Movies Reviews
Roman Polanski’s “Oliver Twist,” 2005
I went to see Roman Polanski’s 2005 release of “Oliver Twist” a couple of days ago. I was not disappointed, but I wasn’t very impressed, either. One of the good points is that the story is not in any way “Hollywoodized,” it is told in a straight, true-to-the-source way. …
The Burbs (1989)
A day in the life of a typical blue collar working class suburban family man as a loving husband and father soon turns to turmoil when a mysterious family moves into his neighborhood. Along with other home owners in the neighborhood, they get to thinking that their new neighbors …
Casino Royale
I have watched the movie ‘Casino Royale’. This is a very interesting and exciting movie. This is a James Bond movie. In this movie, Daniel Craig acts as James Bond. The film is full of action and adventure. There are many chasing scenes. In the beginning itself, Bond is …
Back to the Future Part 2
I found the movie “Back to the FUture Part 2″ just as exciting as its prequel “Back to the FUture Part 1″. Nevertheless, I am not sure if it got the same amount of attention as the first one did. It stars some of the same actors and actresses …
Toy Story 3 (in 3-D)
Toy Story 3 is the third installment in the long-running Toy Story series of films by Pixar and Disney. It centers around some of the main toys from the past two movies, such as Woody the cowboy and Buzz Lightyear the space adventurer, as they prepare for the …
The Art of War (2000)
This is the story of a government operative who is framed for the killings of Vietnam refuges and a Chinese ambassador, now he is on the run from both the FBI and the Chinese gangsters known as the Triad in order to clear his good name. majority of the …
Homeward Bound The Incredible Journey
Homeward Bound The Incredible Journey is an enchanting movie about two dogs and one cat. It all starts when their loving family has to go on a trip. They are forced to leave their animals with a friend miles away from home. After awhile the animals get worried …
The Count of Monte Cristo,2002 Movie
The Count of Monte Cristo, 2002. Apart from the book, this movie is decent. If you have not read the novel by Alexander Dumas and are not familiar with the story, you will probably enjoy it. However, the fans of the book will just shake their heads. The story …
The Lovely Bones Movie
I finally was able to watch The Lovely Bones last night. I am a big fan of the book. It has always been one of my favorite books of all time. Sadly, the movie didn’t matched my expectations. Although Peter Jackson made the movie in absolutely …
The Rescuers
I am reviewing the Disney movie, The Rescuers. Now, Disney has had some pretty interesting Disney characters in the past, but it is a rarity to find mice as the main characters. In the Rescuers, that is the case. There is a group of mice known as …
Root of All Evil Documentary
The Root of All Evil documentary was a two part series put on by the BBC over in Britain, based upon the book of the same name by Richard Dawkins, famous evolutionist who is best known for his book, “The Selfish Gene.” He is also one of the …
Laura 1944 movie
Laura Hunt, a beautiful advertising executive, is found dead, brutally murdered: apparently, she went to open her apartment’s door to receive a visitor and was shot in the face. Detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) starts investigating the murder and he meets a score of men who were Laura’s admirers; …
Seventh Son movie (2015)
I’ll be coming as a viewer who hasn’t read the book series by Joseph Delaney but after having seen the movie, I’ll be buying a copy of book 1 of the series.
I thought the movie had potential if only it was handled better. The SFX was good enough not …
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda is one of the most wonderful attacks on the kung fu genre. Dreamworks did an excellent job in combining animation, kung fu and of course comedy.The whole movie made my jaw somewhat hurt from all that laughing not to mention the oohs and aahs during the …
Rush Hour 3
Rush Hour 3 was everything I had hoped for after seeing Rush Hour 1 & 2. The second sequel was filled with action and humor, and follows a plot that will keep one interested the whole way through.
