Movies Reviews
Count Duckula cartoon
“Count Duckula” was one of my favourite cartoons as a child. I loved everything about it, from the theme song to the drawings and the plot. However, the only thing I disliked was the fact that I would rarely see it on local television. In fact, of the few …
The Night Listener, Patrick Stettner Movie
‘The Night Listener’ is the umpteenth time from the movie Robin Williams is illicit nuances. Efforts in genres varying from the usual role he (comedy) sometimes successfully, but sometimes also appear with no convincing. For me, including The Night Listener, which is quite successful.
Gabriel Noone (Robin Williams) is …
“9″ Movie
The movie “9″ is set after an apocalyptic war between human’s and machines. A doll, 9, awakens and finds a strange, unknown object in the room. He grabs the object and ventures outside. He soon finds a huge machine out to kill him. Another doll just like him, 2, …
Star Trek (2009, J.J. Abrams)
First off let me get one thing quite clear: I’m not a Trekkie. I AM a self-confessed sci-fi geek but have just never been into Star Trek.
I like the borg, an inspired concept. The Enterprise looks cool. Scotty was amusing and Spock was Spocky. But that’s about it. I …
The Untouchables movie
A film set in the 1920s America when Al Capone ruled the criminal world. Elliott Ness, an FBI agent, sets out to stop the mob boss, and finds help from a patrol officer and an upcoming young FBI agent. Together they dig deeper and deeper into the swamp of …
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Iron Man blew the box office away in 2008. Now, two years later, Iron Man 2 has done it again with Robert Downey Jr.’s extravagant performance as Tony Stark aka Iron Man.
One of the thing I enjoyed most about the first Iron Man, was its ability to maintain …
Man in the Iron Mask
Man in the iron mask is a classic movie tell about French history. It’s starred by Leonardo Dicaprio, he act in double character in a same time. This movie is based on the history when the Louis, King of France have a great prosperous of his country, but, it’s …
Movie : Quest for Camelot
We had a family movie night on Friday night; just me, the wife and the kids. Since I wanted something suitable for everyone, I looked for an animated family movie to watch. I ended up with Quest for Camelot.
This movie was better than expected. It was about a young …
Dr. Doolittle (1998)
This movie is about a man who from he was a boy had the ability to communicate with the animals of the earth. Using this ability, he became a doctor and takes care of the animals by merely asking them what’s wrong and working at it to fix them. …
Case of the Winthrop Legend
I am reviewing The Case of the Winthrop Legend, 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, …
Precious movie (2009)
I first heard of the movie “Precious” when I was watching the Larry King Live interview with the singer Mariah Carey. In the interview Larry had asked her about an upcoming movie that she was in, and I immediately became interested in finding out more about the film, …
Monsters,Inc. (Movie 2001)
GCI film from Disney and Pixar brings the boogeyman to life through the eyes of a little girl. The movie shows how they are able to get into any and possible every bedroom using whatever means necessary. Whether it be through a closet or under a bed, they have …
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
I thought The Hand That Rocks the Cradle was pretty good. This movie had some scary parts and was very suspenseful. I have to say that I really did like the storyline. The story is about a woman who stays with a family and takes care of the kids in …
A Terracotta Warrior Movie
This film is first set in the ancient Qin dynasty of China where a simple warrior falls in love with a noble lady. Both are sentenced to death, but the warrior is given a drink of immortality, and wakes up again in the 1930s when found by a film …
Fullmetal Alcehmist Brotherhood Episode 17
Fullmetal Alchemist: Episode 17 begins with Maria Ross being questioned in the murder of Maes Hughes and being put in jail. Everyone wonders what’s going on and Ed and Al go to ask Colonel Mustang what’s going on. Barry the Chopper breaks Ross and Ling out of …
The Talented Mr. Ripley
I’m not a big fan of Matt Damon (although I love him in Bourne Identity), but he was very good here in The Talented Mr. Ripley. Directed and written by Anthony Minghella and set in Italy amidst a
luxurious setting, The Talented Mr. Ripley is the story of Tom Ripley …
Charlotte’s Web, Gary Winick Movie
In a livestock owned by the family of beautiful Mackenzie, a woman named Fern toddlers will make a miracle to change the living animal cute pig named Wilbur. Since the birth of Wilbur has a body that is tinier compared with other pork. However, very lucky Wilbur very loved …
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. …
Movie: Haunting of Winchester House
I wanted something to watch late last night that was interesting but didn’t have a plot that was overly complicated. So, I fell back onto my usual horror genre and picked out one that seemed interesting; Haunting of Winchester House.
