Movies Reviews
Red Eye (2005 movie)
This is a pretty straight forward thriller, meanie that is not very hard to follow and, it is a reasonable good movie. It’s about a woman who is befriended at the airport and later held captive on a flight heading to Florida. She is instructed by her captor to …
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 …
Newsies movie
I first saw the movie Newsies when I was in high school as part of my chorus class. Ever since seeing the movie for the first time, I can’t go a year without needing to rent it again.
Overall, the movie probably isn’t the best musical out there. But, it’s …
Alien (1979)
The original and, in my honest opinion, without doubt the best of the series; Alien not only stands the test of time in its own genre, but in the landscape of film altogether.
While Alien has hardly been short changed by the critics and a vast audience, there are …
The Flintstones movie
I can remember going to see this movie at the theatres with a family member when I was very little. At the time I rememebr being extra excited too since I was used to watching The Flintstones cartoon a lot and I was curious to know how a film …
Match Point (R, 2005) movie
Match Point is not like you typical Woody Allen film. Usually his movies are filled with intelligent snarky humor and strange situations. This movie, while filmed in a bright and airy way, was really quite dark. What I liked in particular was my ability …
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
After three years from interpreting the role of Benjamin Franklin Gates, Nicholas Cage returns in this role with the sequel “National Treasure: Book of Secrets”. I believe that this role for Cage represents what Indiana Jones was and still is for Harrison Ford.
“National Treasure: Book of Secrets” has …
Our Man in Havana movie
Jim Wormold works as an agent for the Secret Service on Cuba, but as there is nothing to report there he makes everything up and tells his superiors he is recruiting new agents. One day everything collapses for him and his world turns into chaos.
An absolutely brilliant comedy where …
Movie Eagle Eye
Now this has got to be, in my opinion, the best movie for 2008. Eagle Eye was a very very unique and interesting movie, starring the ever so hott Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, and the beautiful Rosario Dawson.
The movie surrounds two main characters, Jejrry and Rachel, complete and …
Cranford dvd
‘Cranford’ by Elizabeth Gaskell has been made into a five part series, now available to buy on dvd.
It has been adapted by the BBC who seem to be masters of making period dramas for television. The story is set in a Cranford; a market town in the north west …
Westworld (1973)
Starring: Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, and James Brolin.
Directed by: Michael Crichton.
 Imagine a high-tech amusement park that is divided into three worlds: MedievalWorld, RomanWorld, and WesternWorld. In each area, you get to interact with androids who are disguised as humans and are programmed to represent the world they are in …
Quantum of Solace
Daniel Craig’s second outing as James Bond 007 was a sad disappointment, especially following the excellent ‘Casino Royale’, a film that managed to successfully reboot the franchise and make Agent 007 popular again with fans that had long grown tired of the outlandish and unrealistic direction the franchise was …
Mr. Brooks (2007) thriller
“Mr. Brooks” is a psychological thriller about a serial killer from MGM. The movie is in English, filmed in color and lasts 120 minutes. The movie carries an R rating for violence, nudity, and graphic sex. The movie is supposed to be set in Portland, Oregon, but was actually …
Strike Commando, movie (1987)
Italian films of the early 70’s to late 80’s had a reputation of knocking off American hit films. Despite the low budgets, the films had a charming quality about them. Director Bruno Mattei was one of a number of directors to make a career of delivering the …
Happy Feet
While my original plan was to take my 6 year old to see an old standby flick, we changed our minds after viewing the clip for Happy Feet. Even so, I still thought of it as only a great “children’s movie”. Afterwards, I found myself pleasantly surprised …
The Hitcher movie
The Hitcher is about a young man who travels through the american desert and has the bad luck of picking up a psychopathic hitcher. It’s just not any psychopath, but probably the most frightening and calculating ever, brilliantly played by Rutger Hauer. Actually, Hauer’s performance is what is most …
Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother
This is a tough one. Bright cast, and comedy done in the style of Mel Brooks’ comedy, prevalent during the 70s, this film showed great promise. But for me, while quaint, this film did not deliver on it’s character expectations.
