Movies Reviews
Ransom (1996 movie)
A typical day out for a family (Mother, Father and Son) when something terrible happens. The characters are Mother-Rene Russo as Kate Mullen, Father-Mel Gibson as Tom Mullen and Son-Brawley Nolte as Sean Mullen. Sean is kidnapped for he is the son of a rish man and is used …
The Big Wheel movie
The Big Wheel is a movie I haven’t seen in a couple of decades, but I actually remember watching it off and on late night on TV when I was growing up. It’s a Mickey Rooney film, and it played often. Perhaps because it’s a movie …
Yojimbo movie
A silent samurai enters a desolate japanese town where two criminals leagues fight constantly against each other and terrorises the innocent people living there. The samurai, who is an excellent swordsman, becomes their Yojimbo (bodyguard) and takes out the leagues against each other in a very clever way.
This is …
Movie Without Reservations
We have a lot of DVD’s and we enjoy going to the movies, it is a great past time. We recently purchased a movie called Without Reservations, starring Catherine Zeta Jones, what a beautiful woman.
She plays a chef in this movie, and her sister passes away and …
The Fast and the Furious 4
Today I just watch the new movie Fast and Furious 4 in theatre. It’s the sequel of the previous movie Fast and Furious 1,2, and 3. The story is not so different with the previous movie, it’s about catching the bud guy and always involved racing car on it.
In …
Miss Congeniality Movie
I loved this movie. Sandra Bullock plays Gracie Hart, a dedicated FBI agent to whom her job is everything and her appearance is not that important. Supposedly, she is unattractive, and her male co-workers don’t even notice her as a female (I am saying “supposedly” because, to me, Sandra …
Roll Bounce
RollBounce is a movie starring Shad Gregory Moss (little bow wow).
It’s about a young teenage boy whose having a difficult time going on with his life after the death of his mother. Xavier who Shad Moss plays, enjoys skating very much. After the local skating rink is closed down …
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
After seeing a preview of the new film Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, I quickly assumed this was a ‘wait for dvd’ movie. Thanks to a lack of good movies in February, I decided to take a chance on this film. To my surprise this film was actually …
Bean Movie
Although at some point in our lives we may relate to this almost non-speaking wobbley man in this movie named Bean (played by Rowan Atkinson) shown in 1997 (directed by Mel Smith), because of stupidity we commit every now and then, no one would dare admit it openly. …
Alex and Emma (2003 Film)
The 2003 film “Alex and Emma” starring Kate Hudson in the early stages of her career, and Luke Wilson, was a film that was really trying to be romantic and funny. I could see it in the jokes and scenes that were exaggerated. However, it really did not deliver. …
Movie: “Ghost Town”
A surprisingly funny and charming movie, “Ghost Town” tells the story of Bertram Pincus, an unpleasant dentist reminiscent of Ebenezer Scrooge. His attitude toward life: bah, humbug. When he dies briefly on the operating table, he wakes up with the unwanted ability to see ghosts. It doesn’t take long …
Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire, the movie will always be in my heart. A special one, that is. It starts off with Robin Williams, being separated from his wife and they have children together.
He loves them so much and wanting to be close to them, disguises himself as a …
The Chronicles of Narnia
If you really want your children to enjoy watching a good fantasy movie, than I recommand “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”. This movie has the right ingredients to ensure that every child will enjoy watching it.
I must also add that “The Chronicles of …
The Bucket List
There are not many movies out there that give you something to intellectually pause over. The Bucket List is an exception to that general rule. Typically when we go to the movies, we are lookig for something happy and uplifting to take us away from the real …
The Forth Kind film
I went to see this film with a bunch of my friends. We had seen the advert and thought it looked quite good.
The film is based on true events which takes it to a scarier level. The majority of the film is re-enacted however it shows a lot …
Fast and Furious directed by Justin Lin
The fourth installment of the Fast and the Furious story-line takes us back to events prior to the events in part 3. Dom (Vin Diesel) and his crew are ripping off tankers in the Dominican Republic when Dom gets a feeling the Feds are closing …
Priceless
Remember the actress Audrey Tautou..? Well, if you want to refresh your memory, do watch Priceless for a good night-in of DVD rounds. I watched this just yesterday and this is what I have to say: definitely a movie that is super worth it for the die-hard romantics …
Stargate SG-1 The First Commandment
The fifth episode of the first season of Stargate SG-1 was called “The First Commandment”. Frankly, it’s not a big favorite of mine, though it has some fun moments to it.
