Movies Reviews
ALF: Season One Television Series on DVD
ALF: Season One has been released on DVD. It has the syndicated (edited to allow for more ads) episodes as well as bonuns features including an episode of ALF: The Animated Series and the original pilot episode.
While I would have perferred the original edits, just having the episodes …
Naruto
Naruto today is one of the most watched animes in the world today. The anime revolves around a lonely boy named Naruto who is trying to become the superior ruler of his village also known as the Hokaga. The story starts out to be very compelling but as the …
The film The Secret
I found this “The Secret” to be quite ridiculous, a tad boring, and totally unrealistic. This “movie” generated much hype a couple of years ago and, like most, I fell for it all and ran out to rent it. BIG mistake. It spends two agonizing hours …
Wall-E
I took my entire family to see the Pixar movie Wall-E in June, 2008. Wall-E is a spectacular motion picture that is probably the most “adult” of any movie Pixar has released thus far. I say “adult” not because of any inappropriate content - the little robots …
Prom Night movie
In the first place, Prom Night is a not a funny and romantic comedy about a high-school prom night filled with friends and love. Yes, the movie is filled with friends, to be exact the character Donna’s friends, but this movie is all scary and a thriller! …
“The Fourth Kind” movie
Good idea, very interesting form and … cheating, which discourages the viewer. Instead of shocking the movie, we deal with this really good, but unfortunately still not perfect art.
Intriguing beginning gives us hope for a great movie. At a time when we learn that it is based on facts …
Gridiron Gang
I am reviewing the movie, Gridiron Gang, staring Dwane Johnson “The Rock.” This movie is about a probation’s officer who is willing to go up against all odds in order to save lives. It seems that each time a kid rolls in, faces time, and rolls out, …
Stargate
Stargate was released in 1994 and it launched a franchise. Kurt Russell starred as Colonel Jonathan ‘Jack’ O’Neil. I have to make sure that’s spelled correctly. This is the single ‘L’ O’Neil, versus the TV series Jack O’Neill, which has two ‘L’s’ and was played by …
Cars movie
I enjoy Pixar movies very much, and Cars is no exception. This computer-generated animated movie features the voices of Owen Wilson, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Keaton and others. Like many Pixar movies, the story takes place in an alternate world, a world where cars, not humans, rule …
Movie Joy Ride
I can remember seeing the movie “Joy Ride” on the television guide a couple years ago when I was still in high school. However, I kept hesitating to watch it as at the time I was confusing it with a comedy which was released around the same time that …
Shakespeare in love
Shakespeare in love is a movie which is really well made and which is worth watching. It is a nice drama with Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow as the leading actors. It is the story of the world’s best master storyteller William Shakespeare. Shakespeare does stage in a town …
Reign Over Me (R, 2007)
You know, I need to start this review by saying that I almost didn’t rent this movie just because Jada Pinkett was in it. It’s not that I hate her as an actress, per se. I just find that her acting ability seems to forced in …
The Siege
If you ever want an idea about how our government handled terrorist threats prior to 9/11, the movie The Siege is a good film.
Not only does it star everyone from Denzel Washington to Bruce Willis, it�s a movie that is so full of twists and turns you don�t know …
Casper (1995)
Casper is a friendly ghost who tries his very best to be good and kind, he befriends a human girl who hopes of getting them to be lifelong friends, but this masquerade is quickly stomped out as Casper’s uncles manages to scare everyone away, that is what they do …
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016 Adventure Comedy-Drama Film)
Some films even if they are not really masterpieces nor a revelation of filmmaking, are still so well made that you can’t actually see a single fault in it. Films like last year’s Brooklyn or this year’s Sing Street are examples of it. Nothing groundbreaking about those two films mentioned …
Under Siege (1992)
Under Siege, directed by Andrew Davis is rated R bythe Motion Picture Association of America and stars Steven Seagal as Casey Ryback, Tommy Lee Jones and William Stranix, Gary Busey as Commander Krill and Erika Eleniak as Jordan Tate.
