Movies Reviews
Evan Almighty, Tom Shadyac Movie
Still remember with Evan Baxter, reporter Bruce Nolan competitor? Now, this film recounts the leaders of this Evan. His career is now even middle-pitched Evan presumes to be members of the U.S. Congress. Evan also brought his family moved to the luxurious district in Washington DC. Evan seriousness in …
Source Code 2011 Movie
I watched this movie only once, but it made a rather big impression on me nonetheless, and I would like to describe this impression below.
I started watching this film without having any idea of what the plot was going it be. I only knew that it was going to …
Transformers (2007)
Michael Bay does it again with Transformers. With his known use of 100% authentic special effects, who wouldn’t love his movies? He further proves it with this installment of Transformers, taken from the toys, games and old TV series. Starring Shia Labeouf and Megan Fox, Transformers takes you through …
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 35
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 35 begins with Olivier taking out Sloth with the help of the Elric Brothers and Captain Buccaneer. She then takes them into the underground tunnel far away so they can’t be heard. She then demands that they tell her everything and then they …
Network movie
What a deeply prophetic and darkly funny film this is. The performances from Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and William Holden are absolute perfection, and Sidney Lumet’s directing is brilliant as well, but the screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky is the true diamond of this movie. It is shockingly …
Idiocracy (R, 2006) movie
I had the opportunity to see this film and was at first turned off by its spoofiness. But then, by the time the main character advanced to the year 2505, I realized exactly what director Mike Judge was trying to say about our society. This politically …
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 12
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood episode 12 begins when Ed and Al arrive in Dublith to visit their teacher Izumi Curtis. Ed has a dream about his father Van Hohenheim. They go to Izumi and Sig Curtis’ shot “Happy Meat” where they’re greeted by Sig, because they committed the …
Hell Comes to Frogtown
So I just saw this little gem for the first time. For those not in the know, Hell Comes to Frogtown is a 1987 post-apocalyptic sci-fi flick starring none other than Rowdy Roddy Piper.
Piper plays the titular character, Sam Hell. He’s one of the last potent men …
Bewitched
Once again Nicole Kidman has shown what a valuable asset she is to hollywood. Her performance in bewitched is spell binding and applaudable. Her karisma leaves as all bedazzled! Bewitched is definitely one of her finest work along with funny man and co-star Will Farrell. Will has shown off …
Corpse Bride (2005)
Corpse Bride, directed by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for some scary images and action, and brief mild language. The original release date for this movie was September 23, 2005 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the …
Stuck in the Suburbs
When the movie Stuck in the Suburbs came on television last night, my first thought was “Great, another teenaged chick flick.” But, after watching it simply because there was nothing better on, I discovered it was actually a pretty good movie.
The Disney Channel Original centers around two girls …
The Far Pavilions,1984 movie
The Far Pavilions, 1984, mini-series, is based on the novel by M.M. Kaye. I have one complaint about the movie: several scenes are done in the dark, leaving you to guess what is taking place. Other than that, the movie is good. The story is about Ashton Pelham-Martyn, or …
Yes Man movie
Release Date: 2008
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 104 minutes
Directed by: Peyton Reed
Written by: Nicholas Stoller, Jarrad Paul, Andrew Mogal, Danny Wallace
Starring: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Rhys Darby, Terence Stamp
Jim Carrey plays Carl Allen, a withdrawn man who is content to let life pass him by. However, his world is soon turned …
Proof of Life movie
“Proof of Life” is a constant reminder in Meg Ryan’s life of a romantic affair went wrong. During the filming of this movie in Ecuador, Ryan was romantically linked to her co-star, Russell Crowe. The only problem was that at that moment she was still married to the actor, …
My Louisiana Sky movie
A film set in the 1950s America about a young girl who is raised by her grandmother because both her parents have severe diseases. When the grandmother dies the girl gets to live with her aunt instead, but she lives many miles away from her parents, and there is …
Super Size Me
Super Size Me is a documentary film by Morgan Spurlock. Morgan Spurlock takes it u[on himself to eat nothing but McDonalds food for 30 days and he films himself for the entire duration of his eating drama. He gets pretty scientific with it all by involving healthcare professionals who …
I.Q.
