Movies Reviews
Son of Batman, movie
Considering Damian Wayne’s reception as Robin has been mixed, to say the least, it was an interesting choice to make a movie that showcased him and brought him into the DC Animated Movie Universe.
While this does take place within the “New 52″ world that DC had built within …
Patriot Games movie
I actually heard about the novel before I saw the movie some years ago since the novel was one of a number of books by the author Tom Clancy in my aunt’s bookcase. I can’t remember watching the movie Patriot Games when I did not have cable televisoion; but …
The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb
I picked up The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb because it was cheap ($6.44) and because it looked somewhat interesting, if a bit derivative. Derivative is right, this two-part mini-series steals liberally from both the Indiana Jones franchise as well as the Mummy series.
Does the Curse of King …
Brightstar (2009, Jane Campion)
This film is a thing of beauty, a joy forever.
If you are familiar with the poetry and life of Keats I guarantee you will love this film. Quotations from Keats letters, and from his poems are cleverly interwoven into the script, never seeming forced, cliched or trite - but …
Cyborg (1989)
Cyborg, directed by Albert Pyun is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was April 7, 1989 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Science Fiction and stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Gibson Rickenbacker, Deborah Richter as Nady Simmons, …
The Gamers movie
A film about a team of college boys taking part in so called “Role Games”, a very popular phenomenon among certain young people nowadays. They actually do everything they want to do; create their own imaginary worlds and characters and pretend they live it. That’s the principle of a …
Movie: Norbit
Wow, that was a major mistake.
I hadn’t seen the movie Norbit in a long time and couldn’t remember if I liked it or hated it so I ended up watching it again last night. Again, a big freaking mistake. I would have been better off watching the home shopping …
Cleo from 5 to 7 movie
A film directed by Agnes Varda and part of the french new wave in the early sixties that inspired a whole world of upcoming filmmakers back then. This story is about a young woman who gets to know she is pregnant and experiences the most hectic and emotionally intense …
Movie The Proposal
Featuring two of my favorite actors, Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, this movie leaves much to be desired. The story follows a publisher, Margaret Tate who is Bullock’s character to hatch a hare-brained scheme to marry her assistant to renew her visa. Her assistant, Andrew Tate played …
Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the crystal Skull
With much hype surrounding such releases as Prince Caspian and Wanted, Indiana Jones without a doubt tops the list as the most anticipated and most wanted film of 2008 thus far, and perhaps of the entire 2008 to come. Was this mere hype that the man was returning after …
Rugrats: Decade in Diapers
As a parent, I’m always looking for ways to keep my daughter occupied for an hour or two so I can have a bit of quiet time for myself (or some time alone with my wife). One of the ways I do that is by having a variety of …
Hansel & Gretel
I wanted a movie my entire family could watch last night and ended up loading Hansel & Gretel on my Netflix player.
While definitely not a kids movie (and a bit scary at times for younger children), this turned out to be a movie everyone in my house enjoyed.
The movie …
Chak De India
Chak De India is inspired from a real life story of ABC,The disgraced Indian Hockey player who rose like a Phoenix and made a magical comeback as a Coach. The character of ABC has been played by Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan.
