Movies Reviews
Moonraker Blu-ray
Trying to capitalize on the popularity of Star Wars, this installment sees James Bond, played by the witty Roger Moore, take a trip into outer space to stop the evil machinations of Drax, who has dreams of a utopian society on Earth that can only be achieved by killing …
Iron Man
Today I went to see Iron Man. What an excellent film.
This is the first of all the Marvel films that I feel like really had it all. A good plot, story line, special effects, cast of characters and really solid acting.
It’s rare to find this combination in a film …
How To Train Your Dragon Movie (2010)
This movie is perfect for kids because it’s in 3D and it features dragons of all sizes and shapes, it also shows how to “train” and “educate” your dragon, be it as dangerous as they are in real life but this is cartoons, so the kids loved watching it. …
50 First Dates
I’m usually not the type to fall for romantic comedies because they tend to be predictable and sometimes even stupid, in my opinion. This idea, however, did not pertain to the movie 50 First Dates. I fell in love with this movie the first time I saw it a …
Back to School movie
I’ve always though Rodney Dangerfield was more annoying than funny and his movie Back to School did nothing to make me change my mind about that.
Dangerfield plays a millionaire who decides to attend college to further his education and in an attempt to get some bonding time with his …
Titanic
I watched the movie ‘Titanic’ two years ago. But memory of it still fresh in my memory. The actors are Kate Winslet and Leonardo. Their acting was good. In the movie, we see that a ship called ‘Titanic’ sails out. The people are very happy to board the ship …
Alexander The Great movie
After a long while, I’m back here, just to write a short review about the film “Alexander” from Oliver Stone. The film is about Alexander the Great.
Many meaningfull historical event are forget, and I think that Alexander was not that mad man.
The photography is at the level of Oliver …
Seven Pounds DVD
I rented the DVD ‘Seven Pounds,’ starring Will Smith and Rosario Dawson, fully expecting to see a romantic, heart warming story, much in the same genre as ‘Pursuit of Happyness;’ instead, I found it to be a mostly dark and agonizing tale, and even slightly creepy.
I do have to …
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 31
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 31 begins with Ed and Al having a discussion about what they’re going to do after they get their bodies back while Mustang starts making moves behind the scenes. His men Fallman and Fuery say good bye to each other and Roy pays Ed …
Beauty and the Beast
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is my all-time favorite animated movie. It is indeed a timeless cinema classic. I can’t count how many times I’ve watched this movie but I never get tired of watching it over and over again. It’s the story of a prince who was turned …
Return to Frogtown Movie
This is an interesting movie. The sequel to Hell Comes to Frogtown, starring Roddy Piper, this movie takes place a few years later. Sam Hell is no longer Roddy Piper, but is some other guy with an enormously freakish face, and he is now a member of …
The Heaven Above Berlin movie
In the late 1980s, Wim Wenders went back to Germany after working in Hollywood for a number of years and made The Heaven Above Berlin that has been acclaimed as a masterpiece by certain people. It tells the story of an angel, played by the great Bruno Ganz, who …
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Fatal Attraction, directed by Adrian Lyne is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was September 18, 1987 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Thriller and stars Michael Douglas as Dan Gallagher, Glenn Close as Alex Forrest, Anne …
Crude Impact documentary
‘Crude Impact’ is a disturbing documentary discussing the issue of our dependence on fossil fuels, oil in particular. Similarly to ‘A Crude Awakening’, it brings an alarming news; our reserves of fossil fuels are coming to an end. Of course, the catastrophe will not happen in a year or …
To Serve them all my Days
I am reviwing the mini series, To Serve them all my Days. The mini series follows David Powlett-Jones (John Dutine) who comes to teach at a bording school named Bamfylde. David has just barely survived the trenches of World War I, and is a nervous wreck. His hands …
The Man In The Iron Mask
Based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas, this 1998 movie tells the story of two royal brothers, Loius and Phillip, separated at birth by their father’s wish. Louis was raised as a prince and is now the king of France; Phillip knows nothing about who he is; raised in …
Movie Push
I recently watched the movie Push, since I am a fan of Chris Evans, so I decided to give the movie a shot since the trailer was a bit impressive. Although a lot of critics said it wasn’t a good movie, I had to see it for myself to …
Turbulence movie
I completely forgot about the movie “Turbulence” until very recently when I saw it being broadcast on a cable televison channel again. Since the name sounded familiar I decided to even watch half of it in order to refresh my memory on the movie. The result was that I …
Transformers
This is a really great movie and i gotta be honest i thought that it was going to suck big time, but to my surprise it had some amazing special effects, the story was very linear and the acting and editing was quite good. It had some bits with …
Alien Resurrection
Centuries after Ripley’s suicide, military scientists have successfully cloned a copy of her to obtain the alien queen that was once gestating in her chest. Now with a fully grown, egg laying queen in their arsenal and a surprising curiosity in the hybridised Ripley clone; the stage is set …
Whisky Galore! movie
Based on a true story of a shipwreck outside the coast of Scotland in 1941, a ship filled with 250 000 bottles of whisky. The locals gathered as many bottles as they could until the authorities stopped them. Still today bottles are found very now and then, both in …
Friday the 13th Part 8
I realize that most people think this is the worst film in the entire series of Friday the 13th movies, but I actually did like it. I think what I liked the most was that it almost feels as if the producers know people will think it’s cheesy so …
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World 2010
This is one of those movies that looked really bad in the previews and yet I still went to see it. I am not quite sure why I went to see it but I can say that it was as bad as the previews looked. This movie is about …
Missing movie
From 1982, Missing tells a true story that isn’t always easy to watch. It’s an intense drama that can challenge one’s emotions. It’s a well written production, however, and does tell a story. I hate to term it entertaining, considering the subject matter, but the truth …
