Movies Reviews
Madea goes to Jail
Madea goes to Jail is a movie written by Tyler Perry. He plays the role of Madea and several other characters. This is not the first movie portraying Madea as the main character. Several of Tyler Perry’s movies have Madea. She is a theme for his story-lines.
This movie …
Alien vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
In the previous movie, in the ending of it that is, it showed a new strain of the alien creature as it adapted the predator gene. Now, in this movie, the creatures are once again back on earth, there usual playground, and they are after each other with us …
Movie The Craving (1980)
Released as El Retorno del Hombre-Lobo in Spain, Paul Naschy opted to remake his greatest success, The Werewolf’s Shadow, to recoup the cash that he lost on his previous non-werewolf films. It didn’t work out. The film was a major failure and it bankrupted Naschy’s company.
What a shame as …
Calgary Rumor Has It… (2005)
Rumor Has It…, directed by Rob Reiner is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for mature thematic material, sexual content, crude humor and a drug reference. The original release date was December 25, 2005 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Romance …
Slumdog Millionaire movie
Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 low-budgeted film about an Indian orphan who dreamed big and search his destiny. This movie dominated the Oscar awards 2009 and because of that I was very intrigued why such low-budgeted/Indian-inspired film successfully captured the Academy judges.
I finally had the time to watch this …
Alien 3 (1992)
Alien 3, directed by David Fincher is rated R by the Motion Pciture Association of America for monster violence, and for language. The originla release date was May 22, 1992 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Horror/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Sigourney Weaver as Ellen …
Bachelor Party (1984)
Tom Hanks is better known today for his sensitive, serious portrayals and his knack for comedy seems to have got lost with time. When ‘Bachelor Party’ came out in 1984 I am pretty sure that Hanks was unknown. I had certainly not heard of him when I …
Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire for me is one of the best films for 2008. The movie is about a young Indian teen who lived in the slums and was invited to join in “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire” India. The teen was arrested by the Police on the suspicion that …
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut, directed by Stanley Kubrick is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug-related material. The original release date was July 16, 1999 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Mystery/Thriller and stars …
The Notebook (movie)
With Valentine’s day coming up (or even if you’re reading this after that day), this might be a good movie to check out. The Notebook is the movie version of Nicholas Sparks’ book, as you probably already know. As with all of the other stories that this …
The Barnyard animated film
The Barnyard is a good animated film, quite entertaining. I watched it just recently and I found it pretty funny. The main character is Odus, an adopted son of a cow. His father is the leader of the barn, keeping things in order, protecting the barn from hyenas, etc …
Blue Crush (2002)
A chick flick about girls and surfing. This was the very fist movie and I think this is the only movie that you will see to date about girls competing in a surfer competition. I get that people want to be equal opportunists and stuff, but there are just …
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo is a brilliantly animated saga of emotions, humor mixed with an unconventional story line. It is (as the name suggests) all about Finding Nemo. Nemo is the life of his father who loves and cares for him to the utmost extent possible. But on his very first …
Virus (1999)
A tugboat captain and crew stumble upon a mayday signal from a ship at sea, they go to investigate the distress call and find that they have put themselves in harms way. The captain, in debt up to his eyeballs has just lost his cargo, the same cargo that …
When Harry met Sally movie
This cult-rated romantic comedy was the very first of a long series of similar films, all starring Meg Ryan as practically the same character. When Harry met Sally was directed by the talented Rob Reiner (even though he wasted his talent at several occasions in my opinion), and also …
National Lampoon’s Stoned Age Unrated, comedy film
A movie so bad they decided to call it something completely different when it was released on video. Stoned Age is the comedy to bear the National Lampoon name. At one time this name met something but now you can see why the National Lampoon series is dreaded by …
The Last Legion Movie
The Last Legion is a movie about the late Western Roman Empire and it’s last Caesar Romulus Augustulus. He is tutored by a man named Ambrosius and protected by a general named Aurelius. After his parents are murdered by a Goth named Odoacer. He …
Mommy (2014 Canadian Drama Film)
Most often than not, small films like this one gets buried in a year full of blockbusters. Which is probably the reason why I was not able to watch this the year it was released. Admittedly, 3 years ago, I was not too much of a fan of smaller movies. …
El Cantante (R, 2007) movie
It’s amazing how you can go into a movie expecting horrible acting, and a bad plot. But Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have really tapped into a very interesting story about Hector Lavoe. Many people have never heard of this famous salsa king from New York City …
Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump, directed by Robert Zemeckis is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for drug content, some sensuality and war violence. The original release date was July 6, 1994 for United States audience. This movie falls in the gerne of Comedy/Drama/Romance and stars Tom Hanks as …
Passenger 57
Passenger 57 is an action flick starring Wesley Snipes and Bruce Payne released back in 1992 when audiences could tolerate terrorists and airline hijackers - unlike the post 9/11 world we live in today.
