Movies Reviews
The Italian Job, movie (1969)
Chances are, you know who Michael Caine is. The Prestige, Inception and the recent trio of Batman films are only a few of the films to showcase his talents. Yet, there was a period where no one outside of England knew who he was. Thanks to …
Where the Wild Things Are
As a child, I was fascinated with the children’s book Where the Wild Things Are, and years later, I enjoyed reading it to my own kids. I didn’t have an excuse to see the movie, and I had thought about asking one of my friends’ children to accompany me, …
Clash of the Titans (1981) Movie
Clash of the Titans (1981) tells the story of the Greek hero Perseus, played by Harry Hamlin, who is the son of Zues, played by Laurence Olivier. He falls in love Andromeda, played by Judi Bowker. Perseus sets out on a quest to win Andromeda and …
Fright Night II (1988)
Once again the vampires have resurfaced and they are out for revenge, in this movie, the sister of the head vampire of the original movie has come to claim the lives of Charley and his friends. Prior to that knowledge, Charley has undergone therapy and is now of the …
Rain Man (1988)
Charlie Babbit played by Tom Cruise is a car dealer who learns of his father’s passing, he makes his way to his father house only to learn that his autistic brother has received a large sum of money. This becomes Charlie’s motivation to search out his brother and with …
Men In Black
The original Men In Black was an excellent comedic action movie and a welcome twist on the all to common genre of alien movies. The comedy throughout this movie was real comedy, not the non-stop attempts at slapstick or idiotic humor that have begun to plague comedies as of …
Lakeview Terrace (PG-13, 2008) movie
I watched this movie merely because I wanted to hear Samuel Jackson yell. Dave Chappelle was right on the money when he made fun of the way this actor yells at the the other characters in films. Sam was his usual great self …
Evita (1996)
Evita, directed by Alan Parker is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for thematic elements, images of violence and some mild language. The orginal release date for this movie was january 10, 1997 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Biography/Drama/Musical and …
Secret Window (2004)
Secret Window, directed by David Koepp is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence/terror, sexual content and language. The original release date for this movie was
March 12, 2004 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Horror/Mystery/Thriller and stars Johnny Depp as …
Bring It On: All or Nothing
Another cheerleading movie. And a Bring It On one too. I believe that this movie might be the third one. So, my parents bought the movie Bring It On All or Nothing on DVD for my little sister. It was released on August 8 and they bought it the …
The Year Punk Broke 1991 movie
A music documentary about the private lives of the members of Sonic Youth and partly Nirvana during their tour in 1991. I would consider it a fans-only kind of film, but as I used to be a big fan of both these bands I found it very interesting. To …
Amazing grace movie
This is one of the greatest movies I have ever seen lately. It is inspired by a true story that happened in 18th century England where transatlantic slave trade was common practice and was used by the British government as a means to boost its economy.It shows how …
A Map of the World (R, 1999) movie
Every once in a while you have to go back about ten years or so and find those hidden cinematic gems that you might have missed. They are not always advertised no trailers. And in many cases, the films go directly to DVD for any number of …
Poison Ivy
I have watched the movie ‘Poison Ivy’. The director is Katt Shea. The actors are Drew Barrymore, Sara and Tom. Sara plays the role of Sylvie and Drew of Ivy. All the actors have performed well.
Sara is a high school student in California. It is here that she makes …
Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire
Even though I have yet to attempt to read the books, I actually enjoy the Harry Potter movies when they come out. However, the fourth installment of the series, The Goblet of Fire, seems a bit weak compared to the first three.
I think part of it is the characters …
Garfield: Tale of Two Kitties
We got Garfield, Tale of Two Kitties last week and were very impressed. It was a great family movie that had a great mix of action and comedy. I only wish I could have gotten my energetic 2-year-old to watch more of it.
