Movies Reviews
Dirty Dancing Limited Keepsake Edition DVD set
There’s been a lot of press surrounding the Dirty Dancing Limited Keepsake Edition DVD set. Some people say that Lionsgate is milking the cult phenomenon to death, and maybe they are, but Dirty Dancing is a wonderful feel good movie that is iconic. It’s all about growing up …
Save the Last Dance for me movie
The 2004 Korean Drama “Save the Last Dance for me”, starring Yoo Jin and Ji Sung, is one of my favorite dramas. This was the one which made me start my hallyu craze.
The plot of the drama is not the typical amnesia story. Kang Hyun Woo(Ji Sung) has already …
Contempt: A Film by Jean-luc Godard (1963)
I began binging on Art films after watching a lot of Godard’s works. I was able to gather a short preview of the film, courtesy of nytimes’ feature called the —˜critics picks’ —“ just like most of the Godard movies I’ve seen which were usually favored by critics. …
RomeoXJuliet Episode 17
RomeoXJuliet Episode 17 has Romeo learning that he and all the other miners are perminantly banished from Neo Verona. He decides to have them all settle in the abandoned village near the church where he and Juliet recited their wedding vows. Meanwhile Juliet settles into Manchua and …
Friday the 13th Uncut (1980), slasher film
Friday the 13th was not the first slasher movie, but it does get credit for a few things. The biggest seller point to Friday the 13th is the fact we never saw anything like this, at the time. To this day Friday the 13th has been able to stand …
Movie - I Am Sam (2001)
I Am Sam is the story of a mentally challenged man who has the mind of a child and who also wants the opportunity to take care of his own child. The sad thing about this movie is this, his daughter is more advanced than he is and tries …
Coach Carter (2005)
Coach Carter, directed by Thomas Carter is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence, sexual content, language, teen partying and some drug material. The original release date was January 14, 2005 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Sport and stars …
Evita (1996)
Evita, directed by Alan Parker is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for thematic elements, images of violence and some mild language. The orginal release date for this movie was january 10, 1997 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Biography/Drama/Musical and …
And God Created Woman (1988)
A very simple and straight forward movie with an evenly simpler plot that anyone can follow with great ease, this is the story of a trouble making female prisoner and her boy friend who she is trying to use in order to get out of prison and back into …
Prince of Darkness movie
John Carpenter is a filmmaker that used to be a master of the genre he worked in, but who lost all of his qualities in the 80s and only makes disasters nowadays. Prince of Darkness was made around the time when he was changing from a quality director into …
It Happened to Jane movie
This 1959 Doris Day movie, It Happened to Jane, is one of my favorite Day productions. It costars Jack Lemmon, and Lemmon is just top notch. He and Day are wacky and adorable together. For most of the film, they’re just friends with underlying love that …
Quigley Down Under (Western)
I’ve never been a big fan of Westerns so I was reluctant to watch this movie (even though it is set in more modern times).
However, I was actually pleasantly surprised by this film.
Tom Selleck is awesome in this movie as his character, Quigley takes on an Australian Land Baron …
Prince of Persia,The Sands of Time (2010)
I saw this movie 2 weeks after it came out, because there were a lot of people and the queue lines were long in the theaters!
I absolutely love the Prince of Persia games, and I have played almost all of them except for the latest one, Prince of …
Strawberry Shortcake: Adventures on Ice Cream Island
OK, prior to having a daughter, I didn’t even know Strawberry Shortcake had a cartoon series; let along episodes on DVD. However, I will admit Adventures on Ice Cream Island is a decent DVD to rent if you want your daughter to be occupied for about 45 minutes.
The DVD …
I am Legend
…become a good actor ever? Well, in ‘I am Legend’ (the tagline goes something like, ‘the last man on Earth is not alone’), Will Smith sure displays an enhanced acting routine. And that probably due to his constant exposure.
