Movies Reviews
Epic Theatres of St. Augustine
I have decided this summer I will travel around Florida. This weekend’s trip was to St. Augustine, FL. It may come as no surprise to you then that even while away from my home town of Gainesville, FL I still had to go see Transformers 2: Revenge of the …
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, directed by Jay Roach is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for sexual innuendo and crude humor. The original release date for this movie was June 11, 1999 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of …
In The Heat of The Night movie
Directed by Norman Jewison and Academy Award winner for best picture and best actor Rod Steiger. This film can really teach us the lesson of racism in our country. Set in the small town of Sparta, Mississippi in 1967. The film opens with a blues song “In The Heat …
Petals in The Wind (Lifetime movie)
I was a huge fan of VC Andrews’ Dollanganger book series, especially a little after I read them as a teenager. While I loved Flowers in the Attic, I thought that Petals in the Wind rivalled it in drama, sensuality and the taboo. Therefore, you can imagine my excitement …
300 (The Movie)
Being a fan of action and adventure, I had high hopes for this movie. I can gladly say that I was not disappointed. It was so great and kept me on the edge of my seat. The scenes were beautifully done and so picturesque. It told the story of …
American Gangster
One of the most anticipated movies this year. With a huge celebrity line up from Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe to Common. This movies deserves all its appreciation and glory. The movie is about New York Harlem F.B.I
squad which is supposed to crack down on drugs and harm to …
Mr. Destiny (1990)
I am always saying “Be careful what you wish for, as fate it seems, is not without a sense of humor” and to this day I continue to prove that very same thing. Nothing that you wish for even comes to be exactly the way you wish it; instead, …
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 …
Forever Lulu movie
Forever Lulu is a 2000 movie that took forever to be released. In fact, the independent picture never did make a real theatrical run and was ultimately released on DVD. However, while foreign titles went under the film name of Forever Lulu, in the United States, the …
Manhunter movie
Michael Mann’s depiction of the story Red Dragon with Brian Cox as Hannibal Lecter. This film was actually made before The Silent of the Lambs, the second film from the same novel series. Manhunter is made in a completely different style, very close to that colorful look of the …
Spawn Series
I don’t usually like cartoons. But a friend introduced me to the Spawn animated series. I saw the movie years ago, and didn’t like it. But at the time, I didn’t really have an appreciation for comic book culture. In any case, …
Far Pavilions
This mini-series drew me in right away, probably because of the international aspect of the story. I like movies that offer insight into different cultures, and this is one of them. The story takes place in India, focusing on a British boy Ashton and an Indian princess Anjuli. They …
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
I was one of the many fans who waited for the movie. When it came out in the Philippines, I lined up for it together with some friends.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine tells about how James (Hugh Jackman) came to become Wolverine. It started when he killed his friend’s, Victor …
The Muppets Christmas Carol (1992 Film)
One of my favorite Christmas films of all time is the 1992 “The Muppets Christmas Carol”. I was a fan of the Muppets as a child and seeing them in a film playing out the roles that I know all too well of the Christmas Carol was really wonderful. …
Scarface (1983)
Scarface (1983) is a drama film directed by Brian De Palma and is rated R by the MPAA.
Scarface is the rags to riches tale of Tony Montana (Al Pacino), a cuban deportee rise form a dishwasher to the head of Miami’s cocaine industry. His intelligence, guts, and imbition …
Disrurbia (2007)
Disturbia, directed by D.J. Caruso is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for sequences of terror and violence, and some sensuality. The original release date was April 13, 2007 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Drama/Horror/Mystery/Thriller and stars Shia LeBeouf as …
Stargate
Stargate was released in 1994 and it launched a franchise. Kurt Russell starred as Colonel Jonathan ‘Jack’ O’Neil. I have to make sure that’s spelled correctly. This is the single ‘L’ O’Neil, versus the TV series Jack O’Neill, which has two ‘L’s’ and was played by …
Disturbia
Drawing upon its Hitchcockian influences, Disturbia is Rear Window for a modern audience. Instead of being confined to his apartment with a broken leg, Kale Brecht (Shia LaBeouf) is confined to his house, under house arrest, for rattling the skull of one of his teachers. He has an ankle …
Movie Happy Feet
This is one of the best cartoons I’ve seen so far. The trailer didn’t look so promising so I never watched this in the theaters. I seldom want to pay for cartoons anyway. Luckily, one of my relatives bought me a DVD version which they said was on sale. …
Movie Waterworld
Waterworld, directed by Kevin Reynolds is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America and stars Kevin Costner as Mariner and Dennis Hopper as Deacon.
