Movies Reviews
Non-stop (2014 Film)
Non stop is one of those movies that does a great job in making you paranoid in your everyday routine. After watching it, I was left with deep thoughts and a deeper insight about flying on airplanes. It’s said to be an action, mystery, thriller. Seeing that Liam Neeson was …
Romancing the Stone movie (1984)
(Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito)
Hollywood movies simply don’t get any better than this! Romancing the Stone is pure escapist entertainment: high adventure, lowly villains, handsome heroes, gorgeous—”and brainy—”women in distress, occasionally clumsy yet resourceful villainous sidekicks, incredible locations and a fun and sumptuous soundtrack.
Turner plays …
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla had the potential to be an exciting and incredible Godzilla movie in my eyes, but something truly ruined it: the overuse of beam and energy weapons. Godzilla spends a good portion of this movie shooting stuff with his radioactive beam. MechaGodzilla spends a good portion of …
Movie The Hours
Although I like English literature and I usually like the literature from the beginning of the century, I didn’t like this movie a lot. It is actually a drama about 3 women who all lived in different decades of 1900’s, actually he last one lived in 2002 if I …
Detachment (drama movie)
The film Detachment is a little different from the dramas that I’m used to watching, and this is why I liked it so much. It is its raw and gritty nature that attracts me to it, and the fact that it does nothing to conceal certain elements that are bordering …
A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
A Night at the Roxbury (1998) is a comedy by directors Peter Markle and John Fortenberry and is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for sex related humor, language and some drug content.
Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell reprise their Saturday Night Live roles as Steve and Doug Butabi, …
Eddie (1996)
Eddie, directed by Steve Rash is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America and stars Whoopi Goldberg as Edwina “Eddie” Franklin, Frank Langalla as Wild Bill Burgess, Dennis Farina as Coach John Bailey and the New York Nicks Basketball Team.
After winning a free throw shot, Eddie has …
Johnny English
Starring: Rowan Atkinson (Johnny English), Ben Miller (Bough) John Malkovich (Pascal Sauvage ), Lorna Campbell (Natalie Imbruglia)
I think the name of Rowan Atkinson itself attracted me to this movie. Having known him as that disgusting yet endearing Mr Bean and his absurd antics, he did not disappoint at …
Little Miss Sunshine
“Little Miss Sunshine” is an extraordinary comedy. It’s basic set-up as a road trip movie starring a middle-class family begs the comparison to National Lampoon’s “Vacation” or maybe even the recent “RV.” However, this film tackles far more serious issues and delivers it’s jokes with much more class and …
The Red Headed League
I am reviewing The Red Headed League, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which was produced by Granada television in 1983. This episode finds a red headed man requiring Holmes’ service. This red headed man was given a short term job …
Jump! movie
From 2007, Jump! stars Patrick Swayze as a Jewish lawyer in Austria who defends a young man accused of murdering his father. This was Swayze’s last real theatrical appearance in a starring role. He did film a television movie this same year and then did a cameo …
Flight To Mars DVD
Flight To Mars is one of the few SF “classics” I knew about and was looking forward to checking it out as it was produced in the early Fifties when the genre was “taking off”, but I was unable to see until I bought the Image Entertainment DVD. Sorry …
Danika (R, 2006)
Marisa Tomei is one of those actresses who pops up in an unexpected film and steals the show. She did so in “Danika”—”a film about a woman who has a tight hold on her children, and is a bit overprotective. This is the way the film is …
Jonestown - The Life and Death of People Temple.
