Movies Reviews
Movie: In the Army Now
Synopsis: An underachiever and his friend join the US Army and, not wanting to be in combat, sign up for water detail; only to find they will be responsible for saving the lives of hundreds.
What I liked about this movie: I’m not a huge Paulie Shore fan. But, I …
American Sniper - Movie (2014)
Movies dealing with war are usually not my cup of tea but after watching ‘American Sniper’ with friends, I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. This was more than just a war movie, this was a movie that explored the intricacies of a man struggling to balance his personal …
Baker Street Nursemaids
I am reviewing The Case of the Baker Street Nursemaids, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Series 39 Thrilling Episodes. This series was produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France in the fifties. Ronald Howard, the son of actor Leslie …
March of the Wooden Soldiers
I never really understood the fascination with Laurel and Hardy movies before; mostly because I never got an opportunity to watch them. It was a popular dual before I was even born and, let’s be honest, it’s not like it would be the type of movie I would look …
Scooby Doo and the Loch Ness Monster
The movie Scooby Doo and the Loch Ness Monster has been out for a few years now but I didn’t get an opportunity to watch it until this past weekend, when my daughter bought it at a local movie store that is going out of business.
I will admit, the …
Absence of Malice movie
Absence of Malice is a marvelous Paul Newman movie. He plays Michael Gallagher, the son of a late mafia boss. He’s not in the business, but one day he picks up the newspaper and sees that his name has been plastered all over it with a bunch …
Clue movie
I am reviewing the movie, Clue, starring Tim Curray. This movie is based off of the board game, Clue. Who did it? With what? Where? When? These are the main questions one has to ask. Was it Mr. Green, Colonal Mustard, Professor Plum, Miss Scarlet, Mrs. White, …
Obsessed the movie
I saw the Beyonce movie, Obessed, last night with my husband. It was honestly exactly what I expected. I didn’t expect something that would have me sitting on the edge of my seat, and it didn’t. The story line was fast moving and kept me interested, but it didn’t …
The Prestige
The inevitable comparisons between The Prestige and The Illusionist come, but their similarities end with the fact that they are about turn-of-the-last-century stage magicians. The Illusionist was a love story. The Prestige is a story of rivalry and revenge. The Prestige is decidedly darker, stepping down into the supernatural, …
Children of Men
To start off with, any movie that has Michael Caine saying, �Pull my finger� at gunpoint can’t be all bad. And Children of Men is not bad, but it sure is depressing. The story of a future Earth, where the last baby born was eighteen years ago, and now …
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2 (2011 Film)
It is now finally official, the once boy wizard who is known as the one to destroy Voldemort has come to the end of his legacy. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2 came out in 2011 and was expected to be nothing short of a magical and …
Dead Like Me: Last Call
The first surprise comes at the beginning of the story when Rube enters the Waffle House where the grim reapers meet all the time and sees Clancy and Reggie eating there. Knowing George is about to arrive, he ushers his fellow reapers to another part of the diner …
Netflix
I was given a six month netflix subscription a couple of years ago as a bridal shower gift. At the time, my husband to be and I had a lot of free time on our hands, as nothing else mattered more than spending time together. Back then, we had …
Groundhog Day (1993 movie)
Bill Murray stars as a weatherman with a nasty temperment…he’s miserable and grumpy. Having to go to a small town to give a weather report on weather it will continue to snow or not, based on the shadow of Phil the Groundhog, he finds this the worst day of …
The Edge of Seventeen (2016 Coming-of-Age Film)
Seriously? Another coming-of-age/young adult movie? Well yes, that is what I expected when I watched this film last night. However, when the film ended, I accused myself of immediately judging the book by its own cover. What happens inside this movie is structurally the same as almost any young adult …
Life (1999)
Life, directed by Ted Demme is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of Amereica for strong language and a shooting. The original release date was April 16, 1999 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Crime/Drama and stars Eddie Murphy as Rayford Gibson, Martin …
John Wick, Movie
I love revenge movies. They appeal to our baser instincts and when they’re done well they strike us at our emotional core. John Wick is a superb revenge flick that oozes style and menace.
From the outset this film makes its intentions very clear. It is light on dialogue and …
The Town (2010 thriller movie)
I always somehow managed to skip over the 2010 movie “The Town” because I heard a few bad reviews about it. I just figured that it was going to be a really bad movie, and to make things worse, I’m not much of a fan of the actor Ben Affleck. …
No Strings Attached movie
No Strings Attached is a romantic comedy featuring actress Natalie Portman and actor Ashton Kutcher. Kevin Kline and a few other well known actors and actresses are also in the film. This movie was released in January 2011.
I am an avid fan of both of the main stars in …
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (movie 2004)
This is not the sequesl that we were all hoping and looking forward to seeing. What the hell happened is beyond my comprehension as the missed the target….way off. Taking into consideration where the last movie ended, the second installation did not pick up from that point as I …
Baby Geniuses movie
I really love to watch this movie when I was still pregnant. I was amazed with how the baby were able to think very well although its a little fictional. I really love it since its very enjoyable seeing little babies talk to each other and how a little …
The Stepford Wives (2004)
The Stepford Wives, directed by Frank Oz is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for sexual content, thematic material and language. The original release date was June 11, 2004 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Nicole Kidman …
Jaws Movie
Jaws starring (Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss) starred a man-eating shark roaming silently beneath the water searching for its next human meal. After a gruesome attack alone the shores of a popular beach during spring break, an all out hunting expedition ensued to hunt down and kill …
Film “The Bad Mother’s Handbook”
I really need to stop adding films to my netflix list after a drink of wine. I must not be much of a drinker because every time I have a drink and do so a few weeks later I get some movie I do not ever remember hearing …
Jackie, 2016 movie
Grief is universal. People can be rich; can be poor; can be famous; can be no one; or can be a first lady like Jackie Kennedy - all of whom will experience the loss of a loved one. You either cry or you try to act like a strong person …
The Abyss
It’s an oldie but a goodie, in my book. The Abyss, 1989, stars Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Ed Harris as part of a civilian diving team hired by the military to search for a lost submarin carrying nuclear warheads. When the team, both civilian and military, are disconnected from …
Funny People movie
Judd Apatow promised the world with Funny People and delivered an atlas. Not even a good atlas but a boring one without any pictures. If you saw the previews and advance publicity for this movie and were expecting a comedy, or even a few laughs, like myself you will …
As Good As It Gets movie
I was able to watch this movie when I was still in college. I was required to watch it since I am taking up Nursing as a course and so to understand more about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder my instructor told me to watch this film. Jack Nicholson portrayed the role …
Juno
I’ve just watched Juno this morning and I unbelievably liked it. It was good, in a quirk, unconventional way. The lifetime lessons were priceless same as with the laughter. It made a huge impact on me after I’ve watched the movie.
