Movies Reviews
A Shock to the System movie
Graham Marshall (the always wonderful Michael Caine), a calm, quiet business executive, is about to receive a long-awaited promotion. Marshall is ready to celebrate, certain that the promotion is his, when he learns that Benham (Peter Riegert), his younger subordinate has gotten it instead. Benham becomes the head of …
Beyond Betrayal movie
A decade after playing lovers on Emerald Point N.A.S., Richard Dean Anderson and Susan Dey reunited to film this action drama, only this time around Anderson is no nice guy. In fact, this is probably the most violent portrayal I’ve seen of his, and I must be honest. …
The Daybreakers (R, 2010)
I didn’t know exactly what to expect at first. I like vampire films and was quite anxious about this one. The Daybreakers is about a society in which vampires are the majority and humans are the minority. In fact, the government has begun to “farm” human …
Michael Mann’s 2009 film “Public Enemies”
Public Enemies is a 2009 film directed and produced by Michael Mann. Based on a true story of a crime wave that swept across the United States in the 1930s, the film portrays lives of actual criminals and Bureau of Investigation agents, with the huge Hollywood stars Johnny Depp …
The Parent Trap (original)
The 1961 movie, The Parent Trap, is one of my very favorite motion pictures. I own the DVD and watch it frequently. It’s family, and it’s fun.
Hayley Mills played a set of twins who had been separated very early on when their parents divorced. The mother …
The Man In The Iron Mask
Based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas, this 1998 movie tells the story of two royal brothers, Loius and Phillip, separated at birth by their father’s wish. Louis was raised as a prince and is now the king of France; Phillip knows nothing about who he is; raised in …
“Fracture” starring Anthony Hopkins
“Fracture” is a 2007 color movie from New Line Cinema and Castlerock Entertainment lasting 113 minutes. Normally I’m a big fan of Castlerock that often produces movies that have some connection to Stephen King such as “Hearts in Atlantis” starring Anthony Hopkins and based on the book by King …
Dhoom 2 Movie
Dhoom 2 is the sequel of hit film dhoom. It has Hritik Roshan in lead role and Aishwarya Rai as lead actress. The movie is about a thief who likes to steel all kinds of masterpiece. He is follow by a cop played by Abhishek Bachchan. The film has …
Prometheus 2012 Science Fiction Film
I will immediately reveal that I have given this film the rating of seven, and it should instantly make a statement about what I think of this movie. I think that this film is good, but not excellent.
I would like to make some comments about the production quality of …
The Tourist movie
This movie is about Angelina Jolie going to Europe and a lot of men watching. Men who repeatedly insisted to call her Elise Ward. I never understood why, the film is about Angelina Jolie that goes to and through Europe and the following are watching her: French police, the …
Fred Claus the movie
We just finished watching Fred Claus. The storyline did go a lot different than I thought it would. It was entertaining and I would say, worth renting or buying the dvd. I don’t think, that if given the choice, I would go pay to see it in the theater. …
Pan’s Labyrinth (Laberinto del Fauno)
I remember first seeing a preview for Pan’s Labyrinth and thinking to myself, “This movie’s gonna be stupid!” and “It’s a rip-off of Chronicles of Narnia!”. After hearing about how great the movie supposedly was, of course I had to see for myself. Now I can say that this …
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1
The latest installment from the largest and longest-running movie franchise had just arrived - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1.
All grown-up, Harry, Ron and Hermione, embark on their own on what may be their last journey to find the Horcruxes and destroy them before Lord Voldemort can …
RomeoXJuliet Episode 24
RomeoXjuliet Episode 24 begins with Romeo frantically trying to rescue Juliet from Ophelia, who has given her the “kiss of death” and is merging her with the Escalus tree. Her allies, Curio, Francisco and Tybalt try to assist Romeo before it’s too late to save Juliet from her …
Rising Sun (1993)
Rising Sun, directed by Philip Kaufman is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was July 30, 1993 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Drama/Mystery/Thriller and stars Sean Connory as CAptain John Connor, Wesley Snipes as Lt. Webster …
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Shooting straight of the gate, this movie had very big shoes to fill when everyone expected it to live up to the expectations of the first film. Sadly, this movie fell short of it mark with critics and the public.
