Movies Reviews
Love Crime (2010 film)
Love Crime is a French thriller that manages to keep you on the edge of your seat, undeterred to chase along the rapid-fire subtitles at the bottom. A film by Alain Corneau, Love Crime stars Ludivine Sagnier (the chic Parisienne in Love Songs and notably from another Ozon …
Le Havre by Aki Kaurismaki (2011 film)
I’m fairly accustomed to watching subtitled foreign language films, where one mostly gets an education of Cinema’s roots. It is just now that new titles – notable ones from last year’s Cannes – have popped out way past the editorial reviews and hoopla spewed by publications. Le …
Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen Movie
Midnight in Paris is a romantic comedy written and directed by Woody Allen. He is a very controversial character that has given us many motion pictures, some good ones but also some really odd. I never know what to expect from Woody Allen but I try to watch every …
The Woman in Black (Movie)
The Woman in Black is a movie adaptation of the bestselling book of the same name by Susan Hill. As Daniel Radcliffe’s first major cinema outing since the Harry Potter series, this movie received a great deal of hype and publicity prior to release in February 2012. Having read …
The Iron Lady movie
I make it a point to watch as many of the Oscar contenders as possible before the awards are handed out in February, so that my enjoyment of the ceremony itself can be magnified by my rooting for this or that actor, director or writer. This year I wasn’t …
A Beginners Guide to Endings movie
I am reviewing the 2010 movie, A Beginners Guide to Endings, starring well known actors Scott Caan and Paulo Costanza. The movie is a comedy/drama and shows how people react in tight spots. Everything starts with an old man commiting suicide. He is ashamed of what he has done …
The Artist (2011) Movie
I just saw the Oscar winner for Best Picture of 2011 which is the movie The Artist. This movie stars Jean Dujardin (which also won Best Actor at the Oscars), Berenice Bejo, John Goodman and James Cromwell. I was quite adamant to see this movie because it …
Drive (2011 movie)
I had never seen a trailer for this movie, but rented it simply because a friend wanted to see it. Overall, I would say pass on this movie unless you are interested in a lot of fighting and gore.
I was really impressed with the start of the movie. The main …
Catfish (Movie)
Catfish is a documentary-style movie of true events focusing around Yaniv Schulman, a photographer from New York. His brother Ariel Schulman and friend Henry Joost are both film makers who decide to document Yaniv’s online relationship with an eight year old artist called Abby and her family, who live …
Underworld: Awakening Movie (aka Underworld 4) (2012)
I watched the new Underworld: Awakening(Underworld 4) movie in 3D, and I must say that I was extremely impressed. I’ve watched the entire series and loved them all, except for the third one, which I found to be quite boring and unnecessary to the story line. I …
Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1 (movie)
I did not get a chance to go and see Breaking Dawn part 1 while it was in theaters, so my anticipation had been building ever since I saw the previews for the DVD release. I, myself, did not end up purchasing the movie; instead, a relative of mine …
Johnny English Reborn (Movie)
I recently watched this movie. I downloaded it from iTunes. It was fairly priced. The download took quite some time, but I was streaming and downloading at the same time so it didn’t affect me that much. Johnny English is played by Rowan Atkinson, also known as Mr. Bean. …
Alien 1979 Movie
I’m not a fan of horror films. I get scared far too easily. So, when I was a child, I liked scary movies even less. Movies likes Jaws, Friday the 13th, and Nightmare on Elms Street were at the top of my list of movies that flipped me out. …
The Guard (movie)
I watched the comedy thriller “The Guard” last night, and while there are many things I have to say about it, I promise to keep my review fairly brief.
