Movies Reviews
Inside Man (2006)
Sometimes you have an impression about a movie before you rent it. You might think it looks good based on the previews or you might really like one of the actors in the film. This was not the case when I came across the movie Inside Man. I had …
Taken the movie
I was first attracted to watch the movie “Taken” when I learned that Liam Neeson was heading the cast: I’ve always had a high regard for his acting ability and innate charm. Adding to the attraction for me was the fact that Luc Besson, the French film director, was …
Hotel Rwanda
I can vaguely remember news reports in the nineties when I was a child of war and genocide taking place in the African province of Rwanda between the Hutu and the Tutsis. I was about six years old when all of this was taking place, so I was blissfully …
Movie Mirror
Mirror, a remake from the korean version that was directed in 2003 by Kim Sung-ho. This story has the similar concept, only except with different actors and background. The movie stars Keifer Sutherland.
The story talks about an ex-cop who committed an offence and becomes a night security guard at …
Good Luck Chuck
I just finished watching the ‘unrated’ version of the DVD for this movie, and I must say, it’s totally hilarious. The building up of the movie about Charlie Logan (Dane Cook) being hex by the girl that he refused to make out with when they were young until him …
Dead Like Me: Be Still My Heart
In Dead Like Me: Be Still My Heart, George becomes closer with Trip Hesberg and attends the funeral for his father, who George had reaped. Emily Holmes does a nice job as Trip’s sister, Ashley. She’s not fond of George being there and actually ends up involuntarily …
Mona Lisa Smile (2003 Film)
The 2003 film “Mona Lisa Smile” is an elegant masterpeice that portrays Julia Roberts in a role that was pretty much made for her. It brings woman’s rights and the power that they have to another new level, while also showing the contraversy of how woman were supposed to …
Movie The Bodyguard (1992)
The Bodyguard, directed by Mick Jackson is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The orginal release date was November 25, 1992 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Music/Romance/Thriller and stars Kevin Costner as Frank Farmer, Whitney Houston as Rachel Marron, Gary …
Rear Window
An interesting premise and layout. Guy breaks his leg and is laid up in his apartment with nothing better to do than take a peek into the lives of all his neighbors across the courtyard. It is a sordid group: musicians rehearsing, a lonely lady looking for love, another …
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 …
A Christmas Carol (1951)
The famous black-and-white 1951 British version of “A Christmas Carol” starring Alastair Sim is considered a classic and loved by many. Before I had watched it for the first time, I heard his movie praised so much that I thought I was going to love it as well. However, …
Lantana
Lantana with Anthony LaPaglia, Geoffrey Rush, and Barbara Hershey.
This film was supposed to be a murder mystery but turned out to be a social discussion on the crises facing married couples to make the relationship last. Quite frankly, I fail to understand the movie, but …
Movie - “Eden Lake”
Horror-suspense flick “Eden Lake” keeps you breathless and guessing from start to finish.
Jenny and her boyfriend, Steve, escape to the wilderness for a romantic weekend of camping; Steve is also planning a surprise proposal. Things look great until the couple come across an unruly group of boys who view …
Why You Were Sleeping
Oh how I love Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman in this movie ! I love how it shows her being miserable and alone and how she has the not so glamorous job as a ticket taker for the subway in new york. It’s such a pitiful job and I …
Movie The Strangers
I love thriller, horror and drama movies but for the life of me I cannot classify this movie. I had a problem with the first scene. When the movie started Kristen, the main female character, was crying but I never really understood why she was crying. I had to …
Movie: The Break Up
This movie was one that I saw as part of an all female outing with the husbands left at home. The people who saw it were all women in their 30s, to give the review context. It stars Vince Vaughan and Jennifer Aniston as the lead characters, and as …
City Hunter (movie)
I like watching movies starring the actor and martial arts expert Jackie Chan sometimes, but I never heard of the movie City Hunter until some time recently. It was actually supposed to be based on a Japanese manga of the same name, and when I got to watch it, …
Angel Eyes movie
“Angel Eyes” was promoted as a Jennifer Lopez movie because, at the time, she was a very hot celebrity; however this movie is all about the acting talents of James Caviezel. Although the movie was promoted as one of the best roles for Lopez, it didn’t live up to …
Forbidden Kingdom
I’m a big fan of action films and martial arts movies. I was very excited when I learned that Jackie Chan and Jet Li, two of Asia’s most popular martial arts actors, are going to star in one movie. I really waited for this movie to be shown and …
Star Trek 1991 Cachet
As a stamp collector and a huge Star Trek fan, I jumped at the chance to get this cool-looking collectible. The Star Trek 1991 Cachet was issued by Paramount Pictures, in association with the United States Postal Service, in celebration of Star Trek’s twenty-fifth anniversary.
