Movies Reviews
All in the Family Fan Favorites DVD
This DVD release unfortunately is no better than the season set DVD releases for the show. There are no special features or bonus extras. All that’s on this DVD is eight episodes from the second season of the show. I had hoped when renting this DVD that because there …
Valkyrie
Valkyrie tries valiantly to be a good movie, but ultimately, fails. The movie is put together very well, with phenomenal acting by every one involved. Both the writing and the directing are equally great. So why does the movie fail? The story simple can’t carry istelf through a whole …
The Incredible Hulk
Hulk had another similar version released in 2003, directed by Ang Lee, starring Eric Bana as the Bruce Banner (The Hulk) and Jennifer Connelly as Betty Ross. The story was about the origins of the Hulk. It was quite a hit during that period of time in 2003.
After Marvel …
The Ninth Gate, movie
Johnny Depp steps out in a new role as a rare book expert preying on the loss and misfortune of others. It’s a long way from his more known characters, but his performance is excellent in this dark and somewhat comical exploration of secret societies and the quest to …
Knocked Up movie
Knocked Up is a movie about a girl and a guy who get together in a chance encounter and the girl ends up pregnant. The girl, Alison, and the guy, Ben, who have only known each other for a one night stand, decide that they should at least make …
The Room, movie (2003)
Those who know me know I can enjoy a bad movie. Between a childhood of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and exposing myself to as much cinema I could get my hands on as an adult, I’ve seen quite a few stinkers in my experience. But just when …
Gladiator Movie (2000)
Gladiator is a movie that came out in 2000 that stars Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius, a Roman soldier who is loyal to the emperor Marcus Aurelius. Marcus is murdered by his son Commodus who tries to kill Maximus but he survives and is captured by slavers …
Thinner (1996)
Thinner, directed by Tom Holland, a novel from legendary Stephen King is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for horror violence and gore, language and sexuality. The original release date was October 25, 1996 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Horror/Thriller …
Gag (movie)
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 …
House of the Dead (2003)
House of the Dead (2003) is a horror film by German director Uwe Boll and is rated R for pervasive strong violence/gore, language and some nudity.
House of the Dead is about a group of college kids who hear about a Halloween rave off on a remote island in the …
The Ice Harvest
“The Ice Harvest” is a black comedy with the actor, John Cusack in top form. What I found interesting about this movie is that it is based during the Christmas season but there is not a lot of Christmas spirit, unless one is referring to alcohol.
The story of this …
Passage to Marseille movie
A french journalist is innocently accused of murder and sent to The Devil’s Island. He manages to escape miraculously and returns to Marseille to join a band of rebels there.
Old Humphrey Bogart is excellent as always in this forgotten piece by Michael Curtiz. Incredibly intense and engaging from start …
Movie Cold Mountain
This is a amazing movie. Every one did an amazing job acting. I don’t think that they could have done a better job acting or directing this movie. I loved it and if you haven’t seen it yet you should. Renee Zellweger plays in it and I liked her …
License to Wed
License to Wed is a not so good romantic comedy movie. The movie has Robbie Williams, Mandy Moore, and John Krasinski playing the pivotal roles. The movie has a very artificial plot and it is not convincing at any point. Though the main point of the plot is silly …
The Hills Have Eyes, Alexandre Aja Movie
In the years 1945-1950, United States nuclear experiment conducted in a hilly area in the sand. Residents in the area refused to move, and insist to stay there. Some years later, there was a strange incident that befalls any who dare pass through the region. One day, the Carter …
Candy movie
Candy is an Australian production featuring some of this country’s finest, yet underrated actors. We are being told the story of a happy, fulfilled couple who goes through hell due to its addiction to heroin. Candy represents the character wonderfully played by Abbie Cornish and the drug with the …
Shutter movie
When we rented the film Shutter this weekend I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. I knew it was a remake of another film made in Asia somewhere and, while some movies (like The Ring) translate out to be terrifying. Others (like the Grudge) aren’t nearly as good.
