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Notes on a Scandal (2006)

This was an excellent drama starring Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett, in roles that are quite different than anything else I have seen either of them in.
The two actresses play teachers at a British school. Barbara (Dench) is a closet lesbian, and Sheba (Blanchett) is having an affair with …

The Wave movie

A corny film usually screened in schools about a teacher on a high school trying to figure out an effective way of making his students understand what it was like living in Germany during World War II and how easily people are corrupted into things they don’t really want …

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Dumbledore is dead, Voldemort and his Death Eaters holds in his hand the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts. Harry, Ron and Hermione embark on a journey in order to find the rest of Voldemort’s Horcruxes, cases in which there are parts of his soul, in order to destroy …

The Divergent Series: Insurgent (science fiction adventure movie)

After enjoying the first movie in the Divergent franchise, I was happy to know that there would actually be a sequel. I expected that it might be a lot better than even the first one especially since it would probably have more action and fight scenes. I was also interested …

Spanglish (movie)

Spanglish is a wonderful movie about a family that changes due to the appearance of a new maid. The father, John, played by Adam Sandler, and the mother, Deb, played by Tea Leoni, hire Flor, a Mexican maid with limited to no English speaking skills. Flor is pretty and …

The Barefoot Executive comedy

The Barefoot Executive is a Disney comedy from 1971 that starred a young Kurt Russell as an employee of a TV network who wants to move up with the company. He ends up connecting with his girlfriend’s chimpanzee who has the uncanny ability to pick winning TV shows. …

Alice In Wonderland (2010)

When I heard Tim Burton had done Alice in Wonderland with Disney and Johhny Depp was the Mad Hatter, I could hardly wait to get to the theater. This film have so many of my favorite stars and they all did their usual brilliant jobs. Depp, of course, was …

Valley of the Wolves, Iraq

This Valley of the Wolves, Iraq is a movie of a different perspective. It is a foreign film, and has artistic elements to it. My friend brought me to watch this, and it lasts for about 2 hours and 2 minutes.
This movie is not about taking sides, …

Children of Men movie

Children of Men: The world has stopped procreating due to some unknown inferility plaguing the world. One woman is pregnant and she must be safely transported to the “Human Project.” What this project is, the movie never explains. Why humans are infertile or why she is able to have …

Antz Disney Movie

Antz is one of Disney’s newer movies to be released on dvd. I have seen it multiple times, and it again and again impresses me. Its anamations are so impressive, and I am forever astounded at how detailed the characters’ facial gestures are, and how fluent their …

The Brothers Bloom movie

The Brothers Bloom is a story of a con gone wrong. Or in other words, a con of love. Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody star in this movie, alongside the beautiful Rachel Weisz. I always find her very beautiful and admire her beauty very much.
In this …

Movie: Chloe

Synopsis: A wife hires a prostitute to seduce her husband so she can prove he is unfaithful.
What I liked about this movie: A lot of movies like this have a bunch of actors and actresses that aren’t well known. This one actually had three very well known players; Liam …

Death Race movie

Discretion: Alot of violence is in this movie, not only blood (and gore in some cases), do not watch this movie if you are not ok with fist to face action, or even face to concrete/metal action. It’s loud, very loud, depending on what theatre you go to, or if …

Movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is about a bell ringer named Quasimodo, gentle and lonely of Notre Dame. Born to a gypsy, and horribly defected at birth, Quasimodo fell into the hands of the man who killed his mother. As he grew, he was confined to the bell tower, …

FUN WITH DICK AND JANE MOVIE

That movie was hilarious. It is basically about a guy that finds himself without a job and can’t seem to find any other job because of the way he left hs last job. Desperate times call for desperate measures. They decide to do the unthinkable for …

The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Elizabeth Swann, the governor’s daughter, is kidnapped by the pirate crew of the Black Pearl. The crew is under a curse: many years ago, they had stolen cursed treasure that had turned them into ghost-like beings, neither living nor dead. Normal in daylight, they turn into decaying skeletons in …

Wanted (R, 2008) movie

I had been dying to see Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy in this hot action thriller. But there are several things that I am really not happy with. First of all, Angelina was a bit too thin to really be considered a sex symbol. It is …

Mindhunters movie

A group of police officers are trapped in an island by a maniac and tricked for different reasons to kill each other. As these police officers think one of them is guilty everyone gets more and more paranoid which ultimately result in complete chaos and the real villain gets …

The movie Snow Buddies

Snow Buddies…. oh my goodness. There were so many Air Bud films that it was ridiculous. Now comes this one, yet another air bud movie that is so much like Snow Dogs that its sickening.
This movie is about 5 golden retriever puppies whose curiosity gets them landed in …

When A Stranger Calls-Original Version

The original version of When A Stranger Calls is one that stuck in my head for a number of years. I always thought it was a really great movie and it wasn’t until later that I learned it was made for television. However when I saw it recently, I …

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 …

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 …

Stomp The Yard Movie

My brother recommended that I watch this movie since I loved dancing, and upon watching it I was first bored as the steps were quite robotic and it was so “formal”, the setting was in a university and it was quite different like cheerdancing is different to cheerleading, it …

With Six You Get Eggroll

Doris Day’s final theatrical film was one her late husband had obligated her to do, entitled With Six You Get Eggroll. It’s a movie that is reminiscent of Yours, Mine, and Ours that starred Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda. To me, this was a smaller scale version …

Blockbuster Online Rentals

Recently, I tried out Blockbuster’s Online Rentals, and it was an interesting experience.
The sign up process was simple enough, and I found the website to be fairly easy to use. I was on the 3-movies at a time program, and I began by making a very long list …

