Movies Reviews
Arbitrage (Movie)
“Arbitrage,” starring Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon, is the story of a billionaire’s fall from grace. The title implies that the movie will be about international investment fraud, which sounds interesting, if a bit dry. However, the film pleasantly surprises by delivering an unexpected depth.
For the genre, …
Pebble & the Penguin
I am reviewing the animated film, Pebble & the Penguin. This animated film came out in the nineties. It revolves around a ritual known as the Full Moon Mating Ceremony. This requires male birds to present pebbles to females, much like humans. The film focuses around a shy …
Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
I have seen various forms of the old Christmas classic, A Christmas Carol. And, many of those movies and television specials have been in animated form with familiar characters.
So, I wasn’t expecting much when we were watching the movie Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas. It turns out it …
The Thief of Bagdad movie
One of Michael Powell’s earliest successes which a co-directed with a number of different people, but it was before the famous co-operation with Emeric Pressburger. The story is about a young beggar in Bagdad who finds a magic lamp which enables him to make three wishes. This story is …
Batman Forever (1995)
Batman Forever, directed by Joel Schumacher is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America and stars Val Kilmer as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Tommy Lee Jones as Harvey Dent/Two-Face, Jim Carrey as Doctor Edward Nygma/The Riddler, Chris O’Donnell as Dick Grayson/Robin and Nicole Kidman as Doctor Chase Meridian. I …
The Gravedancers, movie
Another installment in the “8 Films to Die For” lineup, “The Gravedancers” is a film about three high school friends reunited by a funeral and facing off in a traditional haunted house fright fest. This is the type of film that reminds me of how a simple story, when …
Crash (2004)
“Crash” (2004) is movie about a series of car crashes and the events that lead up to the crash. The movie last 115 and, frankly could be cut without serious harm. “Crash” is a Bull’s Eye Entertainment production in English and filmed in color on sets and locations throughout Los …
Josie and the Pussy Cats (2001)
This movie is about a group of girls who came together to form a musical band. Similar to most movies that sport the music theme, this one is no different, I mean, you’ve seen one movie about music bands, you’ve seen them all. There are basically no real differences …
Say It Isn’t So movie
“Say It Isn’t So” was mainly promoted as the movie from the same producers of “Something About Mary”. However this movie together with the movie “Me, You and Irene” cannot really be compared to the great success of “Something About Mary”. I must also admit that between “Me, You …
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li
I knew going in that this movie was going to be bad, but really, this movie is terrible.
The story is wafer thin, it follows Chun-Li (who’s played by Kristin Kreuk even though the younger version of her is played by an Asian girl) as she tries to find her …
Taken - The Movie
My husband and I watch this movie Taken last Sunday. Liam Neeson plays the role of a retired government secret agent, Brian Mills who loves his one and only daughter Kim, played by Maggie Grace. He is a lonely man, he lives all by himself. He’s divorced …
The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
I really enjoyed the first 2 Mummy movies, but this one was by far a huge dissappointment. I can’t believe I paid $9 to waste my time. It was poorly connected, the plot just kind of crashed together, and wierd things happened out of nowhere that had no historical …
Movie Martha Behind Bars
Martha Behind Bars is a Lifetime movie that tells the tale of Martha Stewart after her trial and subsequent sentence to five months in prison for the Wall Street scandal she was involved in. Now, there are things that I like about Martha Stewart and even more things that …
Get Him to the Greek (movie)
I was never a fan of the actor and comedian Russell Brand, and always wondered what other people saw in him, because I just never thought that he was as hilarious as some people would make him out to be. However, after watching him play a cunning drug addict …
The Thing from Another World movie
This film was directed by Howard Hawks back in the 1960s, but for some reason the famous director let an unknown filmmaker take all the credit. Perhaps it wasn’t good for is rumour to be affiliated with a story like this, I’m not sure.
