What many people do not understand is that there are two versions of “Dawn of the Dead”. There is the one from 2004 which I have based my review on, and then, there is the one from 1978 which I have not watched. Dawn of the dead (2004) …

Dirty Dancing, directed by Emile Ardolino is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was August 21, 1987 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Music/Romance and stars Jennifer Grey as Frances Houseman aka baby, Patrick Swayze as Johnny …

This is a good adaptation of the classic novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, far better than the 1995 version that for some reason turns the main character into a blonde and changes the ending. (Moviemakers, do us all a favor: if you want to change stuff, write your own …

Cruelty and moral irony complete circle with the ‘Saw III’. As a conclusion, ‘Saw III’ will answer the various questions that arise after witnessing two previous films. John Kramer aka Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) in conditions that are dying because of concern by the illness. However, he still has a …

It is very difficult to find four great and known actors in one movie; however “School Ties” managed to do this by putting together at that time emerging actors such as Brendan Fraser, Chris O’Donnell, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.
What I really liked about School Ties is the fact …

I was looking for some movies for my daughter to watch while home on Christmas break and came across A Martian Christmas. I didn’t know what to expect from the animated movie, but I figured it was worth watching considering it is almost Christmas.
The movie ended up being better …

I must admit that when I first heard that there will be a new movie about giant robots, I was not too pleased. I’m not a fan of the “Transformers” movie series and I was expecting something with a lot of noise and no sense , although I am …

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 …

The Shaggy Dog, directed by Brian Robbins is Rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America, and stars Tim Allen as Dave Douglas aka The Shaggy Dog and Robert Downey Jr as Dr. Kozak…the main characters.
Dave, your typical working class man is bitten by a dog carrying a …

This movie was always at the store and it seemed to catch my eye on a few occasions. Whenever my girlfriend agreed to watch it with me there was some other new movie out that we had to see. Weeks kept going by and I started to forget about …

When I heard that the Transformers was going to be made into a movie, I was so looking forward to it. I was in grade school during the 80’s when the cartoons became so popular on TV. There were even toys sold everywhere for every character. I wondered how …

American Graffitti was all the rage when it came out, but it did little for me. In truth, I didn’t see it for a long time after the release, and it may have suffered from overkill. By that, I mean that there was so much publicity for …

I’ve always heard of people referring to womanizers as “Cassanovas” but I never knew where that reference originated. I always wondered if there was actually a man in history who was named Cassanova and used to be a smooth talking womanizer but I had never actually taken the time …

The Princess Bride is one of those classic movies that you can not help but love. A very unique twist on the classic fairy tale story of forbidden love, The Princess Bride combines all the features of a great family movie; mild action, family friendly romance, fantastic humor, and …

Watch Zoolander and you will go crazy laughing like mad. Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson star in this and this is such a funny movie if I’m not mistaken during the early 2000-2003, not sure which period.
However, do not take too serious note of the political issues …

Thank You for Smoking (2006) is a comedy directed by Jason Retiman and is rated R for language and some sexual content.
Thank You for Smoking takes place in Washington D.C. where Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart) is the public spokesperson for big tobacoo. Naylor is a blonde, pretty boy …

Growing up we would hear about this crazy cartoon called Alvin and the Chipmunks. There were cartoons on television, there were records made with these three adorable little creatures and the nation just could not get enough of them
This past Christmas season there was a movie called Alvin …

The 1935 “Alice Adams” was produced in black and white by RKO. The movie is based on the novel by Booth Tarkington. “Alice Adams” runs 99 minutes which is a little too long as parts are slow. The beginning twenty minutes and the ending twenty minutes make the movie …

Ok, i bought this movie because of the front cover. You know the sayng “don’t judge a book by it’s cover”? well it also applies to dvd covers.
This movie is far beyond bad, really it was a real torture to watch, in fact 30 minutes into it i had …

After losing out on a teaching job in Athens, Georgia is an American academic lowering her standards to become a tour guide in Greece during the summer. Deemed strict and boring, many tourists dislike her style of touring; she’s all education and zero fun. She suggests that …

This is one of those creepy science fiction pictures, horror really, that I found boring. The movie just didn’t hold my attention very well. I guess the plot moved too slowly. Normally I like these kind of creepy pictures. It could be the over-used plot this movie has. Or …

Absolutely superb…undoubtedly some of the best special fx seen on screen lately.The movie delivers what the title promises.It held my attention from the word go.Of course I had been given a gist of the storyline by my 10 yr old son who watches the animated version on …

‘The wrong number’ is a book written by R.L.Stine. In the beginning of this book, everything seems to be all right and there is simply no scent of a mystery or adventure. There are two friends, Deena and Jade. They are very good friends and they spend much time …

My dear readers, I like enjoying thrill movies especially like ghosts movies. The joke here is that , i am very much afraid in seeing the ghost movies. But i was very much keen towards the movie to watch
alone esepcially. I normally used to see movies with my friends. …

I am reviewing the 2008 movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. This movie follows the trilogy, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Arc, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. This movie sees Indiana Jones …

