Movies Reviews
Ever After
If you like Cinderella stories, and stories where the main characters are for the most part good, even though there are slight misunderstandings … this movie is from you. Drew Barrymore is incredible in this Cinderella fairy tale. The settings and costumes seem real, the evil stepmother and stepsisters …
Arrow - TV Show
Arrow is an extremely popular TV Show. It’s well into its 3rd season and it’s as amazing as it was when it first started in October of 2012. The series has become such a favourite with people that a spin-off TV show, The Flash, debuted this past October. Both shows …
Catch and Release
In the movie “Catch and Release” we see the actress, Jennifer Garner with a sad face most of the time, but believe me this movie is by far not boring. One can describe best “Catch and Release” as a romantic movie about relationships and trust ideal for both women …
The Orphanage
I watched a film on DVD recently called The Orphanage. I was attracted to this film for two reasons, one being that it is all in Spanish and I love foreign films, but the other, more important reason, was that it is made by Guillermo Del Toro, the same …
Wayne’s World
I gotta say that Wayne’s World is a pretty good movie. It is one of my best memories of the past. I think the movie was really funny and very crazy. I think Wayne was a very funny character. The movie Wayne’s World really captured the essence of what the …
Vacancy Movie
Vacancy is a movie released in 2007 starring Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale. If you think that combination sounds a little odd, don’t worry because so did I! I actually saw this movie while it was playing in the theater and I liked it enough that I actually bought …
Congo (1995)
A wealthy CEO sends a team along with his son to the diamond mines of the African Congo in search of more riches. When his son and team goes missing without any sort of contact, he sends a second team to Africa to find them, the second team is …
The Lake House Movie
Trying to describe this movie is difficult because the “science” of it detracts from its warmth and the beauty of the love story between two people who had to be together in spite of the impossibilty of it. I watch it often and never tire of it.
A quirk in the …
Accidental Hero
“Accidental Hero” is a great movie with a good story involving three great talented actors, Dustin Hoffman, Gena Davis and Andy Garcia. We have seen Hoffman in a lot of different characters; however I believe that there is something very special about his acting part in this movie. …
Away We Go (2009 Movie)
Away We Go is based on what I thought was a cute idea, so I really wanted to go see it. I missed it in the theatres though, because my friends wanted to see other things. I’m pleased that I managed to see it even though I didn’t get …
The Spirit movie
I remember ive seen the commercial for “The Spirit” on television but never got to see it in the theaters. So I decided to pick it up on Bluray this week. This movie is about the city hero Spirit who is protecting it from an evil guy called Octopus. …
Children of Men
I am just gonna come right out and say this. This is one of the BEST movies I have ever seen. You can really review this movie on two planes. One, the technical aspect of it, and another, the movie itself. I’ll start with the …
In The Land Of Women
I watched In The Land Of Women the other day and was quite surprised to find Adam Brody starring together with one of my most favorite actress, Meg Ryan. If you remember watching The OC, you will know the handsome, tall and dark-haired Adam.
He is a guy …
Glory Road Movie
I loved the movie, “Glory Road.” I am a huge basketball fan, and this movie was the true story of the first coach to start five black players in the NCAA final game.
Because of the times, the movie had some lines which were no doubt truly spoken at …
Apocalypto
Apocalypto is one of the best jungle chase movies I have ever seen. It has humor, suspense, and non-stop action. It is one of my favorite movies. I have seen it at least ten times. The movie starts with a group of natives hunting a taper. A taper is …
As Good As It Gets movie
I was able to watch this movie when I was still in college. I was required to watch it since I am taking up Nursing as a course and so to understand more about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder my instructor told me to watch this film. Jack Nicholson portrayed the role …
Inception Movie
Inception has climbed to charts as #3 on imbd top 250 movies of all time. According to the majority vote, Inception is more popular then the amazing, and mind blowing “The Godfather Part II”. Now why is this film so good?
