Movies Reviews
The Road (2009 movie)
“The Road” is a movie based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy and shot in the year 2009 by the director John Hillcoat. The main characters are played by Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron and Kodi Smit-McPhee.
The story-line takes us to the dark, gray, lifeless and cold world of the …
Enter The Dragon Classic Marshial Arts Movie Starring Bruce Lee
As time goes by and the inevitable process of growing up takes its course, certain things that I used to love back when I was smaller seem quite stupid now, especially some of the things I enjoyed like movies and television shows. The acting seems really bad, along with …
X-Men The Last Stand
I finally got to watch the third movie in the X-men trilogy, X-Men The Last Stand. Overall, it was a decent film, but it should have been called Wolverine’s big movie.
The movie promised all the characters from the first two films, and it delivered. However, many of the main …
Fullmetal Alcehmist: Brotherhood Episode 44
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 44 begins with Al and Hoehenheim in Liore having a discussion about Al’s body and the country wide Transmutation circle. Meanwhile Darius the chimera who helped Ed after he was injured goes to the bank to get money to pay for Ed’s medical bills. …
Twilight (PG-13, 2008)
I was at first apprehensive about seeing this movie. Typically, when there is a lot of hype surrounding a film, or it seems that mostly pre-pubescent girls are interested in the movie, I find that the movie is much cornier than I’d like. But in this case, …
Inside Mecca DVD
“Inside Mecca” is a National Geographic television production (2003). It follows three Muslims engaging in hajj: a woman from Texas, a man and his wife from Malaysia, and a man from South Africa.
Pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of Islam (faith, prayer, alms giving, and fasting). In …
Darkness Falls Movie
This movie shows the Tooth Fairy as a mean and evil being. It tells that tale of a little old lady who shows charity by collecting the teeth of little children in return she gives them money, she was also scarred terribly and wears a mask to cover her …
HALLOWEEN RESURRECTION movie
This movie is one of the halloween series with Jamie Lee Curtis. I watched the first one years ago and I enjoyed it. It had a realistic story about three teenaged girls who were interested in boys and clothes and the usual things. Michael Myers, a …
A Late Quartet, Drama
During the twenty-fifth year of their tenure, a renowned string quartet is the recipient of some adverse news. It is found the cellist of the quartet, Peter, has received a diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease. The news slows down the musical group’s momentum substantially. Interestingly enough, the news …
Karate Kid
My husband and I went to the movies over the weekend to see the new Karate Kid. It is great and literally had the whole audience clapping at the end of the movie! This one is even better than the original. They couldn’t have gotten a better actor than …
Cold Mountain (2003)
This is the story of a man who is thrown in the middle of the American Civil War and the trials that he must go through. On the flip side of that situation is his journey, a journey that he makes back to the arms of the woman that …
Mushi-Shi Anime Series
Mushi-Shi is an anime series about a man who travels the country, helping people who have strange encounters and problems with mysterious creatures known as Mushi.
Mushi-Shi is very different from your typical anime. It doesn’t focus on fight scenes or have a lot of action in it. …
The Mummy film
I don’t know why I thought this, but I could have sworn the 1932 movie The Mummy was a horror film. I mean, it is advertised that way and stars Boris Karloff.
However, I tried to watch this movie yesterday with my daughter (she likes horror films but I try …
Sherrybaby (R, 2006)
For months I have been passing over the movie “Sherrybaby”—”thinking that it was just going to be fluffy sentimental crud that some indie films dish out. Boy was I wrong. The story is hinged on a woman who has been in jail for a few years. …
The Parent Trap (1998)
The Parent Trap, directed by Nancy Meyers is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for some mild mischief. The originalr release date was July 29, 1998 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Family/Romance and stars Lindsay Lohan as Hallie Parker and …
Freaky Friday movie
I was used to watching Lindsay Lohan movies even when she was still young. I bought a copy of this movie because I wanted to see if it was a good one or not since the tandem of Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis is a little fresh. I …
The Canterville Ghost (movie)
I’ve always been fairly fascinated with the actress Neve Campbell, especially after I saw her in movies such as the “Scream” franchise and “The Craft”. She seemed to be a familiar face in the late nineties to the early 2000s, and I know believe some of that had to …
Drop Dead Fred movie
The movie Drop Dead Fred is about a woman named Elizabeth Cronin who just recently had a lot of bad things happen to her.She happens to lose her job,her car adn her husband Charles within a short amount of time.Without a job,she moves back in with her dominating,controlling mother …
Gate of Flesh movie
An early film by Seijun Suzuki in which he choses not to use any violence for a change. The story is focused on a gang of prostitutes in Japan after the World War II. They are all really broken down as humans, feeling guilt about what they do for …
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Film )
So instead of reviewing “music” exclusively, I decided perhaps I could try reviewing movies too, since I’m basically a huge movie fan too! And perhaps, as I’m hoping, my film reviews will be as much as valuable for this site too. This review is spoiler-free.
I watched “Me and Earl …
Tropic Thunder (R, 2008) movie
I was a little surprised by how much I actually liked this film. I really thought that Robert Downey, Jr. in “black-face” would cause some issues for the director, producer, and actors. But it seems that perhaps people are seeing about this film what I …
Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy
Since I watched their film, Jack and the Beanstalk, I have been wanting to once again watch Abbott and Costello movies. So, I started watching one I haven’t seen before (except for the ending), Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy.
