Movies Reviews
So I Married an Axe Murderer
I’m not a huge fan of some of his later Austin Powers movies, but I have always thought Mike Myers was a bit underrated when it comes to his films. That’s why I took the time to watch one of his first movies again; “So I Married an Axe …
The Break-Up
The Break-Up is a laugh all ’round romantic comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston.
Vaughn and Aniston play Gary and Brooke who after dating for a while decide to buy a condo together in Chicago. After living together for a considerable time Brooke feels that Gary has become lazy …
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (PG13, 2009)
I only rented this movie because I wanted to see a really intriguing suspense film with Michael Douglas. He tends to be in films that have lots of steamy action and great cinematic tension. This film was about a D.A. who was running for office. …
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)
Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, is one of the best Frankenstein movies that has ever been made. This movie is so powerful that it moved me in a way that no other movie ever has. It stars Robert De Niro, who is an incredibly talented actor, as …
Polar Express movie
I am reviewing the Christmas movie, The Polar Express, which was released in 2004. Tom Hanks stars in this animated movie about the magic of Christmas. It’s about a little boy who is having doubts about the existence of Santa Claus. On Christmas Eve, he embarks on a magical …
Crank (2006)
I saw this movie, and you have got to believe this I was in some kind of hallucination or translation while I was watching it. The movie really pulled me into it and I was almost like lost in it. It was as if you have entered some kind …
The Lawnmower Man (1992)
The Lawnmower Man, directed by Brett Leonard is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date for the movie was March 6, 1992 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Horror/Romance/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Jeff Fahey as Jobe Smith, Pierce …
Face/Off (1997)
A man plays with his son on a merry-go-round…another lays calmly in the distance sipping liquid through a straw, he takes aim and shots the man and son; man lives, boy dies.
Six years later…
John Travolta is CIA Agent Sean Archer whose son was brutally murdered at the savage hands …
Rosemary’s Baby (1968) movie
Starring: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy, Charles Grodin, Angela Dorian, Emmaline Henry, and Hanna Landy.
Directed by: Roman Polanski
A married couple, Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse, move into an apartment building where the neighbors are extremely friendly (and elderly, I might add). Rosemary’s husband …
Pay It Forward (2001)
Watching this, Pay It Forward (2001) on the DVD the other night gave me a bit of self-confidence to embrace life more better.
The movie story stars Helen Hunt, Kevin Spacey and if you remember the talented kid from the movie the Sixth Sense, it is none other than …
Barney and friends CD
This is a wonderful cd where Barney, the purple dinosour and his friend, baby Bop and BJ teaches little children on how to play safe. They share lessons with the kids about safety rules for playgrounds and parks, while still having fun. Also in this CD the pretend …
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 …
Movie Knocked Up
This movie has that bizarre combination of sweet and revolting that somehow makes a movie work for everyone. At moments, it was so offensive that I didn’t want to laugh but couldn’t help myself, and at other moments it was sweet and genuine and made me truly smile.
The …
Sin City
Sin City the movie is directed by Robert Rodriguez and is based on hot comic novels by Frank Miller. Rodriguez brings to life the work of Miller and is not like any movie I have ever seen. The cinematography is brilliant and artistic. Most of the movie is shot …
Hide And Seek
Hide And Seek was shown on my local TV channel and if it’s acting by Robert De Niro, I always make it a point to watch. This movie also sees the little kid, Dakota Fanning (think she had acted with Tom Cruise as well), I give this story 10 …
Ingmar Bergman’s “The Seventh Seal” movie
Imagine… Back before engines or high speed communication, where battle is done with metal blades and crude and cruel superstitions serve as the voice of both law and medical science, you give a decade of your life traveling far from home to fight the enemies of your religion. After so …
The Happening - Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
The happening is one of the worst rated movies of M. Night Shyamalan however I actually enjoyed it though I cannot call it a favorite. The movie is basically about plants giving off a chemical that causes people to commit suicide.
I can see why it has such horrible …
Planet 51 Movie 2009
Normally I really enjoy kid’s movies, especially with high tech CGI animation. I didn’t know much about this one when I rented it, other than Gary Oldman was one of the voice actors, and he is one of my favorites. After watching the film I still do …
Zombieland: Movie
I didn’t quite know what to expect from Zombieland, but as it turns out I quite enjoyed it. I found it to be pretty entertaining and thought it was to be one of the better comedies to come out of the last few years.
I love end-of-the-world type cinema …
Mean Machine Movie
The former football player Danny Meehan is sent to prison for drunk driving. While there he can’t resist the temptation of playing football again, so he starts a league among the inmates. The only difference to “real” football is that there are much fewer rules in the new system.
Films …
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie
Neither a brilliant film in its own right or high scorer in the genre, The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue or Let Sleeping Corpses Lie as it is sometimes known, is a passable enough zombie movie that should prove watchable enough at least to any zombie fan. The story …
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 18
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 18 begins with Ling showing up at the hotel where Winry and Al are staying to let them know what’s happening while Ed heads off to the distant ruins of Xerxes, a city that mysteriously vanished in one night. He and Fu discuss the …
Movie : Imprint
When I heard that Takashi Miike was making an episode I had a lot of mixed feelings. Miike is responsible for a Japanese film any fan of horror movies will know the name of, Audition. That movie was masterfully made with detailed characterization, a quiet uneasiness and …
Return from Witch Mountain movie
Return from Witch Mountain was the first follow up to the Disney favorite, Escape to Witch Mountain. It’s the only one which included the original —˜kids’, Tia and Tony. Now teenagers, both Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann returned as the brother and sister from another world who …
The Parent Trap - Film 1961
The first time I ever watched this movie I did so rather tongue-in-cheek - simply because my mother had recommended it and my mother and I do not have the same taste in movies! So to say that I was pleasantly surprised is a bit of an understatement.
