Movies Reviews
F. Scott Fitzgerald and ‘The Last of the Belles’ movie
F. Scott Fitzgerald and ‘The Last of the Belles’ from 1974 was a bore to me. I’ve never really been into the Fitzgerald world. The Great Gatsby didn’t thrill me either, and I saw it in the theater, back when screens were huge. I also like …
Sword in the Stone
I am reviewing the Disney film, Sword in the Stone. Young Arthur works in a place where he is not welcome, nor wanted. He is treated like dirt, and is completely misunderstood. He wants to be a squire more than anything, but he’s got a lot of …
Wedding Crashers
The movie “Wedding Crashers” is the film that made the actors, Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn very much famous. It is thanks to this extraordinary movie that both actors moved on in working on more demanding and challenging roles.
What I really liked about “Wedding Crashers” is the out of …
Before Sunset movie
Nine years after the success movie of “Before Sunrise”, the actors Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy meet up together to work on “Before Sunset” which only took 15 days shooting. No doubt there are very few sequels which one can say that they are great and “Before Sunset” is …
Deep Blue Sea
Have you guys ever watched the movie Deep Blue Sea which I think was ‘hot’ during 1999..? I caught it on TV the other day and comparing this to Jaws, both have their own ‘uniqueness’, sense of overwhelming danger and suspense.
There is also LL Cool J in …
Pursuit of Happyness
How lucky is Will Smith to be able to act with his real life son Jaden? What a fine performance the two of them put in to make Pursuit of Happyness such a joy to see. It is the story of hope, tenacity, desperation, all the things humans in …
Movie: “Hostel II”
Although it takes a little while to get going, “Hostel II” was a horrifying and satisfying sequel to the first movie.
The plot is similar: three American college girls are lured to a small Slovakian village by a European woman. She’s beautiful and cultured, and seems trustworthy; but, of course, …
Tom and Jerry 1992 movie
Tom and Jerry are cartoon characters from cartoons loved by many children as well as adults.The old cartoons are known for the large amount of funyn slapstick which is used for comedy effect.There was a musical-movie realeased in 1992 starring tom and jerry.The premise of the movie starts with …
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, directed by Jay Roach and written by Mike Myers is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Asociation of America for nudity, sex-related dialogue and humor. The original release date was May 2, 1997 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre …
Murder on the 13th Floor (movie)
One of my simple pleasures in life is lying in the couch and watching a fairly good Lifetime movie on a Saturday, especially if I don’t have much to do. When comparing them to some other movies, they might rate as rather terrible to average for too many reasons …
Man of The Year, Barry Levinson Movie
Tom Dobbs is a talk show host who is also acting as a comedian. Satire so smart and very popular by the television audience. Until a time as a result brilliant satire of political overseas United States, proposes an audience that Dobbs run as a presidential election in the …
The Tower of London
The Tower of London with Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, and Vincent Price.
When I saw the list of this all star cast, I felt compelled to make this a must see film. Especially since I have always enjoyed watching Vincent Price ply his trade. …
Batman Begins
“Batman Begins” is one of the best Batman movies I have ever watched. I thought the actor Christian Bale really did hid character justice and was just the right amount of “dark” for the superhero. I thought it was a big change from the movies “Batman and Robin” and …
Bad Teacher 2011 Movie
I just saw the movie Bad Teacher. In IMDB it only had 5.9 stars, so I wasn’t looking forward to really watching it because of the not-so-good reviews. It stars Cameron Diaz as the Bad Teacher, Elizabeth Halsey, with her co-star Jason Segel and Justin Timberlake. Bad Teacher is …
Envy movie
Envy is a drama movie starred by ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Rachel Weisz. If we watch this movie, we will get a lot of message to us because the story maybe is the same with our life.