Juno is hilariously immature. It was such a good …
The Usual Suspects movie
I just watched the movie “The Unsual Suspects” last week on a bootleg DVD someone had of it, so I’m not completely sure what quality the actual DVD would be. I heard a lot of good things about this movie before I actually got to watch it, one of …
Soul Survivors (movie)
When I came across the movie Soul Survivors in the Wal-mart clearance aisle, I had a faint memory of watching it at some point but couldn�t remember much about it. Normally, this tells me it isn�t a memorable movie, but because it was only $5 and had Eliza Dushku …
Arthur and the Invisibles, Luc Besson Movie
Arthur decided to move from the UK accompanies his grandmother in the United States. The grandmother now lives alone after the grandfather disappeared somewhere to go. However, a strange occurrence befall Arthur, suddenly he to pull in the world to a new organism contains a mini-creature. The name of …
Smallville Show
Who doesn’t love Smallville? I never was really much into it at first but started collecting it on DVD on a whim. I let the DVD’s sit on my shelf for awhile; my fiance went nuts when he saw them and bout the rest of the series for me. …
The Parent Trap,1998 movie
This is a remake of the original, 1961 “The Parent Trap”. Unlike many remakes, it is actually good. Two girls meet at a summer camp: Hallie Parker from California and Annie James from London. To their utter amazement, they look like twins. Neither one knew she had a twin …
We’re The Millers (Movie)
The story about a drug dealer moving product through Mexico may not be a new one but writers Bob Fisher, Steve Farber, Sean Anders and John Morris have found a new, exciting and hilarious way to tell it.
David Clark is a drug dealer and seems to be pretty satisfied …
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
What an amazing movie. At first glance, it seemed like it had the ability to be good and bad. I had heard of books before, but never really knew about what Pirates of the Caribbean was about, except for Pirates sailing in the Caribbean.
Let’s start with the concept of …
Supernova (2000)
Supernova, directed by Walter Hill is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for science fiction action, violence and sensuality/nudity. The original release date was January 14, 2000 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Science Fiction/Thriller and stars James Spader as Nick …
Turistas
What a horrifying situation, to be stranded in a foreign country, and caught up in the schemes of dealers of death. The premise of Turistas (Spanish for tourists) is straightforward. A group of tourists, fresh from a bus accident, find a beach to relax on before walking off to …
The Dark Knight
I absolutely enjoyed The Dark Knight. I went to the movie thinking that this was just going to be another action packed movie that was ripped from the pages of a comic book, but boy was I wrong. I like the character change they made for Alfred because he …
Movie Silence of the Lambs
Rob and I like movies, we like old movies and new ones each contains a quality that is unique to thereselves. I like food movies and thrillers one such movie is Silence of the Lambs.
In this movie there are two really good actors, Anthony Hopkins, portrays Dr …
Vigilante Force movie
Vigilante Force is a movie from 1976 that featured Jan-Michael Vincent and Kris Kristofferson. It opens with sex and violence, two huge turn offs for me. I’ve seen it in passing a couple of times, when I was more into Kristofferson in his post-A Star is Born …
Daffy Duck’s Fantasy Island (1983)
This cartoon movie is a compilation of various shorts cartoons that was stretched out to feature length. The background of this movie is about daffy Duck finding a treasure map that leads him to a deserted island that has a magical wishing well designed to grant the holder of …
The Nannies Diary
The actress, Scarlett Johansson is simply great in the role of the nanny Annie Braddock. I would have no problems leaving my two year old daughter with her, if she is in search for a full time nanny job which I doubt it!
“The Nannies Diary” is the story of …
Movie Casablanca
We watch a lot of movies and we enjoy the different types of movies that are available. Today movies are an art form that the tastes of indivudals decide how and what you are going to see in the movie theater.
Every once in a while it …
Glitter movie
Beautiful and gifted young female singer longs for and eventually achieves great fame, but, in her quest, faces loss and tragedy in love and life.
This is a typical formula movie plot used for decades in films, with the exception that it exceeds the others in sheer awfulness.
“Glitter” was made …
Your Friends and Neighbors (R, 1998) movie
Usually I really like those films that take place in New York, and follow groups of friends around in their fabulously “mundane” single lives. This one was a little odd. I realize that the movie is over 10 years old. But I think it’s …
Twilight Movie
“Twilight” is a movie adapted from a famous novel “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer. I was recommended this movie by my sister and so I rented it’s DVD from a local DVD store to watch it on Sunday. I did not have high expectations from the movie.
Twilight is a romantic …
Critters (1986)
This show is another program from the same people from Stag that tries to bust cheating partners by spying on them, doing extended surveillance and then when they have collected enough data, show it to the other party involved. Usually the duration of the show doesn’t last very …
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