I was really excited when I heard; they were going to film a fourth installment to
The “Fast and the Furious” series, this movie would actually be the sequel to the first movie although it is the fourth installment. So when the release date had been announced I knew I …

I have made some harsh statements as it relates to the acting prowess of Colin Farrell and for that I must say LOL, I got you didn’t I? Even though this movie was a lot better than most of his movies, and he managed to show that he can …

Winnie the Pooh and The Honey Tree, Winnie the Pooh and The Blustery Day, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too. These are all the small movies in the feature length animated movie from Walt Disney.
Deep in the Hundred Acre Wood, there lives many animal friends, and a little boy …

“The Illusionist” and “The Prestige” had hit movie theaters with only about a month’s difference; they both tell a story of 19 century stage magicians in Europe. I don’t know whose idea it was to release two movies on the same subject at the same time and whether they …

“In her Shoes” is a film based on family misunderstandings and loyalty. What I particularly liked about this movie is the actress, Shirley MacLaine role as the grandmother, Ella Hirsch. It is no wonder that she has been nominated for the golden globe for her supporting role in this …

When this movie came out in 1997, I had never even heard of the small child that was being portrayed in the film. I was informed by my mother that the movie was based on the 1956 movie about the return of the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna. It …

The film “Mega Snake” is something that can be considered as yet another one of those Syfy original creature horror films. Like quite a few of its b—“rated film predecessors that I have struggled to watch over the years, this one was also B-rated and low budget and I …

I’ll start out by saying Ice Age 2 is a good family movie and is certainly enjoyable.
However, after watching it this weekend, I felt very unsatisfied.
The first Ice Age was a unique and funny movie. The second one was poorly scripted and didn’t seem to have as much …

I am reviewing the murder mystery movie, Death of a Stranger, starring John Nettles and Daniel Casey as Chief Inspector Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Gavin Troy. This film was made in 1999, was produced by Brian-True-May, and is based off the novel written by Caroline Graham.
In this film, …

One of my favorite movies was the first Ghostbusters movie. Even now, I think of it as a classic even though it has one of my least favorite comedians and actors in there, Bill Murray. I think one of the reasons why I appreciated it too was that, even …

See how the ten years of friends turns out again and again with this fabulous DVD collection.
The DVDs have every single episode from season 10 of the popular television show so you can re-live the fantastic hijinks of Ross, Rachel, Phoebe, Chandler, Monica and Joey.
This DVD collection makes a …

I watched this movie yesterday with my sister. It’s about this man and a woman who are newlyweds. The husband is a photographer and they go to Japan. Once they go to Japan, the husband starts to take photographs… on every photograph that they take there is a white …

There has been a lot of reviews about this famous movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ so why another review? Well I want to express the views of many Indians like me who dare to think different.
It is made by a British director Danny Boyle, so it may …

Stalag 17 is another classic picture which deals with World War II. This movie actually was the impetus for the Hogan’s Heroes TV series, though the movie is definitely a drama and not a comedy. William Holden excels as the American prisoner that is very much disliked …

Normally I enjoy most creature and scary animal movies, but I found this one a large disappointment. When I first heard about Cemetery Gates I was quite eager to see it as I had never seen a horror movie about a Tasmanian devil. So when I did see it, …

Your Name (or Kimi No Nawa in Japanese) is a romantic anime film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. The story centers on Taki, a teen boy living in Tokyo and Mitsuha, a teen girl who lives on a faraway countryside. At a very unknown reason, a peculiar event happens …

A waitress goes to the movies to see some contrast to her tough life and is shocked when a character in the film walks right off the screen and follows her home. The only problem is that he can’t stay with her forever, after all he’s just a character …

The famous black-and-white 1951 British version of “A Christmas Carol” starring Alastair Sim is considered a classic and loved by many. Before I had watched it for the first time, I heard his movie praised so much that I thought I was going to love it as well. However, …

I thought the Kick Ass was just an ordinary comedy action movie. It stars a new kid named Aaron Johnson (Dave Lizerwski) as a high school student who wanted to be a super hero. He is a kid with a high motivation in becoming a superhero to make a …

‘Love Comes Softly’ is the first of a series of movies based on books by Janette Oke, a popular Christian author. Janette Oke writes romance, and romance is considered to be a ‘women’s genre’. However, I wouldn’t call this movie a ‘women’s movie.’ I watched it together with my …

I remember vividly the conversation I had with the clerk at Blockbuster about Tiger Warsaw. I was in the process of becoming a huge Patrick Swayze fan and was renting some of his movies that I hadn’t seen. She warned me about Tiger Warsaw, telling me it …

I am reviewing the movie, Grumpier Old men starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. This movie is about what the title suggests: a couple of grumpy old men. Only this year, they’re grumpier. These men are both friends and rivals, and their rivalry will have you laughing …

Jurassic Park (1993) is an action film from director Steven Spielberg and is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for intense science fiction terror.
Jurassic Park tells the story of millionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) who asks two dinosaur experts (Laura Dern and Sam Neill) to act as consultants on his …