The story centers around Segerson Holmes, jealous older brother of …
Lady and the Tramp movie
A classical tale of boy meets girl or in this case boy dog meets girl dog. Showing the early years of Lady’s life, growing up in a respectable part of town, living the blue collar life. On the other side of the fence, we see the freelance life of …
Panic Room movie
Panic Room is a movie starring Jodie Foster as a mother who hides away in a special room with her daughter. mom and daughter are hiding from burglars and basically have become prisoners in their own home. Now I love Jodie Foster as an actress and I have always …
Beyond Betrayal movie
A decade after playing lovers on Emerald Point N.A.S., Richard Dean Anderson and Susan Dey reunited to film this action drama, only this time around Anderson is no nice guy. In fact, this is probably the most violent portrayal I’ve seen of his, and I must be honest. …
Shutter (UR, 2008)
I had rented the Thai version of this film and was really disappointed with how shallow the American remake was. First of all, Joshua Jackson (of “Dawson’s Creek”, “Skulls”) is the lead character. I was not even aware of who his co-star is. …
Raising Arizona movie
Joel and Ethan Coen had their breakthrough back in the 1980s with the most visually original and violent thriller Blood Simple. After that they have amazed the world audience with marvellous films like Miller’s Crossing, Barton Fink and The Hudsucker Proxy. In my opinion they have lost some of …
Ganheddo movie
A sort of b-production science fiction from the late 1980s about a war between humans and machines. The year is 2038 and Ganheddo is a place where all surviving humans have gathered to figure out a way of destroying the evil machines. A theme seen many times through the …
Goldeneye movie
A refreshing new beginning for the Bond film series after several years of break after the flop of Licence to Kill in the late 80s. A new face for Bond and Pierce Brosnan immedietely became popular among the audience as he was both convincing as an action hero, and …
Final Destination, movie
Death is alive and well in this film about teenagers dealing with a recent tragedy and trying to survive a fate that was written in stone. “Final Destination” is more than just a film with some creative killings; it’s a movie where death is personified without being a physical …
Night at the Museum (2006)
Night at the Museum, directed by Shawn Levy is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for mild action, language and brief rude humor. The original release date was December 22, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Comedy/Family/Fantasy and stars Ben …
Blindness (drama movie)
I read a lot of bad reviews on the movie Blindness and I can completely understand why a lot of people weren’t satisfied with the movie. For one the movie is terribly hard to watch for multiple reasons and secondly, it doesn’t exactly have a very satisfying ending.
Blindness is one …
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Alvin and the chipmunks was the cutest movie for the whole family to see. If your looking for a really good family movie this is it. It has a great plot and very useful meaning. It was very amusing and had situations that even smaller kids could understand. It …
The Haunted Mansion
I am not an Eddie Murphy fan. I wasn’t fond of him back in the days of Saturday Night Live, and I have never liked his comedy bits. He’s way too out of my comfort zone for acceptable and appropriate comedy. That said, the best thing …
Columbo: Columbo Likes the Nightlife movie
All good things must eventually end and such is the case for the much beloved, Lieutenant Columbo. After decades of solving murders, the very last movie was aired in 2003. Columbo Likes the Nightlife is the swan song for the rumpled raincoat-clad detective. It’s the last …
Fearless, Jet Li’s movie
“Fearless” is going to be the last movie for Jet Li. He and his family will be going back to China and retired. I have hears much about Jackie Chen’s action, but if someone have watched Jet Li in action he/she will see the differences between the two martial …
Divine Secrets Of The Ya Ya Sisterhood (movie)
Divine Secrets Of The Ya Ya Sisterhood is a great mother daughter movie as well as a movie about old, best friends. The Ya Ya Sisterhood was formed when four young girls in the rural South form a bond to be together always and keep the sisterhood alive. There …
Robin Hood:Men in Tights
One of Mel Brooks’ many parodies of famous folklore. No one can deny that this movie is comedy at its best. You will be laughing your socks off from start to finish and even after it’s all said and done. Cary Elwes is a true comedian and its due …
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Ethan Hunt of IMF (Impossible Mission Force) has returned to active duty when his protégé is capture and is being held in Berlin, a team is assembled for him and they meet up to get on with the extraction. They encounter the usual enemy fire but they succeed in …
Timeline (2003)
Timeline (2003)
Director: Richard Donner. Featuring: Gerard Butler, Paul Walker, Billy Connolly, Michael Sheen and David Thewlis .