Anyway, the plot centres around a …
Assault on Precinct 13, movie (1976)
As a director, John Carpenter has made it no secret how much Westerns have had an influence on his work. His classic films like Escape from New York and They Live have elements and utilize cliches from the Western genre. While his first film was the comedic …
Hitman
I can remember seeing the movie “Hitman” advertising to be released however, I was a bit unsure as the type of movie it would be and soon forgot about it. However, I was reminded about it again in 2007 when I saw one of my friends watching it online. …
The Brother’s Grimm (2005)
This movie is one of my favorites from the late young actor Heath Ledger. In fact, thinking about it now I’m not sure which one of his movies I didn’t like. Nevertheless one of the reasons why I liked this movie was because it appealed to the …
The Witch movie
This is a silent film by the danish filmmaker Benjamin Christensen, but it was produced in Sweden with swedish actors, so the swedes has been taking credit for this as one of their most important silents. It is also considered as one of the first full length horror films …
Adaptation-movie
The much acclaimed american screenwriter Charlie Kaufman here works together with the former music video director Spike Jonze for the second time. It’s a very complicated story in the centre of which Kaufman himself appears (and his evil twin brother!), played brilliantly by Nicholas Cage. He tries to write …
Bad Boys II (2003)
Bad Boys II, directed by Michael Bay is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong violence and action, pervasive language, sexuality and drug content. The original release date was July 18, 2003 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Comedy/Crime/Thriller and …
There Will Be Blood movie
My wife and I picked out the movie “There Will Be Blood” because it looked and sounded like it would be a great action film.
They should have called the movie “There Will be Boredom.”
I won’t say it was a bad movie, because, from what I saw of it, it …
The Santa Clause (1994)
The Santa Clause, directed by John Pasquin is rated PG by the Motion Picture Associatio of America. The original release date for this movie was November 11, 1994 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Family/Fantasy and stars Tim Allen as Scott Calvin aka Santa …
Keeping Mum
Keeping Mum begins with a charming young lady, Rosie, traveling somewhere by train. She has a large trunk with her, and the trunk… leaks blood. The young lady is arrested; it turns out she has murdered her cheating husband and his mistress. She is charged with murder, announced criminally …
Frankenstein
My daughter has found she likes watching old black and white movies with me; including some classic horror movies. So we took the time to sit down and watch the 1931 film Frankenstein last night.
This movie is probably not suitable for all children. But, I know my daughter ended …
The Ugly Truth movie
The Ugly Truth is another one of those date movies. It stars Katherine Heigl of Grey’s Anatomy fame as the heroine Abby, a control freak working in one of those high-pressure, high-profile movie networks. The casting gets better, wow, the lead actor is Gerard Butler who ably …
Kids (NR, 1995) movie
There is a reason why this DVD is not rated. It is because the sex and adult situations in this film are so intense that it had to be rated that way. I know you’re wondering what kind of filth would be involved in a movie titled …
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
This movie story has an R rating, and it stars Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey Jr and some other actors/actresses that I do not really know much about. This story is about Diane Arbus, Nicole Kidman, who is so called a woman of privilege, and loves playing with her …
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
“Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid” is absolutely one of most clever and hilarious movies I have ever watched. It Stars Steve Martin as private detective Rigby Reardon, hired by Juliet Forrest (Rachel Ward), the daughter of a cheesemaker , believed killed in an automobile crash. It’s clear right …
Imposter Mystery
I am reviewing the episode, The Imposter Mystery, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Series 39 Thrilling Episodes. This series was produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France in the fifties. Ronald Howard, the son of actor Leslie Howard, stars …
You, Me and Dupree (2006)
You, Me and Dupree, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo is rated PG-13 nythe Motion Picture Association of America and stars Owen Wilson as Dupree, Kate Hudson as Molly, Matt Dillon as Carl and Michael Douglas as Molly’s father Mr. Thompson.
