Movies Reviews
Viva Las Vegas DVD
“Viva Las Vegas” is one of my favorite Elvis Presley films. I’ve wanted it on DVD for a long time, so last week was able to acquire the Deluxe Edition.
The DVD container comes with a slide on jacket of Elvis and Ann-Margret. The back of the jacket …
Carnage (1984) movie
“My mind must be going”
Engaging in the sort of illegal trick that can get your license taken away a real estate agent disregards his fiduciary liability to tell recently married young couple Jonathan (Chiodos) and Marge (Den Dooven) Henderson that the furnished Victorian house he is selling them was …
Epic (movie)
One of the animated movies that I watched fairly recently was Epic. I must have seen the trailer advertise a million and one times and not show any interest in seeing it, before I finally yielded one day after one of my family members got the blu-ray version and …
Eddie and the Cruisers
I watched the DVd “Eddie and the Cruisers” last evening.
This musical movie was made back in the 1980’s.
I really like this movie, which is based on the disappearance of Eddie Wilson, the lead singer of Eddie and the Cruisers. Maggie,
played very well by Ellen Barkin, is a reporter …
What Lies Beneath
My daughter loves horror movies and convinced me to rent What Lies Beneath. She said it was a good movie, but I am not a huge fan of horror films. I decided to give it a try anyway. She wanted to watch it, so why not. I rented the …
Valkyrie movie
The movie is a historical thriller about the assassination plot against Adolf Hitler. The movie started with Tom Cruise severely wounded in Tunisia and was brought home to Berlin for medical treatment. Wrought and dismayed with the outcome of the war, Tom Cruise who played Colonel Claus von Staunffenberg, …
Primal Fear (1996)
Primal Fear, directed by Gregory Hoblit is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for brief grisly violence, pervasive strong language and a sex scene. The original release date was April 3, 1996 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Crime/Thriller and stars …
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (Movie 2011)
I just recently saw the third Chipmunk movie installment, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. I found the movie had too much music and was not as interesting as the first two but it was cute and I did enjoy it. I am not sure that I will watch it …
Rat Race Movie
What can be said about Rat Race other than very hilarious. It had to be with actors/actresses like John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Lovitz, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Seth Green. What is with the men in the board-room, they seem to bet on any and everything…I guess …
The Fox and the Hound 2 movie
I only just watched The Fox and the Hound 2 last night, and I was so delighted with it. I’ve been wanting to see it since I heard that my favorite actor, Patrick Swayze, was one of the voices. I’m not sure why it took me so …
Get Him to the Greek (movie)
I was never a fan of the actor and comedian Russell Brand, and always wondered what other people saw in him, because I just never thought that he was as hilarious as some people would make him out to be. However, after watching him play a cunning drug addict …
Movie: Penelope
“Penelope” is a small-budget movie that was apparently released sometime in 2008, although I do not remember any advertising for the movie. Anyway, my wife and I rented it this past weekend. It was a surprisingly charming ‘modern day fairy tale’ staring Christina Ricci and James McAvoy. …
The Siege
If you ever want an idea about how our government handled terrorist threats prior to 9/11, the movie The Siege is a good film.
Not only does it star everyone from Denzel Washington to Bruce Willis, it�s a movie that is so full of twists and turns you don�t know …
Mr.Deeds
Mr.Deeds is a mediocre comedy movie. This Adam Sandler and Winona Ryder starred movie misses something which makes it not appealing much to the viewer. Though the movie has a decent plot and impressive star cast, it some how doesn’t manage to attract the viewer. It is the story …
Watchmen
Watchmen, a very popular comic series by DC Comics has finally made its way to the movies. Shown in different countries worldwide, the movie became very sensational.
Characters:
Bringing to life the characters from the comic strip to the movies was quite good. Though I really do not like the skin …
Stargate: Atlantis 501 “Search and Rescue”
Stargate Atlantis season 5 premiere was one of the things I was really waiting for. With all the spoilers out there, I couldn’t imagine how they will make it work. And oh boy, was it worth it.
The episode is an immediate continuation of the season 4 finale. The building …
The Big Wheel movie
The Big Wheel is a movie I haven’t seen in a couple of decades, but I actually remember watching it off and on late night on TV when I was growing up. It’s a Mickey Rooney film, and it played often. Perhaps because it’s a movie …
Hoodwinked movie
My family and I recently rented the new kids movie Hoodwinked. If you don’t know about this movie than let me give an overview of it. Hoodwinked is about the story Little Red Riding Hood with a bit of a twist. Little Red delivers desserts for her grandmother. As …
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Three children fall prey to a scheming old man who want nothing more than to see the children suffer, the old man’s ulterior motive is wealth at the hand of the young girl who he plans to marry in order to get the inheritance. Violet, Klaus and Sunny were …
The Lone Ranger Movie
“The Lone Ranger” is more than just a western. It delicately combines the ironic take on the genre and the homage to the similar European and American classics. To me “The Lone Ranger” is something like “Pirates of the Caribbean”, but in the Wild West. Here, in contrast with …
Simply Irresistible (1999)
Get this movie a woman gets a restaurant that was passed on to her when her husband died. Without a stitch of cooking experience under her belt, she is caught between a rock and a hard place with no where to turn. When she goes to the market to …
Netflix.com
We have now had Netflix service three different times in three different states. This has provided us with a variety of experiences. We started in Michigan where shipping times were a little slow. It usually took about two days to get our movies, two days to return them, and …
Raise Your Voice
Raise Your Voice is a teenage movie that stars Hilary Duff, David Keith and Oliver James that was released in 2004. This movie focuses on music. If you are the type who likes to relax and watch a movie that has a sweet message, a little predictable, then this …
Suspiria
I think Suspiria is probably one of the scariest. If not the scariest movie ever made. This movie is old from the year 1977. But I still enjoy it. In fact I think older movies like Suspiria are the best kind of movies. I just loved the spooky music …
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Before last year I had ever heard of this film. In fact, when I first saw the title of it on the televsion guide I had mistaken it for a romance movie which I think might have been set in the mid nineteenth century. However, when I watched the …
The Last Legion Movie
The Last Legion is a movie about the late Western Roman Empire and it’s last Caesar Romulus Augustulus. He is tutored by a man named Ambrosius and protected by a general named Aurelius. After his parents are murdered by a Goth named Odoacer. He …
Bugs Bunny 1001 Rabbit Tales
I keep loading older Looney Tunes cartoons on our Netflix player for our daughter to watch after school and on weekends. One of the ones I loaded recently was Bug Bunny 1001 Rabbit Tales.
