Movies Reviews
To Sir With Love
“To Sir with Love” is one of my all time favorite movies. I’ve seen it dozens of times and I still cry every time I see the movie. I think it is the ultimate teacher movie ever. The 1967 Columbia British Productions movie was filmed in color and lasts …
Slumdog Millionaire: Review
Mumbai, city where dream comes true and many dreams just remain as they are, dreams. Story of this movie circles around two brothers Jamal Malik and elder brother Salim Malik and also their female partner in crime, Latika, who at a very young age were rendered homeless due to the …
Turistas (UR, 2006) movie
I was a little apprehensive about seeing this movie because there are just so many slasher films out there where the “teen/college” kids get offed one by one. The difference that sets this film apart is the fact that the filming and action seem more realistic than …
Jackass Number Two (2006)
Similar to the first movie, this second installation into the Jackass franchise is just a bunch of segments put together to give us a feature length movie that has no plot direction of any kind. If you are familiar with the TV series and the first movie, you are …
Fright Night Movie
A couple of days ago I had the pleasure to watch again the remake of the 1985 film “Fright Night” , another remake of an old movie with Colin Farrell in one of the main roles. I liked it as much as the first time and let me tell …
A Very Special Love: Special it is
I am not very fond of Filipino or local movies ( I live in the Philippines and local movies are called “Tagalog Movies”) but then I have to say that I did enjoy watching one particular movie that I would also like to introduce to the readers of Reviewstream. …
Return of the Rebels movie
Return of the Rebels is a made-for-TV movie that I loved to watch back in the day. It was one of those fun films that was showed repeatedly during a pre-cable era. It stars Barbara Eden and Don Murray, and something about it just appealed to me …
D-War: Dragon Wars (2007)
You haven’t seen a crappy movie until you have seen this movie, I mean, when I first saw the preview for this movie, I was truly expecting to see one the greatest movies featuring lots and lots of dragons and mythological creatures coming to terrorize humankind, but instead, I …
Muppets From Space
I grew up watching the Muppet Show on television and always wondered what exactly Gonzo was supposed to be. Turns out he’s a space alien.
Muppets in Space is a great movie for the family to watch. It has all the muppet characters in it on an adventure to find …
Up film
Up is another one of those animated films from Pixar that comes out every so often that we feel we’re too old for but end up watching anyhow. At least, that’s how I usually feel about animated films these days.
Up is about an old man, Carl Fredricksen who …
Role Models (UR, 2008) movie
I was dying to see this movie when it hit theaters. But alas, I ended up catching it on DVD. And I have to say that I’m glad I waited. While the movie was funny, I found the little boy’s antics a bit over …
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 …
The Gravedancers Movie
The Gravedancers was one of the movies released as part of the After Dark Horror Fest. This is a low budget movie that features some B-list actors that probably wouldn’t have been seen by many people if it weren’t for that festival. Though this movie has a few problems, …
Boogie Nights movie
Boogie Nights was released in 1997 and while at the time only had few actors with names anyone knew, by now everybody knows John C Riley, William H Macy, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Mark Wahlberg and Burt Reynolds are some of the cast. The movie is about an adult film …
Grave of the Fireflies (movie)
After watching movies such as Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle, I was searching the internet for some good Japanese animated films to watch. The name of one movie in particular named “Grave of the Fireflies” kept surfacing with many extremely good ratings. However, I found myself ignoring it …
Limitless (movie)
One of the best movies that I’ve watched so far this year is a movie called “Limitless”. Even though I saw it advertising and read a multitude of good reviews on the movie, I didn’t watch it until a family member of mine finally persuaded me to. Even just …
Suicide Club horror movie
Suicide Club (or Circle, in practically everywhere besides the US) is a Japanese psychological horror movie that deals with subliminal messages, people’s outward appearances and personalities, and the idea of cults. It seems to have a popular, although small, fandom. I first watched it at a friend’s house, and …
High School Musical 3
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The movie opens with the Wildcats playing their final championship game. Though they trail during the first half, the seniors in the team realize that they need to play their best game as it will their last. And that is essentially what High School Musical Senior Year is all …
21 Movie
We watched the movie 21 tonight. I think it’s cool that it was based on a true story. Can you imagine how smart those kids had to be? It just blows my mind!
I think the movie does a great job of showing just what greed can get you. And …
Carandiru (R, 2004) movie
It’s amazing how much of a learning tool Netflix has been for me. I rented “Carandiru” without ever hearing about the inmate/police riot that occurred in October of 1992. I know that I wasn’t really up on world events during that time. But knowing …
Semi-Pro
I don’t know if this movie was supposed to be funny or not but I just didn’t really enjoy it. It’s about a struggling basketball team and Will Farrel is the coach that has to try and bring it up out of its slump. It was kind of a …
The Perfect Man (2005)
The perfect man is a movie about a daughter who wants to find the best man for her mother who never has a serious relationship. It is about Holly, who has no permanent life and relationship because she always moved from one city to another just because her mother …
netflix.com
We saw an ad on tv that said that you could rent movies from home for only $8.99 a month . The ad also said that you could get a free month’s membership just for signing up . We decided to give a try , and I’m glad that …
Dr. Seuss on the Loose
We were watching Dr. Seuss movies and I got to see one I didn’t even know existed; Dr. Seuss on the Loose. It was a film that ended up being better than I thought it would.
