Even though War of the Worlds is a great movie and I enjoyed watching it very much, I was not happy with the fact that Tom Cruise played the leading role. I did not think the character of Ray Ferrier was portrayed as believable and may have been better …

This is a movie made by George Lucas. Truthfully, I didn’t know that George Lucas had made any other movies besides the Star Wars ones. The cover looked kind of strange, with this big duck on it and I was unsure what the movie was about. Anyway, I checked …

This movie is so much fun! It was made in 1994 and stars Christopher Lloyd and Macaulay Culkin, with other well known actors lending their voices and talents to the film, including Whoopi Goldberg.
When the movie begins and ends, it’s live action. But, for the …

Another good good good!
Another topnotch of Ghibli stuff. This is is one of the romance movie I have seen without cliche and it tackles so much about life in a very simple way. Though its an old movie it definitely deserves a second look.
Hayao Miyazaki is one of …

One night, a few years back, I had a case of insomnia. I turned the TV on to the Sundance Channel only to find the short films playing. I was channel surfing and noticed Christina Ricci’s face in black and white. I knew it had to have been older …

For me, this movie was hard to watch. Brutal battles, blood, gore, and a horrible scene of torture in the end that I couldn’t handle; I just left and returned when it was nearly over. Mel Gibson plays William Wallace, a 13 century Scottish freedom fighter. After the English …

One of Alfred Hitchcock’s minor works tells a chilling story about murders, innocently accused men and all of the standard Hitchcock components. The difference between this and North by northwest for instance, is that Mr Hitchcock must have been very uninspired when he did this. Either that or that …

Now in my review for Star Wars Episode 1, I was pretty critical of it and in Episode II, I praised it slightly more but I still didn’t consider it to be that great. However, I have to admit that I thoroughly enjoy Episode III and I think it …

Recently, for the holiday season, I came across a movie that was being showed on ABC Family called “The Sons of Mistletoe”. The film came out in 2001. Being that the film was on ABC Family, I figured I could count on this film being one that was heartwarming …

If you want a movie that embodies the term “girl power”, it is definitely the feature film Erin Brockovich. Other than it being the movie that won Julia Roberts an Oscar for Best Actress in 2001, it narrates the life story of the eccentric but street-smart main character …

I just finished watching Cut Back and I have to say I was impressed. The documentary basically deals with the real life issues people face when they are downsized and need to look for a job at 50. There were a couple of really good stories in …

After seeing the next one already, overrated film with Depp in the lead role, such as at least three of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” I realized that the goal of this production is only attract large audiences billboard advertising, a good harbinger, and the name of the actor.
With …

Usually I don’t enjoy watching foreign films with characters I am unfamiliar with. However, I decided to give this one a try. The plot seemed very interesting. There is a beast terrorizing the countryside and killing innocent villagers. Two unlikely heroes show up to investigate and solve the mystery …

This was a cute little made for tv movie. It is intended for a younger audience if I had to guess. I would say it is appropriate for the ages 8 and up. It has little inappropriate humor, no bad language and only a …

Lara Croft Tomb Raider starring (Angelina Jolie) is an action-packed action adventure from the beginning to the end. Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) is set on a quest to find the legendary artifact “The Triangle of Light” with the power to change history.Of course, nothing is ever easy and the …

Having read the book multiple times, I was horribly disappointed with the two-part miniseries “It”, aired in 1990 on ABC. There was so much left out; I can’t believe Mr. King even allowed it to be produced.
The plot of the mini-series only loosely follows the plot of the original …

My first and primary reason I decided to watch Turistas is because of my love for the actor, Josh Duhamel. I really love watching him acting, and if you are trying to recall which one is him, he is the one playing Las Vegas TV episodes. The …

800 million people live in the ruins of the old civilization wiped out by a nuclear apocalypse. Megacity One. The giant city suffocates under its own weight. There is chaos in the streets, with record levels of crime and disorder. The only thing standing between the total decline and …

I didn’t know that License to Wed is a fun movie to watch. Unfortunately, I caught it on DVD rather than from the cinema itself, but it’s better than nothing.
This movie stars Mandy Moore (my favorite actress), and in this movie, she is known as Sadie. She …

The Shaggy Dog, directed by Brian Robbins is Rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America, and stars Tim Allen as Dave Douglas aka The Shaggy Dog and Robert Downey Jr as Dr. Kozak…the main characters.
Dave, your typical working class man is bitten by a dog carrying a …

Being a huge fan of Transformers, growing up watching the cartoons in 1985, I had high hopes for Transformers 1, but I also had some dread as well. I was afraid that they were going to take a wonderful show like this and tear it to pieces by making …

I love revenge movies. They appeal to our baser instincts and when they’re done well they strike us at our emotional core. John Wick is a superb revenge flick that oozes style and menace.
From the outset this film makes its intentions very clear. It is light on dialogue and …

Is it me, or is it a case that of late, every single movie that Jackie Chan stars in, he plays the role of a police officer or some other enforcement officer that happens to get caught on the wrong side of the law. I do not think it’s …

With the deep rooted belief that anything with Will Smith in it has the makings of something great, I had high expectations of one of the movies he did, The Pursuit of Happyness. What would be even more interesting for me to see was how he would work with …

