Movies Reviews
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)
A continuation from the first volume of the Kill Bill saga, with a list of sub plots that basically gives us an inside look at the various female characters that are in this movie. Apart from Bill and his brother Budd, all other killer characters in this movie are …
Beowulf movie
I’ve never seen any movie like this before. It totally blew me away. I knew that Beowulf is an old English epic poem but I didn’t really know its story. So I saw it with much anticipation, plus the hype about the movie just increased my interest in it. …
The Chronicles of Narnia; The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe
This evening I watched “The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”. I had heard mixed reviews, yet I wanted to see this movie for myself.
I had seen the original cartoon movie, way back when.
I have to say I really liked this remake.
I …
Virus (1999)
A tugboat captain and crew stumble upon a mayday signal from a ship at sea, they go to investigate the distress call and find that they have put themselves in harms way. The captain, in debt up to his eyeballs has just lost his cargo, the same cargo that …
WaterWorld A Kevin Costner Movie: The Cinema Version
My husband and I are big Kevin Costner fans, and so several nights ago we settled in to watch one of our favorite Costner movies: Water World. This movie was actually released in the mid- 90’s but it is still one of his best movie in our opinion. …
Ninth Gate movie
I am reviewing the movie, The Ninth Gate, which was released in 2000. Johnny Depp stars as Dean Corso, who is a rare book collector. He has been given the assignment to find the remaining copy of “The Nine Gates.” These volumes evidently have the power …
Star Trek (2009, J.J. Abrams)
First off let me get one thing quite clear: I’m not a Trekkie. I AM a self-confessed sci-fi geek but have just never been into Star Trek.
I like the borg, an inspired concept. The Enterprise looks cool. Scotty was amusing and Spock was Spocky. But that’s about it. I …
Con Air (1997)
Nicholas Cage stars in this edge of your seat action film. He is on his way home from prison, when the worst happens…what’s that you say, what can go wrong? The plane he was on, where every passenger is actually a prisoner is hijacked by some of the very …
The Tree of Life (2011 film)
If there’s a film-maker that has accepted the notion of the old avant-garde style, which professes the use of very specific direction and narration in the most unconventional way, it is Terrence Malik. His style is not for everyone, and perhaps that includes me.
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The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
Director: John Herzfeld. Featuring: Paul Walker, Laurence Fishburne.
The movie didn’t get lots of good reviews, and I cannot say that it is a good movie, but I found it very fun to watch anyway. It is quite entertaining and there are really good actors in it. I think …
Brief Crossing (NR, 2001) film
Director Catherine Breillat is one of the most underrated directors of all time. Her films will appeal to women because of their intimate nature. But men will love her movies because they are filled with beautiful women and some pretty intense romantic situations. In this movie, …
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 …
Parker (2013 movie)
I just got around to watching Parker after waiting around for quite a while since its announcement. Anyways, I’m a big fan of Jason Statham films and so this one is no exception and is a must watch for me. However, after watching it, I find that this really …
Miss Congeniality 2
Miss Congeniality 2 is a must watch! It stars Sandra Bullock and you don’t really have to watch the first part to be able to watch Miss Congeniality 2. In fact, you wouldn’t feel ‘lost’ at all, trust me. However, I’ve watched both and here is my …
Movie: Stripes
Synopsis: Two men, who are fed up with their jobs and their lives, decide to enlist in the army. The only problem is, they really don’t seem to fit in there either.
What I liked about this movie: I have seen this film dozens of times and it never gets …
All-American Co-Ed movie
All-American Co-Ed, a 1941 release starred Frances Langford as Virginia Collinge, one of the college gals attending Mar Brynn College. Her roommate, however, isn’t exactly who, or what, she, er, he, seems. It is all based on a crazy premise about rival schools getting their jollies at …
Disney’s The GamePlan
Today I watched Disney’s The Gameplan starring Dwayne ” The Rock ” Johnson and Madison Pettis. It turned out to be a surprisingly refreshing movie with a nice family friendly message and a huge sense of humor. A comedy / drama that gets us caught up in the …
Dead Silence (2007)
If you’re in the mood for some mindless scares, the recently released “Dead Silence” might be a good choice for you. I, however, find it too gory and frightening, and having no deeper message than “Boo!!” is, for me, a big turn-off.
The story is about a dead ventriloquist (performer …
Happenstance (R, 2000) movie
When I saw Amelie, I was really really excited to know that there would be another film featuring Audrey Tautou, a brilliant impish actress. Happenstance is very similar to Amelie in that it deals with coincidence, and the complications/ ramifications following. The entire story in Happenstance centers …
High Crimes (2002)
High Crimes, directed by carl Franklin is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence, sexual content and language. The original release date was April 5, 2002 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Drama/Thriller and stars Ashley Judd as Claire Kubik, …
Movie: “Stephen King’s It” (1990)
Having read the book multiple times, I was horribly disappointed with the two-part miniseries “It”, aired in 1990 on ABC. There was so much left out; I can’t believe Mr. King even allowed it to be produced.
The plot of the mini-series only loosely follows the plot of the original …
Jumanji (movie)
When I was much younger, I had a sleepover with one of my aunts and she rented a video of a movie that she thought I would like to see. It was a few years after Jumanji was released and I never heard of the movie before that night, …
Ichi The Killer
Ichi the Killer is a film from the borderline insane Japanese director Miike Takashi, a man well known for the extreme content of his films… and with Ichi, he has managed to surpass even himself. As well as being one of his most outrageous films, it is also …
Salam-E-Ishq Sensible Movie
Salam-E-Ishq is a nicely directed movie by Nikhil Advani. Movie depicts the life of six couples through different perspectives. The star cast of movie is great. Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Govinda, Aksahy Khanna and Sohel Khan; everyone was put into the appropriate roles by the director. I …
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
When my wife rented the movie “The Haunting of Molly Hartley” I wasn’t sure what to expect from it. On one hand, we’ve rented other thrillers in the past and have been very disappointed in them. On the other, the description of the movie looked someone compelling.