It’s an awesome display …
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005 movie)
Remake of a popular TV series, this movie lacked the quality to keep me interested for even a short while. Where was the direction? It sure as hell didn’t leave me wanting more, I didn’t even want a little. This is yet another dumb movie that will fade away …
Brotherhood of the Wolf-(Le Pacte Des Loups)- (2001)
Usually I don’t enjoy watching foreign films with characters I am unfamiliar with. However, I decided to give this one a try. The plot seemed very interesting. There is a beast terrorizing the countryside and killing innocent villagers. Two unlikely heroes show up to investigate and solve the mystery …
Cider House Rules (1999)
“The Cider House Rules” is a 1999 Miramax movie, a production company that I find traditionally does excellent movies. At 116 minutes the English language movie is just about the perfect length. I never felt like it was padded to occupy more screen time nor did I feel cheated …
The Good Shepherd, Robert De Niro Movie
Edward Wilson is a significant achievement that students in Yale University, it is not wrong when he then invited to join in an organization hidden in the body leading universities, the Skulls & Bones. From this secret organization, perhaps many alumni who have become state leaders. Edward own impetus …
Puncture (movie)
“Puncture” was a movie that I just didn’t care to see after I had read a lot of bad reviews on it. Even the trailer did little to stimulate my interest in it, even though later I came to realise that it had a very interesting plot. How I …
Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
Gordy, played by Tom Green, is a cartoonist wish dreams of getting a contract for his own TV show. His dreams are trampled on when he takes his request to the members that matter as they tell him that his ideas are sub standard and makes no sense. Gordy …
The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything (2008)
I like pirate movies and I had wanted to see this one for some time, so I was happy when I found it on the shelf of my local library. I had seen the preview before on other children’s DVDs and had thought it looked interesting. Truthfully, I found …
The Christopher Lee Collection dvd
I became interested in some of the older horror films and actors some years ago, and the actor Christopher Lee was one of them. My interested especially peaked when I saw him in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, which was one of my favourite set of movies. Therefore, …
Wild About Harry film
I actually liked the movie “Wild About Harry” because it was differnt from a lot of comedy films which I have seen. I also thought it was hilarious even though I don’t think that it could put put in the category of exceptionally good films. I usually find myself …
The City of God movie
The City of God is a Brazillian made movie based on a true story about two brothers who grow up in a violent neighborhood in Rio De Janeiro and take very different paths in life. One becomes a photographer, and the other becomes involves with drug dealing. …
Freaky Friday
There have been many versions of Freaky Friday since the first filming of Mary Rodgers book, but it is the one that I still enjoy the most. Sure some of it is dated, having been filmed in the 1970’s and with most of that ages fashion shown in full …
Film “The Other Guys” (2010)
I consider myself to be a fan of Mark Walburg but not of Will Ferrell. I used to like Will but I have found his last several movies to all be similar. Mark can play a range of characters, but Will always seems to play a very …
Wrestling With Shadows
Wrestling With Shadows directed by Paul Jay is one of the best documentaries that I have ever seen, at first glance you assume the movie is a simple production which follows a wrestler on a day to day basis and chronicles his trouble. However, after watching the movie you …
Sunshine Cleaning movie
As much as I love Indie movies I rarely check them out in theaters. I tend to wait for them to be released on DVD in case it turns out to be really bad. I’ve heard of Sunshine Cleaning from friends and when it first came out on DVD …
Mother knows Best movie (1997)
