Movies Reviews
The Musgrave Ritual
I am reviewing The Musgrave Ritual, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, which was produced in 1984 by Granada television. In this episode, Holmes and Watson are off to visit an old classmate of Holmes’ named Musgrave. He and Watson have …
Tekken (2010) Film
Is the 2010 Tekken movie a proper tribute to the game it was based on? Or will it follow the footsteps of the vast majority of movies based on video games and simply—¦ well, suck?
I gotta say, from the time I saw the trailer, I never expected this …
Bandini Movie
Bandini - Movie Review : (meaning imprisioned) , release in 1953, was a story of a girl Kalyani, who falls in love with a social worker, who comes in her village. He promised to marry her, but never returns, later on finding out, that he was married to someone …
Yentl movie
A film directed by actress Barbra Streisand about a young jewish girl who wants to become a priest. The problem is that only boys are allowed in this profession, so she simply dresses out as a boy.
This film has a lot of issues. To begin with it tries to …
Napoleon Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite is now in my top 10 funniest movies. Wow what is not to like about this movie! I mean Napoleon Dynamite looks so funny and goofy in those big glasses he wears! He also looks very funny when he walks. The way he talks is ever funny. I …
Argo (movie)
Argo is a Biography, History and Drama movie based on a true story. A story of six American Ambassadors who managed to escape from the Embassy while it was attacked by some revolutionists of Iran. The story was directed by Ben Affleck who directed one of my favourite movies …
Netflix Online
It’s time to put Blockbuster behind us.
Here’s why:
Selection. It doesn’t matter whether you like horror, comedy, romance, or history movies– Netflix has it all.
The price is reasonable. You know how much it costs to rent a movie at your local store, it’s outrageous. If you watch more than four …
Disturbia
My personal opinion about this movie, Disturbia is that Shia LaBeouf acted really well and he had given such a good performance in all. Disturbia is quite a disturbing movie, but in a positive way.
It has helped to churn out scary feelings and thoughts out of my …
Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America (NR, 2002)
I had seen Paul Mooney’s other comedy DVD and was quite pleased. Ordinarily, I like Mooney’s brand of sarcastic humor, and his blatant and frank opinions about the state of society. However, this DVD, which delves deeply into issues concerning white people (and their differences from other …
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Keanu Reeves stars as the host and messenger that must deliver a very important message to the leaders of the nations of the Earth pay close attention to the previous statement as it is what this movie is all about. He comes bearing news of what will happen if …
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) movie
Before I went into the cinema, I had higher expectations from the movie because I had already watched a trailer of the film a long as soon as it was out. I was really excited to see the film, I like Jennifer Garner, and she is definitely one of …
Martin Chuzzlewit, 1994
Martin Chuzzlewit, 1994. This movie is based on a novel by Charles Dickens and it does it justice. There are two Martin Chuzzlewits in this story, the grandfather and the grandson. First we meet the grandfather (Paul Scofield), a wealthy old man haunted by a crowd of relatives trying …
The Landlady (1998)
Starring Talia Shire (Melanie Leroy), Patrick Foreman (Jack Coleman)
A mentally disturbed woman I wonder when her mind turned. Did it happen when she saw her husband coupling with another woman, or had it always been part of her psyche waiting for the right moment to erupt?
Melanie, …
Day of the Dead 2: Contagium movie
My friends and I decided that we wanted to reestablish our traditional “Friday Horror Movie Nights” so we went to the local Hollywood video store to rent some movies. I was really in the mood for some old school zombie movies that night. After browsing around for …
Three Wise Fools movie
Three Wise Fools from 1946 is a bit of a crazy yarn about an Irish girl who slowly turns three old geezers into three good souls. It all starts when the three men are young suitors, trying to woo the beautiful Rena Fairchild, played by Cyd Charisse. Cyd …
Kramer versus Kramer movie
Kramer versus Kramer is not a recent movie and it is all for some years on dvd available but in my opinion it is a movie that you can see every year without boring you.
