Movies Reviews
300 Movie
I suuuuuper love this movie! The concept, the visuals, the sounds, the costumes, the actors, the abs… Although I already knew what was going to happen to them, I still loved how they came to that grand finale. And even if Leonidas was supposedly killed by a rain of …
Sgt. Bilko
Sgt. Bilko with Steve Martin, Dan Akroyd, Phil Hartman, and Glenne Headly.
I remember the old black and white TV show with Phil Silvers in the role of Sgt. Bilko. It was one of my favorites and had a great supporting cast. Trying to stretch …
Street Kings Movie
I’m not a big fan of action-packed thriller movies. However, when my husband bought this DVD and asked me to watch with him, I was impressed that it kept me engrossed right till the end of the movie. I thought that I’d have lost interest in it half way.
I …
House Broken
Housebroken is a movie about parents who want their kids to move out. Well one parent who is played by Danny Devito, the mother (Katey Segal) is content with letting her twenty-ish sons mooch off her and her husband.
The appearance of the DVD cover led me to believe …
Transformers Animated Series - Soundwave Action Figure
The Soundwave action figure in the Transformers Animated Series line of toys is not one of the better ones, but he does have some good features. He sells for between $10 and $12 and you can find him in most toy stores. He is pretty easy to transform, …
Daffy Duck’s Quack Busters
I loaded another Looney Tunes Cartoon on our Netflix Player the other day for our daughter “Daffy Duck’s Quack Busters.” It was an OK movie but not as good as I expected.
When I loaded it, I figured it would be a cute spoof of the show Ghost Busters, or at …
The Wedding Singer
I love drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler. I am so glad that they are together in one movie The wedding Singer. This movie is about a wedding singer named Robbie who was dumped by his girlfriend on the day of their wedding and a waitress named Julia who will …
Capote
I had heard this was such a great movie, so I borrowed it from my local library. I had intended to read the book InCold Blood by Truman Capote, I went as far as to buy a copy at a yard sale but I did not get around to …
Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Officer and a Gentleman, directed by Taylor Hackford is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was August 13, 1982 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Romance and stars Richard Gere as Zach Mayo, Debra Winger as Paula …
Nationsal Treasure film
I was recently coaxed into watching this film due to there being nothing else on at the cinema and my mates were bored. I went not expecting much, and left with a surprise- this movie was brilliant.
The film centers round the exploits of Ben Gates (Nicholas Cage)in attempt to …
Contagion ( 2011 Movie )
How do you fit 3 Oscar Best Actress in a movie? The movie Contagion is the answer to that. It is difficult to find Academy Award Winners in the same movie. Gwyneth Paltrow ( Best Actress for Shakespeare in Love in 1998 ), Marion Cotillard ( La Vie En Rose …
Speed Racer Movie
The makers of speed racer were from Larry and Andy Wachowski, the founders of the Matrix trilogy. They are once again, using their CGI magic markers to create a colorful and exciting world of the speed racer.Many of you might have already heard and seen Speed Racer, it’s basically …
The Witch movie
This is a silent film by the danish filmmaker Benjamin Christensen, but it was produced in Sweden with swedish actors, so the swedes has been taking credit for this as one of their most important silents. It is also considered as one of the first full length horror films …
Motion Picture “Trick or Treat”
The movie Trick or Treat is different than most horror movies I have seen. Usually there is one killer or perhaps a pair of killers going around killing people in a movie. This movie has several plots going at once and you are waiting to see how they …
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
The Devil Wears Prada, directed by David Frankel is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for some sensuality. The original released date was June 30, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Drama and stars Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, Anne …
Fracture (2007)
Fracture is a movie starring Anthony Hopkins. It is directed by Gregory Hoblit. In the first few minutes of the movie, we see Ted Crawford (an older man played by Anthony Hopkins) shoot his adulterous wife and causes her to fall into a coma. It turns out …
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
The second installation into the Fast and the Furious franchise, in this segment of the episodes, Brian, the under cover cop from the first one falls under the category of a disgraced cop that is forced to work with the police force in order to bring in a known …
Strictly Business (1991)
Strictly Business, directed by Kevin Hooks is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was Novermber 8, 1991 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Romance and stars Tommy Davidson as Bobby, Josehp C. Phillips as Waymon, Anne Marie-Johnson …
Mr.Woodcock
Another one of our girlfriend day movies, was Mr.Woodcock. This was my favorite movie of the day. Billy Bob Thorton and Sean william Scott were fantastic. This movie was one of the funniest movies I have seen in a while. I laughed throughout the whole movie almost non-stop. Of …
Wanted: A Movie
What have you been doing lately? This is the last line from the movie “Wanted” starring Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie and James Mc Avoy.
James Mc Avoy plays the role of Wesley Gibson, an Account Manager in some company. He thinks of himself as a loser who is struggling to …
The Heartbreak Kid, 2007 romantic comedy film
The Farrelly Brothers have been releasing a lot of duds. Trying to resurrect themselves they decided to remake the 1972 classic comedy, which shares the same name as the remake. The Heartbreak Kid is not the next big comedy from the Farrelly Brothers, it will leave you with a …
Movie : Faster (2010)
Faster is an edgy thriller starring Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton and Oliver Jackson-Cohen as three men on a collision course. Dwayne Johnson plays Driver, a convict who has recently been paroled. He leaves prison with one goal in mind- to hunt down and kill the men responsible …
The Lovely Bones
I had read the book and really wanted to see this movie. I took my daughter with me, as she had read the book as well. We were both hoping for a different ending than the book had, and we were happy to see an ending we both liked. …
“Whip It” (2009 film)
Like any discerning cinema fan, I’ve always been slightly suspicious of Drew Barrymore. Can she act? It seems for every decent performance she delivers, she chooses some unbelievably soulless project that would make even the finest acting look like a middle-school play. And way too often it seems like …
Film Brokeback Mountain
Based on Anne Proulx’s beautiful short story, Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain casts Heath Ledger as Ennis and Jake Gyllenhaal as Jack, two cowboys who fall in love up on the title mountain while watching after sheep. This event effects the rest of their lives, as they meet up throughout …
Tekken (2010) Film
Is the 2010 Tekken movie a proper tribute to the game it was based on? Or will it follow the footsteps of the vast majority of movies based on video games and simply—¦ well, suck?
