Movies Reviews
500 Days of Summer (2009 film)
I had first been interested in the 2009 film, 500 Days of Summer, because one of its main actors (Zooey Deschannel) has always impressed me in other films that she has done. However, her character Summer did little less then annoy and disappoint me. I constantly felt sorry for …
The Cable Guy (1996)
The Cable Guy, directed by Ben Stiller is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for dark thematic elements and crude humor. The original release date was June 14, 1996 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Thriller and stars Jim Carrey as …
Artemisia Movie
“Artemisia” is the 1997 Miramax biopic of Artemisia Gentileschi, a seventeenth century Italian woman painter when women were not and were not allowed to be artists. Artemisia is played by Italian actor Valentina Cervi who was unknown to me before watching the movie. She plays a young, intense woman …
Sixteen Candles
What is interesting about teen movies is the fact that every time period is associated to a film. Now a days is “High School Musical” period, but in the 80’s they had “Sixteen Candles” which was a smashing hit at the time.
This movie definitely marked the beginning of …
Willow (1988 Film)
The 1988 film “Willow” was not only a movie that is suitable for family time, but one that has magic and wonder, and romance, and a whole lot of exciting adventure with a hero who didn’t think he was anything more than a wannabe magician. While this film was …
Dorothy Mills movie
I am a big fan of horror movies, but not gore. Most movies with tons of gore seem to use it as a substitute for plot or character development. When I find a movie that is genuinely creepy without resorting to gore or cheap scares, I take notice.
Dorothy …
Little Fox film
I am reviewing the movie, Little Fox. So there’s this baby fox. One night he goes out hunting with his father, who has forbid him to come along with him. His mother and family are back in a cave. While the little fox turns to go back home, he …
Movie Control (2007)
Control (2007)is a true rendition on the live of the late singer, Ian Curtis from Joy Division. He was a singer and his tale was told in this black and white movie. I’ve always wondered what it’s like for singers and the likes to suffer from depression …
Right at Your Door Movie
Right at Your Door is a thinking person’s movie, meaning that you can’t just kick back and watch the movie while you do the laundry, play with the kids, or give the dog a bath. You could, but I doubt it would have the same effect on you that …
Stepbrothers (Movie)
I really don’t like Will Ferrell, but my sister-in-law and brothers told me this movie was good and funny, and seeing as I didn’t have anything to do anyway on a rainy day, I watched this movie.
The movie is all about 2 grown-up adults who thinks they’re still young …
Movie Bill Parcells
Bill Parcells is the Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the Miami Dolphins
They call this hard working overweight lug the Tuna. I am not sure why he has this nickname, but I am sure of one thing. He is a winner. As …
The Caveman’s Valentine movie
I never heard of the movie “The Caveman’s Valentine” until I saw it recently on Amazon dot com when I was looking for something else. When it said that the movie was a suspense film starring Samuel L. Jackson my curiosity was piqued and I decided I was going …
American Beauty movie
While his wife (Annette Bening) is out sleeping with her competition in the real estate business, middle aged business man Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) gets fired from his job, blackmails his former boss, smokes pot, works out, lusts after a teenage girl and eventually gets murdered by his homophobic …
Yentl movie
A film directed by actress Barbra Streisand about a young jewish girl who wants to become a priest. The problem is that only boys are allowed in this profession, so she simply dresses out as a boy.
This film has a lot of issues. To begin with it tries to …
Threads of Time (2012 Chinese Movie)
Thread of Time is a romance film with some documentary aspects that follows the life of a talented prostitute, Liu Ru Shi.
I don’t know what to make of this movie, it is the first of its kind that I’ve watched. It is atmospheric but awfully slow and mellow. The dialogues …
Into The Wild
Into the Wild is both touching and inspiring. I guess one of the things I remembered most was that it was based on a true story. That makes me feel a bit sorry for the parents, as I have five wonderful children of my own. I can understand how …
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure is a great cartoon movie! This was another Red Box dvd kiosk rental, and it was well worth it! I rented it for my 7 yr old daughter, but I loved watching it too! This movie was a shocker for me because I …
Terminator Salvation
I recently rented Terminator Salvation in the hopes of a pretty engaging action movie with cool special effects and a little bit of good acting thrown in for good measure. I’ve enjoyed previous Terminator flicks and I figured this one couldn’t be too bad given the cast and …
American Wedding
I just watched this last night even though I have seen it before, it still made me laugh. It lives up to the name of American pie and American pie 2. It’s funny throughout the whole movie. It also has the same type of humor of American Pie. Most …
Vacancy movie
What a messed up movie. The NRA should seriously show this to far left people who want to get as close to repealing the Second Amendment as humanly possible as it’s situations like this where having a gun would be really good.
