Over-hyped, just like some of the Godard or Spielberg movies, this film too is rather carried off by the star-value of the director than the content itself. The very concept that the director has tried to work in the film (it was an experimental venture by his …

Eastern Promises is easily one of the best movies I have ever seen. It is about a Russian gang in London and how the Russian mafia deals with things. It has wonderful cinematography, that is the way the movie is filmed is fantastic. It is sickeningly violent at times, …

Carrie is one of the scariest movies I have ever seen in my life. I think it truly is a super scary movie. This is one of the Stephen King’s films ever. I think he truly does bring something special to the whole movie. The movie truly does bring something …

Imagine what it would be like to wake up every day with your memory blank. You can’t remember what you did yesterday (or the day before, or the day before that). You can’t remember people you’ve met, either. Even your next door neighbors would have to introduce themselves to …

“Braveheart,” a 1995 film directed by Mel Gibson, is probably my favorite movie. It is certainly in my all-time top five. I doubt there are many people who have not watched this movie, but if you are one of those people, I would recommend renting it immediately. …

I love Twilight’s third installment, Eclipse. I rather enjoyed watching it. I think I find it better than the first two because I find more action in it. After all, the vampire and the werewolf camps have to team up together to fight a new foe, …

Master thieves at their best trying to pull off another famous hiest. They run into local trouble and are force to make drastic decisions of face alot of years in prison. One would believe that this is the basic plot of a relatively good movie. Not the case, this …

Last night was probably the 7th or 8th time I’ve seen the movie Sleepy Hollow. And, I have to say it, I love it as much as I did the first time I saw it.
Johnny Depp has a lot of great films. This is probably one of his best …

A small uptown family of five, cat included, moves to a small town where animals and people can come back to life after death.
As the new resident doctor for the small town, Dale Midkiff (Louis Creed) comes across an old indian burial ground where if you bury your dead, …

When I first saw the movie “The House Bunny” advertising to be released in theatres, I wanted to see it. This was because I had seen a few potentially very funny scenes such as the one where the house bunny, Shelly tries to impress a guy by doing a …

Romantic comedies are the way to America’s heart. There are at least five out on any given weekend and after seeing every trick in the book and laughing at every predictable joke Hollywood has thrown our way, we are still eager to tune in for another heart-tugger starring any number …

I rented Crash the film because it was on the top 100 list of netflix films and I had never seen it. I knew it was about car crashes but I so did not see this movie coming. It is mostly about race relations, anger …

The Grind is a work out video. It is fifty minutes long, and it includes a warm up, cardio, then a cool down. I like the grind in a way, as I love to dance, and this video teaches you a new dance routine. But the grinds dance moves …

What would you do if you were a film director and wanted to find a good actor to interpret a street vendor? You choose an ex-black market salesman and ask him to act in a movie. If this is not the answer you would have said, at least this …

Harold and Maude is an odd film by Hal Ashby. Harold is a lonely young man who scares the hell out of his mother with practical jokes with the intention of making her believe he committed suicide. The mother is keen on finding a woman for Harold, but he …

First thing I want to say this, before I say anything else. What happened here?! I will explain exactly what I mean, but that was the first thing I actually said when I watched this movie from beginning to end and …

The action and suspense picks up a bit more in this episode as Cameron discovers that Cromartie came through with them during time travel and that a shipment of refined coltan is suspected to be the metal component in construction of the terminators in the future war to come. …

An office worker played by Edward Norton lives a very monotonous life and experiences a major change in his life when he meets a strange soap salesman played by Brad Pitt. Together they form a secret club where men come to get rid of their aggressions by fighting each …

I signed up with Columbia House DVD. I got a certain number of DVDs for I believe, 99 cents each with the requirement that I purchase 4 DVDs at regular price in the next 2 years. I didn’t think that would be a problems. However, everytime I went in …

12 Monkeys is a science fiction movie directed by Terry Gilliam and written by David and Janet Peoples. It was released on December 29, 1995 with a total worldwide gross of $168 million. This is a nice time travel movie involving schizophrenia and saving mankind.
Bruce Willis as James …

A science fiction film with a very young US President calling major shots. Well put together cast and a decent plot. Aliens come to earth with a mysterious intention and as stupid people do…we humans send out a helicopter with flashing lights to welcome our visitors. A race travel …

I thought the Kick Ass was just an ordinary comedy action movie. It stars a new kid named Aaron Johnson (Dave Lizerwski) as a high school student who wanted to be a super hero. He is a kid with a high motivation in becoming a superhero to make a …

I had not heard anything about Limitless when I walked into the theater and sat down to watch it. My initial reaction at hearing that Bradley Cooper was playing the main character was to wonder if he could pull that off; sure he has been successful as a side …

