Movies Reviews
RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER DVD
We’ve been trying for a month to rent Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer, but, it is always out. So, we finally bought one for our grandsons to watch, as they spent the night. It is truly adorable, with Whoopie Goldberg’s voice being the wicked witch, Stormella, and with the …
Napolean Dynamite Movie
The first time I ever watched Napolean Dynamite, I thought it was prehaps the worst movie ever made. Since then however I have gotten an appreciation for this movie. For the most part its a bout a nerdy high school student and his expolits. After the second, or third …
The Perfect Storm
I did not remember that this movie existed until I saw it being aired on a cable television channel just recently. I can remember that at the time it was release in theatres, it was advertised as one of the bigger movies and now I doubt that many people …
Dear John movie
Dear John is a beautiful and moving love story based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. It captures the new love between Savannah (Amanda Seyfried) and John (Tatum Channing) with playful tenderness as well as searing emotional intensity associated with first love. Watching their first kiss in the rain …
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013 Film)
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor is a film, directed and written by Tyler Perry. I had heard and read my fair share about the movie, and I was honestly conflicted at first to see it. I knew that there was a lot of hype following the movie, given …
Ratatouille
Ok … this is another cute mouse movie by Disney. It’s quite alright … but I don’t think it was geared towards a wide enough audience. I thought it was so cute; the mouse cooking for the guy who wanted to be chef; and the transformation the chef made …
The Descent movie
Neil Marshall may have amassed a cult following with his previous horror effort “Dog Soldiers”, but with The Descent, he really hits his stride as a horror maestro in the makings.
Unlike his testosterone drenched werewolf vs. soldier movie, this time Marshall instead goes the all girl route; offering …
She’s The Man
Amanda Bynes sizzles in She’s The Man. In this story, she plays Viola, helping her brother to be able to perform in London. His brother loves playing for his band so much and since he is in the soccer team at his school, Viola decides to act as …
Hannibal Rising (R, 2007) movie
If you like Hannibal Lechter, you will love this film. In a really in depth look at how Hannibal grew to become so vile, cunning, and deadly, this movie begins with his childhood. The film then follows him quickly through adolescence, and up to young adulthood. …
Blood: The Last Vampire
I watched Blood: The Last Vampire recently and it is such a good movie. Saya is this kind-heart half vampire and half human girl and she has a mission. Which is to kill Onigen, this very evil one of a kind type of vampire. Even though Saya …
American Gangster
One of the most anticipated movies this year. With a huge celebrity line up from Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe to Common. This movies deserves all its appreciation and glory. The movie is about New York Harlem F.B.I
squad which is supposed to crack down on drugs and harm to …
Lost Weekend movie
Billy Wilder was one of Hollywood’s most successful and original filmmakers during the golden era. He is most famous for masterpieces like Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity and Some like it hot, but The Lost Weekend is just an important film as those ones in my opinion. It’s the story …
Dragonball Evolution (The Movie)
Since 1980’s, I’ve always watched Japanese anime. Most of Japanese animes are really good. That’s my personal opinion though. One of the animated films that I always love watching is the Dragonball Z series. Sometime in the 90’s, there was an animated movie on this. But just this year, …
Twilight Drive-In Theatre Langley, BC
One of the biggest signs of spring in the Vancouver area of BC is the opening of one of the few remaining drive-in theatres in the province, the Twilight Drive-In in Langley. I have gone to movies there when I was a teen-ager, many years ago now, but as …
Lakeview Terrace movie
The movie Lakeview Terrace was an all around great movie. The idea of an African American police officer being against an interracial couple is a very unusual idea, but it is possible which makes the movie very believable. Samuel L. Jackson hit another home run with this edge of …
The Patriot Movie
The filmmaker Roland Emmerich have for quite a long time been renowned for his peculiar way of waving with the american flag in his films, and The Patriot is, not very unexpected, the same thing.
Mel Gibson is an american family father in america in the late 18th century. A …
How To Train A Dragon 3D
How To Train A Dragon was a wonderful movie. I am 17 and even I enjoyed it. The 3D was amazing. There were plenty of eye popping images that grabbed my attention more and more. My girlfriend really like it too.
The colors were nice and vibrant. The …
Wall E
I went to watch Wall E with my nephew and niece. I had read awesome reviews about it in the Paper. Therefore, I decided to take them out, as I wanted to watch it myself as well.
The movie revolves around Wall E a computer science robot that collects waste …
Padayappa
Padayappa was a Super Star Rajinikanth starred movie that was released in 2001. K.S.Ravikumar directed the film. The other movie cast are Soundarya, Ramyakrishnan, veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan, Manivannan, Ramesh Kanna, Abbas, Preetha, Sitthara, Lakshmi, etc. A.R.Rehman composed the music of the movie. This movie …
Accattone movie
Pier Paolo Pasolini was one of the most controversial filmmakers of his time, mostly for his extremely grotesque depiction of Marquis de Sades novel The 120 days of sodom, but also because he was openly homosexual which wasn’t fully accepted in Italy back then. Pasolini was murdered for mysterious …
A Bronx Tale
A Bronx Tale with Chazz Palminteri, Robert De Niro, and Lillo Brancato.