In the movie he is the disgraced captain of …
The Reaping Movie
Hilary Swank is one of my favorite Hollywood actresses, so it wasn’t a surprise that I would the movie. It’s really dark and scary, especially since I watched it alone and right before I was going to bed. I think the reason why it wasn’t a hit in the …
A Boy and His Dog Movie
A Post-Apocalyptic film about a boy who communicates telepathically with his dog. Together they set out on an adventure to find food and girls. The film begins very promising, but I really didn’t like the later half at all. At first I found the film funny and interesting on …
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
There is only one word to describe this movie and that is weird. I have never seen a movie as strange as this one before. I had thought it was supposed to be a comedy but I found nothing funny in it at all. I fail to see the …
I am Legend movie
Frankly speaking my expectations were higher from this film of Will Smith, but this one really disappointed me. The story goes like this:
It is New York city, in 2012, completely devastated and ruined by an incurable disease three years ago, and Robert is the only one who somehow survived …
Tangled : A Hairy Tale
Disney movies are always a dose of freshness and Tangled goes much beyond that. It is one of the best animated movies from Disney so far. Though the story of the movie has the well known fairy tale “Rapunzel” as its baseline, yet it provides a captivating story line …
Hoodlum (1997)
The movie Hoodlum was released in 1997. It has a strong cast consisting of Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Andy Garcia, Vanessa Williams, and Cicely Tyson. The story is set in Harlem in the 1930’s during the depression. As we all know the depression was a hard time for families …
Total Recall Movie (2012)
Walking into the movie theater, I was a bit nervous. I did not know what to expect and I really hoped that I would like the movie. The original Total Recall has become somewhat of a classic, at least in my circle of family and friends. Doing a remake …
Suspicious River (R, 2000) movie
I am not a huge Molly Parker fan. But there is something about the actress’ delicate features and avant garde sensitivity that I am drawn to. For that reason, I decided to rent “Suspicious River”—a film about a young woman who works in a motel, …
Jason Goes to Hell (Rated Version)
Jason Goes to Hell is the ninth, and supposedly last movie in the Friday the 13th series of horror movies. The movie itself has been panned by fans because it completely disregards the other movies. In this one we are led to believe that Jason isn’t the ordinary man …
Claymore Episode 1 (Anime)
Claymore Episode 1 begins with a creature called a Youma devour humans. They can also take human form and a boy named Raki befriends a Claymore who comes to the village to destroy the Youma in the village.
This is an interesting fantasy, one of the better anime fantasies …
Death At A Funeral (Movie)
This movie is called Death At A Funeral and the title is very funny and tricky, and I knew it was going to be a comedy because almost all really good actors who play comedy are here like Martin Lawrence, Chris Rock, Danny Glover, Keith David, Peter Dinklage, Tracy …
Nagesh Kukunoor
Nagesh Kukunoor :- he is one of the most the young talented film makers we have in country today. His debut HYDERABAD CLUES was a big hit among the niche audience. It lasted for over 50 weeks in one the Mumbai theatres. Kukunoor has given some …
The Hours (2002) starring Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and Julianne Moore
I think “The Hours” has most of the ingredients I deem necessary for a good movie. It is one of my favorite movies made in recent years. There is strong character development among the three main characters: Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman), Laura Brown (Julianne Moore), and Clarissa Vaughan (Meryl …
Life of Brian movie
The Monty Python crew makes fun of old religious values. Brian is born on the same day as Jesus and is stalked by the life of this man for the rest of his life. The film is more of a series a brilliant sketches than a film with a …
Disney’s The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Just to prove that I really am over 50, I own Disney’s “The Fox and the Hound” on a VHS tape! I play it at least once a week because it’s so cute, but not more often than that because I don’t want to wear out the tape.
The …
Inkheart movie
The moment I heard what “Inkheart” was about, I knew I had to see that movie. For someone who loves books, the concept of book characters coming out from the pages into our world is fascinating.
“Inkheart” is based on a novel by Conrelia Funke. Those who have read the …
A Charlie Brown Christmas
My favorite Christmas-themed movie is A Charlie Brown Christmas. I am a huge fan of Peanuts and all the characters in it. I think A Charlie Brown Christmas is so cute, and it is a classic Christmas movie. One of the best parts is that it …
Alvin and The Chipmunks
Everyone who was born in the 80’s cant not know the chipmunks. These 3 cute fellows who made it big in our televisions. I loved them as a kid and watched every show. Now that they made a movie of it, entitled Alvin and the Chipmunks, i was sure …
Film Sherlock Holmes [2009]
Yea yea, another one of those Sherlock Holmes spinoffs. By now can you really expect anything good out of them by now? Fortunately, after countless mind numbingly awful “reimaginings” of the world of Sherlock Holmes over the past few years (decades even), a movie finally got lucky and didn’t …
Steel Magnolias movie
Steel Magnolias is a wonderful little movie about women and their relationships with each other. Steel Magnolias showcases the talents of Shirley MacLaine (Ouiser), Sally Field (M’Lynn), Dolly Parton (Truvy), Julia Roberts (Shelby), Olympia Dukakis (Clairee) and Daryl Hannah (Annelle). With a cast like that, how can you go …
Powder (1995 movie)
This movie grabs a hold of you and doesn’t let go until you reach the very end. It captivates you and it keeps on giving that true movie experience. You want to see what happens next, you want to see where the movie is leading, you want to find …
Billy Madison Movie
I just saw the movie Billy Madison again after the longest time. This is one of my Adam Sandler movie favorites because I like slapstick comedy and this has a nice storyline.
