Movies Reviews
Film The Collector (1965)
William Wyler’s The Collector, filmed in 1965, is possibly one of the most disturbing films ever made. It is a suspense film and a character study and one of the bleakest at that, as well.
Freddie (Terrence Stamp) is a lonely man who likes to collect butterflies. Having, …
Perfect Stranger
I have to say, I was thoroughly impressed by the newly released film “Perfect Stranger” starring Halle Berry and Bruce Willis.
The story of the film is completely enthralling with twists and turns all over the place. It left me unable to move, just waiting for the next sequence of …
Persona movie
Regarded by many as Ingmar Bergman’s best film and also one of the best “art” films ever made. It is a complex film about dimensions, simply put, where two women is the center of Bergman’s focus. Liv Ullman and Bibi Andersson portrait two very different women, one of them …
Movie The Mask
The Mask with Jim Carey and Cameron Diaz.
This bizarre film straddled the line between comedy and science fiction. As in life, I believe that you must choose one direction or style. I feel that this movie took a chance by flip flopping styles; but …
The Libertine Movie
The Libertine was a movie that came out last year starring Johnny Depp. The movie takes place during the 17th century and Johnny Depp
plays a poet whom the movie is built around. It seems as if there is no point to the movie as it just follows Johnny Depp’s …
Superbad (R, 2007) movie
Seth Rogen is my new hero. After seeing how funny he was in “The Forty Year-Old Virgin”, and then how endearing he was in “Knocked Up”, I knew that “Superbad” would be a hoot. He wrote and had an acting role in the film, which …
Movie: Haunting of Winchester House
I wanted something to watch late last night that was interesting but didn’t have a plot that was overly complicated. So, I fell back onto my usual horror genre and picked out one that seemed interesting; Haunting of Winchester House.
I actually was familiar with the Winchester House legend (thank …
The Crucible (1996)
The Crucible, directed by Nicholas Hytner is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was November 27, 1996 for United States audience. This movie falls in thegenre of Drama/History and stars Daniel Day-Lewis as John Proctor, Winona Ryder as Abigail Williams, Paul Scofield …
Robin Hood: Men in Tights movie
I love Mel Brooks movies and I have to say Robin Hood: Men in Tights has to be his very best film.
Cary Elwes puts on a very good performance as Robin Hood and, even though this is a parody, may actually be the best Robin Hood I’ve ever seen …
The A-Team (2010) movie
Saw this really later than it came out in theaters but I have to said it was alot better than I had expected. I had never seen the tv show before so yes I know that my view was not based on the original tv show so everyone will …
Fast Food Nation
Everyone already knows that fast food is bad for you. When it comes to movies, Supersize Me covered that quite thoroughly. But what if that hamburger wasn’t just packed with calories, but also possibly contained something far worse? That’s the premise, on the surface at least, of Fast Food …
“Up in the Air” (2009 Film)
“Up in the Air” the 2009 film starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick proved to be not only a touching tale of finding the meaning of how to spend your life, but a depressing realization that sometimes it doesn’t work out as planned when you give yourself …
View from a top movie
“View from the top” is an average movie about making your dreams comes true. It should convey a strong message of empowerment however the film is not that good. This is one of Gwyneth Paltrow’s movies and, may I say, not one of her best since it was a …
Day of the Dead movie
Perhaps not as seminal as Night of the Living Dead, and certainly not as loved as Dawn of the Dead; Day of the Dead often seems the forgotten third child in Romero’s zombie saga. But, whilst it may lack the crude and creepy charm of Night, and the raging …
Fright Night (2011 Movie)
As much as I hate Hollywood’s love affair with vampires and remakes, I love this movie way better than the original. I didn’t actually see the original Fright Night until a month before the new one came out, and I was disappointed (probably because it was about 20 years …
The Shawshank Redemption
I must admit that I wasn’t expecting much out of the movie “The Shawshank Redemption”. At the time I wasn’t aware that this movie was nominated for 7 Oscars. I felt that after watching endless episodes of the TV series “Prison Break”, I doubted that there was any prison …
Just Married movie
Just Married is about a happy newly married couple who honeymoon in Europe but find trouble every which way they turn. The new wife’s friends and family did not want her to marry so they send her ex-boyfriend to try and break up the marriage which sets off a …
Notting Hill (1999)
Notting Hill, Directed by Roger Michell and Rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America stars Julia Roberts as Anna Scott and Hugh Grant as William Thacker.
