Movies Reviews
Documentary: American Scary
Synopsis: This 2004 documentary gives a history of the local television hosts past and present who introduced late night horror movies to their audiences. The history starts with Vampira and works its way through other celebrities like Cassandra Peterson (who played Elvira) and uses interviews with hosts, actors and …
Movie National Treasure
I thought that this movie looked like a cool movie when I got it, so I sat down and watched it right away, and I really liked it. It is not my favorite movie, but it is pretty interesting and is a fun movie to watch with other people …
Argo (movie)
Argo is a Biography, History and Drama movie based on a true story. A story of six American Ambassadors who managed to escape from the Embassy while it was attacked by some revolutionists of Iran. The story was directed by Ben Affleck who directed one of my favourite movies …
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 …
Face Off (1997)
I cannot recall how many times I’ve seen this movie but I don’t mind. I like this anyway. Well, of course I don’t buy the idea that two people could exchange faces considering the differences in their genetic make up and it’s not solved by simple facial …
Case of the Winthrop Legend
I am reviewing The Case of the Winthrop Legend, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Series 39 Thrilling Episodes. This series was produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France in the fifties. Ronald Howard, the son of actor Leslie Howard, …
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 …
Save the last dance movie
I admit at the moment I am watching a bit of old teen movies mixed with the more recent ones. I can’t help but compare “Save the last dance 1″ with the more recent movie “Step Up 1″. I personally enjoyed watching more “Save the last dance” than “Step …
Heat movie
For the first time in film history, the legendary american actors AL Pacino and Robert De Niro face each other in this intense action film by Michael Mann. This filmmaker is a rare case of a someone who actually makes intelligent films within the action genre, because his films …
Spiderman 3
I saw Spiderman 3 at a matinee the weekend after it opened. There had already been a ton of reviews stating just how horrible it was and that Sam Raimi is just a huge dissapointment with this one.
NEVER listen to critics. Always make your own decision when …
Beast Wars: Transformers - The Complete Third Season Set
The complete third season of Beast Wars: Transformers on DVD is a letdown. It’s not the fault of the picture or sound quality on the DVD set, although the amount of “extras” is very disappointing, but it’s the episodes that are the real problem. Unlike season two, the scripts …
High School Musical 3
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The movie opens with the Wildcats playing their final championship game. Though they trail during the first half, the seniors in the team realize that they need to play their best game as it will their last. And that is essentially what High School Musical Senior Year is all …
Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror (1981)
Starring: Karin Well, Gianluigi Chirizzi, Simone Mattioli, Antonella Antinori, Robeto Caporali, Claudio Zucchet, Peter Bark, Anna Valente, Rainmondo Barbieri, and Mariangela Giordano.
Directed by: Andrea Bianchi.
“Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror” is so bad that I have to laugh… out loud as a matter of fact. This film is another one …
I know who killed me
I like Lindsay Lohan, that’s why I decided to watch this movie. Drama? Thriller? Comedy? Mistery? I don’t really know what to call this movie’s genre. It’s about a girl missing, abducted by a serial killer, and instead the found the missing identical …
Ida (2013 Foreign Film)
Very rare of me to watch foreign films (films that are not in the English language) so when I do, I always make it sure that I’m going to have a good time with it. Today I choose to watch a 2013 Polish film called “Ida” because first, it won …
Movie Three Can Play that game
Nearly seven years ago writer and director Mark Brown created a funny romantic comedy called “Two Can Play That Game.” While not doing huge number, the movie received a lot of acclaim as being a funny and romantic film. Rumors of a sequel have been alive for …
Red 2010 movie
After I was more or less disappointed by the few movies that were about the same story (The A-Team , Go, The Expendables), I awaited anxiously as an incorrigible fan again to be cheated by the pensioners from Red . Especially since I’m always tempted to give a chance …
Just Like Heaven, Mark Waters Movie
Elizabeth Masterson is a surgeon who is workaholic. It feels life is more expendable in the hospital where he worked than socializing with other people. But, until now is reasonable, if Elizabeth is still single. Until a traffic accident when a change lives. Elizabeth now can only lay coma, …
Yours, Mine and Ours (2005 Film)
While the cast of the 2005 film “Yours, Mine & Ours” is respectable and some of my favorite actors are involved in it, the film itself did not do their skills much justice and was a flop. I found the film to be a re-make almost of other films …
Movie Independence Day (1996)
Independence Day is one of my all-time favorite films. Some of my favorite actors are in this movie, including Jeff Goldblum - who, as usual, plays a highly intelligent guy with answers to very important questions - and Will Smith who adds an incredible amount of action to the …
As Good As It Gets movie
I am not much of a drama type person, but, this movie is one of the very few drama films that holds a special place in my heart. Jack Nicholson’s characters are always lovable whether good or bad, and in the film it was kinda both at the same …
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Whenever you try to remake a popular cartoon of the 80s or 90s into a live-action film, you run quite a few risks. And, just as often as not, many attempts at this wind up being complete disasters.
Fortunately, Alvin and the Chipmunks was not one of those films.
