Movies Reviews
Thunderball, movie
One of the strongest Bond films, and my personal favorite, “Thunderball” brings James Bond to the Caribbean in order to take on the nuclear smuggling crew sent by Specter. It’s the first introduction to the cat stroking mastermind that will be Bond’s new nemesis and the film that introduced …
Paparazzi (2004)
Paparazzi, directed by Paul Abascal is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense violent sequences, sexual content and language. The original release date was September 3, 2004 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre od Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller and stars Cole Hauser as Bo …
Baby Geniuses (1999)
Scientifically engineered babies are used to fund a secret organization that in turns fund a theme park. Hmmm, a very interesting situation. I don’t get it and neither will you. LOL! All you will need to understand about this movie is that there are super babies cultivated by scientists …
The Hills Have Eyes 2
It’s not often I come across a horror film that actually scares me to the point I want to make sure all the doors and windows are locked. The Hills Have Eyes 2 managed to accomplish this.
The 2007 remake turned out to be one of the scarier movies I’ve …
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
This was on the television the other day and I have never seen it so I decided to watch it. Honestly it didn’t live up to it’s expectations. I wasn’t entertained or interested in the movie as much as I should have been. I became bored watching the movie. …
White Christmas DVD
“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas!”
Words we’ve all no doubt sung many times. This Bing Crosby-Danny Kaye-Rosemary Clooney holiday classic is one I’ve watched more times than I can count. It definitely doesn’t need to be December for me to watch it.
I’ve owned the VHS for years, …
The Main Event movie
In 1979, Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal teamed up for their second movie together in The Main Event. They’d been wildly popular with their earlier film, What’s Up, Doc? and here, they tried to make movie magic again. It’s actually not a bad movie. I enjoyed …
Walking Tall movie
My wife and I came across the movie Walking Tall on television last night (the re-make, not the original) and, because we hadn’t seen it in a while, decided to watch it.
I haven’t seen the original yet and can’t compare the two. But, this one, starring The Rock, was …
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 …
Wanted film
Wanted is a movie about a group of assassins, cool group of people with trainings and camp and all. Angelina Jolie, as usual plays a beautiful woman with a cold heart, full of actions and great body. James McAvoy, kind of a new comer in movies, and …
Corpse Bride movie
I think Corpse Bride was a great film. It was very dark and had lots of feeling in it. And it was a tale told in the classic Tim Burton style. I really liked the story and thought it was both very dark, yet very romantic. I really loved the …
Marie Antoinette movie
Marie Antoinette is a fairly new movie about the infamous, young queen of France. Marie was a native Austrian, brought to France to marry the prince. Both Marie and her future husband were little more than children when they married, as they were both young teenagers. Of course it …
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
I normally like murder mysteries, especially ones that don’t review who the killer is until the very end. However, in the case of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, I was very disappointed.
The movie centers around Robert Downey Jr who plays an actor who impersonates a private eye and Val Kilmer, …
Vacancy
This movie starring Kate Beckinsdale and Luke Wilson, was interesting to watch. It is a bit suspenseful, with decent acting and a decent story, but the ’snuff’ factor is a bit sensationalistic and the story itself is a bit short. It is still good enough to watch and be …
Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000)
Dude, Where’s My Car?, directed by Danny leiner is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Assocaition of America for language and some sex and drug-related humor. The origina release date was December 15, 2000 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genere of Action/Comedy/Mystery and stars Ashton …
Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame
A classic remake in animation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. It’s wonderful use of colours left my eyes watering…and the plot was good. Good guys showed their courage, bad guys showed how evil they can be, and gargoyles showed they had no legs…lol. This is another great animated …
There will be blood
‘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 …
Borderland (UR, 2007) movie
I thought I had seen just about all the slasher films that were going to be good in 2008. I will confess that the 8 Films to Die For series has left me cold on a few occasions. However this film had me intrigued from the very …
The Father of the Bride
Those of you who enjoyed watching “The Father of the Bride” with Steve Martin will probably find it interesting to see this older version of the same story, filmed in 1950. Do not expect the same thrill though; watching this movie is more like going to a museum: educational …
Heathers (1989)
Heathers, directed by Michael Lehmann is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was March 31, 1989 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Crime/Drama/Mystery/Romance and stars Winona Ryder as Veronia Sawyer, Christian Slater as Jason Dean aka JD, …
Burn Before Reading movie
Like many others I was looking forward to watch the movie ‘Burn After Reading’. This is a comedy where George Clooney and Brad Pitt join forces with the Coen brothers as directors of this movie. Apart from the fact that I much prefer Clooney and Pitt in much …
Movie Transformers
Transformers was one of the most awaited films of 2007. And honestly, I wasn’t really that keen on watching it, maybe because I never was aware of the animated series in the 80’s. But because one of my closest friends really wants to watch it, I decided to come …
Beyond Enemy Lines movie
Finnish war movie based on real events during World War II. A couple of finnish soldier and their struggle inte the so called “winter war” against the russians. Fictional material is combined with authentic scenes of the war. Even though this is a low budget film with amateur actors, …
Ouija (supernatural horror movie)
I was in the mood to watch a horror movie recently and couldn’t figure out which one to watch. That was when I remembered one called “Ouija” that I had seen the trailer of when I went to watch something else in the theatre. While it was obvious that the …
Paranormal Activity is a Paranormal Flop
Paranormal Activity is a low budget, indie film. Shot in 2007, it was originally shown at various film festivals before being picked up by Paramount pictures.
