Movies Reviews
The Devil Wears Prada
I typically like Anne Hathaway’s movies but the Devil Wears Prada just didn’t do anything for me.
Hathaway plays an up and coming journalism student who takes an internship at a fashion magazine and finds herself going from social outcast to the favorite of her boss (played by Meryl Streep). …
The Resident Patient
I am reviewing The Resident Patient, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which was produced by Granada television in 1983. This episode finds Holmes hired by a very young physician, recently hired by a man to look after his personal health. …
The Orphanage (R, 2007) movie
Belen Rueda stars as Laura in this weird, yet spooky little film. The synopsis on Netflix seemed a little more ominous than the actual film. Anyway, I was a bit confused at first as to what was going on. But once I realized …
The Beastmaster (1982)
The Beastmaster, directed by Don Coscarelli is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was August 20, 1982 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Fantasy and stars Marc Singer as Dar, Tanya Roberts as Kiri, Rip Torn as …
Willow (1988 Film)
The 1988 film “Willow” was not only a movie that is suitable for family time, but one that has magic and wonder, and romance, and a whole lot of exciting adventure with a hero who didn’t think he was anything more than a wannabe magician. While this film was …
Save the Green Planet, South Korean film
Movies branching off into numerous genres tend to fail in the dumpster. If the director can manage to pull things off right then you have a pretty good movie on your hands. Save the Green Planet combines so many different kinds of movie genres that you will loose track …
Total Drama Island
When I first saw the cartoon “Total Drama Island” advertising on Cartoon Network, I could only think that it was quite an interesting plot and setting for a cartoon. I had never actually seen a reality show cartoon except for the “Drawn Together” series which aired for some time …
Dracula Untold, movie (2014)
Dracula Untold is a dark fantasy action film that deals with the origins of Count Dracula, the famous character from Brom Stoker’s 1897 novel, Dracula. This movie is laced with action and bits of horror throughout. It’s not a perfect movie but as far as action movies go, it pays …
The Notebook movie
The Notebook movie is real horrible and I never could quite get why people liked it so much. The book was ok but the movie was horrid. First off the actress they got to play the main role was awesome and she played the character well but the main …
Big film
“Big” is a classic 1988 movie starring Tom Hanks. It really elevated Hanks to stardom as an everyman who most people can relate to. Looking back on it now, there are some weak plot points, but the movie also has some iconic scenes that one will not …
National Security movie
I actually watched the movie “National Security” when I was in a bad mood and wanted to put a smile on my face and it did work out! Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn acting abilities together with the plot of this movie full of interesting twist, made …
Movie Cloverfield
I finally had a chance to watch Cloverfield on DVD. I have to admit, it was not exactly what I was expecting.
I was expecting a real story with enough footage that I could actually see what was happening, not another attempt at the Blairwitch Project. Just …
Con Air
Con Air was released in 1997 by Touchstone pictures.The movie stars Nicholas Cage as Cameron Poe, a newly discharged Army Ranger, who returns home to Mobile Alabama to meet his pregnant wife.Cameron Poe gets in a bar fight while defending his wife and accidentally kills a man.He goes to …
Flicka
I am reviewing the movie, Flicka, which was released last year. It is the story about a girl and her horse, but also about the relationship between father and daughter. Alison Lohman plays Katy McLaughlin, whose desire has always been to work on her family’s ranch. …
The Death And Life Of Bobby Z
I love Paul Walker very much. And in this movie, The Death And Life Of Bobby Z that he acted which I’ve watched like 2 times, the storyline ain’t that bad.