First off, I’d like to point out that …
The Good Soldier (1981) Starring Jeremy Brett and Susan Fleetwood
“The Good Soldier” is a 1981 production for British television by Granada. The two hour movie lasts 120 minutes and is based on the book by the same name written by English author, Ford Madox Ford. Ford is not as well remembered as he should be because he made …
The Day After Tomorrow
There have been many, many movies from Hollywood which have told us exactly how we’ll die off as a human race. None took so much meaning for the time as The Day After Tomorrow. It showed what effects the weather would have on our climate. We tend to think …
Sherlock Holmes 2009 Movie
I went to see the new Sherlock Holmes movie starring Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock Holmes, Jude Law as Dr. John Watson, and Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler. The movie involves Holmes and Watson capturing a man named Lord Blackwood who is the leader of a cult and …
300 (movie)
This was definitely a man’s movie. Rocky with a sword times three hundred. It was over the top, overflowing with testosterone both in the battlefield and at home. It reminded me a lot of Gladiator, with just a darker feel to it. The way it was filmed was very …
Haunting Sarah
This is one of my favorite lifetime movies. I watched a while ago and it was on again just the other day. It’s about these sisters who both have children, one of the children passes away and starts to haunt Sarah, who was best friends with the young boy. …
Waist Deep, Vondie Curtis-Hall Movie
O2 recently free of parole after crouch in prison for six years. Now, he opened a new sheet and tries not disappointing the only son, Otis Jr. However, a landslide overwrites O2, one day car have hijack by a black youth, and pick to win again, the hijacker did …
Hostage (2005 movie)
Bruce Willis (Jeff Talley)…expert hostage negotiator loses control of the situation and a family dies. Trying to forget his past he moves to a small town and is now their Chief of Police. Three youngsters in town start trouble by breaking into a rich family’s house and demands are …
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010 Film)
The 2010 film “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” based from the novels by Jeff Kinney, is a film that is fun for the entire family. It portrays the diary of a six grader named Greg Heffley who is trying to be popular and be known throughout the school. But …
The Men Who Stare at Goats, war comedy film
What the hell is up with George Clooney? The man is showing up in all of these goddamn films and half of them—¦wait no, most of them suck! The one movie that really got me pissed off at the movie theaters was The Men Who Stare at Goats. This …
The Mist by Stephen King (R, 2007)
I watched this movie in segments. I have to admit that at first I was completely intrigued. But as time progressed, my interest waned somewhat, and I was wondering whether I should start the movie again. I did, and then I realized that it wasn’t me …
Crank (2006)
Crank, directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America, and stars Jason Statham as Chev Chelios.
Chev wakes up to find himself in a extremely unusual predicament, he is drugged and left for dead, the good thing is, he can stay …
Rushmore (1998)
Rushmore (1998) is a comedy directed by Wes Anderson and is rated PG-13 by the MPAA
Rushmore is the story of Max Fisher (Jason Schwartzman), a sophmore at Rushmore Academy, who excells in every extra curricular activity in school, but is failing horribly gradewise. Max befriends a man named …
The sisterhood of the traveling pants 2
The sisterhood of the traveling pants 2 is a movie based on the last two books in the sisterhood but the movie does not follow the story line of the books. I absolutely hate when a movie based on a book goes all out of order. What confused me …
Sawaariya
Sawaariya is the latest bollywood movie of one of the best director of the bollywood Sanjay leela Bhansani…After giving the four hit movies in requal, sanjays this movie is not so great…Its basically a love story about a guy who loves one girl very deeply…But the girl is waiting …
10 Things I Hate About You
“10 Things I Hate About You” is a teen movie with a difference because it is based on Shakespeare play “The Taming of the Shrew” with the movie’s story taking place in a modern high school. The people responsible for casting in this movie know how to spot talent …
Apollo 13
Last night was probably the 10th time I’ve seen the movie Apollo 13 and I have to say, it is still as good as the first time I saw it.