Basically, the episode is about an SG team leader gone bad. He starts believing he’s a god. …
Kill Bill 2
My mind flies to the time I had seen Kill Bill 1, on the very first night it had been given to the crowd. I, as everybody else who rispected Q. Tarantino, waited for another grand work on the big screen.
I still remember the crowd’s reactions that night.
Now, after …
Street Fighter (Movie)
When I first watched this movie, I was very excited that I could finally watch a movie on street fighters, because I was a fan of the game, street fighter 2, which, by the way, was one of my favourite game back in my day as a child.
I was, …
Red Eye (2005 movie)
This is a pretty straight forward thriller, meanie that is not very hard to follow and, it is a reasonable good movie. It’s about a woman who is befriended at the airport and later held captive on a flight heading to Florida. She is instructed by her captor to …
Bulletproof Monk
Bulletproof Monk with Seann William Scott, Chon Yun-Fat, and Jaime King.
I have seen Chow Yun-Fat in Chinese Martial Arts movies before and enjoy the peaceful smile that he exhibits while kicking butt of the bad guys. Scott, on the other hand, was an obnoxious jerk …
Zombie Holocaust (1980)
Starring: Ian McCulloch, Alexandra Delli Colli, Sherry Buchanan, Peter O’Neal, Donald O’Brien, Dakkar, and Walter Patriarca.
Directed by: Marino Girolami.
If you want a bad zombie movie, you just found one. “Zombie Holocaust” is a cult flick much like “Night of the Zombies”, “The Beyond”, and “Zombi 2″, all of which were …
Over Her Dead Body-film
I am going to review a comedy-drama film called Over Her Dead Body.A man and a woman are about to be married but on the day of thier wedding,teh woman,named Kate gets killed by an angel ice sculpture she ordered for the wedding.After one year,her boyfriend,Henry refuses to get …
Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah’s Umbrella
A few months ago, my daughter watched the Veggie Tale movie Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson’s Hair Brush. She liked it so much, she wanted me to order it through Netflix for her again.
However, I came across the sequel to that movie, Minnesota Cuke and the Search …
Exhumed Client
I am reviewing the Case of the Exhumed Client, 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, …
Penelope (movie)
One of the first movies that I remember recognising the actor James McAvoy in was Penelope, which was released in 2006. He’s one of those actors whose movies I will always take a chance with , and that was one of the main reasons why I even decided to …
Just My Luck, Donald Petrie Movie
Ashley Albright, girls that work on a public relations house is always full lucky indeed. Starting from her job to the romance problem. Unlike the case with Jake Hardin, a young man working as a janitor at a bowling club is always even over the steady cook, but is …
Match Point (R, 2005) movie
Match Point is not like you typical Woody Allen film. Usually his movies are filled with intelligent snarky humor and strange situations. This movie, while filmed in a bright and airy way, was really quite dark. What I liked in particular was my ability …
Feds (1988)
A former marine wants to become an FBI Agent, in order to do so, she must successfully complete both the physical and the academicals part of the training program, but she is lacking in the smarts department. Fortunate for her, she is paired with a person who has the …
Freakazoid: Season 1 DVD
I have been waiting for Freakazoid to come out on DVD ever since I accidentally taped over a couple of episodes on my home-made VHS set (whoops). Warner Brothers has finally heard the cries of fans and has given us a three-disc set of the first season. The episodes …
Murder with Music movie
From 1941, Murder with Music was all black film about a woman with a lot of suitors. The whole hype about the movie is that someone gets killed, but that murder actually happens so late that I’m not sure I even cared.
Early on, and this is what I …
Fools Gold movie
It seems whenever an idea for a movie has some success, there are a bunch of other movies ready to copy that success by keeping roughly the same plot, just a few minor changes.