Chaos reigns aboard A US Navy warship in high seas. Flying …
National Treasure: A book of Secrets
In the motion picture “National Treasure: A Book of Secrets” Ben Gates, played very well by Nicholas Cage, finds out that his Great- great grandfather may have been involved in the Assasination plot of President Abraham Lincoln.
He sets out to prove his innocence saying that he new where a …
Jackass: The Movie (2002)
One of my favorite television series when I was in high school was a television series named “Jackass” which starred pranksters Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera and Steve-O. I used to stay up with or without my brother every Sunday night in order to watch it, and I found most …
Pretty Woman
I’m not sure what exactly the draw is for me but whenever the movie Pretty Woman is on television, I just have to watch it.
Maybe I’m just a closet Julia Roberts fan but I just can’t get enough of a Cinderella story that has a prostitute and millionaire falling …
Pioneer Quest: A Year in The Real West
PBS has some of the most interesting shows on TV in our area. One of my favorite ones, they aired in 2002 was “Pioneer Quest: A Year in The Real West”. It was a Canadian version of Frontier House. My husband says I\’m obsessed with shows of this type …
Revanche (2008): film
“Revanche” is an Austrian film that was nominated for a best foreign film Oscar two years ago. It came out in 2008, but I only got to see it last night by mere accident, without knowing anything about it. And I loved it. It had a satisfactory amount of …
Movie Cloverfield
I finally had a chance to watch Cloverfield on DVD. I have to admit, it was not exactly what I was expecting.
I was expecting a real story with enough footage that I could actually see what was happening, not another attempt at the Blairwitch Project. Just …
The Boy (2016 Horror Movie)
The first time I heard about the movie “The Boy” was when I was search through the trailers for new movies. The second time was when I saw the trailer while in the theatre waiting for another movie to begin. The concept looked creepy, so I decided that I was …
Interstellar, movie
As a big fan of science fiction with cosmic themes, I decided to watch Interstellar despite the busy exam period. In the end, the movie absolutely worth the ticket price. If you are also a big fan of science fiction, do not read my review anymore and go watch …
Movie: The Ultimate Gift
“The Ultimate Gift” is such a good movie, I don’t know where to start reviewing it! The plot is excellent. We’ve got a wealthy old man Red, who leaves a rather unusual will. Before he dies, Red records a series of video messages. In those messages, he talks mostly …
1408 (2007)
John Cusack stars alongside Samuel L. Jackson in this tale of a haunted room in a hotel. Stories of the horrors that this room has caused even made headlines in the local newspapers. It would seem that anyone who enters the room and stays longer than a certain period, …
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
This is the second episode of the Rush Hour saga, this time they are in Honk Kong where Carter, played by Chris Tucker, wants a relaxing but exciting vacation filled with lots of women, but his time in the orient is going to be far from a vacation experience …
Drillbit Taylor movie
My son and I go to the movies all the time. Our favorite movie theater is Arundel Mills Malls, Hanover MD. We saw a delightful little movie called Drillbit Taylor directed by Steven Brill. This PG-13 comedy stars Owen Wilson and Leslie Mann.
