Movies Reviews
The Forbidden Kingdom
The Forbidden Kingdom : I watched this movie last week. It starts Jackie Chain, and Jet Lee as leads. Lee is in double role. The story is a fantasy, which takes us to an imaginary land o, with entertains us with Kung Fu stunts, and some nice …
Movie : Infection
Being a big fan of the Asian horror genre it was only a matter of time before I checked out the film Infection. All the things I love about Asian horror are present and accounted for in this film by Masayuki Ochiai. Like many films of this …
How I Live Now (2013 Drama Movie)
Even though the movie itself never really became massively popular, I actually remember when the trailer for “How I Love Now” was released. I remember thinking that there were two main reasons why I wanted to see it. The first was because the actress Saoirse Ronan played the protagonist and …
Man of The Year
Man of the Year is a good comedy. From all of the trailors I thought they would actually let the comedian become president not that he would get the truth out in time. I enjoyed the movie I just think it would have been funnier the other way if …
Trading Places
Trading Places with Eddie Murphy, Dan Akroyd, and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Take a one dollar bet between the rich aristocratic Duke brothers over whether or not they can turn their successful Harvard Grad protege into a penniless bum and an amoral con man into a financial genius, …
Movie Major Movie Star
I didn’t expect to like “Major Movie Star”. I didn’t WANT to like it. I can’t stand Jessica Simpson, and usually I make a religious duty of avoiding all her music and movies - even her commercials!
I hate to admit it: “Major Movie Star” was just downright cute.
Simpson doesn’t …
Oklahoma musical
Oklahoma is a sprawling musical that has the most beautiful scenery. The opening with Curly riding along through the fields and singing Oh What a Beautiful Morning is a smiler. They don’t make movies like this anymore, and that’s a tragedy.
Gordon MacRae is brilliant as Curly, the …
Netflix movie rent
Most people know what Netflix is, but for those that don’t it’s a business that lets people rent movies by mail. It only works if you have a computer and internet access. How Netflix works is that you sign up with them online, they have different memberships to choose …
48 Hours
Lately, whenever you see Eddie Murphy in a movie, it is a family film. And, while movies like Dr. Doolittle and the Nutty Professor were good, they weren�t nearly as good as his earlier movies.
I finally got a chance to watch one of those movies this weekend; 48 Hours. …
Sinister (movie)
I didn’t know anything about the movie “Sinister” until I went to see “End of Watch” in the movie theatres and saw it advertising. Based on what I had seen in the trailer, I knew immediately that I had wanted to see it in the theatres with a friend …
Derailed (2005)
Derailed, directed by Mikael Hafstrom is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong disturbing violence, language and some sexuality. The original release date was November 11, 2005 for the United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Thriller and stars Vincent Cassel as …
Movie: The Full Monty
My wife and I were doing some housework after a weekend yardsale left us a bit disorganized. Since we wanted some sort of distraction, we ended up turning on the TV and came across the movie The Full Monty.
I hadn’t seen this movie in ages and decided to watch …
Cloverfield Movie
Cloverfield, Cloverfield, Cloverfield. Never before have I heard so many people talk about a movie, especially one that was still months away from being released. Starting several months before the movie ever came out, the strange and not very descriptive trailers hit the web and people immediately began talking. …
Nacho Libre (2006 Film)
Some people might say that the 2006 film starring Jack Black called “Nacho Libre” was rather ridiculous and pointless. I for one, am not that person. While I can see why others would come to the conclusion of naming this film “pointless” I think that they are missing what …
Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man was an excellent movie, the casting of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark was one of the best casting decisions in a movie. Downey Jr. plays the role of Tony perfectly. Iron Man follows the life of Tony Stark a billionaire playboy who buy what he wants …
Fred Claus
We went to see the first of the holiday movies of the season on Sunday. We saw the movie Fred Claus with Vince Vaughn playing Fred, St Nick’s older brother. Sanat is played very well by Paul Giamatti who acutually does everything absouletely perfectly, after all he is …
Ice Age 3
We got a chance to finally see the movie Ice Age 3 (we were going to see it in the theater, but my wife was too far along in her pregnancy at the time). It was worth the wait.