The proof that this movie is a good one is because of the 5 oscars: …
K-Pax
I am reviewing the movie, K-Pax, starring Kevin Spacey. This movie asks the question, is there life on other planets? It explores just that. Kevin Spacey plays Prot, a being claiming to be from another planet. He is brought in to see a psychiatrist and stays …
House of Wax 2005
I watched this movie back when it was releasing in 2005 my friends was telling me how it was going to be terrible and Paris Hilton being in it was absolutely going to ruin it. However, one night out we were bored out of our minds so we …
Session 9- movie
“Session 9” is a brightly filmed -dark themed movie starring David Caruso and Peter Mullen. A group of excavators invade an old asylum to remove asbestos and other harmful materials. The asylum has been abandoned for several years (save for the occasional squatters mentioned in the beginning …
It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown movie
Halloween is coming up in about a month and, because of that, I ended up putting a movie on my Netflix list for my daughter “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.”
Sure, I could probably find this movie at any given time on several television stations closer to the holiday. …
Care Bears 2-movie
Carebears 2 the new generation is a 1986 kids drama film.It is the sequal to the 1985 care bears movie.It starts off with a purple horse and a yellow bear looking after small baby animals.These animals are called the Care Bears and the Care bear cousins.Later they …
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Starring: Brendan (Rick O’Connell), Jet Li (Emperor Han), Maria Bello (Eve O’Connell), John Hannah (Jonathan Carnahan), Luke Ford (Alex O’Connell), Michelle Yeoh (Zi Yuan)
After gaining absolute control over the five elements and millions of people, the Emperor Han yearned for immortality. A witch, Zi Yuan helped him …
Sicario (2015 Crime Thriller Movie)
A friend of mine kept nagging me about watching the movie Sicario, but I just never really got around to it. Eventually after the blu-ray version came out, I decided to give it a try without watching the trailer first. I was happy I did that, because Sicario turned out …
Death of a Ghost Hunter: movie
Death of a Goes Hunter is a low-budget horror movie. Like most low-budget horror movies, it suffers from some flaws. The acting is not that good, the camera work is sloppy, and the whole thing has an unprofessional feel. However, despite these flaws, I really enjoyed …
Millcreek Cinema McKinleyville CA
Millcreek Cinema is a movie theater in Mckinleyville, CA. They have about four screens and show new releases. The theater is is very well-maintained. The person selling tickets was also very friendly and had a sense of humor.
Picture and sound quality (THX Certified) were excellent, and …
Mama Mia
I love this movie! I just watched it a few days back and I can say that this is one of my most loved movies after Titanic that is. With Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and more,it was such an enjoyable movie to watch.
It was all about …
Miracle in the Rain movie
If you want to see a motion picture about the mystery and magic of love, then Miracle in the Rain is the movie for you. This picture sends tingling chills up my spine, the kind of chills from the enduring legacy of a love that can’t and won’t …
Wrath of the Titans (Movie)
I have been interested in the Greek myths since I was a child so was excited to see this movie, especially as the trailers looked great. Even though they now looked dated I have always loved the classic movie adaptations of these stories with effects by Ray Harryhausen, so …
Three Strikes (R, 2000)
I usually don’t take notice of films like these. But on a road trip recently, someone slipped this into the portable DVD player. I was actually surprised that I found this piece of cinema (if you can call it that) rather entertaining. I …
Roxanne (1987)
C.D is the fire chief in his town, he takes his job very seriously and even though he has a very rare appendage, he does not let that get in the way of the task he has to do. He is well known and loved in the town by …
Under the Mistletoe movie
“Under the Mistletoe” is a nice, holiday movie and makes for a warm family event on any holiday, or for that matter non-holiday evening.
The film stars Michael Shanks as Kevin Harrison, a teacher and hockey coach. Michael is best known for his role as ‘Daniel Jackson’ in “Stargate …
Pirates of the Caribbean 2 - Dead Mans Chest
This had to be one of my favorite movies of all summer. I would have to say it was even better than the first one! Not only was this movie full of suspense and action, but it had a bunch of laughs, whether it be Jack Sparrow running in …
Skyline ( 2010 Movie )
By accident I watched this film when we did not have any choice inside the mall.