This movie should not be confused with another film that was released in the late nineteen twenties. I actually saw this film on Lifetime some time ago and heard it was based on a true story even though I’m not completely sure how true that is. Nevertheless, I’ve read …
The Simpson’s Movie
The Simpson’s is one of the most hilarious TV show that I have ever watched in my life. The entire show ,their characters are just too funny. When I heard that their movie was going to be out,I made it a point to get tickets for the first day …
Lawrence of Arabia Movie
“Lawrence of Arabia,” filmed in 1962, is based on a true story of Thomas Edward Lawrence, a British officer who had attempted to unite wild Arabic tribes into a nation. Lawrence (Peter O’Toole) is sent to spy on King Feisal (Alec Guiness), one of the many Arabic rulers. His …
Dead Man Walking movie
Sean Penn plays a man on death row, who committed a rape and a murder (late in the film we find out that his partner in this crime went free). A woman priest wants to help this man, not to get him free, but to make God forgive him …
Night Shift movie
I absolutely loved Henry Winkler when he portrayed the Fonze on Happy Days. As a movie star, I think he’s OK in a supporting role. When it comes to carrying a movie, like he did in Night Shift, he’s just not that good.
The idea behind Night Shift was a …
Madagascar 2: Escape To Africa
I watched Madagascar 2: Escape To Africa and I came out from the cinema, a happy customer. It was so hilarious and I don’t mind seeing it again. Seriously, the first Madagascar movie was funny but the second got me tears in my eyes laughing. This time around, Madagascar …
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 …
A beautiful mind film
A beautiful mind is a great movie and it deserved all the academy awards it got. It is one of those movies which leaves the viewer with a little pain after watching the movie. Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly starred in this classic movie and Russell Crowe is at …
Movie The Godfather
The Godfather (part 1) is one of a few movies I watched several times, besides Kramer vs Kramer, Accidental Hero, Heat, Ronin, Cape Fear, Taxi Driver, The Untouchable, Rain Man, The Deer Hunter and…uhm, Entrapment (What? It is an entertaining movie, isn’t it?).
Based on the novel of notable author …
The Kids are Alright Movie
Start with a lesbian couple, throw in a sexy B-list starlet, and some precocious teens and you have The Kids Are Alright, a surprising contender for several of this year’s Oscars. I really wanted to like this movie, and I mostly did, however there was something about it that …
How To Train Your Dragon Movie (2010) Animated
I have always loved animated movies. I have heard of this movie How to Train Your Dragon and it actually was on IMAX theatres because it was 3D. I did not see it in 3D but it is alright because I am not really keen on watching it like …
Finding Nemo Movie
It is a story of a Father-son relationship, a funny fish story for children.
Nemo is a nice clown fish who has little fin on the other side of him. His father, Marlin, his wife died because it was eaten by a big fish. Marlin don’t want that to happen …
Mr. Untouchable (DVD)
Many people were up in arms about “American Gangster” starring Denzel Washington. The story of Frank Lucas is quite fascinating. But then later on, months after the movie’s hype had died down, I started hearing some things about Frank Lucas and Nicky Barnes. In American Gangster, …
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 …
Umrao Jaan
Watching Umrao Jaan brought tears to my eyes. This is a Hindi movie in Urdu, I think and if I’m not mistaken. I don’t speak Hindi language nor Urdu and it helps each time whenever I watch a movie of Hindi genre, or Bollywood, there will be subtitles. …
Get Rich or Die Tryin (2005)
Get Rich or Die Tryin’, directed by Jim Sheridan is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong violence, pervasive language, drug content, sexuality and nudity. The original release date was November 9, 2005 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Biography/Crime/Drama/Music …
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