansson star. This is kind of an exploration type of movie and I feel that each character in the story has …
Devil in the Flesh II
A short while ago, my wife and I sat down to watch the movie Devil in the Flesh and learned it was a better movie than we expected it to be. So, we wasted no time watching the sequel to the movie; Devil in the Flesh II.
As is often …
The Amityville Horror (1979), movie
The original tale of the Amityville horror is one of the best haunted house movies around, and it’s a personal favorite because it manages to pull off a great scare without useless killings and excessive blood. This is the type of movie that reminds us all, how horror movies …
The Transporter
“The Transporter” movie was released when I was still in high school. I believe I was about fourteen years old at the time, and had to listen to most of my friends talking about it as many of them thought the movie was exciting and adrenaline filled. I found …
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, David Yates Movie
Harry Potter has been meaningful for youth, but the threat of danger from Lord Voldemort continues following. Harry had threatened to remove from Hogwarts turbulence in the magic world of Muggles, but it Dumbledore prosper from the defense to make Harry can escape from the punishment. Meanwhile at Hogwarts …
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
When my family rented the film from our local Hastings a couple of weeks ago, I had no idea what this “Sweeney Todd” character entailed. Indeed, the name sounded more of the same banal comedic drudgery that plagues the genre. My initial suspicions were proved utterly superficial when I …
Steel Dawn movie
After wrapping up the filming of Dirty Dancing, Patrick Swayze won the lead role in a futuristic drama called Steel Dawn. Playing opposite him was Lisa Niemi, his real-life wife. Interestingly, no one realized they were married. Lisa had already won the role of Kasha before …
The Evil Dead (1981)
Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Hal Delrich, and Theresa Tilly.
Directed by: Sam Raimi.
Launching Sam Raimi’s career, The Evil Dead is a weird mixture of gore, horror, and comedy; not exactly in the same vein as something such as RoboCop, that’s an entirely different animal of a film. …
Push
I think that Push the movie is not that bad but not that great either. Honestly speaking, it has some good and bad moments. Child actress Dakota Fanning is charming as always but I find that her role could have been better.
Maybe because this is kind …
Movie Willow (1988)
Since my daughter was very young, she and I have enjoyed watching many fantasy movies over the years. One of our favorites has always been Ron Howard’s “Willow.” The talented Val Kilmer is absolutely fantastic as Madmartigan, a great swordsman who has a tendency to only look out for …
Disney’s Robin Hood
Anyone who knows me knows what a huge fan of the Robin Hood legend I am. Those same people know what a huge Disney fan I am also. I should be in hog heaven then, when, along comes the marriage of both into one feature animated film.
All I can …
Salt the Movie
Salt is actually both simple and hard to examine —“ and for that same cause. That cause is which Salt is really a business choice movie as well as from which perspective this works pretty much. But that does mean that it’s completely emptiness of innovative spark.
This is actually …
Gone Baby Gone
Wow. Where to begin with this film. I admit I was a bit nervous about Ben Affleck’s directorial debut, but all of those trepidations were washed away within the first ten minutes of the movie. The story opens with the kidnapping of a little girl and the …
Death Race, science fiction action thriller film
Paul W.S. Anderson’s decision to make a movie based on the 1975 film Death Race 2000 was a strange one. Anderson’s track record isn’t the best one out their, but with the bad advertising this film got you can’t completely blame him. Now that Death Race is on DVD …
Iron Man
Directed by actor-director Jon Favreau and brought to us by Marvel Studios, Iron Man stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, and Jeff Bridges. Iron Man is truly one amazing superhero movie. Based on the 1960’s animated series and comic book adaptation, Iron Man is the story of …
Awake movie
I actually haven’t heard of nor seen a trailer of the movie Awake. I have learned about it through my friend who had watched it and after he giving me an overview of its story, I instantly want to watch it.