The film can greatly be compared to ‘The Blair Witch Project’. It is filmed in a documentary style and follows a young college couple …
The World’s End 2013 Movie
Every month there’s a movie release offering at least a couple of stories where human civilization is threatened by a dark force that is ultimately neutralized with more or less physical or intellectual effort.
In “The World’s End” it is the British actor Simon Pegg’s turn to save the planet. …
DVD Doctor Who —“ Beneath the Surface
I love classic old Doctor Who stories. I was born in 1974, the year that Tom Baker took over from Jon Pertwee, so have been really keen on finding out about earlier adventures, and these DVD boxed sets are great for that. This one contains 3 stories in total, …
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 15
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 15 starts off with Scar battling the Silver Alchemist, Giolio Comanche, the vengeful Isvalan dispatches him quickly, but is injured while fighting. He returns to his hideout discovering that Yoki has a strange girl with him who introduces herself as May Chang, with her …
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
A high school senior, who is decides to spend the night babysitting after her boyfriend cancels their anniversary date becomes the center of the adventure. The family that she is babysitting are also along for the ride as they leave the safe environ of their home and venture off …
Are We Done Yet?, Steve Carr Movie
Still remember with Nick Persons? Now, tell, Nick has been married to Suzanne, the second child of Suzanne extraordinary cruel and unprincipled, Lindsey and Kevin live with Nick in a small apartment. Nick own now acts as a writer in his online sports magazine. A tidbit suddenly appears, Suzanne …
The Constant Gardener movie
The Constant Gardener is a beautifully filmed movie about a couple who moves to Africa. The man, Justin, is a professor and loves to garden. He meets Tessa during a meeting, and they fall in love and get married. Tessa is all about activism and helping the people of …
The Mist Movie
The Mist is a very interesting movie to say the least. It kept me on my toes and is very intense. At times the acting could be a little cheesy but heck, sometimes you just want to be entertained and it definitely does that.
I just wish Stephen …
Irreconcilable Differences
Irreconcilable Differences with Ryan O’Neal, Shelley Long, Sharon Stone, and Drew Barrymore.
I had heard so much about this movie’s quality that I longed to see it for the first time. It will be the last time. The movie is the enactment of the recollections …
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
I’ve been eying this movie since it was released in the U.S. last December. So, when it’s finally showed here in our area I did not hesitate to watch. Well, the trailer itself would give you some curiosity what is the movie all about. Actually, I haven’t read the …
The Ruins
We watched the movie The Ruins last night and, while I thought it was going to be one of those B-rated horror films that neither scares you or entertains you, I was surprised to find out it wasn’t half bad.
The movie is about a bunch of college kids who …
Gladiator (2000)
Gladiator (2000) is an action film directed by Ridley Scott and is rated R by the MPAA.
Gladiator is the sotry of Maximus (Russel Crowe), a Roman General who leads the forces to conquering Germania for the empire. When a dying Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) tells Maximus that he …
Erin Brokovich
I have adored Julia Roberts since Pretty Woman and Sleeping with the Enemy. I had seen Erin Brokovich when I was in my teens and although I enjoyed the movie, I did not really understood it. I had an opportunity to watch it during my own free time and …
The Water Diviner, Movie
The opening titles say The Water Diviner is inspired by true events, but Russell Crowe’s directorial debut, despite appearances, is fairly liberal with the truth. Taking their queue from a single line written in a Lt. Colonel Cyril Hughes’ letter, about an Australian father who ventured to Turkey in …
Waking Life (R, 2002)
This movie really seemed strange when I first read about it on Netflix. But then a friend rented it and I was so excited about the animation, and how the conversations just flowed from scene to scene. I would advise most people to refrain from engaging …
Kung Fu Hustle movie
A delightful, side popping, laugh till you can’t breathe type movie. It’s original and did I mention that it’s funny as funny can get? You need to watch Kung Fu Hustle. There is no other film like it. And if you find that you like this movie, then you …
Ouija Board Movie
So the basic over view of this movie is supposed to be about a girl named Debbie who finds a ouija board in her house, and decides to play with it. She wakes up evil spirits in her house, who then end up murdering her. Her bestfriend, Laine, can’t …
WitchBoard
WitchBoard is a pretty creepy movie. I think this movie is scary and pretty cool. If you are scared of ouija board this movie will give you a reason to fear them more. It’s about a group of friends who mess around with the board one night. The spirit gets …
Aliens
Aliens is probably one of the movies that can scare me till this day. The monsters in this movie are pretty terrifying. I think that this movie may have been where they got the idea for the game Doom. Because this movie was very freaky. I think the music and …
Blade II,movie
After the original came yet another spectacular movie. It’s actioned packed that kept me on the edge of my seat right through. Did I mention the action? There is alot of action in this one…alot of action. Blade got the stuffing beat out of him and I enjoyed it, …
Movie Aladdin
Set in the City of Agrabah, this story is of a “street-rat” by the name of Aladdin, and his sneaky pet monkey, Abu. Aladdin falls in love with Princess Jasmine, who’s father is the Sultan of Agrabah. A “diamond in the rough”, Aladdin is tricked into entering the cave …
A Haunting in Connecticut
One of our good friends is a movie buff and so has a collection of hundreds of DVDs which he brings over from time to time so we can all watch them. One of the ones that he bought that really intrigued me was the movie ‘A Haunting in Connecticut’, …
Dr. Dolittle
Dr. Dolittle is a family comedy movie starring Eddie Murphy in the title role. It is a very nice movie and though it appears as kid’s movie, it has universal appeal to it. Eddie Murphy did a great job as Dr. Dolittle. The story starts with a scene from …
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