Movies Reviews
Passengers 2016 Film (PG-13)
Passengers is a 2016 film by Sony that stars Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence. Depending on the preview I saw before it was released, it either came across as a sci-fi adventure or a love story that happened to be set in space. My wife and I recently saw the …
The Lovely Bones (movie)
Ever since I discovered what I really want to do, the director Peter Jackson has become one of my favourites mostly for his detailed work and the way he perceives things; and hence I generally go out of my way to see movies he is associated with in …
Master And Commander; the Far Side of the World
Master And Commander; The Far Side of the World is a movie based on the novels of Patrick O’Brian. The major plot is based on the novel “The Far Side of the World”, although additional material is taken from other O’Brian books including Master and Commander and HMS …
The Guns of Navarone movie
From 1961, The Guns of Navarone is one of the most famous wartime films, and it has quite the cast to help make it that way. Gregory Peck has the starring role as Capt. Keith Mallory. Also present are Richard Harris, Anthony Quayle, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, …
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’ …
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie
Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire movie is based on a book by J.K. Rowling. It is the fourth of the series of Harry Potter books. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are about fourteen in this movie and growing into young adults as life becomes more complicated. The movie …
Mr. Bean’s Holiday
Attention all Mr. Bean fans - the new Bean movie is out! I went and saw “Mr. Bean’s Holiday” a couple of days ago, and I am here to report that is was a treat.
Mr. Bean won a trip to Cannes at a church raffle (and no, he …
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Freddy vs. Jason, directed by Ronny Yu is rated R by the Motion Picture Association for pervasive strong horror violence/gore, gruesome images, sexuality, drug use and language. The original release date was August 15, 2003 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Horror/Thriller and stars …
American History X
I have long heard of the movie “American History X” being referred to from time to time from the late nineteen nineties. However, I never brought myself to watch it being that I had somehow thought that it would be another movie about America’s racist history and I did …
Tron:Legacy 2010 film
I am a big fan of any movie that is science fiction of fantasy in genre, so this review will reflect that bias. Let me also just say if it gets to ’sciencie’ and over my head I may not enjoy it. Give me good visuals, characters …
The Greek Interpreter
I am reviewing The Greek Interpreter, a Sherlock HOlmes episode from the boxed set, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which was produced by Granada television in 1983. This episode is one of the best. This episode finds Holmes talking about his family for the first time to …
My Week with Marilyn Monroe (movie)
I’ve been into quite a lot of action films especially lately so it’s easy to see how a movie like this would have escaped my attention at first. I’m not even going to call myself a gigantic Marilyn Monroe fan but the little I’ve heard of her and just …
Airplane movie
As far as movie spoofs go, Airplane has to be one of the most politically incorrect films I’ve ever seen considering it doesn’t hesitate to insult any race or religion. I think that’s what makes the film so funny.
Actor Robert Hays is great in his role as a former …
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
I have some special memories of Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?, the 1968 film that starred Doris Day and Robert Morse. My childhood best friend and I went to see this movie on the same day that we later went to the state fair. …
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
After the hugely successful, and critically acclaimed Terminator 2; a further sequel was obviously inevitable. However tightly the second movie concluded, however finally that last act seemed; box office gain would always dictate another movie would be made. Unfortunately, Terminator 3 neither provides a worthy successor to its predecessors, …
SM Marikina Mall Digital Theater
I was blown away when I watched Up last weekend at the SM Marikina Cinema 1 Digital Theater. This was my first time in SM Marikina’s digital theater. I have never been too impressed with the theaters of the other SM malls because it has never been of particularly …
With Six You Get Eggroll
Doris Day’s final theatrical film was one her late husband had obligated her to do, entitled With Six You Get Eggroll. It’s a movie that is reminiscent of Yours, Mine, and Ours that starred Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda. To me, this was a smaller scale version …
D3: The Mighty Ducks
Back with a blast is the third and final installment of the Mighty Ducks trilogy. It is an amazing family movie. I liked it just as much as the other Mighty Ducks movies. The Mighty Ducks team have been invited to play high school hockey on scholarship at Eden …
Bubble (2005)
I read about “Bubble” on some of the movie forums that I frequent. It seemed to be one of those love it or hate it movies. It also seemed like a movie that didn’t have a huge budget, almost no special effects and an improv-style script. Against my better …
Movie : The Uninvited (2009)
The Uninvited is yet another film in a long line of Hollywood remakes that were originally Japanese horror movies. A lot of these remakes have received a bad rap in the past but apart from a couple, in general I really enjoy them.
