Movies Reviews
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder
This movie is a decent comedy, even against my initial expectations. So far every other “National Lampoon’s” movie has just been awful. This has completely changed my view of them for the future!
The overall basis of the movie is that a student named Van Wilder is attempting to stay …
Movie: Scooby Doo and the Monster of Mexico
Since my daughter is now in school again, I don’t get to spend as much time with her during the week. So, last night, since my wife was too tired after work to have a family movie night (her and the baby were in bed before 8), I decided …
Argo (2012 movie)
Argo is a great movie that accounts for an American foreign crisis widely unknown to the public. The plot follows CIA-agent Tony Mendez’s rescue of six US diplomats isolated in Iran, during the time of the 1980 Iranian Hostage Crisis. He achieves this momentous tasks through creating a fake …
The Departed movie
“The Departed” is a Martin Scorsese movie and it confirms that the more time passes by, the more Scorsese gives us great movies. “The Departed” alone won 4 Oscars and also won another 47 awards.
This crime movie narrates the story of two police officials who choose to move along …
Stigmata film
I first saw the horror movie “Stigmata” a little after I got cable television which would have been in about te year 2001 or 2002. Thus I was still a bit young at the time, and I only saw a part of the movie because I thought it was …
Crowned and Dangerous movie
Some nights ago, I watched a movie called “Crowned and Dangerous” on Lifetime Movie Network. I am not usually a big fan of most of the movies that I have seen being aired on Lifetime, but since this one looked like it had potential to be interesting and …
Fire Down Below (1997)
This movie is about a federal agent who is most in touch with the environment and will stop at nothing to make sure that the world is a safe place to live and the drinking water is uncontaminated by greedy people who are only trying to make millions of …
American Gun
I was a bit surprised that I did not hear about this movie when it was being released in theatres. However, I realised later that it was probably because I was a bit busy at the time. I thought that this movie had some fairly good acting in it …
The magic flute movie
This film was intended for television purpose mainly, but was so popular the director Ingmar Bergman decided to give it a full release. It’s an opera play, telling the old myth about the magic flute in a very unusual way to be a film. Clearly this wasn’t Bergman’s ordinary …
The Eclipse
The opinions concerning Michelangelo Antonioni are very divided. Some think he’s the greatest master of cinema ever, while others think he’s too pretentious and never really learned how to make a film properly. Personally I am somewhere between those two. I think his earlier work such as The Cry, …
ADULT WORLD, movie (2013)
We are all so special and unique when we are 20 years old. We have special feelings. We have thoughts that we think no one else has ever had before. We feel at the center of the world. We are true egocentrics. We carry around our “creativity,” whether it’s “shitty …
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
American Werewolf in London, directed by John Landis is rated R by the Motion Picture Associaton of America. The original release date for this movie was August 21, 1981 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Fantasy/Horror/Romance/Thrilelr and stars David Naughton as David Kessler, Jenny …
Movie: Witless Protection
I loved the first Larry the Cable Guy movie I saw, the one where he is a health inspector. So, I figured I couldn’t go wrong with the movie Witless Protection.
I was wrong.
Basically, this movie stars Larry the Cable Guy as a small town cop who is in charge …
The Last Picture Show movie
Peter Bogdanovich is one of the few actual film critics that later went into the director’s profession and was successful. The Last Picture Show is his most critically acclaimed film and is an original story about the teenagers of a small american town and their relationships to each other. …
Memory Movie
Memory has to be the most confusing and convoluted movie I have ever seen. I’ve been a big fan of Billy Zane for a number of years, and I’ve followed his career off and on. Since his role in Titanic, the man hasn’t had a lot of success save …
New Capitol Cinema
I don’t watch movies often but when I do, I prefer it to be a good experience. In all my years of stay here in Botswana I have been a few times to the movie house. I must say I am impressed with the system here. It’s probably better …
Over Her Dead Body
I decided to watch “Over Her Dead Body” because I read about the movie story and thought it was an interesting one. After watching it, I ended up disappointed because the movie fails to win over the audience. The comic moments in this romantic comedy are simply half baked!
