Movies Reviews
Juno
I had a friend recently recommend the movie Juno to me. From the trailers, the movie didn’t really stand out to me, and I probably wouldn’t have realized it existed if not for this friend. That is all beside the point, however, because I’m very glad I …
Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief : A Movie
Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief movie adaptation is one of the most interesting movie I have watched to date. I am a mythology fan and being able to see mythology merge with the modern world is a superb treat for me.
The Characters :
The creation of Percy JAckson’s character …
The Dead Zone (1983)
A chilling story from master horror novelist Stephen King, this movie tells the tale of a man who awakes from a five year coma to find that his life is no longer what is was. Johnny Smith was in a terrible car accident that left him in a coma, …
Elektra (2005)
Another comic book story takes center stage for the silver screen, this time it is the character that was killed in the Daredevil movie, this is the story of Elektra the assassin who wants nothing more to do with killing people, and this time around she wants a clean …
Watchmen: The complete motion comic
This was an interesting experiment in marketing. One third comic book, one third cartoon, and one third audiobook. This takes the iconic graphic novel and converts it into a sort of flash animation.
You get all the dialogue and narration, the boxes even pop up, which is surprising …
The pursuit of happiness
‘The pursuit of happiness’ is a movie which is directed by Gabriele Muccino. The main actors are Will Smith, Thandie Newton and Christopher Smith. All these actors have performed well. There is no flaw in their performance.
The main character is Chris Gardener. He struggles to support his family by …
Hoosiers movie
“Hoosiers” is a classic 1986 movie about a small town high school team in Indiana in the 1940s (or 1950s). Gene Hackman stars as Coach Normal Dale, who comes to town with a checkered past. This is a man seeking redemption.
Pros: This is such a great …
Ever After movie
I am surprised that this movie is not better known. I’ve never heard of it, until I happened to see the videotape at our public library and decided to check it out. “A Cinderella Story,” the subtitle said. Well, I thought, that can be a good and a bad …
Candy Man
My wife loaded the movie Candy Man on our Netflix player about a month ago because she remembered watching it as a kid and she wanted me to watch it with her. We ended up waiting until the kids were in bed this past weekend to watch it because …
Practical Magic movie
I liked watching Practical Magic; it had an interestingly unconventional storyline which gets you hooked into it. Its about two sister’s who has been raised by their aunt’s since their parents death, but find out they are not really living in quite a normal household. Their aunts feeds them …
Film Halloween
The last time I saw the 1978 version of Halloween, I was a pre-teen and, to be perfectly honest, couldn’t remember much about the movie.
It was on one of our movie channels last night so I decided to watch it with my wife while we were waiting for Project …
Hostage (2005 movie)
Bruce Willis (Jeff Talley)…expert hostage negotiator loses control of the situation and a family dies. Trying to forget his past he moves to a small town and is now their Chief of Police. Three youngsters in town start trouble by breaking into a rich family’s house and demands are …
Harold and Kumar go to whitecastle
This is not your typical comedy. It is a comedy with a purpose. I laughed so much until I cried. The plot consists of two best friends who get an overwhelming craving for whitecastle burgers. They refused to stop at nothing to get their fulfillment. After so many mishaps …
Rat Race movie
This is a hillarious lesser-known movie about a race to get 2 million dollars. I had never even heard of this movie until a friend brought it into work one night. I had stomach pains by the time it was over from laughing so hard.
It has an amazing cast: …
The Forbiddent Kingdom Movie
The Forbidden Kingdom is 2008 block buster that sees the first time two mega stars staring in the movie together. They are Jackie Chan and Jet Li. In their entire careers, they both had filmed many movies , but never one together. This is thus the strongest drawing point …
Sense and Sensibility movie
Based on the novel by Jane Austen. I have not read the book, so I don’t know how it compares to the book, but it is a wonderful movie filled with twists and turns, heartbreak, and of course, like all her novels, a happy ending. I plan on picking …
Premonition
I was prepared to really hate this film. I had read reviews. And so many people (including critics) had nothing but weak things to say about this film. I think it’s because Sandra Bullock has never been taken seriously as an actress. Her quirky ways, …
Happy Feet
In the movie Happy Feet, penguins must find their heart song in order to find their life partner. The main character Mumble has an issue with finding his heart song- he can not sing. It is kind of implied that something happened during the incubating period that resulted his …
Risky Business (1983) movie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Masur, Bronson Pinchot, Curtis Armstrong, Nicholas Pryor, Janet Carroll, Shera Danese, Raphael Sbarge, and Bruce A. Young.
