I was prepared to really hate this film. I had read reviews. And so many people (including critics) had nothing but weak things to say about this film. I think it’s because Sandra Bullock has never been taken seriously as an actress. Her quirky ways, …

I enjoy documentaries about historical events and natural phenomena, so I rented a documentary called Krakatoa. This PBS documentary was about a volcanic eruption that happened in the early 20th century. Thousands of people were killed in the eruption and the ensuing tsunami that hit Java and Sumatra …

Welcome to the fourth, and from now on, weekly installment of the Movie Pix Movie Review. Today we will look at the movie Monster-In-Law, starring Jennifer Lopez as Charlie Cantilini, Michael Vartan as Dr. Kevin Fields, and of course, Jane Fonda as Viola, the evil mother-in-law. This movie crosses …

This has some spoilers, but believe me it is not that great of a movie, the spoilers will not be what ruins the movie, trust me.
My friend brought this movie out as something her mom had gotten from somebody at work, and said it was apparently supposed to …

Avatar is a movie directed by James Cameron, it is about a crippled Marine named Jake Sully, who in the distant future, travels to the planet of Pandora where the military is trying to drive out the Na’vi, in order to an element called Unobtainium.
This movie was hyped up …

The movie Happy Feet was one of the best children’s movies I have seen this year.
The soundtrack was awesome. I was amazed at the computer graphics used in the movie. The penguins looked real as well as the other animals.
One of the things that most impressed me …

I am reviewing the movie, The Emperor’s Club, which is a movie that is about three years old or so. I am a huge fan of movies that center around professors in an academic setting. I have always had a passion for teaching, but do not think I …

Director with full name Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan, who is known more M Night Shyamalan, the director is the one that consistently offers the world’s’ new ‘in each of his movies. A, The Sixth Sense (1999), the drama presents the world with a touch of Paranormal through a supernatural experience …

This movie, Taking Lives is another one acted by Angie which I’ve watched. Angie played an officer or rather an agent; the FBI type and she embarks on a very challenging case which is to investigate a brutal murder. She is actually not on the case, but her …

Tom Dick and Harry is a filthy movie. I watched it yesterday on cable TV. This movie released on 12th of May 2006. The movie is directed by Deepak Tijori. It is his yet another stupid venture of directing a film. Well the movie casts Dino Morea playing …

The movie is a golf success story, the biography of a great legend of golf Bobby Jones.
Bobby was a great player. He was the epitome of stroke genius. Despite his grandfather didn’t like him play the game his father supported him as he also wanted to play the game …

The Soviets and Americans are back at it once again as an adaptation to the TV series of the 1960s, also titled “The Man from U.N.C.L.E”. Directed by Guy Ritchie, “The Man from U.N.C.L.E” features a chase to crackdown an organization that is on the verge of launching a nuclear …

Yet another one of those human disaster films, this time directed by the once so talented Wolfgang Petersen who made Das Boot back in the early 1980s. Mark Wahlberg and George Clooney are the fishers who experience the worst storm in history out in the middle of the ocean, …

I watched this movie on Lifetime movie network a couple weeks ago. Overall I really like the movie. I thought it had very good actors in it, and I think that is what made the movie so good. I don’t remember much it in detail but overall I do …

The Happening (2008)
Director: M. Night Shyamalan. Featuring: Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel.
I do not remember the last time I have been so disappointed by a movie. Although the trailer had revealed the story right away, there was still some kind of sense of mystery or intrigue that made me …

In 1983, a film was released as a movie to a television show which had been popular for about twenty four years in the United States and a few other places around the world. This popular television show was called “The Twilight Zone”. Many people liked it because it …

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are the friends of Hamlet that are encouraged to cheer him up by his parents who are worried about him, but instead Rosencrantz and Guildenstern betray their friend in the most unexpected way.
This is a comedy that relies entirely on the fact that the audience know …

Recently, I was with a group of friends and we were searching for a scary movie to watch. We were looking through the Netflix “instant viewing” horror page, and one of my friends picked out the film Grave Encounters. It was a straight to DVD horror film, and it …

The second installation into the Fast and the Furious franchise, in this segment of the episodes, Brian, the under cover cop from the first one falls under the category of a disgraced cop that is forced to work with the police force in order to bring in a known …

Brilliant; refreshing; fun for the whole family. Need I say more?
Disney & Pixar Animation Studios have out done themselves yet again. Packed with adventure, GOOD moral values, and family friendly humor, this movie easily captivates one’s imagination. Most importantly, however, not only will the children be entertained, but the …

This is definitely a must see movie if you a fan of gruesome horror. This is probably one of the bloodiest and most disturbing movie that I have seen in a long time!
It has a great story behind it. A pregnant woman loses her husband in a …

Adaptation of Swedish bestseller “Men who hate women” is not broke novel, however, deserves appreciation. The film was recorded in a typical Scandinavian type of cinema - a cool and stiff. Very different from Hollywood, to which we are accustomed. The actors are playing, and do not just look …

The other day I went and saw Momma Mia in the theatre with one of my friends. It was a fun time. There were several actors in the play with whom I was already familiar, but their roles were very unexpected.
On paper, the movie doesn’t seem very good …

