Movies Reviews
This strange passion movie
This strange passion - or “El”, as it is better known - is one my of favorite films by Luis Bunuel. It is about a middle aged man who suffers from paranoia. This disease (as I would call it) is masterfully portraited by Buñuel here, using his own surrealist …
Slither movie not worth watching
When I saw the previews for Slither on TV, I thought it was going to be a good horror movie. After all, you can’t go wrong with slimy slugs that take over people’s bodies and turn them into zombies.
Unfortunately, the makers of the movie missed big-time and turned what …
The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
This movie is so unusual, so unlike your typical Hollywood. Despite that, it has won an Oscar. A well-deserved Oscar, I must say.
Hollywood worships youth, beauty, riches. “The Trip to Bountiful” has a poor old lady for the main character, and the story focuses on her, from the beginning …
Life or Something Like It
“Life or Something Like It” is definitly not one of the best Angelina Jolie’s movies. Infact she was nominated for the Razzie Awards for her part in this movie. Jolie is not great in this movie because, for one thing, she is wearing blond hair and looks like a …
Super Bad Movie
Teenage Comedy. I thought I had seen every possible teenage movie scerino, that is until I watched Super Bad. From start to finish this movie had me rolling! The first funny thing I noticed was Seth’s enthuisastic nature. From the get go he spews curse word after curse word, …
Indecent Proposal (1993)
Indecent Proposal, directed by Adrian Lyne is rated R by the motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was April 7, 1993 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Romance and stars Robert Redford as John Gage, Demi Moore as Diana Murphy, Woody …
Rush Beyond The Lighted Stage
One of the Dvd’s I bought from Walmart the other day was a Documentary about Rush called Beyond The Lighted Stage. This movie discussed the band and also it features a bonus disc with lots of concert footage like the epic performance of La Villa Strangiato at Pinkpop in …
Grease
If you want a good musical, this is the movie for you ! It’s another generation’s High School Musical and it is fantastic ! Who doesn’t love Olivia Newton John and John Travolta? Grease Lightening? I mean, come on. This is a movie that you can watch over and …
African Cats 2011 Disneynature Movie
Disneynature. When I first heard about the addition to the Disney name, I was unsure of it. Yet after seeing African Cats which was released in 2011, I fell in love with the studio. I couldn’t wait to see the other documentaries that were made under the studio’s name. …
The Elephant Man Movie
“The Elephant Man” tells the story of John Merrick, a young Englishman born with a rare disease, possibly what is now called Proteus Syndrome. Horribly disfigured, John is being shown as a curiosity at carnivals and other events under the name of the Elephant Man. That’s where a London …
Carlin on Campus
I had never seen the comedy show Carlin on Campus (featuring George Carlin) before. So, when I came across a repeat of it on one of the cable networks last night I figured I would take the time to watch it.
Having never seen Carlin’s standup routine before, I understand …
Wrong Turn 2
Wrong Turn 2 opens on American Idol contestant Kimberly Caldwell driving in West Virginia as she prepares for her role on yet another reality show. She never makes it there because she’s attacked by a couple of rednecks who brutally kill her in the middle of the road. The …
Air Force One Harrison Ford
I loved this movie so much because of the story line. Harrison Ford is portrayed as a strong American President who decides fight back. When his plane is hijacked by terrorists, he does not just take it but simply out smarts them. The terrorists never saw it coming. They …
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 …
Sydney White movie
I admit I really love watching Amanda Bynes movies. “Sydney White” together with “What a Girl Wants” is simply my favourite. I like the work of this actress so much because she seems to be the Molly Rigward of our time.
In his film we see Amanda Bynes as Sydney …
Iron Man Movie
Iron Man is a comic book based supero movie is the story of Tony Staerk played by Robert Downey Jr., and how he becomes the superhero Iron Man. Tony is accompanied to Afghanistan where Tony tests out the Jericho missiles. On the way back he is captured …
The Maltese Falcon
I have seen dozens of mysteries but none of them compare to the movie The Maltese Falcon. Even though the movie was made 34 years before I was born, it is still the best murder mystery ever.
