Movies Reviews
Netflix Movie Rental
Blockbuster was always my way of getting movies. I don’t buy movies as I do not see the point. I am only going to watch the movie once. Blockbuster was really useful. I go in their store, look for the movie I want, pay, and return it once I …
Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead
My wife and I absolutely loved the 2001 movie Joy Ride. So, when we saw there was a sequel, we wanted to see it. However, when we rented it, we figured it probably would turn out not to be any good.
While the movie didn’t live up to the original, …
Batman: The Dark Knight
“Batman: The Dark Knight” was one of the most memorable movies which was released in the year 2008. When I first saw it advertising with the late actor “Heath Ledger” I did not think tha the movie would be good, since I had only previously seen him in …
Mean Girls
In the movie “Mean Girls” we see the actress, Lindsay Lohan learning how to be mean after she starts to get a hard time at school. “Mean Girls” is a good teen movie; however it doesn’t represent the best interpretation from Lindsay Lohan.
“Mean Girls” portraits a situation that really …
The Darling Buds of May
Mr. and Mrs. Larkin live happily on a farm with their seven children. They are a charming, generous couple that loves people and welcomes new friends in their lives. Mr. Larkin does not like paying taxes, and the series begins with a man from the tax office coming to …
The Hannah Montana Movie
My daughter loves Hannah Montana (even though she rarely watches the show) so we ended up renting Hannah Montana: The Movie for her. Turns out she barely even sat through the beginning but at least my wife and I ended up loving it.
I actually kind of like the show …
Movie: Angels & Demons
I finally got around to watching the movie Angels & Demons last night. And, to be honest with you, that decision was based almost solely on the fact I couldn’t find anything better to watch at the time.
I have had the book this movie is based off of for …
Hitman movie
I was not at all impressed with this movie. I wasn’t even planning on renting it because of the uneventful trailers that I saw on television. However, when my boyfriend brought it home to watch because some friends of ours wanted to see it, I took one for the …
Widow’s Peak (movie)
I enjoyed this movie very much, not just because it stars the luscious Natasha Richardson, but because the dynamic between Richardson’s character and the character played by Mia Farrow is a delightful tongue-in-cheek account of Anglo-Irish relations that appeals to both my English and Irish ancestors. Their rivalry …
Edge of Darkness (2010) movie
I’m always hesitant to watch a Mel Gibson film but I decided to jump in and try this one. Edge of Darkness is a movie based on an old BBC series with the same name.
Mel Gibson is a detective named Thomas Craven who’s daughter is shot outside of his …
Fifteen and pregnant
I do not know where I have been, but I was watching lifetime the other day which I absolutly adore especially for there made for tv movies. I noticed a movie from 1998 called Fifteen and pregnant. I went on to read the description and it caught my attention …
Wanted Movie
I saw all of the previews and trailers for Wanted with Angelina Jolie as Fox and Morgan Freeman as Sloan, so I felt I had to go see this movie in the theatre and could not wait until it comes to DVD. I like the way the movie introduced …
Sahara movie
After the defeat in Tobruk in 1942, Joe Gunn leads his troops through the desert of Sahara to get away from Rommel’s army and reach his allied forces.
This film is completely lacking all form of intelligence. I doubt it’s even historically correct, because everything that happens seem so over-dramatized …
Up Close & Personal movie
From 1996, Up Close & Personal was intended to be the story of Jessica Savitch, well known anchor woman who had a difficult and often tragic life. However, the film went through numerous modifications and changes. After all the rewrites, all that remains of Jessica’s story are …
Dallas Season One
Oh wow was the first season of Dallas and the miniseries that launched the program was awesome! In a lot of ways, this was the prototype for Prime Time soap operatic drama for two decades to come. Yes, I loved the show even as a little kid watching it …
Sherlock Holmes: The Woman in Green
I love Sherlock Holmes books and have heard good things about some of the old black & white Sherlock Holmes movies. So, since I was once again up with our youngest daughter last night, I decided to give one of them a try Sherlock Holmes: The Woman in Green.