Contrary to popular critisms, I love this movie, it can do no wrong in my book. It does not matter that if it failed …
Moving Target movie
Moving Target could have a decent movie, but it just drags way too much to be more than so-so. The plot has some intrigue to it, but it’s poorly directed with too many long pauses and too much murkiness. I say that even though there is a …
Movie: Castle of the Walking Dead
A few days ago, I was looking at new movies available for watch on our Netflix Instant Watch service and came across an older movie called Castle of the Walking Dead.
I had never heard of this movie before. But, it had Christopher Lee in it and sounded somewhat interesting …
Animation Runner Kuromi Movie
An anime film about people creating anime (!). A woman named Mikiko starts working for an anime studio, but the situation there isn’t quite what she had expected. The boss is not kind, and she gets a lot more work than she would have wanted. Still, she is keen …
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted is somewhat of a cross between Cinderella and Shrek. We have a modernized fantasy world with ogres, elves, giants, taxi carriages and man-powered wooden escalators. And we have a teenage girl Ella who lives with a step mother and (of course) her two evil daughters. However, there …
Room (2015 Film)
Personally, I consider a film to be great if it had any impact towards me after watching it. These films are very rare. I love films when I see them simply because I don’t have time for bad movies. I look for recommendations, I look for ratings and I look …
Night of the Zombies (1981) movie
Starring: Margit Evelyn Newton, Franco Garofalo, Selan Karay, Jose Gras, Gaby Renom, Josep Lluis Fonoll, Piero Furnelli, Bruno Boni, Patrizia Costa, Cesare Di Vito, Sergio Pislar, Bernard Seray, Victor Israel, Pep Ballenster, and Joaquin Bianco.
Directed by: Bruno Mattei.
“Night of the Zombies” (also known as “Virus” and “Hell of the …
The Disappointments Room (Horror Movie)
I guess this film lives up to its title, it is indeed rather disappointing. It’s boring and not scary at all.
First of all, the plot is very overused. Dana is suffering from depression and is on medication after the lost of her baby daughter. Her doctor recommended that she moved …
X-Men The Last Stand
I finally got to watch the third movie in the X-men trilogy, X-Men The Last Stand. Overall, it was a decent film, but it should have been called Wolverine’s big movie.
The movie promised all the characters from the first two films, and it delivered. However, many of the main …
Trade (R, 2007) movie
Trade is a film which is based on real events that have been apparently taking place for years. The movie itself was derived from a 2004 article on the sex trafficking trade which exists on the country’s borders. The film begins much like a lot …
Hall Pass (movie)
I didn’t find the comedy “Hall Pass” to be as hilarious as some reviewers made it out to b. To me it was moderately funny, which was much better than I expected a comedy starring “Owen Wilson” to be since I usually think his comedies are lacking in humour. …
The Empty House
I am reviewing The Empty House, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, The REturn of Sherlock HOlmes, which was produced in 1984 by Granada television. This episode starts with Watson grieving over the loss of his dear friend now some three years ago. Sherlock Holmes returns in …
Wanted (R, 2008) movie
I had been dying to see Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy in this hot action thriller. But there are several things that I am really not happy with. First of all, Angelina was a bit too thin to really be considered a sex symbol. It is …
Total Recall 2070
I have watched most of the movies listed under Science fiction on Netflix, but had never seen Total Recall 2070, mostly because it was hard to imagine a sequel to a marginally above average movie without any of the cast returning, and made for television could be any good.