At first, I was quite skeptical into thinking that it is a rather cheesy gangster movie but …
X-Men Movie
X-Men was an excellent movie if you went with no expectations and had never seen the cartoon or read the comic. However, they changed a lot from both comic and show in the movie and after seeing the movie for the first time, I was infuriated at how they …
Meet the Robinsons
Walt Disney had a dream. His dream was to bring color and magic alive to children everywhere. Along the way he had to employ his motto of, “Keep moving forward”. That dream, that process, and that motto are what bring Meet the Robinsons alive. It takes us to a …
Interstellar - Movie (2014)
I had the privilege of seeing Interstellar in theatres yesterday. I had high expectations for the film, given that Christopher Nolan is the director. I was not disappointed, I was actually amazed. Interstellar had a great story and the visuals were a treat. I’m glad I had the chance to …
The Other Guys (2010)
To be frank, 2010 hasn’t been a great year for comedy. Most of the billed “comedy” movies have been stale and unfunny, and the ones that are occasionally funny are better characterized as dramas. While The Other Guys isn’t a cinematic masterpiece, it is the funniest movie of the …
Baby snatcher
I watched this movie on lifetime move network today. Overall it was pretty good. The actors were really good in it, and they had more than one actor that was good. A lot of times in the life time movie networks there are only one good actor in the …
Wanted film
Wanted is a movie about a group of assassins, cool group of people with trainings and camp and all. Angelina Jolie, as usual plays a beautiful woman with a cold heart, full of actions and great body. James McAvoy, kind of a new comer in movies, and …
London to Brighton (2006) Movie
I thought this was an excellent film and it kept me totally gripped from beginning to end, but I would warn you that the subject matter of this film is repulsive and it is as gritty as —˜Nil By Mouth’. We are plunged into the world of London …
The Family Man (2000)
Nicholas Cage plays Jack Campbell, a Wall Street Investment banker who is wealthy and alone in his life, one morning as he opens his eyes; he finds that his world has been completely turned upside down when he notices that he has a wife and children. He is given …
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Sister Mary Clarence, also known as Deloris in the outside world of the convent, played by Whoopi Goldberg, is once again called upon to help the convent out of a critical situation, she is asked to teach a music class full out rude and rowdy children with terrible manners …
Resurrecting The Champ (PG-13, 2007) movie
I had heard of this film. But when I saw that Josh Hartnett and Samuel Jackson starred in it, I figured it was one of those movies in which the black man portrays a lost, but heroic figure. And the white man comes to save the day …
Happy feet movie
I first watched this movie was on dvd with my little cousins. It was quite interesting with the nice dancing and singing. The storyline was pretty good. One thing I didn’t really understand was how Mumble, the main penguin went back his own specific colony of penguins, but I …
Mr. Deeds
Mr. Deeds is a great comedy movie. I think the acting and characters were just great in this film! I think this is probably Adam Sanlder’s best work since The WaterBoy. Now I really liked the whole storyline about how he inherits tons of money and gets rich. Mr. Deeds …
“Jane Eyre” with Timothy Dalton and Zelah Clarke
I have seen several movies based on this classic by Charlotte Bronte, and this 1983 version starring Zelah Clarke as Jane and Timothy Dalton as Mr. Rochester is, in my opinion, by far the best. The plot is very true to the book, and the two leading actors were …
Quigley Down Under (1990)
Quigley Down Under, directed by Simon Wincer is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was October 19, 1990 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Adventure/Drama/Western and stars Tom Selleck as Matthew Quigley, Laura San Giacomo as Crazy …
Stone Cold (1991)
Stone Cold, directed by Craig R. Baxley is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong violence and language, and for sensuality. The original release date was May 17, 1991 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Drama and stars Brian Bossworth …
Apocalypto, Mel Gibson Movie
In ‘Apocalypto’, again, Mel Gibson chose to drive in the foreign language film, after ‘The Passion of the Christ’ (2004). This time located in the rural South America, precisely at the end of an era of Maya civilization tribe.
Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood) is a youth by a quiet …
Show Boat musical
It took me a long time to actually get through Show Boat in one sitting, and while I agree it’s a classic motion picture, for some reason I don’t watch it that often. It’s another musical that features Howard Keel, and for some reason, his pictures are ones …
Call Me Madam musical
In 1953, Twentieth Century-Fox released the marvelous musical, Call Me Madam with Ethel Merman, Donald O’Connor, and Vera-Ellen. It’s high-powered, high-energy, and high-five fun. I love these kind of innocent musicals where the story is lighthearted and the songs merry. Oh, there’s some heartbreak and drama …
50 First Dates
I think this is one of the sweetest romantic comedies out there. I love Adam Sandler in this movie and have thought it was a classic movie since it came out. I tend to watch it every time I find it on the TV. I have it either on …
Wubbzy’s Big Movie
My daughter loves the show Wow Wow Wubbzy so, when we were surfing our Netflix instant movies last night and came across Wubbzy’s big movie, she absolutely wanted to watch it.
