Movies Reviews
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street, directed by Wes Craven is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date for this movie was November 16, 1984 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Fantasy/Horror/Mystery/Thriller and stars John Saxon as Lt. Thompson, …
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban
This is a busy movie. So much hinges on it. I think this movie hinged, moving away from a pure children’s film to a more teen or older movie. The themes and atmosphere gained maturity, right alongside the characters.
By busy I mean that this film had to introduce several …
Life of Brian movie
The Monty Python crew makes fun of old religious values. Brian is born on the same day as Jesus and is stalked by the life of this man for the rest of his life. The film is more of a series a brilliant sketches than a film with a …
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, 1988
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, 1988, stars Michael Caine and Steve Martin as two con artists who begin as competitors, continue as partners, and end up getting scammed themselves. Michael Caine’s character, Lawrence, is preying on rich women who have got money to burn. He poses as a prince from some …
Peeping Tom movie
Peeping Tom is perhaps one of most influential films ever, but once you know the story behind the film it gets even more powerful. The director Michael Powell had charmed the world of cinema for decades with his visually groundbreaking epic films like A matter of life and death, …
Clueless
Clueless, a hit movie about teenagers more than a decade ago, was one of my favorite movies as a teenager. This movie was shown at a perfect timing for me as a teenager myself during the 90’s. Its main character, Cher, played by Alicia Siverstone, could be a good …
Atharvam Malayalam Movie
Atharvam is a classic mystical movie written by Shibu and directed by Dennis joseph.
The storyline of the movie is about the hero trying to control the forces of nature. The role of the hero is played by superstar Mammooty. He is helped by a forest girl who can be …
UHF, movie (1989)
For over 30 years, “Weird Al” Yankovic has been the biggest name of musical parody. No one was spared from his biting musical barbs, be it Michael Jackson, Madonna, Nirvana, or Coolio. His venture into feature film was brief due to box office disappointment for UHF. …
Katherine movie
Sissy Spacek and Henry Winkler star in this movie called Katherine. The story is actually based on the experiences of a woman named Diana Oughton, whose parents were wealthy and big names in their region.
I actually ended up researching this a little and reading more about Oughton. …
Sin City (2005)
The 2005 film, Sin City, is based on the graphic novels of Frank Miller who also co-directed along with Robert Rodriguez. I can imagine that anyone who is a fan of such graphic novels will appreciate this film a lot more than I did, although I did find …
The Italian Job (2003 version)
“The Italian job” is one of my all time favourites film. I think I must have watched this movie at least 5 times and I still keep watching from time to time. Although it is a remake of an older version released in 1969, this action movie has got …
The Incredible Hulk, Louis Leterrier Movie
In my mind, with change whole range of players and the director of movies before. Making The Incredible Hulk to be better. That’s my opinion first before watching. Well, that assumption was incorrect. The film is clearly not uncommon, although perhaps a little better with Hulk from Ang Lee. …
Rambo, First Blood Part 3 movie
I generally liked the Rambo films when they came out. The third installment, however, was one too many for a franchise that was otherwise really good.
In the third movie, Rambo is sent into Afghanistan to rescue his former commander from the Soviets. He ends up helping a terrorist group …
The Next Karate Kid, movie
Hillary Swank replaces the character that was made famous in the first three films and a new sort of twist is added in. However, this film will surprise few people. With the exception that Daniel has been replaced by a female, there is the same underlying story of a …
Balto (1995)
An animated telling of the tale about the team of man and sled dog combination that helped to bring much needed medicine to a remote location. People in the area start getting sick and the only route to get the medicine to make them better is by race to …
Stardust movie
The movie I feel suffered from a lack of publicity. However, in my opinion, this was the best movie of the summer of 2007. Better than Transformers, Die Hard, and all of the rest that came out. The story is basically a fairytale told in modern …
Dragon Wars DVD
Dragon Wars is a movie that will be a hit with the pre teen, teen set and the parents who still love fantasy. It is rated PG 13 and definitely not for the younger viewers. The dragons get very nasty, as dragons will. It will be released …
Stargate: Atlantis 501 “Search and Rescue”
Stargate Atlantis season 5 premiere was one of the things I was really waiting for. With all the spoilers out there, I couldn’t imagine how they will make it work. And oh boy, was it worth it.
The episode is an immediate continuation of the season 4 finale. The building …
Memoirs of a geisha
If there is one book on a cultural setting that I like the most, it would be “Memoirs of a Geisha” by Arthur Golden. Aside from its compelling story, its precise-to-detail description of the flower and willow world in Japan is superb.
“Memoirs of a Geisha” is set in 1930’s …
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 …
Maximum Overdrive movie
When it comes to Stephen King movies, they are usually hit or miss with me. In the case of Maximum Overdrive, it was definitely a miss.
While I did like the concept; a comet passing near Earth causes all machines to come to life and attempt to kill humans, overall …
Movie Soul Men
First and foremost, I must admit that watching this movie made me a little sad. This is because in August, two of the film’s stars died. Bernie Mac, died of complications related to his sarcoidosis. Isaac Hayes died of a heart attack while working out on …
Good Luck Chuck
This is a sex-comedy film starring Dave Cook as Charlie Logan and Jessica Alba as Cam.
The story started when Charlie was cursed by a playmate that he won’t find true love in his entire lifetime. After 25 years, when he was dating women, each one that he had sex …
The Lair of the White Worm movie
A bizarre kind of vampire horror movie with Hugh Grant as a young british Lord who gets in touch with a mysterious beautiful woman that proves to be a vampire with evil plans. I thought the film was creepy to look at. With Hugh Grant in the cast I …
Maid In Manhattan
I love Jennifer Lopez as a singer and dancer so whenever she has a new movie I try so hard to be able to see it. I like seeing her as a chambermaid in this movie Maid in Manhattan. I like so much how she acted as a single …
The Heroin Busters, movie (1977)
Mike Hamilton of Interpol is looking to halt operations of an Italy-based international drug cartel. He teams up with an undercover cop named Fabio and they go against the enigmatic Gianni. Yet, its not going to be easy.