This one was basically a re-telling of three Dr. Seuss books; the Zax, the …
Boys Don’t Cry
Boys Don’t Cry is a graphic, violent, emotional account of a true story, the story of Brandon Teena or Teena Brandon. Teena Brandon was born a girl, but somewhere along the way she decided that she wanted to be a boy so she changed her name to Brandon Teena …
Creature From the Black Lagoon
I remember seeing a photo of this creature in a monster magazine and remarking how scary it looked. Well it was not that scary in this classic film. I liked the opening scene in which it explained the Big Bang theory and leading up …
Paranormal Activity (Movie)
Although this movie was found to be corny and unhorrifyingly unsuspenseful by some members of my family, I found this too scary and I was really scared watching this movie. This movie had come out in 2007 but it was only shown last year in our country and I …
Surf’s Up
When I first saw previews to Surf’s Up, the first thing I thought was ‘Not another penguin movie.’ But, after taking the time to watch it last night, I have to admit it was probably the best out of those I’ve seen.
Unlike other Penguin movies, Surf’s Up doesn’t take …
IT (movie)
I think the movie IT is one of the best and scariest movies ever made. This is a movie that will make you afraid of clowns after you watch it. It is one of the darkest and most evil movie ever made. I was horrified by the sinister appearance …
Hairspray (movie)
I watched the movie Hairspray, the new movie and not the original, for kicks and grins. Was I disappointed! I suppose that I should have taken my own cues that I was not too impressed with the first version of Hairspray! Anyway, if you want to listen to pop …
Smiley Face (movie)
I developed a liking for the comedy actress Anna Farris once she played the role of Cindy in the Scary movie series, and also played a few other comedy roles to my liking. Therefore, a part from the plot, this was why when I heard about the movie Smiley …
Finding Amanda Movie
Finding Amanda is one of the latest movies in 2008 and since my friend works in the cinema theater, I managed to get a special sneak preview of this movie.
It is actually a kind of a nice movie and a feel-good at that as well. There are lots …
Chronicels of Narnia : The Lion, The witch and the wardrobe
This movie is a classic children fantasy movie based on the novel by C.S. Lewis of the same name. The book was much appreciated and hence the movie was greeted with huge positive response.
The story of the movie is set in the time of World War II. Four siblings …
Growing Pains movie
I was in about the fifth or sixth grade during the original run of Growing Pains. I can’t even remember what night it came on, I just remember having a huge crush on Kirk Cameron like all the girls I knew my age. He was adorable as Mike Seaver, …
Netflix
I used Netflix for 2 years. I started the free trial and ended up keeping the service. I loved the convenience of not spending gas to drive to the video store and spending a considerable amount of time picking out a good movie to watch. I especially liked that …
A Boy and His Dog Movie
A Post-Apocalyptic film about a boy who communicates telepathically with his dog. Together they set out on an adventure to find food and girls. The film begins very promising, but I really didn’t like the later half at all. At first I found the film funny and interesting on …
Quantum of Solace
I watched Quantum of Solace a couple of months ago, since I am fan of the James Bond Series. And after watching it, I really liked it. It is basically a sequel to Casino royale in which by being betrayed by Vesper, James Bond wants revenge from his enemies …
The Patriot (movie)
Of the Mel Gibson movies I’ve seen, I wouldn’t put The Patriot toward the top of the list. But, it is still a good historical fiction film to consider on a weekend when you want to feel a bit more patriotic.
The thing I like about this movie is it …
Pieces of April
In “Pieces of April” we see the actress, Kate Holmes with an image of a bad girl who has a conflictual relationship with her family. The story of “Pieces of April” is good but unfortunately in certain moments in the middle of the movie it may lose it’s potential …
Andrew Niccol’s Gattaca: A Science Fiction Movie
My husband is a science fiction fan. I don’t particularly go for the science fiction genre necessarily but there are movies in it that I like (Water World for example). We were at home watching television not so long ago when he saw that this movie, Gattaca, was …
Lone Star movie
I’ve heard about Lone Star, but I’ve never been tempted to watch it. However, a friend sent it to me recently, so I figured I’d sit down and see how it was. There was actually a lead in to this with comments that intrigued me. Thus, …
Emperor of the North Pole movie
A film set during the economic depression in USA about homeless men travelling with trains without paying. The film is trying to depict the relations between these men and figure out what kind of people they are. Lee Marvin is probably one of the coolest actors to ever appear …
Saw V
I am a big fan of horror movies especially the horror movie entitled “SAW”. This horror movie is a successful. Many people are watching this movie because this is very screaming. I love it. I used to shout when I watch it. This makes me crazy … hahaha that’s …
Movie: Doubt
I have finished watching a movie with my mom and my brother last night. The movie is called “Doubt”. Starring Meryll Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams. The movie started and ended in the same location - the parish and the school run by Meryll Streep as the …
The Feminine Touch movie
Overall, I like The Feminine Touch, a classic movie from 1941. It’s a bit of a comedy with dramatic undertones. Rosalind Russell stars as Julie Hathaway, the wife of an aspiring author, who is preparing his manuscript about jealousy and how wrong it is. Don Ameche …
Accepted (2006)
Justin Long, better known for his performance to me in Jeepers Creepers makes am entrance as a comedian in this classic tale of a boy and his dreams of going to college. When e finds out that all his applications to every college that he had applied to was …
Monsters Movie (2010)
I just saw the movie Monsters last night and I don’t really quite know how to categorize it. I cannot put it in bad movie file, but then I cannot recommend to watch it. I can’t even quite tell if I can enjoyed it. The feeling this movie has …
Nightmare of Elm Street movie (2010)
I recently went and saw the new Nightmare on Elm Street. I think most people know the plot line to nightmare on Elm Street, and for those few who don’t it’s a pretty simple slasher flick. A badly burned Psycho who was killed years ago by an angry mob …
Real Mean
I have seen John Ritter quite a few times on television but never took the time to watch one of his movies. That changed this past weekend when I watched his film Real Men. And, I have to say, I was very impressed.
First off, I want to say that, …
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