Movies Reviews
The King’s Speech (2010 film)
Of the few titles that emerged from the oscar nominations, I highly favor “The King’s Speech.” It is my favorite. I’ve been watching movies in my free time, and it gave me a timely opportunity to watch the movies nominated at the academy awards. The King’s …
Star Trek 1991 Cachet
As a stamp collector and a huge Star Trek fan, I jumped at the chance to get this cool-looking collectible. The Star Trek 1991 Cachet was issued by Paramount Pictures, in association with the United States Postal Service, in celebration of Star Trek’s twenty-fifth anniversary.
It’s an awesome display …
With Six You Get Eggroll
Doris Day’s final theatrical film was one her late husband had obligated her to do, entitled With Six You Get Eggroll. It’s a movie that is reminiscent of Yours, Mine, and Ours that starred Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda. To me, this was a smaller scale version …
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town movie short
I actually just stumbled upon this movie short from 1939 while looking for something to watch on television. It’s called Yankee Doodle Goes to Town, and it’s definitely a pro-America, pro-democracy creation. It’s theme is that America continues to rise up, to defeat its foes, and that …
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a movie about 4 turtles who after an odd ooze accident become turtle/human like. The turtles mentor/father figure, a rat/human like figure teaches the turtles discipline and the way of the ninja. This first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie focuses on the turtles battle …
A Dog’s Breakfast movie
A Dog’s Breakfast surprised me a great deal because while it was as warped as I suspected it was, but it was also somewhat enjoyable. I didn’t like some of the more graphic parts and the innuendo that resulted, but as a whole, it was oddly enjoyable.
I’m not …
Columbo Mystery Movie Collection 1990 DVD set
Like its predecessor from the year before, the Columbo Mystery Movie Collection 1990 DVD set has a DVD layout that I really despise because of the inconvenience involved in selecting a DVD to watch and also the potential for harm to come to the DVDs.
What Universal has done with …
Terminator Salvation
This is the 4th installment of the terminator franchise. I have always loved all the terminator series specially California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger doing the part of the terminator. I was really not sure what to expect with new Terminator movie since Arnold is no longer part of the …
See No Evil
See No Evil is one of my favorite bad horror movies. I’ve seen it several times on my own and recently introduced a friend to it, only to find out that he loved it as much as I did. The movie has one of those setups that you only …
Daddy Day Camp movie
I watched Daddy Day Camp with my sister a few days ago. Neither of us were very interested in it. I usually like kid’s movies, but I didn’t care for this one. My sister never did finish watching all of the movie, she just kept rewinding and fast forwarding …
Spiral: Bonds of Reasoning (Animated Series)
Spiral: Bonds of Reasoning is an anime that explores the life of ayumu, a teen detective who gets caught up in the mystery of the blade children when his older brother disappears one day.
Now the idea of the blade children struck me as kind of original. I had never …
The Breed
While the movie The Breed isn’t one of the better scary movies I’ve watched, it still turned out to be a half way decent thriller and I would recommend taking the time to rent it.
The movie is about five college students who decide to spend a weekend on a …
Movie Taxi Driver
Martin Scorsese’s masterpiece Taxi Driver is probably not only one of his greatest film technically, but also artistically. The social comentary of the film is unsurpassed, which says a lot considering the vast number of social-commentary oriented films made during the 1970’s. Taxi Driver worked not only as a …
RomeoXJuliet Episode 20
RomeoXJuliet Episode 20 begins with Juliet being revealed as the Red Whirlwind and Lord Montague ruthlessly counters her resistance by taking over the council. Meanwhile, the origins behind Juliet’s mysterious fainting spells are revealed.
This is a great episode and was very enlightening for Juliet’s character. I …
View from a top movie
“View from the top” is an average movie about making your dreams comes true. It should convey a strong message of empowerment however the film is not that good. This is one of Gwyneth Paltrow’s movies and, may I say, not one of her best since it was a …
Notting Hill (1999)
Notting Hill, Directed by Roger Michell and Rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America stars Julia Roberts as Anna Scott and Hugh Grant as William Thacker.