It was OK but was kind of a disappointment too.
I’m not a huge fan of the show myself and …
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape 1993 movie
I did not like this movie; I found it very depressing. I heard a lot about it, and yes, Leonardo DiCaprio does an excellent portrayal of a retarded teenager, Arnie; you feel sorry for him, but even more so for those who must live with him and take care …
The Sentinel movie
When the actor, Michael Douglas chooses to do a thriller, 99.9% it is a guarantee that is going to be a good one. “The Sentinel” confirms this theory. Douglas involvement in this project is simply great. His on screen sparks with Kiefer Sutherland are a guarantee to make you …
View from a top movie
“View from the top” is an average movie about making your dreams comes true. It should convey a strong message of empowerment however the film is not that good. This is one of Gwyneth Paltrow’s movies and, may I say, not one of her best since it was a …
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Ok my good people, I guess we asked for it and it was given to us as promised, this is where Hollywood meets police meets Hollywood get it? Me neither, but in essence, this movie is about two police detectives who are not getting enough payment from their regular …
Seven Pounds Movie
I found Seven Pounds to be very intense and a tad complicated. To be honest I did not know what was going on until probably the last 20 minutes of the movie. I usually like movies with a twist, but Seven pounds unfortunately did not meet my expectations, especially …
Nim’s Island
I recently rented this movie for my little sister and I to watch. It was surprisingly pretty good. Nim is this little girl that lives on an island with her dad and no one else knows about the island. Jodie foster plays in the movie (I forget her name …
The Brave One
Another vigilante story. A woman survives a brutal attack that leaves her fiance and her beloved dog dead and herself severely battered. She then buys a gun, and soon enough puts it to use. While her ultimate goal is to find and kill her attackers, she also shoots some …
Dracula: Dead And Loving It
This is Mel Brooks’s version of Count Dracula story, released in 1995. All I can say is funny, funny, FUNNY! Just thinking of it makes me smile. Leslie Nielsen as the imposing but a little clumsy Dracula who keeps messing things up, Peter MacNicol as an unsuspecting London solicitor …
Firehouse movie
This review is for a movie called Firehouse, which is not to be confused with Richard Dean Anderson’s Firehouse movie of 25 years later. However, whereas in 1997 it was women having to deal with being accepted, in this 1973 version, it’s African Americans struggling to break in …
Hi Fidelity film
This is one of my favourite films, and it’s based on a book by one of my favourite authors, Nick Hornby. It stars John Cusack, as Rob, a hapless record store owner who is obsessed by lists. After his relationship breaks down he lists his five most …
Changeling
You know what, I rented the movie Changeling thinking it was going to be a dull film and it turned out to be one of the better movies I’ve watched this month.
This movie, which stars Angelina Jolie, gives an overview of a little-known mass slaying that took place in …
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host movie
Raymond Burr is back in Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host, a TV movie in which Mariette Hartley guest stars as Dr. Sheila Carlin, a radio talk show host who is a friend of Della Street’s. Della, of course, is elegantly played by the …
Viva Baseball Documentary
“Viva Baseball” is a 2005 documentary about Latino baseball players and the affects Latinos have had on baseball. I’m a big baseball fan and like fans everywhere am familiar with the 1947 the year the “color” barrier was broken when Jackie Robinson became a Brooklyn Dodger, but I was …
Anna And The King,1999 movie
The movie is based on a true story that took place in the 19th century. Anna Leonowens (Jodie Foster), an English widow, is invited by the King of Siam to educate his numerous children. Her views differ in many ways from the traditional Siamese ways, and she holds on …
Aristocrats (2005)
I had heard from a friend whose taste I respect that this was a remarkable movie, so I decided to check it out. Well, it’s different, I’ll say that.
This is a movie about a joke — a filthy joke, a single joke, and one told over and over in …
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