Movies Reviews
Green Mansions: A Film by Mel Ferrer (1959)
I don’t ever recall seeing an Audrey Hepburn movie in TCM —“ the channel for classic films. Since the movies shown in the channel are largely MGM titles, my theory tells me Audrey Hepburn had simply not played any motion picture produced by this grand movie empire. …
Addicted To Love movie
“Addicted to Love” is all about the actors, Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick going wild with revenge. Although this is a romantic comedy, Ryan chose to interpret a different character then the usual ‘nice girl from next door’.
The story of “Addicted to Love” is about Sam (Broderick) and Maggie …
Hoodwinked movie
When I first saw the previews for Hoodwinked on television I thought it would be a lousy film. But, after giving it a try, I now feel it is a movie I would be glad to add to my collection.
Giving “The Other Story” to the Little Red Riding Hood …
Lord of the Rings-The Return of the King (2003)
The climactic comclusion to the world renouned trilogy of The Lord of the Rings Saga, this is where Aragorn realises his true role and comes to face the reality that he and he alone can rule as king. As the battle rages on and lives and being lost all …
Legends of the Fall
“Legends of the Fall” is a sprawling epic released in 1995 starring Brad Pitt in one of his finest roles. He plays Tristan, who comes of age in early 20th century Montana with his father and two brothers. Tristan is a force of nature. Even though everything around him …
Priceless
Remember the actress Audrey Tautou..? Well, if you want to refresh your memory, do watch Priceless for a good night-in of DVD rounds. I watched this just yesterday and this is what I have to say: definitely a movie that is super worth it for the die-hard romantics …
Movie Night at the Museum
A story where history comes to life, you can’t imagine learning history in real time.
Larry Dale finds a emergency job for him to have his boy child in his side, he needs to convince his divorced wife that he can take care of there son. A woman refers …
Final Destination 1 movie
This movie doesn’t really make much effort in building on the original, save for making the death sequences even more gruesome than its predecessor.
We open up on a new bunch of protagonists, this time lead by precognitive Kimberly who halts a stream of traffic after having a vision of …
I Am Number Four ( 2011 Movie )
Movie adaptation has been too prevalent nowadays. The film “I Am Number Four” is based from the novel of the same title by Pittacus Lore. The movie stars Alex Pettyfer as Number Four and Diana Agron of Glee as Pettyfer’s love interest in the film. The movie is directed …
Oliver & Company (Disney Movie)
Oliver & Company was a pretty good movie. I really think the animated dogs in this movie looked really cool. Oliver was a very cool and funny character. I really liked the storyline and the all of the characters in the movie. Though the actors did a great job on …
LAND OF THE DEAD movie
LAND OF THE DEAD
It seemed that George Romero would never make another zombie film. Twenty years had passed since the release and flop of the over-rated DAY OF THE DEAD and nary a new Romero Zombie film was in sight.
Actually, this film was bouncing around in development for a …
Flight Plan,Movie
Jodie Foster pulls it off with this mile high thriller. Kyle Pratt (Foster) wakes up from a nap to find her daughter gone. They were traveling from Berlin to New York to take the body of her husband to be buried. She was an engineer for the plane, so …
The Company of Wolves (1984)
This is a unique werewolf movie based on “Red Riding Hood” and one I enjoyed watching. Angela Landsbury is the star and she does a wonderful job of playing the girl’s grandmother. Based on the clothing the characters wear, the story is set during Pilgrim days except it takes …
Bachelor Party 2 - The Last Temptation
Ok so they had to make another Bachelor Party A sequel to the 1984 Tom Hanks hit about an out of control bachelor party in the Biltmore hotel in LA. The only thing this movie uses from the original is the title so if you expect …
Fast & Furious 6 (movie)
With some great action, street racing, lightning fast cars and insane racers the previous Fast and Furious movies had delivered exceptionally well. The latest movie that released in this series was Fast and Furious 6 that claimed to have the same adventure and action of street racing like the …
Over Her Dead Body
Over Her Dead Body stars the ever sweet Eva Longoria and in this movie, she plays a beautiful dead woman and a gorgeous ghost at that. I laughed for quite a few times and I watched this with my boyfriend recently. Paul Rudd stars as the man that …
Vicky, Christina, Barcelona
I watched ‘Vicky, Christina, Barcelona’ last night and could certainly see glimmerings of Woody Allen’s philosophical depth and cynicism in the interactions between the three lead roles - Vicky, Christina and Juan.
