Movies Reviews
Breaking Upwards Movie
Romantic comedies are the way to America’s heart. There are at least five out on any given weekend and after seeing every trick in the book and laughing at every predictable joke Hollywood has thrown our way, we are still eager to tune in for another heart-tugger starring any number …
Transformers 1 Movie
Being a huge fan of Transformers, growing up watching the cartoons in 1985, I had high hopes for Transformers 1, but I also had some dread as well. I was afraid that they were going to take a wonderful show like this and tear it to pieces by making …
Flushed Away (2006)
Flushed Away, directed by david Bowers and Sam Fell is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for crude humor and some language. The original release date for this movie was November 3, 2006 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Animation/Adventure/Comedy/Family and …
Lajja (movie), 2001
I watched Lajja at cinema hall. The movie released in 2001. It is directed by Raj Kumar Santhoshi. The movie is based on the plight of women at the hand men. The movie depicts four parallel stories of four women based in USA to a remote village in Uttar …
Mr. Destiny
My favorite comedy of all times is Mr. Destiny. It is about a guy who wonders what would have happened if he hit a baseball back in high school and then one day he finds out. It was a bad day when his car broke down in front …
The Coffin
I think The Ring is more scarier than The Coffin. I can’t help to comment how disappointed I was at watching this movie and I guess I was so much hoping for it to be a real scary flick. But it turned out to be an emotional movie …
Blind Fury (1990)
This movie is about a war veteran who was blinded in the line of duty by a grenade blast that went off directly in front of him. He is taught by the locals to use his blindness to his advantage and they also taught him how to use the …
Transformers
When I first learned they were coming out with a live-action Transformers movie, my first thought was �Well, there�s another 80s TV show being ruined.�
From the previews, it looked like one of those films that would rely heavily on special effects and not offer much in terms of plot. …
Axe (Movie)
The movie catches the common viewer’s attention rather quickly. I’m someone who has a hard time getting into movies which don’t take off quickly.. and this movie is a classic example of the complete opposite.
PLOT
The movie more-or-less has 2 plots, these include entirely seperate events, but eventually unfold and …
Star Wars: Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode 5: the Empire Strikes Back continues the adventures of Luke Skywalker as he helps the Rebel Alliance Escape from Darth Vader who is looking for him as he goes to the planet Degobah to search for the Jedi Master Yoda.
The Empire Strikes Back is a great …
THE ISLAND MOVIE DVD
I hope I am not the only person who was totally NOT impressed with this movie. I found THE ISLAND to be entirely predictable after about 30 minutes. I try so hard not to figure out the endings of movies, or what is REALLY going on, because, when they …
Amadeus movie
Milos Forman’s powerful film about the legendary composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It’s a very colorful and moving portrait, narrated through the eyes of one of Mozart’s competitors during this time, who was only mediocre in comparison. Forman uses an epic style to tell this story, and that works very …
Red Heat (1988)
A Russian sting operation goes terribly wrong and the man that they were trying to catch escapes and flees to the United States of America, but not before killing a lot of the Russian police officers and the partner of Russian Captain. Now the Captain has made this his …
U.S. Marshals (1998)
U.S. Marshals, directed by Stuart Baird is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for some scenes of violence and brief language. The original release date was March 6, 1998 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Thriller and stars Tommy Lee Jones …
The Good Shepard movie
If you enjoy watching a movie that makes you really think were the story is going, then you must watch Robert De Niro’s movie “The Good Shepard”. I knew that this movie was about the CIA, however for the first half an hour I was completely lost on what …
Moulin Rouge (Movie)
Moulin Rouge is one of my favorite movies. I have seen it a lot of times and have never failed to enjoy and feel emotional during the movie. What I like about it most are the songs. The first time I watched it, I was pleasantly …
Pitch Perfect, movie
This movie was pretty good. I won’t have that much to say about it. Even though it was a well-adjusted movie it wasn’t the best, and improvements could be made to it. This isn’t so much about the movie belonging to a specific genre than it is about music. …
Wrong Turn 2
I’m going to open this review with a plea to Hollywood. The next time you make a horror film, please make an effort to scare me. Don’t cut corners and produce a film that goes out of its way to show as much blood and gore as possible. That’s …
Past the Bleachers
Past the Bleachers is a poignant and wonderful 1995 TV movie that starred Richard Dean Anderson and Glynnis O’Connor as parents trying to move on with their lives after their son had died. It’s a trying time. The two are trying to have another baby, but Anderson’s …
The Interview, movie
There aren’t many films that generate so much controversy as The Interview has done. Considering its premise it comes as no surprise that it would cause upset within North Korea, whose leader Kim Jong Un is not exactly famed for having a self-deprecating sense of humour.
As is often the …
Shutter Island movie
“Shutter Island” by Dennis Lehane is a novel adapted to a movie called “Shutter Island”. I rented the DVD of Shutter Island from a local DVD store three days ago and decided to watch it yesterday. I had a lot of expectations from the …
John Wick, Movie
I love revenge movies. They appeal to our baser instincts and when they’re done well they strike us at our emotional core. John Wick is a superb revenge flick that oozes style and menace.
From the outset this film makes its intentions very clear. It is light on dialogue and …
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Movie
Note: This review of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire contains spoilers.
Usually, a more action-oriented movie like this would be at or near the top of my list of favorites since the action/adventure genre is one of my top two movie genres. But Harry Potter and the Goblet …
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (2008)
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, directed by Dennis Dugan is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for crude and sexual content throughout, language and nudity. The original release date was June 6, 2008 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Comedy …
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 …
One Missed Call
After the ring came out in 2002, quite a few movie producers have tried to copy its success by tweaking the plot a bit.