I actually was familiar with the Winchester House legend (thank …
No Smoking Film
No Smoking star John Abraham in the lean and Aisha Takia is female lead. Has been directed by Anurag Kashyap the story is about John Abraham who trying to quit cigarette. The whole film they revolves around the dream john Abraham see his about his effort to quit cigarette. …
The Stepford Wives (2004)
The new version of The Stepford Wives has its pluses and minuses, compared to the old 1975 movie. The plot is not only modernized but developed in several different directions, and so are some characters. Namely, Joanna Eberhart, the heroine, played by Nicole Kidman. She is a high TV …
Under Suspicion movie
Under Suspicion is an interesting movie which keeps the viewer glued to the seat till the end scene. The scenes woven throughout the movie are very intriguing and if you miss a scene, you can not follow the pace of the movie. The speciality of the movie is that …
Grindhouse: Death Proof (2007)
This movie is a twisted tale from director Quentin Tarantino about a stuntman who went on a rampage killing a few women and got off any charges due to lack of evidence, the officials involved ruled that it was an accident as the girls were intoxicated. How it all …
November Man (thriller movie)
The trailer for November Man didn’t make it come off as something that I would want to see in the theatres. For some reason, it just felt as if the movie wouldn’t be very good. However, when I watched it, even though I didn’t think it was great, it was …
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 …
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975) is a suspense film from director Steven Spielberg and is rated PG by the MPAA
Jaws takes place during the height of beach season in the small Massachusetts resort town of Amity Island. What is usually a time of fun in the sun for all the vacationers to …
Shanghai Knights (2003)
Shanghai Knights, directed by David Dobkin is rated PG-13 bythe Motion Picture Association of America for action violence and sexual content. The original release date for this movie was February 7, 2003 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Comedy and stars Jackie Chan as …
Iron Man 2 Movie
I think this movie fell into the sophomore trap—”it wasn’t as good as its predecessor. There is a story though, which is good. Actually, there are many stories going on but they are not too heavy to get the viewer confused. Not much thinking required actually, which after all …
Pocahontas
I am reviewing the Disney movie, Pocahontas. Back in the early nineties, there were a lot of good Disney movies being made. Pocahontas was one of them. Everyone knows the story of Pocahontas. A group of sailors under the command of Ratcliffe enter the land of the natives and …
Wrath of the Titans (2012 movie)
I just recently saw the movie Wrath of the Titans. It is the sequel to the previous Greek mythology-based movie about Perseus which was entitled Clash of the Titans. This movie still has the original cast, like Sam Worthington as Perseus, Liam Neeson as Zeus, Ralph Fiennes as Hades, …
Contraband (2012 Movie)
With so many movie trailers exploiting all their best parts, it’s rare that a movie is better than I expected from the trailer; this is the case with Contraband. I expected a fast-paced, “Gone in 60 Seconds”-style movie, and while it delivers that, it delivers a lot more.