There are a lot of movies about historical disasters. But, Apollo 13 is one of those few films that gives …
A very special love movie
Last june 2008, star cinema intr0duced to all filipino movie lovers the best romantic movie of the year. It is entitled “a very special love”. It was starred by sarah geronimo, one of the finest singer actress of the philippines and j0hn ll0yd cruz, a pr0minent act0r. The story …
War of the Worlds (Movie 2005)
This is an interesting film to watch for the first time as you just want to see the outcome. To want to watch this movie more than once is strictly an individual experience, as I found that it does not have what it takes to hold me glued to …
Cloverfield
I recently watched Cloverfield on DVD. Shh…my brother works at a video rental place and they get it a few days earlier than actual release!
At first I thought, Oh great Blair Witch 2008. But after several minutes, I realized this was not at all like Blair Witch! Whereas …
Killa Season: The Movie
Killa Season is an amature movie which had a very low budget and very few cameras and when you watch the movie you will see why nobody should ever make a movie this way. Appearing in this “gangster” movie are rap stars Juelz Santana, Hell Rell and Cam’ron and …
Blind Man’s Bluff
I am reviewing The Case of the Blind Man’s Bluff, 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 …
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015 Film)
2015 was a historic year for me. Simply because it was the time when I took filmmaking by heart. So many good movies were released last year, so many that I was spoiled by the scarcity of quality films this year.
Last year at this exact point, Mad Max: Fury Road …
Little Red Riding Hood (1997)
One night, a few years back, I had a case of insomnia. I turned the TV on to the Sundance Channel only to find the short films playing. I was channel surfing and noticed Christina Ricci’s face in black and white. I knew it had to have been older …
The Lost Boys Movie
Every few months I get the urge to watch The Lost Boys again, and considering the sheer amount of movies I have, that’s saying a lot. I was only a kid when the movie first came out, and I didn’t have the chance to see it until I was …
Risky Business movie
I believe “Risky Business” represents an interesting way on how to make teen movie. It was an innovative way how to address teen and staying away from the teen movie stereotype. “Risky Business” also represented a nomination for the Golden Globe for a very young Tom Cruise. I personally …
Youth in Revolt (Movie 2010)
They say there is always a first time for everything, and Michael Cera totally banged it in this movie! Youth in Revolt is about a sex-obsessed, virgin named Nick Twisp (Michael Cera) who falls in love with a very sweet yet manipulative girl named Shinee Saunders (Portia Doubleday). Their …
My Sassy Girl
What I really like about the movie “My Sassy Girl” is that at the beginning it gives you an impression that it just an average romantic movie; however in the last half hour of this movie things change completely. This movie moves from creating to a happy-go-lucky atmosphere to …
Colossus Imax Theater in Langley, British Columbia
I went to the Colossus Imax Theater in Langley, British Columbia on January 8, 2010. After work, I wanted to watch Avatar again, as my way of relaxing after a rather busy and very exciting week.
I took the Walnut Grove bus at the Surrey Sky Train station, …
Popeye Movie
I got the movie Popeye as a Christmas gift last year but never sat down to watch it because I’ve seen it before and, even though I couldn’t remember much about it, I remembered it wasn’t the best movie ever.
However, my oldest daughter, who loves the cartoons, wanted to …
A Beautiful Mind (2001 movie)
Russell Crowe plays John Nash, a brilliant mathematician with a destructive mind. Based on actual events on the life and times of John Nash, this movie tells the tale of what it was like to have the condition on a daily basis with and without the use of medication. …
Mr. Brooks (2007) thriller
“Mr. Brooks” is a psychological thriller about a serial killer from MGM. The movie is in English, filmed in color and lasts 120 minutes. The movie carries an R rating for violence, nudity, and graphic sex. The movie is supposed to be set in Portland, Oregon, but was actually …
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