Movies Reviews
“Salt” 2010 action film by Phillip Noyce
Who is Salt? Apparently the female answer to James Bond, fortunately with a twist.
The film, titled simply with its protagonist’s surname, was directed by Phillip Noyce and has recently hit the cinemas. I decided to watch it looking for some simple, mindless entertainment: and while the film had a …
Horton Hears a Who
Ok, after seeing other Dr. Seuss books turned into movies with mixed results, I had my doubts about Horton Hears a Who. But, after watching it last night, I have to say I was very impressed.
I had expected the movie, which is about an elephant who discovers and protects …
“Ramona and Beezus” (2010 Film)
If anyone is familiar with the “Ramona Quimby” novels by Beverly Cleary and feared that the film relating to the novels might not do the book justice, then you have nothing to worry about. Yes, this 2010 film called “Ramona and Beezus” is based from the books, but no …
We Are Marshall DVD
Sometimes, the unexpected happens when you’re watching a movie. This is the second time I can remember when I thought I was going to watch a sports movie and ended up watching a flick about the human spirit. The first time was when I saw “Brian’s Song” with …
Nacho LIbre movie
Nacho libre just came out yesterday ( the 16th ) The star of the movie is Jack Black. Nacho lives in a monastary with some orphanes. He always loved wrestling ever since he was small but sadly it was forbidden, so when he grows older, and hes serving food …
Walk the Line
Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon do a phenomenal job portraying Johhny Cash and June Carter. They even did their own singing, as I found out, which is impressive. They do a fantastic job with everything in this film.
Upon watching the commentary, I was pleased to discover that …
Airplane! film
In terms of Parodies, Airplane! is my absolute favorite. You will be rolling on the floor with laughter the entire film. Starring funny actors Peter Graves, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Hays, and Leslie Nielsen, this movie is not just a classic one, but an entertaining one.
An airplane crew suddenly becomes …
Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
In this follow up to the original film, Mick and his new bride take up residence in the New York area and are living their lives in a some what peaceful situation, Mick is trying to acquaint himself with the running of city life and his wife Sue is …
Die Hard II
We like movies, a whole lot and that is one of our favorite pasttimes. There are movies that are today’s classics, these are the movies that you would not mind seeing again and again.
I personnally like Bruce Willis as an actor. When I saw the first …
Wall-E Movie (2008)
The movie “Wall-E” is a unique Disney-Pixar new classic that blends technology, charm and lessons about caring for our environment. The title character is a quirky little janitorial robot. He is supposed to clean up a planet Earth that has been abandoned by humanity due to an …
She’s The Man comedy
This is one of my favorite comedies. There are a lot of funny parts in it. It is more of a girls movie but I know a couple of guys who enjoyed the movie. It was a great comedy movie. There are a couple of parts where Amanda Bynes …
13 Going On 30 (2004)
Jennifer Garner stars in this 2004 movie and I love catching it over again in DVD as well. She plays this particular woman whom has ‘airs above her’ and she is certainly someone that is going to learn her lesson the most hardest way. That’s because she will …
Jerry Maguire
I watched the movie Jerry Maguire for about the third or fourth time last night and have to say, while a good movie, it could have been much better.
I liked the idea of a movie that focuses on the part of professional sports most films barely even mention; sports …
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
The movie is set six years after the X-Files are closed. Dana Scully is now a doctor at a Catholic hospital, Our Lady of Sorrows while Fox Mulder is some sort of bum after being hunted down by the FBI. They both do not want anything to do with …
Anchor Man The Legend of Ron Burgundy
I have to say Anchor Man is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen in my life. I think this movie was very good and the main star Will Ferrel did a awesome job in the film. Will Ferrel played the part of Ron Burgandy and was very …
One Missed Call (2007)
One Missed Call, directed by Eric Valette is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Assocation of America for intense sequences of violence and terror, frightening images, some sexual material and thematic elements. The original release date was January 4, 2008 for United States audience. This movie falls in the …
Canterbury Tales movie
Pier Paolo Pasolini’s adaptation of the classic novel by Geoffrey Chaucer about pilgrims who tell their dirty stories to each other.