“Over …
The Forbidden Kingdom
The Forbidden Kingdom : I watched this movie last week. It starts Jackie Chain, and Jet Lee as leads. Lee is in double role. The story is a fantasy, which takes us to an imaginary land o, with entertains us with Kung Fu stunts, and some nice …
Gladiator Movie
A spectacular film starring Russell Crowe as Maximus the General and a slave gladiator. The action in this film is not great but it is OK, not too gruesome, not too bloody. The plot is on point and it delivers the goods. Joaquin Phoenix plays a great bad guy …
Letter of Introduction movie
From 1938, Letter of Introduction turned out to be better than I thought it was going to be. The center of the motion picture was the character of Kay Martin, as played by Andrea Leeds. When we first see her, she’s returning to the boarding house she …
Blowup movie
Blowup is a strange British film about a London photographer who shoots some film in a park of a woman named Jane and another man. Jane, played by Vanessa Redgrave, desperately wants the film back, but the self-involved photographer isn’t very cooperative.
David Hemmings stars, along with Sarah Miles …
Executive Decision (1996)
The US president along with his aircraft Air Force One is hijacked by terrorists and the first family is in grave danger, coming to their rescue is none other than the great Steven Seagal, but as the plot would have it, and surprising to me with most other people …
Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind
This is probably one of my fewest most favorite films of all time! Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind is a fictional movie that basically gravitates around the idea about love. Played by the phenomenal Jim Carrey as Joel Barish and the versatile Kate Winslet as Clementine. The plot …
Madagascar 2: Escape To Africa
I watched Madagascar 2: Escape To Africa and I came out from the cinema, a happy customer. It was so hilarious and I don’t mind seeing it again. Seriously, the first Madagascar movie was funny but the second got me tears in my eyes laughing. This time around, Madagascar …
Tim Burton’s 9 movie 2009
Here is one film I am just not sure how to take. It left me scratching my head. With it being from Tim Burton, I was not surprised to see a bizarre futuristic realm of robots made from scraps like rag dolls. I just don’t understand Burton’s obsession with buttons, …
The Holiday movie
The Holiday - I Loved This Movie! I am a died in the wool chick flick aficionado and The Holiday filled the bill completely!
Two women having bad luck in the love department meet through a home exchange website and decide to swap houses for the holidays to get away …
Saw IV
Saw IV was directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, and this time wasn’t produced by James Wan, but by Mark Burg and Oren Koules. The film was released like the others, just one year after the last around Halloween in 2007. The film plot is based on Jigsaw leaving messages …
Underworld(2004) - DVD
Underworld is the best vampire movie, hands down.
The ancient war between the Lycans(werewolves) and Vampires has spilled over into present day, and Deathdealer and vampire Selene is and a human named Michael are caught in the middle. The story is filled with deceit, lies and amazing action.
