Movies Reviews
Jackass: The Movie (2002)
One of my favorite television series when I was in high school was a television series named “Jackass” which starred pranksters Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera and Steve-O. I used to stay up with or without my brother every Sunday night in order to watch it, and I found most …
Happy Feet Movie
A great family movie, we will definately be buying this one on dvd to go in our collection. A story about singing penquins and how one young penguin finds it hard to fit in because he cant sing, when he starts tapping his feet and doing a tap like …
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, directed by Chris Columbus is rated PG by the Motion Picture Assocaition of America for some scary moments and mild language. The original release date was November 16, 2001 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Adventure/Family/Fantasy and stars …
The Marine (2006) movie
The Marine, directed by John Bonito is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense sequences of violent action, sensuality and language. The original release date was October 13, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Drama/Thriller and stars John Cena …
The Conjuring (movie 2013)
My older sister brought over a DVD rental of the conjuring for movie night one weekend. We both really wanted to see it after seeing the previews during the summer. As scary movie freaks we were hyped.
The Conjuring is another one of those movies that is based on true …
The Money Pit
This 1986 Tom Hanks flick is a light comedy about the trials of a young couple who goes into debt to buy a huge house, only to discover that the house is falling apart and needs to be practically re-built. When they first see the house, Walter and Anna …
Pet Shop of Horrors Episode 1
Petshop of Horrors is a Japanese anime about a man named Detective Leon, he is investigating a man who owns a pet shop in Chinatown, and his name is Count D. He sells rare and exotic animals to his costumers. People seem to end up dead under …
Michael Jackson’s This Is It
I hadn’t been to the movie theater in a long time since the big screen seems dominated by typical hollywood trash. But Michael Jackson’s This Is It was truly an exception because it’s an original movie that stands out in a culture full of one cheesy remake after …
Happy Feet Movie
I had heard this so much about this small penguin and having in my brain the popular saying “where there are a lot of cherries hold a small basket”, I was little circumspect with the particular animation movie. Also, I believed that after “Searching for Nemo” hardly another animation …
Movie of Salt
Hollywood hottie Angelina Jolie action thriller once again jumping from a height, a hail of bullets to get out and action is seen. After watching the film may explain why the roll of 007 Lady Jolie wants to play.
In fact, the story of salt in mind was written before …
Shadows in the Sun movie
I am reviewing the movie, Shadows in the Sun, which was released in 2006. It stars Joshua Jackson as a man named Jeremy Taylor, a guy who works at a publishing company in London. He is pressured to travel to Tuscany to get renowned writer, Welson Parish, …
Nick of Time - Movie
What a bloody waste of time! There were a few reasons why I wanted to see this. First it stared Johnny Depp and I enjoy his work as an actor and wanted to check some of his lesser known films (there’s a reason why it’s barely mentioned). The video …
Inside Mecca DVD
“Inside Mecca” is a National Geographic television production (2003). It follows three Muslims engaging in hajj: a woman from Texas, a man and his wife from Malaysia, and a man from South Africa.
Pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of Islam (faith, prayer, alms giving, and fasting). In …
Ghost Rider movie
There’ve been a lot of comic book adaptations in recent years, a vast majority of which have been Marvel films. While DC released two Batman films and a Superman film, Marvel released a slew of hit or miss summer blockbusters. One of these was “Ghost Rider”. …
The Garden (NR, 2006) movie
I was a little apprehensive about this film. It looks low-budget from the Netflix description. And none of the other reviews gave it a riveting description. But I must admit that I liked the premise. And as the story went along, I was …
Movie Love Actually
I must admit that “Love Actually” is one of my favourite all time movies. What makes this movie so special is the fact that it tackles the theme of love from various angles in a simple and straight forward manner.
In this movie we get to meet eight different stories …
Cranberry Christmas
I’m a sap for holiday tradition, and that includes all the animated classics. This year, Ocean Spray bring us a new cartoon with a Christmas theme. Entitled “Cranberry Christmas”, the cartoon is based on a popular book of the same name. What I like about it is …
Stranger than Fiction
When we rented the movie Stranger than Fiction, we expected to get a great comedy. After all, you can’t go wrong with Will Ferrell. Unfortunately, in this case, we did.