The story …
Crazy Love (2007)
This movie-like documentary story of the crazy love sensational between Linda Riss and Burt Pugach, is still well known up to this date. My parents know about it, my siblings and now me. The summer of 1959, this horrific incident took the nation by storm with all …
Ghost and Mrs Muir
I love movies, it is one of my favorite pasttimes. I like old movies also, some of them are so well done that they are truly classics. I was flipping through channels the other night and came across a 1947 movie entitled The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.
The story …
Made Of Honour
Made Of Honour sees the charming Patrick Dempsey acting as the main guy and there are also other casts like Michelle Monaghan and Sydney Pollack. What is this movie about..? I think it’s a good movie and I likened it to something like other romantic comedies, starring Sandra …
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary is s very scary movie. I think this is one of Stephen King’s best movies ever made to date. The thing that was scary about this movie was that is had lots of things to do with death and ghosts. I also think that the movie was scary …
Turistas DVD Movie
My first and primary reason I decided to watch Turistas is because of my love for the actor, Josh Duhamel. I really love watching him acting, and if you are trying to recall which one is him, he is the one playing Las Vegas TV episodes. The …
Ouija (supernatural horror movie)
I was in the mood to watch a horror movie recently and couldn’t figure out which one to watch. That was when I remembered one called “Ouija” that I had seen the trailer of when I went to watch something else in the theatre. While it was obvious that the …
Memoirs of a Geisha
Another Cinderella story with a cultural relevance is Memoirs of a Geisha, a movie adaptation of Arthur Golden’s best selling novel. If there is anyone who is into cultural immersion and intense drama, then I recommend this movie.
The movie follows the story of Chiyo (Suzuka Ohgo), a young girl …
The Bells of St. Mary’s
The Bells of St. Mary’s is the sequel to Going My Way and stars Bing Crosby as Father O’Malley out to save another part of the Church. This time, it’s not a parish that needs him, but a school which is in crisis. His skeptical foe this …
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
This was an excellent drama starring Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett, in roles that are quite different than anything else I have seen either of them in.
The two actresses play teachers at a British school. Barbara (Dench) is a closet lesbian, and Sheba (Blanchett) is having an affair with …
The Transporter Refueled (2015) movie
What a disappointment! Over the weekend hubby and I decided to binge watch some movies that were on our “to see” list. One of these movies was The Transporter Refueled movie, the newest of the Transporter series. We’ve seen all of the other Transporter movies and we loved each one …
Nora
I watched this film last night, never even having heard of it before. It was made in 1999 and stars a very young looking Ewen McGregor and Susan Lynch. The film tells the story of the stormy relationship between the Irish writer James Joyce and his wife Nora, who …
One Missed Call movie
One missed call is a great movie. It has great actors in it, a good storyline and kept me interested throughout the movie. The ending could have been a little bit better but it was still a good ending. It started off really good, once I started watching it …
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, …
They Call it Murder movie
They Call it Murder, a 1971 TV film, had a nice opening that I rather loved. The opening credits included a still photo and an action scene of each of the main stars as their name popped up. I applaud the director, Walter Graumann, for this. …
A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash documentary
‘A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash’ is an award-winning documentary released in 2006. The film discusses the upcoming crisis caused by the shortage of fossil fuels, especially oil. The authors of the film interview a number of experts, scientists, politicians, top government advisers and officials, who thoroughly explain the …
What’s eating Gilbert Grape
This movie is an English movie. It is directed by Lasse. The actors are Johny Depp, Juliette and LeonardoDicaprio. Johny Depp plays the role of Gilbert Grape and Leonardo plays the role of his mentally handicapped brother, Arnie. Gilbert is very much caring and considerate towards his mentally handicapped …
Monty Python’s Meaning of Life Movie
Nearly everyone in the Western world knows about the comedy team of Monty Python. This British comedy troupe, featuring John Cleese and others, if famous for its unusual and offbeat humor. Monty Python came out with the movie Meaning of Life a number of years ago. Like …
Gilbert Grape
My wife is a Johnny Depp fan and has seen most of his films and the other night I watched one with her it was called whats eating Gilbert Grape.
The film was really good and sad in parts but I could not get over the acting by …
The Game Plan
I would describe this recent release as nothing special but okay. While it is probably not going to become a beloved classic, this family-oriented movie is warm, clean, funny at times, and it tries to deliver a positive message. In a nutshell, a tough NFL football player too full …
The Wall by Pink Floyd
When I signed up to Netflix we got the three movie at a time plan. When we looked through the options for movies when we discovered that they had The Wall by Pink Floyd which is my husband’s favorite of all time. So we got it for him to …
Angel Season 1
I adore Angel. My fiance got me into all the magical, vampire shows, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Charmed, and Smallville. This review is about Angel Season 1. I love this season because it sort of picks up where Buffy left off. I love how there …
Bad News Bears
I was flipping channels today and came across the original Bad News Bears on one of the movie channels. It’s been a while since I’ve seen the movie and I have to admit it is much better than I remember it.
The interesting thing about Bad News Bears is, while …
Inside Man (2006)
Inside Man, directed by Spike Lee is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for language and some violent images. The original release date was March 24, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Drama/Thriller and stars Denzel Washington as Detective Keith …
Robocop (1987 movie)
Gracefully working its way unto the silver screen, then to VHS, eventually making its way to DVD…Robocop has affixed itself as one of the greatest movies of all time.
Whether you have seen it before all the way back in 1987 or whether you see it today, none can deny …
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