Anna, while in london doing promotional work and interviews for her new movie, comes accross a local Englander and in typical fairy …
Taken 2 movie
I was really excited to see this movie because I love Liam Neeson and I thought he did an amazing job in the first movie. I was also excited to see it because the first Taken was a really great movie, one of the best that I had seen …
Air Force One
Out of Harrison Ford’s movies, the film Airforce One might actually be one of the most underrated.
In the film, Harrison plays the United States President and is kidnapped onboard the presidential plane, along with his family. And, unlike many other presidents, who might sit and do nothing, he ends …
Wanted
When the trailers for this movie first came out, I was really confused. I’m a big fan of crazy weird action flicks like the Matrix, but this seemed a little too far fetched; like Hollywood was running out of ideas. But, at the same time, it had Morgan Freeman …
The Deserter
The Deserter which has been dubbed a “Revolutionary Comedy” is about a British drummer stationed in America during the time of the American Revolution (1775-1784).
The film is shot in the style of a silent comedy and follows the misadventures of an unlucky drummer who finds himself at the …
Superbad
When I first saw the previews for Superbad, I was extremely excited and was ready to see one of the funniest movies in recent memories. All of the critics were praising it and when I walked into the theater I was ready to have my mind blown. …
Movie - “House”
Sure, the plot seems a bit “cookie-cutter” at first; but don’t let that fool you. “House” is a deeply disturbing film that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Two young couples are stranded in rural Alabama. They find shelter at a nearby bed and breakfast; but what …
School of Rock (movie)
When School of Rock came to theaters a few years ago, I enjoyed it so much that I saw it two nights in a row with different people. I didn’t pay for it myself either time, but that’s beside the point. The reason I could see it …
Hound of the Baskervilles
I loved the book Hound of the Baskervilles when I first read it but never got a chance to see the movie based on the book until this weekend, when it was airing on one of our movie channels.
You know what? The book is a heck of a lot …
An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth is probably one of the biggest documentaries around these days. Certainly it fulfilled its mission of making people start talking an awful lot about global warming. Of course, the question is, just how true is it all.
Mr. Gore has a lot of problems in …
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 Godfather: Part Two
The Godfather: Part Two continues the story of the Corleone family as they try to move to more legitimate businesses. At the same time, it includes flashbacks to Vito Corleone’s trip to America and his early years in the country. The movie makes it clear that the paths that …
X Men Origins: Wolverine (Staring Hugh Jackman)
X Men is one of movie franchise that everyone all over the world know about it. With X Men trilogy we have known how is the world of X Men runs. The entire element in X Men, the X Men it self, the villains, the innocent mutants, the common …
Are You Here (2013 Film)
Are You Here, is a comedy movie I had the opportunity to view one evening. I hadn’t heard much about the film, until browsing the internet movie data base. I was curious about the movie after viewing the cast list of actors who started in the movie. Normally, I …
Jack Black
OK, I know I should like Jack Black. But, I just can�t seem to find any respect for him.