Awake is about Clay Beresford played by Hayden Christensen, …
Hancock
Hancock, a movie about a superhero thought to be the last of his kind is a quite enjoyable movie if you’re in to the whole superhero thing. Starring Will Smith, this movie introduces John Hancock a lonely, depressed, miserable drunk who saves his city at any cost. At any …
He is just not that into you
I must say that although I am a girl I don’t like romantic movie, I prefer Transformers to Titanic, and I’ll rather watch Matrix ten times in a row than to watch a Jennifer Lopez Cinderella story movies. But I really liked He is just not that into you. …
Click with Adam Sandler
When I first saw the trailer on television, I thought that Click would be a simple fantasy entertainment for kids. But I was wrong. Completely wrong! Click turns out to be an excellent movie for all ages. Adam Sandler is simply outstanding. If you are the type of individual …
Asterix and the Olympics
First, I can’t remember the first Asterix movie I watched, but I remember it was very funny. I’m disappointed by this one though, more details later. If you’ve read their comics, then you know that Asterix and Obelix are a lovable character from the Gaul village in …
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Sometimes I watch a movie and love it so much that I just keep watching it over and over and over and over again. That’s the case with How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. When I put this DVD in the player, it tends to stay …
Autopsy movie 2008
Autopsy is a film from After Dark, aka the famous After Dark Horrorfest films that release “8 films to die for” every year for the last few years. I generally find their films to be of better quality than the usual“B”horror movies that are available. This one …
Dolores Claiborne
It’s a shame that this film, based upon the book by Stephen King, doesn’t get as much notice as some of his bigger hits. While the likes of Misery and The Shining are certainly worthy of the praise heaped upon them, and plenty of others are certainly worthy of …
Death Race 2000
Death Race 2000 is about a deadly road race across the United States. The race is sponsored by the government and the drivers earn points by killing pedestrians. It takes place in the year 2000 but was filmed in 1975. Even though Death Race 2000 has a …
National Security movie
I actually watched the movie “National Security” when I was in a bad mood and wanted to put a smile on my face and it did work out! Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn acting abilities together with the plot of this movie full of interesting twist, made …
The Thing (1982 movie)
This movie will now and forever be one of my favorite horror movies. It’s a true classic. This is based in Antarctica where a bunch of scientists are doing some experiments. They uncover a dark terror that seems to evade them at every turn. It first starts off with …
John Carpenter’s “The Thing” (the 1982 film)
Initially, I imagined John Carpenter’s 1982 classic “The Thing” to be an ordinary, old and spooky film. Yet, I found it intriguingly scary. I didn’t quite reach the thrill I had wanted but it was still a significant masterpiece.
I also enjoyed the characters and the setting. Both were respectable …
La Ratatouille
La Ratatouille is a very friendly and interesting movie for the whole family. It has the main idea which flows through the movie and is expressed in many interesting and sensitive ways.
There are things to learn for adults and for kids - all the lessons are expressed very …
Cry Wolf Movie
A predictable horror story for kids who don’t read good books and therefore have poor taste, easily satisfied with some action & easy scares. A body is found near a school, and a bunch of high-schoolers decide to pull a prank by creating an online serial killer personality. They …
The Mirror Has Two Faces movie
Barbra Streisand directed and starred in The Mirror Has Two Faces, a 1996 movie that co-starred Jeff Bridges and Lauren Bacall. The great Bacall was stellar as Streisand’s mother. What a duo those two made. It was like watching American royalty with two great and dynamic …
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children
Final Fantasy is always famous for its in-game cg movie, but can we really expect it to be a great movie if it’s only a full time in-game cg without gameplay? Yes, Final Fantasy VII proved that. Final Fantasy VII Advent Children is the second cg movie done …
Forever Strong
There used to be a time when I loved sports movies like Remember the Titans or We Are Marshall but then I came to realize they are all the same; they use some sport to teach kids confidence and give a quick lesson about life.
I had hoped the movie …
Amadeus
Somehow, I thought that this movie was made in the 1990’s, so I was rather surprised to find out that its release date is 1984. I rented it from the library after seeing it mentioned in a book I was reading (totally unrelated) that had stirred my interest. The …
The Cider House Rules movie
I rented this movie because of Michael Caine, and, as usual, he does a good job as Dr. Larch who runs a children’s home/hospital in Maine. One of the boys, Homer Wells (Tobey Maguire) grows up in the orphanage to be a young man and is has been trained …
Columbus (2017 Drama Film)
“Every frame a painting,” is a term that could be aptly applied to this movie. And awhile its fairly static camera movement could mean a slow-burning calorie to be devoured by any human being watching this, the results are staggering. This is a widely-fleshed drama of two suffering characters trying …
Reluctant Carpenter
I am reviewing the Case of the Reluctant Carpenter, 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, …
“The English Patient” starring Juliette Binoche and Kristin Scott Thomas
The 1996 movie “The English Patient” won nine Oscars and was nominated for three more. The movie won as Best Picture and Juliette Binoche won best supporting actor for Binoche. Kristin Scott Thomas lost as best actress to Frances Mcdormand and her campy portrayal of a pregnant police officer in …
Price of Persia movie
This weekend I sought out to see Price of Persia with my father, stepmother, and 12 year old stepsister. I stepped into the theatre with high expectations due to the hype that had been circulating about this movie for months. I don’t think it really hit me until after …
The Heatbreak Kid (movie)
We saw a movie at the Arundel Mills Mall theaters last autumn. If you are ever in the Baltimore Area, Arundel Mills Movico is one of the best theaters to view movies within this area.
Anyway, we went on a Wednesday night, like going during the middle …
Panic in Echo Park movie
Panic in Echo Park, a movie released in 1977, starred Dorian Harewood who many people know from the sequel to Roots. That’s what brought him to my attention and has continued to get me to notice him. He’s a very good actor and has done some fine …
Serenity (2005)
Serenity, written and directed by Joss Whedon is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for sequences of intense violence and action, and some sexual references. The original release date was September 30, 2005 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Science Fiction/Thriller …
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