Directed by: Paul Brickman.
Joel’s parents are heading out for a vacation for about a week, leaving teenage Joel all by himself in a wealthy …
Ehit
Ehit is a online site that allows you to rent movies through the mail just like netflix and blockbuster does. They have a free trial that you can try out the service. They send you two movies in one envelope. I think the cheapest price that they offer is …
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark is a movie starring Harrison Ford as Indian Jones, Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood, and Paul Freeman as the evil Dr. René Belloq. Indiana Jones is a famous archeologist who travels the world searching for rare artifacts. After …
Fun With Dick & Jane
I didn’t know what to think when I rented Fun With Dick & Jane. I usually like Jim Carrey movies but I wasn’t sure if this one would be very good or not. What I found was, while it was a funny movie, it was one I could relate …
Like Mike (2002)
Like Mike, directed by John Schultz is rated PG by the Motion Picture Asociation of America for brief mild language. The original release date was July 3, 2002 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Family/Fantasy/Sport and stars Lil’ Bow Wow as Calvin Cambridge, Morris …
Twilight movie
Twilight is the first movie in a series based on the work of Stephenie Meyer.
The movie focuses on a teenager moving to Washington to live with her father who proceeds to fall in love with a mysterious vampire. This movie starred Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattison. This movie is …
Medea’s Family Reunion
Should I be annoyed? I really don’t know. Why do we as women allow our decisions, especially when it comes to love and marriage to be clouded by perception? The perception of friends, relatives and society, as to what is ideal and what is ‘necessary’?
In Tyler Perry’s …
A Clockwork Orange movie
Written by Anthony Burgess in 1962, the film came out in 1971 and was directed by the late Stanley Kubrick, my personal favorite. With stunning visuals shot from all angles, Kubrick managed to take this story to a higher level. The book and the movie, however, have entirely different endings.
I …
Across the universe
‘Across the universe’ is an English movie directed by Julie Taymor. The actors are Evan, Jim, Joe etc In this movie, the time is around 1960. There is a young man named Jude. He is a shipyard worker. Now, he joins the merchant marine and it so happens …
12 Angry Men movie
The original 12 Angry Men is a movie I can, and have, watched over and over again. It’s a contained movie, all about the 12 men who are on the jury for a youth accused of murdering his father. We don’t see the trial. We see …
The Client (1994)
The Client, directed by Joel Schumacher is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was July 20, 1994 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Mystery/Thriller and stars Susan Sarandon as Regina Love aka Reggie, Tommy Lee Jones as …
Without a Clue
I am reviewing the movie, Without a Clue, a Sherlock HOlmes movie starring Ben Kingsley as Dr. Watson, and Michael Caine as Sherlock Holmes. This movie was produced in 1988. This movie is quite different from any Sherlock Holmes film you’ve scene. What’s the main difference, you ask? …
Men In Black
I watched “Men In Black” on Television yesterday. I admit that I am probably the only person on this planet who has not seen this particular movie.
In this movie Will Smith has been selected to be a partner to Tommy Lee Jones character to help him fight an …
Turner and Hooch
I am reviewing the movie, Turner and Hooch. Obsessive Compulsive Turner wants nothing more than to catch bad guys. It’s his job after all. As a detective, he is able to put bad guys behind bars. Before he moves on to another position, there’s an event surrounding a …
Due South: They Eat Horses, Don’t They?