But then again, it’s not all his fault that this remake …
The Blind Side
The first thing that comes to mind when you mention ‘The Blind Side’ is the movie for which the actress Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for best female interpretation. This is true, however the film is much more than that. The story of this movie is so touching that …
Grizzly Rage
Grizzly Rage Starring Tyler Hoechlin Graham Kosakoski and Kate Todd
I got Grizzly Rage out because my husband and I were hoping to see a good old fashioned scary film. I have seen other movies where bears have attacked people and the bears are so fast and powerful that they …
Disney Christmas movie
Who doesn’t love Mickey Mouse? Well Mickey and the gang can be seen in Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas, which is a collection of Christmas stories about each of the main characters. All the major characters are there: Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, Donald, Daisy, Scrooge, and Donald’s three nephews, …
Chernobyl Diaries 2012 Movie
I honestly expected more from the creator of Parnormal Activity Oren Peli. Many people seem to have mistaken this for a found-footage flick possibly due to Peli’s first series Paranormal Activity being found-footage or the fact that even though it’s NOT a found-footage movie they still wave the camera …
Faeries movie
I watched the movie “Faeries” a very long time ago in about the year 2001 when I had just gotten cable television. I think the first time I saw the movie too was one Saturday on the cable television channel SciFi. I thought it was different from many …
Harry Potter Deathly Hallows pt 1
Harry Potter Deathly Hallows pt 1…Off to the cinema with high expectations I go!
After seeing all of the other Potter movies numerous times I was hit with a saddened dissapointmet after taking in the first of the two part conclusion of Harry’s epic struggle with the Dark Lord …
Dark Crystal (DVD)
There is a lot of fanfare around this Jim Henson and Frank Oz movie, which supposedly features some fantastic looking puppets. It is one of the movies released for PSP and has been hyped a lot. Supposedly it is a great movie. After watching five minutes of it I …
Midnight Lace movie
In 1960, Doris Day starred in a mystery thriller called Midnight Lace. It’s definitely more intense and dramatic than what Day was known for traditionally. She handles the work very well; it’s just not my kind of movie. Day, in fact, was nominated for Best Actress …
In The Cut (2003) Movie
I am afraid that I could not help comparing this movie all the way through to Nine and a Half Weeks, the 1987 erotic movie starring Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger. Now that is an erotic movie and I (and my friends at the time too!) can totally …
Tangled 3D Movie
I’m a big fan of Disney animated movies, even the ones that are about the so-called Disney Princesses. So when I saw the trailed for Tangled, Disney’s 50th animated film, then you can just imagine how excited I was. After watching the movie in 3D recently, all I can …
Moving Target movie
Moving Target could have a decent movie, but it just drags way too much to be more than so-so. The plot has some intrigue to it, but it’s poorly directed with too many long pauses and too much murkiness. I say that even though there is a …
The Conjuring, horror movie
On the whole, Horror is a genre that avoids the avant-garde, particularly the films that Hollywood produces. The Conjuring is little exception to this lack or experimentation.
The film explores issues and themes pertained to countless horror films before it; the main premise being that of a family moving …
Doom (2005)
Doom, directed by Andrzej Barthowiak is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong violence/gore and language. The original release date was October 21, 2005 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Horror/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson as Sarge, …
All About Eve (1950)
“All About Eve” is a 1950 Twentieth Century Fox Movie about theatre people and stardom. The black and white movie lasts138 minutes and was written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and was filmed on soundstages in Los Angeles with locations shots in New York, San Francisco, and New Haven, Connecticut. …
Columbo: Strange Bedfellows movie
Columbo: Strange Bedfellows from 1995 pits brother against brother, and it’s the younger brother who loses the contest. Teddy McVeigh keeps getting into trouble and after this most recent time, big brother Graham takes matters into his own hands. A bit of murder ends his problems, so …
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
It is very difficult for a sequel to make the audience feel the same excitement as the first movie, and this sequel didn’t quite live up to that… However, it didn’t fail either. The second Transformers movie did a bad job, and a good job of giving us …
Seven (1995)
Seven (1995) is a drama film from director David Fincher and is rated R by the MPAA for grisly afterviews of horrific and bizarre killings, and for strong language.