This isn’t a political piece by any …
Movie Mum and Dad (2008)
Mum and Dad is a British Horror/Thriller movie,about a crazy family that live near London’s Heathrow Airport. The daughter of the family befriends a Polish girl (Lena) whilst working at the airport as a cleaner. She convinces Lena to stay over at their house as she misses …
The Other Boleyn Girl
We went to Arundel Mills Mall yesterday and saw the new movie called the Other Boelyn Girl. This movie was about Edward VIII and his never ending affairs and striving for a male heir.
This movie starred Natalie Protman as Anne Boleyn the future queen of England and …
The Strangers movie
Release Date: 2008
Genre: Thriller
Running Time: 85 minutes
Directed by: Bryan Bertino
Music: Tomandandy
Starring: Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman
James and Kirsten (Scott Speedman and Liv Tyler) are having an unpleasant night, to say the least.
James expected that their friend’s wedding reception would be the ideal setting for him to propose to Kirsten …
Rio - Blue Sky Studios Animated Movie
Rio is an animated movie by the company Blue Sky Studios. It tells the story of a group of tropical birds that are kidnapped and try to escape.
I have only recently began to watch Blue Sky Studios movies and the one thing that seems to be consistent is …
Movie Pretty in Pink
I must admit that recently I decided to take a nostalgic trip back to the 80’s and watched “Pretty in Pink”. In my opinion, this is one of the best movies for Molly Rigward along with “Sixteen Candles”. According to certain reviews, it also seems to be Molly Rigward …
Red Eye
Red Eye is a suspense thriller movie that is about a man, Jackson, who is on a path to kill a government official. Jackson wants Lisa to help him kill this person. That sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it? The part about this movie that I did not get is …
Babylon A.D.
I just watch the movie and I must say I was very very disappointed with the film. It lacked everything from the action to the story. Will tell you how bad this movie was, so that you do not waste your time and money.
The movie begins with Thoorop a …
A Man Apart (2003)
A Man Apart, directed by F. Gary Gray is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong graphic violence, language, drug content and sexuality. The original release date was April 4, 2003 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller and stars …
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Film )
So instead of reviewing “music” exclusively, I decided perhaps I could try reviewing movies too, since I’m basically a huge movie fan too! And perhaps, as I’m hoping, my film reviews will be as much as valuable for this site too. This review is spoiler-free.
I watched “Me and Earl …
Patch Adams (movie)
I just love the movie, Patch Adams. This is the greatest movie! Robin Williams is Patch Adams, the doctor who is destined for greatness even though he doesn’t realize all the wonderful things he is going to do. What Patch Adams knows is that he methods are unconventional and …
Miss Congeniality
The actress, Sandra Bullock is very much related to light hearted, feel good movies and “Miss Congeniality” is one of these movies. “Miss Congeniality” success is greatly based on Bullock’s acting abilities and a great script that includes action, adventure, humour and romance all mixed up together.
In this movie …
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
Director: John Singleton. Featureing: Paul Walker, Eva Mendes, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris and Cole Hauser.
I really loved that movie. It is a true blockbuster, filled with all the right ingredients- the cars, the well choreographed and impossible car races, the humour, the friendship and the beautiful woman. Worth watching.
It is …
Something’s Gotta Give Movie
What a fun movie!
As a woman of a certain age, I found “Something’s Gotta Give” spoke to me on many levels.