‘Jonestown The Life and Death of Peoples Temple’ is a fascinating documentary attempting to investigate the phenomenon of Rev. Jim Jones. The film describes the history of the cult and its infamous leader focusing on the final tragedy one of the largest mass suicide in …
Final movie
Bill wakes up in an isolation cell in a mental institution. He can’t remember exactly what he is doing there, only fragments seem to be remembered. A nurse tells him he’s been involved in a car crash, but Bill won’t take that as an answer. Why would they put …
Untraceable (R, 2008) movie
“Hostel”, “FearDotCom”, “The Ring”—If you’ve seen any of the following movies, then you will be more than prepared for this tale of psycho-twisted horrific suspense. At the helm of this mini-gore feast is Diane Lane, claiming the role of a slightly wizened FBI agent. She’s …
Alien 3 (1992)
Alien 3, directed by David Fincher is rated R by the Motion Pciture Association of America for monster violence, and for language. The originla release date was May 22, 1992 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Horror/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Sigourney Weaver as Ellen …
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Silent Night, Deadly Night is a Christmas themed horror movie from the 1980s. The movie tells the story of a young boy who watches his parents get killed by a man dressed up as Santa Claus. When he gets older, he seems to have his life on track and …
The Movie Dinner for Schmucks
When I saw the previews for “Dinner For Shmucks” I was really excited. The previews had me laughing so hard so I thought that because the previews were funny then the movie must be funny. However, after paying to see this movie I have to say that …
Something New movie
“Something New” is an interesting movie which explores a relationship between a black woman and a white man. What I really liked about this movie is the intelligent way by which it presented the story within a simple and straight forward context and, at the same time, ensuring to …
Rosemary’s Baby
Rosemary’s Baby is a very good scary movie. It’s an older movie that was made in 1969 but it is still a very good movie. In fact I think it is a lot scarier than a lot of the newer movies out these days. I think that this film really …
Who Shot Patakango? movie
From 1989, Who Shot Patakango? is a sort of odd coming of age movie about teenagers attending high school in Brooklyn, New York. The star of note was Sandra Bullock as Devlin Moran. Following are some thoughts on this production.
–I actually saw this movie years ago, but …
Out movie
Out, aka: Deadly Drifter, from 1982 is, well, strange. I’m not even sure how to describe the plot, if there was a plot. This collection of scenes had a unique start in how the title was present, and I give it points for that. However, considering …
Mall Cop movie
If you like funny movies, I suggest seeing Mall Cop. The story line is cute and there are great actors in it. Kevin James did a wonderful job on this film.
Paul Blart is a mall cop who is single and lives with his mother and daughter. …
Somewhere (2010 Film) by Sofia Coppola
I’ve been following Coppola’s works in recent years. Somewhere is Coppola’s latest film, and that’s enough reason to make me want to watch it. I was partly influenced by a write up published at nytimes. I’ve only had the chance to see it the following year. …
Man Of Steel - 2013 Movie
The fondness of the mass audience for heroes and brave men have been known since antiquity, but few can compare with the potential embedded in Superman, which, like a phoenix, is again back on the big screen, despite the deafening cash failure of its last installment.
There were TV shows …
Love and a .45 (1994)
“Love and a .45″ is an absolutely fantastic movie in my book and I have watched it dozens of times over the years. This film has its flaws, but overall is an excellent way to pass the time. There is action, drama, and comedy all rolled into one that …
The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio (drama movie)
This is one movie that will definitely appeal to us baby boomers, but certainly not us alone. Being born during that period of mass marketing and eye-catching consumption has probably influenced many of us to more fully appreciate and understand the deep lessons that this movie delivers. Nevertheless, the …
Umberto D movie
Next to The Bicycle Thief Vittorio De Sica’s most acclaimed film, and according to many one of the cornerstones of the italian neo-realism movement. The story evolves around an old poor man, Umberto, who is rejected by the whole society. Most people ignore him in the street and his …
Step Brothers movie
Step Brothers is one of my favorite movies of all time and it is jam packed full of funny one liners. It is about two 40 year old men who still live at home with their parents and they are just like big children. Will Farrel’s character, Brennan Huff’s …
Attack Force
‘Attack force’ is an English movie directed by Michael Keusch. The actors are Steven Seagal, Lisa Lovbrand and David Kennedy. Marshall is the commander of a military unit. Now it so happens that Marshall loses three of his men in an attack and he takes up the responsibility of …
Columbo: Murder with Too Many Notes movie
In Columbo: Murder with Too Many Notes, Billy Connolly guest stars as musical composer Findlay Crawford with Chad Willett playing his young ‘ghost’ composer, Gabriel McEnery. Gabriel is tired of not getting his due after five years of ‘ghosting’ the musical scores. When he threatens to let …
Practical Magic movie
I liked watching Practical Magic; it had an interestingly unconventional storyline which gets you hooked into it. Its about two sister’s who has been raised by their aunt’s since their parents death, but find out they are not really living in quite a normal household. Their aunts feeds them …
27 Dresses
The other day, I gave in to my wife and watched the romantic comedy 27 Dresses with her.
