Movies Reviews
Underworld(2004) - DVD
Underworld is the best vampire movie, hands down.
The ancient war between the Lycans(werewolves) and Vampires has spilled over into present day, and Deathdealer and vampire Selene is and a human named Michael are caught in the middle. The story is filled with deceit, lies and amazing action.
Filmed in Budapest …
Rocket Science movie
Unlike its title, the movie “Rocket Science” has almost nothing to do with anything scientific. However, I till admit that the plot makes it quite an interesting and unusual teenage film. In fact, I’m still trying to recall right now if I’ve ever seen another film with a similar …
The Devil’s Advocate (1997)
The Devil’s Advocate, directed by Taylor Hackford is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for sexuality, nudity, violence and language. The original release date was October 17, 1997 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Drama and stars Keanu Reeves as Kevin …
The Butcher Movie
The thing about slasher movies is they normally are good if you’re looking for a good laugh or just like watching a lot of blood and gore. But, as far as being scary, most fall well short of expectations.
I had never heard of the movie The Butcher before so …
Finding Nemo (2003)
Finding Nemo, directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich is rated G by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was May 30, 2003 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Animation/Adventure/Comedy/Family and stars the voices of Albert Brooks as Marlin, Ellen …
The Patriot Movie
The patriot is one of the best movies that I ever watch. This movie is based on the struggle of poor Americans against the mighty British Empire. The struggle was a success and hence it makes the movie a must see to learn the art of impeccable planning.
The first …
Hitch Movie
One of the best and my favorite comedians and actors is Will Smith, he can do comedy as if he was born to do it and act comically, he also has great skills as with Bad Boys and Hancock, and here on Hitch I think this movie really suited …
“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader” film
I am a huge “The Chronicles of Narnia” fan. I remember it as being the first book series I ever read.
I had the privilege to attend a charity screening event attended by Skandar Keynes, and Georgie Henley (the main actors in the film). It was an event I’ll …
Private Parts (1997)
Private Parts, is the telling of radio personality Howard Stern. As spoken by him, he tells the tall tale after his appearance on MTV’s Music Video Awards show where while on a flight back home, he tries to impress a woman who was initially disgusted by him, by telling …
Wubbzy’s Big Movie
My daughter loves the show Wow Wow Wubbzy so, when we were surfing our Netflix instant movies last night and came across Wubbzy’s big movie, she absolutely wanted to watch it.
It was OK but was kind of a disappointment too.
I’m not a huge fan of the show myself and …
The Road (John Hillcoat, 2010) movie
This is one of those movies that I would rate pretty highly, but can’t actually recommend. You would recommend a film by saying something like “Yeh, it’s great - go see it.” or ‘Yeh, it’s really funny” or “Yeh, it’s really romantic and sweet” etc etc.
For The Road I …
Click, Frank Coraci Movie
Michael Newman, an architect who is always busy with his work. This resulted in it do not have time for his family. In Donna, his beautiful wife, Michael will always remind its obligations as the head of the family, especially for their two children, Ben and Samantha. Michael became …
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 …
The movie Remember the Titans (2000)
As far as an actor goes I think that Denzel Washington is one of the best. It was with this in mind that I saw Remember the Titans.
This movie is based on the true story of a Virginia football team that is forced to integrate in 1971. Due to …
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee starring Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, and a bunch of talented kid actors, was refreshing and entertaining to watch. Firth plays Cedric Brown, a father of seven and a widower who needs to find a wife - urgent! - or his austere Aunt Adelaide will withdraw her financial …
Green Mansions: A Film by Mel Ferrer (1959)
I don’t ever recall seeing an Audrey Hepburn movie in TCM —“ the channel for classic films. Since the movies shown in the channel are largely MGM titles, my theory tells me Audrey Hepburn had simply not played any motion picture produced by this grand movie empire. …
Straight Out of Brookyln movie
I am going to review a drama film that was directed by a young black man named Matty Rich in 1991.It is called straight out of Brooklyn. It is about an African american teeange boy named Dennis and his sister living with their family in a Brooklyn housing …
Far and Away
I have often seen this movie being aired on the Starz Western channel. However, I never took an opportunity to watch it throughout the years. This was because I somehow thought that I might find the movie boring despite the fact that I had seen clips of it featuring …
You, Me and Duprey Movie
Yet another hilarious show centred to Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon and Owen Wilson. In this movie, Owen stars as Duprey, one without a proper job and only goes out to enjoying his life fully.
