Movies Reviews
Profession: Reporter movie
Profession: Reporter is the impressive thriller by Michelangelo Antonioni. Jack Nicholson stars as the journalist who gets drawn into a mysterious league of corruption on a high political level.
Antonioni here uses the same style of mysticism as in is masterpiece Blow Up, but not on the same level. Jack …
Julie & Julia movie
Julie & Julia turned out to be an enchanting little film that amazingly told two different stories amazingly well. Julie is Julie Powell, a young housewife with the goal of wanting to finish something for the first time in her life. What she chooses, with the help …
Religulous (Documentary)
Religulous is a documentary by Larry Charles which features Bill Maher which basically focuses on mocking religious belief, although I will stress now that it primarily only focuses on the Western religions, extremely little to no attention at all is given on the other Wisdom Traditions. I personally find …
Moulan Rouge movie
Moulan Rouge is the kind of movie that people either really love or really hate. It is a musical but contains no original music. Normally I would think this was a weakness, but the theme of the movie is a nightclub that caters to a generation of young people …
Resident Evil: Extinction
If you have seen one zombie movie, you have seen them all. I know that fans of such movies will disagree, but really, what can these movies be about except a bunch of decomposing dead folks walking around threatening the living, and the living trying to get rid of …
True Story - Mystery Thriller Film (2015)
‘True Story’ is a movie based on a memoir of the same name by Michael Finkel, who once wrote for the New York Times until it was discovered that one of his stories had a certain amount of fabrication involved in its conception. While the movie was interesting, the cast …
Taken movie
Taken can easily be classified as another run-of-the-mill spy action movie—”because it is. There are only few changes in the plot that can make it a memorable one. The first is that Bryan Mills’ daughter is kidnapped not for ransom but for trade in the sex industry. The second …
“Alvarez Kelly” (1966) starring William Holden
“Alvarez Kelly” is a western about a cattle drive from Mexico northward then eastward to Richmond, Virginia. The color Columbia Pictures production lasts 116 minutes. Some of it was filmed on location in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The tagline describes the movie as “a herd of cattle against a herd …
Legally Blond 1 and 2
No matter what the actress Reese Whiterspoon does with her career, she will be associated with the “Legally Blond” movies for which (for the first movie) she won an Emmy Award. Whiterspoon is simply fantastic in the role of cute Elle Woods whose life is all pink! Whenever Whiterspoon wears …
The Theory of Everything, Movie
I decided that I wanted to watch this film as soon as I saw the trailer. It seemed to me like it would have a realistic story line, and that the film would hold my attention. I would say the film definitely lived up to my positive expectations.
The film revolves …
The Blob movie
My wife and I ended up blowing off our housework yesterday and watched movies all day. One of the films we saw was the 1958 classic “The Blob.”
Even though I’ve seen the sequels and remakes of the movie, I still feel this original is the best. Steve McQueen is …
Disturbia
Drawing upon its Hitchcockian influences, Disturbia is Rear Window for a modern audience. Instead of being confined to his apartment with a broken leg, Kale Brecht (Shia LaBeouf) is confined to his house, under house arrest, for rattling the skull of one of his teachers. He has an ankle …
Due South: Free Willie
Due South: Free Willie reminded me of a series I watched a lot called McCloud. In that show, Dennis Weaver played a United States Marshal from Taos, New Mexico who was temporarily assigned to duty in New York City. He was a fish out of water, but …
Me And You And Everyone We Know
Me And You And Everyone We Know is an independent film made in 2005 by writer, director, and performance artist Miranda July.