The problem I have is he�s one dimensional. He can�t do drama or action. It has to be comedy. Even when he tries to be serious, you can�t help but think …
Shortbus (movie)
One of my friends had been nagging me to watch the movie “Shortbus” for several weeks, but I kept putting it off mostly because I did not have the time to actually sit and watch a movie. However, some time ago, we had both managed to watch the movie …
Mr. Destiny
My favorite comedy of all times is Mr. Destiny. It is about a guy who wonders what would have happened if he hit a baseball back in high school and then one day he finds out. It was a bad day when his car broke down in front …
Judgment Night (1993)
Judgment Night, directed by Stephen Hopkins is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was October 15, 1993 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Thriller and stars Emilio Estevez as Frank Wyatt, Cuba Gooding Jr. as Mike Peterson, …
Deep Impact DVD
Deep Impact is a powerful movie from 1998 about a meteor that is threatening Earth. It’s intense, emotional, and thrilling. Directed by Mimi Leder, the FX is still a bit rough in the visuals, but the acting is top notch. Tea Leoni, Vanessa Redgrave, Elijah Wood, …
Movie: “Bolt”
Armed with a unique plot, beautifully colorful animation, and endearing characters, “Bolt” was an absolute delight. I enjoyed every adorable minute of it.
Bolt, voiced by John Travolta, is the star of a TV show where he plays a dog with super powers. The catch: Bolt doesn’t KNOW it’s all …
Chocolate (movie)
Chocolate is a beautiful movie about a mother and daughter who move to a small town and turn the town upside down! They come in red hoods, much like Red Riding Hood. Evidently the wind started blowing and the preacher and town elders knew something important was about to …
Relic Movie
Relic is one of my favorite movies, though the book the film was based on is much better. The movie takes place entirely at a natural history museum in New York. One of the museum workers sends a relic that he found overseas back to the museum and it …
Anna And The King,1999 movie
The movie is based on a true story that took place in the 19th century. Anna Leonowens (Jodie Foster), an English widow, is invited by the King of Siam to educate his numerous children. Her views differ in many ways from the traditional Siamese ways, and she holds on …
Shrek Movie
This review of a popular computer animated comedy/drama film called shrek.It is about an ogre named Shrek who all the villagers fear because he is huge and menacing.Shrek live a solitary existance in the swamp where he is content.However,one day many fairy tale beings end up in his swamp …
Movie: Precious
I have seen advertisements for the movie Precious in the past and, from what I saw of them, I figured it would be a movie I would have absolutely no interest in. That’s why it never made my Netflix Queue.
However, my wife told me she wanted to watch it …
Duplex, movie
Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore do a wonderful job in pulling off this bright comedy about a couple trying to survive their first home owner’s experience. I thought this film was playful, funny and even a bit telling in how we all sometimes fall for things that are too good …
Quartet (film)
The film is set in an eloquent retirement facility in Britain. The facility is a niche facility since it caters to musicians who are retired. That said the theme of the film evolves around two sub-themes of sorts. One sub-theme is about prior Operatic performers who …
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
First off: “The Hobbit - an unexpected journey” looks absolutely amazing on a big screen, especially when viewed through 3D glasses. Not only do the scenic landscapes cover you in goosebumps, the amount of details is also awe-inspiring. Every single wart on every single, butt ugly ork, every hair …
Cross Creek movie
“Cross Creek” proves that Hollywood movie makers don’t always have to spend millions of dollars to make good films. This movie is based on an autobiographical book by novelist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, who is best known for writing “The Yearling.” I don’t usually like Mary Steenburgen, but …
The Princess Diaries
“The Princess Diaries” was Anne Hathway passport to success and also opened her way to other interesting and challenging roles such as “The Devil’s Wears Prada” and “Brokeback Mountain”. What I find interesting about this actress in the fact that even though she didn’t work on a huge list of …
Beowulf, Robert Zemeckis Movie
In a night a monster called Grendel awakened feel very disturbed with the sound of the deafening noise ears. Because the resistance is not the monster that the sound source bother him. And sound comes from a party Mead (similar drink beer) in a hall in the small kingdom …
The movie P.S. I love you
I absolutely can’t stand the movie P.S. I love you because it is so stupid and it delivers a stupid message to women. The movie is about a young married couple and the husband dies and she than receives letters from her husband who wrote them all before he …
Dogma (1999)
A twisted story about two fallen angels who want back into heaven, but their method of their return will make the history that has been solidified over the years seem pointless. In order to stop their campaign, a host of both angels and mortals are teamed together to bring …
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