Movies Reviews
The Rescuers (1977)
Disney’s The Rescuers premiered on June 22nd, 1977 and quickly became one of the most popular films of the year, right in the footsteps of Star Wars in the United States and outgrossing it in many European countries. The film tells the story of Bernard and Miss Bianca, …
Wrong Turn
Last night wasn’t the first time I’ve watched the movie Wrong Turn. In fact, I can’t remember for sure, but I might even have written a review about it. But, I just have to say, every time I watch that film, I can�t get over how stupid it is.
Here …
The Ring Two
I am not sure if like the movie “The Ring”, “The Ring Two” was also based on the remake of a Japanese horror film. However, “The Ring Two” was the sequel of the movie “The Ring.” I would have preferred instead if this movie was a prequel to the …
Movie Transformers
When I heard that the Transformers was going to be made into a movie, I was so looking forward to it. I was in grade school during the 80’s when the cartoons became so popular on TV. There were even toys sold everywhere for every character. I wondered how …
The Illusionist (PG-13, 2006) movie
At first I thought that this movie was going to be like a rip-off of “The Prestige” which starred Christian Bale. But I am quite pleased to report that this movie has a similar storyline, but veers in an entirely different direction. Instead of concentrating fully on …
Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire, the movie will always be in my heart. A special one, that is. It starts off with Robin Williams, being separated from his wife and they have children together.
He loves them so much and wanting to be close to them, disguises himself as a …
Ninjas Vs. Zombies, movie (2008)
Sorely missing his recently deceased brother Eric, Randall (played with tortured guilt by Dan Guy) resurrects him through sorcery. Unfortunately, Eric (PJ Megaw) comes back as a soul-sucking demon who turns people into flesh-eating zombies. Eric is already dangerous, but once he finds out his girlfriend, Lily …
Glorifying the American Girl movie
Glorifying the American Girl from 1929 purports to be under the direct supervision of the legendary Florenz Ziegfeld. There were lots of showgirls in this motion picture to satisfy that Rockette feeling, too. Even today, the line of girls doing those high leg kicks are incredibly popular.
I …
The Running Man Movie
In this rather depressing portrayal of the future, America appears to have lost all its freedoms and turned into a totalitarian society. One of the cruel, government-run entertainments is “The Running Man” show, where convicted criminals are given a chance to run for freedom - but they will be …
Sleepless in Seattle
Sleepless in Seattle is a very good romantic movie and has some good performances by the leading actors played by Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Tom Hanks is obviously a good performer and has proved his acting abilities in many movies and in this movie too he gives a …
Heat the Movie
It’s a Warner Bros production. The movie was first screened in 1995 but I still find it one of the best action/crime movies ever made. Starring: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Ashley Judd.The movie focuses on the lives and obsession of Neil McCauley (Robert De …
Predator 2 movie
This second installation takes place not in the wild jungle but in the corporate jungle. All that you feared before now comes knocking at your door and breaking through your walls. There is no safe haven from the unseen menace. It sees you and when it does, you can …
King Kong (2005)
King Kong, directed by Peter Jackson is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for frightening adventure violence and some disturbing images. The original release date was December 14, 2005 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Adventure/Drama/Romance and stars Naomi Watts as …
Whip and the Body movie
Another feature from master of horror, Mario Bava, shows us the legendary actor Christopher Lee in the role of a gruesome man in the medieval Italy. He returns to his family, by which he is hated for a murder he once comitted, and scary things immedietly begin to happen. …
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. …
Disturbing Behavior
One advantage of having a trial of ShowTime for the next three months is I get to see some movies I haven’t seen in a while. This included the movie Disturbing Behavior.