John Hawkes stars as a recently separated father of two, Richard Swersey, who spends his days working in the shoe department of a local department store, and the …
War of the Worlds (Movie)
The War of the Worlds! A fairly self-explanatory title that suggests destruction, possible alien invasion, and a most likely hero to the story. These are all things that you would expect, from a sci-fi like this. However, I became surprised when I viewed this picture film, that some of …
The Pacifier
I recently watched The Pacifier starring Vin Diesel as Shane Wolf a Navy Seal whose latest mission is to protect 5 children from assassins trying to get a secret program from their home. Lauren Gram plays a principal and Brad Garret a laughable vice principal at …
Against the Ropes (2004)
This is a movie about boxing, and if you have ever seen a movie about boxing then you don’t really need to even bother yourself with this movie. The plot is very simple, it is about a woman who has offered to manage an up and coming middleweight fighter, …
Tooth Fairy movie 2010
For its ideals and values, I give this film a B+ but as an entertainment source it has to be a C. Although it had some good moments, overall it didn’t impress me. The storyline was bland, typical, and cutesy. I’m sure kids love it for the …
Eddie Izzard Live: Stripped
Introduction
I have been a fan of Eddie Izzard from the beginning. Recently, I got given his latest live DVD called ’stripped’ and he is still one of the funniest comedians out there.
The Show
If you have seen an Eddie Izzard performance before then it is fair to say that you …
Practical Magic movie
I liked watching Practical Magic; it had an interestingly unconventional storyline which gets you hooked into it. Its about two sister’s who has been raised by their aunt’s since their parents death, but find out they are not really living in quite a normal household. Their aunts feeds them …
Nacho Libre (2006 Film)
Some people might say that the 2006 film starring Jack Black called “Nacho Libre” was rather ridiculous and pointless. I for one, am not that person. While I can see why others would come to the conclusion of naming this film “pointless” I think that they are missing what …
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Tim Burton is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for quirky situations, action and mild language. The original release date for this movie was July 15, 2005 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Adventure/Comedy/Family/Fantasy …
30 Days of Night
As far as vampire flicks go, the movie 30 Days of Night has a lot of potential. However, it falls a bit short.
When I saw the previews for the movie, I just had to see it. After all, what can be scarier than a group of vampires visiting an …
The Copper Beaches
I am reviewing The Copper Beaches, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, produced in 1983 by Granada television. In this episode, Holmes is employed by a red headed governess, who has landed a position with a couple with one small boy. She …
Movie 2012
I liked this movie. It’s another movie from Roland Emmerich, which I consider to be the master of disaster movies the likes of Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow. Apparently, he produced and directed this film for Columbia Pictures, which is of course owned by the …
The Score movie
Robert De Niro, Edward Norton and the legend Marlon Brando plans to steal a valuable item together, with Brando as a less active part of the crew. De Niro wants to retire and make it his very last job, but something isn’t quite right. Who can he trust?
Even though …
DVD Empire
First of all, let me just say I love DVD Empire. I found this site while doing a search to find my boyfriends birthday present. This is one of the greatest movie sites that I have ever found.
My boyfriend is a huge horror freak, so I thought it …
Click Movie review
I went to theatre to watch a comedy movie and ended up choosing The movie “CLICK.”Though this movie is a comedy ,the second half becomes like a drama. Adam Sandler’s acting seems to be funny.It looks more like a real life rather tthan a movie.He is able …
The Craft (1996)
The Craft, directed by Andrew Fleming is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for some terror and violence, and for brief language. The original release date was May 3, 1996 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Fantasy/Horror/Thriller and stars Robin Tunney …
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
From 1960, The Wackiest Ship in the Army is absolutely terrific to watch. It’s a movie I’ve seen more times than I can count and it’s one I always enjoy. It’s lighthearted drama that deals with Navy action in World War II. Right off the bat, …
ABD Family’s Original Movie “Cyberbully” (2011 Film)
ABS Family came out with a movie in 2011 called Cyberbully. And I have to just say that this movie went beyond my expectations and brought viewers the type of movie that focuses on a key issue effecting young teens. I was surprised at how relatable the film was …
Shutter Island movie
This movie totally lived up to all the hype I heard about it. I personally am not a big Leonardo Decaprio fan and it was almost the reason I didn’t watch this movie. However I heard so many good things about it that I just had to suck …
Cats and Dogs The Movie
It is one funny movie that is a war between dogs and cats and in this movie the cats are the villains and the dogs are the heroes. It is a high tech war between the two most beloved pets and the battle continues on as who will rule …
Uptown Girls
One of the most amazing actresses of this generation is Dakota Fanning. She’s one of my favorites and I try to watch every movie where she’s in. A couple days backs, I watched Upton Girls again where Fanning plays an uptight spoiled rich little girl whose mom doesn’t have …
Jurassic Park: The Movie
Jurassic Park is one of the highest grossing movies of all and it more then deserves that title. Even if movies like Forest Gump and Avatar have higher titles, it was still a blockbuster and continues to be now. Jurassic Park …
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
My wife and I ended up watching some Christmas movies the other day, including National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation; a movie that apparently has been out for 20 years now (making me feel old considering I remember it being at the theater).