Remember the movie by Meg Ryan, I.Q.? Well, I truly love this movie I.Q. as it is very awesome and something wonderful to watch. Meg plays the wonderful and sweet Catherine Boyd and it happens so in this story that she is Albert Einstein’s niece and the not …
DVD Tomb of the Werewolf (2003)
Tomb of the Werewolf (2003)
A thorough, total and utter travesty and the only film I have ever seen that was both excruciating to watch and emtionally painful as well.
I’ve been reviewing several of Paul Naschy’s films on here lately. Naschy was Spain’s reigning king of horror in the late …
Ice Princess
Ice Princes is about a girl named Casey Carlie who is trying to complete a physics project so she can get a scholarship for college. Her professor told her to make it about something personal. That’s when she came up with the idea to study the girls figure skating …
The Guardian movie
This is a beautiful movie, and that may be a strange term to use when thinking about or describing the military. This movie focuses on the Coast Guard and a man’s sacrifice to save the lives of countless others, and the influence that he had on the people who …
Walk The Line movie
This is a 2005 biography film about Johnny Cash, the film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter. The film starts from Cash’s early childhood, and progresses throughout his life, telling an interesting story that I thought I knew already, I found out I knew …
The Night Listener movie
When I first popped this DVD in, I was a little apprehensive about watching Robin Williams portray another homosexual character in a film. It wasn’t until I did a little research, and realized that this film was based on a novel, which in turn was based on …
Inception movie
Inception is a 2010 movie that I wouldn’t dream to try to explain in a review. It’s just impossible. You can try to simplify it by saying it’s about people extracting information through dreams, but that wouldn’t do the complexity of the plot any justice. It’s …
An American Carol
This is without doubt one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen! I admit when I checked it out I had never heard of it before, but I saw it stared Leslie Nielsen and I had always found him very funny in the “Naked Gun” movies. The DVD box …
Movie: Rounders
A must for every collection is what is quickly becoming a classic movie in the poker world; Rounders is a gripping story about two men, a law student and an ex-con that try to make it big playing poker. It?s got a star cast including Matt Damon, Edward Norton …
The Green Mile
I have heard of the movie The Green Mile before. But, I have never taken the time to watch it because I figured it would be like another Stephen King movie/book; The Shawshank Redemption.
My wife decided to watch it again on Saturday though so I had a chance to …
Legend of Zorro movie
I am reviewing the movie, Legend of Zorro, the sequel to The Mask of Zorro. This movie stars Antonio Benderez and Catherine Zeta Jones. So there’s Zorro. He is played by Antonio Benderez. He and his wife have a son. This son doesn’t know that his …
Cinderella Man movie
For years, when I thought of boxing movies, I always put Rocky on top of the list. However, after seeing Cinderella Man, there is a new #1.
Based on the real life story of Jim Braddock, the movie focused on the Great Depression and how one man’s return to glory …
The Garden (NR, 2006) movie
I was a little apprehensive about this film. It looks low-budget from the Netflix description. And none of the other reviews gave it a riveting description. But I must admit that I liked the premise. And as the story went along, I was …
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
The Incredible Hulk (2008) is an action film by Louis Leterrier and is rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some frightening sci-fi images, and brief suggestive content.
The Incredible Hulk picks up with Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) living in Brazil where he’s ran to hide out from General …
Halloween 2 movie
Rob Zombie returns with the follow up to his remake of the seminal slasher film. Last time, he made a terrible job of the remake and this time round he makes an even crappier job with its sequel. Well, that isn’t really fair. The awful flashback sequences from the …
Showcase Cinemas Randolph MA
I took my daughter today to see Bee Movie at Showcase Cinemas in Randolph. The movie was great…but, I will leave that for someone else. :)
There were a lot of cars in the lot when we arrived, but amazingly, there was still parking close by. The …
Madhouse
Starring: Joshua Leonard (Clark Stevens), Jordan Ladd (Sara), Lance Henriksen (Dr Franks), Dendrie Taylor (Nurse Hendricks)
It is rather scary when you think that the shadows you see from the corner of your eyes are not real, but a figment of your imagination. Ben London (one of the …
Gangster Squad (movie)
One of the last movies that I went to watch in the theatres was “Gangster Squad”. Ever since I first saw the trailer last year, it looked so promising that I made up my mind that I was not going to miss it. The movie didn’t disappoint at all …
When Harry Met Sally
Yes, I know, I know: for some reason, many folks have agreed that this movie is great. Wonderful. Almost a classic… Beats me why. I watched it a couple of days ago and found it very average.