The pacing of this movie is …
The Holiday, Nancy Meyers Movie
This movie to be perfect. Very appropriate as a diversified film dramatic romantic comedy that is displayed. Selection of shutting location also quite fun. Not many places, but the entire core stories can delivery clearly. The players also supported by costumes that show their character, very strong and clearly …
Saw 3
OMG. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS MOVIE! The blood, the mind games, the twist the plot I absolutely loved this movie. Im a little squeemish yet I still loved it. The end was shocking and I cant wait to see the next movie to see what happens. It also teaches …
Beowulf Movie
I went into Beowulf with some high expectations. Sure, Angelina Jolie was in it (someone I can’t stand), but the previews looked pretty good, the animation truly incredible and I have always been a fan of the Beowulf story. What could be better than seeing Beowulf beautifully …
Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Raja Gosnell Movie
A dog Beverly Hills Chihuahua named Chloe is fed (the voice of Drew Barrymore) lost in the streets of Mexico without a spa or Rodeo Drive boutique around them. Alone for the first time in his life, he should meet with new friends including animal German Shepherd named Delgado …
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted is somewhat of a cross between Cinderella and Shrek. We have a modernized fantasy world with ogres, elves, giants, taxi carriages and man-powered wooden escalators. And we have a teenage girl Ella who lives with a step mother and (of course) her two evil daughters. However, there …
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 32
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 32 begins with May Chang bumping into an old lady in East City. The old lady helps her put her things back in her bag and she and Scar try to escape. Roy later meets the old lady at the cemetery where Maes …
Spongebob Squarepants - Fear of a Krabby Patty
Both of my daughters, one who is three years old and the other who just turned one, are huge fans of Spongebob and his friends. We have quite the collection of his movies, and Fear of A Krabby Patty is one of them. I personally like to …
Resident Evil 4: Afterlife
Resident Evil 4: Afterlife was a very wonderful surprise for a lover of the video series like myself. The movie promised to be better then Extinction, but I didn’t believe that. I thought it would be another long, drawn out movie …
A Perfect Getaway
My husband and I watched A Perfect Getaway the other night. I thought it was going to be a nice little B-movie. I wasn’t expecting too much from this movie. Good thing or I would have been really disappointed! …
Sixteen Candles
What is interesting about teen movies is the fact that every time period is associated to a film. Now a days is “High School Musical” period, but in the 80’s they had “Sixteen Candles” which was a smashing hit at the time.
This movie definitely marked the beginning of …
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Episode 1.5: Queen’s Gambit
Finally, some more terminator action! It seems that Andy didn’t give up his Turk/Chess creation and is now reprogramming a prototype. Sarah decides to sit him down and spill the beans about everything but before she could do that, an unknown person (or terminator rather?) takes it from him …
WANTED movie
Wanted is an action film that is based on a comic book miniseries by Mark Millar. The film is directed by Timur Bekmambetov and features two of my favorite stars Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie.
Spoiler ahead, beware.
It is an action packed film about a guy(Wesley Allan Gibson) who …
The Master of Disguise (2002)
The Master of Disguise, directed by Perry Andelin Blake is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for mild language and some crude humor. The original release data was August 2, 2002 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Family and stars Dana …
Haunted Gainsborough
I am reviewing The Case of the Haunted Gainsborough, 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, …
Fools Rush In (1997)
Fools Rush In, directed by Andy Tennant is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for sensuality and brief language. The original release date was February 14, 1997 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Drama/Romance and stars Matthew Perry as Alex Whitman …
UHF, movie (1989)
For over 30 years, “Weird Al” Yankovic has been the biggest name of musical parody. No one was spared from his biting musical barbs, be it Michael Jackson, Madonna, Nirvana, or Coolio. His venture into feature film was brief due to box office disappointment for UHF. …
A Simple Formality Movie
A film by the italian director named Tornatore about a famous author being accused of murder. Did he commit it or not?
Tornatore is known by many as the director behind critically acclaimed Cinema Paradiso, a film which in my opinion is very overrated and relies only on sentimentality.
This is …
Shakespeare in Love,1998 movie
This movie is typical Hollywood fluff, with overdone “passion” and sexing. The storyline is okay; it could have been a decent movie if it was done right. Shakespeare, played by Joseph Fiennes, is struggling with a writing crisis, he thinks he has lost his gift and searches for a …
Pledge This movie
I’m far from being a Paris Hilton fan. She’s an OK actress but isn’t someone that is going to have me going out of my way to rent a movie just to watch her. But, of all the movies we watched this past weekend, her film “Pledge This” surprisingly …
The Heiress movie
This is a beautiful, although sad, movie. The story takes place in 1849 New York. Catherine (Olivia de Havilland) is the daughter of Dr. Sloper (Ralph Richardson), a very wealthy man and a cruel, tyrannical father. Catherine’s mother had died in childbirth - Catherine’s birth. Not only Dr. Sloper …
Ant-Man, movie
The already very crowded club of super heroes with their own movies got another member; it is the Ant-Man. A man who can shrink and become small as an ant, he wears a suit that makes him look like an ant and he can also communicate with and command ants. …
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was March 24, 1972 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Thriller and stars Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone, Al Pacino as Michael …
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Dumbledore is dead, Voldemort and his Death Eaters holds in his hand the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts. Harry, Ron and Hermione embark on a journey in order to find the rest of Voldemort’s Horcruxes, cases in which there are parts of his soul, in order to destroy …
The Heartbreak Kid
Supposedly a remake of a 1972 comedy, this 2007 release is a vulgar R-rated flick packed with obscenities, gross-out humor, and no wits whatsoever. Prolonged scenes of rough sex are supposed to be funny, as well as disgusting smirks at bestiality. The major plot line is the same: a …
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
I have seen some bad movies in my day, but good lord does this one take the cake. I know, it’s kind of popular to hate on Michael Bay, but he can, more often than not, deliver an entertaining popcorn flick. Heck, I enjoyed the first Transformers …
Chalte Chalte Hindi movie
The story of this movie was narrated around two important characters Husband and wife.Sharukh khan and Rani mukharjee played those roles.This movie is all about love, understanding,misunderstandings,belief unbelief,compromising,petty quarrels,ego problems that naturally arises between a husband and a wife. ‘what are the sequences that are to be faced when …
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