The movie focuses on the reserved Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan), who is …
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Rated R
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall
I am a huge Johnny Depp fan, so when I heard about the movie “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” I was excited to see it; not only …
Netflix
I’ve been a member of Netflix for a little over a year. I am on the 3-at-a-time package for about $18 a month, and it seems to be the right one for me. I love getting movies in the mail and being able to watch them instantly. If I …
Grumpier Old Men
I am reviewing the movie, Grumpier Old men starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. This movie is about what the title suggests: a couple of grumpy old men. Only this year, they’re grumpier. These men are both friends and rivals, and their rivalry will have you laughing …
The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
This movie is the remake of a classic TV series that used to air in the 70s, or it had like a 70s backdrop to it. The story is about two families that marry into each other, on one side of the family you have a father with three …
Roja Tamil Movie
Roja was a trend set movie in Tamil Cinema. This movie was released in 1993. The movie directed by Maniratnam and produced by Kavithalaya Pictures. This movie was set a new dimension to Tamil cinema in all categories Music, Camera, Script, etc. Maniratnam came up …
Final Destination 3 (2006)
The third and hopefully the last in the trilogy known as Final Destination. This time they go too far and make the movie too predictable. Whereas in the first movie, you can understand to some extent what happened after the boy had a premonition in the form of a …
Meet The Browns Film (2008)
I’ve watched Meet the browns so many times that I literally know the script by heart. That’s just how much I enjoy watching this movie. In all honestly, Meet the Browns film is one my favorite movies from Tyler Perry. Yes, there’s the play, and the TV series, but …
Thinner (1996)
Thinner, directed by Tom Holland, a novel from legendary Stephen King is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for horror violence and gore, language and sexuality. The original release date was October 25, 1996 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Horror/Thriller …
Dora’s World Adventure
I’m not normally someone who enjoys sitting through Dora the Explorer Cartoons with my daughter, but I was glad I sat through Dora’s World Adventure last night.
The hour long episode showed Dora traveling to different countries around the world to return stolen friendship bracelets to her friends. Along the …
A Goofy Movie-film
A Goofy Movie is a disney film released in1995.It is a movie about Goofy’s teenage son Max.The movie starts with Max , his friend PJ,and a guy named Bobby, planning to do a school stunt.Max plans to dress up as a popular rock star,powerline and do a music video …
Speed Racer Movie
The makers of speed racer were from Larry and Andy Wachowski, the founders of the Matrix trilogy. They are once again, using their CGI magic markers to create a colorful and exciting world of the speed racer.Many of you might have already heard and seen Speed Racer, it’s basically …
Love Affair movie
To be honest, I cannot imagine why nobody would not like this film. Love Affair is a remake of the Deborah Kerr and Carey Grant blockbuster, An Affair to Remember. In fact, some of my friends, pretending to be experts at good old Hollywood romances, had somehow …
Movie Shutter (2008)
I watched only half of the portion on the Thai horror version of Shutter and didn’t complete it because I got a bit bored. But the 2008 version of Shutter really got me out of my mind scared. I decided to give watching it a shot although I …
See no Evil
This is a new to DVD horror movie. It stars Kane, who is a WWE superstar. The movie is set in a rundown hotel. There, a group of troubled teens are set to clean the place up, as part of a work release program. The …
Bless The Child
Starring Kim Basinger (Maggie O’Connor), Jimmy Smits (John Tavis), Holliston Coleman (Cody), Rufus Sewell (Eric Stark), Angela Bettis (Jenna)
A horror show with a difference in the never-ending war between good and evil, this time the good triumphed. This is a wholesome horror movie …
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Starsky & Hutch, directed by Todd Phillips is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for drug content, sexual situations, partial nudity, language and some violence. The original release date was March 5, 2004 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Comedy/Crime and …
Vanilla Sky movie
A remake of the dazzling spanish film that came out a few years earlier called Abre los ojos (Open your eyes). The narrative is very complex and tells the story of a handsome man who’s life completely twists around when he is involved in a car accident. The audience …
Rush Hour 3, Brett Ratner Movie
Still remember the detective inspector Lee and detective James Carter? Now, they return. Han told Consul has become the China ambassadorial to the United States and Lee became bodyguard. Meanwhile, Carter often make the problem has become a traffic cop punished by supervisors. However, an incident that Han had …
Everybody Wins
Everybody Wins with Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, Will Patton, and Jack Warden.