Even though the plot of the movie skips around a bit and is weak in some spots, I …
The Fog (2005)
Starring: Tom Welling (Nick Castle), Maggie Grace (Elizabeth Williams), Selma Blair (Stevie Wayne), DeRay Davis (Spooner), Kenneth Welsh (Tom Malone),
A movie about revenge for something that happened a century ago isn’t that too long to wait? A group of lepers had planned to …
The Game Plan, Andy Fickman Movie
Joe `The King` Kingman is a superstar quarterback for Wanted to show some team, the Boston Rebels. Their lives are always filled party while his team wins, besides the various ad products he had starred, even now, he began a restaurant business. However, everything will change when a young …
The Parent Trap
My mom purchased this version of the classical Parent Trap. I’ve watched it over a hundred times and it still gets me laughing. I don’t know anyone who hasn’t even heard of it or seen it. It’s just another one of those things that gets passed down generation to …
The Men Who Stare at Goats movie
I just watched this movie recently, and from the looks of it, I do not think I will ever watch it again. Honestly, I thought it was a bankable film because it starred George Clooney and so far, I have been quite satisfied with his films, until I …
Real Genius (1985 movie)
Brilliant teenagers struggle to make the grade and live up to their potential while working on a laser as an assignment. Unknowing to them what the end result of the project will lead to, they realise that it’s going to be used as a weapon. Using their unique brain …
The Santa Claus-movie
The Santa Claus is a 1994 Christmas film starring Tim Allen.Tim Allen stars as a man named Scott Calvin. He is divorced from hsi wife and regularly visits his son Charlie.Charlie has a stepdad named Neil.During one visit with his son he reads to him a bedtime story.After …
The Postman (1997)
The Postman, directed by Kevin Costner is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was December 25, 1997 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Drama/Science Fiction and stars Kevin Costner as The Postman, Will Patton as General Bethlehem …
Into the Wild (R, 2007) movie
This was one of the most touching films I have ever seen. But I will admit that while watching most of it, I thought: “Is this guy a dumb azz?” I am only saying this because despite his contempt for materialism, he seemed completely unprepared for …
Lost in Space (1998 Film)
The 1998 film “Lost in Space” starring Matt LeBlanc, Mimi Rogers and Heather Graham is a sci-fi thriller that is pretty much guaranteed to not only give the viewers a strong dose of the supernatural, but an entertaining plot that is simple and enjoyable to follow.
Despite the fact that …
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 …
Fever Pitch
Red Sox fan Ben Whitman is a normal guy, he’s a teacher and doesn’t have a cell phone yet. he’s funny, nice and everything a girl wants, thinks his new girlfriend Lindsay. Only until spring comes around and Red Sox season starts do things get a little crazy. …
The movie Why Did I Get Married
I like Tyler Perry’s plays and his movies. This one was no different. THis movie is about what can happen to a relationship when it is not built on the right things. IT shows what can happen when couples start to take each other for granite and start to …
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
This film by Quentin Tarantino is about a group of professional thieves who are hired by a crime big boss named Joe Cabot to rob a diamond store. The criminals do not know each other. To maintain anonymity, Joe gave them aliases: Mr. Brown, Mr. Blue, Mr. Orange, Mr. …
Monsters versus Aliens
We got a chance to watch the movie Monsters versus Aliens this past weekend. When we did, I figured it would be something our daughter would like but I didn’t expect my wife and I to be entertained too.
There is a great cast of voices ranging from Reese Witherspoon …
“Fracture” starring Anthony Hopkins
“Fracture” is a 2007 color movie from New Line Cinema and Castlerock Entertainment lasting 113 minutes. Normally I’m a big fan of Castlerock that often produces movies that have some connection to Stephen King such as “Hearts in Atlantis” starring Anthony Hopkins and based on the book by King …
Red Velvet (2008 movie)
I love horror movies, so when I saw that this movie was going to be shown on cable, I just had to look into it. I was curious about it, because I love red velvet cake! So it sounded like an intriguing title for a horror movie. Then I …
Brubaker movie
Robert Redord stars as Brubaker, an unconventional warden who wants to bring reform to the prison system. He’s met with disapproval from just about everyone, including the inmates, but he remains true to his vision.