Much like other Looney Tunes movies I’ve come across in the past, this one is basically …
In Her Shoes (movie)
In Her Shoes made me like Cameron Diaz. For whatever reasons, I have never been impressed with this actor and just didn’t think that much of her. In Her Shoes changed my mind. While I still do not consider Cameron Diaz to be one of my favorite actors, she …
Hitman, action film by Xavier Gens
The Hitman franchise has been around for 14 years so far. The franchise originally started on the Playstation and then worked its way to last gen consoles. After four games, Fox snagged up the rights to make a movie. Compared to other video game movies this is much better, …
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, vigilante film
Everything about this movie makes no sense. You have a bunch of Italian mobsters who act like flaming retards. The second hand of the mob looks like an idiot with his puffy hair and he talks sort of like an actor who is trying to talk like an Italian. …
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Planet of the Apes, directed by Tim Burton is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for some sequences of action/violence. The original release date was August 1, 2001 for Jamaican audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Drama/Science Fiction and stars Mark Wahlberg as Captain …
Happy Feet (2006)
Happy Feet is a 3D animation movie. I can say it’s a musical movie. Lots of songs in there. If you like musicals, watch it. If you don’t, you could try but I’m not sure if you’re gonna like it.
Happy Feet is about a penguin that can’t sing. He …
Encino Man (1992)
This is the story of prehistoric man, during the ice age; he tries to make a fire to keep both himself and his cave girlfriend warm in the cold times, but as he does this, a cave in buries them both. As the ages pass, we now move to …
“Easy A” (2010 Film)
The 2010 comedy, “Easy A” was a teenage centered comedy that reflected some of the problems seen in the “Scarlet Letter”. While some of the problems faced by the chatacters in this film are very exagerated, the principle and message behind them are none the less impacting.
Emma Stone (from …
A Simple Formality Movie
A film by the italian director named Tornatore about a famous author being accused of murder. Did he commit it or not?
Tornatore is known by many as the director behind critically acclaimed Cinema Paradiso, a film which in my opinion is very overrated and relies only on sentimentality.
This is …
The Bank Job (2007 version)
Who ever said that the movie, “The Bank Job” directed by Estonian director, Brad Jurjens is a good movie, well he/she doesn’t know what they are talking about. This supposed to be dramatic movie has a good story, but the end result is really horrible due to the way …
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 …
Men In Black 2 (movie 2002)
The Men In Black are back with another mission to save the world from yet another alien who wants to destroy, again, why do aliens love to destroy…why??!! This time, Will Smith as Agent J has to find and restore the memory of his brain-washed former partner Tommy Lee …
A Love Song For Bobby Long (R, 2004) movie
I really wanted to like this movie starring Scarlett Johansson. She’s a pretty good actress. And for her to be so young, she is really good at depicting different types of characters with great depth. This story surrounds the living situation Purslane Will (Johansson) she …
Inside (UR, 2007) movie
In this hideous film, a woman and her boyfriend are riding in a car when they have a fatal car accident with another vehicle. The scene depicting the accident is somewhat bloody. We see that the woman in the car is pregnant. Her boyfriend doesn’t …
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge is one of my most favorite movies of all time and I teared while watching this. I don’t know why but there is something personal and touching about stories that have elements of forbidden love. This sweeping movie story reminds me a lot on Romeo and …
Wreck It Ralph Movie
Disney pretty much nailed it with this movie in every way possible. I can safely say it does not target a specific audience but rather promotes interest in all age ranges. It is rated PG and I can understand why by I urge you not to deter …
“Little Drummer Girl” Movie (Drama)
“The Little Drummer Girl” as a film is perhaps to some not has compact in its storytelling as the best selling novel written by author John Le Carre. The adaptation of the novel to film does not reach the depth as to the audience member’s emotional response as …
Nebraska (comedy drama)
If you like family dramas, independent films and road trip movies like me, you might find yourself liking the movie Nebraska. It’s different from a lot of other films I’ve seen, the plot is exciting even though it’s simple and it strives to be realistic.
When the movie begins, we see …
Film Halloween
The last time I saw the 1978 version of Halloween, I was a pre-teen and, to be perfectly honest, couldn’t remember much about the movie.
It was on one of our movie channels last night so I decided to watch it with my wife while we were waiting for Project …
Movie Just Like Heaven
“Just like Heaven” is simply a great romantic movie with a touch of magic and fantasy. What would you do if you start seeing a ghost? I personally would scream out loud and run away, however David Abbott went to find help to assist her crossover the other side! …
Movie Cars
Cars is an animation movie which was released in 2006. It was created by Pixar Studios which has already produced some great movies in the past.
Pixar has done a great job by the extremely cool animations and character rendering in this move. The story is that of a rookie …
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