Movies Reviews
Ghost World (drama movie)
Ghost World was one of those films that I was always hearing good things about but never really took the chance to watch. I never read the graphic novel either, so I couldn’t have given you the first clue about what what it was supposed to be like, although I …
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004 movie)
For a movie that generated so much attention…it sure is boring. I tried to watch the movie straight tp the end, but it was hopeless. I couldn’t keep up with this movie as it didn’t have that staying power that a viewer looks for. It was long and drawn …
Movie-Chocolat
This film powerfully demonstrates how humans should never repress themselves. The protagonist courageously braves all criticisms and alienation to introduce to this rigid town, that one can act on human desire.
The town, despite its extremeness in following unwritten rules, exemplifies a lot of our societies. The protagonist, enviably shepherds …
The Lovely Bones
I had read the book and really wanted to see this movie. I took my daughter with me, as she had read the book as well. We were both hoping for a different ending than the book had, and we were happy to see an ending we both liked. …
Creepshow movie
This movie is not unlike the Twilight Zone movie. It’s not one continuous narrative, but five short segments that are bookended with a “backstory”. This involves a boy reading a Creepshow comic before his father throws it out.
We zoom into the comic and see the stories inside …
Fantomas contre Scotland Yard
The renowned criminal Fantomas, who seem to have a unique talent for disguise kidnaps a journalist who apparently have upset him. The police detective Juve is inclined to catch Fantomas, but how is he going to know where to find him, as nobody knows for sure what he looks …
Black Christmas Movie
This movie was very disappointing for me. for a scary movie it failed to impress me really sort of boring. after breaking out of a mental hospital to go home for christmas. The killer goes on killing spree at a collage sorority house full of girls, because the girls …
Notorious (R, 2009) movie
I was a little worried about this movie because when biopics are made about famous people, it’s sometimes really hard to hire the right actors to do these kinds of roles. The actor must not only look like the artist, but must also embody the little nuances that …
Lady in the Water movie
M. Night Shyamalan hit the nail on the head with this creative endeavor of his. Lady in the Water is a story-telling type of movie in which the main characters, who all share an apartment complex together, join together to help save a young woman who was found in …
The movie the bounty hunter
I thought that the movie The bounty hunter had all the makings of a good film. It had an interesting storyline and a few good actors Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler. However it did not come together. Most of the time I felt like the actors were looking at …
Storm Warning
Storm Warning is a movie full of blood, guts and gore. If you are not up for this sort of violence and horror, you do not want to watch Storm Warning! Sometimes I can really appreciate a good horror movie filled with all sort of blood and guts. Recently …
Movie : The Uninvited (2009)
The Uninvited is yet another film in a long line of Hollywood remakes that were originally Japanese horror movies. A lot of these remakes have received a bad rap in the past but apart from a couple, in general I really enjoy them.
The pacing of this movie is …
Odd Couple 2 movie
I am reviewing the movie, The Odd Couple 2, starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. There are two movies in this series, and this is the second one. The first one is, naturally, called The Odd Couple, and it features a very young looking Walter Matthau and …
Gidget (TV Series)
After three successful movies on the big screen, Hollywood brought the girl midget (hence, gidget) surfer to the small screen. It was the big break for Sally Field, who took on the Gidget role. It brought her recognition. It still bugs me that she sneers at …
The Women (Movie)
This is a very nice movie and when I watched this I was reminded by Sex and the City, but the girls here are much laid-back and more conservative and more professional and laid-back than the cast of Sex and the City, but they aren’t necessarily boring.
The movie features …
Match Point (2005)
Match Point is a 2005 movie from writer and director Woody Allen. I am always more excited about a new Woody Allen film if he is in it because I love to see him delivering his own lines but someone recommended this to me and I must admit …
Just Friends
Another movie that I just watched recently along with Mall Cop with Kevin James was the movie ‘Just Friends’ starring Ryan Reynolds, who plays a chubby teenager with braces and a desperate crush on his best friend who he has known since the sixth grade. Humiliated beyond repair at a …
King’s Ransom (2005)
A wealthy, self absorbed, obnoxious, cruel business man is about to get a taste of his own medicine when he stages his own kidnapping that went terribly wrong. He planned the kidnapping in order to get out of paying off his soon to be divorced wife, but in trying …
The Day the Earth Stood Still movie
Many current science fiction movies rely heavily on special effects and don’t always have the best scripts. Those movie producers should do more research into The Day the Earth Stood Still.
The movie doesn’t have a lot of special effects, even by 1950s standards but is still a memorable science …
Wild Hogs
This is a Comedy film which the story is about the four middle-aged buddies who likes to ride their motorbikes with freedom on the road.
Dough a dentist who wanted to be respect from his teenage son. Dudly who is a computer programer who is not lucky in his lovelife. …
Tyler Perry’s The Family that Preys
I don’t normally watch movies by Tyler Perry. I find the subject matter to be kind of trite. Additionally, it often seems like the sets are too artificial looking. The best of the best are always the stars of these films in terms of …
Step Up 3D
Today I had gone out with a couple of friends and decided to watch a movie. We had arrived at the Scotiabank Theatre and looked upon the movie listings and decided to watch Step Up 3D. So we bought our tickets and went into the theatre. The movie starts …
Coyote Ugly (2000)
Female bartenders are the order of the day when you get yourself in gear to sit down and watch this movie. To enjoy it is just like the beverages that are served, it is an acquired taste and with this movie, it is best to watch it multiple times …
Rain Man (1988)
Charlie Babbit played by Tom Cruise is a car dealer who learns of his father’s passing, he makes his way to his father house only to learn that his autistic brother has received a large sum of money. This becomes Charlie’s motivation to search out his brother and with …
Street Kings Movie
I’m not a big fan of action-packed thriller movies. However, when my husband bought this DVD and asked me to watch with him, I was impressed that it kept me engrossed right till the end of the movie. I thought that I’d have lost interest in it half way.