Seven is a film that follows a man named Somerset (Morgan Freeman), a retiring police detective, as he experiences his final …
Waking Up in Reno movie
Waking Up in Reno is a quirky movie that was released in 2002 after a long and oft-postponed opening. This is another movie that surprised me with all the difficulties of being released. It had a stellar cast, but for some reason, there were an abundance of …
The Last Legion Movie
The Last Legion is a movie about the late Western Roman Empire and it’s last Caesar Romulus Augustulus. He is tutored by a man named Ambrosius and protected by a general named Aurelius. After his parents are murdered by a Goth named Odoacer. He …
Fifty Shades of Grey (erotic romance movie)
I remember when the book Fifty Shades of Grey became so popular that even people who I knew never bought a book in their lives began to devour it mostly for the sex scenes. Then of course when the movie came out, everyone claimed that I just had to see …
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (Movie 2011)
I just recently saw the third Chipmunk movie installment, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. I found the movie had too much music and was not as interesting as the first two but it was cute and I did enjoy it. I am not sure that I will watch it …
Wild Child Movie
This movie is called Wild Child, and it features Emma Roberts with a completely different role from what she usually does, it’s not unlike Hotel for Dogs or Nancy Drew, but this movie features her as Poppy, a very rich teenage Malibu queen who’s rebelling because her mom died …
Disney’s Cars 2 Movie
I recently took my almost 2 year old son to see Cars 2. He is a huge Cars fan, so of course he was very excited to know he would be seeing McQueen and Mater. Unfortunately though, I believe Cars 2 is more geared towards an older audience and …
My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997 Movie)
I just watched my Best Friend’s Wedding again - I haven’t seen it since it came out. The initial thought that struck me was omigod! the clothes. I had to watch this just to remember what the clothes looked like and how giant cell phones were back then. (Seriously. …
Two Can Play That Game (2001)
An inside look into the lives of a couple who are trying to outsmart the other as it relates to their relationship and who has more power and control over it. Vivica A. Fox stars as the female of the relationship who tries to grab the reigns over Morris …
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a comedy movie starring Woody Allen and Helen Hunt. The movie was directed by Woody Allen. I always liked Woody Allen’s movies and I believe that he is one of the finest directors of Hollywood. He has directed many great movies but …
Film “I love you Beth Cooper”
This movie is about a common theme in teen films. It is the end of high school and a nerd decides to tell the popular girl he loves that he loves her. He is the valedictorian and decides to do so in his commencement speech where …
Event Horizon (1997)
Event Horizon, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong violence and gore, language and some nudity. The original release date was August 15, 1997 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Horror/Mystery/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars …
Movie Death at a Funeral
I only watched “Death at a Funeral” because I read some positive comments about it; however I didn’t expect to be such a great comedy, especially when taking in account that the main topic is a funeral. The director of this movie, Frank Oz managed to come up with …
The Aviator, movie
You could call this a match made in heaven. Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese team up for the “Aviator” and managed to surprise me on all fronts with an excellent drama that viewers can’t help but like. With the real life of Howard Hughes so cloaked by his own …
Movie: The Dark Ages
I had some free time yesterday because I decided to take the day off from work and didn’t have my youngest daughter like I thought would be the case. Since I had to wait for my wife to get home before leaving to do something, I ended up looking …
Killing Midnight-Joe Dorsey &Ryan Alosio
I hated this movie. The acting was horribly boring and the plot line had so much potential. A suspense novelist with writer\’s block has a neighbor that is murdered. He becomes a suspect very quickly and does not realize that the murderer is right under his nose. I am …
Dhamal film review
Dhamal is story of four no good fellows. who learn that there is rupess 10 Crore in the park of Goa. When they learn this they try to get that money and they find Sanjay Dutta on there way who is also looking that money. The whole story …
Drop Dead Gorgeous movie
“Drop Dead Gorgeous” was what I thought was a very interesting and unique comedy film. It was unique in the sense that it was dark and it was filmed in a way and a style which I thought was different from any other comedy film I had ever seen …
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