Up is another one of those animated films from Pixar that comes out every so often that we feel we’re too old for but end up watching anyhow. At least, that’s how I usually feel about animated films these days.
Up is about an old man, Carl Fredricksen who …

The Fighter is a gritty, brash drama based on the true life experiences of Micky Ward, a boxer that
rose from the squalor of a poor Lowell family to win the Boxing Championship of the World. The
major focus of the film is the relationship between Micky and his has-been boxer …

My wife and I were in the mood for a horror movie the other night but, since we both were kind of tired and wouldn’t enjoy some of the blockbusters we had at our disposal, we ended up watching something from the 1980s that we thought would be a …

I am reviewing The Hound of the Baskervilles, a Sherlock Holmes movie produced by Granada in the late 80’s. This movie stars Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes, and Edward Hardwicke as Dr. Watson. Holmes is hired by Dr. Mortimer, a man who is concerned for his friend, Sir …

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, is the first installment of the epic trilogy written by J.R.R. Tolkien. The story follows the quest of Frodo Baggins who has been given the nearly impossible task of destroying the one ring of power. I had …

Primal Fear, directed by Gregory Hoblit is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for brief grisly violence, pervasive strong language and a sex scene. The original release date was April 3, 1996 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Crime/Thriller and stars …

The original Men In Black was an excellent comedic action movie and a welcome twist on the all to common genre of alien movies. The comedy throughout this movie was real comedy, not the non-stop attempts at slapstick or idiotic humor that have begun to plague comedies as of …

The movie, A Christmas Carol, rendered in full 3D at the theaters, was such a joy to watch. It kept me to the edge of my seat. Imagine even snowflakes seemingly falling right in front of you, inside the theater, down your legs, and even your seat. …

Van Helsing was a movie that flopped at the box office for all the wrong reasons. A monster movie that combined the classical stories of Doctor Frankenstein, the Wolfman, Count Dracula, and Van Helsing, using plenty of CGI and nonstop action. Unfortunately, in 2004 CGI was still new and …

I am reviewing The Case of the Cunningham Heritage, 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 fiftees. Ronald Howard, the son of actor Leslie Howard, …

“Hackers” was one of my favorite movies which the famous actress Angelina Jolie starred in. I first watched it one Saturday evening a couple years ago on the SciFi cable channel and enjoyed it thoroughly. In fact, right now I’m thinking of watching it again.
I would not call …

This movie was one of the best remakes to one of the best classic science fiction films of all time! The new twist on the film offers a modern day yet authentic horror to the realization of what could happen! There is lots of suspense and graphics and has …

I loved this movie so much because it was funny and very touching. Who would have thought that prehistoric animals could have made me get in touch with my softer side? The plot consists of a wooly mammoth, a saber tooth tiger and wonderful sloth named Sid. Each …

I really admired the movie Gandhi (1982) directed by Richard Attenborough. From the boring history books that I read from high school and from classroom discussions that did not give me as much information as I need, the personality that I had been curious about finally came to …

When Alain Moreau discovers the body of a slain man, he sees that they look exactly alike; it would seem that this dead man is his brother and his twin brother at that. Not knowing who this man was or what led up to his death, Alain now takes …

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Episode 41 has Ed and Miles trying to stall Kimblee so Winry and the others can get away while May and Dr. Marcoh try to decipher Scar’s brother’s research notes on Alkahestry and Alchemy.
This episode was fantastic. It was one of the most intense episodes …

This movie is listed as a romantic comedy and was done over 10 years ago. It’s starts with an interesting story and draws in the viewer with a question that the main character asks in the beginning of the movie. Stephen Dorff plays, Jake, a movie director that is …

I watched the Mechanic yesterday and I really loved it. Just like other Jason Statham movies, it really delivers: it is action packed, easy to watch, exciting, really keeping you on the edge of your seat.
What was unusual, and what I really liked about this movie, unlike …

This movie was released in 1998 and stars Adam Sandler, Henry Winkler, Kathy Bates, and was directed by Frank Coraci. Sandler plays as Bobby Boucher, a man in his early 30’s who still lives at home with his mom Bobby has been home schooled his entire life and …

When I first saw “Red Eye” my junior year in college, I was enamored. The plot revolved around a woman, named Lisa Reisert, who must cooperate in an assassination to save her father. Jackson Rippner, her kidnapper, found her uncooperative. In the end, Lisa proved her strength and saved …

This is not one of Disney’s most well acclaimed live action films to emerge from the 1960’s. Most critics pretty well abhor it, though, suprisingly, it was one of the most popular films from the year it was released.
Disney favorite Dick Van Dyke stars as Robin Crusoe a navy …

I read the book Push that is the novel that the movie Precious is based on first, so that I could prepare myself for what everyone told me, and the previews indicated, was going to be a difficult movie to watch. When I watched the DVD, I was very …

Black Knight, directed by Gil Junger is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for language, sexual/crude humor and battle violence. The original release date was November 21, 2001 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Adventure/Comedy/Family and stars Martin Lawrence as Jamal …

A South Korean high school movie about a troublemaker who starts on a new school where corruption can be found, both among teachers and students. The rest is very complicated to retell, but it has to do with some supernatural force this young troublemaker has within him, and that …

V for Vendetta (2005)
Director: James McTeigue. Featuring: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving and John Hurt.
In my eyes, the movie stands somewhere between greatness and boredom, all depends on how you like your movies. It is told in a non realistic, graphic novel style. The heroes are symbolic and …

This is the first movie of the Harry Potter series and the best one according to me. In this movie all the characters have been introduced and the magical world makes it first appearance. Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) makes his appearance as Harry Potter in this film. Harry Potter …