I …
Movie: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2008)
I had to see what all the hype was about. “Benjamin Button” was THE talked-about film of the year: critics raved about the film, and it was nominated for all kinds of awards.
The premise was strange and unique: a baby boy is born old, and grows younger throughout his …
Danika (R, 2006)
Marisa Tomei is one of those actresses who pops up in an unexpected film and steals the show. She did so in “Danika”—”a film about a woman who has a tight hold on her children, and is a bit overprotective. This is the way the film is …
The Nice Guys (2016 Buddy-Comedy Film)
I am not really a huge fan of buddy-comedy movies. I particularly didn’t enjoy 21 Jump Street that I didn’t bother to check out its sequel. However, I am in a real marathon since falling in love with films recently. I have seen most of the “must-see” movies this year …
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg movie
A french musical by Jacques Demy, that is part of the french new wave movement of the 1960s. The dialogue is completely sung in this film, that is a love story about two young people and their passionate desire for each other. For different reasons they are separated and …
Drowning Mona
Drowning Mona is a very funny movie inspite of the fact that a lady dies in the very opening scene. The woman is Mona and Bette Midler played the character in a very convincing and powerful way. She dies in the very first scene when her car falls in …
Holy Man (1998)
Eddie Murphy plays a pilgrim dressed in a white robe throughout the entire movie. His claim is to be a happy person and based on that he has managed to live a very rewarding life. Two network TV shopping channel competitors stumble across his electric personality and manage to …
She’s The Man, Andy Fickman Movie
Viola (Amanda Bynes) is a teenage girl who loves sports of football. However, when school extracurricular activities stop female football, Viola try to show the existence of her self as a women’s football. Opportunity open when twin brother, Sebastian (James Kirk), choose to go to Europe to play music …
Something New movie
“Something New” is an interesting movie which explores a relationship between a black woman and a white man. What I really liked about this movie is the intelligent way by which it presented the story within a simple and straight forward context and, at the same time, ensuring to …
You, Me and Dupree (2006)
You, Me and Dupree (2006) is a comedy from directors Anthony and Joe Russo and is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for sexual content, brief nudity, crude humor, language and a drug reference.
In You, Me and Dupree, Carl (Matt Dillon) and Molly (Kate Hudson)have found the one unfortunate hitch …
Get Hard (comedy movie)
Despite its fairly mediocre rating on IMDB, I actually didn’t mind watching the movie “Get Hard”. Since Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell were playing the main roles in it, expected something very raunchy and not as funny. However, one or two people I know told me it wasn’t bad. …
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Ok, I’ll admit it, when My Super Ex-Girlfriend came out, I thought it was going to be stupid. That’s why I didn’t see it at the theater or even rent it on DVD.
However, when I finally saw it on cable the other day, I have to admit I was …
Franklyn, British film by Gerald McMorrow
The question I asked myself while watching Franklyn on blu-ray was how do these four stories come together? The back of the case suggests that it all comes together at some point but I am not seeing it. Does Franklyn have bull shit written all over it or is …
Shutter (R, 2004) movie
I was under the impression that this film was very much like all the other PG-13 “Ringu” type films. In many ways it most certainly is. However, this film (which I believe takes place in Thailand) was quite suspenseful and intriguing. The movie takes off …
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
The second installation into the Fast and the Furious franchise, in this segment of the episodes, Brian, the under cover cop from the first one falls under the category of a disgraced cop that is forced to work with the police force in order to bring in a known …
Iron Man Movie
I generally enjoy the superhero movies, but this one has something extra. It’s more realistic for those who just can’t get into the far-fetched fantasy scenarios of X-Men or Spider-Man. It doen’t try to be overly serious, nor does lack depth. It’s a perfect combination of sweet action, …
Butterfly Effect (2004)
First of all, if you are not familiar with a certain classic story, you will be left wondering what on earth “Butterfly Effect” means and what butterflies have to do with the plot of this movie. I happen to have heard of that story, although I do not remember …
The Cutting Edge
I’ve seen this movie so many times that I can recite some of the dialogues already. The Cutting Edge is actually one of my most favorite romantic movies of all time. I never get tired of watching
it. It’s a story about a young and talented hockey player, Doug, (D.B. …
Body of Evidence (1993)
Body of Evidence, directed by Uli Edel is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date for this movie was january 15, 1993 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the gene of Romance/Thriller and stars Madonna as Rebecca Carlson, Michael Forest as …
Fantastic Four:Rise of the Silver Surefr
I had not seen the previous part of this movie series, so I was hoping that I would not miss out on some related scenes. Thankfully this movie does not have much relevance to the previous movie. A person can watch this without having to watch the earlier part.
The …
Captivity (UR, 2003)
Fashion model Jennifer (played by Elisha Cuthbert) has been kidnapped after spending the evening at a nightclub. She awakens to find herself trapped in some sort of basement with a labyrinth of killer tricks and props. She realizes that someone is testing her, watching her every move. …
Lean on Me (1989)
Lean on Me, directed by John G. Avildsen is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was March 3, 1989 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama and stars Morgan Freeman as Principal Joe Clark, Beverly Tod as …
Hot Fuzz
This movie was fantastic, it had me chuckling the whole way through. From the same team that gave us Shaun of the Dead, this takes the life of Police Officer Nicholas Angel and delights with a send up of American police movies and the British country whodunits. …
Highschool muscial 2
I just watched HSM for the third time and it really is still entertaining to me, the characters just seem so vibrant and dedicated to their roles its great. This is another teen movie where they go out to get drunk and have sex, this is something different, …
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