The locales in Spain are beautifully shot and I like the narrative style of the film. The threesome …
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a comedy movie starring Woody Allen and Helen Hunt. The movie was directed by Woody Allen. I always liked Woody Allen’s movies and I believe that he is one of the finest directors of Hollywood. He has directed many great movies but …
Movie The Notebook
I really have always liked James Garner as an actor and he starred in a really nice little film called The Notebook. This love story also stareed Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands and James Garner. The story starts with James garner visiting with his ladylove (Rowlands) in a …
Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
The Johnson’s have been invited to attend a family reunion in Missouri, based on that, Nate packs up his family and embarks on a trip that will take him from Los Angeles to Missouri by way of a brand spanking new SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle), a Cadillac Escalade if …
Movie Martyrs (UR, 2008)
If you are looking for a horror film that truly scares you, from that deep place of personal discomfort—”then you should watch this film. “Martyrs” is the kind of movie that you think you can ration your way through. But as soon as you begin …
Best of the Best 2 (1993)
The second installation into the Best of the Best saga, this movie picks up where the original ended, after their competition in South Korea, they United States team members return home, of the team, three of the members came together and started their own martial arts studio. When Travis …
Without A Paddle movie
Without a Paddle is a movie which follows the lives of four friends who grow up together. As kids they planned a trip and were very anxious to get together and go on a treasure hunt. As all kids do at that age, their imaginations ran wild at the …
Clash of the Titans Movie
My husband has been waiting for the movie Clash of the Titans to be released. I bought tickets online and we watched it one Saturday afternoon. He told me that it was a remake, but I have never watched the previous one, so really did not know what to expect.
I …
Monster-In-Law movie
Monster-In-Law is a super cute movie about a meddling mother who will not let her son marry the girl that he loves (or any girl he wants to be with, for that matter). Jane Fonda plays the mom and her son is Kevin. Jennifer Lopez is so cute and …
The Social Network (2010 film)
Now that the Oscars is approaching, I suddenly felt the need to catch up on seeing some of the nominated titles I haven’t seen yet; I was merely checking out some of the academy’s picks, I’ve seen one or two previously, and “The Social Network” was next on my …
Chicken Little (2005)
Walt Disney studios present the story of a chicken who comes with claims that the sky is falling when something fell from the sky and hit him on the head. Because of his past, no one readily believes him when he first tells them of this occurrence. Wanting to …
Drop Dead Sexy
“Drop Dead Sexy” is the movie where the actor Jason Lee shows off a strange hairstyle medium long hair all glued together with gel. The hairdresser on the set of this movie didn’t go through a lot of trouble to make his hair style! I can imagine …
Spice And Wolf Episode 3 (Anime)
Spice and Wolf Episode 3 begins as Lawrence and Holo arrive in a city to meet Zeelen. Lawrence decides to sell his first before he meets with Zeelen to discuss their deal.
