Movies Reviews
Contraband (2012 Movie)
With so many movie trailers exploiting all their best parts, it’s rare that a movie is better than I expected from the trailer; this is the case with Contraband. I expected a fast-paced, “Gone in 60 Seconds”-style movie, and while it delivers that, it delivers a lot more.
There are …
Movie Ishtar
When this thing came out in the late 1980’s, it was slammed so roundly by a mass group of film critics that I didn’t even bother to go see it. I did, however, decide to “treat” myself to a cable television presentation of it not long ago …
40 Year Old Virgin movie
The 40 Year Old Virgin, in my opinion, is one of the better Apatow related movies. Movies from the Apatow crowd include Anchorman, Superbad, Knocked Up, etc. Back to 40 year Old Virgin, I haven’t laughed this hard during a movie in a long time. Most …
Tokyo Majin Episode 3
Shortly after the five encounter the demons, Aoi Misato feels like she’s useless because she doesn’t have a lot of fighting ability. Meanwhile, groups of people are mysteriously attacked by flocks of crows in the middle of Tokyo and they have to investigate it.
This episode was pretty good, …
Forrest Gump
I was watching the movie Forrest Gump again for probably the third or fourth time. While not quite as good as I remember it when I originally saw it, I still think this has to be one of Tom Hanks better pictures.
The great thing about this movie is you …
Playboy Wet & Wild: Bottoms up
I will never forget my 18th birthday when I was finally allowed to see adult movies. I had always wanted to see some hot babes take it all off. And the first ever Playboy video I rented was Playboy’s Wet N Wild: Bottoms Up. I was very excited …
Film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Dazzling, sadistic, moving and creepy, there are far more adjectives to describe Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory than there are golden tickets for Charlie (the character that the original story by Roald Dahl was named for) to find while devouring chocolate bars.
Poor Charlie, while being poor economically …
New Moon movie
While every other girl in the world was looking forward to New Moon I wasn’t sure what to expect. I found the first movie in the series Twilight entertaining but not worth all the fuss and the book was simple at best.
So I went in to see New …
The Kingdom Movie
Not knowing anything about the movie The Kingdom, I added it to my Netflix queue. I figured since it starred Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, and Chris Copper it would probably be a decent movie. Right from the very beginning of the movie it was very action involved. The movie …
For Richer or Poorer
The movie for Richer or Poorer is so magnificently funny I almost wet myself over laughing. It is about a rich couple who’s marriage is falling apart and they are trying to get a divorce. While this is happening their personal accountant is stealing money from …
Little Miss Sunshine Movie
The Little Miss Sunshine padgent is the best beauty padgent of them all, and the one wish of young Olive. Wanting to compete is the competition very badly, her family decides to drive olive to the padgent in their VW bus. Put a family in a bus to go …
The Borrowers movie
The Borrowers was a 1973 presentation from the Hallmark Hall of Fame, but the first time I saw it was just this week. Though the movie has a wonderful cast, it just wasn’t really my style for some reason.
I realize that the special effects, so to speak, were …
Orphan movie
Orphan was released July 24th 2009. It was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. If you haven’t seen it yet you are not missing too much so don’t fret. This movie tried hard to come across as a horror/thriller type movie. In reality it was neither. It was more like a …
RV, movie
A big brown turd is the name for the vehicle driven by Robin Williams in this want to be family comedy, and the title would do just as well to describe how I feel about the comedic gestures in this film as a whole. There may be a lot …
Film Halloween
The last time I saw the 1978 version of Halloween, I was a pre-teen and, to be perfectly honest, couldn’t remember much about the movie.