Movie Autopsy (UR, 2008)
I won’t say that I tried to like this movie, because I could tell right away that it would be one of those films that tries to be campy. The movie, which centers on this one chick (who can remember their names) who is looking for her …
Dickinson Eastglen 16 movie theater, Lee’s Summit, MO
As someone who loves to go to the movies, I am so disappointed in our local movie theater - Dickinson Eastglen 16. Over the past several years, the facility has fallen into a state of disrepair. Several of the faucets in the bathroom no longer work and …
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
The Butterfly Effect, directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence, sexual content, language and brief drug use. The original release date was January 23, 2004 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of …
Cheaper by the dozen 1 Movie
Cheaper By The Dozen 1 (the first movie) is a great story. It’s about a family called the Bakers who have twelve children. Tom Baker played by Steve Martin is classic in his part. He stays true to the comical type of actor that he is. Tom’s wife played …
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2-Disc Edition
I’ve always been a fan of the Nightmare On Elm Street series, and in particular the first movie. The day they released this special edition, I picked it up right away and happily put it in my DVD player. Unfortunately I ended up being fairly disappointed. I know that …
Just my luck movie
I love watching romantic comedy movies and I watched the movie ‘Just my luck’ starring Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine in the lead roles. I really like the both of these actors’ work and in this movie too they didn’t disappoint me. The movie is a nice romantic comedy …
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The movie “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” was the first Dr. Seuss live action film I have ever seen. It starred the actor Jim Carrey and it came out when I was still a teenager in high school. I can remember that the movie was so popular that there …
Birth of a Nation movie
Perhaps the single most influential film ever made is this silent milestone by american pioneer filmmaker D.W. Griffith. It tells a very complex melodrama taking place during the american civil war. It’s difficult to watch a film like this through the same eyes as the people did when it …
Movie: Open Season 2
Synopsis: The animals from the first Open Season movie find themselves on another adventure as their daschund friend is re-claimed by his owners and they go after him in an effort to rescue him and bring him back to the wild.
What I liked about this movie: There were actually …
The Bucket List
Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman are spectacular in this movie about two dying men who go on an adventure to fulfill their life-long ambitions. The previews for this movie were a bit misleading. I though that this would be full of laughs, but the serious aspects were a …
Juno
I’ve just watched Juno this morning and I unbelievably liked it. It was good, in a quirk, unconventional way. The lifetime lessons were priceless same as with the laughter. It made a huge impact on me after I’ve watched the movie.
Juno is hilariously immature. It was such a good …
The Wicker Man (UR, 2006) movie
First, let the record show that I have no idea why this version was unrated. The original 70’s version seemed far more sinister and graphic to me. But I suppose in this day and age, filmmakers had to do something to get people to rent the DVD. …
The Bourne Triology
The Bourne trilogy is one of the best modern day action trilogy’s of all time! This starts with a long and tragic story of a highly trained intelligence agent named Jason Bourne who is played by Matt Damon! Damon is picked up in the ocean by a fishing …
Unearthed, horror film by Matthew Leutwyler
Matthew Leutwyler hopes to strike it big again with Unearthed. The movie Leutwyler wrote, Dead & Breakfast, was a classic. Instead of following the same formula Leutyyler went with a different approach, one in which that will bore horror movie goers for years to come.
Unearthed feels like a …
House of Wax
House of Wax with Chad Michael Murray, Elisha Cuthbert, and Paris Hilton.
I have to be honest. I watched this movie in the hopes of seeing nude scenes with Paris Hilton. Well, it did not happen and the rest of the movie had to stand …
Kids (NR, 1995) movie
There is a reason why this DVD is not rated. It is because the sex and adult situations in this film are so intense that it had to be rated that way. I know you’re wondering what kind of filth would be involved in a movie titled …
Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson movie is about a family named the Robinson’s who become stranded on a deserted island. It shows how they build a tree house and adapt to their surroundings. With a little ingenuity they create a house that has running water and a refrigerator. After a …
Ghost Town
It has been a rare moment since Ben Stiller’s comical movie, Night at the Museum, since I’ve been pretty interested in another comical movie. And a very funny one at that. And that is none other than Ghost Town. This is super funny, very entertaining and definitely …
DVD Doctor Who —“ Beneath the Surface
I love classic old Doctor Who stories. I was born in 1974, the year that Tom Baker took over from Jon Pertwee, so have been really keen on finding out about earlier adventures, and these DVD boxed sets are great for that. This one contains 3 stories in total, …
Sweet Home Alabama comedy
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 …
Trespass (1992)
Trespass, directed by Walter Hill is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was December 22, 1992 for UNited States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Thriller and stars Bill Paxton as Vince Gillian, Ice-T as King James, William Sadler as …
Fun with Dick and Jane
I must admit that I am not a great fan of Jim Carrey’s movie. I don’t enjoy watching some two hour movie with a guy trying to make a series of funny faces, however in this movie Jim Carrey managed to tone down this image and gave an excellent …
Gidget movie
Gidget is one of my all-time favorite movies. It’s a beach movie, a light comedy about growing up and falling in love. It’s simple, and that’s why it works. The acting is good, and it’s just an upbeat, let’s have a good time watching it movie.
Sandra …
Crazy Heart (Movie)
Any movies that receive Academy Award nominations tend to increase my expectations on what to expect when I finally do see them (I usually wait until they come out on DVD, rather than go to a theatre). So Crazy Heart was right up there with the other Best Picture …
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