The …
The Aviator (2004)
Martin Scorsese has directed one of the best films since Goodfellas. This movie is “The Aviator”, which depicts the life of Howard Hughes. This role is played by Leonardo DiCaprio, who once played seemingly small roles in some movies to outperform himself in this movie.
Scorsese depicted Howard Hughes’ …
Major Payne (1995)
A veteran killing machine of the United States armed services is sent home when all the warfare has basically come to a halt in the world. With no more killing being requested Major Payne is without work and must find alternate means of employment. He tries other areas of …
True Grit Movie
The age of Westerns has certainly passed. I cannot remember the last time a movie qualifying for that category has been widely, successfully released. And yet, apparently there is still an audience for them as can be seen with the release of True Grit, a Coen Brothers remake of …
10 Cloverfield Lane, movie
Given the name of the film and the crew behind it, one wouldn’t be wrong to think that this was somehow related to the found footage giant monster movie, “Cloverfield”.
You can tell that it isn’t a direct sequel, but I did figure it was some kind of spin-off. …
King Arthur (2004 movie)
Taken from his home at an early age, your Arthur is trained along with many others as knights to fight for the Romans. After returning from many wars, the knights set their sights on going home and finally starting a settled lifestyle for themselves. Before they can be granted …
The Interpreter, movie (2005)
Have you ever suffered from knowing your mother language? Silvia Broome (Kidman), a translator working at the U.N. headquarters, witnesses a conspiracy in the language of the small African country where she was born. And, as luck would have it, she understands everything.
A federal agent, Tobin Keller (Penn), is …
Hairspray movie
Hairspray is a warm fuzzy type of movie. The musical style gives it a lot of fun complete with dancing. On top of that there is a great story and a very happy ending. It is a movie that has it all. John Travolta plays the heavyset mom, which …
It’s A Wonderful Life - Film 1947
For me, It’s A Wonderful Life has three big no-no’s, firstly my mother loves films like this, secondly it is basically a romance and lastly it’s very old fashioned and in black and white —“ but really I should not hold that against it! It’s a collectors edition …
Children of Men
A movie that deals with a serious subject in the future of how the human race is unable to reproduce itself anymore. The world is in chaos, every country is in war with themselves except for England where refugees flee to escape the apocalypse. A man is involved in …
Movie The Wrestler
I didn’t actually want to see the movie “The Wrestler” with my friends since I had seen it advertise about once or twice and I thought that the storyline looked like something I would not be very interested in. Also, unlike previous times, I am not interested in the …
What’s New Scooby Doo Monstrous Tails
My daughter loves the newer Scooby Doo episodes. So, when she wanted to rent a movie last weekend, we ended up picking up a movie that featured several episodes “Monstrous Tails.”
And, after watching it with her probably about three dozen times over the past week, I have to say …
Love and Death (1972) Movie
Love and Death is a very silly 1972 movie written and directed by the fantastic Woody Allen and I just re-watched it yet again. It cheered me up for at least three days after watching it, especially as the scene —˜No, you must be Don Fransisco’s sister’ kept …
The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio (movie)
I think that one of the most interesting movies that I watched this year was one named “The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio”. I had actually seen the movie name on display on my cable guide a number of times before, but I never actually worked up the interest …
Movie: Fingerprints
When my wife picked out the movie Fingerprints off our Netflix instant watch queue last night, I honestly wasn’t expecting a whole lot from the movie. After all, most of the so-called horror films out there are nothing more than soft-core porn in disguise or think extra blood and …
Movie True Lies
I’m not really a huge Arnold Schwartzenegger fan, but I do love his movie True Lies.