As it turns …
Connie and Carla
Connie and Carla is a nice comedy movie. The movie stars Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette and David Duchovny in the main roles and they did a nice job. It is the story of two friends, Vardalos and Collette whose love for musical theater makes them remain jobless. They don’t …
Salt Movie 2010
I just saw the movie Salt starring Angelina Jolie as Evelyn Salt, a Russian spy who is really one of the good guys. This movie is full of twists and turns. At first Angelina Jolie poses as a CIA undercover agent who is interrogating a Russian Spy leader. Eventually …
The Smoking Room movie
This show follows a group of smokers from a run of the mill office building in London. Each episode is shown in real time, the thirty minutes we see told continuously. The action never veers away from the smoking room itself, instead characters come and go.
It’s a simple …
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, …
Hitch
The other night I was watching the movie Hitch starring Will Smith and I thought I would give my take on this movie. Well I have been a fan of Smith since Fresh Prince and I enjoy many of his action movies. Hitch shows a date doctor whose job …
Sully (2016 Biographical Drama Film)
A Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks joint biopic sounds too good to be true. But it is 2017 now and apparently anything could happen. Back in the beginning of 2016, I greatly waited for this, but when the time it became available in cinemas I told myself to just wait …
Spiderman 3
Spiderman 3 is the third in a series of films based around our friendly neighbourhood web-swinger; part of a vastly growing movie franchise: the comic book adaptation, many examples of which are due for release this summer.
As a comic book fan I often find that these films are like …
Biutiful movie
Barcelona, a lively and colorful city of beautiful landscapes and buildings, two young and beautiful tourist in search of adventure, all gathered in a romantic drama full of humor that is the essence of the film Vicky Cristina Barcelona , which seems to take place in a world completely …
Veggie Tales: Lessons from a Sock Drawer
I’ve mentioned in other reviews that I like to try to find movies my daughter will enjoy. And, one of my biggest criteria when deciding whether to give it a good review or not is whether or not it will keep her entertained so I and my wife might …
Insidious (movie)
“Insidious” is one of those movies that I’ve found myself beginning several times, but never actually settling down to watch it. Most of the times I shied away from it because of the bad reviews quite a few viewers had given it, calling it a waste of time and …
A Friendship in Vienna movie
This movie premiered on The Disney Channel in 1988, but it is still one of the best movies that was ever shown on that network. Thirteen year Inge Dournenvald and Lise Mueller are best friends in Vienna, Austria. This is an amazing thing, because it is 1938, …
Into The Blue, John Stockwell Movie
Jared finally decided to act as a search treasures, after a quarrel with his supervisors, and eventually the sack from their jobs as a dive instructor in the Bahamas. Jared decision, fully supported by the sweetheart Sam, who acts as trainers sharks. An unexpected surprises appear, Bryce, a friend …
Mr. Bean’s Holiday
Attention all Mr. Bean fans - the new Bean movie is out! I went and saw “Mr. Bean’s Holiday” a couple of days ago, and I am here to report that is was a treat.
Mr. Bean won a trip to Cannes at a church raffle (and no, he …
Alice in Wonderland Movie (2010)
Alice in Wonderland was my favorite cartoon movie before, and I would always dream and wished I was Alice so I could eat the cookies and drink the potion that would make me smaller or bigger than my average size. I wanted to be Alice when I was a …
Nana (anime)
The series manga/anime series “Nana” is an absolute blast. The story follows two 20-year old girls, both named “Nana” who meet coincidentally twice, and become room mates and best friends. One Nana, Nana Osaki is a punk singer who wants to debut with her band as soon as possible …
The Cowboys movie
This was a different spin for a western. It’s time to take the cattle to market, but cattleman Wil Anderson doesn’t have any drovers. They’ve all caught gold fever. Having no choice, Anderson does something extraordinary. He hires a group of boys to help him get …
Movie on Kingdom of Heaven
There is a reason why I love watching movies that involved epic wars, adventure and of course, a talented director named Riddley Scott. One such movie is entitled Kingdom of Heaven, a story about the crusaders during the early 11th century. Though it is not a recent movie, I …
The Good Son (1993)
The movie stars the ever lovable and funny character in Macaulay Culkin in a darker light as he takes on the roll of a crazed child with violent tendencies. The events that led up to this discovery were when his cousin is left with him after the death of …
Movie Mad Money
“Mad Money” is simply a great movie with mixture of comic and dramatic moments. The main actors in this movie are Diane Keaton, Ted Danson, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes and all of them do their part well, however Keaton gives that extra bit more and it shows.
“Mad Money” …
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)
As the second installment in one of my favorite trilogies, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest is an exciting movie that everyone will love. The cast is one of my favorite. For starters, Johnny Depp returns as Captain Jack Sparrow. He is on a search to find the …
Batman- film
Batman is a 1989 superhero film directed by Tim Burton.It is based on the batman comics..The film is about the quest of a man by the name of Bruce Wayne on a quest to save the city of gotham from crime.He became Batman because of his parents being …
Hi Fidelity film
This is one of my favourite films, and it’s based on a book by one of my favourite authors, Nick Hornby. It stars John Cusack, as Rob, a hapless record store owner who is obsessed by lists. After his relationship breaks down he lists his five most …
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