It was on one of our movie channels last night so I decided to watch it with my wife while we were waiting for Project …
Movie Martha Behind Bars
Martha Behind Bars is a Lifetime movie that tells the tale of Martha Stewart after her trial and subsequent sentence to five months in prison for the Wall Street scandal she was involved in. Now, there are things that I like about Martha Stewart and even more things that …
KingKong (2005)
I remember having watched this movie twice. There’s a lot of weird stuff going in this movie since the setting is a farflung and unrecognized island that is forever covered by clouds from the sailors. Yes the giant ants, centipedes, and other types of bugs even leeches …
The Invasion (PG-13, 2007)
I was all prepared to really hate this movie, or at the very least, dislike it intensely. This is because most of the films of this genre - especially those that are remakes of old classics—tend to be very poorly made. I knew this movie had …
The Cutting Edge
I’ve seen this movie so many times that I can recite some of the dialogues already. The Cutting Edge is actually one of my most favorite romantic movies of all time. I never get tired of watching
it. It’s a story about a young and talented hockey player, Doug, (D.B. …
Aag Movie
Aag a remake of the most successful commercial film of bollywood shoalay as it was a remake of such a big film expectation from it were very high as well, but it fells to deliver miserably. The movie has been treated very bad by Ram Gopal Verma who is …
The Others (movie)
Nicole Kidman stars as the owner of a house who soon suspects that the house is haunted by the spirits of the household help that died and were buried there. Unknowing the her that it turns out that not only are the help haunting the house, some other occupants …
High School Musical
High School Musical is a hit. It took the nation by storm and is now a popular movies for the family to enjoy. The movie is about a group of teenagers accepting how they are. Gabriella is a nerdy newcomer to the school and made friends with the popular …
Guess Who (2005 movie)
I’m still wondering if this is a remake of the classic “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”, for it does not have the flair of the original (that’s of course, if it is a remake). Ashton Kutcher (Simon Green) co-stars with Bernie Mac (Percy Jones) in this family comedy that …
Men in Black movie
This movie, although it is a bit on the short side, and doesn’t really have a very interesting plot - Will Smith saves the world from aliens who are going to blow up the planet - is fun to watch. There are lots of odd little details and jokes …
The Maid - A Horror Movie
I have seen the DVD and CD of the movie The Maid when I was in the Philippines, but I did not pay attention to it. It didn’t make big on screen. Because I have never heard any news or promotional tour about the movie.
The …
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 …
Resident Evil Part 1
I have a week off from my office so I decided to watch DVDs. Among the video that I watched is this Resident Evil.
This movie is the first part of the trilogy. Definitely a good one and good start. The starts include Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez.
This movie is …
All Dogs Go To Heaven (1989)
Charlie is a con-artist dog who through a series of shady dealing with his so-called business partner is killed and is automatically sent to heaven. Feeling cheated, he steals his life clock, winds it up and sends himself back to earth. He has returned to repay the kind favor …
Yeh Raaste Hai Pyar Ke (movie)
The movie Yeh Raaste Hai Pyar Ke released few years back. The film was directed by Deepak Shivdasani. I watched this film on television. I did not like the movie much except for few of its songs. The leading roles of this film have been played Ajay Devgan, Madhuri …
Movie Mobsters
Mobsters with Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Richard Grieco, Costas Mandylor, and Anthony Quinn.
With this group of limited actors, I never gave this movie a chance. Perhaps I was wrong. The movie is based upon the early years of four soon to be infamous …
Atharvam Malayalam Movie
Atharvam is a classic mystical movie written by Shibu and directed by Dennis joseph.
The storyline of the movie is about the hero trying to control the forces of nature. The role of the hero is played by superstar Mammooty. He is helped by a forest girl who can be …
Disney’s Robin Hood (1973)
“Robin Hood” is not my favorite Disney animated feature. In fact, the main reason why I like it at all is the narrator, a rooster / minstrel with the voice of Roger Miller, who also composed the songs that he sings to move the story along.
The bunnies …
Chain Reaction (1996)
Chain Reaction, directed by Andrew Davis is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for some intense action/violence. The original release date was September 4, 1996 for Jamaican audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Drama/Thriller and stars Keanu Reeves as Eddie kasalivich, Morgan Freeman as …
Orphan movie
The movie “Orphan” from 2009 was a must see for me after hearing about all the controversy surrounding it. I have heard that some were concerned that it would discourage prospective parents from adopting. I would assume, after seeing the film, that these people were basing their fears on …
The Craft movie
The Craft is actually one of my most favorite teen movies. It doesn’t matter if many people might find it unrealistic because it’s all about magic and the supernatural (I’m not one of those people).