Bringing back Jeff Goldblum to play Ian Malcolm was one …
Meet the Parents - (2000)
Have you guys ever watch Meet the Parents starring Ben Stiller before? It is super hilarious and this is the movie before Meet the Fockers, which I have reviewed not so long ago.
Ben Stiller fits the bill for this type of roles and this is the part …
Drive (2011 movie)
I had never seen a trailer for this movie, but rented it simply because a friend wanted to see it. Overall, I would say pass on this movie unless you are interested in a lot of fighting and gore.
I was really impressed with the start of the movie. The main …
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Starsky & Hutch, directed by Todd Phillips is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for drug content, sexual situations, partial nudity, language and some violence. The original release date was March 5, 2004 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Comedy/Crime and …
The Breed —“ movie
The Breed is a horror movie that was directed by Wes Craven. The plot of the movie is simple. It concerns a small group of teenagers (the typical age group of victims in horror movies, especially Wes Craven horror movies) who go camping on a remote island. …
The Ugly Truth movie
I’ve recently watched The Ugly Truth on DVD yesterday with my boyfriend. When it was out in the cinema, I was really excited to watch it but I never got to because I was so busy with stuff in school and the fact that I’m saving up my allowance. …
Movie: The Last Airbender
The Last Airbender is a movie I would not pay for to see again. However, that doesn’t mean it was necessarily a bad movie. The effects were dead on, the casting was great, and the accuracy to the cartoon wasn’t bad either.
However, it was not long enough, and …
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice is the sixth and latest of the series. I have to admit up front that I’ve only seen snippets of the character in past movies. I’ve never managed to get through an entire movie. I’m not sure why because I do enjoy …
Robin Hood
I am reviewing the Disney movie, Robin Hood. Everyone knows the story of Robin Hood, but what would happen if it was taken from a fox’s perspective? That’s what the whole Disney version does. Robin Hood is a fox and his friend, Big John, is a huge bear. The …
Nebraska (comedy drama)
If you like family dramas, independent films and road trip movies like me, you might find yourself liking the movie Nebraska. It’s different from a lot of other films I’ve seen, the plot is exciting even though it’s simple and it strives to be realistic.
When the movie begins, we see …
New In Town (starring Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr.)
I would say watch this movie, New In Town (starring Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr.) if you want a dosage of humility, some form of morality watch. This movie is something that I truly praise and it has such compassion, feelings and heart. To make this kind …
The movie Knocked up
The movie Knocked up is freaking hilarious and on of the funniest movies of all time, well as of now I think it Is easily the funniest movie ever. This movie had me laughing so hard from beginning to end and was well worth sitting through the two hours …
“Playing House” (2006 Lifetime Movie Network Film)
This Lifetime Movie Network film which came out in 2006 starring Colin Ferguson and Joanne Kelly called “Playing House”, was sweet, but not exactly entertaining. The film was very predictable and common, something that I felt was seen in many movies before it but the stories were told in …
Letters to Juliet movie
“Letters to Juliet” follows the story of an American girl, Sophie, accompanying her fiancé, Victor, on a romantic pre-honeymoon trip to Italy. Sophie is a fact checker at “The New Yorker”; she yearns to become a writer, but she has not yet had the courage to get any …
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
What an amazing movie. At first glance, it seemed like it had the ability to be good and bad. I had heard of books before, but never really knew about what Pirates of the Caribbean was about, except for Pirates sailing in the Caribbean.
Let’s start with the concept of …
High School Musical movie
High School Musical is a film for teen. Nothing special is mentioned, there’s an audition for students in a high school to find out someone that will perform in high school musical. Main character is Gabriella, a smart girl and Troy, leader of school basketball team. Music make people …
The mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Rick O’Connell is back but this time, without his original lady love “Edie” (Rachel Weisz) I had mixed emotions regarding this latest installment. While I love Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh, I feel that they should not have made another one. In any case, this is my review:
The plot: …
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer somehow manages to drain out the glamour and the pomposity - sometimes even the fantasy out of the Superhero World.