I found myself laughing every few seconds …
The Body Guard movie
This is one of my favorite movie by Whitney Houston and Bruce Willis. I really enjoyed watching this movie since the story line was simple yet meaningful. I love how it was made into a drama-action film. I am a fan of Whitney Houston as a singer and I …
Disaster Movie-movie
I am writing a review for the spoof movie Disaster movie.This movie was amde by the same people who created spoof movies such as epic movie and date movie.The sppof movies are usually low quality a dn recieve really poor ratings from critics.i wanted to see if disaster movie …
Lucy (2014 film)
While the trailers made this movie look like a formulaic popcorn flick, I had heard generally good things about this movie. The truth is, it is something of a mixed bag.
As the trailers show, the movie follows a young woman (played by Scarlett Johansson) who becomes something superhuman …
Mama Mia
Mama Mia, is a musical comedy about a girl who wishes to have her father walk her down the aisle during her wedding day. She secretly reads her mom’s journal to find that she had three different lovers around the time of her birth. She decides to invite all …
Van Helsing
Van Helsing was a movie that flopped at the box office for all the wrong reasons. A monster movie that combined the classical stories of Doctor Frankenstein, the Wolfman, Count Dracula, and Van Helsing, using plenty of CGI and nonstop action. Unfortunately, in 2004 CGI was still new and …
Zombie Wars movie
My wife and I wanted to watch a horror movie last night before bed and I didn’t want to be up too late so I ended up picking out the film Zombie Wars; based solely on the fact it was only about 90 minutes long.
I wasn’t expecting much from …
Who Will Love My Children? movie
I clearly remember when Who Will Love My Children? was shown on TV in 1983. There was lot of buzz about it. This is a movie based on a true story, a remarkably touching and emotional true story about a woman named Lucile Fray. She and …
Shrek The Third
My daughter and I are both huge fans of Shrek. She really likes Fiona because she is a princess, and I think Shrek is hilarious. We have all three of their movies on DVD. When Shrek the Third came out into the movie theaters, we had …
The Pitfall movie
This is one of Hiroshi Teshigahara’s earliest works and my favorite of his films that I’ve seen so far. A man and his little boy is walking together by a lake when someone comes out of the bushes and shoots the man. We are not explained to why this …
As young as you feel movie
We had some free time last night so my wife and I decided to watch one of the Marilyn Monroe movies we had on our Netflix Player; As Young As You Feel.
I don’t know if I would really classify this as a Marilyn Monroe movie (she only had a …
Little Shop of Horrors movie
It was kind of hot outside yesterday and, since my wife is 9 months pregnant and can’t handle the heat too well right now, we ended up spending a good chunk of our afternoon indoors by the air conditioner watching movies.
One of the movies we ended up re-watching for …
Hills Have Eyes 2, The (2007)
The Hills Have Eyes is a sequel to the first. I felt the first was a pretty good movie, and I felt the same about this one, because it continued the storyline from the first, explaining the reason for the mutants attacks on everyone.
These “mutants” have been a victim …
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror, starring Ryan Reynolds, whom is now rumored to be engaged to actress Scarlett Johansson.
The movie is believed to be based on a true story and there is nothing not terrifying about a thought out haunted house. This family moves in, suffer for 28 days …
Movie Grind
Grind (2003) is a comedy directed by Casey La Scala and is rated PG-13 for crude humor, sexual content, and language.
Grind is about a group of four skateboarders who have just graduated and aren’t really sure what they want to do with their life except skate. They decide …
Heartbreakers movie
Another movie my wife and I ended up watching last night was the film “Heartbreakers”. I liked this movie when it first came out but have to admit it loses some of its charm the second time you see it.
Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt play a mother/daughter pair …
Valentine’s Day (2010) movie
Valentine’s day was pretty much set up to do great, from its very release. The cast they had was just ridiculous in size and talent. It ranges from Julia Roberts to Taylor Swift in the most experienced actors to ones with very little experience.
