Movies Reviews
Beyond the sea
‘Beyond the sea’ is an English movie directed by Kevin Spacey. The actors are Kevin, Kate and John. Now the main character in this movie is Darin. When Darin was young, he was frail and unhealthy. He was suffering from high fever. But later, he becomes successful in life …
Dementia 13 Movie
Dementia 13 is a movie that has long been on my list to see, yet for some reason I just never had the time or energy to track down a copy. When I bought a boxed set though the movie was inside and I decided to sit down and …
Voyage of the Dawn Treader- movie
Last weekend a friend of my husband asked us out to see The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader. I was a big time enthusiast of the books as a child. Often I found myself peering into the back of my closet just hoping and praying that an …
Blood Diamond
‘Blood Diamond’ is a movie directed by Edward Zwick. Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsoun are the main actors. They have performed well in the movie. Diamonds are a status of wealth, but if you watch this movie, you will come to know that in the places where diamonds are …
netflix.com
We saw an ad on tv that said that you could rent movies from home for only $8.99 a month . The ad also said that you could get a free month’s membership just for signing up . We decided to give a try , and I’m glad that …
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial movie
The film that touched the world is how Steven Spielberg would describe his work, and for a good cause. People all over the world has been utterly spellbound by the story of a stranded alien who befriends a human toddler. I cannot remember how many times I …
Incident on a Dark Street movie
I wouldn’t be surprised if I’d seen this movie, Incident on a Dark Street, back when it aired in 1973, but I don’t remember it. Still, it was a TV pilot that had all the makings of a show I probably would watch. It didn’t sell, however, …
Bye Bye Birdie
I finally got an opportunity to see the classic musical Bye Bye Birdie. While I normally enjoy movies like this one, I have to say I wasn’t overly impressed.
The plot of the musical isn’t bad. You have a famous singer who has been drafted and is heading off to …
Walt Disney Presents: Beyond Witch Mountain movie
Beyond Witch Mountain was actually an hour long pilot movie for a potential TV series. It was made for TV in 1982 and at the time was the third Witch Mountain production. Two more followed it as time passed.
What was interesting to me about this is that …
The 12 Men of Christmas movie
Kristin Chenowith stars in this 2009 holiday movie, The 12 Men of Christmas. Chenowith is a refreshing actress. She’s very petite with a petite, off-beat sounding voice. She’s a perky blonde who can both act and sing. When I heard about this new seasonal flick, …
The Gospel of John
The Gospel of John is my favourite of all four gospels because, rather than focussing on historical facts like the other three, it goes deeper into Jesus’s teachings and philosophy. From the very beginning, it tries to explain the world through what later is was going to become the …
Birth of a Nation movie
Perhaps the single most influential film ever made is this silent milestone by american pioneer filmmaker D.W. Griffith. It tells a very complex melodrama taking place during the american civil war. It’s difficult to watch a film like this through the same eyes as the people did when it …
Seabiscuit (2003)
Have you ever been to the horse races? Have you ever had to sit there and wait until they get the horses ready for the race, wait until they are all lined up in their stocks, wait for the release and then the actually race itself? Even had to …
Movie: 9 to 5
I finally got a chance to relax about 9 last night, after putting both kids to bed and feeding the cat. Since my wife (who somehow manages to get out of helping me at night) was already in bed, I figured I would try to find a movie or …
Elfen Lied
Considered by many to be the most cruel anime ever made, Elfen Lied contains some of the most disturbing violence ever animated. That said it is also one of the truly beautiful and powerful pieces of art and story that I have ever seen.
Based on the manga by Lynn …
Batman movie
Batman was Tim Burton’s breakthrough to a major audience, and captures the darkness and gothic aspects of the comic series in a remarkable visual way. Michael Keaton is solid as the hero but the great acting performance is done by Jack Nicholson as the villain The Joker. The role …
Sphere (Movie)
Sphere is a science-fiction thriller which was released in 1997, starring Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman and Samuel L Jackson. I remember seeing things about it when it came out and had a rough idea what it was about, but never actually watched it till now. The strong cast are …
Dark Shadows by Tim Burton (2012)
The last thing I want to watch in a movie is another self-defying Johnny Depp playing just about any grotesque role Hollywood throws at him. Well I wound up watching just that, and the current addition to Depp’s collection of fantasy characters is Barnabas Collins in Dark Shadows. …
Hocus Pocus
Who doesn’t love this movie ?!? It has Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker in it ! I own it on DVD and in my ipod; I adore those cheesy Halloween-y witch-y movies. I don’t give summaries on my reviews because I don’t want to give the plot away. …
The Prestige movie
“The Prestige” starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, and Michael Caine is one of the best movies that I’ve seen in a while. The storyline follows the careers of rival magicians while their mentor is always in the background playing some small part. The thing that I loved the most …
Casino Royale
I went to see the movie “Casino Royale” two days ago. I had heard that it had received good reviews, but I didn’t expect too much, based on previous James Bond movies. I was pleasantly surprised! The plot had been thoroughly modernized, but had plenty of …
Pride and Prejudice, 2005
I’ve just returned from seeing the new “Pride and Prejudice” (2005, starring Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet and Matthew MacFadyen as Mr. Darcy). What can I say. I didn’t expect much, and therefore wasn’t very disappointed. Keira Knightley is cute (perhaps a little too cute for Elizabeth) and pretty …
Lake Placid (1999)
Scientists come to a small town to do research when a strange tooth came into their possession. With the help of the local law enforcement officers and town folk, they manage to locate where exactly the nature of the strange tooth originated and what they found is big very …
I am Legend
…become a good actor ever? Well, in ‘I am Legend’ (the tagline goes something like, ‘the last man on Earth is not alone’), Will Smith sure displays an enhanced acting routine. And that probably due to his constant exposure.