The plot …
Gangs of New York (2002)
Gangs of New York, directed by Martin Scorsese is rated R by the Motin Picture Association of America for intense strong violence, sexuality/nudity and language. The original release date was December 20, 2002 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Drama/History and stars Leonardo …
The Others (movie)
Nicole Kidman stars as the owner of a house who soon suspects that the house is haunted by the spirits of the household help that died and were buried there. Unknowing the her that it turns out that not only are the help haunting the house, some other occupants …
The Pajama Game movie
Another really wonderful Doris Day movie is The Pajama Game. She plays Babe, and she’s a dynamic dame in the role, that’s for sure. She works in a factory that makes pajamas. The factory hires a new manager, played by John Raitt. Now there’s a …
No Reservations movie
I am reviewing the movie, No Reservations, starring Catherine Zeta Jones. This movie is about the life of chef Kate (Jones). She is a perfectionist, highly obsessive with food, and likes this her way. She gets along fine, as long as there is no chaos in …
Click movie
This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a long time. It is about a man who has the power to do whatever he wants with time - such as freezing it, fastforwarding and so on. Again, Adam Sandler does a fantastic AND a funny job. It’s …
Once Upon a Time in the West Movie
Sergio Leone was a filmmaker who loved western films above anything, and his dollar trilogy is one of the most powerful love letters ever written in cinema history. With Once Upon a Time in the West he continued on that same line, but developed his visual style to the …
Movie Message in a Bottle (1999)
Message in a Bottle, directed by Luis Mandoki is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for a scene of sexuality. The original release date was February 12, 1999 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Romance and stars Kevin Costner as Garret …
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Okay so before I’ve ever seen any Harry Potter movies I’ve always read the book first. Half Blood Prince is the first Harry Potter movie I’ve watched without reading the book before, and it granted a different experience. The thing is I heard so many Harry Potter fans complaining …
Bye Bye Birdie
I just adore Bye Bye Birdie and always have. It’s an upbeat, delightful movie musical with a cast that includes one of my favorites, Dick Van Dyke. Dyke’s good-natured demeanor make him perfect for this role as a budding musician with an overbearing mother and a very …
Mighty Aphrodite
Woody Allen has always been my favorite director and he is a great actor too. I recently bought the DVD of Mighty Aphrodite as I read some good reviews about the movie. Lenny is a sports writer and his wife is Amanda. They don’t have any kids and Amanda …
Hot Fuzz
This movie was fantastic, it had me chuckling the whole way through. From the same team that gave us Shaun of the Dead, this takes the life of Police Officer Nicholas Angel and delights with a send up of American police movies and the British country whodunits. …
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: The Movie
I waited for the release of this movie if only because it was going to be their first in the series to be shown in IMAX-3D. I was happy that there was an IMAX theatre in my area, and I spent the better part of the week convincing my …
Shoot Em Up (2007)
Shhot Em up, Directed by Michael Davis is Rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America and stars Clive Owen as Smith, Paul Giamatti as Hertz and Monica Bellucci as Donna.
This manic movie starts off with a pregnant woman running from bad men with guns. Coming to her …
The Net Movie
This movie offers a rather scary scenario of having your identity controlled - erased and replaced, in fact - by someone else, with the help of the modern-day technology. Angela Bennett (Sandra Bullock), a computer expert, comes into possession of a floppy disk with some valuable and secret info. …
Movie Car Wash
I like to watch movies from the past because it’s a way for me to step into another era, get lost there, walk around and leave with a dialect and mind set unlike what’s heard these days. Sometimes I become nostalgic of the 70’s, even though I wasn’t born …
The English Patient
The words that describe best the movie “The English Patient” is magical and fascinating. This movie, which was nominated for 12 Oscars and won 9 of them, is the director’s Anthony Minghella best movie.
What is so fascinating about this movie is that it consists of two love stories - …
P2 : movie
P2 is a little-known horror movie that I stumbled across while watching movies online on my Netflix service. It’s not a movie I knew about her would’ve picked up most likely in the video store. But I checked it out on Netflix and I’m glad I did. …
Legend of Zorro movie
The sequel to the very popular adventure film from the late 90s. In this film, Zorro went and got himself a son who doesn’t know his identity but only that his father is Alejandro de la Vega. The rest of the plot is very similar to the first movie, …
Tears of the Sun (2003)
Tears of the Sun, directed by Antione Fugua is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong war violence, some brutality and language. The original release date was March 7, 2003 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Drama/Thriller and stars Bruce …
Film 1408
I had been looking forward to the big screen adaption of Stephen King’s excellent short story 1408 from his collection Everything’s Eventual. I’d heard quite a few positive reviews and heard that it didn’t do too bad at the box office either, which was unexpected and hopefully a good …
The Matrix movie
I just love The Matrix movie. I watched it five times on the big screen. I love special effects and just from the looks of the movie trailer alone, I could already tell that I was going to love this film. True enough, I got hooked …
Movie 50 first dates
I was talking to my next door neighbour the last week about movies and DVD’s, I happened to mention to her that I hadn’t seen a good romantic movie in ages. She went and got a movie that her and her husband had watched the other night it …
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