As I often do, I spent some time Friday looking through Netflix’s Instant Watch section for movies I could watch with my two girls.
One of the movies I came across was the VeggieTales movie Pistachio. This proved to be worth watching.
The movie (which is essentially one of their TV …

I have long been a fan of the satirical newspaper, The Onion. So, when they made a movie based on the paper, I had high expectations for it.
Too bad it fell well short of those expectations.
When I saw previews for the movie, I figured I would be watching a …

Few movies try to bring something new these days. Most of the time people flock to the movie theaters to see tired and unnecessary rehashes of old films or either comic book movies that have been made to death. Everyone wants a blockbuster with big names attached to them.
Movies like …

I don’t think I was fully prepared for what a wonderful film this would be. Set in ancient Mayan times, this film directed by Mel Gibson follows a tribe of Mayans who are in fight for their very existence when a neighboring tribe destroys their village and then …

Period dramas are not that interesting to me unless they are released to compete for awards. Take for example “Age of Adaline”, it was very nonsensical and boring because it was solely made for entertainment. It was presented like it was a true story but it was purely science fiction.
Dramas …

I watched this film recently on DVD, mainly because it’s British and I love British film, but also because it stars Rowan Atkinson and Kristin Scott Thomas, both brilliant actors. Rowan Atkinson plays a vicar (again) and is very believable in the part, showing no Mr Bean style goofiness …

Gremlins, directed by Joe Dante is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was June 8, 1984 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Fantasy/Horror and stars Zach Galligab as Billy Peltzer and Phoebe Cates as Kate Beringer.
Zach is …

The Passion of the Christ, directed by Mel Gibson is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for sequences of graphic violence. The original release date was March 17, 2004 for Jamaican audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama and stars james Caviezel as Jesus, …

Attention all Mr. Bean fans - the new Bean movie is out! I went and saw “Mr. Bean’s Holiday” a couple of days ago, and I am here to report that is was a treat.
Mr. Bean won a trip to Cannes at a church raffle (and no, he …

OK, let us see what this movie has in store for the poor viewers such as us. To start off with, in my estimation, why the hell was this even put into production? As if the series was not torturous enough, now we have to be subjected to this …

I was not too fond of the fifth movie in the Harry Potter series that I was not really looking forward to the release of the movie version of the sixth installment, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. But being a true-blue Harry Potter fan, I eventually saw the …

Barbara Barrie shows up as Joy’s mom, Phyllis, in Dead Like Me: Rites of Passage. Joy has asked her for money to repair the roof on the house, so she comes to check it out for herself. We learn quickly that it’s not an easy relationship, and …

This movie was definitely one of those that I will have to watch twice to figure out where they got one over on me. I enjoyed the movie and was really happy to see Marc Blucas, the former Riley on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but the ending was …

This is one movie that will definitely appeal to us baby boomers, but certainly not us alone. Being born during that period of mass marketing and eye-catching consumption has probably influenced many of us to more fully appreciate and understand the deep lessons that this movie delivers. Nevertheless, the …

I have heard this film is one of Audrey Hepburn’s acclaimed performances. I personally believe it’s also the most critically-absorbing film in the entire Audrey Hepburn —˜genre’. The austere screenplay was very consistent to the point that it almost felt like watching an art film. The …

It Happened One Night, from 1934, is a classic romance film starring the great Clark Gable and the wonderful Claudette Colbert. Colbert is running from a wedding she doesn’t want when she meets Gable, and once they do meet, it’s fireworks. The sassy and confident Colbert plays heiress …

We saw an ad on tv that said that you could rent movies from home for only $8.99 a month . The ad also said that you could get a free month’s membership just for signing up . We decided to give a try , and I’m glad that …

It was Wednesday night, on the second week of the movie. I would have expected the cinema to be empty. But no, it was jam-packed a clear sign that the movie was a hit.
I have to give my praise to the scriptwriter of “You Changed My Life” …

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 …

This is a remake of the classic that starred, C. Thomas Howell, from way back when. The original was the kind of thriller that you could watch over and over again. This remake was plain ridiculous. The action seemed a lot less than the original, the acting far …

Open Water was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. When I first started the movie, I thought, “Oh, well maybe this is one of those movies that has a good storyline, but just a low budget”. But, I guess I was wrong. It …

I had heard and read a lot about The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus before I watched in on DVD yesterday. I have followed the director Terry Gilliam’s career from his Monty Python days, and have very much admired his somewhat strange and eccentric art and movies. I had also …

When I went to see this movie I was excited, it looked interesting and I thought it would be funny, something happy for the long and often depressing holidays. The movie kept me interested, but just barely, I should have just stopped watching it right away, but I kept …

I haven’t really been a fan of “The Hunger Games” movies for a very long while. As a matter of fact, while I don’t think they are terrible I’m one of those people who would describe it as being “a tad bit overrated”. However, it was curiosity more than anything …

Where do you get your inspiration in anything? The movie “Music and Lyrics” tries to answer that question, and in this case, for a song.
The movie tells the story of Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant), a ‘has-been’ 80’s pop star who’s trying to revive his career. The chance comes when …

