Jim Carrey films were one of the most prominent features of my childhood so it was with some nostalgia that I approached this movie, even though the original Dumb and Dumber has never been one of my favourites. Carrey’s recent films have been relatively subdued in comparison to …

I must admit that I was pretty enthusiastic about purchasing tickets for the latest Julia Roberts flick, “Eat, Pray, Love”. A girlfriend of mine had started reading the best-selling book upon which the movie was based. She praised it highly and promised to loan it to me …

Sweet Home Alabama is a nice romantic comedy. The movie has Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, and Patrick Dempsey playing the main roles. All three of them managed to give impressive performances and this makes this movie worth watching. Jake and Melanie are two childhood friends from Alabama and are …

The main character Oscar, played by Will Smith is the center of attraction, he comes across a shark that was killed by an anchor and he takes the glory for killing the shark all to himself. When word of his shark slaying heroisms reach home, the welcome him with …

Well, when I rented the film Dark Harvest, I thought it would turn out to be something scary. Instead, it turned out to be yet another terrible horror film that lacked both scares and believable plot.
You have a guy who is adopted and seeks to learn more about his …

I am reviewing The Case of the Texas Cowgirl, 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, …

I rented the Outer Limits : Death and Beyond series because I’m truly a creepy person. I’ve always loved the Twilight Zone and Tales from the Darkside. So, I thought that this would be a natural DVD choice for someone like me. Boy was I …

The night listener is a 2006 film released by Miramax Films that stars Robin Williams. The movie is about a talk show host Gabriel Noone who becomes infatuated with a young boy named Pete and his step mother that calls his show regularly. He wants to help Pete publish …

This movie is based on historical facts behind the Arthurian legends (or at least so its creators claim). If you are into King Arthur, Excalibur, and the Knights of the Round Table, you will probably enjoy this attempt to create a historical portrait of Arthur. According to the movie, …

I have had Blockbuster Total Access by mail for three months now and I love it. It is way cheaper than renting from the store which is great. We all need to save some money and during the hot summer months movies are a great way to have family …

Swing Hostess, a 1944 musical film, felt very much like a predecessor to Singing in the Rain to me. I thought of that almost all the way through, although it wasn’t the same story exactly.
One of the things I really liked about his movie was seeing how the …

Shooting straight of the gate, this movie had very big shoes to fill when everyone expected it to live up to the expectations of the first film. Sadly, this movie fell short of it mark with critics and the public.
Bringing back Jeff Goldblum to play Ian Malcolm was one …

I think this is probably one of the most classic movies that Disney ever put out. It’s a very good movie and a very good story. My sister used to love to watch this movie. She still watches it just not as much anymore. Almost everyone has seen this …

This is another Paul Newman film, and it’s probably my favorite of his. It’s called The Secret War of Harry Frigg, and it’s a World War II war comedy. Newman is Harry Frigg, a man who is always in trouble with the Army and though he gets …

One of my all-time favorite movie musicals is the wonderfully charming Oliver! I remember seeing it in the theaters when it came out in 1968, and I couldn’t get enough of it. I adored little Mark Lester, who plays the title role, and Jack Wild, who was …

“The Famous History of King Henry VIII” is a BBC production for television. It is filmed in color and runs for 166 minutes. It is produced as a television movie and not as a video taping of a live theatrical performance. “The Famous History of King Henry VIII” is …

Exceptionally good movie that is all I want to say about this one. The debutant director, Neeraj Pandey did very good job by presenting such a thoughtful movie to the Indian film industry. Keeping in mind that this is his first movie, his efforts should be applauded. Everything was …

Four years after the epic movie “Gladiator”, Brad Pitt attempts to make a success out of another epic movie “Troy”. The only two things in common that these two movies have are that they were both filmed in Malta. While “Gladiator” was a huge blockbuster, “Troy” failed …

Before I was able to watch the 2015 movie The Man from U.N.C.L.E. I admit that I didn’t have much of an idea what it was going to be about. The only thing I knew about it was that it was supposed to be based on a spy series that …

This movie was better than the first one. There were downsides to it however. For instance, the camera shots were for the most part unoriginal. Could you do better than having a bloodied zombie-faced possessed person grab the camera and make faces? The blocking was …

The film I am about to review is a comedy/drama film about the relationship between two african american brothers who are teammates on a college baskeball team at the university of washington.They are named Antione and Kenny.During one game,when Antione dunks,he starts to have probelms with his heart and …

My wife and I got a chance to watch some movies this past weekend (mostly because the kids were in bed early for a change). One of the films we ended up watching was one we hadn’t heard of before; The Girl Next Door.
Well, actually, I had heard of …

Spiral: Bonds of Reasoning is an anime that explores the life of ayumu, a teen detective who gets caught up in the mystery of the blade children when his older brother disappears one day.
Now the idea of the blade children struck me as kind of original. I had never …

This is a very disappointing and much over-hyped service for many reasons, but it has a few slightly redeeming factors.
When I first used my free trial membership, the movies arrived in a flash. Sometimes literally 1 day later. The turn around was nearly as fast, and I …