We’ve been …
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
First off: “The Hobbit - an unexpected journey” looks absolutely amazing on a big screen, especially when viewed through 3D glasses. Not only do the scenic landscapes cover you in goosebumps, the amount of details is also awe-inspiring. Every single wart on every single, butt ugly ork, every hair …
Grey Gardens (Movie) 2009
Grey Gardens is a 2009 (made for television I think) movie about the two stars of a 1970s documentary of the same name - ‘Big’ Edie and ‘Little’ Edie Bouvier Beale. This eccentric mother and daughter team was the aunt and cousin respectively of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, the …
Swept Away (2002)
Swept Away, directed by Buy Ritchie is rated R by the Motion Picture Associationof America for language and some sexuality/nudity. The original release date for the movie was October 11, 2002 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Drama/Romance and stars Bruce Greenwood as Anthony …
Red Box DVD Rental Kiosk
What initially began appearing inside Giant and Shoppers grocery marts, the “Red Box,” are now emerging in increasing numbers and outside convenient stores, such as the 7-Eleven in walking distance of my home. These tall, red-colored ATM-like DVD rental kiosks provide the customer with an inexpensive and convenient …
Spirited Away (2001 film)
One of my favorite Japanese directors Hayao Miyazaki, has done a wonderful job in creating the 2001 Japanese animation “Spirited Away”. The characters in this movie are relatable and ones that I quickly fell in love with, and I am sure that many other people can truly enjoy this …
Green Street Hooligans movie
This film features Eliijah Wood as an american who comes to visit his sister in England. There he meets his somewhat naive nephew, who spends his saturday night fighting. He is a football fan, but more importantly a hooligan who likes fighting more than watching football. His new american …
A Goofy Movie
I am reviewing the Disney movie, A Goofy Movie. Goofy has a son named Max, a teenager who is in love with a girl named Roxanne. Max is growing farther and farther apart from his father, who treats him like a little boy. When Max gets into trouble …
The Object of My Affection
I found a certain similarity between the movies “The Object of My Affection” and the movie released in 2000 “The Next Best Thing”. Both of these movies tackle the issue of gay people involved in bringing up children and, unfortunately both of them, are not impressive movies.
What was lacking …
The Ring (2002) movie
People used to tell me all about this movie, so I knew what to expect but my girlfriend still said I had to watch it cause the creepiness gets to everyone. I can’t lie this movie is very creepy and the ending is just great.
The story is all …
Children of Men
To start off with, any movie that has Michael Caine saying, �Pull my finger� at gunpoint can’t be all bad. And Children of Men is not bad, but it sure is depressing. The story of a future Earth, where the last baby born was eighteen years ago, and now …
Lost in Space movie
A space adventure in which a family travels to outer space to explore new worlds. What they don’t know is that they brought an insane doctor with them who has his very own plans for the mission.
I like the them of space exploring in films, and this film begins …
The Cookout (2004)
A young, talented, up and coming basketball star has just signed a contract to play for the New Jersey Nets basketball team worth thirty million (30,000,000) dollars. To celebrate this deal, he buys himself a new house in a wealthy part of a neighborhood and invites his family and …
Juno — the movie
Juno was a movie released a few years ago. It followed the story of a pregnant teenager, from the time she found out she was pregnant via a pregnancy test she bought in a local drugstore, through her decision to put the baby up for adoption, and then …
Midnight in Paris (movie)
I had never heard of the movie “Midnight in Paris” until I saw where someone mentioned it in a blog a few weeks ago. The person mentioned that it was a brilliant independent film that all independent film lovers should see, and proceeded to give a description of the …
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge is one of my most favorite movies of all time and I teared while watching this. I don’t know why but there is something personal and touching about stories that have elements of forbidden love. This sweeping movie story reminds me a lot on Romeo and …
Movie Hidalgo
Hidalgo isn’t an oscar worth film nor does it do anything that spectacular, but this shouldn’t turn you away from this movie, especially if you enjoy adventure films. The story tells the story of a man and his horse and there adventure across the desert. The problem …
Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince
Why is it that books are always better than movies? A colleague explained that because in books, you visualize what is happening based from your own perceptions. You have a control on the scene, hence, you can create scenes according to your own imagination. This is why when a …
Emasculating Chode
Another fun entry into the canon of Tripping the Rift highlighting the best aspect of the show: its villain Darph Bobo. Lightsaber battles, clown orgies, the Tentacle Club for Men: they are all a part of the fun and frivolity to be had here. Not to mention …
Full Moon wo Sagashite
The anime “Full Moon wo Sagashite” means “in search of a full moon”. It is a touching anime featuring a girl named Mitsuki who is 12 years old at the time. She has throat cancered and two death gods visited her, telling she only has a year to live. …
Armageddon (1998)
The planet is in danger of being destroyed by a meteor thats on a collision course with earth. Within a specified number of days, it is estimated by top leading scientists that all life on earth will be terminated by the impact and events following the impact, similar to …
X-Men (Movie)
As a fan of the comics and early morning animated show, I always felt this movie was a long time coming. Thankfully, someone finally saw fit to bring Wolverine, Storm, Cyclops and the rest to the big screen and under the direction of Bryan Singer; the X-Men were finally …
Seven Pounds movie
Seven Pounds is about a man who is about to commit suicide and he falls in love. Will Smith is the main character of this movie. He does an amazing job in my opinion. In the beginning of the movie it is confusing but interesting, in the middle of …
Talladega Nights, The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
I watched Talladega nights on opening night and every show we tried to find was sold out but we finally managed to find tickets to a show that eventually sold out as well. Talladega nights is probably the funniest movie of the year. Will Ferrel is close to the …
Flawless
This was a great movie, to me. I love jewel thief type movies and this one rates high on my list. It has Demi Moore and Michael Caine in it. I sadly did not catch the end of the movie but I made it up until the last 15 …
War Horse (2011 film)
It’s the time of the year when film companies campaign for their best movies before the Oscars. I looked everywhere in the weekend papers as well as online finding the distracting line ‘for your consideration.’ Although I was not the intended target for those ads, I considered …
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