Movies Reviews
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness is based on a true story. It tells of a single father struggling to raise his son in the Reagan era. Will Smith surely should be nominated for an Oscar for his role as Chris Gardner, a medical sales man, who lives from …
Movie: “Stardust” (2007)
“Stardust” is a sweeping family fantasy based on a book by Neil Gaiman and narrated by Sir Ian McKellen. Although the plot was a bit confusing in places, I love this beautiful film; it’s one of those movies you can watch over and over and still enjoy.
Tristan (Charlie Cox) …
Kazaam (1996)
A young boy accidentally stumbles across an ancient Boom Box and manages to release a strange person who calls himself Kazaam, it would seem that this person is a genie but the boy had no knowledge of such things until Kazaam himself tried to explain it to him. At …
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 movie
I absolutely hated the original Cheaper by the Dozen movie and thought Hollywood was stupid coming out with another one. However, after seeing Cheaper By The Dozen 2, I’m willing to admit this is a rare case when the sequel is much better than the original.
The movie centers around …
Dead Above Ground movie
Cast:
Stephen J. Cannell (Mr. Haddon), Lisa Ann Hadley (Dr. Brenda Boone), Antonio Sabato Jr.(Sergeant Dan DeSousa), Josh Hammond (Jeff Lucas), Charlie Weber (Dillon Johnson), Kelly Britton (Keri Lynn Pratt), Adria Dawn (Zara),Cindy Margolis (Kari McClure Mallory)
A silly, mindless, inane show about high school kids and cultish murders! The usual …
Movie Open Water
Open Water was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. When I first started the movie, I thought, “Oh, well maybe this is one of those movies that has a good storyline, but just a low budget”. But, I guess I was wrong. It …
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Edward Scissorhands, directed by Tim Burton is rated PG-13 bythe Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was December 14, 1990 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Drama/Fantasy/Romance and stars Johnny Depp as Edward Scissorhands, Winona Ryder as Kim, Dianne Wiest as …
Casino Royale (2006)
I’m only a moderate fan of James Bond movies, so perhaps you should take my review with a grain of salt. Still, I like most adventure movies, and love movies in general, so I decided to check out the newest James Bond.
Man, was I confused! I mean, I like …
One Million Years BC movie
The appeal of the movie One Million Years BC can be boiled down to two points: Dinosaurs and Raquel Welch in a leather bikini. (Depending on your tastes you can determine which of those two points is the more important). Beyond that, well, there’s not much to …
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
I watched this the other day and it was awesome. Audrey Tautou’s performance is really thumbs-up and even though this movie is a long-ago one, I find it super awesome, get what I mean. If you don’t believe, watch it and you will understand what I am trying …
Robot & Frank (2012)
This is a movie about an elderly man. Yes, it’s got a robot in it and, yes, the old man used to be a cat burglar, but it’s still a movie about an old person. That may not excite some of the younger generation. But for those of us …
Dream Girls
Maybe it’s because I’m watching it on cable before 8 in the morning, but the movie Dream Girls just isn’t as good as I expected it to be.
I would think a movie about a 60s female singing group would make a great musical to watch. But, for the most …
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Unless you read reviews on the 2010 Alice in Wonderland, you may feel a little cheated. Because it’s not a straight adaptation of the Lewis Caroll film. Instead it’s a sequel. Alice is all grown up and returns to Wonderland.
The movie itself was okay. Nothing …
The Thing (1982) movie
Starring: Kurt Russell, A. Wilford Brimley, Keith David, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat, Joel Polis, and Thomas G. Waites.
Directed by: John Carpenter.
John Carpenter’s “The Thing” was the subject of much critical dismay and reception when it first came out. Aside …
The Accidental Husband
The Accidental Husband is a movie story that I’ve watched before starring Uma Thurman, Colin Firth and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. The story is something like a romantic comedy and Uma’s acting is pretty commendable here.