Great casting Put a bunch of Italians in roles of Italians in New York with their distinct accents and you pretty much are assured of getting a winner movie. Palminteri …
The Time Traveler’s Wife movie
The Time Traveler’s Wife is probably going to be liked more by women than by men. I thought it was okay but was hard to follow. I would have enjoyed it more if I had not spent theater prices to see it and should have just waited until it …
In her Shoes
“In her Shoes” is a film based on family misunderstandings and loyalty. What I particularly liked about this movie is the actress, Shirley MacLaine role as the grandmother, Ella Hirsch. It is no wonder that she has been nominated for the golden globe for her supporting role in this …
88 minutes movie
This was a really good movie overall. Al Pacino plays in it and he plays a forensic psychiatrist. He gets a phone call and tells him that he only has 88 minutes to live. I really enjoyed watching this movie. It was entertaining, and kept my interests throughout the …
Mr Bean’s Holiday
“Mr. Bean’s Holiday” was the latest Mr. Bean movie to be released in theaters. However, at the time it was released, I was unable to go and see it with any of my friends because I didn’t have much time or money. I did not even get to watch …
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 …
Daffy Duck’s Fantasy Island (1983)
This cartoon movie is a compilation of various shorts cartoons that was stretched out to feature length. The background of this movie is about daffy Duck finding a treasure map that leads him to a deserted island that has a magical wishing well designed to grant the holder of …
Tokyo Drifter movie
This is a very innovative gangster movie from director Seijun Suzuki. Leading actor Tetsuya Watari does a brilliant job as the hero of the movie, dressed in a blue (!) suit, “Phoenix Tetsu”. Everything is beautifully shot in color, and the action sequences are excellent for a 1960s movie. …
The Grand Illusion Movie
A classic film by frenchman Jean Renoir. His most famous work alongside The Rules of the Game and The Human Beast. It is an anti-war kind of story set in the first world war. The former master director and actor Erich von Stroheim makes an unforgettable performance as a …
City Slickers movie
I was flipping channels the other day and came across the movie City Slickers. Since it had been a while since I saw that particular film, I decided to watch it.
Overall, it was about as funny as I remember. It wasn’t the most hilarious movie ever made but it …
Teeth, movie by Mitchell Lichtenstein
Teeth is a movie written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein and stars Jess Weixler. It premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
I’ll admit, this movie wasn’t what I expected. I first rented it because I …
Rope (1948) Movie
I had heard that Alfred Hitchcock’s —˜Rope’ was not one of his best and it is sometimes even said that it is not very good. I gave it a go though as it was on TV recently and I actually thoroughly enjoyed it. I think Hitchcock is …
Lord of War, Andrew Niccol Movie
The life story of how a seller of black-markets weapons (gunrunner) actually? Now, through this movie for two hours we will present the story of a gunrunner.
Is Yuri Orlov, a young Ukrainian immigrant origin living in Little Odessa, New York. Mother and father Yuri has a restaurant in …
Mean Girls
Mean Girls starring Rachel McAdams and Lindsay Lohan is one of my all time favorite teen and girl movies. The movie, which I saw when I was in my college, is a really a thoroughly enjoyable movie. It is a bit different from other teen comedies or girly movies …
Code Name: The Cleaner
These kind of movies, when done well, are excellent movies to see. When done poorly, they are a disaster. There is no middle ground with these kind of movies. With Code Name: The Cleaner, we have a fast-paced, twisting plot that kept me guessing around every corner, as Cedric …
In the name of the father movie
Based on a true story, this film reveals some severe weaknesses in the british justice system as a man, played marvellously by Daniel Day-Lewis, is wrongfully accused and imprisoned for a murder. And not only that, but his whole family, who are also all innocent, are convicted. This was …
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
This movie is set in the fifties. The ending is really surprising although the rest of the movie follows along just as you would expect you to. I thought the predictability of the movie was a real drag. It’s like I could have written the script …
Freddy vs Jason movie
Starring:
Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger), Ken Kirzinger (Jason Voorhees), Monica Keena (Lori Campbell), Jason Ritter (Will Rollins), Kelly Rowland (Kia Waterson), Chris Marquette (Charlie Linderman)
What attracted me to this Dvd was the title, and the relishing idea of watching how they were going to kill each other, and who would win …
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004 Film)
After watching this 2004 comedy, “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy”, starring Will Ferrell, Steve Carrel, Christina Applegate and more dynamite caste members I will forever remember the name Ron Burgundy. There’s something about the sexist lines, the mix of actors, and the infatuation of nearly everyone on the …
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 …
Because I said so
I watch ‘Because I said so’ with my mom, which was nice since I realized that my mom wasn’t that bad comparing to the people out there. The movie is about a mom and her three daughters’ and how the first two is happily married while the last one …
Life Support (NR, 2006) movie
I will admit that I was a little apprehensive about seeing this movie. At first I didn’t realize that Nelson George developed this film which was based on his sister’s battle with being diagnosed as HIV-positive. Starring Queen Latifah in the lead role, I …
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing is one of those movies that people either love or don’t care for at all. I’m definitely one of the former people, which explains why I now own three copies of the movie on DVD. When I was looking through the racks of a local store and …
Lost in Translation film
“Lost in Translation” is an amazing film by director-writer Sofia Coppola starring Bill Murray, Scarlett Johanson, Giovanni Ribisi, and Anna Farris. The film takes place over the course of one week and is set in Japan.
In this flick, Johanson stars as Charlotte, a soul searching philosophy major …
Bobby movie
The movie “Bobby” is obviously one of the most star-studded movies of all time, but it isn’t that the stars are famous, it’s that they are good actors. From long-time favorites like Anthony Hopkins and Lawrence Fishburn to knew favorites like Lindsay Lohan, Shia Labeof, and …
The Hours (2002) starring Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and Julianne Moore
I think “The Hours” has most of the ingredients I deem necessary for a good movie. It is one of my favorite movies made in recent years. There is strong character development among the three main characters: Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman), Laura Brown (Julianne Moore), and Clarissa Vaughan (Meryl …
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