Newlyweds Carl and Molly have started thir journey …
Mission Impossible (1996)
Mission Impossible, directed by Brian De Palma is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for some intense action violence. The original release date was May 22, 1996 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Thriller and stars Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, …
Yes Man Movie by Jim Carrey
There was this time when we watched a movie at Trinoma Cinema, the movie was Yes Man! by Jim Carrey. The movie was fun and it was totally something everyone would love to watch - especially for those who loves a simple movie with lots of laughter and funny …
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, directed by Mel Stuart is rated G by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was June 30, 1971 for United States audience. This movie falls in teh genre of Comedy/Family/Fantasy/Musical and stars Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, Jack Albertson …
The Stepford Wives (2004)
Oh why didn’t I watch it earlier??? This movie was in my movie collection but I just didn’t watch it yet. I decided to pop it in the DVD player tonight and wow, what a movie. It kind of reminds me of Edward Scissorhands but the …
Eagle Eye
I’m usually not a big fan of movies that play the whole 1984 card and focus on “Big Brother.” And, I’ll be the first to admit the idea of a computer independently controlling people’s lives is something out of the 80s (think the movie War Games)and still a bit …
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
A movie directed by Steven Speilberg, story in part by George Lucas, Starring Harrison Ford, Cate Balnchett, Karren Allen and Shia LaBeouf.
The very long anticipated Indiana Jones sequel, very long anticipated actually- 18 years in the making is a wonderful adventure story. Just like always, it takes you …
“Profoundly Normal” (2003 Lifetime Movie Film)
This 2003 Lifetime Movie Newtwork film “Profoundly Normal”, starring Kirstie Alley and Delroy Lindo was really a movie that can touch the hearts of many people. I was unsure of what type of film this would be. But within the first few minutes of the film I realized what …
March of the Penguins —“ movie
March of the Penguins is a nature documentary that was released as a movie. It was narrated by Morgan Freeman. The movie tells the story of a group of penguins that live at the South Pole. The documentary chronicles the breeding season of these strange and …
Pitch Black movie
A space ship with humans is travelling through space. It crashes on an unknown planet, and the passengers starts exploring the environment. The planet is already inhabited by another species, a most unfriendly one who don’t like aliens.
I have always been very fascinated by this subject. Other space, other …
The Titfield Thunderbolt - Film 1952
I have voted this very watchable 1950’s Ealing Studios film my favourite film of all time. I have watched this film time and time again since well before video was ever even thought of and in those days you had to wait for things to be repeated on …
The Fifth Element (movie 1997)
Once again, the Earth is in danger of being destroyed…and by what? Aliens of course. A gigantic dark sphere is heading towards earth with evil intent. Our only hope rests in the hands of another alien who is The Fifth Element, a being of absolute power and the only …
The Women (Movie)
This is a very nice movie and when I watched this I was reminded by Sex and the City, but the girls here are much laid-back and more conservative and more professional and laid-back than the cast of Sex and the City, but they aren’t necessarily boring.
The movie features …
What Lies Beneath
My daughter loves horror movies and convinced me to rent What Lies Beneath. She said it was a good movie, but I am not a huge fan of horror films. I decided to give it a try anyway. She wanted to watch it, so why not. I rented the …
Take the Lead movie
My husband won 2 tickets from our local radio station to an advanced screening of Take the Lead, the new Antonio Banderas movie.
I thought, here we go again, another movie about motivating under priviledged kids in inner city New York, (which is the theme of this movie). I was …
The Lost Boys Movie
Every few months I get the urge to watch The Lost Boys again, and considering the sheer amount of movies I have, that’s saying a lot. I was only a kid when the movie first came out, and I didn’t have the chance to see it until I was …
Last Action Hero (1993)
Last Action Hero, directed by John McTiernan is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was June 18, 1993 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Jack Slater, F. Murray Abraham as John …
Lets Be Cops (movie)
I’m one of those people who strongly believe that it is possible to tell when a movie is not going to be very good. Therefore, when I saw the trailer for the movie “Lets Be Cops” for the first time, I knew it was going to be one of …
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