While I’ll be quick to admit I actually enjoyed the movie; I was left a bit disappointed by it.
My biggest complaint about the film, which is about a woman who has attended …
Movie Chicago
I admit to being surprised at the caliber of the musical performances of Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, and Richard Gere and it made for a stunning production of Chicago, but at the same time, I honestly believe that the theater production I saw of it in Los Angeles …
Edward ScissorHands
Edward ScissorHands is one of my all time favorite movies. The music and scenery is must majestic. I think this is one of Johnny Depp’s best roles. He plays the part of Edward. Edward was created by his father who was an old inventor. But he never got to …
The Aviator
‘The Aviator’ is an English film directed by Martin Scorcese. The main role is played by LeonardoDicaprio. Leonardo has played the role of Howard Hughes. In the movie, Howard is preparing himself to direct a film. He shoots several films and one of them, Hell’s Angels, becomes a massive …
Jane Eyre,1996 Movie
Franco Zeffireli’s 1996 version of Jane Eyre would have been very good had he cast a different actor for Mr. Rochester. Don’t get me wrong, William Hurt who plays Rochester in this movie is a good actor, and he did a good job - but he just doesn’t *look* …
Richie Rich
“Richie Rich” is one of the most known movies for the actor, Macaulay Culkin but his acting skills in this movie are in no way comparable to the “Home Alone” movies. Culkin has been nominated for the Razzie Awards for his interpretation in this movie.
I recently watched this movie …
Cry-Baby movie
Last week I watched a movie called Cry-Baby with my girlfriend as she’s found a fascination with Johnny Depp and this is I believe his first major role in a movie. To be very honest, my expectations for this movie were extremely low and I honestly didn’t expect …
The Sentinel movie
“The Sentinel” is a thriller movie by Clark Johnson starring Michael Douglas, Keifer Sutherland, Eva Longoria and Kim Basinger. The film is based on the novel written by ex-Secret Service Agent Gerald Petievich. The movie is about a highly experienced Secret Service agent Pete Garisson(Michael Douglas) who has a …
Unidentified Flying Oddball movie
Walt Disney Studios brought us Unidentified Flying Oddball in 1979. Since then, the movie has been re-released under the title of A Spaceman in King Arthur’s Court. The premise behind the movie is that an astronaut travels through time in his spacecraft and ends up back in …
netflix.com
We saw an ad on tv that said that you could rent movies from home for only $8.99 a month . The ad also said that you could get a free month’s membership just for signing up . We decided to give a try , and I’m glad that …
Superhero Movie
When I saw previews to Superhero Movie, I wasn’t really sure whether it would be funny or not. From the previews, I thought it would just focus on known super heroes like Superman and Batman and find ways to spoof them; a formula that has worked on some subjects …
A Storm in Summer,2000 movie
This movie is a real gem. Peter Falk plays Abel Shaddick, an angry old man who seems to hate everyone and everything. However, Falk manages to make his character interesting rather than totally unlikable: we want to know the reason of his anger, and as we suspect that the …
Gunga Din Movie
Originally a story by Rudyard Kipling, this film is about english explorers and their adventures in India during the 19th century.
The film is told in an epic style, with a lot of boring camera movement and orchestral music. It was made in the 1930s in Hollywood, and for some …
Two Can Play That Game (2001)
An inside look into the lives of a couple who are trying to outsmart the other as it relates to their relationship and who has more power and control over it. Vivica A. Fox stars as the female of the relationship who tries to grab the reigns over Morris …
Basic Instinct (1992)
Basic Instinct, directed by Paul Verhoeven is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong violence and sensuality, and for drug use and language. The original release date for this movie was March 20, 1992 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of …
Day of the Dead movie
Perhaps not as seminal as Night of the Living Dead, and certainly not as loved as Dawn of the Dead; Day of the Dead often seems the forgotten third child in Romero’s zombie saga. But, whilst it may lack the crude and creepy charm of Night, and the raging …
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