Movies Reviews
Something The Lord Made (2004)
A movie about the man or men responsible for perfecting and performing the first open heart surgery on a human being, a baby in fact, the blue baby of the period in which this true story is based. This movie shows the attempts by man to properly conduct the …
Dora’s World Adventure
I’m not normally someone who enjoys sitting through Dora the Explorer Cartoons with my daughter, but I was glad I sat through Dora’s World Adventure last night.
The hour long episode showed Dora traveling to different countries around the world to return stolen friendship bracelets to her friends. Along the …
Meet the Parents DVD
Meeting your in laws, or future inlaws can be a nerve racking event. thishistarical movie captures all the horrors possible whemn a guy goes to meet his future wifes parents.
This is a really funny movie that can be watched by all audiences. i have sat down with my entire …
The Break-Up (2006)
The Break-Up, directed by Peyton Reed is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for sexual content, some nudity and language. The original release date was June 2, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Drama/Romance and stars Vince Vaughn as Gary …
Dazed and confused movie
This is one in the long row of films depicting the teenage high school life, this time when the teenagers are graduating. The characters here are very cliche-like as you might have expected. There’s the tough guy, the beauty queen, the nerd, the good-looking guy who wants to be …
The Hills Have Eyes Movie
I have seen The Hills Have Eyes, both the original and the remake. After watching the original, it made me wonder why anyone would decide to remake it. Not because the movie is so great, but because it isn’t very good. Going into the remake, I didn’t think I …
The Knowing (2009 Film)
The 2009 film “The Knowing” starring Nicholas Cage and Rose Byrne, did not in any way, do Nicholas Cage any justice. For his talents, and the other movies he has so wonderfully acted in, this film was a real flop. The plot was a little suspenseful, I’ll give it …
The 13th Warrior, Movie
Panned by critics upon release, and still without a Director’s Cut to see the light of day, I think The 13th Warrior is an overlooked gem much deserving of your attention. It was supposed to be an epically scaled historical adventure based on Michael Crichton’s book The Eaters of the …
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2
I myself am not a die-hard Twilight Fan but I have seen the movies and liked them for the most part. However, Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 was not as good as I thought that it would be. I had expected the finale to be similar in grandeur to …
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 …
In Bruges movie
Film festival bring out both the best and the worst of man’s creativity. It can bring out movies that everyone knows and loves, but sometimes, there are movies that aren’t that well known, at least outside of certain countries. Such was the fate of “In Bruges” a classic black …
A Frozen Flower (a Korean Movie)
If you love movies of foreign languages, then you can try to watch this Korean movie titled, A Frozen Flower. I thought it’s a rather weird movie and at the same time, feels quite confused by it all. This movie is basically about royalty, about the “relationship” of …
American Psycho (2000)
MPAA Rating - Rated R for strong violence, sexuality, drug use and language.
Starring: Christian Bale, Reese Witherspoon, Willem Defoe, Jared Leto, Justin Theroux, Chloe Sevigny
American Psycho (2000) is the film adaption of the graphic novel by Bret Easton Ellis. It tells the story Patrick Batemen, an investment banker and …
Vexille, CGI anime film
I applaud Vexille for taking a different direction in its CG animation, but the lack of characterization and story really hurt it in the long run.
In the year 2067, an international law restricted the use of robotic technology. In protest of this law, Japan decided to isolate itself from …
Rec Movie
This movie came out a while ago but I am reviewing it because I would like to view Spanish films from Spain to improve my understanding of the language.
First off, I have to say that at the beginning, this movie did help me with my Spanish, with a myriad …
The Last Man on Earth
The Last Man on Earth is an old black and white movie based on the Richard Matheson short story “I Am Legend” as is the Will Smith movie by the same name. Seeing the movies together is a completely odd experience because both are completely different. In this movie …
The Reader movie
The reader is an Oscar winning movie. It released a bit late in my country and when it was released, I decided to see it on the very first day itself.
This film is unique in terms of showing the side of a German who was directly involved in the …
Tomcats (2001)
Tomcats, directed by Gregory Poirier is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong sexual content including dialogue, and for language. The original release date for this movie was March 30, 2001 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy and stars …
The Gingerdead Man movie
First off, the fact that the star of this movie is Gary Busey should tip you off as to what kind of a movie it’s going to be. If that doesn’t, then the fact that he plays a talking homicidal cookie should. After being executed for a murder spree/ …
ARGO 2012 Film
I watched this movie before it received, as it happened, widespread critical acclaim, and so I actually was watching it without any expectations. And I should say, that when I started reading news reports about all the recognition that this movie got, I was rather surprised. It was puzzling …
Movie: Grown Ups
Synopsis: Five men who were best friends in grade school reunite with their families for a fouth of July weekend after their elementary school basketball coach dies.
What I liked about this movie: I was expecting this film to have a lot of crude humor but the jokes were actually …
Mr Death movie
Errol Morris is one of my favorite documentary filmmakers. This time he tells the story of a strange man who verifies the quality of electric chairs for a living, hence the title. But he was also controversial for another reason. He was given a mission to travel to a …
Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones
I would have to admit that Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones is certainly a step up from Episode I, although I personally enjoy Episode III the most out of the original trilogy. Whereas Episode I had the burden of introducing characters and not just setting up …
The Truman Show
I had planned on going to bed early last night. But, I ended up staying up late anyway because I came across the Truman Show on one of our movie channels.
It was the first time I had seen the movie in years and it was every bit as good …
Farewell to Harry DVD
Starring Joe Flanigan and William Hall, Jr., Farewell to Harry is presented on DVD for the enjoyment of DVD shoppers. The picture also stars Lysette Anthony in a supporting role.