I was only 13 years old when this movie was shown in theaters, Rated-R as it is, it sends curiosity in my mind as i hear people talk about it everywhere. A Steven Spielberg Film, all would have judged it even without seeing the film, with high expectations of …

I cannot even begin to explain how utterly disappointed I was with this film. Film is not even a word that can describe the atrocity of this HorrorFest movie. I saw that it featured Gabrielle Anwar. And I suppose that because I saw her …

Twister, directed by Jan De Bont is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense depiction of very bad weather. The original release date was May 10, 1996 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Drama/Thriller and stars Helen Hunt as Dr. …

I watched sorority row last night for the first time. I am a fan of horror movies and watch one at least once a week. This movie was fine. It was not the best or the worst movie I’ve seen in awhile. It …

Sadly enough, when I sat down to watch the movie “Couples Retreat”, I really did not have any high expectations. Surely enough, I was right
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“Couples Retreat” is a comedy movie about 4 couples going off to a dreamy tropical island to find ways to “strengthen” the love bonds with …

Since 2002, I never miss watching Harry Potter on the big screen. I have been so excited with adaptations on the the silver screen even the comic superheroes or highly critical novels which made it to the Academy Awards. It was something that I have to observe and critic …

I am reviewing The Case of the Vanished Detective, 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 is the first movie in a series based on the work of Stephenie Meyer.
The movie focuses on a teenager moving to Washington to live with her father who proceeds to fall in love with a mysterious vampire. This movie starred Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattison. This movie is …

Are you ready for ‘Fantsia’ for the new generation? Then you need to check out Animusic 2. It is a compilation of music set to computer animated ‘droids’ playing the ‘instruments’.
It is hard to come by the words for this cool film. It is perfect for any age. It …

It was my sister who pointed me towards The Shoes of the Fisherman several years ago, and now I think I like it more than she does. Actually, I love this movie. It’s not about the religion, it’s about the principle and what could be if the powers …

Tom Hanks wrote and directed That Thing You Do as well as having a minor role in the production. It’s a great movie, with some neat memories intertwined. The story is about a small town band that finds national, teen-idol success, forever changing their lives and their …

This is a movie about weddings, which is a topic that I love to watch in movies. Of course with any movie about weddings, there is some kind of conflict having to do with the bride. And that’s definitely the case in this movie. The main character is in …

Nicholas Cage is my all time favorite movie star. The first time I realized this was when I watched The Rock filmed in 1996. His accent alone captures my attention. It is that slow Californian voice that sounds so cool to me. When I first …

This is the story of prehistoric man, during the ice age; he tries to make a fire to keep both himself and his cave girlfriend warm in the cold times, but as he does this, a cave in buries them both. As the ages pass, we now move to …

When an 81 year old millionaire man wishes to be young again, he is in an accident that made that wish become reality, it would appear that he has switched bodies with his 18 year old grandson who is now in a coma in his stead, while he is …

I waited for the release of this movie if only because it was going to be their first in the series to be shown in IMAX-3D. I was happy that there was an IMAX theatre in my area, and I spent the better part of the week convincing my …

The 2004 version of ‘Man on Fire’ is a cracking film which, although it contains a hell of a lot of action and violence, is far from your average one-dimensional action flick. Starring one of my favourite actors, Denzel Washington, as ex-CIA assassin ‘Creasy’ who initially has no …

I had some free time this weekend while hanging out with my youngest daughter (it was raining out or I would have taken her outside instead). While taking care of her, I ended up watching a movie from the 1950s, Night and the City.
I had heard of this movie …

From 1956, Eve Arden takes the part that she played successfully for four years on television, high school English teacher Constance ‘Connie’ Brooks, and puts her on the big screen. What is confusing to some, though, is that instead of moving forward with the story, this movie actually …

Underworld Evolution revisits the lady vampire that Kate Beckinsale plays in the film. Also, her half wereworlf, half vampire boyfriend who is like the superman of the dark underworld. This is one of the few sequels I’ve seen which I liked better than the original. I thought it was …

Winner of six Academy Awards, this Rob Marshall masterpiece is just that, a masterpiece. At the height of Chicago’s jazz world, and all that goes with it, crime has become an art-form, or so says the slick Billy Flinn (Richard Gere). Crime has become sensationalized, and murder is no …

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, …

The Secret Garden is the story of Mary Lennox, who is orphaned and sent to live with her uncle. Mary does not meet her uncle until she arrives at his home, and he is taken with her resemblance to his deceased wife, her aunt. Mary is a withdrawn and …

In my fascination to the whole 60’s period, there couldn’t be a more concrete illustration of what it’s like to live in those days, other than movies created at that time. My own definition of a good time spent in front of the screen —“ is a combination …

White Noise, directed by Geoffrey Sax is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence, disturbing images and language. The original release date was January 7, 2005 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Horror/Mystery/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Michael Keaton as Jonathan …

Every so often a comedy duo comes around that really can do no wrong. you had Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder in more than a few movies and now we have Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan in their Rush Hour series. The third installment of this movie, Rush Hour …