Phil Weston is a person who failed at every sport he tried at collage, track and field, running and lots more! And that’s not the the only problem, the problem is that his 10 year old son, Sam, is following his father’s footsteps. Sam is a benchwarmer of the …

I had rented the Thai version of this film and was really disappointed with how shallow the American remake was. First of all, Joshua Jackson (of “Dawson’s Creek”, “Skulls”) is the lead character. I was not even aware of who his co-star is. …

“Syriana” is a 2005 movie from Warner Brothers suggested by former CIA agent Robert Baer’s book “See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA’s War on Terrorism.” The color movie runs for 126 minutes and was filmed in a variety of locations throughout the …

I finally gave in and watched the movie The Messengers with my wife yesterday afternoon. And, even though I’ve never seen the film, I felt like I did.
The problem with The Messengers is, for a horror film, it’s really not all that scary. And, it’s because they used the …

I was a huge fan of the first “Hangover” film, but not so impressed with the second film titled “The Hangover Part II” so going into this movie, I really wasn’t sure what to expect with “The Hangover Part III”. I had heard a few reviews before I …

Tonight was our family movie night and, since the only way I can ever seem to keep my daughter interested in a movie is by watching an animated film, I searched for a cartoon movie we could load on our Netflix player. That eventually ended up being the Fearless …

Life is a 1999 comedy-drama film starring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence.The film follows the lives of two African American men,Claude Banks and Ray Gibson who are wrongfully imprisoned for a crime they did not commit.The event leading up to their imprisonment is in a club around 1932. …

Gus Van Sant is next to Jim Jarmusch probably the most interesting american independent filmmaker from the last 15 to 20 years. Last Days is his film that apparently tells the story of the last days of legendary Nirvana-member Kurt Cobain. The autentic names and songs in the Cobains …

My daughter loves Hannah Montana (even though she rarely watches the show) so we ended up renting Hannah Montana: The Movie for her. Turns out she barely even sat through the beginning but at least my wife and I ended up loving it.
I actually kind of like the show …

If you are looking for a film that will be sure to give you a creepy crawly feeling, be sure to rent Arachnaphobia.
I am not afraid of spiders (nor anything else 1000th of my size) but this movie had me checking my blankets before crawling into bed.
Starring Jeff Daniels, …

Doris Day’s final theatrical film was one her late husband had obligated her to do, entitled With Six You Get Eggroll. It’s a movie that is reminiscent of Yours, Mine, and Ours that starred Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda. To me, this was a smaller scale version …

Don Cheadle plays the character of a devout Muslim who must play both sides of the field; one is that of a Muslim supporter who sells arms and makes bombs for the suicide bombers and the other is that of an agent for the United States government who is …

(1963) THE GREAT ESCAPE
NR
Actors:
Steve McQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson, James Coburn… and many more familiars.
Directed by John Sturges, this movie, led by Steve McQueen, entails as story of POW’s in the Second World War attempting to escape from their camp (The same set was used in the movie Stalag …

It took me a while to see this one because I don’t tend to watch “Oscar” films until they have been released for a little while. In any event, this was a good film, but not as good as I thought it would be. Of course there …

Torque, directed by Joseph Kahn is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America and stars Martin Henderson as Cary Ford, Ice Cube as Trey, Monet Mazur as Shane, Adam Scott as FBI Agent McPherson, Matt Schulze as Henry James, Will Yun Lee as Val, Jamie Pressly as …

I have enjoyed many of Uma Thurman’s movies over the years but this was sadly not one of her better ones. I had read negative reviews about this movie before I watched it and they were right. The acting and directing in this script were great. …

After being told several times about how great the movie “Gag” was by a friend who supposedly shares the same tastes in movies that I do, I could not wait to see it for myself. I remember that I even read a few great reviews on it from people …

I normally loathe watching or reading romantic books and movies; thus I had absolutely no intention to watch the romance comedy film Duplicity until one of my friends somehow managed to trick me into watching it with her. Unlike her promises that the movie would get better, I found …

War of the Worlds stars Tom Cruise as a divorced father of two, trying to keep his kids alive even as aliens attack the world. He doesn’t have a good relationship with his kids, but when the aliens attack he tries his hardest to get his kids to Boston …

I grew up with the Original Annie. I loved the movie and the “Tomorrow ” song still plays in my head from time to time. So when I saw the 1999 version on television, I decided to watch it. I had never seen it before and thought …

I became interested in some of the older horror films and actors some years ago, and the actor Christopher Lee was one of them. My interested especially peaked when I saw him in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, which was one of my favourite set of movies. Therefore, …

The Karate Kid, directed by John G. Avildsen is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was June 22, 1984 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Family/Sport and stars Ralph Macchio as Daniel Larusso, Pat Morita as Mr. …

When I first saw the cover of the dvd, to tell you the truth I didn’t expect anything higher than a movie which could only be described as b-rated. However, when I watched the movie I was more than surprised because I found it was actually quite interesting and …

Open Season is an animated film that is good for both children and adults. The story revolves around an unlikely pair of friends- Boog, a 900 pound grizzly bear who has been a pet his whole life, and Eliot, a scrawny, one-horned fast-talking mule deer. Boog meets Eliot when …

From 1963, Charade is one of the best thrillers ever made, and to think it revolves around a simple stamp. The film is romantic, dramatic, and leaves you gasping more than once as the action unfolds. The mystery stays fresh and revitalizes itself several times throughout. …