This third installment of the Ice Age movies wasn’t as good …
Meet The Parents (movie)
Meet The Parents is a family favorite. Ben Stiller is his usual funny self in this film. He plays Greg Focker, and you know that with a name like that, there are some troubles bound to happen. Greg is in love with Pam and he wants to propose but …
The September Issue (2009)
‘The September Issue’ is a feature length, fly-on-the-wall documentary about the making of the September 2007 issue of Vogue Magazine. This would be of interest to anyone wanting to see what the real Anna Wintour is like - editor-in-chief of Vogue - rather than the bitch that Meryl …
Tangerine (2015 Film)
The talk about “a film shot entirely with an iPhone 5S” stunned me last year. I know it is an indie (independent film) but still, the thought that almost everyone can make a glorious film without ever spending big is a big news for me. I have been very interested …
Thinking XXX (NR, 2004) documentary
One might think that documentaries about sexually explicit topics will be full of juicy material. I found this one downright boring. While it was interesting to see porn stars (like Tera Patrick) actually taking part in interviews, some of the dialogue and things they were talking about …
The Incredible Hulk
Hulk had another similar version released in 2003, directed by Ang Lee, starring Eric Bana as the Bruce Banner (The Hulk) and Jennifer Connelly as Betty Ross. The story was about the origins of the Hulk. It was quite a hit during that period of time in 2003.
After Marvel …
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, movie
Coming off of two moderately successful films, the third Fast and Furious film drops the likes of Pual Walker and Vin Diesel and takes a turn back to driving roots. There is no drug plot, no criminal investigation, this movie is about driving fast and the art of drifting.
Set …
Drake & Josh Go Hollywood
This is probably the third time I’ve watched the TV movie Drake & Josh Go Hollywood and, I’m not sure why, but I’m finding it to be one of the dumbest possible movies ever.
I mean the whole premise of the film doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. First, …
Arachnaphobia film
If you are looking for a film that will be sure to give you a creepy crawly feeling, be sure to rent Arachnaphobia.
I am not afraid of spiders (nor anything else 1000th of my size) but this movie had me checking my blankets before crawling into bed.
Starring Jeff Daniels, …
The Day The Earth Stood Still 2008
This movie was one of the best remakes to one of the best classic science fiction films of all time! The new twist on the film offers a modern day yet authentic horror to the realization of what could happen! There is lots of suspense and graphics and has …
Blessed movie
I just got finished watching the movie “blessed” on lifetime movie network. It was an alright movie. Overall I didn’t really care for it that much. I would have rather watched something else. The end was pretty good though. The whole movie was alright, the end was the best …
Under the Tuscan sun
Under the Tuscan sun is a very nice movie. The movie with Diane Lane as the lead actor is a very heart touching movie with some poignant moments to it’s credit. Frances has a painful split from her husband and what makes it more painful is the fact that …
Mamma Mia! The Movie
I have loved Abba songs as a young girl and it was a nice surprise to find out that a movie has been made using some of their songs. Later I discovered that the movie was actually based on a successful stage musical! (Wish I could watch that someday).
We …
Sex and The City 2 (2010 movie)
A group of my friends and I went to see this movie last week. Some of my friends had already seen it but were looking forward to seeing it for the second time, so I figured I would enjoy it.
