Movies Reviews
Legally Blonde
In “Legally Blonde” played by Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon), the dumb blonde stereotype is exposed and explored, while the film always try to dismantle some blonde misperceptions.
Elle is a California girl, that is blonde, beautiful, and popular, being rich too. She’s the Homecoming Queen and President of her sorority. …
Stalker movie
Tarkovsky’s great masterpiece about three men going on a journey through “the zone”, which is a restricted area where the deepest wish of every man becomes reality.
Tarkovsky’s imagery is completely breathtaking and holds no resemblance to anything else. He’s totally unique in his artistry and is perhaps the closest …
Champagne Charlie movie
About a man called Charles Heidsieck, a wealthy person who lived in the 19th century, who is famous for the fact that he introduced champagne in America. What I find awkward about this film is that it doesn’t focus on the champagne itself, or what it had as effects …
GI Joe
We finally got around to watching the new GI Joe movie last night and I wasn’t really sure what to expect. The previews looked interesting but the movie looked like it would have way too much going on at once and would be confusing.
It turned out to be a …
Daylight (1996)
A series of events, that have no real reason other than to lead up to what this movie is about, leave the tunnel that connects Manhattan to New Jersey in a weakened and near destroyed state. With people trapped inside the tunnel, and water is coming in tempting to …
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, …
Man Of Steel - 2013 Movie
The fondness of the mass audience for heroes and brave men have been known since antiquity, but few can compare with the potential embedded in Superman, which, like a phoenix, is again back on the big screen, despite the deafening cash failure of its last installment.
There were TV shows …
The Man in the Iron Mask
I infer the story behind the man in the iron mask is so interesting that it made it to the big screen multiple times. This one version I watched at least made me think so. I had a good time watching this version directed by Randall Wallace; …
Delicatessen movie
The first feature film from Jean-Pierre Jeunet who created the lovely Amelie from Montmartre a couple of years ago and A very long engagement most recently. Delicatessen is a story about the people in an apartment building, who seem to be some sort of cannibals. Some visitors are made …
Krippendorf’s Tribe
This is a fun-filled comedy about a college professor who is forced to turn his own family (his son and daughter) into a New Guinea tribe or risk going to jail for squandering grant money. I had wanted to see this movie for a long time and finally found …
Nim’s Island, adventure-fantasy film
Walden Media hasn’t really changed movies with some of their movie adaptations of their famous novels. There seems to be more buzz around the actual title than the movie itself, which doesn’t sit well for movie goes. Is Nim’s Island going to suffer the same way just all the …
The Beach (2000)
An American bag packer is informed about a mysterious island, an island that he has heard many stories about but he doesn’t believe it is real, that was until he was given a map to its location by a former inhabitant of the very same mysteries island. He meets …
Mister Roberts Movie
Set on an american warship in the pacific, this film is about a someone who tries by all means to get away from the war which the ship is about to take part in, but the captain is not about to let this happen. Unusual as this was directed …
The incredible hulk
The Incredible Hulk is the second movie in the Hulk series. It was released in 2008. This movie is based on the comic series character the hulk. This movie is a much watch for the people who have already been reading the hulk comics. However people who have never …
Baker Street Nursemaids
I am reviewing The Case of the Baker Street Nursemaids, 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 …
Avenger Episode 3 (Anime)
Avenger Episode 3 begins with bounty hunters coming after Layla on orders from Lord Volk. Nei and Speedy are caught in the middle and have to escape being captured.
I didn’t really like this episode a lot at all. The problem with Avenger is that it tries to …
Spectre (2015 James Bond Film)
A lot of people I knew were very excited to see the movie Spectre as soon as it was released. While my excitement didn’t necessarily reach their level, I was certainly curious to see what it would be about since my interest in James Bond movies had been rekindled over …
ARGO 2012 Film
I watched this movie before it received, as it happened, widespread critical acclaim, and so I actually was watching it without any expectations. And I should say, that when I started reading news reports about all the recognition that this movie got, I was rather surprised. It was puzzling …
The Day After Tomorrow
There have been many, many movies from Hollywood which have told us exactly how we’ll die off as a human race. None took so much meaning for the time as The Day After Tomorrow. It showed what effects the weather would have on our climate. We tend to think …
The Golden Compass
I thought that the movie “The Golden Compass” had a wealth of potential. When I saw it advertising to be released in theatres, I thought it would have been something like “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe”, however, when I watched it I realized …
Movie Calendar Girls
I have always wanted to see this movie but somehow each time I go to noldge a video I never remember to take this movie so I always take something else. Anyway. fortunately few days ago it was on tv and I really liked it.
It is a movie about …
Picture Perfect
I’m not sure what it is about Jennifer Aniston movies, but, whenever I see them, I just can’t stay focused on them.
Her movie Picture Perfect, which I saw for the first time on Sunday, is a perfect example of this. It’s a feel-good love story but I honestly think …
Movie Jersey Girl
“Jersey Girl” is a movie ‘victim’ of a broken relationship. The main actors in this movie had to be Ben Afflick and Jennifer Lopez, however after the end of their relationship Lopez didn’t want to have anything to do with it, so the script had to be changed and …
Friday the 13th Part 5
I think one of the funniest scenes in the movie is when you have a gorgeous blonde who is trying to hook up with a goofy, balding man. Every time I see the movie, I start laughing. I realize that it is supposed to be a small town, but …
Chak De! India
I am an avid movie watcher from Mumbai. I always grab the chance to watch a movie, be it in theatres or at home.
