Movies Reviews
Roxanne (1987)
C.D is the fire chief in his town, he takes his job very seriously and even though he has a very rare appendage, he does not let that get in the way of the task he has to do. He is well known and loved in the town by …
Movie: Freedom Writers (2007)
“Freedom Writers” (2007) was released so early in 2007 that I forgot it was eligible for the upcoming Academy Awards. Apparently so did members of the Academy because it received no nominations. The 123 minute Paramount Pictures movie is in English, filmed in color, and takes place in Long …
PS I Love You
It is Christmas Eve, and my son and I went to the movies today to get away from the crowds, before I forget, to one and all may you have a Merry Christmas and a Joyous New Year.
Anyway we went to see PS I Love you, at …
Disturbia
Drawing upon its Hitchcockian influences, Disturbia is Rear Window for a modern audience. Instead of being confined to his apartment with a broken leg, Kale Brecht (Shia LaBeouf) is confined to his house, under house arrest, for rattling the skull of one of his teachers. He has an ankle …
Wizard of Oz Movie
When I was born in 1968, Wizard of Oz had been showing annually on CBS for twelve years. My earliest memory of this perennial favorite was in early elementary school, when I joined the swelling ranks of people gathered to watch this huge, yearly event. It was as eagerly …
Storm Warning Movie
Storm Warning is easily one of the best horror movies that I’ve seen in a long time, which is ironic considering that it isn’t really a horror movie, at least not in the traditional sense. If a magazine were to review this movie they would probably say it falls …
Down Periscope (1996)
Tom Dodge is the 2nd in command of a nuclear sub for many years; sadly, he has always been passed over by the selection board in assigning him a vessel of his own to command until it came to be that his name is selected eventually. He get his …
What Happens in Vegas (2008)
Director: Tom Vaughan. Featuring: Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher.
Even before I have watched the movie I could tell that it was not goint to be anything serious. But I did not expect it to be as stupid as it actually ended up being. As a matter of fact I …
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 Parent Trap
I could watch DVD movies acted by Lindsay Lohan a day’s straight. I don’t know why, but her acting is so good and with such a young age, The Parent Trap is probably one of her earlier best movies when she was at a young age that I first …
Boo
There are quite lots of movies out there having pranks gone wrong, and the story plot of Boo is something like that.
The illustration cover DVD also looked kind of tempting the first time I saw and I had a feeling it was going to be a good story …
Green Card (1990)
This movie is about an accidental romance about two people who got married purely for convenience. This is the story of a French man who is about to start a job in the United States of America and is need of a green card, it is also the story …
Movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Set in the Victorian era, Sherlock Holmes tries to unravel the truth behind the resurrection of a dead man named Lord Blckwood. Blackwood allegedly practiced black magic to fulfill his selfish desire for world domination and Sherlock Holmes was bound to stop him at all cost!
I’ve been wanting to …
Star Trek III movie
When it comes to Star Trek movies, there are none better than Star Trek III, The Search for Spock.
Taking place shortly after the Wrath of Khan (in which Spock dies at the end) the movie starts with Spocks funeral, where he is launched on to the developing planet Genesis. …
The Bone Collector
The Bone Collector is a thriller starring Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington. Washington plays a forensic specialist who is severely injured and paralyzed in an accident. He’s confined to his bed and unable to move or help the police the way he did before. At the same time a …
The Disappearance of Flight 412 movie
I remember watching The Disappearance of Flight 412 when it came on TV for the first time in 1974. I bought it, hook, line, and sinker. I’m not necessarily talking about the UFO bit, well, yes, I am.