Humphrey Bogart is amazing as the detective Sam Spade. There’s nothing to not …
Movie Dead Alive
Dead Alive is a horror film by acclaimed director Peter Jackson and is rated R by the MPAA
Dead Alive about a young man named Lionel (Timothy Balme) who has been forced to take care of his domineering mother. Things get a lot harder when shes bitten by a …
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie
Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire movie is based on a book by J.K. Rowling. It is the fourth of the series of Harry Potter books. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are about fourteen in this movie and growing into young adults as life becomes more complicated. The movie …
Where the Wild Things Are
As a child, I was fascinated with the children’s book Where the Wild Things Are, and years later, I enjoyed reading it to my own kids. I didn’t have an excuse to see the movie, and I had thought about asking one of my friends’ children to accompany me, …
Redbox Rental Service
I love Redbox. It’s a vending machine that dispenses movies, even Blu-rays, with 19 locations within 10 miles of my home. At first DVDs were $1 per movie per night. Now they are $1.20 plus tax. However I think it’s still a great deal. I usually grab a movie …
Twilight Zone movie
In 1983, a film was released as a movie to a television show which had been popular for about twenty four years in the United States and a few other places around the world. This popular television show was called “The Twilight Zone”. Many people liked it because it …
Interstellar - Movie (2014)
I had the privilege of seeing Interstellar in theatres yesterday. I had high expectations for the film, given that Christopher Nolan is the director. I was not disappointed, I was actually amazed. Interstellar had a great story and the visuals were a treat. I’m glad I had the chance to …
The Triangle - Part 3 movie
After the disasters are worked out that brought the second portion of this 3-part outing to a conclusion, The Triangle - Part 3 has the four individuals who were brought together to solve the answer to the Bermuda Triangle join up together again. The writer among them, Howard …
Dead Snow Movie
I’m not sure what exactly attracted me to the movie Dead Snow enough to want to load it on my Netflix player. Maybe it was because I was in the mood for a zombie movie and thought the idea of mixing some history with it (by using former Nazi …
Machete (2010 film)
I want to preface this review by saying that this is one of my favorite movies because it embraces what it is. It is an action movie that focuses primarily on the action. This is the type of movie that you watch solely for entertainment value. It is not …
Event Horizon (1997)
Event Horizon (1997) is a science-fiction film from director Paul W.S. Anderson and is rated R by the MPAA for strong violence and gore, language and some nudity.
Event Horizon follows an astrophysicist (Sam Neill), who is haunted by the memory of his wife’s suicide years earlier, and joins a …
The Science of Sleep movie
The Science of Sleep, starring Gael Garcia Bernal (of “Y Tu Mama Tambien”) is a very strange film directed by Michel Gondry (who also directed “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”). The film follows a young man who happens to fancy his neightbor Stephanie.
The beauty of this film …
The Fly movie
David Cronenberg’s remake of the classic 1950s movie with Vincent Price. Jeff Goldblum is the eccentric scientist who accidentally is transformed into a giant fly. Cronenberg uses a lot of horrific special effects here, and the difference between this and his great Dead Ringers is huge considering the tone …
The Mist
Frank Darabont had proven himself a skilled director when it came to adapting Stephen King’s works to film. He created a modern masterpiece with “The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Green Mile” was also very well done. For the first time, the director gets to tackle a horror …
Kill Bill Volume 1
I always like Uma thurman movie, like this one, Kill Bill volume 1. She’s always good in acting especially in action movie. Kill Bill volume 1 is based from a book from an unofficial casebook by D.K Holm as author.