This movie is about Billy Madison (Adam Sandler) who is an heir to the big company that …
Rod Zombie’s New Halloween Movie
I have an affinity for scary movies and am especially fond of the Halloween story. Having grown up watching this series, I was intrigued to learn that Rod Zombie had taken over where John Carpenter and Moustafa Akkad had left off. Being a huge fan of “The …
Cinema XXI
Since some of theatre in my city was fired several years ago, people in my city really really thirsty going to the cinema because it’s only one theatre left and it’s too old and only can play one movie. at that time I’m so left behind to watch a …
Duplex film starring Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore
I caught the tail end of this movie once on Comedy Central. I came in to see the main character in what I could’ve sworn was a Bennigan’s, but really turns out to be a generic bar, working to finish a novel that was due within the day. …
A Serbian Film, DVD Erotic Thriller Film
What may go down in history as the most shocking and disturbing films of our time, A Serbian Film follows in the footsteps as the now infamous shock film The Human Centipede. A Serbian Film has already been banned in countries, been labeled with XXX ratings and the director …
Twilight: New Moon
I was disappointed after watching Twilight: New Moon, while before I had great hopes for it after having enjoyed the first Twilight. I usually like Kristen Stewart’s performance; she is especially talented in fulfilling darker and uniquely fascinating roles. In this movie however, I felt that her …
A Series of Unfortunate Events (The Movie)
Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ is a movie that documents the first three books of the series of the same name. The movie, like with most movies adapted from books, was a rather aggravating contrast from the real book. Unlike other movies however the real contrast came …
We Are Marshall
I held off watching the movie We Are Marshall until I could see it for free on a movie channel. The reason for this is I expected it to be yet another sports movie filled with plenty of clichés and not much else.
I was right on the first part. …
Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation (action spy-thriller movie)
I’m not usually one of those people who run to see every Mission Impossible movie that is released. However, when I saw the trailer for this one and saw the amount of stunts and action in it, I thought that this was definitely something that I could not miss. After …
Bonnie and Clyde 1967 movie
One scene in the movie of Bonnie and Clyde shows a scared Bonnie running away from Clyde. She runs through a field and Clyde runs after her. They run in shadow. Naturally since it is the 60s, the technology is not in place that would cause …
Crash (2004)
Crash, directed by Paul Higgins is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for language, sexual content and some violence. The original release date was May 6, 2005 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Drama and stars Sandra Bullock as Jean Cabot, …
13 Ghosts (movie)
13 Ghosts is a movie about 13 Ghosts in a special house, trapped away until…yeah, that’s the clencher…until someone and something comes along to provoke a very special event. 13 Ghosts was really hard for me to watch because it moved so quickly and the ghostly visions were here …
The Green Hornet (movie)
One of the movies that I watched recently was an action and adventure movie called “The Green Hornet” that starred the actor Seth Rogen, and an Asian actor who did not seem familiar to me. When I first saw the movie trailer on youtube earlier on this …
White House Down (2013 Film)
White House Down is a 2013 movie that I decided to watch after my sister recommended it to me. I remember seeing the film previews during the evening time on TV, but in the back of my mind I was thinking that it just another president doom’s day movie …
Clash of the Titans movie
Clash of the Titans sets the viewer up for grand expectations, but in the end leaves after only giving the viewer various disappointments. Truly CGI and action do not alone make a cinematic masterpiece.
Being a remake of what many consider to be a cult classic, many reviews are …
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