Movies Reviews
Dave Movie
This movie was surprisingly good, much better than I expected. When I saw the PG-13 rating and read the blurb - a lookalike of the American President temporarily takes the President’s place - I thought there would be some stupid stuff, like him having sex with the President’s wife, …
Summer Scars movie
When I first saw the cover of the dvd, to tell you the truth I didn’t expect anything higher than a movie which could only be described as b-rated. However, when I watched the movie I was more than surprised because I found it was actually quite interesting and …
Paths of Glory movie
Kirk Douglas appears as the french colonel Dax in this anti-war statement set in the World War I. His batallion is completely outnumbered but are forced by the general in command above Dax to storm the enemy hideout in what looks like a suicide mission. Dax tries to convince …
Shape of the Moon (2004)
Shape of the Moon is a documentary released in 2004. It has no narration, but is basically a cameraman who follows around an Indonesian family. It received rave reviews from Roger Ebert and other critics. It is shot entirely in Indonesia, and the language is Indonesian with subtitles. Despite …
Air Force One movie
Harrison Ford starred as the President of the United States in Air Force One, a 1997 action thriller. The picture was full of fine performers: Glenn Close, Paul Guilfoyle, William H. Macy, Dean Stockwell, and Gary Oldman, just to name a few. It was high on adventure …
Freejack (1992)
Freejack, directed by Geoff Murphy is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was January 17, 1992 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Emilio Estevez as Alex Furlong, Mick Jagger as Victor Vacendak, Rene …
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 9
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 9 starts with a recap and then Ed being reprimanded by Maria Ross for rushing into Lab 5 without them. After the lecture Ed calls Winry in Risembool and asks her to come service his automail after she discovers she forgot to put a …
Out movie
Out, aka: Deadly Drifter, from 1982 is, well, strange. I’m not even sure how to describe the plot, if there was a plot. This collection of scenes had a unique start in how the title was present, and I give it points for that. However, considering …
S.W.A.T
It is really hard not to like a movie with Samuel L. Jackson in it. At least for me it is. And I love almost everything he does. I’m not a huge Colin Farrell fan after movies like Phone Booth and that weird Jesse James western thing he did, …
Movie Predator
There is this movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger long before he became the Governer of California, it was called the Predator.
This movie is thrilling and exciting. Arnold stars as asoldier of fortune who is assigned with his elite force to seek out a lost group of soldiers. He finds …
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 4
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood episode 4 starts with Ed and Al returning to Central to report on what happened in Liore. Roy Mustang directs them to an alchemist specialist, Shou Tucker, whose expertise is alchemy on living things. The Elric Brothers soon discover a terrible truth about what …
Doom (2005)
One of the most hyped movies of 2005, and starring a big cast with the “Rock” Dwayne Johnson and Karl urban, it was based on the very popular video game: Doom. This movie was too dark and dismal to be enjoyed. It started out well, with a good …
Tropic Thunder
When I first saw the movie “Tropic Thunder” advertising, all I could think about was that it was not going to be funny because the actor and comedian “Jack Black” was in it. I normally have a problem with that actor as I think he is not a very …
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 …
Quickflix Online Movie Rental Service
At first I must admit that I thought the whole concept of renting movies online and then waiting for the movie to come in the mail, watching it then sending it back idea sounded a little bit stupid and very gimmicky. However, fairly recently I have had a problem …
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men goes to show that you need special effects, huge budgets, and fancy costumes to make a good movie. All you need is great acting and a great story. 12 Angry Men is the story of a jury who is deciding the fate of a …
Hindi film Sunday
I watched this film a few days back. The film stars Ajay Devgan and Ayesha Takia in the lead roles, the story is about a girl - Ayesha Takia, that has a bad memory and she forgets a full day and the incidents that has happened in those 24 …
Inside Mecca DVD
“Inside Mecca” is a National Geographic television production (2003). It follows three Muslims engaging in hajj: a woman from Texas, a man and his wife from Malaysia, and a man from South Africa.
Pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of Islam (faith, prayer, alms giving, and fasting). In …
Running Scared Paul Walker
I originally thought this was a remake of the old Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines movie but soon realized it wasn’t. I decided to watch it anyway and have to admit it was pretty good. It was fast paced enough for me and I could even deal with the …
500 Days of Summer (2009) Movie
When I saw Inception, I was really thinking about the actor who played Arthur. I really thought so hard until I remembered that he was Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the guy who was in the movie, 500 Days of Summer.
I saw 500 Days of Summer (2009) at home when I was …
Double Indemnity Movie
Double Indemnity is the story of an insurance salesman who tries to use the actions of a beautiful woman to receive death insurance from her husband by killing him. Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwick play the leading roles in this chilling noir film by Billy Wilder, originally a novel …
Film Terminator Salvation
More than anything, the trailers for this movie ruined it for me since they gave so much away. You knew going in that Marcus was a Terminator and you knew that he was a good guy who was never a threat to John Connor. But, the spoilers weren’t fatal …
Perfect Stranger movie
I watched “Perfect Stranger” on Dvd.
“Perfect Stranger” stars Halle Berry as Roe, a journalist who’s friend has been murdered. She goes undercover at the firm of the suspect Harrison Hill (played by Bruce Willis).
Roe pretends to be a temp in order to get information on Hill. …
The Land Before Time animation movie
Different groups of dinosaurs are forced to leave their lands because of shortage of food and set out on a long journey to the Great Valley, a place of abundance and safety. A little dinosaur named Littlefoot is traveling there as well, together with his mother and grandparents. Littlefoot …
Fright Night movie
A 1980s mixture between horror and comedy in which a teenage boy suspects his neighbour is secretly a vampire who goes around the area to kill people at night. Of course he proves to be right and has to get help from friends and old vampire killers to survive …
Flightplan
I watched Flightplan yesterday shown on the local TV channel and it is so good to see such a good actress Jodie Foster, acting once more.
I know that this was a movie that was shown years back but somehow or rather, it is just so good to be …
The Proposal Movie
One of my favorite actress is Sandra Bullock. I watched all of her films from Speed with Keanu Reeves up to this one. I was curious about this film the first time I found it out. What is The Proposal is all about? I saw some billboards showing that …
Night at the Museum, Shawn Levy Movie
Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is a divorced father with his wife faces serious problems because the work is always moving and often nearly always was. She should be forced immediately to obtain new employment or the rights of children will be revoked and he can no longer with Nicky …
Crank 2 Movie
OK well Crank 2 is not like a super good movie. But I can say it had lots of energy and action in it. Crank 2 really brings the violence the sex, the craziness. This movie overall seems to be very crazy and just a wild ride with not much …
The Last Holiday Movie
The Last Holiday starring Queen Latifah was probably one of the most wonderful and uplifting movies that I have ever seen. I actually borrowed this movie from my local library. I like Queen Latifah so I thought this movie would be interesting and I have been in love with …
The 2003 Vampire Movie Alucard
I am yet to recall ever seeing a movie such as Alucard which screamed low budget. I never did watch it in the theatre, and for that I am indeed thankful; however, I did borrow a DVD from a friend to watch what I thought might turn out to …
No Good Deed (2014 Thriller Movie)
While I admire any attempt at diversifying movies so that non white actors have the rare opportunity of playing some of the main roles, that doesn’t mean I thought the 2014 movie “No Good Deed” was any good. As a matter of fact, it had the terrible luck of being …
The Stupids 1996-film
The stupids is a film based on a bunch of children’s books about a stupid and clueless family.The dad is a guy named Stanley Stupid with a wife named Joan and thier two children who are a boy and a girl.