Jack Nicholson plays aging playboy Harry Sanborn who is dating famous playwright, Erica Barry’s (Diane Keaton) much younger daughter. The pressure of living up to his …
Masters of Horror: Dance of the Dead (movie)
I got hooked on the Masters of Horror series of films when I ordered “Jenifer” from Netflix. I was intrigued by the amount of gore and the uncensored approach to many adult topics. This film, however, directed by Tobe Hooper left so much to be …
Knocked Up
Another R-rated flick with the title setting the tone and giving the potential viewer a pretty good idea of what to expect. A one night stand results into pregnancy; the girl, Alison, decides to keep the baby despite it threatening her career and despite her mother’s advice to have …
Final destination 2
Director: David R. Ellis
Cast: Ali Larter, A.J. Cook, Michael Landes
Rate R
“Final Destination 2” is the sequel to frightening movie “Final Destination”; the movie picks up where the first one left off.
“Final Destination 2” begins in a room late night with the camera slowing moving across a television screen which …
Arbitrage (Movie)
“Arbitrage,” starring Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon, is the story of a billionaire’s fall from grace. The title implies that the movie will be about international investment fraud, which sounds interesting, if a bit dry. However, the film pleasantly surprises by delivering an unexpected depth.
For the genre, …
Inside Mecca DVD
“Inside Mecca” is a National Geographic television production (2003). It follows three Muslims engaging in hajj: a woman from Texas, a man and his wife from Malaysia, and a man from South Africa.
Pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of Islam (faith, prayer, alms giving, and fasting). In …
Movie Lake House
I bought this movie when it came out and I am glad I did. It’s not as good as the notebook but it is a really good movie and a good romantic story. Keanu Reeves plays a guy who moves into this lake house which this girl played by …
Japenese Anime - Code Geass
Code Geass is a great anime that has a similar story to Death Note. Code Geass is about a boy, Lelouch, who is actually the son of the emperor of Britannia. Though he hides his true identity from everyone, he vows to overthrow the Britannian empire. …
The World’s Fastest Indian (2005)
The World’s Fastest Indian, directed by Roger Donaldson is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for brief language, drug use and a sexual reference. The original release date was October 13, 2005 for New Zealand audience. This movie falls in the genre of Adventure/Biography/Comedy/Drama/Sport and stars …
Happy Feet
While my original plan was to take my 6 year old to see an old standby flick, we changed our minds after viewing the clip for Happy Feet. Even so, I still thought of it as only a great “children’s movie”. Afterwards, I found myself pleasantly surprised …
Guys and Dolls
I have a lot of respect for 1955’s Guys and Dolls because it pulled off the surprise sensation of the year, musically. I recently reviewed Chicago and commented there how surprised I was at the performances of non-singers and dancers Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Renee Zellweger. …
Olive Oil Fine Quality Bath Soap (movie)
I have come across the neatest product and just have to share this with you! I had the lucky chance of finding Olive Oil Fine Quality Bath Soap. Yes, that it is the name of the product. Simple, isn’t it? The product is very straight forward, too. The soap …
The Mask
One of my favourite movies from the mid nineties is a movie called “The Mask” starring the actors Jim Carey and Cameron Diaz. I still think that it was one of Jim Carey’s best movies and it was the best I had seen actress Cameron Diaz look in a …
Red Eye (2005 movie)
This is a pretty straight forward thriller, meanie that is not very hard to follow and, it is a reasonable good movie. It’s about a woman who is befriended at the airport and later held captive on a flight heading to Florida. She is instructed by her captor to …
Hotaru no Haka (Grave of the Fireflies)
‘Hotaru no Haka’, the tale of a pair of siblings in Japan during World War II moved the hearts of viewers when it was released in 1988. This anime has become a classic, well-loved and remembered by many.
In 2005, the ‘live’ version of ‘Hotaru no Haka’, more commonly known …
The Outsiders movie
I simply enjoy doing reviews for old movies because you have the advantage of knowing how they effect people and very importantly what happens to the actors afterwards. “The Outsiders” is a classic movie that goes down in history. Apart from the fact that it is directed from the …
The Deserter movie
Another silent montage film by the perhaps most appreciated director that worked with the style, next to Eisenstein - Vsevolod Pudovkin.
Looking through all of his work, I have to say Pudovkin’s films have aged a lot better than Eisenstein. While Eisenstein did all he could to make the films …
Horror Express movie
I actually heard about this movie by accident, when I was surfing the net. I didn’t know that Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee had starred in a film together until I heard about “HOrror Express”, and I found the concept of the two actors working with each other to …
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