The movie was about the strange partnership of an FBI agent, and an Irish policeman with some very unorthodox ways, …
Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon Movie
Out of all three Transformers films, this film was the best one out of all of them. And I’m not talking about the human performance. More than anything, it was so good to see that Optimus Prime had a much larger role in Transformers Dark of the Moon, than …
A Little Princess Movie
The first time I saw this movie, I was just flipping through the channels and found this strange little movie on HBO. I sat and watched the whole movie, just on a whim. It turned out to be a cute little movie. A sad but uplifting story of a …
A Charlie Brown Christmas Movie
With Christmas coming and going every year, there is one thing that always remains the same in my house. Every year, since I was a child and now as an adult, my family and I sit and watch A Charlie Brown Christmas at least once during the Christmas season. …
Barbie’s Princess and Pauper Movie
As a girl, I loved to get Barbie dolls for Christmas or my birthday. I had so many different outfits, dolls, and other accessories that went with the toys, but I was already an adult when the movies started to come out. So as one can imagine, I was …
The Abyss Movie
The Abyss is one of those movies that has always inspired me, even if the movie is not really about oceanography and not completely based on the fact of exploring the oceans. I love the idea or just the thought of living in space or under the water. It …
Get Smart (2008 movie)
Get Smart isn’t the latest film out. It actually is a pretty old film as it was released in 2008. Nevertheless, my iTunes balance was running low and I wanted to use my remaining balance on a cheap film.
Get Smart remind of of Johnny English. This movie really …
Contagion ( 2011 Movie )
How do you fit 3 Oscar Best Actress in a movie? The movie Contagion is the answer to that. It is difficult to find Academy Award Winners in the same movie. Gwyneth Paltrow ( Best Actress for Shakespeare in Love in 1998 ), Marion Cotillard ( La Vie En Rose …
House Arrest - (Movie)
“House Arrest” is a movie starring Jamie Lee Curtis. Curtis and her husband are held hostage in the basement of their house by their children who are upset that the two would be separating. As the movie goes along more couples forcibly join them at the hands of their …
Contraband Movie (2012)
Last night I went with my friends to see the Contraband movie. The preview and the reviews were promising, plus the stellar cast was a reassuring factor. Though, on the other hand, despite being a great actor, Mark Whalberg’s recent choices in projects is a bit of a …
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 …
Leap Year movie
I’m pretty sure Leap Year is in my top five favorites for movies. Leap Year is an awesome movie that I’ve watched over and over and over. It’s just one of those movies that you don’t get tired of. Of course, it’s a total love story, so maybe that’s …
Sweet Home Alabama (movie)
Everyone has a handful of favorite movies that they can just watch over and over again. Well, this happens to be one of mine.
Sweet Home Alabama, with Patrick Dempsey, Josh Lucas, and Reese Witherspoon, is just one of those movies that makes you feel good. Melanie Carmichael (Reese …
Inkheart (the movie)
I just watched Inkheart and totally loved it! Based on the book Inkheart by Cornelia Funke–which by the way, I didn’t read– although, now after seeing the movie I want to read the book.
The whole premise of the movie is about this man and his daughter who both …
Phone Booth Movie
Honesty and having the option to tell peole the complete truth is always taken for granted. The act of lying is being done way more than it should and things need to be changed. That is the main theme Joel Schumacher was trying to create while directing the movie …
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (Movie 2011)
I just recently saw the third Chipmunk movie installment, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. I found the movie had too much music and was not as interesting as the first two but it was cute and I did enjoy it. I am not sure that I will watch it …
Ingmar Bergman’s “The Seventh Seal” movie
Imagine… Back before engines or high speed communication, where battle is done with metal blades and crude and cruel superstitions serve as the voice of both law and medical science, you give a decade of your life traveling far from home to fight the enemies of your religion. After so …
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011 Movie)
Gary Oldman steals the show in this slow-moving but brilliant take on the spy movie genre. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is an intellectual film that will keep you guessing until the end.
I was wary of seeing this movie based on some of its reviews on RottenTomatoes, but after watching …
War Horse (2011 film)
It’s the time of the year when film companies campaign for their best movies before the Oscars. I looked everywhere in the weekend papers as well as online finding the distracting line ‘for your consideration.’ Although I was not the intended target for those ads, I considered …
Tower Heist (2011 movie)
This a 2011 movie but I watched it with my friends just recently this year. It went for approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes. Originally I wanted to watch MI4, but after watching Tower Heist I know that I made the right decision to watch it.
Although it wasn’t …
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 movie - American version)
Relative newcomer Rooney Mara perfectly inhabits the role of Lisabeth Salander, the namesake character in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” David Fincher’s adaptation of the wildly popular novel and 2009 Swedish movie is a wonderfully-cast atmospheric crime drama that will make even the bold squeamish.
