Movies Reviews
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
This is one of those post apocalypse science fiction movies, set in the year 2024 after World War Four. The world we see is a bleak wasteland, mostly desert and rock. People dig in the sand for old cans of food and there is one tiny town where the …
Open Range
There are not that many western made these days and when you see one that is recent I normally like to see an actor that I appreciate.
I like Robert Duvall, and I like Kevin Costner and I adore Annette Beinning. A few years ago this western came …
A Season for Miracles movie
A Season for Miracles is a very sweet film from 1999. It was actually one of the holiday classics done yearly by Hallmark movie, so right there you know that it is a quality production. One of the main reasons I tuned in back then was to …
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 …
Gothika movie
I was a bit disappointed with this movie. I would like to commend Halle Berry for a job well done but the same does not go to the movie as a finished product. I don’t want to call anyone stupid among those who made this film …
Major Payne (1995)
A veteran killing machine of the United States armed services is sent home when all the warfare has basically come to a halt in the world. With no more killing being requested Major Payne is without work and must find alternate means of employment. He tries other areas of …
The Call (Movie 2013)
As a fan of Halle Berry, I tend to tune into most everything she is featured in. When seeing the preview trailers for The Call, I was excited and dead set on seeing it. The previews were intriguing, but in a simple kind of way.
The Call isn’t meant …
The Ruins
Man! I bet Scott Smith is one disappointed writer! ‘The Ruins’, published by Vintage books and called “The best horror novel of the new century” by Stephen King was only Scott Smith’s second novel and BAM! It shot up on the New York Times Best Seller list and was …
The Last Airbender the movie
The live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender”, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, certainly leaves much to be desired. The premise of the movie retains the same plotline as the cartoon. After100 years of being trapped beneath the ice, Avatar Aang has awoken to …
Green Mansions: A Film by Mel Ferrer (1959)
I don’t ever recall seeing an Audrey Hepburn movie in TCM —“ the channel for classic films. Since the movies shown in the channel are largely MGM titles, my theory tells me Audrey Hepburn had simply not played any motion picture produced by this grand movie empire. …
Wanted (2008 Movie)
Wanted the movie is a good action flick and mixed with humor. Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy star as the main characters in this movie.
Angelina known as Fox is has a duty to train James, in this movie named Wesley, to become a good and polished assassin just …
The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh Movie
Winnie the Pooh and The Honey Tree, Winnie the Pooh and The Blustery Day, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too. These are all the small movies in the feature length animated movie from Walt Disney.
Deep in the Hundred Acre Wood, there lives many animal friends, and a little boy …
Pan’s Labyrinth movie
My wife insisted on watching the movie Pan’s Labyrinth so I reluctantly sat down to watch it with her; even though I was certain it would be a movie I was not interested in.
It turned out to be better than expected however.
The movie takes place in Spain sometime after …
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 …
Men in Black (1997)
Men in Black (1997) is a sci-fi comedy directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and is rated PG-13 by the MPAA
In the 1950’s, a secret government agency was formed to monitor and police the activities of extraterrestrial on planet Earth. Thes organization was celled the Men in Black. 40 …
Jonestown - The Life and Death of People Temple.
‘Jonestown The Life and Death of Peoples Temple’ is a fascinating documentary attempting to investigate the phenomenon of Rev. Jim Jones. The film describes the history of the cult and its infamous leader focusing on the final tragedy one of the largest mass suicide in …
The Watchmen movie
‘A comedian died tonight in New York City’
It’s no ‘here’s looking at you, kid’ but I’ll admit it’s a catchy line. And the movie had has many good points; great special effects, all right screenplay, intriguing costumes but that was it. There were some witty lines but that doesn’t …
10 Things I Hate about You
If there’s anything that will bore me fast, it is a love story. This is especially true when the love story takes place between two high school kids. But, I will admit, the movie 10 Things I Hate About You isn�t too bad.