I have to admit that I only watched this movie because it featured sexy Debra Winger. There is an animal attraction about her that comes across on the big screen. In this movie, …
The Salvation (2014 Film)
As a Mads Mikkelsen fan, I was excited to watch the latest film he was starring in called The Salvation. He is a fantastic actor, that I have come to enjoy watching in the last few years. He has a way of captivating the viewer with his performances and his …
Cinema Paradiso (1988 film)
This film made me cry. Maybe because I’m prone to nostalgia or maybe because I’ve always loved cinema, and “Cinema Paradiso” (”Nuovo Cinema Paradiso” by its original Italian title) is both a movie steeped in nostalgia and a movie obviously made by a lover of the movies.
The story of …
Profiler Season 2 DVD set
Season 2 of „Profiler” starts immediately after events of Season 1 finale. VCTF is able to find Sam but not before she gets arrested by Atlanta PD, Jack is on the run and Bayley is in the hospital after his daughter shots him.
All 19 episodes are included on the …
The Slayers Anime Season 1
The Slayers is an anime set in a fantasy universe in which a sorceress named Lina Inverse raids bandit gangs and steals their treasure from them, while using her magic to literally blow them away. After one of these escapades, she meets the dashingly handsome but equally dimwitted …
Let sleeping corpses lie movie
Italian director Jorge Grau’s unsettling British based zombie movie is one of the most chilling zombie movies in the genre, due to the fusion of horror styles the director incorporates in the film. Grau supplied the blood and guts excessiveness that defined the underground extreme Italian style splatter fests, …
Case of Harry Croker
I am reviewing The Case of Harry Croker, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Series 39 Thrilling Episodes. This series was produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France in the fifties. Ronald Howard, the son of actor Leslie Howard, stars …
Happy Feet
Happy feet is an enjoyable animation movie for me. I love so much how the story was made. It teaches me that even if you are different from others you too can find your own capabilities in your won unique way. I like the story so much because it …
Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier: A Movie
My kids were raised reading comic books, and since my husband likes them I have come to appreciate Marvel movies. My husband’s favotire character is Captain American and we have seen nearly every movie that has come out. The most recent movie that we watched (or rather rented) was …
P.S. I love You
When I picked up the movie P.S. I Love You, I expected it to be a tear jerker. What I found was, not only did it not move us to tears, we had a hard time keeping our eyes open.
While I loved the concept behind it, a man dies …
The Accidental Husband (Movie)
When Uma Thurman was interviewed after doing this movie she actually told the reporter that this movie’s main plot has actually happened before and I was surprised and intrigued that someone can be married already but accidentally and it’s really terrible to be in that situation especially when you …
Disney movie: Planes
I went to watch this movie with a 5 year old boy who absolutely LOVES Cars, Disney’s previous movie set in the same universe where humans and animals don’t exist, and are actually replaced by cars, trucks and planes.
First of all I have to say the animation was flawless, …
Bad News Bears movie
When I was growing up, the Bad News Bears movies were very popular. So, when the remake came out staring Billy Bob Thorton, I was skeptical.
However, after watching it for the first time, I have to admit it was actually entertaining and some parts of the film were actually …
Night Shift movie
I absolutely loved Henry Winkler when he portrayed the Fonze on Happy Days. As a movie star, I think he’s OK in a supporting role. When it comes to carrying a movie, like he did in Night Shift, he’s just not that good.
The idea behind Night Shift was a …
Reality Bites (movie)
Reality Bites reminded me quite a bit of The Blair Witch Project. Now that makes me smile because The Blair Witch Project hooked me from the start and made me think the movie was real. Reality Bites, on the other hand, did not make me think the same thing, …
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