The Ugly Truth is another one of those date movies. It stars Katherine Heigl of Grey’s Anatomy fame as the heroine Abby, a control freak working in one of those high-pressure, high-profile movie networks. The casting gets better, wow, the lead actor is Gerard Butler who ably …

I admit that I haven’t watched a lot of Jean Claude Van Damme’s movies. If I have to see a bunch of men jumping, kicking and screaming, I choose to see it through a comic aspect, so I go for a Jackie Chen movie. I broke my rule for …

Avatar The Last Air bender is a movie based upon a popular cartoon series form Nickelodeon. It was directed by the writer for The Sixth Sense and had a massive budget of 180 million to produce. The movie already had a fairly serious fan base when it was announced …

The original Planet of the Apes was a unique movie that was both entertaining and made you think. The sequel, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, was still entertaining but definitely not as good as the original movie was.
I thought the whole story line about a race of mutant …

Directors: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino. Featuring: Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson,
Benicio Del Toro, Josh Hartnett, Brittany Murphy, Clive Owen, Bruce Willis and Elijah Wood.
There is no city more corrupt than Sin City ( the actual name is Basin city). In Sin City everyone must stand …

While I thought the first Cheaper by the Dozen movie was lame, I did not think that a sequel to it could possibly be just plain silly and a waste of money that could have been put to proper use elsewhere. This time the movie was not just lame, …

Alien, directed by Ridley Scott is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for science-fiction violence/gore and language. The original release date was May 25, 1979 for United States audience. This movie fallsin the genre of Horror/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Tom Skerritt as Dalles, Sigourney Weaver as …

While the movie The Breed isn’t one of the better scary movies I’ve watched, it still turned out to be a half way decent thriller and I would recommend taking the time to rent it.
The movie is about five college students who decide to spend a weekend on a …

When I was younger, I used to watch Sherlock Holmes a lot. I loved these movies, and they were on all the time. Then years passed and I’ve only seen it a few times. Oddly, I don’t seem to enjoy these mysteries as I once did, …

I think Robert De Niro did a great job in the movie Cape Fear. I really like Cape Fear because it’s a different type of horror. This movie is not about ghosts or monsters, but it is instead about a prison inmate named Max that wants revenge. He was sent …

Goldie Hawn stars in Wildcats as a football coach, something that is definitely unusual and which presents her with a lot of challenges. She knows football, but her knowledge doesn’t buy her the trust and belief of anyone, including her team. She has to work hard to …

The russian director Sergei Eisenstein is mostly remembered for his silent films, but as a matter of fact he made more sound films and Alexander Nevsky is one of his most famous ones. It tells the story about a russian warlord who gathers all of his people together to …

Having watched Center Stage 1 the movie, I was also eager to watch this as it was shown on HBO back-to-back, for 4 hours I had watched 2 Center Stage movies and I had liked them both. I honestly liked the first movie better and I already was expecting …

I am reviewing the movie, Man in the Iron Mask. DiCaprio plays dual roles as King Louis XIV, who is a terrible and unfeeling King of France, and the king’s twin brother, Philippe, who is in prison under an iron mask. He was placed there years ago to …

Now, this is what i call a real cool movie.Un c this guy Adam Sandler in the first scene of teh movie and what strikes you immediately is that this movie must be a laugh riot coz that is what we usually expect from his movies.No, that isnt the …

Out of Time with Denzel Washington is an action packed, non-stop tension kind of movie.
Anything with Denzel in it tends to be good at the least—“ and this is no exception. He plays a police chief who gets himself into the most unbelievable heap of trouble you can imagine, …

It took me a very long time to actually sit down and watch the movie America’s Sweethearts since I’ve never been a big fan of the actress Julia ROberts because I’m so used to seeing her in romance movies, and frankly, she has never held my attention. Thus, …

The Shawshank Redemption is a very good movie that may take you several times of watching before you really get all the little nuances that are going on. At least for me, that is what happened. I got the big picture right away, but it took several viewings to …

I was excited to see another movie that stars the tandem of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. This time it was in the movie “Revolutionary Road”. This was based on a novel written by Robert Yates.
The setting is 1960s, and the young couple Frank and April Wheeler are not …

Bones, directed by Ernest R. Dickerson is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence/gore, language, sexuality and drugs. The original release date was October 24, 2001 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Horror and stars Snoop Dogg as Jimmy Bones, …

This movie is another recreation of King Author and the knight of the round table story that has been told and retold over the years and given a modern twist at different stages in its lifespan. This version’s scenario has a futuristic look, feel and appeal unlike the previous …

As a kid, I enjoyed reading Matilda by Roald Dahl, so I also wanted to see the movie. I saw it when it was in the theaters, and I have watched it numerous times since then. The story is about a girl who isn’t being challenged to …

Hubby and I had a movie marathon last night. After watching a few depressing movies, we decided to watch Leap Year to lighten the mood a bit before going to sleep. I’ve always love Amy Adams’ movies but this one, I’m afraid is not one of them. This …

Who is Salt? Apparently the female answer to James Bond, fortunately with a twist.
The film, titled simply with its protagonist’s surname, was directed by Phillip Noyce and has recently hit the cinemas. I decided to watch it looking for some simple, mindless entertainment: and while the film had a …