So, I got a chance to watch the latest Yash Raj Movie, ‘Chak De! India’ meaning ‘Go, India’
It was my friend’s birthday i.e. 2 days after …
Kingsman: The Secret Service
‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ is an action comedy film. It’s a film that has been done extremely well and it was truly a treat to have been able to watch it in theatres. There’s enough action and comedy in the movie to ensure that boredom doesn’t set it. The storyline …
True Romance movie
The screenplay of this film was written by Quentin Tarantino, but it was directed by Tony Scott. The result of this got better than I personally would have expected, as it is an amazingly intense action road movie with a lot of graphical violence and a list of quality …
A Troll in Central Park
The first time I heard of the animated movie “A Troll in Central Park” was some time after it was released in the nineteen nineties. I was not a child any more at the time so I did not have much interest in it and I thoguht it was …
Mama Mia
I love this movie! I just watched it a few days back and I can say that this is one of my most loved movies after Titanic that is. With Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and more,it was such an enjoyable movie to watch.
It was all about …
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part I” (2011 Film)
Ever since Harry Potter books first touched bookstores, people across the world have been falling in love with the magical world that the creator of the book, J.K Rowling has created. Once these novels started hitting the big screen, it was almost impossible to escape the mass madness of …
RomeoXJuliet Episode 3
RomeoXJuliet Episode 3 begins with Juliet in the cemetery, and Conrad giving her the family sword. All the retainers swear their allegiance to her and she remembers the night her parents were killed, which causes her to faint from shock. She talks to Cordelia and later Conrad …
Open Water 2 : Adrift
This movie is the sequel from the Open Water 1, but I never see Open Water 1. when i watched this movie, I feel so pity if that movie is based on true story. I feel that how fool they are, gone to the sea without preparing well, and …
Three Wishes movie
In 1995, director Martha Coolidge gave us a really wonderful and magical motion pictured called Three Wishes. It captures our imaginations and takes our hearts on a wondrous adventure. Just like the tagline says, if you really believe, magic will find you, and it does, here in …
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 37
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 37 begins as Winry arrives to service Ed’s automail so he can use it up in the mountains and, at Kimblee’s command, search for Scar. Meanwhile, Riza discovers the identity of the Homunculus Pride and Mustang receives Major General Olivier Armstrong’s message.
This episode was …
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 Little Princess (movie)
A Little Princess is the movie about Sara, wealthy and adored daughter of a man who indulges her every wish and constantly tells her how wonderful she is. Sara is a beautiful child, and she is as sweet as she is pretty. Growing up in India with every little …
Big Momma’s House 2
This was by far one of the dumbest movies I have ever had the misfortune of watching. I was made to watch this by a friend and tried to watch it with an open mind, but that was dashed 5 minutes into the movie. Don’t get me wrong, Martin …
Movie 21
This movie is a story about some highly educated and intelligent college kids from MIT that decide to take on the blackjack tables in Vegas using there mathematical skills along with dedication and hard work! The great appeal for me in this movie is the fact this really happened …
Office Space
Office Space, directed by Mike Judge, the same guy that brought you Bevis and Butthead, shows in a comical way (but yet so close to reality) what it is like to be an engineer working in a cubucle and how certaiin behaviours might effect their professional life.
This is a …
Laga raho munnabhai movie
Laga Raho Munna Bhai(Indian movie)is the dramatical picturization of Gandhiji’s views and his thoughts.The meaning of the tittle means(Continue Munna Bhai(Munna Bhai means Gangster in hindi).Actually The main lead of the film is a gangster who has always follows the path of voilence but once such a turn comes …
Journey to the End of the Night (2006)
Director: Eric Eason. Featuring : Brendan Fraser, Mos Def and Scott Glen.
I definitely understand the message behind the story- you cannot escape your destiny, no matter how hard you try. And probably the secondary one- that the evil and the plotting ones cannot win, it is the innocent who win …
Picasso documentary
Picasso is a documentary that highlights the legendary career of Pablo Picasso. This documentary takes the viewer across almost eighty years to explore his life and examine his accomplishments.
The portrayal of his innovative art is beautifully done. Picasso’s artwork depicted every mood he encountered, every belief he stood by, …
Movie: Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Synopsis: Tokyo Japan is under attack by a previously extinct dinosaur that is awakened by the H-Bomb and is now looking to destroy the city.
What I liked about this movie: Godzilla is one of the all-time classic monsters and even my 5-year-old knew who he was before even seeing …
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire movie
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire movie, the second of the four movies of the Hunger Games, was released on November of 2013. It was starred by Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. This production was under its new director, Francis Lawrence.
As a fan of the Hunger Games trilogy, …
The Great Escape
(1963) THE GREAT ESCAPE
NR
Actors:
Steve McQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson, James Coburn… and many more familiars.
Directed by John Sturges, this movie, led by Steve McQueen, entails as story of POW’s in the Second World War attempting to escape from their camp (The same set was used in the movie Stalag …
Bulletproof Monk (2003)
I don’t really get the whole basis of this movie. It goes too wide and gets way confusing the longer the movie progresses. Eve though it has a pretty straight forward and easy plot to follow, the direction of the whole movie has not been put together in a …
Glory Road movie
I am reviewing the basketball movie, Glory Road, starring Josh Lucas. There’s a basketball coach. He teaches girls. Then one day he is offered a job to teach in Texas. It is the 1960s. He decides to get a group of African American players together and form …
Cold Storage movie 2006
I rented the movie Cold Storage because I am a fan of horror films. Even the bad ones can sometimes yield some humor so I rarely bother to read reviews before I choose them. This film was made in 2006 and set in Tennessee. I will start by …
The Royal Tenenbaums (comedy drama movie)
Throughout the years I’ve heard about the movie “The Royal Tenenbaums” but I never actually had a chance to watch it until recently. I figured it would have been one of those films that was severely overrated by a lot of people, but it turns out that even though I …
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