The film presents an exaggerated take on the seedy underbelly …
Streetdance Movie 3D (2010)
I haved loved past street dance movies like You Got Served and Stomp the Yard, so when I saw this particular one showing in the movies already, I decided to watch it. The movie itself is called Street Dance 3D but here there wasn’t a movie house that played …
Bye Bye Birdie
I just adore Bye Bye Birdie and always have. It’s an upbeat, delightful movie musical with a cast that includes one of my favorites, Dick Van Dyke. Dyke’s good-natured demeanor make him perfect for this role as a budding musician with an overbearing mother and a very …
The pursuit of happiness
‘The pursuit of happiness’ is a movie which is directed by Gabriele Muccino. The main actors are Will Smith, Thandie Newton and Christopher Smith. All these actors have performed well. There is no flaw in their performance.
The main character is Chris Gardener. He struggles to support his family by …
Swordfish movie
Though this movie can be considered a highly complicated film because of its astounding special effects and nerve-wracking code-breaking features, its groundwork is very simple: deception.
On the outset of the story, a monologue from the antagonist tackles how powerful media had been, how it has influenced people’s belief, and …
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
Cradle 2 the Grave, directed by Andrzej Barthowiak is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence, language and some sexual content. The original release date was February 28, 2003 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller and stars Jet Li …
Princess Diaries
The said movie is an adaptation of a book series by Meg Cabot, and although it is entirely different from the book version, I could still describe this movie as “transforming and relatable”.
The movie follows the story of Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway), a gawky freshman student whose life was …
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises is a drama directed by David Cronenberg, and starring Viggo Mortensen as the main character. It also features Naomi Watts as the leading lady. Other notable actors in the movie are Josef Altin, Mina E. Mina, and Aleksandar Mikic.
Viggo plays Nikolai, an undercover agent working inside …
Avenger Episode 1 (Anime)
Avenger Episode 1 starts in a bleak wasteland, on the planet Mars in the distant future. There a gladiator named Layla Ashley sits in a tub talking to herself about asking someone to try to kill her. A bunch of robotic servants, known as dolls bring her …
The Killer (movie) July, 2006
This is really one stupid movie that I have ever watched. The movie titled The Killer is a complete out and out copy of Collateral. It released on 21st July, 2006. I expected it to be some kind of a better movie as it is a Mahesh Bhatt production. …
Blade Runner, 1982
“Blade Runner” is set in the 2020 Los Angeles. The technology has reached the highest levels, and those who have technology have power and money. Tyrell Corporation is one of these power-holders, producing so-called “replicants” - androids programmed for certain tasks and used as working force in colonies outside …
Child’s Play 2
Child’s Play 2 is the second in the series of Child’s Play movies featuring the demonic killer doll “Chucky”. I remember watching it a little after I had watched the first “Child’s Play” movie and being as impressed as I was by the prequel. At the time I hid …
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer is a sweet movie that won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay by Sidney Sheldon. The man is a phenomenal writer, and it obviously showed in this motion picture. It’s full of charm and wit.
The phenomenal Shirley Temple plays a …
The World is Not Enough Blu-ray
Pierce Brosnan’s third outing as James Bond is one of the weakest in the series, with another ‘out there’ villain, played by Robert Carlisle and a ridiculous plot that makes ‘The World is Not Enough’ simply unbearable to sit through. Let me be clear: I hate this movie. …
Lions for Lambs
“Lions for Lambs” is a very interesting movie directed by Robert Redford. In his seventh movie, Redford makes us look deeply at war and it’s affect on our lives, especially when most wars are battled to ‘resort peace’.
The film shows how an important mission in Afghanistan affects the lives …
Bee Movie (2007)
From the halls of Dreamworks Entertainment comes this wonderful tale of a Bee on a mission. Jerry Seinfeld acts the voice of Barry B. Benson, a Bee just graduating from college and about to enter the Bee working world. Excited to discover what the working world has in store …
Pitch Perfect 2, movie
The most awaited continuation of the Pitch Perfect is out! Pitch Perfect 2 is about the a cappella group Barden Bellas and their journey after winning the competition from the first movie of Pitch Perfect which gave the group and its members fame. I would not make it long so …
Movie: “Prince of Egypt” (1998)
The Dreamworks masterpiece “Prince of Egypt” is one of the most beautiful and touching animated films of all time. It is a musical with stirring songs written by Stephen Schwartz; and it features an all-star cast of voices, including Val Kilmer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, and Patrick …
The Shining (movie)
I love stephen King books, and I really like when they turn them into movies. We watched the Shining on Saturaday the one with JAck Nicholson in it.
it was such a spooky movie, here is this family that you realize that they are having a hard time …
August Rush Movie
August Rush is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time.
A young foundling boy dreams of the day his parents will find him again. He knows that if they listen hard enough like he does, they will hear him and they will come …
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011 science fiction movie)
I actually delayed watching this movie for years for two reasons. The first was that I honestly didn’t think that it would be very good. I mean, how could a film about the other set of primates be that interesting? The second reason was that I’m slightly afraid of those …
Paranormal Activity
Before we watched this movie, my husband told me that this is a true story and the actors were the real person behind it. I didn’t checked it at that time if it were true. Then we watched the movie and somehow, I felt that some of the scenes …
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