The film based off of these book stars the …
Orlando movie
An adaptation of the novel by Virginia Woolf about a strange human beings who lives for more than 400 years, both as man and woman. In the and this person have lost everything he or she ever had, but finally managed to find the most important thing of all …
Last year at Marienbad movie
A most mysterious film by french experimental filmmaker Alain Resnais. It’s a film that deals with the human memory. What is the memory and why do we have it? Why do we remember some things and forget others. The narrative is very complex and leaves room for a million …
Last Days movie
Gus Van Sant is next to Jim Jarmusch probably the most interesting american independent filmmaker from the last 15 to 20 years. Last Days is his film that apparently tells the story of the last days of legendary Nirvana-member Kurt Cobain. The autentic names and songs in the Cobains …
“Glen Or Glenda” (1953 Film)
Glen Or Glenda- a movie known to film critics, enthusiasts, and just about everybody else who’s seen it as the worst film ever made. It was the infamous Edward D. Wood Jr’s first “feature” film, as well as his first and only starring role in one of his films …
Fight Club: Movie
Fight Club is a brilliant movie; I found its portrayal of a psychologically disturbed human being very interesting.
The storyline in itself is quite good, but you’re never quite sure of where it is going until a major twist is revealed towards the end. But even with this lack of …
The Fall of the Roman Empire movie
A classic epic by the underrated filmmaker Anthony Mann. It depicts the whole last period of the Roman Empire in detail and gives one possible theory of what caused its fall (which historians aren’t quite sure of). Great actors like Alec Guinness and Omar Sharif makes this film even …
Dangerous Liasons movie
“Dangerous Liasons” is the name of a 1988 movie starring quite a few A-list celebrities such as Michelle Pfeifer, Uma Thurman, Keanu Reeves and Glen Close. It was the oldest movie I remember seeing the actress Uma Thurman in as previously, the only movies I rememebr seeing her in …
Friday the 13th Part 2
Friday the 13th part 2 is the film that really brings the series to life. The first movie was all about the mother seeking revenge on what she perceived to be the culprits behind her son’s death. With her character out of the way, we could finally get down …
Keeping Mum
Maggie Smith stars as Grace Hawkins, a sweet old lady who comes to work as a housekeeper in a vicar’s home. Grace has a secret: she is released on parole from a facility for criminally insane where she’s spent the last 40 years for murdering her husband and his …
Movie Leon
In Leon (The Professional), the movie, is the first time that I ever saw Natalie Portman in a movie, and she was pretty young back then. Being young did not seem to faze this great actress, however, as she played the part of Mathilda beautifully. Not only does …
Avatar movie
Last December 2009 I was convinced by some of my friends to watch Avatar movie of James Cameron but I was not really impressed when they told me it was more like a story of an alien thing so I declined. But when January 2010 comes, my close friend …
The Quiet (R, 2005)
Here is yet another movie that I’ve been skipping over in my Netflix queue. I thought at first that because the film starred Elisha Cuthbert, that it would be one of those silly little flicks with little substance. Tween thrillers are very rarely that entertaining to …
Movie Bruno
Sachon Baron Cohen’s highly anticipated–highly controversial–new film “Bruno” follows the same vein as the 2006 hit “Borat.” Written by both Cohen and Anthony Hines, the movie relies entirely on its ability to shock its audience into laughter. For me, this was successful.
The movie is based on Cohen’s alternative personality …
Dances With Wolves
We like Kevin Costner as an actor and we saw Dances With Wolves last week. Even after all these years this is still an excellent movie.
Kevin Costner plays a civil war hero who is disenchanted with the status of hero that he received and requested that he be …
In the Shadow of Evil movie
A 1995 production, In the Shadow of Evil stars Treat Williams as detective who suffers a nasty fall and hit on his head and then develops a type of amnesia. He remembers many things, but much of his short term memory is gone. The sticky wicket of …
The Dark Knight
After the 90s came and went and the Batman movie series continued its steady decline at the dismay of true fans, I figured I might as well forget seeing a better Batman than Michael Keaton, a better villain than Jack Nicolson as the Joker, or a better director than …
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