Anna, while in london doing promotional work and interviews for her new movie, comes accross a local Englander and in typical fairy …
The Butterfly Effect
I didn’t watch the Butterfly Effect when it first came out. It looked somewhat interesting, however the fact that it starred Kelso from That 70’s Show sort of turned me off. I mean, it is Kelso we are talking about, who wants to watch him in a …
The Bourne Supremacy
Very rarely do sequels surpass there predecessors. There are some exceptions, Terminator 2, 28 Weeks Later, etc. I thought very highly of The Bourne Identity and believe that Supremacy surpasses it on every level. I was very nervous when I heard they weren’t bringing back the …
Meet the Fockers movie
I am reviewing the sequel to Meet the Parents, which was Meet the Fockers. It came out in 2005 and starred all the actors from the previous film, in addition to Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand as Greg Focker’s parents. In this movie, Greg Focker joins his fiance’s family …
Field of Dreams movie
Field of Dreams is one terrific motion picture. It has that special magical quality that takes a film beyond being just good. Kevin Costner and Amy Madigan star as a happily wed couple who buy a farm in Iowa. As they proceed with making a successful …
Bad Santa
I’m not a huge Billy Bob Thornton fan so, when his movie Bad Santa came out, I really avoided watching it. However, it was on one of our movie channels the other day and, since there was nothing better on, I figured I would give it a chance.
It wasn’t …
Charlie Chan in Reno movie
It’s been ages since I’ve sat down and watched a Charlie Chan movie, so going into this I was curious to see how I’d enjoy it again. This movie, Charlie Chan in Reno, was from 1939 and stars Sidney Toler in the role of the infamous detective.
The black …
Isn’t she Great movie
A film about the author Jacqueline Susann and the way she went from one of the most hated to one of the most beloved. The key was how her books were marketed in different ways, and how they finally did this came to change the book industry for ever.
Of …
Honey (2003)
Honey, directed by Bille Woodruff is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for drug content and some sexual references. The original release date was December 5, 2003 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Music/Romance and stars Jessica Alba as Honey Daniels, …
Batteries Not Included
If you guys were disappointed with the recent Disney Movie Wall-E, and still want a good movie with robot type creatures, Batteries Not Included is for you ! It’s not an animated flick, but it’s so good. It’s a movie from 1987, where they had to rely on acting …
Saw II movie
The sequel to the controversial horror movie Saw, which had many similiarities to Seven, but which I still thought had some quality and interesting storyline to it. A horror movie that didn’t quite follow the conventional rules. The story was about people being kidnapped by a psychopathic man. He …
Devil in the Flesh II
A short while ago, my wife and I sat down to watch the movie Devil in the Flesh and learned it was a better movie than we expected it to be. So, we wasted no time watching the sequel to the movie; Devil in the Flesh II.
As is often …
Pirates of the Caribbean-The Curse of the Black Pearl movie
Walt Disney takes us on an adventure upon the high seas in classic style. The action starts right from the beginning and never lets up. A young lad is found adrift and rescued by the Biritish Royal Navy, later to find that the boy’s ship was set upon by …
Men In Black II
The sequel to Men In Black suffers from the same disease that plagues most sequels, it fails to live up to the expectations that viewers had after the masterpiece of the first movie. One of the saving graces of this sequel is that the main characters come back, even …
The Stepford Wives (2004)
The new version of The Stepford Wives has its pluses and minuses, compared to the old 1975 movie. The plot is not only modernized but developed in several different directions, and so are some characters. Namely, Joanna Eberhart, the heroine, played by Nicole Kidman. She is a high TV …
Journey for Margaret movie
As a young girl and teenager, I watched Journey for Margaret all the time. It was a wonderful, touching film that always made me cry. It’s been years since I’ve seen it, but I just finished watching it again. Turner Classic Movies is showing Margaret O’Brien …
Superman the Third
Certain elements seem to indicate when a movie franchise has lost its steam and either needs to be retired, or re-evaluated. Unfortunately, with the Superman movie franchise, these elements were ignored until it was too late. Superman III clearly marked these elements. The stars were tired, their performances forced …
The Lakehouse (2006) Movie
Life is only travelled once. Today’s moments may be tomorrow’s memories. The movie Lakehouse depicts the story of two people who fell in love through a time difference of two years– a past and a future. Alex (Keannu Reeves) and Kate (Sandra Bullock) proved to the world that …