Because of circumstances, he had come to live with newly wed couple played by Matt and …
The Aviator (2004)
I watched the movie “The Aviator” a couple years ago when I had either just graduated from high school or was still in high school. I can remember not wanting to watch it at first since I thought that it was probably going to be a little boring and …
We Need to Talk about Kevin (movie)
I’ve been hearing about the movie “We Need to Talk about Kevin” for some months now, and despite watching the trailer and feeling like I had to watch it, I never actually got a chance to until very recently. The result of this was that I was very impressed …
Addams Family Values (1993 movie)
While this movie brought back the original characters as well as the same actors who played them, it was just lacking in the area of what I was looking for in a sequel to the first movie. It had all of the chemistry and potential for the greatness of …
Devil (2010 Film)
I remember hearing about the film Devil from a friend who refused to take the elevator one day. I hadn’t heard of it and was amused that a single film could scare a person into not wanting to ride an elevator, but instead take the stairs. As a person who …
Dead and Breakfast
I was looking for something to watch before bed last night. I wanted something along the horror movie line but also didn’t want something too scary because I didn’t want my wife having nightmares (really). After some thought, I ended up choosing the movie Dead and Breakfast.
The thing I …
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
This movie is about how Elmo learns to share. It shows the villain as a self-absorbed man who takes what he likes without consequence. It happens in Grouchland where grouches don’t take action against him because they’ll have to work together to do so. The movie is hosted by …
Movie Harvey
Harvey is a delightful motion picture from 1950 that stars James Stewart and Harvey, the invisible rabbit. It’s true. The rabbit gets excellent billing in the movie.
Stewart plays Elwood P. Dowd, who is unusually pleasant about absolutely everything. He’s never in a hurry, and he never …
Valley of the Wolves, Iraq
This Valley of the Wolves, Iraq is a movie of a different perspective. It is a foreign film, and has artistic elements to it. My friend brought me to watch this, and it lasts for about 2 hours and 2 minutes.
This movie is not about taking sides, …
Private Eyes movie
My son is at an age where he is starting to appreciate more than just animated movies. So, over the course of the Halloween season, he was introduced to some of our favorite ghost and mystery comedies.
One of the films we watched was Private Eyes, starring Tim Conway …
Last Samurai Movie
The Last Samuria is truely a box office hit, no doubt about it. When it comes down to onscreen action, this film will leave you with goose-bumps, especially the scene where the ninjas attacked the village (guess you will have to watch it to find out exactly what happened). …
Movie: So I Married an Axe Murderer
Synopsis: A poet (Mike Myers) begins dating and eventually marries a local butcher but suspects she might be a serial killer.
What I liked about this movie: The plot of this 1993 film is clever and funny. You have a woman who seems perfect in every way. But, she is …
She’s the Man (2006)
She’s the Man, directed by Andy Fickman is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for some sexual material. The original release date was March 17, 2006 for United States audience. This movie alls in the genre of Comedy/Romance and stars Amanda Bynes as Viola, Channing Tatum …
Re-Animator
The movie, the Re-Animator, is based off of H.P. Lovecraft’s novel of the same name. It’s a massive gorefest, filled with loads of blood, nudity, and a very addictive theme song. This isn’t what you would call a zombie movie, or a infection or virus movie either, but it …
E.T., The Extraterrestrial
Disney proved that boy-and-his-dog movies were always popular, as did Lassie. But could boy-and-his-alien work the same way? I believe only if told by the right person. Steven Spielberg was that right person. Continuing in his aliens-are-our-friends vein, he brought us E.T., The Extraterrestrial. This was on of only …
G-Force movie
This movie is about guinnea pigs having the skills to be secret agents. As most of the ’superhero type’ movies, they are there to save the world from threat or destruction.
