Movies Reviews
Ladyhawke (1985 Film)
The 1985 film “Ladyhawke” was not only a strong dose of fantasy that touches everyone’s inner child and magical yearning for something powerful that can’t possibly be real, as well as beautiful love story that was heartwarming to watch. Mathew Broderick, a very young Mathew Broderick, as well as …
Saw-Movie
I just watched this movie on television last night. I had not seen it for a while and it was great. I have seen all the Saw movies right after they came out at the theater, but the first is my favorite. I had not idea what I was …
The Day of the Dolphin movie
“The Day of the Dolphin,” starring George C. Scott, is a touching story about two adorable, very intelligent dolphins, Fa and Bee. Doctor Jake Terrel (Scott), a marine biologist, has been working with these dolphins for many years trying to improve the communication between dolphins and humans. He has …
Big Eyes (biographical drama movie)
The movie “Big Eyes” was something that I’d been looking forward to seeing for a very long time, partly because it was done by one of my favourite directors, Tim Burton. I also became interested in seeing it because of the brief synopsis I’d heard about the plot. After watching …
Kangaroo Jack movie
Kangaroo Jack is a movie about two best friends who are sent to Australia to deliver mob money. While there, one the two friends hit a kangaroo, and thinking it dead decide to pose with the kangaroo for pictures. While posing for the pictures one of the friends puts …
The Wrestler (2008) Movie
I recorded this movie on Sky Plus and then did not watch it for the longest time, until recently. This is because despite the fact that it stars Mickey Rourke - one of my most favourite actors - I did prejudge that, despite all the critics raving about …
Stop or My Mom Will Shoot-movie
Stop or My Mom will shoot is a 1992 comedy film starring Sylvestor Stallone.It is about a mother who visits her 30 something year old son who is a cop. The cop Joe Bomowski(sylvestor stalonne) is concentrating on solving a police case at the time. His mother is so …
Requiem for a Dream Movie
I was listening to music the other day when I came across a truly amazing theme from a movie. It was from the movie “Requiem for a Dream.” I was blown away by the music and I said to myself at that moment that I needed to …
Lions for Lambs
“Lions for Lambs” is a very interesting movie directed by Robert Redford. In his seventh movie, Redford makes us look deeply at war and it’s affect on our lives, especially when most wars are battled to ‘resort peace’.
The film shows how an important mission in Afghanistan affects the lives …
Cone Heads
There are quite a few movies out there that got their start as Saturday Night Live skits. One of those, Coneheads, is actually not that bad of a movie.
The movie focuses on the Conehead family, a family of aliens who are trying to pretend to be a normal suburban …
I,Robot-Will Smith
We all know Will Smith from the comedic roles that he usually plays. I had never really seen him in too many serious roles. I am already a huge fan of sci-fi fantasies and this one was right up my alley. I loved the special effects and the plot …
Om Shanti Om
I recently bought a VCD of Om Shanti Om as i was desperate to see the Shah Rukh starrer on my screen, considering all the hype around the movie, it was not up to the mark but yeah it was not far from it either. The movie started with a …
Havoc (2005 Crime Drama Movie)
A few years before the famous actor and heartthrob Channing Tatum even became popular, he was in a movie named “Havoc”. At the time the real attraction in this movie was supposed to be the actress Anne Hathaway, whose claim to fame was the Disney movie “The Princess Diaries” and …
Fast and Furious movie
Being one of Paul Walker’s fan, I don’t miss any of his movies. I was excited when this was shown finally. I rushed to Ayala Cinemas here in Cebu, Philippines.
The story according to what I’ve read is an interquel from the second and third movie.