The movie was OK but not as funny as some …
The Woman Hunter movie
Post I Dream of Jeannie, Barbara Eden took the movie circuit with this made for TV number called The Woman Hunter. Eden is lovely. She always has been, and that’s one of the best parts of watching this film. Eden and location shooting in Acapulco are …
The Rescuers (1977)
Disney’s The Rescuers premiered on June 22nd, 1977 and quickly became one of the most popular films of the year, right in the footsteps of Star Wars in the United States and outgrossing it in many European countries. The film tells the story of Bernard and Miss Bianca, …
Ray (2004)
Ray, directed by Taylor Hackford is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for depiction of drug addiction, sexuality and some thematic elements. The original release date was October 29, 2004 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Biography/Drama/Music and stars Jamie Foxx …
Stick It the Movie
I recently had the chance to watch the movie, Stick It. I really was not expecting it to be good at all, my little sisters are the ones that wanted to watch it being fans of the sport of gymnastics.
At first I thought the movie started out …
Waking Life (R, 2002)
This movie really seemed strange when I first read about it on Netflix. But then a friend rented it and I was so excited about the animation, and how the conversations just flowed from scene to scene. I would advise most people to refrain from engaging …
“Get Him To The Greek” (2010 film)
I’ll say right up front that I don’t much care for Russell Brand, and although his performance as British rock star Aldous Snow in 2008’s “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” was a good and humorous counterpoint to sad-sack lead Jason Segel, in general I find him sort of irritating-his hosting gig …
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
This movie was, in a word, charming. I went to this movie with a couple of my friends and I think they enjoyed it too. I haven’t seen any other movies with these actors, but I think I would. The movie was light despite the melancholy setting (right at …
The Life of Pi movie
I first heard the story of Pi from my teacher. He is a big fan of the book so when the movie came, he is promoting it to us. Out of curiosity, me and my friends watched it together. I never expected to like it for I am not …
(500) Days of Summer movie
If you like romantic comedies this is, in my opinion, the best of the year. Believe it or not, as a fan of all things romantic, I’ve a very low tolerance for the cheese-factor in film scripts. Yep, I still pride myself on being a realist. …
The Last Starfighter movie
The Last Starfighter is a neat little science fiction story that is interesting and entertaining to watch. Robert Preston really excelled as his mysterious and colorful character of Centauri. I think I like his portrayal the best. He’s funny, and he keeps you guessing.
Lance Guest played …
The Devil and a Guy Named Webster
The premise of this episode is pretty much laid out in the title: The Devil and a Guy Named Webster. It is a fusion of the classic tale: The Devil and Daniel Webster, but instead of the famous American orator we get Emmanuel Lewis (best known as star …
Funny Games movie (American Remake) 2008
I was a bit apprehensive about whether this remake would be as good as the original. But then I realize that this film was made by the same director. It is then that I realized that all the nuances were the same as the first …
The Last Samurai movie
Tom Cruise is an american military officer who is captures by the japanese and changes his view on everything about life. It is using the same story as the old classic miniseries Shogun once did and attempts to be a serious artistic Kurosawa-style feature. However, The Last Samurai is …
Red 2010 movie
After I was more or less disappointed by the few movies that were about the same story (The A-Team , Go, The Expendables), I awaited anxiously as an incorrigible fan again to be cheated by the pensioners from Red . Especially since I’m always tempted to give a chance …
The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is another comic coming to the big screen that I sort of anticipated. One of my friends is working in a cinema as a ticket seller, and she managed to give me 2 sneak preview tickets for this show for …
Devil in a Blue Dress
I had seen the movie “Devil in a Blue Dress” being shown on a few cable television movie channels for years, but never watched it at the time since I just didn’t think that I would have any interest in the movie. However, recently since I have begun to …
Prestige movie
“The Prestige” is a dazzling, entertaining, smart, and mind-blowing film. It is a rare combination of a fun, enjoyable, popcorn movie and a serious, well-done, cinematic film. “The Prestige” sucks you in and doesn’t ever let go. As soon as you see it, …
Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder is the hilarious chronicle of the making of a movie about Vietnam where the director is ‘inspired’ to take his cast deep into the Vietnam jungle so that they can capture the movie in real time and give it a ‘gritty’ feel to the entire drama. It has …
Queen of the Dammed (2002)
The vampire Lestat is awakened by the sound of rock music, he finds that he likes it and can use it to his advantage, with that, he kills the lead singer of the band and takes his place. The vampires of the world do not take too kindly to …
Final Destination Movie
“Final Destination” is a good horror movie about what happens when you try to escape death. Of all the horror movies I’ve scene, I honestly thought this film had a great cast: Ali Larter, Devon Sawa, Kerr Smith, Tony Todd, and Seann William Scott.
The movie is about a …
Damn Yankees! movie
I love baseball, and I love musicals, so naturally, I love Damn Yankees! Tab Hunter was awesome as a young Joe Hardy, the man who made a deal with the devil that allowed him to play for his beloved New York Yankees. It’s an engrossing sports tale …
Fantomas contre Scotland Yard
The renowned criminal Fantomas, who seem to have a unique talent for disguise kidnaps a journalist who apparently have upset him. The police detective Juve is inclined to catch Fantomas, but how is he going to know where to find him, as nobody knows for sure what he looks …
Day of the Dead movie
Perhaps not as seminal as Night of the Living Dead, and certainly not as loved as Dawn of the Dead; Day of the Dead often seems the forgotten third child in Romero’s zombie saga. But, whilst it may lack the crude and creepy charm of Night, and the raging …
A Series of Unfortunate Events the Movie
I have read the entire series of the Series of Unfortunate Events books, and have a strange love for them. They are filled with misfortune and woe, but at the same time a mystery, suspense, and little joys and happiness that make it absolutely fantastic. The movie was—¦well—¦a disaster. …
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