The happening was a pretty good movie. It’s about something happening in parts of the world where it makes people do weird things and eventually kill themselves. I thought it was well directed because it will let you know what is happening but yet it is not gory at …

I am reviewing the movie, Double Jeopardy, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd. Ashely Judd’s character seems to have the perfect marriage. One night, however, she awakes to find blood all over her yaught and her husband missing. It is assumed that her husband has been …

I Just got back from Dawn of Justice and a lot of controversy has happened with reviews so I thought I’d give mine. I’m just a normal guy who is neither a DC or Marvel fanboy, I like comics.
So this movie is directed at people who read comics. Alot …

Inception is a 2010 movie written and directed by Christopher Nolan, the very one from the “Dark Knight” trilogy. It tells the story of a team of expert burglars trained to steal, or extract, information and industrial secrets by breaking into people’s minds through their dreams.
Leonardo DiCaprio stars as …

This cult-rated romantic comedy was the very first of a long series of similar films, all starring Meg Ryan as practically the same character. When Harry met Sally was directed by the talented Rob Reiner (even though he wasted his talent at several occasions in my opinion), and also …

I watched this the other day and it was awesome. Audrey Tautou’s performance is really thumbs-up and even though this movie is a long-ago one, I find it super awesome, get what I mean. If you don’t believe, watch it and you will understand what I am trying …

‘There will be blood’ is a good English movie. But it is also rather sad to watch this movie because the movie shows the exploitation of the lower class. Directed by Paul Thomas, the movie is a grim one. The main actor has performed well. It is not possible …

Ok. I just saw Star Trek Generations on Cable last night and I was telling my husband how much I love and hate the movie. I’m a big Star Trek fan, hands down. I’ve seen all of the orginal Star Trek movies and Next Generations movies hundreds of time, …

“The Green Lantern: First Flight” is an animated movie installment to the DC Comics story of a test pilot turned intergalactic superhero. When Abin Sur, a beloved member of the Green Lantern Corps crashes on earth, he calls forth a worthy replacement, Hal Jordan the test pilot, to …

I really didn’t think I’d be watching this movie more than a decade after it was released. And I’m kind of sorry that I did. The girl playing Chantel was attractive and authentic enough. And even the storyline was pretty authentic. I didn’t …

Cleaner (2007) is a drama film by director Renny Harlin and is rated R by the MPAA for bloody images, some violence and language.
Cleaner is a crime thriller about Tom Carver (Samuel L. Jackson), a former cop who has been spending his recent years working as a crime scene …

This film is a prequel to Red Dragon, Silence Of The Lambs, and Hannibal, based on the book by Thomas Harris. The film starts slow, and never picks up the pace, focusing all on a young Hannibal in his teens living with his aunt. The movie is full of …

I only watched “Death at a Funeral” because I read some positive comments about it; however I didn’t expect to be such a great comedy, especially when taking in account that the main topic is a funeral. The director of this movie, Frank Oz managed to come up with …

It really is a good movie. For anyone out there that has had a tough week and wants to relax and just laugh; this movie is for you. It’s fun and yeah it doesn’t make you think too hard, but has plenty of little jokes for those who pay …

Cadence, directed by Martin Sheen is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Assocaition of America. The original release date was January 18, 1991 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama and stars Charlie Sheen as PFC Franklin Fairchild Bean, Martin Sheen as MSgt. Otis …

This movie is about a drug lord who is so in control of his area and surround areas that they refer to him as ‘god’. Without any hard information on him, the authorities cannot touch him and that makes him what they call ‘untouchable’. But they are not going …

Coming to America, directed by John Landis is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was June 29, 1988 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Romance and stars Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem and Clarence and Randy and …

“A Low Down Dirty Shame” is a 90s movie that was written and directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. Not only does Keenen Ivory Wayans play the main character, Shame, he is also joined with a pretty decent cast: Jada Pinkett Smith, Charles S. Dutton, Andrew Divoff, and Salli Richardson-Whitfield.
Shame …

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is the third installment movie franchise of the book The Chronicles of Narnia. There was a significant difference here as regards the main characters because it is only Edmund and Lucy were present. Susan and Peter were in America.
After being transported to …

The Woods is a straight to DVD horror movie starring a group of random girls that have never acted before or who have only had a few roles. Patricia Clarkson plays the headmistress of a boarding school for girls, with a dark secret. Bruce Campbell turns up in a …

Daja Vu is where you have a sensation or feeling of having been somewhere or meeting someone before. The movie called Daja Vu is about an ATF agent named Doug Carlin which is portrayed by Denzel Washinton. He is investigating the bombing of the New Orleans Ferry. He is …

Before I rented “Valkyrie” last night, I decided that it might be good, despite my dislike of Tom Cruise, because it has two things going for it that I like: it is based on a true story, and it is set during WW2, and I am a big fan …

I hated this movie so much for many different reasons. One of the main ones was that I expected that they would have made a better movie for it being that “Alvin and the Chipmunks” cartoons would come on local tv on Saturday mornings and it was one of …

A mediocre, predictable thriller with quite a few plotholes and not the best acting. Ruby (Leelee Sobieski), a 16 year old girl, and her brother Rhett (Trevor Morgan) are orphaned when their parents die in a car accident. A wealthy couple adopts them, supposedly according to the dead parents …