The movie itself is intriguing and focuses on the relationship of a writer and the owner of a hat …
The Wicker Man (Original)
I watched the original Wicker Man and I enjoyed it so much more than I thought I would. I’m not a fan of horror and although this was labelled as a horror film it really wasn’t. The ending was quite horrorific but the rest of the film was not. …
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 …
Finding Nemo
What a scary thought. Lost your wife, then lose your only child, right before your eyes. If this wasn’t an animated feature, that would be a shocking premise, not a heartwarming one.
But I think this film’s subject matter was handled in a toned-down way, balanced between the search for …
Sin City movie
Sin City (2005) is an action movie by Robert Rodriguez and is rated R for sustained strong stylized violence, nudity and sexual content including dialogue.
Sin City is an adaptation from the graphic novel by Frank Miller, who co-diredted with Rodriguez so everything looked true to the graphic novel. …
The Weather Man
I am reviewing the movie, The Weather Man, starring Nicolas Cage and Michael Caine. Nicolas Cage plays David Spritz, a Chicago TV meteorologist, whose life is a complete mess. People don’t like his weather reports, as the weather is so unpredictable, and he’s usually wrong during his reports. He’s …
Four Christmases movie
Four Christmases is a mediocre holiday tale about a couple with a tradition of scheduling trips to avoid spending Christmas with their families. But when extreme fog cancels their flight, Brad (Vince Vaughn) and Kate (Reese Witherspoon) are forced to attend four Christmas celebrations.
An interesting aspect of this movie …
Escape to Witch Mountain (remake) movie
In 1995, a remake of Escape to Witch Mountain was made, but it didn’t just follow the same story. It what is frequently referred to as a re-think. Basically, we have two babies who appear in a purple light and then get separated for many years. …
Movie: After the Wedding (2006)
I liked the movie “After the Wedding.” The movie is a 2006 Danish movie filmed in both India and Denmark. The 120 minute movie is in color and is in Danish, Swedish, Hindi, and English. Fortunately for me the DVD came with English subtitles. I don’t mind subtitles and …
Gigli (2003)
When will these couples learn that starring in a movie together only brings trouble, then gain, they live their lives in the publics eye anyway, so this is like second nature to them. This movie, starring Jennifer Lopez as a mobster and lesbian and Ben Affleck as a whiney …
Christmas Vacation Movie
This is definitely the most successful movie of the Vacation series, at least in terms of popularity. One of the funnier Christmas movies out there, it has become a Christmas staple.
Personally I think the first one was funnier, but this one still brings in the laughs. Some …
The Chumscrubber movie
The first time I saw the movie “The Chumscrubber” was one time on the summer holidays when I went to my cousin’s house. I only saw the end of it at that time, but I remember it was enough to make me want to see the rest of the …
After Dark Horror Fest: Borderland
Borderland is a bad movie, plain and simple. I can usually find some redeeming qualities in a movie, but this isn’t one of them. I think the real problem is that it was released as one of the films in the After Dark Horror Fest, but it isn’t a …
“To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962)
“To Kill a Mockingbird” is an excellent movie based on the Pulitzer Prizewinning novel by Harper Lee. Screenplay is by Horton Foote. Like all good movies it can be viewed on various levels, but I tend to think of it as a childhood memoir. The movie is told from …
Reflecting Skin
A hypnotic film with Viggo Mortensen about him coming home after a long time to take care of his younger brother. The Reflecting Skin is the closest thing to cinematic poetry I have ever seen. The boundaries between dream and reality is completely erased here and the only thing …
“The green mile” movie
Making a film based on the novel by Stephen King is not quite easy. Frank Darabont, however, makes this perfectly, creates a delicious, challenging cinema, full of unexpected vertigo action and psychological analysis. Combining drama with fantasy does not sound appetizing. “The Green Mile” is an exception to the …
Thirteen Ghosts (movie)
I don’t know about you all but I enjoy the series called Mr Monk on cable. Before Mr Monk came on the TV, the star of the show was in a movie called Thirteen Ghosts.
Although this movie would never win an academy award, it was interesting …
Up ( 2009 Movie )
I only got a chance to watch this film recently in Blu-Ray albeit it came out in 2009. It caught my attention when this was among the nominated films in the 2010 Academy Awards. There are just a few animated films which makes it to the best picture list, …
House Arrest - (Movie)
“House Arrest” is a movie starring Jamie Lee Curtis. Curtis and her husband are held hostage in the basement of their house by their children who are upset that the two would be separating. As the movie goes along more couples forcibly join them at the hands of their …
Death Note anime
I am not a big fan of anime and Death Note was one of the first that I have watched. Though I have heard some of my die-hard anime fanatic friends going gaga over this, I still am not that keen on watching it. But I was glad I …
Twilight Movie
I rented the Twilight movie finally yesterday to watch it and see what all the hype was about. I have read the book so I knew the plot line already. I was mostly watching to see how they took the story to the big screen.
The first thing …
Aquamarine (2006)
Aquamarine, directed by Elizabeth Allen is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for mild language and sensuality. The original release date was March 3, 2006 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Family/Fantasy/Romance and stars Emma Robertys as Claire, Joanna Levesque as …
Halloween Resurrection Movie
Halloween Resurrection is what some people consider to be the end of the horror movie series. Technically they are right since it was the last film to feature the serial killer Michael Meyers from that particular series. Since then though we have seen Rob Zombie do his own version …
I,Robot-Will Smith
We all know Will Smith from the comedic roles that he usually plays. I had never really seen him in too many serious roles. I am already a huge fan of sci-fi fantasies and this one was right up my alley. I loved the special effects and the plot …
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