I’m very glad Fincher …
Cowboys And Aliens movie
Hopefully you have loving friends and/or family members who have already warned you to stay away from this epic abomination, but in case you don’t-or if you are actually an adult considering seeing a movie whose very title screams “AWFUL!” louder than an atomic blast-DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE. …
Super 8 (2011 Movie)
For me, Super 8 was surprisingly good film considering the trailer did absolutely nothing for me. From great performances to an intense build-up of suspense, it’s a very enjoyable film.
Although the film’s director, J.J. Abrams is known for his first-person photography, this movie really benefits from the fact that …
The Rum Diary (2011 film)
This turned out to be somewhat of a disappointment. As a fan of Hunter S. Thompson, upon whose 1961 novel this film is based, and the movie’s lead, Johnny Depp, I was expecting something far zanier and more entertaining (the obvious touchstone being 1998’s “Fear and Loathing in Las …
The Muppets (2011 film)
I wasn’t setting the bar too high for “The Muppets,” this year’s reboot of the eponymous franchise. I basically walked in with the mere hope that Jason Segel (of “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” fame) and his collaborators weren’t going to run it even further into the ground (1999’s “Muppets from …
Transformer 3: Dark Moon Movie
In this third installment of the Transformers franchise, a secret tightly kept by the Decepticons is finally revealed and alliances are both broken and strengthen on both sides of the war.
In the past two films the war between Autobots and Decepticons has been at the center of the storyline …
NCG Cinemas
I always go to the NCG Cinemas when I am at my parents house. The NCG theatre is a great experience for movie watchers because the theatre is clean, cheaper than most theatres, and unique.
The cinemas is located hidden off a main road in Acworth. …
Fright Night (2011 Movie)
As much as I hate Hollywood’s love affair with vampires and remakes, I love this movie way better than the original. I didn’t actually see the original Fright Night until a month before the new one came out, and I was disappointed (probably because it was about 20 years …
Thor (2011 Movie)
I didn’t go to this movie expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised. With the resurgence of comic book movies this year, I guess I was feeling a bit burnt out, but this one is definitely worth your time if only for Chris Hemsworth’s movie-making performance.
I’m not a comic …
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011 film)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol is the 4th installment of the famous spy action series with Tom Cruise starring as Ethan Hunt.
The beginning of the story finds the IMF top agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) in a prison in Moscow and a couple of other IMF agents are in …
The Help 2011
I have always seen the movie THE HELP in IMDB and I have been quite intrigued by it, having a high score of 8/10. Actually I didn’t really want to see this movie because I wasn’t interested, but then eventually the rating made it too intriguing and based …
Awakenings ( 1991 Movie )
This is a film that was shown in 1990. It was nominated for best picture that year in the Academy Awards. The movie was set in 1969 based on the memoirs of Oliver Sacks. The movie’s lead roles were portrayed by Robin Williams and Robert De Niro. I just recently …
The Roommate (2011 Movie)
I knew The Roommate wasn’t going to be a spectacular film or even an original horror from the trailer, but the trailers made it look like a fun horror movie to go see with friends. Although the dialogue is terrible and the movie is extremely predictable if you’ve ever …
Unknown (2011 Movie)
The combination of Liam Neeson and so many comparisons to 2008’s “Taken,” I was more excited about 2011’s “Unknown” than I should have been based on the preview. Although I wasn’t really excited about the movie’s premise, I was still hopeful. It was a really big letdown.
There’s no …
Take Me Home Tonight (2011 Movie)
This is one of those movies that wastes all of it’s good scenes in the trailer to entice people to come see it. When you actually watch the whole movie, you’ll realize you’ve already seen all the good parts and you’re left with a mediocre, forgettable movie.
I missed this …
Hall Pass (2011 Movie)
Starring Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis, “Hall Pass” is about two guys who get to take a week off from marriage, no strings attached. After watching the trailer, I realized that movies like this are why I get so mad at the male population. A week off marriage? How …
Paris Theatre, New York
This theater had been on my mind for years. Ever since I saw this theater on the show, Sex and the City, I have always wanted to see a film here.
I finally went recently to go see the film The Artist. I went to the 10pm showing. I was …
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