The truth is that I’m not arrogant enough to believe …
Donnie Brasco
1997 movie directed by Mike Newell. Movie based on the real life story of FBI special agent Joseph Pistone who infiltrates the Mob. Story is based in NYC
The cast includes:
Johnny Depp as Donnie Brasco, special agent Joe Pistone
Al Pacino as Lefty
Michael Madsen as Sonny Black
Bruno Kirby as Nicky
Robert Miano …
The Glass House movie
A brother and a sister become orphans when their parents are killed in a car accident so they go to live with Erin and Terry Glass. Erin and Terry are a bit strange, but you don’t really know that at first. You know something weird will happen because of …
The Brontes of Haworth
It is a very rare situation that I cannot finish watching a movie. Especially a British one, and especially related to British classic authors. However, this is what happened with this one; I had surprised myself by being unable to finish even the first episode.
It is hard to say …
Cinderella Man
This movie is mainly about boxing; I do not particularly like boxing, but I do like this movie, very much. While bloody fighting scenes still made me cringe, I was completely blown away by the beautiful family relationship of the main character, Jim (a boxer nicknamed Cinderella Man). Jim …
Belle (historical drama movie)
I love watching historical movies, and that is why I was so eager to see “Belle” after I had seen the trailer only months before it was released. What piqued my interest about it even more was that it was supposed to be based on the story revolving around a …
Matrix the movie
Matrix the first part, of course, called just The Matrix is my favourite move, later the move becomes just to naive and simple to me, we all knew how ill the tird part finish, didn’t we?
The first part is full of the very memorable scenes like that one with …
Song of the Gringo movie
Song of the Gringo from 1936 is actually Tex Ritter’s first movie role. He does a decent job as he enters the rank of the singing cowboy, which ruled the era in many ways. Being his first picture, he doesn’t have a sidekick and poor White Flash, …
Mickey Blue Eyes
I think I must have watched “Mickey Blue Eyes” endless times and I still keep watching it. What I like about it most is that it presents a very different perspective on how to portrait the mafia on the big screen. One can have no difficulty believing the mafia …
The Lake House movie
The Lake house is a movie starring Sandra Bullok and Keanu Reeves. This was an enjoyable fim a bit farfethced but enjoyable all the same.
It seems that Keanu Reeves lived in the house on the Lake, and through some mysterious way he starts to receive mail from …
Summer Scars movie
When I first saw the cover of the dvd, to tell you the truth I didn’t expect anything higher than a movie which could only be described as b-rated. However, when I watched the movie I was more than surprised because I found it was actually quite interesting and …
Gilbert Grape
My wife is a Johnny Depp fan and has seen most of his films and the other night I watched one with her it was called whats eating Gilbert Grape.
The film was really good and sad in parts but I could not get over the acting by …
Friday the 13th Part 3
Friday the 13th part 3 is a movie that makes me laugh, though not in a good way. Part of it is the bad special effects, while a larger part is simply how dated the movie is after all these years. It makes me wonder how they ever based …
Scotiabank Theater in Vancouver, Canada
I have to say this cinema outlet is very hard to find. While in the Vancouver Airport, or the YVR on December 26, 2009, I searched the Web for the nearest cinema in which to watch Avatar in digital 3D for the second time.
The Scotiabank Theater come up …
Movie: Zombie Strippers
Synopsis: After a successful mission destroying zombies in a government complex, a bitten soldier flees his comrades to avoid getting killed and takes refuge in a strip club. When he turns, he bites one of the local strippers, turning her into one of the undead and, at the same …
Mirrors (2008)
This story comes to us as viewers with the intentions of scaring us into thinking that there is another world living in the mirrors. Things that are trouble or brought to provocation will attack with lethal intent. When this movie started, it showed a man running for his life …
Skills Like This film
Skills Like This is an independent film about a depressed and discouraged man named Max. He is trying to pursue his dream job of being a writer, but he feels he is not getting anywhere with his writing. He feels that he is in a rut because of he …
The Avengers movie
In a somehow original yet cliche kind of way, The Avengers is one of the best movies of the year and easily the most entertaining. However this action thriller does not come out perfectly, a lot of small flaws make this only a good action movie and not a …
Manchurian Candidate (2004) Movie
This political thriller starring Denzel Washington and Liev Schrieber is a remake of a 1962 film by the same name. Denzel Washington plays army Major Ben Marco, who served in the same platoon as now Senator Raymond Shaw, portrayed by Schrieber.