This was made in a time where Pasolini was constantly taking new turns in his filmmaking and in my opinion getting further away from his original genius in his …
Accepted movie
Ever since I first saw this movie being advertised to be released in theaters, I knew that without a doubt it was going to be another one of those hilarious college movies. Therefore, I made plans to go and see it, but was unable to carry them out so …
Brothers movie
Note: This review contains spoilers!
“Brothers”, starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Natalie Portman is a movie that suffers from bad marketing. When I saw the trailer for it, I was expecting a psychological thriller, and instead found the movie to be more of a run of the mill drama. …
Bedtime Stories movie
I recently bought the DVD for the movie and watched it together with my family. In my opinion, the story is quite similar to another movie by the name of Inkheart but this one is more suitable for children due to its story and approach.
The movie’s main character is …
Zoom (2006)
Zoom, diected by Peter Hewitt is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date for this movie was August 11, 2006 for United States audiences. This movie falls in thegenre of Action/Adventure/Family/Science Fiction and stars Tim Allen as Jack Shepard aka Captain Zoom, Courteney …
Antz (1998)
Antz, directed by Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for mild language and menacing action. The original release date was October 2, 1998 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Animation/Adventure/Comedy/Family and stars the voices of …
Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring movie
Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring from 1971 is another one of those movies that aired in prime time once and then became both a late afternoon and then a late night movie, popping up on the air quite often. It’s been several years since I’ve seen …
One missed call movie
I am a horror genre fan,and since this movie fell into the same category,I wanted to see it.But was disappointed from the horror point of view.
The story is about how a person dies after receiving a missed call on their cellphone.It begins from a girl drowning in her swimming …
The Dark Knight
I’m not fan of Batman and I watched this movie because it’s rated as 5 star in CinemaOnline (Malaysia) website. I even couldn’t remember the previous Batman movie.
I found it very boring and couldn’t wait for the end of the movie before the first half of the movie …
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter
One of the first movies I loaded on my Netflix player when I bought it was the film Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter. I didn’t think I would like it but it sounded like it would be different and I figured it would eventually be worth a try.
We ended up …
Deep Impact (1998)
Deep Impact, directed by Mimi Leder is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense disaster related elements and brief language. The original release date was May 8, 1998 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Robert Duvall …
Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side
Several months ago, we watched the Family Guy movie Blue Harvest and thought it was one of the funniest Star Wars spoofs ever made. So, when we found out about the sequel, Something, Something, Something Dark Side, I couldn’t wait to watch it and moved it to the top …
Friday (1995)
Focusing on the two main characters of Ice Cube and Chris Tucker, two good friends sitting on the doorstep of Ice’s house and watching the world go by. Ice’s character was recently fired from his job at a shoe store and added to his dilemma, his parents are also …
The Forbidden Kingdom movie
The Forbidden Kingdom starring kung fu masters Jackie Chan and Jet Li for the first time together on the same screen. When I first went into the movie theatre I think I overhyped the movie. After watching the whole movie in it’s entirety, I was actually disappointed …
Whiplash (drama movie)
I had Whiplash on my list of movies to watch from earlier on this year, but never actually took the time out to give it a chance. Recently though when it was airing on one of my cable television channels I decided to give it a try. I liked it. …
Ghost Town 2008 movie
Ghost Town is one of those movies where the story is so familiar that you already know what is going to have even if you are only given a little bit of the plot. (I found this with Avatar as well). I mean, this is such a common plot …
Ninga Turtles Cartoon
The teenage mutant ninga turtles, is a cartoon that has cartoon turtles that know karate. The turtles all fight to help protect the city, they save people and fight crime. The show seems like it has a kind of weird concept, but it really is a great cartoon …
Alien vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
In the previous movie, in the ending of it that is, it showed a new strain of the alien creature as it adapted the predator gene. Now, in this movie, the creatures are once again back on earth, there usual playground, and they are after each other with us …
Movie “The Lazarus Project” (2008)
This movie was meant to be a psychological thriller but it was not. Sure there was a twist in it, but I did not feel much thrill or suspense in watching it at all. To be really honest it was boring and slow.