This episode was very interesting because it showed how Lawrence and Holo try to make money as …
Hindi film Sunday
I watched this film a few days back. The film stars Ajay Devgan and Ayesha Takia in the lead roles, the story is about a girl - Ayesha Takia, that has a bad memory and she forgets a full day and the incidents that has happened in those 24 …
Alice in Wonderland (2010 movie)
One of my favourite Disney animated films when I was little used to be “Alice in Wonderland.” Therefore, I was very happy to know a few years ago that they weere making a live action movie starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Ann Hathawy and the movie was …
The Bucket List
Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman are spectacular in this movie about two dying men who go on an adventure to fulfill their life-long ambitions. The previews for this movie were a bit misleading. I though that this would be full of laughs, but the serious aspects were a …
Cinderella, Movie (2015)
Many versions of the classic tale of Cinderella have been made and all follow the same storyline with little variation. ‘Cinderella’ (2015), is no exception, however with compelling characters and stunning visuals, I find myself enchanted by the movie. Although I was watching the same story that I’ve seen many …
The Spiderwick Chronicles
When my roommate rented this, I was expecting another Eragon, an unoriginal fantasy that rehashes the same elements that we’ve seen before. The fact that this movie was brought to us by the same studio that gave us “Good Burger” did nothing to squelch my fear that we …
Charlotte’s Web (1973)
This is the tale of a pig, and spider and the spider’s web, a story that to this day still warms the heart of many people world wide with what this story brings. When a litter of pigs were born on a farm, of them were smaller than the …
Lake Placid movie
I can rememebr when the movie “Lake PLacid” was released in 1999, it seemed to gain a lot of attention from my peers; but since I didn’t see it advertising to be released in theatres I wasn’t yearning to watch it as much as some of my friends were. …
Movie Gomorrah
I had expected the movie —˜Gomorrah’ to be dark and violent, as the plot is about gangs in modern-day Naples, Italy, and it was certainly as I expected. What I hadn’t expected was that, along with the murder and drugs that are prominently featured in this sub-titled film, the …
Enchanted movie
Enchanted is an American musical movie starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey and Susan Sarandon in a pivotal role. The movie is a very good romantic entertainer and has some very good musical numbers to it’s credits. The well executed plot and the performances of the major star cast helped …
Night of the Living Dead
Even though it was made in the 1960s, there really aren’t many movies that compare in terms of actual horror to the classic film Night of the Living Dead.
I was watching it this morning for about the 10th time and have to say it is one of the most …
Love Aaj Kal
This is a Hindi movie with English subtitles. I watched it the other day with boyfriend and the movie is acted by Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone. Saif played the character of Jai while Deepika as Meera. And they say when 2 people are in love, …
Movie Next of Kin
Next of Kin, directed by John Irvin is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was October 20, 1989 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Thriller and stars Patrick Swayze as Truman gates, Liam Neeson as Briar Gates, …
Cinderella - A Twist In Time
I must say that when you have lots of nephews and nieces, you have the excuse of watching kiddie DVD and that I got the chance to watch Cinderella - A Twist In Time. This is something like a sequel to Cinderella and boy does it have lots of …
2 Fast 2 Furious
This movie is the sequel from previous movie, the Fast and the Furious. It’s still always about racing car involved catching the bad guy.
In this movie, Brian (Paul Walker) is no longer become police because in the Fast and the Furious movie, he let Dom go, that’s why he …
Flawless movie
When I ordered the movie Flawless from Netflix, I expected it to be a great film about a jewel robbery in the 1960s. As it turns out, I couldn’t even get half way through it.
It’s possible the movie ended up being exciting at some point. It had a couple …
Hiding Out
Hiding Out is one of those 1980s movies that you know I will rant about. Hiding Out is no exception!!! So Andrew is a stock broker who makes some very bad deals and suddenly needs to run away and never be seen again, or he will be killed. So …
Roman Holiday movie
Like the Prince and me that’s similar to the 1950’s classic a Roman Holiday, this time it’s guy meets princess. Starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, two of the greatest actors of the 20th century and two of the greatest screen couples in film history.
Audrey Hepburn as princess Ann …
Starsky And Hutch movie
Starsky and Hutch is a remake of the television series by the same name that was highly popular in the 1970s. Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson star in this hilarious movie. Now, I do not usually watch movies like this, because they are just the kind of comedies I …
Freaks movie
The cult declared film from the early 1930s by Tod Browning was before its time with the story it tells. A circus companionship with “freaks” travels around together. The so called freaks are people with strange looks, everything from midgets to people with small heads. These people were authentic, …
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