Movies Reviews
Accepted movie
“Accepted” is a funny movie for anyone who went through college or tried to get into college. If you ever sat through a class and wondered “why am I here?”, you’ll love to watch the characters in
Accepted as they avoid the normal, boring college experience. Althought it …
Movie The Messengers
I am reviewing the movie, The Messengers. Okay, so at the beginning there is this family being terrorized. There is a little boy, a girl, and a mother. Each one gets killed. Flash ahead years. A new family is moving into the same house where these murders took place. …
Rugrat’s In Paris movie
Rugrat’s in Paris is a great family movie. This is the sequel to the first Rugrat movie. This movie is about Chuckie’s family growing and his visit overseas to Japan. I liked that this movie is great for children as well as for adults. At least, the adults that …
Employee of the Month movie
“Employee of the Month” had to be a Jessica Simpson movie after her success movie “The Dukes of Hazzard”. Unfortunately for her this movie represented her nomination for the Razzie Award as the worst actress in a female role.
However, there are positive aspects to “Employee of the Month”. This …
The Thief of Bagdad movie
One of Michael Powell’s earliest successes which a co-directed with a number of different people, but it was before the famous co-operation with Emeric Pressburger. The story is about a young beggar in Bagdad who finds a magic lamp which enables him to make three wishes. This story is …
World War Z, movie
I wasn’t expecting a lot from this film. And I have to say that this film met my every expectation of it being a predictable and humorless blockbuster. Zombies chomped their teeth when you expected them to, cars crashed when you expected them to, and Brad Pitt played the …
Dead or Alive
Devon Aoki was sexy in this movie as Princess Kazumi (I wonder why she wasn’t mentioned as ‘hime’ princess term in Japanese). Okay, for short, this story is about ‘Karate’, ‘Kung Fu’, and ‘Martial Arts’. I would say: Fascinating, because the main roles were played by females. …
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Out of curiosity in college, I watched this movie. That was because of my professor in Graphics and Special Effects who recommended this to the class saying this has a good special effects sample. Well, it did not fail me. The transformation of humans into grotesque …
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 …
Jaws 2: movie
The movie Jaws 2 takes off where the original Jaws movie ended. Once again, the city of Amity is under attack by a deadly great white shark. The mayor of Amity, Larry Vaughn is trying to interest a land developer into investing in the town and beach. …
Training Day (2001)
Training Day, directed by Antione Fugua is rated R by the Motion Picture Asociation of America for brutal violence, pervasive language, drug content and brief nudity. The original release date was October 5, 2001 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Drama/Thriller and stars Denzel …
Breaking Upwards Movie
Romantic comedies are the way to America’s heart. There are at least five out on any given weekend and after seeing every trick in the book and laughing at every predictable joke Hollywood has thrown our way, we are still eager to tune in for another heart-tugger starring any number …
Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows Part 2 Movie
This unique movie adventure started ten years ago with the first movie about the little Harry Potter and ended finally and forever with the second film based on the novel ” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ” and eight for the entire series . For these 10 years …
Moulin Rouge (Movie)
Moulin Rouge is one of my favorite movies. I have seen it a lot of times and have never failed to enjoy and feel emotional during the movie. What I like about it most are the songs. The first time I watched it, I was pleasantly …
Prince of Persia (2010)
I just saw this movie on its opening night, and it entertained me, but didn’t thrill me.
While I liked Prince of Persia: Sands of Time for most of its action and storyline, I wonder if something wasn’t missing here. There was a lot of good acting, and certainly …
Vacancy (2007)
Vacancy, directed by Nimrod Antal is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for brutal violence and terror, brief nudity and language. The original release date was April 20, 2007 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Horror/Thriller and stars Kate Beckinsale as …
Blazing Saddles 30th Anniversary Edition DVD
I have seen a lot of westerns in my time. Not that I am a big fan of westerns or anything, it just so happens that I have happened to view more than my fair share of them, especially the older ones (John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Stewart …
Movie Firewall
Firewall with Harrison Ford and Virginia Madsen.