But then again, it’s not all his fault that this remake …
Alfie
Alfie played by Jude Law is a sexually confident and widely flirtatious man who makes it his mission to keep company with the most beautiful women. He never met a woman he didn’t like. His philosophy was there were far too many beautiful women in New York City to …
My Bloody Valentine 3D
Last night my boyfriend had the great idea of taking me on a double date to see ‘My Bloody Valentine 3D’ In theaters. Now, I am not one for scary movies in the least bit due to the fact thats they leave me scared for days, but I was …
Anchor Man
I am reviewing the movie, Anchorman, which was released in 2005. This movie stars the ever so funny, sometimes ridiculous Will Ferrell as legendary anchorman Ron Burgandy. Burgandy thinks he is something like a god in San Diego, where he is number one anchorman. Everything seems to be running …
Casino Royale
Casino Royale is a remake to a more modern day version of an old James Bond movie. The new version is full of action like you would typically see in a James Bond movie. However it was a bit more violent than most I have ever seen before. James …
Batman and Robin 1997 Movie
Out comes another colorful Batman, but at least Val Kilmer and Nicole Kidman did not return with the title. The title, Batman and Robin, was released in 1997 and was the ending to the sad existence that the Batman movie series had come to. It was not picked up …
Kung FU Panda
Kung Fu Panda, just opened June 6th at movie theatres all across the nation. Starring Jack Black as the main character, PO. A large panda bear dreaming of being part of the elite team of kung fu trainees.
Basically, PO is chosen as the dragon master and although …
Saw V
Look, I’ll be willing to admit the movie Saw and it’s sequel, Saw II were much better than I expected them to be and would recommend them to anyone. But, after a while, you can have only so many sequels before a franchise gets beaten to death. Unfortunately for …
Disney’s Tarzan (1999)
Another telling of the story of the legendary ape man Tarzan as seen through the eyes of Disney artists. A family shipwrecked on a deserted island comes to terms with the reality that they may be on the island for a very long time, they build a home and …
“Battle of the Bulbs” (2010 Film)
While I am a fan of holiday films, I am sorry to say that the 2010 Hallmark channel film, “Battle of the Bulbs” was not one that I would wish to watch again. The film lacked a decent plot I believe, and didn’t really appeal to me and get …
Two for the Road: A Stanley Donen Film (1967)
This is definitely my favorite Stanley Donen film. I watched this movie last New Year’s Eve, and though, I was willing to let go of those bygone memories, I never could forget “Two for the Road.” Because I love Audrey Hepburn, there’s no other particular reason that …
Tears of the Sun
The Tears of theSun is a thrilling movie that talks about a squad of American Special Troops, leads by Lt Waters. They travel deep into the hostile area of Africa to carry out a rescue mission. for this movie, I think there are totally three advantages.
First, that this the …
War of the Worlds 2 Movie
I knew exactly what I was getting into when I rented War of the Worlds 2, but I rented it anyway. The movie isn’t exactly a sequel to the Tom Cruise movie, but more a sequel to the book. They do try to replicate some of the alien creatures …
The movie Shrek 2
I liked Shrek the original. I really liked how different it was as far as a animated film. I thought that Donkey was hilarious and I really loved Fiona. She was such a strong female character. So when I saw that there was going to be a sequel I …
Beauty and The Beast: Blu Ray Edition
One of my all time favourite child hood movies is Beauty and The Beast, so when it came out as a blu-ray edition over The Christmas period I jumped at the chance to be able to purchase it.
With the package came three separate DVD’s. The movie in …
Hollow Reed movie
I actually came across the movie “Hollow Reed” by accident before I had never even heard of it and when I saw it starting it seemed that nothing else worth watching was being aired on cable television at the time. To make things even better, the movie was a …
Flight Plan,Movie
Jodie Foster pulls it off with this mile high thriller. Kyle Pratt (Foster) wakes up from a nap to find her daughter gone. They were traveling from Berlin to New York to take the body of her husband to be buried. She was an engineer for the plane, so …
The Long Weekend
The Long Weekend is an underrated movie that not many people would know about. I’m not sure when the movie was set, but there are just lots of DVDs lying around my home, brought my siblings or my parents, rented, bought; you name it, there are just a whole …
For the Love of the Game
When I was much younger I didn’t like the actor Kevin Costner since I didn’t understand most of his movies at the time. However, recently I have begun to respect him very much as one of the few very good actors so I was intrigued recently when I found …
Titanic
This was definately a movie that I remember. I really enjoyed watching the whole movie. The whole thing was entertaining and exciting to watch. The two main characters were very good together in the movie and I really enjoyed watching each other act in the movie. It’s a great …
50/50 (movie)
There were several movies that had a great emotional impact on me this year and one of them was the movie 50/50. I knew that it would either be a tearjerker or one of those movies that made you meditate on the direction in which your life was going …
Delgo Movie
I don’t remember the movie Delgo ever being at the movie theaters. So, when I came across it on Netflix, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. It didn’t have a ton of stars by it, but, when I read the individual reviews on the Netflix site, most complained …
Home Town Story movie
From 1951, Home Town Story is another movie from Metro Goldwyn Mayer that gets right to the point. It has to because it’s just over an hour an length, which wasn’t uncommon for films before the sixties.
When I first put this on, I was taken aback somewhat by …
Blockbuster.com
I am currently renting movies through blockbuster by mail. I Love it because there are no late fees, the movies come right in my mailbox, you have the option of returning them to a blockbuster and getting another dvd from the store. There prices aren’t bad especially compared to …
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