I …
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure is a great cartoon movie! This was another Red Box dvd kiosk rental, and it was well worth it! I rented it for my 7 yr old daughter, but I loved watching it too! This movie was a shocker for me because I …
George Lopez: America’s Mexican
I love the George Lopez shows, that air on nick. But the stand up I found kind of racy and not to funny. Some parts was more funny I enjoyed the childhood parts but overall I am glad he is proud of his race, but it got to the …
Erin Brockovich movie
The movie Erin Brockovich is a very inspiring movie. She was a single mom of three that proved that she could make it. I was really impressed how she fought for the people in the town against a big company.
Even though the film is loosely based on a true …
Music and Lyrics
I went to this movie because I usually like Drew Barrymore movies and I also have liked Hugh Grant in other movies. I actually quite enjoyed this movie, wherein Hugh Grant plays a washed up 80s boyband singer and Drew Barrymore plays, well, I’m not certain what her job …
One missed call movie
I am a horror genre fan,and since this movie fell into the same category,I wanted to see it.But was disappointed from the horror point of view.
The story is about how a person dies after receiving a missed call on their cellphone.It begins from a girl drowning in her swimming …
Gilmore Girls The Complete First Season
There are not many mother-daughter stories anymore, and that is why I really love watching Gilmore Girls. This is The Complete First Season, and I have watch re-runs of it so many times, both on TV cable and on DVD.
There is just too much good acting, wonderful characters, …
Man on Fire (2004) Movie
The 2004 version of ‘Man on Fire’ is a cracking film which, although it contains a hell of a lot of action and violence, is far from your average one-dimensional action flick. Starring one of my favourite actors, Denzel Washington, as ex-CIA assassin ‘Creasy’ who initially has no …
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, movie
I was really blown away by how good the first movie was. It was very funny, sweet, and had a lot of heart. I was looking forward to seeing what the sequel would deliver. While this movie gets praised, I’m sorry to say that I was …
10,000 B.C.
My wife and I got the move 10,000 B.C. through Netflix and it sat in our house for almost three weeks before we finally had time to watch it. After seeing the movie, I can say I’m glad I didn’t spend the money to see it in the theater.
The …
Shrek 2 movie
I’ve just finished watching Shrek 2 for the first time - yes, I know, took me a while to get to it. Especially since I enjoyed Shrek 1 and looked forward to see the sequel.
Overall, I was not disappointed. The movie has the same refreshing humor with non-traditional twists …
About A Boy movie
“About a Boy” is the movie where Hugh Grant tried to make something different from the usual movie projects we are so used seeing him in. I must admit that, although this movie was a great success, I prefer Grant version in his usual type of movies. All in …
Death Sentence (2007)
An executive, a loving husband and dedicated father is literally forced to become a vigilante and take the law into his own hands when vicious thugs attacks and kills his son, threatens him and to make matters worst that they already are, they threaten to harm his wife and …
Men In Black Movie
What do you do if aliens attack the United States? You call the men in Black. Men in Black is a movie starring Will Smith, where Will Smith is one of the men in Black who is trying to save the world against the attack of aliens. The movie …
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
I must admit that I am not an admirer of Uma Thurman’s movies. When I watched the trailer of “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” I thought that it was a cute fantasy movie with a romantic touch, however I ended up not enjoying this movie.
I must admit that I enjoyed watching …
10,000 BC
I watched this movie in the theaters on a date. It was a really good movie. It kept me entertained and really interested as to what was going on. I really enjoyed the movie and so did they guy I was with. It’s a really good movie and I …
West Side Story
Who can forget the wonderful musical, West Side Story? No one that I know. This is Romeo and Juliet brought to us on the streets of New York. It’s vibrant and colorful, and yet it’s just as tragic as the Shakespearean love birds previously mentioned.
Natalie Wood …
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