The Hurt Locker
I had been encouraged to watch this year’s Oscar winning movie, “The Hurt Locker”, for a few months before I finally sat down and put the film on. While I don’t usually like war movies, I thought that this particular production might be worth a few hours of my …
Bring It On (2000)
The movie is the story about cheerleaders, giving you a look at their lives and the sport they are involved in, plain and simple, nothing complicated, nothing magnificent, nothing glorified, just plain old cheerleaders doing what they do best. It is a comedy at that, with a nice little …
The Proposal (2009 movie)
I watched The Proposal in June 2009 with a couple of friends. Although it was not the movie I originally intended on watching, it was quite interesting and enjoyable. As a romantic comedy, I think that it was nearly flawless; the dull moments in the movie were far outweighed …
Just Friends
Another movie that I just watched recently along with Mall Cop with Kevin James was the movie ‘Just Friends’ starring Ryan Reynolds, who plays a chubby teenager with braces and a desperate crush on his best friend who he has known since the sixth grade. Humiliated beyond repair at a …
12 Years A Slave (Movie 2013)
“12 Years A Slave” is a 2013 Biography, drama and history movie directed by Steve McQueen. I found the title of this movie to be very attractive making me imagine about some kind of slavery story. I didn’t recognized any of the main actors in the movie except Brad …
Amazing Grace
I did not see this movie until some tinme after it was released. I didn’t even see it advertise and that could have been because I was a bit busy around the time it was released. However, after finding out about it I was a bit eager to watch …
Mary Poppins movie
This evening I watched the classic movie “Mary Poppins”. This Disney classic is timeless people from eight to eiighty enjoy this show.
I was interested to learn that this movie was the first to bring live action and animation together. When the movie was being made there were several …
Bridget Jones’s Diary movie
Believe it or not, even though 2001 was full of comments about Bridget Jones’s Diary, I only just recently saw it for the very first time. I’ve been curious about it, though, so I went into the viewing full of wonder over whether or not it, and Renee …
Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (movie)
The first time when I saw “Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal” was a couple years ago when it first premiered on the cable television station Lifetime. At the time, I had mistaken it for another movie sharing a similar name, but when I watched it, even though I …
Movie Recycle
This is a crazy movie; some people would say that it is weird and that they didn’t understand it. Honestly I think that this is the type of movie where you either like it or you don’t. I just thought it was overall crazy and honestly I don’t even …
The Dark Knight
The 2nd Batman movie, The Dark Knight, is a great movie. In this movie, Batman/Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) tries to stop the corruption in Gotham. He has help from his on/off again love interest Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal) and his good older friend Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), who basically …
UNKNOWN
If you are looking to get entertained and get value for the money you spent “UNKNOWN” is the movie for you. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson, January Jones, Diane Kruger and Frank Lagella in the pivotal roles, the movie just gives you what you deserve “Entertainment, …
The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears
Rated PG-13
Runtime: 2hr 4min
Starring: Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Bridget Moynahan, Liev Schreiber, Alan Bates
A neo-Nazi organization, which put their hands on a nuclear bomb dating back to the Yom Kippur War, began to use it to start a war between the United States …
Victory
Victory with Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill.
When I first saw the title along with one of my favorite actors, I thought that it would be an adventure film with plenty of action. Boy was I wrong. This movie is so slow and action free …
Julie and Julia
I wasn’t prepared to like Julie and Julia when I rented it on DVD; although I enjoy Nora Ephron’s writing, whether it is books or screenplays, I just didn’t think a movie about the famed cook Julia Child would be that interesting. Despite the fact that she remains one of …
Movie Rocky
Rocky came out in 1976 and was written by and stars Sylvester Stallone. It is a movie that has inspired me most of my life. It’s about an average, unknown boxer who gets a shot at the Heavyweight Championship.
In the movie, the Champion, Apollo Creed, …
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