I�m not a big Julia Stiles fan. …
I Will Always Love You
I Will Always Love You is the typical movie about boy meets girl and things are supposed to work out but they do not work out at all. The boy is Justin and the girl is Cecille, who are the main characters of I Will Always Love You. I …
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra
G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra was released August 7th, 2009. It was directed by Stephen Sommers. I almost didn’t see this movie thinking it was for a younger audience. I’m glad I decided to. I liked it! That surprised me as I was never …
“Jumper” (2008 film)
The 2008 film “Jumper” starring Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christenson, looked to be a great action movie that would catch the viewers attention. The actors in the film are known for many other roles in which they really shined, and I had anticipated that the same would be said …
Jonny Gaddar Movie
Jonny Gaddar is a fast paced thriller which has been released recently in India. The story is about a gang of six people who want to do a 2.5 corres Rupees one out of them become traitor and accidentally kill one of his gang member while try to steal …
Wolf (1994)
Wolf, directed by Mike Nichols is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date for this movie was June 17, 1994 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Horror/Romance/Thriller and stars Jack Nicholson as Will Randall, Michelle Pfeiffer as Laura …
Stargate SG-1 Continuum
The latest effort from the Stargate SG-1 camp is a direct to DVD movie called Stargate Continuum. Along with the regulars from the final season of the SG-1 television series, Richard Dean Anderson returned.
Overall, I enjoyed the movie, though oddly enough, I prefer SG-1’s first direct to DVD …
The Interview - (2014) Movie
I’m sure everyone has heard of the movie, ‘The Interview’ starring Seth Rogen and James Franco. I’ve seen the movie name in the news many times in the past few months because of North Korea’s displeasure with the movie revolving around the assassination of Kim Jong Un and more …
Garden State Movie
Starring: zack braff, Natalie Portman.
Directed by zack braff
indie/comedy/drama
When I first saw the Garden State trailer, I honestly got the chills, I instantly went looking for it; And who wouldn’t? it showed this award winning movie with a great cast, positive reviews, the plot seem to be really interesting and …
Trading Places
Trading Places with Eddie Murphy, Dan Akroyd, and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Take a one dollar bet between the rich aristocratic Duke brothers over whether or not they can turn their successful Harvard Grad protege into a penniless bum and an amoral con man into a financial genius, …
Harry Potter and The Globlet of Fire
Goblet of Fire is one of the Harry Potter sequel that came up after the Prisoner of Azkaban. It is one of the most exciting of the recent Harry Potter movies. Also in the movie the stars of Harry Potter have gone even more mature.
The story of Goblet of …
The Haunted Mansion (movie)
I remember when the movie The Haunted Mansion was released back in back in 2003 when I was in high school. I had no interest in seeing it then because it looked like it was going to be one of those silly children’s movies. These days, I’m a little …
Jurassic World - Sci-Fi Adventure Movie (2015)
Jurassic World is an amazing movie. Fortunately I chose to watch this movie in 3D. In 3D, you can’t help but feel slightly terrified by the roars of the dinosaurs as they attack and wreak havoc. I was hooked the entire 2 hours of the movie and can’t wait for …
Pieces of April
In “Pieces of April” we see the actress, Kate Holmes with an image of a bad girl who has a conflictual relationship with her family. The story of “Pieces of April” is good but unfortunately in certain moments in the middle of the movie it may lose it’s potential …
Little Voice Movie
Little Voice is a film that really touched me.