Arnold plays a spy who has to save the world while trying to keep the secret from his family. In the mean time, his wife (Jamie Lee Curtis) is getting bored with their marriage …
Shrek3 Shrek the Third
I loved the first two Shrek movies, this third one was such a dissappointment to me. I mean I really thought I’d enjoy it. Usually the first movies is good, then the sequel bombs, and everything else follows.. but in this case Shrek 1 & 2 were …
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds directed by Steven Spielburg opened in theaters June 2005. The story is about the world being taken over by allians. Ray Farrier (Tom Cruise) is a dad of two. Rachel (Dakota Fanning) is a parinoied kid. Robbie (Justin Chatwin) is a brave teenager. Mary Ann …
Flushed Away movie
Flushed Away is one great movie for me. I like Kate Winslet as an actress and in this cartoon movie she dubbed the voice of the female rat named Sid. I like the movie because I like to learn English more and here in this movie they were using …
Movie Midnight Express
Midnight Express is one of the most dramatic movies I have seen. This is the true story of Billy Hayes who has been jailed for drug trafficking in Turkey. Within the walls of the prison, Billy Hayes (played by late Brad Davis) will live a lifetime nightmare. The films …
Ruthless People
I recently watched the movie Ruthless People on cable and I really loved the movie. It is a pure comedy movie. But the comedy is just smart comedy and not cheap comedy. This movie has Danny DeVito, Bette Midler in the main roles and they are really good at …
Movie: Legend of the Dead
We had a bit of a late dinner last night and, since we knew we weren’t going to have time to go for a walk after eating, we ended up finding a movie to watch instead. The movie we ended up watching was one from the SyFy channel; Legend …
Bed of Roses
The movie “Bed of Roses” represents an attempt from Christian Slater to make another movie similar to “Untamed Heart”. This movie came at a time where Slater wanted to move on with his acting career and leave his past bad boy image behind him. Through this movie Slater failed …
Southland Tales (2007)
Southland Tales (2007) is a science fiction film by director Richard Kelly and is rated R for language, violence, sexual material and some drug content.
Southland Tales is an ensemble piece that begins with a nuclear bomb being detonated in Texas which send the U.S. into WW3 with N. Korea, …
This strange passion movie
This strange passion - or “El”, as it is better known - is one my of favorite films by Luis Bunuel. It is about a middle aged man who suffers from paranoia. This disease (as I would call it) is masterfully portraited by Buñuel here, using his own surrealist …
Ted ( 2012 Movie )
When I saw the trailer of this film, it looked entertaining during the first scenes of the trailer until it showed Ted ( the talking teddy bear ) humping on top of the counter of a store. I was stunned, thus I watched the entire movie to really …
Nanny McPhee DVD
Nanny McPhee is a great new movie that will remind you of the old days of Mary Poppins. I got Nanny McPhee last week when it came out of DVD and am really glad that I now own the movie. The movie is about a group of children who …
Avatar 3D
James Cameron’s new mega hollywood blockbuster Avatar is one of those movies you just have to watch. Whether or not you like the genre, any project costing hundreds of millions of dollars is in my mind something to look out for.
I decided to see it in its full glory, …
Urban Legend
Urban Legend is one of the few horror movies that I can watch again and again, no matter how many times I have seen it. It almost feels like the writers and producers wanted to make a movie that appeals to horror movie fans. I love watching it just …
Threads of Time (2012 Chinese Movie)
Thread of Time is a romance film with some documentary aspects that follows the life of a talented prostitute, Liu Ru Shi.
I don’t know what to make of this movie, it is the first of its kind that I’ve watched. It is atmospheric but awfully slow and mellow. The dialogues …
Shes the Man
I admit I watched this one after missing Channing Tatum. I don’t know if this is his second movie after Step Up however this was the movie that I see two of my favorite hunk Channing Tatum and Robert Hoffman. Ironically, after this movie, Robert Hoffman starred in second …
A Valentine Carol
I watched “A valentine carol” today on Lifetime Movie Network. It’s about a radio talk show host that is about to marry a man. She sees her old friend that used to be the talk show host but now she took over her job. The ghost of her old …
RomeoXJuliet Episode 10
RomeoXJuliet Episode 10 begins with Juliet escaping with Tybalt after the failed uprising. They go into hiding in a seedy part of Neo Verona and Juliet has a nervous breakdown for her rash decision. Meanwhile, Romeo tries to see if the nobility will pardon the Capulet family …
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