With Shutter, …
Grapes on a Vine movie
Since we do not have cable at our apartment we often rely on renting a movie for some kind of entertainment. I saw this movie called Grapes on a Vine. It is about a man who hires someone to kill his wife in order to get rid of her …
Airheads
I have not seen this movie being aired on any of the cable television channels I have in ages. In fact, I remember that the last time I saw it was some time in either the late nineteen nineties at my grandmother’s house or in the very early 2000s. …
Four Christmases movie
Four Christmases is a mediocre holiday tale about a couple with a tradition of scheduling trips to avoid spending Christmas with their families. But when extreme fog cancels their flight, Brad (Vince Vaughn) and Kate (Reese Witherspoon) are forced to attend four Christmas celebrations.
An interesting aspect of this movie …
Deadly Matrimony - Part 2 movie
The second part of Deadly Matrimony focuses on how Brian Dennehy’s detective sergeant character of John Reed sets out to find out who killed Dianne Masters, and once he knows, to take care of cleaning up the corrupted Chicago police department.
Dennehy is a commanding presence on film. While …
Diary of the Dead, 2007 (DVD)
Wow.
There really aren’t words to describe this movie. I had heard not-so-good reviews about this film but knew I had to see it for myself. I wish I had heeded their call.
Diary of the Dead was crap. Plain and simple. I was so …
Movie Sandlot
I am reviewing the movie, Sandlot. There’s this boy. He’s new in town. He doesn’t have any friends. Then one day he ventures out to the local baseball field and finds a group of boys. He can’t throw. When he tries to throw back a ball of theirs, …
Bicentennial Man-film
Bicentennial Man is a 1999 film starring Robin Williams.It is about robot,who learns to become more human.The movie starts off with the robot being bought by a family in 2005 to perform housekeeping chores.He is nicknamed Andrew by the youngest member of the family, Amanda a …
Hulk (2003 movie)
I have always been a fan of the Hulk comic book and TV series, so i was looking forward to see the movie. When I did see the movie, It was a total disappointment to see how they have tarnished the reputation of the beloved bringer of misunderstood destruction. …
Poseidon movie
It took me almost forever to get around to watching Poseidon even though it’s already been re-made and the original has been on the video store shelves for some time. It’s no Titanic, but it is still an interesting movie about people who try to survive a sinking ship.
I …
Springtime in the Rockies movie
Springtime in the Rockies from 1937 is a movie I have heard about for a very long time, but believe it or not, even with its marvelous song, I have never seen it, until now.
The song that is sung at the beginning is awesome. I love the harmony …
Godzilla 1985
Godzilla 1985 is really a poor movie compared to the Japanese release, which is titled Godzilla 1984. They are both the same movie, it’s just the American release came a year after, hence the 1985. I dislike how the American release was handled because the distributor removed or shortened …
Pirate Radio (2009) The Boat That Rocked
Pirate Radio is a movie that puts to picture the love for rock n roll that is in every single one of us. The plot is about an illegal radio station that broadcasts on international waters to avoid the law enforcement and its regulations. However, this movie goes …
“Are you in the house alone” Movie
This movie is such an odd combination of movies. I really love it and I adore 70’s horror films but it is so hard to pin down.
The plot of the movie is a teenager starts dating her best friend’s boyfriend’s friend. They start falling in love and she …
Letters To Juliet Movie (2010)
Amanda Seyfried had been recently into wholesome love-story romantic movies which involves comedy and romance, so when I saw the trailer for this I was waiting for the film to be shown already. When I watched this movie, I felt as if I was also in the movie because …
Apocalypto movie
“Apocalypto” was a movie directed by actor Mel Gibson about a young warrior, Jaguar Paw living in the last days of a Mayan Kingdom in South America. I remember when the movie was released and being advertised my friends and I thought it would have been very interesting and …
Footloose movie
When I was younger I wanted to watch the movie “Footloose” very badly. I was a small child in the early nineties, and would sometimes see the movie going on some Sundays on one of the local channels, but ironically I never got to see it until I was …
Movie Stargate
We like to watch movies, it is one of favorite pastimes. We saw the movie Stargate on cable last week. It starred Kirk Russle and it was very well done.