Stranger than Fiction isn’t a bad movie, in fact it was pretty good. But, it definitely wasn’t as funny as …
Hello, Dolly!
When Hello, Dolly! was brought to the big screen in 1969 after being a successful musical on Broadway, Hollywood cast Barbra Streisand in the role of Dolly Levi. It wasn’t a role she wanted. After all, she was too young to play the matronly Levi. On …
Bamboozled-film
Bamboozled is a satirical film made by spike lee.The film follows a harvard educated black man named Pierre working at a network who wants sto get himself fired.He is tired of working for his anglo saxon superior who wants him to write scripts for black shows that portray …
Who Will Love My Children? movie
I clearly remember when Who Will Love My Children? was shown on TV in 1983. There was lot of buzz about it. This is a movie based on a true story, a remarkably touching and emotional true story about a woman named Lucile Fray. She and …
Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
A simple camping trip that went well soon ends up in the toilets, while on their way back home from the camping trip, the Hendersons accidentally ran over a strange but large creature. When they stopped to take a closer look at what they hit, they could not make …
You don’t mess with the zohan
Whenever Adam Sandler makes a movie, you really never know what you’re going to get. He’s had some film classics like The Wedding Singer, Big Daddy and Happy Gilmore. Then, he’s had movies like You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, that are so terrible, you can’t get through a …
The Grand Illusion Movie
A classic film by frenchman Jean Renoir. His most famous work alongside The Rules of the Game and The Human Beast. It is an anti-war kind of story set in the first world war. The former master director and actor Erich von Stroheim makes an unforgettable performance as a …
Raiders of the Lost Ark
We need more movies like this one, to keep the past alive. Not history’s past, but cinema’s past. It was George Lucas’ vision to make the Indiana Jones movies be reminiscent of the old movie serials of the 30’s and 40’s. This was a time when a person could …
Casino Royale (2006)
Casino Royale, a James Bond movie, directed by Martin Campbell is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Assosciation of America for intense sequences of violent action, a scene of torture, sexual content and nudity. The original release date was November 17, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls …
Futurama Movie #1 - Bender’s Big Score
After Matt Groening and David X Cohen’s television comedy series Futurama was canceled at the end of Season Four, it ended on a potentially upbeat note, but it was open-ended enough to leave fans wondering if there would be any future installments in the series. Not long after, …
Meet the Spartans
Normally, I like movies that spoof other movies; everything from Scary movie to pretty much anything made by Mel Brooks. But, after watching Meet the Spartans last night, I no longer can say I like all movies in that genre.
The thing about Meet the Spartans is it had the …
The Pelican Brief (1993)
Denzel Washington aids a young law student in trying to solve a very important historical crime. This is a bad move that leaves her in harms way, the powers that be do not want this information to come to light and they will stop at nothing to make sure …
Smokin Aces movie
Smokin’ Aces is a high energy action packed movie about an assassination hit put out by the mod on a snitch named Buddy “Aces” Israel. Israel is a small-time Las Vegas show performer who is trying to save his own neck with the FBI by turning informant. The mob …
There Goes the Neighborhood movie
A man who works at a prison finds out there is money hidden underneath a certain house and sets out the retrieve it. He faces a big problem when the woman currently living in the house proves to be a man-hater and won’t let him in.