Due South: They Eat Horses, Don’t They? has a couple of issues at its core. One is a woman whose children have been taken from her. Benton, our favorite Mountie, has promised to help her. The other is a woman (Teri Polo) who is trying to save …
The movie Inspector Gadget
As a kid I loved the old inspector gadget cartoons. They were the greatest thing to me and my friends and I used to play inspector gadget all the time. Thus when this movie came out I was relatively excited. I figured that if it was anything like …
The Monster Squad, comedy horror film by Fred Dekker
When I was a little kid, playing with my wrestling action figures with my brother, I would always wonder if there really were monsters. Normal children at this age most likely didn’t think about this but I did. Some times when I would do this my brother would pin …
300 movie
If there is any war movie I love watching over and over again, it is the 300 staring Gerard Butler as King Leonidas. The 300 is the story of the Spartans battling the Persian army led by the God-King Xerxes.
They waged their battle in the infamous Hot Gates paving …
White Oleandar
I watched this movie quite a long time ago. Most of the movie didn’t even make sense to me. I thought it was boring and uninteresting. It has Michelle Pfiffer in it and that is one of the reasons I started to watch it. I didn’t like the movie …
The Shawshank Redemption
To say it bluntly, this is my second favorite movie of all time (#1 is Raiders of the Lost Ark if you’re curious) and absolutely deserving of its current top spot on IMDB’s top 250 movies of all time. What is so great about this movie is that …
Christmas in Wonderland
My very favorite actor, Patrick Swayze, stars in this holiday movie, “Christmas in Wonderland”. I just saw it for the first time when it aired on TV, and I have mixed feelings about it.
Patrick was great, as always. He’s heavy in the first 15 minutes of the …
Scooby-Doo (2002)
Scooby-Doo, directed by Raja Gosnell is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for some rude humor, language and some scary action. The original release date for this movie was June 14, 2002 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Adventure/Comedy/Family/fantasy/Mystery and stars …
Under the Cherry Moon
Prince is one of the most multi-talented performers in the world. Acting, however, is not one of his strongest points. However, as Hollywood history proves, an actor doesn’t particularly have to be all that talented, if audiences like him.
“Under the Cherry Moon” was supposed to be a …
Movie: King Arthur
Written by David Franzoni, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed Antoine Fuqua, King Arthur is the epic tale of King Arthur and his knights of the round table. Franzoni creates a different and more realistic story in comparison to the well known fairytale. He bases this legend on more …
Top Secret! movie
An american rock star is having a performance in Germany. What he doesn’t know is that the performance is really a cover-up for a political meeting.
This film features Val Kilmer in one of his early roles, strangely enough in a comedy as it is. The tone is that of …
Movie Hairspray
“Hairspray” is the movie where we see the great actor, John Travolta interpreting the role of a happily married house wife and mother with wig and all. The incredible thing about Travolta in this movie is that he really does a great job in his role. The make up …
Sin City (2005)
The 2005 film, Sin City, is based on the graphic novels of Frank Miller who also co-directed along with Robert Rodriguez. I can imagine that anyone who is a fan of such graphic novels will appreciate this film a lot more than I did, although I did find …
V for Vendetta: Movie
I feel that V for Vendetta is a very good film that is based on what I feel is an excellent topic.
The storyline of government rebellion is something that I’ve always been interested in, so a film like this was great for someone like me.
One of the things I …
I think I love my wife
“I think I love my wife” starring Chris Rock is raunchy, dirty, disturbing at times and wildy funny.
Basis of the movie is that Chris Rock plays a married man who is “****ing bored” with his life and a beautiful former friends enters the picture causing drama in …
Ocean’s Thirteen
Ocean’s Thirteen with George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Ellen Barkin, and Al Pacino.
This is an elaborate movie based on the revenge concept. What made it so special is the huge star studded cast of superstar actors. …
Roadkill
I watched this movie story, Roadkill on TV twice when it was telecast some time last year on my local TV channel.
It starred my favorite actor Paul Walker and a great acting by him and also Steve Zahn and Leelee Sobieski. I watched alone the first time …
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