The Bridge To Terabithia

First of all, I liked this movie. It is not just a typical children’s movie because it really touched my heart. I think there are so many lessons that can be learned from this movie like improving self-confidence, importance of friendship, and believing in talents. The actors are all …

Chercher Hortense (Looking for Hortense): A Parisian Bobo at the End of His Tether

(Side Note: Some of the unrecognizable words are French; and are not misspellings. The film is an original French production.)
The initial question the film patron is bound to ask with regard to the titled movie is: “Who the heck is Hortense?” Hortense is …

Casino Movie

I think Casino is one of the greatest Mob movies ever made. Joe Pesci does a great job of playing Nicky Santoro. I also think that Robert Deniro did a great job as Sam he hustler. I think the movie really tells the story of how mob bosses used …

Netflix

Netflix is a company that lets it’s users rent as many movies as they want through the mail with no late fees. I have been using Netflix for a few months now and the best thing about this company is that there are absolutely never any late fees. Another …

Movie: Stripes

Synopsis: Two men, who are fed up with their jobs and their lives, decide to enlist in the army. The only problem is, they really don’t seem to fit in there either.
What I liked about this movie: I have seen this film dozens of times and it never gets …

Pretty in Pink

The film Pretty in Pink has been out for a long time now but tonight was the first time I had a chance to sit down and actually watch it. It was supposed to be a glimpse into the life of a teenaged girl in the 1980s. It was …

Cry-Baby (1990)

Cry-Baby, written and directed by John Waters is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date for this movie was April 6, 1990 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Musical/Romance and stars Johnny Depp as Wade ‘Cry-Baby’ Walker, Amy …

Shanghai Noon (2000)

Shanghai Noon, directed by Tom Dey is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for action violence, some drug humor, language and sensuality. The original release date was May 26, 2000 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Comedy/Western and stars Jackie Chan …

Movie Atonement

Oh wow, this movie blew me away. It is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. It is one I would actually buy on DVD if my fiance didn’t have that Blockbuster promotion thing. I love the costumes, the set designs, everything. The ending …

Constantine (movie)

John Constantine (Keanu Reeves) has the rare ability to be able to see the angels and demons that inhibit earth. When a detective’s (Rachael Weisz) sister commits suicide, she calls on Constantine to her solve unexplained questions. The two go into a literal war between Heaven vs. …

Sherlock Holmes: The Woman in Green

I love Sherlock Holmes books and have heard good things about some of the old black & white Sherlock Holmes movies. So, since I was once again up with our youngest daughter last night, I decided to give one of them a try Sherlock Holmes: The Woman in Green.
The …

Kate and Leopold (2001)

The inventor of the elevator is in a bind, he longs for excitement and he ventures off to find it. It would just so happen that he winds up in a different time period but in the same area that his home once was. There seems to be a …

Bubble Boy (2001)

Jimmy has no immune system, and due to that, he has to live his whole life in a bubble to keep him away from the germs and pollution on the outside world. In addition to living in a bubble, he is a social outcast and is home schooled. He …

Chak De India

Chak De India is inspired from a real life story of ABC,The disgraced Indian Hockey player who rose like a Phoenix and made a magical comeback as a Coach. The character of ABC has been played by Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan.
In the movie he is the disgraced captain of …

Snakes On A Plane Movie

There has been internet buzz about Snakes on a Plane for months, and now the summer flick has finally hit the theaters. So?does the movie live up to its name? You bet it does. This movie is really just one of those that is destined to be a cult …

The Replacement Killers (1998)

Revenge for a life is a hell of a thing. In this movie, a hit man is hired to kill the son of a police officer, why? In return for the death of his own son prior it’s a life for a life. The only problem is that the …

Death’s Shadow movie

I am reviewing the murder mystery movie, Death’s Shadow, starring Daniel Casey and John Nettles as Detective Sergeant Troy and Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby. This movie was created in 1999 and was produced by Brian-True May and Betty Willingale. This movie was adapted for television from the book series …

Tesco DVD rental

We currently use a DVD / game rental service that is offered by Tesco.com. This service is an Internet based service where we can rental DVD’s or games for different platforms. The service allows us to have two discs at anyone time and costs us fourteen pound …

Mad Money (2008)

This is the movie for the times that we are living in now, if only we could cook up a plan to get in our possession the old money that are going to be destroyed, then we could make better use of it. It is hard to believe that …

The sweetest things movie

The sweetest thing is one of my favorite drama comedy romantic movie that I like. I watch this movie more than three times I think. First time I saw it in the DVD, and after that I saw it in my television station. There’s so many sex scene or …

The Maxican (2001)

The Mexican, directed by Gore Verbinski is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence and language. The original release date was March 2, 2001 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Comedy/Crime/Romance and stars Brad Pitt as Jerry Welbach, Julia Roberts …

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Forgetting Sarah Marshall is from the makers of and Knocked up. It stars Jason Segel as Peter, Kristen Bell as Sarah Marshall, and Mila Kunis then abunch of Judd Apatow regular cast members. I’m not sure why Seth Rogan couldn’t do this movie, so they just decided …

A Beautiful Mind (2001 movie)

Russell Crowe plays John Nash, a brilliant mathematician with a destructive mind. Based on actual events on the life and times of John Nash, this movie tells the tale of what it was like to have the condition on a daily basis with and without the use of medication. …

WishMaster

WishMaster is a very scary and dark movie. It is about an evil Djinn pronounced Jin, who wants to take over the world. The Djinn is an evil demon from another world, they have magical power and can grant wishes to humans. But they feed on the wishes and they …

Batman Begins

his was a brilliantly made entry, not only in the realm of comic book characters coming to the big screen, but in the Batman mythos itself. Sure, there were the previous films with Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and George Clooney, all well acted. But, with the exception of the …

 
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