Movies Reviews
Barbie Butterfly
Not only are my little nephews and nieces get psyched about the animated Barbie Butterfly, in fact, I do too. And you have a few flying butterfly characters of a Barbie beauty or should I say Barbie Butterfly. The main character is Mariposa, and she is a very …
Sherlock Holmes 2009 Movie
I went to see the new Sherlock Holmes movie starring Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock Holmes, Jude Law as Dr. John Watson, and Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler. The movie involves Holmes and Watson capturing a man named Lord Blackwood who is the leader of a cult and …
Chappie Movie (2015)
Chappie is an excellent follow-up to District 9 and Elysium and is one of the better transhuminism films that are out today. It delivers complex ideas about molding the human mind and also attempts to imagine the possibilities of artificial intelligence.
First of all, this movie will tug at your …
Kung Fu Panda
I saw ‘Kung Fu Panda’ a few days ago. The first thing that hit me as soon as the movie started was the awesome graphics. This animated movie brings together Jack Black(Po), Dustin Hoffman(master shifu), Angelina Jolie (Tigress), Ian McShane (Tai Lung), Jackie Chan (Monkey), Lucy Liu (Viper), Seth …
Brick (the film)
Title: Brick
Genre: Independent/Drama
Director: Rian Johnson (2005)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Brendan Frye in this extremely stylized murder-mystery. Still in high school he assumes the role of detective when he stumbles upon his ex-girlfriend and first love, Emily (played by Emilie de Ravin of Lost), dead.
The only thing Brendan was known …
Enough Jennifer Lopez
I was in the mood tonight to watch a serious movie, perferably about something that could really happen. I choose to watch Enough with Jennifer Lopez. This movie was exceptional. It made me realize that people really do have to live like this being cheated on and abused and …
The Karate Kid 2010
I just watched the 2020 remake of The Karate Kid. It was an enjoyable movie. I must say though that I enjoyed the first movie the best. The remake is entertaining but not a movie that I’ll find myself watching over and over again. Not because of the …
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs movie
I had heard generally good things about this movie, but I was surprised by just how good it was. It’s rather hilarious, but it is also rather sweet and heartwarming.
The movie follows Flint Lockwood, an aspiring inventor who manages to create a machine that can turn water into …
The Dungeonmaster (VHS), science fiction film
What better way to start a movie than with a guy on a bed, looking to be pleasuring himself by movement? How about adding in that guy chasing a woman wearing a red dress through an abandon jail? Better yet take those and add the woman undressing herself, then …
The Maid - A Horror Movie
I have seen the DVD and CD of the movie The Maid when I was in the Philippines, but I did not pay attention to it. It didn’t make big on screen. Because I have never heard any news or promotional tour about the movie.
The …
Rocky IV
I haven’t watched any Rocky movies in a while. But, I was up with my daughter the other night and came across Rocky IV.
This is still one of the better Rocky movies ever made; even when it is cut up for television broadcast. Watching Rocky take on a guy …
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 …
Stranded (2001) Movie
This is a science fiction film about the first manned trip to Mars. Instead of being action as most science fiction movies are, this is a drama. It’s also a survival story, one that’s filmed pretty decently on a low budget. It’s the story of five people stuck on …
How To Train Your Dragon 3D
At a first glance the movie, “How To Train Your Dragon” looks like another dreamworks movie put out there on the market to continue on the franchise of dreamworks. You may be partly correct, but just to let you know as a reviewer, I am personally fond of this …
Hostage (2005 movie)
Bruce Willis (Jeff Talley)…expert hostage negotiator loses control of the situation and a family dies. Trying to forget his past he moves to a small town and is now their Chief of Police. Three youngsters in town start trouble by breaking into a rich family’s house and demands are …
Little Man (2006)
Little Man, directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was July 14, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Crime and stars Marlon Wayans as Calvin, Shawn Wayans as Darryl, Kerry Washington …
Song for a Raggy Boy (movie)
I’m a lover of both historical and independent films, and so when it was recommended that I watch the movie “Song for a Raggy Boy” I was very delighted to watch it. I thought that it would have been interesting to see a historical movie depicting the pre World …
Tales From the Hood-movie
Tales from the hood is a horror/anthology film with african american centered stories.The stories deal with daily issues of blacks with a horror theme.The main plot has to do with three drugdealers who go to a funeral home to purchase drugs from the funeral director mr. simms.Mr. …
The Haunting in Connecticut movie
I watched The Haunting in Connecticut the other day with my boyfriend and there are lots of scary moments for me. I was so scared out of my mind and a lot of times it made me laugh because I was so nervous like when a member of the …
The Last Vampyre
I am reviewing The Last Vampyre, a Sherlock Holmes movie produced by Granada television in the 1990s. It stars Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes and Edward Hardwicke as Dr. Watson. If you like Science Fiction, then this movie will appeal to you. In this movie, Holmes is …
Movie Road House
Road House, directed by Rowdy Herrinton is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original releae date was May 19, 1989 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Drama/Romance/Thriller and stars Patrick Swayze as James Dalton, Kelly Lynch as Dr. Elizabeth Clay, …
Guess Who
I must admit that I really enjoy watching Ashton Kutcher’s movies, even though he seem to always present the same type of guy on screen. However the true success of “Guess Who” is entirely to the actor Bernie Mac excellent interpretation of the character Percy Jones.