This movie was fun to watch. The characters were pretty …
Wildcats movie
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 …
Erin Brockovich with Julia Roberts and Aaron Eckhart
The film Erin Brockovich is based on the true-life story of the woman of the same name who helped a small Northern California town fight the local power giant. She was not a licensed attorney, she did not hold a law degree and she was not assigned to dig …
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Confessions of a Shopaholic is your typical feel-good romantic movie and it stars Isla Fisher as Rebecca Bloomwood, a financial journalist for Successful Savings, a New York finance magazine. She maintains a column as The Girl in the Green Scarf and gives financial advice to people and has …
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
When it comes to masterpieces on film, Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange knows nearly no rival. While my personal experience with the movie did not come until just last year (the incessant raving from other viewers finally pushed me into the fray to give the film a watch), I’m …
Rain Man (1988)
Charlie Babbit played by Tom Cruise is a car dealer who learns of his father’s passing, he makes his way to his father house only to learn that his autistic brother has received a large sum of money. This becomes Charlie’s motivation to search out his brother and with …
Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
The Johnson’s have been invited to attend a family reunion in Missouri, based on that, Nate packs up his family and embarks on a trip that will take him from Los Angeles to Missouri by way of a brand spanking new SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle), a Cadillac Escalade if …
Family Plot-movie
Alfred Hitchcock’s very last film before his death in which a most complicated story is told. Two different criminal couples are up to no good, and for strange reasons their paths get connected. This result in a chaotic meeting where nothing seems to be what one first is led …
I Cover the Waterfront movie
I’ve always enjoyed watching Claudette Colbert, no matter what stage of her career the movie was focused on. In the case of I Cover the Waterfront, we’re talking about an early part of her career, the movie having a release year of 1933.
Colbert has strong facial features, a …
Dark Wolf
Starring: Samaire Armstrong (Josie), Ryan Alosio (Steve Turley), Jaime Bergman (McGowan), Tippi Hedren (Mary)
Dark Wolf, the dark prince of werewolves was on the prowl, looking for his mate, to propagate the lineage of werewolves. LAPD detective Steve Turley was tracking him down, as Dark Wolf had killed his …
Amazing Grace
I did not see this movie until some tinme after it was released. I didn’t even see it advertise and that could have been because I was a bit busy around the time it was released. However, after finding out about it I was a bit eager to watch …
Requiem For a Dream
This is one of the most powerful and gut wrenching movies I have ever seen. It is brutally honest in its depiction of drug addiction and the effect it has on different people. It shows how drugs are just the tip of the pyramid when it comes …
Cocoon
I don’t know why I like this 1985 movie so much. I can still remember watching it for the first time when it had come out; it is a comedy that involves some aliens, and compared with today’s technology, I guess you might say it is nothing special. Most …
You’ve Got Mail movie
You’ve Got Mail is one of my favourites all time romantic movies together with Sleepless in Seattle and While You Were Sleeping. The main actors in this movie are Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan who team up once again together after making Sleepless in Seattle and Joe versus the …
Moulin Rouge movie
This movie which acts like a musical is very enjoyable to watch. I really liked the singing, and found Nicole Kidman great in her role. The coincidences were funny, and the entire movie was just silly.
The play within the movie was ridiculous, but how they tied it into the …
Manchurian Candidate (2004) Movie
This political thriller starring Denzel Washington and Liev Schrieber is a remake of a 1962 film by the same name. Denzel Washington plays army Major Ben Marco, who served in the same platoon as now Senator Raymond Shaw, portrayed by Schrieber.
Marco, now retired from the military, often finds …
Spice and Wolf Episode 5 (Anime)
Spice and Wolf Episode 5 has Lawrence trying to figure out how to get Holo away from her captors.. He also has to do it without endangering his business partners.
This episode was really interesting and intense. But what makes it unique is that it’s about economics and …
The Lake House movie
Sandra Bullock plays Kate Forster, a beautiful doctor who had been renting the Lake House - a unique, all made of glass house on a lake. There is a mailbox at the house that turns out to be a little out of the ordinary: it allows Kate to correspond …
The Cry - La Llorona
I watched The Cry - La Llorona on DVD with my family the other night and the whole 80 minutes, we were hooked. We even had to pause the DVD movie and put it on hold to take some time to refresh ourselves and then went back to …
Day of the Dead (2008)
This not quite-a-remake of George Romero’s classic zombie film is an odd creature. While it tries its hardest to be its own entity, any daring strides toward individuality are often done away with as the film pulls back for the odd, hollow reference back to the original it’s based …
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