The movie is a science fiction and directed by Brothers Strause. The movie started when Jarrod and Elaine were asked to join Terry’s birthday party in Los Angeles. Terry was Jarrod’s childhood friend who …
Scary Movie 4
It was weekend when my uncle bought something for us to watch because we tend to watch movies every weekend. He bought the Scary Movie 4 which was about the twisted combinations of the movie “grudge” , ” war of worlds” and ” saw 2″
We have found the movie …
I Love You Man movie
I Love You Man is about a man who’s about to get married but finds he doesn’t have anyone to be his best man or part of his wedding party. He’s been a girlfriend kind of a guy his whole life and never really established any male friendships along …
Holes (2003)
This is the story of a teenager whose family including him has been plagued with a curse of bad luck that spanned generations. This boy finds himself before the courts when he is accused of stealing a pair of sneakers that were donated by a famous athlete. He was …
Bridesmaids comedy
Bridesmaids is a film that has been out for a while now, and I have been dying to see it. This weekend, I finally got around to it, and I must say that it caused me to laugh harder and more often than any other film in recent memory. …
Movie Heavy
Heavy with Liv Tyler, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Debbie Harry, and Shelly Winters.
I must admit that I only watched this movie because it featured the beautiful, alluring Liv Tyler. Then I continued to watch it because I could not figure what it was about. It …
Rock of Love with Bret Michaels
Rock of Love with Bret Michaels is now in it’s second season on VH1. I got hooked on the first season because of the complete crazy chicks that were competing for his “love.” It was like a guilty pleasure that I almost felt shame for watching. …
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 …
Wall-E
I took my entire family to see the Pixar movie Wall-E in June, 2008. Wall-E is a spectacular motion picture that is probably the most “adult” of any movie Pixar has released thus far. I say “adult” not because of any inappropriate content - the little robots …
Last Holiday
The movie “Last Holiday” (2006) helped me to see Queen Latifah in a new way. It is a good story, and she fits right into it, delivering a funny and at the same time touching performance. She plays Georgia, a middle class woman who has a list of things …
Miss Congeniality
The actress, Sandra Bullock is very much related to light hearted, feel good movies and “Miss Congeniality” is one of these movies. “Miss Congeniality” success is greatly based on Bullock’s acting abilities and a great script that includes action, adventure, humour and romance all mixed up together.
In this movie …
Teersari Kasam Movie
Teersari Kasam - Teesati Kasam (The Third Vow) is the debut film of Basu Bhatacharya. The film is a unsuccessful love story of a simple village man who is a bullock cart driver by profession, played by Raj Kapoor, and a nautnki women, played by Vaheeda Rehmaan. Kapoor has …
Ghost
Patrick Swayze fought hard for the role of Sam Wheat in Ghost, and it’s a good thing he did. He was perfect for the role, and it was he who, in turn, fought for Whoopi Goldberg to play Oda Mae Brown, for which she won an Oscar.
From the …
Anger Management (2003 movie)
Adam Saddler as Dave Buznik is a man with anger problems, after being forcefully removed from a flight after a so-called abuse of the flight attendant, he ends up in court and is basically forced into doing anger management classes. This is where Jack Nicholson comes in, he is …
Hot Shots movie
This show was made back in the 1990’s when these “stupid” comedies making fun of other shows were very popular. Yet today it still hold very funny. It was mainly making fun of Top Gun as well as other popular movies back then yet those movies have died and retired …
When We Were Soldiers
When We Were Soldiers stars Mel Gibson in one of the best movies I’ve ever seen depicting the Vietnam War. The storyline is great, the scenes are even better. If you are looking for action packed movie then this will definitely not fail you. This must’ve been …
Album : Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
What better time for me to re-visit one of my favorite albums of all time now that it has been recently remastered again and re-released. I remember when i first heard this album years and years ago it blew me away. Up until then i was just listening …
The Changeling movie
“The Changeling,” starring the brilliant George C. Scott, is a ghost story filmed in the 1980s, and the scariest one despite its age. Unlike many contemporary horror movies that rely on blood and gore, “The Changeling” uses more subtle ways, which work much better. The creators of this movie …
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