The story is about two bestfriends Tim (Ben Stiller) and Nick (Jack …
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 …
New Moon (movie)
I am a Twilight saga fan, so I saw New Moon on the Saturday after it came out. I’d of course read the book and had seen all the previews, so I kind of knew what to expect. I’ve got to say that I actually liked it …
The Santa Clause 2
I love The Santa Clause 2. It is a great movie and in my opinion, better than the first part. (I have not yet seen the third part but am really eager to!) In this sequel, Santa Clause has to find a Mrs. Claus in 30 days else he …
Psycho 1998
Starring: Anne Heche (Marion Crane), Vince Vaughn (Norman Bates), Viggo Mortensen (Sam), Julianne Moore (Lila), William H. Macy (PI)
Marion Crane was unable to marry her lover due to his money problems with his former wife. When her employer gave her $400,000 to deposit in the bank, she …
Film Ghostbusters
It was one of my most ardent childhood wishes that, when I grew up, I should marry Ghostbuster Egon Spengler.
One of the first blockbusters of the 1980’s Ghostbusters features an array of Saturday Night Live Players, and some of the finest comedians of the day. Conceived by Dan Aykroyd, …
Vampire in Brooklyn,1995 movie
I guess the problem with this movie is that it cannot decide what it is: a horror or comedy. It is not scary enough to for the former and not funny enough for the latter. Eddie Murphy is playing the main character (and Eddie is not exactly vampire material, …
Before sunset - staring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy
My boyfriend and I recently watched the 2004 film Before Sunset starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Although the film was a little slow going, we really enjoyed it. I suppose you’d describe it as romantic comedy. Julie Delpy is brilliant. We also saw her …
Movie: “Bolt”
Armed with a unique plot, beautifully colorful animation, and endearing characters, “Bolt” was an absolute delight. I enjoyed every adorable minute of it.
Bolt, voiced by John Travolta, is the star of a TV show where he plays a dog with super powers. The catch: Bolt doesn’t KNOW it’s all …
Never Street (Loren D. Estleman’s Amos Walker)
“Never Street” is my favorite Amos Walker novel yet. I love film noir and every hard-boiled detective owes his roots to film noir. There are no more hard-boiled detectives than Loren D. Estlman’s Amos Walker. With “Never Street” Loren D. Estleman combines the two. “Never Street” is a hard-boiled …
Celeste and Jesse Forever movie
Celeste and Jesse is a couple, very personable; charming. It is an easy to view film due to the couple’s charm. The movie begins well; and just gets better. Celeste and Jesse have been happily married for a long time: long enough for their good acquaintances …
The Parent Trap (original)
The 1961 movie, The Parent Trap, is one of my very favorite motion pictures. I own the DVD and watch it frequently. It’s family, and it’s fun.
Hayley Mills played a set of twins who had been separated very early on when their parents divorced. The mother …
Stepford Wives (2004)
I find this 2004 remake of The Stepford Wives movie a somewhat interesting but very average attempt with one big gaping plot hole. In the original 1975 version, a young couple arrives to the town of Stepford where all the wives are amazingly beautiful and domestic; then it turns …
Mr. Adam’s Bomb movie short
Mr. Adam’s Bomb from 1949 was a really weird film that catered to an offbeat story line that frankly bored me and barely had a comprehendible plot. It opens in an entertaining way, with a man named Johnson doing the jitterbug with the maid. It is probably …
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998) is a drama film by acclaimed director Steven Spielberg and is rated R by the MPAA.
Saving Private Ryan is the story of a unit led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) who’s orders are to track down a Private Ryan (Matt Damon) so he can …
DVD SILKWOOD
The 1983 classic gets a barebones DVD release courtesy of MGM.
Silkwood is the biopic of Karen Silkwood, the Kerr-Magee Union activist who died under mysterious circumstances at a tme period where she was in the process of exposing a variety
of health and safety violations at the nuclear plant where …
Hustle and Flow (2005 movie)
In this movie, it shows a down on his luck pimp DJay (Terrence Howard), trying the rap game. He’s a hustler trying to make that money, trying to make it big, trying to have a taste of the rich life by switching it up. After putting his voice on …
The Amazing Spider-Man 2, movie
While I was wary of rebooting the Spider-Man franchise so soon after Sam Raimi’s franchise was launched, I actually rather enjoyed ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’. It had a strong cast and did enough to stand on its own as opposed to just feeling like a carbon copy of the …
Movie : Defendor (2009)
Released in 2009 amid the madness across the globe that saw ordinary people waling the streets in costumes as super-heroes came DEFENDOR, a woody Harrelson led tale about a regular guy that is sick of the corruption and crime in his city and decides to do something about it.