Sally and Harry meet for the first time as college students, then life …
What Women Want (2000)
What Women Want, directed by Nancy Meyers is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for sexual content and language. The original release date was December 15, 2000 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Fantasy/Romance and stars Mel Gibson as Nick Marshall, …
Goodfellas Movie
Scorsese’s depiction of the mafia society is regarded as a classic by many, and tells the life story of a man growing up with these mobsters and rising to the top very quickly. Scorsese uses a voice-over (a narrator) in a way here that has been influential on later …
DVD Jonny Quest-The Complete First Season (1964)
AT LONG LAST A QUALITY RELEASE FOR THE LEGENDARY CLASSIC SERIES! Groundbreaking and original, the series played on all three networks through the 60’s, 70’s and even into the 80’s! Not only has the entire run been digitally remastered it is presented in uncut format for the first …
Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors
One of my favorite films in the Nightmare On Elm Street series is the third installment Dream Warriors. With a talented cast which includes Patricia Arquette, Lawerence Fishbure and Jennifer Rubin and a dynamite premise which acted as if part two never happened, Dream Warriors is one of …
Anniversary (Hong Kong romance drama)
Anniversary is a Hong Kong romance drama directed and written by Patrick Kong.
The film starred Alex Fong and Stephy Tang - the model couple and in Hong Kong entertainment industry. They’re like the prince and princess in fairytale and everyone wished for them to “live happily ever after”.
However they broke …
Dirty Work movie
This is a 1998 film starring Norm Mcdonald where two friends start a business where people call them to take revenge out on people to raise money to save Sam’s father who needs an operation. They play practical jokes, or more serious antics that get people fired from their …
Salt Movie (2010)
The movie “Salt” has received a lot of much-anticipated hype, especially around my hometown. I have to admit that I was a bit excited to see another good flick featuring Angelina Jolie. I liked her in “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”, “Tomb Raider”, etc. Therefore, my dad …
The New Adventures of Heidi movie
It’s hard for me to find a Heidi tale that I don’t like. Over the years, I’ve seen a lot of them and most of them have their own unique quality that makes it work. That’s the case with The New Adventures of Heidi from 1978. …
LORO, movie (2018)
The beauty of individual things is undeniable only in our heads. Someone is sure that he ties his shoelaces beautifully or hangs stuff in the closet. The Italian Paolo Sorrentino is not sure of anything. He knows. He knows how to beautifully shoot a girl by the pool, shaving her …
The Toy-movie
The Toy is a 1982 comedy/drama film starring the comedian Richard Pryor.In this film Richard Pryor is a black man,Jack Brown who is down on his luck.His house is about to be mortgaged if he dosen’t make a payment on it.The problem is,he is an unemployed writer and he …
Lord of War (2005 film)
I have always admired propaganda films for the boldness of their script and their natural rebellious nature. Perhaps the most sucker punching film of the highest production values is Lord of War.
Yuri Orlov (Nicholas Cage) has a talent for smuggling weapons, a talent that …
The Three Musketeers in 3D, 2011 Movie
I think that hardly there are many books with more screen adaptations of “The Three Musketeers”, but in spite of all that I think that the new version directed by Paul Anderson (Mortal Kombat, Alien vs Predator) has something new to offer to viewers , at least with the …
Living in Oblivion
I’m not a huge Steve Buscemi fan. I’ve always thought he was better as a character actor in a small role than a lead actor. But, I got a chance to watch his 1995 film “Living in Oblivion” and was admittedly impressed with it.
I never heard of this movie …
Love Crime (2010 film)
Love Crime is a French thriller that manages to keep you on the edge of your seat, undeterred to chase along the rapid-fire subtitles at the bottom. A film by Alain Corneau, Love Crime stars Ludivine Sagnier (the chic Parisienne in Love Songs and notably from another Ozon …
Illegal Tender (R, 2007) movie
I really really wanted to like this movie. When I heard that John Singleton was making another movie, I thought that it was really going to be good. The film is based on a Latin couple living in the Bronx in 1985. The husband is …
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