This was supposed to …
Cleopatra movie
There was a time when Hollywood was flooded with films about the ancient Rome. Some of these were very successful, others weren’t. Cleopatra goes in the second category. The incredibly beautiful Elizabeth Taylor plays the queen Cleopatra of Egypt, a most powerful woman who is not easily corrupted. Only …
Underworld: Awakening Movie (aka Underworld 4) (2012)
I watched the new Underworld: Awakening(Underworld 4) movie in 3D, and I must say that I was extremely impressed. I’ve watched the entire series and loved them all, except for the third one, which I found to be quite boring and unnecessary to the story line. I …
John Carter (movie)
One of the movies that just did not interest me at all when I saw the trailer first was the movie John Carter. I still don’t understand why it didn’t either, since I remember thinking that the movie looked like something I would have sat an enjoyed. However, it …
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Lucky Number Slevin, directed by Paul McGuigan is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong violence, sexuality and language. The original release date was April 7, 2006 for united States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Drama/Thriller and stars John Hartnett as Slevin …
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (2001)
A Mediterranean island is invaded by Italy and its population held under martial law, one of the officers falls for the village doctor’s daughter but she isn’t impressed by his initial behavior and she shuns his approaches. Given time, she warms up him as she sees that he is …
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry met Lloyd (2003)
If you have never seen the original movie name Dumb and Dumber starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, then you are going to be in for a treat as this movie is basically a prequel to that movie. This story tells the teenaged tale of how the two friends …
White Chicks (Movie)
This movie is entirely and totally hilarious! It features real-life brothers Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans, Jaime King, Frankie Faison, Lochlyn Munro, Jennifer Carpenter, Busy Philipps, John Heard, Terry Crews, Brittany Daniel, Jessica Cauffiel, Eddie Velez, Maitland Ward, and Anne Dudek. The whole cast is crazy and when you …
It Happened One Night,movie
Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert), a willful heiress of a millionaire in New York, impulsively marries King Westley, a handsome but empty-headed fellow. Her father is furious, he knows that Westley is nothing but a fortune hunter. Realizing that simply talking to his daughter won’t help, Alexander Andrews resorts to …
Movie Eternal Summer
“No one wishes to be lonely, neither do we.”
Many people might tag this as a gay movie, which it is, but it is also something more. Jonathan and Shane are people who have been best friends since primary school. Unknown to Shane, Jonathan has been in love with …
Movie Waterworld
Waterworld, directed by Kevin Reynolds is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America and stars Kevin Costner as Mariner and Dennis Hopper as Deacon.
Contrary to popular critisms, I love this movie, it can do no wrong in my book. It does not matter that if it failed …
Movie Rat Race
I got home from work last night and wanted to watch something a bit different from the shows I normally watch. Fortunately for me, I came across the movie Rat Race on one of our movie channels.
I have seen this movie a half dozen times now at least and …
The Dark Knight Rises film
The Dark Knight Rises is a good film! A really good film! Sure, there are a few problems with it but nothing there that really ruins this masterpiece!
The only thing you need to be aware of is that there is less Batman than in the Dark Knight because it …
A day in the country movie
Jean Renoir or was undeniably the most interesting french filmmaker of the 1930s. A day in the country is one of his absolute finest works. It tells the story of two men and one woman taking a trip to the country together. Both of the men falls in love …
Practical Magic (1998)
Practical Magic, directed by Griffin Dunne is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America and stars Sandra Bullock as Sally Owens, Nicole Kidman as Gillian Owens, Stockard Channing as Aunt Frances Owens, Dianne Wiest as Aunt Bridget Owens and Aidan Quinn as Officer Gary Hallet.
As a young …
March of the Penguins
March of the Penguins is one of my favorite movies and one I have watched several times. It is a documentary of the lives and struggles of Emperor penguins on the Antarctic continent but it is anything but boring. Narrated by Morgan Freeman this documentary is touching, …
Resident Evil: Extinction
I have already watched the first two parts of Milla Jovovich’s movie, Resident Evil. All three are really good and has it’s own new story to tell. The three has different settings.
As I recall in part one, the main setting is The Hive, the secret underground laboratory of Umbrella …
The Mist
Stephen King movies are usually hit or miss. Some are great, others are kind of dumb.
The Mist falls into the former more than the latter. But, it still is flawed.
The great thing about The Mist is the fact you really never know what is going on until the very …
The departed movie
During the weekend, I went to watch “The departed” played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson. About ten minutes into the movie, I realized that I have watched a Chinese version of this movie. The difference is “The departed” combines all three sequels of the Chinese version. …
Crank movie
Crank is a 2006 action movie starring Jason Statham as a hitman, in the movie he wakes up one day and discovers he has been injected with a deadly poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops to much, he will just die. He is on a …
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