Fool’s Gold is a good example of this. While not a terrible movie, the idea of …
Madagascar 2 Back to Africa (2008 movie)
I never thought that my son would fall in love with the series as quickly as he did. He especially loves the Penguins. And to be honest , I like the Penguins, too. They can be really funny sometimes. What I like about this movie is it basically has …
The Pit (movie)
I’ll admit it, the only reason I bought the movie The Pit is the fact it was filmed in my home town of Beaver Dam, WI and I wanted to see how much of the town I recognized. And, to be honest, if it weren’t for the fact I …
“How to Train Your Dragon” (2010 Film)
The 2010 animated family made film “How to Train Your Dragon” was in one word, delightful. The variety of characters, to the graphics, and story line, the movie was entertaining and perfect for a movie night with the family.
Hicup is the hero in this movie, a frail teenage boy …
The Men Who Stare at Goats
I really didn’t know what to expect when I went to the theatre to watch The Men Who Stare at Goats, but from what I had read and seen, I was intrigued enough to actually not wait to see it on DVD, which is unusual for me. Plus, I …
Case of the Royal Murder
I am reviewing The Case of the Royal Murder, 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, …
Eyes of a Stranger
Eyes of a Stranger is a Richard Dean Anderson film from 1992 that I’ve never seen, most likely because I’m really not into murder mysteries that are scary all that much, and that’s what this film is suppose to be. Since someone gifted me with this recently, it …
AVP
Aliens vs. Predator is my personal favorite of the entire sga of both movies.
The story goes like this: a bunch of scientist discovered an ancient temple in the Pole, they also discovered that over night a giant tunnel leading down to it mistriously appeared. They have no idea of …
How to lose a guy in 10 days
How to lose a guy in 10 days is a nice romantic movie and is one of the best romantic movies of this decade. Matthew McConaughey played the central characters in this movie and they are adorable as a pair. Andie (played by Kate Hudson) is a journalist for …
Lady and the Tramp movie
A classical tale of boy meets girl or in this case boy dog meets girl dog. Showing the early years of Lady’s life, growing up in a respectable part of town, living the blue collar life. On the other side of the fence, we see the freelance life of …
Contraband Movie (2012)
Last night I went with my friends to see the Contraband movie. The preview and the reviews were promising, plus the stellar cast was a reassuring factor. Though, on the other hand, despite being a great actor, Mark Whalberg’s recent choices in projects is a bit of a …
A Beautiful Mind (drama movie)
I’ve always heard good things about the movie “A Beautiful Mind” over the years, but I never actually got a chance to see it until recently. My expectations were very high before seeing it, and to be completely honest there was nothing about it that I wasn’t satisfied with. I …
The Pallisers 1974 movie
This TV series is based on the novels by Anthony Trollope. Glencora (Susan Hampshire), a beautiful young orphan with a large fortune, is being courted by the handsome Burgo Fitzgerald (Barry Justice). Much to the displeasure of her two aunts, Glencora seems to like the young man. Fitzgerald is …
The Duchess
This is one historical movie that I found very fascinating even though it was a drama. It stars Kierra Knightly (Elizabeth Swann from Pirates of the Caribbean) and she does an expert job of playing the lead role of the Duchess. To make matters even more interesting, the story …
The Odd Couple
Coming from the mind of Neil Simon, 1968’s The Odd Couple was a pure delight. Simon created two opposing characters in Felix Unger, a photographer, and Oscar Madison, a sports writer. Unger was neat to an extreme, while Madison was the king of mess. Having these …
Confessions (Japanese Movie)
Confessions (Kokuhaku) is a 2010 Japanese drama film directed by Tetsuya Nakashima, based on Kanae Minato’s 2008 debut mystery novel.
A friend of mine recommended the movie to me, she is very excited about it and is practically chanting “must watch” over and over again! Knowing that we’ve quite similar …
Once Bitten (1985)
This is yet another great vampire movie that has more comedic appeal than that of the horror kind. Starring a very young Jim Carrey, he is the object of desire by a female vampire. She targets him and is in the process of converting him mortal flesh into that …
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