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Tango and cash
This flick is a nice blend of action and comedy. The comedy however is not in performance, but the characters do have a good sense of humor. The story’s abt two cops Tango and Cash, that were wrongly accused in a case, and are convicted and send to …
Black Christmas
I grew up watching the cult classic Black Christmas so, when I heard there was a remake of the 1974 movie, I found myself wondering if it would ever live up to the original. After all, the original set the standard for most slasher flicks; including Halloween.
After watching it …
The Break-Up movie
Doing romantic movies when your love life is in full turmoil must be pretty tough. I believe that “The Break-Up” represent this aspect to the actress, Jennifer Aniston. On the set of this movie, she meets the actor, Vince Vaughn and for a short while they had a relationship …
Panic Room (2002)
Panic Room, directed by David Fincher is rated R bythe Motioon Picture Association of America for violence and language. The original release date was March 29, 2002 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Mystery/Thriller and stars Jodie Foster as Meg Altman, Kristen Stewart as …
Black Cat Episode 3
Black Cat Episode 3 involves Sven going to Torneo’s mansion to find her sister, only to find Black Cat there about to shoot her. They try to stop him when Torneo’s men arrive and interrupt them. They make their escape and Sven learns the truth about his companion …
Jack and the Beanstalk movie
Now here is a classic, which some will like and others will not. The movie is Jack and the Beanstalk, a 1952 production that features the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. If you like their humor, you’ll probably enjoy this version of the fairytale classic quite …
Movie Eternal Summer
“No one wishes to be lonely, neither do we.”
Many people might tag this as a gay movie, which it is, but it is also something more. Jonathan and Shane are people who have been best friends since primary school. Unknown to Shane, Jonathan has been in love with …
Possessed Movie
This is actually a Thai film dubbed in English when I saw this one, I love watching horror movies even though I get scared easily, and this isn’t exactly your good old ghost but modern horror because of it’s demonic side. This is a story about a local girl …
Dogma
Dogma was a great film. There are so many things I like about it, it would be impossible to list them all. But I will give you best parts.
Firstly the director is Kevin Smith who makes interesting films which are funny and have a fresh take on …
Closing the Ring
I have watched Closing the Ring and it stars the very beautiful Mischa Barton and the handsome Christopher Plummer. Story is set roughly around the early 1900’s and Mischa’s character falls in love with this guy and they have a marriage that is considered secret and sacred to them. …
The Protector (2005)
The Protector, directed by Prachya Pinkaew is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for pervasive strong violence and some sexual content. The original release date was September 8, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller and stars Tony Jaa as …
Child’s Play (movie)
Child’s Play is one of the first horror movies I saw as a kid. I will always remember this scary movie. Child’s Play is the reason I hate dolls and anything that looks life like. The story is about a killer who is about to die. But before he dies …
Wanted movie
I’m such a huge fan of Angelina Jolie that I’ve seen every film she has starred in. The latest of which is “Wanted”, the action-packed flick based on the comics by Mark Millar and JG Jones and directed by Timur Bekmambetov about Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) a man who …
Movie The Postman
I’m not a huge Kevin Costner fan and I’m just as likely to leave one of his movies on the shelf of our local video store rather than go out of my way to watch it.
But, as far as his movies go, his film The Postman is actually better …
The Wall by Pink Floyd
When I signed up to Netflix we got the three movie at a time plan. When we looked through the options for movies when we discovered that they had The Wall by Pink Floyd which is my husband’s favorite of all time. So we got it for him to …
Grey Gardens documentary (1975)
Grey Gardens, a documentary filmed in 1975, is made up of interviews with two women- “Little Edie,” who is in her 50s, and “Big Edie” her mother, who is elderly. These women were relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and were very rich and beautiful when they were young. However, …
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