In this movie the opening scenes show a dig in Egypt in the 1920’s a young girl …
Ghost of Girlfriends Past Movie
When I saw this movie, I immediately expected it to be a good one since it features Jennifer Garner and Matthew McConaughey; Michael Douglas has a cameo role in this and it just adds flavor to the movie. The story is about a young bachelor named Connor Mead (Matthew …
Star Wars: Episode 3- Revenge of the Sith
OK, so I absolutely bashed the first two prequels in the series. And while Episode 3 does deserve some hate, it’s not near the level of hate I gave to the first two. Hayden Christiansen still can’t act and he and Natalies relationship is still one of …
Dickinson Eastglen 16 movie theater, Lee’s Summit, MO
As someone who loves to go to the movies, I am so disappointed in our local movie theater - Dickinson Eastglen 16. Over the past several years, the facility has fallen into a state of disrepair. Several of the faucets in the bathroom no longer work and …
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
The Thomas Crown Affair, directed by John McTiernan is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America and stars Pierce Brosnan as Thomas Crown, Rene Russo as Catherine Banning and Denis Leary as Michael McCann.
Thomas Crown, an extremely wealthy and successful man passes him idle time buy stealing …
Burn After Reading
Burn after reading is a 2008 movie of the Coen brothers. I had great expectations but I must say, right here at the beginning, and I got disappointed. First of all when I saw the list of actors; George Clooney, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt and the rest …
Movie: From Within
Synopsis: A small, religious community sees its world flipped upside down when community members begin killing themselves one by one. Is it some sort of suicide pact or does a family once accused of practicing witchcraft have something to do with it?
What I liked about this movie: This movie, …
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, directed by Jay Roach and written by Mike Myers is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Asociation of America for nudity, sex-related dialogue and humor. The original release date was May 2, 1997 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre …
Arachnophobia (1990 Movie)
Man dies in South America, Killer spider comes along for the ride to the US of A, doctor relocates to small town, patients start dying, spiders are the main suspect…but this is realized too late as the killer spiders have mutiplied a thousand fold and are wreaking havok. The …
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Title: Welcome to the Dollhouse
Genre: Independent/Comdedy
Director: Todd Solondz (1995)
Heather Matarazzo (The Princess Diaries) stars as Dawn Wiener in her tweens, coping with the awkwardness of being a young girl turning into a young woman. An Ugly Duckling, Dawn is tormented at school by her peers who play mean …
Storm of the Century (horror movie)
Although it is a bit long, without any doubt, this is absolutely one of my favourite horror movies by Stephen King. With seemingly little effort, he manages to convey suspense from one end of this outstanding movie right through to the other as our imaginations run the gamut.
The …
While You Were Sleeping Movie
If you have ever wondered what it would be like to get your heart’s desire, then watch While You Were Sleeping. Just don’t expect your heart’s desire to look exactly how you thought it would.
Slightly woebegone Lucy (Sandra Bullock), is a token taker for the local commuter train. …
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, directed by Dwight H. Little is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for action violence, scary images and some language. The original release date was August 27, 2004 for Jamaican audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Horror/Thriller …
Did You Hear About the Morgans? movie
Did You Hear About the Morgans? isn’t much of a stretch for Hugh Grant. He just played himself, a man who cheated on his significant other. I wasn’t impressed with him at all. He talked at, not to, Sarah Jessica Parker much of the time. …
The Death And Life Of Bobby Z
I love Paul Walker very much. And in this movie, The Death And Life Of Bobby Z that he acted which I’ve watched like 2 times, the storyline ain’t that bad.
At first, I was quite skeptical into thinking that it is a rather cheesy gangster movie but …
The Notebook movie
The Notebook movie is real horrible and I never could quite get why people liked it so much. The book was ok but the movie was horrid. First off the actress they got to play the main role was awesome and she played the character well but the main …
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