In 1960, a very dramatic and long film named Exodus was released. It’s intense and poignant as it tells the story of the founding of Israel. At the center is the Ben Canaan family. Lee J. Cobb is the elder Ben Canaan, a man who believes …

I love the movies that give you something to think about. Sometimes I watch the movies that might disgust me or make me cry, but those movies cause more emotions than any horror movie, watched alone in the darkness. “To the bone” is one of those movies that give you …

End of Days is a great movie that is about the apocalypse, and the 666. In the movie the main character which is “The Terminator” AKA Arnold Schwarzenegger. He has to stop the Anti-Christ from being born. The movie takes place in NY, where the devil is looking for …

If anything, “Life is Beautiful” was the first movie that made me cry. I had watched “Schindler’s List” and other such movies about the Holocaust before, but I never had had the experience of watching such a heartwrenching movie, ever. The undying love of a father for his young …

John Cusack (Jonathan Trager) and Kate Beckinsale (Sara Thomas) star in this dramatic romantic comedy that is just phenomenal. The both meet a department store where they met each other on the issue of a pair of gloves. Dare I say, I just love Kate’s smile.
A mutual attraction is …

Synopsis: A young woman is about to get married and, not knowing who her real father is, decides to invite three men her mom was involved with so she can meet her dad for the first time and feel complete.
What I liked about this movie: I am too young …

One Missed Call is a complete waste of time and I’m not saying that because I was disappointed or because I didn’t like one actor, but because this movie was absolutely horrible. The sad thing is that I was really excited to see this movie and had been for …

The Shawshank Redemption is a very good movie that may take you several times of watching before you really get all the little nuances that are going on. At least for me, that is what happened. I got the big picture right away, but it took several viewings to …

Quite by accident, I discovered a movie playing over on the Hallmark Channel called Second Sight. I’d never seen it before. In the back of my mind, I have an extremely vague recognition of the title, but that’s it. However, what caught my attention and made …

This is a website that has a lot of different information about movies. My favorite thing about this website is that they have movie trailers/previews you can watch and you can add the previews to sites you want such as a blog or your social networking page. I also …

I love fantasy movies and try to watch as many of them as I can, but this one just rubbed me the wrong way. The thing I did not like was that they had guns in this movie. In fact they had a lot of guns. And it is …

Holy! mother of god! I’m so addicted to this.
If you want a unique kind of art, storyline and not the typical anime character better watch this one.
Its so nice to watch a different kind of anime especially with its graphic art, if I’m not mistaken its called nouveau art. …

The Big Hit, directed by Kirk Wong is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence, pervasive language and some sexuality. The original release date was April 24, 1998 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Comedy/Crime/Thriller and stars Mark Wahlberg as …

A raunchy tale of sexual encounters by a Texas cheerleader, this movie is about Debbie on her way to become a Dallas Cheerleader and the road that she and her team takes in order to get that job done. Each girl of the team tries to make extra movie …

Starring Ethan Hawke
Lincoln Six-echo is a resident of a seemingly utopian but contained facility in the mid 21st century. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully controlled environment, Licoln hopes to be chosen to go the last uncontaminated spot on the planet. But a small butterfly leads Lincoln …

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a hoot and a half! It’s one of the best family films ever. I saw it numerous times in the theater as a child, have viewed it many times on TV, and finally purchased the DVD, which I watch repeatedly. It’s …

In Big Daddy, Adam Sandler’s character, Sonny, is dumped with Julian, his friend’s child. Julian, the little boy, has a lisp and needs lots of attention. Sonny is definitely not a parent, he�s just a guy who tip toes through his life. Sonny really doesn’t have much going on, …

I enjoyed “Wrong Turn” and “Wrong Turn 2: Dead End” and was all over “Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead” upon discovering its existence. The movie exceeded my expectations since sequels usually go downhill in quality. You know a scary gorefest is going to be good when within the …

Next Door is one weird film. If you like foreign cinema, you will like this movie. If you like foreign cinema with eroticism and suspense, then you will LOVE this movie. I will confess that I wasn’t sure exactly what was going on at first. …

I know that I am a girl and I love reading love stories but I am not a big fan of watching a pure drama love stories. Don’t get me wrong, I love mushy stuff but not the drama factor the whole time because it really affects my mood. When …

Gavin O’Connor is not among the most famous of directors but that doesn’t change the fact that once you watch a movie of his you won’t be able to forget it for a long time. I remembered Miracle for a long time, and I still think …

As a fan of classic horror and comedy films, it’s only natural I consider Abbott & Costello meet Frankenstein as a movie favorite. Bud and Lou are in top form, and their antics keep me laughing even during repeat viewings. Yet despite the comedy, I credit the …

Beyond Witch Mountain was actually an hour long pilot movie for a potential TV series. It was made for TV in 1982 and at the time was the third Witch Mountain production. Two more followed it as time passed.
What was interesting to me about this is that …

Trade is a film which is based on real events that have been apparently taking place for years. The movie itself was derived from a 2004 article on the sex trafficking trade which exists on the country’s borders. The film begins much like a lot …

Love is a complicated matter…and this movie shows just how complicated it can get. Mixed signals…lack of communication…looking for love in all the wrong places…having to make terrible decisions…the list goes on and on. This movie would have done much better if it was just a drama. The comedy …