The story itself is very …
The Family Man movie
The Family Man is a great drama movie. It stars Nicolas Cage and Tea Leoni. In this movie Nicolas Cage’s character get’s to see how life would have been if he would have married his girlfriend instead of splitting. I thought this was a great family movie. It’s emotional, …
Juno
I had a friend recently recommend the movie Juno to me. From the trailers, the movie didn’t really stand out to me, and I probably wouldn’t have realized it existed if not for this friend. That is all beside the point, however, because I’m very glad I …
Public Enemies movie
My wife and I ended up finally watching the Johnny Depp film Public Enemies last night. It was an OK movie but I will confess, I expected it to be somewhat better than it was.
Depp does an excellent job as John Dillinger, public enemy number 1 who is hunted …
Mutilation Ball
To give props where props are do: I really like the idea of Mutilation Ball, and the “sport” is animated brilliantly. I don’t know who came up with the idea of combining chain saws with basketball but for some strange reason it works, at least as it is …
He Knows Youre Alone (movie)
I think that there are two types of slasher movie fans. These are those who like gore, and those who seem to watch slasher movies mostly for the thrill of it. Nevertheless, after watching the 1980 slasher film “He Knows You’re Alone” twice, I do not think that either …
Goodfellas
Some people may say that Godfather is the greatest gangster movie of all time, and while I agree that it is an amazing movie, I believe that Goodfellas surpasses the Godfather. Goodfellas follows the rise and fall of a mob, specifically the storylines of three characters, Ray Liotta, …
Rent The Movie Version
I am a big fan of musicals and when I saw the musical Rent has been made into a movie I was so pleased to go and see it. Rent is story about a bunch of “bohemians” living in the city and the movie is about their friendships, …
Daddy’s Little Girl
I had not gone to the movies for some time and I have watch a lot of Tyler perries Movies but I must say that I was very disappointed when I went to see this one. I felt that there was so much that was missing form this …
Axe
Axe is one of the most confusing horror movies that I’ve seen in a long time. It’s better known as Lisa, Lisa and many people know it because the lead actress had several urban legends surrounding her and what happened to her after filming of the movie finished. Lisa …
Legends of the Fall
“Legends of the Fall” is a sprawling epic released in 1995 starring Brad Pitt in one of his finest roles. He plays Tristan, who comes of age in early 20th century Montana with his father and two brothers. Tristan is a force of nature. Even though everything around him …
The Fourth Kind Motion Picture
This is a very interesting movie. I thought it would be like other movies that are based on true stories where it is all acted out and would maybe have some interviews with real people involved with the story in the special features, but that is not …
Andrew Niccol’s Gattaca: A Science Fiction Movie
My husband is a science fiction fan. I don’t particularly go for the science fiction genre necessarily but there are movies in it that I like (Water World for example). We were at home watching television not so long ago when he saw that this movie, Gattaca, was …
“It’s Complicated” movie
The “It’s Complicated” movie with Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin is a fantastic movie. It is a very “grown-up” movie (rated R) meaning that it deals with adult issues and emotions. Streep’s performance goes without saying: awesome, honest, mature, whitty, and real. Baldwin plays such …
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing movie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing is one of the Perry Mason movies that I remember for a very unusual moment, and that’s when Perry Mason examines the murdered victim during the trial. It’s absolutely a brilliant scene that is unique and intriguing to watch.
It’s all …
Timecop (1994)
Timecop, directed by Peter Hyams is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was September 16, 1994 for United States audience. This movie falls the the genre of Action/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Max Walker, Mia Sara as Melissa Walker, …
Leroy & Stitch movie
I’m always glad when it’s my daughter’s turn to pick a movie because I know I’m usually going to find one that we will all enjoy.
Watching Leroy & Stitch last night is a perfect example.
In what I think is going to be the final sequel to the original Lilo …
The Movie Alice In Wonderland
As a child there were not many animated movies that I really did not like, however there were a few. At the top of the list is Alice In Wonderland. This movie really freaked me out!!! I have only seen it twice and will not watch it again.
The …
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