Marco, now retired from the military, often finds …
Dave Chappelle: Killin’ Them Softly
Comedian Dave Chappelle performs his stand up routine in his hometown of Washington D.C. Most people know Chappelle from his popular television show called “Chappelle’s Show.” This DVD is an one full hour of pure gold. His stand up routine is the funniest that I have ever seen.
His stand …
Inception (movie)
This film thoroughly surprised me - I never thought a film could be so thought provoking. The plot itself is rather complicated, I had to watch it a few times just to understand everything that happens. However I thought this is what made the film so great. I could …
Monsters Inc. movie
I had a copy of this at home however I didn’t bother watching it at first since I really don’t like the title Monsters Inc. I thought it was one of those boring gruesome monsters stories I often see on television. One time I had nothing to do except …
Mickey’s Christmas Carol
I just finished reading Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol to my daughter and she said she would love to see a movie about it. Wanting to find a movie that gave justice to the book yet wasn’t too scary for her, I finally settled on Mickey’s Christmas Carol.
The thing …
Charlie Wilson’s War, biographical drama film by Mike Nichols
Something about Charlie Wilson’s War doesn’t feel right. The film tells the true story about Charlie Wilson and how he single handedly took down the Soviets. I was left with a bad taste in my mouth after watching this movie and I don’t know why I feel this way …
Happy Feet Movie
A great family movie, we will definately be buying this one on dvd to go in our collection. A story about singing penquins and how one young penguin finds it hard to fit in because he cant sing, when he starts tapping his feet and doing a tap like …
City Hunter (movie)
I like watching movies starring the actor and martial arts expert Jackie Chan sometimes, but I never heard of the movie City Hunter until some time recently. It was actually supposed to be based on a Japanese manga of the same name, and when I got to watch it, …
The Expendables Movie (2010)
When I first saw the trailer for this movie, I immediately perked up in my seat and I knew I just had to watch this as all my favorite actors were here! It’s directed by Sylvester Stallone and it’s starring him, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, …
Colossal (2017 Sci-Fi Comedy Film)
Very few movies get you to unexpected places. Most of the time the movie starts and 5 minutes in you know where it is taking you. Perhaps one of the biggest problems of blockbuster filmmaking is that everyone is running out of ideas, immediately sticking to a single genre that …
Godzilla 1954
Godzilla 1954 is so much better than the American release, Godzilla 1956. Godzilla 1954 was just recently released in America for the first time ever and it is an incredible film. Unlike the butchered American version which deleted scenes considered to horrific and removed other scenes in favor of …
40 Year Old Virgin DVD
I actually went to the premiere of this movie in my town. I knew nothing about the movie before I went, but had won free tickets, so decided to give it a try. This movie is absolutly hilarious. Its about a man who is fourty, but still a virgin. …
Choke the movie
I watched choke last night and I was extremely disappointed. I had
read the book before which I thought was very good and the movie just
didn’t stand up by comparaison. Maybe my high hopes for the movie are
what made me feel extra disappointed. I feel like they just took the
kinda …
Father of the Bride 2
Father of the bride 2 is the sequel to the movie Father of the bride. It is a good movie and is very entertaining one. Though it is not as good as the first movie it is good nevertheless. It has some good performances by Steve Martin and Diane …
Love Actually movie
Love Actually is a great Christmas movie, and I watch it every year. The movie has a huge cast and features many big names, like Hugh Grant, as the British Prime Minister, Colin Firth, as a writer trying to deal with heartache of finding his wife in bed with …
Clifford the Big Red Dog Doggie Detectives
I went to our local Movie Gallery last night in search of a movie for my 4-year-old daughter. She has been watching a lot of Scooby Doo movies lately and, because she’s a bit too young to be watching without getting scared, has been having nightmares. So, I wanted …
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