Rise of the Silver Surfer seems to suffer from sequel-itis - the narrative isn’t as exciting, the story isn’t impressive. There’s practically no …
Michael Clayton movie
The best words to describe the movie “Michael Clayton” is a deep drama movie that will make you bite your nails till the last minute. The true assets of this movie are the main actors, George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson and Tilda Swinton. Sadly only Tilda Swinton won an Oscar …
Romeo Must Die (2000)
Romeo Must Die, directed by Andrzej Barthowiak is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence, some language and brief nudity. The original date was March 22, 2000 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Drama/Romance/Thriller and stars Jet Li as Han …
Munich: Movie
I found Munich to be a very interesting and well-made Movie, though partly down to my political interests.
It is truly an intriguing story, based on true events, for anyone with an interest in politics, war and undercover assignments.
The opening scenes of the Munich shootings at the 1972 Olympics are …
Movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is about a bell ringer named Quasimodo, gentle and lonely of Notre Dame. Born to a gypsy, and horribly defected at birth, Quasimodo fell into the hands of the man who killed his mother. As he grew, he was confined to the bell tower, …
Calendar Girl movie
I have always loved the genre of musical films. They tend to be more entertaining in my opinion, offering drama in the form of song and dance in addition to the spoken and visual story that we are presented with. What I like about an early musical …
Thor Movie (2011)
This movie was much talked-about and I wasn’t really into these type of movies since they’re much more of a guy’s type of movie but since there wasn’t anything else showing in the cinema except for Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Beastly, of course I opted to watch …
Memoirs of a Geisha
Rob Marshall turned a New York Times’ Bestseller into a Hollywood box office hit. I have to admit though, it’s not a film I would want to watch over and over again. It’s brilliant. Emotional. Deep. That said, it’s kind of depressing despite the ending. The entire film has …
Tangerine (2015 Film)
The talk about “a film shot entirely with an iPhone 5S” stunned me last year. I know it is an indie (independent film) but still, the thought that almost everyone can make a glorious film without ever spending big is a big news for me. I have been very interested …
Ocean’s Eleven
I am a huge fan of all of the Ocean’s movies, Ocean’s eleven probably being my favorite of the three so far. What I love about this movie is that the makers never forget that this movie if made up of STARS and every single characters gets to …
The island
Starring Ethan Hawke
Lincoln Six-echo is a resident of a seemingly utopian but contained facility in the mid 21st century. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully controlled environment, Licoln hopes to be chosen to go the last uncontaminated spot on the planet. But a small butterfly leads Lincoln …
Happy Feet
I am a teacher, a kinder garden teacher. I watched this movie because one of my students brought a penguin bag and it was his imaginary friend. Mambo, was the bag’s name. I loved the movie, with such beautiful animation and story line. How just by a single mistake …
The Persuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness is a movie that stars Will Smith as Chris Gardner. Chris sells bone density scanner machines and is struggling to sell enough to make ends meet for his family. He meets a stock broker and learns about an intern program that starts his journey …
Belle (historical drama movie)
I love watching historical movies, and that is why I was so eager to see “Belle” after I had seen the trailer only months before it was released. What piqued my interest about it even more was that it was supposed to be based on the story revolving around a …
Philadelphia (movie)
Philadelphia is a movie about a man who discovers that he has AIDS. Tom Hanks plays Andrew, a high powered attorney who gets fired when he reveals that he is sick. That is the first part of the movie and it stinks that this happened to Andrew. That is …
On the Town musical
Another great musical that I truly love to watch is On the Town. It’s very upbeat and all about love. It’s highly entertaining, with songs that make you want to sing along with them.
The story of On the Town is pretty basic. It’s three sailors on …
In The Heat of The Night movie
Directed by Norman Jewison and Academy Award winner for best picture and best actor Rod Steiger. This film can really teach us the lesson of racism in our country. Set in the small town of Sparta, Mississippi in 1967. The film opens with a blues song “In The Heat …
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