The movie was …
Clue movie (1985)
First time I had heard about this movie, I knew it had something to do with the game. Yet, I had never played Clue, the board game, before. I had read about it, even looked at the box at Toys R …
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
Gone in Sixty Seconds, directed by Dominic Sena is rated PG-13 bythe Motion Picture Association of America for violence, sexuality and language. The original release date was June 9, 2000 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Thriller and stars Nicolas Cage as Randall Raines …
Howl’s Moving Castle (Movie 2004)
Howl’s Moving Castle is one of the most romantic, magical and amusing movies that Studio Ghibli has produced. I was in my grade school years when I first watched Howl’s Moving Castle and I never really understood what the whole story was about. Now, several years later (I’m already …
The Glass Menagerie movie
WHen I was in high school I used to hear some adults as well as English teachers talking about the time when the book “The Glass Menagerie” used to be a literature book which students had to read in order to pass one of their exams. Out of curiosity, …
Star Trek Into Darkness Movie
When the fierce and ruthless John Harrison threatens to destroy by himself the Federation, Captain Kirk and his crew may be the only ones who can stop him. For this purpose , they must take a dangerous mission into the enemy territory, where one wrong move could mean an …
Jurassic Park 3 movie
Jurassic Park 3 is a great action packed movie. This is the third installment of the Jurassic Park series and in my opinion the best one so far. The stars of this movie include Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Tea Leoni and Alessandro Nivola. I liked each character in …
Wedding Crashers
The movie “Wedding Crashers” is the film that made the actors, Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn very much famous. It is thanks to this extraordinary movie that both actors moved on in working on more demanding and challenging roles.
What I really liked about “Wedding Crashers” is the out of …
The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears
Rated PG-13
Runtime: 2hr 4min
Starring: Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Bridget Moynahan, Liev Schreiber, Alan Bates
A neo-Nazi organization, which put their hands on a nuclear bomb dating back to the Yom Kippur War, began to use it to start a war between the United States …
Pink Panther 2
My family loved the first Pink Panther movie starring Steve Martin (I actually enjoyed the originals too) so we couldn’t wait to see the sequel last night. In fact, it was in our DVD player 5 minutes after I got home from work.
It was an OK movie but it …
The Brave One
The actress, Jodie Foster is simply fantastic in whatever role she interprets and it seems to get better with every movie. This also applies to “The Brave One”. In this movie, Foster manages to work on the viewers’ emotion and during the movie you don’t know whether to love …
The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
I am reviewing The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, which was produced in 1985/1986. This episode sees Watson on a very much needed holiday, while Holmes stays behind in Baker Street. Even far away, however, …
Dark Ride (R, 2006)
Again, we have yet another slasher film that attempts to “defy” stereotypes that have existed in the past. Ok, well—perhaps the writers and directors weren’t really trying to defy anything. In fact, this type of movie has been done over and over and over and …
Movie: A Christmas Carol (2009)
Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009) is a 3-D animation retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic novel [Rated PG for scary sequences and images].
At the outset I will admit that I have never been a Jim Carrey fan, and my favorite version of Christmas Carol will forever be the …
The Movie Lilo and Stitch
Lilo and Stitch is probably one of my all time favorite Pixar movies. Set in Hawaii this movie is all about love, family and having the strength to overcome our differences and obstacles. After losing both her parents in a car accident Lilo goes to live with her sister …
The Craving movie
Before I watched this movie, I heard of it and read a few reviews on it. Most of them were good. People said the plot was promising, and th e movie was scary. However, when I actually watched it for myself, I thought that “The Craving” was pretty disappointing …
The Two Headed Transplant-movie
The Two Headed Transplant is a 1971 horror film.It is about a rich scientist Dr. Girand.One day a murder comes into the home of a caretaker of his who takes care of his janitorial duties.The caretaker has a mentally slow slow son named Danny who lives with him A …
Night and the City Movie
I had some free time this weekend while hanging out with my youngest daughter (it was raining out or I would have taken her outside instead). While taking care of her, I ended up watching a movie from the 1950s, Night and the City.