Part 2 of Scott Turow’s The Burden of Proof took my dislike of Sandy Stern to a new level. In the span of a few months after his wife’s suicide, he’s involved with three different women. The guy is a jerk, and I just can’t stand him. …

Wow. Where to begin with this film. I admit I was a bit nervous about Ben Affleck’s directorial debut, but all of those trepidations were washed away within the first ten minutes of the movie. The story opens with the kidnapping of a little girl and the …

George C. Scott stars as General George Patton, the American World War II hero and a rather controversial figure. General Patton takes command of the US Third Army after the Americans have suffered defeat in their first battle with the Germans at the Kasserine Pass, Tunisia. The first thing …

There are very few “horror” movies on the market that truly scare me. Darkness Falls is a movie that makes me want to sleep with my lights on.
Set in a town that once wrongfully executed a disfigured woman called “the tooth fairy.” The characters in the film must deal …

A modern day look at the fairy tale story of Peter Pan. In this, Robin Williams stars as a grown up Peter Banning who is a businessman in the real world as we know it. After his children were kidnapped and taken to places unknown, Peter gets a visit …

“Daredevil” is a 2003 movie starring Ben Affleck as Daredevil, The Man Without Fear. Daredevil is my all-time favorite Marvel Comics superhero, and I watched this movie the first time with high hopes. My high hopes were dashed by the first viewing, but I probably still like …

“Lake House” is a movie that truly uncovers true love that transits between time.
Based in present day, Keanu Reeves play the role of an architech who fallen out with his dad. He come to stay in a lake house that was built by his father.
Soon he realises that he …

Ingmar Bergman’s only second film shows his talent in its cradle. Bergman himself thinks the film is a disaster, but I found it rather interesting. The story is about a man and his wife that are followed by unhappiness. They start a new life together in a new house, …

Doomsday (2008) is an action movie by director Neil Marshall and is rated R by the MPAA.
When a deadly virus known as the Reaper Virus begins spreading through the British Isles infecteing hundreds of thousands of people, the government decides to quarantine the area with huge walls and machine …

My wife and I wanted to watch a horror movie last night before bed and I didn’t want to be up too late so I ended up picking out the film Zombie Wars; based solely on the fact it was only about 90 minutes long.
I wasn’t expecting much from …

When the body of the White House secretary is found dead, a homicide detective is put on the case to investigate the matter and bring some sense to this case. In addition to finding out who is guilty of the act, he must also bear in mind that he …

Big Daddy is a nice comedy movie with some emotional scenes. This Adam Sandler starred movie has some heart touching scenes to it’s credit. Sonny is a job less and irresponsible guy. Though his friends and the people from his college have moved ahead in life and are doing …

Imagine yourself walking through a fantasyland, replete with chain-smoking caterpillars, hilarious lunatics and mysterious Cheshire cats. You’re dropped down a rabbit hole, taken away from everything you know, meet up wild and insane characters. This new world has a lot of new rules, and is a little …

American Werewolf in London, directed by John Landis is rated R by the Motion Picture Associaton of America. The original release date for this movie was August 21, 1981 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Fantasy/Horror/Romance/Thrilelr and stars David Naughton as David Kessler, Jenny …

I can’t say that I really loved the movie “A Mighty Heart” since I never really did get to watch it in full but only watched parts of it over different time periods. When i was watching the parts of it, the movie did seem a little boring but …

In my opinion, Jim Henson’s Labyrinth is one of the best animated films of all time. David Bowie’s character of Jareth, the goblin king, is probably my most beloved of all movie characters. At the beginning of the movie, I found him frightening, but as it moved along, I …

50 First Dates stars Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore.
This classic love story takes place in beautiful Oahu, Hawaii, and aside from this location, it was clearly a clone of the Wedding Singer that also starred these two actors. Aside from this fact, I loved the …

The first Twilight movie sucked big time and there are so many reasons as to why this movie was just plain awful and the first reason would be the actors, because the actors who played ion Twilight really did a very bad job and didn’t bring any of the …

The movie I feel suffered from a lack of publicity. However, in my opinion, this was the best movie of the summer of 2007. Better than Transformers, Die Hard, and all of the rest that came out. The story is basically a fairytale told in modern …

Tropic Thunder is a movie about the making of the worst movie ever made.
This movie is set in southeast Asia where Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), a former big budget American movie star, is filming his latest movie, a film based on a book written by a POW survivor of …

Torn Apart stars Tia Carrere and several nobodies.
I love Tia Carrere in action movies. I thought that this movie would only support my feelings, but I was wrong. Though she has not aged well, she does continue to be sexy wearing the black tank …

Wrestling With Shadows directed by Paul Jay is one of the best documentaries that I have ever seen, at first glance you assume the movie is a simple production which follows a wrestler on a day to day basis and chronicles his trouble. However, after watching the movie you …

I am reviewing the Case of the Reluctant Carpenter, 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, …

I loved Molly Ringwald as the pitiful Andie in Pretty In Pink. Actually, I never watched the movie but loved the song by the Psychedelic Furs of the same name. There was a bit of buzz about Pretty In Pink, the movie, so I sat down for a viewing. …