When it comes to comedy or drama/comedy, I am fairly cautious, as although the genre itself appeals to me, I tend to find a lot of so-called funny movies merely annoying or distasteful. The same can be said for romantic comedies, of which barely a few have ever managed …

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy is a comedy from director Adam McKay and is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for sexual humor, language and comic violence.
Ron Burgundy( Will Farrell) was the top-rated anchorman in San Diego in the ’70s, along with his news team consisting of Paull Rudd, …

Loaded Weapon 1, directed by Gene Quintano is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was February 5, 1993 for United States audience. Thismovie falls in the genre of Action/Comedy/Crime and stars Emilio Estevez as Sergeant Jack Colt, Samuel L. Jackson as Sergeant …

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 …

My fiance and I recently decided to sign up for Netflix. As you may know, it is a DVD rental service. You pick out which DVDs you want from the website (there is a massive list), and they send them to you. The number they send …

Pyasa, meaning a thirsty man, is one of the few realistic films that were successful at commercial level as well. Directed by Guru Dutt in early fifties, this is a story about a poet, who struggles to successes in this entire life, and is a failure in every thing …

Little Women is about a group of sisters who grow up together. They face many trials along the way, but through their love are able to overcome any obstacle. Winona Ryder plays Jo, the independent, outspoken, creative sister, who is always working on a story. It …

Role models was a lot more funnier than I thought it was going to be. The movie has Seann William Scott and Paul Rudd in it. They face jail time but instead of jail they have an opportunity to do community service instead. They have to spend time with …

Indiscreet is actually my first exposure that I can recall to a young Gloria Swanson, who stars in this 1931 film as Gerry Trent. So much of what I have seen is Swanson decades later and the caricature that is so often parodied on shows like The Carol …

“The Lone Ranger” is more than just a western. It delicately combines the ironic take on the genre and the homage to the similar European and American classics. To me “The Lone Ranger” is something like “Pirates of the Caribbean”, but in the Wild West. Here, in contrast with …

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 …

I don’t know what on the earth prompt me to go for this movie; I had already read so many reviews about the film with filled mixed reactions. Those who had watched highly acclaimed classic with the same name made in 1951 simply loathed this one. I myself had …

Teen Wolf, directed by Rod Daniel is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was August 23, 1985 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Fantasy and stars Michael J. Fox as Scott Howard, James Hampton as Harold Howard, …

I recently saw the classic movie “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” for the first time. I can now understand why it’s a classic. The deeply disturbing story with its tragic, haunting twist ending has lingered in my mind days after watching it.
My husband picked the movie out for …

This unique movie adventure started ten years ago with the first movie about the little Harry Potter and ended finally and forever with the second film based on the novel ” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ” and eight for the entire series . For these 10 years …

She’s hot!
She’s dangerous!
And…She’s not ENTIRELY human!
Her name is Dren. She is the product of an experiment that went beyond ethical standards. Her creators, Elsa and Clive, mixed human genes with that of several other genes from other animals, thereby creating a new specie unbeknown to human kind. At the first …

I’ve mentioned this once, but when it comes to Superhero movies, you usually will have a hit with the first attempt at it but the sequels will never live up to the original. In the case of Spiderman 3, the third installment is definitely terrible compared to the previous …

When I heard about the movie “War Horse” a couple months ago, the plot sounded so interesting to me that I couldn’t wait to try it. I realise now that it was only because the person had given me a very brief and interesting synopsis of the movie’s plot. …

After waiting for one long year, the third (and last?) part of the Pirates of the Carribean trilogy finally arrived. My daughter and I both attended an opening night show. We thought it was great! The effects, as was the case in the first two movies, …

White Men Can’t Jump, directed by Ron Shelton is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America and stars Wesley Snipes as Signey Deane, Woody Harrelson as Billy Hoyle and Rosie Perez as Gloria Clemente.
Basketball hustlers Signey and Billy pair up to tray and win some money by …

Sure, the plot seems a bit “cookie-cutter” at first; but don’t let that fool you. “House” is a deeply disturbing film that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Two young couples are stranded in rural Alabama. They find shelter at a nearby bed and breakfast; but what …

This weekened we saw the movie the Other Boleyn Sister, which reminded me of the movie that I had seen with richard Burton many years ago when I was a senior in high school. I went to my son’s library and found the movie Anne of a Thousand days. …

Revolver (2007) is a Guy Ritchie film thats in the Action genre and rated R for violence, language, and nudity.
Revolver is a story about a gambler named Jake Green (Jason Statham) who has just gotten out of jail after a 7 year sentence and vows revenge on a crime …

I can’t help but watch animated movies with my kids, because they usually hide the remote control if they play something! Talk about manipulative kids! And so one day, I ended watching the animation “Happy Feet” with them. It’s a story of penguins of rare breed and species, losing …

I had never heard of the movie The Best Years of our Lives until this past weekend, when I discovered it as part of a Memorial Day marathon. At first, I didn’t know what I was watching. But, it ended up being a halfway decent movie.
Unlike a lot of …