I’ve always thought that she fits serious roles when acting but this story proved me …
The Year Punk Broke 1991 movie
A music documentary about the private lives of the members of Sonic Youth and partly Nirvana during their tour in 1991. I would consider it a fans-only kind of film, but as I used to be a big fan of both these bands I found it very interesting. To …
Case of the Shy Ballerina
I am reviewing The Case of the Shy Ballerina, 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 Howard, …
Perfume The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer stars Ben Wilshaw as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille who was born into the revolting street smells of eighteenth century Paris with an obsession with scents and with little else filling his head. I am not usually attracted to films that are described as a …
Turistas
What a horrifying situation, to be stranded in a foreign country, and caught up in the schemes of dealers of death. The premise of Turistas (Spanish for tourists) is straightforward. A group of tourists, fresh from a bus accident, find a beach to relax on before walking off to …
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011 film)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol is the 4th installment of the famous spy action series with Tom Cruise starring as Ethan Hunt.
The beginning of the story finds the IMF top agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) in a prison in Moscow and a couple of other IMF agents are in …
The Turn of the Screw 1999 movie
This movie is based on a horror / ghost story by Henry James. A young governess is hired to take care of two children, a boy and a girl. The number 1 condition their uncle has hired her on is to never contact him about the children - never. …
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Sleepy Hollow, directed by Tim Burton is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for graphic horror violence and gore, and for a scene of sexuality. The original release date for this movie was November 19, 1999 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre …
Gravity (science fiction movie)
Gravity is one of those movies that I kept hearing from people that I had to see. I couldn’t really understand why either since I thought that the trailer didn’t really appeal to me much, and I’m not too fond of many of the movies that the actress Sandra Bullock …
Ocean’s Thirteen
Ocean’s Thirteen is by far my favorite of the Ocean’s movies. It is the third movie in the series and personally I think it is the best. It has an all-star cast and a great plot. I liked this one best because finally the stars had …
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg movie
A french musical by Jacques Demy, that is part of the french new wave movement of the 1960s. The dialogue is completely sung in this film, that is a love story about two young people and their passionate desire for each other. For different reasons they are separated and …
Happy Feet The Movie
My children love Happy Feet. They watched it so much it stopped working so I had to buy them a new one. My son really loves the extra features where they teach the children how to tap dance, my son is only one years old but its …
Pink Panther 2
My family loved the first Pink Panther movie starring Steve Martin (I actually enjoyed the originals too) so we couldn’t wait to see the sequel last night. In fact, it was in our DVD player 5 minutes after I got home from work.
It was an OK movie but it …
King Arthur (2004 movie)
Taken from his home at an early age, your Arthur is trained along with many others as knights to fight for the Romans. After returning from many wars, the knights set their sights on going home and finally starting a settled lifestyle for themselves. Before they can be granted …
Cider House Rules (1999)
“The Cider House Rules” is a 1999 Miramax movie, a production company that I find traditionally does excellent movies. At 116 minutes the English language movie is just about the perfect length. I never felt like it was padded to occupy more screen time nor did I feel cheated …
Jaws
Jaws is probably one of the scariest movies ever made. And Jaws is also the reason I’m scared to go in the water when I’m at the beach. This movie can really scare people and really make you feel uncomfortable. I really did enjoy the music in jaws. The …
Mean Girls
In the movie “Mean Girls” we see the actress, Lindsay Lohan learning how to be mean after she starts to get a hard time at school. “Mean Girls” is a good teen movie; however it doesn’t represent the best interpretation from Lindsay Lohan.
“Mean Girls” portraits a situation that really …
Apocalypto (2006)
Apocalypto, directed by Mel Gibson, also written by Mel Gibson and Farhad Safinia is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for sequences of graphic violence and disturbing images. The original release date was December 8, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre …
Face of evil
Face of evil is one of my favorite movies that lifetime movie network plays. I had seen it a long time ago but this past weekend they showed it again. I saw it on and got interested in it and watched it again because I had forgotten what happened …
House Of 1000 Corpses
The film was completed in 2000, and finally released in 2003, written and directed by Rob Zombie and starring Bill Mosley, Sherri Moon Zombie, and other lesser known actors. The film is extremely dark, violent, and shocking, it’s not to many movies that make a person feel sick and …
Cities in Love (Chinese Romance Anthology)
This romance anthology is made up of 5 love stories that happened in 5 different cities —“ Prague, Shanghai, Paris, Hokkaido and Florence. The stories portrayed different kind of love relationships.