My favorite scene is the beginning, when Redford as Henry Brubaker first enters the …
“The Horse Whisperer” (1998) Robert Redford,Kristin Scott Thomas
My personal experiences with horses have been unfortunate so I avoided watching the movie “The Horse Whisperer” until recently. My first unfortunate experience with horses was at the Grays Harbor county fair the year I turned fifteen. I was trying to impress my first real girlfriend. As we toured …
Gameznflix
Gameznflix is a service that you can subscribe to online. It offers movies and games that you can rent. Based on the free trial that I did, I would never subscribe to this site. I didn’t rent any games only movies. The movies take a while to get to …
Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy movie
The old version from the early 1980s, taken from the classic novel by Douglas Adams about Arthur Dent and his dear friend Ford Prefect who go together on a cosmic journey through the galaxy and meets the most curious species. I have also seen the new version that came …
Happy Feet
During the summer I took my 6 year old son to see the musical movie “Happy Feet”. I was very pleasantly surprised to find I enjoyed the movie as much if not more than my son. While the overall appeal of the movie definetly stemmed from well …
Movie: The Devil’s Brigade
This weekend was the first time I have seen the movie The Devil’s Brigade; though I had heard of it and it has been on TV a few times in the past year or so.
Overall, it was an OK movie with plenty of action.
The film is about a group …
X-Men: Apocalypse 2016 Superhero Movie
I read and heard a lot of bad reviews about the new X-Men: Apocalypse movie. This was from both dissatisfied movie goers and fans of the comic, thus I just wrote it off as a bad movie initially and put it out of my head. However, when someone I knew …
Universal Soldier (1992)
Universal Soldier, directed by roland Emmerich is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America and stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Luc Deveraux aka GR44 and Dolph Lundgren as Andrew Scott aka GR13.
Military personnel and elite killing machines per se are Luc and Andrew, unfortunately, they were both …
Practical Magic Movie
A bewitching story of self acceptance.
Sally (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian (Nicole Kidman) are two sisters who come from a long line of witches who find love and heartbreak as they grow up trying to come to terms with how different they are from their neighbors and the futile struggle …
The Eleventh Hour Environment Movie
While watching the movie, I wasn’t really shocked about it since I have watched many shows related to it; however, I felt pity towards the environment. It’s amazing how mankind can remain calm despite the disasters happening here in our planet. I was also amazed to how the movie …
What Dreams May Come
What Dreams May Come is a unique movie. It stars Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding,Jr. and Annabella Sciorra. “After Robin Williams dies in an accident, he tries to remain close to his wife, Annabella Sciorra. With the friendly spirit, Cuba Gooding,Jr. assigned to guide him, explains what is going on …
The Mark of Zorro Movie
When I was a kid, I was a huge Zorro fan. The reason for this was the old black and white movie The Mark of Zorro. I got a chance to watch this movie again today and, even after all these years and after seeing it quite a few …
Michael (1996)
Michael, this movie stars John Travolta as an angel. What kind of angel you may be asking? And the answer is…the kind with actaul wings. The character portrayed the angel as a less than holy image, one that brings the heavenly host closer to home and puts it in …
The Seven Samurai Movie
“The Seven Samurai” filmed by Akira Kurosawa in 1954 still remains one of the most popular movies of all times. Almost a three and a half hours long, the movie runs with subtitles, so be warned if you find having to read subtitles annoying.
The story takes place in 16 …
Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman - Review : I watched this a few days back on HBO. This is again a Cinderella kinda story with Julia Roberts playing a Hooker.
One day, she is hired for a night Richrd Gere, who is a business Tycoon. They meet for sex, and end up liking …
Iron will
Iron will is about a boy named will who gives it his all in a dog sledding race because his needs the money to survive. His dad is dead so he also is the man of the house and that means if he wants to do something he …
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