So anyway, Wesley Snipes plays John Cutter the good guy - a former cop turned airline …
The Girl Next Door
“The Girl Next Door” is an attempt to do a different teen movie by putting together teen curiously and pornography. Although it received mixed reviews from critics, the general public enjoyed watching this movie due to the involvment of three new generations of great actors Emile Hirsch, …
Man On Fire-Denzel Washington (2004)
Once again Denzel Washington has outdone himself. This compelling store left me in awe. He was definitely a man on a mission that took no prisoners. I had never imagined him in such a role as this before. I had always seen him in such light hearted roles. The …
Return of the King movie
I am reviewing the last installment of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings series, The Return of the King, which was released around 2003. This is by far my favorite in the series. This movie focuses on Frodo’s continuous battle with the ring’s power on him, the power of …
Things We Lost in the Fire
The first time I was aware of the movie “Things We Lost in the FIre” was I think in the year 2008 when it finally premiered on a cable television movie channel. I found myself having the urge to watch the movie since it had an independent movie feel …
Grandview USA movie
1984’s Grandview USA stars Patrick Swayze and Jamie Lee Curtis as high school friends who discover love many years later. Surprisingly, Swayze and Curtis do well together. It’s not a pair I would normally think of, but they work for the way in which their characters are …
Cat’s Eye
I have to say I really enjoyed the Stephen King movie Cat’s Eye. This movie was very intense and actually had me feeling scared. I thought that Quitter’s INC was a very scary episode in the film. You see Cat’s Eye is made up of 3 short movies and it …
The First Wives Club Movie
The First Wives Club is one of my favorite comedies of all time. The first time I saw the movie I was young, so I did not grasp the significance of both cast and the plot as a whole, but now that I am older it is one of the …
Horror Express movie
I was digging through our movie cabinet a couple days ago (trying to find my daughter’s missing Nintendo DS) when I came across the movie Horror Express.
To be perfectly honest with you, I don’t even remember picking up this movie. I think my wife bought it for me from …
Quantum of Solace
What is it?
I think this is the first James Bond film to be produced that was not taken from a book written by Ian Fleming, the author of all the other ones. It was released in October 2008.
What is the plot?
James Bond sets out to save the world …
Case of the Royal Murder
I am reviewing The Case of the Royal Murder, 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 Howard, …
The Cube (1997)
Bringing new meaning to “torture porn”, Cube is a surprisingly good low-budget film, but it is not for the faint of heart. Following seven strangers who wake up in a strange cube with no memory of how or why they got there. There confusion is quickly changed to horror, …
Christina’s House movie
I watched this movie on lifetime Movie network the other day. It was an overall alright movie. It was worth watching but it isn’t a movie I would watch again or buy. It’s a good movie for a rainy day. If you are really in the mood for a …
Life is Beautiful movie
This review does not have a summary. This movie was one of the best holocaust movies I have seen in a long time. When I saw this movie, it was all in Italian, which is for the most part the only downside to it. Although, the script in …
Prometheus 2012 Science Fiction Film
I will immediately reveal that I have given this film the rating of seven, and it should instantly make a statement about what I think of this movie. I think that this film is good, but not excellent.
I would like to make some comments about the production quality of …
Thirteen Ghosts (movie)
I don’t know about you all but I enjoy the series called Mr Monk on cable. Before Mr Monk came on the TV, the star of the show was in a movie called Thirteen Ghosts.
Although this movie would never win an academy award, it was interesting …
All the President’s Men
I’m not into politics much at all, but like most of America, I was glued to much of the Watergate hearings. All the President’s Men is the story of how we got to that point, and it’s superbly done. I remember when I first saw it in …
Tombstone Movie
With an all star cast and a killer plot, you cannot miss with this movie. It has an abundance of all the right stuff in a classic western, for example, it has lots of shootouts, loads of shootouts. This movie is great…just great, nothing short of what you know …
Beowulf Movie
I went into Beowulf with some high expectations. Sure, Angelina Jolie was in it (someone I can’t stand), but the previews looked pretty good, the animation truly incredible and I have always been a fan of the Beowulf story. What could be better than seeing Beowulf beautifully …
Beauty and the Beast
We watched this classic last week and were in awe of the production, acting and story line. Jean Cocteau directed Beauty and the Beast in 1947, so you know the movie is worth viewing. Filmed in black and white, spoken in French (but has English subtitles) with the best …
Tales from the Hood (1995)
Tales from the Hood, directed by Rusty Cundieff is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for graphic brutal violence and strong language. The original release date for this movie was
May 24, 1995 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Horror and stars …
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Before the movie The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was released in theatres and I only saw the trailer, I was anticipating spending money to watch it since I was so sure that it was going to be much better than the first. Everything from the villains to the special effects looked …
Pocahontas
I love the story of Pocahontas even in the book so when I had the chance to see the animated movie I really never missed it. I enjoyed watching it since it is a different kind of story and also it has a combination of reality and magic. I …
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo was one of the most successful animated movies by Pixar and really set them apart as an excellent animation studio. Finding Nemo followed the standard of movie quality always seen in Pixar works as being a movie that was very kid friendly while still being entertaining for …
Daffy Duck’s Movie: Fantastic Island
I was looking for movies my oldest daughter could watch on our Netflix player and came across an older one “Daffy Duck’s Movie: Fantastic Island.”
This film is essentially a spoof of the old Fantasy Island show that used to be on TV (which my daughter is too young to …
Signs movie
I know many people didn’t like “Signs”. I think that is because they came into the movie with the wrong expectations. As a science fiction movie “Signs” is average. The aliens don’t make very much sense; there is no explanation of their motivation. The special effects are simple to …
A Beautiful Life Truly Beautiful
If anything, “Life is Beautiful” was the first movie that made me cry. I had watched “Schindler’s List” and other such movies about the Holocaust before, but I never had had the experience of watching such a heartwrenching movie, ever. The undying love of a father for his young …
Augusta, Gone
This used to be one of my favorite lifetime movies that they played. I watched it a couple years ago. I really enjoyed watching it though, it kept me entertained and interested. Now that I have watched more lifetime movies it’s not one of my favorites anymore but I …
Bratz
When we rented the movie Bratz, we figured it would be something our daughter would enjoy since she collects the toys. Turns out, she didn’t even watch five minutes of this live-action film and my wife and I were left with the feeling we’ve seen it before.
The movie focuses …
Diary of the Dead, 2007 (DVD)
Wow.
There really aren’t words to describe this movie. I had heard not-so-good reviews about this film but knew I had to see it for myself. I wish I had heeded their call.
Diary of the Dead was crap. Plain and simple. I was so …
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