What a crappy movie this was. Harrison Ford looks 100 years old and tries to get by with his trademark angry face. Madsen is chunky and they try to hide her enormous rump. Aside from these main …
War of the Worlds: Movie
War of the Worlds is one of my favourite alien invasion films; I thought it was really well made.
Besides having all the ingredients to make a got alien picture, such as the budget, the actors and the CGI; they also managed to capture what I find to be rather …
The Other Boleyn Girl movie
I have not read the novel by Philippa Gregory, but I really enjoyed this movie, in spite of reading so much criticism. It was beyond my expectation. I usually avoid watching epic film but there was something engrossing about “The Other Boleyn Girl”, that left me seated till the …
Carolina Moon (2007 Film)
The 2007 film “Carolina Moon” is based on a novel by Nora Roberts. While I have not read the novel, I found the movie to be heart warming and very interesting, with a bit of the supernatural thrown in there as well. It was also a wonderful mystery type …
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Movie (2010)
I had always liked Nicolas Cage, in fact, he has always been my #1 favorite actor of all times and he still is right now, but when I saw the trailer for this movie I had let out a scoff and a giggle, I never thought he would go …
Movie Basket Case
Basket Case is an old movie from the year 1982. This movie is of course kind of cheesy and funny. Yet it is also scary, and kind of bloody. I think the old horror movies like Basket Case were a lot scarier, than the movies they make these days. …
Movie Wednesday
Exceptionally good movie that is all I want to say about this one. The debutant director, Neeraj Pandey did very good job by presenting such a thoughtful movie to the Indian film industry. Keeping in mind that this is his first movie, his efforts should be applauded. Everything was …
Road House Deluxe Edition DVD
“Road House” stars Patrick Swayze as the philosophical cooler, “Dalton.” The movie has a strong cult following and has now been released in a deluxe edition with all kinds of special features. While it’s always wonderful to stock up on “Dalton’s” guide for Zen-like living, the extras in …
She Says She’s Innocent movie
She Says She’s Innocent is a 1991 TV movie. Katey Sagal stars as Susan Essex, mom to a teenager. She’s also pregnant. She’s surprised to meet up with her high school prom date, Eric Reilly (Jameson Parker), who lives in the town again after his marriage …
The Ninth Gate (2000)
A career driven writer is employed in the services of a wealthy book collector to help him locate a specific set of books. In addition, the collector wants the writer to travel across the globe to find the other books that will complete the collection of books at any …
The Labyrinth with David Bowie
This is truly one of the greatest and most memorable movies of all time. It has David Bowie and the muppets ! Well, puppets anyway. If that sounds like a turn off to you look it up on YouTube; you seriously have no idea how wonderful this movie is …
Firefly
I am an ardent fan of Joss Whedon’s television shows, I have been a fan ever since the start of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and loved every moment of Buffyverse, till the story came to a dramatic conclusion in the Buffy spin-off, Angel.
Disappointed at the thought of not …
Stroker Ace
Stroker Ace is a movie that stars Burt Reynolds. Burt plays a champion race car driver that is always embroiled in a competition with the number 10 car Aubrey James. He is always goofing off and wrecking his sponsor’s car which ultimately ends up loosing him his sponsor. Then …
Superman the Third
Certain elements seem to indicate when a movie franchise has lost its steam and either needs to be retired, or re-evaluated. Unfortunately, with the Superman movie franchise, these elements were ignored until it was too late. Superman III clearly marked these elements. The stars were tired, their performances forced …
The Gravedancers
My wife and I are watching a movie on Sci Fi called The Gravedancers. At first, it sounded like it would be a dumb movie; similar to movies we’ve seen dozens of times. However, it turned out to be halfway decent.