Directed by Andrew Fleming and starring Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Robin Tunney, and Rachel True, …
Spice World movie
When the movie Spice World came out in theatres it was all the rage amongst young girls. I never got to see it in theatres myself, but I can remember my friends constantly talking about it and me feeling left out. On the other hand, there were the …
Bulletproof movie
Adam Sandler and Damon Wayans play in this movie. Damon Wayans plays a cop that is undercover that is trying to put a drug dealer and car thief in jail. They spend a year together and become best friends but the drug dealer and car thief who is played …
My Best Friend’s Girl movie
My Best Friend’s Girl from 2008 is a disaster. The only reason I watched this thing was because I noticed a listing in the credits for Patrick Swayze that referred to this movie. He was given ’special thanks’ along with a few other performers. I knew …
Oslo August 31st movie
The movie is about a certain 24 hour period; a man named Anders who is thirty-four years of age; a metropolitan area. Anders has been released from a drug rehabilitation center. The center has released him so he is able to go to an interview for a job. …
I am Number Four (movie)
While I still can’t recall why exactly this was the case, I found that I wasn’t very interested in watching the movie “I am Number Four” when it was about to be released. I had watched the trailer and just wasn’t very impressed by what I had seen to …
Face Off (1997)
I cannot recall how many times I’ve seen this movie but I don’t mind. I like this anyway. Well, of course I don’t buy the idea that two people could exchange faces considering the differences in their genetic make up and it’s not solved by simple facial …
Slumdog Millionaire
There has been a lot of reviews about this famous movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ so why another review? Well I want to express the views of many Indians like me who dare to think different.
It is made by a British director Danny Boyle, so it may …
What’s the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
What’s the Worst That Could Happen?, directed by Sam Weisman is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for language and sexual content. The original release date was June 1, 2001 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Crime and stars Martin Lawrence …
Movie Eagle Eye
Now this has got to be, in my opinion, the best movie for 2008. Eagle Eye was a very very unique and interesting movie, starring the ever so hott Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, and the beautiful Rosario Dawson.
The movie surrounds two main characters, Jejrry and Rachel, complete and …
Spoorloos movie
This is a film in which the plot has to remain a secret to have any power to it. All I can say is that the film tells the story of a dutch couple on a vacation together. That’s how the film begins anyway, then there’s a twist and …
‘Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones’ movie
After the fourth movie, I was convinced that the “Paranormal Activity” franchise was dead. I liked the first two, but after that, the formula wore thin and they didn’t have anything new to bring to the table.
Enter this “spin-off” that follows another family as they are …
Shoot Fighter
Shoot Fighter with Martin Kove, William Zabka, and Maryam D’Abo.
When John Claude Van Dam and Bruce Lee introduced martial arts tournament movies to the American audience, it spawned a generation of copycat films of lesser quality. Shoot Fighter is one of these. You …
The Break-Up (2006)
First time I heard about the break-up that combines Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston, I feel very much enthusiastic because I expect a really funny movie about love but unfortunately, I was totally disappointed.
This movie is about Brooke and Gary who break-up but both of them do not want …
Robin Hood Movie (2010)
I rarely go to the movie theater here in town. But, my wife and I wanted to spend some time away from the kids and ended up going to see the new Robin Hood movie.
I don’t know if it was worth the $30 we spent on tickets and popcorn. …
The Pianist (2002) Movie
The Pianist is a true spectacular, bona fide and triumphantly made movie which was based on the true-life story of a brilliant pianist and composer, Wladyslaw Spzilman, which was portrayed perfectly by Oscar winner, Adrian Brody.
I fell inlove with the movie the instant its first short part of black …
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