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. …

I’m not sure what it is about Jennifer Aniston movies, but, whenever I see them, I just can’t stay focused on them.
Her movie Picture Perfect, which I saw for the first time on Sunday, is a perfect example of this. It’s a feel-good love story but I honestly think …

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 …

“Goodbye Mr. Chips” was a 1939 MGM (British) movie, filmed in black and white and lasting 114 minutes. It was filmed in England and is based on the short novel by James Hilton. The movie tells in flashback the life story of Charles Chipping as he remembers his life …

An Unfinished Affair is a movie about a man who cheats on his wife with a beautiful young woman. The young woman, Sheila, is played very well by the sly Jennie Garth. Sheila cannot get past that her lover, Alex, calls off the affair. She vows revenge. Of …

My son and I have a tradition, we go to the movies at least once a week, it is out time together aways from everyone else. This week he talked me into going to see the moview 30 days of Night. This movie was a twist on the …

Iwo Jima, during World War II took place, in the United States troops there dead or live, fight against Japanese troops. However, this movie is not addressing the war. Sketch opened with a conversation between James, son of John Bradley, a soldier who wave the flag at Iwo Jima, …

Trying to describe this movie is difficult because the “science” of it detracts from its warmth and the beauty of the love story between two people who had to be together in spite of the impossibilty of it. I watch it often and never tire of it.
A quirk in the …

I finally watched She’s Out of My League last night. I’ve seen the movie trailer and behind the scenes stuff at HBO a couple of months ago and I liked it. It’s one of the romantic comedy movies that you see, have a few laughs and then totally …

After hearing only dismal things about this movie in its reviews, I decided to watch it for myself and found that the people who were speaking negatively were not that far off. The plot of the movie is good. Young man finds picture of a woman in war that …

I am a huge fan of the late Michael Jackson, so I just had to see this film. I’m so glad I did, because it offered me a lasting glimpse of the superstar during his last days on earth.
I know all of Michael Jackson’s songs, especially the …

Lake Mungo is one of the AfterDark Horrorfest movies of 20–. I usually find these are better than the standard B horror movies so when they came out on DVD, I put the whole set on my Netflix list. This Australian movie was made as a “mockumentary” about …

From 1980, Michael Learned starred in A Christmas Without Snow. For me, it’s a little too much of a movie in search of a plot. Yes, there is a lot going on, but it’s a bit disjointed. Things happened more to make a story than it …

I have to admit that I’ve had a secret love of Alvin and the Chipmunks since I was a kid. When the movie first came out last year, I was the only one of my friends and family members who could actually sing all the words to their songs …

Let’s be honest, have you never laughed at silly things? Do we not laugh at such simple comments said in a funny way? Or by the idiot face that some of our friends display from time to time so that we laugh when we are sad? This film is …

Don’t mess with the Zohan is a hilarious comedy with Adam Sandler from Happy Gillmore. You can expect to find any of his movie funny. You will be sure to laugh your socks off of this movie Don’t Mess With he Zohan.
The way that Adam and everyone dressing …

Bruce Almighty stars Jim Carey in a comic roll. Jennifer Aniston plays his girlfriend, and Morgan Freeman plays Almighty God himself, who Jim Carrey meets after he curses his life and complains to God about it.
Bruce, Jim Carrey’s character, is a popular newscaster who covers funny stories with his …

Everything was right about this film. From the acting to the inspiring music, the special effects of its day, to the era it was filmed in. All the components of filmmaking came together in a synchronized collaboration that perfectly made us believe that a man could fly. Nothing before …

Following the adventures of the Care Bears from the first movie, this installation into the Care Bears franchise is based on the creation of the Kingdom of Caring. Their first mission is to stop the attempts by Dark Heart, their first villain, from taking away the care from a …

Considered by some to be one of the sickest films ever made, director/writer Frank Henenlotter’s Basket Case is also very inventive, scary, gruesome, touching, funny and disturbing cult films ever made against the most spindly of shoestring budgets.
Brining a wicker basket with him to Manhatten, Duane (Kevin Han Hentenryck) …

When I read the short outline of this movie, I thought I was reading a news article. I just saw Miral earlier, and it was probably the only culturally significant movie I’ve seen of this year. To summarize, Miral is one way to understand the political conflict …

I was excited to see this film because the previews looked fun. A female James Bond who may or may not be a double agent and it stars Angelina Jolie. How great does that sound? Well the movie had a great premise but the end …

As a Beatles fan, I put off seeing “Across the Universe” for a while-even when others raved about it-because it didn’t seem like any movie could really do justice to the music-and I’m including the movies the Beatles themselves actually made, with the possible exception of “Magical Mystery Tour,” …

The A Dog’s Breakfast DVD is pretty terrific. If you’re a fan of David Hewlett or this movie specifically, I’ll start at the top by saying you’ll want to own this DVD.
A Dog’s Breakfast is a quirky independent film, but it’s an entertaining one as well. It …