There are …
Arlington Road movie
I am reviewing the movie, Arlington Road, starring Jeff Bridges. So there’s this professor. He teaches a class in terrorism at a university. He is driving to work one day and comes across a small boy that is bleeding. He tries to get the kid to talk …
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone movie
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is one of the series of J.K. Rowling’s 7 series of Harry Potter Saga. Each and every one of them is the world’s best movie ever. I love The Philosopher’s Stone and all of her other movie. You can’t deny that it’s great …
100 Feet (2008)
100 Feet tells the story of a woman under house arrest for killing her husband. Battered wife Mamie Watson killed her husband in self-defense. She has been released from jail and confined to her decaying city townhouse to serve out the last of her sentence. But she …
Get Smart movie
For the past month or so I’ve seen previews on TV for the movie Get Smart. It didn’t look that great to me, I figured it may be worth getting on Netflix when it comes out on DVD, but that was all. Certainly not worth seeing in …
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland is a disappointing movie mainly because of the lack of an engaging story. Even though the movie will remain as an epitome of fantasy, Alice in Wonderland never grows up to become an amazing work. Tim Burton should have put more effort in interlacing the fantasy …
The Incredible Hulk
Hulk had another similar version released in 2003, directed by Ang Lee, starring Eric Bana as the Bruce Banner (The Hulk) and Jennifer Connelly as Betty Ross. The story was about the origins of the Hulk. It was quite a hit during that period of time in 2003.
After Marvel …
Swiss Army Man (2016 Fantasy Comedy Film)
Few movies try to bring something new these days. Most of the time people flock to the movie theaters to see tired and unnecessary rehashes of old films or either comic book movies that have been made to death. Everyone wants a blockbuster with big names attached to them.
Movies like …
Movie: Scary Movie 4
Synopsis: This 4th installment of the Scary Movie franchise spoofs the movie War of the Worlds with a group of people looking to escape from an alien invasion. Along they way, the movie also manages to spoof everything from Saw to Brokeback Mountain.
What I liked about this movie: I’m …
Casino Royale
Bond movies recently have not lived up to there predecessors from the Connery or Dalton days. So, Casino Royale is just another money grab with the 007 nametag right? Wrong. Not only is this one of the best Bond movies, it is also one of the …
Primeval (2007)
Primeval, directed by Michael Katleman is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong graphic violence, brutality, terror and language. The original release date was January 12, 2007 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Horror/Thriller and stars Dominic Purcell as Tim …
Pan’s Labyrinth
The other night I watched a very unique movie called Pan’s Labyrinth, or El Laberinto del fauno. I really enjoyed this movie. Pan’s Labyrinth was out in 2006. The movie is set in the time of the Spanish civil war. Pan’s Labyrinth primarily follows the …
Knowing Feature Film
The movie Knowing was a pleasant surprise for me. I did not see any advertisements for it when it hit the theaters and I knew nothing about it when I rented it except that it was a horror movie and it had Nick Cage in it. …
The Mind’s Eye
The Mind’s Eye is a very stunning and magical movie. The movie is very unique because it is all art with music. There are not human actors or scripts. You just see segments of digital art move to the sound of beautiful music. I really love this video and it …
Beastmaster movie
Whenever I watch Beastmaster, I can understand why it’s a movie that has been shown on television as much as it has.
Marc Singer puts on a very good performance as Dar, a man who is seeks revenge against the evil priest who slaughtered his entire family at the beginning …
Dark Shadows by Tim Burton (2012)
The last thing I want to watch in a movie is another self-defying Johnny Depp playing just about any grotesque role Hollywood throws at him. Well I wound up watching just that, and the current addition to Depp’s collection of fantasy characters is Barnabas Collins in Dark Shadows. …
P.S. I Love You (2007)
P.S. I Love You, directed by Richard LaGravenese is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for sexual references and brief nudity. The original release date was December 21, 2007 for United States audience. This movie falls in thegenre of Drama/Romance and stars Hilary Swank as Holly …
Opal Dream DVD Movie
When I watched Opal Dream DVD movie, I am suddenly reminded of my little cute cousin. She is slightly older than 3 years of age, and she always have imaginary friends to talk to. I do know that fact, because she will laugh and dance away and …
The Woman in the Dunes movie
Hiroshi Teshigahara’s probably most famous work is a very, very odd sort of symbolic journey through a desolated landscape with lonely people. A man and his wife live in a small house in the desert. They are both troubles by the presence of something in the dunes. Actually, the …
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