Of the other Lampoon’s Vacation movies, this one is …
Scary Movie 4
After seeing Scary Movie 4 this past weekend, I was glad to finally see a movie series that gets better with time. Since dumping the Wayan Brothers prior to the third movie, the plots in the Scary Movie series have gotten more mature and focus more on movie spoofs …
The Brood movie
A lovely little horror and suspense film is The Brood. What is The Brood? Well, the brood turns out to be a bunch of tiny people who go around murdering every one that they think has committed some sort of injustice towards their mother. This is a pretty simple …
Bond 007
Over the decades, there have been a total of six men who played this role on film. Honestly, I liked each actor in different ways.
They all have distinct portrayal of “Mr. Bond” with respect to their screen personality. But good thing, despite their individuality, they …
Let The Right One In (2008): Låt den rätte komma in
Forget Twilight. Underworld. Dracula. Blade. Forget Interview with a Vampire. This is one of the best vampire movies you will ever see.
[Warning]: This is a Swedish film so if you have no patience for subtitles then watch Twilight.
What sets it apart form other vampire movies?
Let The Right One In …
Jackson Masters The Lovely Bones movie
I don’t think I’ve ever felt so uncomfortable and so gripped by a movie as I did in the first hour of Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones. Considering I pretty much knew what was going to happen, I’d say Mr. Jackson should get all the credit he deserves.
Truly a …
Watchmen the movie
I recently went to see The Watchmen movie. I wanted to see what all the hype was about. Mind you, I had never read the comic book. The only thing I did before I went to see the movies was I looked up the storyline on Wikipedia and talked …
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
Do you remember how the first movie ended? If not, here is a brief idea. After Harold finally musters the courage to talk to the girl that he has been swooning for and they manage to get together, he finds out that she is leaving for Amsterdam, so he …
Priest (Movie 2011)
My boyfriend wanted to see this film a few weeks ago, and so he asked me out and we watched it. Well, to tell you honestly, when I saw the trailer, I knew that it was going to suck! And no, I’m not basing my judgment on the director …
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 18
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 18 begins with Ling showing up at the hotel where Winry and Al are staying to let them know what’s happening while Ed heads off to the distant ruins of Xerxes, a city that mysteriously vanished in one night. He and Fu discuss the …
Resident Evil (2002)
Resident Evil, written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong horror violence, language and sexuality/nudity. The original release date was march 15, 2002 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Horror/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars …
Snatch Movie
A british comedy from director Guy Ritchie is a classic masterpiece of movie making. Action, comedy and revenge are the spices that bring this movie to life. Even with non British actors such as Brad Pitt playing a bare knuckle, incoherent Scotsman. With underground boxing, British hitmen, a Russian …
A League Of Their Own Movie (1992)
I’m not the biggest fan of sports movies, generally speaking. However, the movie “A League of Their Own” stands alone as just a wonderful movie, regardless of the sports theme. I just recently viewed the film for the second time on one of my satellite movie networks, …
The Illustrious Client
I am reviewing The Illustrious Client, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, which was produced in 1985/1986 by Granada television. This episode finds Holmes at battle with one of the most brutal men in London. The King of England himself employs …
The Good Shepherd (2006)
“The Good Shepherd” is a sobering and rather depressing depiction of the early days of the secret government agency that eventually became the CIA. Matt Damon plays the role of Edward Wilson, a very morose young man with an idealistic desire to serve his country. He gets …
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