Filmed in Budapest …
Titanic
Rose is a poor little rich girl who agrees to sail on the Titanic with her mother and fiancé Cal. Once onboard she realizes that she isn’t happy with her life and attempts to kill herself, only to be rescued by the down on his luck Jack. The two …
Big Bad Wolves (thriller movie)
I think that the theme of Vigilantism never truly loses its charm no matter how many times movies are made on the subject. This is why I was quite interested in watching the movie “Big Bad Wolves”. I’d never seen an Israeli film before and I was curious to know …
Walk the Line movie
Prior to watching this movie, I did not know much of anything about Johnny Cash. For me, the big draw to see the movie in the first place were the main characters, Joaquin Phoenix in particular. I was very sad to see him drop out of acting as I …
Daybreakers movie
Although I won’t go as far and say that Daybreakers was a bad movie, I was still quite disappointed in it when I watched it yesterday for several reasons. I was unable to understand why a few people I knew said they liked it too, when to me it …
Angel’s Fall film
I am reviewing the Nora Roberts film, Angel’s Fall. So there’s this woman. She used to work in this restaurant cooking. One night a shooter entered the place and shot all of her co-workers, including her best friend. She was the only one left alive. Ever since then, this …
Lion (2016 Drama Film)
Some movies are really made to catch awards attention. They often fail because the process becomes terribly inorganic, instead of telling a good story, they somehow focus in smaller details in the film - and while on paper it sounds good, the end material is always somewhat disappointing. Take for …
The Cove Movie
Documentaries are plentiful in today’s world of truth seeking. We are constantly barraged with stories of who is doing what and how it is going to affect you or those you know. Amidst this barrage of factual accounts, only a handful stands out as truly impressive movies worth your …
Melancholia (2011 film)
Lars Von Trier is a spectacular film-maker for many reasons-his meaningful, charismatic, dark and devouring style, but what really makes his movies memorable is the fact how despairing and the amount of negative feelings that Melancholia for instance arouses with me. I am not stating that …
Drowning Mona
Drowning Mona is a very funny movie inspite of the fact that a lady dies in the very opening scene. The woman is Mona and Bette Midler played the character in a very convincing and powerful way. She dies in the very first scene when her car falls in …
Movie Fame (2009)
A revival of the 1980 film, this movie follows the lives of several students attending the New York City High School for the performing arts. Students with talent in any of the performing arts are encouraged to attend, but space is limited. The movie follows the lives …
Against the Ropes (2004)
This is a movie about boxing, and if you have ever seen a movie about boxing then you don’t really need to even bother yourself with this movie. The plot is very simple, it is about a woman who has offered to manage an up and coming middleweight fighter, …
Movie 1408
1408 a great horror movie.
Based on Stephen King’s novel ‘1408′ is a disturbing and really terrifying horror, which besides sheer thrills might give you the reason to stop for a while and think about what’s really important in your life. The number in the tittle refers to …
Leap Year Movie
Hubby and I had a movie marathon last night. After watching a few depressing movies, we decided to watch Leap Year to lighten the mood a bit before going to sleep. I’ve always love Amy Adams’ movies but this one, I’m afraid is not one of them. This …
Columbia House DVD
I signed up with Columbia House DVD. I got a certain number of DVDs for I believe, 99 cents each with the requirement that I purchase 4 DVDs at regular price in the next 2 years. I didn’t think that would be a problems. However, everytime I went in …
The water horse: legend of the deep
The movie’s story is talk about Angus MacMorrow. He is a small child who hunger of love from his father. His father is a marine who killed in the sea during the world war two. Lost of his father makes Angus live changed. He is become a lonely child …
Tammy and the Bachelor
What Gidget is to the beach, Tammy is to rural America. Tammy and the Bachelor was the beginning of the Tammy franchise. Naturally, it’s the best of all of them, with Debbie Reynolds appearing as the charmingly honest and unsophisticated Tammy Tyree. Tammy and her grandfather …
Con Air (1997)
Nicholas Cage stars in this edge of your seat action film. He is on his way home from prison, when the worst happens…what’s that you say, what can go wrong? The plane he was on, where every passenger is actually a prisoner is hijacked by some of the very …
Orphange (movie)
Last week we went and saw the Orphanage, which is currently nominated for foreign film awards. It was in Spanish, however after sitting there awhile you didn’t even need the subtitles to follow the story line.
The film started showing an old orphanage in Spain, there were a …
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon, directed by Richard Donner is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was March 6, 1987 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Thriller and stars Mel Gibsona s Sergearnt Martin Riggs, Danny Glover as Sergeant Roger …
The Phantom
The Phantom stars Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Treat Williams, and James Remar.
As another movie version of a comic hero, this movie turned out to be interesting, but pretty laid back. The Phantom, alias Kit Walker, saves the world from the evil Xander Drax and …
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