The movie is basically for kids. The main characters were presented in a ‘cute’ manner. The …
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut, directed by Stanley Kubrick is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug-related material. The original release date was July 16, 1999 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Mystery/Thriller and stars …
X Men Origins: Wolverine (Staring Hugh Jackman)
X Men is one of movie franchise that everyone all over the world know about it. With X Men trilogy we have known how is the world of X Men runs. The entire element in X Men, the X Men it self, the villains, the innocent mutants, the common …
Trocadero movie
Trocadero is one of the more entertaining movies that I’ve watched recently, and I’ve been watching a ton of motion pictures of late. From 1944, the movie stars Charles Calvert as Tony Rocadero. He was a foreigner who adopted two children he loved dearly, Judy and Johnny. …
Hostel movie
Hostel
Ever see a great movie that ended up being a disappointing movie before the running time was up?
Hostile falls into that category 100% Over sexed college guys trekking across Europe go in search of a Hostel where all their fantasies will be fulfilled, only to discover they are now …
Elf Bowling: The Movie
I’m still looking for new Christmas movies to watch this year; mostly because I’m getting tired of the same stories every year. This is why I ended up loading the movie Elf Bowling on our Netflix player yesterday.
I didn’t know what to expect from a movie based on a …
Watchmen the movie
I recently went to see The Watchmen movie. I wanted to see what all the hype was about. Mind you, I had never read the comic book. The only thing I did before I went to see the movies was I looked up the storyline on Wikipedia and talked …
Alamo Draft House Austin TX
Where else in Austin, Texas can you watch a great movie and drink beer and eat pizza at the same time? The Alamo Draft House is the place to do it all! The Alamo Draft House is a favorite among Austinites simply because of the novelty of being able …
Dead Man Walking movie
Sean Penn plays a man on death row, who committed a rape and a murder (late in the film we find out that his partner in this crime went free). A woman priest wants to help this man, not to get him free, but to make God forgive him …
Housesitter comedy
From 1992, Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn delight in Housesitter, a really fun comedy about a woman who moves into a man’s house and assumes the role as his wife, much to his surprise when he shows up back in his hometown.
Hawn is a hoot as Gwen Phillips, who …
Little Man-movie
Little Man is a 2006 comedy film starring Marlon and Shawn Wayans.It is about twi thieves, a really short man named Calvin and his partner Percy.Calvin is played by Marlon Wayans.They need to rob a diamond for a gangster who is going to pay them a large sum of …
All Shall Be Well by Deborah Crombie
All Shall Be Well was written by Deborah Crombie (published by Avon Books in 2004).
Jasmine Dent had died, apparently from suicide; she was suffering intensely from terminal lung cancer. However Superintendent Duncan, her neighbor, was not convinced so; Jasmine had left no messages and moreover, she had an …
“The Notebook” movie
This movie is one of my favorites. It is a story of a true love that is against all odds. This is a box office movie in 2004. It earns millions of dollars worldwide.
The story starts with two elderly people in a nursing home resident. …
The Lost Boys (1987)
The Lost Boys is a true classic in the horror movie genre. I have loved this movie since it came out in 1987. I remember watching it with my daughter on numerous occasions when she was growing up and it is now one of her favorite movies of all …
The Day After Tomarrow Movie
I watched this movie at school a long time ago. The teacher had put it on, and when we watched it, I was one of the only people who paid any attention, and I am guessing that that was because everyone else had already watched it and they knew …
Movie: Unstoppable
Synopsis: Two train company employees must chase down a runaway locomotive and stop it or slow it down before it derails; spilling the toxic chemicals that it is carrying with it.
What I liked about this movie: I think the best part of this movie for me was all the …
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester movie
When Raymond Burr couldn’t film his role as Perry Mason, several movies for television were produced without him, utilizing other Hollywood stars as A-class lawyers. I really wished they hadn’t done that. It was a waste and a sham. They would have done better to have …
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