How would I don’t give perfect ten for a Jet Li and Jackie Chan’s movie? I must be cursed. This is a story about a West-boy who gets addicted with Chinese culture especially the Kung-Fu technique. He even spent all of his life watching all Bruce Lee’s films. Well, …

We had a bit of a late dinner last night and, since we knew we weren’t going to have time to go for a walk after eating, we ended up finding a movie to watch instead. The movie we ended up watching was one from the SyFy channel; Legend …

I literally had no interest in this movie when I saw it advertising to be released in theatres. In fact, I just assumed that it would be one of those movies that had one or two A-list actors in it that they promoted a lot, but would have no …

While Transformers began with children in mind, Revenge of the fallen couldn’t have landed further without earning an “R” rating. While the robots are more numerous and larger in size, I must say I am a little disappointed with the lack of responsibility taken up by the team to …

Pitch Perfect, the hit sensation 2013 film, known for its combination of music and comedy. I for one believe this movie is spectacular it encompasses the differences in societies, people, their opinions and how to accept people for who they are. These is achieved through the different …

What an upset of a movie this was. I am surprised that I heard as many good reviews about it because I thought it sucked. I didn’t laugh not even one time during the whole duration of the movie. The movies is about a boy who just graduates from …

One of the most famous films with the comedy couple Laurel & Hardy.
The latter is heartbroken when is girlfriend leaves him for another, so he goes looking for her new love and takes Laurel with him.
These two gentleman were sometimes brilliant humourists, but there were also times when their …

I didn’t expect to like “Major Movie Star”. I didn’t WANT to like it. I can’t stand Jessica Simpson, and usually I make a religious duty of avoiding all her music and movies - even her commercials!
I hate to admit it: “Major Movie Star” was just downright cute.
Simpson doesn’t …

Song of the Sea is an Irish animated film directed by Tomm Moore who previously directed the now famous Oscar nominated “The Secret of Kells”. And he’s got another winner with this film proving once again that he’s quickly becoming a big name in the animation industry.

Like his previous work, …

White Water Summer is a movie about a group of four boys and their fearless leader Vic, going on a two week adventure through the mountains and wilderness. Vic’s ultimate goal is to make men out these boys by making them face their fears and try new things. Alan …

The second installation into the Best of the Best saga, this movie picks up where the original ended, after their competition in South Korea, they United States team members return home, of the team, three of the members came together and started their own martial arts studio. When Travis …

I had heard and read a lot about The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus before I watched in on DVD yesterday. I have followed the director Terry Gilliam’s career from his Monty Python days, and have very much admired his somewhat strange and eccentric art and movies. I had also …

Robin Hood (2010) is a retelling of the original Robin Hood legend and tends to be a little more historically based than other Robin Hood stories, but the historical accuracy may vary, because it is a fictional story.
Robin Hood is a man named Robert Longstride, an archer who accompanies …

‘In the Name of the Father’ is a 1993 film directed by Jim Sheridan based on a true story.
The background is the conflict between the Irish Catholics and British Protestants escalates in the 1970s in Northern Ireland. To prevent IRA’s terrorist bombing, the British government gives special rights to …

I went to watch the movie Confessions of a Shopaholic, since my friends and I decided to go out. And I recommended this movie since I was impressed by the trailer I had seen.
The movie is basically an adaptation of the Shopaholic Series by Sophie Kinsella. It revolves around …

Felon was directed by Ric Roman Waugh, and the main characters were Val Kilmer and Stephen Dorff. The main plot of the movie centers on a man (Stephen Dorff) who kills an intruder and is sent to prison. Inside he meets a seasoned con (Val Kilmer) who teaches him …

Con Air was released in 1997 by Touchstone pictures.The movie stars Nicholas Cage as Cameron Poe, a newly discharged Army Ranger, who returns home to Mobile Alabama to meet his pregnant wife.Cameron Poe gets in a bar fight while defending his wife and accidentally kills a man.He goes to …

This movie is based on a true story of Frank Abagnale, a teenage con artist who successfully impersonated an airline pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer, as well as cashed over $2.5 million worth of forged checks - all that before reaching his 19th birthday. Frank, played very convincingly …

Pearl Harbor is a great war movie with Ben Affleck, Alec Baldwin, and Josh Hartnett playing the pivotal roles. The movie is based on the attack on Pearl Harbor and is very well directed. Though the movie is very long in duration, it doesn’t seem an obstacle for a …

I really wasn’t expecting much when I sat down the other night to watch the 2009 movie ANGEL OF DEATH. I have to admit that I usually have a bit of a problem with movies that have strong female leads characters as the film-makers usually get it so wrong.
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Have you guys ever watched Scary Movie 2 on theaters before..? Well, I did and it was so darn and hilariously funny. There are just too many scenes to mention that I especially admire and the fact that the creators of the movie could have made something truly …

Nine is an animated movie set in a post-apocalyptic world in which machines have taken over and killed all human beings. If this concept is not sound terribly original. It isn’t. However, the movie is entertaining. Tim Burton directed it. Some of the star-studded include Elijah Wood and Martin …

Since I am kind of thrifty, I am always looking to find ways to save money. We like to watch a lot of movies around our house, and we have found the Redbox DVD rentals quite handy. They only cost a dollar a night to rent a movie, and …

I watched this movie about an year ago and fall in love with it. It’s basically a story about two women, one Amanda (Cameron Diaz) a successful american and Iris( Kate Winslet) a british chick. Both have failed in finding the right men and accidently they meet and exchange …