Called LV by her mother, Little Voice is a nearly agoraphobic young woman whose only contact with the outside world is through old record albums that had belonged to her beloved deceased father. They are her escape from …
Fatal Attraction (1987)
I am old enough to remember Fatal Attraction when it was first released in cinemas and it caused a big fuss at the time. It was a massive box office hit and when I saw in at a cinema in London I remember people were shouting at the …
Monty Python
Monty Python is a comedy troupe which is famous world over for its absurdist humour, featured in several movies and a TV series which can be bought on DVD set. They are most well known for “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”, “The Life of Brian” and “Monty Python’s …
9 to 5 by Dolly Pardon
9 to 5 is the first song that I personally remember hearing Dolly Pardon perform on TV. I saw the movie a few years latter when it came out and just about died laughing. It has a way of demonstrating the male stereo type of so many bosses. It …
Alaipayuthae
Alaipayuthae was a fantastic romantic film by Maniratnam. He directed the movie for his own production house ‘Madras Talkies’. The movie was released on April 14, 2000. That was on Tamil New Year. I watched the movie on ‘First Day First Show’ with my friends. …
Step Up 2: The Streets
Although it is the sequel of “Step Up”, “Step Up 2: The Streets” offers a different type of movie from the original version. I expected the story to be based again, like in the original movie, at the Maryland School of Arts, however the action takes place else where …
Ali movie
Will Smith appears as the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali aka Cassius Clay in this film by Michael Mann. Will Smith is actually very convincing in this serious role, although I personally think he’s more suited for humoristic roles. From the first to the last scene of this film feels …
Finding Neverland movie
This movie, starring Johnny Depp, is wonderful. It feature Johnny Depp as a playwright who befriends a family of boys. Their mother is unfortunately sick.
The main character writes a play, called Peter Pan, which is mostly based on the boys’ playtimes and made up stories he tells the boys …
Becoming Jane movie
Becoming Jane is the 2007 release starring Ann Hathaway and James McAvoy and is a movie about the life and times of writer Jane Austen, who produced prestigious works such as Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice.
I found this movie particularly moving because it so sadly, yet …
Film Halloween
The last time I saw the 1978 version of Halloween, I was a pre-teen and, to be perfectly honest, couldn’t remember much about the movie.
It was on one of our movie channels last night so I decided to watch it with my wife while we were waiting for Project …
High School Musical
When I first heard of Disney’s High School Musical franchise, my first thought was “Not another cheesy teen flick!”, and I was sure I wouldn’t like it.
One evening, I was flicking through channels, to find something decent to watch, when I came across High School Musical 1 playing on …
Boogie Nights movie
Boogie Nights with Mark Wahlberg, Bert Reynolds, Julianne Moore, Don Cheadle, and William H. Macy.
This insight into the porno movie industry was the type of movie that you can see many times. Beneath this simple story lies many complex subplots that are hidden at …
Hide and Seek
Last night I saw Hide and Seek in television, it’s a drama thriller movie starred by my favorite actor, Robert de Niro and Dakota Fanning. It full of intends from beginning until the end movie.
The story is about psycho daddy starred by Robert de Niro and his daughter Emily …
Red Cliff movie
The title of the movie does not give away much about the movie itself, although it will give you an idea that it is a place or location which will be significant in the movie.
Basically, this is a war movie set in ancient China wherein a very powerful Prime …
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel movie
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel was released in 2009 and continued the success of Alvin, Simon, and Theodore as musical superstars.
Jason Lee plays Dave Seville, who suffers an Alvin type of accident and ends up in traction at the hospital. He sends the Chipmunks to live with …
Renegade:The Movie
Everyone remembers the TV show Renegade, starring Lorenzo Lamas. Renegade cop out on the run, saving the day wherever he goes. It led to the creation of this straight to video movie, that was actually just a compilation of a two part episode of the show put …
Goodfellas Movie
Scorsese’s depiction of the mafia society is regarded as a classic by many, and tells the life story of a man growing up with these mobsters and rising to the top very quickly. Scorsese uses a voice-over (a narrator) in a way here that has been influential on later …
The Couple (Aryan Couple)
I found “The Couple” to be an engaging, entertaining movie. The October 2006 movie is just the latest in what has almost become a genre in filmmaking: the efforts to prevent Jews from going to a concentration camp and to rescue them from Nazi Germany.
I like the story of …
Orlando movie
Orlando, 1992, is one strange movie. Orlando, a young nobleman and poet in 16th century England, is told by Queen Elizabeth I to never grow old and never die. He does exactly that - and more. Not only he goes on living through centuries without aging a day, at …
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