One Missed Call does this as well. Too bad they don’t do a good enough job at it.
In theory, this should be a scary film. Whenever …
Drowning Mona
Drowning Mona with Neve Campbell, Casey Affleck, Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, Will Ferrell, and Jamie Lee Curtis.
This movie is a perfect example of dry humor. Danny DeVito delivers his cynical lines in his trademark manner. Curtis is her usual sexy self as the waitress had …
The Reaping film
Through this movie, Hilary Swank has reminded audiences once again, that she is one of Hollywood’s greatest Heavy-Hitters. Her acting skills were brilliant. Maybe this is why some of the other cast members appeared as though they needed to step it up a notch? “Who is that blonde little …
Shark Tale (2004)
The main character Oscar, played by Will Smith is the center of attraction, he comes across a shark that was killed by an anchor and he takes the glory for killing the shark all to himself. When word of his shark slaying heroisms reach home, the welcome him with …
The Unsinkable Molly Brown movie
As movie musicals go, The Unsinkable Molly Brown is unsinkable. It’s a marvelously well done movie with Debbie Reynolds and Harve Presnell in the leads. As for being biographical on the real Molly Brown, many liberties were taken. We get a wonderful happy ending here, but …
Real Women Have Curves movie
Real Women Have Curves is a sweet film about a teenage girl coming into her true self. Ana is about to go off to college but her possessive, uncultured mother wants Ana to stay and work in her sister’s business. The sister’s business is a miserable place where a …
The Proposal Movie (2009)
The Proposal is a romantic comedy movie that starts Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. Sandra Bullock is such a good actress that any movie that stars her is probably a good quality movie. She plays a snobbish, selfish, egocentric boss who is a Canadian citizen and is in dire …
The Wedding Crashers movie
I must have been the only person on the planet who had not yet seen The Wedding Crashers until last week. I just didn’t think that I would enjoy what I perceived to be, from the trailers and from what people told me, a silly, guy romp movie where …
City Beneath the Sea movie
One of my very favorite made-for-TV movies is called City Beneath the Sea from 1971. It’s not a great movie in the scheme of Emmy winners, but it is a star-studded affair that has drama, romance, and mystery. I love it and find it to be a …
King Kong (1933)
We have all seen King Kong , right ? But did you know that the first version of the movie came out in 1933 ? It was the early 30’s , movies just started appearing with sound, and …
Edge of Darkness
Mel Gibson and Ray Winstone truly rocks in this thriller movie Edge of Darkness. The entire story is kind of run of the mill but it tightly organized screenplay and not a minute to spare pace keeps the movie interesting to a big extent. I feel that if it …
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
This is a Korean Movie starred by Lee Young-Ae. This is the last part of a suspense-vengeance trilogy by Mr. Park. This movie was released in some parts of Europe, Middle east and in most parts of Asia.
It has an English subtitle and thankfully because the subtitle was really …
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs the Movie
So I’m sure many of you have either read the book “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” either in your own time, or to your children. I myself, being only a recent “adult” can quite easily and fondly remember the days of curling up next to mom and …
Shrek: Forever After (2010 Film)
The series of Shrek films that have come out since the first film in 2001 have been a popularity for not only young children, but movie lovers of all ages. We have watched as an angry ogre named Shrek rescued the princess Fiona, saved her with true loves kiss, …
Mr. and Mrs. Smith:Movie
It starts with a couple in counselling…funny…that’s how it ends also, but that’s not the highlight. They are actually contract killers in disquise as ordinary everyday hardworking civilians. They go out in the mornings to their respective jobs and they come home every evening to have dinner by 7pm. …
Irreconcilable Differences
Irreconcilable Differences with Ryan O’Neal, Shelley Long, Sharon Stone, and Drew Barrymore.
I had heard so much about this movie’s quality that I longed to see it for the first time. It will be the last time. The movie is the enactment of the recollections …
Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull
I don’t think I’ve written a review for this movie yet. I love any Indiana Jones movies. Love them all. I wish they were more like 007 movies with more installments, but I’m glad there are 4. I must admit though that this movie was slightly lacking. The original …
Constantine
The movie “Constantine” was actually a movie based upon a comic book called “Hellblazer” the only thing was at the time I saw the movie advertising to be released in theatres, I thought it looked familiar but I didn’t relate it to that same comic. At the time I …
The Astronaut’s Wife movie
This is a 1999 Sci fi film starring Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron about an astronaut who leaves on a mission and comes back different. The other astronaut dies of a stroke after returning home, and his wife commits suicide, the surviving astronaut’s wife notices changes in his behavior, …
Sliding Doors (1998)
I had only caughts bits of ‘Sliding Doors’ before and although those bits never struck me as very exciting, I sat down to watch it last night - I thought I would give it a chance. The concept of this film was very appealling to me as the …
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The 2004 removie of “The Manchurian Candidate” stands out among remakes of movies in that in many ways it is better than the original movie. There are differences between the two, some good, some bad. The removie seems to run longer than the original, and it does, but only …
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Dawn of the Dead (2004) is a horror film directed by Zack Snyder and is rated R for pervasive strong horror violence and gore, language and sexuality.
Dawn of the Dead is a remake of the classic zombie film by legendary director George A. Romero. When the world becomes …
There’s Something About Mary (1998)
There’s Something About Mary, directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong comic sexual content and language. The original release date was July 15, 1998 for United States audience. This movie falls in the negre of Comedy/Romance and stars …
Fracture
Anthony Hopkins has played so many villains, I think I have lost count. Here he appears as one again, intelligent, scheming, cold-blooded - just the way you like him. The movie “Fracture” (released in 2007) drew me in from the start, and from the start I knew it was …
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