The movie focuses on three friends who visit a …
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)
Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, is one of the best Frankenstein movies that has ever been made. This movie is so powerful that it moved me in a way that no other movie ever has. It stars Robert De Niro, who is an incredibly talented actor, as …
Movie Cloverfield
I am reviewing the 2008 movie, Cloverfield. It stars a lot of no names. So it starts with this dude asked to tape this going away party for this guy. He is to document what people say. So, he has the camera rolling all the time. Everybody seems …
Toy Story
Toy Story is a milestone movie for many reasons. The biggest being that that this was the first ever fully computer generated movie. Also, this was the movie that started Pixar’s incredible run of amazing movies which are still coming out today, Wall-E being the latest. …
Last Holiday movie
Once in a while, an unexpectedly decent movie shows up, and for some reason it is not really noticed. This is yet another such movie. A remake of the 1950 British movie with Alec Guinness, this new, 2006 version stars Queen Latifah as Georgia Byrd, a quiet, hard-working woman …
Puppet Master (Movie)
Puppet Master is a classic 1980s horror movie released in 1989, starring Paul Le Mat and William Hickey. It tells the story of a group of four acquaintances meeting at a remote hotel following the death of the enigmatic Neil Gallagher, the man who originally brought the group together. …
Barnyard
I have recently purchased this movie and watched it with both my 2 and 3 year old grandchildren. The first thing I noticed was that the male cows, steers, bulls, whatever they are, have utters. My grandkids of course paid this no attention but I am assuming older children …
Titanic 1997 movie
Titanic is one of the most educational yet romantic and sad films I have ever seen. The film is told by an old lady who was on the titanic when it sank. It is told as a story of what happened to her from the moment she entered the …
Swing Vote movie
I am fairly jaded and cynical when it comes to Hollywood. If there’s a movie made about politics, I immediately jump to the conclusion that its trying to shove its left wing ideology down my throat. A lot of times, this is the case, not so however, …
The Interpreter
I am reviewing the movie, The Interpreter, which was released in 2005. This movie stars Academy Award winners Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn. Kidman plays Silvia Broome, a translator at the UN. Her life is immediately put in danger when she accidently overhears men talking about a planned …
Half Light DVD
I just watched this film last night. It’s a 2006 romantic thriller, Demi Mooore movie, where she played as a best seller author and a loving mom. Her son died from an drowning accident and so she decided to move on with country side to get over that incident …
Father of the Bride (1991)
Father of the Bride, directed by Charles Shyer is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was December 20, 1991 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Family and stars Steve Martin as George Banks, Diane Keaton as Nina …
Hollywood Ending, the movie (2002)
Can a suddenly blind director make a movie? This problem is the basis of the plot of Woody Allen’s film. It offers many attacks on Hollywood and its stampeded products. However, it was interesting to observe the creator who finds himself in a critical situation. How will he behave? How …
Twenty Bucks movie
How a twenty dollar bill travels from person to person in an american town is the whole plot of this film. A very interesting idea indeed, but it isn’t put to work in the way i would have hoped for. Instead of focusing on the characters the bill is …
The Last King of Scotland (R, 2006) movie
Forrest Whitaker is a genius in this movie. I knew just from seeing the trailer that this film was going to be terrific. The previews didn’t lie. In fact, the film was better than I expected. The story of Idi Amin is interesting, …
The Incredible Hulk 2
I just got back from the movies and I have to say The Incredible Hulk 2 is so much better than any of the other Hulk movies or TV show in the past. It is a great story line that really follows the original comic book story much closer …
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall is from the makers of and Knocked up. It stars Jason Segel as Peter, Kristen Bell as Sarah Marshall, and Mila Kunis then abunch of Judd Apatow regular cast members. I’m not sure why Seth Rogan couldn’t do this movie, so they just decided …
Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen Movie
Midnight in Paris is a romantic comedy written and directed by Woody Allen. He is a very controversial character that has given us many motion pictures, some good ones but also some really odd. I never know what to expect from Woody Allen but I try to watch every …
Flashbacks of a Fool
Flashbacks of a Fool is a film which tells an intimate human story of squandered chances, life changing mistakes and misplaced choices. Daniel Craig plays Joe Scot, a Hollywood actor living a life of excess who is losing his grip on the things that should matter in his life. …
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