“Guess who’ is a …
Cars (2006)
Disney and Pixar’s Cars, directed by John Lasseter and Joe Ranft is rated G by the Motion Picture Association of America and stars the voices of Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen, Paul Newman as Doc Hudson, Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera, Chech Marin as Ramine, Larry ‘the cable guy’ …
Predators (2010): the movie
Predators, a big-budget blockbuster in the predator versus alien series, is different from the other films in that it takes place on a distant planet. In the previous predator versus alien titles, the action took place on earth, with both the aliens and predators being visitors on our …
Kick Ass movie
When I heard my friends with different likes and dislikes all praising this movie, I became eager to watch it for myself in the theatres. My eagerness increased even more when I saw it being praised in the media, and movie critics did not have much bad things …
Batman Forever, movie
Val Kilmer’s time out as Batman isn’t a bad turn at the helm, but it’s certainly not as strong as the original 89 movie with Michael Keaton in the role. Still this film had a great caste, but it made the same mistake that has killed so many other …
The Matador, movie
“The Matador” is a dark comedy following the lives of two men. The first is an assassin undergoing an emotional breakdown, played by a charming Pierce Brosnan, and the other is a struggling husband with personal problems in need of a little excitement. When the two story lines connect, …
Shelter Movie (2010)
Shelter is a movie that could have been so much more. It had all the right ingredients: a great actress in the lead- Julianne Moore, a thrilling concept and some well researched information about actual rites and traditions. But the way all of it was put together, just did …
Blue Jasmine (2013 Comedy-Drama Film)
2013 was the year I was really introduced to “film and cinema”. It was the year when I had a very unforgettable experience with Alfonso Cuaron’s “Gravity”, which made me root for it in the following Oscars. It was the year when I started paying attention to the Academy Awards …
Cruel Intentions
The movie “Cruel Intentions” was very much well received because it represent a new way of making movies addressed to the young generation. It includes a great cast of young rising stars involved in a movie which has the right mix between drama and romance.
On a more personal level, …
Breakin’ All the Rules (2004)
This is the story of a man who, after being dumped by his fiancée, and after weeks of locking himself in his house without coming out for fresh air, wrote a book on ‘How to’ as it relates to ‘breaking up’ while he was in his highly depressed state …
Equilibrium (R, 2002) movie
I have been passing over this film in my queue for a couple of years now. I finally decided to give it a chance, and immediately realized what my inner voice had been telling me for quite a while. This movie is crap. Sorry for …
Amazing Grace by Michael Apted
Amazing Grace by director Michael Apted is based on the true story about William Wilberforce and his quest to end slavery in Britain. Before watching this movie, I knew nothing about slavery beyond the United States. Heroes such as Wilberforce were unknown to me. This movie, with enthusiastic acting …
The Smoking Room movie
This show follows a group of smokers from a run of the mill office building in London. Each episode is shown in real time, the thirty minutes we see told continuously. The action never veers away from the smoking room itself, instead characters come and go.
It’s a simple …
Movie: The Box
Oh how trailers can be deceiving, this weekend my older sister and I went to the movie theater in search of some action to spice up the night. An hour before we had seen a trailer for a movie called The Box, sounded pretty mysterious. …
Picnic At Hanging Rock (movie)
Picnic At Hanging Rock came to me in an unexpected way. I saw it on the Independent Film Channel and while it was a little weird, I knew I had to see Picnic At Hanging Rock again. The film is made in Australia, and I have not seen many …
Cursed movie
Starring: Christina Ricci (Ellie), Jesse Eisenberg (Jimmy), Joshua Jackson (Jake)
Director: Wes Craven
Ellie and her brother, Jimmy, were traveling home one night, when they met an accident. In trying to rescue the victim from the other car, they were bitten and scratched by an animal resembling a wolf. …
Small Soldiers - film
I am going to review a 1998 film called small soldiers.it is a 1998 movie about a toy company that creates new toys.Some of them are commando toys called the military elite with a leader named Major Chip Hazard.The commando toys include a demolitions guy named Nick Nitro and …
Borderland
Borderland is one of the most convoluted horror movies that I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot of horror movies over the years. I bought the movie because it was part of the After Dark Horror Fest and I loved most of the movies that they released in …
The Movie Open Range (2003)
As far as actors go I think Kevin Costner is okay. He is not my favorite but he does do well in some movies. I thought he did okay in Dances with Wolves and since I do like a good western ( note I said good i.e. Pale …
Madea’s Family Reunion (2006)
This is the story of a family divided that must work through the hard times and find their way back to each other for strength and support as only a good family can offer. This movie revolves around many different characters and the struggles that they are faced with …
Underdog the Movie
Just imagine Lassie with super powers, Good Boy with manners and you get Underdog. If you loved watching movies featuring animals, then you probably already know how this movie will end. It was really painful to watch, and I had to endure it for a long time since I …
Do The Right Thing movie
This is a film by the talented Spike Lee and in my opinion his best film to date. A film about rascism and prejudice, how the true nature of these issues actually looks like. Spike Lee doesn’t choose his side here. All fractions of a society in america are …
The Mississippi Gambler (1953)
Unfortunately, they rarely show “The Mississippi Gambler” on television much nowadays, but, when it does come on, I consider it a personal treat, since Tyrone Power is one of my favorite classic screen actors.
In this movie, he plays Mark Fallon, a skilled riverboat gambler from an old …
Firehouse movie
This review is for a movie called Firehouse, which is not to be confused with Richard Dean Anderson’s Firehouse movie of 25 years later. However, whereas in 1997 it was women having to deal with being accepted, in this 1973 version, it’s African Americans struggling to break in …
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Tim Burton is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for quirky situations, action and mild language. The original release date for this movie was July 15, 2005 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Adventure/Comedy/Family/Fantasy …
Wisteria Lodge
I am reviewing Wisteria Lodge, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, which was produced in 1984 by Granada television. This episode finds Sherlock Holmes hired by a man suspected of murder at a place called Wisteria Lodge. He was invited as …
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
This movie is taken from a popular video game and made into a live action movie and strange enough as it may be, it made the transition into real life without a hitch or a glitch in the system. People loved it and they love the lead character played …
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