I gotta say, from the time I saw the trailer, I never expected this …
Mr and Mrs Smith
‘Mr and Mrs Smith’ is an English movie and an interesting one. Mr and Mrs Smith are a married couple. In the movie, differences and conflicts arise between them. They lose patience with each other. On the surface, both of them are innocent people. Nobody would guess that they …
Heathers (movie)
I might not see her in many movies now, especially after her shoplifting stunt a couple of years ago but once upon a time, Winona Ryder was one of my favourite actors. I especially liked a couple of her films from the eighties, some of which I could watch …
A Home Of Our Own (movie)
A Home Of Our Own is the story of a family who moves from their life in the city to a bleak and desolate countryside. Kathy Bates is the mom (Frances) of the children and she plays this part so well. Frances is pretty tough and she has the …
The Ramen Girl movie
I wasn’t expecting much from the movie The Ramen Girl simply because I’m not a huge Brittany Murphy fan. But, I will admit, it turned out to be better than expected.
Murphy is convincing as a woman who travels to Japan to be with her boyfriend and, after getting dumped …
Happy days, telugu movie
I give full marks to the movie Happy days. Because it is the movie that can be watched with the entire family without any hesitation. Once again hats-off to the sekhar kammula, the director of the movie for presenting such a nice movie once again. The story is entirely …
Movie He’s just not that into you
All of us girls were so keen to watch he’s just not that into you, I guess subconsciously us though maybe it will brush some light on watch guys really think.
I really liked the upfront message of the title and it is exactly that, if you’re trying to figure …
Iron Man (2008)
Marvel Comics makes a modern day film with a great rendition of the comic itself! Robert Downey Jr. plays the Iron Man and does a uniquely interesting job at this role! A major weapons manufacturer Tony Stark (Downey Jr.) has come into contact with his own weapons and …
Ben-Hur movie
A classic movie is one that lasts through the ages, and Ben-Hur is definitely one of those. It’s an epic motion picture produced with high quality everything. It won 11 Academy Awards. The masterful and commanding Charlton Heston took home one of those, winning the Best …
Laga raho munnabhai movie
Laga Raho Munna Bhai(Indian movie)is the dramatical picturization of Gandhiji’s views and his thoughts.The meaning of the tittle means(Continue Munna Bhai(Munna Bhai means Gangster in hindi).Actually The main lead of the film is a gangster who has always follows the path of voilence but once such a turn comes …
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 …
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket, directed by Stanley Kubrick is rated R bythe Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was June 26, 1987 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Drama/Thriller/War and stars Matthew Modine as Private Joker, Vincent D’Onofrio as Private Pyle, R. …
Alexander Nevsky movie
The russian director Sergei Eisenstein is mostly remembered for his silent films, but as a matter of fact he made more sound films and Alexander Nevsky is one of his most famous ones. It tells the story about a russian warlord who gathers all of his people together to …
A Walk To Remember
I saw this movie back when I was in college. I never really like Mandy Moore as an actress but my boyfriend at that time wanted to watch it. This movie was also based from the book entitled A Walk To Remember also. I am not a Mandy Moore …
Countess Dracula
We recently bought the movie Countess Dracula on the budget rack of our local department store. It was one of those movies you could buy really cheap and even have a second feature at the same time. For that reason, we didn’t think it was going to be any …
Movie Mad Money
“Mad Money” is simply a great movie with mixture of comic and dramatic moments. The main actors in this movie are Diane Keaton, Ted Danson, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes and all of them do their part well, however Keaton gives that extra bit more and it shows.
“Mad Money” …
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 …
Annabelle (2014) - Spin-off of ‘The Conjuring’
For me, most horror movies that have been produced in the last decade have merely used rehashed cliches and the same formulas to create what often turns out to be a subpar movie. The story doesn’t flow often and cheap tactics are used to incite fear. ‘Annabelle’ is another one …
Willow (1988)
A fantasy movie about a baby that was kidnapped by an evil queen in order to destroy what ever hopes other may have of the prophecy being fulfilled. It would seem that the queen wants her reign to continue for years to come and with this child’s destiny looming …
The Bourne Supremacy
Very rarely do sequels surpass there predecessors. There are some exceptions, Terminator 2, 28 Weeks Later, etc. I thought very highly of The Bourne Identity and believe that Supremacy surpasses it on every level. I was very nervous when I heard they weren’t bringing back the …
Wild Hogs (Movie)
I had expected a lot from this movie since it featured my list of favorite actors like John Travolta and Martin Lawrence, as well as Tim Allen and William Macy as the four main cast in the movie. Marisa Tomei and Ray Liotta are also in the movie and …
Life (1999)
Life, directed by Ted Demme is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of Amereica for strong language and a shooting. The original release date was April 16, 1999 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Crime/Drama and stars Eddie Murphy as Rayford Gibson, Martin …
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
From 1996, The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue was a nice little holiday film that portrays itself to be based on a story about Bernice Feagan. I was curious and did some research. It seems that Bernice didn’t even know this movie was made until it was done. …
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