This is not a very successful adaptation of Michael Crichton’s books Timeline. In the movie, a group of archaeologists are working on the remains of the a 14th century castle in the valley …
House Movie
House is a very cool and good movie. I must say I really loved this movie a lot when I saw it. House made me afraid of huge houses. I remember as a kid when I would go to my friend’s huge house. After I saw this film, I …
The Zombie Diaries
Much in the vein of Romero’s Diary of the Dead, The Zombie Diaries once again utilizes the hand held approach to movie making. However this movie doesn’t have the polished finish of Romero’s effort, with only a meagre budget behind it and a cast and crew of mostly unknowns. …
Babylon A.D.
I just watch the movie and I must say I was very very disappointed with the film. It lacked everything from the action to the story. Will tell you how bad this movie was, so that you do not waste your time and money.
The movie begins with Thoorop a …
Island Prey (movie)
Island Prey is your typical, bad Lifetime Movie that we all love to hate. Another tired and bored, young housewife married to a rich, old, boring man who is obsessed with his business decides to step outside her marriage to tango with a handsome stranger. Island Prey begins on …
The Forbidden Kingdom
For the second time, I watched Jacky Chan’s and Jet Li’s movie The Forbidden Kingdom on my way home from a TV and DVD showing on my bus ride. Due to the traffic, I kind of watched the whole movie again and I never thought I will be enjoying …
The Pool
Yesterday, my boyfriend brought along this DVD title, The Pool which he got stashed at his home and my siblings were getting a freak movie treat yesterday. This is actually something like a teen flick, but then again, I would still label it as a ‘Psycho’ movie. To …
Boy A movie
A favourite in small film festivals, and winner of several awards, the movie Boy A lives up to all the hype. The story is powerful, and the actor who plays the lead role, Andrew Garfield, is brilliant, especially considering this is his first big film. This is one of …
Just Friends comedy
The first time I watched the “Just Friends” Dvd, I was nearly in tears. I love this movie. The actors play their roles so well, that the viewer is fully capable of feeling sympathy, embarrassment, anger, joy, ect for all of the characters. I can’t begin to recall the …
“Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” (1998 film)
Obviously, it’s difficult to discuss any film adaptation without analyzing how well it sticks to the source material, and “Fear and Loathing” is one of those rare cases where the movie remains almost unbelievably parallel to the book, with entire passages of narration and dialogue used verbatim from the …
Peeping Tom movie
Peeping Tom is perhaps one of most influential films ever, but once you know the story behind the film it gets even more powerful. The director Michael Powell had charmed the world of cinema for decades with his visually groundbreaking epic films like A matter of life and death, …
Movie Them (2007)
Them (2007)is a French horror movie that I still remember up till now. I rented this DVD movie and watched it during one of my off days and got really scared after watching. The plot goes this way. Clementine is a school teacher and she discovered one …
Vice, Movie
Is Pseudoscience Fiction a genre? I’m not entirely sure what kind of film Vice was trying to be, but apparently it didn’t try very hard. This Westworld inspired thriller presents us with some fairly heavyweight themes and then fails to make any kind of attempt at tackling them.
A rather weak …
Scary Movie
My wife and I will be celebrating our 6th wedding anniversary this weekend. And, I though it would be only fitting that I took a few minutes to talk about the first movie we ever watched together; Scary Movie.
I know, for a date movie, this might actually be one …
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