I am reviewing the movie, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which was released in 2002. Nia Vardalos stars as Toula, a thirty year old, single, Greek woman who lives with her family and works in her family’s Greek restaurant as a seating hostess. She is unhappy, and …

Perhaps most renowned for the fact that Brandon Lee (yes, the son of kung fu legend Bruce Lee) died during filming under similar circumstances as his father did twenty years earlier. The Crow is originally a comic book series and tells the story of a man seeing his wife …

This website is highly useful for film buffs, but it is so detailed and so user-friendly that it is not niche at all and is useful for anyone who likes movies. I find that to be pretty much everyone. I love this website because it is always …

“The Swimmer” is a 1968 movie starring Burt Lancaster as the swimmer, Ned Merrill. Ned hasn’t been around recently though when the movie starts it isn’t clear where he’s been. However Ned doesn’t quite seem to be “quite right.” Ned appears unannounced at a friends house to swim in …

Romeo Must Die, directed by Andrzej Barthowiak is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence, some language and brief nudity. The original date was March 22, 2000 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Drama/Romance/Thriller and stars Jet Li as Han …

Wow, what an awesome movie! The Pursuit of Happyness is an outstanding, moving movie that will have you crying, laughing and leave you inspired to do something great with your life. There is greatness locked up within each one of us, and the key to unlock our potential lies …

I’m not really big into Science Fiction, but this movie rocks! I could never get sick of seeing it. In case you haven’t ever seen it, here’s the basic plot. It’s about an asteroid that has a course headed straight for Earth. The part I find most interesting about …

I’ve seen this movie for many times. The leading actor Nicolas Cage is one of favorite. In this story he was married to a lovely wife who is currently pregnant. I like the story because it showed how much he loved his wife. He accidentally in prison because of …

I have enjoyed many of Uma Thurman’s movies over the years but this was sadly not one of her better ones. I had read negative reviews about this movie before I watched it and they were right. The acting and directing in this script were great. …

This was an overall alright movie I thought. I just didn’t care for it all that much. I think it was the type of movie it was. I think it could have been a lot of better especially with the actors that were in it. Jessica Alba, Mike Myers …

1408 is a horror film by John Cusack and Samuel Jackson. Well most of the movie of course shows John Cusack as Mike Enslin’s struggle inside a hotel room, supposedly haunted the room 1408. Mike Enslin here is a paranormal “writer”, with his profession; he stays at …

House of Wax, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for horror violence, some sexual content and language. The original release date for this movie was May 6, 2005 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Horror and …

Into the Wild Green Yonder is the fourth Futurama movie and represents Futurama’s take on ecological conservation. The movie revolves around Leo Wong wanting to build the universe’s largest miniature golf course, destroying countless planets and making several species extinct in the process. In typical Futurama fashion the jokes …

My Brother Nikhil is a great film. I loved this film. I watched it in theatre. The plot of the film is based on a state level swimming champion named Nikhil who gets infected with HIV positive virus. The movie is directed by a newcomer named Onir. He has …

This was one of those horrible experiments with the classic Shakespearean story that you just wish were never dreamed up. Yeah, Romeo can be a martial arts guy from China who falls in love with a black gang leader’s daughter. And stuff. And he’s got to …

When Kung Fu Panda first came out a few years ago, I was surprised at how funny it actually was. I would compare the first movie to the Nickelodeon series SpongeBob Squarepants. This is because in both Kung Fu Panda and SpongeBob, there are jokes intended for adults, where …

Synopsis: A woman travels to a rural part of Great Britain in an effort to find out the truth behind attacks that were credited to a fox. While exploring, she is kidnapped and held prisoner by a man who is claiming to be protecting her from a monster.
What I …

This movie is so much fun! It was made in 1994 and stars Christopher Lloyd and Macaulay Culkin, with other well known actors lending their voices and talents to the film, including Whoopi Goldberg.
When the movie begins and ends, it’s live action. But, for the …

When I first saw the movie “Eragon” being advertised to be released in theatres, I wanted to see it since I also like fantasy films and it looked like a fantasy movie which I might just love. However, since I had no one to see it with, I …

This is a remake of the 1949 classic titled “The Heiress,” starring Olivia de Havilland. While the original is hard to beat, the remake is actually not too bad. Of course, there are some rather questionable additions and a definite feminist touch, but what else can you expect from …

Hancock, directed by Peter Berg is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language. The original release date was July 2, 2008 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Comedy/Drama/Fantasy and stars Will …

As a kid I loved the old inspector gadget cartoons. They were the greatest thing to me and my friends and I used to play inspector gadget all the time. Thus when this movie came out I was relatively excited. I figured that if it was anything like …

The sweetest thing is one of my favorite drama comedy romantic movie that I like. I watch this movie more than three times I think. First time I saw it in the DVD, and after that I saw it in my television station. There’s so many sex scene or …

This animated film was released in 1982, and boasts the voice talents of Angela Landsbury, Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, and Christopher Lee.
This has got to be one of the greatest fantasy movies of all time! A brave unicorn must leave her sacred forest, in search of …