The main character, Ben, commits …
Skyfall Movie
Skyfall is the latest and greatest James Bond 007 film, and while I admit I have never seen a James Bond film before, I absolutely loved Skyfall! It is action-packed, funny, and thrilling, and it had the entire theater at the edge of their seats. I absolutely loved Skyfall, …
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
A modern day futuristic movie about a young boy who goes missing only to return eight years later to a world that he know nothing about. In addition to his return, even though eight years has passed since he went missing; the boy has not aged a day since …
End of Days (1999)
End of Days, directed by Peter Hyams is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense violence and gore, a strong sex scene and language. The original release date was November 24, 1999 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Fantasy/Horror/Mystery/Thriller and …
Strange Wilderness (starring Steve Zahn)
I went to watch Strange Wilderness before with my best friend and we were just choosing it at random. The cast is pretty unknown to us except for Steve Zahn, which I couldn’t quite put a name to him. And if you are trying to find Bigfoot, you …
Movie: Deck the Halls
It’s Christmas time again and my wife and I are starting to watch some of our favorite Christmas movies for yet another time this year.
One of the movies happened to come on last night just before bed, Deck the Halls. And, I love this movie so much, I stayed …
The Perfect Storm movie
Yet another one of those human disaster films, this time directed by the once so talented Wolfgang Petersen who made Das Boot back in the early 1980s. Mark Wahlberg and George Clooney are the fishers who experience the worst storm in history out in the middle of the ocean, …
DuckTales The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
I think DuckTales The Movie the movie was just great. I remember watching this film as a kid and loving it. And hey I still like to watch it today. I have always been a fan of the duck tales and I always loved the TV show. So of course …
The Haunting (1999)
The Haunting, directed by Jan de Bont is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense horror sequences. The original release date was July 23, 1999 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Horror/Thriller/Mystery and stars Lili Taylor as Eleanor Vance, Liam …
Alvin and the Chipmunks Movie
I saw the movie Alvin and the Chipmunks The Squeakquel at my local MJR Family Film Festival. I was a bit not-so-happy to go see it but it only cost my wife and I two bucks and our daughter got in free.
It ended up being a pretty cute …
Steamboy movie
Steamboy comes from the celebrated director of Akira, one of the most well-known anime films of all time. In 1866 Manchester, Ray Steam is the descendent of two great inventors who create machines powered by steam. But the conflict starts when his father and grandfather part ways …
Transformer 3: Dark Moon Movie
In this third installment of the Transformers franchise, a secret tightly kept by the Decepticons is finally revealed and alliances are both broken and strengthen on both sides of the war.
In the past two films the war between Autobots and Decepticons has been at the center of the storyline …
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
I love watching movie since then my friends also love it. Watching movie is our hobby, this really gave us great feeling after watching. Since also we love watching movies we are renting cd’s, dvd’s etc., we also buy it sometimes.
And when we our watching we give our …
Blair Witch
I am reviewing the movie, The Blair Witch Project. So there are three college students. They set out on a trip to the woods. They set out to do a project on the BLair Witch. They interview people along the way, gathering stories and factual/fictional information. They take this …
Disney’s Robin Hood
Anyone who knows me knows what a huge fan of the Robin Hood legend I am. Those same people know what a huge Disney fan I am also. I should be in hog heaven then, when, along comes the marriage of both into one feature animated film.
All I can …
Up (2009) movie
Up is the latest installment in the power packed Pixar animated movies and this one does not fail.
Up is the story of a man who fell in love and married his childhood sweetheart. They both loved adventures and dreamed of moving to this legendary place called Paradise Falls. We …
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