I am usually not a fan of romance films, the reason I watched this is because of a few …
Pitch Perfect 2 (musical comedy movie)
After enjoying the prequel “Pitch Perfect”, I found that I was interested in watching the sequel “Pitch Perfect 2″. I imagined that it would be just as funny and entertaining as the first even though I know that a lot of sequels tend to flop.
Well, after I watched it I …
Blood for Dracula
I have to say, I never really understood the fuss over Andy Warhol movies. I saw the film Blood for Dracula the other night. While the movie sounded good in the description (Dracula is growing old and needs virgin blood to survive); the movie itself was actually one of …
Thunderball movie
The fourth 007 film shows a Sean Connery who seem to be getting tired of this role, but it still a marvellous film, superior to those made the last five or ten years. It’s most memorable for it’s spectacular stunts under water, that I believe have never been done …
Movie The Dinosaur Hunter
The Dinosaur Hunter with Simon McCorkindale.
This movie actually angered me. It gave us an alluring title, but then lied to the viewer. It was not about hunting dinosaurs and had so little action that I found myself playing solitaire while watching it.
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Remember the Titans
Remember the Titans is in my opinion the second greatest football movie ever made after Brian’s Song. Sure, the movie is a bit predictable but that is the case for any film based on a true story. Not that big a deal in my opinion. I …
Gran Torino Movie (with Clint Eastwood)
Gran Torino might not be the movie to watch if you love action or special effects or are looking for a comedy. But if you like watching good acting and well written story line this is a movie for you.
Clint Eastwood is basically in every scene on this movie …
Oru Yaathra Mozhi movie
Oru yaathra mozhi is a classic movie starring All time Star Sivaji Ganeshan and Superstar Mohanlal. It was one of the best movies that I watched and it definitely touched my heart.
In this movie, Sivaji Ganeshan plays the role of a contractor. The story takes place in a village …
The Rocketeer
When I was a teenager, i remember seeing the Rocketeer movie advertized. Though I wasn’t into that sort of stuff then, I was more busy trying to rebel from my parents and anything that resembled childhood, I was nonetheless intrigued about this film and wanted to see it. Though …
Paranormal Activity movie
As Paranormal Activity 2 is coming out soon, I thought it was time to sit down and write a review over the first film. Surely everyone by now has been given one opinion or another; this movie is absolutely terrifying and believable or it’s about as scary as an …
Skyfall movie
The film experience of Skyfall, I think is totally vigorous; and energizing for the audience member. It was for me: that is certain. I believe: Daniel Craig in the role of Bond is a Bond character that continues to grow on you–for certain. At first …
Crank
‘Crank’ is a movie directed by Mark Neveldine. The actors are Jason, Amy, Efren etc.. Chev is a professional hitman. Verona, a rival gangster injects Chev’s body with a dangerous poison. He does this while Chev is unconscious. Chev finds out about it and is terribly angry. He tries …
Thank You for Smoking (2006)
Thank You for Smoking (2006) is a comedy directed by Jason Retiman and is rated R for language and some sexual content.
Thank You for Smoking takes place in Washington D.C. where Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart) is the public spokesperson for big tobacoo. Naylor is a blonde, pretty boy …
Carlin on Campus
I had never seen the comedy show Carlin on Campus (featuring George Carlin) before. So, when I came across a repeat of it on one of the cable networks last night I figured I would take the time to watch it.
Having never seen Carlin’s standup routine before, I understand …
Park (R, 2006) movie
I rented this unwittingly believing that this would be a quirky and fun little film. What surprised me more than anything was the movie’s ability to bore me to pieces within the first few minutes. I should have known that if Ricki Lake was in …
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