I had heard of this movie …
Baby Geniuses 2-movie
I have watched the first baby geniuses film and thought it was rather cute.I decided to see what the sequal was like.I watched the sequal called Super Babies:Baby Genuises 2.The main theme of the fil involves young toddlers who can speak thier own language that adults can’t understand.It appears …
Definately Maybe movie
I watched this movie a couple of days ago. It was better than I thought it was going to be. For people who like love movies and like these types of movies I think they will like it. Honestly for me I thought it could have been a lot …
Ironman
“Ironman” was one of my favorite movies for 2008. I had actually put off watching it for just the right time when I would be at home alone to watch it, as I had been very busy and broke when the movie was released in theatres. I was also …
The Perfect Catch
The perfect catch is another romantic comedy by child turned adult star Drew Barrymore. She plays a career orientated woman named Lindsey Weeks. She becomes involved with a charming school teacher called Ben who seems to be untrustworthy to Lindsey’s friends. Lindsey’s friends believe he is too good to …
Win Win (2011) movie
Win Win (2011) is a sports comedy-drama directed by Thomas McCarthy and starring Paul Giamatti, Alex Shaffer, and Amy Ryan. The plot revolves around both the lives of a New Jersey Attorney, Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti), and a high school wrestler, Kyle Timmons (Alex Shaffer). Flaherty is struggling to …
The 6th Day (2000)
The 6th Day, directed by Roger Spottiswoode is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong action violence, brief strong language and some sensuality. The original release date was November 17, 2000 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Actin/Science Fiction/Thriller and …
First Knight movie
Richard Gere and Sean Connery features here in the old tale about King Arthur and the knight of the round table, that is said to be mere myths by historians. Anyway, Gere is the brave man who quickly rises to one of Arthur’s favorite knights and most loyal man. …
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 …
Drop Dead Fred movie
The movie Drop Dead Fred is about a woman named Elizabeth Cronin who just recently had a lot of bad things happen to her.She happens to lose her job,her car adn her husband Charles within a short amount of time.Without a job,she moves back in with her dominating,controlling mother …
Casino Royale (2006)
Casino Royale (2006) is a drama directed by Martin Campbell and is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, a scene of torture, sexual content and nudity.
Casino Royale is a revamping of the James Bond franshise. It begins in Madagarcar where Bond (Daniel Craig) is after a …
It’s A Wonderful Life Movie
I had not seen this movie in such a long time and my boyfriend had never seen it. What a great feel good movie! Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed are awesome! This is such a good movie, especially around the holidays. For those of you who do not know, …
Written in Blood movie
I am reviewing the murder mystery movie, Written in Blood, starring John Nettles and Daniel Casey. This movie was made in 1997, was produced by Brian True-May and Betty Willingale, and is based on the novel series written by Caroline Graham.
Gerald Hadleigh is a secretary of a highly …
The Bucket List
Oh my goodness. What a movie this is ! It has Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholsen. Two incredibly talented actors. Morgan Freeman is so well spoken, and Jack Nicholsen, well, he’s just Jack Nickelson; awesome. Put the two in a movie together and it makes a great movie.
The Bucket …
Sleepwalkers movie
This movie was apparently based on a novel that Stephen King wrote but never got published. Seeing this movie, I can see why King decided not to publish the book because this movie is bad, very bad.
The “sleepwalkers” are cat-like vampire creatures that suck the life force out …
Beck Mongolian Chop Squad
“Beck Mongolian Chop Squad” is a very unique and intruiging anime series. It portrays the story of a group of Japanese teenagers pursuing their dreams of becoming rock band musicians, as well as the hard ships and drama of adolesence. While the story is extremely unique, and breaks the …
Pit and the Pendulum movie
This avantgarde film by Jan Svankmajer depicts the classic horror story by Edgar Allan Poe in a most original way. Svankmajer always used the style that pleased him the very most, not bothering about the commercial success or anything of the kind. Film is a pure art form for …
The Social Network: Movie
The Social Network was, for me, one of the best if not the best film of 2010 —“ and one of my all-time favourites.
I wasn’t too sure about the storyline but after recommendations I’m glad I gave it a chance, the plot is a very interesting and I wasn’t …
Ma and Pa Kettle Go To Town
The second feature of the Kettle franchise was Ma and Pa Kettle Go To Town. Back again are Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbright in the lead roles. Richard Long also returns as their college graduate son, Tom. Still living in their new home, this 1950 movie …
Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down (UR, 2006) movie
I am completely and wholeheartedly in love with this film. And that’s because this movie is all about satire and parody. But what is even more enticing is the the subject matter. Politically incorrect in its delivery, this movie is really a tongue-in-cheek “guide” for …
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