This movie is full of violence from the beginning till …
Happy Feet Movie
The Movie Happy Feet, is a computer animated family comedy, that is about a little emperor penguin that has trouble fitting in due to his inabilities, and differences. This movie follows the little penguin through his life journey of finding his place, fighting for his soul mate, as well …
The Town Movie (2010)
There were a lot of action flicks at the theatre and they featured this one; we were late for Bruce Willis’ movie Red so we watched this one instead but I was so surprised to find myself enjoying this. It’s a simple action movie which features Ben Affleck, …
Carlito’s Way movie
Clearly intended as an indirect sequel to Scarface, Brian De Palma’s Carlito’s Way shows Al Pacino as the old drug dealer Carlito Brigante who gets out of prison and wants to start an honest life. But he is deceived and drawn into criminality again by his friend and lawyer …
Naruto
Naruto today is one of the most watched animes in the world today. The anime revolves around a lonely boy named Naruto who is trying to become the superior ruler of his village also known as the Hokaga. The story starts out to be very compelling but as the …
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, directed by Rob Cohen is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was May 7, 1993 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Biography/Drama and stars Jason Scott Lee as Bruce Lee, Lauen Holly …
Ocean’s 13
I’m not going to lie. I thought Ocean’s 12 was absolutely terrible! Ocean’s 11 was, in my opinion, a very solid movie, that I thoroughly enjoyed. So when the third in line of the sequel was announced, I was a bit skeptical. But, nonetheless, I …
Airheads movie
This 1994 comedy movie stars Brendan Frasier, Steve Buscemi and Adam Sandler as A struggling rock band called The Lone Rangers, who have tried everything to get their demo heard, are tired of barely getting by and being ignored by record companies, and the local radio station, and finally …
Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man was an excellent movie, the casting of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark was one of the best casting decisions in a movie. Downey Jr. plays the role of Tony perfectly. Iron Man follows the life of Tony Stark a billionaire playboy who buy what he wants …
White House Down (movie)
One of the most thrilling movies that I watched in the past couple of weeks was White House Down. At first, I ignored it mostly because I had read a lot of bad reviews from both movie critics and regular people. What’s worse is that it had a fairly …
The North Star movie
The North Star from 1943 shows the will and resolve of a good people when faced with a giant oppression. It takes place in a Polish village. The opening theme is so light and bouncy that you don’t even suspect the horror that is to come as the …
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
I’m not sure about most people, but my holiday season isn’t complete without watching National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
Of all the Vacation movies starring Chevy Chase, this is the only one that actually has the Griswold family staying home for their vacation. But, the series of unfortunate events that befall …
Taken in Broad Daylight (2009)
I have no idea if this movie ever made it to the theatres but in any event I saw this on the Lifetime channel and found it very interesting. It is about a teenager who was kidnapped from a shopping mall and as the title says, it was done …
Galaxy Quest movie
Actors from an old cult-rated science fiction tv-series are contacted by aliens. Somehow the signals from the tv-series have reached the aliens and they think it has to do with the history of earth, which of course is far from the truth.
The film is a comedy, rather odd one …
Lake View Terrace
Today I went to see the movie Lake View Terrace while I was out on a shopping trip. I hadn’t really planned on seeing this movie, but I had a regal cinemas gift card in my pocket and had some time to kill so I thought why not?
Lake View …
Movie: Grown Ups
Synopsis: Five men who were best friends in grade school reunite with their families for a fouth of July weekend after their elementary school basketball coach dies.
What I liked about this movie: I was expecting this film to have a lot of crude humor but the jokes were actually …
Rear Window
I am reviewing the movie, Rear Window, starring James Stewart. James Stewart plays a man who has broken his leg. He is keyed up in his apartment with nothing to do. He has a girlfriend who stops in on him from time to time, and she is gorgeous, …
The Whole Ten Yards (2004)
This is the second installation into the ‘whole yards’ situation that they started before. In the original, Jimmy the Tulip wanted to get out of the mob life and make a new life for himself, this was successful due to the expert dental work of Oz the dentist, an …
The Great Global Warming Swindle
The Great Global Warming Swindle was the right’s answer to Al Gore’s famous and popular documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth.” It goes against the grain of current thought on the warming of the earth and attacks some of the incorrect facts stated in Mr. Gore’s documentary.
Unlike Mr. Gore’s film, …
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